Should I hold on to my Emmis position?

The firm current daily volatility is 12.29 percent, with a beta of 0.37 and an alpha of 0.3 over DOW. What is Emmis Communications chance of financial distress for August 2020? Emmis Communications shows a prevailing Real Value of $1.31 per share. The current price of the firm is $1.65. Based on Macroaxis valuation methodology, the firm appears to be overvalued. Our model computes the value of Emmis Communications from reviewing the firm fundamentals such as current valuation of (6.55 M), shares outstanding of 12.16 M, and profit margin of 127.13 % as well as analyzing its technical indicators and Probability Of Bankruptcy. In general, we advise buying undervalued instruments and selling overvalued instruments since, at some point, asset prices and their ongoing real values will submerge.
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Reviewed by Raphi Shpitalnik

Emmis Communications currently holds 65.46 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.55, which is about average as compared to similar companies. This firm currently holds 65.46 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.55, which is about average as compared to similar companies. The company has a current ratio of 5.35, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Emmis Communications is OVERVALUED at 1.31 per share with modest projections ahead. Emmis Communications Corporatio shows a negative utilization of assets of -3.61 percent, losing $0.0361 for each dollar of assets held by the firm. Inadequate asset utilization denotes the company is being less effective with each dollar of assets it shows. Put another way asset utilization of Emmis Communications Corporatio shows how discouraging it operates for each dollar spent on its assets.

How important is Emmis Communications's Liquidity

Emmis Communications financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Emmis Communications Corp ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Emmis Communications financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Emmis Communications' owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Emmis Communications' financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the breakdown between Emmis Communications's total debt and its cash.

Breaking it down

Emmis Communications preserves 3.91 x of earnings per share. The latest price spikes of Emmis Communications could raise concerns from investors as the firm closed today at a share price of 1.51 on slow start in volume. The company executives may have good odds in positioning the firm resources to exploit market volatility in August. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 12.29. The very high volatility is mostly attributed to the latest market swings and not very good earnings reports from some of the Emmis Communications partners.

Over 3 percent spike for Emmis Communications today. What does it mean for retail investors?

Downside deviation is down to 12.07. It may connote a possible volatility slump. Emmis Communications Corporatio is showing large volatility of returns over the selected time horizon. We encourage all investors to investigate this asset further to make sure related market timing strategies are aligned with all the expectations about Emmis Communications implied risk.

Our Final Perspective on Emmis Communications

In spite of many of the other players under broadcasting industry are still a bit expensive, Emmis Communications may offer a potential longer-term growth to retail investors. In closing, as of 8th of July 2020, we believe that at this point, Emmis Communications is out of control with high probability of bankruptcy within the next 2 years. From a slightly different point of view, the entity appears to be overvalued. Our ongoing 30 days buy or sell advice on the enterprise is Strong Sell. With a less-than optimistic outlook for your 30 days horizon, it may be a good time to short some or all of your Emmis Communications holdings as it seems the potential growth was already fully factored into the current price. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Emmis Communications.

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