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Paramount Global is undervalued with a price/book ratio of 0.43, despite its well-known brands and extensive film and TV library. PARA's current ratio of 1.3 indicates a good cash position and manageable debt, essential amid near-term GAAP losses. The Company's profitability declined in 2023 due to falling ad revenue and streaming losses, but estimates suggest a return to profitability with a P/E ratio of 6.91.
On October 1, Paramount Global's contract with ratings provider Nielsen expired without a renewal agreement. As a result, Paramount Global networks including broadcast network CBS and such cable channels as Nickelodeon and Comedy Central will not have access to Nielsen ratings.
It hasn't been a good week for the entertainment industry. Two of media's biggest names—the Walt Disney Company and Paramount Global—each announced layoffs this week.
PARA shares have been suffering from lower top-line growth. However, a strong Paramount+ content portfolio shows promise for investors.
Paramount Resources is decently profitable with natural gas prices at a cyclical bottom. The stock's current low price-earnings ratio signals a contrarian opportunity. Paramount Resources has a nearly debt-free balance sheet.
Paramount Global (PARA) is moving ahead with the second phase of the roughly 15% workforce reduction it announced last month.
The bloodbath at Paramount Global continued as the struggling media giant kicked off a second round of layoffs in its previously announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs.
Paramount Global has begun the second phase of its planned layoffs in the United States as the media giant pushes toward increasing profitability, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Paramount Global has initiated the next phase of its plan to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce, saying the cuts will be 90% complete after further cutbacks today. George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins conveyed the news to staffers in a memo this morning. (Read it in full below.
Paramount Group suspended its quarterly dividend for cash savings to better address its upcoming maturities. The REIT is trading for just 4x its free cash flow with a total debt of $3.6 billion, set to see its burden lessened by the Fed's rate cuts. Rate cuts will also enhance investor sentiment, with a recovery of the REIT's valuation from its 5-year low possible through the next year.
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