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CMLS
Cumulus Media Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Cumulus Media Inc. What it actually does.

Owns and operates 406 radio stations in 86 markets across the United States. Manages the Westwood One network, comprising approximately 9,500 affiliated stations. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2018
2,250 employees
$86K market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
39%Broadcast Radio Revenue
Broadcast Radio RevenueSpot Revenue 28%Digital Revenue 12%Network Revenue 11%Other Revenue 10%
39% of all revenue comes from a single line: Broadcast Radio Revenue.

Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.

Revenue last year:
$741.7M
The loss that same year:
$200.7M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.3.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 5% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$916.5M
2021
2022
2023
2024
$741.7M
2025
In the vault right now:
$82M
DEBT: $842.2M
At this pace, that money lasts less than a year.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
3 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
May 2024
Mar 2026
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
36 buy17 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A big climb, then a hard fall.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 100% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 36 buys and 17 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

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THE RISKS · 1/3
The losses continue

A loss of $200.7M against $741.7M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.

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THE RISKS · 2/3
Trading under $1

The stock sits at $0.0050. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.

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THE RISKS · 3/3
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film