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Finding the company…Gathering the key numbers…Turning it into plain words…
Finding the company…Gathering the key numbers…Turning it into plain words…
SKYDTelevision broadcasting stations
Explained from its latest yearly and quarterly reports to the SEC, filed August 4, 2026.
What the stock market pays for one share of Skydance today. Below is what the business behind it actually sells, earns, owes and keeps, from its own reports.
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How its main figures link up, worked out with its own numbers.
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From its latest yearly report. Point at a term to see exactly what it means.
It owed $12.9 billion more in long-term debt than it held in cash, about $1.23 borrowed for every $1 of owners' money.
Not in its latest reports: the last figure it filed is more than a year old.
Not in its latest reports: the last figure it filed is more than a year old.
Not in its latest reports: the last figure it filed is more than a year old.
Not in its latest reports: the last figure it filed is more than a year old.
It had borrowed about $1.23 long-term for every $1 of owners' money in the business.
Not in its latest reports: the last figure it filed is more than a year old.
US dollars, as the company reported them under US accounting rules (US GAAP). candor only combines figures that cover exactly the same period or date, and shows "Not reported" rather than a zero when one is missing.
Part 1 of 4 · Growth and profit
Whether it sells more each year, and how much of each sale it keeps as profit.
The short answer
Part 2 of 4 · Financial health
Whether it can pay its bills and how much it owes: its cushion for bad times.
The short answer
ready for every $1 of bills due within a year
borrowed for longer than a year
Part 3 of 4 · Cash
Whether profit turns into real cash, and how much is left after investing.
The short answer
Part 4 of 4 · How it's run
How its leaders use the money: reinvesting, paying owners or buying other firms.
The short answer
No change of auditor and no corrected accounts since November 4, 2024.
Each of its SEC filings, turned into plain English with pictures.
The figures behind everything above, side by side, with the original reports to check them.
Ratios compare two numbers so companies of different sizes can be compared. Each one only combines figures from the same period or date.
On June 30, 2026
It had about $1.04 of cash and other short-term assets for every $1 of bills due within a year, roughly enough to cover them.
What it is: Current assets (cash, money customers owe it, stock and anything else it expects to turn into cash within a year) divided by current liabilities (bills it must pay within a year). 1.5 means $1.50 coming in for every $1 due.
On June 30, 2026
It owed about $1.23 in long-term loans and bonds for every $1 that belongs to shareholders. Higher means it relies more on borrowed money.
What it is: Long-term borrowing divided by shareholders' equity (what the accounts say belongs to the owners). 0.5 means $0.50 borrowed for every $1 of owners' money; higher means it relies more on borrowed money.
On June 30, 2026
Everything it owns (buildings, cash, stock, money owed to it) is worth about $1.41 for every $1 it owes in total.
What it is: Everything the company owes: loans, bonds, bills to suppliers, taxes due, and other obligations.
Each figure next to the same figure a year earlier. Quarters are compared with the same quarter a year before, because many businesses are busier in some seasons.
$6.9 billion vs $6.8 billion a year earlier
Quarter ended June 30, 2026, vs the same quarter a year earlier
Its latest three months brought in more sales than the same three months a year earlier.
What it is: A three-month period. US public companies report their results every quarter.
$41 million vs $57 million a year earlier
Quarter ended June 30, 2026, vs the same quarter a year earlier
Profit in the latest three months was lower than a year earlier.
What it is: The profit left over a period (such as a year or a quarter) after paying every cost, including wages, interest and taxes. Often called the bottom line.
$1.6 billion
On June 30, 2026, vs a year earlier
A percentage change isn't meaningful here, because one of the two figures was a loss or zero.
What it is: Money in the bank plus very safe investments that can be turned into cash almost immediately.
Left out on purpose: revenue, gross profit, operating income, net income, earnings per share, cash from operations, spending on buildings and equipment. The company either doesn't report these in SEC's standard data, or the latest figure isn't available yet. candor leaves a number out rather than guess.
$14.5 billion
On June 30, 2026, vs a year earlier
A percentage change isn't meaningful here, because one of the two figures was a loss or zero.
What it is: Money the company has borrowed and must pay back over more than a year, such as bonds and bank loans.
$11.8 billion vs $0 a year earlier
On June 30, 2026, vs a year earlier
A percentage change isn't meaningful here, because one of the two figures was a loss or zero.
What it is: Total assets minus total liabilities, as valued in the company's accounts (also called book value): what the accounts say belongs to the shareholders. It isn't the same as what the stock market says the company is worth.
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