Value20232024TTMSelling/general/admin expenses747 M794 M798 MResearch & development———Operating income331 M551 M359 MNon-Operating Income, Total306 M156 M410 MInterest expense, net of interest capitalized305 M304 M385 MNon-Operating Income, excl. Interest Expenses-44 M-177 M-11 MUnusual income/expense45 M29 M36 MPretax income637 M395 M501 MEquity in earnings29 M118 M35 MTaxes358 M76 M99 MNon-controlling/minority interest20 M9 M9 MAfter tax other income/expense3 M012 MNet income before discontinued operations291 M310 M397 MDiscontinued operations———Net income291 M310 M397 MDilution adjustment———Preferred dividends———Diluted net income available to common stockholders291 M310 M397 MBasic earnings per share (Basic EPS)-4.464.72-0.56Diluted earnings per share (Diluted EPS)-4.464.69-0.59Average basic shares outstanding65.13 M65.78 M272.52 MDiluted shares outstanding65.13 M66.1 M272.83 MEBITDA———EBIT———Cost of revenue———Other cost of goods sold———Depreciation & amortization (cash flow)271 M250 M244 M
Sinclair Inc - Class A
Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations after Nexstar Media Group, owning or operating 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets, covering 40% of American households.
Sinclair is the largest owner of stations that are affiliated with Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC, MyNetworkTV, The CW, and The CW Plus. Sinclair owns four digital multicast networks, Comet, Charge!, The Nest, and Roar, and the sports-oriented cable network Tennis Channel. In June 2021, Sinclair became a Fortune 500 company, having reached 2020 annual revenues of US$5.9 billion, equivalent to $7 billion in 2024.
The company is widely regarded as politically conservative, and has been noted for featuring politically motivated programming decisions that promote conservative political positions.