Sinclair (SBGI) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - Sinclair reported a quarterly loss of $2.18 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.78, and a significant decline from earnings of $0.43 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of -22.47% [1] - The company posted revenues of $776 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.99%, but down from $798 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Sinclair has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Group 2 - The stock's immediate price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call, with Sinclair shares down about 3.7% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500's decline of -4.7% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.36 on revenues of $790.7 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$2.24 on revenues of $3.19 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank places Media Conglomerates in the top 31% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the industry outlook can significantly impact stock performance [8]