CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) vs Gray Media Inc. (GTN)

CuriosityStream Inc. and Gray Media Inc. are both Broadcasting companies. Gray Media Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $468.7M against $160.8M — 2.9× the size. Gray Media Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; CuriosityStream Inc. trades at 261×. CuriosityStream Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.9% against −11.3%. CuriosityStream Inc. has the higher net margin (0.03% vs −1.84%) and the lower return on invested capital (−0.41% vs 3.25%). Both pay a dividend; CuriosityStream Inc. yields more (12.6% vs 7.31%). Across the 21 metrics below, CuriosityStream Inc. leads on 12 and Gray Media Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
P/E 261.00 n/m —
P/S 2.03 0.14 0.13
P/B 3.73 0.20 0.39
Price to free cash flow 29.18 2.94 5.57
EV/EBITDA 9.72 8.50 8.60
EV/Sales 1.94 1.93 1.29
Earnings yield 0.38% (15.46%) (16.59%)
Free cash flow yield 3.43% 34.01% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
Gross margin 62.96% 26.05% 40.36%
Operating margin (0.30%) 13.82% (12.31%)
Net margin 0.03% (1.84%) (8.55%)
Free cash flow margin 7.10% 4.64% (0.22%)
Return on equity 0.05% (2.69%) (5.70%)
Return on assets 0.03% (0.56%) (5.59%)
Return on invested capital (0.41%) 3.25% (0.41%)

Growth

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.86% (11.30%) (11.30%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.17% (141.96%) (48.38%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.58% 5.39% 2.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
Debt to equity 0.00 2.13 0.46
Current ratio 0.78 0.95 1.41
Net debt to EBITDA (3.99) 7.66 3.66

Dividend

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
Dividend yield 12.64% 7.31% 7.99%
Payout ratio 33.00 — —

Size

Metric CURI GTN Broadcasting median
Market cap 160.81m 468.66m 160.81m

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