CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) vs iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT)

CuriosityStream Inc. and iHeartMedia, Inc. are both Broadcasting companies. iHeartMedia, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $386.5M against $185.1M — 2.1× the size. iHeartMedia, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; CuriosityStream Inc. trades at 310×. CuriosityStream Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.9% against 3.06%. CuriosityStream Inc. has the higher net margin (0.03% vs −7.17%) and the lower return on invested capital (−0.41% vs 0.14%). Across the 19 metrics below, iHeartMedia, Inc. leads on 11 and CuriosityStream Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
P/E 310.00 n/m —
P/S 2.42 0.09 0.14
P/B 4.43 n/m 0.86
Price to free cash flow 34.66 6.25 6.42
EV/EBITDA 11.63 15.07 8.64
EV/Sales 2.32 1.31 1.31
Earnings yield 0.32% (79.48%) (16.05%)
Free cash flow yield 2.89% 16.00% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
Gross margin 62.96% 58.81% 40.36%
Operating margin (0.30%) 0.16% (12.31%)
Net margin 0.03% (7.17%) (8.55%)
Free cash flow margin 7.10% 1.45% (0.22%)
Return on equity 0.05% 15.30% (5.70%)
Return on assets 0.03% (5.59%) (5.59%)
Return on invested capital (0.41%) 0.14% (0.41%)

Growth

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.86% 3.06% (11.30%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.17% 54.19% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.11% 5.56% 1.91%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
Debt to equity 0.00 (2.51) 0.46
Current ratio 0.78 1.41 1.41
Net debt to EBITDA (3.99) 13.97 3.66

Dividend

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
Dividend yield — — 4.14%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CURI IHRT Broadcasting median
Market cap 185.13m 386.52m 185.13m

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