CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) vs Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

CuriosityStream Inc. and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. are both Broadcasting companies. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.1B against $160.8M — 31.5× the size. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 30.4× against 261×. CuriosityStream Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.9% against 10.5%. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.83% vs 0.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.74% vs −0.41%). Both pay a dividend; CuriosityStream Inc. yields more (12.6% vs 4.54%). Across the 23 metrics below, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. leads on 15 and CuriosityStream Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
P/E 261.00 30.36 —
P/S 2.03 0.85 0.13
P/B 3.73 2.24 0.39
Price to free cash flow 29.18 6.66 5.57
EV/EBITDA 9.72 8.77 8.60
EV/Sales 1.94 2.82 1.29
Earnings yield 0.38% 3.29% (16.59%)
Free cash flow yield 3.43% 15.02% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
Gross margin 62.96% 100.00% 40.36%
Operating margin (0.30%) 17.75% (12.31%)
Net margin 0.03% 2.83% (8.55%)
Free cash flow margin 7.10% 12.83% (0.22%)
Return on equity 0.05% 7.41% (5.70%)
Return on assets 0.03% 1.14% (5.59%)
Return on invested capital (0.41%) 4.74% (0.41%)

Growth

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.86% 10.49% (11.30%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.17% (85.99%) (48.38%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.58% 1.91% 2.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (35.30%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
Debt to equity 0.00 5.24 0.46
Current ratio 0.78 1.56 1.41
Net debt to EBITDA (3.99) 3.66 3.66

Dividend

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
Dividend yield 12.64% 4.54% 7.99%
Payout ratio 33.00 1.43 —

Size

Metric CURI NXST Broadcasting median
Market cap 160.81m 5.07b 160.81m

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