Gray Media Inc. (GTN.A) vs E.W. Scripps Company (The) (SSP)

Gray Media Inc. and E.W. Scripps Company (The) are both Broadcasting companies. Gray Media Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $671.6M against $266.0M — 2.5× the size. Gray Media Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −11.3% against −14.2%. Gray Media Inc. has the higher net margin (−1.84% vs −61.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.25% vs −25.6%). Both pay a dividend; Gray Media Inc. yields more (4.26% vs 1.03%). Across the 20 metrics below, Gray Media Inc. leads on 16 and E.W. Scripps Company (The) on 4.

Valuation

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
P/E n/m n/m —
P/S 0.17 0.12 0.14
P/B 0.25 n/m 0.86
Price to free cash flow 3.58 7.10 6.42
EV/EBITDA 8.64 11.96 8.64
EV/Sales 1.96 1.31 1.31
Earnings yield (12.68%) (505.07%) (16.05%)
Free cash flow yield 27.90% 14.08% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
Gross margin 26.05% 40.36% 40.36%
Operating margin 13.82% (50.29%) (12.31%)
Net margin (1.84%) (61.13%) (8.55%)
Free cash flow margin 4.64% 1.73% (0.22%)
Return on equity (2.69%) (462.40%) (5.70%)
Return on assets (0.56%) (29.31%) (5.59%)
Return on invested capital 3.25% (25.60%) (0.41%)

Growth

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
Revenue growth (TTM) (11.30%) (14.18%) (11.30%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (141.96%) (285.15%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.39% 2.97% 1.91%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
Debt to equity 2.13 24.77 0.46
Current ratio 0.95 1.34 1.41
Net debt to EBITDA 7.66 7.67 3.66

Dividend

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
Dividend yield 4.26% 1.03% 4.14%
Payout ratio 0.14 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric GTN.A SSP Broadcasting median
Market cap 671.57m 265.96m 185.13m

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