iHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT) vs Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)

iHeartMedia, 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 $323.0M — 15.7× the size. iHeartMedia, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. trades at 30.4×. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.5% against 3.06%. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.83% vs −7.17%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.74% vs 0.14%). Across the 20 metrics below, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. leads on 11 and iHeartMedia, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
P/E n/m 30.36 —
P/S 0.06 0.85 0.13
P/B n/m 2.24 0.39
Price to free cash flow 4.47 6.66 5.57
EV/EBITDA 14.78 8.77 8.60
EV/Sales 1.29 2.82 1.29
Earnings yield (110.98%) 3.29% (16.59%)
Free cash flow yield 22.35% 15.02% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
Gross margin 58.81% 100.00% 40.36%
Operating margin 0.16% 17.75% (12.31%)
Net margin (7.17%) 2.83% (8.55%)
Free cash flow margin 1.45% 12.83% (0.22%)
Return on equity 15.30% 7.41% (5.70%)
Return on assets (5.59%) 1.14% (5.59%)
Return on invested capital 0.14% 4.74% (0.41%)

Growth

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.06% 10.49% (11.30%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.19% (85.99%) (48.38%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.56% 1.91% 2.25%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (35.30%) 0.00%

Health

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
Debt to equity (2.51) 5.24 0.46
Current ratio 1.41 1.56 1.41
Net debt to EBITDA 13.97 3.66 3.66

Dividend

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
Dividend yield — 4.54% 7.99%
Payout ratio — 1.43 —

Size

Metric IHRT NXST Broadcasting median
Market cap 322.96m 5.07b 160.81m

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