Liberty Global PLC (LILAK) vs Grupo Televisa S.A. (TV)

Liberty Global PLC and Grupo Televisa S.A. are both Telecom Services companies. Liberty Global PLC is the larger, with a market value of $1.7B against $1.2B — 1.4× the size. Grupo Televisa S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.74% against −0.83%. Grupo Televisa S.A. has the higher net margin (−15.1% vs −16.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.82% vs 0.78%). Both pay a dividend; Liberty Global PLC yields more (3.86% vs 2.52%). Across the 21 metrics below, Grupo Televisa S.A. leads on 17 and Liberty Global PLC on 4.

Valuation

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
P/E n/m n/m 13.27
P/S 0.38 0.38 0.95
P/B 1.47 0.19 1.47
Price to free cash flow 7.70 2.97 8.72
EV/EBITDA 9.03 0.02 6.85
EV/Sales 2.12 0.01 1.87
Earnings yield (43.46%) (38.40%) 1.66%
Free cash flow yield 12.98% 33.66% 5.53%

Profitability

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
Gross margin 77.79% 38.36% 51.26%
Operating margin 2.49% 9.48% 7.62%
Net margin (16.57%) (15.12%) 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 4.98% 12.92% 4.73%
Return on equity (50.28%) (8.01%) 5.80%
Return on assets (5.93%) (3.80%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 0.78% 3.82% 3.41%

Growth

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.83%) 5.74% 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (845.71%) (3.61%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.88% (7.61%) 1.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 7.17 0.05 0.63
Current ratio 1.14 2.40 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 7.87 2.38 1.86

Dividend

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 3.86% 2.52% 4.06%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.10 0.00

Size

Metric LILAK TV Telecom Services median
Market cap 1.67b 1.21b 3.06b

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