Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) vs Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT)

Lionsgate Studios Corp. and Versant Media Group, Inc. are both Entertainment companies. Versant Media Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.5B against $3.7B — 1.2× the size. Lionsgate Studios Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at 4.0×. Versant Media Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.8% vs −4.11%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 27.2%). Across the 16 metrics below, Versant Media Group, Inc. leads on 11 and Lionsgate Studios Corp. on 5.

Valuation

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
P/E n/m 4.03 28.64
P/S 1.26 0.68 1.38
P/B n/m 0.56 1.77
Price to free cash flow 37.36 1.48 17.74
EV/EBITDA 4.19 2.35 9.57
EV/Sales 1.77 0.96 1.76
Earnings yield (3.30%) 24.84% (1.52%)
Free cash flow yield 2.68% 67.76% 3.70%

Profitability

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
Gross margin 100.00% 56.78% 45.11%
Operating margin 4.62% 0.00% 2.30%
Net margin (4.11%) 12.75% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 3.37% 46.21% 4.34%
Return on equity 10.37% 8.88% 2.40%
Return on assets (2.26%) 6.85% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 27.20% 0.00% 0.55%

Growth

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.86% — 6.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 51.05% — 9.67%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 10.07%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
Debt to equity (1.63) 0.36 0.46
Current ratio 0.44 2.08 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 1.40 (0.05) 0.97

Dividend

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
Dividend yield — 3.43% 1.21%
Payout ratio — 0.19 0.20

Size

Metric LION VSNT Entertainment median
Market cap 3.70b 4.54b 3.25b

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