Manchester United Ltd. (MANU) vs MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (MSGK)

Manchester United Ltd. and MSG Knickerbockers Corp. are both Entertainment companies. MSG Knickerbockers Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $7.6B against $3.7B — 2.0× the size. Manchester United Ltd. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; MSG Knickerbockers Corp. trades at 1,018×. MSG Knickerbockers Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.0% against 5.42%. MSG Knickerbockers Corp. has the higher net margin (0.67% vs −6.34%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 1.83%). Across the 18 metrics below, MSG Knickerbockers Corp. leads on 11 and Manchester United Ltd. on 7.

Valuation

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
P/E n/m 1,018.23 28.64
P/S 4.11 6.61 1.38
P/B 18.50 n/m 1.77
Price to free cash flow n/m 124.46 17.74
EV/EBITDA 13.34 240.84 9.57
EV/Sales 5.02 6.69 1.76
Earnings yield (1.52%) 0.10% (1.52%)
Free cash flow yield (1.83%) 0.80% 3.70%

Profitability

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
Gross margin 100.00% 27.74% 45.11%
Operating margin 3.34% 2.50% 2.30%
Net margin (6.34%) 0.67% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (7.51%) 5.31% 4.34%
Return on equity (25.48%) (2.84%) 2.40%
Return on assets (2.75%) 0.51% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 1.83% 0.00% 0.55%

Growth

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.42% 11.03% 6.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (32.00%) 134.41% 9.67%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.46% 22.65% 10.07%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
Debt to equity 4.58 (0.98) 0.46
Current ratio 0.33 0.50 1.06
Net debt to EBITDA 2.44 2.93 0.97

Dividend

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
Dividend yield — — 1.21%
Payout ratio — — 0.20

Size

Metric MANU MSGK Entertainment median
Market cap 3.71b 7.59b 3.25b

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