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MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (MSGK) vs News Corporation (NWS)

MSG Knickerbockers Corp. and News Corporation are both Entertainment companies. News Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $14.7B against $7.6B — 1.9× the size. MSG Knickerbockers Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; News Corporation trades at 23.8×. MSG Knickerbockers Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.1% against 7.82%. News Corporation has the higher net margin (6.76% vs −1.26%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.85% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, News Corporation leads on 15 and MSG Knickerbockers Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
P/E n/m 23.77 22.59
P/S 6.56 1.72 1.37
P/B n/m 1.71 1.76
Price to free cash flow n/m 22.02 17.15
EV/EBITDA 231.46 8.38 8.42
EV/Sales 6.78 1.54 1.62
Earnings yield (0.19%) 4.21% (0.98%)
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 4.54% 4.08%

Profitability

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
Gross margin 28.07% 57.02% 45.28%
Operating margin 2.66% 13.05% 2.50%
Net margin (1.26%) 6.76% (0.34%)
Free cash flow margin (0.03%) 7.82% 3.04%
Return on equity 4.85% 6.69% 1.68%
Return on assets (0.96%) 4.03% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 9.85% 1.09%

Growth

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.12% 7.82% 8.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 134.41% (50.24%) 9.47%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 22.65% (0.72%) 9.28%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 11.67% 0.00%

Health

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
Debt to equity (0.97) 0.22 0.46
Current ratio 0.44 1.62 1.07
Net debt to EBITDA 2.93 (0.07) 1.13

Dividend

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
Dividend yield — 0.69% 1.22%
Payout ratio — 0.16 0.26

Size

Metric MSGK NWS Entertainment median
Market cap 7.60b 14.68b 3.37b

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