National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) vs Townsquare Media, Inc. (TSQ)

National CineMedia, Inc. and Townsquare Media, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. National CineMedia, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $207.0M against $89.5M — 2.3× the size. National CineMedia, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.73% against −4.89%. National CineMedia, Inc. has the higher net margin (−3.09% vs −11.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (−3.69% vs 0.43%). Both pay a dividend; National CineMedia, Inc. yields more (30.8% vs 7.06%). Across the 20 metrics below, National CineMedia, Inc. leads on 13 and Townsquare Media, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
P/E n/m n/m 19.90
P/S 0.85 0.21 0.65
P/B 0.63 n/m 1.58
Price to free cash flow 11.51 4.60 8.32
EV/EBITDA 9.03 18.98 11.81
EV/Sales 0.72 1.24 1.11
Earnings yield (3.98%) (57.10%) (6.44%)
Free cash flow yield 8.69% 21.76% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 42.75% 24.84% 44.25%
Operating margin (7.11%) 0.58% 0.00%
Net margin (3.09%) (11.47%) (6.98%)
Free cash flow margin 7.39% 4.54% 0.00%
Return on equity (2.25%) 91.83% 0.00%
Return on assets (1.70%) (9.38%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital (3.69%) 0.43% 0.00%

Growth

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.73% (4.89%) 6.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 52.17% 12.35% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 21.89% 2.85% 4.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.04 (5.56) 0.04
Current ratio 1.84 0.93 1.45
Net debt to EBITDA (1.05) 6.24 0.01

Dividend

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield 30.77% 7.06% 5.24%
Payout ratio 0.01 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric NCMI TSQ Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 206.95m 89.52m 43.42m

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