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The New York Times Company (NYT) vs USA TODAY Co., Inc. (TDAY)

The New York Times Company and USA TODAY Co., Inc. are both Publishing companies. The New York Times Company is the larger, with a market value of $10.6B against $898.5M — 11.8× the size. USA TODAY Co., Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The New York Times Company trades at 25.8×. The New York Times Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.8% against −6.39%. The New York Times Company has the higher net margin (13.4% vs −0.26%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, The New York Times Company leads on 14 and USA TODAY Co., Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
P/E 25.83 n/m 13.23
P/S 3.45 0.41 0.44
P/B 5.13 6.16 4.19
Price to free cash flow 17.72 12.15 10.02
EV/EBITDA 17.63 7.14 9.46
EV/Sales 3.40 0.81 1.66
Earnings yield 3.87% (0.65%) 5.55%
Free cash flow yield 5.64% 8.23% 5.64%

Profitability

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
Gross margin 51.68% 39.01% 58.31%
Operating margin 16.16% 0.00% 2.51%
Net margin 13.41% (0.26%) 7.58%
Free cash flow margin 19.49% 3.39% 3.39%
Return on equity 20.30% (3.32%) 7.38%
Return on assets 13.84% (0.31%) 2.76%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.78% (6.39%) (1.40%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 18.08% 105.56% 105.56%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.63% (7.53%) (2.38%)
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
Debt to equity 0.00 6.38 1.62
Current ratio 1.52 0.73 1.17
Net debt to EBITDA (1.22) 3.68 1.44

Dividend

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
Dividend yield 1.33% — —
Payout ratio 0.35 — —

Size

Metric NYT TDAY Publishing median
Market cap 10.58b 898.52m 891.19m

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