Sphere Entertainment Co. (SPHR) vs Versant Media Group, Inc. (VSNT)

Sphere Entertainment Co. and Versant Media Group, Inc. are both Entertainment companies. Versant Media Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $3.9B — 1.1× the size. Sphere Entertainment Co. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at 3.9×. Versant Media Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.3% vs −5.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.1% vs −3.93%). Across the 17 metrics below, Versant Media Group, Inc. leads on 16 and Sphere Entertainment Co. on 1.

Valuation

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
P/E n/m 3.90 24.45
P/S 2.76 0.66 1.32
P/B 1.68 0.54 1.68
Price to free cash flow 10.42 1.33 15.62
EV/EBITDA 17.55 2.19 9.61
EV/Sales 2.93 0.88 1.75
Earnings yield (2.21%) 25.61% (0.66%)
Free cash flow yield 9.59% 75.07% 3.50%

Profitability

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
Gross margin 54.23% 60.83% 44.92%
Operating margin (11.41%) 25.47% 2.34%
Net margin (5.66%) 17.29% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 26.46% 49.76% 1.50%
Return on equity (3.38%) 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets (1.87%) 18.30% 0.00%
Return on invested capital (3.93%) 11.07% 0.00%

Growth

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 27.46% — 5.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 113.02% — 4.17%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.21%) — 9.28%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (28.74%) — 0.00%

Health

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.36 0.46
Current ratio 1.22 2.38 0.87
Net debt to EBITDA 2.25 (0.05) 0.61

Dividend

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
Dividend yield — 3.54% 1.18%
Payout ratio — 0.14 0.21

Size

Metric SPHR VSNT Entertainment median
Market cap 3.91b 4.34b 1.15b

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