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Beasley Broadcast vs Saga Communications

BBGI and SGA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How BBGI and SGA compare

Saga Communications is the larger company, worth 4.1 times as much as Beasley Broadcast ($45.3M against $11.1M).

Saga Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−5.8% versus −16.1% for Beasley Broadcast).

Saga Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −8.5% compared with −55.7% at Beasley Broadcast.

Saga Communications pays a dividend yielding 14.0%; Beasley Broadcast does not pay one.

Saga Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for Beasley Broadcast), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricBBGISGA
Size and price
Market cap$11.1M$45.3M
Share price$5.97$7.12
Change, 1 year32.1%−40.4%
Change, 5 years−86.7%−73.7%
Beta (5Y)1.350.18
Employees460580
StockData Score
Total score410 (better)
Valuation score33
Growth score00
Performance score00
Health score14 (better)
Dividend score03 (better)
Valuation
P/S0.1× (better)0.4×
P/B0.3× (better)0.3×
FCF yield−255%−2.2% (better)
Fair value$24.82$18.17
Margin of safety75.9% (better)60.8%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−16.1%−5.8% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average−0.02%2.3% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)–−525%
EPS growth (TTM)–−518%
Profitability
Operating margin−116%−12.3% (better)
Net margin−55.7%−8.5% (better)
FCF margin−14.8%−0.97% (better)
Return on equity−116%−5.7% (better)
Return on invested capital−63.7%−7.5% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity3.730.03 (better)
Interest coverage−19.6× (better)−31.7×
Current ratio1.232.24 (better)
Altman Z-score−2.321.81 (better)
Piotroski F-score13 (better)
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield–14.0%
Years of dividend growth–0
Dividend growth, 5Y average–25.6%
Buyback yield0.84%–
Shareholder yield0.84%14.0% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions12.0%53.6%
Held by insiders46.5%37.2%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$2.3M−$68.4K (better)
Short interest, % of float13.9%0.32%

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