EchoStar vs Gogo
ECHO and GOGO side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECHO and GOGO compare
EchoStar is the larger company, worth 88 times as much as Gogo ($28.2B against $320M).
Gogo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (30.0% versus −5.2% for EchoStar).
Gogo keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.09% compared with −38.7% at EchoStar.
Gogo scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 4 for EchoStar), 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.
| Metric | ECHO | GOGO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $28.2B | $320M |
| Share price | $96.94 | $2.36 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.7% | −72.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 271% | −84.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 12K | 680 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.9× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.4× |
| FCF yield | −2.6% (better) | −2.6% |
| Fair value | $108.83 | $7.96 |
| Margin of safety | 10.9% | 70.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −5.2% | 30.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 51.4% (better) | 27.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −112% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 42.1% | – |
| Operating margin | −113% | 11.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −38.7% | −0.09% (better) |
| FCF margin | −4.9% | −0.93% (better) |
| Return on equity | −33.5% | −0.76% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −35.9% | 6.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.23 (better) | 6.77 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.50 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.5× |
| Current ratio | 5.20 (better) | 1.73 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.34 (better) | 0.02 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 59.3% | 74.0% |
| Held by insiders | 58.1% | 42.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$57.3M | $3.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 21.0% | 17.4% |
Go deeper
- ECHO stock overview
- ECHO income statement
- ECHO valuation and score
- GOGO stock overview
- GOGO income statement
- GOGO valuation and score
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