Liberty Media vs E.W. Scripps
FWONA and SSP side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FWONA and SSP compare
Liberty Media is the larger company, worth 88 times as much as E.W. Scripps ($21.3B against $243M).
Liberty Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus −14.2% for E.W. Scripps).
Liberty Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with −58.0% at E.W. Scripps.
Liberty Media scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for E.W. Scripps), 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 | FWONA | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.3B | $243M |
| Share price | $85.13 | $2.62 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.1% | 12.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.4% | −87.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 74 | 4,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.9× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | – | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 25.9× | 6.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 14.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $30.17 | $11.65 |
| Margin of safety | −182% | 77.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.2% (better) | −14.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −13.7% | 3.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −1271% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −2215% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 40.4% |
| Operating margin | 11.9% (better) | −50.3% |
| Net margin | 9.4% (better) | −58.0% |
| FCF margin | 19.0% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 5.6% (better) | −175% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% (better) | −25.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 24.77 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.54 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.9× (better) | −4.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.27 | 1.34 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.81 (better) | −0.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.0% | 58.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 28.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.7M | $7.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- FWONA stock overview
- FWONA income statement
- FWONA valuation and score
- SSP stock overview
- SSP income statement
- SSP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.