Liberty Media vs Versant Media
FWONA and VSNT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FWONA and VSNT compare
Liberty Media is the larger company, worth 4.9 times as much as Versant Media ($21.3B against $4.4B).
Liberty Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus −5.3% for Versant Media).
Versant Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.9% compared with 9.4% at Liberty Media.
Versant Media pays a dividend yielding 3.6%; Liberty Media does not pay one.
Versant Media scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 6 for Liberty Media), 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 | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.3B | $4.4B |
| Share price | $85.13 | $31.42 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.1% | – |
| Change, 5 years | 59.4% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | – |
| Employees | 74 | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | – | 0.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.4× | 4.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 25.9× | 2.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 42.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $30.17 | $118.58 |
| Margin of safety | −182% | 73.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.2% (better) | −5.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −13.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −31.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 11.9% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 13.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 19.0% | 27.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.6% | 9.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.3% | 9.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.36 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.54 | 1.16 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.9× | 97.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.27 | 2.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.81 (better) | 1.64 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 99.0% | 87.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.7M | $6.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- FWONA stock overview
- FWONA income statement
- FWONA valuation and score
- VSNT stock overview
- VSNT income statement
- VSNT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.