Liberty Capital vs Liberty Global
GLIBA and LBTYA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GLIBA and LBTYA compare
Liberty Global is the larger company, worth 3.4 times as much as Liberty Capital ($3.7B against $1.1B).
Liberty Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus −0.10% for Liberty Capital).
Liberty Capital keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.4% compared with −62.1% at Liberty Global.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GLIBA | LBTYA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $3.7B |
| Share price | $27.16 | $10.77 |
| Change, 1 year | −19.2% | −1.1% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −61.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | −0.32 | 1.47 |
| Employees | – | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 0.6× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2× (better) | 9.9× |
| P/FCF | 36.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.8% (better) | −6.9% |
| Fair value | $48.37 | $17.08 |
| Margin of safety | 43.8% (better) | 36.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.10% | 5.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | −15.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 67.2% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% (better) | −1.8% |
| Net margin | 7.4% (better) | −62.1% |
| FCF margin | 2.9% (better) | −5.2% |
| Return on equity | 4.9% (better) | −27.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.9% (better) | −0.39% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 (better) | 0.90 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.07 (better) | 5.93 |
| Interest coverage | 2.8× (better) | −0.2× |
| Current ratio | 2.85 (better) | 1.28 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.70 | 0.77 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 2.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.8% | – |
| Held by insiders | 7.5% | 10.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $15.1M (better) | −$595K |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
Go deeper
- GLIBA stock overview
- GLIBA income statement
- GLIBA valuation and score
- LBTYA stock overview
- LBTYA income statement
- LBTYA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.