Gogo vs Viasat
GOGO and VSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GOGO and VSAT compare
Viasat is the larger company, worth 33 times as much as Gogo ($10.6B against $320M).
Gogo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (30.0% versus 1.3% for Viasat).
Gogo keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.09% compared with −0.64% at Viasat.
Gogo scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 6 for Viasat), 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 | GOGO | VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $320M | $10.6B |
| Share price | $2.36 | $77.02 |
| Change, 1 year | −72.9% | 96.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −84.8% | 15.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 680 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 2.3× |
| P/B | 2.6× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× (better) | 142× |
| FCF yield | −2.6% | – |
| Fair value | $7.96 | $60.77 |
| Margin of safety | 70.4% (better) | −26.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 30.0% (better) | 1.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.5% (better) | 19.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −112% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 11.5% (better) | 2.4% |
| Net margin | −0.09% (better) | −0.64% |
| FCF margin | −0.93% | – |
| Return on equity | −0.76% | −0.64% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.1% (better) | 0.56% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 6.77 | 1.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.50 (better) | 43.27 |
| Interest coverage | 1.5× (better) | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.73 (better) | 1.68 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.02 | 1.00 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.0% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 42.2% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.5M (better) | −$70.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.4% | 10.2% |
Go deeper
- GOGO stock overview
- GOGO income statement
- GOGO valuation and score
- VSAT stock overview
- VSAT income statement
- VSAT valuation and score
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