Gray Media vs iHeartMedia
GTN and IHRT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GTN and IHRT compare
Gray Media is the larger company, worth 5.6 times as much as iHeartMedia ($610M against $108M).
iHeartMedia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.2% versus 0.69% for Gray Media).
Gray Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.8% compared with −5.7% at iHeartMedia.
Gray Media pays a dividend yielding 5.4%; iHeartMedia does not pay one.
Gray Media scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for iHeartMedia), 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 | GTN | IHRT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $610M | $108M |
| Share price | $5.92 | $0.700 |
| Change, 1 year | 17.5% | −84.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.9% | −96.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 1.49 |
| Employees | 9,165 | 9,550 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.7× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 0.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.5× (better) | 9.6× |
| P/FCF | 2.4× | 1.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 42.0% | 54.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.23 | $4.87 |
| Margin of safety | 69.2% | 85.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.69% | 4.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −34.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −33.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 17.8% (better) | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 1.8% (better) | −5.7% |
| FCF margin | 7.6% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.63 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.78 (better) | 9.42 |
| Interest coverage | 1.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.40 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 (better) | −0.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.2% | 64.3% |
| Held by insiders | 17.0% | 10.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$251K | $154K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
Go deeper
- GTN stock overview
- GTN income statement
- GTN valuation and score
- IHRT stock overview
- IHRT income statement
- IHRT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.