iHeartMedia vs Spotify Technology
IHRT and SPOT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IHRT and SPOT compare
Spotify Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 3.1% for iHeartMedia).
Spotify Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.9% compared with −7.2% at iHeartMedia.
Spotify Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 5 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 | IHRT | SPOT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $285M | – |
| Share price | $1.84 | $593.44 |
| Change, 1 year | −39.1% | −10.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −90.9% | 105% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.57 | 1.31 |
| Employees | 9,550 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 7.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 12.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.1% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | 16.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 94.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 91.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | 0.16% | 12.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −7.2% | 12.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.91% | 16.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 31.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 64.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 14.16 (better) | −1.73 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.72 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.50 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 64.3% | – |
| Held by insiders | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $154K (better) | −$98.9M |
Go deeper
- IHRT stock overview
- IHRT income statement
- IHRT valuation and score
- SPOT stock overview
- SPOT income statement
- SPOT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.