Liberty Global vs Rogers Communications
LBTYA and RCI side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LBTYA and RCI compare
Liberty Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus 5.4% for Rogers Communications).
Rogers Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.8% compared with −62.1% at Liberty Global.
Rogers Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for Liberty Global), 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 | LBTYA | RCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $7.77 | $32.61 |
| Change, 1 year | −27.5% | −18.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.7% | −31.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.52 | 0.39 |
| Employees | 17K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.4% (better) | 5.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −15.8% | 9.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 298% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 298% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 32.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.2% (better) | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | −1.8% | 45.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −62.1% | 31.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | −5.2% | 10.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | −27.3% | 49.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.39% | 15.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.90 (better) | 2.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.93 | 2.72 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −0.2× | 4.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.28 (better) | 0.61 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 13.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 47.1% |
| Held by insiders | 13.3% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.1M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- LBTYA stock overview
- LBTYA income statement
- LBTYA valuation and score
- RCI stock overview
- RCI income statement
- RCI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.