Marcus vs Reading International
MCS and RDI side by side, both in communication services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MCS and RDI compare
Marcus grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.5% versus −2.2% for Reading International).
Marcus keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.1% compared with −5.9% at Reading International.
Marcus pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Reading International does not pay one.
Marcus scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 1 for Reading International), 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 | MCS | RDI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $852M | – |
| Share price | $27.40 | $1.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 74.9% | 39.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 38.7% | −62.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 8,390 | 6,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.3× | – |
| P/S | 1.0× | – |
| P/B | 1.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 11.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 9.0% | – |
| Fair value | $24.91 | – |
| Margin of safety | −10.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | −2.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 26.1% (better) | 21.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 226% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 220% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 4.9% (better) | 1.2% |
| Net margin | 3.1% (better) | −5.9% |
| FCF margin | 9.4% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% (better) | 1.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.81 (better) | 11.11 |
| Interest coverage | 3.7× (better) | 0.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.67 (better) | 0.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.19 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 39.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.1% | 45.6% |
| Held by insiders | 36.8% | 17.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.0M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.1% | – |
Go deeper
- MCS stock overview
- MCS income statement
- MCS valuation and score
- RDI stock overview
- RDI income statement
- RDI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.