National CineMedia vs Star Fashion Culture
NCMI and STFS side by side, both in business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NCMI and STFS compare
Star Fashion Culture grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (74.0% versus 4.5% for National CineMedia).
National CineMedia keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −10.7% compared with −13.7% at Star Fashion Culture.
National CineMedia pays a dividend yielding 3.2%; Star Fashion Culture does not pay one.
National CineMedia scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Star Fashion Culture), 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 | NCMI | STFS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $176M | – |
| Share price | $1.87 | $4.86 |
| Change, 1 year | −55.0% | −32.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.3% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.40 | −0.15 |
| Employees | 248 | 19 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.7× | – |
| P/B | 0.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 9.6× | – |
| FCF yield | 10.5% | – |
| Fair value | $2.32 | – |
| Margin of safety | 19.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.5% | 74.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 21.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 94.1% (better) | 7.7% |
| Operating margin | −15.2% (better) | −16.2% |
| Net margin | −10.7% (better) | −13.7% |
| FCF margin | 7.4% | – |
| Return on equity | −7.9% (better) | −39.2% |
| Return on invested capital | −9.6% (better) | −35.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 0.04 |
| Interest coverage | −17.9× (better) | −207.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.50 | 3.29 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.79 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −50.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.8% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.4% | 0.00% |
| Held by insiders | 30.5% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.1M | $2.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.5% | – |
Go deeper
- NCMI stock overview
- NCMI income statement
- NCMI valuation and score
- STFS stock overview
- STFS income statement
- STFS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.