Newsmax vs Saga Communications
NMAX and SGA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NMAX and SGA compare
Newsmax is the larger company, worth 22 times as much as Saga Communications ($1000M against $45.3M).
Newsmax grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.1% versus −5.8% for Saga Communications).
Newsmax keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.2% compared with −8.5% at Saga Communications.
Saga Communications pays a dividend yielding 14.0%; Newsmax does not pay one.
Saga Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for Newsmax), 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 | NMAX | SGA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1000M | $45.3M |
| Share price | $7.74 | $7.12 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.0% | −40.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −73.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.07 | 0.18 |
| Employees | 500 | 580 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.9× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 8.8× | 0.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | −7.2% | −2.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $1.11 | $18.17 |
| Margin of safety | −599% | 60.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.1% (better) | −5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −525% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −518% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.6% | – |
| Operating margin | −7.4% (better) | −12.3% |
| Net margin | −3.2% (better) | −8.5% |
| FCF margin | −35.2% | −0.97% (better) |
| Return on equity | −5.8% | −5.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −14.8% | −7.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.03 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −1054.0× | −31.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.39 (better) | 2.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.41 (better) | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 14.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 25.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 14.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 28.5% | 53.6% |
| Held by insiders | 63.5% | 37.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.2M | −$68.4K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.6% | 0.32% |
Go deeper
- NMAX stock overview
- NMAX income statement
- NMAX valuation and score
- SGA stock overview
- SGA income statement
- SGA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.