Reservoir Media vs Warner Music
RSVR and WMG side by side, both in amusement and recreation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RSVR and WMG compare
Warner Music is the larger company, worth 26 times as much as Reservoir Media ($16.0B against $628M).
Warner Music grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.9% versus 11.4% for Reservoir Media).
Warner Music keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.2% compared with 4.9% at Reservoir Media.
Warner Music pays a dividend yielding 2.5%; Reservoir Media does not pay one.
Reservoir Media scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Warner Music), 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 | RSVR | WMG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $628M | $16.0B |
| Share price | $9.52 | $30.62 |
| Change, 1 year | 29.7% | −2.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.6% | −36.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.65 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 100 | 5,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 73.2× | – |
| P/S | 3.5× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 18.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | 10.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 14.9× (better) | 19.2× |
| PEG | 1.52 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| Fair value | $7.51 | $27.89 |
| Margin of safety | −26.7% | −9.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.4% | 12.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.0% (better) | 8.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.2% | 126% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −9.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 64.7% (better) | 45.8% |
| Operating margin | 21.2% (better) | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 9.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 23.4% (better) | 11.4% |
| Return on equity | 2.3% | 93.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.4% | 35.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.22 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.41 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.31 (better) | 0.73 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.05 | 1.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.5% |
| Payout ratio | – | 59.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 4 |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.38% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 26.2% | 30.5% |
| Held by insiders | 79.0% | 72.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $3.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | 7.0% |
Go deeper
- RSVR stock overview
- RSVR income statement
- RSVR valuation and score
- WMG stock overview
- WMG income statement
- WMG valuation and score
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