Sinclair vs E.W. Scripps
SBGI and SSP side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SBGI and SSP compare
Sinclair is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as E.W. Scripps ($1.1B against $335M).
Sinclair grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −8.9% for E.W. Scripps).
Sinclair keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.8% compared with −54.2% at E.W. Scripps.
Sinclair pays a dividend yielding 6.6%; E.W. Scripps does not pay one.
Sinclair scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 3 for E.W. Scripps), 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 | SBGI | SSP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $335M |
| Share price | $15.14 | $3.61 |
| Change, 1 year | −9.1% | 17.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −37.7% | −82.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 7,100 | 4,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.0× | – |
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.2× | 2.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 23.9% | 44.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $17.11 | $11.69 |
| Margin of safety | 11.5% | 69.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% (better) | −8.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 3.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −5071% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 42.1% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% (better) | −48.4% |
| Net margin | 2.8% (better) | −54.2% |
| FCF margin | 7.8% (better) | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 25.4% (better) | −163% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% (better) | −25.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.84 (better) | 17.23 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.07 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.9× (better) | −4.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.97 (better) | 1.41 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.01 (better) | −0.88 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 6.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 75.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.6% | 58.9% |
| Held by insiders | 62.0% | 28.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.8M | $7.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- SBGI stock overview
- SBGI income statement
- SBGI valuation and score
- SSP stock overview
- SSP income statement
- SSP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.