Saga Communications vs Townsquare Media
SGA and TSQ side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SGA and TSQ compare
Saga Communications is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Townsquare Media ($44.6M against $26.1M).
Townsquare Media grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−2.1% versus −5.8% for Saga Communications).
Saga Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −8.5% compared with −11.3% at Townsquare Media.
Both pay dividends: Saga Communications yields 14.2% and Townsquare Media 42.0%.
Saga Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for Townsquare Media), 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 | SGA | TSQ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $44.6M | $26.1M |
| Share price | $7.02 | $1.43 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.5% | −74.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −74.1% | −89.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.18 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 580 | 20 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.4× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 0.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 22.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 2.1× |
| FCF yield | −2.2% | 46.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $20.28 | $14.68 |
| Margin of safety | 65.4% | 90.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −5.8% | −2.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.3% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −525% | −366% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −518% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 24.8% |
| Operating margin | −12.3% | 0.47% (better) |
| Net margin | −8.5% (better) | −11.3% |
| FCF margin | −0.97% | 2.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | −5.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −7.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 20.90 |
| Interest coverage | −31.7× | 0.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.24 (better) | 1.04 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.80 (better) | −0.25 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 14.2% | 42.0% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 25.6% | 60.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 14.2% | 42.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.6% | 52.7% |
| Held by insiders | 37.2% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$68.4K (better) | −$2.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.32% | – |
Go deeper
- SGA stock overview
- SGA income statement
- SGA valuation and score
- TSQ stock overview
- TSQ income statement
- TSQ valuation and score
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