Telesat vs Viasat
TSAT and VSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TSAT and VSAT compare
Viasat grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.3% versus −26.1% for Telesat).
Viasat keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.64% compared with −103% at Telesat.
Viasat scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 0 for Telesat), 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 | TSAT | VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $10.6B |
| Share price | $40.09 | $77.02 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.5% | 96.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −23.2% | 15.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.72 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 4,348 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 2.3× |
| P/B | – | 2.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 142× |
| Fair value | – | $60.77 |
| Margin of safety | – | −26.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −26.1% | 1.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −12.6% | 19.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −124% | 2.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −103% | −0.64% (better) |
| FCF margin | −78.2% | – |
| Return on equity | −70.7% | −0.64% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −9.9% | 0.56% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 10.07 | 1.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 43.27 |
| Interest coverage | −2.1× | 0.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.17 | 1.68 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 103% |
| Held by insiders | – | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$70.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 10.2% |
Go deeper
- TSAT stock overview
- TSAT income statement
- TSAT valuation and score
- VSAT stock overview
- VSAT income statement
- VSAT valuation and score
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