MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (MSGK) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Madison Square Garden Sports's P/E of 1214.5 is above its own 5-year median of 84.3.

P/E above the industry

Madison Square Garden Sports's P/E of 1214.5 is above the Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation median of 36.4.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Madison Square Garden Sports's EV/EBITDA of 294.9 is above its 5-year median of 48.8.

P/S above the industry

Madison Square Garden Sports's price-to-sales of 8.11 is above the Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation median of 2.99 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

Trading above fair value

The share price of $388.63 is above our fair value estimate of $27.32.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 1323% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 9.1% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -44.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 11.0% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation median is 10.4%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin trend

This company does not report gross profit.

Return on equity

Needs positive equity and five years of results.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity against the industry

Needs positive equity.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was 0.7% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.2%.

Net margin below the industry

Madison Square Garden Sports's net margin of 0.7% is below the Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation median of 1.6%.

Debt level

Needs debt and equity figures.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 24.2% of total debt.

Interest not well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 1.4 times; we look for at least 5.

Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts

Current assets are 0.50 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 3.56; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Madison Square Garden Sports paid dividends worth 1.8% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 1.8% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 4.0% or more; Madison Square Garden Sports yields 1.8%.

Dividend stability

Fewer than five years of dividend history.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 6.1% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 0.8% of free cash flow.