iHeartMedia vs Spotify Technology
IHRT and SPOT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IHRT and SPOT compare
Spotify Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 4.2% for iHeartMedia).
Spotify Technology keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.9% compared with −5.7% at iHeartMedia.
Spotify Technology scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for iHeartMedia), 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 | IHRT | SPOT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $90.4M | – |
| Share price | $0.584 | $598.51 |
| Change, 1 year | −86.4% | −6.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −97.4% | 131% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.41 | 1.29 |
| Employees | 9,550 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 1.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 64.9% | – |
| Fair value | $5.04 | – |
| Margin of safety | 88.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.2% | 9.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | 16.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 94.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 91.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 12.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.7% | 12.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.5% | 16.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 31.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 64.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.42 (better) | −1.73 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.40 | 1.72 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.38 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 64.3% | – |
| Held by insiders | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $154K (better) | −$110M |
Go deeper
- IHRT stock overview
- IHRT income statement
- IHRT valuation and score
- SPOT stock overview
- SPOT income statement
- SPOT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.