Liberty Global vs Roku
LBTYA and ROKU side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LBTYA and ROKU compare
Roku is the larger company, worth 6.5 times as much as Liberty Global ($23.8B against $3.7B).
Roku grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.1% versus 5.4% for Liberty Global).
Roku keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.3% compared with −62.1% at Liberty Global.
Roku scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 9 for Liberty Global), 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 | LBTYA | ROKU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | $23.8B |
| Share price | $10.77 | $160.37 |
| Change, 1 year | −1.1% | 51.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −61.4% | −41.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.47 | 2.29 |
| Employees | 17K | 3,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 47.4× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 4.3× |
| P/B | 0.4× (better) | 7.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.9× (better) | 44.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 29.7× |
| FCF yield | −6.9% | 3.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $17.08 | $52.08 |
| Margin of safety | 36.9% (better) | −208% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.4% | 21.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −15.8% | 21.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.2% (better) | 45.3% |
| Operating margin | −1.8% | 7.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −62.1% | 9.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | −5.2% | 14.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −27.3% | 18.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.39% | 128% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.90 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.93 | – |
| Interest coverage | −0.2× | 190× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | 2.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.77 | 9.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 2.5% (better) | 1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.5% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 77.1% |
| Held by insiders | 10.3% | 0.31% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$595K (better) | −$135M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- LBTYA stock overview
- LBTYA income statement
- LBTYA valuation and score
- ROKU stock overview
- ROKU income statement
- ROKU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.