Newsmax vs Saga Communications
NMAX and SGA side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NMAX and SGA compare
Newsmax is the larger company, worth 28 times as much as Saga Communications ($1.2B against $44.6M).
Newsmax grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.9% versus −5.8% for Saga Communications).
Newsmax keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.7% compared with −8.5% at Saga Communications.
Saga Communications pays a dividend yielding 14.2%; Newsmax does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NMAX | SGA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $44.6M |
| Share price | $9.58 | $7.02 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.9% | −41.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −74.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| Employees | 500 | 580 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 10 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 95.8× | – |
| P/S | 5.4× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 9.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 95.1× | – |
| P/FCF | 171× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.58% (better) | −2.2% |
| Fair value | $1.47 | $20.28 |
| Margin of safety | −553% | 65.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.9% (better) | −5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −525% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −518% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.3% | – |
| Operating margin | 2.8% (better) | −12.3% |
| Net margin | 5.7% (better) | −8.5% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% (better) | −0.97% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% (better) | −5.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.3% (better) | −7.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.03 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 679× (better) | −31.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.89 (better) | 2.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.03 (better) | 1.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 14.2% |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 25.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 14.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 28.5% | 53.6% |
| Held by insiders | 63.5% | 37.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.2M | −$68.4K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.6% | 0.32% |
Go deeper
- NMAX stock overview
- NMAX income statement
- NMAX valuation and score
- SGA stock overview
- SGA income statement
- SGA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.