Sinclair vs Versant Media
SBGI and VSNT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SBGI and VSNT compare
Versant Media is the larger company, worth 4.7 times as much as Sinclair ($4.9B against $1.1B).
Sinclair grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −5.3% for Versant Media).
Versant Media keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.9% compared with 2.8% at Sinclair.
Both pay dividends: Sinclair yields 6.9% and Versant Media 3.2%.
Sinclair scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 10 for Versant Media), 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 | SBGI | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $4.9B |
| Share price | $14.58 | $35.54 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.6% | – |
| Change, 5 years | −40.0% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | – |
| Employees | 7,100 | 4,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.6× | – |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 2.6× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8× | 5.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 4.0× | 2.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 24.8% | 37.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $17.18 | $96.66 |
| Margin of safety | 15.1% | 63.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.2% (better) | −5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −31.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 19.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 13.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 27.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 25.4% (better) | 9.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 9.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.84 | 0.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.07 | 1.16 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.9× | 97.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.97 | 2.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.00 | 1.71 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 6.9% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 75.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.9% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.6% | 87.9% |
| Held by insiders | 62.7% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.7M | $6.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 16.1% | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- SBGI stock overview
- SBGI income statement
- SBGI valuation and score
- VSNT stock overview
- VSNT income statement
- VSNT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.