Telesat vs Viasat
TSAT and VSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TSAT and VSAT compare
Viasat grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.8% versus −24.5% for Telesat).
Viasat keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.1% compared with −112% at Telesat.
Viasat scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 0 for Telesat), 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 | TSAT | VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $9.3B |
| Share price | $45.29 | $67.72 |
| Change, 1 year | 77.3% | 80.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.7% | 38.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.72 | 1.14 |
| Employees | 4,348 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 2.0× |
| P/B | – | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 176× |
| Fair value | – | $59.69 |
| Margin of safety | – | −13.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −24.5% | 1.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −12.6% | 19.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −140% | 1.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −112% | −2.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 53.3% | – |
| Return on equity | −76.3% | −2.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −10.7% | 0.42% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 11.97 | 1.43 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 58.42 |
| Interest coverage | −2.3× | 0.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.26 | 1.65 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.91 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | – | 103% |
| Held by insiders | – | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$76.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 11.4% |
Go deeper
- TSAT stock overview
- TSAT income statement
- TSAT valuation and score
- VSAT stock overview
- VSAT income statement
- VSAT valuation and score
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