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Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | EVCENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP | NXSTNEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. | NMAXNewsmax Inc. | SBGISinclair, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding EVC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.31▼ 0.02 (0.32%) | $164.83▼ 4.20 (2.48%) | $8.17▼ 0.21 (2.51%) | $12.68▼ 0.62 (4.66%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 6.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 3.3/10 | 2.0/10 | 3.3/10 |
| Market value | $574.3M | $5.00B | $884.0M | $876.4M | |
| Revenue | $447.6M | $4.95B | $189.3M | $3.17B | |
| Profit | -$79.2M | $109.0M | -$99.5M | -$112.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 22.6% | -8.5% | 10.7% | -10.7% | -8.5% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 58.9% | — | 39.3% | — | 39.3% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -18.6% | 17.2% | -52.8% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -17.7% | 2.2% | -52.6% | -3.5% | -3.5% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 0.8% | 15.0% | -56.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -142.8% | 5.3% | -93.8% | -25.3% | -25.3% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -40.4% | 7.6% | -92.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | 45.86x | — | — | 45.86x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | 8.37x | — | 10.38x | 9.38x |
| Price to book | 10.36x | 2.42x | 8.34x | 1.98x | 2.42x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 5.99x | 4.26x | 1.26x | 12.59x | 4.26x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 6/9 | 5/8 | 1/8 | 2/8 | 2.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | grey | distress | grey |
How EVC compares with the others
- EVC's operating margin of -18.6% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (5.5%).
- Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 22.6% against -8.5%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 6.0x against 4.3x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.