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| Metric | BBGIBEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC | TSQTownsquare Media, Inc. | SGASAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC | EMMSEmmis Corp | Median of the restexcluding BBGI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | — | |
| Price | $7.93▼ 0.04 (0.50%) | $3.89▲ 0.07 (1.83%) | $8.40▲ 0.00 (0.00%) | $1.55▼ 0.15 (8.82%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 2.0/10 | 2.0/10 | not reported | 2.0/10 |
| Market value | $14.3M | $63.0M | $54.1M | $20.8M | |
| Revenue | $205.9M | $427.4M | $107.1M | — | |
| Profit | -$196.5M | -$11.5M | -$7.9M | — | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -14.3% | -5.2% | -5.1% | — | -5.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | 25.5% | — | — | 25.5% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -111.5% | 10.3% | -10.3% | — | 0.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -95.4% | -2.7% | -7.4% | — | -5.0% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -6.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | — | 2.9% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 398.4% | 28.1% | -5.2% | — | 11.4% |
| 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. | -101.5% | 9.0% | -6.5% | — | 1.3% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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. | — | 7.85x | — | — | 7.85x |
| Price to book | -0.29x | -1.54x | 0.36x | — | -0.59x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | -7.07x | -13.90x | 0.33x | — | -6.78x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 2/8 | 6/9 | 4/8 | not reported | 5.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | safe | not reported |
How BBGI compares with the others
- BBGI's operating margin of -111.5% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (0.0%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -14.3% against -5.2%.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.