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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricGTNGRAY MEDIA, INCNMAXNewsmax Inc.SBGISinclair, Inc.Median of the restexcluding GTN
TypeCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$4.70▲ 0.08 (1.73%)
$8.17▼ 0.21 (2.51%)
$12.68▼ 0.62 (4.66%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.2.0/103.3/102.0/102.6/10
Market value$455.9M$884.0M$876.4M
Revenue$3.10B$189.3M$3.17B
Profit-$85.0M-$99.5M-$112.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-15.1%10.7%-10.7%-0.0%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—39.3%—39.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.12.7%-52.8%5.5%-23.7%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.-2.7%-52.6%-3.5%-28.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.5.8%-56.6%3.6%-26.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-3.9%-93.8%-25.3%-59.6%
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.4.1%-92.1%3.5%-44.3%
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.11.11x—10.38x10.38x
Price to book0.21x8.34x1.98x5.16x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.54x1.26x12.59x6.93x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/81/82/81.5
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressgrey

How GTN compares with the others

  • GTN's operating margin of 12.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (-23.7%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -15.1% against -0.0%.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.5x against 6.9x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.