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MetricTVTVWherevertv Broadcasting CorpVSNTVersant Media Group, Inc.OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.CABOCable One, Inc.
Type—CompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$0.08▼ 0.02 (20.00%)
$32.29▲ 0.94 (3.00%)
$0.6002▼ 0.11 (15.05%)
$6.21▼ 0.01 (0.16%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.not reported8.0/102.0/102.0/10
Market value$23.2M$4.49B$278.0M$35.0M
Revenue—$6.69B$8.59B$1.50B
Profit—$930.0M-$1.87B-$356.5M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.—-5.3%-4.1%-4.9%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—56.1%69.3%—
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—19.0%-1.3%-13.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.—13.9%-21.8%-23.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—27.7%-1.4%18.5%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.—9.0%80.8%-24.9%
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.—8.6%-0.4%-3.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.—4.83x——
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.—4.05x16.08x28.09x
Price to book—0.44x-0.12x0.02x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.—0.20x-14.26x2.90x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.not reported4/85/94/8
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportednot reporteddistressdistress