Saga Communications, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: US7865983008
USD
11.51
-0.12 (-1.07%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Saga Communications, Inc. ?
1
The company has declared negative results for the last 6 consecutive quarters
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD -0.42 MM has Grown at -146.99%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 10.84 MM
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 0.21 MM has Grown at 87.72%
2
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -8.48% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Saga Communications, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Saga Communications, Inc.
-2.95%
-0.83
34.79%
S&P 500
12.66%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
0.71%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-25.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.22
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.13
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.65
Tax Ratio
24.20%
Dividend Payout Ratio
181.39%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
70.98%
ROCE (avg)
5.79%
ROE (avg)
3.61%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
31
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.64
EV to EBIT
34.22
EV to EBITDA
10.74
EV to Capital Employed
0.59
EV to Sales
0.77
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
581.65%
ROCE (Latest)
1.73%
ROE (Latest)
2.06%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

2What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 142.86%

-21What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD -0.42 MM has Grown at -146.99%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 10.84 MM

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 0.21 MM has Grown at 87.72%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.23%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 51.88 MM

Here's what is working for Saga Communications, Inc.
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 142.86% and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for Saga Communications, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD -0.42 MM has Grown at -146.99%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 0.21 MM has Grown at 87.72%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 10.84 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 51.88 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents