BBGI vs CMLSQ
Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. and Cumulus Media Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BBGI | CMLSQ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $205.9M | $741.7M |
| Net income | $-196.5M | $-200.7M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −95.4% | −27.1% |
| Return on equity | · | · |
| Diluted EPS | −$109.27 | −$11.55 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-13.3M | $-41.6M |
| Equity | $-49.3M | $-191.5M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.00× | 1.54× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −0.0% | −1.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CMLSQ bills 3.6× the revenue of BBGI, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BBGI | CMLSQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $205.9M | $741.7M |
| FY2024 | $240.3M | $827.1M |
| FY2023 | $247.1M | $844.5M |
| FY2022 | $256.4M | $953.5M |
| FY2021 | $241.4M | $916.5M |
| FY2020 | $206.1M | $816.2M |
| FY2019 | $261.6M | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $232.2M | $1.1B |
| FY2016 | $136.7M | $1.1B |
| FY2015 | $105.9M | $1.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BBGI | CMLSQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-196.5M | $-200.7M |
| FY2024 | $-5.9M | $-283.3M |
| FY2023 | $-75.1M | $-117.9M |
| FY2022 | $-42.1M | $16.2M |
| FY2021 | $-1.5M | $17.3M |
| FY2020 | $-18.9M | $-59.7M |
| FY2019 | $13.4M | $61.3M |
| FY2017 | $87.1M | $-206.6M |
| FY2016 | $47.5M | $-510.7M |
| FY2015 | $6.4M | $-546.5M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$535,755,373 | CMLSQ |
| FY2024 | −$586,784,389 | CMLSQ |
| FY2023 | −$597,438,742 | CMLSQ |
| FY2022 | −$697,124,982 | CMLSQ |
| FY2021 | −$675,040,692 | CMLSQ |
| FY2020 | −$610,074,139 | CMLSQ |
| FY2019 | −$851,890,886 | CMLSQ |
| FY2017 | −$903,482,537 | CMLSQ |
| FY2016 | −$1,004,734,656 | CMLSQ |
| FY2015 | −$1,062,732,330 | CMLSQ |
| FY2014 | −$1,204,717,097 | CMLSQ |
| FY2013 | −$970,040,040 | CMLSQ |
| FY2012 | −$902,031,403 | CMLSQ |
| FY2011 | −$368,345,366 | CMLSQ |
| FY2010 | −$138,668,596 | CMLSQ |
CMLSQ has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −68.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2024 | +31.8 pp | BBGI |
| FY2023 | −16.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2022 | −18.1 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2021 | −2.5 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2020 | −1.8 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2019 | −0.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2017 | +55.7 pp | BBGI |
| FY2016 | +79.5 pp | BBGI |
| FY2015 | +52.8 pp | BBGI |
| FY2014 | +67.2 pp | BBGI |
| FY2013 | +3.4 pp | BBGI |
| FY2012 | +14.3 pp | BBGI |
| FY2011 | −3.4 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2010 | −4.3 pp | CMLSQ |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BBGI and CMLSQ over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BBGI's net margin has been more volatile than CMLSQ's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 34.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.0.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BBGI and CMLSQ over these 15 fiscal years — BBGI led in 7 and CMLSQ in 8.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMLSQ's return on equity has been more volatile than BBGI's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 80.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 19.2.
10 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BBGI and CMLSQ over these 10 fiscal years — BBGI led in 5 and CMLSQ in 5.
10 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.