CMLS vs SALM
Cumulus Media Inc. and Salem Media Group, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMLS | SALM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $741.7M | $267.0M |
| Net income | $-200.7M | $-3.2M |
| Gross margin | 99.7% | — |
| Net margin | −27.1% | −1.2% |
| Return on equity | −193.0% | −1.8% |
| Diluted EPS | — | — |
| Dividend / share | — | $0.26 |
| Payout ratio | — | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $-41.6M | $31.9M |
| Equity | $-191.5M | $175.4M |
| Net debt / equity | 87.07× | 0.91× |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 0.70× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | 0.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
CMLS bills 2.8× the revenue of SALM, 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.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMLS | SALM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $953.5M | $267.0M |
| FY2021 | $916.5M | $258.2M |
| FY2020 | $816.2M | $236.2M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $253.9M |
| FY2017 | $1.1B | $263.7M |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $274.3M |
| FY2015 | $1.2B | $265.8M |
| FY2014 | $1.3B | $266.5M |
| FY2013 | $1.0B | $236.9M |
| FY2012 | $1.0B | $229.2M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMLS | SALM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $16.2M | $-3.2M |
| FY2021 | $17.3M | $41.5M |
| FY2020 | $-59.7M | $-54.1M |
| FY2019 | $61.3M | $-27.8M |
| FY2017 | $-206.6M | $24.6M |
| FY2016 | $-510.7M | $8.9M |
| FY2015 | $-546.5M | $11.2M |
| FY2014 | $11.8M | $5.5M |
| FY2013 | $176.1M | $-2.7M |
| FY2012 | $-32.7M | $4.4M |
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