CMLSQ vs UONE
Cumulus Media Inc. and Urban One, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMLSQ | UONE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $741.7M | $374.4M |
| Net income | $-200.7M | $-146.9M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | −27.1% | −39.2% |
| Return on equity | · | −150.2% |
| Diluted EPS | −$11.55 | −$32.94 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-41.6M | $-5.9M |
| Equity | $-191.5M | $24.6M |
| Net debt / equity | · | 16.84× |
| Current ratio | 1.54× | 2.10× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | −0.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CMLSQ bills 2.0× the revenue of UONE, 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 | CMLSQ | UONE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $741.7M | $374.4M |
| FY2024 | $827.1M | $449.7M |
| FY2023 | $844.5M | $477.7M |
| FY2022 | $953.5M | $484.6M |
| FY2021 | $916.5M | $440.3M |
| FY2020 | $816.2M | $376.3M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $436.9M |
| FY2017 | $1.1B | $440.0M |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $456.2M |
| FY2015 | $1.2B | $450.9M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMLSQ | UONE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-200.7M | $-146.9M |
| FY2024 | $-283.3M | $-105.4M |
| FY2023 | $-117.9M | $2.0M |
| FY2022 | $16.2M | $34.3M |
| FY2021 | $17.3M | $36.8M |
| FY2020 | $-59.7M | $-8.1M |
| FY2019 | $61.3M | $925,000 |
| FY2017 | $-206.6M | $111.9M |
| FY2016 | $-510.7M | $-423,000 |
| FY2015 | $-546.5M | $-74.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$367,324,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2024 | +$377,402,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2023 | +$366,858,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2022 | +$468,902,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2021 | +$476,182,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2020 | +$439,881,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2019 | +$676,516,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2017 | +$695,621,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2016 | +$685,181,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2015 | +$717,818,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2014 | +$822,036,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2013 | +$577,438,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2012 | +$577,699,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2011 | +$101,747,000 | CMLSQ |
| FY2010 | −$42,652,000 | UONE |
| FY2009 | −$15,829,000 | UONE |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CMLSQ and UONE over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +12.2 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2024 | −11.1 pp | UONE |
| FY2023 | −14.9 pp | UONE |
| FY2022 | −5.9 pp | UONE |
| FY2021 | −7.0 pp | UONE |
| FY2020 | −5.6 pp | UONE |
| FY2019 | +5.0 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2017 | −43.7 pp | UONE |
| FY2016 | −44.9 pp | UONE |
| FY2015 | −32.1 pp | UONE |
| FY2014 | +10.6 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2013 | +26.9 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2012 | +9.5 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2011 | +10.2 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2010 | +22.0 pp | CMLSQ |
| FY2009 | −31.6 pp | UONE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMLSQ and UONE over this period.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMLSQ's net margin has been more volatile than UONE's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 21.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.4.
16 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 CMLSQ and UONE over these 16 fiscal years — CMLSQ led in 7 and UONE in 9.
16 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 UONE's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 64.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 43.6.
9 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 CMLSQ and UONE over these 9 fiscal years — CMLSQ led in 4 and UONE in 5.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.