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SALM vs SIRI

Salem Media Group, Inc. and Sirius XM Holdings Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

SALM vs SIRI, at a glance
Metric SALM SIRI
Revenue$267.0M$8.6B
Net income$-3.2M$805.0M
Gross margin·52.4%
Net margin−1.2%9.4%
Return on equity−1.8%7.1%
Diluted EPS−$0.12$2.23
Dividend / share··
Payout ratio··
Free cash flow·$1.2B
Equity$175.4M$11.6B
Net debt / equity0.91×0.74×
Current ratio0.70×0.30×
Revenue CAGR 5y0.2%1.3%
Profit CAGR 5y·43.8%

SIRI bills 32.1× the revenue of SALM, and SALM 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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

SALM vs SIRI, revenue by year
Fiscal year SALM SIRI
FY2022$267.0M$9.0B
FY2021$258.2M$8.7B
FY2020$236.2M$8.0B
FY2019$253.9M$7.8B
FY2018$262.8M$5.8B
FY2017$263.7M$5.4B
FY2016$274.3M$5.0B
FY2015$265.8M$4.6B
FY2014$266.5M$4.2B
FY2013$236.9M$3.8B
Net income by year

Bottom line

SALM vs SIRI, net income by year
Fiscal year SALM SIRI
FY2022$-3.2M$908.0M
FY2021$41.5M$1.3B
FY2020$-54.1M$131.0M
FY2019$-27.8M$914.0M
FY2018$-3.2M$1.2B
FY2017$24.6M$648.0M
FY2016$8.9M$745.9M
FY2015$11.2M$509.7M
FY2014$5.5M$493.2M
FY2013$-2.7M$377.2M
Revenue gap over time

14 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2022−$8,736,034,000SIRI
FY2021−$8,437,753,000SIRI
FY2020−$7,803,761,000SIRI
FY2019−$7,540,102,000SIRI
FY2018−$5,508,217,000SIRI
FY2017−$5,161,264,000SIRI
FY2016−$4,742,899,000SIRI
FY2015−$4,304,271,000SIRI
FY2014−$3,914,559,000SIRI
FY2013−$3,562,161,000SIRI
FY2012−$3,172,861,000SIRI
FY2011−$2,796,358,000SIRI
FY2010−$2,610,534,000SIRI
FY2009−$2,273,425,000SIRI

SIRI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 14 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

14 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2022−13.6 ppSIRI
FY2021+1.0 ppSALM
FY2020−24.5 ppSIRI
FY2019−22.7 ppSIRI
FY2018−21.6 ppSIRI
FY2017−2.6 ppSIRI
FY2016−11.6 ppSIRI
FY2015−7.0 ppSIRI
FY2014−9.7 ppSIRI
FY2013−11.1 ppSIRI
FY2012−100.1 ppSIRI
FY2011−11.6 ppSIRI
FY2010−0.6 ppSIRI
FY2009+10.0 ppSALM

The higher net margin has changed hands between SALM and SIRI over this period.

14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

SIRI's net margin has been more volatile than SALM's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 25.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.7.

14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between SALM and SIRI over these 14 fiscal years — SALM led in 2 and SIRI in 12.

14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

SIRI's return on equity has been more volatile than SALM's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 181.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.6.

6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between SALM and SIRI over these 6 fiscal years — SALM led in 1 and SIRI in 5.

6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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