SALM vs TSQ
Salem Media Group, Inc. and Townsquare Media, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SALM | TSQ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $267.0M | $427.4M |
| Net income | $-3.2M | $-11.5M |
| Gross margin | · | 25.5% |
| Net margin | −1.2% | −2.3% |
| Return on equity | −1.8% | · |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.12 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.80 |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | · | $15.4M |
| Equity | $175.4M | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.91× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.70× | 0.84× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 0.2% | 2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
TSQ bills 1.6× 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SALM | TSQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $267.0M | $463.1M |
| FY2021 | $258.2M | $418.0M |
| FY2020 | $236.2M | $371.3M |
| FY2019 | $253.9M | $431.4M |
| FY2018 | $262.8M | $407.9M |
| FY2017 | $263.7M | $389.6M |
| FY2016 | $274.3M | $421.6M |
| FY2015 | $265.8M | $441.2M |
| FY2014 | $266.5M | $373.9M |
| FY2013 | $236.9M | $268.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SALM | TSQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $-3.2M | $12.3M |
| FY2021 | $41.5M | $16.7M |
| FY2020 | $-54.1M | $-82.5M |
| FY2019 | $-27.8M | $-67.8M |
| FY2018 | $-3.2M | $-98.7M |
| FY2017 | $24.6M | $-13.7M |
| FY2016 | $8.9M | $23.0M |
| FY2015 | $11.2M | $9.8M |
| FY2014 | $5.5M | $-17.4M |
| FY2013 | $-2.7M | $10.1M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | −$196,111,000 | TSQ |
| FY2021 | −$159,710,000 | TSQ |
| FY2020 | −$135,099,000 | TSQ |
| FY2019 | −$177,510,000 | TSQ |
| FY2018 | −$145,086,000 | TSQ |
| FY2017 | −$125,847,000 | TSQ |
| FY2016 | −$147,260,000 | TSQ |
| FY2015 | −$175,435,000 | TSQ |
| FY2014 | −$107,356,000 | TSQ |
| FY2013 | −$31,644,000 | TSQ |
| FY2012 | +$6,443,000 | SALM |
The higher-revenue side has changed between SALM and TSQ over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | −4.3 pp | TSQ |
| FY2021 | +11.6 pp | SALM |
| FY2020 | −1.2 pp | TSQ |
| FY2019 | +4.3 pp | SALM |
| FY2018 | +22.6 pp | SALM |
| FY2017 | +12.6 pp | SALM |
| FY2016 | −2.3 pp | TSQ |
| FY2015 | +1.9 pp | SALM |
| FY2014 | +6.6 pp | SALM |
| FY2013 | −4.9 pp | TSQ |
| FY2012 | −0.9 pp | TSQ |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SALM and TSQ over this period.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSQ's net margin has been more volatile than SALM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 10.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.7.
11 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 SALM and TSQ over these 11 fiscal years — SALM led in 6 and TSQ in 5.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSQ's return on equity has been more volatile than SALM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 23.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.1.
11 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 SALM and TSQ over these 11 fiscal years — SALM led in 7 and TSQ in 4.
11 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.