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SALM vs UONE

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

At a glance

Most recent reported year

SALM vs UONE, at a glance
Metric SALM UONE
Revenue$267.0M$374.4M
Net income$-3.2M$-146.9M
Gross margin··
Net margin−1.2%−39.2%
Return on equity−1.8%−150.2%
Diluted EPS−$0.12−$32.94
Dividend / share··
Payout ratio··
Free cash flow·$-5.9M
Equity$175.4M$24.6M
Net debt / equity0.91×16.84×
Current ratio0.70×2.10×
Revenue CAGR 5y0.2%−0.1%
Profit CAGR 5y··

UONE bills 1.4× 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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

SALM vs UONE, revenue by year
Fiscal year SALM UONE
FY2022$267.0M$484.6M
FY2021$258.2M$440.3M
FY2020$236.2M$376.3M
FY2019$253.9M$436.9M
FY2018$262.8M$439.1M
FY2017$263.7M$440.0M
FY2016$274.3M$456.2M
FY2015$265.8M$450.9M
FY2014$266.5M$441.4M
FY2013$236.9M$448.7M
Net income by year

Bottom line

SALM vs UONE, net income by year
Fiscal year SALM UONE
FY2022$-3.2M$34.3M
FY2021$41.5M$36.8M
FY2020$-54.1M$-8.1M
FY2019$-27.8M$925,000
FY2018$-3.2M$137.4M
FY2017$24.6M$111.9M
FY2016$8.9M$-423,000
FY2015$11.2M$-74.0M
FY2014$5.5M$-62.7M
FY2013$-2.7M$-62.0M
Revenue gap over time

14 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2022−$217,638,000UONE
FY2021−$182,038,000UONE
FY2020−$140,098,000UONE
FY2019−$183,031,000UONE
FY2018−$176,315,000UONE
FY2017−$176,305,000UONE
FY2016−$181,898,000UONE
FY2015−$185,074,000UONE
FY2014−$174,851,000UONE
FY2013−$211,766,000UONE
FY2012−$195,394,000UONE
FY2011−$146,131,000UONE
FY2010−$72,834,000UONE
FY2009−$72,664,000UONE

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

14 of 17 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
FY2022−8.8 ppUONE
FY2021+7.2 ppSALM
FY2020−21.1 ppUONE
FY2019−11.4 ppUONE
FY2018−32.8 ppUONE
FY2017−16.2 ppUONE
FY2016+3.1 ppSALM
FY2015+18.9 ppSALM
FY2014+11.7 ppSALM
FY2013+8.5 ppSALM
FY2012+14.7 ppSALM
FY2011−1.0 ppUONE
FY2010+10.5 ppSALM
FY2009+13.7 ppSALM

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

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

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

UONE's net margin has been more volatile than SALM's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 14.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.7.

14 of 17 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 UONE over these 14 fiscal years — SALM led in 8 and UONE in 6.

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

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

UONE's return on equity has been more volatile than SALM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 58.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 13.5.

11 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 UONE over these 11 fiscal years — SALM led in 7 and UONE in 4.

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

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