SBGI vs VSNT
Sinclair, Inc. and Versant Media Group, Inc., side by side — 3 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SBGI | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $6.7B |
| Net income | $-112.0M | $930.0M |
| Gross margin | · | 56.1% |
| Net margin | −3.1% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | −21.8% | 8.8% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.61 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | −61.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | $115.0M | $1.9B |
| Equity | $443.0M | $10.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 7.91× | 0.09× |
| Current ratio | 2.42× | 4.02× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
VSNT bills 2.1× the revenue of SBGI, and SBGI 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.
3 years side by side
| Fiscal year | SBGI | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.2B | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $3.5B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $3.1B | $7.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SBGI | VSNT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-112.0M | $930.0M |
| FY2024 | $310.0M | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $-291.0M | $1.5B |
Standard deviation, each side
SBGI's net margin has been more volatile than VSNT's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 7.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.9.
3 of 5 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VSNT led in net margin in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 5 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SBGI's return on equity has been more volatile than VSNT's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 54.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
3 of 3 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 SBGI and VSNT over these 3 fiscal years — SBGI led in 1 and VSNT in 2.
3 of 3 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.