Reviewing Schibsted ASA (SBSNY) and The Competition

Schibsted ASA (OTCMKTS:SBSNY) is one of 259 public companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Schibsted ASA to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Schibsted ASA and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schibsted ASA	0	1	0	1	3.00
Schibsted ASA Competitors	2213	6834	10802	471	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 18.48%. Given Schibsted ASA’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schibsted ASA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Schibsted ASA and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schibsted ASA	N/A	N/A	2.01
Schibsted ASA Competitors	$2.99 billion	-$39.23 million	19.45

Schibsted ASA’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Schibsted ASA. Schibsted ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Schibsted ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Schibsted ASA pays out 1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Media” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.2% and pay out 102.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Schibsted ASA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schibsted ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Schibsted ASA Competitors	-19.62%	-47.91%	-4.99%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Schibsted ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schibsted ASA competitors beat Schibsted ASA on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Schibsted ASA

Schibsted ASA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media company. The company operates through Nordic Marketplaces, News Media, Delivery and Growth & Investments segments. It operates online classifieds that provide technology-based services to connect buyers and sellers, and facilitate transactions, including job offers, real estate, cars, travel, consumer goods, and others. The company also publishes newspapers under the VG, Aftenposten, E24, Bergens Tidende, Stavanger Aftenblad, Aftonbladet, Svenska Dagbladet, and Omni brands in paper and digital format; and operates Podme, a podcast platform. In addition, the company distributes newspapers and parcels for businesses and consumers under the Helthjem and Morgenlevering brands. The company operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, other European countries, and internationally. Schibsted ASA was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.