Head to Head Review: Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) & Television Broadcasts (OTCMKTS:TVBCY)

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) and Television Broadcasts (OTCMKTS:TVBCY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Saga Communications and Television Broadcasts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saga Communications	$112.00 million	0.67	$3.46 million	$0.05	234.40
Television Broadcasts	$417.54 million	0.56	-$62.95 million	N/A	N/A

Saga Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Television Broadcasts.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Saga Communications and Television Broadcasts, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saga Communications	2	0	0	0	1.00
Television Broadcasts	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Saga Communications and Television Broadcasts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saga Communications	1.91%	1.27%	0.95%
Television Broadcasts	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Saga Communications has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Television Broadcasts has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.3% of Saga Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Saga Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Saga Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Television Broadcasts pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Saga Communications pays out 2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Saga Communications beats Television Broadcasts on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Saga Communications

Saga Communications, Inc., a media company, engages in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties in the United States. The company's radio stations employ various programming formats, including classic hits, country, classic country, hot/soft/urban adult contemporary, oldies, classic rock, rock, and news/talk. It owns and operates FM and AM radio stations, and metro signals serving various markets. Saga Communications, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

About Television Broadcasts

Television Broadcasts Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in terrestrial television broadcasting, program production, and other television-related activities. It operates through Hong Kong TV Broadcasting; Over-The-Top (OTT) Streaming; e-Commerce Business; Mainland China Operations; and International Operations segments. The Hong Kong TV Broadcasting segment is involved in the broadcasting of television programmes and commercials on terrestrial TV platforms; production of programmes; operation of online social media platform; and music entertainment, and event and digital marketing activities. The OTT Streaming segment offers OTT services; and operates website portals. The e-Commerce Business segment operates e-Commerce platforms under the names Ztore, Neigbuy, and Big Big. The Mainland China Operations segment co-produces dramas; and distributes television programmes and channels to telecast, video, and media operators in Mainland China. The International Operations segment offers pay television and OTT services to subscribers; and distributes television programs and channels to telecast, video, and media operators in Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally. The company also produces motion pictures for theatrical release and distribution; and produces, sells, and licenses musical works and sound recordings. In addition, it provides artistes consultancy, management, and agency services; programme licensing services; programmes and marketing materials; film licensing and distribution services; agency services on design, production, and exhibition of advertisements, as well as film rights and management services; cultural and art development, software and IT, dealership, and corporate finance services; and satellite and subscription television programs. Further, the company engages in digital new media and trading; online sale of groceries; and property investment activities. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong.