Analyzing Idw Media (OTCMKTS:IDWM) and Spanish Broadcasting System (OTCMKTS:SBSAA)

Volatility & Risk

Idw Media has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spanish Broadcasting System has a beta of 5.24, indicating that its share price is 424% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Idw Media and Spanish Broadcasting System”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Idw Media	$26.47 million	0.44	-$1.39 million	($218.00)	-0.18
Spanish Broadcasting System	$155.06 million	0.02	$1.66 million	$0.17	2.35

Spanish Broadcasting System has higher revenue and earnings than Idw Media. Idw Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spanish Broadcasting System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Idw Media shares are held by institutional investors. 28.5% of Idw Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Spanish Broadcasting System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Idw Media and Spanish Broadcasting System’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Idw Media	-8.13%	-10.12%	-8.60%
Spanish Broadcasting System	-1.59%	-3.61%	-0.61%

Summary

Spanish Broadcasting System beats Idw Media on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Idw Media

IDW Media Holdings, Inc., a diversified media company, engages in the publishing and television entertainment businesses worldwide. It operates through IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment segments. The IDW Publishing segment publishes comic books, graphic novels, and digital content through its imprints IDW, Top Shelf Productions, and Artist’s Editions. The IDW Entertainment segment develops, produces, and distributes content in various formats, including film and television. The company was formerly known as CTM Media Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to IDW Media Holdings, Inc. in July 2015. IDW Media Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

About Spanish Broadcasting System

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. operates as a Spanish-language media and entertainment company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Radio and Television. The company produces and distributes Spanish-language content, including radio programs, television shows, and music and live entertainment. It also owns and operates radio stations in the Los Angeles, New York, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Miami, Orlando, Tampa and San Francisco markets; AIRE radio networks with approximately affiliate radio stations; and television stations under the MegaTV brand, as well as has various MegaTV broadcasting outlets under affiliation or programming agreements. In addition, the company produces live concerts and events; and owns bilingual websites, including lamusica.com, Mega.tv, and various station websites that provide content related to Latin music, entertainment, news, and culture, as well as operates the LaMusica mobile app. Further, it offers Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40, and Urbano format genres through its radio stations; and television programs range from televised radio-branded shows to general entertainment programs, such as music, celebrity, news, debate, interviews, and personality-based shows. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Miami, Florida.