VSNT Communication Services

Versant Media Group, Inc.

$32.69+1.08%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Entertainment
Country: United States
Market cap: 4.5B USD
Enterprise value: 6.0B USD
Full-time employees: 4,400

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Ranks #108 of 454 communication services companies (top 24%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but revenue is shrinking. More profitable than most peers, but revenue fell 5.3% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.
Versant Media is more profitable than most peers, yet revenue fell 5.3% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.3× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.3× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

StockQuotient Score

64/ 100

Oct 5 64 → Nov 4 64

Valuation

Is the price right?

98/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Earnings yield
▲ EBITDA yield
▲ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield16.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile30% base weight · Z-score 4.56Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield35.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 4.20Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield37.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 5.01Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield175.7%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

15/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-31.8%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth-5.1%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.20Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth-5.3%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.15Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

70/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ Operating margin
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin17.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.21Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets5.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.02Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital9.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.52Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin56.5%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equity9.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

2/3 inputs reported · Partial data

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

BetaUnavailable

Missing · left out of the score · no sector data, so not countedNot counted · remaining weights rescaledSector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio2.38×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.43Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equity0.36×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.02Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Versant Media

Is Versant Media getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 64/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Versant Media valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 98/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 16.4% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 16.4% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).
Is Versant Media growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 15/100 against 512 communication services peers. 3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 82% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 82% of peers).
How profitable is Versant Media?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 70/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets 5.9% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 75% of peers).Return on assets 5.9% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 75% of peers).
How risky is Versant Media?: Lower risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.38× vs a peer median of 1.38× (stronger than 73% of peers).Current ratio 2.38× vs peers 1.38× (stronger than 73% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	6.7B USD	6.6B USD	−1.0%
Net income (12 months)	849.0M USD	758.0M USD	−10.7%
Operating margin	18.2%	17.7%	−0.5 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	2.0B USD	1.7B USD	−12.4%
Debt	3.0B USD	3.0B USD	+0.1%
Cash	1.2B USD	1.5B USD	+23.9%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Entertainment companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	27.8%	26.1%	19.0%	▼ 7.0 pts
Net margin	20.7%	19.3%	13.9%	▼ 5.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	—	11.3%	7.5%	▼ 3.8 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	13.2%	12.6%	9.0%	▼ 3.6 pts
Free cash flow margin	31.9%	30.5%	27.7%	▼ 2.8 pts
Current ratio	—	2.23×	4.02×	▲ 80%
Debt to equity	—	0.00×	0.10×	—
Interest coverage	—	—	97.85×	—

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Ranks #108 of 454 communication services companies (top 24%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but revenue is shrinking. More profitable than most peers, but revenue fell 5.3% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.

Versant Media is more profitable than most peers, yet revenue fell 5.3% in the fiscal year to Dec 2025 vs the year before.

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.3× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 2.3× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Questions investors ask about Versant Media

Is Versant Media getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 64/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Versant Media valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 98/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 16.4% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).Earnings yield 16.4% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 95% of peers).

Is Versant Media growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 15/100 against 512 communication services peers. 3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 82% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.1% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 82% of peers).

How profitable is Versant Media?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 70/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets 5.9% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 75% of peers).Return on assets 5.9% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 75% of peers).

How risky is Versant Media?

Lower risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.38× vs a peer median of 1.38× (stronger than 73% of peers).Current ratio 2.38× vs peers 1.38× (stronger than 73% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

6.7B USD

6.6B USD

−1.0%

Net income (12 months)

849.0M USD

758.0M USD

−10.7%

Operating margin

18.2%

17.7%

−0.5 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

2.0B USD

1.7B USD

−12.4%

Debt

3.0B USD

3.0B USD

+0.1%

Cash

1.2B USD

1.5B USD

+23.9%

Key ratios

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

27.8%

26.1%

19.0%

▼ 7.0 pts

Net margin

20.7%

19.3%

13.9%

▼ 5.4 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

—

11.3%

7.5%

▼ 3.8 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

13.2%

12.6%

9.0%

▼ 3.6 pts

Free cash flow margin

31.9%

30.5%

27.7%

▼ 2.8 pts

Current ratio

—

2.23×

4.02×

▲ 80%

Debt to equity

—

0.00×

0.10×

—

Interest coverage

—

97.85×

—