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41.36 (1y: +45%)
Market Cap 365.93 M P/E(ttm) 25.90
Enterprise Value 346.99 M P/B 2.95
FSCI- NAS (USA)
Fisher Communications, Inc.
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 8/10

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industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt No Debt
FSCI's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
71% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 11.91 vs. FSCI: No Debt )
FSCI' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
Equity to Asset 0.385
FSCI's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
59% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 0.40 vs. FSCI: 0.385 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0   Max: 0.43
Current: 0.39
-0
0.43
Interest Coverage 73.7
FSCI's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than
57% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 38.95 vs. FSCI: 73.7 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: 0   Max: 74
Current: 73.7
0
74
F-Score: 6
Z-Score: 6.55
M-Score: -3.08
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
••3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rank•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 7/10

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industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 13.50
FSCI's Operating margin (%) is ranked higher than
56% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 6.85 vs. FSCI: 13.50 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -41.5   Max: 38.2
Current: 13.5
-41.5
38.2
Net-margin (%) 7.8
FSCI's Net-margin (%) is ranked higher than
56% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 4.40 vs. FSCI: 7.8 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -7.8   Max: 25.7
Current: 7.8
-7.8
25.7
ROE (%) 10.7
FSCI's ROE (%) is ranked higher than
62% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 5.80 vs. FSCI: 10.7 )
FSCI' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -6   Max: 27.1
Current: 10.7
-6
27.1
ROA (%) 7.3
FSCI's ROA (%) is ranked higher than
51% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 3.20 vs. FSCI: 7.3 )
FSCI' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -2.8   Max: 12
Current: 7.3
-2.8
12
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) 40.80
FSCI's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
98% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 16.80 vs. FSCI: 40.80 )
FSCI' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -44.5   Max: 168.7
Current: 40.8
-44.5
168.7
Revenue Growth (%) 5.4
FSCI's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
71% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: -1.00 vs. FSCI: 5.4 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -15.1   Max: 5.4
Current: 5.4
-15.1
5.4
EBITDA Growth (%) 22.4
FSCI's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked lower than
86% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 3.55 vs. FSCI: 22.4 )
FSCI' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -25.8   Max: 22.4
Current: 22.4
-25.8
22.4
» FSCI's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

FSCI Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Jim Simons 7,312 sh (New)
Chuck Royce 44,917 sh (New)
Joel Greenblatt 22,550 sh (+18.7%)
Mario Gabelli 1,862,839 sh (+0.65%)
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Q3 2012

FSCI Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Tweedy Browne 5,824 sh (New)
Mario Gabelli 1,886,736 sh (+1.28%)
Jim Simons Sold Out
Joel Greenblatt 22,519 sh (-0.14%)
Chuck Royce 32,917 sh (-26.72%)
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Q4 2012

FSCI Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Joel Greenblatt 22,956 sh (+1.94%)
Chuck Royce 32,917 sh (unchged)
Tweedy Browne Sold Out
Mario Gabelli 1,861,144 sh (-1.36%)
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Q1 2013

FSCI Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Jim Simons 20,300 sh (New)
Tweedy Browne 5,824 sh (New)
Chuck Royce Sold Out
Mario Gabelli 1,855,224 sh (-0.32%)
Joel Greenblatt 22,491 sh (-2.03%)
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» Details

Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with FSCI

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
Tweedy Browne 2013-03-31 New Buy0.01%$26.99 - $39.28 $ 41.3615%5824
Tweedy Browne 2012-12-31 Sold Out 0.01%$23.11 - $37.11 $ 41.3648%0
Tweedy Browne 2012-09-30 New Buy0.01%$29.87 - $37.13 $ 41.3624%5824
Joel Greenblatt 2012-03-31 Add 33.55%0.01%$28.2 - $31.5 $ 41.3648%18998
Joel Greenblatt 2011-12-31 New Buy0.05%$21.9 - $30.61 $ 41.3646%14225
Mario Gabelli 2011-03-31 Reduce -24.57%0.13%$21.8 - $31.25 $ 41.3659%1839154
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Top Ranked Articles about Fisher Communications, Inc.

Mario Gabelli Media Savvy - Sinclair to Buy Fisher Communications
April 16, 2013
On the cusp of Sinclair Broadcast Group acquiring Fisher Communications Inc. (FSCI) for around $373 million (valued at $41 per share), remember when Mario Gabelli said FSCI was worth $40 when he bought it for $10? Read more...
'Super Mario' Gabelli Micro Moves
March 8, 2013
- 'Super Mario' Gabelli Micro Moves
GAMCO Investors’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mario Gabelli slightly reduced his positions in integrated media company Fisher Communications Inc. (FSCI) by 0.43% and technology company Intermec Inc. (IN) by 0.13%, both traded on March 5, 2013. Gabelli now holds 1,848,444 shares of FSCI, at a current price of $38.61, and 6,519,784 of IN shares, at a current price of $9.87. Both stocks show 0% change from the average. Read more...
Gabelli’s Mini Reductions, Griffin Land and Fisher
December 7, 2012
Mario Gabelli - Gabelli’s Mini Reductions, Griffin Land And Fisher
This week, Mario Gabelli of GAMCO investors reported reductions in two companies: integrated media company Fisher Communications (FSCI) and real estate and landscape services provider Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc. (GRIF). Both transactions caused Gabelli no more than about 2 percent of his holdings. Read more...

Ratios

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industry		 vs
history
P/E(ttm) 25.90
FSCI's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than
91% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 20.34 vs. FSCI: 25.90 )
FSCI' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range
Min: 1.33   Max: 407.07
Current: 25.9
1.33
407.07
P/B 2.95
FSCI's P/B is ranked lower than
65% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 1.46 vs. FSCI: 2.95 )
FSCI' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.47   Max: 3.01
Current: 2.95
0.47
3.01
P/S 2.16
FSCI's P/S is ranked lower than
65% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 1.24 vs. FSCI: 2.16 )
FSCI' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.46   Max: 3.36
Current: 2.16
0.46
3.36
PFCF 17.16
FSCI's PFCF is ranked lower than
70% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 15.50 vs. FSCI: 17.16 )
FSCI' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 6.06   Max: 703.29
Current: 17.16
6.06
703.29
EV-to-EBIT 15.34
FSCI's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
99% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 15.20 vs. FSCI: 15.34 )
FSCI' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 1.9   Max: 413.6
Current: 15.34
1.9
413.6
Shiller P/E 16.38
FSCI's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
86% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 13.50 vs. FSCI: 16.38 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 5.61   Max: 128.33
Current: 16.38
5.61
128.33

Dividend & Buy Back

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industry		 vs
history
Dividend Yield 0.73
FSCI's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than
57% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 1.70 vs. FSCI: 0.73 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0.4   Max: 3.05
Current: 0.73
0.4
3.05
Dividend Payout 0.2
FSCI's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than
88% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 0.91 vs. FSCI: 0.2 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 0.31
Current: 0.2
0.1
0.31
Yield on cost (5-Year) 0.70
FSCI's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than
55% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 2.13 vs. FSCI: 0.70 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0.4   Max: 3.05
Current: 0.7
0.4
3.05
Share Buyback Rate -0.5
FSCI's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than
76% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: -0.45 vs. FSCI: -0.5 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range
Min: 0   Max: -0.5
Current: -0.5

Valuation & Return

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industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 20.6
FSCI's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
88% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 10.30 vs. FSCI: 20.6 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 9.1   Max: 21.3
Current: 20.6
9.1
21.3
Price/Tangible Book 5.3
FSCI's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
89% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. FSCI: 5.3 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 1.4   Max: 10.8
Current: 5.3
1.4
10.8
Price/Median PS Value 0.9
FSCI's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
71% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. FSCI: 0.9 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 1.3
Current: 0.9
0.5
1.3
Price/Graham Number 2.6
FSCI's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than
95% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 2.00 vs. FSCI: 2.6 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 2.7
Current: 2.6
0.5
2.7
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 6.50
FSCI's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
98% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 7.40 vs. FSCI: 6.50 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 53.5
Current: 6.5
0.2
53.5
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) -4.13
FSCI's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
69% of the 169 Companies
in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry.

( Industry Median: 4.47 vs. FSCI: -4.13 )
FSCI' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -17.3   Max: 9.4
Current: -4.13
-17.3
9.4

Business Description

Fisher Communications, Inc. is an integrated media company that was founded in 1910 and the broadcasting business since 1926. The main operations of the company and its subsidiaries are television and radio broadcasting. It conducts its operations through two subsidiaries, Fisher Broadcasting Company ('Fisher Broadcasting') and Fisher Media Services Company ('Fisher Media Services'). The company owns and operates over 13 full power and seven low-power television stations and three radio stations. Its television and radio stations are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Montana. It also owns and operates Fisher Plaza, a mixed-use commercial facility located near downtown Seattle that serves as the home for its corporate offices and its Seattle television and radio stations, and also houses a number of unaffiliated companies, including media and communications companies. The company owns ABC and Univision network affiliates in both Seattle and Portland. It also owns three radio stations in Seattle. The company conducts its operations through two subsidiaries, Fisher Broadcasting company and Fisher Media Services Company. It has long-standing network affiliations with ABC and CBS, and also operates FOX and Univision affiliates as part of duopolies in several of its markets. Its television and radio stations are located in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana. Fisher Media Services Company owns and operates Fisher Plaza, a commercial building that includes a data center located near downtown Seattle. The data center is designed to enable companies to distribute analog and digital media content through numerous distribution channels, including broadcast, satellite, cable, Internet and broadband, as well as other wired and wireless communication systems. The ownership, operation and sale of broadcast stations are subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the 'Communications Act').
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Industry: Broadcasting - TV
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Headlines

Articles On GuruFocus.com
Mario Gabelli Media Savvy - Sinclair to Buy Fisher Communications Apr 16 2013 
'Super Mario' Gabelli Micro Moves Mar 08 2013 
Gabelli’s Mini Reductions, Griffin Land and Fisher Dec 07 2012 
Mario Gabelli Discusses Small Caps and Fiscal Cliff Nov 25 2012 
These Two Companies Are Shoving Mountains Of Cash To Their Shareholders Sep 03 2012 
Fisher Communications Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) Mar 08 2011 
Mario Gabelli on Takeover Candidates Feb 14 2011 
Fisher Communications Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Nov 03 2010 
Fisher Communications Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Aug 09 2010 
Fisher Communications Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) May 10 2010 

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