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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.61 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Saga Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Saga Communications's share price is $23.03. Saga Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.83. Hence, Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

SGA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.01   Med: 12.32   Max: 985.23
Current: 12.6

During the past 13 years, Saga Communications's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 985.23. The lowest was 7.01. And the median was 12.32.

SGA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
54.15% of 591 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.15 vs SGA: 12.60

Saga Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.08. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.83.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Saga Communications was -1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Saga Communications's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 51.00% per year. The lowest was -163.10% per year. And the median was 1.10% per year.


Saga Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Saga Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Saga Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.41 14.72 9.55 12.73 12.21

Saga Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.73 13.08 11.88 10.75 12.21

Competitive Comparison of Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Saga Communications Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Saga Communications's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=23.03/1.827
=12.61

Saga Communications's Share Price of today is $23.03.
Saga Communications's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.83.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Saga Communications  (NAS:SGA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
73 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA, 48236
Saga Communications Inc is a broadcast company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company's objective is to operate top-billing radio stations in mid-sized markets and It derives a majority of its revenue from the sale of advertising for broadcast on its stations.
Executives
Michael W Schechter director C/O TOWERVIEW LLC, 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wayne Leland officer: SVP of Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Edward K. Christian Trust 10 percent owner 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 4000, DETROIT MI 48226
Christopher Forgy officer: SVP - OPERATIONS 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Michael J. Bergner director C/O SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Towerview Llc 10 percent owner 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warren S Lada officer: Senior VP - Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gregory Dean Pearce director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Catherine A Bobinski officer: VP, Contr & Chf Acctg Officer 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Marcia Lobaito officer: Senior VP and Secretary 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Samuel D Bush officer: Senior VP and CFO 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
David B Stephens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Timothy J. Clarke director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gary G Stevens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Coppedge Roy F Iii director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236