Meredith Corp. has two business segments: publishing and broadcasting. The publishing segment includes magazine and book publishing, integrated marketing, interactive media, brand licensing, and other related operations. The broadcasting segment includes the operations of network-affiliated television stations and syndicated television program marketing and development. Virtually all of the company's revenues are generated and assets reside within the United States.
The companies listed below are in the information business. Many publish periodical literature like magazines and newspapers that cater to individual sectors such as business, investing, teens, or senior citizens. Revenue of these firms is obtained from either the sale of their periodical literature (which typically barely covers printing costs) or through the sale of advertising within their products. The amount collected through advertising is directly proportional to the popularity and readership of their products.
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| Totals |
Company |
Industry |
| Sales: |
$1,408.8 Mil |
$20,907.1 Mil |
| Market Cap: |
$1,896.9 Mil |
$18,006.5 Mil |
| Analysts Recommendation: |
Hold |
Hold |
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| Averages |
Company |
Industry |
 |
| Growth |
| Historic Revenue: |
(11.2%) |
(12.6%) |
| Estimated Revenue: |
N/A |
N/A |
| Historic Earnings: |
(28.0%) |
(28.0%) |
| Estimated Earnings: |
17.0% |
17.0% |
| Stock Price (1 Year): |
44.7% |
28.3% |
| Cash per Share: |
(23.8%) |
4,343.6% |
| Dividend: |
85.2% |
66.3% |
| Price |
| Trailing PE: |
15.9 |
19.6 |
| Forward PE: |
15.5 |
15.1 |
| Price-to-Sales: |
1.3 |
N/A |
| Price-to-Book: |
3.1 |
3.1 |
| Dividend Yield: |
3.9% |
4.2% |
| Market Cap: |
$1,896.9 Mil |
$3,601.3 Mil |
| Operations |
| Net Margin: |
8.7% |
4.1% |
| Gross Margin: |
54.1% |
57.6% |
| Return on Equity: |
(.2) |
.0 |
| Return on Assets: |
(.1) |
(.0) |
| Balance Sheet |
| Current Ratio: |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| Quick Ratio: |
.9 |
1.0 |
| Cash Ratio: |
.1 |
.3 |
| Debt-to-Equity: |
1.7 |
3.3 |
| Interest Coverage: |
.0 |
(61.0) |
| Technicals |
| Relative-Strength Index: |
59.5 |
N/A |
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