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Solve the discounted cash flow backwards, then stress-test the assumptions.
Average free cash flow across the last 3 positive fiscal years (FY2020, FY2021, FY2022). Smooths the cycle. Stock compensation is NOT charged — it is added back inside operating cash flow.
To be worth $0.97 today, the market must believe free cash flow compounds -0.4%/yr for a decade (off $17.2M on the 3-yr avg basis).
On the basis ($16.9M) the requirement is -0.2%/yr. Shares issued to employees are added back in operating cash flow, so this basis treats them as free.
The market's -0.4% is more optimistic than its 7-yr track record.
Default is 10.0% — this company's computed cost of capital (published default — this company's cost of capital could not be computed), the same rate the Analysis tab discounts at.
2-stage DCF · 0.03B shares (market data) · net debt $159.3M
mean -6.5% · volatility σ 43% · implied rate exceeded in 3/7 yrs
Central path = implied -0.4%/yr growth; shaded band = ±1σ (43%) of this company's historical FCF volatility, widening with time. The wider the band, the less certain the growth.
Reverse DCF: rather than guessing a fair value, we solve for the growth the current price implies, then you stress-test the assumptions. Enterprise value of the FCF stream, less net debt, ÷ shares. Educational — not a recommendation.
Ranked against 37 sector peers with collected financials. Valuation from latest close × latest fiscal-year fundamentals; 13F conviction as of 2026-09-30.
Percentile is “goodness” within the peer set (100 = best). For valuation and leverage that means cheaper / less-levered ranks higher.
| Company | Mkt cap ▼ | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/S | Rev gr | Gross | Net | ROE | ROIC | Net D/EBITDA | 13F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCZ | $238.6B | 12.0× | 8.9× | 1.9× | -0.0% | — | 16.2% | 20.6% | 10.2% | 2.4× | — |
| VZ | $185.4B | 11.0× | 6.9× | 1.3× | 2.5% | — | 12.4% | 16.2% | 7.0% | 2.7× | 1,167 |
| TMUS | $165.7B | 16.1× | 7.8× | 1.9× | 8.5% | — | 12.4% | 18.6% | 7.6% | 2.5× | 487 |
| T | $144.2B | 7.0× | 6.0× | 1.1× | 2.7% | — | 17.5% | 17.4% | 8.1% | 2.8× | 1,004 |
| WBD | $77.6B | 106.7× | 16.5× | 2.1× | -5.1% | — | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 4.4× | 367 |
| ROKU | $23.0B | 262.9× | — | 4.9× | 15.2% | 43.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | — | 179 |
| CHTR | $12.8B | 3.1× | 5.1× | 0.2× | -0.6% | — | 9.1% | 31.1% | 4.5% | 4.5× | 192 |
| GSAT | $10.7B | — | 114.4× | 39.1× | 9.0% | — | -3.2% | -2.4% | -1.0% | 0.4× | 56 |
| VSAT | $10.6B | — | 7.8× | 2.3× | 2.7% | — | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -1.5× | 106 |
| SIRI | $9.8B | 13.0× | 10.2× | 1.1× | -1.6% | 52.4% | 9.4% | 7.0% | 3.8% | 5.1× | 148 |
| NXST | $5.3B | 57.1× | 8.6× | 1.1× | -8.5% | — | 2.2% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 4.6× | 108 |
| LUMN | $5.0B | — | 2.1× | 0.4× | -5.4% | 46.5% | -14.0% | 156% | 156% | -0.5× | 144 |
| IRDM | $4.8B | 42.4× | 14.4× | 5.5× | 4.9% | — | 13.1% | 24.7% | 5.1% | 3.7× | 104 |
| TDS | $3.9B | — | 15.4× | 3.2× | -5.3% | — | -0.5% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -3.7× | 63 |
| AD | $2.8B | 58.7× | — | 17.4× | 58.3% | 51.2% | 29.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | — | 20 |
| LBTYA | $2.7B | — | — | 0.5× | 12.4% | 65.8% | -146% | -73.3% | -39.0% | — | — |
| ADEA | $2.4B | 21.7× | 15.3× | 5.3× | 17.9% | — | 25.1% | 23.1% | 12.4% | 1.9× | 57 |
| CALX | $2.3B | 141.6× | 56.2× | 2.3× | 20.3% | 56.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% | -3.7× | 49 |
| IDT | $2.0B | 23.7× | 12.7× | 1.6× | 5.4% | 38.3% | 6.7% | 23.0% | 23.0% | -1.6× | 30 |
| ZD | $1.9B | 47.6× | 5.3× | 1.3× | 3.5% | 85.8% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.7× | 53 |
| LILA | $1.7B | — | 9.4× | 0.4× | -0.1% | 78.0% | -13.8% | -110% | -6.6% | 7.8× | — |
| UNIT | $1.2B | 1.0× | 13.7× | 0.6× | 91.5% | — | 58.4% | 343% | 13.2% | 12.1× | 57 |
| NMAX | $1.0B | — | — | 5.5× | 10.7% | 39.3% | -52.6% | -93.8% | -93.8% | — | 52 |
| SBGI | $926M | — | 10.5× | 0.3× | -10.7% | — | -3.5% | -25.3% | -2.3% | 8.3× | 29 |
| SHEN | $563M | — | 10.9× | 1.6× | 9.1% | — | -9.2% | -3.7% | -2.2% | 5.7× | 23 |
| SALM | $31M | — | 10.7× | 0.1× | 3.4% | — | -1.2% | -1.8% | -1.0% | 9.0× | — |
Peers = companies sharing SALM's sector (Radio Broadcasting Stations) with collected SEC financials. Multiples use the most recent end-of-day close and latest fiscal-year fundamentals (trailing, not forward). Missing cells mean the peer never reported that line item, has no collected price, or has a non-positive denominator. Not investment advice.
What the company returns to shareholders — and whether it's covered by cash.
No dividend to cover. Last year: $0 dividends + $0 buybacks = $0 returned on $6.8M FCF.
Yields use the latest fiscal-year dividends/buybacks over current market cap. Dividends and buybacks from the SEC cash-flow statement; payout coverage vs net income and free cash flow. Educational — not a recommendation.
How management deployed cash over 10 years — and what it earned on reinvestment.
A cash-return story — far more went to shareholders than back into the business (mature, low-reinvestment).
Operating income fell despite reinvestment — a warning on capital productivity. Current ROIC on all capital: -1%. Rough measure (includes maintenance capex).
Cash uses aggregated from the SEC cash-flow statement over 10 fiscal years. "Return on reinvestment" is a rough proxy — operating-income change ÷ cumulative CapEx + M&A — and includes maintenance capex. Educational — not a recommendation.
EOD close · as of 2026-08-05 · 88d old
How a revenue dollar becomes profit — FY2022
Dividends and buybacks are cash paid out, shown here against the same year's profit for scale — not funded from it.
Each value shows its share of revenue below it (common-size).
| Line Item | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | FY2015 | FY2014 | FY2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $267.0M 100.0% | $258.2M 100.0% | $236.2M 100.0% | $253.9M 100.0% | $262.8M 100.0% | $263.7M 100.0% | $274.3M 100.0% | $265.8M 100.0% | $266.5M 100.0% | $236.9M 100.0% |
| Selling, General & Admin | $18.6M 7.0% | $17.5M 6.8% | $16.2M 6.9% | $15.9M 6.3% | $15.7M 6.0% | $16.3M 6.2% | $15.0M 5.5% | $15.1M 5.7% | $17.1M 6.4% | $16.1M 6.8% |
| Total Operating Expenses | $261.8M 98.1% | $212.0M 82.1% | $244.0M 103.3% | $262.1M 103.2% | $245.8M 93.5% | $240.8M 91.3% | $246.2M 89.8% | $232.8M 87.6% | $218.0M 81.8% | $186.0M 78.5% |
| Operating Income | $5.2M 1.9% | $46.2M 17.9% | -$7.8M -3.3% | -$8.2M -3.2% | $17.0M 6.5% | $23.0M 8.7% | $28.1M 10.2% | $33.0M 12.4% | $28.6M 10.7% | $34.5M 14.6% |
| Interest Expense | $13.1M 4.9% | $15.8M 6.1% | $16.1M 6.8% | $17.5M 6.9% | $18.3M 7.0% | $16.7M 6.3% | $14.9M 5.4% | $15.4M 5.8% | $16.0M 6.0% | $16.9M 7.1% |
| Interest & Investment Income | $171K 0.1% | $10K 0.0% | $1K 0.0% | $2K 0.0% | $5K 0.0% | $4K 0.0% | $6K 0.0% | $8K 0.0% | $45K 0.0% | $68K 0.0% |
| Other Income (Expense), net | -$4K -0.0% | $110K 0.0% | -$9K -0.0% | $163K 0.1% | -$10K -0.0% | -$80K -0.0% | $6K 0.0% | $201K 0.1% | $665K 0.2% | $18K 0.0% |
| Pretax Income | -$3.6M -1.4% | $40.8M 15.8% | -$23.8M -10.1% | -$23.9M -9.4% | -$719K -0.3% | $3.8M 1.4% | $13.4M 4.9% | $17.8M 6.7% | $10.2M 3.8% | -$6.9M -2.9% |
| Income Tax Expense | -$392K -0.1% | -$759K -0.3% | $30.3M 12.8% | $4.0M 1.6% | $2.5M 0.9% | -$20.9M -7.9% | $4.6M 1.7% | $6.7M 2.5% | $4.8M 1.8% | -$4.2M -1.8% |
| Net Income | -$3.2M -1.2% | $41.5M 16.1% | -$54.1M -22.9% | -$27.8M -11.0% | -$3.2M -1.2% | $24.6M 9.3% | $8.9M 3.2% | $11.2M 4.2% | $5.5M 2.1% | -$2.7M -1.2% |
| Per Share | ||||||||||
| EPS (Basic) | -$0.12 | $1.54 | -$2.03 | -$1.05 | -$0.12 | $0.94 | $0.34 | $0.43 | $0.21 | -$0.11 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -$0.12 | $1.52 | -$2.03 | -$1.05 | -$0.12 | $0.94 | $0.34 | $0.43 | $0.21 | -$0.11 |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Basic) | 27.2M | 26.9M | 26.7M | 26.5M | 26.2M | 26.1M | 25.7M | 25.4M | 25.3M | 24.9M |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | 27.2M | 27.3M | 26.7M | 26.5M | 26.2M | 26.4M | 26.0M | 25.9M | 26.1M | 24.9M |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (annual, fiscal year). Quarterly flow items are derived from cumulative filings; balance-sheet figures are as-of each period end. Ratios and margins are computed, not reported.
EOD close · as of 2026-08-05
Where each multiple sits in its own 11-yr range · 24th pct blended
Dot = today · shaded = middle 50% · line = median. Lower percentile = cheaper vs its own 11-yr history.
Is the profit real, and how strong is the balance sheet?
FY2022 · every deduction from revenue to net income
DuPont — the three levers
ROE -2% against ROIC -1% — -1% of the return on equity comes from leverage and buybacks rather than from the operating business.
What the company owes vs. what it holds
This shows debt/cash structure and net leverage. The year-by-year maturity schedule is on the Debt & Leverage tab.
Latest year: profit growth vs revenue growth
Profit and sales moved in opposite directions this year.
Each line as % of revenue — the trend in color
| % of revenue | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG&A | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Operating Income | 12.4 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 6.5 | -3.2 | -3.3 | 17.9 | 1.9 |
| Income Tax | 2.5 | 1.7 | -7.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 12.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Net Income | 4.2 | 3.2 | 9.3 | -1.2 | -11.0 | -22.9 | 16.1 | -1.2 |
Green = margin-favorable vs the row's own range · red = unfavorable.
The metrics that matter, over time
A 30-second read on SALM: price, valuation and headline fundamentals from SEC filings. The four questions at the top of the page are where the judgements live.
How much the company owes, how it's trended, and how comfortably it's serviced.
Green ≤ 1.5× · amber ≤ 3× · red > 3× (leverage relative to cash earnings).
Thin coverage — earnings barely cover interest. Effective rate ~8.2% on $159.3M of debt.
Cash of $0 is below short-term debt of $9.0M — relies on refinancing/operations.
Mostly long-term debt (balance-sheet current vs non-current split). A year-by-year maturity schedule wasn't disclosed for this issuer.
Debt, cash, interest and equity from the SEC balance sheet & income statement. Effective rate = interest ÷ average debt. Educational — not a recommendation.
Total return (dividends reinvested) vs the market, from quarter-end prices.
Above 0 = ahead of the S&P 500 since the window start; below 0 = behind. Rising means it's pulling ahead.
How far the stock fell below its prior peak. Deeper, longer drawdowns = a rougher ride to the same return.
Quarter-end, dividend-adjusted (total return). Beta & volatility from quarterly returns (annualized). Benchmark is the S&P 500 (SPY total return). Annual returns compound the quarters ending in each calendar year; the first and last years in a window may be partial. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Earns 0.08pts above its cost of capital, without much margin of safety.
| Period | ROIC | Cost of capital | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 13.3% | 1.3% (today's — no rate published for this year) | 12.0pts |
| FY2017 | 9.2% | 1.3% (today's — no rate published for this year) | 7.9pts |
| FY2018 | 3.6% | 1.3% (today's — no rate published for this year) | 2.3pts |
| FY2019 | -1.7% | 1.3% (today's — no rate published for this year) | -3.0pts |
| FY2020 | -1.9% | 1.3% (today's — no rate published for this year) | -3.2pts |
| FY2021 | 11.6% | 7.3% | 4.3pts |
| FY2022 | 1.3% | 12.4% | -11.1pts |
| Now | -1.0% | 1.3% | -2.2pts |
| Fiscal year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2013 | not reported | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| FY2014 | not reported | 10.7% | 2.1% |
| FY2015 | not reported | 12.4% | 4.2% |
| FY2016 | not reported | 10.2% | 3.2% |
| FY2017 | not reported | 8.7% | 9.3% |
| FY2018 | not reported | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| FY2019 | not reported | -3.2% | -11.0% |
| FY2020 | not reported | -3.3% | -22.9% |
| FY2021 | not reported | 17.9% | 16.1% |
| FY2022 | not reported | 1.9% | -1.2% |
Return on equity (-2%) and return on invested capital (-1%) are within a couple of points in FY2022, so the headline return is the operating return — there is no meaningful leverage effect to strip out.
The spread is 0.08pts and would invert under a ±2% move in WACC, so the verdict rests on the cost-of-capital assumption rather than on the business.
Converts 1.91x of reported profit into free cash flow over 3 years, with accruals negative.
Capex has been below depreciation for 7 consecutive years (0.10x on average over the last 5). Spending less than the asset base is consuming flatters free cash flow now and defers the cost — though depreciation also covers amortisation of acquired intangibles, which capex is not meant to replace.
Debt is present but there is no positive EBITDA or no reported interest expense, so coverage cannot be measured.
Balance sheet at 2022-12-31. Undrawn revolving credit is not shown: the tag is collected but not yet mapped through to the API.
No material counter-signal in the checked set: net debt / EBITDA, interest coverage, stressed coverage, maturity schedule vs cash and one year of FCF, liquidity ratios.
Missing from our data, so excluded from this answer: interest_expense.
At $0.97, free cash flow must compound 2.85%/yr for 10 years. It has done -24.66%/yr over 6 years.
| Fiscal year | FCF growth | Price requires |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | −32.5% | 2.9% |
| FY2018 | −34.4% | 2.9% |
| FY2019 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| FY2020 | 34.6% | 2.9% |
| FY2021 | −4.2% | 2.9% |
| FY2022 | −69.0% | 2.9% |
The percentile ranks the FISCAL-YEAR point, because the distribution behind each strip is built from fiscal-year closes — ranking a TTM figure inside it would compare two different bases. TTM basis: TTM.
The cost of capital could not be computed for this company, so the requirement is solved at the published 10% default — a different rate would move it materially.
| Step | Amount | Running total |
|---|---|---|
| Net income | −$3M | −$3M |
| Share-based comp | $284,000 | −$3M |
| Other non-cash & working capital | $11M | $8M |
| Operating cash flow | $8M | $8M |
| Capex | −$957,000 | $7M |
| Free cash flow | $7M | $7M |
| FCF after SBC | $7M | $7M |
| Fiscal year | Revenue growth | Receivables growth | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | -3.9% | -12.7% | -8.8 points |
| FY2018 | -0.4% | 1.5% | 1.8 points |
| FY2019 | -3.4% | -6.7% | -3.3 points |
| FY2020 | -7.0% | -20.6% | -13.7 points |
| FY2021 | 9.3% | 4.9% | -4.4 points |
| FY2022 | 3.4% | 19.9% | 16.5 points |
| Fiscal year | DSO | DIO | DPO | Cash conversion cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 49.6 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2017 | 45 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2018 | 45.9 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2019 | 44.3 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2020 | 37.8 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2021 | 36.3 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| FY2022 | 42.1 days | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fiscal year | Accruals / assets |
|---|---|
| FY2016 | -5.1 percent |
| FY2017 | -0.5 percent |
| FY2018 | -4.7 percent |
| FY2019 | -8.0 percent |
| FY2020 | -14.7 percent |
| FY2021 | 3.7 percent |
| FY2022 | -2.2 percent |
Below the line, the asset base is being consumed faster than it is replaced.
Below the line for 7 consecutive years to the latest.
Depreciation here includes amortisation of acquired intangibles — goodwill written down over time, customer lists, acquired technology. Capex does not replace those and is not meant to, so an acquisitive or asset-light company sits below 1.0 permanently and correctly. The signal is cleanest for capital-intensive businesses, where the two measure the same physical base. For that reason this informs the earnings-quality verdict but never caps it.
SBC is added back inside operating cash flow, so reported free cash flow treats shares issued to employees as free. Percent of revenue says how expensive the payroll is; percent of operating cash flow says how much of the cash exists only because the charge was added back. The buyback offset is buybacks over SBC — below 1.0 the repurchase does not cover the shares issued.
Figures are the latest fiscal year (FY2022) from the company's own filings, not a trailing-twelve-month window — Q2 reads fiscal years throughout so the cash-conversion ratios and these share one basis. A blank is a line the filer did not report; it is never read as zero.