Saga Communications Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41.6 | 48.8 | 41.6 | 39.3 | 28.9 | 40.4 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 22.6 | 21.3 | 15.8 | 10.8 | – | – | 7.3 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | – | 12.8 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 19.3 | – | |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 9.8 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.6 | – | 16.3 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | – | |
| 29.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 22.5 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 19.8 | 25.0 | – | 18.7 | 9.4 | 14.7 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 15.6 | 29.2 | |
| 3.5% | -4.4% | -0.1% | -2.8% | -3.8% | -1.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 14.1% | 21.9% | 40.1% | 20.9% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 5.0% | 4.0% | -11.4% | 5.3% | 10.6% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 3.4% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34.7% | 77.1% | 77.7% | 77.4% | 78.2% | 76.5% | 76.7% | 76.0% | 29.5% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 26.2% | 24.4% | 21.6% | 27.4% | 26.7% | 30.7% | 28.2% | 26.5% | 26.8% | 28.8% | 25.7% | 24.9% | 24.7% | 14.8% | 23.2% | 23.8% | 20.0% | 14.2% | 9.5% | |
| 19.0% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 21.0% | 25.2% | 23.5% | 23.3% | 19.2% | 21.0% | 19.4% | -65.6% | 1.2% | 21.7% | 20.7% | 24.6% | 20.3% | 19.4% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 15.3% | -1.3% | 13.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% | 2.1% | -2.0% | |
| 6.9% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 12.2% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 7.6% | -47.5% | -2.1% | 11.8% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 11.8% | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 46.3% | 11.0% | 10.8% | -2.0% | 10.3% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 3.1% | -7.4% | |
| 10.0% | -14.6% | -0.4% | -10.7% | -9.3% | -5.4% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 11.5% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 5.0% | 17.5% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 20.1% | 16.7% | 14.2% | 8.4% | 8.2% | -22.6% | 8.3% | 15.3% | 10.0% | 13.8% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 3.8% | 2.3% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.8% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 14.6% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 7.4% | -102.1% | -4.0% | 18.9% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 13.9% | 12.9% | 10.9% | 13.5% | 30.5% | 7.4% | 6.9% | -1.0% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 2.1% | -5.2% | |
| 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.3% | -30.0% | -1.3% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 22.0% | 5.5% | 5.3% | -0.8% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1.6% | -3.9% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -2.9 | 5.9 | -6.5 | -11 | 86 | 94 | 99 | 109 | 112 | 134 | 123 | 117 | 128 | 108 | 84 | 62 | 43 | 30 | 54 | 16 | 9.7 | -28 | -25 | -32 | -40 | -53 | -35 | -28 | -12 | -18 | |
| -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | – | 11.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -7.0 | -2.5 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.2 | – | |
| 34.3% | 34.1% | 34.4% | 36.4% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 41.1% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 39.5% | 42.2% | 44.2% | 29.4% | 31.7% | 40.1% | 48.8% | 52.8% | 56.8% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 61.1% | 72.1% | 74.5% | 76.2% | 77.3% | 79.4% | 74.2% | 73.4% | 74.8% | 75.2% | |
| 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 2.25 | 1.53 | 1.83 | 1.64 | -10.53 | -0.46 | 2.68 | 2.23 | 2.37 | 2.66 | 2.59 | 2.34 | 3.15 | 9.42 | 2.35 | 2.28 | -0.33 | 1.89 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 0.57 | -1.28 | |
| 8.30 | 9.88 | 11.22 | 12.96 | 14.54 | 14.93 | 16.24 | 17.08 | 19.08 | 20.43 | 20.96 | 21.48 | 22.17 | 21.54 | 22.66 | 22.51 | 17.22 | 22.54 | 23.29 | 23.15 | 24.71 | 20.35 | 21.42 | 21.10 | 16.32 | 18.31 | 19.24 | 18.66 | 18.59 | 17.41 | |
| 4.89 | 5.71 | 6.61 | 8.51 | 9.38 | 10.78 | 13.16 | 15.10 | 16.61 | 18.26 | 19.98 | 22.23 | 10.31 | 11.43 | 14.20 | 16.44 | 13.78 | 19.10 | 20.03 | 21.40 | 23.39 | 30.90 | 31.74 | 32.97 | 32.45 | 33.28 | 29.89 | 28.21 | 27.31 | 24.62 | |
| 0.83 | -1.44 | -0.04 | -1.38 | -1.35 | -0.80 | 2.54 | 2.71 | 2.68 | 2.35 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 1.12 | 3.76 | 4.09 | 3.82 | 3.46 | 3.75 | 3.30 | 1.94 | 2.02 | -4.60 | 1.78 | 3.23 | 1.63 | 2.53 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 0.71 | 0.39 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.