Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-05
Sector Alpha — machine-written from the numbers · Data as of 2026-08-05

Versant Media Group, Inc.

VSNT
Communication Services · Entertainment

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it.

Biggest watch item: the price is not yet in a confirmed uptrend — timing risk, not thesis risk.

The price is between stages. Underneath, the last four quarters read deteriorating — profit −21.6% year on year, and 174% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: the next one or two quarters of delivery.

Price
$36.4
P/E
6.1×
vs its own history
Revenue (Mar 26)
$1.7 B
−1.2% YoY
Profit (Mar 26)
$0.3 B
−21.6% YoY
Operating margin
26.0%
−3.2 pp YoY
ROE
9%
FY25
ROIC
8.6%
Cash conversion
174%
of profit, last 3 FY
01 · Price story

Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.

Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at $36.4, between stages. It sits at 42% of a 52-week range of $29 to $47. On relative strength it is currently behind the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view (10 weeks and counting).

Today the stock is between stages. At $36.4 it trades near its long-run average and sits at 42% of its 52-week range ($29–$47).

Aug 26: $36.4 Weekly closing price ($) with 50- and 200-day averages; shaded bands mark the price stage (grey base, green advance, amber top, red decline). 1-year window.
week — of stage —
Price50-day avg
$48.5$43.2$37.9$32.6$27.3$$36Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26
$48.5$43.2$37.9$32.6$27.3$$36Dec 25Apr 26Aug 26
Beating or trailing, week by week since 2025 Each cell is one week from 2025 to now (34 weeks): the stock's trailing 13-week return minus the S&P 500's, green ahead / red behind (±25% ramp). Grey cells are the 13-week warm-up or weeks where the S&P 500 reading is not held.
trailing 13-week return vs the S&P 500
Dec 25Aug 26

Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 7 months the stock moved −23% while the S&P 500 moved +13% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock is currently behind (10 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-29) — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.

What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.

02 · Valuation

Valuation P/E is the price of $1 of annual profit: how many dollars the market pays for each dollar the company earns in a year.

Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at 6.1× P/E, against too little history to rank. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.

Today's P/E of 6.1× is against too little history to rank. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.

P/E
6.1×
too little history to rank
PEG
0.56
as reported

Put together: the multiple is unremarkable against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.

03 · Stage: No read

Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).

Versant Media Group, Inc. reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read. The read is built from 6 quarters across 1 curve, on partial evidence.

Growth, year by year: revenue −5.2% in FY25, profit −31.6% Year-over-year growth per fiscal year, %: revenue (left axis); net profit and EPS (right axis — profit growth swings far wider). Zero line drawn.
Revenue YoYProfit YoY
−4.88%−10%−4.96%−16%−5.05%−22%−5.14%−27%−5.22%−33%%%−5.2%−31.6%FY22FY23FY25
−4.88%−10%−4.96%−16%−5.05%−22%−5.14%−27%−5.22%−33%%%−5.2%−31.6%FY22FY23FY25
Three growth curves, twelve quarters Year-on-year growth of trailing-twelve-month revenue (left axis), profit and EPS (right axis — they swing far wider), % at each quarter-end. Where the trailing-twelve-month history is short, the curve falls back to single-quarter year-on-year growth — noisier, and the classifier smooths and caps base-effect spikes before reading. A missing point means that reading is not held for the quarter.
the trajectory the stage is read from
RevenueProfit
−0.8%−11%−2.2%−22%−3.6%−34%−5.0%−45%−6.4%−57%%%−1.2%−21.6%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
−0.8%−11%−2.2%−22%−3.6%−34%−5.0%−45%−6.4%−57%%%−1.2%−21.6%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
ROCE Trailing-twelve-month operating profit (before interest and tax) as a share of average capital employed — total assets minus current liabilities, the standard textbook basis, %.
the return curve, computed quarterly
ROCE
17%15%13%12%10%%10.8%Mar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25Mar 26
17%15%13%12%10%%10.8%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
ROCE
Falling
latest 10.8% · span 10.8%–16.1%

Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.

Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.

Compound annual growth rate (%) Compound annual growth rate over each window, %. Revenue, profit and EPS from fiscal-year figures; stock price is the price CAGR over the same spans. A dash = that window is not held, or the base was a loss.
1yr3yr5yr10yr
Revenue−5.2%−5.1%
Profit−31.6%−19.2%
Revenue YoY (Mar 26)
−1.2%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Profit YoY (Mar 26)
−21.6%
latest quarter vs a year ago
Revenue 10y
−5.1%
long-run compound pace
04 · 4-Factor Sector Score

4-Factor Sector Score

43.4/100 — rank 25 of 27 in Entertainment · 48% evidence confidence · provisional, ranked below fully-evidenced peers

Versant Media Group, Inc. scores 43.4 out of 100 against the 27 companies it is compared with in Entertainment, ranking 25. Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

The four contributions add to the total exactly: 7.3 + 16.1 + 10 + 10 = 43.4. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.

What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.

05 · Revenue

Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.

Versant Media Group, Inc. reported $1.7 B of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, −1.2% year on year. Over 3 years it has compounded at −5.1% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $6.7 B. The last four reported quarters add to $6.7 B.

FY25 revenue came in at $6.7 B (−5.2% on the year), capping 3 years at −5.1% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed $1.7 B, −1.2% year on year.

FY25 revenue $6.7 B (−5.2% YoY) Revenue bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 4-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
−5.1% a year over 3 years
RevenueYoY growth
8.5−4.88%6.3−4.96%4.2−5.05%2.1−5.14%0.0−5.22%$ B%$7B−5.2%FY22FY23FY25
8.5−4.88%6.3−4.96%4.2−5.05%2.1−5.14%0.0−5.22%$ B%$7B−5.2%FY22FY23FY25
Mar 26: $1.7 B (−1.2% YoY) Quarterly revenue bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Revenue (quarterly)YoY growth
2.0−0.8%1.5−2.2%1.0−3.6%0.5−5.0%0.0−6.4%$ B%$2B−1.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
2.0−0.8%1.5−2.2%1.0−3.6%0.5−5.0%0.0−6.4%$ B%$2B−1.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26

Pace check: the last four quarters averaged −4.0% growth against the decade's −5.1% — the current year is running faster than its own long-run rate.

06 · Operating margin

Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every $100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s operating margin is 26.0% in the Mar 26 quarter, −3.2 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 4 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 19.0% to 30.8%. The current quarter sits inside that band.

The latest quarter's operating margin is 26.0%, −3.2 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 4 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 19.0%–30.8%.

🚨 Why the margin moved: operating margin went −3.2 pp year on year while gross margin went +0.7 pp — the loss came mostly below the gross line: operating leverage, with costs spread over a bigger revenue base.

FY25: 19.0% Operating margin by fiscal year, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). 4-year window.
within a 19.0–30.8% band over 4 years
operating marginYoY change (pp)
32%−1.3%28%−2.8%25%−4.4%21%−6.0%18%−7.5%%%19%−7.1%FY22FY23FY25
32%−1.3%28%−2.8%25%−4.4%21%−6.0%18%−7.5%%%19%−7.1%FY22FY23FY25
Mar 26: 26.0% operating margin (−3.2 pp YoY) Quarterly operating margin, %, line (left); year-on-year change in the margin, in percentage points, line (right). Last 12 quarters. Operating profit as a share of revenue, per quarter.
Operating marginYoY change (pp)
34%−2.0%28%−4.5%21%−6.9%15%−9.3%9.3%−12%%%26%−3.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
34%−2.0%28%−4.5%21%−6.9%15%−9.3%9.3%−12%%%26%−3.2%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
07 · Net profit

Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.

Versant Media Group, Inc. earned $0.3 B of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −21.6% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.9 B. The 3-year compound rate is −19.2%. That is 17.2% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $0.4 B.

Mar 26 profit was $0.3 B, −21.6% year on year. On the full year, FY25 printed $0.9 B (−31.6%), and the 3-year compound rate is −19.2%.

FY25 profit $0.9 B (−31.6% YoY) Net profit bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). 4-year window. A bar is red when it is lower than the year before.
−19.2% a year over 3 years
Net profitYoY growth
1.9−10%1.4−16%1.0−22%0.5−27%0.0−33%$ B%$1B−31.6%FY22FY23FY25
1.9−10%1.4−16%1.0−22%0.5−27%0.0−33%$ B%$1B−31.6%FY22FY23FY25
Mar 26: $0.3 B (−21.6% YoY) Quarterly net profit bars, $ B (left); YoY growth-% line (right). Last 12 quarters. A bar is red when it is lower than the quarter before.
Net profit (quarterly)YoY growth
0.5−11%0.3−22%0.2−34%0.1−45%0.0−57%$ B%$0B−21.6%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
0.5−11%0.3−22%0.2−34%0.1−45%0.0−57%$ B%$0B−21.6%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26

🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed −1.2% and the margin −3.2 pp — the quarter was revenue-led despite a thinner margin.

Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit −36.9% vs revenue −4.0%. Profit is growing slower than sales — costs are eating the growth before it reaches the bottom line.

08 · Cash flow — the router

Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.

Over the last 3 fiscal years 174% of Versant Media Group, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY25 that was $2.0 B of operating cash against $0.9 B of profit. After $0.2 B of capital spending, $1.9 B was left as free cash.

FY25: operating cash of $2.0 B against reported profit of $0.9 B, leaving free cash of $1.9 B after $0.2 B of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 174% of profit.

Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.

FY25: CFO $2.0 B vs profit $0.9 B Operating cash flow and net profit by fiscal year, $ B; the line is free cash flow (CFO minus capital spending). 4-year window, annual resolution.
174% of 3-year profit arrived as cash
Operating cashNet profitFree cash
2.72.01.40.70.0$ B$2B$1B$2BFY22FY23FY25
2.72.01.40.70.0$ B$2B$1B$2BFY22FY23FY25
Mar 26: operating cash $0.6 B = 200% of the quarter's profit Operating cash per quarter, $ B (bars); conversion = operating cash as % of net profit (line, right). Last 9 quarters. Dashed line = 100%.
Operating cash (quarterly)Conversion100%
0.7366%0.5294%0.3223%0.2152%0.080%$ B%$1B200%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26
0.7366%0.5294%0.3223%0.2152%0.080%$ B%$1B200%Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26

Why: conversion is measured cleanly, but the working-capital day-counts behind it sit below what we hold — the move is shown without inventing its driver.

Router verdict: the visible cash user is investment — the next section checks what the spending is buying.

09 · Where the cash goes

Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).

Versant Media Group, Inc. does not report the debtor, inventory and payable day-counts a cash cycle is built from, so this section reads the investment side instead. Capital spending ran $0.0 B over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 0.0% of FY25 revenue a year.

Working-capital day-counts are not in our numbers for this stock, so this section reads the investment side — where the cash is being put to work.

On the investment side: capital spending of $0.0 B over the last 3 fiscal years.

FY25: capex $0.2 B Capital spending per fiscal year, $ B (bars).
steady investment
Capex
0.180.140.090.050.00$ B$0BFY22FY23FY25
0.180.140.090.050.00$ B$0BFY22FY23FY25
Mar 26: capex $0.0 B in the quarter Capital spending per quarter, $ B (bars, left); free cash flow, $ B (line, right). Last 9 quarters.
Capex (quarterly)Free cash
0.050.610.040.550.030.490.010.440.000.38$ B$ B$0B$1BMar 24Mar 25Mar 26
0.050.610.040.550.030.490.010.440.000.38$ B$ B$0B$1BMar 24Mar 25Mar 26

The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.

10 · Return on equity

Return on equity Return on equity (ROE) is the profit the business earns on its shareholders’ money. With the full capital-employed split not in our numbers, ROE is the cleanest long ladder we can draw here.

Versant Media Group, Inc. earns a ROE of 9% in FY25. A return-on-invested-capital spread against the cost of capital is not computable from what is held here. The wiring behind it is 13.9% net margin on 0.54× asset turns.

FY25 ROE is 9%.

Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY25): 13.9% net margin × 0.54× asset turns × 1.19× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 8.9% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is modest — this is an earned return, not a borrowed one.

FY25: ROE 9% Return on equity by fiscal year, % (line); ROIC by fiscal year, % (line). 3-year window, dips included.
the full ladder
ROEROIC (annual)
14%12%11%9.6%8.3%%8.9%8.7%FY23FY24FY25
14%12%11%9.6%8.3%%8.9%8.7%FY23FY24FY25
Mar 26: ROIC 8.5% (TTM) Trailing-twelve-month ROIC and ROE, per quarter, %. Last 6 quarters, put on a trailing-twelve-month basis and anchored to the annual figure.
ROIC (TTM)ROE (TTM)
19%15%11%7.6%4.0%%8.5%11.2%Dec 24Jun 25Mar 26
19%15%11%7.6%4.0%%8.5%11.2%Dec 24Jun 25Mar 26
11 · Dividend

Dividend A dividend is cash paid out per share. Dividend per share is the declared amount for the period; the trailing twelve-month total is the four most recent quarters added together.

Versant Media Group, Inc. has 1 quarter of declared dividends on file — too few for a trailing-twelve-month figure. The most recent declaration was $0.38 for Mar 26.

Versant Media Group, Inc. has declared a dividend in 1 of the last 9 reported quarters, most recently $0.38 for Mar 26. That is fewer than four quarters, so no trailing-twelve-month total is shown rather than one built from a partial year.

12 · Debt

Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.

Versant Media Group, Inc. carries total debt of $3.0 B against shareholder equity of $8.1 B as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.36. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.00 in FY23 to 0.09 in FY25. Read the returns elsewhere on this page with that leverage in mind.

Mar 26: total debt of $3.0 B against shareholder equity of $8.1 B — a debt-to-equity of 0.36. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.00 (FY23) to 0.09 (FY25). Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind.

FY25: debt $1.0 B at 0.09× equity Total debt by fiscal year, $ B (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). 3-year window.
Total debtDebt-to-equity
1.10.10×0.80.07×0.50.04×0.30.02×0.0−0.01×$ B×$1B0.09×FY23FY24FY25
1.10.10×0.80.07×0.50.04×0.30.02×0.0−0.01×$ B×$1B0.09×FY23FY24FY25
Mar 26: debt $3.0 B, debt-to-equity 0.36 Total debt per quarter, $ B (bars); debt-to-equity, × (line). Last 9 quarters.
Total debt (quarterly)Debt-to-equity
3.20.4×2.40.3×1.60.2×0.80.1×0.00.0×$ B×$3B0.36×Sep 23Mar 25Mar 26
3.20.4×2.40.3×1.60.2×0.80.1×0.00.0×$ B×$3B0.36×Sep 23Mar 25Mar 26
13 · Ownership

Ownership There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read here, so we read the crowd through short interest — the slice of tradable shares currently sold short, positioned for a fall.

2.9% of Versant Media Group, Inc.'s tradable float is currently sold short — some money is positioned against it. At typical trading volumes those positions would take about 1.7 days to buy back. There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read for this filer, so the crowd is read through short interest instead.

The latest reading: 2.9% of the float is sold short, and at typical trading volumes it would take about 1.7 days to buy those positions back. Some money is positioned against it. This is a single point-in-time reading — we do not yet hold its history, so we show no trend chart.

Short interest
2.9%
of the tradable float
Days to cover
1.7
at typical volumes

Why it sits there: who is doing the shorting, and why, does not travel with the number — the level is shown without inventing its story.

14 · Safety line

Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.

Versant Media Group, Inc.: the Z-score reads 1.74. A Z-score above roughly 3 reads as safe and below roughly 1.8 as the distress zone, so this sits inside the distress zone. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure.

🚨 Why it matters: a Z-score of 1.74 is inside the distress zone — the balance sheet is a real risk, not a detail.

The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score reads 1.74.

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Exact sum: 23.5 + 16 + 7 + 1.3 = 47.8 · Decision use: Acceleration candidate, not a confirmed leader: earnings are strong but sector-relative strength is -28.2% and the one-year return is -18.6%. Do not upgrade until sector-relative strength is above zero and another reported period confirms growth.
10TKO Group Holdings, Inc.TKO 47.4/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence BASING 22.3/35 Revenue 2.7% · PAT 100% · OPM change 2.5 pp 83% evidence 13.1/25 ROCE 2.5% · OPM 21.2% 76% evidence 8.3/20 P/E 75.2× · PEG 2.09 65% evidence 3.7/20 RS sector -21.6% · RS bench -15.7% · 1Y 13%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 22.3 + 13.1 + 8.3 + 3.7 = 47.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
11Fox CorporationFOXA 47.4/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence BASING 16.4/35 Revenue 0.6% · PAT -7.6% · OPM change 4.5 pp 83% evidence 15.4/25 ROCE 4.2% · OPM 20.6% 76% evidence 12.0/20 P/E 15.4× · PEG 1.61 65% evidence 3.6/20 RS sector -21.2% · RS bench -15.1% · 1Y 9.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 16.4 + 15.4 + 12 + 3.6 = 47.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
12Manchester United plcMANU 46.4/100Thin evidence · provisional55% evidence LEADER 17.9/35 Revenue 5.9% · PAT — · OPM change 2.3 pp 62% evidence 6.0/25 ROCE 0.6% · OPM 2.7% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 12.5/20 RS sector 4.7% · RS bench 12.2% · 1Y 28.5%12 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 17.9 + 6 + 10 + 12.5 = 46.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
13AMC Global Media Inc.AMCX 46.4/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence LEADER 13.4/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -5.8 pp 45% evidence 7.7/25 ROCE 0.5% · OPM 5.8% 76% evidence 11.4/20 P/E 11.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 13.9/20 RS sector 12.3% · RS bench 20.3% · 1Y 74.6%11 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 13.4 + 7.7 + 11.4 + 13.9 = 46.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
14Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYV 45.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence BREAKING OUT 13.4/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -13.2 pp 45% evidence 11.8/25 ROCE 5.1% · OPM -9.8% 76% evidence 8.7/20 P/E 118.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 11.9/20 RS sector -2.4% · RS bench 4.6% · 1Y 20%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 13.4 + 11.8 + 8.7 + 11.9 = 45.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
15Lionsgate Studios Corp.LION 42.1/100Mixed-negative evidence61% evidence FADING 8.9/35 Revenue 1.8% · PAT — · OPM change -12.4 pp 62% evidence 11.6/25 ROCE 4.2% · OPM 13% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 11.6/20 RS sector 12.7% · RS bench 20.3% · 1Y 105.7%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 8.9 + 11.6 + 10 + 11.6 = 42.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
16News CorporationNWS 40.0/100Mixed-negative evidence75% evidence BASING 16.8/35 Revenue 4.3% · PAT -4.8% · OPM change 1.2 pp 83% evidence 10.9/25 ROCE 1.6% · OPM 9.3% 76% evidence 5.6/20 P/E 36.1× · PEG 3.87 65% evidence 6.7/20 RS sector -9.3% · RS bench -2.5% · 1Y -0.7%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 16.8 + 10.9 + 5.6 + 6.7 = 40 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
17Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.MSGE 39.6/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence LEADER 7.5/35 Revenue 4.5% · PAT -62.9% · OPM change -4.8 pp 83% evidence 10.8/25 ROCE 3.8% · OPM 6.5% 76% evidence 6.9/20 P/E 57.8× · PEG 2.7 65% evidence 14.4/20 RS sector 13% · RS bench 21.1% · 1Y 105.2%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 7.5 + 10.8 + 6.9 + 14.4 = 39.6 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 21.1%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
18Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.MSGS 39.2/100Mixed-negative evidence64% evidence LEADER 9.6/35 Revenue 1.5% · PAT -675% · OPM change -7.1 pp 62% evidence 5.7/25 ROCE 0.2% · OPM 0.5% 76% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 927.2× · PEG — 15% evidence 15.4/20 RS sector 14.2% · RS bench 22.2% · 1Y 98.2%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 9.6 + 5.7 + 8.5 + 15.4 = 39.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 22.2%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
19Paramount Skydance CorporationPSKY 36.5/100Mixed-negative evidence64% evidence ASLEEP 15.3/35 Revenue 1.1% · PAT — · OPM change 0.8 pp 62% evidence 9.6/25 ROCE 1.8% · OPM 8.4% 76% evidence 10.3/20 P/E 31.5× · PEG — 15% evidence 1.3/20 RS sector -44.7% · RS bench -40.5% · 1Y -20.3%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.3 + 9.6 + 10.3 + 1.3 = 36.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
20Reservoir Media, Inc.RSVR 36.1/100Mixed-negative evidence81% evidence ASLEEP 14.4/35 Revenue 10.8% · PAT -12.5% · OPM change -0.4 pp 83% evidence 10.7/25 ROCE 1.4% · OPM 24.8% 76% evidence 4.0/20 P/E 75.3× · PEG 8.29 65% evidence 7.0/20 RS sector -3% · RS bench 3.9% · 1Y 33.2%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 14.4 + 10.7 + 4 + 7 = 36.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
21Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.WBD 24.1/100Adverse evidence64% evidence ASLEEP 8.0/35 Revenue -3% · PAT — · OPM change -27.4 pp 62% evidence 4.4/25 ROCE -2.9% · OPM -27.8% 76% evidence 8.8/20 P/E 99.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 2.9/20 RS sector -12.2% · RS bench -5.6% · 1Y 136.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 8 + 4.4 + 8.8 + 2.9 = 24.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
22AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.AMC 53.4/100Thin evidence · provisional49% evidence TURNING 21.2/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 12.5 pp 45% evidence 8.8/25 ROCE 3.8% · OPM -4.4% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 13.4/20 RS sector 11.3% · RS bench 19.3% · 1Y -8.5%11 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21.2 + 8.8 + 10 + 13.4 = 53.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
23Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.BATRK 50.7/100Thin evidence · provisional43% evidence ASLEEP 20.5/35 Revenue 6.5% · PAT — · OPM change 10.3 pp 33% evidence 9.4/25 ROCE 1.4% · OPM 12.5% 57% evidence 11.5/20 P/E -2548.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 9.3/20 RS sector -2.8% · RS bench 4.3% · 1Y 17%5 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.5 + 9.4 + 11.5 + 9.3 = 50.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
24Starz Entertainment Corp.STRZ 48.1/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence LEADER 18.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -5.2 pp 39% evidence 3.4/25 ROCE -254.9% · OPM -49.8% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 16.6/20 RS sector 41.4% · RS bench 50.2% · 1Y 89.3%12 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 18.1 + 3.4 + 10 + 16.6 = 48.1 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
25Versant Media Group, Inc.this pageVSNT 43.4/100Thin evidence · provisional48% evidence ASLEEP 7.3/35 Revenue -4% · PAT -34.7% · OPM change -3 pp 83% evidence 16.1/25 ROCE 3.9% · OPM 26.2% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —2 of 12 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 7.3 + 16.1 + 10 + 10 = 43.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
26Formula One GroupFWONK 42.3/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence BASING 17.3/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 3.5 pp 32% evidence 9.6/25 ROCE 0.5% · OPM 15.9% 76% evidence 9.9/20 P/E 44.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 5.5/20 RS sector -14.2% · RS bench -7.8% · 1Y 0.4%3 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 17.3 + 9.6 + 9.9 + 5.5 = 42.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
27Angel Studios, Inc.ANGX 38.8/100Thin evidence · provisional47% evidence BREAKING OUT 22.0/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 68.5 pp 39% evidence 3.8/25 ROCE -14.5% · OPM -2.3% 76% evidence 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence 3.0/20 RS sector -46.8% · RS bench -43.1% · 1Y -63.6%5 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 22 + 3.8 + 10 + 3 = 38.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

16 · Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s stock price today?

Versant Media Group, Inc. trades at $36.4. The company is valued at $5.0 B. The stock sits at 42% of its 52-week range of $29–$47. Against the S&P 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 10 weeks. — as of 5 August 2026.

What were Versant Media Group, Inc.'s latest quarterly results?

Versant Media Group, Inc. reported revenue of $1.7 B and net profit of $0.3 B for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue fell 1.2% and profit fell 21.6% year on year. Earnings per share were $1.99. The operating margin was 26.0%, 3.2 pp lower than a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s revenue?

Versant Media Group, Inc. reported revenue of $1.7 B in the Mar 26 quarter, −1.2% year on year. For the full FY25 fiscal year, revenue was $6.7 B (−5.2%). Over the last 3 years revenue compounded at −5.1% a year. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s profit?

Versant Media Group, Inc. earned $0.3 B of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, −21.6% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.9 B. The operating margin ran 26.0% in the latest quarter. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s market cap?

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $5.0 B at a stock price of $36.4. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 5 August 2026.

Does Versant Media Group, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes — Versant Media Group, Inc. declared $0.38 per share for Mar 26 (1 quarter on file, too few for a trailing-twelve-month total). — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s dividend per share?

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s most recently declared dividend is $0.38 per share for Mar 26. Each figure is the amount declared for that quarter as reported, added across four quarters for the trailing total. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is Versant Media Group, Inc. growing?

Not right now — Versant Media Group, Inc.'s latest numbers are shrinking: latest-quarter revenue −1.2% year on year, profit −21.6%, and the margin −3.2 pp at 26.0%. The 3-year compound rates are −5.1% (revenue) and −19.2% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: deteriorating — as of 5 August 2026.

How is Versant Media Group, Inc. performing?

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s latest readings are below. Its latest quarter's revenue fell 1.2% and profit fell 21.6% year on year. Against the S&P 500 it has been behind on a trailing-13-week view for 10 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is Versant Media Group, Inc. beating the market?

Not lately — on a trailing-13-week view Versant Media Group, Inc. is currently behind the S&P 500 (10 weeks and counting; last ahead the week of 2026-05-29), the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 7 months the stock moved −23% against the S&P 500's +13% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 5 August 2026.

Will Versant Media Group, Inc.'s stock price go up?

This page publishes no price forecast for Versant Media Group, Inc. What it measures instead: the stock price is $36.4. Direction is not something this site claims to know. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is the market betting against Versant Media Group, Inc.?

Somewhat — short interest is 2.9% of Versant Media Group, Inc.'s tradable float, about 1.7 days to cover at typical volumes. A moderate reading: some money is positioned against it. With no quarter-by-quarter holder register here, short interest is the cleanest crowd read we hold — as of 5 August 2026.

Does Versant Media Group, Inc. have too much debt?

It is moderate — Versant Media Group, Inc.'s debt-to-equity is 0.36. A year-by-year borrowings ladder is not in our numbers for this stock, so the latest reading is the cleanest hold. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s capex?

Versant Media Group, Inc. spent $0.0 B on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY25 alone that was $0.2 B. — as of 5 August 2026.

What is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s cash flow?

Versant Media Group, Inc. generated $2.0 B of operating cash flow in FY25 and $1.9 B of free cash flow after $0.2 B of capital spending. Reported profit that year was $0.9 B, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. — as of 5 August 2026.

Is Versant Media Group, Inc.'s profit real cash?

Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 174% of Versant Media Group, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY25, operating cash was $2.0 B against reported profit of $0.9 B. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 5 August 2026.

How financially safe is Versant Media Group, Inc.?

On the balance sheet, the Z-score reads 1.74 — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the distress zone. That is inside the danger band — a real balance-sheet risk. — as of 5 August 2026.

Where is Versant Media Group, Inc. in its business cycle?

Versant Media Group, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 19.0%, against a 4-year band of 19.0%–30.8%: the low end of its own band, which is where recoveries start when they come. The latest quarter ran 26.0%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 5 August 2026.

What could break the Versant Media Group, Inc. story?

Biggest watch item: the price is not yet in a confirmed uptrend — timing risk, not thesis risk. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 5 August 2026.

Is Versant Media Group, Inc. a stock worth studying right now?

This is not investment advice. The machine read: Versant Media Group, Inc.'s three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it. The sharpest open question: the next one or two quarters of delivery. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 5 August 2026.

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