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Discovery, Inc is an entertainment business based in the US. Discovery shares (DISCA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Discovery employs 9,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$10.7 billion.
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52-week range | USD$17.12 - USD$56.02 |
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50-day moving average | USD$41.0115 |
200-day moving average | USD$28.0292 |
Wall St. target price | USD$44.4 |
PE ratio | 28.4067 |
Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1.864 |
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Valuing Discovery stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Discovery's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Discovery's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Discovery shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.
That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).
Discovery's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0259. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Discovery's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Discovery's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$4.1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Discovery's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | USD$10.7 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 25.64% |
Gross profit TTM | USD$6.8 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 5.04% |
Return on equity TTM | 11.13% |
Profit margin | 11.42% |
Book value | $16 |
Market capitalisation | USD$23 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 45.5 million Discovery shares held short by investors – that's known as Discovery's "short interest". This figure is 21.6% down from 58.1 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Discovery shares can be evaluated.
Discovery's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Discovery shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Discovery shares traded daily (recently around 11.1 million). Discovery's SIR currently stands at 4.1. In other words for every 100,000 Discovery shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4100 shares are currently held short.
However Discovery's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Discovery shares, or, against the total number of tradable Discovery shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Discovery's short interest could be expressed as 0.09% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Discovery shares in existence, roughly 90 shares are currently held short) or 0.3335% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Discovery shares, roughly 334 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Discovery.
Find out more about how you can short Discovery stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Discovery.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 23.16
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Discovery's overall score of 23.16 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 21st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Discovery is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 5.16/100
Discovery's environmental score of 5.16 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Discovery is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 15.63/100
Discovery's social score of 15.63 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Discovery is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 13.37/100
Discovery's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Discovery is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Discovery scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Discovery has managed to keep its nose clean.
Discovery, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 23.16 |
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Total ESG percentile | 21.36 |
Environmental score | 5.16 |
Environmental score percentile | 8 |
Social score | 15.63 |
Social score percentile | 8 |
Governance score | 13.37 |
Governance score percentile | 8 |
Level of controversy | 1 |
We're not expecting Discovery to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Discovery's shares were split on a 1957:1000 basis on 7 August 2014. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1957 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Discovery shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 48.9% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Discovery shares which in turn could have impacted Discovery's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Discovery's shares have ranged in value from as little as $17.12 up to $56.02. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Discovery's is 1.5112. This would suggest that Discovery's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Discovery, Inc. operates as a media company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, U.S. Networks and International Networks. The company owns and operates various television networks under the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, MotorTrend, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, TVN, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Discovery Family Channel, American Heroes Channel, Destination America, Discovery Life, Discovery en Espanol, Discovery Familia, Great American Country, ID, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Eurosport, Discovery Kids, DMAX, and Discovery Home & Health brands, as well as other regional television networks. Its content spans genres, including survival, exploration, sports, lifestyle, general entertainment, home, food and travel, heroes, adventure, crime and investigation, health, and kids. The company also operates production studios that develop and produce content; and digital products and Websites. It provides content through various distribution platforms comprising pay-television, free-to-air and broadcast television, authenticated GO applications, digital distribution arrangements, and content licensing agreements, as well as various platforms that include brand-aligned Websites, online streaming, mobile devices, video on demand, and broadband channels. As of February 27, 2020, the company delivered approximately 8,000 hours of original programming each year in approximately 50 languages worldwide. Discovery, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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