Versant Media Group

VSNT · Nasdaq · Communication Services · Financials, fiscal 2023 to 2025

VSNT · Last close · October 26, 2026

$30.63

Versant Media Group's revenue fell 5.3% to $6.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 19.0%, down from 26.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.9 billion, down 14.0%.

Versant Media Group, Inc. Latest fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 10-K filed March 3, 2026 · 0002067876-26-000010 Updated October 19, 2026

Revenue

$6.7B

5.3%

Operating margin

19.0%

7.1 pts

Net income

$930M

31.8%

Free cash flow

$1.9B

14.0%

Return on capital

8.7%

Market cap

$4.3B

Oct 26 close

P/E

—

Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.

Revenue and margins

Revenue

US$ billions, fiscal years

Margins

Percent of revenue

GrossOperatingNetFree cash flow

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2023 to 2025, net income fell 22.3% a year; the filings' structured data doesn't give diluted earnings per share.

Net income

US$ billions, fiscal years; loss years in red.

Diluted earnings per share

US$ per share, fiscal years, restated for any stock splits; loss years in red. Where the filings' structured data doesn't give a year's earnings per share, the column is blank.

Returns on capital

Return on capital and on equity

Percent. Return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business (debt plus equity, minus cash); return on equity is net income over shareholders' equity. Both use the average of opening and closing balances.

Return on capitalReturn on equity

Cash flow

Free cash flow

US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure; negative years in red.

Payouts and share count

Dividends and buybacks

US$ billions, cash paid in each fiscal year

DividendsShare buybacks

Diluted share count

Weighted-average diluted shares, millions

Valuation

Two ways to value Versant Media Group yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.

Discounted cash flow (DCF)

A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Versant Media Group's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.

Value per share on three example scenarios, from Versant Media Group's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $1.9B, net cash of −$928M at December 31, 2025 and 141 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Versant Media Group: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 2 years, -5.2% a year, kept between 0% and 20%; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 11%: 9% for a business of moderate risk (Cable & Satellite), plus 1 point as a smaller company, worth $4.3B, plus 1 point for unsteady results (revenue fell in two of the last five years); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.

From the filings

Starting free cash flow, US$ millions

Cash from operations minus capital spending in fiscal 2025.

Net cash, US$ millions

Cash and short-term investments minus debt and finance leases at December 31, 2025. Negative means net debt.

Diluted shares, millions Weighted-average diluted shares in the quarter to June 30, 2026.

Your assumptions

Start from

Fitted to Versant Media Group's own revenue growth, as above. Cautious: growth of -2% then 0% a year, 2% after year 10, a 12% discount rate. Base: growth of 0% then 1% a year, 2.5% after year 10, a 11% discount rate. Optimistic: growth of 2% then 2.5% a year, 3% after year 10, a 10% discount rate.

Free cash flow growth, years 1 to 5 (% a year)

Free cash flow growth, years 6 to 10 (% a year)

Growth after year 10 (% a year)Long-run growth forever after year 10. Usually close to inflation, and always below the discount rate.

Discount rate (% a year)The yearly return an investor wants for the risk. A higher rate gives a lower value.

Value per share on these assumptions

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Last close, October 26, 2026: $30.63
Value on these assumptions, against the last close: —

Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today: —
Everything after year 10, valued today: —
Plus net cash: —
Share of value from after year 10: —

Projected free cash flow

US$ billions. Each column is one year's projected free cash flow, split into what it is worth today and the part removed by discounting.

Value todayRemoved by discounting

How the value changes with two assumptions

Value per share in US$, with the growth rates above. The highlighted cell matches the current assumptions.

How the model works. Free cash flow grows at the first rate for five years and the second rate for five more, and each year is discounted at the discount rate. Everything after year 10 is valued as year-10 cash flow × (1 + growth after year 10) ÷ (discount rate − growth after year 10), discounted back ten years. Net cash is added and the total is divided by diluted shares. The result depends entirely on the assumptions. It is not a forecast, a price target or a recommendation. The last close is the consolidated US closing price, from Databento.

Price-to-earnings (P/E) method

Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.

The P/E method needs positive earnings, and Versant Media Group's latest diluted earnings per share were not available.

Balance sheet

Fiscal year end	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash and short-term investments	23	8	55
Debt incl. finance leases	—	0	983
Net debt (negative means net cash)	—	−8	928
Net debt to EBITDA	—	−0.0x	0.4x
Debt to equity	—	0.0x	0.1x
Interest coverage	—	—	97.8x
Current ratio	—	2.2x	4.0x
Quick ratio	—	2.2x	4.0x

US$ millions unless stated, at each fiscal year end. Net debt to EBITDA is debt minus cash, divided by operating income before depreciation and amortization: roughly how many years of those earnings the net debt equals. Debt to equity is debt as a multiple of shareholders' equity. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The current ratio is current assets over current liabilities; the quick ratio leaves out inventory.

Insider trades

Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 4 insiders bought $6.2 million of Versant Media Group shares on the open market, and none sold any.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Mar 13, 2026	Leonard PotterDirector	Bought	2,500	$37.65	$94,125	Form 4
Mar 12, 2026	Leonard PotterDirector	Bought	5,000	$37.88	$189,400	Form 4
Mar 11, 2026	Leonard PotterDirector	Bought	3,000	$38.34	$115,020	Form 4
Mar 10, 2026	Leonard PotterDirector	Bought	3,000	$37.31	$111,930	Form 4
Mar 9, 2026	Gerald L HassellDirector	Bought	10,000	$36.07	$360,700	Form 4
Mar 9, 2026	Michael Aaron ConwayDirector	Bought	1,350	$36.14	$48,789	Form 4
Mar 5, 2026	David C NovakDirector	Bought	143,000	$36.85	$5.3 million	Form 4

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from their Form 4 filings with the SEC: one row per person, day and filing, at the day's average price. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax aren't counted. Insiders buy and sell for many reasons, such as taxes, spreading their savings or a plan set up months earlier, so a trade on its own says little about where a company is heading. For information only, not investment advice. Insider trades at all companies

Piotroski F-score

The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.

Test	FY24	FY25
Net income is positive	—	Pass
Cash from operations is positive	Pass	Pass
Return on assets rose	—	—
Cash from operations exceeds net income	Pass	Pass
Debt fell relative to assets	—	—
Current ratio rose	—	Pass
Share count didn't rise	—	—
Gross margin rose	—	—
Revenue rose relative to assets	—	—
F-score	—	—
Accruals ratio	—	−9.0%

The accruals ratio is net income minus cash from operations, over average total assets.

Compare

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Versant Media Group	FY25	−5.3%	19.0%	27.7%	8.7%	0.4x	—
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Warner Music Group	FY25	4.4%	10.3%	8.0%	12.2%	3.6x	—	Compare

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so the periods don't line up exactly. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow as a share of revenue. Net debt to EBITDA is explained under the balance sheet, and the F-score above.

3 years of figures

Fiscal year	FY23	FY24	FY25
Income statement
Revenue	7,445	7,062	6,688
Revenue growth	—	−5.1%	−5.3%
Gross profit	—	—	—
Research and development	—	—	—
Operating income	2,069	1,841	1,272
Net income	1,539	1,363	930
Diluted EPS (US$)	—	—	—
Diluted shares (millions)	—	—	—
Cash flow
Cash from operations	2,428	2,211	2,022
Capital expenditure	56	54	167
Free cash flow	2,372	2,157	1,855
Dividends paid	0	0	0
Share buybacks	0	0	0
Acquisitions	0	0	24
Stock-based compensation	15	16	29
Balance sheet at fiscal year end
Cash and short-term investments	23	8	55
Debt incl. finance leases	—	0	983
Total assets	—	12,049	12,333
Total liabilities	—	1,134	1,931
Shareholders' equity	11,677	10,797	10,292
Margins and ratios
Gross margin	—	—	—
Operating margin	27.8%	26.1%	19.0%
Net margin	20.7%	19.3%	13.9%
Free cash flow margin	31.9%	30.5%	27.7%
Return on capital	—	—	8.7%
Return on equity	—	—	8.8%
Return on assets	—	—	7.6%
Net debt to EBITDA	—	−0.0x	0.4x

US$ millions unless stated. Where a later 10-K restated a year, the latest filed figure is shown. Download all figures (CSV, US$ millions)

Source: Versant Media Group's Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR. For information only, not investment advice. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with Versant Media Group.