Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Annual Stock Valuation – 2014 $SNI
Benjamin Graham taught that Intelligent Investors must do a thorough fundamental analysis of investment opportunities to determine their intrinsic value and inherent risk.  This is best done by utilizing a systematic approach to analysis that will provide investors with a sense of how a specific company compares to another company or by reviewing the 5 Undervalued Companies for the Enterprising Investor. By using the ModernGraham method one can review a company’s historical accomplishments and determine an intrinsic value that can be compared across industries.  What follows is a specific look at how Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (SNI) fares in the ModernGraham valuation model.
Company Profile (obtained from Google Finance): Ralph Lauren Corporation is engaged in the design, marketing and distribution of products, including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories (including footwear), fragrances and home furnishings. The Company operates in three segments: Wholesale, Retail and Licensing. Its apparel products include a range of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing. Accessories include a range of footwear, eyewear, watches, jewelry, hats, belts and leather goods, including handbags and luggage. The Company’s coordinated home products include bedding and bath products, furniture, fabric and wallpaper, paint, tabletop and giftware. Fragrance products are sold under its Big Pony, Romance, Polo, Lauren, Safari, Ralph and Black Label brands, among others.Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. is a developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet with television and interactive brands. The Company operates through its Lifestyle Media segment. Lifestyle Media includes the Company’s national television networks, Food Network, Home and Garden Television (HGTV), Travel Channel, DIY Network (DIY), Cooking Channel and Great American Country (GAC). Lifestyle Media also includes Websites that are associated with the aforementioned television brands and other Internet-based businesses serving food, home and travel related categories. The Company’s lifestyle-oriented channels are available in the United Kingdom, other European markets, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. In April 2012, it acquired Travel Channel International, Ltd. (TCI). In April 2013, it announced the acquisition of Asian Food Channel.
Defensive Investor – must pass at least 6 of the following 7 tests: Score = 2/7
- Adequate Size of Enterprise – market capitalization of at least $2 billion – PASS
- Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition – current ratio greater than 2 -Â FAIL
- Earnings Stability – positive earnings per share for at least 10 straight years -Â FAIL
- Dividend Record – has paid a dividend for at least 10 straight years -Â FAIL
- Earnings Growth – earnings per share has increased by at least 1/3 over the last 10 years using 3 year averages at beginning and end of period – PASS
- Moderate PEmg ratio – PEmg is less than 20 -Â FAIL
- Moderate Price to Assets – PB ratio is less than 2.5 or PB x PEmg is less than 50 – FAIL
Enterprising Investor – must pass at least 4 of the following 5 tests or be suitable for a defensive investor: Score = 3/5
- Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition, Part 1 – current ratio greater than 1.5 -Â FAIL
- Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition, Part 2 – Debt to Net Current Assets ratio less than 1.1 -Â FAIL
- Earnings Stability – positive earnings per share for at least 5 years – PASS
- Dividend Record – currently pays a dividend -Â PASS
- Earnings growth – EPSmg greater than 5 years ago -Â PASS
Valuation Summary
Key Data:
| Recent Price | $79.52 |
| MG Value | $139.06 |
| MG Opinion | Undervalued |
| Value Based on 3% Growth | $52.37 |
| Value Based on 0% Growth | $30.70 |
| Market Implied Growth Rate | 6.76% |
| Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) | -$5.62 |
| PEmg | 22.02 |
| Current Ratio | 1.27 |
| PB Ratio | 6.08 |
Balance Sheet – 6/30/2014
| Current Assets | $1,448,900,000 |
| Current Liabilities | $1,140,600,000 |
| Total Debt | $499,700,000 |
| Total Assets | $4,069,300,000 |
| Intangible Assets | $1,665,100,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,236,400,000 |
| Outstanding Shares | 140,080,000 |
Earnings Per Share
| 2014 (estimate) | $3.83 |
| 2013 | $3.40 |
| 2012 | $4.44 |
| 2011 | $2.86 |
| 2010 | $2.39 |
| 2009 | $1.65 |
| 2008 | $0.14 |
| 2007 | -$0.80 |
| 2006 | $1.43 |
| 2005 | $1.08 |
Earnings Per Share – ModernGraham
| 2014 (estimate) | $3.61 |
| 2013 | $3.32 |
| 2012 | $2.95 |
| 2011 | $1.89 |
| 2010 | $1.25 |
| 2009 | $0.69 |
Dividend History
SNI Dividend data by YCharts
Conclusion:
Scripps Networks does not qualify for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor.  The Defensive Investor is only satisfied by the company’s market size and earnings growth over the last ten years, but has numerous other concerns.  The Enterprising Investor is concerned by the high level of debt relative to the current assets.  As a result, Enterprising Investors following the ModernGraham approach based on Benjamin Graham’s methods should explore other opportunities.  As for a valuation, the company appears to be undervalued after growing its EPSmg (normalized earnings) from $1.25 in 2010 to an estimated $3.61 for 2014.  This level of demonstrated growth outpaces the market’s implied estimate of 6.76% earnings growth and leads the ModernGraham valuation model, based on Benjamin Graham’s formula, to return an estimate of intrinsic value above the price.
The next part of the analysis is up to individual investors, and requires discussion of the company’s prospects.  What do you think?  What value would you put on Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI)?  Where do you see the company going in the future?  Is there a company you like better?  Leave a comment on our Facebook page or mention @ModernGraham on Twitter to discuss.
Disclaimer:  The author did not hold a position in Scripps Networks Interactive (SNI) or in any other company mentioned in this article at the time of publication and had no intention of changing that position within the next 72 hours.  Logo taken from Wikipedia for the sole purpose of identifying the company; this article is not affiliated with the company in any manner.
