Sinclair SBGI
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Sinclair (SBGI) Research & Development (2014 - 2017)

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Sinclair (SBGI) recorded Research & Development of $4.95 million in Q4 2017, up 380.3% from $1.03 million a year earlier and up 93.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Sinclair (SBGI) Research & Development (2014 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

For FY2017, Sinclair reported Research & Development of $10 million, up 144.8% from FY2016.

  • Annual Research & Development has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 13.1% (FY2014 to FY2017).
  • Across earlier years, Research & Development came in at $4.09 million in FY2016 (-67.2%), $12.44 million in FY2015 (+79.8%) and $6.92 million in FY2014.
  • The Q4 2017 figure is the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to Q2 2014.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 55.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Research & Development in the last five years was growth of 380.3% in Q4 2017, against a decline of 84.5% in Q3 2016 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.55 million (Q3 2017), $1.35 million (Q2 2017) and $1.16 million (Q1 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 77.60 Bn 63.26 Bn 4.10 Bn -
2 Fox 26.84 Bn 12.75 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 20.35 Bn 3.05 Bn 1.30 Bn -
4 News 15.97 Bn 8.16 Bn - -
5 Paramount Skydance 10.53 Bn 8.45 Bn - -
6 Pearson 10.25 Bn 7.39 Bn - -
7 New York Times 10.06 Bn 7.55 Bn 394.61 Mn 70.35 Mn
8 Sirius Xm Holdings 8.67 Bn 8.25 Bn 1.44 Bn 56.00 Mn
9 36Kr Holdings 5.97 Bn 5.91 Bn - -
10 Sinclair 896.91 Mn -2.02 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 4.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 745,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 1.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 1.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 881,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 4.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 4.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 2.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 2.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 2.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.58 Mn
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