Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (TV) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Grupo Televisa is a large Mexican media and telecommunications company. It runs cable TV and internet services for millions of homes and businesses across Mexico, and it also produces Spanish-language TV content. For decades, Televisa dominated Mexican broadcast television and owns some of the most-watched Spanish-language channels in Latin America.

The company earns money through cable and internet subscription fees, advertising on its TV channels, and licensing its content to other broadcasters. It operates almost entirely in Mexico, with some content deals reaching broader Spanish-speaking markets. Televisa merged its content business with Univision in 2022 to form TelevisaUnivision, giving it a stronger foothold in the large US Hispanic audience. However, the company faces serious pressure from streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+, and its deeply negative return on invested capital signals that the business is currently destroying more value than it creates, which is a significant concern for investors.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+225.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

18.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$81.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

39.1%

Modest — 39.1% gross margin

Operating Margin

11.2%

Modest — 11.2% operating margin

ROCE

0.9%

Weak — 0.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-4.7%

Shrinking sales (-4.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

3.8%

Thin free cash flow (3.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.87

Moderate — manageable debt (0.87)

Interest Cover

1.00x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.0x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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