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Saga Communications (SGA): analysis traps
Where its figures could mislead a reader, and what to check before taking them at face value · Data: Q2 2026, to Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 14, 2026; rules v1.1
Saga Communications (SGA): 0 rules of 10 triggered on the filings to Jun 30, 2026; 3 with insufficient data; 2 not applicable. Each is a question to verify, with the normal explanation that would produce the same figures.
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No rule is triggered on the latest filings, and none is marked to review.
Every rule
A01 FCF growth = the business improved Not triggered confidence high
Free cash flow did not rise ($10M → $2M): the trap does not arise.
The figures and how they are read
| Fiscal year before | FY2024 |
| Fiscal year | FY2025 |
| Operating cash flow, year before | $14M |
| Operating cash flow | $5M |
| Capex, year before | $4M |
| Capex | $3M |
| Free cash flow, year before | $10M |
| Free cash flow | $2M |
| Change in FCF | −$8M |
| Change in capex | −$726K |
| Working capital: change in its cash contribution | −$3M |
FCF = operating cash flow − cash capex; ΔFCF = ΔOCF − ΔCapEx; the working-capital part is the change in the cash-bridge items (receivables, inventory, payables, accruals), with the sign of the cash flow statement
Source: FY2025 (cash flow statement, fiscal year) · FY2024 (cash flow statement, fiscal year before)
A07 Stock compensation added back = no economic cost Insufficient data
fewer than two fiscal years of stock compensation and share counts on file
B02 Receivables growing = future cash is certain Not triggered confidence medium
Receivables grew -13% against revenue -6% in Q2 2026; DSO 44 against a median of 50: collections are keeping pace with sales.
The figures and how they are read
| Quarter | Q2 2026 |
| Revenue, year over year | -6.5% |
| Receivables, year over year | -12.7% |
| Quarter before | Q1 2026 |
| Revenue y/y, quarter before | -5.6% |
| Receivables y/y, quarter before | -10.1% |
| Days sales outstanding | 44.0 |
| DSO, median of eight quarters | 49.6 |
| Receivables | $13M |
| Revenue | $26M |
receivables and revenue against the same quarter a year earlier; DSO = receivables / quarterly revenue × days, against the median of the eight quarters before
Source: Q2 2026 (receivables and revenue) · Q2 2025 (the same quarter a year earlier)
B08 Adjusted profit = economic profit Not triggered confidence low
Adjusted and GAAP EPS were within 10% of each other in the last 3 quarters.
The figures and how they are read
| Quarter / adjusted EPS / GAAP EPS / gap | 2025-09-30 / -0.08 / -0.08 / 0.0; 2026-03-31 / -0.38 / -0.38 / 0.0; 2026-06-30 / 0.15 / 0.15 / 0.0 |
| Quarters with adjusted ≥ 10% above GAAP | 0 |
| Quarters compared | 3 |
| Latest gap | +0.0% |
the analysts' 'actual' (usually the company's adjusted EPS) against GAAP net income ÷ diluted shares for the matching quarter; a gap of 10% or more counts (the stand-in until three releases' reconciliation tables are on file)
Source: 2025-09-30 (adjusted -0.08 vs GAAP -0.08) · 2026-03-31 (adjusted -0.38 vs GAAP -0.38) · 2026-06-30 (adjusted 0.15 vs GAAP 0.15)
C02 Low net debt = no refinancing risk Not triggered confidence medium
$5M comes due within a year, 5.6× covered by cash and investments of $28M.
The figures and how they are read
| Cash and investments | $28M |
| Debt | $5M |
| Net debt | −$23M |
| Due within a year | $5M |
| Read from | the current portion of debt on the balance sheet |
| Free cash flow, twelve months | −$1M |
| Cash plus free cash flow | $28M |
| Coverage of what is due | 5.6 |
| Due in the second year | — |
| Balance sheet date | 2026-06-30 |
due within a year from the maturity table (else the current portion of debt), against cash and investments plus free cash flow over the last twelve months (zero if negative); no credit lines assumed
Source: 2026-06-30 (debt maturities, cash and investments)
D03 EPS growth = profit growth Not triggered confidence high
EPS fell 14% and net income fell 15% in Q2 2026; the share count fell 1.3%: EPS growth follows profit growth.
The figures and how they are read
| Quarter | Q2 2026 |
| Quarter before | Q2 2025 |
| EPS, year before | $0.18 |
| EPS | $0.16 |
| Net income, year before | $1M |
| Net income | $960K |
| Diluted shares, year before | 6.2M shares |
| Diluted shares | 6.1M shares |
| EPS growth | -13.7% |
| Net income growth | -14.9% |
| Diluted shares: change | -1.3% |
| eps from profit | -$0.03 |
| eps from share count | $0.00 |
EPS and net income against the same quarter a year earlier; the EPS bridge attributes the change to profit first, then to the share count (the order is fixed and disclosed)
Source: Q2 2026 (net income, diluted shares, EPS) · Q2 2025 (the same quarter a year earlier)
E02 Low P/E at a cyclical peak = undervalued Insufficient data
no market value or trailing net income in the valuation research
E07 A precise DCF value = the true value Insufficient data
no DCF in the valuation research for this company
J06 A bank's low P/E and high profit = safe Not applicable
not a bank
J08 A REIT's low net income = the dividend is unsafe Not applicable
not a REIT
What the statuses mean
Triggered: the filings show the pattern; read the normal explanations and the missing evidence before concluding anything. To review: one quarter or a weak signal; a reader's judgement, not a pattern. Not triggered: the pattern is absent on these figures. Insufficient data: the filings read so far do not hold what the rule needs; this is not a clean bill. Not applicable: the rule is not meant for this kind of company (a bank's working capital, a loss-making quarter's EPS growth). Out of date: the latest filing is more than fifteen months old.
Severity is what the pattern could mean for cash, value or solvency; confidence is how reliable the inputs and the reading are. The two are kept apart.
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Each rule reads the company's own filings by a fixed formula and says what would explain the same figures innocently. A triggered rule is a question to verify, not a finding of manipulation, and not a view on the stock. Missing data is shown as missing, never as clear. Not investment advice.