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Versant Media Group, Inc.

VSNTNasdaqCompleted

Spin-offSpun off from ComcastCMCSANasdaq

The two companies

Parent
ComcastCMCSANasdaq
Cable & Other Pay Television Services
↓ spun off ↓
Spin-off
Communication Services

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Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Television Broadcasting Stations
Exchange
Nasdaq
State of incorporation
PA
Record date
December 16, 2025
Distribution date
January 2, 2026
Ratio
Parent sector
Cable & Other Pay Television Services
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
December 3, 2025

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
ComcastFY25
Revenue
$123.71B
Operating income
$20.67B
Net income
$20.00B
Total assets
$272.63B
Equity
$96.90B
Versant Media Group, Inc.FY25
Revenue
$6.69B
Operating income
$1.27B
Net income
$930M
Total assets
$12.33B
Equity
$10.29B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 4/7 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Communication Services

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~5.4% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Return on capital employed11%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin19%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)4 open-market buys

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off5 months

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.