Ziff Davis, Inc.
General ticker "ZD" information:
- Sector: Communication Services
- Industry: Advertising Agencies
- Capitalization: $1.6B (TTM average)
Ziff Davis, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 42.3%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.7%: low 51.72$, high 53.51$
Factors to consider:
- Total employees count: 3900 as of 2025
- US accounted for 83.2% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Acquisition/divestiture risks, Operational and conduct risks, Cybersecurity threats, Regulatory and compliance, Economic downturns and volatility
- Current price 13.6% above estimated high
- Earnings for 3 months up through Q1 are below our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2025-12-31 to 2027-12-31
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [28.53$, 47.51$]
- 2026-12-31 to 2027-12-31 estimated range: [29.04$, 48.33$]
Financial Metrics affecting the ZD estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 5.3 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 27.97 > 12.93
- Positive: 7.57 < Operating profit margin, % of 14.05
- Negative: negative Industry operating cash flow (median)
- Negative: Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 1.28 <= 1.77
- Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 1.78 <= 3.34
- Negative: Inventory ratio change, % of 0.89 > 0.80
- Negative: 0 < Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0.14
- Negative: Industry operating profit margin (median), % of -6.08 <= 2.87
- Positive: 42.57 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 47.87 <= 64.23
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Financial data
| YTD | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $1,364.03MM | $1,401.69MM | $1,451.27MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,231.42MM | $1,288.04MM | $1,247.34MM |
| Operating Income | $132.61MM | $113.65MM | $203.93MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-57.64MM | $-9.23MM | $-131.13MM |
| Interest Expense | $20.03MM | $13.99MM | $25.91MM |
| R&D Expense | $68.86MM | $67.37MM | $61.96MM |
| Income(Loss) | $74.97MM | $104.42MM | $72.80MM |
| Taxes | $24.14MM | $41.37MM | $25.45MM |
| Other Income(Loss) | $-9.33MM | $0.00MM | $0.00MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $41.50MM | $63.05MM | $-11.49MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $1,893.00MM | $1,810.88MM | $1,753.58MM |
| Assets | $3,471.02MM | $3,704.33MM | $3,663.31MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $319.96MM | $390.31MM | $407.07MM |
| Capital expenditure | $108.73MM | $106.64MM | $119.20MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-127.41MM | $-297.45MM | $-145.75MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-114.79MM | $-320.99MM | $-170.29MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $0.89 | $1.42 | $-0.28 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.