IAC

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Price

$44.53

-1.00 (-2.20%)

Market Cap

$3.31B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−18.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 94.7M (2021) → 77.6M (2025)

IAC/InterActiveCorp operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images across entertainment, food, home, beauty, travel, health, family, luxury, and fashion areas; and magazines related to women and lifestyle. It also operates a digital marketplace that connects home service professionals with consumers for repairing, remodeling, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and enhan

Winston Score History

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Revenue Growth

-34.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+58.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$150M/ year

↓ Declining (-54% vs prior year)

6.2% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

26.0%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$960M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

IAC'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.

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Quality

Gross Margin

65.0%

Premium pricing power — 65.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

14.6%

Healthy — 14.6% operating margin

ROCE

1.5%

Weak — 1.5% 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

-17.2%

Shrinking sales (-17.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

1.9%

Thin free cash flow (1.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.30

Conservative — low debt load (0.30)

Interest Cover

0.92x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

103.0x

Expensive — P/E 103.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+70.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (103.0 → 32.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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