QuinStreet

QNST

Advertising Agencies · Communication Services

Price

$16.78

-0.53 (-3.06%)

Market Cap

$963.9M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+5.8% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.1M (2021) → 58.3M (2025)

QuinStreet, Inc., an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers. It serves financial and home services industries. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+28.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+66.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$34M/ year

↑ Rising (+13% vs prior year)

3.1% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

5.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$102M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Strong grower

QuinStreet is growing revenue at 28% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Gross Margin

11.9%

Thin — 11.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

3.0%

Thin — 3.0% operating margin

ROCE

3.2%

Weak — 3.2% 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

+24.6%

Fast-growing sales (24.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

182%

Turns 182% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

9.7%

Modest free cash flow (9.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Interest Cover

8.74x

Comfortably covers interest (8.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

14.7x

Attractive valuation — P/E 14.7

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward

+5.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.7 → 9.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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