Ziff Davis

Advertising Agencies · Communication Services

Price

$53.98

+0.35 (+0.66%)

Market Cap

$1.99B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−14.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 47.9M (2021) → 41.1M (2025)

Ziff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet information and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Digital Media, and Cybersecurity and Martech. The Digital Media segment operates a portfolio of web properties and apps, which include IGN, RetailMeNot, Mashable, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, Offers, Black Friday, MedPageToday, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, and What to Expect, among others in the technology, shopp

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin

66.7%

Premium pricing power — 66.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

1.1%

Thin — 1.1% operating margin

ROCE

0.1%

Weak — 0.1% 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

-1.8%

Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-36.0%

Earnings shrinking (-36.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

918%

Turns 918% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

20.8%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.50

Conservative — low debt load (0.50)

Interest Cover

3.06x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

47.4x

Expensive — P/E 47.4

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

P/E vs Forward

+37.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (47.4 → 10.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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