Ziff Davis Inc

Company Profile

Ziff Davis Inc had its IPO on 1999-07-21 under the ticker symbol ZD.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Advertising Agencies industry. Ziff Davis Inc has a staff strength of 4,400 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Ziff Davis Inc opened at $64.85 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $64.36 - $65.89, and closed at $64.82.

This is a -0.05% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 421,693 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Ziff Davis Inc have slipped by -4.31%.

Ziff Davis Inc's Key Ratios

Ziff Davis Inc has a market cap of $3.01 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.2319 and a price to sales ratio of 2.7206.

In the last 12-months Ziff Davis Inc’s revenue was $1.37 billion with a gross profit of $1.20 billion and an EBITDA of $439.72 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Ziff Davis Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Ziff Davis Inc’s operating margin was 15.59% while its return on assets stood at 3.81% with a return of equity of 5.27%.

In Q2, Ziff Davis Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -81.9% while revenue growth was a negative 3.4%.

Ziff Davis Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

12.0048

Trailing PE

31.6341

PEG

0.84

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.05 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 12.0048 and a PEG multiple of 0.84. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Ziff Davis Inc’s profitability.

Ziff Davis Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.1266 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.4024. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.7206.

Ziff Davis Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0.64% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.47 billion

Total Liabilities

$436.04 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-26530000.00

Capital Expenditure

$25.23 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Ziff Davis Inc ended 2024 with $3.47 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.47 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.86 billion.

Ziff Davis Inc ended 2024 with $8.30 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $436.04 million in other current liabilities, 464000.00 in common stock, $1.49 billion in retained earnings and $1.60 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $679.09 million and cash and short-term investments were $714.91 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $11,052,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.00 billion.

Ziff Davis Inc’s total current assets stands at $1.07 billion while long-term investments were $114.36 million and short-term investments were $35.82 million. Its net receivables were $285.91 million compared to accounts payable of $127.15 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Ziff Davis Inc's operating cash flow was $-26530000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $25.23 million.

Comparatively, Ziff Davis Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$64.82

52-Week High

$94.59

52-Week Low

$58.08

Analyst Target Price

$93.13

Ziff Davis Inc stock is currently trading at $64.82 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $94.59 and a 52-week low of $94.59. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $93.13.

Its 50-day moving average was $69.31 and 200-day moving average was $74.96 The short ratio stood at 8.99 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 462.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10598.7% are held by institutions.