Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) vs DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (DV)

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. and DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.2B — 1.7× the size. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. trades at 37.3×. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.11% against 7.64%. DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.66% vs −6.31%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.77% vs 13.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. leads on 13 and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
P/E n/m 37.25 19.90
P/S 0.72 2.69 0.65
P/B n/m 1.89 1.58
Price to free cash flow n/m 12.86 8.32
EV/EBITDA 12.29 11.81 11.81
EV/Sales 3.64 2.45 1.11
Earnings yield (8.90%) 2.68% (6.44%)
Free cash flow yield (42.77%) 7.78% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 54.13% 82.43% 44.25%
Operating margin 18.86% 12.69% 0.00%
Net margin (6.31%) 7.66% (6.98%)
Free cash flow margin (30.60%) 20.88% 0.00%
Return on equity 3.09% 5.39% 0.00%
Return on assets (2.82%) 4.52% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.57% 6.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.11% 7.64% 6.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 110.81% (6.25%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (2.86%) 25.13% 4.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 19.88% 0.00%

Health

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity (1.48) 0.02 0.04
Current ratio 1.25 4.50 1.45
Net debt to EBITDA 9.91 (1.86) 0.01

Dividend

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — — 5.24%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CCO DV Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 1.20b 2.07b 43.42m

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