Criteo S.A. (CRTO) vs QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST)

Criteo S.A. and QuinStreet, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. Criteo S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $924.5M against $831.2M — 1.1× the size. Criteo S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 8.1× against 10.1×. QuinStreet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against −4.24%. QuinStreet, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.28% vs 5.60%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.36% vs 10.5%). Across the 22 metrics below, Criteo S.A. leads on 15 and QuinStreet, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
P/E 8.06 10.15 19.90
P/S 0.43 0.64 0.65
P/B 0.69 2.55 1.58
Price to free cash flow 4.49 7.04 8.32
EV/EBITDA 1.99 12.68 11.81
EV/Sales 0.29 0.59 1.11
Earnings yield 12.41% 9.85% (6.44%)
Free cash flow yield 22.27% 14.20% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 53.60% 11.27% 44.25%
Operating margin 8.03% 2.74% 0.00%
Net margin 5.60% 6.28% (6.98%)
Free cash flow margin 9.66% 9.04% 0.00%
Return on equity 9.11% 28.65% 0.00%
Return on assets 5.06% 14.10% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 10.46% 8.36% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.24%) 18.29% 6.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 38.95% 1,650.00% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.26%) 17.47% 4.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 15.07% 28.09% 0.00%

Health

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.01 0.22 0.04
Current ratio 1.29 1.22 1.45
Net debt to EBITDA (1.07) (0.96) 0.01

Dividend

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — — 5.24%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CRTO QNST Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 924.54m 831.17m 43.42m

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