Criteo S.A. (CRTO) vs Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD)

Criteo S.A. and Ziff Davis, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. Ziff Davis, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $858.7M — 2.2× the size. Ziff Davis, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 3.1× against 10.9×. Criteo S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −7.49% against −8.46%. Ziff Davis, Inc. has the higher net margin (48.6% vs 3.99%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.71% vs 6.28%). Across the 22 metrics below, Criteo S.A. leads on 12 and Ziff Davis, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
P/E 10.90 3.08 21.69
P/S 0.41 1.49 0.73
P/B 0.64 0.88 1.02
Price to free cash flow 5.59 6.25 8.36
EV/EBITDA 1.78 3.08 11.66
EV/Sales 0.27 0.94 0.96
Earnings yield 9.17% 32.51% (2.98%)
Free cash flow yield 17.90% 16.01% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 52.48% 92.28% 44.67%
Operating margin 6.57% 8.53% 0.00%
Net margin 3.99% 48.57% (2.95%)
Free cash flow margin 7.28% 23.91% 0.00%
Return on equity 6.14% 31.54% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.53% 17.12% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.28% 4.71% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.49%) (8.46%) 2.99%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 38.95% (19.01%) 44.63%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.26%) 4.60% 5.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 15.07% (20.66%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.39 0.04
Current ratio 1.29 2.16 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA (1.07) 0.59 0.02

Dividend

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — — 3.66%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric CRTO ZD Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 858.67m 1.86b 60.75m

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