DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (DV) vs WPP PLC (WPP)

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. and WPP PLC are both Advertising Agencies companies. WPP PLC is the larger, with a market value of $5.5B against $2.1B — 2.6× the size. WPP PLC trades at the lower P/E: 19.3× against 37.3×. WPP PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.5% against 7.64%. DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.66% vs 4.18%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.77% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. leads on 14 and WPP PLC on 5.

Valuation

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
P/E 37.25 19.32 19.90
P/S 2.69 n/m 0.65
P/B 1.89 n/m 1.58
Price to free cash flow 12.86 n/m 8.32
EV/EBITDA 11.81 0.79 11.81
EV/Sales 2.45 0.11 1.11
Earnings yield 2.68% 5.18% (6.44%)
Free cash flow yield 7.78% 0.00% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 82.43% 17.21% 44.25%
Operating margin 12.69% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 7.66% 4.18% (6.98%)
Free cash flow margin 20.88% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 5.39% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 4.52% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.77% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.64% 12.46% 6.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (6.25%) (141.77%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 25.13% 3.00% 4.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.88% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.02 1.92 0.04
Current ratio 4.50 0.87 1.45
Net debt to EBITDA (1.86) 2.70 0.01

Dividend

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — 4.94% 5.24%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.81 0.00

Size

Metric DV WPP Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 2.07b 5.48b 43.42m

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