Perion Network Ltd (PERI) vs QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST)

Perion Network Ltd and QuinStreet, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. QuinStreet, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.2B against $370.4M — 3.1× the size. Perion Network Ltd has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; QuinStreet, Inc. trades at 14.3×. QuinStreet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against 2.86%. QuinStreet, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.28% vs −2.95%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.36% vs −3.19%). Across the 21 metrics below, QuinStreet, Inc. leads on 15 and Perion Network Ltd on 6.

Valuation

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
P/E n/m 14.32 21.69
P/S 0.97 0.90 0.73
P/B 0.68 3.60 1.02
Price to free cash flow 11.91 9.94 8.36
EV/EBITDA 144.40 18.47 11.66
EV/Sales 0.40 0.87 0.96
Earnings yield (2.98%) 6.98% (2.98%)
Free cash flow yield 8.39% 10.06% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 88.57% 11.27% 44.67%
Operating margin (4.14%) 2.74% 0.00%
Net margin (2.95%) 6.28% (2.95%)
Free cash flow margin 8.13% 9.04% 0.00%
Return on equity (1.96%) 28.65% 0.00%
Return on assets (1.46%) 14.10% 0.00%
Return on invested capital (3.19%) 8.36% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.86% 18.29% 2.99%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (176.00%) 1,650.00% 44.63%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.04% 17.47% 5.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 28.09% 0.00%

Health

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.22 0.04
Current ratio 2.53 1.22 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA (137.89) (0.96) 0.02

Dividend

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — — 3.66%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric PERI QNST Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 370.39m 1.16b 60.75m

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