QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) vs Quotient Technology Inc. (QUOT)

QuinStreet, Inc. and Quotient Technology Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. QuinStreet, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $932.2M against $397.9M — 2.3× the size. Quotient Technology Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; QuinStreet, Inc. trades at 11.4×. QuinStreet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against −38.1%. QuinStreet, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.28% vs −15.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.36% vs −14.0%). Across the 19 metrics below, QuinStreet, Inc. leads on 16 and Quotient Technology Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
P/E 11.43 n/m 20.12
P/S 0.72 1.48 0.72
P/B 2.87 2.52 1.22
Price to free cash flow 7.93 n/m 8.69
EV/EBITDA 14.60 n/m 12.89
EV/Sales 0.68 1.50 1.05
Earnings yield 8.75% (10.28%) (4.37%)
Free cash flow yield 12.61% (4.76%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 11.27% 49.75% 42.75%
Operating margin 2.74% (13.56%) 0.00%
Net margin 6.28% (15.19%) (7.63%)
Free cash flow margin 9.04% (5.89%) 0.00%
Return on equity 28.65% (24.45%) 0.00%
Return on assets 14.10% (9.54%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.36% (14.03%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.29% (38.13%) 5.73%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1,650.00% (63.27%) 34.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 17.47% (2.16%) 4.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.09% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.22 0.32 0.04
Current ratio 1.22 1.37 1.46
Net debt to EBITDA (0.96) 0.12 0.01

Dividend

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
Dividend yield — — 3.97%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric QNST QUOT Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 932.17m 397.92m 54.09m

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