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QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) vs Stagwell Inc. (STGW)

QuinStreet, Inc. and Stagwell Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. Stagwell Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $1.2B — 2.3× the size. QuinStreet, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.3× against 271×. QuinStreet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against 7.74%. QuinStreet, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.28% vs 0.31%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.36% vs 3.95%). Across the 22 metrics below, QuinStreet, Inc. leads on 15 and Stagwell Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric QNST STGW Advertising Agencies median
P/E 14.32 271.00 21.69
P/S 0.90 0.85 0.73
P/B 3.60 3.73 1.02
Price to free cash flow 9.94 9.83 8.36
EV/EBITDA 18.47 12.33 11.66
EV/Sales 0.87 1.33 0.96
Earnings yield 6.98% 0.37% (2.98%)
Free cash flow yield 10.06% 10.17% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric QNST STGW Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 11.27% 36.03% 44.67%
Operating margin 2.74% 4.04% 0.00%
Net margin 6.28% 0.31% (2.95%)
Free cash flow margin 9.04% 8.66% 0.00%
Return on equity 28.65% 1.31% 0.00%
Return on assets 14.10% 0.23% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 8.36% 3.95% 0.00%

Growth

Metric QNST STGW Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.29% 7.74% 2.99%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1,650.00% 479.00% 44.63%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 17.47% 26.78% 5.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.09% (12.38%) 0.00%

Health

Metric QNST STGW Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 0.22 1.99 0.04
Current ratio 1.22 0.81 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA (0.96) 3.78 0.02

Dividend

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

Size

Metric QNST STGW Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 1.16b 2.69b 60.75m

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