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Stagwell Inc. (STGW) vs Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD)

Stagwell Inc. and Ziff Davis, Inc. are both Advertising Agencies companies. Stagwell Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $1.9B — 1.4× the size. Ziff Davis, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 3.1× against 271×. Stagwell Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.74% against −8.46%. Ziff Davis, Inc. has the higher net margin (48.6% vs 0.31%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.71% vs 3.95%). Across the 22 metrics below, Ziff Davis, Inc. leads on 17 and Stagwell Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric STGW ZD Advertising Agencies median
P/E 271.00 3.08 21.69
P/S 0.85 1.49 0.73
P/B 3.73 0.88 1.02
Price to free cash flow 9.83 6.25 8.36
EV/EBITDA 12.33 3.08 11.66
EV/Sales 1.33 0.94 0.96
Earnings yield 0.37% 32.51% (2.98%)
Free cash flow yield 10.17% 16.01% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric STGW ZD Advertising Agencies median
Gross margin 36.03% 92.28% 44.67%
Operating margin 4.04% 8.53% 0.00%
Net margin 0.31% 48.57% (2.95%)
Free cash flow margin 8.66% 23.91% 0.00%
Return on equity 1.31% 31.54% 0.00%
Return on assets 0.23% 17.12% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 3.95% 4.71% 0.00%

Growth

Metric STGW ZD Advertising Agencies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.74% (8.46%) 2.99%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 479.00% (19.01%) 44.63%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 26.78% 4.60% 5.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (12.38%) (20.66%) 0.00%

Health

Metric STGW ZD Advertising Agencies median
Debt to equity 1.99 0.39 0.04
Current ratio 0.81 2.16 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 3.78 0.59 0.02

Dividend

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

Size

Metric STGW ZD Advertising Agencies median
Market cap 2.69b 1.86b 60.75m

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