Outbrain Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Outbrain's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.1%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 13.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.4% per year. Outbrain's return on equity is 1.5%, and it has net margins of 0.4%.

Key information

-0.1%

Earnings growth rate

0.3%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth6.2%
Revenue growth rate3.4%
Return on equity1.5%
Net Margin0.4%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Mar 16
Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Recent updates

Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Dec 04
Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Mar 16
Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Is Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 10
Is Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) Using Too Much Debt?

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Tunnel

Dec 14
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Tunnel

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Price Target To US$6.60

May 11
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Price Target To US$6.60

Outbrain: Enhancement Of Algorithms And Stock Buyback Could Bring The Price Up

Oct 06

Outbrain Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.19 misses by $0.15, revenue of $250.9M beats by $4.47M

Aug 11

An Intrinsic Calculation For Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

Jul 22
An Intrinsic Calculation For Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

Outbrain Inc.: Don't Overthink It

May 04

Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Could Be 32% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 13
Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Could Be 32% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Outbrain makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:OB Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24904416136
30 Jun 24909-315335
31 Mar 249211115436
31 Dec 239361015536
30 Sep 23946-216037
30 Jun 23945-716439
31 Mar 23970-2816339
31 Dec 22992-2516640
30 Sep 221,0242217042
30 Jun 221,046-2717242
31 Mar 221,042516440
31 Dec 211,0161116739
30 Sep 21971-1713935
30 Jun 219073812632
31 Mar 218181511630
31 Dec 20767211529
31 Dec 19687-2111926

Quality Earnings: OB has a large one-off gain of $7.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: OB became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: OB has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -0.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: OB has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: OB has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Interactive Media and Services industry (-2.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: OB's Return on Equity (1.5%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 10:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Outbrain Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ross SandlerBarclays
Zachary CumminsB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Daniel DayB. Riley Securities, Inc.