Ziff Davis Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Ziff Davis's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -8.4%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 14.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.3% per year. Ziff Davis's return on equity is 3.6%, and it has net margins of 4.5%.

Key information

-8.4%

Earnings growth rate

-8.0%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth15.6%
Revenue growth rate2.3%
Return on equity3.6%
Net Margin4.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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


Earnings and Revenue History

BOVESPA:Z2DV34 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,3796291165
30 Jun 241,3668090668
31 Mar 241,3716090569
31 Dec 231,3644290969
30 Sep 231,3714789872
30 Jun 231,3729689272
31 Mar 231,3833389574
31 Dec 221,3916589874
30 Sep 221,40337591978
30 Jun 221,41636395280
31 Mar 221,42038795078
31 Dec 211,41740195179
30 Sep 211,147-4187871
30 Jun 211,1481382466
31 Mar 211,1387478561
31 Dec 201,1592977957
30 Sep 201,42621380159
30 Jun 201,41318381558
31 Mar 201,40517782057
31 Dec 191,0504172445
30 Sep 191,31314476652
30 Jun 191,26114472650
31 Mar 191,22714070549
31 Dec 181,20712769548
30 Sep 181,17812669046
30 Jun 181,15912867646
31 Mar 181,14413166846
31 Dec 171,11813865246
30 Sep 171,05313159847
30 Jun 1799014454443
31 Mar 1792814649241
31 Dec 1687415044238
30 Sep 1682714342336
30 Jun 1679613440435
31 Mar 1676013938435
31 Dec 1572113136434
30 Sep 1568312833234
30 Jun 1565711931933
31 Mar 1562611529832
31 Dec 1459912227631
30 Sep 1457011125929
30 Jun 1454511024827
31 Mar 1454111124126
31 Dec 1352110523325

Quality Earnings: Z2DV34 has a large one-off loss of $95.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: Z2DV34's current net profit margins (4.5%) are higher than last year (3.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: Z2DV34's earnings have declined by 8.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: Z2DV34's earnings growth over the past year (32%) exceeds its 5-year average (-8.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: Z2DV34 earnings growth over the past year (32%) exceeded the Interactive Media and Services industry 9.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Z2DV34's Return on Equity (3.6%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 09:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/11 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Ziff Davis, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William PowerBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Saket KaliaBarclays