ZIFF DAVIS, INC. · Telegraph & Other Message Communications

ZD

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 6 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are trimming.

Going well

Profitable every year for 10 years
Brings in more cash than it spends
Buying back shares: share count down 13% in 3 years

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 2.7% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (111 bought, 155 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$57.71-0.3% that day

Company value: $2.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 3.3x; You pay about $3 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 1.5x; Company value is 1.5 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 81%; A big cushion: cash is a large part of what the company is worth
Debt vs value: 44%; Debt as a share of company value

From ZD's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$286.7M-2.7% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.3B, down 0.7% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 4.6% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ZD. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-1% a yearRecently: -0.7% a yearProfit margin49%Last 12 months: 48.6%P/E at the end8xToday: 3.3x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-4% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.3B

Profit in 5 years$617M

Price these guesses point to$176.65+206% vs $57.71 todayAbout +25% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 49% margin and a 8x P/E, sales could shrink about 21% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.2.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.49x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.3%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$287.9M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-12.6% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.5B; +3.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +4.6%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $866.5M; 0.49x equity
Current ratio: 1.27x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.