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DSP (Viant Technology) ROIC % : -15.54% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Viant Technology ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Viant Technology's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -15.54%.

As of today (2025-07-17), Viant Technology's WACC % is 11.62%. Viant Technology's ROIC % is 3.90% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Viant Technology earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Viant Technology ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viant Technology's ROIC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Viant Technology ROIC % Chart

Viant Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 36.36 -58.52 -53.87 -18.48 3.11

Viant Technology Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -21.77 -2.88 15.87 20.65 -15.54

Competitive Comparison of Viant Technology's ROIC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Viant Technology's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Viant Technology's ROIC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Viant Technology's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viant Technology's ROIC % falls into.


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Viant Technology ROIC % Calculation

Viant Technology's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=3.478 * ( 1 - 1.96% )/( (101.848 + 117.084)/ 2 )
=3.4098312/109.466
=3.11 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=404.911 - 86.605 - ( 216.458 - max(0, 108.85 - 340.417+216.458))
=101.848

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=440.804 - 118.672 - ( 205.048 - max(0, 145.451 - 362.489+205.048))
=117.084

Viant Technology's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2025 ))/ count )
=-19.436 * ( 1 - 4.42% )/( (117.084 + 121.955)/ 2 )
=-18.5769288/119.5195
=-15.54 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=440.804 - 118.672 - ( 205.048 - max(0, 145.451 - 362.489+205.048))
=117.084

Invested Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=394.515 - 98.682 - ( 173.878 - max(0, 116.722 - 315.762+173.878))
=121.955

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Viant Technology  (NAS:DSP) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Viant Technology's WACC % is 11.62%. Viant Technology's ROIC % is 3.90% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Viant Technology Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2722 Michelson Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA, USA, 92612
Viant Technology Inc is an advertising software company. The software enables the programmatic purchase of advertising, which is the electronification of the advertising buying process. It operates a cloud-based demand side platform ("DSP") that is used by marketers and its advertising agencies to centralize the planning, buying and measurement of its advertising across channels, including connected TV (CTV), streaming audio, digital out-of-home, mobile and desktop.
Executives
Larry Madden officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Max O Valdes director C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Vivian Yang director C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Elizabeth Goodman Williams director C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Timothy Vanderhook director, officer: See Remarks 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Christopher Vanderhook director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Four Brothers 2 Llc 10 percent owner 2722 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, C/O VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC., IRVINE CA 92612