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ZD (Ziff Davis) Net-Net Working Capital : $-20.72 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ziff Davis Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $-20.72.

The industry rank for Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

ZD's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 5.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Ziff Davis Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital 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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Ziff Davis Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Ziff Davis Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -46.11 -13.52 -14.83 -12.15 -20.83

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Net-Net Working Capital 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 -16.01 -17.19 -21.71 -20.83 -20.72

Competitive Comparison of Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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.


Ziff Davis's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Ziff Davis's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ziff Davis's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.


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Ziff Davis Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2024 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(505.88+0.75 * 660.223+0.5 * 0-1893.452
-0-0)/42.848
=-20.83

Ziff Davis's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(431.007+0.75 * 517.863+0.5 * 0-1694.51
-0-0)/42.231
=-20.72

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Ziff Davis  (NAS:ZD) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Ziff Davis Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
114 5th Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10011
Ziff Davis is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech.
Executives
W Brian Kretzmer director 26110 ENTERPRISE WAY, STE 200, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Jeremy Rossen officer: VP/General Counsel ZIFF DAVIS INC, 114 5TH AVE,14TH AND 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Bret Richter officer: Chief Financial Officer 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Vivek Shah director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O J2 GLOBAL, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Sarah Ann Fay director 5 GORHAN AVENUE, BROOKLINE MA 02445
Teresa A Harris director 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
Layth Taki officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
R Scott Turicchi officer: President C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Douglas Y Bech director C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC, 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD/LEGAL DEPT - 5TH FL., LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Richard S Ressler director, 10 percent owner C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Pamela Sutton-wallace director 197 VAN VORST ST, APT 1505, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Scott C Taylor director 20330 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Stephen Ross director
Robert J Cresci director
Jon Miller director C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464