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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 11.24 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Ziff Davis's share price is $51.095. Ziff Davis's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.55. Hence, Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ZD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.6   Med: 12.63   Max: 19.75
Current: 11.22

During the past 13 years, Ziff Davis's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 19.75. The lowest was 6.60. And the median was 12.63.

ZD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
58.31% of 590 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.06 vs ZD: 11.22

Ziff Davis's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.43. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ziff Davis was -7.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ziff Davis's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 63.50% per year. The lowest was -17.70% per year. And the median was 17.55% per year.


Ziff Davis Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.

* Premium members only.

Ziff Davis Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.68 10.41 13.17 16.15 14.78

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.15 15.97 17.18 18.23 14.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Ziff Davis Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ziff Davis's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=51.095/4.546
=11.24

Ziff Davis's Share Price of today is $51.095.
Ziff Davis's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.55.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Ziff Davis  (NAS:ZD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Ziff Davis (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
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
Layth Taki officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
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
Teresa A Harris director 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
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