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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.17 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-17), Ziff Davis's current share price is $56.92. Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.97. Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

ZD' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.48   Med: 18.58   Max: 26.67
Current: 8.25

During the past years, Ziff Davis's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 26.67. The lowest was 7.48. And the median was 18.58.

ZD's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
69.97% of 363 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 16.21 vs ZD: 8.25

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Ziff Davis's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.032. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $6.97 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Ziff Davis Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.57 16.01 17.92 11.95 9.83

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 11.47 10.42 9.32 9.83 9.04

Competitive Comparison of Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Ziff Davis Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=56.92/6.97
=8.17

* 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.

Ziff Davis's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Ziff Davis's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=1.032/131.7762*131.7762
=1.032

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Ziff Davis Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.059 100.560 1.388
201409 0.769 100.428 1.009
201412 0.853 99.070 1.135
201503 0.888 99.621 1.175
201506 0.990 100.684 1.296
201509 0.951 100.392 1.248
201512 1.528 99.792 2.018
201603 1.241 100.470 1.628
201606 1.267 101.688 1.642
201609 1.095 101.861 1.417
201612 1.677 101.863 2.169
201703 0.849 102.862 1.088
201706 1.033 103.349 1.317
201709 1.159 104.136 1.467
201712 1.536 104.011 1.946
201803 1.859 105.290 2.327
201806 1.767 106.317 2.190
201809 1.450 106.507 1.794
201812 1.964 105.998 2.442
201903 2.151 107.251 2.643
201906 1.570 108.070 1.914
201909 1.597 108.329 1.943
201912 1.662 108.420 2.020
202003 1.578 108.902 1.909
202006 2.444 108.767 2.961
202009 1.960 109.815 2.352
202012 2.249 109.897 2.697
202103 3.262 111.754 3.846
202106 1.789 114.631 2.057
202109 2.249 115.734 2.561
202112 1.257 117.630 1.408
202203 1.641 121.301 1.783
202206 1.120 125.017 1.181
202209 1.575 125.227 1.657
202212 0.378 125.222 0.398
202303 1.815 127.348 1.878
202306 0.310 128.729 0.317
202309 0.990 129.860 1.005
202312 1.431 129.419 1.457
202403 1.032 131.776 1.032

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Ziff Davis  (NAS:ZD) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-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