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BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

BZFD • • Industrial / General
Communication ServicesInternet ServicesDigital Content & Media PlatformsNews & Digital Media Publishers
AboutBuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, provides breaking news, original reporting, entertainment, and videos across the social web to its global audience. It provides BuzzFeed, a go-to authority for entertainment, pop culture, and Internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; BuzzFeed News, a newsroom for young audience; Tasty, a platform for shareable food content; HuffPost, media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content; and Complex Networks that offers culture content of music, food, style, entertainment, and sports. The company also offers As/Is for style, BringMe for travel, Goodful for wellness, and Nifty for DIY. BuzzFeed, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.Show more
  • Revenue $190M -24.8%
  • EBITDA -$4M +75.5%
  • Net Income -$10M +88.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.91 +63.3%
  • Gross Margin 44.67% +2.3%
  • EBITDA Margin -2.31% +67.3%
  • Operating Margin -12.39% +21.4%
  • Net Margin -5.32% +84.8%
  • ROE -9.26% +84.0%
  • ROIC -8.31% +7.1%
  • Debt/Equity 0.59 -70.1%
  • Interest Coverage -3.47 -40.2%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Trading at only 0.3x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 8 (bottom 8%)
  • ✗Sales declining 9.8% over 5 years
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-
5Y-9.79%
3Y-21.83%
TTM-8.01%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM100.2%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM36.16%

ROCE

10Y Avg-12.1%
5Y Avg-10.36%
3Y Avg-17.02%
Latest-14.05%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
OPRAOpera Limited1.26B14.0815.6421.12%13.93%8.58%5.89%0.01
BIDUBaidu, Inc.41.57B149.402.27-1.09%6.9%3.13%31.52%0.28
KRKR36Kr Holdings Inc.9.01M5.07-0.06-32.08%-26.64%-34.61%0.25
FENGPhoenix New Media Limited10.3M1.90-0.431.69%-6.38%-4.56%0.05
BZFDBuzzFeed, Inc.35.61M0.99-1.09-24.85%0.06%0.14%0.59
ARENThe Arena Group Holdings, Inc.197.93M4.17-1.46-12.34%88.51%

Profit & Loss

Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+317.92M321.32M397.56M325.78M252.68M189.89M
Revenue Growth %-0.01%0.24%-0.18%-0.22%-0.25%
Cost of Goods Sold+150.35M140.29M207.4M184.54M142.37M105.06M
COGS % of Revenue0.47%0.44%0.52%0.57%0.56%0.55%
Gross Profit+167.57M181.03M190.17M141.24M110.31M84.82M
Gross Margin %0.53%0.56%0.48%0.43%0.44%0.45%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.08%0.05%-0.26%-0.22%-0.23%
Operating Expenses+207.84M168.9M215.32M255.81M150.13M108.36M
OpEx % of Revenue0.65%0.53%0.54%0.79%0.59%0.57%
Selling, General & Admin167.26M133.74M167.53M155.51M117.02M78.36M
SG&A % of Revenue0.53%0.42%0.42%0.48%0.46%0.41%
Research & Development21.13M17.67M24.93M27.1M11.18M10.86M
R&D % of Revenue0.07%0.05%0.06%0.08%0.04%0.06%
Other Operating Expenses19.45M17.49M22.86M73.2M21.94M19.15M
Operating Income+-40.27M12.14M-25.15M-114.57M-39.82M-23.54M
Operating Margin %-0.13%0.04%-0.06%-0.35%-0.16%-0.12%
Operating Income Growth %-1.3%-3.07%-3.55%0.65%0.41%
EBITDA+-20.82M29.62M-2.29M-91.92M-17.88M-4.39M
EBITDA Margin %-0.07%0.09%-0.01%-0.28%-0.07%-0.02%
EBITDA Growth %-2.42%-1.08%-39.07%0.81%0.75%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)19.45M17.49M22.86M22.66M21.94M19.15M
EBIT-40.27M13.02M2.68M-108.41M-42.65M-26.51M
Net Interest Income+1.39M-923K-2.88M-6.42M-16.09M-6.78M
Interest Income1.39M0321K000
Interest Expense0923K3.21M6.42M16.09M6.78M
Other Income/Expense2.99M-41K24.63M-258K-18.91M-9.76M
Pretax Income+-37.28M12.1M-528K-114.83M-58.73M-33.29M
Pretax Margin %-0.12%0.04%-0%-0.35%-0.23%-0.18%
Income Tax+-358K941K-26.4M2.73M1.6M662K
Effective Tax Rate %1%0.85%-46.8%1.75%1.51%0.3%
Net Income+-37.19M10.34M24.71M-200.96M-88.58M-10.1M
Net Margin %-0.12%0.03%0.06%-0.62%-0.35%-0.05%
Net Income Growth %-1.28%1.39%-9.13%0.56%0.89%
Net Income (Continuing)-36.92M11.16M25.88M-117.56M-60.33M-33.96M
Discontinued Operations0022.01M-83.77M-28.99M0
Minority Interest004.34M3.34M2.35M2.17M
EPS (Diluted)+-1.123.450.73-5.82-2.48-0.91
EPS Growth %-4.08%-0.79%-8.95%0.57%0.63%
EPS (Basic)-1.123.450.73-5.82-2.48-0.91
Diluted Shares Outstanding33.29M33.29M33.76M34.54M35.77M37.39M
Basic Shares Outstanding33.29M33.29M33.76M34.54M35.77M37.39M
Dividend Payout Ratio------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+170.32M208.52M251.66M198.61M132.79M100.89M
Cash & Short-Term Investments58.52M90.63M79.73M55.77M35.64M38.65M
Cash Only58.52M90.63M79.73M55.77M35.64M38.65M
Short-Term Investments000000
Accounts Receivable99.5M106.25M142.91M116.46M75.69M48.94M
Days Sales Outstanding114.23120.69131.2130.48109.3494.08
Inventory000000
Days Inventory Outstanding------
Other Current Assets00026.37M21.46M13.29M
Total Non-Current Assets+74.81M70.67M385.56M331.37M305.42M120.51M
Property, Plant & Equipment29.54M25.55M23.05M84.36M58.57M34.76M
Fixed Asset Turnover10.76x12.58x17.25x3.86x4.31x5.46x
Goodwill00194.88M57.56M57.56M43.3M
Intangible Assets15.87M17.93M153.07M50.3M48.96M11.75M
Long-Term Investments0000800K0
Other Non-Current Assets29.39M27.2M14.55M139.15M112.8M30.7M
Total Assets+245.13M279.19M637.21M529.97M438.2M221.4M
Asset Turnover1.30x1.15x0.62x0.61x0.58x0.86x
Asset Growth %-0.14%1.28%-0.17%-0.17%-0.49%
Total Current Liabilities+51.66M57.23M94.15M122.87M227.79M96.84M
Accounts Payable9.95M8.41M16.02M29.33M46.38M14.25M
Days Payables Outstanding24.1621.8928.258.01118.949.51
Short-Term Debt0000124.98M47.6M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K555K
Other Current Liabilities21.7M25.75M45.06M34.95M17.37M15.55M
Current Ratio3.30x3.64x2.67x1.62x0.58x1.04x
Quick Ratio3.30x3.64x2.67x1.62x0.58x1.04x
Cash Conversion Cycle------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+516.84M535.77M168.19M212.55M99.23M17.62M
Long-Term Debt020.4M141.88M152.25M33.84M15.14M
Capital Lease Obligations00059.31M37.82M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities000026.76M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities516.84M515.37M26.31M978K809K2.48M
Total Liabilities568.5M593M262.33M335.42M327.02M114.46M
Total Debt+020.4M141.88M234.97M218.29M62.74M
Net Debt-58.52M-70.23M62.15M179.19M182.66M24.09M
Debt / Equity--0.38x1.21x1.96x0.59x
Debt / EBITDA-0.69x----
Net Debt / EBITDA--2.37x----
Interest Coverage-13.15x-7.85x-17.85x-2.48x-3.47x
Total Equity+-323.37M-313.8M374.88M194.55M111.18M106.94M
Equity Growth %-0.03%2.19%-0.48%-0.43%-0.04%
Book Value per Share-9.72-9.4311.105.633.112.86
Total Shareholders' Equity-323.37M-313.8M370.54M191.22M108.83M104.77M
Common Stock4K1K13K15K15K4K
Retained Earnings-357.15M-346.82M-322.11M-523.06M-611.77M-621.86M
Treasury Stock-820K00000
Accumulated OCI-1.24M-3.36M-3.23M-1.97M-2.5M-3.73M
Minority Interest004.34M3.34M2.35M2.17M

Cash Flow

Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-20.24M27.55M797K-7.86M-6.1M-20.68M
Operating CF Margin %-0.06%0.09%0%-0.02%-0.02%-0.11%
Operating CF Growth %-2.36%-0.97%-10.86%0.22%-2.39%
Net Income-36.92M11.16M25.88M-140.11M-55.71M-33.96M
Depreciation & Amortization19.45M17.49M22.86M24.26M20.33M19.15M
Stock-Based Compensation2.81M1.19M23.57M05.28M5.53M
Deferred Taxes-1K112K-28.09M-1.59M3.24M-304K
Other Non-Cash Items-731K-1.24M-26.62M96.12M17.86M8.08M
Working Capital Changes-4.86M-1.15M-16.8M13.46M2.9M-19.18M
Change in Receivables4.4M-7.09M-12.95M23.94M40.57M25.82M
Change in Inventory-86K0514K000
Change in Payables-4.6M-1.52M3.55M11.58M19.15M-30.46M
Cash from Investing+16.36M-14.8M-208.03M-17.29M-14.72M178.66M
Capital Expenditures-8.59M-14.54M-16.02M-17.79M-14.9M-12.77M
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.06%0.07%
Acquisitions------
Investments------
Other Investing-8.59M000175K191.43M
Cash from Financing+195K19.45M181.82M3.18M812K-154.6M
Debt Issued (Net)------
Equity Issued (Net)------
Dividends Paid000000
Share Repurchases------
Other Financing195K0139.13M-2.28M-422K-1.79M
Net Change in Cash------
Free Cash Flow+-28.83M13.02M-15.22M-25.64M-21M-33.45M
FCF Margin %-0.09%0.04%-0.04%-0.08%-0.08%-0.18%
FCF Growth %-1.45%-2.17%-0.68%0.18%-0.59%
FCF per Share-0.870.39-0.45-0.74-0.59-0.89
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.54x2.67x0.03x0.04x0.07x2.05x
Interest Paid270K1.1M901K000
Taxes Paid415K83K1.23M000

Key Ratios

Metric201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)--80.92%-70.58%-57.94%-9.26%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)---71.2%-21.2%-8.95%-8.31%
Gross Margin52.71%56.34%47.83%43.35%43.66%44.67%
Net Margin-11.7%3.22%6.22%-61.69%-35.06%-5.32%
Debt / Equity--0.38x1.21x1.96x0.59x
Interest Coverage-13.15x-7.85x-17.85x-2.48x-3.47x
FCF Conversion0.54x2.67x0.03x0.04x0.07x2.05x
Revenue Growth-1.07%23.73%-18.06%-22.44%-24.85%

Revenue by Segment

2021202220232024
Advertising205.79M202.83M115.62M94.36M
Advertising Growth--1.44%-43.00%-18.39%
Commerce and other61.57M68.09M53.41M61.65M
Commerce and other Growth-10.60%-21.56%15.42%
Content130.2M165.75M83.64M33.88M
Content Growth-27.30%-49.54%-59.50%

Revenue by Geography

2021202220232024
UNITED STATES-396.67M226.01M177.61M
UNITED STATES Growth---43.02%-21.41%
Non-US---12.28M
Non-US Growth----
International--26.67M-
International Growth----
United States352.28M---
United States Growth----

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) reported $162.6M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 49% decrease from $317.9M in 2019.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) saw revenue decline by 24.8% over the past year.

Yes, BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) is profitable, generating $0.1M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (-5.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) has a return on equity (ROE) of -9.3%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) had negative free cash flow of $22.6M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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