Shares of digital media company Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) fell 3.2% in the morning session after news of significant job cuts and a series of analyst downgrades soured investor sentiment. The digital media company planned to reduce its workforce by 12-15% at properties like IGN and CNET. This move happened despite a 4.5% increase in first-quarter revenue. However, the company's adjusted EBITDA, a key profit metric, decreased, and its free cash flow became negative, which sparked investor skepticism. Consequently, the stock touched a new 52-week low. Several analysts, including those at Citigroup and JPMorgan, reacted by lowering their price targets for Ziff Davis.
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As the Q1 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the digital media & content platforms industry, including Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) and its peers.
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Digital media company Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 4.5% year on year to $328.6 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.47 billion at the midpoint came in 0.9% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.14 per share was 8.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Digital media company Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 4.5% year on year to $328.6 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.47 billion at the midpoint came in 0.9% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.14 per share was 8.5% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
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