BUZZFEED INC (BZFD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:BZFD • US12430A3005

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0.7109 USD
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This BZFD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. BZFD Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • BZFD had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year BZFD has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years BZFD reported 4 times negative net income.
  • BZFD had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
BZFD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFBZFD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50M -100M -150M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • BZFD has a worse Return On Assets (-30.68%) than 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -116.94%, BZFD is doing worse than 76.81% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -30.68%
ROE -116.94%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-18.92%
ROA(5y)-18.16%
ROE(3y)-69.32%
ROE(5y)-61.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
BZFD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICBZFD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • BZFD's Gross Margin of 41.19% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BZFD is outperformed by 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • BZFD's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • BZFD does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 41.19%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.85%
GM growth 5Y-6.07%
BZFD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsBZFD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40

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2. BZFD Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • BZFD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for BZFD has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for BZFD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for BZFD is higher compared to a year ago.
BZFD Yearly Shares OutstandingBZFD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
BZFD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsBZFD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -4.29, we must say that BZFD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • BZFD has a worse Altman-Z score (-4.29) than 76.81% of its industry peers.
  • BZFD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.56. This is a neutral value indicating BZFD is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.56, BZFD is not doing good in the industry: 68.12% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -4.29
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.99%
BZFD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFBZFD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that BZFD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.90, BZFD is not doing good in the industry: 76.81% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.90 indicates that BZFD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • BZFD has a worse Quick ratio (0.90) than 75.36% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.9
BZFD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesBZFD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

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3. BZFD Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for BZFD have decreased strongly by -61.05% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, BZFD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.43% in the last year.
  • The Revenue for BZFD have been decreasing by -10.43% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)-61.05%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-620%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-18.53%
Revenue growth 5Y-10.43%
Sales Q2Q%0.59%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 27.51% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, BZFD will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 28.64% on average per year.
EPS Next Y72.67%
EPS Next 2Y43.53%
EPS Next 3Y27.51%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.28%
Revenue Next 2Y43.31%
Revenue Next 3Y28.64%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
BZFD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesBZFD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 100M 200M 300M 400M
BZFD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesBZFD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5

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4. BZFD Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • BZFD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for BZFD. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
BZFD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsBZFD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
BZFD Per share dataBZFD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • BZFD's earnings are expected to grow with 27.51% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y43.53%
EPS Next 3Y27.51%

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5. BZFD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • BZFD does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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BZFD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

BUZZFEED INC

NASDAQ:BZFD (4/16/2026, 8:17:06 PM)

After market: 0.7199 +0.01 (+1.27%)

0.7109

0 (-0.22%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)03-12
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners16.25%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners5.61%
Ins Owner Change1.14%
Market Cap26.76M
Revenue(TTM)185.27M
Net Income(TTM)-57.72M
Analysts43.33
Price Target1.02 (43.48%)
Short Float %5.17%
Short Ratio6.66
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-1339.87%
Min EPS beat(2)-2452.94%
Max EPS beat(2)-226.8%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-10.99%
Min Revenue beat(2)-16.91%
Max Revenue beat(2)-5.06%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.14
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.54
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.53
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.42
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.88
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.5
OCFYN/A
SpS4.92
BVpS1.31
TBVpS-0.47
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -30.68%
ROE -116.94%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 41.19%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-18.92%
ROA(5y)-18.16%
ROE(3y)-69.32%
ROE(5y)-61.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.85%
GM growth 5Y-6.07%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.98
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 90.67%
Cap/Sales 7.75%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.9
Quick Ratio 0.9
Altman-Z -4.29
F-Score3
WACC7.99%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)75.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)69.21%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.79%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.95%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-61.05%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-620%
EPS Next Y72.67%
EPS Next 2Y43.53%
EPS Next 3Y27.51%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-18.53%
Revenue growth 5Y-10.43%
Sales Q2Q%0.59%
Revenue Next Year-1.28%
Revenue Next 2Y43.31%
Revenue Next 3Y28.64%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y23.01%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year127.47%
EBIT Next 3Y65.24%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y1.04%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y9.34%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

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