Overall DV gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated DV against 92 industry peers in the Media industry. DV has an excellent financial health rating, but there are some minor concerns on its profitability. DV is not priced too expensively while it is growing strongly. Keep and eye on this one! These ratings would make DV suitable for growth investing!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year DV was profitable.
In the past year DV had a positive cash flow from operations.
DV had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years DV always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.45%, DV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
DV has a better Return On Equity (4.16%) than 71.74% of its industry peers.
DV has a better Return On Invested Capital (4.78%) than 67.39% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DV is below the industry average of 7.07%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.71%) for DV is below the current ROIC(4.78%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.45%
ROE	4.16%
ROIC	4.78%

ROA(3y)4.78%

ROA(5y)4.32%

ROE(3y)5.59%

ROE(5y)5.07%

ROIC(3y)4.71%

ROIC(5y)3.99%

1.3 Margins

With a decent Profit Margin value of 6.10%, DV is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
DV's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
DV has a Operating Margin of 11.12%. This is in the better half of the industry: DV outperforms 68.48% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DV has declined.
DV has a better Gross Margin (82.02%) than 96.74% of its industry peers.
DV's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	11.12%
PM (TTM)	6.1%
GM	82.02%

OM growth 3Y16.07%

OM growth 5Y-10.13%

PM growth 3Y-0.94%

PM growth 5Y-7.66%

GM growth 3Y-0.57%

GM growth 5Y-0.97%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), DV is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for DV has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, DV has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for DV has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

DV has an Altman-Z score of 6.21. This indicates that DV is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 6.21, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.30% of the companies in the same industry.
DV has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.10. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.10 years to pay back of all of its debts.
DV's Debt to FCF ratio of 0.10 is amongst the best of the industry. DV outperforms 90.22% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01 indicates that DV is not too dependend on debt financing.
DV has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.01) than 85.87% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.1
Altman-Z	6.21

ROIC/WACC0.54

WACC8.88%

2.3 Liquidity

DV has a Current Ratio of 3.98. This indicates that DV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of DV (3.98) is better than 96.74% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 3.98 indicates that DV has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 3.98, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.74% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.98
Quick Ratio	3.98

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for DV have decreased strongly by -27.03% in the last year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 16.45% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
Looking at the last year, DV shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 14.86% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 29.17% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)-27.03%

EPS 3Y21.14%

EPS 5Y16.45%

EPS Q2Q%-40%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.86%

Revenue growth 3Y25.45%

Revenue growth 5Y29.17%

Sales Q2Q%11.24%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, DV will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 41.30% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 11.33% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y-5.51%

EPS Next 2Y27.31%

EPS Next 3Y21.43%

EPS Next 5Y41.3%

Revenue Next Year13.38%

Revenue Next 2Y11.86%

Revenue Next 3Y11.72%

Revenue Next 5Y11.33%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 40.63, the valuation of DV can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DV is valued a bit cheaper than 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of DV to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.60), we can say DV is valued slightly more expensively.
DV is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.15.
DV's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.83, DV is valued at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.63
Fwd PE	21.15

4.2 Price Multiples

DV's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of DV indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DV is cheaper than 69.57% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	12.58
EV/EBITDA	11.6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The decent profitability rating of DV may justify a higher PE ratio.
DV's earnings are expected to grow with 21.43% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.