Overall DV gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated DV against 92 industry peers in the Media industry. DV is in great health and has no worries on liquidiy or solvency at all, but the profibility rating is only average. DV is showing excellent growth while it is valued at reasonable prices. Keep and eye on this one! With these ratings, DV could be worth investigating further 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.
DV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
DV had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
DV had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

DV's Return On Assets of 3.45% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DV outperforms 75.27% of its industry peers.
DV's Return On Equity of 4.16% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DV outperforms 70.97% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 4.78%, DV is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
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

DV has a Profit Margin of 6.10%. This is in the better half of the industry: DV outperforms 77.42% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DV has declined.
DV has a Operating Margin of 11.12%. This is in the better half of the industry: DV outperforms 67.74% of its industry peers.
DV's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
DV has a better Gross Margin (82.02%) than 96.77% 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

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so DV is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, DV has less shares outstanding
DV has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, DV has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 6.20 indicates that DV is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 6.20, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.40% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of DV is 0.10, which is an excellent value as it means it would take DV, only 0.10 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of DV (0.10) is better than 90.32% of its industry peers.
DV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
The Debt to Equity ratio of DV (0.01) is better than 86.02% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.1
Altman-Z	6.2

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.
With an excellent Current ratio value of 3.98, DV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 96.77% of the companies in the same industry.
DV has a Quick Ratio of 3.98. This indicates that DV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
DV has a better Quick ratio (3.98) than 96.77% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	3.98
Quick Ratio	3.98

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

DV shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -27.03%.
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

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 41.30% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
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 2Y11.88%

Revenue Next 3Y11.74%

Revenue Next 5Y11.33%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 40.70 indicates a quite expensive valuation of DV.
DV's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. DV is cheaper than 61.29% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.21. DV is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.19, DV is valued on the expensive side.
DV's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
DV is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.26, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.7
Fwd PE	21.19

4.2 Price Multiples

DV's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, DV is valued a bit cheaper than 67.74% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	12.6
EV/EBITDA	11.58

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.