DV gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals 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 growing strongly while it is still valued neutral. This is a good combination! This makes DV very considerable for growth investing!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

DV had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year DV had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years DV has been profitable.
DV had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

DV has a Return On Assets of 3.45%. This is in the better half of the industry: DV outperforms 76.09% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 4.16%, DV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.74% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.78%, DV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.39% of the companies in the same industry.
DV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.71%. This 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's Profit Margin of 6.10% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DV outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DV has declined.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 11.12%, DV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.48% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DV has declined.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 82.02%, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 96.74% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DV has remained more or less at the same level.

		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
The number of shares outstanding for DV has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for DV has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 6.32 indicates that DV is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
DV's Altman-Z score of 6.32 is amongst the best of the industry. DV outperforms 92.39% of its industry peers.
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 90.22% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01 indicates that DV is not too dependend on debt financing.
With an excellent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.01, DV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.87% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.1
Altman-Z	6.32

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.
DV's Current ratio of 3.98 is amongst the best of the industry. DV outperforms 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.
With an excellent Quick ratio value of 3.98, DV belongs to the best 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

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.
DV shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 14.86%.
Measured over the past years, DV shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 29.17% on average per year.

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
Based on estimates for the next years, DV will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 11.33% on average per year.

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.
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

DV is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 40.48.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DV is valued a bit cheaper than 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
DV's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 27.25.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.07, the valuation of DV can be described as rather expensive.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as DV.
DV is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 25.98, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.48
Fwd PE	21.07

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as DV.
69.57% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DV, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	12.53
EV/EBITDA	11.89

4.3 Compensation for Growth

DV has a very decent profitability rating, which 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.