Overall DV gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated DV against 91 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 overvalued while it is showing excellent growth. This is an interesting combination. 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

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

1.2 Ratios

DV's Return On Assets of 3.45% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DV outperforms 76.92% 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 72.53% of the companies in the same industry.
DV has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.78%. This is in the better half of the industry: DV outperforms 68.13% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DV is below the industry average of 7.01%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (4.78%) for DV is above the 3 year average (4.71%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		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 76.92% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DV has declined.
DV's Operating Margin of 11.12% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DV outperforms 69.23% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DV has declined.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 82.02%, DV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 96.70% of the companies in the same industry.
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.
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

DV has an Altman-Z score of 6.16. 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 6.16, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.31% 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.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 0.10, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 90.11% of the companies in the same industry.
DV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.01, DV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.1
Altman-Z	6.16

ROIC/WACC0.54

WACC8.9%

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 has a better Current ratio (3.98) than 96.70% 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 96.70% 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

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 41.30% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
DV is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 11.33% yearly.

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

The Price/Earnings ratio is 40.07, which means the current valuation is very expensive for DV.
DV's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. DV is cheaper than 62.64% of the companies in the same industry.
DV is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.32, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.86, DV is valued on the expensive side.
DV's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. DV is cheaper than 60.44% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.57. DV is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.07
Fwd PE	20.86

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, DV is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 61.54% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of DV indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DV is cheaper than 70.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	12.4
EV/EBITDA	11.48

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.