Ziff Davis Inc. (ZD) Financial Statements (2025 and earlier)
Company Profile
| Business Address |
360 PARK AVE SOUTH NEW YORK, NY 10010 |
| State of Incorp. | |
| Fiscal Year End | December 31 |
| Industry (SIC) | 4822 - Telegraph and Other Message Communications (benchmarking) |
| More info | Complete Financial Analysis Financial Benchmarking |
Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) ($ in millions)
| 6/30/2025 MRQ | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments | 506 | 765 | 711 | 924 | 243 | 576 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalent | 506 | 738 | 653 | 695 | 243 | 576 | |||
| Short-term investments | 27 | 58 | 229 | 1 | |||||
| Receivables | 660 | 338 | 305 | 316 | 326 | 262 | |||
| Prepaid expense | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Capitalized contract cost | 14 | 15 | |||||||
| Other undisclosed current assets | 85 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 51 | 46 | |||
| Total current assets: | 1,272 | 1,191 | 1,084 | 1,301 | 623 | 887 | |||
| Noncurrent Assets | |||||||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use asset | 56 | 106 | 126 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 197 | 188 | 178 | 161 | 157 | 128 | |||
| Long-term investments and receivables | 158 | 141 | 128 | 123 | 97 | 100 | |||
| Long-term investments | 158 | 141 | 128 | 123 | 97 | 100 | |||
| Intangible assets, net (including goodwill) | 1,638 | 1,578 | 1,710 | 1,681 | 2,044 | 1,813 | |||
| Goodwill | 1,580 | 1,546 | 1,591 | 1,531 | 1,867 | 1,633 | |||
| Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) | 57 | 32 | 119 | 150 | 176 | 180 | |||
| Deferred income tax assets | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 63 | 71 | 80 | 20 | 17 | 16 | |||
| Other undisclosed noncurrent assets | 368 | 293 | 344 | 423 | 622 | 437 | |||
| Total noncurrent assets: | 2,432 | 2,280 | 2,449 | 2,470 | 3,042 | 2,619 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS: | 3,704 | 3,471 | 3,533 | 3,770 | 3,665 | 3,506 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, including: | 671 | 231 | 222 | 227 | 231 | 238 | |||
| Taxes payable | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 3 | 32 | 18 | ||
| Accounts payable | 164 | 123 | 121 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 117 | 108 | 101 | ||||||
| Other undisclosed accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 389 | 223 | 199 | 220 | |||||
| Deferred revenue | 200 | 185 | 188 | 186 | 191 | 163 | |||
| Debt | 55 | 397 | 412 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 9 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Other undisclosed current liabilities | 20 | 30 | 64 | 18 | |||||
| Total current liabilities: | 900 | 432 | 432 | 497 | 883 | 833 | |||
| Noncurrent Liabilities | |||||||||
| Long-term debt and lease obligation | 864 | 1,001 | 999 | 1,090 | 1,281 | 1,167 | |||
| Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 864 | 1,001 | 999 | 1,036 | 1,182 | 1,063 | |||
| Liabilities, other than long-term debt | 130 | 145 | 209 | 216 | 128 | 87 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 46 | 46 | 79 | 109 | |||||
| Liability for uncertainty in income taxes | 30 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 57 | 52 | |||
| Other liabilities | 48 | 47 | 69 | 38 | 44 | 10 | |||
| Operating lease, liability | 54 | 99 | 104 | ||||||
| Other undisclosed noncurrent liabilities | 163 | 107 | |||||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities: | 994 | 1,146 | 1,208 | 1,305 | 1,572 | 1,362 | |||
| Total liabilities: | 1,893 | 1,578 | 1,641 | 1,803 | 2,454 | 2,195 | |||
| Equity | |||||||||
| Equity, attributable to parent | 1,811 | 1,893 | 1,893 | 1,968 | 1,211 | 1,311 | |||
| Common stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Additional paid in capital | 492 | 472 | 440 | 509 | 456 | 466 | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (82) | (72) | (85) | (57) | (55) | (46) | |||
| Retained earnings | 1,401 | 1,492 | 1,538 | 1,515 | 809 | 892 | |||
| Total equity: | 1,811 | 1,893 | 1,893 | 1,968 | 1,211 | 1,311 | |||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY: | 3,704 | 3,471 | 3,533 | 3,770 | 3,665 | 3,506 | |||
Income Statement (P&L) ($ in millions)
| 6/30/2025 TTM | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,402 | 1,364 | 1,391 | 1,417 | 1,490 | 1,372 | ||
| Cost of revenue | (200) | (197) | (196) | (188) | (232) | (237) | ||
| Gross profit: | 1,201 | 1,167 | 1,195 | 1,229 | 1,258 | 1,135 | ||
| Operating expenses | (1,288) | (1,231) | (1,192) | (1,061) | (923) | (858) | ||
| Other undisclosed operating income | 200 | 197 | 196 | |||||
| Operating income: | 114 | 133 | 199 | 167 | 335 | 277 | ||
| Nonoperating income (expense) | (3) | (9) | 8 | 1 | 11 | (8) | ||
| Investment income, nonoperating | (8) | (21) | ||||||
| Other nonoperating income (expense) | 5 | (9) | 8 | 1 | 32 | (8) | ||
| Interest and debt expense | (42) | 12 | (5) | (38) | (70) | |||
| Other undisclosed income (loss) from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes | (18) | (7) | (88) | 188 | (77) | 1 | ||
| Income from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes: | 93 | 75 | 131 | 351 | 230 | 200 | ||
| Income (loss) from equity method investments | 11 | (9) | (8) | 36 | (11) | (0) | ||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes: | 104 | 66 | 123 | 387 | 219 | 199 | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (41) | (24) | (58) | 14 | (68) | 19 | ||
| Income from continuing operations: | 63 | 42 | 65 | 401 | 151 | 219 | ||
| Income before gain (loss) on sale of properties: | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 401 | 151 | 219 | |
| Net income: | 63 | 42 | 65 | 401 | 151 | 219 | ||
| Other undisclosed net income (loss) attributable to parent | (2) | 95 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to parent: | 63 | 42 | 64 | 497 | 151 | 219 | ||
| Undistributed earnings (loss) allocated to participating securities, basic | (0) | (1) | (3) | |||||
| Other undisclosed net loss available to common stockholders, basic | (0) | |||||||
| Net income available to common stockholders, basic: | 63 | 42 | 64 | 496 | 150 | 215 | ||
| Interest on convertible debt | ||||||||
| Net income available to common stockholders, diluted: | 63 | 42 | 64 | 496 | 150 | 215 | ||
Comprehensive Income ($ in millions)
| 6/30/2025 TTM | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income: | 63 | 42 | 65 | 401 | 151 | 219 | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (11) | 14 | (28) | (2) | (8) | (0) | ||
| Comprehensive income: | 52 | 55 | 37 | 399 | 142 | 218 | ||
| Other undisclosed comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, attributable to parent | (2) | 95 | ||||||
| Comprehensive income, net of tax, attributable to parent: | 52 | 55 | 36 | 494 | 142 | 218 | ||
Statements Sources
The financial statements are based on the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR). The information is derived from the 10-K and 10-Q reports submitted to the SEC in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format and presented according to the US GAAP Taxonomy. Please review the original filings for a more detailed information.