Bzfd.O
BZFD.O operates in the online services industry, providing digital solutions and services to its customers.
Business. BZFD.O operates in the online services industry, providing digital solutions and services to its customers.
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1 analysts · consensus HoldAt a glance
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- Company
- EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
- Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
- Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
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Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
BZFD.O operates in the online services industry, providing digital solutions and services to its customers.
The company's capital structure is characterized by a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51, indicating a relatively high level of leverage. Its liquidity position is assessed as medium, with a current ratio of 0.63, suggesting limited short-term liquidity. The price-to-book ratio of 0.75 indicates that the company's market value is below its book value, which may reflect market concerns about its future earnings potential.
In terms of profitability, the company reported a net loss of $7.487 million and an operating loss of $5.591 million, which is below the industry median for profitability metrics. The return on equity of -0.1114 and return on assets of -0.0274 further highlight the company's unprofitable operations. These metrics suggest that the company is not generating returns that meet the expectations of its shareholders or asset base.
The company's revenue is concentrated in a single segment, as disclosed in its financial statements, with no significant geographic diversification mentioned. This concentration may expose the company to higher risks if the segment or region experiences a downturn.
The company's growth trajectory is uncertain, with no specific revenue growth projections provided in the available data. The operating cash flow of -$25.703 million and free cash flow of -$3.579 million indicate that the company is not generating positive cash flows from its operations, which could hinder its ability to fund growth initiatives.
The risk assessment highlights liquidity concerns, with net cash being negative after subtracting total debt. The dilution risk is assessed as low, with no significant dilution potential identified in the basic shares outstanding. However, the company's negative cash flows and operating losses may necessitate future financing, which could lead to dilution if not managed carefully.
Recent events, as reflected in the financial data, show a consistent pattern of losses and negative cash flows, which may impact investor confidence. The analyst estimates suggest a mean price target of $1.00, which is below the current market price of $1.33, indicating a bearish outlook from analysts.
- The company is currently unprofitable, with significant operating and net losses.
- The company's liquidity position is weak, with a current ratio below 1.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio is high, indicating a leveraged capital structure.
- The company's market price is below its book value, suggesting market skepticism.
- Analysts have a bearish outlook, with a mean price target below the current market price.
Bull / Bear case
analysis pipelineIn focus — financials by report
Revenue $56.5M, +66,9% YoY; Operating income −310,4% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $56.5M, +66,9% YoY
- ▍Operating income −310,4% YoY
- ▍Net income −186,4% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −1 597,3% YoY
- ▍Net margin -47.4%
Revenue $46.3M, −16,6% YoY; Operating income −480,6% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $46.3M, −16,6% YoY
- ▍Operating income −480,6% YoY
- ▍Net income −455,9% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −269,1% YoY
- ▍Net margin -16.1%
Revenue $46.4M, +12,8% YoY; Operating income −60,9% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $46.4M, +12,8% YoY
- ▍Operating income −60,9% YoY
- ▍Net income −44,5% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −168,1% YoY
- ▍Net margin -23.3%
Revenue $185.3M, −2,4% YoY; Operating income −94,5% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $185.3M, −2,4% YoY
- ▍Operating income −94,5% YoY
- ▍Net income −471,8% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −102,5% YoY
- ▍Net margin -31.2%
Revenue $230.4M, −29,3% YoY; Operating income +60,9% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $230.4M, −29,3% YoY
- ▍Operating income +60,9% YoY
- ▍Net income +55,9% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow +55,4% YoY
- ▍Net margin -38.4%
Revenue $325.8M, −15,1% YoY; Operating income −355,9% YoY.
- ▍Revenue $325.8M, −15,1% YoY
- ▍Operating income −355,9% YoY
- ▍Net income −913,2% YoY
- ▍Free cash flow −1 233,1% YoY
- ▍Net margin -61.7%
Revenue $383.8M; Operating income -$25.1M.
- ▍Revenue $383.8M
- ▍Operating income -$25.1M
- ▍Net margin 6.4%
Valuation FY
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
Supply chain
Peer comparison
Market position
Stress test
Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | -0,41 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 184,7M USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | -17,1M USD |
Options
Short squeeze
Earnings-call key lines
Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageEstimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trendSell-side observations
Themes
ESG
Risk factors
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 283exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 104 773exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 283exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 104 773exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 283exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 146 682exercise · 2026-05-26
- Director, President of BuzzFeed AI · Class B Common Stock → Class A Common StockDisposed 1 309 354conversion · 2026-05-26
- Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 10 241exercise · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 71 322exercise · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 17 091exercise · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 1 667exercise · 2026-05-14
- Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% owner · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 25 453exercise · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 71 811exercise · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 17 372exercise · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 25 146exercise · 2026-05-14
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 282exercise · 2026-05-12
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 282exercise · 2026-05-12
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 23 282exercise · 2026-05-12
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 101 338exercise · 2026-05-01
- CLO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 25 144exercise · 2026-03-09
- CFO · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 1 667exercise · 2026-03-09
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 34 924exercise · 2026-03-01
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Class A Common StockDisposed 34 924exercise · 2026-03-01
Actions
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- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Price To Bookmarket_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
- Dilution Ratio(shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
- Market Priceinput from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
- Market Capmarket_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
- Ev To Revenueenterprise_value / revenue
- BZFD.O Market data — financials · 2026-05-27
- BuzzFeed Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-27
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
- Director · Class A Common StockBought 20 833 @ $1,44$30K · 2026-06-17
- Director · Class A Common StockBought 17 000 @ $1,44$24K · 2026-06-17
- Director · Class A Common StockBought 17 361 @ $1,44$25K · 2026-06-17
- Director · Class A Common StockBought 33 000 @ $1,44$48K · 2026-06-17
- Director, 10% owner · Class A Common StockOther 4 000 000 @ $1,44$5,8M · 2026-06-17
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 23 283 · 2026-05-26
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 104 773 · 2026-05-26
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 23 283 · 2026-05-26
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 104 773 · 2026-05-26
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 23 283 · 2026-05-26
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 146 682 · 2026-05-26
- Director, President of BuzzFeed AI · Class A Common StockOther 1 309 354 · 2026-05-26
- CFO · Class A Common StockOther 71 322 · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Class A Common StockOther 17 091 · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Class A Common StockOther 1 667 · 2026-05-14
- CFO · Class A Common StockOther 33 531 @ $1,33$45K · 2026-05-14
- Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% owner · Class A Common StockOther 10 241 · 2026-05-14
- Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% owner · Class A Common StockOther 25 453 · 2026-05-14
- Director, Chief Executive Officer, 10% owner · Class A Common StockOther 14 700 @ $1,33$20K · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Class A Common StockOther 71 811 · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Class A Common StockOther 17 372 · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Class A Common StockOther 25 146 · 2026-05-14
- CLO · Class A Common StockOther 46 550 @ $1,33$62K · 2026-05-14
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 23 282 · 2026-05-12
- Director · Class A Common StockOther 23 282 · 2026-05-12
Short positioning
Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -103.5%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): -31.2%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 20.6%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -116.9%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -30.7%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 0.90xDerived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -15.0%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 2.80xDerived (calculated)
- Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 183.4%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -52.9%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -62.2%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -2.4%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -466.7%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -0.6%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -466.7%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -471.8%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 9.3%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 138.05MSEC XBRL filing
- Capex (annual): USD 1.96MSEC XBRL filing
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 95.22MSEC XBRL filing
- Pre-tax income (annual): USD -56.95MSEC XBRL filing
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 49.36MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -2SEC XBRL filing
- EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -2SEC XBRL filing