Magnite, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNI ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Nick Kormeluk - VP, IR & Head, Global Real Estate Michael Barrett - CEO David Day - CFO Conference Call Participants Laura Martin - Needham and Company Shyam Patil - Susquehanna Jason Kreyer - Craig-Hallum Capital Tim Nollen - Macquarie Omar Dessouky - Bank of America Dan Kurnos - The Benchmark Company Brian Kraska - Wolfe Research Zach Cummins - B. Riley Simran Biswal - RBC Capital Markets Robert Coolbrith - Evercore ISI.
I believe that paying 9x forward free cash flow for Magnite is reasonable given its solid CTV growth prospects. The balance sheet is not ideal, but $230 million of net debt is manageable relative to the company's free cash flow generation. The partnerships with Netflix, Roku, and other major players highlight its relevance and positioning in the highly competitive programmatic CTV market.
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Disney appears to be downgrading its relationship with Magnite.
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Magnite (MGNI) witnesses a hammer chart pattern, indicating support found by the stock after losing some value lately. This coupled with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Magnite's revenue-growth rate slowed to 7%, and it missed earnings estimates. Investors seemed to expect more from a new deal with Netflix.
Magnite (MGNI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.14 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.09 per share a year ago.
Magnite's growth rate is picking up, and new partnerships could help it sustain recent growth. Media companies are increasingly consolidating their software providers to bigger companies, and Magnite is one of the biggest there is.
One analyst is recommending that investors buy Magnite stock in light of the company's recent partnerships. Connected-TV revenue is quickly approaching a majority of its business, and it could carry the stock to further gains as adoption grows.
Streaming pioneer Netflix unveiled plans to bring its advertising in-house. The company said it will partner with Magnite, among others.