About buzzfeed - BZFD
Buzzfeed, Inc. is an independent digital media company, which engages in engagement, distribution, and leveraging data. Its cross-platform network includes BuzzFeed Originals, which creates articles, lists, quizzes, and videos, BuzzFeed Media Brands, which consists of a portfolio of identity-driven lifestyle brands including Nifty, Goodful, As/Is, and Tasty, a social food network, BuzzFeed Studios, which produces original content across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms, and BuzzFeed News and HuffPost, which include reporting and investigative journalism, and BuzzFeed Commerce, which develops products and experiences, as well as licensing and other strategic partnerships. The company was founded by Jonah Peretti and John Johnson in November 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
BZFD At a Glance
BuzzFeed, Inc.
229 West 43rd Street
New York, New York 10036
| Phone | 1-646-589-8592 | Revenue | 252.68M | |
| Industry | Internet Software/Services | Net Income | -88,579,000.00 | |
| Sector | Technology Services | Employees | 925 | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2024 | |||
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BZFD Valuation
| P/E Current | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | N/A |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 0.142 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 0.335 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | N/A |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | -21.389 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 0.874 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.989 |
BZFD Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 273,164.324 |
| Income Per Employee | -95,761.081 |
| Receivables Turnover | 2.888 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.495 |
BZFD Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 0.583 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.583 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.156 |
BZFD Profitability
| Gross Margin | 36.66 |
| Operating Margin | -12.768 |
| Pretax Margin | -23.243 |
| Net Margin | -35.056 |
| Return on Assets | -11.672 |
| Return on Equity | -39.72 |
| Return on Total Capital | -18.216 |
| Return on Invested Capital | -20.433 |
BZFD Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 200.585 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 66.732 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 49.815 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 65.844 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 21.905 |
Buzzfeed in the News
Vivek Ramaswamy meets with BuzzFeed CEO amid push for board seats
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met with BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Perriti for an hour after sending a letter to the media company's board of directors urging change.
Vivek Ramaswamy pushes for BuzzFeed board seats, says company has lost its way
Vivek Ramaswamy has issued a seven-page letter to BuzzFeed, urging the media company to add three more board seats and adapt its business model to survive amid a decimated market value.
Vivek Ramaswamy targets BuzzFeed: Read his full letter here
BuzzFeed's board received a detailed letter from investor and shareholder Vivek Ramaswamy about the need for change at the media outlet, which he says has "lost its way."