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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ziff Davis (ZD)

Ziff Davis Q4 revenue rises 5.9% to $412.8 million; issues 2025 guidance

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Ziff Davis reported unaudited fourth-quarter 2024 revenue up 5.9% to $412.8 million and adjusted diluted EPS up 10.7% to $2.58, and gave 2025 guidance with revenue of $1.44 billion to $1.50 billion. Full-year 2024 operating income fell 14.3% to $113.6 million after an $85.3 million goodwill impairment, although full-year GAAP net income rose 51.9%. The company also moved to five reportable segments.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.43 versus $1.29 a year earlier; Q4 free cash flow was $131.1 million versus $65.9 million.
  • Full-year 2024 revenue rose 2.8% to $1.40 billion; operating income fell 14.3% to $113.6 million, including the $85.3 million goodwill impairment.
  • 2025 guidance ranges: adjusted EBITDA of $505 million to $542 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $6.64 to $7.28.
  • Results will be discussed on an earnings call and webcast on February 25, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

The filing

CompanyZiff Davis (ZD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 24, 2025, 6:37 PM ET
Accession number0001084048-25-000003

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:58 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 24, 2025.

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