comScore FY 2025 earnings snapshot
comScore (SCOR) just closed out FY 2025 with Q4 revenue of US$93.5 million and basic EPS of US$12.77, alongside full year trailing twelve month figures showing revenue of US$357.5 million and a net loss of US$101.8 million. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move in a narrow band between US$85.7 million and US$94.9 million per quarter. At the same time, basic EPS has swung from a loss of US$12.79 to a profit of US$12.77. This leaves investors weighing a recently profitable quarter against a still loss-making year and the pressure that puts on margins.
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Q4 swings to US$71 million profit against a loss-making year
- Q4 net income reached US$71.2 million on US$93.5 million of revenue, yet the trailing twelve month figures still show a net loss of US$101.8 million on US$357.5 million of revenue, so the latest quarter looks very different from the overall year.
- What stands out for a more bullish view is that quarterly net income moved from a loss of US$13.9 million in Q2 and a loss of US$4.5 million in Q3 to a Q4 profit of US$71.2 million.
- Supporters of a bullish angle may point to this sharp swing in quarterly profitability as evidence that the business model can generate profit at roughly the same revenue band of US$85.7 million to US$94.9 million.
- At the same time, the trailing twelve month loss of US$101.8 million shows that one strong quarter has not yet changed the longer term earnings record, so any bullish thesis still has to contend with that multi quarter loss history.
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Losses and dilution weigh on the cautious side
- Over the last five years, losses have grown at about 5.6% per year and the trailing twelve month net loss is US$101.8 million, while shareholders have also faced material earnings per share dilution over the past year.
- Critics with a bearish stance often focus on this pattern of losses and dilution.
- The trailing twelve month basic EPS of US$19.40 loss contrasts with the one quarter EPS of US$12.77 profit, which fits a cautious view that profitability has not yet been sustained over a full year.
- The combination of a growing loss profile over five years and substantial dilution means that even when net income turns positive in a single quarter, each share may not benefit as much as headline EPS might suggest without looking at the broader history.
Low 0.3x P/S multiple at US$7.20 share price
- At a share price of US$7.20 and a trailing twelve month revenue base of US$357.5 million, comScore is trading on a P/S of about 0.3x, compared with 0.9x for the wider US Media industry and 2.3x for its peer average.
- What is interesting for valuation focused investors is how this low sales multiple sits next to the company’s profitability record.
- The unprofitable trailing twelve month net income of US$101.8 million loss helps explain why the P/S sits at roughly one third of the broader US Media industry level, even though revenue has stayed in a relatively tight band quarter to quarter.
- On the other hand, the fact that the P/S is also much lower than the 2.3x peer average suggests that the market is heavily discounting those sales, which aligns with a cautious interpretation of the five year loss trend and recent dilution rather than a more upbeat reading of the latest quarter alone.
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comScore’s recent quarter shows a profit, but the multi year loss record, trailing twelve month loss of US$101.8 million and dilution keep long term risks front and center.
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