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Liftoff Mobile Inc LFTO

Communication ServicesSoftware & IT ServicesUnited States of America

Last close 14.04 USD on Nov 2, 2026, −50.7% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating D Rank 98 of 135 in Communication Services
  1. Growth D 120 of 135
  2. Valuation B 32 of 135
  3. Quality C 88 of 135
  4. Revisions A 4 of 135
  5. Momentum D 127 of 135

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.05)Average target 28.06 USD +99.9%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202520242023202220215Y avg
Revenue (mil)686519474–––
Revenue growth32.1%9.6%––––
EPS (basic, normalized)––––––
EPS growth––––––
Gross margin85.1%83.3%83.6%––84.0%
Net margin−3.4%−9.3%−17.9%––−10.2%
ROE–−1,847.7%–––−1,847.7%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)305
Current ratio1.38x
Long-term debt (mil)1,392
Net debt (mil)1,105
Total equity (mil)−5.5
Net debt / equity−199.73x
Net debt / EBITDA–

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2025 actual 686+32.1%5.7x ––– –––
2026 879+28.2%4.4x 517–7.5x 0.73–19.1x
2027 1,018+15.7%3.8x 611+18.3%6.4x 1.52+107.6%9.2x
2028 1,182+16.1%3.3x 730+19.5%5.3x 2.21+45.1%6.4x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
2026879+0.3%+2.8%–0.73+2.3%+191.9%–
20271,018+0.4%+2.2%–1.52+2.2%+19.2%–
20281,182+0.2%+1.4%–2.21+3.9%+22.4%–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 1 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedFQ-9FQ-8FQ-7FQ-6FQ-5FQ-4FQ-3FQ-2FQ-1Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)–––––––––220
Sales mean (mil)–––––––––208
Surprise–––––––––+5.6%
EPS reported–––––––––−0.03
EPS mean–––––––––−0.44
Surprise–––––––––+93.1%

Peer comparison Software & IT Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
LFTO Liftoff Mobile Inc2.4B–−3.4%−429.60x19.1x9.2x7.5x6.4x
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.3.42T−0.67x32.8%5.06x14.2x18.7x14.3x10.8x
META Meta Platforms, Inc.1.58T0.01x37.1%5.69x21.0x18.0x11.3x8.8x
NFLX Netflix, Inc.256.0B0.49x24.3%8.74x17.4x16.5x15.4x13.3x
SHOP Shopify Inc.201.0B−2.48x10.7%15.88x82.4x63.8x70.2x53.0x
UBER Uber Technologies, Inc.136.3B0.96x19.3%4.98x20.2x14.7x12.9x10.6x
Mean−0.34x20.1%−64.87x29.1x23.5x21.9x17.1x
Median0.01x21.8%5.38x19.7x17.3x13.6x10.7x

Technical analysis

  • 1M−7.3%
  • 3M−36.8%
  • 1Y−50.7%
  • 3Y−50.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement, Liftoff Mobile Inc, fiscal years, most recent first
202520242023202220212020
Total revenue686519474–––
Cost of revenue10286.977.6–––
Gross profit584432396–––
Selling, general & administrative expenses205139132–––
Research & development11480.685.4–––
Depreciation/amortization97.8107151–––
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)5.712.84.4–––
Other operating expenses000–––
Operating income16292.923.3–––
Net interest income (expense)−127−97.9−93.1–––
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)−56.1−24.4−8.6–––
Net income before taxes−21.6−29.4−78.4–––
Provision for taxes1.618.96.4–––
Minority interest––––––
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items−23.1−48.2−84.7–––
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income−23.1−48.2−84.7–––
EBIT, normalized16710627.8–––
EBITDA, normalized265213178–––
Basic EPS, normalized––––––

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