BuzzFeed Inc. Class A Common Stock (BZFD)

FairStock Score: 44/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for a business with durable economics, honest accounting, and a price that leaves a margin of safety. BuzzFeed has recognizable brands in BuzzFeed, Tasty and HuffPost, but the numbers show a business still searching for profitability. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $36.3 million and net income was a loss of $11.8 million, or diluted EPS of $-0.22. In fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2026-03-31, revenue was $31.6 million and net loss was $15.1 million. For FY2025, revenue was $185.3 million and net loss was $57.7 million; FY2024 had a net loss of $10.1 million and FY2023 a net loss of $88.6 million. Those are not the marks of a stable moat. The FairStock Lynch category is none, because the company has losses in each of the last four years. On the balance sheet, debt-to-equity is 0.97 and the Altman Z-Score is -6.37, which points to financial distress. Free cash flow is negative $29.7 million, and the FCF yield is -110.2% of the $26.9 million market cap. That means cash burn is enormous relative to the equity value. At the close on 2026-10-13, the price was $1.10; FairStock's P/B is 1.80, the P/E is -0.73, and ROE is -90.49%. The Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 is a small positive, and the FairStock Score is 44/100, but neither offsets the losses. Growth is not helping: revenue fell from $230.4 million in FY2023 to $189.9 million in FY2024 to $185.3 million in FY2025. I see speculative optionality in the brands, not investment merit. Without a path to positive earnings and cash flow, the margin of safety is absent.

In plain English: BuzzFeed is a digital media company that runs brands like BuzzFeed, Tasty and HuffPost. The business is losing money and revenue has been shrinking, and it used more cash than it brought in over the past year. At $1.10 a share, the price does not look cheap because the company has no profits to support it.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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