Magnite Inc. Common Stock (MGNI)
TurnaroundFairStock Score: 70/100 — STEADY
Key Financials
| Current Price | $21.62 |
| Market Cap | $3.1B |
| P/E Ratio | 19.65 |
| ROE | 19.58% |
| Dividend Yield | —% |
| Sector | Communication Services |
AI Analysis
AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.
I approach Magnite as a Graham-style bargain hunter and Buffett-style business appraiser, and the picture is a genuine but unfinished turnaround. FairStock labels it TURNAROUND — returned to profit after a loss within the last three years — and the filed numbers support that: fiscal 2023 produced revenue of $619.7M and a net loss of $159.2M, while fiscal 2025 produced revenue of $714.0M and net income of $144.6M. The latest quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, had revenue of $192.8M and net income of $19.4M, or diluted EPS of $0.13, versus $173.3M and $11.1M, or $0.08, in fiscal Q2 2025. That is real progress, and trailing free cash flow of $200.3M, a 6.5% FCF yield, and a FairStock Piotroski score of 8/9 suggest improving financial condition. But I cannot verify a durable moat from these figures; the business is an independent ad platform with high beta of 2.29, ROCE of only 2.43%, and a FairStock Altman Z-score of 0.83. Valuation is the sticking point: at the 2026-10-26 close of $21.62, FairStock's P/E is 19.65, P/B is 3.31, EV/EBITDA is 19.76, and the Graham Number is $12.71, leaving a -80.09% margin of safety. PEG of 0.28 looks attractive only if growth persists. I see an improving business, not a bargain.
In plain English: Magnite runs a platform that helps publishers sell digital advertising space, including streaming TV and websites. The business now earns a profit and generates cash, but its turnaround is still recent, and the record includes a large loss a few years ago. At the 2026-10-26 close of $21.62, the price looks expensive compared with a conservative value estimate based on profits and accounting value, even though cash generation is decent.
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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · 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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