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How MediaAlpha, Inc. stacks up
MAX · against 470 other Communication Services companies
Valuation
68/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #150 of 471 · scores higher than 68% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score47 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including MAX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 9.4% vs peer median 8.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 88% of peers. Earnings yield: 10.3% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MAX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MAX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 461 reported | 10.7% | 3.0% | 88% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 493 reported | 9.4% | 8.7% | 54% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 227 reported | 7.0% | 7.6% | 46% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 467 reported | 3.5% | 48.9% | 7% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MAX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105.8B KRW (≈$76M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 1 | 694.0B KRW (≈$500M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 3 | 2.6B HKD (≈$329M) | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 3.1B HKD (≈$398M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 226M SEK (≈$23M) | 99 | 63 | |
| 145 | 8.1B JPY (≈$55M) | 69 | 35 | |
| 145 | 65.5B BRL (≈$11.8B) | 69 | 46 | |
| 145 | 165.6B USD | 69 | 55 | |
| 150 | 990.1B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 68 | 56 | |
| 150 | 803M USD | 68 | 65 | |
| 150 | 74.4B USD | 68 | 75 | |
| 150 | 111.0B SEK (≈$11.1B) | 68 | 57 | |
| 154 | 3.80T KRW (≈$2.7B) | 67 | 66 | |
| 154 | 577.6B JPY (≈$3.9B) | 67 | 75 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score