Observed Signal · Feb 11, 2023 · Portfolio Review · Source: Quo Vadis News · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Quo Vadis Q1 2022 AdTech Portfolio Rundown
Quo Vadis tracks 18 adtech stocks dependent on programmatic spending growth and reports performance through May 20, 2022. The portfolio remains significantly below its February 2021 peak and the NASDAQ, with only five names up since January 2018. From March–April to May 20, 2022, five names posted positive price moves: The Trade Desk, Roku, DoubleVerify, AdTheorent, and Criteo. The update highlights The Trade Desk’s Q1 2022 revenue up 43% YoY and a forward FY22 revenue target around $1.7B, plus a European Unified ID collaboration with LiveRamp. Criteo’s Q1 QoQ revenue rose 3% with a 2022 forward revenue around $804M; Retail Media ex-TAC grew about 48% YoY. S4 Capital (Media.Monks) posted 101% YoY revenue growth but negative EBIT. PubMatic and Magnite delivered solid results; MGNI’s ex-TAC Q1 revenue for CTV surged 253% YoY. The piece argues for a macro-driven “flight to ad quality,” favoring survivors with clean data and strong balance sheets, while take-rates compress.
Industry-specific portfolio performance and earnings context within AdTech; high relevance but not a policy/regulatory update.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Quo Vadis tracks 18 adtech stocks dependent on programmatic spending growth.
- As of May 20, 2022, 5 of 18 names posted positive price moves since April: MGNI, ROKU, DV, ADTH, CRTO.
- The portfolio is off 62% from its February 2021 peak; NASDAQ down ~30% since Q4 2022.
- Five names are up since January 2018 or portfolio start: TTD, CRTO, MGNI, ROKU, SFOR.
- TTD Q1 2022 revenue up 43% YoY; forward FY22 revenue expectation around $1.7B.
- TTD announced European Unified ID collaboration with LiveRamp.
- CRTO Q1 QoQ revenue up 3%; forward 2022 revenue around $804M; Retail Media ex-TAC grew 48% YoY.
- S4 Capital (Media.Monks) Q1 revenue up 101%; EBIT –£42M; stock down after earnings.
- PubMatic Q1 revenue up 25%; forward 2022 revenue around $238M.
- MGNI ex-TAC Q1 revenue for CTV: $42.3M, up 253% YoY.
- Roku Q1 revenue up 28% YoY; forward 2022 revenue around $3.5B.
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