Roku: Embrace Q4 Volatility
Update - Dec. 15, 2023
MofettNathanson has been wrong about Roku all year with the $64 price target heading into this downgrade. The market actually following this call by selling off the stock is mind numbing.
-Roku's (NASDAQ:ROKU) stock fell about 2% premarket on Friday after MoffettNathanson downgraded the shares to Sell from Neutral.
-The firm cut the rating but raised its price target to $66 from $64 using its imputed EBITDA valuation approach with an 18% theoretical EBITDA margin on its 2025E revenues and a 10.0x EV/EBITDA multiple, as per the analysts.
Update - Nov. 3, 2023
Roku reported an impressive quarter, but the most important aspect was guidance for Q4.
- Forecast $955 million in Q4 net revenue, better than the consensus $951.3 million
- Adj. EBITDA $10 million
Original article posted on Oct. 24
- Roku's Q4 sales targets may be difficult to achieve due to writer and actor strikes reducing content for the video streaming market.
- Despite potential Q4 weakness, investors should focus on Roku's active accounts and streaming hours growth for long-term value.
- ROKU stock is cheap at only 2x '24 sales targets with a bonus cash balance of $1.8 billion.
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