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aQuantive (AQNT)
Web advertising is fueling the new growth in tech, and aQuantive has found itself in the right place at the right time. The digital marketing firm, formed by the merger of Avenue A and Razorfish in 1997, has become one of the leaders in the emerging niche. It purchases ads for customers as well as establishing Web sites for their various campaigns. As advertising moves from analog to digital, Seattle-based aQuantive has seized the opportunity to build a booming business. In 2005, operating income jumped 130%, to $61 million, on sales of $308.4 million, a 95% gain. Net income slipped 17%, however, because the company got socked with its first income-tax bill. It forecasts essentially flat earnings in 2006 because of expenses for stock compensation. In addition, the company faces stiff competition, notably from DoubleClick, which has taken some European customers away.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | NR |
| Market Value* ($ Millions) | 1,876.6 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 335.6 |
| Sales Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) |
24.5 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 36.4 |
| Profit Growth (3-yr. avg. annual) | 72.8 % |
| Return on Inv. Capital (3-yr.) | 11.9 % |
| Share Price 12-Mo. Hi/Lo | 30/11 |
| Share Price As of 4/28/06 | 25 |
| Return on Equity | 8.1 % |
| P/E Ratio | 51 |
| No. of Employees | 1,463 |
| Industry | Internet Software & Services |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | AQNT > |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
| Location | Seattle |
| Phone | 206 816-8800 |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 4/28/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
aQuantive, Inc. operates as a digital marketing company in the U.S. It operates through three segments: Digital Marketing Services, Digital Marketing Technologies, and Digital Performance Media. The Digital Marketing Services segment provides Web site development, interactive marketing, and creative development and branding. The Digital Marketing Technologies segment provides advertising agencies and enterprise marketers with online advertising campaign management, search engine marketing, and Web site optimization tools and services through its proprietary Atlas Digital Marketing Suite. It also offers Atlas Publisher, a technology product to manage digital advertising inventory. The Digital Performance Media segment operate online advertising networks that serve as intermediaries between online publishers and advertisers by procuring online advertising inventory primarily from publishers and reselling that inventory to advertisers. The company was founded as Avenue A, Inc. in 1997 and changed its name to aQuantive, Inc. in 2003. aQuantive is headquartered in Seattle.
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