(SSTK) Shutterstock - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Internet Content & Information | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 596m USD | Total Return: -5.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 4.42M
EPS Trend: -92.2%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 88.2%
Qual. Beats: -2
Warnings
Altman Z'' -0.23 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) operates a global digital marketplace that connects content creators with businesses requiring high-quality media. Its library includes licensed photographs, vectors, video footage, music tracks, and 3D models. The company has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions such as Envato and TurboSquid, and it now integrates generative AI tools trained on ethically sourced datasets to supplement traditional stock assets.
The business follows a platform-based model, generating revenue primarily through subscription tiers and on-demand licensing fees. As a key player in the Interactive Media & Services sub-industry, the company benefits from the increasing demand for high-resolution visual content in digital marketing, social media, and cinematic production. This sector is currently shifting toward AI-driven asset creation, requiring providers to balance copyright protection with technological innovation.
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Headquartered in New York, Shutterstock serves a diverse client base ranging from individual creators and small businesses to large media organizations and corporate marketing departments. Its multi-channel distribution strategy utilizes digital storefronts and direct sales teams to manage global licensing and enterprise-level service agreements.
- Generative AI licensing deals drive high-margin data revenue growth
- Envato acquisition accelerates expansion into creative subscription market segments
- Enterprise segment growth offsets declining demand from individual creators
- High exposure to marketing budget cuts during global economic downturns
- AI-generated content competition pressures traditional stock imagery pricing power
| Net Income: -20.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.47 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -32.53% < 20% (prev -36.45%; Δ 3.92% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 158.8m > Net Income -20.8m |
| Net Debt (142.2m) to EBITDA (133.2m): 1.07 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.51 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.5m) vs 12m ago 0.63% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 57.47% > 18% (prev 0.58%; Δ 5.69k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 71.83% > 50% (prev 72.76%; Δ -0.94% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.71 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 133.2m / Interest Expense TTM 30.8m) |
| A: -0.23 (Total Current Assets 321.2m - Total Current Liabilities 629.1m) / Total Assets 1.31b |
| B: 0.21 (Retained Earnings 274.8m / Total Assets 1.31b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 52.7m / Avg Total Assets 1.32b) |
| D: 0.35 (Book Value of Equity 268.9m / Total Liabilities 779.1m) |
| Altman-Z'' = -0.23 = B |
| DSRI: 0.94 (Receivables 103.4m/111.7m, Revenue 946.5m/963.6m) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 57.47% / 57.56%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.70 / AQ_t-1 0.74) |
| SGI: 0.98 (Revenue 946.5m / 963.6m) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI -20.8m - CFO 158.8m) / TA 1.31b) |
| Beneish M = -3.26 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 16.14 with a total of 175,935 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.41%,
over one month by -8.40%,
over three months by -3.18% and
over the past year by -5.45%.
Shutterstock has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.25. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SSTK.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 28.9 | 78.7% |
P/E Forward = 42.1941
P/S = 0.6296
P/B = 1.1199
P/EG = 2.65
Revenue TTM = 946.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 52.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 133.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 115.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 158.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 304.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 15.3m
Net Debt = 142.2m USD (calculated: Debt 304.7m - CCE 162.5m)
Enterprise Value = 738.1m USD (595.9m + Debt 304.7m - CCE 162.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.71 (Ebit TTM 52.7m / Interest Expense TTM 30.8m)
EV/FCF = 6.47x (Enterprise Value 738.1m / FCF TTM 114.0m)
FCF Yield = 15.45% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Enterprise Value 738.1m)
FCF Margin = 12.05% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Revenue TTM 946.5m)
Net Margin = -2.19% (Net Income TTM -20.8m / Revenue TTM 946.5m)
Gross Margin = 57.47% ((Revenue TTM 946.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 402.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 52.41% (prev 54.94%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.56 (Enterprise Value 738.1m / Total Assets 1.31b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 10.11% (Interest Expense 30.8m / Debt 304.7m)
Taxrate = 39.61% (29.8m / 75.3m)
NOPAT = 31.8m (EBIT 52.7m * (1 - 39.61%))
Current Ratio = 0.51 (Total Current Assets 321.2m / Total Current Liabilities 629.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.57 (Debt 304.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 532.1m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.07 (Net Debt 142.2m / EBITDA 133.2m)
Debt / FCF = 1.25 (Net Debt 142.2m / FCF TTM 114.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 573.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -1.58% (Net Income -20.8m / Total Assets 1.31b)
RoE = -3.62% (Net Income TTM -20.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 573.4m)
RoCE = 7.64% (EBIT 52.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 573.4m + L.T.Debt 115.9m))
RoIC = 3.80% (NOPAT 31.8m / Invested Capital 837.0m)
WACC = 9.07% (E(595.9m)/V(900.6m) * Re(10.58%) + D(304.7m)/V(900.6m) * Rd(10.11%) * (1-Tc(0.40)))
Discount Rate = 10.58% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 15.54 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.69% ; FCFF base≈69.6m ; Y1≈79.8m ; Y5≈117.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 38.86 (EV 1.57b - Net Debt 142.2m = Equity 1.43b / Shares 36.7m; r=9.07% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -92.19 | EPS CAGR: -11.33% | SUE: -2.37 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 88.17 | Revenue CAGR: 6.41% | SUE: -1.48 | # QB: -2
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.15 | Chg30d=-85.71% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.45 | Chg30d=-58.33% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.60 | Chg30d=-58.44% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-58.7% | GrowthRev=-21.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.89 | Chg30d=-74.20% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-44.4% | GrowthRev=-8.8%