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Communication Services · Interactive Media & Services
Structural: independent buy-side pure-play on the open internet ad supply chain - no owned inventory, no conflict of interest vs $GOOGL DV360 or $AMZN DSP. CTV is the growth engine (~45% of spend), with $NFLX, $DIS, $WBD, $PARA ad-tier inventory routing through TTD.
UID2 adoption (Disney, NBCU, Paramount, LG, Samsung) is the moat against cookie deprecation. Kokai AI rebuild lifts bid efficiency and is the 2026 ramp story.
- CTV secular shift from linear TV ($60B+ US ad budget still migrating)
- UID2 becoming de-facto open-web identity standard post-cookie
- Retail media (Walmart Connect, Target, Albertsons) integrations expanding TAM
- Kokai full rollout completed Q4 2025 - efficiency gains compound through 2026
- Net cash balance sheet, ~25% adj EBITDA margin, FCF-positive
- Q4 2025 first revenue miss in 33 quarters - sliced ~40% off stock
- Kokai migration friction caused budget hesitation among agencies
- Amazon DSP aggressive pricing + Prime Video inventory is direct competitive pressure
- Walled gardens (Meta, Google, Amazon) still capture ~60% of digital ad dollars
- Founder-CEO Jeff Green 10-vote supershares - governance discount
- Macro ad-spend sensitivity in a slowing consumer cycle
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