AppLovin: The Silent Ad-Tech With AI Muscle

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Summary

  • AppLovin’s Q4 revenue reached $1.37 billion, growing 44% year-over-year, with total adjusted EBITDA margins holding strong at around 62%.
  • The core Advertising segment delivered $999 million in revenue at an 81% margin, driven by Axon’s algorithmic improvements and reinforcement learning.
  • Web ad churn among top-spending clients remains under 3% while current market penetration stays below 0.1%, signaling early stickiness.
  • The company trades at 47x trailing P/E and 38x forward, supported by $1.2 billion in Q1 buybacks funded by free cash flow.
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At first glance, AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) might look like a typical ad-tech veteran riding the same structural tailwinds as its peers, yet its bold push beyond its legacy in-game book signals a stealthy transition the market may

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