Vado's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Vado (VADO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Vado vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 20M vs 355,490M combined for tracked competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+0.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-49.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Vado generated 17.4% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2024, vs 66.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -31.6% net margin compares with 45.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Vado accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
VADO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
Vado reported revenue growth of 17.39 % year on year in Q3 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 66.45 %.
With a net margin of -31.57 %, Vado reported lower profitability than its competitors (45.68 %).
Vado generated 0.01 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.02 % a year earlier.
Vado vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Vado and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Vado's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Advertising industry grew revenue 6.1% year over year, combined, vs 17.4% for Vado. Vado's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.02% to 0.02%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Vado's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (7) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (5) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
VADO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
VADO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Viant Technology Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Nvidia Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Gamestop Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Direct Digital Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Vado's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Vado's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Vado Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | - | 20.43 |
| Nvidia Corp | 5,557,865.10 | 302,969.00 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1,008,456.33 | 40,524.00 |
| Activision Blizzard inc | 74,969.48 | 8,706.00 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 53,263.80 | 7,846.00 |
| Gamestop Corp | 14,191.51 | 3,732.80 |
| SUBTOTAL | 6,709,545.26 | 364,216.44 |
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Sources: Vado Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Vado's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viant Technology, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| theTradeDesk | Named by the company | 85% |
| Named by the company | 85% | |
| Amazon | Named by the company | 85% |
| Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Vado's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Vado's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Nvidia Corp | Compute and Networking 91.34 % |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Data Center 57.80 % |
| Activision Blizzard inc | Activision 38.24 % |
| Gamestop Corp | United States 70.96 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Vado's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | - | - | - |
| Nvidia Corp | 5,557,865 | 7,213,548 | 4,592,357 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1,008,456 | 1,307,226 | 207,548 |
| Activision Blizzard inc | 74,969 | 621,857 | 154,643 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 53,264 | 541,103 | 74,690 |
| Gamestop Corp | 14,192 | 248,853 | 50,880 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 6,709,545 | 3,114,037 | 1,738,487 |
Vado's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Nvidia Corp | United States 78.13 % |
| Activision Blizzard inc | Asia Pacific 12.19 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Vado's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Advertising industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (43 companies). See the full Advertising industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 15.37 % | 44.13 % (avg) | -28.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | -31.04 % | industry median | -23.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -44.44 % | -11.28 % (avg) | -33.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.14 % | 5.75 % (avg) | -5.6 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Vado's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | - | - | -38.79 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | - | -143.28 % | 620.91 % | -282.64 % | 61.66 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Vado's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.14 % vs industry average 5.75 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Vado's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Vado's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Vado's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Vado falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Vado's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 23.3 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 92.9 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-49.8% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Vado's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | 0.00 | 0.30 | - |
| Nvidia Corp | 0.40 | 4.07 | 0.09 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 0.48 | 2.61 | 0.05 |
| Activision Blizzard inc | 2.91 | 4.81 | 0.18 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.26 |
| Gamestop Corp | 9.23 | 12.15 | 0.77 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Vado's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | Q3 2024 | +17.4 % | - |
| Nvidia Corp | Q2 2026 | +105.9 % | +125.9 % |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Q2 2026 | +55.4 % | +163.4 % |
| Activision Blizzard inc | Q2 2023 | +34.2 % | +109.6 % |
| Electronic Arts Inc | Q2 2026 | +18.9 % | +97.5 % |
| Gamestop Corp | Q1 2026 | +14.0 % | +769.6 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +93.6 % | +127.8 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Vado's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | Q3 2024 | +73.1 % | -41.5 % |
| Nvidia Corp | Q2 2026 | +86.8 % | +41.3 % |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Q2 2026 | +138.3 % | +186.5 % |
| Activision Blizzard inc | Q2 2023 | +45.0 % | -37.8 % |
| Electronic Arts Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.8 % | +5.6 % |
| Gamestop Corp | Q1 2026 | +3.2 % | +55.2 % |
Vado's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | 205.88% | - | - |
| Nvidia Corp | 81.41% | 95.06% | 110.11% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 8.10% | 9.43% | 10.07% |
| Activision Blizzard inc | 7.95% | 8.93% | 10.97% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 8.68% | 11.03% | 16.52% |
| Gamestop Corp | 7.22% | 7.66% | 14.03% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Vado's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vado Corp | - | - |
| Nvidia Corp | 28.97 | 18.34 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 156.26 | 24.89 |
| Activision Blizzard inc | 34.59 | 8.61 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 49.11 | 6.79 |
| Gamestop Corp | 18.02 | 3.80 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 33.00 | 18.42 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.