What does payments for film financing arrangement mean?

Reflects cash outflows related to the repayment or servicing of debt specifically structured to fund the production or acquisition of media content. This metric highlights the company's reliance on specialized financing vehicles to manage the capital-intensive nature of content creation.

BuzzFeed, Inc. BZFD Payments For Film Financing Arrangement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$31.6M-12.4%

Gross profit$9.2M-26.5%

Operating income-$13.5M+1.9%

Net income-$15.1M-19.0%

EPS (diluted)-$0.40-21.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$26.1M-23.9%

Total debt$80.6M+46.4%

Total equity$36.1M-61.5%

Total assets$169.1M-16.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.7M+99.8%

CapEx$244.0K-37.1%

Free cash flow$2.4M+155%

Valuation

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Market cap$124.85M+60.4%

Enterprise value$179.29M+37.1%

P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.7%-6.6pp

Operating margin-26.3%—

Net margin-33.3%—

FCF margin-11.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-92.6%—

Debt / equity2.2×+1.6×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by BuzzFeed, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept bzfd:PaymentsForFilmFinancingArrangement.

The official record: BuzzFeed, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is BuzzFeed, Inc.'s payments for film financing arrangement?: BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) reported payments for film financing arrangement of $218K in Q1 2026.
What does payments for film financing arrangement mean?: Reflects cash outflows related to the repayment or servicing of debt specifically structured to fund the production or acquisition of media content. This metric highlights the company's reliance on specialized financing vehicles to manage the capital-intensive nature of content creation.