APPS vs DLB
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Dolby Laboratories, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | APPS | DLB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $565.3M | $1.3B |
| Net income | $-37.7M | $255.0M |
| Gross margin | 56.9% | 88.1% |
| Net margin | −6.7% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | −21.8% | 10.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.33 | $2.62 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.32 |
| Payout ratio | · | 49.6% |
| Free cash flow | $11.2M | $435.9M |
| Equity | $192.2M | $2.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.68× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.16× | 3.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.5% | 3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 2.0% |
DLB bills 2.4× the revenue of APPS, and APPS closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | APPS | DLB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $565.3M | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $490.5M | $1.3B |
| FY2023 | $544.5M | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $665.9M | $1.3B |
| FY2021 | $747.6M | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $313.6M | $1.2B |
| FY2019 | $138.7M | $1.2B |
| FY2018 | $103.6M | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $74.8M | $1.1B |
| FY2016 | $40.2M | $1.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | APPS | DLB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-37.7M | $255.0M |
| FY2024 | $-92.1M | $261.8M |
| FY2023 | $-420.2M | $200.7M |
| FY2022 | $16.7M | $184.1M |
| FY2021 | $35.5M | $310.2M |
| FY2020 | $54.9M | $231.4M |
| FY2019 | $13.9M | $255.2M |
| FY2018 | $-6.0M | $41.7M |
| FY2017 | $-52.9M | $206.5M |
| FY2016 | $-24.3M | $185.9M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$783,879,000 | DLB |
| FY2024 | −$783,215,000 | DLB |
| FY2023 | −$755,262,000 | DLB |
| FY2022 | −$587,873,000 | DLB |
| FY2021 | −$533,660,000 | DLB |
| FY2020 | −$848,213,000 | DLB |
| FY2019 | −$1,102,905,000 | DLB |
| FY2018 | −$951,031,000 | DLB |
| FY2017 | −$1,005,426,000 | DLB |
| FY2016 | −$985,531,000 | DLB |
| FY2015 | −$948,387,000 | DLB |
| FY2014 | −$931,924,000 | DLB |
| FY2013 | −$885,270,000 | DLB |
| FY2012 | −$929,159,000 | DLB |
| FY2011 | −$953,835,000 | DLB |
| FY2010 | −$913,527,000 | DLB |
DLB has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −25.7 pp | DLB |
| FY2024 | −39.5 pp | DLB |
| FY2023 | −92.7 pp | DLB |
| FY2022 | −12.1 pp | DLB |
| FY2021 | −20.0 pp | DLB |
| FY2020 | −2.4 pp | DLB |
| FY2019 | −10.6 pp | DLB |
| FY2018 | −9.8 pp | DLB |
| FY2017 | −89.9 pp | DLB |
| FY2016 | −78.5 pp | DLB |
| FY2015 | −144.9 pp | DLB |
| FY2014 | −109.0 pp | DLB |
| FY2013 | −97.6 pp | DLB |
| FY2012 | −395.8 pp | DLB |
| FY2011 | −457.0 pp | DLB |
| FY2010 | −132.8 pp | DLB |
DLB has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
APPS's net margin has been more volatile than DLB's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 125.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
DLB led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
APPS's return on equity has been more volatile than DLB's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 204.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.3.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between APPS and DLB over these 16 fiscal years — APPS led in 2 and DLB in 14.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.