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  Title	Comscore Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
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  Summary	Comscore Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results Comscore, Inc. Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 11:00 PM 18 min read In This Article: SCOR +0.76% Comscore, Inc. RESTON, Va., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comscore,
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  Content	Comscore Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results Comscore, Inc. Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 11:00 PM 18 min read In This Article: SCOR +0.76% Comscore, Inc. RESTON, Va., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Q3 2024 Financial Highlights Revenue for the third quarter was $88.5 million compared to $91.0 million in Q3 2023 Net loss of $60.6 million compared to net income of $2.6 million in Q3 2023, primarily resulting from a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $63.0 million in 2024 Adjusted EBITDA of $10.1 million compared to $13.4 million in Q3 2023 FX adjusted EBITDA of $12.4 million compared to $12.3 million in Q3 2023 Refining full-year revenue guidance and maintaining adjusted EBITDA guidance "In the third quarter, we took meaningful steps forward in our cross-platform business, with our revenue in this area growing nearly 34% year-over-year and underpinning several key wins in the market," said Jon Carpenter, CEO. "We've also made steady progress embedding our cross-platform measurement and audience products into the programmatic ecosystem. This progress enables advertisers to more easily target the audiences most important to them and measure their campaign's ability to deliver incremental audiences across platforms. As we look ahead to Q4 and into 2025, I'm confident we will continue to make progress in our transformation, positioning us to become the industry's leading source for cross-platform audience planning and measurement." Third Quarter Summary Results Revenue in the third quarter was $88.5 million, down 2.8% from $91.0 million in Q3 2023. Content & Ad Measurement revenue was flat compared to the prior-year quarter, with lower revenue from our syndicated audience offerings (primarily related to national TV and syndicated digital products) offset by an increase in our cross-platform revenue, which grew 33.5% over Q3 2023. Research & Insight Solutions revenue declined 14.2% from Q3 2023, primarily due to lower deliveries of certain custom digital products. Our core operating expenses, which include cost of revenues, sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses, were $82.9 million, a decrease of 3.9% compared to $86.3 million in Q3 2023, primarily due to a decline in employee compensation and lower cloud computing costs. Due in part to a decline in our stock price and market capitalization, we performed an interim review of our goodwill at quarter-end, resulting in a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $63.0 million as of September 30, 2024. This charge does not directly impact our liquidity, cash flows or future operations. Story Continues Primarily as a result of the goodwill impairment charge, net loss for the quarter was $60.6 million, compared to net income of $2.6 million in Q3 2023, resulting in net (loss) income margins of (68.5)% and 2.9% of revenue, respectively. After accounting for dividends on our convertible preferred stock, loss per share attributable to common shares was $(12.79) and $(0.34) for Q3 2024 and Q3 2023, respectively. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $10.1 million, compared to $13.4 million in Q3 2023, resulting in adjusted EBITDA margins of 11.5% and 14.7%, respectively. Excluding the impact of foreign currency transactions, FX adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $12.4 million, compared to $12.3 million in Q3 2023. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin exclude impairment of goodwill, impairment of right-of-use and long-lived assets, amortization of cloud-computing implementation costs, restructuring costs, stock-based compensation, transformation costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration and warrants liability and other items as presented in the accompanying tables. FX adjusted EBITDA excludes these items as well as gain/loss from foreign currency transactions. Balance Sheet and Liquidity As of September 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $20.2 million. Total debt principal, including $10.0 million in then-outstanding borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit agreement, was $20.8 million. On November 1, 2024, we repaid the outstanding principal balance under our senior secured revolving credit agreement, and on November 5, 2024, we amended the agreement to extend the maturity date with respect to our outstanding letters of credit (totaling $3.2 million) to January 31, 2025. We continue to evaluate alternative financing options for the company, including a replacement of this facility, and have engaged outside advisors to assist in our evaluation. 2024 Outlook Based on current trends and expectations, we are tightening our full-year 2024 revenue range, with revenue expected to be between $351 and $355 million for the year, and are reaffirming our guidance for an adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 10%. We anticipate a return to growth in 2025 as we continue to invest in and focus on our cross-platform measurement capabilities. We do not provide GAAP net income (loss) or net income (loss) margin on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty our future stock-based compensation expense, fair value adjustments, variable interest expense, litigation and restructuring expense and any unusual gains or losses without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. For this reason, we are unable without unreasonable effort to provide a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, GAAP net income (loss) and net income (loss) margin, on a forward-looking basis. Conference Call Information for Today, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET Management will host a conference call to discuss the results on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The live audio webcast and supplemental information will be accessible at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations. Participants may also participate via telephone at (800) 715-9871 by using passcode 3850002 or "Comscore Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results". Following the conference call, a replay will be available via webcast at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations. About Comscore Comscore is a global, trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore empowers media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make meaningful business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and TV audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry's emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal and state securities laws, including, without limitation, our expectations, forecasts, plans and opinions regarding expected revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin for 2024, a return to growth in 2025, revenue drivers, industry positioning, strategic plans and opportunities, market developments, transformation plans, product and technology investments, and our evaluation of alternative financing options. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from expectations, including, but not limited to, changes in our business and customer, partner and vendor relationships; external market conditions and competition; continued changes or declines in ad spending or other macroeconomic factors; evolving privacy and regulatory standards; product adoption rates; the availability of alternative financing; and our ability to achieve our expected strategic, financial and operational plans. For additional discussion of risk factors, please refer to our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings that we make from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. We do not intend or undertake, and expressly disclaim, any duty or obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we are disclosing in this press release adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and FX adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures used by our management to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, as they permit our investors to view our core business performance using the same metrics that management uses to evaluate our performance. Nevertheless, our use of these non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Instead, you should consider these measures alongside GAAP-based financial performance measures, net income (loss), net income (loss) margin, various cash flow metrics, and our other GAAP financial results. Set forth below are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, net income (loss) and net income (loss) margin. These reconciliations should be carefully evaluated. Media Joseph Napolitano Comscore, Inc. 631-742-9320 jnapolitano@comscore.com Investors John Tinker Comscore, Inc. 212-203-2129 jtinker@comscore.com COMSCORE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS As of As of September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,996 $ 22,750 Restricted cash 189 186 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $445 and $614, respectively 55,165 63,826 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 9,583 11,228 Total current assets 84,933 97,990 Property and equipment, net 48,856 41,574 Operating right-of-use assets 14,070 18,628 Deferred tax assets 3,484 2,588 Intangible assets, net 5,750 8,115 Goodwill 247,460 310,360 Other non-current assets 7,909 12,040 Total assets $ 412,462 $ 491,295 Liabilities, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 34,277 $ 30,551 Accrued expenses 28,501 34,422 Contract liabilities 45,500 48,912 Revolving line of credit 10,000 16,000 Accrued dividends 4,424 24,132 Customer advances 8,034 11,076 Current operating lease liabilities 8,417 7,982 Contingent consideration 1,191 4,806 Other current liabilities 3,815 4,680 Total current liabilities 144,159 182,561 Non-current operating lease liabilities 16,605 23,003 Non-current portion of accrued data costs 36,258 32,833 Deferred tax liabilities — 1,321 Other non-current liabilities 10,706 7,589 Total liabilities 207,728 247,307 Commitments and contingencies Convertible redeemable preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 95,784,903 shares and 82,527,609 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $241,194 as of September 30, 2024, and $228,132 as of December 31, 2023 207,470 187,885 Stockholders' equity (deficit): Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares issued or outstanding as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023 — — Common stock, $0.001 par value; 13,750,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 5,228,787 shares issued and 4,890,548 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024, and 5,093,380 shares issued and 4,755,141 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023 5 5 Additional paid-in capital 1,713,399 1,696,612 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (13,282 ) (14,110 ) Accumulated deficit (1,472,874 ) (1,396,420 ) Treasury stock, at cost, 338,239 shares as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (229,984 ) (229,984 ) Total stockholders' equity (deficit) (2,736 ) 56,103 Total liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit) $ 412,462 $ 491,295 COMSCORE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME (Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In thousands, except share and per share data) 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenues $ 88,479 $ 91,000 $ 261,111 $ 276,242 Cost of revenues (1) (2) 52,005 50,473 154,025 155,360 Selling and marketing (1) (2) 12,515 14,794 42,691 48,984 Research and development (1) (2) 7,272 8,083 24,412 25,792 General and administrative (1) (2) 11,116 12,928 35,663 39,776 Amortization of intangible assets 764 800 2,365 4,412 Impairment of goodwill 63,000 — 63,000 44,100 Impairment of right-of-use and long-lived assets 1,397 1,502 1,397 1,502 Restructuring 15 353 968 5,455 Total expenses from operations 148,084 88,933 324,521 325,381 (Loss) income from operations (59,605 ) 2,067 (63,410 ) (49,139 ) Other income, net — 628 651 425 (Loss) gain from foreign currency transactions (2,223 ) 1,090 (1,508 ) (544 ) Interest expense, net (424 ) (426 ) (1,440 ) (1,141 ) (Loss) income before income taxes (62,252 ) 3,359 (65,707 ) (50,399 ) Income tax benefit (provision) 1,622 (741 ) 2,315 (563 ) Net (loss) income $ (60,630 ) $ 2,618 $ (63,392 ) $ (50,962 ) Net loss available to common stockholders: Net (loss) income $ (60,630 ) $ 2,618 $ (63,392 ) $ (50,962 ) Convertible redeemable preferred stock dividends (4,578 ) (4,286 ) (13,062 ) (11,983 ) Total net loss available to common stockholders $ (65,208 ) $ (1,668 ) $ (76,454 ) $ (62,945 ) Net loss per common share (3) : Basic and diluted $ (12.79 ) $ (0.34 ) $ (15.33 ) $ (13.15 ) Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation - Common Stock (3) : Basic and diluted 5,098,415 4,885,459 4,986,746 4,785,205 Comprehensive (loss) income: Net (loss) income $ (60,630 ) $ 2,618 $ (63,392 ) $ (50,962 ) Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment 2,925 (2,267 ) 828 (869 ) Total comprehensive (loss) income $ (57,705 ) $ 351 $ (62,564 ) $ (51,831 ) (1) Excludes amortization of intangible assets, which is presented as a separate line item. (2) Stock-based compensation (benefit) expense is included in the line items above as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Cost of revenues $ (281 ) $ 113 $ 118 $ 435 Selling and marketing (208 ) 96 71 411 Research and development (193 ) 85 92 333 General and administrative 560 747 1,986 2,640 Total stock-based compensation (benefit) expense $ (122 ) $ 1,041 $ 2,267 $ 3,819 (3) Adjusted retroactively for a 1-for-20 reverse split of our common stock effected on December 20, 2023. COMSCORE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, (In thousands) 2024 2023 Operating activities : Net loss $ (63,392 ) $ (50,962 ) Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities: Impairment of goodwill 63,000 44,100 Depreciation 16,194 14,613 Non-cash operating lease expense 4,031 4,196 Amortization expense of finance leases 2,691 1,268 Amortization of intangible assets 2,365 4,412 Stock-based compensation expense 2,267 3,819 Impairment of right-of-use and long-lived assets 1,397 1,502 Deferred tax benefit (2,182 ) (61 ) Other 947 1,140 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 8,399 21,899 Prepaid expenses and other assets 4,722 132 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 588 (2,779 ) Contract liabilities and customer advances (6,172 ) (7,013 ) Operating lease liabilities (6,715 ) (5,981 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 28,140 30,285 Investing activities : Capitalized internal-use software costs (18,189 ) (16,609 ) Purchases of property and equipment (579 ) (1,240 ) Net cash used in investing activities (18,768 ) (17,849 ) Financing activities : Payments of line of credit (6,000 ) — Contingent consideration payment at initial value (3,704 ) (1,037 ) Principal payments on finance leases (2,172 ) (1,337 ) Other (266 ) (276 ) Net cash used in financing activities (12,142 ) (2,650 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 19 25 Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,751 ) 9,811 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 22,936 20,442 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 20,185 $ 30,253 As of September 30, 2024 2023 Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,996 $ 30,067 Restricted cash 189 186 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 20,185 $ 30,253 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net (loss) income and net (loss) income margin to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP FX adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods identified: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (In thousands) 2024 (Unaudited) 2023 (Unaudited) 2024 (Unaudited) 2023 (Unaudited) GAAP net (loss) income $ (60,630 ) $ 2,618 $ (63,392 ) $ (50,962 ) Depreciation 5,537 5,020 16,194 14,613 Amortization expense of finance leases 1,035 419 2,691 1,268 Amortization of intangible assets 764 800 2,365 4,412 Interest expense, net 424 426 1,440 1,141 Income tax (benefit) provision (1,622 ) 741 (2,315 ) 563 EBITDA (54,492 ) 10,024 (43,017 ) (28,965 ) Adjustments: Impairment of goodwill 63,000 — 63,000 44,100 Impairment of right-of-use and long-lived assets 1,397 1,502 1,397 1,502 Amortization of cloud-computing implementation costs 351 360 1,075 1,078 Restructuring 15 353 968 5,455 Stock-based compensation (benefit) expense (122 ) 1,041 2,267 3,819 Transformation costs (1) — 653 75 753 Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability — 97 89 252 Other income, net (2) — (634 ) (663 ) (407 ) Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA $ 10,149 $ 13,396 $ 25,191 $ 27,587 Net (loss) income margin (3) (68.5 ) % 2.9 % (24.3 ) % (18.4 ) % Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA margin (4) 11.5 % 14.7 % 9.6 % 10.0 % Adjustments: Loss (gain) from foreign currency transactions 2,223 (1,090 ) 1,508 544 Non-GAAP FX adjusted EBITDA $ 12,372 $ 12,306 $ 26,699 $ 28,131 (1) Transformation costs represent expenses incurred prior to formal launch of identified strategic projects with anticipated long-term benefits to the company. These costs generally relate to third-party consulting and non-capitalizable technology costs tied directly to the identified projects. (2) Adjustments to other income, net reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of warrants liability included in other income, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income and a loss on asset disposition included in selling and marketing on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. (3) Net (loss) income margin is calculated by dividing net (loss) income by revenues reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the applicable period. (4) Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenues reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the applicable period. Revenues Revenues from our offerings of products and services are as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, (In thousands) 2024 (Unaudited) % of Revenue 2023 (Unaudited) % of Revenue $ Variance % Variance Content & Ad Measurement Syndicated Audience (1) $ 65,042 73.5 % $ 67,946 74.7 % $ (2,904 ) (4.3 ) % Cross-Platform 10,232 11.6 % 7,664 8.4 % 2,568 33.5 % Total Content & Ad Measurement 75,274 85.1 % 75,610 83.1 % (336 ) (0.4 ) % Research & Insight Solutions 13,205 14.9 % 15,390 16.9 % (2,185 ) (14.2 ) % Total revenues $ 88,479 100.0 % $ 91,000 100.0 % $ (2,521 ) (2.8 ) % (1) Syndicated Audience revenue includes revenue from our movies business, which grew from $8.7 million in the third quarter of 2023 to $9.3 million in the third quarter of 2024. Nine Months Ended September 30, (In thousands) 2024 (Unaudited) % of Revenue 2023 (Unaudited) % of Revenue $ Variance % Variance Content & Ad Measurement Syndicated Audience (1) $ 193,831 74.2 % $ 207,551 75.1 % $ (13,720 ) (6.6 ) % Cross-Platform 26,252 10.1 % 22,117 8.0 % 4,135 18.7 % Total Content & Ad Measurement 220,083 84.3 % 229,668 83.1 % (9,585 ) (4.2 ) % Research & Insight Solutions 41,028 15.7 % 46,574 16.9 % (5,546 ) (11.9 ) % Total revenues $ 261,111 100.0 % $ 276,242 100.0 % $ (15,131 ) (5.5 ) % (1) Syndicated Audience revenue includes revenue from our movies business, which grew from $26.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $27.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. View Comments Terms and Privacy Policy Privacy Dashboard Recommended Stories
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