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Feb 28, 2019

Comscore Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Results

TV and Cross-Platform Momentum Continues Alongside Reduction in Net Loss and Fourth Straight Quarter of Positive Adjusted EBITDA

RESTON, Va., Feb. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2018.

Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

  • Total year-over-year revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 6.2% to $109.3 million.
  • GAAP net loss of $27.2 million, or $(0.46) per share, compared to $71.9 million, or $(1.25) per share in the year-ago quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $8.1 million in the year-ago quarter.

Full-Year 2018 Financial Highlights

  • Total year-over-year revenue growth of 3.9% to $419.5 million.
  • GAAP net loss of $159.3 million, or $(2.76) per share, compared to $281.4 million, or $(4.90) per share for the prior year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $16.4 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $18.7 million for the prior year.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $50.2 million, compared to $45.1 million as of December 31, 2017.

"In the fourth quarter, we continued to expand our customer relationships, drive revenue growth, and improve our cost structure while investing in product development, resulting in our fourth straight quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA," said Bryan Wiener, chief executive officer of Comscore. "We continue to benefit from shifts in the media landscape that demand a better solution and currency for measuring media across platforms. 2018 was a meaningful step forward in the transformation of Comscore, and we are now leveraging a stronger foundation to execute into 2019 and beyond."

Fourth Quarter Summary Results
Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018 was $109.3 million, up from $102.9 million in the year-ago quarter.

Ratings and Planning revenue increased to $74.8 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $71.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily from TV products due to increases in existing customer contract values as well as approximately $2.8 million related to the delivery of cross-platform products in Europe. The increase was offset by lower revenue in syndicated digital products; however, the rate of decline slowed to 1% on a sequential quarter basis.

Analytics and Optimization revenue increased to $23.9 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $20.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was largely due to Activation products, which experienced significant growth, and delivery of digital customer marketing solutions.

Movies Reporting and Analytics revenue was $10.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $10.5 million in the year-ago quarter.

GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $27.2 million, or $(0.46) per share, compared to $71.9 million, or $(1.25) per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The improvement was driven primarily by a reduction of investigation and audit related costs of $26.0 million; continued cost discipline in selling and marketing, research and development, and G&A; and the increase in revenue described above.

For the fourth quarter of 2018, Comscore generated non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million, compared to a loss of $8.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense; investigation, litigation and audit-related expense; restructuring expense; change in fair value of financing derivatives; and other items as presented in the accompanying tables.

Full-Year Summary Results
Total revenue for the full year 2018 was $419.5 million, up from $403.5 million for the prior year. The full year 2018 results include an additional $1.0 million in revenue as a result of the adoption of the new revenue standard ASC 606.

Ratings and Planning revenue increased to $285.4 million for the full year, compared to $278.1 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily from TV products due to increases in existing customer contract values as well as the establishment of stand-alone selling price over certain distinct performance obligations and the sale of cross platform products in Europe. The increase was offset by lower revenue in our syndicated digital products.

Analytics and Optimization revenue increased to $92.4 million for the full year, compared to $86.8 million in the prior year. Revenue increased due to emerging products, including Activation, which experienced significant growth in the latter part of 2018, but was partially offset by lower revenue from digital custom marketing solutions products.

Movies Reporting and Analytics revenue increased to $41.7 million for the full year, compared to $38.7 million in the prior year. The company's global footprint remained strong throughout the year.

GAAP net loss for the full year 2018 was $159.3 million, or $(2.76) per share, compared to $281.4 million, or $(4.90) per share reported in prior year. The decrease primarily related to lower litigation settlement costs, lower investigation and audit costs, and lower operating expenses, offset by higher interest expense on the company's senior secured convertible notes. The net loss for the full year 2018 included a $1.9 million positive impact as a result of the adoption of ASC 606.

For the full year 2018, Comscore generated non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $16.4 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $18.7 million in the prior year.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2018, total debt principal, composed of senior secured convertible notes, was $204.0 million. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2018 were $50.2 million, including $6.1 million in restricted cash.

Conference Call Information for Today, Thursday, February 28 at 5:00 p.m. ET:
Management will provide commentary on the company's results in a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET. To access this call dial +1 844-229-7593 (domestic) or +1 314-888-4258 (international) and reference conference ID # 9879519.Participants are advised to dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations. Following the conference call, a replay will be available by dialing +1 855-859-2056 (domestic) or +1 404-537-3406 (international) with passcode #9879519. The replay will also be available via webcast at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations.

About Comscore
Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a 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 allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box 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, Comscore's expectations, forecasts, plans and opinions regarding shifts in the media landscape, business transformation, and our foundation for executing on business plans in 2019 and beyond. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from expectations, including, but not limited to, Comscore's ability to achieve its expected strategic, financial and operational plans. For additional discussion of risk factors, please refer to Comscore's respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings that Comscore makes 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. Comscore does not intend or undertake, and expressly disclaims, 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 herein non-GAAP net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP expense, each of 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), 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. These reconciliations should be carefully evaluated.

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COMSCORE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
 

As of

 

As of

 

December 31,
2018

 

December 31,
2017

       

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

$

44,096

   

$

37,859

 

Restricted cash

6,102

   

7,266

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,597 and $1,991, respectively ($4,024 and $2,899 of accounts receivable attributable to related parties, respectively)

75,609

   

82,029

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($484 and $- attributable to related parties)

19,972

   

15,168

 

Insurance recoverable on litigation settlements

   

37,232

 

Total current assets

145,779

   

179,554

 

Property and equipment, net

27,339

   

28,893

 

Other non-current assets ($65 and $- attributable to related parties)

8,898

   

7,259

 

Deferred tax assets

3,991

   

4,532

 

Intangible assets, net

126,945

   

159,777

 

Goodwill

641,191

   

642,424

 

Total assets

$

954,143

   

$

1,022,439

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable ($1,878 and $2,715 attributable to related parties, respectively)

$

29,836

   

$

27,889

 

Accrued expenses ($4,478 and $5,857 attributable to related parties, respectively)

58,140

   

86,031

 

Accrued litigation settlements

3,500

   

27,718

 

Other current liabilities

2,278

   

2,998

 

Customer advances

6,688

   

 

Contract liability ($2,521 and $2,755 attributable to related parties, respectively)

64,189

   

98,367

 

Deferred rent

1,884

   

1,239

 

Capital lease obligations

2,421

   

6,248

 

Total current liabilities

168,936

   

250,490

 

Financing derivatives (related parties)

26,100

   

 

Senior secured convertible notes (related parties)

177,342

   

 

Deferred rent

10,304

   

9,394

 

Deferred tax liabilities

5,527

   

3,641

 

Capital lease obligations

1,182

   

2,103

 

Accrued litigation settlements

   

90,800

 

Other non-current liabilities ($251 and $- attributable to related parties)

13,185

   

9,519

 

Total liabilities

402,576

   

365,947

 

Commitments and contingencies

     

Stockholders' equity:

     

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2018 and 2017; no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2018 or 2017

   

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2018 and 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2017; 66,154,626 shares issued and 59,389,830 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018, and 60,053,843 shares issued and 57,289,047 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2017

59

   

60

 

Additional paid-in capital

1,561,208

   

1,407,717

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(10,621)

   

(6,224)

 

Accumulated deficit

(769,095)

   

(609,091)

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 6,764,796 and 2,764,796 shares as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively

(229,984)

   

(135,970)

 

Total stockholders' equity

551,567

   

656,492

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

954,143

   

$

1,022,439

 

 

COMSCORE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
   

Years Ended December 31,

   

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Revenues (1)

 

$

419,482

   

$

403,549

   

$

399,460

 
             

Cost of revenues(1) (2) (3)

 

200,220

   

193,605

   

173,080

 

Selling and marketing (1) (2) (3)

 

108,395

   

130,509

   

126,311

 

Research and development(1) (2) (3)

 

76,979

   

89,023

   

86,975

 

General and administrative(1) (2) (3)

 

84,535

   

74,651

   

97,517

 

Investigation and audit related (1)

 

38,338

   

83,398

   

46,617

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

32,864

   

34,823

   

31,896

 

Gain on asset dispositions

 

   

   

(33,457)

 

Settlement of litigation, net

 

5,250

   

82,533

   

2,363

 

Restructuring (3)

 

11,837

   

10,510

   

 

Total expenses from operations

 

558,418

   

699,052

   

531,302

 

Loss from operations

 

(138,936)

   

(295,503)

   

(131,842)

 

Interest expense, net(1)

 

(16,465)

   

(661)

   

(478)

 

Other (expense) income, net

 

(1,464)

   

15,205

   

12,371

 

Gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions

 

1,303

   

(3,151)

   

(1,231)

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(155,562)

   

(284,110)

   

(121,180)

 

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

(3,706)

   

2,717

   

4,007

 

Net loss

 

$

(159,268)

   

$

(281,393)

   

$

(117,173)

 

Net loss per common share:

           

Basic and diluted

 

$

(2.76)

   

$

(4.90)

   

$

(2.10)

 

Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation - Common Stock:

           

Basic and diluted

 

57,700,603

   

57,485,755

   

55,728,090

 

Comprehensive loss:

           

Net loss

 

$

(159,268)

   

$

(281,393)

   

$

(117,173)

 

Other comprehensive loss:

           

Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment

 

(4,397)

   

6,168

   

(1,170)

 

Other

 

   

28

   

188

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(163,665)

   

$

(275,197)

   

$

(118,155)

 
             

(1) Transactions with related parties are included in the line items above.

(2) Excludes amortization of intangible assets, which is presented separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

(3) Stock-based compensation expense is included in the line items above as follows:

 
   

Years Ended December 31,

   

2018 (4)

 

2017

 

2016

Cost of revenues

 

$

6,349

   

$

1,766

   

$

4,841

 

Selling and marketing

 

9,452

   

5,247

   

10,967

 

Research and development

 

6,580

   

2,270

   

5,902

 

General and administrative

 

14,770

   

8,031

   

24,785

 

Restructuring

 

468

   

   

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

37,619

   

$

17,314

   

$

46,495

 
             

(4) Stock-based compensation expense in 2018 includes $28.5 million for awards granted under our 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, which was approved by our stockholders in May 2018. We did not grant any stock-based awards in 2017, as we were not current in our SEC reporting obligations.

 

COMSCORE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 
 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Operating activities:

         

Net loss

$

(159,268)

   

$

(281,393)

   

$

(117,173)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

         

Depreciation

17,259

   

23,339

   

25,439

 

Amortization of intangible assets

32,864

   

34,823

   

31,896

 

Provision for bad debts

966

   

983

   

1,507

 

Stock-based compensation

37,619

   

17,314

   

46,495

 

Deferred tax provision (benefit)

2,019

   

(3,203)

   

(3,997)

 

Gain on asset dispositions

   

   

(33,457)

 

Change in fair value of financing derivatives

14,226

   

   

 

Change in fair value of investment in equity securities

(1,443)

   

   

 

Accretion of debt discount

4,812

   

   

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

955

   

   

 

Gain on forgiveness of obligation

   

(4,000)

   

 

Accrued litigation settlements to be settled in Common Stock

   

90,800

   

 

Other

568

   

192

   

700

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

         

Accounts receivable

4,707

   

14,529

   

4,009

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(4,456)

   

4,067

   

(3,928)

 

Insurance recoverable on litigation settlements

10,000

   

(37,232)

   

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities

(4,955)

   

85,001

   

(12,972)

 

Contract liability and customer advances

(30,013)

   

(2,638)

   

5,962

 

Deferred rent

1,565

   

1,013

   

(393)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

(72,575)

   

(56,405)

   

(55,912)

 
           

Investing activities:

         

Net cash received from disposition of assets

   

   

42,980

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   

   

37,086

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (related party)

   

   

(27,328)

 

Sales of marketable securities

   

28,436

   

2,188

 

Purchases of property and equipment

(4,206)

   

(10,182)

   

(7,106)

 

Capitalized internal-use software costs

(9,608)

   

   

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

(13,814)

   

18,254

   

47,820

 
           

Financing activities:

         

Proceeds from borrowings on senior secured convertible notes (related party)

100,000

   

   

 

Debt issuance costs

(5,146)

   

   

 

Financing proceeds received on subscription receivable (related party)

9,679

   

11,012

   

8,954

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

2,855

   

   

4,139

 

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

(5,263)

   

(1,514)

   

(18,292)

 

Repurchase of common stock (treasury shares)

   

   

(27,292)

 

Principal payments on capital lease and software license arrangements

(9,006)

   

(17,016)

   

(18,838)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

93,119

   

(7,518)

   

(51,329)

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(1,657)

   

2,453

   

776

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

5,073

   

(43,216)

   

(58,645)

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

45,125

   

88,341

   

146,986

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

50,198

   

$

45,125

   

$

88,341

 
           
 

As of December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

Cash and cash equivalents

$

44,096

   

$

37,859

   

$

84,111

 

Restricted cash

6,102

   

7,266

   

4,230

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

50,198

   

$

45,125

   

$

88,341

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods identified:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(159,268)

   

$

(281,393)

   

$

(117,173)

 
           

Income tax provision (benefit)

3,706

   

(2,717)

   

(4,007)

 

Interest expense, net

16,465

   

661

   

478

 

Depreciation

17,259

   

23,339

   

25,439

 

Amortization of intangible assets

32,864

   

34,823

   

31,896

 

EBITDA

(88,974)

   

(225,287)

   

(63,367)

 
           

Adjustments:

         

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense(1)

37,151

   

34,261

   

46,495

 

Investigation and audit related

38,338

   

83,398

   

46,617

 

Settlement of litigation, net

5,250

   

82,533

   

2,363

 

Gain on asset disposition

   

   

(33,457)

 

Restructuring costs

11,837

   

10,510

   

 

Post-merger integration costs (2)

   

   

15,772

 

Acquisition costs (3)

   

   

10,351

 

Adjustments related to dispositions (4)

   

   

(293)

 

Other expense (income), net (5)

12,783

   

(4,125)

   

24

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

16,385

   

$

(18,710)

   

$

24,505

 
 

(1)2017 includes $16.9 million related to a stock-based retention program that was settled in cash for employees who departed prior to issuance of equity.

(2)Post-merger integration costs consist of third-party costs incurred following our merger with Rentrak and acquisition of Compete in 2016.

(3)Acquisition costs are comprised of third-party costs incurred related to our merger with Rentrak and acquisition of Compete in 2016.

(4)Dispositions consist of costs attributable to Digital Analytix ("DAx"), which was disposed in 2016.

(5) In 2018, adjustments to other expense (income), net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustments to other expense (income), net reflect items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition. Our change to the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for 2018 is intended to conform Adjusted EBITDA to the Consolidated EBITDA definition under the company's senior secured convertible notes.

The following tables present a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to non-GAAP net loss for each of the periods identified:

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(159,268)

   

$

(281,393)

   

$

(117,173)

 
           

Adjustments:

         

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense(1)

37,151

   

34,261

   

46,495

 

Investigation and audit related

38,338

   

83,398

   

46,617

 

Amortization of intangible assets(2)

32,864

   

34,823

   

31,896

 

Settlement of litigation, net

5,250

   

82,533

   

2,363

 

Gain on asset disposition

   

   

(33,457)

 

Restructuring costs

11,837

   

10,510

   

 

Post-merger integration costs (3)

   

   

15,772

 

Acquisition costs (4)

   

   

10,351

 

Adjustments related to dispositions (5)

   

   

(293)

 

Other expense (income), net (6)

12,783

   

(4,125)

   

24

 

Non-GAAP net (loss) income

$

(21,045)

   

$

(39,993)

   

$

2,595

 
 

(1) 2017 includes $16.9 million related to a stock-based retention program that was settled in cash for employees who departed prior to issuance of equity.

(2) In 2018, amortization of intangible assets was added as an adjustment in our calculation of non-GAAP net loss. Prior year non-GAAP net loss has been recast to include this adjustment, which is intended to better reflect our core operating performance.

(3) Post-merger integration costs consist of third-party costs incurred following our merger with Rentrak and acquisition of Compete in 2016.

(4) Acquisition costs are comprised of third-party costs following our merger with Rentrak and acquisition of Compete in 2016.

(5) Dispositions consist of costs attributable to DAx, which was disposed in 2016.

(6) In 2018, adjustments to other expense (income), net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustments to other expense (income), net reflect items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition.

Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosure

The following tables present a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP expense line items (to be discussed on today's conference call) to the most directly comparable GAAP expense line items. GAAP expense line items have been adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation.

 

Years Ended December 31,

(In thousands)

2018
(Unaudited)

 

2017
(Unaudited)

 

As
reported
(GAAP)

 

Less: stock-
based
compensation

 

As
adjusted
(non-
GAAP)

 

% of
GAAP
Revenue

 

As
reported
(GAAP)

 

Less: stock-
based
compensation

 

As
adjusted
(non-
GAAP)

 

% of
GAAP
Revenue

Revenues (1)

$

419,482

           

100.0

%

 

$

403,549

           

100.0

%

Cost of revenues

200,220

   

$

6,349

   

$

193,871

   

46.2

%

 

193,605

   

$

1,766

   

$

191,839

   

47.5

%

Gross profit

219,262

   

(6,349)

   

225,611

   

53.8

%

 

209,944

   

(1,766)

   

211,710

   

52.5

%

Selling and marketing

108,395

   

9,452

   

98,943

   

23.6

%

 

130,509

   

5,247

   

125,262

   

31.0

%

Research and development

76,979

   

6,580

   

70,399

   

16.8

%

 

89,023

   

2,270

   

86,753

   

21.5

%

General and administrative

84,535

   

14,770

   

69,765

   

16.6

%

 

74,651

   

8,031

   

66,620

   

16.5

%

Restructuring

11,837

   

468

   

11,369

   

2.7

%

 

10,510

   

   

10,510

   

2.6

%

 

(1) Revenue in 2017 is not comparable to revenue in 2018 due to our adoption of ASC 606.

 

COMSCORE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2018

 

2017

Revenues (1)

 

$

109,310

   

$

102,926

 
         

Cost of revenues(1) (2) (3)

 

51,994

   

50,188

 

Selling and marketing (1) (2) (3)

 

27,977

   

39,713

 

Research and development(1) (2) (3)

 

18,632

   

24,921

 

General and administrative(1) (2) (3)

 

18,468

   

21,225

 

Investigation and audit related (1)

 

892

   

26,929

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

8,158

   

9,154

 

Settlement of litigation, net

 

   

116

 

Restructuring (3)

 

6,696

   

10,510

 

Total expenses from operations

 

132,817

   

182,756

 

Loss from operations

 

(23,507)

   

(79,830)

 

Interest expense, net(1)

 

(4,754)

   

(107)

 

Other (expense) income, net

 

(637)

   

2,719

 

Gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions

 

1,484

   

(1,628)

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(27,414)

   

(78,846)

 

Income tax benefit

 

210

   

6,940

 

Net loss

 

$

(27,204)

   

$

(71,906)

 

Net loss per common share:

       

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.46)

   

$

(1.25)

 

Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation - Common Stock:

       

Basic and diluted

 

59,116,831

   

57,616,774

 

Comprehensive loss:

       

Net loss

 

$

(27,204)

   

$

(71,906)

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

       

Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment

 

(1,608)

   

1,864

 

Other

 

   

(29)

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(28,812)

   

$

(70,071)

 
         

(1) Transactions with related parties are included in the line items above.

(2) Excludes amortization of intangible assets, which is presented separately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

(3) Stock-based compensation expense is included in the line items above as follows:

 
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2018 (4)

 

2017

Cost of revenues

 

$

1,114

   

$

320

 

Selling and marketing

 

1,225

   

808

 

Research and development

 

1,127

   

462

 

General and administrative

 

2,494

   

358

 

Restructuring

 

468

   

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

6,428

   

$

1,948

 
         

(4) Stock-based compensation expense in the fourth quarter of 2018 includes $4.1 million for awards granted under our 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan, which was approved by our stockholders in May 2018. We did not grant any stock-based awards in 2017, as we were not current in our SEC reporting obligations.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods identified:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(27,204)

   

$

(71,906)

 
       

Income tax benefit

(210)

   

(6,940)

 

Interest expense, net

4,754

   

107

 

Depreciation

4,285

   

5,110

 

Amortization of intangible assets

8,158

   

9,154

 

EBITDA

(10,217)

   

(64,475)

 
       

Adjustments:

     

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense(1)

5,960

   

18,895

 

Investigation and audit related

892

   

26,929

 

Settlement of litigation, net

   

116

 

Restructuring costs

6,696

   

10,510

 

Other expense (income), net (2)

2,949

   

(122)

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

6,280

   

$

(8,147)

 
 

(1) 2017 includes $16.9 million related to a stock-based retention program that was settled in cash for employees who departed prior to issuance of equity.

(2) In 2018, adjustments to other expense (income), net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustments to other expense (income), net reflect items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition. Our change to the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for 2018 is intended to conform Adjusted EBITDA to the Consolidated EBITDA definition under the company's senior secured convertible notes.

The following tables present a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to non-GAAP net loss for each of the periods identified:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(27,204)

   

$

(71,906)

 
       

Adjustments:

     

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense(1)

5,960

   

18,895

 

Investigation and audit related

892

   

26,929

 

Amortization of intangible assets(2)

8,158

   

9,154

 

Settlement of litigation, net

   

116

 

Restructuring costs

6,696

   

10,510

 

Other expense (income), net (3)

2,949

   

(122)

 

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(2,549)

   

$

(6,424)

 
 

(1) 2017 includes $16.9 million related to a stock-based retention program that was settled in cash for employees who departed prior to issuance of equity.

(2) In 2018, amortization of intangible assets was added to our calculation of non-GAAP net loss. Prior year non-GAAP net loss has been recast to include this adjustment. The change has been made to better reflect our core operating performance.

(3) In 2018, adjustments to other expense (income), net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustments to other expense (income), net reflect items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition.

 

 

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

 

June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

September 30,
2018
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(51,450)

   

$

(55,977)

   

$

(24,637)

   

$

(27,204)

 
               

Adjustments:

             

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense

1,881

   

22,999

   

6,311

   

5,960

 

Investigation and audit related

31,867

   

4,883

   

696

   

892

 

Amortization of intangible assets(2)

8,544

   

8,266

   

7,896

   

8,158

 

Settlement of litigation, net

   

5,250

   

   

 

Restructuring costs

1,257

   

3,833

   

51

   

6,696

 

Other expense, net (1)

2,629

   

1,506

   

5,699

   

2,949

 

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(5,272)

   

$

(9,240)

   

$

(3,984)

   

$

(2,549)

 
 

(1) In 2018, adjustments to other expense, net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustment to other expense, net reflects items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition.

(2) In 2018, amortization of intangible assets was added to our calculation of non-GAAP net loss. Prior year non-GAAP net loss has been recast to include this adjustment. The change has been made to better reflect our core operating performance.

 

 

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2017
(Unaudited)

 

June 30, 2017
(Unaudited)

 

September 30,
2017
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2017
(Unaudited)

Net loss (GAAP)

$

(40,792)

   

$

(38,626)

   

$

(130,069)

   

$

(71,906)

 
               

Adjustments:

             

Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense(1)

3,820

   

2,824

   

8,722

   

18,895

 

Investigation and audit related

17,678

   

17,399

   

21,392

   

26,929

 

Amortization of intangible assets(2)

8,735

   

8,443

   

8,491

   

9,154

 

Settlement of litigation, net

1,533

   

(915)

   

81,799

   

116

 

Restructuring costs

   

   

   

10,510

 

Other expense (income), net (3)

13

   

(53)

   

(3,963)

   

(122)

 

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(9,013)

   

$

(10,928)

   

$

(13,628)

   

$

(6,424)

 
 

(1) 2017 includes $16.9 million related to a stock-based retention program that was settled in cash for employees who departed prior to issuance of equity.

(2) In 2018, amortization of intangible assets was added to our calculation of non-GAAP net loss. Prior year non-GAAP net loss has been recast to include this adjustment. The change has been made to better reflect our core operating performance.

(3) In 2018, adjustments to other expense (income), net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. These financial instruments were not held in the prior period. The prior period adjustment to other expense (income), net reflects items classified as other (expense) income, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, excluding the other income associated with the transition services agreement for the DAx disposition.

Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosure

The following tables present a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP expense line items (to be discussed on today's conference call) to the most directly comparable GAAP expense line items. GAAP expense line items have been adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation.

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

(In thousands)

2018
(Unaudited)

 

2017
(Unaudited)

 

As
reported
(GAAP)

 

Less: stock-
based
compensation

 

As
adjusted
(non-
GAAP)

 

% of
GAAP
Revenue

 

As
reported
(GAAP)

 

Less: stock-
based
compensation

 

As
adjusted
(non-
GAAP)

 

% of
GAAP
Revenue

Revenues (1)

$

109,310

           

100.0

%

 

$

102,926

           

100.0

%

Cost of revenues

51,994

   

$

1,114

   

$

50,880

   

46.5

%

 

50,188

   

$

320

   

$

49,868

   

48.5

%

Gross profit

57,316

   

(1,114)

   

58,430

   

53.5

%

 

52,738

   

(320)

   

53,058

   

51.5

%

Selling and marketing

27,977

   

1,225

   

26,752

   

24.5

%

 

39,713

   

808

   

38,905

   

37.8

%

Research and development

18,632

   

1,127

   

17,505

   

16.0

%

 

24,921

   

462

   

24,459

   

23.8

%

General and administrative

18,468

   

2,494

   

15,974

   

14.6

%

 

21,225

   

358

   

20,867

   

20.3

%

Restructuring

6,696

   

468

   

6,228

   

5.7

%

 

10,510

   

   

10,510

   

10.2

%

 

(1) Revenue in 2017 is not comparable to revenue in 2018 due to our adoption of ASC 606.

Revenues

Revenues from our three offerings of products and services are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

       

(In thousands)

2018
(Unaudited)

 

% of
Revenue

 

2017 (1)
(Unaudited)

 

% of
Revenue

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Ratings and Planning

$

74,786

   

68.4

%

 

$

71,617

   

69.6

%

 

$

3,169

   

4.4

%

Analytics and Optimization

23,901

   

21.9

%

 

20,843

   

20.2

%

 

3,058

   

14.7

%

Movies Reporting and Analytics

10,623

   

9.7

%

 

10,466

   

10.2

%

 

157

   

1.5

%

Total revenues

$

109,310

   

100.0

%

 

$

102,926

   

100.0

%

 

$

6,384

   

6.2

%

 

(1) The revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 is not comparable to the year ended December 31, 2018 due to our adoption of ASC 606.

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

       

(In thousands)

2018

 

% of
Revenue

 

2017 (1)

 

% of
Revenue

 

$ Variance

 

% Variance

Ratings and Planning

$

285,355

   

68.0

%

 

$

278,081

   

68.9

%

 

$

7,274

   

2.6

%

Analytics and Optimization

92,380

   

22.0

%

 

86,765

   

21.5

%

 

5,615

   

6.5

%

Movies Reporting and Analytics

41,747

   

10.0

%

 

38,703

   

9.6

%

 

3,044

   

7.9

%

Total revenues

$

419,482

   

100.0

%

 

$

403,549

   

100.0

%

 

$

15,933

   

3.9

%

 

(1) The revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 is not comparable to the year ended December 31, 2018 due to our adoption of ASC 606.

Revenues from our three offerings of products and services for each quarter in 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

 

June 30, 2018
(Unaudited)

 

September 30,
2018
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2018

Ratings and Planning

$

69,569

   

$

70,501

   

$

70,499

   

$

74,786

   

$

285,355

 

Analytics and Optimization

25,731

   

20,533

   

22,215

   

23,901

   

92,380

 

Movies Reporting and Analytics

10,619

   

10,355

   

10,150

   

10,623

   

41,747

 

Total revenues

$

105,919

   

$

101,389

   

$

102,864

   

$

109,310

   

$

419,482

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2017 (1)

(Unaudited)

 

June 30,
2017(1)
(Unaudited)

 

September 30,
2017(1)
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2017(1)
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2017(1)

Ratings and Planning

$

67,765

   

$

69,216

   

$

69,483

   

$

71,617

   

$

278,081

 

Analytics and Optimization

23,726

   

21,021

   

21,175

   

20,843

   

86,765

 

Movies Reporting and Analytics

9,370

   

9,202

   

9,665

   

10,466

   

38,703

 

Total revenues

$

100,861

   

$

99,439

   

$

100,323

   

$

102,926

   

$

403,549

 
 

(1) The revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 is not comparable to the year ended December 31, 2018 due to our adoption of ASC 606.

 

 

SOURCE Comscore, Inc.