PubMatic Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended 2023 Financial Results; Board of Directors Expands Share Repurchase Program by $100 Million
- PubMatic exceeded Q4 2023 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance significantly.
- Revenue grew to $84.6 million, up 14% from Q4 2022, with a net income of $18.7 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA reached $38.9 million, representing a 46% margin.
- Supply Path Optimization accounted for over 45% of total activity in Q4 2023.
- The company generated $81.1 million in cash from operations and $52.8 million in free cash flow in 2023.
- PubMatic ended 2023 with total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $175.3 million with no debt.
- The company extended its share repurchase program, authorizing up to an additional $100 million of Class A common stock repurchase through 2025.
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Insights
The reported Q4 2023 financial results of PubMatic, Inc. demonstrate a substantial uptick in revenue and adjusted EBITDA, with a notable 14% year-over-year revenue growth and a 22% net income margin. The 46% adjusted EBITDA margin is particularly impressive, as it signifies efficient cost management and profitability. The increase in free cash flow by 38% over 2022 is a positive indicator for liquidity and financial health, which is critical for sustaining growth and potential future investments.
From an investment perspective, the ability of PubMatic to generate $81.1 million in cash from operations and their strategic use of $59.3 million in share repurchases reflects a management team that is actively working to enhance shareholder value. The commitment to a share repurchase program, with an additional $100 million authorized through the end of 2025, may be seen as a signal of confidence by management in the company's valuation and prospects.
PubMatic’s focus on Supply Path Optimization (SPO), which now accounts for over 45% of total activity, aligns with current industry trends emphasizing transparency and efficiency in ad spending. This strategic positioning likely contributes to the company's robust performance and could attract more partnerships, as advertisers seek to optimize their ad spend. The reported growth in omnichannel video and the expansion into new offerings such as Activate and Convert, which broadened the total addressable market by an estimated $75 billion, suggest that PubMatic is effectively capitalizing on emerging market opportunities within digital advertising.
Additionally, the 9% growth in active publishers and the successful monetization of CTV inventory from a larger pool of publishers reflect a strong demand for PubMatic's platform. The emphasis on post-cookie solutions and the adoption of alternative identification signals by over 80% of impressions on the platform could position PubMatic favorably as the industry shifts away from third-party cookies.
The financial results reported by PubMatic can be seen as a microcosm of the broader digital advertising market's resilience, despite macroeconomic headwinds. The company's revenue growth and profitability in Q4 2023, amidst a challenging economic environment, suggest robust demand for digital advertising solutions. The company's forward-looking statements regarding an anticipated revenue growth of over 10% in 2024, excluding Yahoo, indicate a positive outlook on the digital ad spend environment.
However, it's important to note that the financial outlook is contingent upon stable CPMs and macroeconomic conditions. Investors should be aware of the potential impact of external economic factors on the company's performance. The mentioned cost reduction strategies and infrastructure optimization efforts are essential for maintaining competitiveness and profitability in an uncertain economic climate.
Q4 2023 revenue and adjusted EBITDA significantly exceeded guidance;
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NO-HEADQUARTERS/REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PubMatic, Inc. (Nasdaq: PUBM), an independent technology company delivering digital advertising’s supply chain of the future, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
“We ended 2023 on an incredibly high note, marking an inflection point in revenue growth as we accelerated to
Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
- Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$84.6 million , an increase of14% over$74.3 million in the same period of 2022; - Revenue from omnichannel video in the fourth quarter of 2023 grew
7% over the same period last year; - GAAP net income was
$18.7 million with a margin of22% , or$0.34 per diluted share in the fourth quarter, an increase over GAAP net income of$12.8 million with a margin of17% , or$0.22 per diluted share in the same period of 2022; - Adjusted EBITDA was
$38.9 million , or46% margin, an increase over$31.8 million , or43% margin in the same period of 2022; - Non-GAAP net income was
$24.4 million , or$0.45 per non-GAAP diluted share in the fourth quarter, an increase over non-GAAP net income of$17.9 million , or$0.32 per non-GAAP diluted share in the same period of 2022; and - Net cash provided by operating activities was
$28.7 million , a48% increase over$19.4 million in the same period of 2022.
Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights
- Revenue in the full year 2023 was
$267.0 million , an increase of4% over$256.4 million in 2022; - Net dollar-based retention1 was
101% for the year ended December 31, 2023; - GAAP net income2 was
$8.9 million with a margin of3% , or$0.16 per diluted share in 2023, compared to net income3 of$28.7 million with a margin of11% , or$0.50 per diluted share in 2022; - Adjusted EBITDA was
$75.3 million , or28% margin, compared to adjusted EBITDA of$97.0 million , or38% margin, in 2022; - Non-GAAP net income was
$32.0 million , or$0.57 per non-GAAP diluted share in 2023 compared to non-GAAP net income of$51.2 million , or$0.90 per non-GAAP diluted share in 2022; - Net cash provided by operating activities in 2023 was
$81.1 million , compared to$87.2 million in the full year 2022; - Generated record free cash flow of
$52.8 million in 2023, up38% over 2022; - Ended 2023 with total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of
$175.3 million with no debt, an increase of1% over the full year 2022; and - Through December 31, 2023, used
$59.3 million in cash to repurchase 4.0 million shares of Class A common stock with$15.7 million available from the 2023 repurchase program.
The section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below describes our usage of non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations between historical GAAP and non-GAAP information are contained at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data.
“We delivered exceptional fourth quarter financial results. In addition to top line revenue acceleration, we continued our long track record of strong profitability, high margins, and generated record free cash flow. These results were driven by significant growth in monetized impressions, multi-year investments, emerging revenue streams, and strong execution on key operating priorities,” said Steve Pantelick, CFO at PubMatic. “As we look to 2024, we see a more constructive environment for digital ad spend with tremendous opportunity to accelerate revenues. Our 2024 key operating priorities are to increase investment in high-return areas, deliver further cost efficiencies and infrastructure optimization, and continue to generate strong free cash flow. As a result, we expect to more than double our year-over-year revenue growth in 2024 to over
Business Highlights
Revenue growth fueled by deeper customer engagements and sticky technology offerings
- Grew active publishers on the PubMatic platform
9% over 2022, monetizing inventory from approximately 1,800 global publishers and app developers. - Combined revenue from mobile display formats and omnichannel video (which spans across desktop, mobile and CTV devices) represented
78% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, up 4 percentage points over the year ended December 31, 2022. - Programmatically monetized CTV inventory from 271 publishers, up from 214 publishers in the fourth quarter of 2022. New and expanded partnerships announced with premium streaming brands including AMC Networks, DISH Media, FOX, iQIYI, TiVo and Vevo, and expanded technology partnerships with CTV ad server Freewheel to bring increased demand to PubMatic platform.
- Ended Q4 2023 with over
45% of total activity coming from Supply Path Optimization (SPO), up from34% in Q4 2022. - SPO partners who have worked with us for three years or more had an average net spend retention rate4 of
120% in 2023. - Diversified across more than 20 verticals. In the fourth quarter, the top 10 ad verticals, in aggregate, grew over
26% year over year.
Significant momentum in post-cookie solutions
- Publishers continue to adopt alternative identification signals. By the end of 2023, over
80% of impressions on our platform have alternative targeting signals attached other than the third-party cookie. - Alternative identifiers provide more relevant, higher ROI ads to consumers. Analysis across more than 600 billion ad impressions processed daily by PubMatic concluded that when alternative IDs are present, publisher revenue increased by
16% . - Partnered with Google, the UK Competition Markets Authority, and Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Tech Lab on the Privacy Sandbox initiative. As part of the Google Market Testing Grants program, we are facilitating end-to-end transactions with Privacy Sandbox APIs between multiple publishers and Demand Side Platforms.
Focused investments create technology differentiation and emerging revenue streams
- Expanded total addressable market by an estimated
$75 billion via new offerings Activate and Convert. - Emerging revenue streams, which expand beyond ad monetization services, contributed three percentage points of year-over-year revenue growth in the fourth quarter 2023.
- In May, launched Activate, which allows buyers to access premium content at scale across PubMatic via non-bidded, direct deal execution.
- Strong SPO relationships helped fuel revenue growth in private marketplace (PMP). Revenue from one-to-one Private Marketplace deals grew more than
50% year over year in 2023. - In July, announced Convert, a major new offering built for commerce media and their advertisers. Convert enables both onsite and offset monetization including sponsored listing ads and CTV.
Drove increased efficiencies across the business
- Processed nearly 210.7 trillion impressions in 2023, an increase of
32% over 2022. - Reduced total capex in 2023 by more than
70% over 2022 through infrastructure optimization initiatives. - Cost of revenue per million impressions processed decreased
8% on a trailing twelve month period, as compared to the prior period. - Delivered
60% more software releases in 2023, compared to 2022, driven in part by the use of generative AI across product development and engineering.
Share Repurchase Program Expanded
On February 26, 2024 we announced that our Board of Directors has authorized an extension of our existing share repurchase program. Under the updated plan, we are authorized to repurchase up to an additional
Financial Outlook
Our Q1 outlook assumes that CPMs remain stable and general market conditions do not significantly deteriorate as it relates to current macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.
Accordingly, we estimate the following:
- For the first quarter of 2024, we expect revenue to be in the range of
$61 million to$63 million . We expect adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of$10 million to$12 million . - We anticipate our adjusted EBITDA will improve as the year progresses driven by the full effect of our cost reductions, optimizations and ad spend growth recovery.
- For the full year 2024, we expect:
- Year-over-year revenue growth of over
10% , or over12% excluding Yahoo - Adjusted EBITDA margin to be approximately
30% - Free cash flow to be in line with 2023
- CapEx to be in the range of
$16M –$18M
- Year-over-year revenue growth of over
Although we provide guidance for adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, we are not able to provide guidance for net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Certain elements of the composition of GAAP net income, including stock-based compensation expenses, are not predictable, making it impractical for us to provide guidance on net income or to reconcile our adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income without unreasonable efforts. For the same reason, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information.
Conference Call and Webcast details
PubMatic will host a conference call to discuss its financial results on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the call can be accessed from PubMatic’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.pubmatic.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available from the same website after the call.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), including, in particular operating income, net cash provided by operating activities, and net income, we believe that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share and free cash flow, each a non-GAAP measure, are useful in evaluating our operating performance. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, unrealized loss and impairment of equity investment, interest income, acquisition-related and other expenses, and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents adjusted EBITDA calculated as a percentage of revenue. We define non-GAAP net income as net income adjusted for unrealized loss on equity investments, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related and other expenses, and adjustments for income taxes. We define non-GAAP free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities reduced by purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs.
In addition to operating income and net income, we use adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income as measures of operational efficiency. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors for period to period comparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results for the following reasons:
- Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income are widely used by investors and securities analysts to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and provision for income taxes that can vary substantially from company to company depending upon their financing, capital structures and the method by which assets were acquired; and,
- Our management uses adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income in conjunction with GAAP financial measures for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget, as a measure of operating performance and the effectiveness of our business strategies and in communications with our board of directors concerning our financial performance; and adjusted EBITDA provides consistency and comparability with our past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations, and also facilitates comparisons with other peer companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results.
Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: (a) changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (b) the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation; or (c) tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us;
- Although depreciation and amortization expense are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; and
- Non-GAAP net income does not include: (a) unrealized losses resulting from our equity investment; (b) the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation; (c) income tax effects for stock-based compensation and unrealized losses from our equity investment; or (d) acquisition-related and other expenses.
Because of these and other limitations, you should consider adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income along with other GAAP-based financial performance measures, including net income and our GAAP financial results.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding our future business expectations, including our guidance relating to our revenue and adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2024 and revenue, adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow and capex for the full year 2024, our expectations regarding our free cash flow, capital expenditures, future hiring, future market growth, our long-term revenue growth and our ability to gain market share. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors including: our dependency on the overall demand for advertising and the channels we rely on; our existing customers not expanding their usage of our platform, or our failure to attract new publishers and buyers; our ability to maintain and expand access to spend from buyers and valuable ad impressions from publishers; the rejection of the use of digital advertising by consumers through opt-in, opt-out or ad-blocking technologies or other means; our failure to innovate and develop new solutions that are adopted by publishers; the war between Ukraine and Russia and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, and the related measures taken in response by the global community; the impacts of inflation as well as fiscal tightening and rising interest rates; public health crises, including the resulting global economic uncertainty; limitations imposed on our collection, use or disclosure of data about advertisements; the lack of similar or better alternatives to the use of third-party cookies, mobile device IDs or other tracking technologies if such uses are restricted; any failure to scale our platform infrastructure to support anticipated growth and transaction volume; liabilities or fines due to publishers, buyers, and data providers not obtaining consents from consumers for us to process their personal data; any failure to comply with laws and regulations related to data privacy, data protection, information security, and consumer protection; and our ability to manage our growth. Moreover, we operate in a competitive and rapidly changing market, and new risks may emerge from time to time. For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of our SEC filings, including but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on From 10-Q, copies of are available on our investor relations website at https://investors.pubmatic.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information in this press release is as of February 26, 2024. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
About PubMatic
PubMatic is an independent technology company maximizing customer value by delivering digital advertising’s supply chain of the future. PubMatic’s sell-side platform empowers the world’s leading digital content creators across the open internet to control access to their inventory and increase monetization by enabling marketers to drive return on investment and reach addressable audiences across ad formats and devices. Since 2006, PubMatic’s infrastructure-driven approach has allowed for the efficient processing and utilization of data in real time. By delivering scalable and flexible programmatic innovation, PubMatic improves outcomes for its customers while championing a vibrant and transparent digital advertising supply chain.
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1 Net dollar-based retention is calculated by starting with the revenue from publishers in the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2022 (“Prior Period Revenue”). We then calculate the revenue from these same publishers in the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2023 (“Current Period Revenue”). Current Period Revenue includes any upsells and is net of contraction or attrition, but excludes revenue from new publishers. Our net dollar-based retention rate equals the Current Period Revenue divided by Prior Period Revenue. Net dollar-based retention rate is an important indicator of publisher satisfaction and usage of our platform, as well as potential revenue for future periods.
2 Fiscal year 2023 GAAP net income includes approximately
3 Fiscal year 2022 GAAP net income includes an unrealized loss on equity investments. Net of income taxes, the impact was
4 We calculate our Supply Path Optimization (“SPO”) net spend retention rate by starting with the spend from SPO buyers that have been buyers on our platform for at least three years, in the last prior year (“Prior Period SPO Buyer Spend”). We then calculate the spend from these same buyers in the current year (“Current Period Spend”). Current Period SPO Buyer Spend includes any upsells and is net of contraction or attrition but excludes spend from new SPO buyers. Our net SPO retention rate equals the Current Period SPO Buyer Spend divided by Prior Period SPO Buyer Spend.
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 78,509 | $ | 92,382 | |||
| Marketable securities | 96,835 | 82,013 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 375,468 | 314,299 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 11,143 | 14,784 | |||||
| Total current assets | 561,955 | 503,478 | |||||
| Property, equipment and software, net | 60,729 | 71,156 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 21,102 | 26,206 | |||||
| Acquisition-related intangible assets, net | 5,864 | 8,299 | |||||
| Goodwill | 29,577 | 29,577 | |||||
| Deferred tax assets | 13,880 | 1,047 | |||||
| Other assets, non-current | 2,136 | 2,412 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 695,243 | $ | 642,175 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 347,673 | $ | 277,414 | |||
| Accrued liabilities | 25,684 | 18,936 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 6,236 | 5,676 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 379,593 | 302,026 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 15,607 | 20,915 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | — | 573 | |||||
| Other liabilities, non-current | 3,844 | 6,473 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 399,044 | 329,987 | |||||
| Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
| Common stock | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Treasury stock | (71,103 | ) | (11,486 | ) | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 230,419 | 195,677 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (4 | ) | (9 | ) | |||
| Retained earnings | 136,881 | 128,000 | |||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 296,199 | 312,188 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 695,243 | $ | 642,175 | |||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 84,600 | $ | 74,296 | $ | 267,014 | $ | 256,380 | ||||
| Cost of revenue(1) | 24,208 | 22,955 | 99,229 | 81,512 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 60,392 | 51,341 | 167,785 | 174,868 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses:(1) | ||||||||||||
| Technology and development | 6,846 | 5,918 | 26,727 | 20,846 | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 20,353 | 17,807 | 82,803 | 68,562 | ||||||||
| General and administrative(2) | 12,780 | 11,093 | 56,219 | 44,940 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 39,979 | 34,818 | 165,749 | 134,348 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 20,413 | 16,523 | 2,036 | 40,520 | ||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 2,632 | 292 | 8,469 | (3,053 | ) | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 23,045 | 16,815 | 10,505 | 37,467 | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 4,343 | 4,034 | 1,624 | 8,762 | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 18,702 | $ | 12,781 | $ | 8,881 | $ | 28,705 | ||||
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.55 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 50,659 | 52,602 | 51,760 | 52,278 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 54,940 | 56,944 | 56,027 | 56,908 | ||||||||
(1)Stock-based compensation expense includes the following:
| STOCK BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (In thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 383 | $ | 274 | $ | 1,472 | $ | 1,135 | |||
| Technology and development | 1,137 | 758 | 4,346 | 3,225 | |||||||
| Sales and marketing | 2,589 | 1,905 | 10,462 | 7,645 | |||||||
| General and administrative | 3,228 | 2,527 | 12,582 | 8,641 | |||||||
| Total stock-based compensation | $ | 7,337 | $ | 5,464 | $ | 28,862 | $ | 20,646 | |||
(2)On June 30, 2023, a Demand Side Platform buyer of our platform filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As a result of this bankruptcy, we recorded incremental bad debt expense of
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
| December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 8,881 | $ | 28,705 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 44,770 | 34,249 | |||||
| Unrealized loss and impairment of equity investment | — | 5,948 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | 28,862 | 20,646 | |||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 5,675 | — | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | (13,406 | ) | (7,166 | ) | |||
| Accretion of discount on marketable securities | (4,093 | ) | (577 | ) | |||
| Non-cash lease expense | 6,145 | 5,831 | |||||
| Other | 45 | 90 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (75,716 | ) | (24,408 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,918 | (1,595 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 79,687 | 29,763 | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 3,035 | (1,024 | ) | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (5,789 | ) | (5,539 | ) | |||
| Other liabilities, non-current | (893 | ) | 2,289 | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 81,121 | 87,212 | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Purchases of and deposits on property and equipment | (10,601 | ) | (35,869 | ) | |||
| Capitalized software development costs | (17,687 | ) | (13,024 | ) | |||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (140,603 | ) | (137,793 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 18,873 | — | |||||
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 111,000 | 133,400 | |||||
| Business combination, net of cash acquired | — | (28,085 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (39,018 | ) | (81,371 | ) | |||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan | 1,869 | 2,960 | |||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 1,549 | 1,195 | |||||
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | (126 | ) | (119 | ) | |||
| Payments to acquire treasury stock | (59,268 | ) | — | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (55,976 | ) | 4,036 | ||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (13,873 | ) | 9,877 | ||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of year | 92,382 | 82,505 | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of year | $ | 78,509 | $ | 92,382 | |||
| RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME (In thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 18,702 | $ | 12,781 | $ | 8,881 | $ | 28,705 | |||||||
| Add back (deduct): | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 7,337 | 5,464 | 28,862 | 20,646 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 11,039 | 10,662 | 44,770 | 34,249 | |||||||||||
| Unrealized loss and impairment of equity investment | — | — | — | 5,948 | |||||||||||
| Interest income | (2,515 | ) | (1,170 | ) | (8,828 | ) | (2,214 | ) | |||||||
| Acquisition-related and other expenses1 | — | 51 | — | 918 | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 4,343 | 4,034 | 1,624 | 8,762 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 38,906 | $ | 31,822 | $ | 75,309 | $ | 97,014 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | 84,600 | $ | 74,296 | $ | 267,014 | $ | 256,380 | |||||||
| GAAP net income margin | 22 | % | 17 | % | 3 | % | 11 | % | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 46 | % | 43 | % | 28 | % | 38 | % | |||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 18,702 | $ | 12,781 | $ | 8,881 | $ | 28,705 | |||||||
| Add back (deduct): | |||||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss and impairment of equity investment | — | — | — | 5,948 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 7,337 | 5,464 | 28,862 | 20,646 | |||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and other expenses1 | — | 51 | — | 918 | |||||||||||
| Adjustment for income taxes | (1,590 | ) | (352 | ) | (5,695 | ) | (4,968 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Net Income | $ | 24,449 | $ | 17,944 | $ | 32,048 | $ | 51,249 | |||||||
| GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.50 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.90 | |||||||
| GAAP weighted average shares outstanding—diluted | 54,940 | 56,944 | 56,027 | 56,908 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding—diluted | 54,940 | 56,944 | 56,027 | 56,908 | |||||||||||
1Beginning in the third quarter of 2023, we are no longer excluding the impact of post-acquisition cash compensation agreements for certain key acquired employees from the Martin acquisition from Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP net income. Prior period amounts for Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP net income have been updated to conform to the current period presentation. For comparative purposes, the impact of this change for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 is a decrease of
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 28,674 | $ | 19,358 | $ | 81,121 | $ | 87,212 | |||||||
| Less: Purchases of property and equipment | (5,177 | ) | (8,908 | ) | (10,601 | ) | (35,869 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Capitalized software development costs | (3,962 | ) | (3,427 | ) | (17,687 | ) | (13,024 | ) | |||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 19,535 | $ | 7,023 | $ | 52,833 | $ | 38,319 | |||||||
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