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LENDINGTREE REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

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LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) reported consolidated revenue of $167.8 million for the first quarter of 2024, with strong results driven by the Insurance segment. The company posted a 49% YoY growth in Adjusted EBITDA, exceeding forecasts. Despite declines in the Home and Consumer segments, the Insurance segment saw revenue and profit growth. LendingTree closed on a new term loan of $175 million, enhancing liquidity. The company anticipates a return to annual revenue and AEBITDA growth in 2024.

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) ha riportato ricavi consolidati di 167,8 milioni di dollari per il primo trimestre del 2024, con risultati positivi spinti dal settore Assicurazioni. La società ha registrato una crescita del 49% su base annua nell'EBITDA aggiustato, superando le previsioni. Nonostante i cali nei settori della Casa e del Consumatore, il settore Assicurazioni ha visto crescere ricavi e profitti. LendingTree ha concluso un nuovo prestito a termine di 175 milioni di dollari, migliorando la liquidità. L'azienda prevede un ritorno alla crescita annuale dei ricavi e dell'AEBITDA nel 2024.
LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) informó ingresos consolidados de $167.8 millones para el primer trimestre de 2024, con resultados fuertes impulsados por el segmento de Seguros. La compañía registró un crecimiento del 49% en el EBITDA ajustado en comparación con el año anterior, superando las previsiones. A pesar de las caídas en los segmentos de Hogar y Consumidor, el segmento de Seguros experimentó un aumento en ingresos y beneficios. LendingTree cerró un nuevo préstamo a término de $175 millones, mejorando su liquidez. La empresa anticipa un retorno al crecimiento anual de ingresos y EBITDA ajustado en 2024.
렌딩트리, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE)는 2024년 첫 분기에 1억 6780만 달러의 종합 매출을 보고했으며, 보험 부문의 강력한 성과에 힘입어 좋은 결과를 얻었습니다. 회사는 예상을 뛰어넘는 조정 EBITDA의 49% YoY 성장을 기록했습니다. 주택 및 소비자 부문의 감소에도 불구하고 보험 부문은 수익과 이익 성장을 보았습니다. 렌딩트리는 1억 7500만 달러의 새로운 기간 대출을 마감하여 유동성을 강화했습니다. 회사는 2024년에 연간 매출 및 조정 EBITDA 성장으로의 회귀를 예상합니다.
LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) a déclaré un chiffre d'affaires consolidé de 167,8 millions de dollars pour le premier trimestre de 2024, avec des résultats solides portés par le segment des Assurances. La société a enregistré une croissance de 49 % en glissement annuel de l'EBITDA ajusté, dépassant les prévisions. Malgré les baisses dans les segments Logement et Consommation, le segment des Assurances a vu une croissance de ses revenus et de ses profits. LendingTree a clôturé un nouveau prêt à terme de 175 millions de dollars, améliorant sa liquidité. La compagnie anticipe un retour à la croissance annuelle du chiffre d'affaires et de l'EBITDA ajusté en 2024.
LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) berichtete einen konsolidierten Umsatz von 167,8 Millionen Dollar für das erste Quartal 2024, mit starken Ergebnissen, die durch das Versicherungssegment getrieben wurden. Das Unternehmen verzeichnete ein Wachstum von 49% im angepassten EBITDA im Vergleich zum Vorjahr, was die Prognosen übertrifft. Trotz Rückgängen in den Segmenten Haus und Verbraucher, erlebte das Versicherungssegment Wachstum in Umsatz und Gewinn. LendingTree schloss ein neues Termindarlehen über 175 Millionen Dollar ab, was die Liquidität verbesserte. Das Unternehmen erwartet eine Rückkehr zum jährlichen Umsatz- und bereinigten EBITDA-Wachstum im Jahr 2024.
Positive
  • Strong performance in the Insurance segment drove overall results, with revenue reaching $85.9 million, up 11% YoY

  • Adjusted EBITDA grew by 49% YoY, surpassing forecasts and indicating a positive trend in operational efficiency

  • LendingTree secured a new term loan of $175 million, bolstering liquidity for future growth and financial stability

Negative
  • Declines in Home segment revenue by 30% and Consumer segment revenue by 35% pose challenges for those sectors within the company

  • Net income saw a decline of 93% YoY, dropping to $1.0 million, signaling potential profitability challenges

Insights

LendingTree's first quarter 2024 financial results indicate a mixed performance, with insurance segment strength driving positive outcomes amidst broader revenue declines across other segments. From a financial perspective, one can discern several key takeaways.

The company's revenue contraction of 16% year-over-year is a point of concern, but this is partially offset by a solid 49% growth in Adjusted EBITDA which suggests improved operational efficiency. Additionally, it's worth noting that despite the overall revenue dip, the insurance segment shows resilience with an 11% increase, reflecting a possibly favorable market trend or successful strategic focus in that area.

Another positive is the company's variable marketing margin, holding steady at 41%, which indicates a stable cost-efficiency in customer acquisition despite revenue fluctuations. Investors should be attentive to how these margins will play out in future quarters as they can be a significant driver of profitability.

The adjusted net income per share increase to $0.70 is substantial. However, looking at the GAAP net income of $1.0 million, down from $13.5 million year-over-year, we're seeing a disconnect which may be due to various one-time charges or non-cash expenses that are adjusted for in non-GAAP metrics. This discrepancy warrants investor scrutiny towards the nature of these adjustments.

Regarding liquidity, the closure of a $175 million term loan during the quarter is a positive development for capital structure, suggesting that the company is proactively managing its debt obligations and preparing for the 2025 convertible note maturity.

Looking forward, the upwardly revised full-year 2024 revenue outlook reflects management's confidence in continued performance improvements. However, investors might exercise caution and monitor subsequent quarters closely to validate this optimism against actual performance.

From a market perspective, LendingTree's performance offers a nuanced view. The insurance segment outperforming other segments hints at potential shifts in consumer behavior or market dynamics that favor insurance products. This could imply that LendingTree has effectively capitalized on these trends or has pivoted its strategy to more lucrative market segments.

On the other hand, the declines in the Home and Consumer segments suggest challenges in the mortgage and lending markets, possibly due to broader economic factors like interest rate changes or competition. These segments' recovery will likely depend on broader market conditions, which require continuous monitoring.

The operating leverage mentioned by the company is a critical factor that retail investors should understand—it indicates the company's ability to generate additional revenue without proportionally increasing its operational costs. As operating leverage improves, as suggested by the increase in Adjusted EBITDA, it can lead to greater profitability if revenue trends reverse. This could be a sign of the company's strength in managing expenses and its potential for scalability.

Moreover, the company's strategic focus on returning to profitable growth by optimizing fixed cost structures and investing in the business is a forward-looking statement that suggests a transition from a cost-cutting phase to an investment and growth phase. Investors should consider the effectiveness of these investments in driving future revenue growth against the backdrop of the current economic climate.

Insurance Segment Strength and Operating Leverage Drive Strong Results at Top or Above of Forecasted Range

  • Consolidated revenue of $167.8 million
  • GAAP net income of $1.0 million or $0.08 per diluted share
  • Variable marketing margin of $69.4 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $21.6 million
  • Adjusted net income per share of $0.70

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE), operator of LendingTree.com, the nation's leading online financial services marketplace, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

The company has posted a letter to shareholders on the company's website at investors.lendingtree.com.

"We are happy to report quarterly AEBITDA grew 49% YoY, exceeding the high end of our forecast.  Our Insurance segment produced very strong performance in the first quarter, growing both revenue and segment profit by double-digits as insurance carrier partners steadily increase their budgets with us," said Doug Lebda, Chairman and CEO.  "At the same time, a stable lending environment is benefiting Consumer segment revenue, allowing us to lean back into our marketing efforts to match more customers with the best financial products in our marketplace.  We believe we are finally through the worst part of the cycle for our company, when all three of our reportable segments were operating at or near trough revenue levels."

Scott Peyree, President and COO, commented, "We are very excited to be returning to growth, with the strength in our Insurance segment and continued improvement in our Consumer segment driving this quarter's results.  Looking forward, continued stability in credit conditions at lenders coupled with very strong demand from our insurance carrier partners creates a solid base for additional progress.  We now forecast a much-anticipated return to annual revenue and AEBITDA growth for the company this year."

Trent Ziegler, CFO, added, "During the first quarter we closed on a new term loan that provides us $175 million of seven-year financing.  We believe the sum of loan proceeds, existing cash-on-hand, and future cash flow generation provide us with ample liquidity to meet our 2025 convertible note maturity over the remaining term.  Having addressed this maturity and optimized our fixed cost structure, we are squarely focused on returning to profitable growth and remain well positioned to continue investing in our business."

First Quarter 2024 Business Highlights

  • Home segment revenue of $30.4 million decreased 30% over first quarter 2023 and produced segment profit of $9.6 million, down 36% over the same period.
    • Within Home, revenue from Home Equity of $20.8 million declined 12% over prior year.
  • Consumer segment revenue of $51.5 million declined 35% from first quarter 2023.
    • Within Consumer, personal loans revenue of $20.1 million declined 15% over prior year.
    • Revenue from our small business offering decreased 18% over prior year.
  • Insurance segment revenue of $85.9 million increased 11% over first quarter 2023 and translated into segment profit of $33.4 million, up 11% over the same period.

 

LendingTree Summary Financial Metrics

(In millions, except per share amounts)














Three Months Ended

March 31,


Y/Y



Three Months Ended
December 31,


Q/Q



2024


2023


% Change



2023


% Change














Total revenue

$     167.8


$    200.5


(16) %



$                     134.4


25 %














Income before income taxes

$         1.6


$      13.9


(88) %



$                       13.1


(88) %


Income tax expense

$       (0.6)


$       (0.4)


50 %



$                        (0.4)


50 %


Net income

$         1.0


$      13.5


(93) %



$                       12.7


(92) %


Net income % of revenue

1 %


7 %





9 %
















Income per share












Basic

$       0.08


$      1.05





$                       0.98




Diluted

$       0.08


$      1.04





$                       0.98
















Variable marketing margin












Total revenue

$     167.8


$    200.5


(16) %



$                     134.4


25 %


Variable marketing expense (1) (2)

$     (98.4)


$  (124.4)


(21) %



$                     (73.8)


33 %


Variable marketing margin (2)

$       69.4


$      76.1


(9) %



$                       60.6


15 %


Variable marketing margin % of revenue (2)

41 %


38 %





45 %
















Adjusted EBITDA (2)

$       21.6


$      14.5


49 %



$                       15.5


39 %


Adjusted EBITDA % of revenue (2)

13 %


7 %





12 %
















Adjusted net income (2)

$         9.2


$        3.2


188 %



$                         3.6


156 %














Adjusted net income per share (2)

$       0.70


$      0.25


180 %



$                       0.28


150 %
















(1)

Represents the portion of selling and marketing expense attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing and related expenses.  Excludes overhead, fixed costs and personnel-related expenses. 

(2)

Variable marketing expense, variable marketing margin, variable marketing margin % of revenue, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA % of revenue, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are non-GAAP measures. Please see "LendingTree's Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP" and "LendingTree's Principles of Financial Reporting" below for more information.

 

LendingTree Segment Results

(In millions)














Three Months Ended

March 31,


Y/Y



Three Months Ended
December 31,


Q/Q



2024


2023


% Change



2023


% Change


Home (1)












Revenue

$       30.4


$      43.7


(30) %



$                       25.1


21 %


Segment profit

$         9.6


$      15.1


(36) %



$                         8.1


19 %


Segment profit % of revenue

32 %


35 %





32 %
















Consumer (2)












Revenue

$       51.5


$      79.7


(35) %



$                       49.5


4 %


Segment profit

$       27.4


$      34.9


(21) %



$                       28.9


(5) %


Segment profit % of revenue

53 %


44 %





58 %
















Insurance (3)












Revenue

$       85.9


$      77.1


11 %



$                       59.6


44 %


Segment profit

$       33.4


$      30.2


11 %



$                       25.2


33 %


Segment profit % of revenue

39 %


39 %





42 %
















Other (4)












Revenue

$          —


$          —


— %



$                         0.1


(100) %


Profit (loss)

$          —


$       (0.2)


100 %



$                        (0.1)


100 %














Total revenue

$     167.8


$    200.5


(16) %



$                     134.4


25 %














Total segment profit

$       70.5


$      80.0


(12) %



$                       62.2


13 %


     Brand marketing expense (5)

$       (1.1)


$       (3.9)


(72) %



$                        (1.6)


(31) %


Variable marketing margin

$       69.4


$      76.1


(9) %



$                       60.6


15 %


Variable marketing margin % of revenue

41 %


38 %





45 %


















(1)

The Home segment includes the following products: purchase mortgage, refinance mortgage, and home equity loans.

(2)

The Consumer segment includes the following products: credit cards, personal loans, small business loans, student loans, auto loans, deposit accounts, and debt settlement. We ceased offering credit repair in Q2 2023 with the closure of Ovation.

(3)

The Insurance segment consists of insurance quote products and sales of insurance policies.

(4)

The Other category primarily includes marketing revenue and related expenses not allocated to a specific segment.

(5)

Brand marketing expense represents the portion of selling and marketing expense attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing and related expenses that are not assignable to the segments' products. This measure excludes overhead, fixed costs and personnel-related expenses.

Financial Outlook*

Today we are updating our full-year 2024 outlook which implies the following ranges for the second-quarter.

Full-year 2024:

  • Revenue of $690 - $720 million compared to the prior range of  $650 - $690 million
  • Variable Marketing Margin of $280 - $300 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $85 - $95 million

Second-quarter 2024:

  • Revenue:  $175 - $190 million
  • Variable Marketing Margin:  $70 - $76 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA:  $22 - $26 million

*LendingTree is not able to provide a reconciliation of projected variable marketing margin or adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable expected GAAP results due to the unknown effect, timing and potential significance of the effects of legal matters and tax considerations. Expenses associated with legal matters and tax considerations have in the past, and may in the future, significantly affect GAAP results in a particular period.   

Quarterly Conference Call

A conference call to discuss LendingTree's first quarter 2024 financial results will be webcast live today, April 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). The live audiocast is open to the public and will be available on LendingTree's investor relations website at investors.lendingtree.com.  Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the website.

LENDINGTREE'S RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP

Variable Marketing Expense

Below is a reconciliation of selling and marketing expense, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to variable marketing expense. See "LendingTree's Principles of Financial Reporting" for further discussion of the Company's use of this non-GAAP measure.


Three Months Ended


March 31,
2024

December 31,
2023

March 31,
2023


(in thousands)

Selling and marketing expense

$      108,176

$        83,168

$      137,111

Non-variable selling and marketing expense (1)

(9,855)

(9,407)

(12,712)

Variable marketing expense

$        98,321

$        73,761

$      124,399



(1)

Represents the portion of selling and marketing expense not attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing and related expenses. Includes overhead, fixed costs and personnel-related expenses.

LENDINGTREE'S RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP

Variable Marketing Margin

Below is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable table GAAP measure, to variable marketing margin and net income % of revenue to variable marketing margin % of revenue. See "LendingTree's Principles of Financial Reporting" for further discussion of the Company's use of these non-GAAP measures.


Three Months Ended


March 31,
2024

December 31,
2023

March 31,
2023


(in thousands, except percentages)

Net income

$          1,016

$        12,719

$        13,457

Net income % of revenue

1 %

9 %

7 %





Adjustments to reconcile to variable marketing margin:




Cost of revenue

8,545

8,126

13,760

Non-variable selling and marketing expense (1)

9,855

9,407

12,712

General and administrative expense

25,796

25,477

36,683

Product development

11,857

11,101

14,655

Depreciation

4,667

4,831

4,795

Amortization of intangibles

1,489

1,682

2,049

Restructuring and severance

23

151

4,454

Litigation settlements and contingencies

36

38

12

Interest expense (income), net

6,638

(10,693)

(25,029)

Other income

(1,034)

(2,644)

(1,834)

Income tax expense

559

397

395

Variable marketing margin

$        69,447

$        60,592

$        76,109

Variable marketing margin % of revenue

41 %

45 %

38 %



(1)

Represents the portion of selling and marketing expense not attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing and related expenses. Includes overhead, fixed costs and personnel-related expenses.

LENDINGTREE'S RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP

Adjusted EBITDA

Below is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable table GAAP measure, to adjusted EBITDA and net income % of revenue to adjusted EBITDA % of revenue. See "LendingTree's Principles of Financial Reporting" for further discussion of the Company's use of these non-GAAP measures.


Three Months Ended


March 31,
2024

December 31,
2023

March 31,
2023


(in thousands, except percentages)

Net income

$          1,016

$        12,719

$        13,457

Net income % of revenue

1 %

9 %

7 %

Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted EBITDA:




Amortization of intangibles

1,489

1,682

2,049

Depreciation

4,667

4,831

4,795

Restructuring and severance

23

151

4,454

Loss on impairments and disposal of assets

368

182

5,027

Non-cash compensation

7,789

8,177

11,203

Acquisition expense

(9)

Litigation settlements and contingencies

36

38

12

Interest expense (income), net

6,638

(10,693)

(25,029)

Dividend income

(1,034)

(2,021)

(1,834)

Income tax expense

559

397

395

Adjusted EBITDA

$        21,551

$        15,463

$        14,520

Adjusted EBITDA % of revenue

13 %

12 %

7 %

LENDINGTREE'S RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO GAAP

Adjusted Net Income

Below is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable table GAAP measure, to adjusted net income and net income per diluted share to adjusted net income per share. See "LendingTree's Principles of Financial Reporting" for further discussion of the Company's use of these non-GAAP measures.


Three Months Ended


March 31,
2024

December 31,
2023

March 31,
2023


(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net income

$          1,016

$        12,719

$        13,457

Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted net income:




Restructuring and severance

23

151

4,454

Loss on impairments and disposal of assets

368

182

5,027

Non-cash compensation

7,789

8,177

11,203

Acquisition expense

(9)

Litigation settlements and contingencies

36

38

12

Gain on extinguishment of debt

(17,665)

(30,897)

Income tax expense from adjusted items

Excess tax expense from stock-based compensation

Adjusted net income

$          9,232

$          3,602

$          3,247





Net income per diluted share

$            0.08

$            0.98

$            1.04

Adjustments to reconcile net income to adjusted net income

0.62

(0.70)

(0.79)

Adjustments to reconcile effect of dilutive securities

Adjusted net income per share

$            0.70

$            0.28

$            0.25





Adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding

13,276

13,020

12,935

Effect of dilutive securities

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

13,276

13,020

12,935

Effect of dilutive securities

176

12

89

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

13,100

13,008

12,846

LENDINGTREE'S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

LendingTree reports the following non-GAAP measures as supplemental to GAAP:

  • Variable marketing expense
  • Variable marketing margin
  • Variable marketing margin % of revenue
  • Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, as adjusted for certain items discussed below ("Adjusted EBITDA")
  • Adjusted EBITDA % of revenue
  • Adjusted net income
  • Adjusted net income per share

Variable marketing expense, variable marketing margin and variable marketing margin % of revenue are related measures of the effectiveness of the Company's marketing efforts. Variable marketing expense represents the portion of selling and marketing expense attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing, and related expenses, and excludes overhead, fixed costs, and personnel-related expenses. Variable marketing margin is a measure of the efficiency of the Company's operating model, measuring revenue after subtracting variable marketing expense. The Company's operating model is highly sensitive to the amount and efficiency of variable marketing expenditures, and the Company's proprietary systems are able to make rapidly changing decisions concerning the deployment of variable marketing expenditures (primarily but not exclusively online and mobile advertising placement) based on proprietary and sophisticated analytics.

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA % of revenue are primary metrics by which LendingTree evaluates the operating performance of its businesses, on which its marketing expenditures and internal budgets are based and, in the case of adjusted EBITDA, by which management and many employees are compensated in most years.

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share supplement GAAP net income and GAAP net income per diluted share by enabling investors to make period to period comparisons of those components of the most directly comparable GAAP measures that management believes better reflect the underlying financial performance of the Company's business operations during particular financial reporting periods. Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share exclude certain amounts, such as non-cash compensation, non-cash asset impairment charges, gain/loss on disposal of assets, gain/loss on investments, restructuring and severance, litigation settlements and contingencies, acquisition and disposition income or expenses including with respect to changes in fair value of contingent consideration, gain/loss on extinguishment of debt, contributions to the LendingTree Foundation, one-time items which are recognized and recorded under GAAP in particular periods but which might be viewed as not necessarily coinciding with the underlying business operations for the periods in which they are so recognized and recorded, the effects to income taxes of the aforementioned adjustments, any excess tax benefit or expense associated with stock-based compensation recorded in net income in conjunction with FASB pronouncement ASU 2016-09, and income tax (benefit) expense from a full valuation allowance. LendingTree believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are useful financial indicators that provide a different view of the financial performance of the Company than adjusted EBITDA (the primary metric by which LendingTree evaluates the operating performance of its businesses) and the GAAP measures of net income and GAAP net income per diluted share.

These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. LendingTree provides and encourages investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures set forth above.

Definition of LendingTree's Non-GAAP Measures

Variable marketing margin is defined as revenue less variable marketing expense. Variable marketing expense is defined as the expense attributable to variable costs paid for advertising, direct marketing and related expenses, and excluding overhead, fixed costs and personnel-related expenses. The majority of these variable advertising costs are expressly intended to drive traffic to our websites and these variable advertising costs are included in selling and marketing expense on the Company's consolidated statements of operations and consolidated income.

EBITDA is defined as net income from continuing operations excluding interest, income taxes, amortization of intangibles and depreciation.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) non-cash impairment charges, (3) gain/loss on disposal of assets, (4) gain/loss on investments, (5) restructuring and severance expenses, (6) litigation settlements and contingencies, (7) acquisitions and dispositions income or expense (including with respect to changes in fair value of contingent consideration), (8) contributions to the LendingTree Foundation (9) dividend income, and (10) one-time items.

Adjusted net income is defined as net (loss) income from continuing operations excluding (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) non-cash impairment charges, (3) gain/loss on disposal of assets, (4) gain/loss on investments, (5) restructuring and severance expenses, (6) litigation settlements and contingencies, (7) acquisitions and dispositions income or expense (including with respect to changes in fair value of contingent consideration), (8) gain/loss on extinguishment of debt, (9) contributions to the LendingTree Foundation, (10) one-time items, (11) the effects to income taxes of the aforementioned adjustments, (12) any excess tax benefit or expense associated with stock-based compensation recorded in net income in conjunction with FASB pronouncement ASU 2016-09, and (13) income tax (benefit) expense from a full valuation allowance.

Adjusted net income per share is defined as adjusted net income divided by the adjusted weighted average diluted shares outstanding. For periods which the Company reports GAAP loss from continuing operations, the effects of potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of net loss per diluted share from continuing operations because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. In periods where the Company reports GAAP loss from continuing operations but reports positive non-GAAP adjusted net income, the effects of potentially dilutive securities are included in the denominator for calculating adjusted net income per share if their inclusion would be dilutive.

LendingTree endeavors to compensate for the limitations of these non-GAAP measures by also providing the comparable GAAP measures with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

One-Time Items

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are adjusted for one-time items, if applicable. Items are considered one-time in nature if they are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, and have not occurred in the past two years or are not expected to recur in the next two years, in accordance with SEC rules. For the periods presented in this report, there are no adjustments for one-time items.

Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From LendingTree's Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income

Non-cash compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options. These expenses are not paid in cash and LendingTree includes the related shares in its calculations of fully diluted shares outstanding. Upon settlement of restricted stock units, exercise of certain stock options or vesting of restricted stock awards, the awards may be settled on a net basis, with LendingTree remitting the required tax withholding amounts from its current funds. Cash expenditures for employer payroll taxes on non-cash compensation are included within adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income.

Amortization of intangibles are non-cash expenses relating primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the intangible assets of the acquired company, such as purchase agreements, technology and customer relationships, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives.  Amortization of intangibles are only excluded from adjusted EBITDA.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The matters contained in the discussion above may be considered to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations or anticipations of LendingTree and members of our management team. Factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the following: adverse conditions in the primary and secondary mortgage markets and in the economy, particularly interest rates and inflation; default rates on loans, particularly unsecured loans; demand by investors for unsecured personal loans; the effect of such demand on interest rates for personal loans and consumer demand for personal loans; seasonality of results; potential liabilities to secondary market purchasers; changes in the Company's relationships with network partners, including dependence on certain key network partners; breaches of network security or the misappropriation or misuse of personal consumer information; failure to provide competitive service; failure to maintain brand recognition; ability to attract and retain consumers in a cost-effective manner; the effects of potential acquisitions of other businesses, including the ability to integrate them successfully with LendingTree's existing operations; accounting rules related to contingent consideration and excess tax benefits or expenses on stock-based compensation that could materially affect earnings in future periods; ability to develop new products and services and enhance existing ones; competition; effects of changing laws, rules or regulations on our business model; allegations of failure to comply with existing or changing laws, rules or regulations, or to obtain and maintain required licenses; failure of network partners or other affiliated parties to comply with regulatory requirements; failure to maintain the integrity of systems and infrastructure; liabilities as a result of privacy regulations; failure to adequately protect intellectual property rights or allegations of infringement of intellectual property rights; and changes in management. These and additional factors to be considered are set forth under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. LendingTree undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results or expectations.

About LendingTree, Inc.

LendingTree, Inc. is the parent of LendingTree, LLC and several companies owned by LendingTree, LLC (collectively, "LendingTree" or the "Company").

LendingTree is one of the nation's largest, most experienced online financial platforms, created to give consumers the power to win financially.  LendingTree provides customers with access to the best offers on loans, credit cards, insurance and more through its network of over 400 financial partners.  Since its founding, LendingTree has helped millions of customers obtain financing, save money, and improve their financial and credit health in their personal journeys. With a portfolio of innovative products and tools and personalized financial recommendations, LendingTree helps customers achieve everyday financial wins.

LendingTree, Inc. is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. For more information, please visit www.lendingtree.com.

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investors@lendingtree.com

Media Contact:
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