UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2019
comScore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 001–33520 | 54–1955550 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
11950 Democracy Drive
Suite 600
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 438–2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 28, 2019, comScore, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
As previously announced, the Company will host a conference call on February 28, 2019 beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its financial results. A live audio webcast of the call will be available to the public on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations. An archived replay will be available for approximately 90 days following the event at the same link. A copy of the materials to be presented during the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
99.2 | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
comScore, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Carol A. DiBattiste | |
Carol A. DiBattiste | ||
General Counsel & Chief Compliance, Privacy and People Officer | ||
Date: February 28, 2019
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Exhibit 99.1
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 -- 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.
Hattie Young, Comscore, 212-277-6577, press@comscore.com
Steve Calk or Jackie Marcus, Alpha IR Group, 312-445-2870, SCOR@alpha-ir.com
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.
Q4 & Financial Year 2018 Earnings Slides FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Cautionary Note • This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal and state securities laws. Forward-looking statements are those which are not historical facts and include, without limitation, comments about our expectations, forecasts, plans and opinions, including with respect to financial and operational performance. These and other statements that relate to future results and events are based on our expectations as of today, February 28, 2019. Our actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected because of a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include those described in our most recent 10-K and 10-Q filings, which you can find on ir.comscore.com or www.sec.gov. Please review these documents for a more complete understanding of these risks and uncertainties. • Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. We disclaim any duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. • This presentation contains information regarding adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and non-GAAP operating expense, 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 measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, as they permit investors to view our core business performance using the same metrics that management uses. • Our use of these non-GAAP 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. See the appendix to this presentation for additional information regarding our use of non-GAAP financial measures. 2
Key Q4 Highlights TV & Cross-Platform revenue Syndicated Digital decline slowed for Q4 increased 30%+ Year- to 1% sequentially over-Year Expanded currency deals with Continued control of operating major Local TV station groups expenses, allowing for reallocated signed in Q4 investment to strategic initiatives Strong Q4 for Analytics & Optimization, up 15% YoY 3
Key Areas of Planned Investment in 2019 Technology Transformation Accelerated Product Roadmap Reimagined Go-to-Market to Accelerate Innovation to Support Retention & Growth Approach & New Leadership • From many platforms to a single • TV & Cross-Platform innovation, with • Strategic focus on buy-side awareness interoperable, cloud-based platform particular focus on Advanced TV & education (agencies and marketers) • Reallocates resources from operations • Progression of CCR as flagship cross- • Alignment of Client Success, Sales, & to product development & innovation platform ad ratings solution Sales Operations under new leadership • Transformation underway, progressing • Digital product enhancements to help • Integrated product & brand marketing toward cost reductions in 2020 premium publishers navigate change teams under new global leadership 4
3 Key Industry Drivers Inform Our Business Strategy for 2019 ADVANCED TV DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING MOMENTUM DISRUPTION ACCOUNTABILITY Our strategy is to be the trusted currency for planning, transacting & evaluating media across platforms. 5
The Industry is Moving Toward an Advanced TV Environment, Generating Demand for a Modern Currency Alternative PROGRAM LINEAR AUDIENCE LINEAR ADVANCED TV Households viewing the same show HHs viewing same show are served HHs viewing same show are served are served the same ad with the same ad with transactions different ads with transactions transactions based on Age & Gender based on Advanced Audiences. based on Advanced Audiences. • Set-Top Box Addressable • OTT/Connected TV IMPROVED TARGETING CAPABILITIES Linear TV Market Advanced TV / Digital Video Market 6
Comscore Gained Momentum Among Major Station Groups in Q4 Expanded groupwide deal; Expanded groupwide deal; Expanded groupwide deal Expanded groupwide deal, sole currency sole currency includes in most markets in most markets Telemundo-Owned EXPANDED DEALS SIGNED IN Q418 7
NBCUniversal Uses Comscore Data to Power Its First-Ever Outcomes-Based Campaign 8
Syndicated Digital Solutions are Evolving to Strengthen Position as a Growth Ally for Premium Publishers & Advertisers Holistic measurement across New features & partnerships Customer-centric pricing & distributed platforms to increase relevance product strategy Continued expansion of distributed Strategic product enhancements to New approach starts with customer platform coverage to account for integrate Comscore into new need state and empowers more multi-platform consumer behavior workflows and emerging formats strategic partnerships 9
Key Operating Results – Fourth Quarter 2018 Three Months Ended December 31 2018 2017 Quarter-over- Key Drivers (unaudited) (unaudited) Quarter Growth % Revenues $109.3M $102.9M 6.2% • Strong TV & Cross-Platform growth Revenue – Ratings & $74.8M $71.6M 4.4% • Increased demand for custom Planning marketing analytics & Activation Revenue – Analytics & $23.9M $20.8M 14.9% Optimization • Record contract values sold Revenue – Movies $10.6M $10.5M - Reporting & Analytics • Higher fulfillment costs led to higher COGS Cost of Sales $52.0M $50.2M 3.6% • Higher revenue across products Gross Margin $57.3M $52.7M 8.7% and lower expenses from cost initiatives drove improved adjusted Gross Margin % 52.4% 51.2% + 234 bps EBITDA Net Loss (GAAP) ($27.2M) ($71.9M) 62.2% Adjusted EBITDA* $6.3M ($8.1M) 177.1% * Non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix. 10
Key Operating Results – Full Year 2018 Years Ended December 31 2018 2017 Year-over-Year (unaudited) (unaudited) Growth % Revenues $419.5M $403.5M 3.9% Revenue – Ratings & Planning $285.4M $278.1M 7.9% Revenue – Analytics & Optimization $92.4M $86.8M 6.5% Revenue – Movies Reporting & $41.7M $38.7M 7.8% Analytics Cost of Sales $200.2M $193.6M 3.4% Gross Margin $219.3M $209.9M 4.4% Gross Margin % 52.3% 52.0% + 0.5 bps Net Loss (GAAP) ($159.3M) ($281.4M) 43.4% Adjusted EBITDA* $16.4M ($18.7M) 187.6% * Non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix. 11
2019 Financial Forecast Reaffirming guidance from Investor Day in November 2018 • Mid-single digit revenue growth Revenue • Excludes $2 million one-time revenue increase in Q4 2018 Gross Margin • Slight improvement over 2018 Non-GAAP Operating • Flat relative to 2018 Expense* • Improve throughout the year Adjusted EBITDA Margin* • Mid-single digits for the year • Positive later in the year Operating Cash • Neutral for the full year • May be impacted by SEC legal costs and interest rate reset Capital Expenditures • $20 million to $30 million annually * Non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix. 12
Appendix: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Key Operating Results – Fourth Quarter 2018 Three Months Ended December 31 2018 2017 (unaudited) (unaudited) Net loss (GAAP) ($27.2M) ($71.9M) Income tax benefit ($0.2M) ($6.9M) Interest expense, net $4.8M $0.1M Depreciation $4.3M $5.1M Amortization of intangible assets $8.2M $9.2M EBITDA ($10.2M) ($64.5M) Adjustments: Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense $6.0M $18.9M Investigation and audit related $0.9M $26.9M Settlement of litigation, net - $0.1M Restructuring costs $6.7M $10.5M Other expense (income), net $2.9M ($0.1M) Adjusted EBITDA $6.3M ($8.1M) 14
Key Operating Results – Full Year 2018 Years Ended December 31 2018 2017 (unaudited) (unaudited) Net loss (GAAP) ($159.3M) ($281.4M) Income tax provision (benefit) $3.7M ($2.7M) Interest expense, net $16.5M $0.7M Depreciation $17.3M $23.3M Amortization of intangible assets $32.9M $34.8M EBITDA ($89.0M) ($225.3M) Adjustments: Stock-based and expected awards compensation expense $37.2M $34.3M Investigation and audit related $38.3M $83.4M Settlement of litigation, net $5.3M $82.5M Restructuring costs $11.8M $10.5M Other expense (income), net $12.8M ($4.1M) Adjusted EBITDA $16.4M ($18.7M) 15
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin • EBITDA is defined as GAAP net income (loss) plus or minus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets. We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus or minus stock-based compensation expense as well as other items and amounts that we view as not indicative of our core operating performance, specifically: • Charges for matters relating to the Audit Committee investigation described in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, including litigation and investigation-related costs, costs associated with tax projects, prior-year audits, consulting and other professional fees, other legal proceedings specified in our senior secured convertible notes; • Settlement of certain litigation; • Restructuring costs; and • Non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and investments in equity securities. • We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. • We do not provide GAAP net income (loss) on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty our future stock-based compensation expense, investigation, audit-related and litigation expense, fair value adjustments for financing derivatives, and any unusual gains and losses without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. For this reason, we are unable without unreasonable effort to provide a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, GAAP net income (loss), on a forward-looking basis. 16
Non-GAAP Operating Expense • We define non-GAAP operating expense as cost of revenues, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expense (each as reported on a GAAP basis) plus or minus stock-based compensation expense. • We do not provide GAAP cost of revenues, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expense on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty our future stock-based compensation expense without unreasonable effort. Stock-based compensation expense is uncertain, depends on various factors, and could be material to results computed in accordance with GAAP. For this reason, we are unable without unreasonable effort to provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP operating expense to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure on a forward-looking basis. 17