DoubleVerify Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Increased Revenue by 18% Year-over-Year to $169.6 Million, Driven by Double-Digit Growth Across All Revenue Lines as Advertisers and Platforms Expand Adoption of DV’s Solutions

Achieved Net Income of $18.2 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $60.2 Million, Representing a 35% Adjusted EBITDA margin

Announced New Authorization of $200.0 Million for Additional Common Stock Repurchases

DoubleVerify (“DV”) (NYSE: DV), the leading software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

“We delivered a strong third quarter, expanding our product and channel capabilities while achieving the largest global market share gains in DoubleVerify’s history,” said Mark Zagorski, CEO of DoubleVerify. “We expanded our measurement solutions across multiple channels and won a majority of the enterprise RFPs across advertisers, platforms, and publishers in the third quarter, firmly solidifying DV’s position as the premier protection and performance partner for the world's largest businesses. This success underscores DV’s unique ability to drive trust and efficiency across the digital advertising ecosystem, as we now have established enterprise relationships with the largest CPG, technology, retail, pharma, and media companies in the world. Looking ahead, we are focused on innovations like our upcoming social media activation, which will further expand our addressable market. Building on sustained double-digit growth across all three revenue lines, our solutions continue to resonate, empowering the advertising ecosystem to maximize efficiency, reduce waste, and safeguard brand equity.”

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights: (All comparisons are to the third quarter of 2023)

• Total revenue of $169.6 million, an increase of 18%.
• Activation revenue of $96.8 million, an increase of 18%.
• Measurement revenue of $58.5 million, an increase of 14%.
  • Social measurement revenue increased by 21%.
  • International measurement revenue increased by 16%, with 20% growth in EMEA and 10% growth in APAC.
  • Media Transactions Measured (“MTM”) for CTV increased by 59%.
• Supply-side revenue of $14.3 million, an increase of 30%.
• Net income of $18.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of $60.2 million, which represented a 35% adjusted EBITDA margin.

Third Quarter and Recent Business Highlights:

• Grew Total Advertiser revenue by 17% year-over-year in the third quarter.
  • MTM increased by 22% year-over-year.
  • Measured Transaction Fee (MTF) declined 4% year-over-year, primarily due to product and geographic mix.

• Continued to achieve a Gross Revenue Retention rate of over 95% in the third quarter.

• Achieved global market share growth in the third quarter through product upsells, international expansion, and new enterprise client acquisitions. Notably, DV won Microsoft as a key advertiser customer and won 70% of the Oracle advertiser RFPs it participated in securing industry-leading brands such as P&G, BlackRock, Charter Communications, Inspire Brands, Kellogg Company, and Dish Network. Additionally, DV established new and expanded strategic partnerships with leading platforms and publishers, including The Trade Desk, Magnite, PubMatic, Criteo, Teads, The New York Times, and Euronews.

• Announced DV’s upcoming introduction of a content-level pre-bid avoidance on Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels, expanding DV’s suite of independent brand safety and suitability tools on Meta. This release will better empower advertisers to proactively avoid unsuitable content before their ads are served, protecting brand reputation across Meta’s platforms. DV and Meta anticipate this pre-bid avoidance solution will be available for all advertisers in early 2025.

• Announced the introduction of DV’s Video Exclusion List solution on TikTok, enabling advertisers to apply industry-aligned vertical sensitivity and category exclusions tailored to their brand’s specific needs. This solution is expected to be available to all advertisers by the first half of 2025.

• Expanded post-bid brand suitability measurement on Meta and TikTok by adding an Inflammatory Politics & News category, which includes coverage of unreliable or unsubstantiated information, deepfakes, and inflammatory political rhetoric. Powered by DV Universal Content Intelligence™, this expansion ensures robust brand protection across these key platforms.

• Expanded measurement coverage on TikTok to inventory types such as Profile, Following, and Search Feeds, as well as TikTok Lite placements, alongside existing coverage on the For You Page. Additionally, DV has expanded language support to Arabic and Tagalog-speaking markets. Powered by DV Universal Content Intelligence™, these expansions ensure comprehensive brand protection and greater transparency across TikTok’s growing inventory and global reach.

• Announced an expanded partnership with Snap to offer global brand safety and suitability measurement in multiple languages, leveraging DV’s AI-powered Universal Content Intelligence.

• Partnered with Roblox to begin the development of 3D in-experience viewability and invalid traffic (IVT) measurement on Roblox, integrating with immersive ads across image and video formats on mobile web and in-app environments.

• Expanded viewability and IVT measurement solutions to Spotify’s video campaigns through Spotify Ads Manager. As Spotify grows its video ad offerings—driven by user engagement with video podcasts, music videos, and other interactive content—advertisers can leverage DV’s trusted media quality insights to measure and improve campaign performance.

• Launched the first platform-wide invalid traffic detection and viewability verification solution on Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, to measure and maximize advertiser performance across the platform.

• Expanded viewability and IVT measurement solutions to LinkedIn’s owned and operated video inventory in all available markets using DV technology through a proprietary integration.

• Extended Fraud and Viewability Measurement to Netflix’s programmatic channels, enhancing ad transparency across all of Netflix’s buying channels globally.

• Launched the DV News Accelerator to empower advertisers to connect with premium news content while ensuring brand safety. The solution leverages DoubleVerify’s Authentic Brand Suitability technology to drive better performance and support trusted journalism.

Share Repurchase Program:

• Repurchased 1.3 million shares for $25.0 million in the third quarter, bringing total repurchases to 2.6 million shares for $50.1 million over the nine months ended September 30, 2024, inclusive of broker commissions. Subsequent to quarter-end, DV repurchased an additional 1.5 million shares for $25.0 million, with $75.0 million remaining available under the initial $150 million share repurchase authorization as of November 6, 2024.

• Additionally, the Company announced a new authorization of $200.0 million for additional common stock repurchases, providing a total of $275 million currently authorized and available for share repurchases.

“In the third quarter, we met our revenue and surpassed our adjusted EBITDA expectations, delivering 18% year-over-year growth, a revenue less cost of sales margin of 83%, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 35%,” said Nicola Allais, CFO of DoubleVerify. “Our solid results were based on double-digit revenue growth across activation, measurement, and supply-side, driven by continued growth in key environments such as programmatic, social, CTV, and retail media. We are raising adjusted EBITDA guidance to 33% at the midpoint, while adjusting our full-year revenue guidance midpoint to 16% growth, to account for moderated brand spending during the U.S. election season and a more gradual ramp in social measurement adoption. We have announced a new $200 million authorization for further stock repurchases, bringing the total available for share repurchases to $275 million, which demonstrates our confidence in DV’s long-term growth prospects.”

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Guidance:

DoubleVerify anticipates Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges:

Fourth Quarter 2024:

• Revenue of $194 to $200 million, a year-over-year increase of 14% at the midpoint.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $73 to $79 million, representing a 39% margin at the midpoint.

Full Year 2024:

• Revenue of $660 to $666 million, a year-over-year increase of 16% at the midpoint.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $218 to $224 million, representing a 33% margin at the midpoint.

With respect to the Company’s expectations under "Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Guidance" above, the Company has not reconciled the non-GAAP measure Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP measure net income in this press release because the Company does not provide guidance for depreciation and amortization expense, acquisition-related costs, interest income, and income taxes on a consistent basis as the Company is unable to quantify these amounts without unreasonable efforts, which would be required to include a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income. In addition, the Company believes such a reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.

Conference Call, Webcast, and Other Information

DoubleVerify will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss its third quarter 2024 financial results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, November 6, 2024. To access the conference call, dial [phone] for the U.S. or Canada, or [phone] for international callers. The webcast will be available live on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://ir.doubleverify.com/. An archived webcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event.

In addition, DoubleVerify plans to post certain additional historical quarterly financial information on the investor relations portion of its website for easy access to investors.

Key Business Terms

Activation revenue is generated from the evaluation, verification and measurement of advertising impressions purchased through programmatic demand-side and social media platforms.

Measurement revenue is generated from the verification and measurement of advertising impressions that are directly purchased on digital media properties, including publishers and social media platforms.

Supply-Side revenue is generated from platforms and publisher partners who use DoubleVerify’s data analytics to evaluate, verify and measure their advertising inventory.

Gross Revenue Retention Rate is the total prior period revenue earned from advertiser customers, less the portion of prior period revenue attributable to lost advertiser customers, divided by the total prior period revenue from advertiser customers.

Media Transactions Measured (MTM) is the volume of media transactions that DoubleVerify’s software platform measures.

Measured Transaction Fee (MTF) is the fixed fee DoubleVerify charges per thousand Media Transactions Measured.

International Revenue Growth Rates are inclusive of foreign currency fluctuations.

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

311,910

 

 

$

310,131

 

Short-term investments

 

 

50,686

 

 

 

—

 

Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $9,983 and $9,442 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

193,303

 

 

 

206,941

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

23,609

 

 

 

15,930

 

Total current assets

 

 

579,508

 

 

 

533,002

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

67,421

 

 

 

58,020

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

70,432

 

 

 

60,470

 

Goodwill

 

 

437,646

 

 

 

436,008

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

119,654

 

 

 

140,883

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

31,732

 

 

 

13,077

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

5,960

 

 

 

1,571

 

Total assets

 

$

1,312,353

 

 

$

1,243,031

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables

 

$

13,376

 

 

$

12,932

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

46,541

 

 

 

44,264

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

10,761

 

 

 

9,029

 

Income tax liabilities

 

 

696

 

 

 

5,833

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 

 

2,528

 

 

 

2,934

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

14,295

 

 

 

8,863

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

88,197

 

 

 

83,855

 

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

 

 

79,571

 

 

 

71,563

 

Finance lease obligations

 

 

1,331

 

 

 

2,865

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

9,635

 

 

 

8,119

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

3,039

 

 

 

2,690

 

Total liabilities

 

 

181,773

 

 

 

169,092

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 173,288 shares issued and 170,631 outstanding as of September 30, 2024; 1,000,000 shares authorized, 171,168 shares issued and 171,146 outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

 

173

 

 

 

171

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

949,456

 

 

 

878,331

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 2,657 shares and 22 shares as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

(50,700

)

 

 

(743

)

Retained earnings

 

 

231,814

 

 

 

198,983

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(2,803

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,130,580

 

 

 

1,073,939

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,312,353

 

 

$

1,243,031

 

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Revenue

 

$

169,556

 

 

$

143,974

 

 

$

466,228

 

 

$

400,312

 

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

29,479

 

 

 

26,466

 

 

 

82,199

 

 

 

76,609

 

Product development

 

 

39,306

 

 

 

32,315

 

 

 

115,506

 

 

 

92,811

 

Sales, marketing and customer support

 

 

40,525

 

 

 

32,971

 

 

 

123,260

 

 

 

90,220

 

General and administrative

 

 

23,039

 

 

 

23,280

 

 

 

68,180

 

 

 

63,223

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

11,483

 

 

 

10,706

 

 

 

33,415

 

 

 

29,365

 

Income from operations

 

 

25,724

 

 

 

18,236

 

 

 

43,668

 

 

 

48,084

 

Interest expense

 

 

353

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

818

 

 

 

791

 

Other income, net

 

 

(4,225

)

 

 

(1,633

)

 

 

(8,561

)

 

 

(6,843

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

29,596

 

 

 

19,581

 

 

 

51,411

 

 

 

54,136

 

Income tax expense

 

 

11,395

 

 

 

6,234

 

 

 

18,580

 

 

 

15,775

 

Net income

 

$

18,201

 

 

$

13,347

 

 

$

32,831

 

 

$

38,361

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.11

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.23

 

Diluted

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.22

 

Weighted-average common stock outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

170,254

 

 

 

168,606

 

 

 

171,060

 

 

 

166,937

 

Diluted

 

 

173,911

 

 

 

173,980

 

 

 

175,868

 

 

 

172,812

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

18,201

 

 

$

13,347

 

 

$

32,831

 

 

$

38,361

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment

 

 

9,079

 

 

 

(6,417

)

 

 

2,640

 

 

 

(5,601

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

27,280

 

 

$

6,930

 

 

$

35,471

 

 

$

32,760

 

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

(Loss) Income

 

Stockholders’

(in thousands)

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Net of Income Taxes

 

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2024

 

171,168

 

$

171

 

22

 

 

$

(743

)

 

$

878,331

 

 

$

198,983

 

$

(2,803

)

 

$

1,073,939

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(4,625

)

 

 

(4,625

)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

48

 

 

 

(1,792

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1,792

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

20,718

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

20,718

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

153

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,695

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,695

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

435

 

 

1

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(38

)

 

 

1,389

 

 

 

(1,389

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,156

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,156

 

Balance as of March 31, 2024

 

171,756

 

 

172

 

32

 

 

 

(1,146

)

 

 

899,354

 

 

 

206,139

 

 

(7,428

)

 

 

1,097,091

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(1,814

)

 

 

(1,814

)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

30

 

 

 

(660

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(660

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

25,315

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

25,315

 

Common stock issued under employee purchase plan

 

124

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,914

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,914

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

126

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

870

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

870

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

628

 

 

1

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Program

 

—

 

 

—

 

1,369

 

 

 

(25,027

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(25,027

)

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(41

)

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

(1,390

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,474

 

 

—

 

 

 

7,474

 

Balance as of June 30, 2024

 

172,634

 

 

173

 

1,390

 

 

 

(25,443

)

 

 

926,062

 

 

 

213,613

 

 

(9,242

)

 

 

1,105,163

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

9,079

 

 

 

9,079

 

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

34

 

 

 

(636

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(636

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

23,474

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

23,474

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

53

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

324

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

324

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

601

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Program

 

—

 

 

—

 

1,254

 

 

 

(25,025

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(25,025

)

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(21

)

 

 

404

 

 

 

(404

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

18,201

 

 

—

 

 

 

18,201

 

Balance as of September 30, 2024

 

173,288

 

$

173

 

2,657

 

 

$

(50,700

)

 

$

949,456

 

 

$

231,814

 

$

(163

)

 

$

1,130,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of January 1, 2023

 

165,448

 

$

165

 

31

 

 

$

(796

)

 

$

756,299

 

 

$

127,517

 

$

(6,326

)

 

$

876,859

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

1,193

 

 

 

1,193

 

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

30

 

 

 

(787

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(787

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

11,992

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

11,992

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

527

 

 

1

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,765

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,766

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

182

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(35

)

 

 

914

 

 

 

(914

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

12,175

 

 

—

 

 

 

12,175

 

Balance as of March 31, 2023

 

166,157

 

 

166

 

26

 

 

 

(669

)

 

 

769,142

 

 

 

139,692

 

 

(5,133

)

 

 

903,198

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(377

)

 

 

(377

)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

57

 

 

 

(1,966

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(1,966

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

15,399

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

15,399

 

Common stock issued under employee purchase plan

 

49

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,138

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,138

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

711

 

 

1

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,990

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

3,991

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

333

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(67

)

 

 

2,107

 

 

 

(2,107

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

12,839

 

 

—

 

 

 

12,839

 

Balance as of June 30, 2023

 

167,250

 

 

167

 

16

 

 

 

(528

)

 

 

787,562

 

 

 

152,531

 

 

(5,510

)

 

 

934,222

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

(6,417

)

 

 

(6,417

)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

—

 

 

—

 

28

 

 

 

(945

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

(945

)

Issuance of common stock as consideration for acquisition

 

1,642

 

 

2

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

52,935

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

52,937

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

16,088

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

16,088

 

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

653

 

 

1

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,052

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

2,053

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

 

373

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

 

—

 

 

—

 

(31

)

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

(1,076

)

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

13,347

 

 

—

 

 

 

13,347

 

Balance as of September 30, 2023

 

169,918

 

$

170

 

13

 

 

$

(397

)

 

$

857,561

 

 

$

165,878

 

$

(11,927

)

 

$

1,011,285

 

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2024

 

2023

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

32,831

 

 

$

38,361

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

3,546

 

 

 

6,901

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

33,415

 

 

 

29,365

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

334

 

 

 

221

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

5,329

 

 

 

4,899

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

(17,253

)

 

 

(19,721

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

67,906

 

 

 

42,771

 

Interest (income) expense, net

 

 

(854

)

 

 

176

 

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

 

—

 

 

 

5

 

Other

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

874

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables

 

 

10,333

 

 

 

(25,787

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(12,592

)

 

 

(9,370

)

Trade payables

 

 

617

 

 

 

2,475

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(2,692

)

 

 

(3,484

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

122,280

 

 

 

67,686

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(19,792

)

 

 

(12,309

)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

—

 

 

 

(67,240

)

Purchase of short-term investments

 

 

(81,937

)

 

 

—

 

Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments

 

 

32,210

 

 

 

—

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(69,519

)

 

 

(79,549

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

 

—

 

 

 

50,000

 

Payments to revolving credit facility

 

 

—

 

 

 

(50,000

)

Proceeds from common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

 

 

2,889

 

 

 

7,810

 

Proceeds from common stock issued under employee purchase plan

 

 

1,914

 

 

 

1,138

 

Finance lease payments

 

 

(1,940

)

 

 

(1,605

)

Shares repurchased under the Repurchase Program

 

 

(50,052

)

 

 

—

 

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

 

 

(3,088

)

 

 

(3,698

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(50,277

)

 

 

3,645

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

 

(389

)

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

 

 

2,634

 

 

 

(8,607

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - Beginning of period

 

 

310,257

 

 

 

267,938

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period

 

$

312,891

 

 

$

259,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

311,910

 

 

$

259,212

 

Restricted cash - current (included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

 

 

128

 

 

 

119

 

Restricted cash - non-current (included in Other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

 

 

853

 

 

 

—

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

312,891

 

 

$

259,331

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

36,141

 

 

$

52,738

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

430

 

 

$

427

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, net of impairments and tenant improvement allowances

 

$

14,553

 

 

$

2,017

 

Acquisition of equipment under finance lease

 

$

—

 

 

$

5,479

 

Capital assets financed by accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

82

 

 

$

—

 

Stock-based compensation included in capitalized software development costs

 

$

1,585

 

 

$

708

 

Common stock issued in connection with acquisition

 

$

—

 

 

$

52,937

Liabilities for contingent consideration

$

—

$

1,193

Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Change

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Change

 

2024

 

2023

 

$

 

%

 

2024

 

2023

 

$

 

%

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by customer type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activation

$

96,791

 

$

81,700

 

$

15,091

 

18

%

 

$

263,584

 

$

229,534

 

$

34,050

 

15

%

Measurement

 

58,468

 

 

51,263

 

 

7,205

 

14

 

 

 

162,560

 

 

137,637

 

 

24,923

 

18

 

Supply-side

 

14,297

 

 

11,011

 

 

3,286

 

30

 

 

 

40,084

 

 

33,141

 

 

6,943

 

21

 

Total revenue

$

169,556

 

$

143,974

 

$

25,582

 

18

%

 

$

466,228

 

$

400,312

 

$

65,916

 

16

%

Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to results determined in accordance with GAAP, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, are useful in evaluating our business. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

(In Thousands)

 

(In Thousands)

Net income

$

18,201

 

 

$

13,347

 

 

$

32,831

 

 

$

38,361

 

Net income margin

 

11

%

 

 

9

%

 

 

7

%

 

 

10

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,483

 

 

 

10,706

 

 

 

33,415

 

 

 

29,365

 

Stock-based compensation

 

22,950

 

 

 

15,791

 

 

 

67,906

 

 

 

42,771

 

Interest expense

 

353

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

818

 

 

 

791

 

Income tax expense

 

11,395

 

 

 

6,234

 

 

 

18,580

 

 

 

15,775

 

M&A and restructuring costs (a)

 

—

 

 

 

921

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,621

 

Offering and secondary offering costs (b)

 

—

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

595

 

Other recoveries (c)

 

—

 

 

 

(267

)

 

 

—

 

 

 

(800

)

Other income (d)

 

(4,225

)

 

 

(1,633

)

 

 

(8,561

)

 

 

(6,843

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

60,157

 

 

$

45,673

 

 

$

145,057

 

 

$

121,636

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

35

%

 

 

32

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

30

%

(a)

M&A and restructuring costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 consist of transaction costs related to the acquisition of Scibids.

(b)

Offering and secondary offering costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 consist of third-party costs incurred for underwritten secondary public offerings by certain stockholders of the Company.

(c)

Other recoveries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 consist of sublease income for leased office space.

(d)

Other income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 consist of interest income earned on interest-bearing monetary assets, and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as measures of operational efficiency to understand and evaluate our core business operations. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors for period-to-period comparisons of the core business and for understanding and evaluating trends in operating results on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations of these measures are:

• they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• they do not reflect income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay income taxes;
• they do not reflect interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal debt payments; and
• although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges related mainly to intangible assets, certain assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

In addition, other companies in the industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, therefore limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using the non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally.

Total stock-based compensation expense recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Product development

 

$

8,899

 

$

6,235

 

$

26,006

 

$

16,589

Sales, marketing and customer support

 

 

7,152

 

 

4,945

 

 

20,591

 

 

13,198

General and administrative

 

 

6,899

 

 

4,611

 

 

21,309

 

 

12,984

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

22,950

 

$

15,791

 

$

67,906

 

$

42,771

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “plan,” “seek,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Any statements in this press release regarding future revenues, earnings, margins, financial performance or results of operations (including the guidance provided under “Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Guidance”), and any other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this press release is not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors include, but are not limited to, the competitiveness of our solutions amid technological developments or evolving industry standards, the competitiveness of our market, system failures, security breaches, cyberattacks or natural disasters, economic downturns and unstable market conditions, our ability to collect payments, data privacy legislation and regulation, public criticism of digital advertising technology, our international operations, our use of “open source” software, our limited operating history and the potential for our revenues and results of operations to fluctuate in the future. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.

Further information on these and additional risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are included under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024 and other filings and reports we make with the SEC from time to time.

We have based our forward-looking statements on our management’s beliefs and assumptions based on information available to our management at the time the statements are made. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

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