Note 4 - Revenue Recognition

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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4.         Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to the Company’s customers or when the Company satisfies any performance obligations under contract. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for respective goods or services provided. Further, under Accounting Standards Codification 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, (“ASC 606”) contract assets or contract liabilities that arise from past performance but require a further performance before the obligation can be fully satisfied must be identified and recorded on the balance sheet until respective settlements have been met.

The Company has three main revenue sources – Lead Generation, Digital Advertising and Used Vehicle Sales. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue for each source as described below:

●   Lead Generation – paid by Dealers and Manufacturers participating in the Company’s Lead programs and are comprised of Lead transaction and/or monthly subscription fees. Lead generation is recognized in the period when service is provided.

●   Digital Advertising – fees paid by Dealers, Manufacturers and third-party wholesale suppliers for (i) the Company’s click traffic program, (ii) display advertising on the Company’s websites and (iii) email and other direct marketing. Revenue is recognized in the period advertisements are displayed on the Company’s Websites or the period in which clicks have been delivered, as applicable. The Company recognizes revenue from the delivery of action-based advertisement (including email and other direct marketing) in the period in which a user takes the action for which the marketer contracted with the Company. For advertising revenue arrangements where the Company is not the principal, the Company recognizes revenue on a net basis.

●   Used Vehicle Sales – Used vehicles acquired by the Company are predominately resold at wholesale auctions or direct to Dealers. Revenue from the sale of these vehicles is recognized upon transfer of ownership of the vehicle to the wholesale customer.

Variable Consideration

Leads are generally sold with a right-of-return for services that do not meet customer requirements as specified by the relevant contract. Some leads are also contingent upon their subsequent conversion into vehicle sales which may require pricing adjustments. Rights-of-returns and lead conversions are estimable, and provisions for these estimates are recorded as a reduction in revenue by the Company in the period revenue is recognized, and thereby accounted for as variable consideration. The Company includes the allowance for customer credits in its net accounts receivable balances on the Company’s balance sheet at period end. The Company did not have an allowance for customer credits as of March 31, 2022. The allowance for customer credits approximated $27,000 as of December 31, 2021.

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Unbilled Revenue

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company records a receivable when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing. From time to time, the Company may have balances on its balance sheet representing revenue that has been recognized by the Company upon satisfaction of performance obligations and earning a right to receive payment. These not-yet-invoiced receivable balances are driven by the timing of administrative transaction processing and are not indicative of partially complete performance obligations.

Deferred Revenue

The Company defers the recognition of revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of satisfying the Company’s performance obligations, including amounts which are refundable. Such activity is not typical for the Company. The Company had no deferred revenue included in its condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021. Payment terms and conditions can vary by contract type. Generally, payment terms within the Company’s customer contracts include a requirement of payment within 30 to 60 days from date of invoice. Typically, customers make payments after receipt of invoice for billed services, and less typically, in advance of rendered services.

The Company has not made any significant changes in applying ASC 606 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by revenue source and has determined that disaggregating revenue into these categories sufficiently depicts the differences in the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue streams.

The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers, disaggregated by revenue source, for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021. Revenue is recognized net of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Lead generation	$	10,576	$	14,186
Digital advertising
Clicks		3,656		2,932
Display and other advertising		481		762
Total digital advertising		4,137		3,694
Used vehicle sales		4,351		—
Total revenues	$	19,064	$	17,880