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Business Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Business Acquisitions Business Acquisitions
The Company uses acquisitions as a strategy to grow its customer base by increasing its presence in new and existing markets, expand and diversify its service offerings, enhance its technology, and acquire skilled personnel.

2022 Acquisitions

The Company completed the following acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, paying the purchase price in cash in each transaction: (a) a share purchase of Lifecycle Marketing Group Limited, acquired on January 21, 2022, a United Kingdom-based portfolio of pregnancy and parenting brands, including Emma’s Diary and Health Professional Academy, reported within our Digital Media segment; (b) a share purchase of FitNow, Inc, acquired on June 2, 2022, a Massachusetts-based provider of weight loss products and support, reported within our Digital Media segment; and (c) four immaterial Digital Media acquisitions.

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations since the date of each acquisition and the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022, reflect the results of operations of all 2022 acquisitions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, these acquisitions contributed $19.6 million to the Company’s revenues. Net income contributed by these acquisitions was not separately identifiable due to the Company’s integration activities and is impracticable to provide. Total consideration for these transactions was $121.7 million net of cash acquired and assumed liabilities and is subject to certain post-closing adjustments which may increase or decrease the final consideration paid.
The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration for all 2022 acquisitions as of September 30, 2022 (in thousands):

Assets and LiabilitiesValuation
Accounts receivable$7,433 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,915 
Property and equipment369 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, noncurrent546 
Trade names12,838 
Customer relationship20,540 
Goodwill93,827 
Other intangibles18,165 
Other long-term assets11 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(4,656)
Deferred revenue(21,332)
Deferred tax liability(10,436)
Other long-term liabilities(516)
 Total$121,704 

The initial accounting for all of the 2022 acquisitions is incomplete due to timing of available information and is subject to change. The Company has recorded provisional amounts which may be based upon past acquisitions with similar attributes for certain intangible assets (including trade names, software and customer relationships), preliminary acquisition date working capital and related tax items.

The fair value of the assets acquired includes accounts receivable of $7.4 million, of which none is expected to be uncollectible. The Company did not acquire any other classes of receivables as a result of its acquisitions.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. Goodwill recognized associated with these acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $93.8 million, of which $1.2 million is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the purchase price accounting has been finalized for the following 2021 acquisitions: DailyOM, SEOmoz, Solutelia, LLC, Arthur L. Davis Publishing and two other immaterial Digital Media acquired businesses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company also recorded adjustments to the initial working capital and to the purchase accounting of certain other prior period acquisitions due to the finalization of prior period acquisitions in the Digital Media business. These measurement period adjustments resulted in a net increase in goodwill of $4.9 million, which included a $3.2 million increase in connection with the unfavorable contract liability for an acquired contract. The unfavorable contract liability is expected to be accreted over 4 years. In addition, the Company recorded adjustments to the initial working capital and to the purchase accounting of certain prior period acquisitions due to the finalization of prior period acquisitions in the Cybersecurity and Martech businesses which resulted in a net decrease in goodwill of $0.1 million. Such adjustments had an immaterial impact on the amortization expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Refer to Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets for additional information.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information for All 2022 Acquisitions

The following unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of
operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the Company and the acquired businesses
been combined companies during the periods presented. These pro forma results are estimates and exclude any savings or synergies that would have resulted from these business acquisitions had they occurred on January 1, 2021. This unaudited pro forma supplemental information includes incremental intangible asset amortization and other charges as a result of the acquisitions, net of the related tax effects.
The supplemental information on an unaudited pro forma financial basis presents the combined results of the Company and its 2022 acquisitions as if each acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2022202120222021
 (unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)
Revenues$342,173 $366,258 $1,010,600 $1,041,436 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$18,120 $4,925 $(3,801)$23,369 
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations - Basic$0.39 $0.11 $(0.08)$0.52 
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations - Diluted$0.39 $0.10 $(0.08)$0.49 

2021 Acquisitions

The Company completed the following acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, paying the purchase price in cash in each transaction: (a) an asset purchase of DailyOM, acquired on April 30, 2021, a California-based-based provider of health and wellness digital media, content and learning business; (b) a share purchase of SEOmoz, acquired on June 4, 2021, a Seattle-based provider of search engine optimization (“SEO”) solutions; (c) an asset purchase of Solutelia, LLC, acquired on July 15, 2021, a Colorado-based on-demand wireless telecommunications network monitoring and analysis, testing and optimization software business and related wireless telecommunications engineering services business; (d) a stock purchase of Arthur L. Davis Publishing, acquired on September 23, 2021, an Iowa-based digital nursing publication; and (e) three immaterial Digital Media acquisitions.

The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations since the date of each acquisition and balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, reflect the results of operations of all 2021 acquisitions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, these acquisitions contributed $21.3 million to the Company’s revenues. Net income from continuing operations contributed by these acquisitions was not separately identifiable due to the Company’s integration activities and is impracticable to provide. Total consideration for these transactions was $134.3 million, net of cash acquired and assumed liabilities.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase consideration for all 2021 acquisitions as of September 30, 2021, including individually material acquisitions noted separately (in thousands):
Assets and LiabilitiesValuation
Accounts receivable$4,577 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,585 
Property and equipment 1,838 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, noncurrent5,888 
Trade names11,118 
Customer relationship 13,396 
Goodwill 84,019
Other intangibles 34,378 
Other long-term assets 62 
Deferred tax asset231 
Accounts payables and accrued expenses(2,891)
Deferred revenue(7,806)
Operating lease liabilities, current (7,191)
Other current liabilities(14)
Deferred tax liability(4,122)
Other long-term liabilities(1,726)
Total$134,342 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information for All 2021 Acquisitions

The following unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of income in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the Company and the acquired businesses been combined companies during the periods presented. These pro forma results are estimates and exclude any savings or synergies that would have resulted from these business acquisitions had they occurred on January 1, 2020. This unaudited pro forma supplemental information includes incremental intangible asset amortization and other charges as a result of the acquisitions, net of the related tax effects.

The supplemental information on an unaudited pro forma financial basis presents the combined results of the Company and its acquisitions during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2021 as if each acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine months ended September 30, 2021
 (unaudited)(unaudited)
Revenues$374,202 $1,045,184 
Net income from continuing operations$6,886 $25,490 
Income per common share from continuing operations - Basic$0.15 $0.56 
Income per common share from continuing operations - Diluted$0.14 $0.54 

SEOmoz Acquisition

On June 4, 2021, the Company acquired all the outstanding issued capital of SEOmoz at a purchase consideration of $67.0 million, net of cash acquired and assumed liabilities. SEOmoz is a provider of search engine optimization (“SEO”) solutions. The Consolidated Statement of Operations since the date of acquisition and balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, reflect the results of operations of SEOmoz. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, SEOmoz contributed $14.4 million to the Company’s revenues. Net income from continuing operations contributed by SEOmoz since the acquisition date was not separately identifiable due to the Company’s integration activities and is impracticable to provide.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase consideration for the SEOmoz acquisition (in thousands):
Assets and LiabilitiesValuation
Accounts receivable$3,278 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,512 
Property and equipment 1,838 
Operating lease right of use asset5,888 
Trade names 7,200 
Customer relationships 5,000 
Goodwill 41,192 
Other intangibles21,607 
Other long-term assets62
Accounts payables and accrued expenses(2,421)
Other current liabilities(14)
Deferred revenue(7,048)
Operating lease liabilities, current(7,191)
Deferred tax liability(4,122)
Other long-term liabilities(785)
           Total$66,996 

The fair value of the assets acquired includes accounts receivable of $3.3 million. The gross amount due under contracts is $3.6 million, of which $0.3 million is expected to be uncollectible. The Company did not acquire any other classes of receivables as a result of its acquisitions.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and represents intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. Goodwill recognized in connection with this acquisition during the year ended December 31, 2021 is $41.2 million of which zero is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information for SEOmoz Acquisition

The following unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the Company’s consolidated results of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the Company and the acquired business been combined companies during the periods presented. These pro forma results are estimates and exclude any savings or synergies that would have resulted from this business acquisition had it occurred on January 1, 2020. This unaudited pro forma supplemental information includes incremental intangible asset amortization and other charges as a result of the SEOmoz acquisition, net of the related tax effects.

The supplemental information on an unaudited pro forma financial basis presents the combined results of the Company and SEOmoz as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Nine months ended September 30, 2021
 (unaudited)(unaudited)
Revenues$367,414 $1,028,545 
Net income from continuing operations$6,610 $24,030 
Income per common share from continuing operations - Basic$0.14 $0.53 
Income per common share from continuing operations - Diluted$0.14 $0.51