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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

3. ACQUISITIONS

All business acquisitions have been accounted for as purchase business combinations with the operations of the businesses included subsequent to their acquisition dates. The allocation of the respective purchase prices is generally based upon independent appraisals and or management’s estimates of the discounted future cash flows to be generated from the media properties for intangible assets, and replacement cost for tangible assets. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences based upon management’s best estimate of the tax basis of acquired assets and liabilities that will ultimately be accepted by the applicable taxing authority.

For business combinations where noncontrolling interests remain after the acquisition, assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the acquired business are recorded at the full fair value and the portion of the acquisition date fair value attributable to noncontrolling interests is recorded as a separate line item within the equity section or, as applicable to redeemable noncontrolling interests, between the liabilities and equity sections of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Policies related to redeemable noncontrolling interest involve judgment and complexity, specifically on the classification of the noncontrolling interest in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Further, there is significant judgment in determining whether an equity instrument is currently redeemable or not currently redeemable but probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable. Additionally, there are also significant estimates made in the valuation of the redeemable noncontrolling interest.

Cisneros Interactive

On October 13, 2020, the Company acquired from certain individuals (collectively, the “Cisneros Sellers”), 51% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of a digital advertising solutions company that, together with its subsidiaries, does business under the name Cisneros Interactive (“Cisneros Interactive”). The acquisition, funded from cash on hand, included a purchase price of approximately $29.9 million in cash. The Company concluded that the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock was considered to be a noncontrolling interest.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company also entered into a Put and Call Option Agreement (the “Cisneros Put and Call Agreement”). Subject to the terms of the Cisneros Put and Call Agreement, if certain minimum EBITDA targets are met, the Sellers had the right (the “Cisneros Put Option”), between March 15, 2024 and June 13, 2024, to cause the Company to purchase all (but not less than all) the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock at a purchase price to be based on a pre-determined multiple of six times Cisneros Interactive’s 12-month EBITDA in the preceding calendar year. The Cisneros Sellers also had the right to exercise the Cisneros Put Option upon the occurrence of certain events, between March 2022 and April 2024.

Additionally, subject to the terms of the Cisneros Put and Call Agreement, the Company had the right (the “Cisneros Call Option”), in calendar year 2024, to purchase all (but not less than all) the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock at a purchase price to be based on a pre-determined multiple of six times of Cisneros Interactive’s 12-month EBITDA in calendar year 2023.

Applicable accounting guidance requires an equity instrument that is redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of permanent equity if it is redeemable (a) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (b) at the option of the holder, or (c) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer.

As a result of the Cisneros Put Option and Call Option redemption features, and because the redemption was not solely within the control of the Company, the noncontrolling interest was considered redeemable, and was classified in temporary equity within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets initially at its acquisition date fair value. The noncontrolling interest was adjusted each reporting period for income (or loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest as well as any applicable distributions made. Since the noncontrolling interest was not then redeemable under the terms of the Cisneros Put and Call Agreement and it was not probable that it would become redeemable, the Company was not required to adjust the amount presented in temporary equity to its redemption value in prior periods. The fair value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest which includes the Cisneros Put and Call Agreement recognized on the acquisition date was $30.8 million.

The following is a summary of the final purchase price allocation (in millions):

 

Cash

$

8.7

 

Accounts receivable

 

50.5

 

Other assets

 

8.3

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

41.7

 

Goodwill

 

10.5

 

Current liabilities

 

(48.1

)

Deferred tax

 

(10.9

)

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

(30.8

)

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired includes:

 

Intangible Asset

Estimated

Fair Value

(in millions)

 

Weighted

average

life (in years)

 

Publisher relationships

$

34.4

 

10.0

 

Advertiser relationships

 

5.2

 

4.0

 

Trade name

 

1.7

 

2.5

 

Non-Compete agreements

 

0.4

 

4.0

 

 

The fair value of the assets acquired included trade receivables of $50.5 million. The gross amount due under contract was $54.0 million, of which $3.5 million was expected to be uncollectable. Subsequent to the initial purchase price allocation, and during the measurement period, the Company increased other assets and deferred tax by $2.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and decreased goodwill by $1.8 million, to reflect final tax amounts.

The goodwill, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is assigned to the Company’s digital segment and is attributable to Cisneros Interactive’s workforce and synergies from combining Cisneros Interactive’s operations with the Company's operations.

On September 1, 2021, the Company acquired the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock, and as of that date owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock. As consideration for the acquisition of the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock, the Company agreed to pay the Cisneros Sellers contingent earn-out payments, based on a predetermined multiple of six times Cisneros Interactive’s 12-month EBITDA targets in calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023, each divided by three, and an additional payment equal to $10,000,000, less an amount (up to $10,000,000) equal to 49% of any amounts paid by Cisneros Interactive for future acquisitions. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date was $84.4 million, which was estimated by applying the real options approach. Key assumptions include risk-neutral expected growth rates based on management’s assessments of expected growth in EBITDA, adjusted by appropriate factors capturing their correlation with the market and volatility, discounted at a cost of debt rate ranging from 6.5% to 7.2% over the three-year period. These are significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which ASC 820-10-35 refers to as Level 3 inputs. The Company recognizes any future changes in fair value of the contingent liability in earnings.

As part of the Company’s acquisition of the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Cisneros Interactive stock, the Cisneros Put and Call Agreement was terminated effective September 1, 2021. Applicable accounting guidance requires changes in the Company's ownership interest while the Company retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary to be accounted for as

an equity transaction. Therefore, no gain or loss was recognized in relation to the acquisition of the remaining 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of Cisneros Interactive. As of the acquisition date, the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest was adjusted to reflect the change in the Company's ownership interest, and the difference between the fair value of the contingent consideration and the amount by which the noncontrolling interest was recognized as a decrease to paid-in capital in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Statements of Stockholders' Equity.

Effective December 31, 2021, the Company agreed to pay certain of the Cisneros Sellers who are individual persons an accelerated earn-out in the aggregate amount of $14.7 million based on the EBITDA for calendar year 2021, which was paid in January 2022.

As of December 31, 2021 the contingent liability was adjusted to its current fair value of $97.1 million, of which $44.6 million is a current liability and $52.5 million is a noncurrent liability. The change in the fair value of the contingent liability of $12.7 million expense is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In April 2022, we paid all the Cisneros Sellers an earn-out in the aggregate amount of $28.9 million based on the final EBITDA for calendar year 2021. Additionally, effective September 13, 2022, the Company agreed to pay Sorin Properties, S.L., one of the Cisneros Sellers, an accelerated earn-out of $21.7 million based on EBITDA for the four prior fiscal quarters, which amount was paid in September 2022.

As of December 31, 2022 the contingent liability was adjusted to its current fair value of $41.4 million, of which $30.0 million is a current liability and $11.4 million is a noncurrent liability. The change in the fair value of the contingent liability of $9.6 million expense is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The table below presents the reconciliation of changes in redeemable noncontrolling interests (in thousands):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Beginning balance

$

33,285

 

 

$

-

 

Initial fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

 

 

30,762

 

Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

5,938

 

 

 

2,523

 

Acquisition of redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

(39,223

)

 

 

-

 

Ending balance

$

-

 

 

$

33,285

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021 Cisneros Interactive generated net revenue and net income of $453.9 million and $12.1 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, since the acquisition date, Cisneros Interactive generated net revenue and net income of $89.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively

 

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to give effect to the Company’s wholly-owned acquisition of Cisneros Interactive as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020. This pro forma information was adjusted to exclude acquisition fees and costs of $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, which were expensed in connection with the acquisition. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had this acquisition occurred on such date, nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for any future periods.

 

In thousands, except share and per share data

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

Pro Forma:

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

488,137

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(86

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

 

84,231,212

 

 

MediaDonuts

On July 1, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of MediaDonuts, a digital advertising solutions company in Southeast Asia. The acquisition, funded from the Company’s cash on hand, includes a purchase

price of approximately $15.1 million in cash, which amount was adjusted at closing to approximately $17.1 million due to customary purchase price adjustments for cash, indebtedness and estimated working capital. Subsequently, the purchase price was adjusted downward by approximately $1.2 million, based on actual working capital acquired. Additionally, the transaction includes up to $7.4 million in contingent earn-out payments based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA targets in calendar years 2021 and 2022, and an additional earn-out based upon the achievement of certain year-over-year EBITDA growth targets in calendar years 2023 and 2024, calculated as a pre-determined multiple of EBITDA for each of those years. The total purchase price for the acquisition, including the fair value of the contingent consideration, was $36.2 million.

The following is a summary of the final purchase price allocation (in millions):

 

Cash

$

4.3

 

Accounts receivable

 

9.9

 

Other assets

 

1.8

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

22.8

 

Goodwill

 

13.2

 

Current liabilities

 

(10.1

)

Deferred tax

 

(4.0

)

Debt

 

(1.7

)

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired includes:

 

Intangible Asset

Estimated

Fair Value

(in millions)

 

Weighted

average

life (in years)

 

Publisher relationships

$

16.9

 

10.0

 

Advertiser relationships

 

3.7

 

4.0

 

Trade name

 

2.0

 

5.0

 

Non-Compete agreements

 

0.2

 

4.0

 

As noted above, the acquisition of MediaDonuts includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by the Company to the selling stockholders of MediaDonuts, based on a pre-determined multiple of MediaDonuts' 12-month EBITDA targets in calendar years 2021 through 2024. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date of $20.3 million was estimated by applying the real options approach. Key assumptions include risk-neutral expected growth rates based on management’s assessments of expected growth in EBITDA, adjusted by appropriate factors capturing their correlation with the market and volatility, discounted at a cost of debt rate ranging from 5.8% to 6.7% over the three year period. These are significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which ASC 820-10-35 refers to as Level 3 inputs.

As of December 31, 2021 the contingent liability was adjusted to its current fair value of $15.8 million, all of which is a noncurrent liability. The change in the fair value of the contingent liability for the year ended December 31, 2021 of $4.5 million income is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of December 31, 2022 the contingent liability was adjusted to its current fair value of $22.2 million, of which $6.5 million is a current liability and $15.7 million is a noncurrent liability. The change in the fair value of the contingent liability for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $6.4 million expense is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The fair value of the assets acquired included trade receivables of $9.9 million. The gross amount due under contract was $10.2 million, of which $0.3 million was expected to be uncollectable.

During the year ended December 31, 2021 MediaDonuts generated net revenue and net income of $30.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

The goodwill, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is assigned to the Company’s digital segment and is attributable to MediaDonuts' workforce and expected synergies from combining MediaDonuts' operations with the Company's operations.

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to give effect to the Company’s acquisition of MediaDonuts as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020. This pro forma information was adjusted to exclude acquisition fees and costs of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, which were expensed in connection with the acquisition. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had this acquisition occurred on such date, nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for any future periods.

 

In thousands, except share and per share data

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Pro Forma:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

781,835

 

 

$

372,519

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

32,997

 

 

$

(522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, attributable to common stockholders, basic

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

Net income (loss) per share, attributable to common stockholders, diluted

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

 

85,301,603

 

 

 

84,231,212

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

 

87,910,603

 

 

 

84,231,212

 

 

 

365 Digital

On November 1, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of 365 Digital, a digital advertising solutions company headquartered in South Africa. The acquisition, funded from the Company’s cash on hand, included an initial purchase price of approximately $1.9 million in cash, which included customary purchase price adjustments for cash, indebtedness and estimated working capital. Subsequently, the purchase price was adjusted to $3.5 million based on a predetermined multiple of EBITDA for the trailing twelve month period ended March 31, 2022. Additionally, the transaction includes contingent earn-out payments based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA targets in calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024, calculated as a pre-determined multiple of EBITDA for each of those years. The total purchase price for the acquisition, including the fair value of the contingent consideration, was $5.5 million.

The following is a summary of the final purchase price allocation (in millions):

 

Cash

$

0.5

 

Accounts receivable

 

1.1

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

2.2

 

Goodwill

 

3.7

 

Current liabilities

 

(1.4

)

Deferred tax

 

(0.6

)

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired includes:

 

Intangible Asset

Estimated

Fair Value

(in millions)

 

Weighted

average

life (in years)

 

Publisher relationships

$

1.7

 

9.0

 

Advertiser relationships

 

0.2

 

4.0

 

Trade name

 

0.2

 

5.0

 

Non-Compete agreements

 

0.1

 

4.0

 

As noted above, the acquisition of 365 Digital includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by the Company to the selling stockholders of 365 Digital, based on a pre-determined multiple of 365 Digital's 12-month EBITDA targets in calendar years 2022 through 2024. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date of $2.0 million was estimated by applying the real options approach. Key assumptions include risk-neutral expected growth rates based on management’s assessments of expected growth in EBITDA, adjusted by appropriate factors capturing

their correlation with the market and volatility, discounted at a cost of debt rate ranging from 7.6% to 8.3% over the three-year period. These are significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which ASC 820-10-35 refers to as Level 3 inputs.

As of December 31, 2021 the contingent liability has been reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as noncurrent liabilities of $2.0 million and has not changed materially between the acquisition date and December 31, 2021.

As of December 31, 2022 the contingent liability was adjusted to its current fair value of $0.2 million, all of which is a noncurrent liability. The change in the fair value of the contingent liability for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $1.8 million income is reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The fair value of the assets acquired includes trade receivables of $1.1 million. The gross amount due under contract is $1.1 million, of which a de minimis amount is expected to be uncollectable.

During the year ended December 31, 2021 365 Digital generated net revenue and net income of $1.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

The goodwill, which is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, is assigned to the Company’s digital segment and is attributable to 365 Digital's workforce and expected synergies from combining 365 Digital's operations with the Company's operations.

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to give effect to the Company’s acquisition of 365 Digital as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2020. This pro forma information was adjusted to exclude acquisition fees and costs of $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, which were expensed in connection with the acquisition. This pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had this acquisition occurred on such date, nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for any future periods.

 

In thousands, except share and per share data

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Pro Forma:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

762,300

 

 

$

344,965

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

 

$

30,642

 

 

$

(3,747

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, attributable to common stockholders, basic

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

(0.04

)

Net income (loss) per share, attributable to common stockholders, diluted

 

$

0.35

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

 

85,301,603

 

 

 

84,231,212

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

 

87,910,603

 

 

 

84,231,212