ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Aug 8, 2024.
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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Aug 8, 2024
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Period ended 2024-03-31; filed 2024-05-02.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-06-30; filed 2024-08-08.
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With the sale of our EGP business during the second quarter of 2024, as discussed in more detail under “Highlights and Recent Developments” below and in Note 8 to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we identify ourselves as a media and advertising technology company.
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Our advertising technology operations consist of:
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Highlights and Recent Developments
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As a result of the communication from Meta on March 4, 2024, that it intended to wind down its ASP program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024, we conducted a thorough review of our digital strategy, operations and cost structure, and during the second quarter of 2024 made the decision to dispose of the operations of EGP, our digital commercial partnerships business.
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In furtherance of this decision, during the second quarter of 2024, we:
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sold our 51% equity interest in Adsmurai back to its founders, terminated loans we had made previously to them in the principal amount of €12.3 million and terminated certain other agreements involving Adsmurai, for total consideration of €15.0 million (approximately $16.2 million on the date of the closing), of which amount €10.0 was paid at closing and €5.0 million will be paid within six months following the closing;
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sold 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of Jack of Digital back to its founder, for cash consideration of $0.1 million; and
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sold substantially all of the rest of our EGP business to IMS, for cash consideration of $16.4 million.
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We used some of the net proceeds of these dispositions to satisfy a remaining contingent liability owed to the founders of MediaDonuts in the amount of $6.5 million and made a mandatory prepayment in the amount of $4.9 million under the terms of our 2023 Credit Facility. We made certain additional prepayments in the aggregate amount of $5.1 million during the second quarter of 2024 under the terms of our 2023 Credit Facility.
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We believe that the disposition of our digital commercial partnerships business will allow us to enhance our strategic focus on our media business and our advertising technology business. We intend to continue to monitor our business operations and may make further adjustments if we believe that is appropriate, although we can provide no assurance that we will be successful in any such endeavors.
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Three- and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
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Net revenue increased to $160.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $141.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $23.9 million in advertising revenue from our digital segment, partially offset by decreases of $3.1 million and $1.3 million in advertising revenue from our television and audio segments, respectively.
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Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $47.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $36.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses increased to $31.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, from $28.9 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $1.4 million in direct operating expenses in our digital segment and $1.9 million in direct operating expenses in our television segment, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in direct operating expenses in our audio segment.
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Direct operating expenses increased to $63.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, from $55.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $3.6 million in direct operating expenses in our digital segment, $4.1 million in direct operating expenses in our television segment, and $0.4 million in direct operating expenses in our audio segment.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $14.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $12.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $1.5 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our digital segment and $0.8 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment, partially offset by a decrease of $0.6 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our audio segment.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $28.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $25.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $3.0 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our digital segment and $1.5 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment, partially offset by a decrease of $1.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses in our audio segment.
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Corporate expenses increased to $23.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $22.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $1.1 million in severance expense, an increase of $1.0 million in non-cash stock-based compensation, and an increase of $0.7 million in salaries, partially offset by a decrease of $2.2 million in professional services expense.
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Depreciation and amortization increased to $9.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $7.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. Of this increase, $1.0 million was attributable to the acquisition of BCNMonetize, which did not fully contribute to our financial results in the comparable prior period, and $0.9 million was attributable to depreciation expense related to our new corporate headquarters.
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As a result of the change in fair value of the contingent consideration, we recognized a de minimis amount related to the acquisition of BCNMonetize for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, and we recognized an expense of $0.7 million related to a previous acquisition for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.
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Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net remained constant at $3.5 million for each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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Net revenue in our digital segment increased to $79.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $55.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to increases in advertising revenue from Smadex.
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Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $47.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $36.5 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the increase in advertising revenue.
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Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses in our digital segment increased to $7.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $6.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in cloud infrastructure expenses associated with the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our digital segment increased to $5.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, from $3.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses in our digital segment increased to $10.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, from $7.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries.
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Net revenue in our television segment decreased to $57.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $60.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $2.8 million in advertising revenue, a decrease of $0.8 million in spectrum usage rights revenue and a decrease of $1.0 million in retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by an increase of $1.4 million in political advertising revenue.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $17.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $15.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries, primarily associated with the expansion of our news programming in anticipation of this year's election cycle.
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Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $33.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $29.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $3.6 million in salaries, primarily associated with the expansion of our news programming in anticipation of this year's election cycle, and $0.2 million in programming fees.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment increased to $5.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $4.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries and other employee benefits.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment decreased to $11.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $10.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries and other employee benefits.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our audio segment decreased to $13.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $13.5 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $0.8 million in advertising revenue, partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in political advertising revenue.
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Net revenue in our audio segment decreased to $24.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $25.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.9 million in advertising revenue, partially offset by an increase of $0.5 million in political advertising revenue.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our audio segment decreased to $7.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $7.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease of $0.7 million in expenses associated with the decrease in advertising revenue, partially offset by an increase of $0.2 million in ratings services expense.
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Direct operating expenses in our audio segment increased to $15.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $14.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $0.4 million in salaries expense and $0.4 million in ratings services expense, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in expenses associated with the decrease in advertising revenue.
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On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intended to wind down its authorized sales partner, or ASP, program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. As a result, we conducted a thorough review of our digital strategy, operations and cost structure, and during the second quarter of 2024 made the decision to dispose of the operations of EGP, our digital commercial partnerships business, which was completed during the second quarter of 2024.
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In June 2024, we made an additional prepayment of $10.0 million, of which $4.9 million was a mandatory prepayment as a result of the EGP disposition. The prepayment was applied to the quarterly principal payments in 2025 under the Term A Facility.
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Consolidated EBITDA is presented in accordance with the definition provided in our 2023 Credit Facility.
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Net cash flow used in financing activities was $44.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $46.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in cash flow used in financing activities was primarily due to payments of contingent consideration of $14.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $31.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, distributions to noncontrolling interest of $1.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $3.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, and payments of $1.8 million of debt issuance costs for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 as a result of the refinancing of our credit facility. The decrease in cash flow used in financing activities was partially offset by $20.0 million of debt prepayments during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.
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Our digital segment, whose operations are primarily located in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the United States and Africa, reaches a global market, with a focus on advertisers that wish to advertise on digital platforms owned and operated primarily by global media companies. We have commercial partnerships with Meta, ByteDance Ltd., or ByteDance, which owns the TikTok platform, X Corp., or X (formerly known as Twitter), Spotify AB, or Spotify, Snap Inc., or Snap, and Pinterest, Inc., or Pinterest. Additionally, marketers can use our Smadex programmatic ad purchasing platform to deliver targeted advertising to audiences around the globe.
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Our digital operations are comprised of three business units:
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Entravision Global Partners, our digital commercial partnerships business;
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On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intends to wind down its authorized sales partner, or ASP, program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. We expect that the termination of this program will have a material effect on our digital operations and results of operations and that our consolidated and digital segment revenue and cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods. As a result, we have initiated a thorough review of our current digital strategy, operations and cost structure, which may include, among other things, the nature and extent to which we remain involved in this business and the timing thereof. The discussion regarding our digital operations throughout this report, including all references to our commercial relationship as an ASP with Meta, and the impact that the termination by Meta of the ASP program is expected have on our business, including our results of operations, consolidated and digital segment revenue and cash flow from operations, should be read in consideration of this development.
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Highlights
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On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intends to wind down its authorized sales partner, or ASP, program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. We expect that the termination of this program will have a material effect on our digital operations and results of operations and that our consolidated and digital segment revenue and cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods. As a result, we have initiated a thorough review of our current digital strategy, operations and cost structure, which may include, among other things, the nature and extent to which we remain involved in this business and the timing thereof.
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We prepaid $10 million of our 2023 Credit Facility in March 2024.
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Consolidated EBITDA means net income (loss) plus gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation included in operating and corporate expenses, net interest expense, other operating gain (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses, syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments, revenue from the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, spectrum incentive auction less related expenses, expenses associated with investments, EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, acquisitions and dispositions and certain pro-forma cost savings. We use the term consolidated EBITDA because that measure is defined in both the 2017 Credit Agreement and the 2023 Credit Agreement, and does not include gain (loss) on sale of assets, depreciation and amortization, non-cash impairment charge, non-cash stock-based compensation, net interest expense, other income (loss), gain (loss) on debt extinguishment, income tax (expense) benefit, equity in net income (loss) of nonconsolidated affiliate, non-cash losses, syndication programming amortization less syndication programming payments, revenue from FCC spectrum incentive auction less related expenses, expenses associated with investments, EBITDA attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, acquisitions and dispositions and certain pro-forma cost savings.
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Impairment. We incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $35.4 million and intangible assets subject to amortization impairment of $14.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, in our digital segment, related to the impending termination by Meta of its ASP program. See Note 2 to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intends to wind down its authorized sales partner, or ASP, program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. We expect that the termination of Meta’s ASP program will have a material effect on our digital operations and results of operations and that our consolidated and digital segment revenue and cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods. As a result, we have initiated a thorough review of our current digital strategy, operations and cost structure, which may include, among other things, the nature and extent to which we remain involved in this business and the timing thereof.
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Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses in our digital segment increased to $10.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $8.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in expenses associated with the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our digital segment increased to $17.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from $13.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salary expense.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our television segment increased to $16.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $14.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries as a result of expanding our local news operations.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our television segment increased to $6.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $5.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to an increase in salaries.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our audio segment decreased to $11.4 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from $12.2 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to decreases in local and national advertising revenue, partially offset by an increase in political advertising revenue.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses in our audio segment increased to $7.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $7.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to increases in salaries.
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Our liquidity is not materially affected by the amounts held in accounts outside the United States. The majority of our cash and cash equivalents is held outside the United States, primarily in Uruguay, Spain and Singapore, none of which countries have foreign currency controls. We hold smaller amounts of cash in certain countries that do have foreign currency controls, including Argentina, Brazil, India and Pakistan, which could impact our ability to freely repatriate such funds from those countries to the United States
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Consolidated EBITDA decreased to $4.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 compared to $13.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. As a percentage of net revenue, consolidated EBITDA decreased to 2% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from 5% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023.
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Consolidated EBITDA, which is defined in the 2023 Credit Agreement, is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of consolidated EBITDA to cash flows from operating activities, its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see page 30.
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Net cash flow used in financing activities was $16.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, compared to net cash flow used in financing activities of $5.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, we made debt payments of $10.3 million, dividend payments of $4.5 million, distributions to noncontrolling interest of $1.1 million, and payments of contingent consideration of $0.9 million. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, we made debt payments of $211.7 million, dividend payments of $4.9 million, payments of $1.3 million of debt issuance costs, payments for taxes related to shares withheld for share-based compensation plans of $0.1 million, and received $212.4 million proceeds from borrowings on debt and $0.3 million related to the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.
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Credit Risk
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We have credit risk in our digital segment insofar as we are required to pay the media companies for which we act as commercial partner for all inventory purchased regardless of whether we are able to collect on a transaction from the local advertiser. We believe that we manage this credit risk effectively, in part by analyzing the creditworthiness of these customers; however, we can give no assurance that this will continue to be the case in future periods. Nonetheless, we face some credit risk in connection with the termination by Meta of its ASP program, which will occur on or before July 1, 2024. Whenever that actually occurs, we will have accounts receivable from certain advertisers who used our services while we were still an ASP of Meta, but with whom we will not have ongoing business after we cease being an ASP of Meta. We are in the process of assessing the nature and extent of this risk but we cannot quantify any such risk at this time.
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Additionally, we have been dependent upon one single global media company, Meta, for the majority of our consolidated revenue, which amounted to approximately 53% and 51% of our consolidated revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intends to wind down its ASP program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. The loss of all or a substantial part of this revenue will have a significant adverse effect on our cash flow and liquidity.
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Smadex, our programmatic ad purchasing platform; and
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Smadex, our programmatic ad purchasing platform, that enables customers, primarily mobile app developers, to purchase advertising electronically and manage data-driven targeted advertising campaigns to audiences around the globe; and
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Adwake, our mobile growth solutions business.
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Adwake, our mobile growth solutions business, which provides managed services similar to Smadex, except our sales teams use third-party programmatic platforms.
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We are a leading global advertising solutions, media and technology company. Our operations encompass integrated, end-to-end advertising solutions across multiple media, comprised of digital, television and audio properties. For financial reporting purposes, we report in three segments based upon the type of advertising medium: digital, television and audio.
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For financial reporting purposes, we currently report in three segments based upon the type of advertising medium: digital, television and audio.
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Our net revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was $277.4 million. Of this amount, revenue generated by our digital segment accounted for approximately 86%, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for approximately 10%, and revenue generated by our audio segment accounted for approximately 4% of total revenue.
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Our net revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 was $82.7 million. Of this amount, revenue generated by our digital segment accounted for approximately 50%, revenue generated by our television segment accounted for approximately 34%, and revenue generated by our audio segment accounted for approximately 16% of total revenue. Prior to the sale of our EGP business during the second quarter of 2024, our digital segment accounted for the majority of our revenue. With the sale of our EGP business, we anticipate that net revenue will be significantly lower in future periods, at least for the foreseeable future, the percentage of revenue contributed by our remaining digital operations will be significantly lower in future periods and, correspondingly, the percentage of revenue contributed by our media operations will be significantly higher in future periods. As a result, cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods.
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The following table sets forth selected data from our operating results for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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The following table sets forth selected data from our operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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Net Revenue. Net revenue increased to $277.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $239.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in advertising revenue from our digital business units in our digital segment, and political advertising revenue in our television and audio segments, partially offset by decreases in national advertising revenue, spectrum usage rights revenue and retransmission consent revenue in our television segment, and decreases in local and national advertising revenue in our audio segment.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue increased to $82.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $73.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $10.8 million in advertising revenue from our digital segment, partially offset by decreases of $1.4 million and $0.5 million in advertising revenue from our television and audio segments, respectively.
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Cost of revenue-Digital. Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $203.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $167.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Cost of revenue-Digital. Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $24.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $19.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses increased to $12.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $10.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation and an increase in salaries, partially offset by a decrease in audit fees.
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Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses decreased to $10.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $12.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.9 million in professional services expense, and a decrease of $0.5 million in non-cash stock-based compensation, partially offset by an increase of $1.1 million in severance expense.
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Depreciation and amortization increased to $7.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 compared to $6.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to the acquisition of BCNMonetize, which did not contribute to our financial results in the comparable prior period.
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Depreciation and amortization increased to $4.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $3.7 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. Of this increase, $0.3 million was attributable to the acquisition of BCNMonetize, which did not fully contribute to our financial results in the comparable prior period, and $0.4 million was attributable to depreciation expense related to our new corporate headquarters.
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration. As a result of the change in fair value of the contingent consideration related to our various acquisitions, we recognized income of $1.4 million and $4.1 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration. As a result of the change in fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisition of BCNMonetize, we recognized an expense of $0.2 million and a de minimis amount for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Foreign currency (gain) loss. We had a foreign currency loss of $0.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 compared to a foreign currency gain of $1.0 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. Foreign currency gains and losses are primarily due to currency fluctuations that affect our digital segment operations located outside the United States.
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Foreign currency (gain) loss. We had a de minimis amount of foreign currency gain for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to a foreign currency loss of $0.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. Foreign currency gains and losses are primarily due to currency fluctuations that affect our digital segment operations located outside the United States.
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Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net increased to $3.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $3.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to a higher interest rate on our debt, partially offset by higher interest income.
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Interest expense, net increased to $7.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $6.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to a higher interest rate on our debt and a lower interest income.
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Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a de minimis loss on debt extinguishment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 due to prepayment of $10.0 million of our 2023 Credit Facility. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 due to the refinancing of our previous credit facility with our 2023 Credit Facility.
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We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 due to prepayments totaling $20.0 million of our 2023 Credit Facility. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.6 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 due to the refinancing of our previous credit facility with our 2023 Credit Facility.
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Realized gain (loss) on marketable securities. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 we recorded $0.1 million of realized loss, related to our available for sale securities. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 we recorded a de minimis amount of realized loss, related to our available for sale securities.
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Realized gain (loss) on marketable securities. For each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 we recorded a de minimis amount of realized gain and loss, respectively, related to our available for sale securities.
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Income Tax Expense or Benefit. Income tax benefit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was $7.8 million. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, goodwill impairment, and non-taxable non-territorial income. Income tax expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 was $0.2 million, or 12% of our pre-tax income. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, and non-taxable non-territorial income.
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Income Tax Expense or Benefit. Income tax benefit for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 was $10.7 million. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non-deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, goodwill impairment, and non-taxable non-territorial income. Income tax benefit for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023 was $1.6 million. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non-deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, and non-taxable non-territorial income.
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Basedon our analysis, we determined that it was more likely than not that our deferred tax assets would be realized for all jurisdictions with the exception of certain of our digital operations and certain U.S. Foreign Tax Credit carryovers. As a result of historical losses from our digital operations primarily in Spain, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina and certain U.S. Foreign Tax Credit carryovers, management has determined that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets of $6.3 million at March 31, 2024 will not be realized and therefore we have established a valuation allowance in that amount on those assets.
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Based on our analysis, we determined that it was more likely than not that our deferred tax assets would be realized for all jurisdictions with the exception of certain of our digital operations and certain U.S. Foreign Tax Credit carryovers. As a result of historical losses from our digital operations primarily in Spain, Uruguay, Mexico and Argentina, certain U.S. Foreign Tax Credit carryovers and capital losses due to sale of subsidiaries management has determined that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets of $31.3 million at June 30, 2024 will not be realized and therefore we have established a valuation allowance in that amount on those assets.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our digital segment increased to $237.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $196.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to increases in advertising revenue from our various digital business units, and due to the acquisition of BCNMonetize, which did not contribute to our financial results in our digital segment in the comparable prior period.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our digital segment increased to $41.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $30.2 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to increases in advertising revenue from Smadex.
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Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $203.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $167.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to the increase in advertising revenue.
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Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue in our digital segment increased to $24.4 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $19.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to the increase in advertising revenue.
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We have previously noted a trend in our digital operations globally whereby revenue is shifting more to programmatic revenue. As a result, advertisers are demanding more efficiency and lower cost from intermediaries like us. In response to this trend, we have been offering our programmatic purchasing platform, Smadex, to advertisers. We are also experiencing lower margins related to revenue generated from our Entravision Global Partners business, as a result of relative negotiating strength and industry trends generally. We expect these trends will continue in future periods, likely further resulting in a more pronounced lower margin business in our digital segment. For example, beginning in the second half of 2023, we have begun receiving a lower rate of payment on our sales made on behalf of Meta, resulting in further lower margins. The digital advertising industry remains dynamic and is continuing to undergo rapid changes in technology, customer expectation and competition. We expect this trend to continue and possibly accelerate. We must continue to remain vigilant to meet these dynamic and rapid changes including the need to further adjust our business strategies accordingly. No assurances can be given that such strategies will be successful.
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We have previously noted a trend in our digital operations globally whereby revenue is shifting more to programmatic revenue. As a result, advertisers are demanding more efficiency and lower cost from intermediaries like us. In response to this trend, we have been offering our programmatic purchasing platform, Smadex, to advertisers. The digital advertising industry remains dynamic and is continuing to undergo rapid changes in technology, customer expectation and competition. We expect this trend to continue and possibly accelerate. We must continue to remain vigilant to meet these dynamic and rapid changes including the need to further adjust our business strategies accordingly. No assurances can be given that such strategies will be successful.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses increased to $35.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $29.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in expenses associated with the increase in advertising revenue, and an increase in salaries.
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Direct operating expenses in our digital segment increased to $14.4 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $10.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to an increase of $2.6 million in cloud infrastructure expenses and an increase of $1.0 million in salaries associated with the increase in digital advertising revenue.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our television segment decreased to $28.5 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, from $30.3 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to decreases in national advertising revenue, spectrum usage rights revenue and retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by an increase in political advertising revenue.
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Net Revenue. Net revenue in our television segment decreased to $28.6 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $29.9 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.5 million in advertising revenue, a decrease of $0.5 million in spectrum usage rights revenue and a decrease of $0.5 million in retransmission consent revenue, partially offset by an increase of $1.2 million in political advertising revenue.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our audio segment decreased to $3.3 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $3.9 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in rent expense.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses in our audio segment decreased to $3.3 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $4.0 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in rent expense.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $26.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 from $22.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to our digital segment, primarily due to an increase in salaries, partially offset by a decrease in rent expense.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses in our audio segment decreased to $6.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 from $7.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in rent expense.
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While we have a history of operating losses in some periods and operating income in other periods, we also have a history of generating significant positive cash flows from our operations. We had net loss attributable to common stockholders of $15.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, and net income attributable to common stockholders of $18.1 million and $29.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We had positive cash flow from operations of $75.2 million, $78.9 million and $65.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We had positive cash flow from operations of $33.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024. For at least the next twelve months, we expect to fund our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and payments of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness, with cash on hand and cash flows from operations.
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While we have a history of operating losses in some periods and operating income in other periods, we also have a history of generating significant positive cash flows from our operations. We had net loss attributable to common stockholders of $15.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, and net income attributable to common stockholders of $18.1 million and $29.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We had positive cash flow from operations of $75.2 million, $78.9 million and $65.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We had positive cash flow from operations of $51.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024. For at least the next twelve months, we expect to fund our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and payments of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness, with cash on hand and cash flows from operations.
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We currently believe that our cash position is capable of meeting our operating and capital expenses and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of this report. We believe that our position is strengthened by cash and cash equivalents on hand, in the amount of $128.4 million, and available for sale marketable securities in the additional amount of $4.3 million, as of March 31, 2024.
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We currently believe that our cash position is capable of meeting our operating and capital expenses and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months from the issuance of this report. We believe that our position is strengthened by cash and cash equivalents on hand, in the amount of $85.1 million, and available for sale marketable securities in the additional amount of $3.2 million, as of June 30, 2024. Our liquidity is not materially affected by the amounts held in accounts outside the United States.
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On March 4, 2024, we received a communication from Meta that it intends to wind down its authorized sales partner, or ASP, program globally and end its relationship with all of its ASPs, including us, by July 1, 2024. We expect that the termination of Meta’s ASP program will have a material effect on our digital operations and results of operations and that our consolidated and digital segment revenue and cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods. As a result, we have initiated a thorough review of our current digital strategy, operations and cost structure, which may include, among other things, the nature and extent to which we remain involved in this business and the timing thereof. To the extent that our then current liquidity is insufficient to fund business activities or if we do not remain in compliance with our financial covenants under the 2023 Credit Agreement, whether as a result of the termination of the Meta ASP program or otherwise, we may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing in the future to satisfy capital requirements. There is no guarantee that any such capital would be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. The failure to obtain any required capital could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.
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We expect that the disposition of our EGP business, the largest business unit of our digital segment, will have a material effect on our results of operations in that total revenue from our digital segment is expected to be significantly lower than it was prior to the disposition of our EGP business. Additionally, cash flow from operations will be materially and adversely affected in future periods, which could also adversely affect our liquidity. To the extent that our then current liquidity is insufficient to fund our business activities or if we do not remain in compliance with our financial covenants under the 2023 Credit Agreement, whether as a direct or indirect result of the disposition of our EGP business or otherwise, we may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing in the future to satisfy capital requirements. There is no guarantee that any such capital would be available to us on favorable terms, or at all. The failure to obtain any required capital could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.
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Consolidated EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to consolidated EBITDA is cash flows from operating activities. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to cash flows from operating activities follows (in thousands):
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Consolidated EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to consolidated EBITDA is net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders.
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Because consolidated EBITDA is a measure governing several critical aspects of our 2023 Credit Facility, and since our ability to borrow under our Revolving Credit Facility is subject to compliance with a consolidated EBITDA financial covenant, we believe that it is important to disclose consolidated EBITDA to our investors. Our 2023 Credit Facility contains a total net leverage ratio financial covenant. The total net leverage ratio, or the ratio of consolidated total debt (net of up to $50.0 million of unrestricted cash) to trailing-twelve-month consolidated EBITDA, affects both our ability to borrow from our Revolving Credit Facility and our applicable margin for the interest rate calculation. Under our 2023 Credit Agreement, our maximum total leverage ratio may not to exceed 3.25 to 1.00. In addition, our 2023 Credit Agreement contains interest coverage ratio financial covenant (calculated as set forth in the 2023 Credit Agreement), with a minimum permitted ratio of 3.00 to 1.00.
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We use the term “consolidated EBITDA” because that term is defined in our 2023 Credit Agreement. Under the terms of our 2023 Credit Agreement, consolidated EBITDA is a measure that governs several critical aspects of our 2023 Credit Facility, including, among other things, financial covenants with which we must comply and financial ratios which we must maintain in order to borrow funds needed for the operation of our business and with respect to the interest rates that we pay on our 2023 Credit Facility. For example, our 2023 Credit Agreement contains a total net leverage ratio financial covenant. The total net leverage ratio, or the ratio of consolidated total debt (net of up to $50.0 million of unrestricted cash) to trailing-twelve-month consolidated EBITDA, affects both our ability to borrow from our Revolving Credit Facility and our applicable margin for the interest rate calculation. Under our 2023 Credit Agreement, our maximum total leverage ratio may not exceed 3.25 to 1.00. In addition, our 2023 Credit Agreement contains an interest coverage ratio financial covenant (calculated as set forth in the 2023 Credit Agreement), with a minimum permitted ratio of 3.00 to 1.00.
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While many in the financial community and we consider consolidated EBITDA to be important, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as cash flows from operating activities, operating income (loss) and net income (loss). Consolidated EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes and includes several important financial line items as noted above. Therefore, we consider both non-GAAP and GAAP measures when evaluating our business. Consolidated EBITDA is also used to make executive compensation decisions.
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Therefore, we believe that it is important to disclose consolidated EBITDA to our investors to understand our compliance with these, and certain other, terms of our 2023 Credit Agreement. While many in the financial community and we consider consolidated EBITDA to be important, it should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance and liquidity prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as operating income (loss), net income (loss) and cash flows from operating activities. Consolidated EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes and includes several important financial line items as noted above. Therefore, we consider both non-GAAP and GAAP measures when evaluating our business. Consolidated EBITDA is also used to make executive compensation decisions.
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $33.4 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, compared to net cash flow provided by operating activities of $36.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. We had net loss of $51.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, which included non-cash items such as deferred income taxes of $4.2 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $7.1 million, non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $5.4 million, change in fair value of contingent consideration of $1.4 million, and impairment charge of $49.4 million. We had net income of $1.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, which included non-cash items such as deferred income taxes of $0.2 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $6.5 million, change in fair value of contingent consideration of $4.1 million, non-cash stock-based compensation of $4.1 million, and loss on debt extinguishment of $1.6 million. We expect to have positive cash flow from operating activities for the 2024 year.
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Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $51.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $47.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase in cash flow from operating activities was primarily due to net changes in our working capital of $29.9 million for the six-months periods ended June 30, 2024 compared to $25.7 million for the six-months periods ended June 30, 2023. The net changes in working were primarily due to the timing of cash payments to publishers in the EGP business and timing of collections in the EGP business. The increase in cash flow provided by operating activities was partially offset by a decrease in net income after adjusting for non-cash items. Significant non-cash items in the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 included the loss on sale related to the EGP business of $45.0 million, impairment charges of $49.4 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $13.1 million, non-cash stock based compensation of $8.7 million, and income related to the change in fair value of contingent consideration of $12.5 million. Significant non-cash items in the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 included depreciation and amortization expense of $13.0 million, non-cash stock based compensation of $10.0 million, and income related to the change in fair value of contingent consideration of $2.9 million. We expect to have positive cash flow from operating activities for the 2024 year.
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Net cash flow provided by investing activities was $6.1 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, compared to net cash flow used in investing activities of $0.6 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, we spent $2.7 million in net capital expenditures, and received $8.8 million from the sale of marketable securities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, we spent $9.4 million on purchases of marketable securities, spent $6.8 million in net capital expenditures, and received $15.7 million from the sale of marketable securities. We anticipate that our capital expenditures will be approximately $6.0 million during the full year 2024. The amount of our anticipated capital expenditures may change based on future changes in business plans and our financial condition and general economic conditions. We expect to fund capital expenditures with cash on hand and net cash flow from operations.
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Net cash flow used in investing activities was $26.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, compared to $12.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase in cash flow used in investing activities was primarily due to net cash divested in the sale of the EGP business of $43.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $6.9 million spent on the purchase of businesses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, and a reduction in proceeds from the sale of marketable securities to $10.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $28.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The increase in cash flow used in operating activities was partially offset by a reduction in capital expenditures to $4.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $14.9 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 as a result of the build out of our corporate headquarters in the prior year period, no spend on purchases of marketable securities for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to $10.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, and proceeds from a loan receivable associated with the sale of the EGP business of $10.7 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to the issuance of a loan receivable of $8.1 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. We anticipate that our capital expenditures will be approximately $7.0 million during the full year 2024. The amount of our anticipated capital expenditures may change based on future changes in business plans and our financial condition and general economic conditions. We expect to fund capital expenditures with cash on hand and net cash flow from operations.
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We had a foreign currency loss of $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 compared to a foreign currency loss of $1.0 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. Foreign currency gains and losses are primarily due to currency fluctuations that affect our digital segment operations located outside the United States.
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Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.1 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2024 due to a prepayment of $10.0 million of our 2023 Credit Facility.
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For each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 we recorded $0.1 million of realized loss, related to our available for sale securities.
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Income tax benefit for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 was $14.8 million. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non-deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, goodwill impairment, and non-taxable non-territorial income. Income tax benefit for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 was $2.0 million. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 was different from our statutory rate due to foreign and state taxes, changes in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, non-deductible executive compensation, changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability, and non-taxable non-territorial income.
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A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure follows (in thousands):
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Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023