EverQuote, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 7, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation
EverQuote, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2008. Through its internet websites, the Company operates an online marketplace for consumers shopping for property and casualty insurance. The Company generates revenue primarily by selling consumer referrals to insurance provider customers, consisting of carriers and agents, and indirect distributors in the United States.
The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties common to companies in similar industries and stages of development including, but not limited to, rapid technological changes, competition from substitute products and services from larger companies, protection of proprietary technology, customer concentration, patent litigation, the need to obtain additional financing to support growth and dependence on third parties and key individuals.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business. As of the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company expects that its cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, without considering borrowing availability under the Company’s credit facility.
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Therefore, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 on file with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025 and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 have been made. The Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025 or any other period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition and the valuation of accounts and commissions receivables, the expensing and capitalization of website and software development costs, goodwill and acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, as there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in periods in which they become known. These estimates may change, as new events occur and additional information is obtained and actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and of Significant Customers
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts and commissions receivables. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at accredited financial institutions. The Company does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.
The Company sells its consumer referrals to insurance provider customers, consisting of carriers and agents, and indirect distributors in the United States and receives commissions from insurance provider customers for insurance policies sold. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, two customers represented 43% and 13% of total revenue, respectively. For thethree months ended March 31, 2024, one customer represented 30% of total revenue. As of March 31, 2025, two customers accounted for 41% and 24% of the total accounts and commissions receivables balance (including current and non-current), respectively. As of December 31,2024, two customers accounted for 40% and 21% of the total accounts and commissions receivable balance (including current and non-current), respectively.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.
The Company’s cash equivalents are carried at fair value, determined according to the fair value hierarchy described above (see Note 3). The carrying values of the Company’s accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. Commissions receivable are recorded at the estimated constrained lifetime values.
Accounts Receivable
The Company provides credit to customers in the ordinary course of business and believes its credit policies are prudent and reflect industry practices and business risk. The Company monitors economic conditions to identify facts or circumstances that may indicate that its receivables are at risk of collection. The Company provides an allowance against accounts receivable for estimated losses, if any, that may result from a customer’s inability to pay based on the composition of its accounts receivable, current economic conditions, and historical credit loss activity. Amounts determined to be uncollectible are charged or written-off against the allowance. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s allowance for credit losses was $0.1 million. During thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company wrote off an insignificant amount of uncollectible accounts.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenue primarily by selling consumer referrals to its insurance provider customers, including insurance carriers, agents and indirect distributors. The Company also generates revenue from commission fees for the sale of policies, primarily in its automotive insurance vertical. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when collectibility of the consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer is determined to be probable. Amounts are recorded as accounts receivable when the Company’s right to consideration is unconditional. The Company does not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is that the period between payment by the customer and the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer will be one year or less.
Referral Revenue
The Company recognizes referral revenue when it satisfies its performance obligations by delivering the referrals to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to be entitled in exchange for those referrals.
Commission Revenue
The Company’s commission revenue consists of the estimated constrained lifetime values (the “constrained LTVs”) of commission payments that the Company expects to receive on the sale of insurance policies to consumers and renewals of such policies. Commission revenue is recognized upon satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligation. The Company considers its performance obligation related to commissions for both the initial policy sale and future renewals of the policy to be satisfied upon submission of the policy application. Therefore, a significant portion of the commission revenue the Company records upon satisfaction of its performance obligation is paid by the Company’s insurance provider customer over a multi-year time frame as policyholders renew and pay the insurance provider for their policies. Commission revenue was insignificant in each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
The current portion of commissions receivable consists of estimated commissions on new policies sold and estimated renewal commissions on policies expected to be renewed within one year, while the non-current portion of commissions receivable consists of commissions for estimated renewals expected to be renewed beyond one year. The Company’s estimate of constrained LTVs underlying the commissions receivable balance is based on an analysis of historical commission payment trends for relevant policies to establish an expected lifetime value and incorporates management’s judgment in interpreting those trends to calculate LTVs and to apply constraints to such LTVs. To the extent that the Company makes changes to its estimates of constrained LTVs, it recognizes any material impact of the change as an adjustment to revenue and commissions receivable in the reporting period in which the change is made.
Disaggregated Revenue
The Company presents disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers by distribution channel, as the distribution channel impacts the nature and amount of the Company’s revenue, and by vertical market segment. The Company’s direct distribution channel consists of insurance carriers and third-party agents. The Company’s indirect distribution channel consists of insurance aggregators and media networks who purchase referrals with the intent to resell. Revenue generated via the Company’s direct distribution channel is generally higher per referral than revenue generated by the Company’s indirect distribution channels and provides the Company with additional insights and data regarding insurance provider demand and referral performance.
Total revenue is comprised of revenue from the following distribution channels:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Direct channels | 91% | 80% |
| Indirect channels | 9% | 20% |
| 100% | 100% | |
Total revenue is comprised of revenue from the following insurance verticals (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Automotive | $152,715 | $77,538 |
| Home and renters | 13,904 | 12,689 |
| Other | 13 | 838 |
| Total revenue | $166,632 | $91,065 |
The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient in ASC 606 to expense incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract, consisting of sales commissions, as incurred as the expected period of benefit of the sales commissions isone year or less. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had not capitalized any costs to obtain any of its contracts.
Deferred Revenue
Amounts received for referrals prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria are recorded as deferred revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts expected to be recognized as revenue within 12 months of the balance sheet date are classified as current deferred revenue. Deferred revenue was $1.8 million as of December 31,2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized revenue of $1.2 million that was included in the contract liability balance (deferred revenue) at December 31, 2024. The Company recognizes revenue from deferred revenue by first allocating from thebeginning deferred revenue balance to the extent that the beginning deferred revenue balance exceeds the revenue to be recognized. Amounts collected during the period are added to the deferred revenue balance.
Commissions Receivable
Commissions receivable are contract assets that represent estimated variable consideration for commissions to be received from insurance carriers for performance obligations that have been satisfied. The current portion of commissions receivable are estimated commissions expected to be received within one year, while the non-current portion of commissions receivable are expected to be received beyond one year.
The Company assesses impairment for uncollectible consideration when information available indicates it is probable that an asset has been impaired. There wereno impairments recorded during thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. While the Company is exposed to credit losses due to the non-payment by insurance carriers, it considers the risk of this to be remote.
Advertising Expense
Advertising expense consists of variable costs that are related to attracting consumers to the Company’s marketplace and generating consumer quote requests, including through its verified partner network, and promoting its marketplace to insurance carriers and agents. The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and such costs are included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, advertising expense totaled$119.8 million and$60.2 million, respectively.
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, including potential dilutive common shares assuming the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units. For periods in which the Company reported a net loss, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share, since dilutive common shares are not assumed to have been issued if their effect is anti-dilutive.
The Company has two classes of common stock outstanding: Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of Class A and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of Class A common stock at the option of the holder at any time. The Company allocates undistributed earnings attributable to common stock between the common stock classes on a one-to-one basis when computing net income (loss) per share. As a result, basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are equivalent.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) to improve financial reporting by requiring that public business entities disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2023-09 allows for adoption using either a prospective or retrospective method. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
- Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
| Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2025 Using: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $7,481 | $— | $— | $7,481 |
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2024 Using: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||
| Cash equivalents: | ||||
| Money market funds | $7,403 | $— | $— | $7,403 |
There wereno transfers into or out of Level 3 during thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Money market funds were valued by the Company based on quoted market prices, which represent a Level 1 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
- Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets
Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently when events and circumstances occur indicating that the recorded goodwill may be impaired. The Company considers its business to beone reporting unit for purposes of performing its goodwill impairment analysis. To date, the Company has hadno impairments to goodwill.
There wereno changes to goodwill for thethree months ended March 31, 2025.
Acquired intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Weighted Average Useful Life · Gross Amount · Accumulated Amortization · Carrying Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in years) | |||||||
| Customer relationships | 9.0 | $6,600 | $(3,629) | $2,971 | |||
| Developed technology | 3.0 | 1,700 | (1,700) | — | |||
| $8,300 | $(5,329) | $2,971 | |||||
| Weighted Average Useful Life · Gross Amount · Accumulated Amortization · Carrying Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in years) | |||||||
| Customer relationships | 9.0 | $6,600 | $(3,348) | $3,252 | |||
| Developed technology | 3.0 | 1,700 | (1,700) | — | |||
| $8,300 | $(5,048) | $3,252 | |||||
Amortization expense is being recognized over the remaining useful life of the assets. Future amortization expense of the remaining intangible assets as of March 31, 2025 is expected to be as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ending December 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2025 (remaining nine months) | $845 |
| 2026 | 970 |
| 2027 | 970 |
| 2028 | 186 |
| $2,971 | |
On May 1, 2025, as part of the settlement of litigation, the customer relationships and developed technology intangible assets were sold to the former owners (see Notes 8 and 13).
- Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Accrued employee compensation and benefits | $3,964 | $4,796 |
| Accrued advertising expenses | 5,405 | 2,947 |
| Accrued legal settlement | 8,200 | 300 |
| Other current liabilities | 2,298 | 1,751 |
| $19,867 | $9,794 |
- Loan and Security Agreement
The Company has availability to borrow up to $25.0 million under its revolving line of credit pursuant to the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement (defined as the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2020 between the Company and Western Alliance Bank (the "Lender"), as amended by the Loan and Security Modification Agreement dated as of July 15, 2022, as amended by the Loan and Security Modification Agreement dated as of August 1, 2023, as amended by the Loan and Security Modification Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2023, as amended by the Loan and Security Modification Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2024).
Pursuant to the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement, borrowings under the revolving line of credit cannot exceed 85% of eligible accounts receivable balances, bear interest at the greater of 7.0% or the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal and mature on July 15, 2025. In an event of default, as defined in the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement, and until such event is no longer continuing, the annual interest rate to be charged would be the annual rate otherwise applicable to borrowings under the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement plus 5.00%.
Borrowings are collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets and property. Under the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement, the Company has agreed to certain affirmative and negative covenants to which it will remain subject until maturity. The covenants include limitations on its ability to incur additional indebtedness and engage in certain fundamental business transactions, such as mergers or acquisitions of other businesses. In addition, under the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement and through the maturity date, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Adjusted Quick Ratio of 1.10 to 1.00, defined as the ratio of (1) the sum of (x) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held at the Lender plus (y) net accounts receivable reflected on the Company's balance sheet to (2) current liabilities, including all borrowings outstanding under the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement, but excluding the current portion of deferred revenue (in each case determined in accordance with GAAP). At any time that the Adjusted Quick Ratio is less than 1.30 to 1.00, the Lender shall have the ability to use the Company's cash receipts to repay outstanding obligations until such time as the Adjusted Quick Ratio is equal to or greater than 1.30 to 1.00 for two consecutive months. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with these covenants and hadno amounts outstanding under the revolving line of credit.
On May 1, 2025, the Company and Lender amended the 2023 Amended Loan Agreement, pursuant to which, among other items, the Lender consented to the sale of certain subsidiaries of the Company (see Note 13).
- Stock-Based Compensation
2008 and 2018 Plans
The Company has outstanding awards under its 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2008 Plan”), but is no longer granting awards under this plan. Shares of common stock issued upon exercise of stock options granted prior to September 8, 2017 will be issued as either Class A common stock or Class B common stock. Shares of common stock issued upon exercise of stock options granted after September 8, 2017 will be issued as Class A common stock.
The Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan” and, together with the 2008 Plan, the “Plans”) provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan is the sum of 2,149,480 shares of Class A common stock, plus the number of shares (up to 5,028,832 shares) equal to the sum of (i) the 583,056 shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock that were available for grant under the 2008 Plan upon the effectiveness of the 2018 Plan and (ii) the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock subject to outstanding awards under the 2008 Plan that expire, terminate or are otherwise surrendered, canceled, forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original issuance price pursuant to a contractual repurchase right (subject, in the case of incentive stock options, to any limitations of the Internal Revenue Code). The number of shares of Class A common stock that may be issued under the 2018 Plan will automatically increase on the first day of each fiscal year until, and including, the fiscal year ending December 31, 2028, equal to the lowest of (i)2,500,000 shares of Class A common stock; (ii)5% of the sum of the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding on the first day of such fiscal year; and (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. The shares of common stock underlying any awards that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise or settlement of an award to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2018 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2018 Plan. The number of authorized shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan was increased by 1,782,084 shares effective as of January 1, 2025 in accordance with the provisions of the 2018 Plan described above. As of March 31, 2025,3,033,905 shares remained available for future grant under the 2018 Plan.
Options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted under the Plans vest over periods determined by the board of directors. Options granted under the Plans expire no later thanten years from the date of the grant. The exercise price for stock options granted is not less than the fair value of common shares based on quoted market prices. Certain of the Company’s RSUs are net settled by withholding shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to cover statutory income taxes.
Option Activity
The Company didnot grant common stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Service-Based RSU Activity
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU with service-based vesting conditions activity since December 31, 2024:
| Weighted Average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Grant-Date Fair Value | |
| Unvested balance December 31, 2024 | 2,079,245 | $15.17 |
| Granted | 378,314 | 21.49 |
| Vested | (189,867) | 14.06 |
| Forfeited | (61,893) | 17.08 |
| Unvested balance March 31, 2025 | 2,205,799 | $16.30 |
Performance-Based RSU Activity
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU with both performance- and service-based vesting conditions (“pRSUs”) activity since December 31, 2024:
| Weighted Average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of Shares | Grant-Date Fair Value | |
| Unvested balance December 31, 2024 | 327,075 | $15.58 |
| Granted | 922,016 | 21.49 |
| Vested | (81,765) | 15.58 |
| Forfeited | — | — |
| Unvested balance March 31, 2025 | 1,167,326 | $20.25 |
pRSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2024 are vesting over afour-year period based on continued service as the performance condition was met as of January 1, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 347,840 pRSUs that will vest based on the level of achievement of a Company-specific performance target for the year ended December 31, 2025, from a maximum of 100% of the number of pRSUs granted to a minimum of 33% of the number of pRSUs granted withno vesting if a minimum threshold of target performance is not achieved. Upon achievement of the performance target, the pRSUs will cumulatively vest over afour-year period based on continued service. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 574,176 pRSUs that will vest based on the level of achievement of a Company-specific performance target for a 12-month period ending between December 31, 2027 and 2029, from a maximum of 100% of the number of pRSUs granted to a minimum of 10% of the pRSUs granted withno vesting if a minimum threshold of target performance is not achieved during the period.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense in the following expense categories of its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Cost of revenue | $9 | $36 |
| Sales and marketing | 1,565 | 1,594 |
| Research and development | 1,370 | 1,312 |
| General and administrative | 2,476 | 1,576 |
| $5,420 | $4,518 | |
Stock-based compensation expense in the table above includes$1.1 million and $0.3 million of stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to pRSUs.
As of March 31, 2025, unrecognized compensation expense for RSUs, including pRSUs expected to vest, and option awards was$38.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company leases office space under various non-cancelable operating leases. There have been no material changes to the Company’s leases during the three months ended March 31, 2025. For additional information, please read Note 12, Leases, to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Indemnification Agreements
In the normal course of business, the Company may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to third parties and enters into commitments and guarantees (“Agreements”) under which it may be required to make payments. The duration of these Agreements varies, and in certain cases, is indefinite. Furthermore, many of these Agreements do not limit the Company’s maximum potential payment exposure.
In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with members of its board of directors and executive officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers.
Through March 31, 2025, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnification obligations. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any claims under indemnification arrangements will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in its consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies
On May 15, 2024, Tim Presto, individually and in his capacity as Seller Representative of Ryan McClintock, Edward Hames and Tim Presto, the former equity owners (collectively, the “Sellers”) of Kanopy Insurance Center, LLC, One Eight Software, Inc., Parachute Insurance Services Corp., and Policy Fuel, LLC (collectively, the “Acquired Entities”), brought a civil action (the “Delaware Action”) in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware (the “Court”) against the Company alleging, among other things, breaches of the 2021 Equity Purchase Agreement governing the Company’s acquisition of the Sellers’ equity interests in the Acquired Entities. On May 1, 2025, the Company agreed to sell to Messrs. Presto and Hames (collectively, the “Buyers”) the right to receive commissions under the remaining property and casualty carrier contracts related to its direct to consumer agency and certain related software and obligations related to that commission stream by entering into and contemporaneously closing a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Buyers. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold Parachute Insurance Services Corp. and One Eighty Software, Inc. (collectively, the “Parachute Companies”) to the Buyers for cash consideration of $0.5 million and entering into a settlement agreement with the Buyers and Mr. McClintock to resolve all disputes and/or claims asserted by Mr. Presto individually and in his capacity as Seller Representative for himself, Mr. Hames and Mr. McClintock and others in the parties’ litigation.
In accordance with ASC 450 Contingencies, the Company assesses the probability of realizing a material loss contingency for potential losses at each period end. Based on this assessment, the Company has recorded a legal settlement liability of $8.2 million, representing the difference between the fair value of the commissions receivables, customer contracts and developed technology sold in May 2025 to settle the litigation, and proceeds expected to be received for such assets, of which $7.9 million was recorded as legal settlement expense in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The Company is from time to time subject to various other legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe, based on its current knowledge, that the outcome of any of these other legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ultimate outcome of any other legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties, and cannot be predicted with certainty. It is possible that an adverse outcome of any matter could be material to the Company's business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows as a whole for any particular reporting period of occurrence. In addition, it is possible that a matter may prompt litigation or additional investigations or proceedings by other government agencies or private litigants.
- Retirement Plan
The Company has established a defined-contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan covers all employees who meet defined minimum age and service requirements, and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. As currently established, the Company is not required to make any contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company contributed$0.4 million and$0.2 million during thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
- Related Party Transactions
The Company has, in the ordinary course of business, entered into arrangements with other companies who have shareholders in common with the Company. Pursuant to these arrangements, related-party affiliates receive payments for providing website visitor referrals. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded expense of$7.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, related to these arrangements. During thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company paid$4.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to these arrangements. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, amounts due to related-party affiliates totaled$5.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which are included in accounts payable on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
- Net Income per Share
A reconciliation of the numerators and the denominators of the basic and dilutive net income per common share computations are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Numerator: | ||
| Net income | $7,990 | $1,907 |
| Denominator: | ||
| Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | 35,879 | 34,387 |
| Effect of dilutive securities: | ||
| Options to purchase common stock | 704 | 523 |
| Restricted stock units | 1,084 | 698 |
| Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 37,667 | 35,608 |
The Company excluded the following potential common shares, presented based on weighted average shares outstanding during the periods, from the computation of diluted net income per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Options to purchase common stock | 4 | 419 |
| Restricted stock units | 13 | 410 |
| 17 | 829 | |
The tables above do not include performance-based awards for which the performance goal had not been met as of period end. As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had outstanding pRSUs for which the performance goal had not been met as of period end of 922,016 and 327,075, respectively.
- Segments and Geographical Information
The Company's revenue is from customers in the United States. Long-lived tangible assets held outside of the United States are not material.
The Company manages its operations as asingle segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group (the “CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM of the Company is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM assesses performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and the Company’s operations are managed on aconsolidated basis to decide where to allocate and invest additional resources within the business to continue growth. Segment asset information is not provided to the CODM to allocate resources.
As a single reportable segment entity, the Company’s segment performance measure is net income (loss), which is used to monitor budget versus actual results. Significant segment expenses, as provided to the CODM, are presented below (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenue | $166,632 | $91,065 |
| Less: | ||
| Advertising expense | 119,772 | 60,247 |
| Cash operating expense(1) | 24,353 | 23,230 |
| Other segment items, net(2) | 14,517 | 5,681 |
| Net income | $7,990 | $1,907 |
(1) Cash operating expense is primarily comprised of personnel-related costs, technology service costs, professional fees and office-related costs included in cost and operating expense in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and does not include non-cash depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation amounts that are included in cost and operating expenses and legal settlement expense that is also included in cost and operating expenses.
(2) Other segment items, net included within net income include depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation amounts that are non-cash items included in cost and operating expenses, and legal settlement expense that is considered a non-recurring operating expense, as well as interest income and income taxes. These amounts are also reported within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows. See the consolidated financial statements for financial information regarding other segment items, net and the Company’s operating segment.
- Subsequent Events
On May 1, 2025, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the Sellers and the Seller Representative to fully and finally resolve all disputes and/or claims whatsoever between them related to the Delaware Action. Under the term of the settlement agreement, on May 1, 2025, the Company, Messrs. Presto and Hames contemporaneously entered into and closed the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company sold the Parachute Companies to the Buyers for cash consideration of $0.5 million and otherwise subject to the terms and conditions therein (see Note 8).
On May 1, 2025, in connection with the sale of the Parachute Companies, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Modification Agreement pursuant to which, among other items, the Lender consented to the sale of the Parachute Companies and released its security interests in the Parachute Companies.
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