COMSCORE, INC.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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- Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
2021 Issuance of Preferred Stock
On March 10, 2021, the Company issued and sold 82,527,609 shares of Preferred Stock in exchange for aggregate gross proceeds of $204.0 million. Net proceeds from the Transactions totaled $187.9 million after deducting issuance costs.
The holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to participate in all dividends declared on the Common Stock on an as-converted basis and are also entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7.5% per annum, payable annually in arrears (on June 30 of each year) and subject to increase under certain specified circumstances. The annual dividend accrues on a daily basis from and including the issuance date of such shares, whether or not declared. In the event the annual dividends are not paid on the annual payment date, the dividends otherwise payable on such date shall continue to accrue and cumulate at a rate of 9.5% per annum, until such failure is cured.
In addition, the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to request, and the Company will take all actions reasonably necessary to pay, a one-time dividend ("Special Dividend") equal to the highest dividend that the Company's Board determines can be paid at the applicable time (or a lesser amount agreed upon by the holders), subject to additional conditions and limitations set forth in a Stockholders Agreement entered into by the Company and the holders on March 10, 2021 and amended on July 24, 2024 (the "Stockholders Agreement"). As set forth in the Stockholders Agreement, the Company may be obligated to obtain debt financing in order to effectuate the Special Dividend.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on June 15, 2023 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved proposals permitting the payment of annual dividends on the Preferred Stock in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, additional shares of Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, subject to conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations governing the Preferred Stock. On the same date, each holder of Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2023 the annual dividends otherwise payable by the Company on that date (the "June 2023 Waivers"). Upon receipt of the June 2023 Waivers, the Company's Board elected to defer the June 30, 2023 payment. Under the June 2023 Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year from June 30, 2023 until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before December 31, 2023.
On December 26, 2023, each holder of Preferred Stock waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before December 31, 2023 (the "December Waivers"). Under the December Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would continue to accrue at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before June 30, 2024.
On June 27, 2024, each holder of Preferred Stock further waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before June 30, 2024 (the "June 2024 Waivers"). In addition, each holder waived its right to receive on June 30, 2024 the annual dividends otherwise payable on that date for the dividend period ending June 29, 2024. Under the June 2024 Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends for both periods (2023 and 2024) would continue to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before July 31, 2024.
2024 Issuance of Preferred Stock
On July 24, 2024 (the "2024 Issuance Date"), the Company issued 13,257,294 shares of Preferred Stock to the existing holders of Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of the Company's obligation to pay the deferred dividends totaling $32.8 million to such holders for annual dividend periods ended in 2023 and 2024. As of the 2024 Issuance Date, the additional shares of Preferred Stock were convertible into 662,862 shares of the Company's Common Stock, representing an effective conversion price of $49.438 per share for the canceled dividend obligation.
The additional shares of Preferred Stock have the same terms and conditions as the Preferred Stock previously issued by the Company, including that holders are entitled to cumulative dividends at a rate of 7.5% per annum, payable annually in arrears and subject to increase under certain circumstances.
In connection with the issuance, the Company and the holders of Preferred Stock also entered into an amendment to the Stockholders Agreement. Among other things, the amendment reduced the $100.0 million Special Dividend threshold set forth in the Stockholders Agreement by an amount equal to the liquidation preference of the additional shares of Preferred Stock ($32.8 million). After further reducing the threshold by annual dividends paid in prior years, the current Special Dividend threshold is $47.0 million.
For purposes of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2024 issuance of Preferred Stock was deemed to be a payment of the deferred dividends in the form of Preferred Stock, and the cancellation of the deferred dividend balance constituted an extinguishment of the liability. For extinguishments of a liability, the difference between the requisition price and the net carrying amount of the liability being extinguished should be recognized as a gain or loss when the liability is extinguished. Therefore, the Company estimated the fair value using a binomial lattice model, a form of the income approach, utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs. The Company used significant inputs and assumptions which included the price and expected volatility of the Common Stock, risk-adjusted discount rate, risk-free rate, expected term, deferred dividends and the timing and probability of a Special Dividend being called and paid as of the 2024 Issuance Date. The Company recorded the fair value of the additional shares of Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $19.6 million within mezzanine equity. The remaining $13.0 million of the cancelled dividend balance was recognized in additional paid-in capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, because gains in transactions with related parties are recognized as equity contributions.
The Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holders at any time into a number of shares of Common Stock based on a conversion rate set in accordance with the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock. The conversion right is subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments and customary provisions related to partial dividend periods. Due to the reverse stock split effected by the Company on December 20, 2023, the conversion factor was adjusted to 0.05 pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock.
As of March 31, 2025, each share of Preferred Stock was convertible into 0.052830 shares of Common Stock, with such assumed conversion rate scheduled to return to 0.05 upon payment of accrued dividends. As of March 31, 2025, no shares of Preferred Stock have been converted into Common Stock, and accrued dividends for the Preferred Stock totaled $13.4 million.
The Credit Agreement (as defined below) prohibits the payment of cash dividends to holders of the Preferred Stock prior to April 1, 2026 and imposes certain limitations on cash dividends on and after that date. Refer to Footnote 5, Debtfor further information.
2019 Issuance and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants
On June 23, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with CVI Investments, Inc. ("CVI"), pursuant to which CVI agreed to purchase (i)136,425 shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Shares"), at a price of $146.60 per share and (ii) Series A Warrants, Series B-1 Warrants, Series B-2 Warrants and Series C Warrants, for aggregate gross proceeds of $20.0 million (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement closed on June 26, 2019 (the "CVI Closing Date"). The Series B-1 Warrants and Series B-2 Warrants expired in 2020.
The Series C Warrants were exercised on October 10, 2019. As a result of this exercise, the Company issued 136,425 shares of Common Stock to CVI on October 14, 2019. In addition, the number of shares that were issuable under the Series A Warrants was increased by 136,425.
The Series A Warrants were exercisable by the holders for a period offive years from the CVI Closing Date and were exercisable into 272,851 shares of Common Stock, which was equal to the Initial Shares plus the number of shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Series C Warrants (described above), at an adjusted exercise price equal to $15.83. The Series A Warrants expired on June 26, 2024.
- Debt
Secured Credit Agreement
On December 31, 2024, the Company entered into a senior secured financing agreement (the "Credit Agreement") among the Company as borrower, certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors, Blue Torch Finance LLC as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the "Agent"), and the lenders from time to time party thereto. The Credit Agreement has a term offour years and matures in December 2028.
The Credit Agreement provides a borrowing capacity of $60.0 million consisting of a $45.0 million term loan that was fully funded at closing (the "Term Loan") and a $15.0 million revolving credit facility that was unfunded at closing (the "Revolving Facility").
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are made at the Adjusted Term SOFR rate or the Reference Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) and bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Adjusted Term SOFR rate, subject to a 3.0% floor, plus an applicable margin of 7.0% or (ii) the Reference Rate, subject to a 4.0% floor, plus an applicable margin of 6.0%. The Credit Agreement also provides for an unused commitment fee equal to 1.0% per annum of the unused Revolving Facility commitments. To the extent that an event of default exists and is continuing, at the election of the Agent, all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at 2.0% per annum above the rate and margin otherwise applicable thereto. The Company elected the Adjusted Term SOFR rate for the Term Loan as of December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the stated interest rate on the Term Loan was 11.56%.
Except as described below, the Company can repay any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Facility prior to the maturity date without any premium or penalty other than customary SOFR breakage costs. Any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Term Loan (subject to customary exceptions for prepayments made with Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation events, and the replacement of certain lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement), as well as any payments of the Revolving Facility or the Term Loan in connection with an insolvency event, acceleration, other exercise of remedies or the early termination of the Credit Agreement, are subject to prepayment premiums as follows: (i) with respect to any such payment occurring on or before the first anniversary of the closing date, a 3.0% prepayment premium plus a make-whole amount based on U.S. Treasury notes yield, (ii) with respect to any such payment occurring after the first anniversary and on or before the second anniversary of the closing date, a 1.0% prepayment premium, and (iii) with respect to any such payment occurring after the second anniversary of the closing date, no prepayment premium.
The loans are required to be prepaid from time to time with the net cash proceeds of certain debt incurrences, equity issuances, asset sales and other dispositions, insurance and condemnation proceeds, tax refunds and other extraordinary receipts (subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and reinvestment rights). Additionally, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the Company is required to prepay the loans annually with Excess Cash Flow at the following percentages: (i) if the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is greater than 2.25:1.00,75% of Excess Cash Flow, (ii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 2.25:1.00 but greater than 1.75:1.00,50% of Excess Cash Flow, (iii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 1.75:1.00 but greater than 1.25:1.00,25% of Excess Cash Flow, and (iv) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 1.25:1.00,0% of Excess Cash Flow.
The Credit Agreement also contains the following financial covenants:
a maximum Senior Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period, not to exceed the level set forth in the Credit Agreement for the last day of such period, starting with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025; and
minimum Liquidity (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of $10.0 million at all times.
Additionally, the Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that limit the Company's ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and liens, make investments and loans, enter into mergers and acquisitions, make or declare dividends and other payments, enter into certain contracts, sell assets and engage in transactions with affiliates. With respect to dividends, the Credit Agreement prohibits the payment of cash dividends to holders of the Company's Preferred Stock prior to April 1, 2026 and imposes certain limitations on cash dividends, including a heightened Liquidity requirement, on and after that date. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2025.
The Credit Agreement is subject to customary events of default, including a change in control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Agent or the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) may accelerate any amounts outstanding and terminate lender commitments. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and is secured by a first lien security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and such subsidiaries, as set forth in a pledge and security agreement dated December 31, 2024 among the Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the Agent.
The Term Loan is recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of debt issuance costs and debt discount. The debt issuance costs and debt discount associated with the Term Loan were capitalized and are amortized through interest expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss during the term of the Term Loan. As of December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate calculated to amortize these costs was 14.54%.
The Credit Agreement was evaluated for embedded derivative features by evaluating each feature against the nature of the host instrument. Features identified as embedded derivatives that are material are recognized separately as a derivative asset or liability in the financial statements. No embedded features were identified requiring bifurcation, other than the change of control feature. The Company reassesses whether a change in control is considered probable as of each reporting date. The change in control feature is not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2025 because a change in control is not considered probable as of such date.
The Company's total debt obligations under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Secured term loan | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Less: Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs | (3,638) | (3,832) |
| Less: Principal payments | (112) | — |
| Total (1) | $41,250 | $41,168 |
(1) The current portion of the Term Loan as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $0.9 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and was classified within other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The information set forth below summarizes the required future principal payments on the Term Loan, by year, as of March 31, 2025:
| (In thousands) | |
|---|---|
| 2025 (remaining) | $338 |
| 2026 | 2,250 |
| 2027 | 2,250 |
| 2028 | 40,050 |
| Total | $44,888 |
The debt issuance costs associated with the Revolving Facility are capitalized and recorded in other non-current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2025, the Company hadno borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with remaining borrowing capacity of $15.0 million.
Prior Credit Agreement
On May 5, 2021, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Prior Credit Agreement") among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, Bank of America N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.
The Prior Credit Agreement had an original borrowing capacity equal to $25.0 million and bore interest on borrowings at a Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) that was based on LIBOR. The Company could also request the issuance of letters of credit under the Prior Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount up to $5.0 million, which would reduce the amount of available borrowings by the amount of such issued and outstanding letters of credit. The facility originally had a maturity ofthree years from the closing date of the agreement.
On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment (the "2022 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement to expand its aggregate borrowing capacity from $25.0 million to $40.0 million. The 2022 Amendment also replaced the Eurodollar Rate with a SOFR-based interest rate and modified the Applicable Rate definition in the Prior Credit Agreement to increase the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 2.50%. Finally, the 2022 Amendment modified certain financial covenants under the Prior Credit Agreement.
On February 24, 2023, the Company entered into an additional amendment (the "2023 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement. Among other things, the 2023 Amendment (i) increased the minimum Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio financial covenant requirements under the Prior Credit Agreement, (ii) modified the measurement periods for certain financial covenants contained in the Prior Credit Agreement, (iii) introduced a minimum liquidity covenant, and (iv) modified the Applicable Rate definition in the Prior Credit Agreement to increase the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 3.50%.
On May 3, 2024, the Company entered into a third amendment (the "May 2024 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement. Among other things, the May 2024 Amendment (i) extended the maturity date of the facility from May 5, 2024 to November 5, 2024; (ii) reduced the Company's aggregate borrowing capacity under the facility from $40.0 million to $25.0 million; (iii) increased the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 4.50%; (iv) increased the minimum Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio covenant and decreased the minimum liquidity covenant; (v) limited certain Restricted Payments (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) with respect to the Company's equity interests; (vi) required a repayment of $6.0 million to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement; (vii) updated certain defined terms in the Prior Credit Agreement to reflect the May 2023 transfer of shares of Preferred Stock from Qurate to Liberty; and (viii) provided for certain amendment fees, including a fee of 2.0% of aggregate commitments due on the maturity date (November 5, 2024) unless all obligations were paid in full prior to such date.
On November 1, 2024, the Company repaid the outstanding principal balance of $10.0 million under the Prior Credit Agreement. On November 5, 2024, the Company entered into a fourth amendment (the "November 2024 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date with respect to the outstanding letters of credit under the facility to January 31, 2025. The November 2024 Amendment reduced the aggregate lender commitments under the Prior Credit Agreement to equal the outstanding letters of credit (totaling $3.2 million) and limited the purpose of, and use of proceeds under, the Prior Credit Agreement to the issuance of letters of credit.
Additionally, the November 2024 Amendment terminated the following financial covenants: (i) the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (ii) the minimum Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio, and (iii) the minimum Liquidity requirement, each as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement. The November 2024 Amendment maintained the same non-financial covenants, security interest and interest rate as in effect immediately prior to the November 2024 Amendment. Finally, the November 2024 Amendment provided for certain amendment fees, including a fee of $250,000 due on the new maturity date (January 31, 2025) unless all letters of credit were terminated or cash collateralized on or prior to such date.
The Prior Credit Agreement contained restrictive covenants that limited the Company's ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness or liens, make investments and loans, enter into mergers and acquisitions, make or declare dividends and other payments, enter into certain contracts, sell assets and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Prior Credit Agreement was also subject to customary events of default, including a change in control.
The Prior Credit Agreement was guaranteed by the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement)) and was secured by a first lien security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), subject to certain customary exclusions.
On December 31, 2024, the Company terminated the Prior Credit Agreement. The Company used a portion of proceeds from the Term Loan to cash collateralize certain letters of credit that were outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement on the termination date, and no early termination penalties were incurred by the Company in connection with the termination.
- Fair Value Measurements
There were no financial instruments measured at fair value as of March 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the Company's financial instrument measured at fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on a recurring basis was the following:
| As of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | ||||
| (In thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Contingent consideration liability (1) | $— | $1,191 | $— | $1,191 |
(1) The contingent consideration was recognized as part of the 2021 Shareablee acquisition. In April 2022, the contingency was resolved and the full amount was deemed payable. In December 2024, the Company elected to settle the third and final installment in cash, which was paid in the first quarter of 2025. As a result, there is no remaining contingent consideration liability outstanding as of March 31, 2025. The fair value of this liability as of December 31, 2024 was equal to the payment due. The contingent consideration liability was classified within other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024.
There were no changes to the Company's valuation techniques or methodologies during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The following table presents the changes in the Company's recurring Level 3 fair valued instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| (In thousands) | Warrants Liability |
|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $669 |
| Total gain recognized due to remeasurement (1) | (286) |
| Balance as of March 31, 2024 | $383 |
(1) The gain on remeasurement of the warrants liability was recorded in other income, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Series A Warrants expired unexercised on June 26, 2024.
- Accrued Expenses
| As of | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Accrued data costs | $22,267 | $20,835 |
| Payroll and payroll-related | 10,212 | 8,566 |
| Professional fees | 1,548 | 2,360 |
| Restructuring accrual | 169 | 342 |
| Other | 3,007 | 2,910 |
| Total accrued expenses | $37,203 | $35,013 |
- Related Party Transactions
Transactions with WPP
As of March 31, 2025 (based on public filings), WPP plc and its affiliates ("WPP") owned 565,968 shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, representing 11.5% of the outstanding Common Stock. The Company provides WPP, in the normal course of business, services amongst its different product lines and receives various services from WPP supporting the Company's data collection efforts.
The Company's results from transactions with WPP, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Revenues | $1,802 | $1,671 |
| Cost of revenues | 2,150 | 1,982 |
The Company has the following balances related to transactions with WPP, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| As of | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Assets | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | $860 | $687 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable | $1,046 | $1,987 |
| Accrued expenses | 328 | 199 |
| Contract liabilities | 723 | 384 |
Transactions with Charter, Liberty and Pine
As of March 31, 2025, Charter, Liberty and Pine each held 33.3% of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Charter, Liberty and Pine are entitled to convert the Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock and to vote as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. As of March 31, 2025 (based on public filings), Pine also owned 109,654 shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, representing 2.2% of the outstanding Common Stock. In addition, Charter, Liberty and Pine each designatedtwo members of the Company's Board in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement.
At the Annual Meeting on June 15, 2023, the Company's stockholders approved proposals permitting the payment of annual dividends on the Preferred Stock in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, additional shares of Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, subject to conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations. On the same date, each holder of Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2023 the annual dividends otherwise payable by the Company on that date. Under the waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would accrue at a rate of 9.5% per year from June 30, 2023 until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before December 31, 2023.
On December 26, 2023, each holder of Preferred Stock waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before December 31, 2023. Under the waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would continue to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before June 30, 2024.
On June 27, 2024, each holder of Preferred Stock further waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before June 30, 2024. In addition, each holder waived its right to receive on June 30, 2024 the annual dividends otherwise payable on that date for the dividend period ending June 29, 2024. Under these waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends for both periods (2023 and 2024) would continue to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before July 31, 2024, subject to certain conditions.
On July 24, 2024, the Company issued 13,257,294 additional shares of Preferred Stock to the existing holders of Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of the Company's obligation to pay the deferred dividends totaling $32.8 million to such holders for annual dividend periods ended in 2023 and 2024. For further information refer to Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Charter, Liberty and Pine each owned 31,928,301 shares of Preferred Stock. Accrued dividends to the holders of Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were $13.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively.
Concurrent with the closing of the Transactions on March 10, 2021, the Company entered into aten-year Data License Agreement ("DLA") with Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating"), an affiliate of Charter. Under the original DLA, Charter Operating would bill the Company for license fees according to a payment schedule that gradually increased from $10.0 million in the first year of the term to $32.3 million in the tenth year of the term. The Company would recognize expense for the license fees ratably over the term. On November 6, 2022, the Company and Charter Operating entered into an amendment to the DLA, pursuant to which the Company received license fee credits totaling $7.0 million. On December 31, 2024, the Company and Charter Operating entered into another amendment (the "2024 Amendment") under which the Company will pay fees based on household counts provided by Charter Operating during the period. The 2024 Amendment was conditioned upon the Company's payment of arrears due to Charter under the DLA, which were paid in full on December 31, 2024.
The Company's results from transactions with Charter and its affiliates, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, are detailed below:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Revenues | $501 | $541 |
| Cost of revenues | 3,616 | 5,606 |
The Company has the following liability balances related to transactions with Charter and its affiliates, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| As of | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
| Accrued expenses | $8,142 | $8,389 |
| Non-current portion of accrued data costs | 21,196 | 22,031 |
The Company hadno transactions with Pine and Liberty for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Transactions with Directors and Officers
The Company recognized revenues of $0.3 million from transactions with affiliates or former affiliates of its directors and officers in the normal course of business during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. In the first quarter of 2024, $0.2 million of these revenues were separately disclosed as transactions with Qurate and its affiliates.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
The Company has certain long-term contractual arrangements that have fixed and determinable payment obligations including unconditional purchase obligations with multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs") and other providers for set-top box and connected (Smart) television data. These agreements have remaining terms of less thanone year tosix years. As of March 31, 2025, the total fixed payment obligations related to set-top box and connected television data agreements are $118.4 million and $21.1 million, respectively.
The information set forth below summarizes the contractual obligations, by year, as of March 31, 2025:
| (In thousands) | |
|---|---|
| 2025 (remaining) | $28,925 |
| 2026 | 40,266 |
| 2027 | 26,135 |
| 2028 | 15,903 |
| 2029 | 14,115 |
| Thereafter | 14,163 |
| Total | $139,507 |
In addition, the Company expects to make variable payments related to a set-top box data agreement totaling an estimated $104.0 million over the nextsix years.
Contingencies
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings from time to time. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal proceedings when management determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company has also identified certain other legal matters where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. In these cases, the Company does not establish a reserve until it can reasonably estimate the loss. Legal fees related to contingencies are expensed as incurred. The outcomes of legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable, subject to significant uncertainties, and could be material to the Company's operating results and cash flows for a particular period.
State Sales Tax Audit
In January 2025, the Company received an initial audit assessment from the State of Washington Department of Revenue related to an audit of potential sales tax liabilities in Washington for fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The aggregate assessment calculated by the Department of Revenue, including alleged penalties and interest, was approximately $8.0 million. The Company has petitioned for review of the audit assessment and believes it has a strong position that its activities are not taxable under the applicable terms of Washington law. As of March 31, 2025, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the outcome of the review and the potential liability, if any, that may be incurred in this matter.
Other Matters
The Company is, and may become, a party to a variety of legal proceedings from time to time that arise in the normal course of the Company's business. While the results of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that, based on current knowledge, the final outcome of any such current pending matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, legal proceedings can have an adverse effect on the Company because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
Indemnification
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Company's directors and certain officers, and the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires it to indemnify each of its directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company. The Company has paid and may in the future pay legal counsel fees incurred by current and former directors and officers who are involved in legal proceedings that require indemnification.
Similarly, certain of the Company's commercial contracts require it to indemnify contract counterparties under specified circumstances, and the Company may incur legal counsel fees and other costs in connection with these obligations.
- Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of a business that can earn revenues and incur expenses for which discrete financial information is available and is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). The Company's CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who decides how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company operates asone operating segment. A single management team reports to the CODM, who manages the business on a consolidated basis.
The Company's CODM uses consolidated net income to make decisions, allocate resources and assess performance. The following table presents financial information that is presented to the CODM with respect to the Company's single operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Revenues | ||
| Content & Ad Measurement | $73,166 | $72,620 |
| Syndicated Audience | 63,504 | 64,600 |
| Cross Platform | 9,662 | 8,020 |
| Research & Insight Solutions | 12,543 | 14,175 |
| Total revenues | $85,709 | $86,795 |
| Cost of goods sold | 32,617 | 32,805 |
| Operating expenses | ||
| Compensation | $33,569 | $32,979 |
| Professional fees | 4,890 | 5,843 |
| Facilities & office expense | 2,309 | 2,448 |
| Software licenses, maintenance and systems | 3,254 | 3,092 |
| Travel & entertainment | 465 | 499 |
| Other operating expenses | 1,235 | 1,960 |
| Total operating expenses | $45,722 | $46,821 |
| Depreciation & amortization | $7,346 | $6,693 |
| Stock-based compensation | 738 | 1,378 |
| Non-recurring expenses | 345 | 165 |
| Restructuring & transformation | 1,007 | 535 |
| Foreign currency transactions | 1,743 | (963) |
| Interest expense, net | 1,758 | 572 |
| Taxes | (1,574) | (157) |
| Net loss | $(3,993) | $(1,054) |
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