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Zedge Inc

For the period ended Apr 30, 2024. Filed Jun 11, 2024.

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Apr 30, 2024 · Filed Jun 11, 2024

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Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Zedge, Inc. builds digital marketplaces and friendly competitive games around content that people use to express themselves. Our leading products include Zedge Ringtones and Wallpapers, which we refer to as our Zedge App, a freemium digital content marketplace offering mobile phone wallpapers, video wallpapers, ringtones, and notification sounds as well as pAInt, a generative AI wallpaper maker, GuruShots, a skill-based photo challenge game, and Emojipedia, the #1 trusted source for ‘all things emoji’. Our vision is to enable and connect creators who enjoy friendly competitions with a community of prospective consumers in order to drive commerce. Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms the “Company,” “Zedge” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Zedge, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Zedge, Inc. and its subsidiaries: GuruShots Ltd. (“GuruShots”); Zedge Europe AS; and Zedge Lithuania UAB (the “Company”), have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 or any other period. The balance sheet at July 31, 2023 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The Company’s fiscal year ends on July 31 of each calendar year. Each reference below to a fiscal year refers to the fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (e.g., fiscal 2023 refers to the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023).

Reportable Segments

Effective August 1, 2022, we revised the presentation of segment information to reflect our acquisition of GuruShots. As such, we now report operating results throughtwo reportable segments: Zedge Marketplace and GuruShots, as further discussed in Note 11,Segment and Geographic Information.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ materially from the Company’s estimates due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the economic environment due to various global events. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s financial condition or operating results will be affected. The Company bases its estimates on past experience and other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances, and the Company evaluates these estimates on an ongoing basis.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The guidance in ASU 2023-07 seeks to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this ASU require a public entity to disclose the following: significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss; an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition; and the title and position of the CODM and how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. This ASU requires public entities to provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods. ASU 2023-07 clarifies that if the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a public entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2023-07 is a requirement for additional disclosure and is not expected to materially impact the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The guidance in this ASU enhances the transparency and decision functionality of income tax disclosures to provide investors information to better assess how an entity’s operations and related tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flow. The amendments in this ASU require public entities to disclose the following specific categories in the rate reconciliation by both percentages and reporting currency amounts: the effect of state and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax, foreign tax effects, effects of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period, effects of cross-border tax laws, tax credits, changes in valuation allowances, nontaxable or nondeductible items and changes in unrecognized tax benefits. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 also require public entities to provide additional information for reconciling items that meet the qualitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amount computed by multiplying pre-tax income (loss) by the applicable statutory income tax rate). The ASU requires reporting entities to annually disclose the year-to-date amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal, state and foreign localities. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis and retrospective application is permitted. For public business entities, ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements not yet issued. ASU 2023-09 is a requirement for additional disclosure and is not expected to materially impact the consolidated financial statements.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards, which provides illustrative guidance to help entities determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for as share-based payment arrangements within the scope of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. For public business entities, ASU 2024-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements not yet issued. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard, but do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements-Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements, which removes references to various FASB Concepts Statements. Note that this ASU finalizes amendments proposed in Section A of Proposed ASU No. 2019-800, Codification Improvements, issued in November 2019. For public business entities, ASU 2024-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements not yet issued. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard, but do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Related Party Transactions

The Company was formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of IDT Corporation (“IDT”). On June 1, 2016, IDT’s interest in the Company was spun-off by IDT to IDT’s stockholders and the Company became an independent public-held company. IDT charges the Company for services it provides, and the Company charges IDT for services it provides, pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”).

The Company is party to a consulting agreement with Activist Artist Management, LLC (“Activist”), which assists the Company in strategic business development. A member of the Company’s Board of Directors owns a significant minority stake in Activist.

Transactions with these related parties did not have a material impact to the consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2024 or July 31, 2023, or the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023.

Note 2—Revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by segment and type (in thousands):

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
April 30,April 30,
2024202320242023
Zedge Marketplace
Advertising revenue$5,461$4,572$15,882$13,691
Paid subscription revenue1,1228323,1862,598
Other revenues206232710652
Total Zedge Marketplace revenue6,7895,63619,77816,941
GuruShots
Digital goods and services8691,0902,7323,668
Total revenue$7,658$6,726$22,510$20,609

Contract Balances

The Company enters into contracts with its customers, which may give rise to contract liabilities (deferred revenue) and contract assets (unbilled revenue). The payment terms and conditions within the Company’s contracts vary by products or services purchased, substantially all of which are due in less thanone year. When the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payments made by customers, the Company recognizes deferred revenue (when customer payment is received in advance of performance). The Company does not have unbilled revenue (when the Company’s performance precedes the billing date).

Deferred revenues

On April 1, 2022, the AppLovin Corporation paid the Company a one-time integration bonus of $2 million for migrating to their mediation platform. This amount has been amortized over an estimated service period of 24 months that ended March 31, 2024. The Company’s deferred revenue balance related to this bonus was $0 and approximately $0.7 million as of April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023, respectively.

The Company records deferred revenues related to the unsatisfied performance obligations with respect to subscription revenue. The Company’s deferred revenue balance for paid subscriptions was approximately $2.4 million related to approximately 654,000 active subscribers, and approximately $1.5 million, related to approximately 647,000 active subscribers, as of April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023, respectively.

The Company also records deferred revenues when users purchase or earn Zedge Credits. Unused Zedge Credits represent the value of the Company’s unsatisfied performance obligation to its users. Revenue is recognized when Zedge App users use Zedge Credits to acquire Zedge Premium content or upon expiration of the Zedge Credits upon 180 days of account inactivity (“Breakage”). As of April 30, 2024, and July 31, 2023, the Company’s deferred revenue balance related to Zedge Premium was approximately $258,000 and $255,000, respectively.

The amount of deferred revenue recognized in the nine months ended April 30, 2024 that was included in the deferred revenue balance at July 31, 2023 was $2.1 million.

Significant Judgments

The advertising networks and advertising exchanges to which the Company sells its inventory track and report the impressions and revenues to Zedge and Zedge recognizes revenues based on these reports. The networks and exchanges base their payments off of those reports and Zedge independently compares the data to each of the client sites to validate the imported data and identify any differences. The number of impressions and revenues delivered by the advertising networks and advertising exchanges is determined at the end of each month, which resolves any uncertainty in the transaction price during the reporting period.

Practical Expedients

The Company expenses the fees retained by Google Play and the App Store related to subscription revenue when incurred as marketing expense because the duration of the contracts for which the Company pays commissions are less than one year, except for the new lifetime subscriptions we rolled out in August 2023. These costs are included in the selling, general and administrative expenses of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Note 3—Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the balance of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Total
Liabilities:
Foreign exchange forward contracts$-$142$-$142
Assets:
Foreign exchange forward contracts$-$19$-$19

(1) – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

(2) – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities

(3) – no observable pricing inputs in the market

Contingent Consideration

Contingent consideration related to business combinations are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the determination of fair value uses considerable judgement and represents the Company’s best estimate of an amount that could be realized in a market exchange for the asset or liability.

The following table provides a rollforward of the contingent consideration related to our acquisition of GuruShots (in thousands):

Balance at July 31, 2022$1,943
Change in fair value(1,943)
Balance at April 30, 2023$0

The overall fair value of the contingent consideration decreased by $1,943,000 during the nine months ended April 30, 2023, due primarily to the decrease in the likelihood that certain contingent milestones would be achieved.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

Fair value of the outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts are marked to market price at the end of each measurement period.

The Company’s other financial instruments at April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023 included trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable. The carrying amounts of other assets and liabilities such as prepaid expenses, trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable approximated fair value due to their short-term nature.

Note 4—Derivative Instruments

The primary risk managed by the Company using derivative instruments is foreign exchange risk. Foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into as hedges against unfavorable fluctuations in the U.S. Dollar (USD) to Norwegian Kroner (NOK) and USD to Euro (EUR) exchange rates. The Company is party to a Foreign Exchange Agreement with Western Alliance Bank (“WAB”) allowing the Company to enter into foreign exchange contracts under its revolving credit facility with the bank (see Note 10Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility). The Company does not apply hedge accounting to these contracts, and therefore the changes in fair value are recorded in unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. By using derivative instruments to mitigate exposures to changes in foreign exchange rates, the Company is exposed to credit risk from the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the contract. The credit or repayment risk is minimized by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.

The outstanding contracts at April 30, 2024, were as follows:

Settlement DateU.S. Dollar AmountNOK Amount
May-24225,0002,237,738
Jun-24225,0002,357,321
Jul-24225,0002,355,836
Aug-24225,0002,354,450
Sep-24225,0002,353,262
Oct-24225,0002,352,197
Nov-24225,0002,349,801
Total1,575,00016,360,605
Settlement DateU.S. Dollar AmountEUR Amount
May-24225,000205,142
Jun-24250,000227,975
Jul-24250,000227,678
Aug-24250,000227,337
Sep-24250,000227,019
Oct-24250,000226,679
Nov-24250,000226,296
Total1,725,0001,568,126

The fair value of outstanding derivative instruments recorded in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:

April 30, · July 31,
(in thousands) · 2024 · 2023
Assets and Liabilities Derivatives: · Balance Sheet Location
Derivatives not designated or not qualifying as hedging instruments
Foreign exchange forward contractsOther current assets$-$19
Foreign exchange forward contractsAccrued expenses and other current liabilities$142$-

The effects of derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended April 30, · Nine Months Ended April 30,
Amount of Loss Recognized on Derivatives · 2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023
Derivatives not designated or not qualifying as hedging instrumentsLocation of loss recognized on derivatives
Foreign exchange forward contractsNet loss resulting from foreign exchange transactions$(145)$(122)(296)$(58)

Note 5—Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets are initially recorded at fair value and stated net of accumulated amortization and impairments. The Company amortizes its intangible assets that have finite lives using either the straight-line method, or if reliably determinable, based on the pattern in which the economic benefit of the asset is expected to be utilized. Amortization is recorded over the estimated useful lives ranging from 5 to 15 years. The Company evaluates the recoverability of its definite lived intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances or business conditions indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable based on expectations of future undiscounted cash flows for each asset group. If the carrying value of an asset or asset group exceeds its undiscounted cash flows, the Company estimates the fair value of the assets, generally utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis based on the present value of after-tax cash flows to be generated by the assets using a risk-adjusted discount rate. To estimate the fair value of the assets, the Company uses market participant assumptions pursuant to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, in connection with its company-wide strategic planning process as well as evaluating the current operating performance of its GuruShots reporting unit, including product enhancement and marketing, the Company reassessed its short-term and long-term commercial plans for this business. The Company made certain operational and strategic decisions to invest in, and increase its focus on, the long-term success of this business, which resulted in the Company significantly reducing its forecasted revenues and operating results.

As a result, the Company identified indicators of impairment and performed an undiscounted cash flow analysis pursuant to ASC 360,Property, Plant, and Equipment - Overall, to determine if the cash flows expected to be generated by the GuruShots business over the estimated remaining useful life of its primary assets were sufficient to recover the carrying value of the asset group. Based on this analysis, the undiscounted cash flows were not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the long-lived assets. As a result, the Company was required to perform Step 3 of the impairment test and determine the fair value of the asset group. To estimate the fair value of the asset group, the Company utilized the income approach, which is based on a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis and calculates the fair value by estimating the after-tax cash flows attributable to the asset group and then discounting the after-tax cash flows to present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. Assumptions used in the DCF require significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The forecasted cash flows were based on the Company’s most recent strategic plan and for periods beyond the strategic plan, the Company’s estimates were based on assumed growth rates expected as of the measurement date. The Company believes its assumptions were consistent with the plans and estimates that a market participant would use to manage the business. The discount rate used was intended to reflect the risks inherent in future cash flow projections and was based on an estimate of the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of market participants relative to the asset group. The Company used a discount rate of 30.5%. Based on this analysis, the fair value of the GuruShots asset group was below its carrying value. The Company determined that the fair value of this asset group was approximately zero and the carrying value of the long-lived assets was fully impaired.

To record the adjustment of the carrying value of the asset group to fair value, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $11.9 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The impairment charge was allocated to the long-lived assets on a pro-rata basis as follows: $2.5 million to acquired developed technology, $6.4 million to customer relationships, and $3.0 million to trade names. The Company believes its assumptions used to determine the fair value of the asset group were reasonable.

The following table presents the detail of intangible assets, net as of April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023 (in thousands):

April 30, 2024 · July 31, 2023
Gross Carrying ValueAccumulated AmortizationAllocation of Impairment LossNet Carrying ValueGross Carrying ValueAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Value
Emojipedia.org and other internet domains acquired6,7111,230-5,4816,7118945,817
Acquired developed technology3,9501,4222,528-3,9501,0282,922
Customer relationships7,8001,4036,397-7,8001,0136,787
Trade names3,5705373,033-3,5703873,183
Total intangible assets$22,031$4,59211,958$5,481$22,031$3,322$18,709

Estimated future amortization expense as of April 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal 2024$112
Fiscal 2025447
Fiscal 2026447
Fiscal 2027447
Fiscal 2028447
Thereafter3,581
Total$5,481

The Company’s amortization expense for intangible assets were $1.3 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination. The Company reviews goodwill yearly, or more frequently whenever circumstances and situations change such that there is an indication that the carrying amounts may not be recovered, for impairment by initially considering qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative analysis. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, a quantitative analysis is performed to identify goodwill impairment. Conversely, if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is more than its carrying amount, it is unnecessary to perform a quantitative analysis. The Company may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to performing a quantitative analysis.

The Company has two reporting units and assesses impairment based upon qualitative factors and if necessary, quantitative factors. A reporting unit’s fair value is determined using the income approach and discounted cash flow models by utilizing Level 3 inputs and assumptions such as future cash flows, discount rates, long-term growth rates, market value and income tax considerations. Specifically, the value of each reporting unit is determined on a stand-alone basis from the perspective of a market participant and represents the price estimated to be received in a sale of the reporting unit in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company then reconciles the values of all reporting units to the market capitalization of the Company.

The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment tests on May 1 each year (the first day of fiscal 4 th quarter) based on information available as of April 30 in accordance with ASC 350-20-35-28. In light of a significant and sustained decline in the Company’s Class B common stock price during the six months ended January 31, 2023, circumstances became evident that a possible goodwill impairment existed since the last annual impairment test on May 1, 2022. The Company performed an interim impairment test during the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and concluded that the carrying value of the GuruShots reporting unit exceeded its fair value. Accordingly, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $8.7 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2023.

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

(in thousands)Carrying Amounts
Balance as of July 31, 2023$1,961
Impact of currency translation(159)
Balance as of April 30, 2024$1,802
Balance as of July 31, 2022$10,788
Goodwill impairment charge(8,727)
Impact of currency translation(191)
Balance as of April 30, 2023$1,870

The total accumulated impairment loss of the Company’s goodwill as of April 30, 2024 was $8.7 million. There were no accumulated impairment losses prior to the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022.

Note 6—Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

April 30,July 31,
20242023
Accrued payroll and bonuses$1,342$1,136
Accrued vacation738593
Accrued payroll taxes334237
Due to artists335226
Accrued expenses264301
Operating lease liability-current portion97124
Derivative liability for foreign exchange contracts142-
Accrued income taxes payable851
Due to related party - IDT128
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$3,272$2,676

Note 7—Stock-Based Compensation

2016 Incentive Plan

On March 23, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors amended the Company’s 2016 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (as amended to date, the “2016 Incentive Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 685,000 shares to an aggregate of 2,531,000 shares, including 626,000 shares for the retention pool for GuruShots employees established under the agreement related to that acquisition. This amendment was ratified by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on January 18, 2023.

At April 30, 2024, there were 347,000 shares of Class B common stock available for awards under the 2016 Incentive Plan before accounting for 204,000 contingently issuable shares related to deferred stock units (“DSUs”) with both service and market conditions.

Stock-based compensation

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation for stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock and DSUs based on the estimated fair value of the awards and recognized over the relevant service period and/or market conditions. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Company estimates the fair value of the restricted stock and DSU’s with service conditions only using the current market price of the stock. The Company estimates the fair value of the DSU’s with both service and market conditions using the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model.

The Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo Simulation valuation models incorporate assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of options or awards, a risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense related to options and restricted stock units on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award, which is generally 4 years for options and 3 years for restricted stock units.

In our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for our employees and non-employees as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended April 30,Nine Months Ended April 30,
2024202320242023
Stock-based compensation expense$482$578$1,673$1,957

As of April 30, 2024, the Company’s unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was $227,000 for unvested stock options, $184,000 for unvested DSUs and $1.4 million for unvested restricted stock including the $4 million portion of the GuruShots retention bonus pool to be paid in the Company’s Class B common stock.

In the nine months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, awards of restricted stock and DSUs with respect to 246,000 shares and 267,000 shares, respectively, vested, and in connection with these vesting events, the Company purchased 6,328 shares and 6,310 shares respectively, of our Class B common stock from certain employees for $13,000 and $17,000, respectively, to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

Restricted Stock Awards

In November 2023, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors approved a grant of 116,208 restricted shares of our Class B common stock to our Executive Chairman Michael Jonas. Mr. Jonas agreed to accept all of his base compensation for his service as Executive Chairman during fiscal 2024 in the form of equity in the Company. These shares shall vest in equal amounts on February 7, 2025, 2026 and 2027. These shares had an aggregate grant date fair value of $380,000 which is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

Repricing of Outstanding and Unexercised Options

On October 20, 2022, the Board unanimously approved the repricing of all then outstanding and unexercised stock options granted under the 2016 Incentive Plan with exercise prices above the then current market value held by then current employees, executive officers, and consultants of the Company (the “Eligible Stock Options”). Effective October 20, 2022, the exercise price of the eligible stock options was reduced to $2.27, the closing price of its common stock on October 19, 2022. Except for the modification to the exercise price of the Eligible Stock Options, all other terms and conditions of each of the Eligible Stock Options remained in full force and effect.

Pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, as the administrator of the plan, has discretionary authority, exercisable on such terms and conditions that it deems appropriate under the circumstances, to reduce the exercise price in effect for outstanding options under the 2016 Incentive Plan. In approving the repricing, the Compensation Committee considered the impact of the current exercise prices of outstanding stock options on the incentives provided to employees and consultants, the lack of retention value provided by the outstanding stock options to employees and consultants, and the impact of such options on the capital structure of the Company. As of October 20, 2022, there were 532,750 stock options outstanding under the 2016 Incentive Plan, of which 191,663 outstanding stock options had exercise prices in excess of the market price of the Company’s common stock as of October 20, 2022, which is why the Compensation Committee made the determination to deem all outstanding and unexercised stock options held by current employees, executive officers, and consultants as Eligible Stock Options.

Jonathan Reich, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Yi Tsai, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, held Eligible Stock Options exercisable for an aggregate of 64,898 and 15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, which options were repriced.

The option repricing resulted in incremental stock-based compensation of $87,000, of which $39,000 was recorded as expense in the three months ended January 31, 2023, and $48,000 will be recognized as expense over the requisite service periods over which the Eligible Stock Options vest.

Note 8—Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings per share, except that the number of shares is increased to include restricted stock still subject to risk of forfeiture, issuances to be made on the vesting of unvested DSUs and the exercise of potentially dilutive stock options using the treasury stock method, unless the effect of such increase is anti-dilutive.

The rights of holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except for certain voting and conversion rights and restrictions on transferability. As such, the Company is not required to break out earnings per share by class.

The weighted-average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders consists of the following (in thousands):

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
April 30,April 30,
2024202320242023
Basic weighted-average number of shares14,19114,01714,07714,221
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options349---
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock1---
Deferred stock units1---
Diluted weighted-average number of shares14,54214,01714,07714,221

The following shares were excluded from the dilutive earnings per share computations because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
April 30,April 30,
2024202320242023
Stock options126855861831
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock181426216426
Deferred stock units201237203237
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share5081,5181,2801,494

For the nine months ended April 30, 2024 and for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2023, the diluted earnings per share equals basic earnings per share because the Company incurred a net loss during those periods and the impact of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and DSUs would have been anti-dilutive.

Note 9—Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

In connection with the acquisition of GuruShots, the Company (i) committed to a retention pool of $4 million in cash (in addition to the $4 million portion of the retention pool to be paid in the Company’s Class B common stock discussed in Note 7) to be paid to the founders and employees of GuruShots payable over three years from April 1, 2022 based on the beneficiaries thereof remaining employed by the Company or a subsidiary; and (ii) agreed to invest a minimum in user acquisition in the first 24 months following the closing subject to the acquired users generating minimum ROAS thresholds and payment of an earnout if certain growth targets were met. The Company’s obligations with respect to a potential earnout have been terminated.

At the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company and the prior owners of GuruShots agreed to withdraw and settle claims related to the purchase agreement pursuant to which the Company purchased the equity of GuruShots, including any dispute about minimum user acquisition spend for GuruShots, any right of the prior owners to an earnout payment and the Company’s claim for indemnification related to alleged misrepresentations in the agreement.

Legal Proceedings

The Company may from time to time be subject to other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company does not expect any of those legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

Note 10—Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility

As of September 27, 2016, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with WAB for a revolving credit facility of up to $2.5 million for an initial two-year term which was extended twice for another two-year term which expired September 26, 2022 and was amended on October 28, 2022 as discussed below. The revolving credit facility was secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. Effective with the September 2020 extension, the outstanding principal amount bore interest per annum at the greater of 3.5% or the prime rate plus 1.25%. Interest was payable monthly and all outstanding principal and any accrued and unpaid interest was due on the maturity date of September 26, 2022. The Company was required to pay an annual facility fee of $10,000 to WAB. The Company was also required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants and to maintain certain financial ratios during the term of the revolving credit facility. The covenants included a prohibition on the Company paying any dividend on its capital stock.

On October 28, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (“Amended Loan Agreement”) with WAB. Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, WAB agreed to provide the Company with a new term loan facility in the maximum principal amount of $7 million for a four-year term and a $4 million revolving credit facility for a two-year term expiring October 28, 2024. Amounts outstanding under the term loan and credit facility of the Amended Loan Agreement bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal) plus 0.5%, with a Prime “floor” rate of 4.00%.

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company discontinued the then existing $2 million revolving credit facility under the prior version of the Loan and Security Agreement. At the time of the discontinuance, there was no outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility.

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, $2 million was advanced in a single-cash advance on October 28, 2022, with the remaining $5 million available for drawdown during twenty-four (24) months after closing. Each drawdown must be in an amount of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). On May 11, 2023, the Company entered into a Modification Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to modify the Amended Loan Agreement to reduce the remaining $5 million availability to $0.

Interest accrued under the Amended Loan Agreement is due monthly, and the Company shall make monthly interest-only payments related to the term loan through the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the closing date. From the nineteen (19) month anniversary of the Closing Date through the maturity date, the Company shall repay each outstanding term loan by paying the Applicable Term Advance Amortization Payment equal to 1/12 th of 10% of the outstanding term loan balance plus monthly payments of accrued interest, in each case payable on the tenth (10 th) day of each month. Zedge’s final payment for each Term Advance, due on the Term Loan Maturity Date, shall include all outstanding principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on such Term Advance. Once repaid, a Term Advance may not be reborrowed.

On November 15, 2023, the Company elected to prepay the entire principal amount of $2 million.

The Amended Loan Agreement may also require early repayments if certain conditions are met. Borrowings under the Amended Loan Agreement is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, its subsidiaries, and certain of its affiliates.

The Amended Loan Agreement includes the following financial covenants:

a)Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Zedge shall maintain, at all times, a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of no less than 1.25 to 1.00. This covenant shall be tested quarterly as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
b)Maximum Debt to EBITDA. Zedge shall maintain, at all times, a ratio of (a) indebtedness owed by Zedge to WAB, to (b) Zedge’s EBITDA for the trailing twelve (12) month period ended on such date of determination, shall not be greater than the amount set forth under the heading “Maximum Debt to EBITDA Ratio” as of, and for each of the dates appearing adjacent to such Maximum Debt to EBITDA Ratio”.
Maximum Debt to Quarter EndingEBITDA Ratio
October 31, 20221.75 to 1.00
January 31, 20231.75 to 1.00
April 30, 20231.75 to 1.00
July 31, 20231.75 to 1.00
October 31, 20231.25 to 1.00
April 30, 20241.25 to 1.00
April 30, 20241.25 to 1.00
July 31, 20241.25 to 1.00
ThereafterTo be agreed upon

The Amended Loan Agreement also includes customary negative covenants, subject to exceptions, which limit transfers, capital expenditures, indebtedness, certain liens, investments, acquisitions, dispositions of assets, restricted payments and the business activities of the Company, as well as customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including cross defaults and a change of control default.

As of November 16, 2016, the Company entered into a Foreign Exchange Agreement with WAB to allow the Company to enter into foreign exchange contracts not to exceed$5.0 million in the aggregate at any point in time under its revolving credit facility. This limit was raised to approximately $7.5 million pursuant to the Loan and Security Modification Agreement dated May 30, 2018. The available borrowing under the revolving credit facility is reduced by an applicable foreign exchange reserve percentage as determined by WAB, in its reasonable discretion from time to time, which was set at 10% of the nominal amount of the foreign exchange contracts in effect at the relevant time. At April 30, 2024, there were $3.3 million of outstanding foreign exchange contracts, which reduced the available borrowing under the revolving credit facility by $330,000.

Note 11—Segment and Geographic Information

Segment Information

Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer as of April 30, 2024.

Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company revised the presentation of segment information to align with changes to how the Company’s CODM manages the business, allocates resources and assesses operating performance reports operating results based on two reportable segments, which are the Zedge Marketplace and GuruShots.

The CODM evaluates the performance of each operating segment using revenue and income (loss) from operations. The following table provides information about the Company’s two reportable segments (in thousands):

Three Months Ended April 30,Nine Months Ended April 30,
2024202320242023
Revenues:
Zedge Marketplace$6,789$5,636$19,778$16,941
GuruShots8691,0902,7323,668
Total Revenues$7,658$6,726$22,510$20,609
Segment income (loss) from operations:
Zedge Marketplace$1,197$1,850$4,532$4,785
GuruShots(1,329)(10,262)(16,272)(11,940)
Total loss from operations$(132)$(8,412)$(11,740)$(7,155)

The CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset information and, accordingly, the Company does not report asset information by segment.

Geographic Information

Net long-lived assets and total assets held outside of the United States, which are located primarily in Israel and Norway, were as follows (in thousands):

United StatesForeignTotal
Long-lived assets, net:
April 30, 2024$6,636$1,585$8,221
July 31, 2023$7,054$14,346$21,400
Total assets:
April 30, 2024$31,497$6,642$38,139
July 31, 2023$33,401$13,430$46,831

Note 12— Operating Leases

The Company has operating leases primarily for office space. Operating lease right-of-use assets recorded and included in other assets were $243,000 and $360,000 at April 30, 2024 and July 31, 2023, respectively.

There were no material changes in the Company’s operating and finance leases in the nine months ended April 30, 2024, as compared to the disclosure regarding such leases in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K.

Note 13—Income Taxes

The Company’s tax provision or benefit from income taxes for interim periods has generally been determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date income and records the discrete tax items in the period to which they relate. In each quarter, the Company updates the estimated annual effective tax rate and makes a year-to-date adjustment to the tax provision as necessary.

The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024 differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate due to certain items primarily related to stock-based compensation expense, jurisdictional mix of earnings, foreign derived intangible income deduction, global intangible low-taxed income and the change in basis differences associated with tax deductible goodwill.

As of April 30, 2024, the Company had $6.3 million of deferred tax assets, for which it has established a valuation allowance of $1.8 million, related to U.S. federal and state taxes and for a certain international subsidiary. In connection with the impairment charge of intangible assets of $11.9 million recorded in the nine months period ended April 30, 2024, we recognized $2.6 million in deferred tax assets.

The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions. Earnings from non-U.S. activities are subject to local country income tax. The material jurisdictions where the Company is subject to potential examination by tax authorities include the United States, Norway, Lithuania and Israel.

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