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PINTEREST INC

For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Jul 30, 2024.

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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Jul 30, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Pinterest was incorporated in Delaware in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest is a visual search and discovery platform positioned at the intersection of search, social and commerce. We generate revenue by delivering ads on our website and mobile application.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

We prepared the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pinterest, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. We have eliminated all intercompany balances and transactions.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. We have condensed or omitted certain information and notes normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. As such, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In our opinion, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods presented, but they are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.

Reclassifications

We have reclassified certain amounts in prior periods to conform with current presentation.

Use of Estimates

Preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base these estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other assumptions that we consider reasonable. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions in several areas, including the fair values of financial instruments, leases, assets acquired and liabilities assumed through business combinations, share-based awards, and contingencies as well as the collectability of our accounts receivable, the useful lives of our intangible assets and property and equipment, the incremental borrowing rate we use to determine our operating lease liabilities, and revenue recognition, among others. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and judgments.

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

  1. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of the financial instruments we measure at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows (in thousands):

June 30, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$1,141,896$—$—$1,141,896
Commercial paper—130,088—130,088
U.S. treasury securities7,519——7,519
Marketable securities:
Corporate bonds—545,856—545,856
U.S. treasury securities350,520——350,520
Commercial paper—272,668—272,668
Certificates of deposit—167,027—167,027
U.S. agency bonds—13,381—13,381
Non-U.S. government and supranational bonds—9,050—9,050
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Certificates of deposit—1,068—1,068
Restricted cash:
Certificates of deposit—4,054—4,054
December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$1,032,675$—$—$1,032,675
Commercial paper—106,268—106,268
Certificates of deposit—1,551—1,551
Corporate bonds—859—859
Marketable securities:
Corporate bonds—427,957—427,957
U.S. treasury securities336,356——336,356
Commercial paper—201,145—201,145
Certificates of deposit—132,457—132,457
U.S. agency bonds—42,250—42,250
Non-U.S. government and supranational bonds—8,983—8,983
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Certificates of deposit—2,542—2,542
Restricted cash:
Certificates of deposit—4,054—4,054

We classify our marketable securities within Level 1 or Level 2 because we determine their fair values using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs.

Gross unrealized gains and losses on our marketable securities were not material in the aggregate as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. We evaluated all available evidence and did not recognize any allowance for credit losses for our marketable securities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The fair value of our marketable securities by contractual maturity is as follows (in thousands):

June 30, 2024
Due in one year or less$1,027,926
Due after one to five years330,576
Total$1,358,502

Net realized gains and losses from sales of available-for-sale securities were not material for any period presented.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

In April 2021, we entered into a private pricing addendum with Amazon Web Services (“AWS”), which governs our use of cloud computing infrastructure provided by AWS. Under the pricing addendum, we are required to purchase at least $3,250.0 million of cloud services from AWS through April 2029. If we fail to do so, we are required to pay the difference between the amount we spend and the required commitment amount. As of June 30, 2024, our remaining contractual commitment is $1,440.2 million. We expect to meet our remaining commitment.

Legal Matters

We are involved in various lawsuits, claims and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the results of legal matters are inherently uncertain, we do not believe there is a reasonable possibility that the ultimate resolution of these matters, either individually or in aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

  1. Stockholders' Equity

Equity Incentive Plan

In June 2009, our board of directors adopted and approved our 2009 Stock Plan (the "2009 Plan"), which provides for the issuance of stock options, Restricted Stock Awards ("RSAs") and Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") to qualified employees, directors and consultants. Stock options granted under our 2009 Plan have a maximum life of 10 years and an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. RSUs granted under our 2009 Plan have a maximum life ofseven years. No shares of our common stock were reserved for future issuance under our 2009 Plan as of June 30, 2024.

Our 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2019 Plan") became effective upon closing of our initial public offering and succeeds our 2009 Plan. Our 2019 Plan provides for the issuance of stock options, RSAs, RSUs and other equity- or cash-based awards to qualified employees, directors and consultants. Stock options granted under our 2019 Plan have a maximum life of 10 years and an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.170,323,989 shares of our Class A common stock were reserved for future issuance under our 2019 Plan as of June 30, 2024.

The number of shares of our Class A common stock available for issuance under the 2019 Plan will be increased by the number of shares of our Class B common stock subject to awards outstanding under our 2009 Plan that would, but for the terms of the 2019 Plan, have returned to the share reserves of the 2009 Plan pursuant to the terms of such awards, including as the result of forfeiture, repurchase, expiration or retention by us in order to satisfy an award’s exercise price or tax withholding obligations. In addition, the number of shares of our Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2019 Plan will automatically increase on the first day of each fiscal year through and including January 1, 2029, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of each automatic increase, or a lesser number of shares determined by our board of directors.

Stock Option Activity

Stock option activity during the six months ended June 30, 2024, was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Stock Options Outstanding
SharesWeighted-Average Exercise PriceWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual TermAggregate IntrinsicValue (1)
(in years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 202313,043$15.416.1$282,197
Exercised(1,984)9.71
Forfeited(10)2.96
Outstanding as of June 30, 202411,049$16.446.3$305,302
Exercisable as of June 30, 20246,238$13.725.0$189,305

(1)We calculate intrinsic value based on the difference between the exercise price of in-the-money-stock options and the fair value of our common stock as of the respective balance sheet date.

The total grant-date fair value of stock options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, was $12.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 was $56.5 million and $29.4 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock Unit and Restricted Stock Award Activity

RSU and RSA activity during the six months ended June 30, 2024, was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding
SharesWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 202345,099$25.83
Granted17,55833.93
Released(13,114)27.72
Forfeited(2,984)26.31
Outstanding as of June 30, 202446,559$28.32

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, was as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2024202320242023
Cost of revenue$3,777$2,740$6,725$5,049
Research and development128,481108,580230,836202,845
Sales and marketing30,90626,39855,89545,587
General and administrative33,26931,91265,45059,271
Total share-based compensation$196,433$169,630$358,906$312,752

As of June 30, 2024, we had $1,288.8 million of unrecognized share-based compensation expense, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

Stock Repurchase

On September 16, 2023, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $1.0 billion of our Class A common stock. Under the stock repurchase program, we are authorized to repurchase, from time-to-time, shares of our Class A common stock through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or in such other manner as permitted by securities law and as determined by management at such time and in such amounts as management may decide. The program does not obligate us to repurchase any specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are determined by management in its discretion and depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we repurchased and retired 804,297 shares of our Class A common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $34.4 million. As of June 30, 2024, $965.6 million remains available for repurchases under the stock repurchase program.

  1. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

We present net income (loss) per share using the two-class method required for multiple classes of common stock. Holders of our Class A and Class B common stock have identical rights except with respect to voting, conversion and transfer rights and therefore share equally in our net income or losses.

We calculate basic net income (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

Diluted net income (loss) per share gives effect to all potential shares of common stock, including stock options, RSAs and RSUs, to the extent these are dilutive. The calculation of diluted net income (loss) of Class A common stock assumes the conversion of our Class B common stock to Class A common stock, while the diluted net income (loss) of Class B common stock does not assume the conversion of those shares to Class A common stock.

We calculated basic and diluted net income (loss) per share as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended June 30, · Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Class AClass BClass AClass BClass AClass BClass AClass B
Basic net income (loss) per share:
Numerator:
Net income (loss)$7,805$1,082$(30,314)$(4,628)$(13,965)$(1,960)$(211,427)$(32,094)
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic600,03383,138584,97889,302597,19383,802588,38289,314
Basic net income (loss) per share$0.01$0.01$(0.05)$(0.05)$(0.02)$(0.02)$(0.36)$(0.36)
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
Numerator:
Net income (loss)$7,805$1,082$(30,314)$(4,628)$(13,965)$(1,960)$(211,427)$(32,094)
Reallocation of net income as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A common stock1,082———————
Reallocation of net income to Class B common stock—(38)——————
Diluted net income (loss)$8,887$1,044$(30,314)$(4,628)$(13,965)$(1,960)$(211,427)$(32,094)
Denominator
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic600,03383,138584,97889,302597,19383,802588,38289,314
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock83,138———————
Weighted average effect of dilutive potential common stock25,087———————
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share, diluted708,25883,138584,97889,302597,19383,802588,38289,314
Diluted net income (loss) per share$0.01$0.01$(0.05)$(0.05)$(0.02)$(0.02)$(0.36)$(0.36)

Basic net income (loss) per share is the same as diluted net income (loss) per share for the periods we reported net losses. We excluded the following weighted-average potential shares of common stock from our calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because these would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2024202320242023
Outstanding stock options—14,72311,88414,973
Unvested restricted stock units and restricted stock awards1,62350,52146,96352,085
Total1,62365,24458,84767,058
  1. Income Taxes

We determine our income tax provision for interim periods using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items occurring during the periods presented. The primary difference between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate is the full valuation allowance we have established on our federal, state and foreign net operating losses and credits. Income tax benefits arenot material for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2024. We recorded income tax benefits of$11.2 million and$21.1 million for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

The income tax benefits recorded for all periods presented were primarily driven by the pre-tax losses generated during the periods, partially offset by changes in our valuation allowance. All periods include the effects of the capitalization and amortization of research and development expenses as required by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Given our recent history of generating net income in the U.S., we believe that there is a reasonable possibility that within the next twelve months sufficient positive evidence may become available to allow us to determine that a significant portion of the valuation allowance recorded against our U.S. deferred tax assets should be released. The reversal would result in a significant income tax benefit for the period when we release the valuation allowance in the U.S. However, the exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change based on our actual operating results.

We are subject to taxation in the U.S. and various other state and foreign jurisdictions. As we have net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, the statute of limitations is open for all tax years. For material foreign jurisdictions, the tax years open to examination include the years 2019 and forward.

  1. Geographical Information

Revenue disaggregated by geography based on our customers’ billing addresses was as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months EndedJune 30,
2024202320242023
U.S. and Canada(1)$633,607$549,653$1,180,191$1,021,474
Europe(2)143,729118,810267,771216,198
Rest of World76,34439,562145,70172,934
Total revenue$853,680$708,025$1,593,663$1,310,606

(1)United States revenue was $603.8 million and $518.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $1,126.4 million and $967.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. No individual country other than the United States exceeded 10% of our total revenue for any period presented.

(2)Europe includes Russia and Turkey.

Our total deferred revenue was $21.5 million and $15.3 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Property and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets by geography is as follows (in thousands):

June 30,December 31,
20242023
United States$67,703$66,335
Ireland25,89518,658
Mexico10,07912,835
International(1)20,30026,516
Total property and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets$123,977$124,344

(1)Other than the United States, Ireland and Mexico, no other country exceeded 10% of our total property and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets for any period presented.

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