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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 001-35958
DIGITAL TURBINE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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22-2267658
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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110 San Antonio Street, Suite 160, Austin, TX
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78701
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(512) 387-7717
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
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Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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(Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90
days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such
files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated Filer |
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Accelerated Filer |
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Non-Accelerated Filer |
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Smaller Reporting Company |
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Emerging Growth Company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness
of its internal control over financial reporting under Section
404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the
registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit
report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act,
indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the
registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an
error to previously issued financial statements.
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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are
restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based
compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers
during the relevant recovery period pursuant to
§240.10D-1(b).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates, computed by reference to the price
at which the common equity was last sold on the NASDAQ Capital
Market on September 30, 2022, was $1,365,747,435.
As of May 16, 2023, the Company had 99,985,520 shares of
its common stock, $0.0001 par value per share,
outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or amendments to Form 10-K, which the registrant will
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days
after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, is
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the
extent stated herein.
DIGITAL TURBINE, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED March 31, 2023
PART I
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), and Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe
our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally
identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “future,” “plan,” or
“project” or the negative of these words or other variations on
these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements
are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there can be no
assurance that any projections or other expectations included in
any forward-looking statements will come to pass. Our operations
and financial results are subject to various risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to: those described below
and in Item 1A of this Annual Report under the heading “Risk
Factors”, which could harm our business, reputation, financial
condition, and results of operations, and adversely affect the
trading price of our common stock.
Risks Specific to our Business
•We
have a history of net losses.
•We
have a limited operating history for our current portfolio of
assets.
•The
failure to successfully integrate our recent acquisitions may
adversely affect our future results.
•Growth
may place significant demands on our management and our
infrastructure.
•Our
operations are global in scope, and we face added business,
political, regulatory, legal, operational, financial and economic
risks as a result of our international operations.
•Our
financial results could vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter
and are difficult to predict.
•A
significant portion of our revenue is derived from a limited number
of wireless carriers and customers.
•The
risk of impairment of our goodwill.
•The
effects of the current and any future general downturns in the U.S.
and the global economy, including financial market
disruptions.
•Our
products, services and systems rely on software that is highly
technical, and if it contains errors or viruses, our business could
be adversely affected.
•Our
business may involve the use, transmission and storage of
confidential information and personally identifiable information,
and the failure to properly safeguard such information could result
in significant reputational harm and monetary damages.
•System
security risks and cyber-attacks could disrupt our internal
operations or information technology services provided to
customers.
•Our
business and growth may suffer if we are unable to hire and retain
key talent.
•If
we are unable to maintain our corporate culture, our business could
be harmed.
•If
we make future acquisitions, this could require significant
management attention and disrupt our business.
•If
we fail to implement or are delayed in the implementation of our
new ERP system platform, we may not be able to effectively transact
our business or produce our financial statements on a timely
basis.
•Adverse
effects of negative developments affecting the financial services
industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity,
defaults, or non-performance by financial
institutions.
Risks Related to the Mobile Advertising Industry
•The
mobile advertising business is an intensely competitive industry,
and we may not be able to compete successfully.
•The
markets for our products and services are rapidly evolving and may
decline or experience limited growth.
•Our
business is dependent on the continued growth in usage of
smartphones and other mobile connected devices.
•Wireless
technologies are changing rapidly, and we may not be successful in
working with these new technologies.
•The
complexity of and incompatibilities among mobile devices may
require us to use additional resources for the development of our
products and services.
•If
wireless subscribers do not continue to use their mobile devices to
access mobile content and other applications, our business growth
and future revenue may be adversely affected.
•A
shift of technology platform by wireless carriers and mobile device
manufacturers could lengthen the development period for our
offerings, increase our costs, and cause our offerings to be
published later than anticipated.
•Actual
or perceived security vulnerabilities in devices or wireless
networks could adversely affect our revenue.
•We
may be subject to legal liability associated with providing mobile
and online services.
•Risks
of public health issues, such as a major epidemic or
pandemic.
•Risk
related to geopolitical conditions and the global economy,
including financial markets, and inflation.
•Risk
related to the geopolitical relationship between the U.S. and China
or changes in China’s economic and regulatory
landscape.
Industry Regulatory Risks
•We
are subject to rapidly changing and increasingly stringent laws,
regulations and contractual requirements related to privacy, data
security, and protection of children.
•We
are subject to anti-corruption, import/export, government sanction,
and similar laws, especially related to our international
operations.
•Government
regulation of our marketing methods could restrict or prevent our
ability to adequately advertise and promote our content, products
and services available in certain jurisdictions.
•Regulatory
requirements pertaining to the marketing, advertising, and
promotion of our products and services.
•Governmental
regulation of our marketing methods.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Potential
Liability
•Third
parties may obtain and improperly use our intellectual property;
and if so, our competitive position may be adversely affected,
particularly if we do not, or are unable to, adequately protect our
intellectual property rights.
•Third
parties may sue us for intellectual property infringement, which
may prevent or limit our use of the intellectual property and
disrupt our business and could require us to pay significant damage
awards.
•Our
platform contains open source software.
•Litigation
may harm out business.
•Indemnity
provisions in various agreements potentially expose us to
substantial liability for intellectual property infringement,
damages caused by malicious software, and other
losses.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and Capital
Structure
•We
have secured and unsecured indebtedness, which could limit our
financial flexibility.
•To
service our debt and fund our other obligations and capital
requirements, we will require a significant amount of cash, and our
ability to generate cash will depend on many factors beyond our
control.
•The
market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile
and subject to wide fluctuations, and you may be unable to resell
your shares at or above the current price or the price at which you
purchased your shares.
•Risk
of not being able to raise capital to grow our
business.
•Risk
to trading volume of lack of securities or industry analysts
research coverage.
•We
have identified a material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures which
could, if not remediated, result in additional material
misstatements in our financial statements.
•Maintaining
and improvising financial controls and being a public company may
strain resources.
•Anti-takeover
provisions in our charter documents could make an acquisition of
our company more difficult.
•Our
bylaws designate Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain
disputes.
•other
risks described in the risk factors in Item 1A of Annual Report
under the heading “Risk Factors.”
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual
results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed,
estimated, expected, intended, or planned. Except as required by
applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report. Accordingly,
investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking
statements, which are based on known results and trends at the time
they are made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, the use of the terms “we,”
“our," “us,” “Digital Turbine,” “DT,” or the “Company” refer to the
collective businesses and operations of Digital Turbine, Inc.
through its operating and wholly-
owned subsidiaries Digital Turbine USA, Inc., Digital Turbine
(EMEA) Ltd., Digital Turbine Australia Pty Ltd
, Digital Turbine Singapore Pte. Ltd.
, Digital Turbine Luxembourg S.a.r.l., Digital Turbine Germany,
GmbH, Digital Turbine Media, Inc. (“DT Media”), Mobile Posse, Inc.
(“Mobile Posse”), Triapodi Ltd and Triapodi Inc. (collectively,
“Appreciate”), AdColony Holding AS (“AdColony”), and Fyber N.V.
(“Fyber”).
All U.S. dollar amounts, except share and per share amounts, in
this Annual Report are in thousands.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Digital Turbine, Inc., through its subsidiaries (collectively
“Digital Turbine” or the “Company”), is a leading independent
mobile growth platform that levels up the landscape for
advertisers, publishers, carriers, and device original equipment
manufacturers (“OEMs”). The Company offers end-to-end products and
solutions leveraging proprietary technology to all participants in
the mobile application ecosystem, enabling brand discovery and
advertising, user acquisition and engagement, and operational
efficiency for advertisers. In addition, our products and solutions
provide monetization opportunities for OEMs, carriers, and
application (“app” or “apps”) publishers and
developers.
Our Products and Services
As of March 31, 2022, the Company operated through three operating
segments, each of which was a reportable segment. The three
segments were On Device Media (“ODM”), In-App Media - AdColony
(“IAM-A”), and In-App Media-Fyber (“IAM-F”). Effective April 1,
2022, the Company made certain changes to its organizational and
management structure that resulted in the following: (1) the
renaming of the On Device Media segment to On Device Solutions
(“ODS”) and (2) the integration of IAM-A and IAM-F into a single
segment called App Growth Platform (“AGP”). The integration of
IAM-A and IAM-F was completed to drive operating efficiencies and
revenue synergies. As a result of the integration of IAM-A and
IAM-F, the Company reassessed its operating and reportable segments
in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. Effective April 1,
2022, the Company reports its results of operations through the
following two segments, each of which represents an operating and
reportable segment, as follows:
On Device Solutions
The Company’s ODS business consists of products and services that
simplify the discovery and delivery of mobile apps and content
media for device end-users.ODS is comprised of the following
product and service groups:
•Application
Media represents the portion of the ODS business platform that
delivers apps to end users through partnerships with wireless
carriers and OEMs.
Application Media optimizes revenue by using proprietary technology
to streamline, track, and manage app install demand from hundreds
of application developers across various publishers, carriers,
OEMs,
and devices.
•Content
Media represents the portion of the ODS business platform that
presents news, weather, sports, and other content directly within
the native device experience (e.g., as the start page
in
the mobile browser, a widget, on unlock, etc.)
through partnerships with wireless carriers and OEMs. Content Media
optimizes revenue by a combination of:
•Programmatic
Ad Partner Revenue - advertising within the content media that’s
sold on an ad exchange at a market rate (cost-per-thousand
(“CPM”));
•Sponsored
Content
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sponsored content media from third party content providers,
presented similarly to an ad, that is monetized when a recommended
story is viewed (cost-per-click (“CPC”)); and
•Editorial
Content - owned or licensed media, presented similarly to an ad,
that is monetized when the media is clicked on (CPC).
•User
acquisition tools including SingleTapTM
and the Company’s DSP (“DT DSP”) that removes friction in the app
install process, delivering apps to devices with a single touch,
resulting in higher conversion rates.
App Growth Platform
The Company’s AGP business consists of Advertising Solutions and Ad
Monetization Solutions.
•Advertising
Solutions serve two key segments: (1) App Developers and (2) Brands
and Agencies - enabling them to execute targeted mobile campaigns
on the Company’s direct app inventory.
•App
Developers and other performance-focused advertisers execute mobile
user acquisition campaigns for their apps and products on the
Company’s direct mobile app inventory. This advertiser segment
utilizes products such as the DT DSP and Offer Wall (“DT Offer
Wall”) to configure targeting, bid prices, and creative assets used
for executing the campaign.
•Brands
and Agencies run mobile brand-awareness campaigns on the Company’s
direct mobile app inventory. The advertiser segment utilizes the
Company’s programmatic real-time bidding technology and creative
studio to build highly engaging video creatives that are then used
exclusively in campaigns targeting the Company’s direct mobile app
inventory.
•Ad
Monetization solutions allow mobile app publishers and developers
to monetize their monthly active users via display, native, and
video advertising. Our Ad Monetization solutions are integrated
directly with leading mobile apps and games, connecting their ad
inventory to campaigns from Demand Side Platforms (“DSPs”), app
marketers, brand advertisers, and agencies, primarily through a
programmatic, real-time bidding auction, and, in some cases,
through the Company’s direct campaign management products such as
the DT DSP and DT Offer Wall.
Competition
We operate in a highly competitive and fragmented mobile app
ecosystem that includes divisions of large, well-established
companies, including public and privately-held companies. The large
companies in our ecosystem may play multiple different roles given
the breadth of their businesses.
•Our
primary competition for ODS comes from the Google Play application
store. Broadly, our ODS platform faces competition from existing
operator solutions built internally, as well as companies providing
application and content media products and services, such as
Facebook, Snapchat, Unity (ironSource), lnMobi, Magnite, Applovin,
and others. These companies can be both customers for Digital
Turbine products, as well as competitors in certain cases. We
compete with smaller competitors, but the more material competition
is internally-developed operator solutions and specific media
distribution solutions built in-house by OEMs and wireless
carriers. Some of our existing wireless carriers could make a
strategic decision to develop their own solutions rather than
continue to use our suite of products, which could be a material
source of competition.
•Advertisers
typically engage with several advertising platforms and networks to
purchase advertisements on mobile devices and apps, looking to
optimize their marketing investments. Such advertising platform
companies vary in size and include Facebook, Google, Amazon, and
Unity Software, as well as various private
companies.
Several of these platforms are also our partners and
clients.
•We
compete with other demand-side platform providers, some of which
are smaller, privately-held companies, while others are large,
well-established companies such as The Trade Desk, or divisions of
large companies, such as AT&T, Google, and Adobe.
•Our
competition for AGP products and services comes from a diverse
group of companies, including AppLovin, Unity (ironSource), and
Liftoff. The competition in this area is significant and
multifaceted, including our ability to offer technological
advantages to both demand- side and supply-side partners, as well
as maintain and expand relationships that provide access to ad
inventory.
We believe that the principal competitive factors in the mobile app
ecosystems are:
•the
ability to enhance and improve technologies and
offerings;
•knowledge,
expertise, and experience in the mobile app ecosystem;
•relationships
with third parties in the mobile app ecosystem, including app
publishers and developers;
•the
ability to reach and target large numbers of users;
•the
ability to identify and execute on strategic
transactions;
•the
ability to successfully monetize mobile apps;
•the
pricing and perceived value of offerings;
•brand
and reputation; and
•ability
to expand into new offerings and geographies.
Product Development
Our product development expenses consist primarily of salaries and
benefits for employees and consultants working on creating,
developing, editing, programming, performing quality assurance,
obtaining wireless carrier ratification, and deploying our products
across various wireless carriers, OEMs, advertisers, publishers,
and on our internal platforms. We devote substantial resources to
the development, technology support, and quality assurance of our
products. Total product development costs incurred for the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, were $56,486, $52,723,
and $20,119, respectively.
Intellectual Property
We consider our trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, patents, and
other intellectual property rights, including those in our
know-how, and the software code of our proprietary technology to
be, in the aggregate, material to our business. We protect our
intellectual property rights by relying on federal and state
statutory and common law rights, foreign laws where applicable, as
well as contractual restrictions. We have patent and patent
applications in the U.S. and outside the U.S., including in Israel
and Canada, and we own and use trademarks and service marks on or
in connection with our proprietary technology and related services,
including both unregistered common law marks and issued trademark
registrations.
We design, test, and update our products, services, and websites
regularly, and we have developed our proprietary
solutions
in house. Our know-how is an important element of our intellectual
property. The development and management of our platform requires
sophisticated coordination among many specialized employees. We
take steps to protect our know-how, trade secrets, and other
confidential information, in part, by entering into confidentiality
agreements with our employees, consultants, developers, and vendors
who have access to our confidential information, and generally
limiting access to and distribution of our confidential
information. We intend to pursue additional intellectual property
protection to the extent we believe it would advance our business
objectives and maintain our competitive position.
Contracts with Supply Partners and Customers
We have both exclusive and non-exclusive agreements with our supply
partners, which consist of wireless carriers and OEMs within our
ODS business. Our wireless carrier and OEM agreements are usually
multi-year agreements and in some cases, the wireless carrier can
terminate the agreement early without cause. The agreements
generally do not obligate the wireless carriers to market or
distribute any of our products or services and we distribute a
significant level of advertising through a relatively small number
of carriers. If these wireless carriers decide to materially reduce
or discontinue their use of our platforms, it may cause a material
decline in our revenue and negatively affect our results of
operations and financial condition.
Under the agreements with wireless carriers and OEMs, the Company
manages the monetization of end user mobile devices through the
marketing of application slots or advertisement space/inventory to
publishers and/or advertisers by delivering apps or advertisements
to the mobile device. The Company generally offers these services
under a revenue share model. Revenue share payments to wireless
carriers and OEMs are recorded as an expense in our consolidated
financial statements.
Supply partners in our AGP business are primarily comprised of app
publishers and are generally non-exclusive. Our contracts with
publishers are generally one-year in length, renewable annually,
and are cancellable with short-term notification periods by either
party. Generally, the Company compensates app publishers through a
revenue share model or via direct CPM, cost-per-install (“CPI”),
cost-per-placement (“CPP”), or cost-per-acquisition (“CPA”)
arrangements, Such payments to app publishers are recorded as an
expense in our consolidated financial
statements.
Our customers for ODS products are numerous advertisers, agencies,
and DSPs and our contracts with them are not exclusive and can be
terminated by them with either no notice or relatively short
notice. The Company offers brand and programmatic advertising
services under customer contract arrangements with third-party
advertisers and agencies, generally in the form of insertion orders
that specify the type of arrangement for a budgeted amount. These
customer contracts are generally short-term in nature (less than
one-year).
In addition, the Company offers programmatic and direct-sold
advertising services under customer contract arrangements as part
of its AGP business. The Company’s customers can offer/bid on each
individual display ad and the highest bid wins the right to fill
each ad impression. When the bid is won, the ad will be received
and placed in the appropriate ad placement inside of the mobile
app. The entire process happens almost instantaneously and on a
continuous basis. The advertising exchanges bill and collect from
the winning bidders and provide daily and monthly reports of the
activity to the Company.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the
Company did not generate revenue from any single supply partner
that was more than 10% of our net revenue. Further, no single
customer was responsible for more than 10% of our net revenue
during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and
2021.
Business Seasonality
Our revenue, cash flow from operations, operating results, and
other key operating and financial measures may vary from
quarter-to-quarter due to the seasonal nature of advertiser
spending. For example, many advertisers (and their agencies) devote
a disproportionate amount of their budgets to the fourth quarter of
the calendar year to coincide with increased holiday spending. We
expect our revenue, cash flow from operations, operating results,
and other key operating and financial measures to fluctuate based
on seasonal factors from period-to-period and expect these measures
to be generally higher in our third and fourth fiscal quarters than
in preceding quarters.
People and Culture
We believe the strength of our workforce is critical to our success
as we strive to become a more inclusive and diverse technology
company. As of March 31, 2023, we employed 777 full-time employees
globally, including 357 employees in North America, 337 employees
in Europe and the Middle East, 69 employees in Asia Pacific, and 14
employees in Latin America. Our key human capital management
objectives are to attract, retain, and develop the talent we need
to deliver on our commitment to offer and deliver exceptional
products and services.
Examples of our key programs and initiatives focused on achieving
these objectives include:
Total Compensation and Benefits:
Our guiding principles are anchored on the goals of being able to
attract, incentivize, and retain talented employees. We
believe
in economic security for all employees and have adopted a Living
Wage policy. All employees are eligible for performance bonuses. In
addition, substantially all employees receive a new-hire long-term
incentive equity grant and an annual long-term incentive equity
grant, based on performance. We also provide our employees twelve
weeks of paid short-term disability at 100% of base pay, which
includes parental leave.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We take great pride in our focus and commitment to diversity and
inclusion. We seek a diverse and
inclusive
work environment and transparently measure our progress to ensure
that our employee populations are reflective of the
communities
in
which we reside. We evaluate all of our people practices,
particularly
in
talent acquisition and pay equity. We benchmark our demographics to
our industry,
both at an overall level and a professional category level (VPs and
above, directors, managers, individual contributors and
administrative), and note that we continue to make progress each
year.
Culture and Values:
We have adopted our culture values of Hustle, Results,
Accountability, Global, Freedom and Laugh to help create and foster
a culture where every employee is empowered, engaged and trusted to
be their best at work. We sponsor and support our Community Action
Teams, which is an employee-led program designed to create
purposeful action to build a stronger and better-connected team.
The Community Action Teams have helped drive meaningful
advancements in on-boarding, cross-functional understanding, a
mentoring program, and a Digital Turbine Gives campaign where
employees volunteer in the community over a six-week period on an
annual basis.
Workplace Flexibility:
As part of our “Freedom” value, and before the COVID-19 pandemic
drove a shift to remote work, we established a workplace strategy
to provide more flexible work options to our employees. As a
result, we had process, culture and technology in place that
allowed us to seamlessly pivot to a fully remote workforce
following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19
pandemic has abated and recognizing the importance of in-person
collaboration, we have instituted “return-to-office” policies.
Employees that are located near our office locations work in-person
based on the needs of their teams. As a result, we are able to
continue to offer flexibility to our employees while enhancing
collaboration and effectiveness among our teams.
Health, Safety, and Wellness:
The success of our business is fundamentally connected to the
well-being of our people. Accordingly, we are committed to the
health, safety, and wellness of our employees. We provide our
employees and their families with access to a variety of
innovative, flexible, and convenient health and wellness programs.
We continue to evolve our programs to meet our employees’ health
and wellness needs.
Government Regulation
We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United
States (“U.S.”) and abroad that involve matters central to our
business. These laws and regulations involve matters including
privacy, data use, data protection and personal information, rights
of publicity, content, intellectual property, advertising,
marketing, consumer protection, taxation, anti-corruption and
political law compliance, and securities law compliance. In
particular, we are subject to federal, state, and foreign laws
regarding the privacy and protection of people’s data. Foreign data
protection, privacy, and other laws and
regulations
can impose different obligations or be more restrictive than those
in the U.S. Please refer to the Company’s risk factors disclosed
below in our Annual Report, and updates to such risk factors
described in subsequent periodic reports filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further discussion
of government regulations and the associated risks.
Available Information
Our Annual Reports, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on Form 8-K, and amendments to such reports filed or furnished
pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, are available free of charge on our website
at
https://www.digitalturbine.com
generally as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are
electronically filed or furnished with the SEC. Our website and the
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described
below, together with all of the other information in this Annual
Report, including the section titled “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations,”
and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes,
included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations, or prospects could also be
adversely affected by risks and uncertainties that are not
presently known to us or that we currently believe are not
material.
See the summary of our risk factors under the section titled
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” under Part I
of this Annual Report.
Risks Specific to Our Business
We have a history of net losses, may incur substantial net losses
in the future, and may not achieve or sustain profitability in the
future.
We expect to continue to increase expenses as we implement
initiatives designed to continue to grow our business, including,
among other things, the development and marketing of new products
and services, further international and domestic expansion,
expansion of our infrastructure, growing our number of employees,
development of systems and processes, acquisition of content, and
general and administrative expenses associated with being a public
company. If our revenue does not increase sufficiently to offset
these expected increases in operating expenses, we will incur
losses and may not be able to achieve profitability in the future.
If there are delays in the distribution of our products or if we
are unable to successfully negotiate with advertisers, application
developers, carriers, mobile operators, or OEMs, or if these
negotiations cannot occur on a timely basis, we may not be able to
generate revenue sufficient to meet the needs of the
business.
We have a limited operating history for our current portfolio of
assets, which may make it difficult to evaluate our
business.
Evaluation of our business and our prospects must be considered in
light of our limited operating history with our combined business
following our acquisitions of Appreciate on March 2, 2021, AdColony
on April 29, 2021, and Fyber on May 25, 2021, and the risks and
uncertainties encountered by companies in our stage of development
in the emerging mobile application advertising industry. To
continue to grow our business, we must do the
following:
•maintain
our current, and develop new, wireless carrier, OEM, application
developer, advertiser, and marketplace exchange relationships, in
both international and domestic markets;
•retain
or improve our current revenue-sharing arrangements;
•continue
to develop new high-quality products and services that achieve
significant market acceptance;
•continue
to develop and upgrade our technology;
•continue
to enhance our information processing systems;
•execute
our business and marketing strategies successfully;
•respond
to competitive developments;
•address
increasing regulatory requirements, including data protection and
consumer privacy compliance; and
•attract,
integrate, retain, and motivate qualified talent.
We may be unable to accomplish one or more of these objectives,
which could cause our business to suffer. In addition,
accomplishing many of these efforts may be very expensive and these
efforts may not yield the anticipated returns, which could
adversely impact our operating results and financial
condition.
The failure to successfully integrate the business and operations
of our recent acquisitions or delays in such integration may
adversely affect our future results.
We recently completed the acquisitions of Appreciate, AdColony, and
Fyber. We believe these acquisitions will result in certain
benefits, including providing vertical integrations essential to
achieving the Company’s strategic goal of being a powerful,
best-in-class, end-to-end solution for mobile brand acquisition,
advertising, and monetization. To realize these anticipated
benefits, the businesses of Appreciate, AdColony, and Fyber must
continue to be successfully integrated. The success of the
acquisitions will depend on our ability to realize these
anticipated benefits from integrating all three businesses. The
acquisitions may fail to realize the anticipated benefits for a
variety of reasons, including the following:
•difficulties
integrating and harmonizing operations, systems, technologies,
products, personnel, and other key functions, and inefficiencies
and lack of control that may result if such integration is delayed
or not implemented;
•diversion
of our management’s attention in the acquisition and integration
process, including oversight over acquired businesses that continue
their operations under contingent consideration provisions in
acquisition agreements;
•difficulties
in implementing internal controls and disclosure controls,
procedures, and policies appropriate for a larger, U.S.-based
public company at companies that prior to acquisition may not have
as robust internal controls and disclosure controls, procedures,
and policies, in particular, with respect to the effectiveness of
internal controls, cyber and data security practices and incident
response plans, compliance with privacy and other regulations
protecting the rights of customers and users, and compliance with
U.S.-based economic policies and sanctions which may not have
previously been applicable to the acquired company’s
operations;
•difficulties
in implementing remediation of the material weakness in our
internal control over financial reporting related to the
presentation of certain revenue net of license fees and revenue
share expense and the classification of certain hosting costs
described;
•difficulties
integrating operations across different cultures and languages and
to address the particular economic, currency, political, and
regulatory risks associated with specific countries as well as tax
risks that may arise from the acquisitions; and
•the
increasing legal, regulatory, and compliance exposure, and the
additional costs related to mitigate each of those, as a result of
adding new offices, employees and other service providers, benefit
plans, job types, and lines of business globally.
The integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses or
delays. If we are unable to
successfully integrate the business and operations of our recent
acquisitions, or if there are delays in integrating the businesses,
the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions may not be realized or
realized in full or may take longer to realize than
expected.
Growth may place significant demands on our management and our
infrastructure.
Managing our growth will require significant expenditures and
allocation of valuable management resources. If we fail to achieve
the necessary level of efficiency in our organization as it grows,
our business, operating results, and financial condition could be
harmed. In recent years, we have significantly grown the scale of
our business. In addition, during 2021, we consummated the
acquisitions of Appreciate, AdColony, and Fyber, which have
significantly grown the size and scope of our business. The growth
and expansion of our business places significant strain on our
management and our operational and financial resources. As we
expand our product and service offerings and the usage of our
platform grows, we will need to devote additional resources to
improving its capabilities, features and functionality, and scaling
our business, IT, financial, operating, and administrative systems.
Even if we are successful in our expansion and integration efforts,
they will be expensive and complex and require the dedication of
significant management time and attention. We may also suffer
inefficiencies or service disruptions because of our efforts to
scale our internal infrastructure.
Our operations are global in scope, and we face added business,
political, regulatory, legal, operational, financial, and economic
risks as a result of our international operations and distribution,
any of which could increase our costs and hinder our
growth.
We have operations in North America, Germany, Israel, India, South
America, Singapore, and Turkey and sales presence, and customers
all over the world. We are continuing to adapt to and develop
strategies to address global markets, but we cannot assure such
efforts will be successful. We expect our business will continue to
grow for the foreseeable future as we continue to pursue
opportunities globally, which will require the dedication of
management attention and financial resources.
We expect international sales and growth to continue to be an
important component of our revenue and operations. Risks affecting
our international operations include:
•challenges
caused by distance, language and cultural differences;
•the
burdens of complying with multiple and conflicting foreign laws and
regulations, including complications due to unexpected changes in
these laws and regulations;
•higher
costs associated with doing business internationally;
•difficulties
in staffing and managing international operations;
•greater
fluctuations in sales to customers, end users, and through carriers
in developing countries, including longer payment cycles and
greater difficulty collecting accounts receivable;
•protectionist
laws and business practices that favor local businesses in certain
countries;
•foreign
exchange controls that might prevent us from repatriating income
earned outside the U.S.;
•the
servicing of regions by many different carriers;
•imposition
of public sector controls, including price controls;
•political,
economic, and social instability;
•restrictions
on the export or import of technology;
•trade
and tariff restrictions;
•variations
in tariffs, quotas, taxes, and other market barriers;
and
•reduced
protection for intellectual property rights in some countries and
practical difficulties in enforcing intellectual property rights in
countries other than the U.S.
In addition, developing user interfaces that are compatible with
other languages or cultures can be expensive. As a result, our
ongoing international expansion efforts may be more costly than we
expect. Further, expansion into developing countries subjects us to
the effects of regional instability, civil unrest, and hostilities,
and could adversely affect us by disrupting communications and
making travel more difficult. These risks could harm our
international expansion efforts, which, in turn, could materially
and adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial
condition.
Our financial results could vary significantly from
quarter-to-quarter and are difficult to predict.
Our revenue and operating results could vary significantly from
quarter-to-quarter because of a variety of
factors, many of which are outside of our control, including the
seasonal nature of advertiser spending. As a result, comparing our
operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be
meaningful. In addition, we are not able to accurately predict our
future revenue or results of operations. We base our current and
future expense levels on our internal operating plans and sales
forecasts, and our operating costs are to a large extent fixed. As
a result, we may not be able to reduce our costs sufficiently to
compensate for an unexpected shortfall in revenue, and even a small
shortfall in revenue could disproportionately and adversely affect
financial results for that quarter. Individual products and
services, and carrier and OEM relationships, represent meaningful
portions of our revenue and margins in any quarter.
In addition to other risk factors discussed in this section,
factors that may contribute to the variability of our results
include:
•the
number of new products and services released by us and our
competitors;
•the
timing of release of new products and services by us and our
competitors, particularly those that may represent a significant
portion of revenue in a period;
•the
popularity of new products and services, and products and services
released in prior periods;
•changes
in prominence of deck placement for our leading products and those
of our competitors;
•the
timing of charges related to impairments of goodwill and intangible
assets;
•changes
in pricing policies by us, our competitors, our vendors or our
carriers and other distributors;
•changes
in the mix of direct versus indirect advertising sales, which have
varying margin profiles;
•changes
in the mix of CPI, CPP, CPA, and license fee sales, which have
varying revenue and margin profiles;
•the
seasonality of our industry;
•fluctuations
in the size and rate of growth of overall consumer demand for
mobile products and services and digital advertising;
•changes
in advertising budget allocations or marketing
strategies;
•changes
to our product, media, customer or channel mix;
•changes
in the economic prospects of advertisers, app developers, or the
economy generally, which could alter advertisers’ or developers’
spending priorities, or could increase the time or costs required
to complete advertising inventory sales;
•changes
in the pricing and availability of advertising inventory through
real-time advertising exchanges or in the cost of reaching end
consumers through digital advertising;
•disruptions
or outages on our platform;
•strategic
decisions by us or our competitors, such as acquisitions,
divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments or
changes in business strategy;
•our
success in entering new geographic markets;
•decisions
by one or more of our partners and/or customers to terminate our
business relationship(s);
•foreign
exchange fluctuations;
•accounting
rules governing recognition of revenue;
•charges
associated with impairment of any assets on our balance sheet or
changes in our expected estimated useful life of property and
equipment and intangible assets;
•changes
in regional or global business, political, macroeconomic and market
conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,
inflation, and rising interest rates, which may impact the other
factors described above.
•the
timing of compensation expense associated with equity compensation
grants; and
•decisions
by us to incur additional expenses for product and service
development.
As a result of these and other factors, including seasonality
attributable to the holiday seasons, our operating results may not
meet the expectations of investors or public market analysts who
choose to follow our company. Our failure to meet market
expectations would likely result in decreases in the trading price
of our common stock.
A significant portion of our revenue is currently being derived
from a limited number of wireless carriers and customers. If any
one of these carriers or customers were to terminate their
agreement with us or if they were unable to fulfill their payment
obligations, our financial condition and results of operations
would suffer.
In our On Device Solutions business, we rely on wireless carriers
and OEMs to distribute our products and services. A significant
portion of our On Device Solutions business is derived from a
limited number of wireless
carriers. Our failure to maintain our relationships with these
carriers, establish relationships with new carriers, or a loss or
change of terms could materially reduce our revenue and thus harm
our business, operating results, and financial
condition.
Our contracts with its advertiser and publisher customers do not
generally include long-term obligations requiring them to purchase
our services and are cancellable upon short or no notice and
without penalty. We have both exclusive and non-exclusive carrier
and OEM agreements. Historically, our carrier and OEM agreements
have had terms of one or two years with automatic renewal
provisions upon expiration of the initial term, absent a contrary
notice from either party, but going forward terms in carrier and
OEM agreements may vary. In addition, some carrier and OEM
agreements provide that the parties can terminate the agreement
early and, in some instances, at any time without cause, which
could give them the ability to renegotiate economic or other terms.
The agreements generally do not obligate the carriers and OEMs to
market or distribute any of our products or services. We cannot
give any assurance that our advertiser and publisher customers will
continue to use our services or that we will be able to replace, in
a timely or effective manner, departing customers with new
customers that generate comparable revenue.
A significant portion of our revenue is also impacted by the level
of advertising spend. If advertising spend is lower than our
expectations -- a factor over which we have no control as we do not
determine our customers’ advertising budgets -- our revenue will be
impacted negatively, and this impact may be
significant.
From time-to-time, we expect that a limited number of our
advertising customers will account for a significant share of our
advertising revenue. This customer concentration increases the risk
of quarterly fluctuations in our revenue and operating results. Our
advertiser customers may reduce or terminate their business with us
at any time for any reason, including changes in their financial
condition or other business circumstances. If a large advertising
customer representing a substantial portion of our business decided
to materially reduce or discontinue its use of our platform, it
could cause an immediate and significant decline in our revenue and
negatively affect our results of operations and financial
condition.
If our goodwill becomes impaired, we may be required to record a
significant charge to earnings.
We test goodwill for impairment at least annually or sooner if an
indicator of impairment is present. If such goodwill is deemed
impaired, an impairment loss would be recognized. We may be
required to record a significant charge in our financial statements
during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill is
determined, which would negatively affect our results of
operations.
The effects of the current and any future general downturns in the
U.S. and the global economy, including financial market
disruptions, could have an adverse impact on our business,
operating results, or financial condition.
Our business depends on the overall demand for advertising and on
the economic health of advertisers that benefit from our platform.
Our operating results also may be affected by uncertain or changing
economic conditions such as the challenges that are currently
affecting economic conditions in the U.S. and the global economy,
including the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, inflation and global supply
constraints. Current or future global market uncertainties or
downturns and associated macroeconomic conditions, such as growing
inflation, rising interest rates, recessionary fears, changes in
foreign currency exchange rates, the impact of global instability
in many parts of the world and public health crises, may disrupt
the operations of our clients and partners and cause advertisers to
decrease or pause their advertising budgets, which could reduce
spend though our platform and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations. If global economic
and market conditions, or economic conditions in the United States
or other key markets, remain uncertain or persist, spread, or
deteriorate further, we may experience material impacts on our
business, operating results, and financial condition in a number of
ways including negatively affecting our profitability and causing
our stock price to decline.
Our products, services, and systems rely on software that is highly
technical, and if it contains errors or viruses, our business could
be adversely affected.
Our products, services, and systems rely on software, including
software developed or maintained internally and/or by third
parties, that is highly technical and complex. In addition, our
products, services, and systems depend on the ability of such
software to transfer, store, retrieve, process, and manage large
amounts of data. The software on which we rely has contained, and
may now or in the future contain, undetected errors, bugs, or
vulnerabilities. Some errors may only be discovered after the code
has been released for external or internal use. Errors or other
design defects within the software on which we rely may result in a
negative experience for customers and marketers who use our
products, delay product introductions or enhancements, result in
measurement or billing errors, or compromise our ability to protect
the data of our users and/or our intellectual property. Any errors,
bugs, vulnerabilities, or defects discovered in the software on
which we rely could result in damage to our reputation, loss of
users, loss of revenue, or liability for damages, any of which
could adversely affect our business and financial
results.
Our business may involve the use, transmission, and storage of
confidential information and personally identifiable information,
and the failure to properly safeguard such information could result
in significant reputational harm and monetary damages.
We may at times collect, store, and transmit information of, or on
behalf of, its customers that may include certain types of
confidential information that may be considered personal or
sensitive and that are subject to laws that apply to data breaches.
We intend to take reasonable steps to protect the security,
integrity, and confidentiality of the information it collects and
stores, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized
disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain
unauthorized access to this information despite our efforts to
protect this information. If such unauthorized disclosure or access
does occur, we may be required to notify persons whose information
was disclosed or accessed. Most states have enacted data breach
notification laws and, in addition to federal laws that apply to
certain types of information, such as financial information,
federal legislation has been proposed that would establish broader
federal obligations with respect to data breaches. Further, certain
foreign countries have adopted laws applicable to personal
identifiable information and data breaches. We may also be subject
to claims of breach of contract for such disclosure, investigation
and penalties by regulatory authorities, and potential claims by
persons whose information was disclosed. The unauthorized
disclosure of information may result in the termination of one or
more of its commercial relationships or a reduction in customer
confidence and usage of its services. We may also be subject to
litigation alleging the improper use, transmission, or storage of
confidential information, which could damage its reputation among
its current and potential customers, require significant
expenditure of capital and other resources, and cause it to lose
business and revenue.
System security risks, data protection breaches, cyber-attacks, and
systems integration issues could disrupt our internal operations or
information technology services provided to customers, and any such
disruption could reduce our expected revenue, increase our
expenses, damage our reputation, and adversely affect our stock
price.
Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to
penetrate our network security and misappropriate or compromise our
confidential information or that of third parties, create system
disruptions, or cause shutdowns. Computer programmers and hackers
also may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms, and other
malicious software programs that attack our products or otherwise
exploit any security vulnerabilities of our products. The costs to
us to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems,
viruses, worms, malicious software programs, and security
vulnerabilities could be significant, and our efforts to address
these problems may not be successful and could result in
interruptions, delays, cessation of service, and loss of existing
or potential customers. We manage and store proprietary information
and sensitive or confidential data relating to our business.
Breaches of our security measures or the accidental loss,
inadvertent disclosure, or unapproved dissemination of proprietary
information or sensitive or confidential data about us or our
customers, including the potential loss or disclosure of such
information or data as a result of fraud, trickery, or other forms
of deception, could expose us, our customers, or the individuals
affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, result in
litigation and potential liability for us, damage our brand and
reputation, or otherwise harm our business.
Our business and growth may suffer if we are unable to hire and
retain key talent who are in high demand.
We depend on the continued contributions of our domestic and
international senior management and other key talent. The loss of
the services of any of our executive officers or other key
employees could harm our business. Because not all of our executive
officers and key employees are under employment agreements or are
under agreements with short terms, their future employment with the
Company is uncertain. Additionally, our workforce is comprised of a
relatively small number of employees operating in different
countries around the globe who support our existing and potential
customers. Given the size and geographic dispersion of our
workforce, we could experience challenges with execution as our
business matures and expands.
Our future success also depends on our ability to identify,
attract, and retain highly skilled technical, managerial,
financial, marketing, and creative talent. We face intense
competition for qualified individuals from numerous technology,
marketing, and mobile entertainment companies. Further, we conduct
international operations in North America, Germany, Israel, India,
South America, Singapore, and Turkey, areas that, similarly to our
headquarters region, have high costs of living and consequently
high compensation standards and/or intense demand for qualified
individuals, which may require us to incur significant costs to
attract them. We may be unable to attract and retain suitably
qualified individuals who are capable of meeting our growing
creative, operational, and managerial requirements, or may be
required to pay increased compensation in order to do
so.
Volatility or lack of performance in our stock price may also
affect our ability to attract and retain our key employees. Some of
our senior management and other key employees have become, or will
soon become, vested in a substantial amount of stock or stock
options. Employees may be more likely to leave us if the shares
they own or the shares underlying their options have significantly
appreciated in value relative to the original purchase prices of
the shares or the exercise prices of the options, or if the
exercise prices of the options they hold are significantly above
the market price of our common stock. If we are unable to retain
our employees, our business, operating results, and financial
condition could be harmed.
Our corporate culture has contributed to our success and, if we are
unable to maintain it as we grow, our business, financial
condition, and results of operations could be harmed.
We have experienced and may continue to experience rapid expansion
of our employee ranks. We believe our corporate culture has been a
key element of our success. However, as our organization grows, it
may be difficult to maintain our culture, which could reduce our
ability to innovate and operate effectively. The failure to
maintain the key aspects of our culture as our organization grows
could result in decreased employee satisfaction, increased
difficulty in attracting top talent, increased turnover, and could
compromise the quality of our customer service, all of which are
important to our success and to the effective execution of our
business strategy. In the event we are unable to maintain our
corporate culture as we scale, our business, financial condition,
and results of operations could be harmed.
We plan to continue to review opportunities and possibly make
acquisitions, which could require significant management attention,
disrupt our business, result in dilution to our stockholders, and
adversely affect our financial condition and results of
operations.
As part of our business strategy, we have made and intend to
continue to review opportunities and possibly make acquisitions to
add specialized employees and complementary companies, products,
technologies, or distribution channels. In some cases, these
acquisitions may be substantial and our ability to acquire and
integrate such companies in a successful manner will be
challenging. The failure to successfully integrate an acquired
business could disrupt operations and divert management’s
attention.
Any acquisitions we announce could be viewed negatively by mobile
network operators, users, customers, vendors, marketers,
developers, or investors. In addition, we may not successfully
evaluate, integrate, or utilize the products, technology, services,
operations, or talent we acquire. The integration of acquisitions
may require significant time and resources, and we may not manage
these integrations successfully. In addition, we may discover
liabilities or deficiencies that we did not identify in advance
associated with the companies or assets we acquire. The
effectiveness of our due diligence with respect to acquisitions,
and our ability to evaluate the results of such due diligence, is
dependent upon the accuracy and completeness of statements and
disclosures made or actions taken by the companies we acquire or
their representatives. We may also fail to accurately forecast the
financial impact of an acquisition transaction, including
accounting charges.
We may also incur substantial costs in making acquisitions. We may
pay substantial amounts of cash or incur debt to pay for
acquisitions, which could adversely affect our liquidity. The
incurrence of indebtedness would also result in increased fixed
obligations and interest expense, and could also include covenants
or other restrictions that would impede our ability to manage our
operations. Additionally, we may issue equity securities to pay for
acquisitions or to retain the employees of the acquired company,
which could increase our expenses, adversely affect our financial
results, and result in dilution to our stockholders. In addition,
acquisitions may result in our recording of substantial goodwill
and amortizable intangible assets on our balance sheet upon
closing, which could adversely affect our future financial results
and financial condition. These factors related to acquisitions may
require significant management attention, disrupt our business,
result in dilution to our stockholders, and adversely affect our
financial results and financial condition.
International acquisitions involve risks related to integration of
operations across different cultures and languages, currency risks,
and the particular economic, political, and regulatory risks
associated with specific countries.
If we fail to implement or are delayed in the implementation of our
new ERP system platform, we may not be able to effectively transact
our business or produce our financial statements on a timely basis
and without incurrence of additional costs, which would adversely
affect our business, results of operations and cash
flows.
We are currently implementing Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning,
or ERP, to manage accounting functions for all of our operations
globally. This integration involves significant complexity,
requiring us to move and reconfigure all of our current system
processes, transactions, data and controls to a new platform. Due
to this complexity and the scope and volume of changes involved in
this implementation, we may experience delays and higher than
planned resource needs in our migration efforts. Although we will
conduct testing, assessments and validation to ensure that our
internal financial and accounting controls will be effective
post-implementation, we may nevertheless experience difficulties in
transacting our business due to system challenges, delays or
process deficiencies following the initial launch of the system,
which could impair our ability to conduct our business or to
produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis. If our
ability to conduct our business or to produce accurate financial
statements on a timely basis is impaired, our business, results of
operations and cash flows would be adversely affected.
Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry,
including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults, or
non-performance by financial institutions, could adversely affect
our business, financial condition, or results of
operations
We regularly maintain cash balances at banks and other financial
institutions that would exceed any applicable Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insurance limits. Should events, including
limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse
developments occur with respect to the banks or other financial
institutions that hold our funds, or that affect financial
institutions or the financial services industry generally, or
concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar
risks, our liquidity may be adversely affected.
If any banks or financial institutions enter receivership or become
insolvent in the future in response to financial conditions
affecting the banking system and financial markets, our operations
may be negatively impacted, including our ability to access cash,
cash equivalents or investments. In addition, investor concerns
regarding the U.S. or international financial systems could result
in less favorable financing terms, including higher interest rates
or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic
limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources an could have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or
results of operations.
In addition, if any of our customers, suppliers or other parties
with whom we conduct business are unable to access funds pursuant
to instruments or lending arrangements with a financial
institution, such parties’ ability to pay their obligations to us
could be adversely affected.
Risks Related to the Mobile Advertising Industry
The mobile advertising business is an intensely competitive
industry and we may not be able to compete
successfully.
We operate in a highly competitive and fragmented mobile app
ecosystem composed of divisions of large,
well-established companies as well as public and privately-held
companies. The large companies in our ecosystem may play multiple
different roles given the breadth of their businesses.
•Our
primary competition for media distribution comes from the Google
Play application store. Broadly, our media distribution platform
faces competition from existing operator solutions built
internally, as well as companies providing application and content
media products and services, such as: Facebook, Snapchat,
IronSource, WPP, Omnicom, Criteo, QuinStreet, InMobi, Cheetah
Mobile, Baidu, Tremor International, Magnite, Brightcove, Applovin,
and others. These companies can be customers for Digital Turbine
products, but also competitors in certain cases. Our more material
competition is internally developed operator solutions and specific
media distribution solutions built in-house by OEMs and wireless
carriers. Some of our existing wireless carriers could make a
strategic decision to develop their own solutions rather than
continue to use our suite of products, which could be a material
source of competition.
•Advertisers
typically engage with several advertising platforms and networks to
purchase advertisements on mobile devices and apps, looking to
optimize their marketing investments. Such advertising platform
companies vary in size and include players such as Facebook,
Google, Amazon, and Unity Software, as well as various private
companies. Several of these platforms are also our partners and
customers.
Competitors could also seek to gain market share from us by
reducing the prices they charge to advertisers or publishers or by
introducing new technology tools for advertisers or developers.
Moreover, increased competition for mobile advertising space from
developers could result in an increase in the portion of advertiser
revenue that we must pay to developers to acquire that advertising
space. Our business will suffer to the extent that its developers
and advertisers purchase and sell mobile advertising directly from
each other or through other companies that are able to become
intermediaries between developers and advertisers. Any of these
developments would make it more difficult for us to sell its
services and could result in increased pricing pressure, reduced
profit margins, increased sales and marketing expenses, or the loss
of market share.
The markets for our products and services are rapidly evolving and
may decline or experience limited growth.
The industry in which we operate is characterized by rapid
technological change, new features, tools, solutions and
strategies, evolving legal and regulatory requirements, changing
customer needs, and a dynamic competitive market. Our future
success will depend in large part on the continued growth of our
markets and our ability to improve and expand our products and
services to respond quickly and effectively to this
growth.
Wireless network and mobile device technologies are undergoing
rapid innovation. New mobile devices with more advanced processors
and advanced programming languages continue to be introduced. In
addition, networks that enable enhanced features are being
developed and deployed. We have no control over the demand for, or
success of, these products or technologies. If we fail to
anticipate and adapt to these and other technological changes, the
available channels for our products and services may be limited and
our market share and operating results may suffer. Our future
success will depend on our ability to adapt to rapidly changing
technologies and develop products and services to accommodate
evolving industry standards with improved performance and
reliability. In addition, the widespread adoption of networking or
telecommunications technologies or other technological changes
could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our
products and services.
We must constantly make investment decisions regarding offerings
and technology to meet customer demand and evolving industry
standards. We may not achieve the anticipated returns on these
investments. If new or existing competitors have more attractive
offerings, we may lose customers or customers may decrease their
use of our platform. New customer demands, superior competitive
offerings, or new industry standards could require us to make
unanticipated and costly changes to our platform or business
model.
We must be able to keep pace with rapid regulatory changes in order
to compete successfully in our markets. Our revenue growth depends
on our ability to respond to frequently changing data protection
regulations, policies, and user and customer demands and
expectations, which will require us to incur additional costs to
implement. The regulatory landscape in this industry is rapidly
shifting, and we may become subject to new regulations that
restrict our operations or materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
The markets for our products and services could fail to grow
significantly or there could be a reduction in demand for our
products or services as a result of a lack of customer acceptance,
technological challenges,
competing products and services, decreases in spending by current
and prospective customers, weakening economic conditions, and other
causes. If our markets do not continue to experience growth or if
the demand for our products and services decreases, then our
business, financial condition, and results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected.
Our business is dependent on the continued growth in usage of
smartphones, tablets, and other mobile connected
devices.
Our business depends on the continued proliferation of mobile
connected devices, such as smartphones and tablets, which can
connect to the internet over a cellular, wireless, or other
network, as well as the increased consumption of content through
those devices. Consumer usage of these mobile connected devices may
be inhibited for a number of reasons, such as:
•inadequate
network infrastructure to support advanced features beyond just
mobile web access;
•users’
concerns about the security of these devices;
•inconsistent
quality of cellular or wireless connections;
•unavailability
of cost-effective, high-speed Internet service;
•changes
in network carrier pricing plans that charge device users based on
the amount of data consumed; and
•new
technology which is not compatible with our products and
offerings.
For any of these or other reasons, users of mobile connected
devices may limit the amount of time they spend on these devices
and the number of applications or amount of content they download
on these devices. If user adoption of mobile connected devices and
consumer consumption of content on those devices do not continue to
grow, our total addressable market size may be significantly
limited, which could compromise our ability to increase our revenue
and our ability to become profitable.
Wireless communication technologies are changing rapidly, and we
may not be successful in working with these new
technologies.
Technology changes in the wireless industry require us to
anticipate, sometimes years in advance, which technologies we must
implement and take advantage of to make our products and services,
and other mobile entertainment products, competitive in the market.
Further, policy changes or restrictions applied to mobile operating
systems might affect our ability to implement our products and
services. We usually start our product development with a range of
technical development goals that we hope to be able to achieve. We
may not be able to achieve these goals, or our competitors may be
able to achieve them more quickly and effectively than we can. In
either case, our products and services may be technologically
inferior to those of our competitors, less appealing to customers
or end users, or both. If we cannot achieve our technology goals
within our original development schedule, then we may delay their
release until these technology goals can be achieved, which may
delay or reduce our revenue, increase our development expenses, and
harm our reputation. Alternatively, we may increase our product
development resources in an attempt either to preserve our product
launch schedule or to keep up with our competition. In either case,
our business, operating results, and financial condition could be
materially affected.
The complexity of and incompatibilities among mobile devices may
require us to use additional resources for the development of our
products and services.
To reach large numbers of wireless subscribers, application
developers, and wireless carriers, we must support numerous mobile
devices and technologies. Keeping pace with the rapid innovation of
mobile device technologies together with the continuous
introduction of new, and often incompatible, mobile device models
by wireless carriers requires us to make continuous investments in
product development and maintenance, including talent,
technologies, and equipment. In the future, we may be required to
make substantial investments in our development if the number of
different types of mobile device models continues to proliferate.
In addition, as more advanced mobile devices are introduced that
enable more complex, feature-rich products and services, we
anticipate our product development and maintenance costs will
increase.
If wireless subscribers do not continue to use their mobile devices
to access mobile content and other applications, our business
growth and future revenue may be adversely affected.
We operate in a developing industry. Our success depends on growth
in the number of wireless subscribers who use their mobile devices
to access data services we develop and distribute. New or different
mobile content applications developed by our current or future
competitors may be preferred by subscribers to our offerings. In
addition, other mobile platforms may become widespread, and end
users may choose to switch to these platforms. If the market for
our products and services does not continue to grow or we are
unable to acquire new customers or end users, our business growth
and future revenue could be adversely affected. If customers or end
users switch their advertising or entertainment spending away from
the kinds of offerings that we provide, or switch to platforms or
distribution where we do not have comparative strengths, our
revenue would likely decline and our business, operating results
and financial condition would suffer.
A shift of technology platform by wireless carriers and mobile
device manufacturers could lengthen the development period for our
offerings, increase our costs, and cause our offerings to be of
lower quality or to be published later than
anticipated.
Mobile devices require multimedia capabilities enabled by operating
systems capable of running applications, products, and services
such as ours. Our development resources are concentrated in today’s
most popular operating systems, and we have experience developing
applications for these operating systems. If these operating
systems falls out of favor with mobile device manufacturers and
wireless carriers and there is a rapid shift to a new technology
where we do not have development experience or resources, the
development period for our products and services may be lengthened,
increasing our costs, and the resulting products and services may
be of lower quality and may be published later than anticipated. In
such an event, our reputation, business, operating results, and
financial condition might suffer.
Actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in mobile devices or
wireless networks could adversely affect our revenue.
Maintaining the security of mobile devices and wireless networks is
critical for our business. There are individuals and groups who
develop and deploy viruses, worms, and other illicit code or
malicious software programs that may attack wireless networks and
mobile devices. Security experts have identified computer “worm”
programs that target mobile devices running on certain operating
systems. Although these worms have not been widely released and do
not present an immediate risk to our business, we believe future
threats could lead some end users to reduce or delay future
purchases of our products or reduce or delay the use of their
mobile devices. Wireless carriers and OEMs may also increase their
expenditures on protecting their wireless networks and mobile
device products from attack, which could delay adoption of new
mobile device models. Any of these activities could adversely
affect our revenue and this could harm our business, operating
results, and financial condition.
We may be subject to legal liability (including potential issues
with the use of intellectual property) associated with providing
mobile and online services.
We provide a variety of products and services that enable carriers,
manufacturers, application developers, advertisers, and users to
engage in various mobile and online activities both domestically
and internationally. Laws relating to the liability of providers of
these mobile and online services and products for such activities
is still unsettled and constantly evolving in the U.S. and
internationally. Claims have been threatened and have been brought
against us in the past for breaches of contract, copyright or
trademark infringement, data privacy regulatory violations, tort,
or other theories based on the provision of these products and
services. In addition, we have been and may again in the future be
subject to domestic or international actions alleging that certain
content we have generated or third-party content that we have made
available within our services violates laws in domestic and
international jurisdictions. We may be subject to claims concerning
these products, services, or content by virtue of our involvement
in marketing, branding, broadcasting, or providing access to them,
even if we do not ourselves host, operate, provide, own, or license
these products, services, or content. While we routinely insert
indemnification provisions into our contracts with these parties,
such indemnities to us, when obtainable, may not cover all damages
and losses suffered by us and our customers from covered products
and services. In addition, recorded reserves and/or insurance
coverage may be exceeded by unexpected results from such claims.
Defending such actions could be costly and involve significant time
and attention of our management and other resources, may result in
monetary liabilities or penalties, and may require us to change our
business in an adverse manner.
Public health issues, such as a major epidemic or pandemic, could
adversely affect our business or financial results.
The U.S. and other countries have experienced, and may experience
in the future, outbreaks of contagious diseases that affect public
health and public perception of health risk. In December 2019, a
novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged and subsequently spread
worldwide. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a
pandemic, resulting in foreign, federal, state, and local
governments and private entities mandating various restrictions
requiring closure of non-essential businesses and recommending
people remain at home. There is significant uncertainty regarding
the extent to which and how long COVID-19 will disrupt the U.S.
economy. COVID-19 and efforts to control its spread have curtailed
the movement of people, goods, and services worldwide, including in
the regions in which we and our customers and partners
operate.
The extent to which COVID-19 ultimately impacts our operational and
financial performance will depend on future developments, including
the duration and spread of the outbreak and the impact on carriers,
OEMs, customers, and employees, all of which are highly uncertain
and cannot be predicted. We will continue to actively monitor the
situation and may take further actions that alter our business
operations, as may be required by foreign, federal, state, or local
authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our
employees, customers, partners, suppliers, and
stockholders.
Russia’s invasion of and ongoing war in Ukraine has caused, and is
currently expected to continue to cause, negative effects on
geopolitical conditions and the global economy, including financial
markets, inflation, and the global supply chain, which could have
an adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial
condition.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine that
has resulted in an ongoing military conflict between the two
countries (the “Russia-Ukraine Conflict”). The Russia-Ukraine
Conflict has caused, and is currently expected to continue to
cause, political, economic, and social instability, significant
disruptions to the regional and the global economy, financial
system, international trade, and the transportation and energy
sectors, among others. In addition, the Russia-Ukraine Conflict has
displaced millions of people, causing an acute refugee crisis in
Europe, and has increased the threat of nuclear accidents or
attacks, cyberattacks, and further regional or global conflicts
(including a potential expansion of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict to
other countries as well as other unrelated potential conflicts),
among other potentially dire consequences. In response to Russia’s
actions, multiple countries and governing bodies, including the
U.S. and the European Union, have put in place global sanctions and
other severe restrictions or prohibitions on the activities of
certain individuals and businesses connected to Russia and/or
Belarus. Companies have also implemented restrictions that severely
limit, and in some cases, reverse or cancel, business transactions
in or involving certain individuals and/or businesses connected to
or associated with Russia and/or Belarus. Further, some companies
have moved to divest of Russia-based subsidiaries and assets. In
addition, the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the supply
chain and commodity prices are expected to be profound and may
result in substantial inflation in one or more countries (or
globally). The ultimate impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict and
its effect on the geopolitical environment and global economic and
commercial activity and conditions, and on our operations,
financial condition, and performance, and the duration and severity
of those effects, is impossible to predict.
Adverse changes in the geopolitical relationship between the U.S.
and China or changes in China’s economic and regulatory landscape
could have an adverse effect on business conditions.
Adverse changes in economic and political policies relating to
China could have an adverse effect on our business. An escalation
of recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China has resulted in
trade restrictions that harm our ability to participate in Chinese
markets. For example, U.S. export control regulations relating to
China have created restrictions with respect to the sale of certain
products to Chinese companies and further changes to regulations
could result in additional restrictions. Sustained uncertainty
about, or worsening of, current global economic conditions and
further escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and its
trading partners, especially China, could result in a global
economic slowdown and long-term changes to global trade, including
retaliatory trade restrictions that further restrict our ability to
operate in China. Governmental agencies in any of the countries in
which we, our customers or end users are located, such as China,
could block access to or require a license for our platform, our
website, mobile applications, operating system platforms,
application stores or the Internet generally for a number of
reasons, including security, confidentiality or regulatory
concerns. If companies or governmental entities block, limit or
otherwise restrict customers from accessing our platform, or end
users from playing games developed or operated on our platform, our
business could be harmed. Further, some countries may block data
transfers as a result of businesses collecting data within a
country’s borders as part of broader privacy-related
concerns, which could affect our business. For example, companies
and governmental agencies could block the distribution of several
applications of Chinese origin. Because we rely on wireless
carriers and OEMs to distribute our product and services, if
wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers restrict certain
Chinese apps from being downloaded onto their platforms this could
negatively impact our business and our financial condition and
results of operations would suffer. Any actions and policies
adopted by the government of the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”), particularly with regard to intellectual property rights
and existing cloud-based and Internet restrictions for non-Chinese
businesses, or any prolonged slowdown in China’s economy could have
an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition. In particular, PRC laws and regulations impose
restrictions on foreign ownership of companies that engage in
internet, market survey, cloud-based services and other related
businesses from time to time. In August 2021, China passed a new
data privacy law known as Personal Information Protection Law and
Data Security Law, effective November 1, 2021, which adopts a
stringent data transfer regime requiring, among other things, data
subject consent for certain data transfers.
Industry Regulatory Risks
We are subject to rapidly changing and increasingly stringent laws,
contractual obligations, and industry standards relating to
privacy, data protection, data security, and the protection of
children. The restrictions and costs imposed by these requirements,
or our actual or perceived failure to comply with them, could harm
our business.
Our platform relies on our ability to collect, use, and share
information of customers, users, and others. These activities are
regulated by a variety of federal, state, local, and international
privacy, data protection, and data security laws and regulations,
which have become increasingly stringent in recent
years.
Most jurisdictions in which we or our customers operate have
adopted, or are in the process of adopting, privacy, data
protection, and data security laws. In this regard, it is important
to highlight the European Union’s GDPR, which went into effect in
May 2018. The GDPR regulates the collection, control, processing,
sharing, disclosure, and other uses of data relating to personal
data. Further, after the UK’s exit from the EU on January 31, 2020,
the GDPR ceased to apply in the UK at the end of the transition
period on December 31, 2020. However, as of January 1, 2021, the
UK’s European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 incorporated the GDPR (as
it existed on December 31, 2020, but subject to certain UK specific
amendments) into UK law (referred to as the “UK GDPR”). The UK GDPR
and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 set out the UK’s data
protection regime, which is independent from but aligned with the
GDPR. The GDPR, UK GDPR, and national implementing legislation in
European Economic Area (“EEA”) member states and the UK impose a
strict data protection compliance regime including:
•providing
detailed disclosure about how personal data is collected and
processed and how data subjects can exercise their rights (in a
concise, intelligible and easily accessible form);
•demonstrating
that an appropriate legal basis is in place or otherwise exists to
justify data processing activities;
•granting
new rights for data subjects in regard to their personal data
(including the right to be “forgotten” and the right to data
portability), as well as enhancing current rights such as data
subject access requests;
•introducing
the obligation to notify data protection regulators or supervisory
authorities (and in certain cases, affected individuals) of
personal data breaches that is likely to result in a risk to the
rights and freedoms of individuals;
•defining
for the first time pseudonymized (key-coded) data;
•imposing
limitations on retention of personal data;
•maintaining
a record of data processing;
•requiring
appropriate technical and organizational measures to be implemented
to ensure a level of security appropriate to the level of
risk;
•restricting
transfers of personal data outside the EEA and UK unless an
adequate transfer mechanism has been implemented to legitimize such
transfers; and
•complying
with the principal of accountability and the obligation to
demonstrate compliance through policies, procedures, training and
audit.
We are subject to the supervision of local data protection
authorities in those EEA and UK jurisdictions where we are
established or otherwise subject to the GDPR and the UK GDPR. Fines
for certain breaches of the GDPR are significant, including fines
up to the greater of €20 million or 4% of global turnover. The UK
GDPR mirrors the fines under the GDPR including fines up to the
greater of €20 million (£17.5 million) or 4% of global turnover. In
addition to the foregoing, a breach of the GDPR could result in
regulatory investigations, reputational damage,
orders to cease or change our processing of data, enforcement
notices, or assessment notices for a compulsory audit. We may also
face civil claims including representative actions and other class
action type litigation (where individuals have suffered harm),
potentially amounting to significant compensation or damages
liabilities, as well as associated costs, diversion of internal
resources, and reputational harm. Similar to GDPR, in September
2020, Brazil enacted the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, to
which we are also subject.
U.S. privacy and data security laws are also complex and changing
rapidly. Many states have enacted laws regulating the online
collection, use, and disclosure of personal information and
requiring companies implement reasonable data security measures.
Laws in all states and U.S. territories also require businesses to
notify affected individuals, governmental entities, and/or credit
reporting agencies of the occurrence of certain security breaches
affecting personal information. These laws are not consistent, and
compliance with them in the event of a widespread data breach is
complex and costly.
States have also begun to introduce more comprehensive privacy
legislation. For example, California enacted the California
Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which took effect on January 1,
2020, and became enforceable by the California Attorney General on
July 1, 2020. The CCPA creates new individual privacy rights for
California consumers (as defined in the law) and places increased
privacy and security obligations on entities handling personal data
of consumers or households. The CCPA gives California residents
expanded rights to access and delete their personal information,
opt out of sale of their personal information, and receive detailed
information about how their personal information is used. The CCPA
provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private
right of action for certain data breaches that result in the loss
of personal information. This private right of action may increase
the likelihood of, and risks associated with data breach
litigation. In addition to increasing our compliance costs and
potential liability, the CCPA created restrictions on “sales” of
personal information that may restrict the disclosure of personal
information for advertising purposes. Our advertising business
relies, in part, on such disclosure and could be materially and
adversely affected by the CCPA’s restrictions.
We will also be subject to the forthcoming CPRA, which was passed
into law on November 3, 2020, but will not take substantial effect
until January 1, 2023. The CPRA imposes additional obligations on
companies covered by the legislation and will significantly modify
the CCPA, including by expanding consumers’ rights with respect to
certain sensitive personal information, such as increasing
regulation on online advertising and particularly cross-context
behavioral advertising. The CPRA also creates a new state agency
that will be vested with authority to implement and enforce the
CCPA and the CPRA. The CPRA potentially results in further
uncertainty and requires us to incur additional costs and expenses
in an effort to comply.
Certain other state laws impose similar privacy obligations. For
example, Virginia has passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection
Act which will take effect on January 1, 2023. Colorado has passed
the Colorado Privacy Act that will take effect on July 1, 2023.
Utah has passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act that will take effect
on December 31, 2023. We also expect that more states may enact
legislation similarly to the CCPA, which provides consumers with
new privacy rights and increases the privacy and security
obligations of entities handling certain personal information of
such consumers. The CCPA has prompted a number of proposals for new
federal and state-level privacy legislation. Such proposed
legislation, if enacted, may add additional complexity, variation
in requirements, restrictions and potential legal risk, require
additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impact
strategies and the availability of previously useful data and could
result in increased compliance costs and/or changes in business
practices and policies.
Data privacy legislation restricts the cross-border transfer of
personal data and some countries introduced data localization into
their laws. Specifically, the GDPR, the UK GDPR, and other European
and UK data protection laws generally prohibit the transfer of
personal data from the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland to the U.S. and
most other countries unless the transfer is to an entity
established in a country deemed to provide adequate protection
(such as Israel) or the parties to the transfer have implemented
specific safeguards to protect the transferred personal data. Where
we transfer personal data outside the EEA or the UK to a country
that is not deemed to be “adequate,” we ensure we comply with
applicable laws including where we can rely on derogation (e.g.,
where the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract)
or we may put in place standard contractual clauses. We have
previously also relied on relevant third parties’ Privacy Shield
(as defined below) certifications.
Recent legal developments in the EU have created complexity and
uncertainty regarding transfers of personal data from the EEA to
the U.S. Most recently, on July 16, 2020, in a case known as
Schrems II, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”)
invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”)
under which personal data could be transferred from the EEA to U.S.
entities who had self-certified under the Privacy
Shield scheme. While the CJEU upheld the adequacy of the standard
contractual clauses (a standard form of contract approved by the
European Commission as an adequate personal data transfer
mechanism, and potential alternative to the Privacy Shield), it
made clear that reliance on them alone may not necessarily be
sufficient in all circumstances. Use of the standard contractual
clauses must now be assessed on a case-by-case basis taking into
account the legal regime applicable in the destination country, in
particular applicable surveillance laws and rights of individuals
and additional measures and/or contractual provisions may need to
be put in place, however, the nature of these additional measures
is currently uncertain. The CJEU went on to state that if a
competent supervisory authority believes that the standard
contractual clauses cannot be complied with in the destination
country and the required level of protection cannot be secured by
other means, such supervisory authority is under an obligation to
suspend or prohibit that transfer.
In response to this decision, the data protection authority in
Berlin, Germany has encouraged companies under its supervision to
stop transfers of personal data to the U.S. and switch to service
providers based in the European Union or other countries providing
adequate data protection. Authorities in the United Kingdom and
Switzerland may similarly issue guidance that precludes or
complicates our lawful use of the Standard Contractual Clauses.
There are few viable alternatives to the standard contractual
clauses, and the law in this area remains dynamic. These recent
developments will require us to review and may require us to amend
the legal mechanisms by which we make and/or receive personal data
transfers to/in the U.S. As supervisory authorities issue further
guidance on personal data export mechanisms, including
circumstances where the standard contractual clauses cannot be
used, and/or start taking enforcement action, we could suffer
additional costs, complaints and/or regulatory investigations or
fines, and/or if we are otherwise unable to transfer personal data
between and among countries and regions in which we operate, it
could affect the manner in which we provide our products and
services, the geographical location or segregation of our relevant
systems and operations, may reduce demand for our products and
services from companies subject to EU data protection laws and
could materially and adversely affect our financial
results.
On March 25, 2022, the U.S. and the EU announced an “agreement in
principle” with respect to trans-Atlantic transfers that could take
the place of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework. However, it is not
clear when this development will become available and/or whether it
will withstand judicial and/or administrative review.
Additionally, other countries outside of the EU have enacted or are
considering enacting similar cross-border data transfer
restrictions and laws requiring local data residency, which could
increase the cost and complexity of delivering our solutions and
operating our business.
In addition, we are also subject to the Israeli Privacy Protection
Law 5741-1981 (the “PPL”), and its regulations, including the
Israeli Privacy Protection Regulations (Data Security) 2017 (the
“Data Security Regulations”), which came into effect in Israel in
May 2018 and impose obligations with respect to the manner personal
data is processed, maintained, transferred, disclosed, accessed and
secured, as well as the guidelines of the Israeli Privacy
Protection Authority. In this respect, the Data Security
Regulations may require us to adjust our data protection and data
security practices, data security measures, certain organizational
procedures, applicable positions (such as an data security manager)
and other technical and organizational security measures. Failure
to comply with the PPL, its regulations and guidelines issued by
the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority, may expose us to
administrative fines, civil claims (including class actions) and in
certain cases criminal liability. Current pending legislation may
result in a change of the current enforcement measures and
sanctions. The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority may initiate
administrative inspection proceedings from time-to-time without any
suspicion of any particular breach of the PPL, as the Israeli
Privacy Protection Authority has done in the past with respect to
dozens of Israeli companies in various business sectors. In
addition, to the extent that any administrative supervision
procedure is initiated by the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority
that reveals certain irregularities with respect to our compliance
with the PPL, we may need to take certain remedial actions to
rectify such irregularities, which may increase our costs and may
also expose us to administrative fines, civil claims (including
class actions) and in certain cases, criminal liability. In August
2021, China passed a new data privacy law known as Personal
Information Protection Law and Data Security Law, effective
November 1, 2021, which adopts a stringent data transfer regime
requiring, among other things, data subject consent for certain
data transfers.
Children’s privacy has been a focus of recent enforcement activity
under longstanding privacy laws as well as privacy and data
protection laws enacted in recent years. EU and UK regulators
focus, among other things, on the processing of personal data
relating to children, with increased enforcement pending as well as
additional guidance. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and state
attorneys general have, in recent years, increased enforcement of
the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), which
requires companies to obtain
parental consent before collecting personal information from
children under the age of 13 for purposes not permitted by COPPA.
COPPA also sets forth, among other things, a number of restrictions
related to what information may be collected with respect to
children under the age of 13. In addition, the GDPR and UK GDPR
address the processing of children’s personal data, and
specifically require that if processing of personal data of
individuals is based on such individuals’ consent, and such
individuals are children under the age of 13 to 16 (depending on
the specific legislation of the UK or each EU member state),
parental consent must be obtained. In addition, the CCPA requires
companies to obtain the consent of children in California under 16
(or parental consent for children under 13) before selling their
personal information.
Apart from the requirements of privacy, data protection, and data
security laws, we have obligations relating to privacy, data
protection and data security under our published policies and
documentation, contracts and applicable industry standards.
Although we endeavor to comply with these obligations, we may have
failed to do so in the past and may be subject to allegations that
we have failed to do so or have otherwise processed data
improperly. We could be subject to enforcement action or litigation
alleging that our methods of data collection or our other data
processing practices violate our published policies, federal or
state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive business practices or
other privacy laws.
In response to the increasing restrictions of global privacy and
data security laws, our customers have sought and may continue to
seek increasingly stringent contractual assurances regarding our
handling of personal information and may adopt internal policies
that limit their use of our platform. In addition, privacy
advocates and industry groups have regularly proposed, and may
propose in the future, self-regulatory standards upon which we may
be legally or contractually bound. If we fail to comply with these
contractual obligations or standards, we may face substantial
contractual liability or fines.
Various jurisdictions around the world continue to propose new laws
that regulate the privacy and/or security of certain types of
personal data. Complying with these laws, if enacted, would require
significant resources, and leave us vulnerable to possible fines
and penalties if we are unable to comply. Our obligations under
privacy and data security laws, our contracts and applicable
industry standards (including requirements by operating system
platforms or app stores) are increasing, becoming more complex and
changing rapidly, which has increased and may continue to increase
the cost and effort required to comply with them. The privacy and
data security compliance challenges we and our customers face in
the EU, the UK, the U.S., and other jurisdictions may also limit
our ability to operate, or offer certain product features, in those
jurisdictions, which could reduce demand for our solutions from
customers subject to their laws. We may also be required to adapt
our solutions to comply with changing regulations. Despite our
efforts, we may not be successful in achieving compliance with
these rapidly evolving requirements. We could be perceived to be in
non-compliance with applicable privacy laws, especially when
acquiring new companies and before we have completed our gap
analysis and remediation. Any actual or perceived non-compliance
could result in litigation and proceedings against us by
governmental entities, customers, individuals, or others; fines and
civil, criminal, or administrative penalties for us or company
officials; obligations to cease offering or to substantially modify
our solutions in ways that make them less effective in certain
jurisdictions; negative publicity; harm to our brand and reputation
and reduced overall demand for our solutions or reduced revenue.
Such occurrences could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, and results of
operations.
We are subject to anti-bribery, anti-corruption and similar laws
and non-compliance with such laws can subject us to criminal
penalties or significant fines and harm our business and
reputation.
We are subject to anti-bribery and similar laws, such as the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.S.
domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the USA
PATRIOT Act, U.S. Travel Act, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and possibly other anti-corruption,
anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in countries in which
we conduct business. Anti-corruption laws have been enforced with
great rigor in recent years and are interpreted broadly. Such laws
prohibit companies and their employees and their agents from making
or offering improper payments or other benefits to government
officials and others in the private sector. We have operations,
deal with carriers, and make sales in countries known to experience
corruption, particularly certain emerging countries in Eastern
Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Further international expansion
may involve more of these countries. Our activities in these
countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of
payments by one of our employees, consultants, sales agents or
distributors that could be in violation of various laws including
the FCPA, even though these parties are not always subject to our
control. As we increase our international sales and business,
particularly in countries with a low score on the Corruption
Perceptions Index, of Transparency International, and increase our
use of third parties such as sales agents, distributors, resellers
or consultants, our risks under these laws will increase. We adopt
appropriate policies and procedures and conduct
training, but cannot guarantee that improprieties will not occur.
Noncompliance with these laws could subject us to investigations,
sanctions, settlements, prosecution, other enforcement actions,
disgorgement of profits, significant fines, damages, other civil
and criminal penalties or injunctions, suspension and/or debarment
from contracting with specified persons, the loss of export
privileges, reputational harm, adverse media coverage, and other
collateral consequences. Any investigations, actions and/or
sanctions could have a material negative impact on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to governmental economic sanctions requirements and
export and import controls that could impair our ability to compete
in international markets or subject us to liability if we are not
in compliance with applicable laws.
As a U.S. company, we are subject to U.S. export control and
economic sanctions laws and regulations, and we are required to
export our technology and services in compliance with those laws
and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration
Regulations and economic embargo and trade sanctions programs
administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control. U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws and
regulations prohibit the shipment of specified products and
services to countries, governments, and persons targeted by U.S.
sanctions. While we take precautions to prevent doing any business,
directly or indirectly, with countries, governments, and persons
targeted by U.S. sanctions and to ensure that our technology and
services are not exported or used by countries, governments, and
persons targeted by U.S. sanctions, such measures may be
circumvented. Any such violation could result in significant
criminal or civil fines, penalties, or other sanctions and
repercussions, including reputational harm that could materially
adversely impact our business. Complying with export control and
sanctions regulations may be time-consuming and may result in the
delay or loss of opportunities.
In addition, various countries regulate the import of encryption
technology, including the imposition of import permitting and
licensing requirements, and have enacted laws that could limit our
ability to offer our platform or could limit our customers’ ability
to use our platform in those countries. Changes in our platform or
future changes in export and import regulations may create delays
in the introduction of our platform to international markets or
prevent our customers with international operations from deploying
our platform globally.
We rely on our current understanding of regional regulatory
requirements pertaining to the marketing, advertising, and
promotion of our products and services, and any adverse change in
such regulations, or a finding that we did not properly understand
such regulations, may significantly impact our ability to market,
advertise, and promote our products and services and thereby
adversely impact our revenue, our operating results, and our
financial condition.
Some portions of our business rely extensively on marketing,
advertising, and promoting our products and services, requiring us
to have an understanding of local laws and regulations governing
our business. Additionally, we rely on the policies and procedures
of wireless carriers and should those change, there could be an
adverse impact on our products. In the event we have relied on
inaccurate information or advice, and engage in marketing,
advertising, or promotional activities that are not permitted, we
may be subject to penalties, restricted from engaging in further
activities, or altogether prohibited from offering our products and
services in a particular territory.
Changes in government regulation of the media and wireless
communications industries may adversely affect our business.
Furthermore, the growth and development of the market for
electronic commerce may prompt calls for more stringent consumer
protection laws that may impose additional burdens on companies
such as ours conducting business through wireless carriers. We
anticipate that regulation of our industry will increase and that
we will be required to devote legal and other resources to address
this regulation.
A number of studies have examined the health effects of mobile
phone use, and the results of some of the studies have been
interpreted as evidence that mobile phone use causes adverse health
effects. The establishment of a link between the use of mobile
phone services and health problems, or any media reports suggesting
such a link, could increase government regulation of, and reduce
demand for, mobile phones and, accordingly, the demand for our
products and services, and this could harm our business, operating
results, and financial condition.
Government regulation of our marketing methods could restrict our
ability to adequately advertise and promote our content, products,
and services available in certain jurisdictions.
The governments of some countries have sought to regulate the
methods and manner in which certain of
our products and services may be marketed to potential end-users.
Regulation aimed at prohibiting, limiting, or restricting various
forms of advertising and promotion we use to market our products
and services could also increase our cost of operations or preclude
the ability to offer our products and services
altogether.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Potential
Liability
Third parties may obtain and improperly use our intellectual
property; and if so, our competitive position may be adversely
affected, particularly if we do not, or are unable to, adequately
protect our intellectual property rights.
Our intellectual property is an essential element of our business.
We rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, trade secret,
patent, and other intellectual property laws and restrictions on
disclosure to protect our intellectual property
rights.
We face risks associated with our trademarks. For example, there is
a risk that our international trademark applications may be
considered too generic or that the words “Digital” or “Turbine”
could be separately or compositely trademarked by third parties
with competitive products who may try and block our applications or
sue us for trademark dilution, which could have adverse effects on
our financial status. We also seek to maintain certain intellectual
property as trade secrets. The secrecy could be compromised by
outside parties or by our employees, which could cause us to lose
the competitive advantage resulting from these trade
secrets.
Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights,
unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise to obtain and
use our intellectual property. Monitoring unauthorized use of our
intellectual property is difficult and costly, and we cannot be
certain the steps we have taken will prevent infringement, piracy,
and other unauthorized uses of our intellectual property,
particularly internationally where the laws may not protect our
intellectual property rights as fully as in the U.S. In the future,
we may have to resort to litigation to enforce our intellectual
property rights, which could result in substantial costs and
diversion of our management and resources. In addition, although we
require third parties to sign agreements not to disclose or
improperly use our intellectual property, it may still be possible
for third parties to obtain and improperly use our intellectual
properties without our consent.
Third parties may sue us for intellectual property infringement,
which may prevent or limit our use of the intellectual property and
disrupt our business and could require us to pay significant damage
awards.
Third parties may sue us for intellectual property infringement or
initiate proceedings to invalidate our intellectual property,
either of which, if successful, could prevent or limit our use of
the intellectual property and disrupt the conduct of our business,
cause us to pay significant damage awards or require us to pay
licensing fees. In the event of a successful claim against us, we
might be enjoined from using such intellectual property, we might
incur significant licensing fees, and we might be forced to develop
alternative technologies. Our failure or inability to develop
non-infringing technology or software or to license the infringed
or similar technology or software on a timely basis could force us
to withdraw products and services from the market or prevent us
from introducing new products and services. In addition, even if we
are able to license the infringed or similar technology or
software, license fees could be substantial and the terms of these
licenses could be burdensome, which might adversely affect our
operating results. We might also incur substantial expenses in
defending against third-party infringement claims, regardless of
their merit. Successful infringement or licensing claims against us
might result in substantial monetary liabilities and might
materially disrupt the conduct of our business.
Our platform contains third-party, open-source software components,
which may pose particular risks to our proprietary software,
technologies, and solutions in a manner that could negatively
affect our business.
Our platform contains software modules by third-party authors that
are publicly available under “open-source” licenses, and we expect
to use open-source software in the future. Use and distribution of
open-source software may entail greater risks than use of
third-party commercial software, as open-source licensors generally
do not provide support, warranties, indemnification, or other
contractual protections regarding infringement claims or the
quality of the code. To the extent our platform depends on the
successful operation of open-source software, any undetected errors
or defects in such open-source software could prevent the
deployment or impair the functionality of our platform, delay
introductions of new solutions, result in a failure of any of our
solutions, and injure our reputation. Undetected errors or defects
in open-source software could render it vulnerable to breaches or
security attacks and make our systems more vulnerable to data
breaches. The public availability of such software
may make it easier for others to compromise our
platform.
Some open-source software licenses contain requirements that we
make available source code for modifications or derivative works we
create based on the type of open-source software we use or grant
other licenses to our intellectual property. If we combine our
proprietary software with open-source software in a certain manner,
we could, under certain open-source licenses, be required to
release the source code of our proprietary software to the public.
While our open-source policies are meant to prevent such misuse,
there can be no assurances such incidents will not occur. This
would allow our competitors to create similar offerings with lower
development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss
of our competitive advantages. Alternatively, to avoid the public
release of the affected portions of our source code, we could be
required to expend substantial time and resources to re-engineer
our software.
Although we monitor our use of open-source software to avoid
subjecting our platform to conditions we do not intend, there is a
risk that these licenses could be construed in a way that could
impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to
provide or distribute our solutions. From time-to-time, there have
been claims challenging the ownership of open-source software
against companies that incorporate open-source software into their
products or platforms. As a result, we could be subject to lawsuits
by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open-source
software. Moreover, we cannot assure that our processes for
controlling our use of open-source software in our platform will be
effective. If we are held to have breached or failed to fully
comply with all the terms and conditions of an open-source software
license, we could face infringement or other liability, or be
required to seek costly licenses from third parties to continue
providing our solutions on terms that are not economically
feasible, to re-engineer our solutions, to discontinue or delay the
provision of our solutions if re-engineering could not be
accomplished on a timely basis, or to make generally available, in
source code form, our proprietary code, any of which could
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition,
and results of operations.
Litigation may harm our business.
We are and may in the future become subject to legal proceedings
and claims that arise from time to time, such as claims brought by
our customers in connection with commercial disputes, employment
claims made by our current or former employees, or securities class
action litigation suits. Substantial, complex or extended
litigation could cause us to incur significant costs and distract
our management. Lawsuits by employees, stockholders, collaborators,
distributors, customers, vendors, competitors, end-users or others
could be very costly and substantially disrupt our business.
Disputes from time to time with such companies, organizations or
individuals are not uncommon, and we cannot assure you that we will
always be able to resolve such disputes or on terms favorable to
us. For example, on June 6, 2022 and July 21, 2022, stockholders of
the Company filed class action complaints against the Company and
certain of its officers in the Western District of Texas related to
Digital Turbine, Inc.’s announcement in May 2022 that the Company
would restate some of its financial results. The claims allege
violations of certain federal securities laws.
Carriers and customers have and may try to include us as defendants
in suits brought against them by their own customers or third
parties. In such cases, the risks and expenses would be similar to
those where we are the party directly involved in the litigation.
Any litigation or dispute, whether meritorious or not, and whether
or not covered by insurance, could harm our reputation, will
increase our costs and may divert management’s attention, time and
resources, which may in turn harm our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Indemnity provisions in various agreements potentially expose us to
substantial liability for intellectual property infringement,
damages caused by malicious software, and other
losses.
In the ordinary course of our business, most of our agreements with
carriers, customers, and other distributors include indemnification
provisions. In these provisions, we agree to indemnify them for
losses suffered or incurred in connection with our products and
services, including as a result of intellectual property
infringement and damages caused by viruses, worms, and other
malicious software. The term of these indemnity provisions is
generally perpetual after execution of the corresponding license
agreement, and the maximum potential amount of future payments we
could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is
generally unlimited. Large future indemnity payments could harm our
business, operating results, and financial condition.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and Capital
Structure
We have secured and unsecured indebtedness, which could limit its
financial flexibility.
Our outstanding secured indebtedness of $413,134 as of March 31,
2023, and our ability to borrow additional amounts under its
$600,000 revolving credit facility, could have significant negative
consequences including:
•increasing
our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry
conditions;
•increasing
our exposure to interest rate risk;
•limiting
our ability to obtain additional financing;
•violating
a financial covenant, resulting in the indebtedness being due
immediately and negatively impacting our liquidity;
•requiring
additional financial covenant measurement consents or default
waivers without enhanced financial performance in the short
term;
•requiring
the use of a substantial portion of any cash flow from operations
to service indebtedness, thereby reducing the amount of cash flow
available for other purposes, including capital
expenditures;
•limiting
our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
business and the industry in which it competes; and
•placing
us at a possible competitive disadvantage to less leveraged
competitors that are larger and may have better access to capital
resources.
Our borrowings under our credit facility are subject to variable
interest rates and thus expose us to interest rate fluctuations,
depending on the extent to which we utilize the credit facility. If
market interest rates continue to increase, our results of
operations could be adversely affected. Any refinancing of our debt
could be at higher interest rates and could require us to comply
with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our
business operations. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will
be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially
reasonable terms, or at all. Our credit facility also contains a
maximum consolidated secured net leverage ratio and minimum
consolidated interest coverage ratio. If we fail to satisfy these
covenants, the lender may declare a default, which could lead to
acceleration of the debt’s maturity. Any such default would have a
material adverse effect on us.
The collateral pledged to secure our secured debt, consisting of
substantially all of our and our U.S. subsidiaries’ assets, would
be available to the secured creditor in a foreclosure, in addition
to many other remedies. Accordingly, any adverse change in our
ability to service our secured debt could result in an event of
default, cross default, and foreclosure or forced sale. Depending
on the value of assets, there could be little, if any, assets
available for common stockholders in any foreclosure or forced
sale.
To service our debt and fund our other capital requirements, we
will require a significant amount of cash and our ability to
generate cash will depend on many factors beyond our
control.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and to fund
working capital, capital expenditures, and investments in our
business will depend on our future performance, which will be
subject to financial, business, and other factors affecting our
operations, many of which are beyond our control, availability of
borrowing capacity under our credit facility, and our ability to
access capital markets. We cannot ensure we will generate cash flow
from operations, or that future borrowings or capital markets will
be available in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt
or to fund our other liquidity needs. We could face substantial
liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay
investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material
assets or operations, seek additional indebtedness or equity
capital, or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We may not
be able to affect any such alternative measures on commercially
reasonable terms or at all and, even if successful, those
alternative actions may not allow us to meet our scheduled debt
service obligations.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly
volatile and subject to wide fluctuations, and you may be unable to
resell your shares at or above the current price.
The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly
volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a
number of factors that are beyond our control, including the risk
factors described in this Annual Report and announcements of new
products or services by our competitors. In addition, the market
price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in
response to a variety of factors, including:
•quarterly
variations in our revenue and operating expenses;
•developments
in financial markets, and global or regional
economies;
•announcements
of innovations or new products or services by us or our
competitors;
•price
and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from
time-to-time;
•significant
volatility in the market price and trading volume of technology
companies in general and of companies in the digital advertising
industry in particular;
•whether
our results of operations meet the expectations of securities
analysts or investors;
•litigation
involving us, our industry, or both;
•significant
sales of our common stock or other securities in the open market;
and
•changes
in accounting principles.
In the past, stockholders have often instituted securities class
action litigation after periods of volatility in the market price
of a company’s securities. If a stockholder were to file any such
class action suit against us, we would incur substantial legal fees
and our management’s attention and resources would be diverted from
operating our business to respond to the litigation.
We may choose to raise additional capital to finance the purchase
price of acquisitions or to otherwise accelerate the growth of our
business, and we may not be able to raise capital to grow our
business on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Should we choose to pursue alternative strategies to accelerate
growth or enhance our existing business, we may require significant
cash outlays and commitments. Our business strategy may include
expansion through internal growth or external growth by acquiring
complimentary businesses, acquiring or licensing additional brands,
or establishing strategic relationships with targeted customers and
suppliers. If our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments,
and cash generated from operations are not sufficient to meet our
cash requirements, we may seek additional capital, potentially
through debt or equity financings, to fund our growth. We may not
be able to raise needed cash on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Financings, if available, may be on terms that are dilutive or
potentially dilutive to our stockholders, and the prices at which
new investors would be willing to purchase our securities may be
lower than the fair market value of our common stock. The holders
of new securities may also receive rights, preferences, or
privileges that are senior to those of existing holders of our
common stock.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or
reports about our business, or if they downgrade their
recommendations regarding our common stock, our stock price and
trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the
research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish
about our business or us. If any of the analysts who cover us
downgrade our common stock, our common stock price would likely
decline. If analysts cease coverage us or fail to regularly publish
reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets,
which in turn could cause our common stock price or trading volume
to decline.
We do not anticipate paying dividends.
Our secured and unsecured indebtedness essentially prevents all
payments of dividends to our stockholders. Even if such dividends
were permitted by the applicable lenders, we have never paid cash
or other dividends on our common stock. Subject to the restrictions
in our senior credit facility, payment of dividends on our common
stock is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will
depend upon our earnings, our capital requirements and financial
condition, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of
Directors. However, the earliest our Board of Directors would
likely consider a dividend is if we begin to generate excess cash
flow. Our Board of Directors does not intend to declare dividends
for the foreseeable future.
We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures which
could, if not remediated, result in additional material
misstatements in our financial statements. If we are unable to
develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over
financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our
financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect
investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our
business and operating results.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide
reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. In addition, Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
requires us to maintain, evaluate and report on disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, that
meet the applicable standards. We have identified material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related
to the presentation of certain revenue net of license fees and
revenue share expense and the classification of certain hosting
costs described. Management concluded that our internal controls
over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures
were not effective as of March 31, 2022. We are actively engaged in
implementing a remediation plan designed to address the material
weakness. We cannot be certain that measures we take to remediate
the material weakness will be successful. Also, we cannot be
certain that we will be able to implement and maintain adequate
controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future.
For additional information on the foregoing, see “Item 9A —
Controls and Procedures — Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting.”
Even if we are able to conclude that our internal control over
financial reporting provides reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, because of its inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not
prevent or detect fraud or misstatements. Failure to implement
required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in
their implementation, could harm our operating results or cause us
to fail to meet our reporting obligations. If we discover
additional material weaknesses in our internal controls or are
unable to remediate our existing material weakness, the disclosure
of those matters could reduce the market’s confidence in our
financial statements and harm our stock price. In addition, if we
fail to comply with the applicable portions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act, we could be subject to a variety of civil and administrative
sanctions and penalties, including ineligibility for short form
resale registration, action by the SEC, and the inability of
registered broker-dealers to make a market in our common
stock.
Maintaining and improving our financial controls and the
requirements of being a public company may strain our resources,
divert management’s attention, and affect our ability to attract
and retain qualified members for our Board of
Directors.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Additionally, the time and effort required to maintain
communications with stockholders and the public markets can be
demanding on senior management, which can divert focus from
operational and strategic efforts. The requirements of the public
markets and the related regulatory requirements have resulted in an
increase in our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs,
may make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, and
costly, and may place undue strain on our talent, systems, and
resources.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we
maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting. This can be difficult to do. For
example, we depend on the reports of wireless carriers for
information regarding the amount of sales of our products and
services and to determine the amount of royalties we owe branded
content licensors and the amount of our revenue. These reports may
not be timely, and in the past they have contained, and in the
future they may contain, errors.
In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting, we expend significant resources and provide
significant management oversight. We have a substantial effort
ahead of us to implement appropriate processes, document our system
of internal control over relevant processes, assess their design,
remediate any deficiencies identified and test their operation. As
a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other
business concerns, which could harm our business, operating results
and financial condition. These efforts will also involve
substantial accounting-related costs.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act makes it more difficult and more expensive
for us to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance,
and we may be required in the future to accept reduced coverage or
incur substantially
higher costs to maintain coverage. If we are unable to maintain
adequate directors’ and officers’ insurance, our ability to recruit
and retain qualified directors, and officers will be significantly
curtailed.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under
Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company more
difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove
our current management, and limit the market price of our common
stock.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have
the effect of preventing a change of control or changes in our
management. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include
provisions that:
•authorize
our board of directors to issue, without further action by the
stockholders, shares of undesignated preferred stock with terms,
rights, and preferences determined by our board of directors that
may be senior to our common stock;
•specify
that special meetings of our stockholders can be called only by our
board of directors, the chairperson of our board of directors, our
chief executive officer, or our president, or holders of a majority
of our outstanding common stock;
•establish
an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought
before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons
for election to our board of directors;
•prohibit
cumulative voting in the election of directors.
In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are
governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, which generally, subject to certain exceptions,
prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad
range of business combinations with any “interested” stockholder
for a period of three years following the date on which the
stockholder became an “interested” stockholder. Any of the
foregoing provisions could limit the price that investors might be
willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, and
they could deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby
reducing the likelihood that you would receive a premium for your
shares of our common stock in an acquisition.
Our bylaws designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
as the exclusive forum for certain disputes between us and our
stockholders.
Our bylaws provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for the following types of
actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: (i)
any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; (ii) any
action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary
duty owed by any of our current or former directors, officers, or
other employees to us or our stockholders; (iii) any action or
proceeding asserting a claim arising out of or pursuant to any
provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and (iv) any
action or proceeding asserting a claim that is governed by the
internal affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent
permitted by law. These choice of forum provisions may limit a
stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it
finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or
other employees.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The principal offices of Digital Turbine, Inc. are located in
Austin, Texas. The Company also leases properties, primarily
for office space, in Durham, North Carolina, Arlington, Virginia,
San Mateo, California, Los Angeles, California, and San Francisco,
California in the U.S. Internationally, the Company leases
properties, primarily for office space, in Singapore, Istanbul,
Turkey, Berlin, Germany, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information required by this Item 3 is incorporated herein by
reference to the information set forth under the caption “Legal
Matters” in
Note
13—Commitments
and Contingencies,
of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in Part II,
Item 8 of this Annual Report.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol “APPS.”
Holders
As of May 16, 2023, there were 98
holders of record of our common stock. There were also an
undetermined number of holders who hold their stock in nominee or
“street” name.
Dividends
We have not declared cash dividends on our
common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate paying
any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, any such
dividends would be substantially restricted by our secured and
unsecured indebtedness.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated
Purchaser
There were no purchases of equity
securities by us during the fiscal year ended March 31,
2023.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities
None.
Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed
‘‘soliciting material’’ or ‘‘filed’’ with the SEC for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18, and shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
ours under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The graph set forth below compares the
cumulative total stockholder return on an initial investment of
$100 in our common stock between March 31, 2018, and March 31,
2023, with the comparative cumulative total return of such amount
on (i) the NASDAQ Composite Index (IXIC) and (ii) the Russell 2000
Index (RUT) over the same period. We have not paid any cash
dividends and, therefore, the cumulative total return calculation
for us is based solely upon stock price appreciation (depreciation)
and not upon reinvestment of cash dividends. The comparisons shown
in the graph below are based upon historical data. We caution that
the stock price performance shown in the graph below is not
necessarily indicative of, nor is it intended to forecast, the
potential future performance of our common stock.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
ITEM 6. RESERVED
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and the notes appearing in
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
This section of our Annual Report generally discusses the results
of our operations for the year ended March 31, 2023. compared with
the year ended March 31, 2022. For a discussion of the results of
our operations for the year ended March 31, 2022, compared with the
year ended March 31, 2021, see “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our
Annual Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The
following discussion contains forward-looking statements that
reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs, and expected
performance. The forward-looking statements are dependent upon
events, risks, and uncertainties that may be outside our control.
Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in
these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,
those factors discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report,
particularly in Item
1A—Risk
Factors
and the
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,
all of which are difficult to predict. In light of these risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking statements
discussed may not occur. We do not undertake any obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statements except as otherwise
required by applicable law.
All U.S. dollar amounts, except share and per share amounts, in
this Annual Report are in thousands.
Company Overview
Digital Turbine, Inc., through its subsidiaries (collectively
“Digital Turbine” or the “Company”), is a leading independent
mobile growth platform that levels up the landscape for
advertisers, publishers, carriers, and device “OEMs”. We offer
end-to-end products and solutions leveraging proprietary technology
to all participants in the mobile application ecosystem, enabling
brand discovery and advertising, user acquisition and engagement,
and operational efficiency for advertisers. In addition, our
products and solutions provide monetization opportunities for OEMs,
carriers, and application (“app” or “apps”) publishers and
developers.
Recent Developments
Credit Agreement
On October 26, 2022, we amended the New Credit Agreement (the
“Second Amendment”) to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate
(“LIBOR”) with the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).
As a result, amounts outstanding under the New Credit Agreement
where the applicable rate was LIBOR will accrue interest at an
annual rate equal to SOFR plus between 1.50% and 2.25%. The Second
Amendment made no other changes in the terms of the New Credit
Agreement.
As of March 31, 2023, we had $413,134 drawn against the revolving
line of credit under the New Credit Agreement. The proceeds from
the borrowings were primarily used to finance past acquisitions. As
of March 31, 2023, the interest rate was 6.54% and the unused line
of credit fee was 0.20%, and we were in compliance with the
consolidated leverage ratio, interest coverage ratio, and other
covenants under the New Credit Agreement.
Segment Reporting
As of March 31, 2022, we operated through three segments, each of
which was a reportable segment. The three segments were On Device
Media, In-App Media - AdColony, and In-App Media-Fyber. Effective
April 1, 2022, we made certain changes to our organizational and
management structure that resulted in the following: (1) the
renaming of the On Device Media segment to On Device Solutions and
(2) the integration of IAM-A and IAM-F into a single segment called
App Growth Platform. The integration of IAM-A and IAM-F was
completed to drive operating efficiencies and revenue synergies. As
a result of the integration of IAM-A and IAM-F, we reassessed our
operating and reportable segments in accordance with ASC 280,
Segment Reporting. Effective April 1, 2022, we report our results
of operations through the following two segments, each of which
represents an operating and reportable segment, as
follows:
•ODS
- We re-named the ODM segment ODS to better reflect the nature of
the segment’s product offerings. This segment generates revenue
from the delivery of mobile application media or content to end
users. This segment provides focused solutions to all participants
in the mobile application (“app”) ecosystem that want to connect
with end users and consumers who hold the device, including mobile
carriers and device OEMs that participate in the app economy, app
publishers and developers, and brands and advertising agencies.
This segment’s product offerings are enabled through relationships
with mobile device carriers and OEMs.
•AGP
- This segment consists of the previously reported IAM-A and IAM-F
segments. AGP customers are primarily advertisers and publishers
and the segment provides platforms that allow mobile app publishers
and developers to monetize their monthly active users via display,
native, and video advertising. The AGP platforms allow demand side
platforms, advertisers, agencies, and publishers to buy and sell
digital ad impressions, primarily through programmatic, real-time
bidding auctions and, in some cases, through direct-bought/sold
advertiser budgets. The segment also provides brand and performance
advertising products to advertisers and agencies.
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise
for which separate discrete financial information is available for
evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making
decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance.
We have determined that our Chief Executive Officer is the
CODM.
Impact of Economic Conditions and Geopolitical
Developments
Our results of operations are affected by macroeconomic conditions
and geopolitical developments, including but not limited to levels
of business and consumer confidence, actions taken by governments
to counter inflation, potential trade disputes, including but not
limited to any U.S. government actions against China based app
developers and publishers, and Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine.
Inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, and
reduced business and consumer confidence have caused and may
continue to cause a global slowdown of economic activity, which has
caused and may continue to cause a decrease in demand for a broad
variety of goods and services, including those provided by our
clients.
Like other advertising technology companies, we have seen a
slowdown in digital advertising spending, which we believe is
driven by the impact of inflation and recession fears and their
potential impacts on consumers. These negative macroeconomic trends
have resulted, and may continue to result in a decrease or delay of
advertising budgets and spending. While the slowdown in digital
advertising spending is varied and depends on the geography,
advertising type, operating system, and business vertical, the
current economic environment is likely to continue to impact our
business, financial condition, and results of operations, the full
impact of which remains uncertain at this time.
Further, various U.S. federal and state governmental agencies
continue to examine the distribution and use of apps developed
and/or published by China based companies. In some cases,
government agencies have banned certain apps from mobile devices.
Further actions by U.S. federal or state governmental agencies or
other countries to restrict or ban the distribution of China based
apps could negatively impact our business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
While the financial impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not
had a direct, material impact on our business, any European
conflict, if expanded to include other countries would likely have
a material, negative impact on general economic conditions and
would impact our business directly.
The extent of the impact of these macroeconomic factors on our
operational and financial performance is also dependent on their
impact on carriers and OEMs in relation to their sales of
smartphones, tablets, and other devices, as well as the impact on
application developers and in-app advertisers. If negative
macroeconomic factors or geopolitical developments continue to
materially impact our partners over a prolonged period, our results
of operations and financial condition could also be adversely
impacted, the size and duration of which we cannot accurately
predict at this time.
We continue to actively monitor these factors and we may take
further actions that alter our business operations, as required, or
that we determine are in the best interests of our employees,
customers, partners, suppliers, and stockholders.
In addition to monitoring the developments described above, the
Company also considers the impact such factors may have on our
accounting estimates and potential impairments of our non-current
assets, which primarily consist of goodwill and finite-lived
intangible assets.
The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is
subjective and requires significant judgment, including qualitative
and quantitative factors such as the identification of reporting
units, identification and allocation of assets and liabilities to
reporting units, and determinations of fair value. In estimating
the fair value of our reporting units when performing our annual
impairment test, or when an indicator of impairment is present, we
make estimates and significant judgments about the future cash
flows of those reporting units and other estimates including
appropriate discount rates. Discount rates can fluctuate based on
various economic conditions including our capital allocation and
interest rates, including the interest rates on U.S. treasury
bonds. Changes in judgments on these assumptions and estimates
could result in goodwill impairment charges.
Finite-lived intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment
are amortized or depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a
straight-line basis. We monitor conditions related to these assets
to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to
the remaining amortization or depreciation period or an impairment.
We test these assets for potential impairment whenever we conclude
events or changes in circumstances indicate carrying amounts may
not be recoverable.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the
years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 ($ in
thousands):
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Year ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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% of Change |
Net revenue |
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$ |
665,920 |
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$ |
747,596 |
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(10.9) |
% |
Costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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License fees and revenue share |
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309,247 |
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370,648 |
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(16.6) |
% |
Other direct costs of revenue |
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36,445 |
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29,838 |
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22.1 |
% |
Product development |
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56,486 |
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52,723 |
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7.1 |
% |
Sales and marketing |
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63,295 |
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63,309 |
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— |
% |
General and administrative |
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154,282 |
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138,837 |
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11.1 |
% |
Total costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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619,755 |
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655,355 |
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(5.4) |
% |
Income from operations |
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46,165 |
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92,241 |
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(50.0) |
% |
Interest and other income (expense), net |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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— |
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(41,087) |
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(100.0) |
% |
Interest expense, net |
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(23,352) |
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(8,495) |
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174.9 |
% |
Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) |
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(1,026) |
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2,062 |
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(149.8) |
% |
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Other income (expense), net |
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229 |
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(749) |
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(130.6) |
% |
Total interest and other income (expense), net |
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(24,149) |
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(48,269) |
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(50.0) |
% |
Income before income taxes |
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22,016 |
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43,972 |
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(49.9) |
% |
Income tax provision |
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5,146 |
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8,403 |
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(38.8) |
% |
Net income |
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16,870 |
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35,569 |
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(52.6) |
% |
Net revenue ($ in thousands)
Due to the reorganization and consolidation of our segments
effective April 1, 2022, prior-year segment information has been
retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current-year
presentation. For further information on our segment reorganization
and a full description of our businesses, please see Part I, Item
1, ‘Business–Our Products and Services’ in this Annual
Report.
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Year ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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% of Change |
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Net revenue |
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On Device Solutions |
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$ |
420,328 |
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$ |
502,636 |
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(16.4) |
% |
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App Growth Platform |
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252,995 |
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262,336 |
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(3.6) |
% |
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Elimination |
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(7,403) |
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(17,376) |
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57.4 |
% |
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Total net revenue |
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$ |
665,920 |
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$ |
747,596 |
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(10.9) |
% |
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Fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022
During the year ended March 31, 2023, net revenue decreased by
$81,676 or 10.9% compared to the prior year. See the segment
discussion below for further details regarding net
revenue.
On Device Solutions
ODS revenue for the year ended March 31, 2023, decreased by $82,308
or 16.4% compared to the year ended March 31, 2022. Revenue from
content media declined by approximately $77,207 primarily due to
the end of a carrier partnership that resulted in lower daily
active users on prepaid devices. Revenue from application media
declined by approximately $5,101 due to lower new device volume in
the U.S. and weakness in mobile advertising and user acquisition
spending in the second half of the year ended March 31, 2023,
partially offset by contract amendments with three strategic demand
customers that resulted in an increase in revenue of
$16,900.
App Growth Platform
AGP revenue for the year ended March 31, 2023, decreased by $9,341
or 3.6% compared to the year ended March 31, 2022. The decrease was
primarily due to a decline in brand and performance advertising of
approximately $5,782 due to broader weakness in mobile advertising
markets. In addition, there was a decline of approximately $3,559
due to the end of a reseller partnership in the Nordic
region.
Costs of revenue and operating expenses ($ in
thousands)
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Year ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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% of Change |
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Costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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License fees and revenue share |
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$ |
309,247 |
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$ |
370,648 |
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(16.6) |
% |
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Other direct costs of revenue |
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36,445 |
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29,838 |
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22.1 |
% |
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Product development |
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56,486 |
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52,723 |
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7.1 |
% |
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Sales and marketing |
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63,295 |
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63,309 |
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— |
% |
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General and administrative |
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154,282 |
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138,837 |
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11.1 |
% |
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Total costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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$ |
619,755 |
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$ |
655,355 |
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(5.4) |
% |
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Fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022
For the year ended March 31, 2023, total costs of revenue and
operating expenses decreased by $35,600 compared to the year ended
March 31, 2022. The decrease in total costs of revenue and
operating expenses is primarily due to lower license fees and
revenue share, which is the result of lower revenue over the same
comparative periods. Costs of revenue and operating expenses
included transaction costs of $4,739 for the year ended March 31,
2023, compared to $26,237 for the year ended March 31,
2022.
License fees and revenue share
License fees and revenue share include amounts paid to our carrier
and OEM partners, as well as app publishers and developers through
revenue sharing arrangements or via direct cost-per-thousand
(“CPM”), cost-per-install (“CPI”), cost-per-placement (“CPP”), or
cost-per-acquisition (“CPA”) arrangements, and are recorded as a
cost of revenue. In addition, when indirect arrangements exist
through advertising aggregators (ad networks) and revenue is shared
with our carrier and app development partners, the shared revenue
is also recorded as a cost of revenue.
License fees and revenue share decreased by $61,401 to $309,247 for
the year ended March 31, 2023, and was 46.4% as a percentage of
total net revenue compared to $370,648, or 49.6% of total net
revenue, for the year ended March 31, 2022.
The decrease in license fees and revenue share as a percentage of
total net revenue for the year ended March 31, 2023, compared to
the prior year, was primarily due to revenue mix changes and the
strategic demand customer contract amendments discussed
above.
Other direct costs of revenue
Other direct costs of revenue are comprised primarily of hosting
expenses directly related to the generation of revenue and
depreciation expense associated with capitalized software costs and
amortization of developed technology intangible assets
Other direct costs of revenue increased by $6,607 or 22.1% to
$36,445 for the year ended March 31, 2023, and was 5.5% as a
percentage of total net revenue compared to $29,838, or 4.0% of
total net revenue, for the year ended March 31, 2022.
The increase in other direct costs of revenue for the year ended
March 31, 2023, compared to the prior year, was due to higher
hosting costs of approximately $3,392 and higher depreciation
expense for developed technology assets of approximately $3,215.
The increase as a percentage of total net revenue compared to
the
prior year was due to both higher costs as well as the decrease in
total net revenue for the year ended March 31, 2023.
Product development
Product development expenses include the development and
maintenance of the Company’s product suite and are primarily a
function of personnel.
Product development expenses increased by $3,763 to $56,486 for the
year ended March 31, 2023 compared to $52,723 for the year ended
March 31, 2022. Product development expenses included
acquisition-related costs of $1,604 and severance costs of $629 for
the year ended March 31, 2023 and acquisition-related costs of
$2,699 for the year ended March 31, 2022. Excluding
acquisition-related costs and severance costs, product development
expenses increased by $4,229 for the year ended March 31,
2023.
The increase in product development expenses was primarily due to
incremental investments in the Company’s technology platforms for
both legacy and acquired platforms, including approximately $7,585
of higher third-party development costs and approximately $2,490 of
other operating costs, mostly for software and travel. These
increases were partially offset by approximately $5,846 due to the
capitalization of employee-related costs for development
activities.
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expenses represent the costs of sales and
marketing personnel, advertising and marketing campaigns, and
campaign management.
Sales and marketing expenses were relatively unchanged for the year
ended March 31, 2023, decreasing by $14 to $63,295 compared to
$63,309 for the year ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in sales
and marketing expense was primarily due to lower employee-related
costs of approximately $2,576 driven by lower headcount and
incentive compensation. This decrease was partially offset by
higher travel and sales-related events costs of approximately
$1,393 and severance costs of approximately $1,197, primarily for
Nordic region employees due to the termination of a reseller
partnership in the region.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses represent management, finance,
and support personnel costs in both the parent and subsidiary
companies, which include professional services and consulting
costs, in addition to other costs such as rent, stock-based
compensation, and depreciation and amortization
expense.
General and administrative expenses increased by $15,445 to
$154,282 for the year ended March 31, 2023 compared to $138,837 for
the year ended March 31, 2022. For the years ended March 31, 2023
and 2022, general and administrative expenses included
acquisition-related costs of $2,496 and $23,026,
respectively.
General and administrative expenses, after excluding
acquisition-related costs, increased by $35,975 and was primarily
due to: (1) higher depreciation expense of approximately $20,925
for developed technology assets and amortization of acquired
intangible assets, (2) an increase of approximately $7,338 for
employee-related costs due to higher wages and stock-based
compensation costs, partially offset by lower incentive
compensation, (3) an increase in bad debt expense of approximately
$1,437, and (4) an increase in other categories, primarily
professional services, software, and facilities of
$6,275.
Interest and other income (expense), net ($ in
thousands)
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Year ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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% of Change |
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Interest and other income (expense), net |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
(41,087) |
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100.0 |
% |
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Interest expense, net |
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(23,352) |
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(8,495) |
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(174.9) |
% |
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Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) |
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(1,026) |
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2,062 |
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149.8 |
% |
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Other income (expense), net |
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229 |
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(749) |
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130.6 |
% |
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Total interest and other income (expense), net |
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$ |
(24,149) |
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$ |
(48,269) |
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50.0 |
% |
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|
Fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022
Total interest and other income (expense), net, for the years ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022, was approximately $24,149 and $48,269,
respectively, an decrease in net expenses of $24,120.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
For the year March 31, 2022, the Company recorded charges for
changes in fair value of contingent consideration in connection
with earn-outs associated with the AdColony Acquisition and Fyber
Acquisition of $41,087. There were no such charges recorded for the
year ended March 31, 2023, and all earn-outs related to the
acquisitions of AdColony and Fyber were fully paid as of March 31,
2023.
Interest expense, net
For the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded
net interest expense of $23,352 and $8,495, respectively, an
increase of $14,857 or 174.9%. The increase was primarily due to an
increase in interest rates of 280 basis points and higher average
outstanding borrowings of $155,922 over the comparative
period.
Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss)
For the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded
foreign exchange transaction loss and gain of $1,026 and $2,062,
respectively, and was primarily attributable to fluctuations in
foreign exchange rates for trade accounts receivables and payables
denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of
foreign entities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents,
cash from operations, and borrowings under our New Credit
Agreement. As of March 31, 2023, we had unrestricted cash of
approximately $75,058 and $186,866 available to draw under the New
Credit Agreement with BoA. We generated $113,376 in cash flows from
operating activities for the year ended March 31,
2023.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and to fund
working capital, capital expenditures, and investments in our
business will depend upon our future performance, which will be
subject to availability of borrowing capacity under our credit
facility and our ability to access capital markets as well as
financial, business, and other factors affecting our operations,
many of which are beyond our control. These factors include general
and regional economic, financial, competitive, legislative,
regulatory, and other factors such as health epidemics including
COVID-19, economic and macro-economic factors like labor shortages,
supply chain disruptions, and inflation, and geopolitical
developments, including the conflict in Ukraine. We cannot
guarantee we will generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or
that future borrowings or capital markets will be available, in an
amount sufficient to enable us to pay our debt or to fund our other
liquidity needs.
We believe we will generate sufficient cash flow from operations
and have the liquidity and capital resources to meet our business
requirements for at least 12 months from the filing date of this
Annual Report.
Outstanding Secured Indebtedness
Our outstanding secured indebtedness under the New Credit Agreement
is $413,134 as of March 31, 2023. The maturity date of the New
Credit Agreement is April 29, 2026, and the outstanding
balance is classified as long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
of $2,612, on our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31,
2023.
The collateral pledged to secure our secured debt, consisting of
substantially all of our U.S. subsidiaries’ assets, would be
available to the secured creditor in a foreclosure, in addition to
many other remedies. Accordingly, any adverse change in our ability
to service our secured debt could result in an event of default,
cross default, and foreclosure or forced sale. Depending on the
value of the assets, there could be little, if any, assets
available for common stockholders in any foreclosure or forced
sale.
Our credit facility also contains a maximum consolidated secured
net leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage
ratio. If we fail to satisfy these covenants, the lender may
declare a default, which could lead to acceleration of the debt
maturity. Any such default would have a material adverse effect on
us.
Hosting Agreements
We enter into hosting agreements with service providers and in some
cases, those agreements include minimum commitments that require us
to purchase a minimum amount of service over a specified time
period (“the minimum commitment period”). The minimum commitment
period is generally one-year in duration and the hosting agreements
include multiple minimum commitment periods. Our minimum purchase
commitments under these hosting agreements total approximately
$119,651 over the next four fiscal years.
Cash Flow Summary ($ in thousands)
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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113,376 |
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84,738 |
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33.8 |
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Equity investments |
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% |
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Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
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(2,708) |
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(148,722) |
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98.2 |
% |
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Capital expenditures |
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(23,858) |
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(23,280) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(35,065) |
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(172,002) |
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Proceeds from borrowings |
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25,500 |
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549,060 |
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Payment of debt issuance costs |
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(99) |
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Options and warrants exercised |
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2,020 |
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Payment of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity
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185,243 |
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Operating Activities
Our cash flows from operating activities are primarily driven by
revenue generated from advertising activity, offset by the cash
costs of operations, and are significantly influenced by the timing
of and fluctuations in receipts from buyers and related payments to
sellers. Our future cash flows from operating activities will be
diminished if we cannot increase our revenue levels and manage
costs appropriately. Cash provided by operating activities was
$113,376 for the year ended March 31, 2023, compared to $84,738 for
the year ended March 31, 2022. The increase of $28,638 was due to
the following:
•$54,989
increase due to changes in operating assets and liabilities,
primarily due to lower net working capital, driven by collection of
account receivables for the year ended March 31, 2023;
•$18,699
decrease in net income; and
•$7,652
decrease due to lower non-cash charges during the year ended March
31, 2023, including the impact of the change in fair value of
contingent consideration during the year ended March 31, 2022. This
impact was partially offset by accelerated amortization of trade
name intangible assets amidst rebranding and a larger employee base
receiving stock-based compensation for the year ended March 31,
2023.
Investing Activities
Our primary investing activities have consisted of acquisitions of
businesses, purchases of property and equipment, and capital
expenditures in support of creating and enhancing our technology
infrastructure. For the year ended March 31, 2023, net cash used in
investing activities decreased by $136,937 to approximately
$35,065. Current period cash used in investing activities was
comprised of capital expenditures related mostly to
internally-developed software of $23,858, an equity investment of
$8,499 in one of the largest independent Android app stores, and
cash expenditures for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired,
of $2,708 related to our acquisition of In App Video Services UK
LTD. For the year ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in investing
activities was approximately $172,002, comprised of cash
expenditures for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of
$148,722 related to our acquisitions of AdColony and Fyber and
capital expenditures related mostly to internally-developed
software of $23,280.
Financing Activities
Our financing activities consisted of borrowings and repayment of
amounts borrowed under our New Credit Agreement and transactions
related to our equity plans. For the year ended March 31, 2023, net
cash used in financing activities was approximately $128,288, which
was comprised of the repayment of debt obligations of $149,000,
payment of payroll withholding taxes for net share settlement of
equity awards of $6,709, and payment of debt issuance costs of $99,
partially offset by proceeds from borrowings of $25,500 and stock
option and warrant exercises of $2,020. For the year ended March
31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was
approximately $185,243, which was comprised of proceeds from
borrowings of $549,060 and stock option exercises of $4,300,
partially offset by the payment of deferred business acquisition
consideration of $302,676, repayment of debt obligations of
$52,772, payment of payroll withholding taxes for net share
settlement of equity awards of $8,605, and payment of debt issuance
costs of $4,064.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results
of operations are based on our financial statements, which have
been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements
requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and
related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an
ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related
to contingencies, litigation, and goodwill and intangible assets
acquired from our acquisitions. We base our estimates on historical
experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our
more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of
our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenue from transactions for the purchase and sale of
digital advertising inventory through our various platforms and
service offerings. Our revenue is based on fixed CPM, CPI, or CPA
arrangements or a percentage of the ad spend through our platforms
depending on the platform or service offering. We recognize revenue
upon fulfillment of our performance obligation to our customers,
which generally occurs at the point in time when an ad is rendered
or an end consumer action, such as an app install, is
completed.
ODS - Carriers and OEMs
We enter into contracts with carriers and OEMs for our ODS segment
to help the customer control, manage, and monetize the mobile
device through the marketing of application slots or advertisement
space/inventory to advertisers and delivering the applications or
advertisements to the mobile device. The Company generally
offers
these services under a revenue share model. These agreements
typically include the following services: the access to a SaaS
platform, hosting, solution features, and general support and
maintenance. The Company has concluded that each promised service
is delivered concurrently, interdependently, and continuously with
all other promised services over the contract term and, as such,
has concluded these promises are a single performance obligation
that is delivered to the customer over a series of distinct service
periods over the contract term. The Company meets the criteria for
overtime recognition because the customer simultaneously receives
and consumes the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as
the Company performs, and the same method would be used to measure
progress over each distinct service period. The fees for such
services are not known at contract inception, but are measurable
during each distinct service period. The Company’s contracts do not
include advance non-refundable fees. The Company’s fees for these
services are based upon a revenue-share arrangement with the
carrier or OEM. Both parties have agreed to share the revenue
earned from third-party advertisers, discussed below, for these
services.
ODS - Application Media
The Company generally offers these services through CPI, CPP,
and/or CPA arrangements with application developers and
advertisers, generally in the form of insertion orders. The
insertion orders specify the type of arrangement and additional
terms such as advertising campaign budgets and timelines as well as
any constraints on advertising types. These customer contracts can
be open ended in regards to length of time and can renew
automatically unless terminated; however, specific advertising
campaigns are generally short-term in nature. Under these
agreements, the Company delivers the customer’s applications to end
user mobile devices, allowing for the application to be installed
by the end user at their discretion. The Company gains access and
control of application slots on wireless carrier and OEM mobile
devices and markets those slots on their behalf to the Company’s
customers.
The Company has concluded that the performance obligation within
the contract is complete upon delivery of the application to the
end user mobile device. Revenue recognition related to CPI and CPA
arrangements is dependent upon an action of the end user. As a
result, the transaction price is variable and is fully constrained
until an install or action occurs. Revenue recognition related to
CPP arrangements is dependent only upon the delivery of the
application to the end user mobile device. As a result, revenue is
recognized once delivery of the application has been completed as
the Company’s performance obligation has been
fulfilled.
ODS - Content Media
The Company generally offers programmatic advertising and targeted
media content delivery services under CPM impression arrangements
and page-view arrangements. Through its mobile phone first screen
applications and mobile web portals, the Company markets ad
space/inventory within its content products for display
advertising. The ad space/inventory is allocated to the Company
through arrangement with the carrier or OEM in the contracts
discussed above. The Company controls this ad space/inventory and
markets it on behalf of the carriers and OEMs to the advertisers.
The Company’s advertising customers can bid on each individual
display ad and the highest bid wins the right to fill each ad
impression. Advertising agencies acting on the behalf of
advertisers bid on the ad placement via the Company’s advertising
exchange customers. When the bid is won, the ad will be received
and placed on the mobile device by the Company. The entire process
happens almost instantaneously and on a continuous basis. The
advertising exchanges bill and collect from the winning bidders and
provide daily and monthly reports of the activity to the Company.
The Company has concluded that the performance obligation is
satisfied at the point in time upon delivery of the advertisement
to the device based on the impressions or page-view arrangement, as
defined in the contract.
Through its mobile phone first screen applications and mobile web
portals, the Company’s software platform also recommends sponsored
content to mobile phone users and drives web traffic to a
customer’s website. The Company markets this content to content
sponsors, such as Outbrain or Taboola, similarly to the marketing
of ad space/inventory. This sponsored content takes the form of
articles, graphics, pictures, and similar content. The Company has
concluded that the performance obligation within the contract is
complete upon delivery of the content to the mobile
device.
AGP - Marketplace
The Company, through its AGP segment, provides platforms that allow
DSPs and publishers to buy and sell ad inventory, respectively, in
a programmatic, real-time bidding (“RTB”) auction. The Company
generally contracts with DSPs through an RTB Ad Exchange Agreement.
It also separately contracts with publishers through
an
advertising insertion order or service order to provide access to
its auction platform and the ad inventory available through the
platform. The auction is held when ad inventory becomes available.
The Company will send bid requests to various DSPs, which may
choose to bid on the available ad inventory. Once a DSP wins an
auction, it must deliver an ad, which is generally served through
the Company’s software development kits (“SDK”). The entire auction
process is nearly instantaneous. The Company bills the DSPs based
on the total number of impressions and the bid price. It then
remits the payment to the publishers, net of a revenue share agreed
with the publisher that is generally a percentage of the DSPs’
total spending with the publisher through the
platform.
AGP - Brand and Performance
The Company, through its AGP segment for its Brand and Performance
offerings, contracts directly with advertisers or agencies. through
insertion orders, that require the Company to fulfill advertising
campaigns by identifying and purchasing targeted ad inventory and
serving ads on behalf of the advertiser. The insertion orders or
addendum communications provide advertising campaign details, such
as campaign start and end date, target demographics, maximum
budget, and rate. Rates are generally based on an end user action
(CPI) or on a CPM basis. Revenue is recognized based on the rate
and the number of impressions or end user actions at the time the
ad is rendered or the end user action is completed.
Principal vs Agent Reporting
The determination of whether we act as a principal or as an agent
in a transaction requires significant judgement and is based on our
assessment of the terms of customer arrangements and the relevant
accounting guidance. When we are the principal in a transaction,
revenue is reported on a gross basis, which is the amount billed to
DSPs, advertisers and agencies. When we are an agent in a
transaction, revenue is reported net of license fees and revenue
share paid to app publishers or developers.
The Company has determined that it is a principal for its
advertiser services for application media and content media when it
controls the application slots or ad space/inventory. This is
because it has been allocated such slots or space from the carrier
or OEM and is responsible for marketing or monetizing the slots or
space. The advertisers look to the Company to acquire such slots or
space, and the Company’s software is used to deliver the
applications, ads or content to the mobile device. The Company also
may manage application or ad campaigns of advertisers associated
with these services. If the applications or advertisements are not
delivered to the mobile device or the Company doesn’t comply with
certain policies of the advertiser, the Company would be
responsible and have to indemnify the customer for these issues.
The Company also has discretion in setting the price of the slots
or space based on market conditions, collects the transaction
prices, and remits the revenue-share percentage of the transaction
price to the carrier or OEM.
The Company recognizes the transaction price received from
application developers, advertisers, content providers, or websites
gross and the carrier or OEM share of such transaction price as
costs of revenue - license fees and revenue share - in the
accompanying consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss).
The carrier or OEM may have the right to market and sell
application slots or ad space to advertisers using the Company’s
software. The carrier or OEM will share revenue with the Company
when it does so. The Company recognizes the revenue shared by the
carrier or OEM on a net basis as the Company is not considered the
primary obligor in these transactions.
The Company has determined that it is a principal for its Brand and
Performance offerings as the advertisers or agencies provide
parameters for their target audiences, as well as a budget for ad
campaigns. Once an advertiser or advertising agency provides its
specifications, the Company has the discretion to fulfill the
campaign by utilizing its data and proprietary technology. The
Company controls the service because it has the ultimate discretion
in purchasing ad inventory; and once an ad inventory slot is
purchased, filling that ad inventory slot. As a result, the Company
reports the revenue billed to advertisers and agencies on a gross
basis and revenue shares paid to publishers as license fees and
revenue share.
The Company has determined that it is an agent in transactions on
its Marketplace platforms. The Company acts as an intermediary
between DSPs and publishers by providing access to a platform and
the SDKs that allow both parties to transact in the buying and
selling of ad inventory. The transaction price is determined
through a real-time auction and the Company has no pricing
discretion or obligation related to the fulfillment of the
advertising
delivery.
Software Development Costs
The Company applies the principles of FASB ASC 985-20,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased,
or Otherwise Marketed
(“ASC 985-20”). ASC 985-20 requires that software development costs
incurred in conjunction with product development be charged to
research and development expense until technological feasibility is
established. Thereafter, until the product is released for sale,
software development costs must be capitalized and reported at the
lower of the unamortized cost or net realizable value of the
related product. At this time, we do not invest significant capital
into the research and development phase of new products and
features as the technological feasibility aspect of our platform
products has either already been met or is met very
quickly.
The Company has adopted the “tested working model” approach to
establishing technological feasibility for its products. Under this
approach, the Company does not consider a product in development to
have passed the technological feasibility milestone until the
Company has completed a model of the product that contains
essentially all the functionality and features of the final product
and has tested the model to ensure that it works as
expected.
The Company considers the following factors in determining whether
costs can be capitalized: the emerging nature of the mobile market;
the gradual evolution of the wireless carrier platforms and devices
for which it develops products; the lack of pre-orders or sales
history for its products; the uncertainty regarding a product’s
revenue-generating potential; its lack of control over the carrier
distribution channel resulting in uncertainty as to when, if ever,
a product will be available for sale; and its historical practice
of canceling products at any stage of the development
process.
After products and features are released, all product maintenance
cost are expensed.
The Company also applies the principles of FASB ASC 350-40,
Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software Developed or Obtained
for Internal Use
(“ASC 350-40”). ASC 350-40 requires that software development costs
incurred before the preliminary project stage be expensed as
incurred. We capitalize development costs related to these
software applications once the preliminary project stage is
complete and it is probable that the project will be completed and
the software will be used to perform the functions
intended.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC
740-10,
Accounting for Income Taxes
(“ASC 740-10”), which requires recognition of deferred tax assets
and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events
that have been included in its financial statements or tax returns.
Under ASC 740-10, the Company determines deferred tax assets and
liabilities for temporary differences between the financial
reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, along
with net operating losses, if it is more likely than not the tax
benefits will be realized using the enacted tax rates in effect for
the year in which it expects the differences to reverse. To the
extent a deferred tax asset cannot be recognized, a valuation
allowance is established, if necessary.
The Company is required to evaluate its ability to realize its
deferred tax assets using all available evidence, both positive and
negative, and determine if a valuation allowance is needed.
Further, ASC 740-10-30-18 outlines the four possible sources of
taxable income that may be available to realize a tax benefit for
deductible temporary differences and carry-forwards. The sources of
taxable income are listed below from least to most
subjective:
•Future
reversals of existing taxable temporary differences
•Future
taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and
carryforwards
•Taxable
income in prior carryback year(s) if carryback is permitted under
the tax law
•Tax-planning
strategies that would, if necessary, be implemented to, for
example:
◦Accelerate
taxable amounts to utilize expiring carryforwards
◦Change
the character of taxable or deductible amounts from ordinary income
or loss to capital gain or loss
◦Switch
from tax-exempt to taxable investments
ASC 740-10 prescribes that a company should use a
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical
merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold
should be measured as the largest amount of the tax benefits,
determined on a cumulative probability basis, which is more likely
than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial
statements. We recognize interest and penalties related to income
tax matters as a component of the provision for income
taxes.
The Company’s income is subject to taxation in both the U.S. and
foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in
evaluating the Company’s tax positions and determining its
provision for income taxes. The Company establishes reserves for
income tax-related uncertainties based on estimates of whether, and
the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. These reserves
for tax contingencies are established when the Company believes
that positions do not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition
threshold. The Company adjusts uncertain tax liabilities in light
of changing facts and circumstances, such as the outcome of a tax
audit or lapse of a statute of limitations. The provision for
income taxes includes the impact of uncertain tax liabilities and
changes in liabilities that are considered
appropriate.
Stock-Based Compensation
We measure and recognize compensation expense for all stock-based
awards made to employees and non-employee directors based on
estimated fair values on the date of grant. To determine the fair
value of the stock-based awards, we use the closing price of our
common stock publicly traded on the Nasdaq on the date of grant for
time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards, and we
utilize the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value stock
options, which involves the input of subjective assumptions,
including the expected volatility of our common stock, interest
rates, dividend rates, and an option’s expected life. As a result,
the financial statements include amounts that are based on our best
estimates and judgments for the expenses recognized for stock-based
compensation. The compensation expense is recognized on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service or performance
period. Forfeitures are recognized as occurred. Performance-based
restricted units (“PSUs”) are evaluated on a quarterly basis for
probability of meeting performance metrics and any adjustments to
share-based compensation expense are then made in the quarter of
evaluation. For PSUs, we must also make assumptions regarding the
likelihood of achieving performance metrics. If actual results
differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation
expense and our results of operations could be materially
affected.
Business Combinations
We allocate the purchase consideration to the tangible assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based
on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase
consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and
liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require
management to make significant estimates and assumptions,
especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates
in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited
to, estimated replacement costs and future expected cash flows from
acquired users, acquired technology, acquired patents, and acquired
trade names from a market participant perspective. Management's
estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be
reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable
and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates.
Allocation of purchase consideration to identifiable assets and
liabilities affects Company amortization expense, as acquired
finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the useful life,
whereas any indefinite lived intangible assets, including goodwill,
are not amortized. During the measurement period, which is not to
exceed one year from the acquisition date, we may record
adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with
the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the
measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to
earnings.
Goodwill
We evaluate goodwill for possible impairment at least annually or
upon the occurrence of events or circumstances that indicate that
they would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying amount. When the Company
completes a quantitative assessment of goodwill impairment, the
fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the
reporting unit’s carrying value. If the carrying value of a
reporting unit exceeds the fair value, a goodwill impairment charge
is recorded. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit
required the Company to make assumptions and estimates, the most
significant of which are projected future growth rates, discount
rates, capital expenditures, tax rates, gross margins and terminal
value. Changes in key estimates or market conditions, could result
in an impairment charge. As of March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, no
impairment of goodwill has been identified.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
The Company has operations both within the U.S. and internationally
and is exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of business -
primarily interest rate and foreign currency exchange
risks.
Interest Rate Fluctuation Risk
The primary objective of the Company’s investment activities is to
preserve principal while maximizing income without significantly
increasing risk. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of
cash and deposits, which are sensitive to interest rate
changes.
The Company’s borrowings under its credit facility are subject to
variable interest rates and thus expose the Company to interest
rate fluctuations, depending on the extent to which the Company
utilizes its credit facility. If market interest rates materially
increase, the Company’s results of operations could be adversely
affected. A hypothetical increase in market interest rates of 100
basis points would result in an increase in interest expense of $10
per year for every $1,000 of outstanding debt under the Company’s
credit facility. The Company has not used any derivative financial
instruments to manage its interest rate risk exposure.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Foreign currency exchange risk is the risk that the Company’s
results of operations and/or financial condition could be affected
by changes in exchange rates. The Company has transactions
denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, principally
the euro, Turkish lira, and British pound, that expose the
Company’s operations to risk from the effects of exchange rate
movements. Such movements may impact future revenues, expenses, and
cash flows. In certain of the Company’s foreign operations, the
Company transacts primarily in the U.S. dollar, including for net
revenue, license fees and revenue share, and employee-related
compensation costs, which reduces the Company’s exposure to foreign
currency exchange risk. In addition, gains (losses) related to
translating certain cash balances, trade accounts receivable and
payable balances, and intercompany balances also impact net income.
As the Company’s foreign operations expand, results may be impacted
further by fluctuations in the exchange rates of the currencies in
which the Company does business. The Company has not used any
derivative financial instruments to manage its foreign currency
exchange risk exposure.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA
DIGITAL TURBINE, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Digital Turbine, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Digital Turbine, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries
(the “Company”) as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the related
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended March 31, 2023, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our
opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31,
2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2023, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
as of March 31, 2023, based on criteria established in the
2013
Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated May 25, 2023
expressed an unqualified opinion.
Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to
those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical audit matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising
from the current period audit of the financial statements that was
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material
to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of
critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by
communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or
disclosures to which it relates.
Goodwill Impairment Assessment of the App Growth Platform reporting
unit
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements,
management evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually or
upon the occurrence of events or circumstances that indicate that
they would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying amount. We identified the fair
value estimate of the App Growth Platform reporting unit as a
critical audit matter.
The principal consideration for our determination that the fair
value estimate of the App Growth Platform reporting unit is a
critical audit matter is that the significant assumptions made by
management involve subjectivity and judgment in the preparation of
discounted future cash flows. The reporting unit discounted future
cash flows include certain management assumptions that are complex
and have a higher degree of estimation uncertainty. Changes in
these assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value
estimate. These assumptions include forward-looking projections
related to revenue and operating expenses and the application of a
discount rate. Performing audit procedures to evaluate management’s
assumptions required a high degree of auditor judgment and audit
effort, including the need to involve valuation
specialists.
Our audit procedures related to the fair value estimate of the App
Growth Platform reporting unit included the following, among
others:
• We tested the design and operating effectiveness of relevant
controls relating to management’s preparation and
review of the discounted future cash flows
and the discount rate applied, and review of the methodologies
applied by third-party valuation specialists engaged by the
Company.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of forecasted revenues and
operating expenses used in the future discounted cash flows by
comparing them to historical results, and published industry
related trends, and comparing prior year forecasted amounts to
respective actual results.
• With the assistance of a valuation specialist, we evaluated the
reasonableness of the discount rate and the appropriateness of the
methodologies used by the Company in determining the discount
rate.
• We evaluated the qualifications of the third-party valuation
specialists engaged by the Company based on their credentials and
experience.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
Dallas, Texas
May 25, 2023
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Digital Turbine, Inc.
Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of
Digital Turbine, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries
(the “Company”) as of March 31, 2023, based on criteria established
in the
2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all
material respects, effective internal control over financial
reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on criteria established in
the 2013
Internal Control—Integrated Framework
issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as
of and for the year ended March 31, 2023, and our report dated
May 25, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on those
financial statements.
Basis for opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal
control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a
material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed
risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and limitations of internal control over financial
reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 25, 2023
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
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March 31, 2023 |
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March 31, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
75,058 |
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$ |
126,768 |
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Restricted cash |
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500 |
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394 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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178,189 |
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263,139 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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12,319 |
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20,570 |
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Total current assets |
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266,066 |
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410,871 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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39,327 |
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31,086 |
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Right-of-use assets |
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10,073 |
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15,439 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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379,632 |
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440,589 |
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Goodwill |
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561,576 |
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559,792 |
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Other non-current assets |
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9,882 |
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732 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
1,266,556 |
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$ |
1,458,509 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
119,338 |
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$ |
167,858 |
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Accrued license fees and revenue share |
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69,221 |
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95,170 |
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Accrued compensation |
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10,984 |
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28,775 |
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Acquisition purchase price liabilities |
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— |
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50,000 |
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Current portion of debt |
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— |
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12,500 |
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Other current liabilities |
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21,377 |
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30,960 |
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Total current liabilities |
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220,920 |
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385,263 |
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Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs |
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410,522 |
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520,785 |
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Deferred tax liabilities, net |
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13,940 |
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19,976 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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13,919 |
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16,270 |
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Total liabilities |
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659,301 |
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942,294 |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) |
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Stockholders’ equity |
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Preferred stock |
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Series A convertible preferred stock at $0.0001 par value;
2,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000 issued and outstanding
(liquidation preference of $1)
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100 |
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100 |
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Common stock |
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$0.0001 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized; 100,216,494
issued and 99,458,369 outstanding at March 31, 2023; 97,921,826
issued and 97,163,701 outstanding at March 31, 2022
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10 |
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10 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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822,217 |
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745,661 |
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Treasury stock (758,125 shares at March 31, 2023, and March 31,
2022)
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(71) |
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(71) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(41,945) |
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(39,341) |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(175,115) |
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(191,788) |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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605,196 |
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514,571 |
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Non-controlling interest |
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2,059 |
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1,644 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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$ |
1,266,556 |
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$ |
1,458,509 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Loss)1
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Year ended March 31,
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
Net revenue |
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$ |
665,920 |
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$ |
747,596 |
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$ |
313,579 |
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Costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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License fees and revenue share |
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309,247 |
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370,648 |
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178,649 |
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Other direct costs of revenue |
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36,445 |
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29,838 |
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2,358 |
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Product development |
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56,486 |
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52,723 |
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20,119 |
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Sales and marketing |
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63,295 |
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63,309 |
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19,304 |
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General and administrative |
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154,282 |
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138,837 |
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33,940 |
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Total costs of revenue and operating expenses |
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619,755 |
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655,355 |
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254,370 |
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Income from operations |
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46,165 |
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92,241 |
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59,209 |
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Interest and other income (expense), net |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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— |
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(41,087) |
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(15,751) |
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Interest expense, net |
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(23,352) |
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(8,495) |
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(1,003) |
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Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) |
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(1,026) |
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2,062 |
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— |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
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— |
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— |
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(452) |
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Other income (expense), net |
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229 |
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(749) |
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(146) |
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Total interest and other income (expense), net |
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(24,149) |
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(48,269) |
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(17,352) |
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Income before income taxes |
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22,016 |
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43,972 |
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41,857 |
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Income tax provision (benefit) |
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5,146 |
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8,403 |
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(13,027) |
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Net income |
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16,870 |
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35,569 |
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54,884 |
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Less: net income attributable to non-controlling
interest |
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197 |
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23 |
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— |
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Net income attributable to Digital Turbine, Inc. |
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16,673 |
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35,546 |
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54,884 |
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Other comprehensive loss |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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(2,386) |
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(39,395) |
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(312) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
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14,484 |
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(3,826) |
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54,572 |
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Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interest |
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415 |
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(934) |
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— |
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Digital Turbine,
Inc. |
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$ |
14,069 |
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$ |
(2,892) |
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$ |
54,572 |
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Net income per common share |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.17 |
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$ |
0.37 |
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$ |
0.62 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.16 |
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$ |
0.35 |
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$ |
0.57 |
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
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98,783 |
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95,198 |
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88,514 |
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Diluted |
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101,816 |
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102,640 |
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96,151 |
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1In
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company initiated two
significant acquisitions. Please refer to
Note
3—Acquisitions,
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows1
(in thousands)
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Year ended March 31,
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
16,870 |
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$ |
35,569 |
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$ |
54,884 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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81,073 |
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57,452 |
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7,114 |
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Non-cash interest expense |
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836 |
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715 |
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94 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
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— |
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— |
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255 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
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30,401 |
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19,304 |
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5,877 |
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Foreign exchange transaction gain |
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(1,026) |
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(2,062) |
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— |
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Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
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— |
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41,087 |
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15,751 |
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Payment of contingent consideration in excess of amount capitalized
at acquisition |
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— |
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— |
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(15,751) |
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Right-of-use asset |
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5,661 |
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6,043 |
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742 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(6,039) |
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(3,981) |
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(12,952) |
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(Increase) decrease in assets: |
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Accounts receivable, gross |
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83,893 |
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(73,656) |
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(25,378) |
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Allowance for credit losses |
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3,328 |
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1,097 |
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1,424 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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8,007 |
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(3,204) |
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(586) |
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Other non-current assets |
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(636) |
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283 |
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— |
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Increase (decrease) in liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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(48,831) |
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31,762 |
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(1,897) |
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Accrued license fees and revenue share |
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(26,002) |
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14,566 |
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26,408 |
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Accrued compensation |
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(18,228) |
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(43,907) |
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5,224 |
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Other current liabilities |
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(10,044) |
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|
9,634 |
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2,721 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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(5,887) |
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(5,964) |
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(1,135) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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113,376 |
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84,738 |
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62,795 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Equity investments |
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(8,499) |
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— |
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— |
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Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
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(2,708) |
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(148,722) |
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(28,604) |
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Capital expenditures |
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(23,858) |
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(23,280) |
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(9,204) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(35,065) |
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(172,002) |
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(37,808) |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Payment of contingent consideration |
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— |
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— |
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(16,956) |
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Proceeds from borrowings |
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25,500 |
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549,060 |
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15,000 |
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Payment of debt issuance costs |
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(99) |
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(4,064) |
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(469) |
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Payment of deferred business acquisition consideration |
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— |
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(302,676) |
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— |
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Options and warrants exercised |
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2,020 |
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4,300 |
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7,209 |
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Payment of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity
awards |
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(6,709) |
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(8,605) |
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— |
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Repayment of debt obligations |
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(149,000) |
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(52,772) |
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(20,000) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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(128,288) |
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185,243 |
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(15,216) |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and
restricted cash |
|
(1,627) |
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(1,935) |
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(312) |
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Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
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(51,604) |
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|
96,044 |
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9,459 |
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Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of
period |
|
127,162 |
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|
31,118 |
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21,659 |
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Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of
period |
|
$ |
75,558 |
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$ |
127,162 |
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$ |
31,118 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
20,187 |
|
|
$ |
5,985 |
|
|
$ |
922 |
|
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
5,658 |
|
|
$ |
1,715 |
|
|
$ |
927 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for the acquisition of Fyber |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
356,686 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Unpaid cash consideration for the acquisition of Fyber Minority
Interest |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,578 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of unpaid contingent consideration in connection with
business acquisitions |
|
$ |
2,738 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1In
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company initiated two
significant acquisitions. Please refer to
Note
3—Acquisitions,
in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity1
(in thousands, except share counts)
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Preferred Stock
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Treasury Stock
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital |
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss |
|
Accumulated
Deficit |
|
Non-Controlling Interest |
|
Total |
Balance at March 31, 2020 |
|
87,147,023 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
758,125 |
|
|
$ |
(71) |
|
|
$ |
360,224 |
|
|
$ |
(591) |
|
|
$ |
(282,218) |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
77,454 |
|
Net income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
54,884 |
|
|
— |
|
|
54,884 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(312) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(312) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,877 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
5,877 |
|
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
2,506,383 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,209 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,209 |
|
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of restricted
units |
|
136,680 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2021 |
|
89,790,086 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
758,125 |
|
|
$ |
(71) |
|
|
$ |
373,310 |
|
|
$ |
(903) |
|
|
$ |
(227,334) |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
145,112 |
|
Net income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
35,546 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
35,569 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(38,438) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(957) |
|
|
(39,395) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
19,970 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
19,970 |
|
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
1,311,098 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,300 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,300 |
|
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of restricted
units |
|
287,218 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Shares for acquisition of Fyber |
|
5,775,299 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
356,686 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
356,686 |
|
Acquisition of non-controlling interests in Fyber |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,578 |
|
|
2,578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of withholding taxes related to the net share settlement of
equity awards |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(8,605) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(8,605) |
|
Balance at March 31, 2022 |
|
97,163,701 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
758,125 |
|
|
$ |
(71) |
|
|
$ |
745,661 |
|
|
$ |
(39,341) |
|
|
$ |
(191,788) |
|
|
$ |
1,644 |
|
|
$ |
516,215 |
|
Net income |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
16,673 |
|
|
197 |
|
|
16,870 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,604) |
|
|
— |
|
|
218 |
|
|
(2,386) |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
31,245 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
31,245 |
|
Shares issued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options and warrants |
|
966,536 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,020 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,020 |
|
Issuance of restricted shares and vesting of restricted
units |
|
122,150 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Shares for acquisition of Fyber |
|
1,205,982 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of withholding taxes related to the net share settlement of
equity awards |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,709) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,709) |
|
Balance at March 31, 2023 |
|
99,458,369 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
758,125 |
|
|
$ |
(71) |
|
|
$ |
822,217 |
|
|
$ |
(41,945) |
|
|
$ |
(175,115) |
|
|
$ |
2,059 |
|
|
$ |
607,255 |
|
1In
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company initiated two
significant acquisitions. Please refer to
Note 3—Acquisitions
in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
Digital Turbine, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2023
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Note 1—Description of Business
Digital Turbine, Inc., through its subsidiaries (collectively
“Digital Turbine” or the “Company”), is a leading independent
mobile growth platform that levels up the landscape for
advertisers, publishers, carriers, and device original equipment
manufacturers (“OEMs”). The Company offers end-to-end products and
solutions leveraging proprietary technology to all participants in
the mobile application ecosystem, enabling brand discovery and
advertising, user acquisition and engagement, and operational
efficiency for advertisers. In addition, the Company’s products and
solutions provide monetization opportunities for OEMs, carriers,
and application (“app” or “apps”) publishers and
developers.
Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of the Company
and its subsidiaries. The Company consolidates the financial
results and reports non-controlling interests representing the
economic interests held by other equity holders of subsidiaries
that are not 100% owned by the Company. The calculation of
non-controlling interests excludes any net income / (loss)
attributable directly to the Company.
All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during
the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions
reflected in the financial statements include revenue recognition,
including the determination of gross versus net revenue reporting,
allowance for credit losses, stock-based compensation, fair value
of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of
acquired intangible assets and property and equipment, fair value
of contingent earn-out considerations, incremental borrowing rates
for right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, and tax valuation
allowances. These estimates are based on information available as
of the date of the financial statements; therefore, actual results
could differ materially from management’s estimates using different
assumptions or under different conditions.
In light of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty due to global events
such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, inflation,
disruptions in supply chains, recessionary concerns impacting the
markets in which the Company operates, and others, management has
considered the potential impacts on the Company’s critical and
significant accounting estimates. As of the date of issuance of
these financial statements, the Company is not aware of any
specific event or circumstance that would require the Company to
update its estimates or judgments or revise the carrying value of
its assets or liabilities as a result of such factors. Management's
estimates may change as new events occur and additional information
is obtained. Actual results could differ from estimates and any
such differences may be material to the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates revenue from transactions for the purchase
and sale of digital advertising inventory through our various
platforms and service offerings. Our revenue is based on fixed CPM,
CPI, or CPA arrangements or a percentage of the ad spend through
our platforms. The Company recognizes revenue upon fulfillment of
our performance obligation to our customers, which generally occurs
at the point in time when an ad is rendered or an end consumer
action, such as an app install, is completed.
ODS - Carriers and OEMs
The Company enters into contracts with OEMs for our On Device
Solutions (“ODS”) segment to help the customer control, manage, and
monetize the mobile device through the marketing of application
slots or advertisement space/inventory to advertisers and
delivering the applications or advertisements to the mobile device.
The Company generally offers these services under a revenue share
model. These agreements typically include the following services:
the access to a SaaS platform, hosting, solution features, and
general support and maintenance. The Company has concluded that
each promised service is delivered concurrently, interdependently,
and continuously with all other promised services over the contract
term and, as such, has concluded these promises are a single
performance obligation that is delivered to the customer over a
series of distinct service periods over the contract term. The
Company meets the criteria for overtime recognition because the
customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided
by the Company's performance as the Company performs, and the same
method would be used to measure progress over each distinct service
period. The fees for such services are not known at contract
inception, but are measurable during each distinct service period.
The Company's contracts do not include advance non-refundable fees.
The Company’s fees for these services are based upon a
revenue-share arrangement with the carrier or OEM. Both parties
have agreed to share the revenue earned from third-party
advertisers, discussed below, for these services.
ODS - Application Media
The Company generally offers these services through CPI,
cost-per-placement (“CPP”), and/or cost-per-action (“CPA”)
arrangements with application developers and advertisers, generally
in the form of insertion orders. The insertion orders specify the
type of arrangement and additional terms such as advertising
campaign budgets and timelines as well as any constraints on
advertising types. These customer contracts can be open ended in
regards to length of time and can renew automatically unless
terminated; however, specific advertising campaigns are generally
short-term in nature. Under these agreements, the Company delivers
the customer’s applications to end user mobile devices, allowing
for the application to be installed by the end user at their
discretion. The Company gains access and control of application
slots on wireless carrier and OEM mobile devices and markets those
slots on their behalf to the Company’s customers.
The Company has concluded that the performance obligation within
the contract is complete upon delivery of the application to the
end user mobile device. Revenue recognition related to CPI and CPA
arrangements is dependent upon an action of the end user. As a
result, the transaction price is variable and is fully constrained
until an install or action occurs. Revenue recognition related to
CPP arrangements is dependent only upon the delivery of the
application to the end user mobile device. As a result, revenue is
recognized once delivery of the application has been completed as
the Company’s performance obligation has been
fulfilled.
ODS - Content Media
The Company generally offers programmatic advertising and targeted
media content delivery services under CPM impression arrangements
and page-view arrangements. Through its mobile phone first screen
applications and mobile web portals, the Company markets ad
space/inventory within its content products for display
advertising. The ad space/inventory is allocated to the Company
through arrangement with the carrier or OEM in the contracts
discussed above. The Company controls this ad space/inventory and
markets it on behalf of the carriers and OEMs to the advertisers.
The Company’s advertising customers can bid on each individual
display ad and the highest bid wins the right to fill each ad
impression. Advertising agencies acting on the behalf of
advertisers bid on the ad placement via the Company’s advertising
exchange customers. When the bid is won, the ad will be received
and placed on the mobile device by the Company. The entire process
happens almost instantaneously and on a continuous basis. The
advertising exchanges bill and collect from the winning bidders and
provide daily and monthly reports of the activity to the Company.
The Company has concluded that the performance obligation is
satisfied at the point in time upon delivery of the advertisement
to the device based on the impressions or page-view arrangement, as
defined in the contract.
Through its mobile phone first screen applications and mobile web
portals, the Company’s software platform also recommends sponsored
content to mobile phone users and drives web traffic to a
customer's website. The Company markets this content to content
sponsors, such as Outbrain or Taboola, similarly to the marketing
of ad space/inventory. This sponsored content takes the form of
articles, graphics, pictures, and similar content. The Company has
concluded that the performance obligation within the contract is
complete upon delivery of the content to the mobile
device.
AGP - Marketplace
The Company, through its AGP segment provides platforms that allow
demand-side platforms (“DSPs”) and publishers to buy and sell ad
inventory, respectively, in a programmatic, real-time bidding
(“RTB”) auction. The Company generally contracts with DSPs through
an RTB Ad Exchange Agreement. It also separately contracts with
publishers through an Advertising insertion order or service order
to provide access to its auction platform and the ad inventory
available through the platform. The auction is held when ad
inventory becomes available. AdColony will send bid requests to
various DSPs, which may choose to bid on the available ad
inventory. Once a DSP wins an auction, it must deliver an ad, which
is generally served through the Company's software development kits
(“SDK”). The entire auction process is nearly instantaneous. The
Company bills the DSP based on the total number of impressions and
the bid price. It then remits the payment to the publishers, net of
a revenue share agreed with the publisher that is generally a
percentage of the DSPs’ total spending with the publisher through
the platform.
AGP - Brand and Performance
The Company, through its AGP segment for its Brand and Performance
offerings, contracts directly with advertisers or agencies. through
insertion orders, that require the Company to fulfill advertising
campaigns by identifying and purchasing targeted ad inventory and
serving ads on behalf of the advertiser. The insertion orders or
addendum communications provide advertising campaign details, such
as campaign start and end date, target demographics, maximum
budget, and rate. Rates are generally based on an end user action
(CPI) or on a CPM basis. Revenue is recognized based on the rate
and the number of impressions or end user actions at the time the
ad is rendered or the end user action is completed.
Principal vs Agent Reporting
The determination of whether the Company acts as a principal or as
an agent in a transaction requires significant judgement and is
based on an assessment of the terms of customer arrangements and
the relevant accounting guidance. When the Company is the principal
in a transaction, revenue is reported on a gross basis, which is
the amount billed to DSPs, advertisers and agencies. When the
Company is an agent in a transaction, revenue is reported net of
license fees and revenue share paid to app publishers or
developers.
The Company has determined that it is a principal for its
advertiser services for application media and content media when it
controls the application slots or ad space/inventory. This is
because it has been allocated such slots or space from the carrier
or OEM and is responsible for marketing or monetizing the slots or
space. The advertisers look to the Company to acquire such slots or
space, and the Company’s software is used to deliver the
applications, ads or content to the mobile device. The Company also
may manage application or ad campaigns of advertisers associated
with these services. If the applications or advertisements are not
delivered to the mobile device or the Company doesn’t comply with
certain policies of the advertiser, the Company would be
responsible and have to indemnify the customer for these issues.
The Company also has discretion in setting the price of the slots
or space based on market conditions, collects the transaction
prices, and remits the revenue-share percentage of the transaction
price to the carrier or OEM.
The Company recognizes the transaction price received from
application developers, DSPs, and advertisers and recognizes the
transaction price received net of the publishers’ share of the
transaction price. The Company then bills the DSPs and advertisers
on the gross transaction price amount and pays the publishers their
share of such transaction price as costs of revenue - license fees
and revenue share - in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income (loss). As a result,
receivables and payables are presented gross in the accompanying
balance sheet, while certain revenues are reported
net.
The carrier or OEM may have the right to market and sell
application slots or ad space to advertisers using the Company’s
software. The carrier or OEM will share revenue with the Company
when it does so. The Company recognizes the revenue shared by the
carrier or OEM on a net basis as the Company is not considered the
primary obligor in these transactions.
The Company has determined that it is a principal for its Brand and
Performance offerings as the advertisers or agencies provide
parameters for their target audiences, as well as a budget for ad
campaigns. Once an advertiser or advertising agency provides its
specifications, the Company has the discretion to fulfill the
campaign by utilizing its data and proprietary technology. The
Company controls the service because it has the ultimate discretion
in purchasing ad inventory; and once an ad inventory slot is
purchased, filling that ad inventory
slot. As a result, the Company reports the revenue billed to
advertisers and agencies on a gross basis and revenue shares paid
to publishers as license fees and revenue share.
The Company has determined that is an agent in transactions on its
Marketplace platforms. The Company acts as an intermediary between
DSPs and publishers by providing access to a platform and the SDKs
that allow both parties to transact in the buying and selling of ad
inventory. The transaction price is determined through a real-time
auction and the Company has no pricing discretion or obligation
related to the fulfillment of the advertising
delivery.
Segment Reporting
In fiscal year 2022, following the acquisitions of AdColony and
Fyber, the Company had three operating and reportable segments
called On Device Media (“ODM”), In-App Media - AdColony (“IAM-A”),
and In-App Media (“IAM-F”). Effective April 1, 2022, the Company
reports its results of operations through the two segments
disclosed in
Note
4—Segment
Information,
each of which represents an operating and reportable segment.
Segment results herein are presented on a retrospective basis to
reflect the reorganization.
Software Development Costs
The Company applies the principles of FASB ASC 985-20,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased,
or Otherwise Marketed
(“ASC 985-20”). ASC 985-20 requires that software development costs
incurred in conjunction with product development be charged to
research and development expense until technological feasibility is
established. Thereafter, until the product is released for sale,
software development costs must be capitalized and reported at the
lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value of the related
product. At this time, the Company does not invest significant
capital into the research and development phase of new products and
features as the technological feasibility aspect of our platform
products has either already been met or is met very
quickly.
The Company has adopted the “tested working model” approach to
establishing technological feasibility for its products. Under this
approach, the Company does not consider a product in development to
have passed the technological feasibility milestone until the
Company has completed a model of the product that contains
essentially all the functionality and features of the final product
and has tested the model to ensure that it works as expected. The
Company capitalizes costs related to the development of software to
be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed as it believes to have met
the “tested working model” threshold. Development costs continue to
be capitalized until the related software is released. The Company
considers the following factors in determining whether costs can be
capitalized: the emerging nature of the mobile market; the gradual
evolution of the wireless carrier platforms and mobile phones for
which it develops products; the uncertainty regarding a product’s
revenue-generating potential; its lack of control over carrier
distribution channels; and its historical practice of canceling
products at any stage of the development process.
After products and features are released, all product maintenance
cost are expensed.
The Company also applies the principles of FASB ASC 350-40,
Accounting for the Cost of Computer Software Developed or Obtained
for Internal Use
(“ASC 350-40”). ASC 350-40 requires that software development costs
incurred before the preliminary project stage be expensed as
incurred. The Company capitalizes development costs related to
these software applications once the preliminary project stage is
complete and it is probable that the project will be completed and
the software will be used to perform the functions
intended.
Capitalized software development costs, whether for software
developed to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed or for internal
use, are generally amortized over a 3-year useful life. For fiscal
years 2023, 2022, and 2021, the Company capitalized software
development costs in the amount of $22,816, $23,784, and $8,859,
respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all
stock-based awards made to employees and non-employee directors
based on estimated fair values on the date of grant. To determine
the fair value of the stock-based awards, we use the closing price
of our common stock publicly traded on the Nasdaq on the date of
grant for time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards,
and we utilize the Black-Scholes
option pricing model to value stock options, which involves the
input of subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility
of our common stock, interest rates, dividend rates, and an
option’s expected life. As a result, the financial statements
include amounts that are based on our best estimates and judgments
for the expenses recognized for stock-based compensation. The
compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over
the requisite service or performance period. Forfeitures are
recognized as occurred. Performance-based restricted units (“PSUs”)
are evaluated on a quarterly basis for probability of meeting
performance metrics and any adjustments to share-based compensation
expense are then made in the quarter of evaluation. For PSUs, the
Company must also make assumptions regarding the likelihood of
achieving performance metrics. If actual results differ
significantly from these estimates, stock-based compensation
expense and our results of operations could be materially
affected.
Defined Contribution Plan
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan for the
benefit of all employees beginning on their date of hire. The plan
allows eligible employees to contribute a portion of their annual
compensation, not to exceed annual limits established by the
federal government. The Company makes matching contributions of up
to a certain percentage of an employee’s contributions. For the
years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company made
contributions to the plan of $1,360, $811, and $558,
respectively.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC
740-10,
Accounting for Income Taxes
(“ASC 740-10”), which requires recognition of deferred tax assets
and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events
that have been included in its financial statements or tax returns.
Under ASC 740-10, the Company determines deferred tax assets and
liabilities for temporary differences between the financial
reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities along
with net operating losses, if it is more likely than not the tax
benefits will be realized using the enacted tax rates in effect for
the year in which it expects the differences to reverse. To
the extent a deferred tax asset cannot be realized, a valuation
allowance is established.
ASC 740-10 prescribes that a company should use a
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical
merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the
“more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold should be measured as
the largest amount of the tax benefits, determined on a cumulative
probability basis, which is more likely than not to be realized
upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. Interest and
penalties related to income tax matters are recognized as a
component of the provision for income taxes.
The Company is required to evaluate its ability to realize its
deferred tax assets using all available evidence, both positive and
negative, and determine if a valuation allowance is needed.
Further, ASC 740-10-30-18 outlines the four possible sources of
taxable income that may be available to realize a tax benefit for
deductible temporary differences and carry-forwards. The sources of
taxable income are listed below from least to most
subjective:
•Future
reversals of existing taxable temporary differences
•Future
taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and
carryforwards
•Taxable
income in prior carryback year(s) if carryback is permitted under
the tax law
•Tax-planning
strategies that would, if necessary, be implemented to, for
example:
◦Accelerate
taxable amounts to utilize expiring carryforwards
◦Change
the character of taxable or deductible amounts from ordinary income
or loss to capital gain or loss
◦Switch
from tax-exempt to taxable investments
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company uses the U.S. dollar for financial reporting
purposes. Some of our foreign subsidiaries use their local
currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities of
foreign operations are translated using current rates of exchange
prevailing at the balance sheet date. Equity accounts have been
translated at their historical exchange rates when the capital
transaction occurred. Statement of Operations amounts are
translated at average rates in effect for the reporting period. The
foreign currency translation adjustment loss of $2,386, $39,395,
and $312 in the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021,
respectively, has been reported as a component of comprehensive
income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations and
comprehensive income (loss) and consolidated statements of
stockholders’ equity.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of cash on deposit with
banks and short-term investments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable
The Company maintains reserves for current expected credit losses
on accounts receivable. Management reviews the composition of
accounts receivable and analyzes historical bad debts, customer
concentrations, current economic trends, and changes in customer
payment patterns to evaluate the adequacy of these
reserves.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at
fair value based on the exchange price that would be received for
an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the
principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants. Where
available, fair value is based on or derived from observable market
prices or other observable inputs. Where observable prices or
inputs are not available, valuation techniques are applied. These
valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation
and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price
transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments’
complexity.
The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments, such as cash
equivalents, short term investments, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value due to
their relatively short maturities. The carrying value of our debt,
less capitalized debt issuance costs, approximates fair
value.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization
is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the related assets. Estimated useful lives are the
lesser of 8-to-10 years or the term of the lease for leasehold
improvements and 3-to-5 years for other assets.
Leases
Under Leases
(Topic 842), the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at
inception. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are
recognized at commencement date based on the present value of
remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the
Company considers only payments that are fixed and determinable at
the time of commencement. As most of our leases do not provide an
implicit rate, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate
based on the information available at commencement date in
determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental
borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on our understanding of
what our credit rating would be. The ROU asset also includes any
lease payments made prior to commencement and is recorded net of
any lease incentives received. Our lease terms may include options
to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that
the Company will exercise such options. When determining the
probability of exercising such options, the Company considers
contract-based, asset-based, entity-based, and market-based
factors. Our lease agreements may contain variable costs such as
common area maintenance, insurance, real estate taxes or other
costs. Variable lease costs are expensed as incurred on the
consolidated statements of operations. Our lease agreements
generally do not contain any residual value guarantees or
restrictive covenants.
The right-of-use asset components of our operating leases are
included in right-of-use assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets,
while the current portion of our operating lease liabilities are
included in other current liabilities and the long-term portion of
our operating lease liabilities in other non-current liabilities on
our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Business Combinations
The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to
the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible
assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of
the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of
these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.
Such
valuations require management to make significant estimates and
assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets.
Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include,
but are not limited to, estimated replacement costs and future
expected cash flows from acquired advertiser or publisher
relationships, acquired technology, acquired patents, and acquired
trade names from a market participant perspective. Management's
estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be
reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable
and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates.
Allocation of purchase consideration to identifiable assets and
liabilities affects Company amortization expense, as acquired
finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the useful life,
whereas any indefinite lived intangible assets, including goodwill,
are not amortized. During the measurement period, which is not to
exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company records
adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with
the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the
measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to
earnings.
Goodwill
We evaluate goodwill for possible impairment at least annually or
upon the occurrence of events or circumstances that indicate that
they would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying amount. When the Company
completes a quantitative assessment of goodwill impairment, the
fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the
reporting unit’s carrying value. If the carrying value of a
reporting unit exceeds the fair value, a goodwill impairment charge
is recorded. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit
required the Company to make assumptions and estimates, the most
significant of which are projected future growth rates, discount
rates, capital expenditures, tax rates, gross margins and terminal
value. Changes in key estimates or market conditions, could result
in an impairment charge. As of March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, no
impairment of goodwill has been identified.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Finite Life
Intangibles
Long-lived assets, including intangible assets subject to
amortization, primarily consist of customer relationships and
developed technology that have been acquired and are amortized
using the straight-line method over their useful lives, ranging
from
five to eighteen years, and are reviewed for impairment in
accordance with FASB ASC 360-10,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets,
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability
of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the
carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows
expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are
considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is
measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets
exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are
reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less
costs to sell.
There were no indications of impairment present or that the
carrying amounts may not be recoverable during the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
Preferred Stock
The Company applies the guidance enumerated in FASB
ASC 480-10,
Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics
of both Liabilities and Equity
(“ASC 480-10”), when determining the classification and measurement
of preferred stock. Preferred shares subject to mandatory
redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are
measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 480-10. All other
issuances of preferred stock are subject to the classification and
measurement principles of ASC 480-10. Accordingly, the Company
classifies conditionally redeemable preferred shares (if any),
which includes preferred shares that feature redemption rights that
are either within the control of the holder or subject to
redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely
within the Company’s control, as temporary equity. At all other
times, the Company classifies its preferred shares in stockholders’
equity.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Significant
Customers
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash
deposits and accounts receivable.
A significant portion of the Company’s cash was held at
seven major financial institutions as of March 31, 2023, and
four major financial institutions as of March 31, 2022, that
management assessed to be of high credit quality. Three of the
major financial institutions as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 are
insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) for up to $250 per depository
account. Four and one major financial institutions are located
outside the U.S. as of March 31 2023 and 2022, respectively, and,
therefore, not subject to the jurisdiction of the FDIC. As of March
31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had $72,558 and $124,412 in excess
of the FDIC-insured limit, respectively. The Company has not
experienced any losses in such accounts.
The Company mitigates its credit risk with respect to accounts
receivable by monitoring customers’ accounts receivable balances.
As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, no customer represented more than
10% of the Company’s net accounts receivable balance.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of
Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,
which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP
to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions
affected by the discontinuation of the London Inter-Bank Offered
Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference rate expected to be
discontinued. The amendments are effective for all entities through
December 31, 2022, and can be adopted as of any date from the
beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to
March 12, 2020. The Company adopted the amendment as of April 1,
2021. The adoption of the amendment did not have a material impact
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 3—Acquisitions
Acquisition of In App Video Services UK LTD.
On November 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of all
outstanding ownership interests of In App Video Services UK LTD.
(“In App”), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “In App
Acquisition”). Prior to the Acquisition, In App acted as a
third-party representative of the Company’s App Growth Platform
(“AGP”) segment’s products and services in the United Kingdom
(“UK”). The acquisition of In App is part of the Company’s strategy
to make investments that provide opportunities to grow market share
and increase revenue in important markets and geographies like the
UK.
The Company acquired In App for total estimated consideration in
the range of $2,250 to $5,500, paid as follows: (1) $2,708 paid in
cash at closing, including a working capital adjustment of
approximately $460, with $1,000 of that amount held in escrow for
one-year and (2) potential annual earn-out payments based on
meeting annual revenue targets for the calendar years ended
December 31, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The annual earn-out
payments are up to $250 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and
$1,000 for each of the calendar years ended December 31, 2023,
2024, and 2025. Also, an incremental earn-out payment will be made
for each of the calendar years ended 2023, 2024, and 2025 in an
amount equal to 25% of revenue that is more than 150% of that
calendar year’s revenue target.
The Company recorded the preliminary fair values of the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in the In App Acquisition, which
resulted in the recognition of: (1) current assets, net of cash
acquired, of $836, (2) current liabilities of $401, (3) acquisition
purchase price liability of $2,738, (4) and goodwill of
$4,957.
The Company recognized costs related to the In App Acquisition of
$203 for the year ended March 31, 2023, in operating expenses on
its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income
(loss).
Acquisition of Fyber N.V.
On May 25, 2021, the Company completed the initial closing of the
acquisition of 95.1% of the outstanding voting shares of Fyber N.V.
(“Fyber”) pursuant to a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Fyber
Acquisition”) between Tennor Holding B.V., Advert Finance B.V., and
Lars Windhorst , the Company, and Digital Turbine Luxembourg
S.ar.l., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The delisting of
Fyber’s remaining outstanding shares on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange was completed on August 6, 2021. During the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022, the Company purchased an additional $18,341
of Fyber's outstanding shares, resulting in an ownership percentage
of Fyber of approximately 99.5% as of March 31, 2023. The remaining
outstanding shares in Fyber are, to the Company’s knowledge, held
by other shareholders of Fyber and are presented as non-controlling
interests within these financial statements.
Fyber is a leading mobile advertising monetization platform
empowering global app developers to optimize profitability through
quality advertising. Fyber’s proprietary technology platform and
expertise in mediation, real-time bidding, advanced analytics
tools, and video combine to deliver publishers and advertisers a
highly valuable app monetization solution. Fyber represents an
important and strategic addition for the Company in its mission to
develop one of the largest full-stack, fully-independent, mobile
advertising solutions in the industry. The combined platform
offering is advantageously positioned to leverage the Company’s
existing on-device software presence and global distribution
footprint.
The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at
the date of the Fyber Acquisition are presented as
follows1:
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May 25, 2021 |
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Measurement Period Adjustments |
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May 25, 2021
(adjusted) |
Assets acquired |
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Cash |
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$ |
71,489 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
71,489 |
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Accounts receivable |
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64,877 |
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166 |
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65,043 |
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Other current assets |
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10,470 |
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— |
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10,470 |
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Property and equipment |
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1,561 |
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— |
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1,561 |
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Right-of-use asset |
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13,191 |
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— |
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13,191 |
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Publisher relationships |
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106,400 |
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(95) |
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106,305 |
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Developed technology |
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86,900 |
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— |
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86,900 |
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Trade names |
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32,100 |
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474 |
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32,574 |
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