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Criteo Reports Results For The Second Quarter 2018, Adjusts Fiscal 2018 Outlook And Announces Acquisition Of Pioneering Retail Media Technology Platform

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO), the advertising platform of choice for the open Internet, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

  • Revenue decreased 1% (or 3% at constant currency1) to $537 million.
  • Revenue excluding Traffic Acquisition Costs, or Revenue ex-TAC2, grew 5% (or 2% at constant currency) to $230 million, or 42.9% of revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA2 grew 27% (or 20% at constant currency) to $69 million, or 30% of Revenue ex-TAC.
  • Cash flow from operating activities decreased 33% to $40 million.
  • Free Cash Flow2 was $22 million.
  • Net income increased 96% to $15 million.
  • Adjusted net income per diluted share2 increased 36% to $0.53.

  • We expect Revenue ex-TAC for fiscal year 2018 to grow between -1% and +1% at constant currency.
  • We are raising our Adjusted EBITDA margin outlook for fiscal year 2018 to between 30% and 32% of Revenue ex-TAC.

  • We have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Storetail, a pioneering retail media technology platform enabling retailers to monetize native placements on their ecommerce sites.

"From the conversations I have had with clients since returning as CEO, I've heard many positive comments on the value we bring" said JB Rudelle, CEO. "We are building on this trust to expand our client relationships with more products and solutions".

"Our model once again proves to be strong and resilient," commented Benoit Fouilland, CFO, "as the combination of growth, increasing profitability and strong cash flow demonstrated in Q2".

Operating Highlights

  • We ended the quarter with 19,000 commerce and brand clients, a 16% increase year-over-year, while maintaining client retention at close to 90% for all products.
  • Revenue ex-TAC from non-retargeting products, including Criteo Customer Acquisition, Criteo Audience Match and Criteo Sponsored Products, increased 72% year-over-year at constant currency, to 6% of our total business.
  • Our mobile in-app business grew 38% year-over-year on a Revenue ex-TAC basis.
  • Criteo Direct Bidder, our header bidding technology, is now connected to over 2,300 large publishers, compared to 2,000 in Q1.
  • Same-client Revenue ex-TAC3 decreased 3% at constant currency due to headwinds from user coverage limitations in Safari.

Revenue and Revenue ex-TAC

Revenue decreased 1%, or 3% at constant currency, to $537 million (Q2 2017: $542 million). Revenue ex-TAC grew 5%, or 2% at constant currency, to $230 million (Q2 2017: $220 million). This increase was primarily driven by the addition of new clients across regions, sizes and products, and the improving Revenue ex-TAC margin over the period, and was achieved despite significant headwinds from external factors in our business with existing clients.

  • In the Americas, Revenue ex-TAC grew 4%, or 4% at constant currency, to $87 million and represented 38% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
  • In EMEA, Revenue ex-TAC grew 4%, and decreased 1% at constant currency, to $89 million and represented 38% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
  • In Asia-Pacific, Revenue ex-TAC grew 7%, or 6% at constant currency, to $54 million and represented 24% of total Revenue ex-TAC.

Revenue ex-TAC margin as a percentage of revenue improved 230 basis points to 42.9%.

Net Income and Adjusted Net Income

Net income increased 96% to $15 million (Q2 2017: $8 million). Net income available to shareholders of Criteo S.A. was $14 million, or $0.20 per share on a diluted basis (Q2 2017: $6 million, or $0.09 per share on a diluted basis).

Adjusted net income, or net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, restructuring costs and the tax impact of these adjustments, increased 35% to $35 million, or $0.53 per share on a diluted basis (Q2 2017: $26 million, or $0.39 per share on a diluted basis).

Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Expenses

Adjusted EBITDA grew 27%, or 20% at constant currency, to $69 million (Q2 2017: $54 million). This increase in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily driven by the Revenue ex-TAC performance across regions and temporary savings in expenses, related to hiring delays, in particular in the midmarket.

Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of Revenue ex-TAC was 30% (Q2 2017: 25%), improving by more than 500-basis point year-over-year.

Operating expenses increased 1% to $176 million (Q2 2017: $174 million). Operating expenses, excluding the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension costs, restructuring costs, depreciation and amortization and acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, which we refer to as Non-GAAP Operating Expenses, decreased 1% to $147 million (Q2 2017: $148 million) partly driven by the fact that we did not host our Global Employee Summit in 2018.

Cash Flow and Cash Position

Cash flow from operating activities decreased 33% to $40 million (Q2 2017: $60 million).

Free Cash Flow, defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, decreased 33% to $22 million (Q2 2017: $33 million).

Total cash and cash equivalents increased $66 million compared to the end of 2017 to $480 million.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Criteo's expectations as of August 1, 2018.

Third Quarter 2018 Guidance:

  • We expect Revenue ex-TAC to be between $218 million and $223 million. This implies a constant-currency growth of -5% to -3%.
  • We expect Adjusted EBITDA to be between $61 million and $66 million.

We are adjusting our Fiscal Year 2018 Guidance:

  • We now expect Revenue ex-TAC for fiscal year 2018 to grow between -1% and +1% at constant currency.
  • We are raising our Adjusted EBITDA margin outlook for fiscal year 2018 to between 30% and 32% of Revenue ex-TAC.

The above guidance for the quarter ending September 30, 2018 and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, assumes the following average exchange rates over both the nine months to September 30, 2018 and the twelve months to December 31, 2018, for the main currencies impacting our business: a U.S. dollar-euro rate of 0.84, a U.S. dollar-Japanese Yen rate of 110, a U.S. dollar-British pound rate of 0.73 and a U.S. dollar-Brazilian real rate of 3.51.

The above guidance assumes no acquisitions are completed during the quarter ending September 30, 2018, and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC and Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the closest corresponding U.S. GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP measures; in particular, the measures and effects of equity awards compensation expense specific to equity compensation awards that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our share price. We expect the variability of the above charges to have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future U.S. GAAP financial results.

Acquisition of Storetail

Criteo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Storetail, a pioneering retail media technology platform that enables retailers to monetize native placements on their ecommerce sites on a CPM basis. The 2016 Hooklogic acquisition, and the subsequent Criteo Sponsored Products solution, have allowed Criteo to partner more deeply with retailers from an on-site monetization perspective to reach and engage shoppers throughout every stage of the funnel. While having no material revenue contribution at closing, the addition of Storetail's highly complementary technology is an important building block to enable Criteo to offer a full monetization platform to retailers.

We expect the deal to close in the third quarter of this year, subject to certain conditions precedent.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and its attachments include the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"): Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Revenue ex-TAC margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per diluted share, Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses. These measures are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Revenue ex-TAC is our revenue excluding Traffic Acquisition Costs ("TAC") generated over the applicable measurement period and Revenue ex-TAC by Region reflects our Revenue ex-TAC by our geographies. Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC margin are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of TAC from revenue can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business and across our geographies. Accordingly, we believe that Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC margin provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Adjusted EBITDA is our consolidated earnings before financial income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are key measures used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short‑ and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that by eliminating equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Adjusted Net Income is our net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, restructuring costs and the tax impact of these adjustments. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that by eliminating equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, restructuring costs and the tax impact of these adjustments, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per diluted share provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment. Free Cash Flow is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to evaluate the Company's ability to generate cash. Accordingly, we believe that Free Cash Flow permits a more complete and comprehensive analysis of our available cash flows.

Non-GAAP Operating Expenses are our consolidated operating expenses adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration. The Company uses Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short-term and long-term operational plans, and to assess and measure our financial performance and the ability of our operations to generate cash. We believe Non-GAAP Operating Expenses reflects our ongoing operating expenses in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in our business. As a result, we believe that Non-GAAP Operating Expenses provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our core operating performance and trends in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across periods. In addition, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses is a key component in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, which is one of the key measures the Company uses to provide its quarterly and annual business outlook to the investment community.

Please refer to the supplemental financial tables provided in the appendix of this press release for a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue, Revenue ex-TAC by Region to revenue by region, Adjusted EBITDA to net income, Adjusted Net Income to net income, Free Cash Flow to cash flow from operating activities, and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to operating expenses, in each case, the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider such non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP.

Some of these limitations are: 1) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; and 2) other companies may report Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently or over different regions, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider these measures alongside our U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue and net income.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including projected financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2018 and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, our expectations regarding our market opportunity and future growth prospects and other statements that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure related to our technology and our ability to respond to changes in technology, uncertainty regarding our ability to access a consistent supply of internet display advertising inventory and expand access to such inventory, investments in new business opportunities and the timing of these investments, whether the projected benefits of acquisitions materialize as expected, uncertainty regarding international growth and expansion, the impact of competition, uncertainty regarding legislative, regulatory or self-regulatory developments regarding data privacy matters and the impact of efforts by other participants in our industry to comply therewith, failure to enhance our brand cost-effectively, recent growth rates not being indicative of future growth, our ability to manage growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, our ability to grow our base of clients, and the financial impact of maximizing Revenue ex-TAC, as well as risks related to future opportunities and plans, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results and those risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's SEC filings and reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2018, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, that will be filed with the SEC, as well as future filings and reports by the Company. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.

Conference Call Information

Criteo's earnings conference call will take place today, August 1, 2018, at 8:00 AM ET, 2:00 PM CET. The conference call will be webcast live on the Company's website http://ir.criteo.com and will be available for replay.

Conference call details:

• U.S. callers:                           

+1 855 209 8212

• International callers:               

+1 412 317 0788 or +33 1 76 74 05 02

Please ask to be joined into the "Criteo S.A." call.

About Criteo

Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) is the advertising platform of choice for the open Internet, an ecosystem that favors neutrality, transparency and inclusiveness. 2,700 Criteo team members partner with close to 19,000 customers and thousands of publishers around the globe to deliver effective advertising across all channels, by applying advanced machine learning to unparalleled data sets. Criteo empowers companies of all sizes with the technology they need to better know and serve their customers. For more information, please visit www.criteo.com.

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1 Growth at constant currency excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and is computed by applying the 2017 average exchange rates for the relevant period to 2018 figures.
2 Revenue ex-TAC, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net Income per diluted share and Free Cash Flow are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
3 Same-client Revenue ex-TAC  is the Revenue ex-TAC generated by clients that were live with us in a given quarter and still live with us the same quarter in the following year.

Contacts

Criteo Investor Relations
Edouard Lassalle, VP, Head of IR, e.lassalle@criteo.com
Friederike Edelmann, IR Director, f.edelmann@criteo.com

Criteo Public Relations
Emma Ferns, VP Global Communications, e.ferns@criteo.com

Financial information to follow

CRITEO S.A.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




December 31, 2017



June 30, 2018


Assets





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$

414,111



$

480,285


Trade receivables, net of allowances


484,101



372,906


Income taxes


8,882



11,921


Other taxes


58,346



42,076


Other current assets


26,327



26,114


Total current assets


991,767



933,302


Property, plant and equipment, net


161,738



146,904


Intangible assets, net


96,223



87,031


Goodwill


236,826



235,950


Non-current financial assets


19,525



20,226


Deferred tax assets


25,221



33,129


    Total non-current assets


539,533



523,240


Total assets


$

1,531,300



$

1,456,542







Liabilities and shareholders' equity





Current liabilities:





Trade payables


$

417,032



$

321,295


Contingencies


1,798



1,811


Income taxes


9,997



9,346


Financial liabilities - current portion


1,499



1,055


Other taxes


58,783



46,947


Employee - related payables


66,219



65,832


Other current liabilities


65,677



30,803


Total current liabilities


621,005



477,089


Deferred tax liabilities


2,497



3,251


Retirement benefit obligation


5,149



5,472


Financial liabilities - non-current portion


2,158



1,758


Other non-current liabilities


2,793



4,104


    Total non-current liabilities


12,597



14,585


Total liabilities


633,602



491,674


Commitments and contingencies





Shareholders' equity:





Common shares, €0.025 per value, 66,085,097 and 66,861,045 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018, respectively.


2,152



2,177


Additional paid-in capital


591,404



630,772


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)


(12,241)



(20,722)


Retained earnings


300,210



333,725


Equity - attributable to shareholders of Criteo S.A.


881,525



945,952


Non-controlling interests


16,173



18,916


Total equity


897,698



964,868


Total equity and liabilities


$

1,531,300



$

1,456,542


 

CRITEO S.A.

Consolidated Statement of Income

(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,




June 30,





2017



2018



YoY
Change


2017



2018



YoY

Change














Revenue


$

542,022



$

537,185



(1)

%


$

1,058,688



$

1,101,349



4

%














Cost of revenue













Traffic acquisition cost


(322,200)



(306,963)



(5)

%


(628,893)



(630,709)



0.3

%

Other cost of revenue


(32,808)



(29,957)



(9)

%


(59,963)



(60,016)



0.1

%














Gross profit


187,014



200,265



7

%


369,832



410,624



11

%














Operating expenses:













Research and development expenses


(43,611)



(47,544)



9

%


(83,132)



(92,862)



12

%

Sales and operations expenses


(97,900)



(92,726)



(5)

%


(188,631)



(188,375)



(0.1)

%

General and administrative expenses


(32,239)



(35,644)



11

%


(63,754)



(70,235)



10

%

Total Operating expenses


(173,750)



(175,914)



1

%


(335,517)



(351,472)



5

%

Income from operations


13,264



24,351



84

%


34,315



59,152



72

%

Financial income (expense), net


(2,094)



(1,006)



(52)

%


(4,427)



(2,331)



(47)

%

Income before taxes


11,170



23,345



109

%


29,888



56,821



90

%

Provision for income taxes


(3,665)



(8,638)



136

%


(7,866)



(21,024)



167

%

Net Income


$

7,505



$

14,707



96

%


$

22,022



$

35,797



63

%














Net income available to shareholders of Criteo S.A.


$

5,970



$

13,726





$

18,411



$

33,535




Net income available to non-controlling interests


$

1,535



$

981





$

3,611



$

2,262

















Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:













Basic


65,027,985



66,347,599





64,611,237



66,254,476




Diluted


68,131,274



67,488,311





67,709,789



67,479,513

















Net income allocated  to shareholders per share:













Basic


$

0.09



$

0.21





$

0.28



$

0.51




Diluted


$

0.09



$

0.20





$

0.27



$

0.50




 

CRITEO S.A.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018
















Net income


$

7,505



$

14,707



96

%


$

22,022



$

35,797



63

%

Non-cash and non-operating items


42,974



54,021



26

%


84,448



107,987



28

%

           - Amortization and provisions


24,376



25,099



3

%


46,692



51,149



10

%

           - Equity awards compensation expense (1)


14,918



20,242



36

%


29,858



39,071



31

%

           - Interest accrued and non-cash financial income and expense


15



21



40

%


32



44



38

%

           - Change in deferred taxes


(5,536)



(4,389)



(21)

%


(12,405)



(7,535)



(39)

%

           - Income tax for the period


9,201



13,028



42

%


20,271



28,560



41

%

           - Other (2)




20



-




(3,302)



-

Changes in working capital related to operating activities


25,860



(10,043)



(139)

%


25,790



13,644



(47)

%

           - (Increase)/decrease in trade receivables


(23,358)



10,154



(143)

%


36,211



101,446



180

%

           - Increase/(decrease) in trade payables


48,776



(26,745)



(155)

%


(26,254)



(89,690)



242

%

           - (Increase)/decrease in other current assets


(3,493)



5,821



(267)

%


2,580



13,779



434

%

           - Increase/(decrease) in other current liabilities (2)


3,935



727



(82)

%


13,253



(11,891)



(190)

%

Income taxes paid


(15,848)



(18,344)



16

%


(27,531)



(32,560)



18

%

CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


60,491



40,341



(33)

%


104,729



124,868



19

%

Acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


(30,008)



(18,880)



(37)

%


(53,275)



(26,293)



(51)

%

Change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


2,953



1,033



(65)

%


(1,986)



(24,121)



-

Payments for (Disposal of) business, net of cash acquired (disposed)


1,089





(100)

%


1,052



(10,811)



-

Change in other non-current financial assets


1,668



154



(91)

%


1,274



42



(97)

%

CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES


(24,298)



(17,693)



(27)

%


(52,935)



(61,183)



16

%

Issuance of long-term borrowings


1,454





(100)

%


1,454





(100)

%

Repayment of borrowings (3)


(77,168)



(235)



(100)

%


(79,221)



(473)



(99)

%

Proceeds from capital increase


11,517



396



(97)

%


24,454



562



(98)

%

Change in other financial liabilities (2)


145



(35)



(124)

%


264



16,810



-

CASH (USED FOR) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES


(64,052)



126



(100)

%


(53,049)



16,899



(132)

%














CHANGE IN NET CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


(27,859)



22,774



(182)

%


(1,255)



80,584



-

Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


303,813



483,874



59

%


270,317



414,111



53

%

Effect of exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents (2)


32,231



(26,363)



(182)

%


39,123



(14,410)



(137)

%

Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period


$

308,185



$

480,285



56

%


$

308,185



$

480,285



56

%


(1) Of which $14.7 million and $19.8 million of equity awards compensation expense consisted of share-based compensation expense according to ASC 718 Compensation - stock compensation for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and 2018, respectively, and $29.3 million and $38.2 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2017 and 2018, respectively.


(2) During the quarter ended June 30, 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, the Company reported the cash impact of the settlement of hedging derivatives related to financing activities in cash from (used for) financing activities in the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows.


(3) Interest paid for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and 2018, amounted to $0.8 million and $0.4 million respectively and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2018, amounted to $1.5 million and $0.8 million respectively.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Reconciliation of Cash from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018
















CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


$

60,491



$

40,341



(33)

%


$

104,729



$

124,868



19

%

Acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


(30,008)



(18,880)



(37)

%


(53,275)



(26,293)



(51)

%

Change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


2,953



1,033



(65)

%


(1,986)



(24,121)



-

FREE CASH FLOW (1)


$

33,436



$

22,494



(33)

%


$

49,468



$

74,454



51

%


(1) Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC by Region to Revenue by Region

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)





Three Months Ended






Six Months Ended








June 30,






June 30,






Region


2017



2018



YoY
Change


YoY
Change at
Constant
Currency


2017



2018



YoY
Change


YoY
Change at
Constant
Currency

Revenue


















Americas


$

229,392



$

212,781



(7)

%


(7)

%


$

437,405



$

425,476



(3)

%


(2)

%


EMEA


191,682



201,080



5

%


(1)

%


380,774



423,691



11

%


2

%


Asia-Pacific


120,948



123,324



2

%


0.2

%


240,509



252,182



5

%


2

%


Total


542,022



537,185



(1)

%


(3)

%


1,058,688



1,101,349



4

%


%



















Traffic acquisition costs


















Americas


(145,289)



(125,502)



(14)

%


(13)

%


(274,156)



(257,023)



(6)

%


(6)

%


EMEA


(106,605)



(112,577)



6

%


(0.1)

%


(214,189)



(232,470)



9

%


(1)

%


Asia-Pacific


(70,306)



(68,884)



(2)

%


(4)

%


(140,548)



(141,216)



0.5

%


(3)

%


Total


(322,200)



(306,963)



(5)

%


(7)

%


(628,893)



(630,709)



0.3

%


(3)

%



















Revenue ex-TAC (1)


















Americas


84,103



87,279



4

%


4

%


163,249



168,453



3

%


4

%


EMEA


85,077



88,503



4

%


(1)

%


166,585



191,221



15

%


5

%


Asia-Pacific


50,642



54,440



7

%


6

%


99,961



110,966



11

%


8

%


Total


$

219,822



$

230,222



5

%


2

%


$

429,795



$

470,640



10

%


5

%



(1) We define Revenue ex-TAC as our revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs generated over the applicable measurement period. Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region because they are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of TAC from revenue and review of these measures by region can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; (b) other companies may report Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region or similarly titled measures but define the regions differently, which reduces their effectiveness as a comparative measure; and (c) other companies may report Revenue ex-TAC or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs and Revenue ex-TAC by Region alongside our other U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue. The above table provides a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue and Revenue ex-TAC by Region to revenue by region.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018



Net income


$

7,505



$

14,707



96

%


$

22,022



$

35,797



63

%

Adjustments:













Financial (income) expense, net


2,094



1,006



(52)

%


4,427



2,331



(47)

%

Provision for income taxes


3,665



8,638



136

%


7,866



21,024



167

%

Equity awards compensation expense


14,918



20,245



36

%


29,858



39,548



32

%

Research and development


4,461



6,771



52

%


8,377



11,326



35

%

Sales and operations


6,401



8,668



35

%


13,111



16,499



26

%

General and administrative


4,056



4,806



18

%


8,370



11,723



40

%

Pension service costs


299



419



40

%


589



853



45

%

Research and development


151



212



40

%


297



432



45

%

Sales and operations


60



75



25

%


119



154



29

%

General and administrative


88



132



50

%


173



267



54

%

Depreciation and amortization expense


22,306



23,560



6

%


42,473



47,206



11

%

Cost of revenue


13,003



15,050



16

%


24,094



30,299



26

%

Research and development


3,092



2,245



(27)

%


6,036



4,466



(26)

%

Sales and operations


4,925



4,518



(8)

%


9,886



8,972



(9)

%

General and administrative


1,286



1,747



36

%


2,457



3,469



41

%

Acquisition-related costs






-


6





(100)

%

General and administrative






-


6





(100)

%

Restructuring


3,299



199



(94)

%


3,299



(53)



(102)

%

Cost of revenue


2,497





(100)

%


2,497





(100)

%

Research and development




16



-




(332)



-

Sales and operations


690



183



(73)

%


690



290



(58)

%

General and administrative


112





(100)

%


112



(11)



(110)

%

Total net adjustments


46,581



54,067



16

%


88,518



110,909



25

%

Adjusted EBITDA(1)


$

54,086



$

68,774



27

%


$

110,540



$

146,706



33

%


(1) We define Adjusted EBITDA as our consolidated earnings before financial income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short-term and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that the elimination of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; (b) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (c) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation; (d) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and (e) other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside our U.S. GAAP financial results, including net income.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Reconciliation from Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to Operating Expenses under GAAP

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018
















Research and Development expenses


$

(43,611)



$

(47,544)



9

%


$

(83,132)



$

(92,862)



12

%

Equity awards compensation expense


4,461



6,771



52

%


8,377



11,326



35

%

Depreciation and Amortization expense


3,092



2,245



(27)

%


6,036



4,466



(26)

%

Pension service costs


151



212



40

%


297



432



45

%

Restructuring




16



-




(332)



-

Non GAAP - Research and Development expenses


(35,907)



(38,300)



7

%


(68,422)



(76,970)



12

%

Sales and Operations expenses


(97,900)



(92,726)



(5)

%


(188,631)



(188,375)



%

Equity awards compensation expense


6,401



8,668



35

%


13,111



16,499



26

%

Depreciation and Amortization expense


4,925



4,518



(8)

%


9,886



8,972



(9)

%

Pension service costs


60



75



25

%


119



154



29

%

Restructuring


690



183



(73)

%


690



290



(58)

%

Non GAAP - Sales and Operations expenses


(85,824)



(79,282)



(8)

%


(164,825)



(162,460)



(1)

%

General and Administrative expenses


(32,239)



(35,644)



11

%


(63,754)



(70,235)



10

%

Equity awards compensation expense


4,056



4,806



18

%


8,370



11,723



40

%

Depreciation and Amortization expense


1,286



1,747



36

%


2,457



3,469



41

%

Pension service costs


88



132



50

%


173



267



54

%

Acquisition related costs






-


6





(100)

%

Restructuring


112





(100)

%


112



(11)



(110)

%

Non GAAP - General and Operations expenses


(26,697)



(28,959)



8

%


(52,636)



(54,787)



4

%

Total Operating expenses


(173,750)



(175,914)



1

%


(335,517)



(351,472)



5

%

Equity awards compensation expense


14,918



20,245



36

%


29,858



39,548



32

%

Depreciation and Amortization expense


9,303



8,510



(9)

%


18,379



16,907



(8)

%

Pension service costs


299



419



40

%


589



853



45

%

Acquisition-related costs






-


6





(100)

%

Restructuring


802



199



(75)

%


802



(53)



(107)

%

Total Non GAAP Operating expenses (1)


$

(148,428)



$

(146,541)



(1)

%


$

(285,883)



$

(294,217)



3

%


(1) We define Non-GAAP Operating Expenses as our consolidated operating expenses adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration. The Company uses Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short-term and long-term operational plans, and to assess and measure our financial performance and the ability of our operations to generate cash. We believe Non-GAAP Operating Expenses reflects our ongoing operating expenses in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in our business. As a result, we believe that Non-GAAP Operating Expenses provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our core operating performance and trends in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across periods. In addition, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses is a key component in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, which is one of the key measures we use to provide our quarterly and annual business outlook to the investment community.

 

CRITEO S.A.

 Detailed Information on Selected Items

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018



Equity awards compensation expense













Research and development


$

4,461



$

6,771



52

%


$

8,377



$

11,326



35

%

Sales and operations


6,401



8,668



35

%


13,111



16,499



26

%

General and administrative


4,056



4,806



18

%


8,370



11,723



40

%

Total equity awards compensation expense


14,918



20,245



36

%


29,858



39,548



32

%














Pension service costs













Research and development


151



212



40

%


297



432



45

%

Sales and operations


60



75



25

%


119



154



29

%

General and administrative


88



132



50

%


173



267



54

%

Total pension service costs


299



419



40

%


589



853



45

%














Depreciation and amortization expense













Cost of revenue


13,003



15,050



16

%


24,094



30,299



26

%

Research and development


3,092



2,245



(27)

%


6,036



4,466



(26)

%

Sales and operations


4,925



4,518



(8)

%


9,886



8,972



(9)

%

General and administrative


1,286



1,747



36

%


2,457



3,469



41

%

Total depreciation and amortization expense


22,306



23,560



6

%


42,473



47,206



11

%














Acquisition-related costs













General and administrative






-


6





(100)

%

Total acquisition-related costs






-


6





(100)

%














Restructuring













Cost of revenue


2,497





(100)

%


2,497





(100)

%

Research and development




16



-




(332)



-

Sales and operations


690



183



(73)

%


690



290



(58)

%

General and administrative


112





(100)

%


112



(11)



(110)

%

Total restructuring


$

3,299



$

199



(94)

%


$

3,299



$

(53)



(102)

%

 

CRITEO S.A.

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to Net Income

(U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,


YoY

Change


June 30,


YoY

Change



2017



2018




2017



2018
















Net income


$

7,505



$

14,707



96

%


$

22,022



$

35,797



63

%

Adjustments:













Equity awards compensation expense


14,918



20,245



36

%


29,858



39,548



32

%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets


4,777



3,448



(28)

%


9,451



6,905



(27)

%

Acquisition-related costs






-


6





(100)

%

Restructuring costs


3,299



199



(94)

%


3,299



(53)



(102)

%

Tax impact of the above adjustments


(4,255)



(3,117)



(27)

%


(7,571)



(6,196)



(18)

%

Total net adjustments


18,739



20,775



11

%


35,043



40,204



15

%

Adjusted net income(1)


$

26,244



$

35,482



35

%


$

57,065



$

76,001



33

%














Weighted average shares outstanding













 - Basic


65,027,985



66,347,599





64,611,237



66,254,476




 - Diluted


68,131,274



67,488,311





67,709,789



67,479,513

















Adjusted net income per share













 - Basic


$

0.40



$

0.53



33

%


$

0.88



$

1.15



31

%

 - Diluted


$

0.39



$

0.53



36

%


$

0.84



$

1.13



35

%


(1) We define Adjusted Net Income as our net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration and the tax impact of the foregoing adjustments. Adjusted Net Income is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Adjusted Net Income because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs and deferred price consideration, restructuring costs and the tax impact of the foregoing adjustments in calculating Adjusted Net Income can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted Net Income provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Adjusted Net Income has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) Adjusted Net Income does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation or the impact of certain acquisition related costs; and (b) other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted Net Income or similarly titled measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Adjusted Net Income alongside our other U.S. GAAP-based financial results, including net income.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Constant Currency Reconciliation

(U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




Three Months Ended




Six Months Ended





June 30,




June 30,





2017


2018


YoY
Change


2017


2018


YoY
Change














Revenue as reported


$

542,022



$

537,185



(1)

%


$

1,058,688



$

1,101,349



4

%

Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies




(11,393)







(42,480)




Revenue at constant currency(1)


542,022



525,792



(3)

%


1,058,688



1,058,869



%














Traffic acquisition costs as reported


(322,200)



(306,963)



(5)

%


(628,893)



(630,709)



0.3

%

Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies




6,487







23,356




Traffic Acquisition Costs at constant currency(1)


(322,200)



(300,476)



(7)

%


(628,893)



(607,353)



(3)

%














Revenue ex-TAC as reported(2)


219,822



230,222



5

%


429,795



470,640



10

%

Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies




(4,906)







(19,124)




Revenue ex-TAC at constant currency(2)


219,822



225,316



2

%


429,795



451,516



5

%

Revenue ex-TAC(2)/Revenue as reported


41

%


43

%




41

%


43

%
















Other cost of revenue as reported


(32,808)



(29,957)



(9)

%


(59,963)



(60,016)



0.1

%

Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies




(73)







603




Other cost of revenue at constant currency(1)


(32,808)



(30,030)



(8)

%


(59,963)



(59,413)



(1)

%














Adjusted EBITDA(3)


54,086



68,774



27

%


110,540



146,706



33

%

Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies




(3,786)







(13,099)




Adjusted EBITDA(3) at constant currency(1)


$

54,086



$

64,988



20

%


$

110,540



$

133,607



21

%

Adjusted EBITDA(3)/Revenue ex-TAC(2)


25

%


30

%




26

%


31

%



Adjusted EBITDA(3) at constant currency(1)/Revenue ex-TAC(2) at constant currency(1)


25

%


29

%




26

%


30

%




(1) Information herein with respect to results presented on a constant currency basis is computed by applying prior period average exchange rates to current period results. We have included results on a constant currency basis because it is a key measure used by our management and Board of directors to evaluate operating performance. Management reviews and analyzes business results excluding the effect of foreign currency translation because they believe this better represents our underlying business trends. The table above reconciles the actual results presented in this section with the results presented on a constant currency basis.


(2) Revenue ex-TAC is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the table entitled "Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC by Region to Revenue by Region" for a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue.



(3) Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the table entitled "Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income" for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

 

CRITEO S.A.

Information on Share Count

(unaudited)




Six Months Ended



June 30,



2017



2018


Shares outstanding as at January 1,


63,978,204



66,085,097


Weighted average number of shares issued during the period


633,033



169,379


Basic number of shares - Basic EPS basis


64,611,237



66,254,476


Dilutive effect of share options, warrants, employee warrants - Treasury method


3,098,552



1,225,037


Diluted number of shares - Diluted EPS basis


67,709,789



67,479,513







Shares outstanding as of June 30,


65,291,977



66,861,045


Total dilutive effect of share options, warrants, employee warrants


8,487,128



8,477,469


Fully diluted shares as of June 30,


73,779,105



75,338,514


 

CRITEO S.A.

Supplemental Financial Information and Operating Metrics

(U.S. dollars in thousands except where stated, unaudited)



Q3
2016

Q4
 2016

Q1
 2017

Q2
 2017

Q3
 2017

Q4
2017

Q1
2018

Q2
 2018

YoY
Change

QoQ
Change














Clients

12,882

14,468

15,423

16,370

17,299

18,118

18,528

18,936

16%

2%














Revenue

423,867

566,825

516,667

542,022

563,973

674,031

564,164

537,185

(1)%

(5)%


Americas

160,739

266,438

208,013

229,392

228,326

324,696

212,695

212,781

(7)%

—%


EMEA

157,921

189,298

189,092

191,682

207,168

221,019

222,611

201,080

5%

(10)%


APAC

105,207

111,089

119,562

120,948

128,479

128,316

128,858

123,324

2%

(4)%














TAC

(247,310)

(341,877)

(306,693)

(322,200)

(329,576)

(397,087)

(323,746)

(306,963)

(5)%

(5)%


Americas

(97,239)

(167,046)

(128,867)

(145,289)

(141,869)

(203,368)

(131,521)

(125,502)

(14)%

(5)%


EMEA

(87,092)

(108,567)

(107,583)

(106,605)

(115,446)

(120,662)

(119,893)

(112,577)

6%

(6)%


APAC

(62,979)

(66,264)

(70,243)

(70,306)

(72,261)

(73,057)

(72,332)

(68,884)

(2)%

(5)%














Revenue ex-TAC

176,557

224,948

209,974

219,822

234,397

276,944

240,418

230,222

5%

(4)%


Americas

63,500

99,391

79,146

84,103

86,457

121,328

81,174

87,279

4%

8%


EMEA

70,829

80,731

81,509

85,077

91,722

100,357

102,718

88,503

4%

(14)%


APAC

42,228

44,826

49,319

50,642

56,218

55,259

56,526

54,440

7%

(4)%














Adjusted EBITDA

53,532

82,995

56,454

54,086

79,116

119,928

77,932

68,774

27%

(12)%














Cash flow from operating activities

43,631

71,658

44,238

60,491

61,727

79,002

84,527

40,341

(33)%

(52)%














Capital expenditures

19,907

22,981

28,206

27,055

27,773

25,476

32,567

17,847

(34)%

(45)%














Capital expenditures / Revenue

5%

4%

5%

5%

5%

4%

6%

3%

(40)%

(50)%














Net cash position

407,158

270,318

303,813

308,185

357,983

414,111

483,874

480,285

56%

(1)%














Headcount

2,212

2,503

2,582

2,690

2,712

2,764

2,675

2,678

(0.4)%

0.1%














Days Sales Outstanding (days - end of month)

56

53

56

57

56

57

60

61

N.A

N.A



 

SOURCE Criteo S.A.