NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements of Zedge, Inc. and its subsidiaries, GuruShots Ltd, Zedge Europe AS and Zedge Lithuania UAB (the “Company”),
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”)
for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three
and nine months ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31,
2022 or any other period. The balance sheet at July 31, 2021 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements at
that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For
further information, please refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The Company’s fiscal year ends on July 31
of each calendar year. Each reference below to a fiscal year refers to the fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (e.g., fiscal
2022 refers to the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
Actual results could differ materially from the Company’s estimates due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the
current economic environment due to various global events. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and
actual results, the Company’s financial condition or operating results will be affected. The Company bases its estimates on past
experience and other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances, and the Company evaluates these estimates
on an ongoing basis.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying
the Accounting for Income Taxes (ASU 2019-12), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. The Company adopted this new accounting
standard on August 1, 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements and related disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial
Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets
held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires consideration
of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. These changes will result in an earlier recognition of credit losses.
The Company's financial assets held at amortized cost include accounts receivable. The amendments in ASU 2020-05 deferred the effective
date for Topic 326 to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company will adopt the new standard effective August 1, 2023
and does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08,
Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities From Contracts With Customers. ASU 2021-08 requires an acquirer in a business
combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance
in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, rather than the prior
requirement to record them at fair value. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning
after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt the new standard effective August 1, 2023 and does not expect
the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
With the exception of the standard discussed above,
there have been no other recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements during the nine months ended April 30,
2022, as compared to the recent accounting pronouncements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 2021, that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.
Significant Accounting Policies
Other than intangible assets described below,
there have been no material changes to the Company's significant accounting policies from its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended July 31, 2021.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business combination using
the acquisition method of accounting. The Company allocates the purchase price of the acquisition to the tangible and intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed and contingent considerations based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition dates. The excess
of the purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from
the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with a corresponding offset to
goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed,
whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
income. Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the acquisition and are expensed as incurred.
Intangible Assets-Net
Intangible assets (see Note 6) are carried at
cost, less accumulated amortization, unless a determination has been made that their value has been impaired. Intangible assets are amortized
on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of between five to fifteen years. The Company reviews identifiable amortizable
intangible assets to be held and used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the
assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on the lowest level of identifiable estimated undiscounted cash
flows resulting from use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of any impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying
value of the asset over its fair value. There were no impairment charges recorded in the nine months ended April 30, 2022 presented in
the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Related Party Transactions
The Company was formerly a majority-owned subsidiary
of IDT Corporation (“IDT”). On June 1, 2016, IDT’s interest in the Company was spun-off by IDT to IDT’s stockholders
and the Company became an independent public-held company. IDT charges the Company for services it provides, and the Company charges IDT
for services it provides, pursuant to a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”). The Company was charged for legal services
by IDT in the amounts of $29,600 and $91,600 respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022, and $25,900 and
$98,400 respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2021. The Company charged IDT for consulting services provided
to IDT by a Zedge employee in the amounts of $35,100 and $140,000 respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022,
and $33,900 and $119,500, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2021. As of April 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021,
IDT owed the Company $5,000 and $6,000, respectively.
The Company is party to a consulting agreement with
Activist Artist Management, LLC (“Activist”), which assists the company in strategic business development. A member of the
Company’s Board of Directors owns a significant minority stake in Activist. The Company paid $11,000 and $38,000, respectively,
in the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022, and $11,000 and $38,000, respectively, in the three and nine month periods ended
April 30, 2021, to Activist pursuant to the agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, which was amended as of August 1, 2020, the Company
pays Activist $3,750 per month, plus possible commissions. On June 7, 2022 the Company’s Board approved a $65,000 advisory fee to
Activist in connection with the GuruShots acquisition. In addition, the Board also approved the increase in monthly retainer from $3,750
to $5,000 per month retroactive from April 1, 2022, see Note 17 below.
The Company paid $0 and $30,000, respectively, in
the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022, and $0 in the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2021, to Braze Inc.
(formerly “Appboy, Inc.”) for use of its customer relationship management and lifecycle marketing platform. The former Chief
Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Braze, Inc. is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Note 2—Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table summarizes revenue by type of
monetization mechanisms of the Zedge App and other revenues, including Emojipedia revenues and GuruShots’ revenue from April 13
to April 30, 2022, for the periods presented:
| |
Three Months Ended | | |
Nine Months Ended | |
| |
April 30, | | |
April 30, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
(in thousands) | | |
(in thousands) | |
Advertising revenue | |
$ | 4,526 | | |
$ | 4,227 | | |
$ | 14,532 | | |
$ | 11,612 | |
Paid subscription revenue | |
| 910 | | |
| 899 | | |
| 2,823 | | |
| 2,358 | |
Other revenues | |
| 794 | | |
| 126 | | |
| 1,818 | | |
| 358 | |
Total revenues | |
$ | 6,230 | | |
$ | 5,252 | | |
$ | 19,173 | | |
$ | 14,328 | |
Revenue from Emojipedia was $232,000 and $823,000
for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022, and presented in the other revenues line in the table above. Revenue from GuruShots
was $294,000 for the three and nine month periods ended April 30, 2022, and presented in the other revenues line in the table above.
Contract Balances
The Company enters into contracts with its customers,
which may give rise to contract liabilities (deferred revenue) and contract assets (unbilled revenue). The payment terms and conditions
within the Company’s contracts vary by products or services purchased, the substantial all of which are due in less than one year.
When the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payments made by customers, the Company recognizes only deferred revenue
(customer payment is received in advance of performance). The Company does not have unbilled revenue (its performance precedes the billing
date).
Deferred revenues
On April 1, 2022, the Company received a one-time
integration bonus for set up activities of $2 million from AppLovin Corporation for migrating to their mediation platform. This amount
is being amortized over an estimated service period of 24 months.
The Company records deferred revenues related to
the unsatisfied performance obligations with respect to subscription revenue. As of April 30, 2022, the Company’s deferred revenue
balance related to paid subscriptions was approximately $1.5 million, representing approximately 713,000 active subscribers including
those under the account hold designation implemented by Google Play on November 1, 2020. Account hold is a subscription state that
begins when a user's form of payment fails and the three-day grace period has ended without payment resolution. The account hold
period lasts for up to 30 days. As of July 31, 2021, the Company’s deferred revenue balance related to paid subscriptions was approximately
$1.6 million, representing approximately 752,000 active subscribers. The amount of revenue recognized in the nine months ended April 30,
2022 that was included in the deferred balance at July 31, 2021 was $1.5 million.
The Company also records deferred revenues when
users purchase or earn Zedge Credits. Unused Zedge Credits represent the value of the Company’s unsatisfied performance obligation
to its users. Revenue is recognized when Zedge App users use Zedge Credits to acquire Zedge Premium content or upon expiration of the
Zedge Credits upon 180 days of account inactivity. As of April 30, 2022, and July 31, 2021, the Company’s deferred revenue balance
related to Zedge Premium was approximately $281,000 and $218,000, respectively.
Total deferred revenues increased by $1.9 million
from $1.8 million at July 31, 2021 to $3.7 million at April 30, 2022, primarily attributed to the integration bonus from AppLovin.
Significant Judgments
The advertising networks and advertising exchanges
to which the Company sell its inventory track and report the impressions and installs to Zedge and Zedge recognizes revenues based on
these reports. The networks and exchanges base their payments off of those reports and Zedge independently compares the data to each of
the client sites to validate the imported data and identify any differences. The number of impressions and installs delivered by the advertising
networks and advertising exchanges is determined at the end of each month, which resolves any uncertainty in the transaction price during
the reporting period.
Practical Expedients
The Company expenses the fees retained by Google
Play related to subscription revenue when incurred as marketing expense because the duration of the contracts for which the Company pays
commissions are less than one year. These costs are included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Note 3—Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the balance of assets
and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| |
Level 1 (1) | | |
Level 2 (2) | | |
Level 3 (3) | | |
Total | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
April 30, 2022 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Assets: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Current portion of contingent consideration payable | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,396 | | |
$ | 3,396 | |
Contingent consideration payable | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,508 | | |
$ | 2,508 | |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 167 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 167 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
July 31, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 54 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 54 | |
(1) – quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities
(2) – observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets and liabilities
(3) – no observable pricing inputs in the market
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The Company’s other financial instruments
at April 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021 included trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and due to seller of Emojipedia. The carrying
amounts of the trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and due to seller of Emojipedia approximated fair value due to their
short-term nature.
Note 4—Derivative Instruments
The primary risk managed by the Company using
derivative instruments is foreign exchange risk. Foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into as hedges against unfavorable fluctuations
in the U.S. Dollar (USD) to Norwegian Kroner (NOK) and USD to Euro (EUR) exchange rates. The Company is party to a Foreign Exchange Agreement
with Western Alliance Bank allowing the Company to enter into foreign exchange contracts under its revolving credit facility with the
bank (see Note 11). The Company does not apply hedge accounting to these contracts, and therefore the changes in fair value are recorded
in unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. By using derivative instruments to mitigate exposures
to changes in foreign exchange rates, the Company is exposed to credit risk from the failure of the counterparty to perform under the
terms of the contract. The credit or repayment risk is minimized by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.
The outstanding contracts at April 30, 2022, were as follows:
Settlement Date | |
U.S. Dollar
Amount | | |
NOK
Amount | |
May-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 1,970,619 | |
Jun-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 1,999,125 | |
Jul-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 1,999,800 | |
Aug-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 2,000,025 | |
Sep-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 2,000,250 | |
Oct-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 2,000,700 | |
Nov-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 2,000,925 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total | |
$ | 1,575,000 | | |
| 13,971,444 | |
Settlement Date | |
U.S. Dollar
Amount | | |
EUR
Amount | |
May-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 188,673 | |
Jun-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 203,381 | |
Jul-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 203,105 | |
Aug-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 202,812 | |
Sep-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 202,484 | |
Oct-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 202,156 | |
Nov-22 | |
| 225,000 | | |
| 201,848 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total | |
$ | 1,575,000 | | |
| 1,404,459 | |
The fair value of outstanding derivative instruments
recorded in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
| |
| |
April 30, | | |
July 31, | |
Assets and Liabilities Derivatives: | |
Balance Sheet Location | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Derivatives not designated or not qualifying as hedging instruments | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |
$ | 167 | | |
$ | 54 | |
The effects of derivative instruments on the unaudited
condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income were as follows:
| |
| |
Three Months Ended
April 30, | | |
Nine Months Ended
April 30, | |
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized on
Derivatives | |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Derivatives not designated or not qualifying as hedging instruments | |
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivatives | |
(in thousands) | | |
(in thousands) | |
Foreign exchange forward contracts | |
Net (loss) gain resulting from foreign exchange transactions | |
$ | (154 | ) | |
$ | 16 | | |
| (271 | ) | |
$ | 67 | |
Note 5—Business Combination and Assets Acquisition
GuruShots Acquisition
On April 12, 2022, the Company consummated the acquisition of 100%
of the outstanding equity securities of GuruShots, Ltd. (“GuruShots”), an Israeli company that operates a platform used for
its competitive photography game available across iOS, Android and the web. The acquisition was effected pursuant to a Share Purchase
Agreement (the “SPA”) between the Company, GuruShots and the holders of the GuruShots equity interests. This acquisition was
accounted for as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations of GuruShots have been
included in the Company’s results of operations as of the acquisition date.
The purchase price for the equity securities of
GuruShots consists of $18 million in cash paid at closing and contingent payments (the “Earnout”) of up to a maximum of $8.4
million due on each of the first and second anniversaries from the closing, payable either in cash or Class B common stock of the Company
or a combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, and subject to GuruShots achieving certain financial targets set forth in
the SPA. The fair value of the earnout amount has been estimated at $5.9 million as part of the preliminary purchase price allocation.
In connection therewith, the Company has agreed to make certain minimum investments in user acquisition for GuruShots in the period covered
by the Earnout, subject to GuruShots maintaining agreed upon levels of Return On Ad Spend (“ROAS”).
In addition, the Company has committed to a retention pool of $4 million
in cash and issued 626,242 shares of the Company Class B common stock with a fair value of $4 million or $6.39 per share (based on the
volume weighted average closing prices of the Class B common stock on the NYSE American Exchange for the thirty trading days ended April
12, 2022) for GuruShots’ founders and employees that will be payable or vest, as applicable, over three years from closing based
on the beneficiaries thereof remaining employed by the Company or a subsidiary.
The parties to the SPA have made customary representations, warranties
and covenants therein. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made for purposes of the SPA and are subject
to qualifications and limitations agreed by the respective parties in connection with negotiating the terms of the SPA. In addition, certain
representations and warranties made as of a specified date may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what
might be viewed as material to stockholders, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the respective parties rather
than establishing matters as facts. For the foregoing reasons, no person should rely on the representations and warranties as statements
of factual information at the time they were made or otherwise.
The cash purchase price and the earnout have been preliminarily allocated
to GuruShots’ tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets, and assumed liabilities based on their estimated fair values. The
preliminary fair value estimates of the net assets acquired are based upon preliminary calculations and valuations, and those estimates
and assumptions are subject to change as the Company obtains additional information for those estimates during the measurement period
(up to one year from the acquisition date). The excess of the total consideration over the tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets,
and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill.
The Company will record measurement period adjustments based on its
ongoing valuation and purchase price allocation procedures. The Company is still finalizing the valuation and purchase price allocation
as it relates to the net working capital amount in the table below.
The allocation of the preliminary purchase price
is as follows (in thousands):
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands) |
|
|
|
Purchase price consideration: |
|
|
|
Cash consideration paid at close |
|
$ |
15,242 |
|
Cash contributed to escrow accounts at close |
|
|
2,700 |
|
Cash deducted from purchase price and contributed to GuruShots' working capital |
|
|
58 |
|
Fair value of contingent consideration to be achieved at year 1 |
|
|
3,396 |
|
Fair value of contingent consideration to be achieved at year 2 |
|
|
2,508 |
|
Fair value of total consideration transferred |
|
|
23,904 |
|
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |
|
$ |
23,384 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value allocation of purchase price: |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
520 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
282 |
|
Prepaid and other assets |
|
|
145 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
17 |
|
Other assets (including ROU) |
|
|
151 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
(1,351 |
) |
Operating lease liabilities, current |
|
|
(53 |
) |
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent |
|
|
(34 |
) |
Acquired intangible assets |
|
|
15,320 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
8,907 |
|
Total purchase price |
|
$ |
23,904 |
|
The cash consideration paid includes $2.7 million deposited with the
escrow agent for post-closing indemnification claims made within 18 months of the acquisition date.
The maximum earnout of $16.8 million will be determined based upon
the satisfaction of certain defined operational milestones and will be remeasured at fair value at each reporting period through earnings.
As the fair value is based on unobservable inputs, the liabilities are included in Level 3 of the fair value measurement hierarchy. The
unobservable inputs used in the determination of the fair value of the earnout which is assumed to be paid in cash include managements
assumptions about the likelihood of payment based on the satisfaction of certain defined operational milestones and discount rates based
on cost of debt.
The Company issued 626,242 shares of the Company’s Class B common
on the closing date to the founders and employees as a retention bonus pool. These shares will vest, in equal tranches, over three years
assuming that the recipients remain employed by the Company or a subsidiary through the vesting dates. The $4 million fair value of these
unvested restricted stock is not included as purchase consideration above, as it has a post-combination service requirement and will be
accounted for separately from the business combination as stock compensation expense. Additionally, the founders and employees are also
entitled to receive $4 million retention cash bonus over three years.
Identified intangible assets consist of trade names, technology, non-compete
agreements, and customer relationships. The fair value of intangible assets and the determination of their respective useful lives were
made in accordance with ASC 805 and are outlined in the table below:
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands) | |
Asset Value | | |
Useful Life |
Identified intangible assets: | |
| | |
|
Trade names | |
$ | 3,570 | | |
12 years |
Acquired developed technology | |
| 3,950 | | |
5 years |
Customer relationships | |
| 7,800 | | |
10 years |
Total identified intangible assets | |
$ | 15,320 | | |
|
The Company’s initial fair value estimates related to the various
identified intangible assets were determined under various valuation approaches including the Relief-from-Royalty Method and Multi-period
excess earnings. These valuation methods require management to project revenues, operating expenses, working capital investment, capital
spending and cash flows for the GuruShots over a multiyear period, as well as determine the weighted average cost of capital to be used
as a discount rate.
The Company amortizes its intangible assets assuming no residual value
over periods in which the economic benefit of these assets is consumed.
The Company recorded the excess of the purchase price over the identified
tangible and intangible assets as goodwill. The Company believes that the investment value of the future enhancement of the Company’s
products and offerings created as a result of this acquisition has principally contributed to a purchase price that resulted in the recognition
of $8.9 million of goodwill, which is deductible for tax purposes.
Acquisition-related transaction costs (e.g., legal, due diligence,
valuation, and other professional fees) are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are required to be expensed as
incurred. During the nine months ended April 30, 2022, we incurred and accrued $860,000 of acquisition-related costs, which are included
in Selling, General and Administrative expenses on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive
income.
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma financial information for
all periods presented below has been calculated after adjusting the results of Zedge and GuruShots to reflect the business combination
accounting effects resulting from this acquisition, including acquisition costs and the amortization expense from acquired intangible
assets as though the acquisition occurred on August 1, 2020. The historical consolidated financial statements have been adjusted in the
pro forma combined financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the business combination.
The pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have
been achieved if the acquisition had taken place on August 1, 2020.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
April 30 (1) |
|
|
April 30 (1) |
|
(‘000) |
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
7,522 |
|
|
$ |
7,625 |
|
|
$ |
21,002 |
|
|
$ |
24,134 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,625 |
|
|
$ |
571 |
|
|
$ |
2,240 |
|
|
$ |
2,580 |
|
| 1) | The fiscal year end of Zedge is July 31 and the fiscal year
end of GuruShots is December 31. The pro forma financial information above has been prepared utilizing the three and nine months ended
April 30th for Zedge and March 31st for GuruShots. |
The unaudited pro forma financial information includes the following
adjustments, net of any tax impacts:
| (i) | incremental amortization expense recognized based on fair value of intangible assets recorded upon acquisition of GuruShots; |
| (ii) | incremental compensation expense related to the vesting of retention awards to GuruShots employees consisting of restricted stock
awards and cash payments; and |
| (iii) | the reversal of historical fair value adjustments and interest expense recorded on GuruShots’ convertible notes that were settled
on the acquisition date. |
| (iv) | Income tax expense (benefit) was adjusted for the impact of the
above adjustments for each period. |
Transaction costs incurred during the three and nine months ended April
30, 2022 were $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. For pro forma purposes, these expenses were reclassified to the earliest
period presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information is for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily
indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been had the GuruShots Acquisition taken place on August 1, 2020.
GuruShots’ operating results are consolidated with our operating
results beginning on April 13, 2022. Therefore, our consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended April
30, 2022 may not be comparable to the same period in 2021. GuruShots’ results of operations included in our consolidated
results of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2022 include revenues of $0.3 million and a net loss of
$0.2 million.
Emojipedia Acquisition
Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, on August
1, 2021 (“Closing”), the Company consummated the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Emojipedia Pty Ltd, a proprietary
company organized under the laws of Australia. The total purchase price of the assets has been determined to be $6.7 million of which
$4.8 million was paid on August 2, 2021 and $917,000 was paid on February 1, 2022, with the remaining $962,000 to be paid out on the twelve-month
anniversary of the Closing. The final purchase price of $6.7 million was $194,000 lower than initially estimated.
The assets purchased include emojipeida.org, a
set of smaller websites, a bank of emoji related URLs and other assets related to the seller’s business, including World Emoji Day,
the annual World Emoji Awards, and Emojitracker. The asset purchase does not qualify as a business combination under FASB ASC 805, Business
Combinations, and has therefore been accounted for as an asset acquisition. The total purchase price for this acquisition was allocated
to intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of fifteen years.
The results of operations of the purchased assets
are included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income since the date
of the acquisition.
Note 6—Intangible Assets and Goodwill
The following table presents the detail of intangible assets as of
July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2022 (in thousands):
|
|
Gross Carrying Value |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Carrying Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at July 31, 2021 |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Websites and other internet domains acquired |
|
|
6,711 |
|
|
|
335 |
|
|
|
6,376 |
|
Acquired developed technology |
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
3,910 |
|
Customer relationships |
|
|
7,800 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
7,761 |
|
Trademarks and trade names |
|
|
3,570 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
3,555 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at April 30, 2022 |
|
$ |
22,031 |
|
|
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
21,602 |
|
Estimated future amortization expense as of April 30, 2022 is as follows
(in thousands):
Remainder of fiscal 2022 | |
$ | 579 | |
Fiscal 2023 | |
| 2,315 | |
Fiscal 2024 | |
| 2,315 | |
Fiscal 2025 | |
| 2,315 | |
Fiscal 2026 | |
| 2,315 | |
Thereafter | |
| 11,763 | |
Total | |
$ | 21,602 | |
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in the nine months ended
April 30, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):
(in thousands) |
|
Carrying Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at July 31, 2021 |
|
$ |
2,262 |
|
GuruShots acquisition |
|
|
8,907 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
|
(138 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at April 30, 2022 |
|
$ |
11,031 |
|
Note 7—Accrued Expenses and Other Current
Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
consist of the following:
| |
April 30, | | |
July 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
Accrued vacation | |
$ | 663 | | |
$ | 424 | |
Accrued income taxes payable | |
| 1,711 | | |
| 264 | |
Accrued payroll taxes | |
| 304 | | |
| 291 | |
Accrued payroll and bonuses | |
| 638 | | |
| 374 | |
Accrued business combination expenses | |
| 340 | | |
| - | |
Operating lease liability | |
| 142 | | |
| 86 | |
Derivative liability | |
| 167 | | |
| 54 | |
Due to artists | |
| 327 | | |
| 246 | |
Other | |
| 130 | | |
| 32 | |
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | |
$ | 4,422 | | |
$ | 1,771 | |
Note 8—Stock-Based Compensation
On November 10, 2021, the Company’s
Board of Directors amended the 2016 Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available
for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 325,000 shares to an aggregate of 1,846,000 shares. This amendment was ratified by
the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on January 12, 2022.
On March 23, 2022, the Company’s
Board of Directors amended the 2016 Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock available
for the grant of awards thereunder by an additional 685,000 shares to an aggregate of 2,531,000 shares, including 685,000 shares for the
GuruShots retention pool. The Company expects to submit the amendment for ratification by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held in January 2023.
At April 30, 2022, there were 492,000
shares of Class B common stock available for awards under the 2016 Incentive Plan before accounting for the approximately 204,000 contingently
issuable shares related to the deferred stock units (“DSUs”) with both service and market conditions.
In addition to stock options and restricted
stock awards, the Company occasionally issues DSU’s. On September 7, 2021, the Company granted a total of 291,320 DSUs to 64 of
its employees and consultants. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s Class B common stock.
30% of the DSU’s (or 87,396) have
service vesting conditions only, with a vesting schedule of 25% on September 7, 2022, 33% on September 7, 2023, and remaining on September
7, 2024. Vesting of the remaining 70% of the DSUs (or 203,924) is subject to continued service as well as a market condition. These DSUs
will vest if the grantee remains in service to the Company and only if the aggregate market capitalization of the Company’s equity
securities has reached or exceeded $451 million for five consecutive trading days between the grant date and the vest date. Subject to
satisfaction of both of those conditions, these DSU’s with both service and market conditions have a vesting schedule of 25% September
7, 2022, up to 58% (the 25% eligible to vest in 2022 and an additional 33%) on September 7, 2023, and up to 100% on September 7, 2024.
In the event the market capitalization condition has not been met prior to a vesting date, but is met by a subsequent vesting date, all
DSUs with a market condition eligible for vesting prior to that date shall vest. In the event that the market capitalization condition
has not been met by September 7, 2024, the DSUs with a market condition shall expire.
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation
for stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock and DSUs based on the estimated fair value of the awards and recognized
over the relevant service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes
option valuation model. The Company estimates the fair value of restricted stock and DSUs with service conditions only using the current
market price of the stock. The Company estimates the fair value of DSUs with both service and market conditions using the Monte Carlo
Simulation valuation model.
The Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo Simulation
valuation models incorporate assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of options or awards, a risk-free interest rate
and dividend yield. We recognize stock-based compensation expense related to options and restricted stock units on a straight-line basis
over the service period of the award, which is generally 4 years for options and 3 years for restricted stock units.
In our accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the Company recognized stock-based compensation for our employees and
non-employees as follows:
| |
Three Months Ended | | |
Nine Months Ended | |
| |
April 30, | | |
April 30, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
Selling, general and administrative | |
$ | 483 | | |
$ | 98 | | |
$ | 1,291 | | |
$ | 488 | |
The estimated grant-date fair value of our stock options was calculated
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following weighted-average assumptions:
Nine months ended April 30, | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
Expected term | |
| 6.0 years | | |
| 6.0 years | |
Volatility | |
| 92.4 | % | |
| 92.4 | % |
Risk free interest rate | |
| 1.5 | % | |
| 0.6 | % |
Dividends | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Weighted average grant date fair value | |
$ | 7.76 | | |
$ | 3.26 | |
The following table summarizes stock option activity
for the nine months ended April 30, 2022:
| |
Stock
Options | |
| |
| | |
Weighted- | |
| |
Number
of | | |
Average | |
| |
Options | | |
Exercise | |
| |
(in thousands) | | |
Price | |
Outstanding at July 31, 2021 | |
| 843 | | |
$ | 2.72 | |
Granted | |
| 42 | | |
| 10.29 | |
Exercised | |
| (4 | ) | |
| 1.87 | |
Cancelled / forfeited | |
| (27 | ) | |
| 12.28 | |
Outstanding at April 30, 2022 | |
| 854 | | |
$ | 2.79 | |
Exercisable at April 30, 2022 | |
| 645 | | |
$ | 2.09 | |
The following table summarizes restricted stock
activity for the nine months ended April 30, 2022:
|
|
Number of
Shares |
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value |
|
Non-vested stock award as of July 31, 2021 |
|
|
127,300 |
|
|
$ |
3.27 |
|
Granted (GuruShots Retention Bonus shares) |
|
|
626,242 |
|
|
|
6.39 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(65,101 |
) |
|
|
2.80 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Non-vested stock award as of April 30, 2022 |
|
|
688,441 |
|
|
$ |
6.15 |
|
The following table summarizes DSU activity for
the nine months ended April 30, 2022:
|
|
Number of
Shares |
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value |
|
Non-vested DSU award as of July 31, 2021 |
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
$ |
1.54 |
|
Granted (1) |
|
|
291,320 |
|
|
|
9.60 |
|
Vested |
|
|
(12,500 |
) |
|
|
1.54 |
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(18,720 |
) |
|
|
7.88 |
|
Non-vested DSU award as of April 30, 2022 |
|
|
297,600 |
|
|
$ |
9.03 |
|
| (1) | Includes 203,924 DSUs (or 70% of total awards) of which vesting
are subject to both service and market condition. |
The DSUs with both service and market conditions
were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model, with a valuation of $7.19 per DSU. Total grant date fair value for these DSUs was approximately
$1.5 million. The unrecognized compensation expense is being recognized on a graded vesting method over the vesting period. The DSUs with
a service condition only had a grant date fair value of $1.3 million. Total grant date fair value for the remaining 30% DSUs without market-based
condition was approximately $1.0 million. The unrecognized compensation expense is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the
vesting period.
As of April 30, 2022, the Company’s unrecognized
stock-based compensation expense was $661,000 for unvested stock options, $1.9 million for DSUs and $4.1 million for unvested restricted
stock including the $4 million portion of retention bonus to be paid in the Company’s Class B common stock in connection with the
GuruShots acquisition.
Note 9—Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing
net income attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of
common stock outstanding during the applicable period, and is the same amount for the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B
common stock. Diluted earnings per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings per share, except that the number of shares
is increased to include restricted stock still subject to risk of forfeiture, issuances to be made on the vesting of unvested DSUs and
the exercise of potentially dilutive stock options using the treasury stock method, unless the effect of such increase is anti-dilutive.
The weighted-average number of shares used in
the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company’s common stockholders consists of the following:
| |
Three Months Ended | | |
Nine Months Ended | |
| |
April 30, | | |
April 30, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
Basic weighted-average number of shares | |
| 14,307 | | |
| 13,676 | | |
| 14,295 | | |
| 12,531 | |
Effect of dilutive securities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Stock options | |
| 505 | | |
| 762 | | |
| 598 | | |
| 715 | |
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock | |
| 30 | | |
| 98 | | |
| 63 | | |
| 48 | |
Deferred stock units | |
| 17 | | |
| 34 | | |
| 18 | | |
| 29 | |
Diluted weighted-average number of shares | |
| 14,859 | | |
| 14,570 | | |
| 14,974 | | |
| 13,323 | |
The following shares were excluded from the dilutive
earnings per share computations because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
| |
Three Months Ended | | |
Nine Months Ended | |
| |
April 30, | | |
April 30, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | | |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
(in thousands) | | |
(in thousands) | |
Stock options | |
| 95 | | |
| 24 | | |
| 59 | | |
| 25 | |
Non-vested restricted Class B common stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Deferred stock units | |
| 277 | | |
| - | | |
| 238 | | |
| - | |
Shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share | |
| 372 | | |
| 24 | | |
| 297 | | |
| 25 | |
Note 10—Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company may from time to time be subject to
other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company
does not expect any of those legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows
or financial condition.
Note 11—Revolving Credit Facility
As of September 27, 2016, the Company entered
into a loan and security agreement with Western Alliance Bank for a revolving credit facility of up to $2.5 million for an initial two-year
term which was extended twice for another two-year term expiring September 26, 2022. At the Company’s request in September 2020,
advances under this facility have been reduced to the lesser of $2.0 million or 80% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable,
subject to certain concentration limits. The revolving credit facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s
assets. Effective with the September 2020 extension, the outstanding principal amount bears interest per annum at the greater of 3.5%
or the prime rate plus 1.25%. Previously the interest rate was capped at 5.0%. Interest is payable monthly and all outstanding principal
and any accrued and unpaid interest is due on the maturity date of September 26, 2022. The Company is required to pay an annual facility
fee of $10,000 to Western Alliance Bank. The Company is also required to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants and to
maintain certain financial ratios during the term of the revolving credit facility. The covenants include a prohibition on the Company
paying any dividend on its capital stock. The Company may terminate this agreement at any time without penalty or premium provided that
it pays down any outstanding principal, accrued interest and bank expenses. At April 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, there were no amounts
outstanding under the revolving credit facility and the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants.
As of November 16, 2016, the Company entered into
a Foreign Exchange Agreement with Western Alliance Bank to allow the Company to enter into foreign exchange contracts not to exceed $5.0
million in the aggregate at any point in time under its revolving credit facility. This limit was raised to approximately $6.5 million
pursuant to the Loan and Security Modification Agreement dated May 30, 2018. The available borrowing under the revolving credit facility
is reduced by an applicable foreign exchange reserve percentage as determined by Western Alliance Bank, in its reasonable discretion from
time to time, which was initially set at 10% of the nominal amount of the foreign exchange contracts in effect at the relevant time. In
December 2016, the applicable foreign exchange reserve percentage was changed so that the reduction of available borrowing for major currency
forward contracts of less than six months tenor is set at 10% of the nominal amount of the foreign exchange contracts, and for contracts
over six months tenor, 12.5% of the nominal amount of the foreign exchange contracts. At April 30, 2022, there were $3.2 million of outstanding
foreign exchange contracts with the majority being less than six months tenor under the credit facility, which reduced the available borrowing
under the revolving credit facility by $326,000.
Note 12—Business Segment and Geographic Information
The Company provides a content platform, worldwide,
centered on self-expression, attracting both creators looking to promote their content and consumers who utilize such content to express
their identity, feelings, tastes and interests. The Company’s platform enables consumers to personalize their mobile devices with
mostly free, high-quality ringtones, wallpapers, home screen app icons, widgets and notification sounds. The Company conducts business
as one operating segment.
Net long-lived assets and total assets, other
than goodwill, deferred tax assets and investment in private company, held outside of the United States, which are located primarily in
Israel and Norway, were as follows:
| |
United States | | |
Foreign | | |
Total | |
| |
(in thousands) | |
Long-lived assets, net: | |
| | |
| | |
| |
April 30, 2022 | |
$ | 7,995 | | |
$ | 15,709 | | |
$ | 23,704 | |
July 31, 2021 | |
$ | 1,900 | | |
$ | 399 | | |
$ | 2,299 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Total assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
April 30, 2022 | |
$ | 25,960 | | |
$ | 29,707 | | |
$ | 55,667 | |
July 31, 2021 | |
$ | 32,745 | | |
$ | 4,732 | | |
$ | 37,477 | |
Note 13— Operating Leases
The Company has operating
leases primarily for office space. Operating lease right-of-use assets recorded and included in other assets were $164,000 and $243,000
at April 30, 2022 and July 31, 2021, respectively.
In connection with the
GuruShots acquisition, the Company also acquired $86,000 of right-of-use assets related to its office space in Tel Aviv and assumed $86,000
lease liabilities.
Other than the above,
there were no other material changes in the Company's operating and finance leases in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2022,
as compared to the disclosure in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021.
Note 14—Provision for Income Taxes
The Company’s tax provision or benefit from
income taxes for interim periods has generally been determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate, adjusted for identified
discrete items, if any. Under certain circumstances where the Company is unable to make a reliable estimate of the annual effective tax
rate, the accounting guidance permits the use of the actual effective tax rate for the year-to-date period.
The Company expects its overall effective tax
rate for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022 to be approximately 25.7%. The effective tax rate differed from the United States federal
statutory tax rate of 21% due to certain factors with temporary impact primarily related to equity compensation expenses. During the nine
months ended April 30, 2022, the Company accounted for a discrete item related to restricted stock windfall (vesting date fair market
value above the grant date fair market value) which resulted in a net effective tax rate of 24.4%.
As of April 30, 2022, the Company had $560,000
of deferred tax assets for which it has not established a valuation allowance, related to U.S. federal and state taxes and for a certain
international subsidiary. The Company completed its reassessment of the ability to realize these assets and concluded that a valuation
allowance was not required.
The Company is subject to taxation in the United
States and certain foreign jurisdictions. Earnings from non-U.S. activities are subject to local country income tax. The material jurisdictions
where the Company is subject to potential examination by tax authorities include the United States, Norway and Lithuania.
Note 15—Loans Payable
Effective August 1, 2020, the Company obtained
a loan of $181,462 to pay for its insurance coverages, repayable in nine equal installments of $20,491 starting from September 1, 2020
which represented a 3.89% annual percentage interest rate. This loan was completely repaid by April 2021.
Note 16—Sales of Class B Common Stock
The Company filed with the SEC a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (the “Form S-3”) on November 30, 2020 which became effective on December 4, 2020 to facilitate capital
raising. The Registration Statement registered the issuance and sale by the Company of Class B common stock or related securities for
gross proceeds to the Company of up to $20 million. On November 30, 2020, the Company engaged National Securities Corp. and H.C. Wainwright
& Co, LLC (the “Sales Agents”) to act as the Company’s exclusive co-Sales Agents in connection with the Company’s
“at-the-market” offering of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock up to $5 million. The Company filed a Prospectus
Supplement (supplementing the Prospectus included in the Form S-3) on December 9, 2020 and contemporaneously entered into an At The Market
Offering Agreement with the Sales Agents (the “ATM Sales Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company sold 761,906 shares at
an average price of $6.5625 per share for total proceeds of $5 million as of January 28, 2021. In connection with this offering, the Company
incurred a total issuance cost of $215,000. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for working capital and other
general corporate purposes.
On March 16, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus
supplement with the SEC which contemplated the sale, for a gross aggregate sale price of up to $10,000,000, of shares of the Company’s
Class B common stock, from time to time in “at the market offerings” pursuant to an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with
National Securities Corporation and Maxim Group LLC (the “New Sales Agents”), dated as of March 16, 2021 (the “New ATM
Sales Agreement”), pursuant to which we sold 663,686 shares at an average price of $15.0674 per share for total proceeds of $10
million. In connection with this offering, we incurred a total issuance cost of $350,000. We intend to use the net proceeds from this
offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Note 17—Subsequent Events
On June 7, 2022, the Company’s Board approved
a $65,000 advisory fee to Activist in connection with the GuruShots acquisition. In addition, the Board also approved the increase in
monthly retainer from $3,750 to $5,000 per month retroactive from April 1, 2022,