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Counterfeiters Stole an Estimated $500K From One Brand -- Now This NASDAQ Apparel Stock Is Building the AI That Fights BackMay 28, 2026 9:35 AM
PR Newswire (US) Issued on behalf of Digital Brands Group, Inc.A new partnership with a globally recognized outdoor performance brand pushes Digital Brands Group (NASDAQ: DBGI) deeper into one of the fastest-moving corners of AI — protecting brands from an estimated $467 billion global counterfeit problem.NEW YORK, May 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary – Counterfeit goods are an estimated $467 billion global problem, based on the most recent OECD-EUIPO data, and the bulk of that trade has moved online. According to one recent industry report, 83% of online counterfeiting now takes place via social and e-commerce channels, up from 64% in 2015. For consumer brands, the question is no longer whether AI will be part of the defense — it's who builds it, who pays for it, and which public companies are quietly positioning themselves on the right side of the trade. One of the more interesting names to emerge in this race is a small-cap apparel platform that has been steadily transforming itself into something closer to an AI infrastructure play. On May 28, 2026, Digital Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBGI) announced a new strategic AI and brand protection collaboration with a globally recognized outdoor performance apparel brand — a company the release describes as one of the leading premium outdoor brands worldwide, known for technical outerwear, an innovation-driven product ecosystem, and significant international retail presence. The initiative is being supported through DBG's existing relationship with SECUR3D Inc., a Vancouver-based AI brand protection company whose technology is expected to assist in identifying unauthorized digital assets, counterfeit-related listings, and broader online intellectual property concerns across digital marketplaces and emerging online channels.It's the kind of announcement that on the surface sounds incremental. Under the surface, it fits a pattern.In March 2026, Digital Brands Group released early data from its first major AI brand protection deployment — a partnership with retro backpack maker Herschel Supply Co., also powered by SECUR3D's AssetSafe platform. During the initial scan phase alone, the platform identified counterfeit activity tied to an estimated $500,000 in losses from unauthorized listings and brand misuse. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported that more than 26% of all counterfeit product seizures in 2023 involved apparel and accessories — making the apparel category one of the highest-value targets for the AI brand protection sector."This collaboration represents another important step in Digital Brands Group's broader technology strategy," said Hil Davis, CEO of Digital Brands Group, in the announcement. "We believe AI-powered tools will become increasingly important as global brands continue navigating rapidly evolving digital commerce environments. Our goal is to continue building relationships and technology partnerships that create meaningful long-term value across the broader retail and consumer brand landscape."The strategic shift is hard to miss. DBG started as a digitally native vertical apparel brand focused on owning the customer's "closet share" through data and personalization. Over the past two quarters, the Company has layered in partnerships across AI-powered influencer marketing (Aha, formerly HeadAI), brand protection (SECUR3D), and most recently applied AI research and development (Renov AI, announced just last week with support from the MITACS innovation ecosystem). The cumulative effect is a small-cap apparel ticker that increasingly looks like a hybrid: part consumer brand operator, part AI-enabled platform.Digital Brands believes the growing intersection of AI, eCommerce, digital assets, and online marketplaces is creating significant new challenges for global consumer brands — particularly as counterfeit activity and unauthorized digital distribution continue expanding across online channels. The Company sees AI-powered infrastructure and monitoring technologies becoming increasingly important for global brands seeking to protect intellectual property, strengthen digital trust, and better manage large-scale online retail environments.Founded in Vancouver, BC, SECUR3D is an AI-powered brand and intellectual property protection company that helps brands, creators, and platforms detect and protect digital assets across online marketplaces and digital ecosystems. Its proprietary technology suite — including AssetSafe, Sentry, and Sherlock AI — provides an end-to-end protection layer for detecting unauthorized IP use, monitoring infringement risk, supporting enforcement intelligence, and preserving brand integrity and consumer trust across fashion, entertainment, gaming, and digital commerce.DBG is far from the only public company chasing the AI-meets-commerce thesis. A handful of NASDAQ-listed names have been moving in adjacent corners of the same opportunity, each with recent catalysts of their own.Other AI Commerce and Digital Trust Companies in MotionRezolve Ai (NASDAQ: RZLV) has been one of the most active names in the agentic commerce category. On May 12, 2026, the company announced a global strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services — the $30+ billion revenue global IT services and consulting leader — under which TCS will resell Rezolve's AI-powered commerce platform to enterprise clients worldwide. One week later, on May 19, 2026, Rezolve announced that peer-reviewed research accepted at the 34th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2026) validated its proprietary TraceWare technology as a verification layer for reliable agentic commerce, addressing what the Company describes as a 26% AI distortion problem facing global retail."This partnership marks a major commercial milestone for Rezolve and materially expands the Company's global route to market," Rezolve said of the TCS deal.Helport AI (NASDAQ: HPAI) is positioning itself in what it calls the "AI Labor System" category — an industrial-scale platform designed to manufacture, orchestrate, and deliver AI labor capacity for enterprise clients. On May 14, 2026, the company launched a next-generation AI-powered corporate website built around its flagship HyprX Expert Replication Engine, which is designed to digitize subject matter experts, operational processes, product knowledge, compliance workflows, and sales methodologies into interactive AI labor environments. On May 19, 2026, Helport AI followed up with the appointment of former U.S. Bank Executive Vice President Dr. Yu Pan as an independent director, and announced its intention to establish a board-level AI Governance Committee.Digital Turbine (NASDAQ: APPS) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results in late May, posting higher sales and a reduced net loss alongside new fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $630 million to $650 million. The mobile growth platform also announced a series of fresh AI-focused collaborations — including partnerships with Google Cloud and Databricks — and a new European distribution agreement with Orange, all of which the Company is positioning as part of an AI-enhanced mobile growth platform strategy.VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) sits at the infrastructure layer of digital trust. In its first-quarter 2026 results, the company reported revenue of $428.9 million, net income of $214.5 million, and raised full-year guidance, while paying a $0.81 per-share cash dividend on May 27, 2026. Management has been increasingly vocal about positioning VeriSign's domain registry as a "digital trust anchor" against misinformation and deepfakes, and CEO Jim Bidzos has teased new high-assurance security services that the Company expects to detail in coming quarters.An Apparel Stock With an AI Story Worth WatchingMost of the well-known names in AI brand protection — MarqVision, Red Points, BrandShield, Corsearch — are private. That makes the public-market opportunity narrow, and it makes the way a small-cap like Digital Brands Group is being repositioned worth paying attention to. The Company has effectively given investors a publicly traded vehicle that touches multiple layers of the AI-meets-commerce stack: brand protection through SECUR3D, applied AI engineering through Renov AI, AI-powered influencer marketing through Aha, and a direct-to-consumer apparel business that gives the technology a live operating environment.The latest partnership with a globally recognized outdoor performance brand adds something else: a high-visibility validation customer in a category — premium technical outerwear — that has been a long-standing magnet for counterfeiters. If the early Herschel data is any indication of what AssetSafe can identify at scale, the new collaboration could become an important reference deployment as DBG continues to onboard additional brands into the AI brand protection ecosystem it is building.The Company has signaled that it intends to continue exploring a broader suite of AI-powered technologies and strategic partnerships focused on supporting modern consumer brands across digital commerce, brand protection, operational intelligence, customer engagement, and emerging online ecosystems. For investors looking for ways to gain public-market exposure to the AI brand protection theme, that roadmap is one of the more unusual setups on NASDAQ.CONTINUED READING: To learn more about Digital Brands Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBGI), visit https://ir.digitalbrandsgroup.co.CONTACT:USA News Group
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604-265-2873Article Sources:[1] Digital Brands Group, Inc. – "Digital Brands Group Advances Enterprise AI Strategy Through Collaboration with Globally Recognized Outdoor Apparel Brand," May 28, 2026.[2] Digital Brands Group, Inc. – "Digital Brands Group Expands Suite of eCommerce Tools Through Partnerships With SECUR3D," November 14, 2025. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/11/14/3188348/0/en/Digital-Brands-Group-Expands-Suite-of-eCommerce-Tools-Through-Partnerships-With-SECUR3D.html[3] Consumer Goods Technology – "Herschel Supply Co., Digital Brands Group Fight Counterfeiting With AI," March 27, 2026. https://consumergoods.com/herschel-supply-co-digital-brands-group-fight-counterfeiting-ai[4] Anaqua – "Using AI to Protect Brands from Counterfeiting in E-Commerce," (citing 2025 OECD figure of $467 billion in global trade in fake goods). https://www.anaqua.com/resource/using-ai-to-protect-brands-from-counterfeiting-in-e-commerce/[5] Rezolve Ai – "Rezolve Ai partners with $30bn+ revenue global technology leader Tata Consultancy Services," May 12, 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/rezolve-ai-partners-30bn-revenue-120000983.html[6] Rezolve Ai – "Rezolve Ai Solves the 26% AI Distortion Crisis Stalling Global Retail," May 19, 2026. https://rezolve.com/press-releases/rezolve-ai-solves-the-26-ai-distortion-crisis-stalling-global-retail-peer-reviewed-research-validates-near-perfect-accuracy/[7] Helport AI Limited – "Helport AI Launches New 'AI Labor' Corporate Website," May 14, 2026. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/14/3294946/0/en/Helport-AI-Launches-New-AI-Labor-Corporate-Website.html[8] Helport AI Limited – "Helport AI Announces Strategic Board Appointment of Former U.S. Bank Executive Dr. Yu Pan," May 19, 2026. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6365756[9] Yahoo Finance / Simply Wall St – "Digital Turbine (APPS) Is Up 15.3% After New AI Deals And 2027 Revenue Outlook," May 26, 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/digital-turbine-apps-15-3-090622106.html[10] Simply Wall St – "The Bull Case For VeriSign (VRSN) Could Change Following Strong Q1, Higher Guidance And Dividend News," April 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bull-case-verisign-vrsn-could-030713963.htmlDISCLAIMER:Nothing in this publication should be considered as personalized financial advice. 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DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 392.5 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the First Quarter of 2026April 23, 2026 5:02 PM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the first quarter of 2026 closed with 392.5 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 5.6 million domain name registrations, or 1.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. Domain name registrations also increased by 24.1 million, or 6.5%, year over year.


The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 176.1 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of first quarter of 2026, an increase of 2.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 6.2 million domain name registrations, or 3.7%, year over year. As of March 31, 2026, the .com domain name base totaled 163.6 million domain name registrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.4 million domain name registrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 11.5 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026, compared to 10.1 million domain name registrations at the end of the first quarter of 2025.


Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 146.3 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 0.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. ccTLDs increased by 3.4 million domain name registrations, or 2.4%, year over year. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of March 31, 2026, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in and .eu.


Information about the statistical methodology used in creating the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available here.


About DNIB.com


DNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy, security, and technology trends. The latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded domain name industry data are all available at DNIB.com.


About Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.


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Verisign Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsApril 23, 2026 4:05 PM
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026.


VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $429 million for the first quarter of 2026, up 6.6 percent from the same quarter in 2025. Operating income was $294 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $271 million for the same quarter of 2025. Verisign reported net income of $215 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $2.34 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to net income of $199 million and diluted EPS of $2.10 for the same quarter of 2025.


“Through the first quarter of 2026 we continued to execute on our primary mission, extending into its 29th year our unparalleled record of providing 100% availability of our resolution service for the .com/.net domains. For the quarter, we delivered both steady growth in registrations and solid financial results,” said Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.


Financial Highlights



Verisign ended the first quarter of 2026 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $556 million, a decrease of $24 million from year-end 2025.



Cash flow from operations was $272 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $291 million for the same quarter of 2025.



Deferred revenues as of March 31, 2026 totaled $1.43 billion, an increase of $45 million from year-end 2025.



During the first quarter of 2026, Verisign repurchased 0.9 million shares of its common stock for $214 million. As of March 31, 2026, there was $863 million remaining for future share repurchases under the share repurchase program, which has no expiration.



On April 20, 2026, Verisign’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.81 per share of Verisign’s outstanding common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2026, payable on May 27, 2026.



Business Highlights



Verisign ended the first quarter of 2026 with 176.1 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 3.7 percent increase from the end of the first quarter of 2025, and a net increase of 2.54 million domain names during the first quarter of 2026.



During the first quarter of 2026, Verisign processed 11.5 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, compared with 10.1 million for the first quarter of 2025.



The final .com and .net renewal rate for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 75.0 percent compared to 74.0 percent for the same quarter of 2024. Renewal rates are not fully measurable until 45 days after the end of the quarter.



Verisign announces that it will increase the annual registry-level wholesale fee for each new and renewal .com domain name registration from $10.26 to $10.97 effective Nov. 1, 2026.



Today’s Conference Call


Verisign will host a live conference call today at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) to review the first quarter 2026 results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (646) 769-9200 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live web cast of the conference call and accompanying slide presentation will also be available at https://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm. This news release and the financial information discussed on today’s conference call are available at https://investor.verisign.com.


About Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.


Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, attempted security breaches, cyber-attacks, and DDoS attacks against our systems and services; the introduction of undetected or unknown defects in our systems or services; vulnerabilities in the global routing system; system interruptions or system failures; damage or interruptions to our data centers, data center systems or resolution systems; risks arising from our operation of root servers and our performance of the Root Zone Maintainer functions; any loss or modification of our right to operate the .com and .net gTLDs; changes or challenges to the pricing provisions of the .com Registry Agreement; new or existing governmental laws and regulations in the U.S. or other applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions; new laws, regulations, directives or ICANN policies that require us to obtain and maintain personal information of registrants; economic, legal, regulatory, and political risks associated with our international operations; unfavorable changes in, or interpretations of, tax rules and regulations; risks from the implementation of ICANN’s consensus and temporary policies, technical standards and other processes; the weakening of, or changes to, the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance; the outcome of claims, lawsuits, audits or investigations; challenging economic conditions; our ability to compete in the highly competitive business environment in which we operate; changes in internet practices and behavior and the adoption of substitute technologies, or the negative impact of wholesale price increases; our ability to expand our services into developing and emerging economies; our ability to maintain strong relationships with registrars and their resellers; our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled employees; the continuity of our quarterly dividend; our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; challenges from the use of AI technology by third-parties or us; and the impact on our stock price from the dissemination of false or misleading information by unrelated third parties. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement.


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VERISIGN, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS




(In millions, except par value)




(Unaudited)




 








 






March 31, 2026






 






December 31, 2025








ASSETS






 






 






 








Current assets:






 






 






 








Cash and cash equivalents       






$






476.7






 






 






$






307.9






 








Marketable securities






 






79.7






 






 






 






272.6






 








Other current assets   






 






69.6






 






 






 






72.0






 








Total current assets           






 






626.0






 






 






 






652.5






 








Property and equipment, net






 






214.2






 






 






 






213.7






 








Goodwill






 






52.5






 






 






 






52.5






 








Deferred tax assets






 






227.9






 






 






 






233.2






 








Deposits to acquire intangible assets






 






145.2






 






 






 






145.2






 








Other long-term assets






 






31.4






 






 






 






28.8






 








Total long-term assets






 






671.2






 






 







673.4






 








Total assets         






$






1,297.2






 






 






$






1,325.9






 








LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT






 






 






 








Current liabilities:






 






 






 








Accounts payable and accrued liabilities






$






283.9






 






 






$






298.0






 








Deferred revenues







1,071.2






 






 







1,035.1






 








Total current liabilities







1,355.1






 






 







1,333.1






 








Long-term deferred revenues







358.2






 






 







349.4






 








Long-term senior notes







1,788.8









1,788.2






 








Long-term tax and other liabilities







8.5






 






 






 






9.4






 








Total long-term liabilities







2,155.5






 






 







2,147.0






 








Total liabilities







3,510.6






 






 







3,480.1






 








Commitments and contingencies






 






 






 








Stockholders’ deficit:






 






 






 








Preferred stock—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 5.0; Issued and outstanding shares: none






 






 —






 






 







—






 








Common stock and additional paid-in capital—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 1,000; Issued shares: 355.8 at March 31, 2026 and 355.6 at December 31, 2025; Outstanding shares: 91.1 at March 31, 2026 and 91.9 at December 31, 2025







9,349.9






 






 







9,623.5






 








Accumulated deficit






 






(11,560.5






)






 






 






(11,775.0






)








Accumulated other comprehensive loss






 






(2.8






)






 






 






(2.7






)








Total stockholders’ deficit






 






(2,213.4






)






 






 






(2,154.2






)








Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit






$






1,297.2






 






 






$






1,325.9






 









VERISIGN, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME




(In millions, except per share data)




(Unaudited)




 








 






Three Months Ended March 31,








 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








Revenues






$






428.9






 






 






$






402.3






 








Costs and expenses:






 






 






 








Cost of revenues






 






49.2






 






 






 






49.4






 








Research and development






 






27.5






 






 






 






26.0






 








Selling, general and administrative






 






58.6






 






 






 






55.7






 








Total costs and expenses






 






135.3






 






 






 






131.1






 








Operating income






 






293.6






 






 






 






271.2






 








Interest expense






 






(18.9






)






 






 






(20.3






)








Non-operating income, net






 






4.7






 






 






 






7.5






 








Income before income taxes






 






279.4






 






 






 






258.4






 








Income tax expense






 






(64.9






)






 






 






(59.1






)








Net income






 






214.5






 






 






 






199.3






 








Other comprehensive loss






 






(0.1






)






 






 






(0.3






)








Comprehensive income






$






214.4






 






 






$






199.0






 








 






 






 






 








Earnings per share:






 






 






 








Basic






$






2.34






 






 






$






2.11






 








Diluted






$






2.34






 






 






$






2.10






 








Shares used to compute earnings per share






 






 






 








Basic






 






91.6






 






 






 






94.6






 








Diluted






 






91.8






 






 






 






94.8






 









VERISIGN, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS




(In millions)




(Unaudited)




 








 






Three Months Ended March 31,








 






 






2026






 






 






 






2025






 








Cash flows from operating activities:






 






 






 








Net income






$






214.5






 






 






$






199.3






 








Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:






 






 






 








Depreciation of property and equipment






 






6.4






 






 






 






8.9






 








Stock-based compensation expense






 






19.1






 






 






 






17.5






 








Amortization of discount on investments in debt securities






 






(1.6






)






 






 






(3.6






)








Other, net






 






0.4






 






 






 






1.1






 








Changes in operating assets and liabilities:






 






 






 








Other assets






 






(0.4






)






 






 






0.2






 








Other liabilities






 






(16.2






)






 






 






6.6






 








Deferred revenues






 






44.9






 






 






 






57.2






 








Net deferred income taxes






 






5.3






 






 






 






4.1






 








Net cash provided by operating activities






 






272.4






 






 






 






291.3






 








Cash flows from investing activities:






 






 






 








Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities






 






273.8






 






 






 






358.6






 








Purchases of marketable securities






 






(79.4






)






 






 






(35.2






)








Purchases of property and equipment






 






(7.2






)






 






 






(5.8






)








Net cash provided by investing activities






 






187.2






 






 






 






317.6






 








Cash flows from financing activities:






 






 






 








Repurchases of common stock






 






(225.4






)






 






 






(241.7






)








Payment of dividends






 






(74.2






)






 






 






—






 








Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan






 






8.5






 






 






 






7.9






 








Repayment of borrowings






 






—






 






 






 






(500.0






)








Proceeds from senior note issuance, net of issuance costs






 






—






 






 






 






493.9






 








Net cash used in financing activities






 






(291.1






)






 






 






(239.9






)








Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash






 






0.3






 






 






 






(0.3






)








Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash






 






168.8






 






 






 






368.7






 








Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period






 






309.5






 






 






 






212.1






 








Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period






$






478.3






 






 






$






580.8






 








Supplemental cash flow disclosures:






 






 






 








Cash paid for interest






$






13.1






 






 






$






26.2






 








Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received






$






28.7






 






 






$






20.0






 







 

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Verisign to Report First Quarter 2026 Financial ResultsApril 1, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that its live earnings teleconference for the first quarter 2026 will take place on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EDT) that day and will also be available directly from the company’s website at https://investor.verisign.com.


The teleconference will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (646) 769-9200 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live webcast of the earnings conference call will also be available at https://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm.


About Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.


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DNIB.com informa que Internet tiene 386,9 millones de registros de nombres de dominio a finales del cuarto trimestre de 2025February 6, 2026 6:55 AM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), proveedor global de servicios de registro de nombre de dominio e infraestructura crítica de Internet, anunció que según el Informe Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly más reciente de DNIB.com, el cuarto trimestre de 2025 cerró con 386,9 millones de registros de nombres de dominio en todos los dominios de nivel superior (TLD, por sus siglas en inglés), un aumento de 8,4 millones de registros de nombres de dominio o del 2,2 % respecto del tercer trimestre de 2025. También se observó un aumento interanual de 22,7 millones o del 6,2 % en los registros de nombres de dominio.


Los TLD .com y .net tuvieron un total combinado de 173,5 millones de registros de nombres de dominio en la base de nombres de dominio al final del cuarto trimestre de 2025, un aumento de 1,6 millones de registros de nombres de dominio o del 0,9 % respecto del tercer trimestre de 2025. Los TLD .com y .net tuvieron un aumento combinado interanual de 4,5 millones de registros de nombres de dominio o del 2,6 %. Al 31 de diciembre de 2025, la base de nombres de dominio .com totalizó 161 millones de registros de nombres de dominio, mientras que la base de nombres de dominio .net totalizó 12,5 millones de registros de nombres de dominio. Los nuevos registros de nombres de dominio .com y .net totalizaron 10,7 millones al final del cuarto trimestre de 2025, respecto de los 9,5 millones de registros de nombres de dominio al final del cuarto trimestre de 2024.


El total de registros de nombres de dominio de nivel superior de código de país (ccTLD) fue de 145,6 millones al final del cuarto trimestre de 2025, un aumento de 0,8 millones de registros de nombres de dominio o del 0,6 % respecto del tercer trimestre de 2025. Los ccTLD tuvieron un aumento interanual de 4,3 millones de registros de nombres de dominio o del 3,4 %. Los 10 ccTLD principales, al 31 de diciembre de 2025, fueron .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in y .eu.


La información sobre la metodología estadística usada para crear el Informe Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly y los paneles de DNIB.com está disponible aquí.


Acerca de DNIB.com


DNIB.com, patrocinado por Verisign, proporciona investigación estadística y analítica global y datos sobre la industria de nombres de dominio, además de análisis de las principales tendencias políticas, de seguridad y tecnológicas. El último Informe Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly , los informes anteriores y los paneles interactivos con datos ampliados de la industria de nombres de dominio están disponibles en DNIB.com.


Acerca de Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), un proveedor global de servicios críticos de infraestructura de Internet y registro de nombres de dominio, permite la navegación por Internet en muchos de los nombres de dominio más reconocidos del mundo. Verisign ayuda a lograr la seguridad, estabilidad y resiliencia del Sistema de nombres de dominio y de Internet brindando servicios de mantenimiento de la zona raíz, operando dos de los 13 servidores raíz de Internet globales y brindando servicios de registro y resolución autorizada para los dominios de nivel superior .com y .net, que respaldan la mayoría del comercio electrónico global. Para obtener más información, visite verisign.com.


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DNIB.com annonce que l'Internet comptera 386,9 millions d'enregistrements de noms de domaine à la fin du quatrième trimestre 2025February 6, 2026 6:55 AM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ : VRSN), fournisseur mondial d’infrastructures Internet critiques et de services d’enregistrement de noms de domaine, a annoncé aujourd’hui que, selon le dernier rapport trimestriel sur Domain Name Industry Brief publié par DNIB.com, le quatrième trimestre 2025 s’est clôturé avec 386,9 millions d’enregistrements de noms de domaine sur l’ensemble des domaines de premier niveau (TLD), soit une augmentation de 8,4 millions d’enregistrements, (2,2 %), par rapport au troisième trimestre 2025. Les enregistrements de noms de domaine ont également augmenté de 22,7 millions, soit 6,2 %, d'un exercice à l'autre.


Les extensions .com et .net totalisaient 173,5 millions d'enregistrements de noms de domaine à la fin du quatrième trimestre 2025, soit une augmentation de 1,6 million d'enregistrements (0,9 %) par rapport au troisième trimestre 2025. D'un exercice à l'autre, ces extensions ont enregistré une hausse combinée de 4,5 millions d'enregistrements (2,6 %). Au 31 décembre 2025, le nombre d'enregistrements de noms de domaine de l'extension .com s'élevait à 161 millions et celui des noms de domaine de l'extension .net s'élevait à 12,5 millions. Le nombre de nouveaux enregistrements de noms de domaine des extensions .com et .net atteignait 10,7 millions à la fin du quatrième trimestre 2025, contre 9,5 millions à la fin du quatrième trimestre 2024.


Le nombre total d'enregistrements de noms de domaine de premier niveau à code pays (ccTLD) s'élevait à 145,6 millions à la fin du quatrième trimestre 2025, soit une augmentation de 0,8 million (0,6 %) par rapport au troisième trimestre 2025. D'un exercice à l'autre, les ccTLD ont enregistré 4,8 millions de noms de domaine, soit une hausse de 3,4 %. Au 31 décembre 2025, les dix ccTLD les plus populaires étaient les suivants : .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in et .eu.


Des informations sur la méthodologie statistique utilisée pour la création du rapport trimestriel sur Domain Name Industry Brief et des tableaux de bord de DNIB.com sont disponibles en cliquant ici.


À propos de DNIB.com


Sponsorisé par Verisign, DNIB.com fournit des statistiques, une recherche analytique et des données mondiales sur l'industrie des noms de domaine ainsi que des analyses sur les politiques clés, la sécurité et les tendances technologiques. Le dernier rapport trimestriel sur Domain Name Industry Brief , les rapports précédents et les tableaux interactifs avec des données élargies sur l'industrie des noms de domaines sont tous disponibles sur DNIB.com.


À propos de Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), un fournisseur mondial de services d’enregistrement de noms de domaine et d’infrastructure Internet, permet la navigation sur Internet pour de nombreux noms de domaine parmi les plus reconnus au monde. Verisign permet la sécurité, la stabilité et la résilience de l’infrastructure et des services Internet clés, notamment en fournissant des services de maintenance de la zone racine, en exploitant deux des 13 serveurs racine Internet mondiaux et en fournissant des services d’enregistrement et une résolution faisant autorité pour les domaines de niveau supérieur .com et .net., qui prennent en charge la majorité du commerce électronique mondial. Pour plus renseignements, veuillez consulter verisign.com.


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DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 386.9 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Fourth Quarter of 2025February 5, 2026 5:04 PM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the fourth quarter of 2025 closed with 386.9 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 8.4 million domain name registrations, or 2.2% compared to the third quarter of 2025. Domain name registrations also increased by 22.7 million, or 6.2%, year over year.


The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 173.5 million domain name registrations in the domain name base at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 1.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.9% compared to the third quarter of 2025. The .com and .net TLDs had a combined increase of 4.5 million domain name registrations, or 2.6%, year over year. As of Dec. 31, 2025, the .com domain name base totaled 161.0 million domain name registrations and the .net domain name base totaled 12.5 million domain name registrations. New .com and .net domain name registrations totaled 10.7 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 9.5 million domain name registrations at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.


Total country-code TLD (ccTLD) domain name registrations were 145.6 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.8 million domain name registrations, or 0.6% compared to the third quarter of 2025. ccTLDs increased by 4.8 million domain name registrations, or 3.4%, year over year. The top 10 ccTLDs, as of Dec. 31, 2025, were .cn, .de, .uk, .ru, .nl, .br, .fr, .au, .in and .eu.


Information about the statistical methodology used in creating the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report and DNIB.com’s dashboards is available here.


About DNIB.com


DNIB.com, sponsored by Verisign, provides global statistical and analytical research and data on the domain name industry, plus analyses of key policy, security, and technology trends. The latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report, previous reports, and interactive dashboards with expanded domain name industry data are all available at DNIB.com.


About Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.


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Verisign Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 ResultsFebruary 5, 2026 4:05 PM
Business Wire
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.


Fourth Quarter Financial Results


VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $425 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, up 7.5 percent from the same quarter in 2024. Operating income was $285 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $264 million for the same quarter of 2024. Verisign reported net income of $206 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $2.23 for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $191 million and diluted EPS of $2.00 for the same quarter in 2024.


2025 Financial Results


Verisign reported revenue of $1.66 billion for 2025, up 6.4 percent from 2024. Operating income was $1.12 billion for 2025 compared to $1.06 billion in 2024. Verisign reported net income of $826 million and diluted EPS of $8.81 for 2025, compared to net income of $786 million and diluted EPS of $8.00 in 2024.


“In 2025, we extended our track record of providing 100 percent availability for .com and .net domain name resolution to 28 years, saw strong domain growth, and returned over $1.1 billion to our shareholders. Also, today we announced a 5.2% increase in our dividend to $0.81 per share,” said Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.


Financial Highlights



Verisign ended 2025 with cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $581 million, a decrease of $19 million from year-end 2024.



Cash flow from operations was $290 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $1,091 million for the full year of 2025 compared with $232 million for the same quarter in 2024 and $903 million for the full year of 2024.



Deferred revenues as of Dec. 31, 2025, totaled $1.38 billion, an increase of $80 million from year-end 2024.



During the fourth quarter of 2025, Verisign repurchased 1.0 million shares of its common stock for $251 million. During the full year of 2025, Verisign repurchased 3.4 million shares of its common stock for $859 million. As of Dec. 31, 2025, there was $1.08 billion remaining for future share repurchases under the share repurchase program, which has no expiration date.



On February 3, 2026, Verisign’s Board of Directors approved a 5.2% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.81 per share of Verisign’s outstanding common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2026, payable on February 27, 2026.



Business Highlights



Verisign ended the fourth quarter of 2025 with 173.5 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 2.6 percent increase from the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, and a net increase of 1.58 million registrations during the fourth quarter of 2025.



In the fourth quarter of 2025, Verisign processed 10.7 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, as compared to 9.5 million for the same quarter in 2024.



The final .com and .net renewal rate for the third quarter of 2025 was 75.4 percent compared to 72.2 percent for the same quarter in 2024. Renewal rates are not fully measurable until 45 days after the end of the quarter.



Today’s Conference Call


Verisign will host a live conference call today at 4:30 p.m. (EST) to review the fourth quarter and full year 2025 results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (888) 676-VRSN (U.S.) or (646) 769-9200 (international), conference ID: Verisign. A listen-only live web cast of the conference call and accompanying slide presentation will also be available at https://investor.verisign.com. An audio archive of the call will be available at https://investor.verisign.com/events.cfm. This news release and the financial information discussed on today’s conference call are available at https://investor.verisign.com.


About Verisign


Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce. To learn more please visit verisign.com.


Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, attempted security breaches, cyber-attacks, and DDoS attacks against our systems and services; the introduction of undetected or unknown defects in our systems or services; vulnerabilities in the global routing system; system interruptions or system failures; damage or interruptions to our data centers, data center systems or resolution systems; risks arising from our operation of root servers and our performance of the Root Zone Maintainer functions; any loss or modification of our right to operate the .com and .net gTLDs; changes or challenges to the pricing provisions of the .com Registry Agreement; new or existing governmental laws and regulations in the U.S. or other applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions; new laws, regulations, directives or ICANN policies that require us to obtain and maintain personal information of registrants; economic, legal, regulatory, and political risks associated with our international operations; unfavorable changes in, or interpretations of, tax rules and regulations; risks from the implementation of ICANN’s consensus and temporary policies, technical standards and other processes; the weakening of, or changes to, the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance; the outcome of claims, lawsuits, audits or investigations; challenging economic conditions; our ability to compete in the highly competitive business environment in which we operate; changes in internet practices and behavior and the adoption of substitute technologies, or the negative impact of wholesale price increases; our ability to expand our services into developing and emerging economies; our ability to maintain strong relationships with registrars and their resellers; our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled employees; the continuity of our quarterly dividend; our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; challenges from the use of AI technology by third-parties or us; and the impact on our stock price from the dissemination of false or misleading information by unrelated third parties. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement.




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VERISIGN, INC.








CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS








(In millions, except par value)








(Unaudited)








 






December 31,

2025






 






December 31,

2024








ASSETS






 






 






 








Current assets:






 






 






 








Cash and cash equivalents






$






307.9






 






 






$






206.7






 








Marketable securities






 






272.6






 






 






 






393.2






 








Other current assets






 






72.0






 






 






 






63.9






 








Total current assets






 






652.5






 






 






 






663.8






 








Property and equipment, net






 






213.7






 






 






 






224.5






 








Goodwill






 






52.5






 






 






 






52.5






 








Deferred tax assets






 






233.2






 






 






 






281.3






 








Deposits to acquire intangible assets






 






145.2






 






 






 






145.0






 








Other long-term assets






 






28.8






 






 






 






39.4






 








Total long-term assets






 






673.4






 






 






 






742.7






 








Total assets






$






1,325.9






 






 






$






1,406.5






 








LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT






 






 






 








Current liabilities:






 






 






 








Accounts payable and accrued liabilities






$






298.0






 






 






$






257.8






 








Deferred revenues






 






1,035.1






 






 






 






973.5






 








Current senior notes






 






—






 






 






 






299.8






 








Total current liabilities






 






1,333.1






 






 






 






1,531.1






 








Long-term deferred revenues






 






349.4






 






 






 






330.7






 








Long-term senior notes






 






1,788.2






 






 






 






1,492.5






 








Long-term tax and other liabilities






 






9.4






 






 






 






10.1






 








Total long-term liabilities






 






2,147.0






 






 






 






1,833.3






 








Total liabilities






 






3,480.1






 






 






 






3,364.4






 








Commitments and contingencies






 






 






 








Stockholders’ deficit:






 






 






 








Preferred stock—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 5.0; Issued and outstanding shares: none






 






—






 






 






 






—






 








Common stock and additional paid-in capital—par value $.001 per share; Authorized shares: 1,000.0; Issued shares: 355.6 at December 31, 2025 and 355.2 at December 31, 2024; Outstanding shares: 91.9 at December 31, 2025 and 95.0 at December 31, 2024






 






9,623.5






 






 






 






10,645.3






 








Accumulated deficit






 






(11,775.0






)






 






 






(12,600.7






)








Accumulated other comprehensive loss






 






(2.7






)






 






 






(2.5






)








Total stockholders’ deficit






 






(2,154.2






)






 






 






(1,957.9






)








Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit






$






1,325.9






 






 






$






1,406.5






 









VERISIGN, INC.








CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME








(In millions, except per share data)








(Unaudited)








 






Three Months Ended December 31,






 






Year Ended December 31,








 






2025






 






2024






 






2025






 






2024








Revenues






$






425.3






 






 






$






395.4






 






 






$






1,656.6






 






 






$






1,557.4






 








Costs and expenses:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Cost of revenues






 






49.0






 






 






 






48.4






 






 






 






196.3






 






 






 






191.4






 








Research and development






 






26.5






 






 






 






24.9






 






 






 






103.6






 






 






 






96.7






 








Selling, general and administrative






 






65.0






 






 






 






58.3






 






 






 






235.7






 






 






 






211.1






 








Total costs and expenses






 






140.5






 






 






 






131.6






 






 






 






535.6






 






 






 






499.2






 








Operating income






 






284.8






 






 






 






263.8






 






 






 






1,121.0






 






 






 






1,058.2






 








Interest expense






 






(18.9






)






 






 






(18.8






)






 






 






(77.0






)






 






 






(75.3






)








Non-operating income, net






 






5.2






 






 






 






3.1






 






 






 






24.5






 






 






 






39.0






 








Income before income taxes






 






271.1






 






 






 






248.1






 






 






 






1,068.5






 






 






 






1,021.9






 








Income tax expense






 






(64.9






)






 






 






(56.6






)






 






 






(242.8






)






 






 






(236.2






)








Net income






 






206.2






 






 






 






191.5






 






 






 






825.7






 






 






 






785.7






 








Other comprehensive (loss) income






 






—






 






 






 






(0.1






)






 






 






(0.2






)






 






 






0.1






 








Comprehensive income






$






206.2






 






 






$






191.4






 






 






$






825.5






 






 






$






785.8






 








 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Earnings per share:






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic






$






2.23






 






 






$






2.00






 






 






$






8.83






 






 






$






8.01






 








Diluted






$






2.23






 






 






$






2.00






 






 






$






8.81






 






 






$






8.00






 








Shares used to compute earnings per share






 






 






 






 






 






 






 








Basic






 






92.4






 






 






 






95.6






 






 






 






93.5






 






 






 






98.1






 








Diluted






 






92.6






 






 






 






95.7






 






 






 






93.8






 






 






 






98.2






 









VERISIGN, INC.








CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS








(In millions)








(Unaudited)








 






Year Ended December 31,








 






2025






 






2024








Cash flows from operating activities:






 






 






 








Net income






$






825.7






 






 






$






785.7






 








Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:






 






 






 








Depreciation of property and equipment






 






31.2






 






 






 






36.9






 








Stock-based compensation expense






 






69.7






 






 






 






61.1






 








Amortization of discount on investments in debt securities






 






(11.6






)






 






 






(21.1






)








Other, net






 






6.5






 






 






 






3.6






 








Changes in operating assets and liabilities:






 






 






 








Other assets






 






(1.4






)






 






 






(12.4






)








Other liabilities






 






42.7






 






 






 






(28.9






)








Deferred revenues






 






80.2






 






 






 






58.1






 








Net deferred income taxes






 






48.1






 






 






 






19.6






 








Net cash provided by operating activities






 






1,091.1






 






 






 






902.6






 








Cash flows from investing activities:






 






 






 








Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities






 






704.3






 






 






 






1,195.1






 








Purchases of marketable securities






 






(572.2






)






 






 






(880.7






)








Purchases of property and equipment






 






(22.8






)






 






 






(28.1






)








Other investing activities






 






(0.2






)






 






 






—






 








Net cash provided by investing activities






 






109.1






 






 






 






286.3






 








Cash flows from financing activities:






 






 






 








Repurchases of common stock






 






(881.6






)






 






 






(1,225.6






)








Repayment of borrowings






 






(500.0






)






 






 






—






 








Proceeds from senior note issuance, net of issuance costs






 






493.3






 






 






 






—






 








Payment of dividends






 






(215.2






)






 






 






—






 








Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan






 






12.3






 






 






 






12.3






 








Payment of excise tax on repurchases of common stock






 






(11.6






)






 






 






(8.2






)








Net cash used in financing activities






 






(1,102.8






)






 






 






(1,221.5






)








Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash






 






—






 






 






 






(0.8






)








Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash






 






97.4






 






 






 






(33.4






)








Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period






 






212.1






 






 






 






245.5






 








Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period






$






309.5






 






 






$






212.1






 







 

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