Veritone Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

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Aug 08, 2024

Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERI), a leader in designing human-centered AI solutions, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“Veritone delivered a strong performance in the second quarter, driven by accelerated growth across our AI software products and services and advertising managed services. During the quarter, we secured 17 new Public Sector customers and saw our Public Sector sales pipeline reach unprecedented levels, and completed a landmark deal with the NCAA, representing our largest contract to date based on run rate,” said Ryan Steelberg, CEO & President of Veritone. “Our strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services continues to expand rapidly through our Strategic Collaboration Agreement, unlocking new opportunities and driving innovation. The focused execution of our strategic initiatives, including cost reductions and resource alignment, is yielding tangible results. We also announced we are in a formal process and are progressing towards divesting one of our non-software assets, advancing our objectives to improve our balance sheet and overall liquidity, and enhance our operational efficiency. As we transition our focus from cost reductions back to growth, we are confident in our ability to capitalize on the demand for AI-driven solutions and deliver long-term value to our shareholders."

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

Calculated on a Pro Forma basis where noted; for additional information on these calculations, see “Note Regarding Pro Forma Information” and the definitions provided for each metric cited.

  • Revenue of $31.0 million, an increase of 11% compared to Q2 2023.
  • Software Products and Services revenues of $15.6 million, an increase of 11% compared to GAAP revenue of $14.1 million in Q2 2023, and a decrease of 25% when compared to Pro Forma Software Revenue for Q2 2023 driven by the decline in consumption-based revenue from customers, including Amazon.
  • Managed Services revenue of $15.4 million, an increase of 11% compared to Q2 2023 driven by an increase in advertising year over year.
  • Total Software Products & Services Customers of 3,437, down 7% year over year, as compared to June 30, 2023 on a pro forma basis, largely driven by planned migration of legacy CareerBuilder customers off the Broadbean software platform.
  • Total New Bookings of $14.0 million, up 67% from $8.4 million in Q2 2023 driven by an increase in subscription-based customer bookings.
  • Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) of $67.9 million, down from $107.9 million in Q2 2023 on a Pro Forma basis driven by declines in consumption-based revenue principally from our largest customer, offset by a 3% increase from recurring subscription-based SaaS revenue customers.
  • Loss from Operations of $17.7 million, as compared to a loss of $28.2 million in Q2 2023 driven by the increase in revenue and lower overall operating expenses resulting from our past cost reduction plans and lower professional fees related to past acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Non-GAAP gross profit of $24.4 million, an increase of 21% or $4.2 million as compared to Q2 2023 primarily due to an increase in revenue and improved Non-GAAP gross margins of 78.8% as compared to 72.2% in Q2 2023.
  • Net Loss of $22.2 million, as compared to $23.3 million in Q2 2023.
  • Non-GAAP Net Loss of $6.9 million, improving 47% as compared to Q2 2023.

About Our Sales Pipeline

Our sales pipeline represents revenue we expect to receive based on the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts outstanding at the end of the quarter and contracts that we believe have a high probability of closing in the next three to twelve months. We include in our sales pipeline fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term and we do not include any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services) and any fees payable after contract renewals or extensions that are at the discretion of our client. Many of our contracts require us to provide services over more than one year and may include professional fees required to enable our technology in certain environments we do not host or have direct control over. In some cases, our customers may have the ability to terminate our agreements on short notice and our pipeline does not consider the potential impact of any early termination. No assurance can be given that we will ultimately realize our full sales pipeline.

Note Regarding Pro Forma Information

"Pro Forma” information provided in this press release represents the historical information of Veritone combined with the historical information of Broadbean (as defined below) for the applicable period on a Pro Forma basis as if Veritone had acquired Broadbean on January 1, 2022. Veritone completed its acquisition of (i) all of the issued and outstanding share capital of (a) Broadbean Technology Pty Ltd ACN 116 011 959 / ABN 79 116 011 959, a limited company incorporated under the laws of Australia, (b) Broadbean Technology Limited, a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, (c) Broadbean, Inc., a Delaware corporation and (d) CareerBuilder France S.A.R.L., a limited liability company organized (société à responsabilité limitée) under the laws of France, and (ii) certain assets and liabilities related thereto (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) together, “Broadbean”) on June 13, 2023. Periods commencing after June 13, 2023 are not presented on a Pro Forma basis."

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

Unaudited

Percent

Percent

(in $000s)

2024

2023

Change

2024

2023

Change

Revenue

$

30,992

$

27,967

11

%

$

62,628

$

58,230

8

%

Loss from operations

$

(17,662

)

$

(28,180

)

(37

)%

$

(39,502

)

$

(51,769

)

(24

)%

Net income (loss)

$

(22,231

)

$

(23,296

)

(5

)%

$

(47,429

)

$

(46,259

)

3

%

Non-GAAP gross profit*

$

24,412

$

20,202

21

%

$

49,002

$

43,656

12

%

Non-GAAP net income (loss)*

$

(6,850

)

$

(13,026

)

(47

)%

$

(14,469

)

$

(22,581

)

(36

)%

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

Unaudited

Percent

Percent

(in $000s, except customers)

2024

2023(1)

Change

2024

2023(1)

Change

Software Products & Services

Pro Forma Software Revenue(2)*

$

15,632

$

20,859

(25

)%

$

30,855

$

43,282

(29

)%

Total Software Products & Services Customers(3)

3,437

3,705

(7

)%

3,437

3,705

(7

)%

Annual Recurring Revenue(4)*

$

67,924

$

107,949

(37

)%

$

67,924

$

107,949

(37

)%

Total New Bookings(5)

$

14,047

$

8,388

67

%

$

14,047

$

8,388

67

%

Gross Revenue Retention(6)

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

(1)All of the supplemental financial information for this period is presented on a Pro Forma basis inclusive of Broadbean.
(2)“Pro Forma Software Revenue” is a non-GAAP measure that represents Software Products & Services revenue, including on a Pro Forma basis where indicated.
(3)“Total Software Products & Services Customers” includes Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each respective quarter set forth above with net revenues in excess of $10 and also excludes any customers categorized by us as trial or pilot status. In prior periods, we provided “Ending Software Customers,” which represented Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each fiscal quarter with trailing twelve-month revenues in excess of $2,400 for both Veritone, Inc. and PandoLogic Ltd. and/or deemed by Veritone to be under an active contract for the applicable periods. Total Software Products & Services Customers is not comparable to Ending Software Customers. Total Software Products & Services Customers includes customers based on revenues in the last month of the quarter rather than on a trailing twelve month basis and excludes any customers that are on trial or pilot status with us rather than including customers with active contracts. Management uses Total Software Products & Services Customers and we believe Total Software Products & Services Customers are useful to investors because it more accurately reflects our total customers for our Software Products & Services inclusive of Broadbean.
(4) “Annual Recurring Revenue” is calculated as Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS), which is an annualized calculation of the monthly recurring revenue in the last month of the calculated quarter for all active Software Products & Services customers, combined with Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) which is the trailing twelve month calculation of all non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenue for all active Software Products & Services customers. In prior periods, we provided “Average Annual Revenue,” which was calculated as the aggregate of trailing twelve-month Software Products & Services revenue divided by the average number of customers over the same period for both Veritone, Inc. and PandoLogic Ltd. Annual Recurring Revenue is not comparable to Average Annual Revenue. Annual Recurring Revenue is on a Pro Forma basis where indicated, is not averaged among active customers and uses a calculation of recurring revenue as described above instead of annual revenue. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue is useful to investors because Broadbean significantly increases our mix of subscription-based SaaS revenues as compared to non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenues.
(5)“Total New Bookings” represents the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts received in the quarter (including fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term), excluding any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services), in each case on a Pro Forma basis where indicated.
(6) “Gross Revenue Retention” represents our dollar-based gross retention rate as of the period end by starting with the revenue from Software Products & Services Customers as of the 3 months in the prior year quarter to such period, or Prior Year Quarter Revenue. We then deduct from the Prior Year Quarter Revenue any revenue from Software Products & Services Customers who are no longer customers as of the current period end, or Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue. We then divide the total Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue by the total Prior Year Quarter Revenue to arrive at our dollar-based gross retention rate, which is the percentage of revenue from all Software Products & Services Customers from our Software Products & Services as of the year prior that is not lost to customer churn. All numbers used to determine Gross Revenue Retention are calculated on a Pro Forma basis where indicated.
* See tables below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to directly comparable GAAP measures and for the definitions used for Software Products & Services Supplemental Financial Information.

Recent Business Highlights

  • Public Sector closed 17 new public safety and government customers, including the Defense Logistics Agency, a division of US Department of Defense and the US Senate, and announced the appointment of Gus Hunt, former CIA Chief Technology Officer, as an advisor.
  • Signed over 23 new Media & Entertainment deals in the second quarter, including a multi-year contract with the NCAA, which is expected to generate up to $40 million over the term, new deals with Tennis Australia and notable renewals and deal expansions with NBC Universal, CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg.
  • Veritone Hire signed significant new enterprise programmatic advertising and job distribution software deals, including global brands such as Sevita, Whole Foods, Best Buy, and Harrods and completed the beta launch of programmatic advertising solution and programmatic publisher network in Australia.
  • Announced Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will leverage Veritone’s and AWS’ unique strengths to accelerate cloud-native enterprise AI and generative AI innovation for new and existing customers across sectors.
  • Continued strong advertising momentum, with top-line media bookings increasing 12% year-over-year from Veritone One and saw substantial growth from key customers such as Mint Mobile, LinkedIn, DraftKings, and Quince.
  • Announced formal process to divest a non-software asset with multiple qualified bidders, which, if consummated, is expected to generate substantial cash proceeds to be used to repay a portion of the Company’s term debt and fund future operations.

Financial Results for Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

Delivered second quarter revenue of $31.0 million, an increase of $3.0 million or 11% from $28.0 million in the second quarter of 2023. Software Products & Services revenue of $15.6 million increased $1.5 million or 11% year over year driven by the Q2 2023 acquisition of Broadbean, which generated $8.7 million in revenue in Q2 2024, offset by the decline in legacy Veritone Hire revenue over the same period, including declines in revenue from Amazon. Managed Services revenue of $15.4 million increased $1.5 million or 11% year over year principally due to an improvement in advertising services.

Loss from operations of $17.7 million improved by $10.5 million as compared to a loss of $28.2 million in Q2 2023 driven in part by a net $7.5 million decrease in operating expenses including the impact of the Q2 2023 Broadbean Acquisition, and the $3.0 million increase in revenue. The $7.5 million net decline in operating expenses was driven by legacy cost reductions, coupled with lower professional fees related to acquisitions and divestitures of $4.0 million year over year driven by the second quarter 2023 Broadbean acquisition. Non-GAAP gross margin of 78.8% improved by 660 basis points from 72.2% in the second quarter of 2023. GAAP net loss was $22.2 million, compared to GAAP net loss of $23.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, driven by the $10.5 million improvement in loss from operations, offset by (i) an increase of $3.8 million in net interest expense largely associated with the Company’s December 2023 term loan, which included $1.4 million of non-cash amortization associated with the initial discount and issuance costs of the term loan, (ii) a one-time gain of $2.6 million from the divestiture of the Company’s energy division in the second quarter of 2023, (iii) a $1.6 million decline in foreign currency gains and (iv) a $1.3 million decline in the Company's tax benefit. Non-GAAP net loss of $6.9 million improved by 47% when compared to Non-GAAP net loss of $13.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, largely driven by the increase in Non-GAAP gross profit, coupled with reductions in our cost structure since the first quarter of 2023.

As of June 30, 2024, Total Software Product & Services Customers of 3,437 was down 7% year over year relative to Total Software Product & Services Customers on a Pro Forma basis as of June 30, 2023, principally due to planned migration of legacy CareerBuilder customers off the Broadbean software platform. Total New Bookings on a Pro Forma basis increased by 67% to $14.0 million versus the comparable period a year ago largely driven by an increase in subscription-based customer bookings, offset by a reduction in revenue from consumption-based customers, including Amazon. Annual Recurring Revenue on a Pro Forma basis of $67.9 million decreased 37% year over year driven in large part by the decline in consumption spending from customers, offset by a 3% year over year increase in Annual Recurring Revenue from subscription-based SaaS customers. Excluding the decline in consumption-based spending from Amazon, Software Products & Services revenue growth would have increased over 50% year over year.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $46.0 million, including approximately $39.3 million of cash received from advertising customers for future payments to vendors.

Business Outlook

Third Quarter 2024

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $34.0 million to $35.0 million, as compared to $35.1 million in the third quarter of 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $2.6 million to $4.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $7.9 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Full Year 2024

  • Revenue is expected to be in the range of $136.0 million to $142.0 million, as compared to $127.6 million for fiscal 2023.
  • Non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $11.0 million to $15.0 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $37.3 million for fiscal 2023.

These updated financial guidance ranges supersede any previously disclosed financial guidance and investors should not rely on any previously disclosed financial guidance.

Conference Call

Veritone will hold a conference call to deliver management’s prepared remarks on August 8, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its second quarter 2024 results, provide an update on the business and conduct a question-and-answer session. To participate, please join the audio webcast or dial-in and ask to be connected to the Veritone earnings conference call. To avoid a delay, if dialing in, please pre-register or join the live audio webcast.

A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after the end of the conference call through August 15, 2024. The full webcast replay will be available through August 8, 2025. To access the earnings webcast replay please visit the Veritone Investor Relations website.

  • Domestic Replay Number: (877) 344-7529
  • International Replay Number: (412) 317-0088
  • Replay Access Code: 7195217

* Please note that pre-registered participants will receive their dial-in number and unique PIN upon registration.

About the Presentation of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information and Key Performance Indicators

In this news release, the Company has supplemented its financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Pro Forma Software Revenue, Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP gross margin, Non-GAAP net income (loss) and Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share. The Company also provides certain key performance indicators (KPIs), including Total Software Products & Services Customers, Annual Recurring Revenue, Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS), Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption), Total New Bookings and Gross Revenue Retention. The Company has posted additional supplemental financial information on its website at investors.veritone.com concurrently with this press release.

Pro Forma Software Revenue represents Software Products & Services revenue on a Pro Forma basis. Non-GAAP gross profit is defined as revenue less cost of revenue. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as Non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue. Non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, respectively, is the Company’s net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share, adjusted to exclude provision for income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, changes in fair value of warrant liability, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, interest income, interest expense, foreign currency gains and losses, acquisition and due diligence costs, gain on sale of energy group, contribution of business held for sale, variable consultant performance bonus expense, and severance and executive transition costs. The items excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as a breakdown of GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and these excluded items between the Company’s Core Operations and Corporate, are detailed in the reconciliations included following the financial statements attached to this news release. In addition, following the financial statements attached to this news release, the Company has provided additional supplemental non-GAAP measures of operating expenses, loss from operations, other income (expense), net, and loss before income taxes, excluding the items excluded from non-GAAP net loss as noted above, and reconciling such non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

The Company has provided these non-GAAP financial measures and KPIs because management believes such information to be important supplemental measures of performance that are commonly used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Management also uses this information internally for forecasting and budgeting. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to revenue, net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other financial measures so calculated and presented, nor as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Other companies (including the Company’s competitors) may define these non-GAAP financial measures differently. The non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of Veritone or predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported in accordance with GAAP.

In addition, the Company defines the following capitalized terms in this news release as follows:

Core Operations consists of the Company’s aiWARE operating platform of software, SaaS and related services; content licensing and advertising agency services; and their supporting operations, including direct costs of sales as well as operating expenses for sales, marketing and product development and certain general and administrative costs dedicated to these operations.

Corporate principally consists of general and administrative functions such as executive, finance, legal, people operations, fixed overhead expenses (including facilities and information technology expenses), other income (expenses) and taxes, and other expenses that support the entire Company, including public company driven costs.

Software Products & Services consists of revenues generated from commercial enterprise and government and regulated industries customers using our aiWARE platform and Hiring Solutions, any related support and maintenance services, and any related professional services associated with the deployment and/or implementation of such solutions.

Managed Services consist of revenues generated from commercial enterprise customers using our content licensing services and advertising agency and related services.

About Veritone

Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) builds human-centered enterprise AI solutions. Serving customers in the media, entertainment, public sector and talent acquisition industries, Veritone’s software and services empower individuals at the world’s largest and most recognizable brands to run more efficiently, accelerate decision making and increase profitability. Veritone’s leading enterprise AI platform, aiWARE™, orchestrates an ever-growing ecosystem of machine learning models, transforming data sources into actionable intelligence. By blending human expertise with AI technology, Veritone advances human potential to help organizations solve problems and achieve more than ever before, enhancing lives everywhere.

To learn more, visit Veritone.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding our prospects for the remainder of 2024, our ability to deliver AI solutions to our customers and serve customer demand, our expectations about customer demand for our products, our ability to capitalize on actual or potential acceleration of enterprise-wide generative AI, our ability to divest non-software assets in a manner that improves our balance sheet and overall liquidity, our ability to realize annualized cost-savings including from our recent restructuring, our ability to drive long-term shareholder value, our ability to achieve our annual cost savings forecast, our ability to achieve cash flow profitability as early as Q4 2024, our expected total revenue from our contract with the NCAA, and our expected total revenue and non-GAAP net loss for Q2 2024 and for full year 2024. In addition, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “outlook,” “should,” “could,” “estimate,” “confident” or “continue” or the plural, negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, and any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and are based on management’s current assumptions, expectations, beliefs and information. As such, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors. Important factors that could cause such differences include, among other things, our ability to expand our aiWARE SaaS business; declines or limited growth in the market for AI-based software applications and concerns over the use of AI that may hinder the adoption of AI technologies; our requirements for additional capital and liquidity to support our operations, our business growth, service our debt obligations and refinance maturing debt obligations, and the availability of such capital on acceptable terms, if at all; our reliance upon a limited number of key customers for a significant portion of our revenue; declines in customers’ usage of our products and other offerings; our ability to realize the intended benefits of our acquisitions, divestitures, and other planned or ongoing cost-saving measures, including our ability to successfully integrate our recent acquisition of Broadbean; our identification of existing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; fluctuations in our results over time; the impact of seasonality on our business; our ability to manage our growth, including through acquisitions and expansion into international markets; our ability to enhance our existing products and introduce new products that achieve market acceptance and keep pace with technological developments; actions by our competitors, partners and others that may block us from using third party technologies in our aiWARE platform, offering it for free to the public or making it cost prohibitive to continue to incorporate such technologies into our platform; interruptions, performance problems or security issues with our technology and infrastructure, or that of our third party service providers; the impact of the continuing economic disruption caused by macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the war in Israel, financial instability, high interest rates, inflationary pressures and the responses by central banking authorities to control inflation, monetary supply shifts and the threat of recession in the United States and around the world on our business operations and those of our existing and potential customers; and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Certain of these judgments and risks are discussed in more detail in our most recently-filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our most recently-filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking information included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be achieved. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect our beliefs, estimates and predictions as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events for any reason, except as required by law.

VERITONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

As of

June 30,
2024

December 31,
2023

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

46,024

$

79,439

Accounts receivable, net

53,927

69,266

Expenditures billable to clients

28,949

19,608

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

13,010

14,457

Total current assets

141,910

182,770

Property, equipment and improvements, net

9,788

8,656

Intangible assets, net

71,447

83,423

Goodwill

79,828

80,247

Long-term restricted cash

933

867

Other assets

17,896

19,851

Total assets

$

321,802

$

375,814

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Accounts payable

$

33,366

$

32,756

Accrued media payments

69,300

93,896

Client advances

33,341

15,452

Deferred revenue

13,466

12,813

Term Loan, current portion

7,750

5,813

Accrued purchase consideration, current

919

1,000

Other accrued liabilities

23,516

27,095

Total current liabilities

181,658

188,825

Convertible Notes, non-current

89,846

89,572

Term Loan, non-current

43,890

45,012

Accrued purchase consideration, non-current

600

633

Other non-current liabilities

11,502

13,625

Total liabilities

327,496

337,667

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

(5,694

)

38,147

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

321,802

$

375,814

VERITONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands, except per share and share data)

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$

30,992

$

27,967

$

62,628

$

58,230

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

6,580

7,765

13,626

14,574

Sales and marketing

12,674

13,124

24,478

25,814

Research and development

6,645

10,519

15,860

22,046

General and administrative

16,765

19,025

36,185

36,422

Amortization

5,990

5,714

11,981

11,143

Total operating expenses

48,654

56,147

102,130

109,999

Loss from operations

(17,662

)

(28,180

)

(39,502

)

(51,769

)

Other income (expense), net

(4,612

)

3,510

(9,015

)

3,865

Loss before provision for income taxes

(22,274

)

(24,670

)

(48,517

)

(47,904

)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

(43

)

(1,374

)

(1,088

)

(1,645

)

Net loss

$

(22,231

)

$

(23,296

)

$

(47,429

)

$

(46,259

)

Net loss per share:

Basic and diluted

$

(0.59

)

$

(0.63

)

$

(1.26

)

$

(1.26

)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic and diluted

37,814,019

36,848,602

37,583,623

36,718,994

Comprehensive loss:

Net loss

$

(22,231

)

$

(23,296

)

$

(47,429

)

$

(46,259

)

Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income taxes

(220

)

(997

)

(1

)

(1,763

)

Total comprehensive loss

$

(22,451

)

$

(24,293

)

$

(47,430

)

$

(48,022

)

VERITONE, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(47,429

)

$

(46,259

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

14,460

12,296

Provision for credit losses

548

(15

)

Stock-based compensation expense

3,747

6,614

Gain on sale of energy group

(2,572

)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

651

Change in deferred taxes

(2,464

)

(1,828

)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

3,027

432

Amortization of right-of-use assets

237

649

Imputed non-cash interest income

(194

)

(65

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

14,792

16,308

Expenditures billable to clients

(9,341

)

70

Prepaid expenses and other assets

1,641

(3,501

)

Other assets

187

(1,613

)

Accounts payable

609

(7,286

)

Deferred revenue

653

8

Accrued media payments

(24,596

)

(34,592

)

Client advances

17,889

(2,264

)

Other accrued liabilities

(898

)

6,652

Other liabilities

341

(2,218

)

Net cash used in operating activities

(26,791

)

(58,533

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Proceeds from divestiture

1,800

504

Capital expenditures

(3,399

)

(2,697

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(50,195

)

Settlement of deferred consideration for acquisitions

(2,690

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,599

)

(55,078

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payment of debt principal

(1,938

)

Payment of purchase consideration

(1,000

)

(7,772

)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

(456

)

(1,003

)

Proceeds from issuances of stock under employee stock plans, net

235

643

Settlement of deferred consideration for acquisitions

(1,800

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(4,959

)

(8,132

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

(33,349

)

(121,743

)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

80,306

185,282

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

46,957

$

63,539

VERITONE, INC.

REVENUE DETAIL (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

Commercial

Public

Commercial

Public

Enterprise

Sector

Total

Enterprise

Sector

Total

Total Software Products & Services

$

14,510

$

1,122

$

15,632

$

12,492

$

1,601

$

14,093

Managed Services

Advertising

10,475

10,475

8,417

8,417

Licensing

4,885

4,885

5,457

5,457

Total Managed Services

15,360

15,360

13,874

13,874

Total Revenue

$

29,870

$

1,122

$

30,992

$

26,366

$

1,601

$

27,967

VERITONE, INC.

REVENUE DETAIL (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

Commercial

Public

Commercial

Public

Enterprise

Sector

Total

Enterprise

Sector

Total

Total Software Products & Services

$

28,212

$

2,640

$

30,852

$

25,224

$

2,996

$

28,220

Managed Services

Advertising

21,450

21,450

18,952

18,952

Licensing

10,326

10,326

11,058

11,058

Total Managed Services

31,776

31,776

30,010

30,010

Total Revenue

$

59,988

$

2,640

$

62,628

$

55,234

$

2,996

$

58,230

VERITONE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO GAAP NET LOSS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

Core

Operations(1)

Corporate(2)

Total

Core

Operations(1)

Corporate(2)

Total

Net loss

$

(9,026

)

$

(13,205

)

$

(22,231

)

$

(15,205

)

$

(8,091

)

$

(23,296

)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

(43

)

(43

)

(742

)

(632

)

(1,374

)

Depreciation and amortization

6,835

123

6,958

5,818

571

6,389

Stock-based compensation expense

698

1,441

2,139

1,929

768

2,697

Purchase consideration expense(3)

568

568

Interest expense, net

4,497

4,497

720

720

Foreign currency impact

(49

)

(49

)

(1,631

)

(28

)

(1,659

)

Gain on debt extinguishment

(8

)

(8

)

Acquisition and due diligence costs(4)

241

241

4,271

4,271

Loss (gain) on sale

172

172

(2,572

)

(2,572

)

Contribution of business held for sale(5)

(5

)

(5

)

872

872

Variable consultant performance bonus expense (6)

237

237

Severance and executive transition costs

831

80

911

474

215

689

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(710

)

$

(6,140

)

$

(6,850

)

$

(8,248

)

$

(4,778

)

$

(13,026

)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2024

2023

Core

Operations(1)

Corporate(2)

Total

Core

Operations(1)

Corporate(2)

Total

Net loss

$

(20,018

)

$

(27,411

)

$

(47,429

)

$

(27,775

)

$

(18,484

)

$

(46,259

)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

(1,088

)

(1,088

)

(1,246

)

(399

)

(1,645

)

Depreciation and amortization

14,244

216

14,460

11,572

724

12,296

Stock-based compensation expense

1,738

2,009

3,747

4,264

2,350

6,614

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

651

651

Purchase consideration expense(3)

885

885

Interest expense, net

8,488

8,488

9

1,516

1,525

Foreign currency impact

363

363

(2,777

)

(43

)

(2,820

)

Gain on debt extinguishment

(8

)

(8

)

Acquisition and due diligence costs(4)

140

1,042

1,182

5,076

5,076

Loss (gain) on sale

172

172

(2,572

)

(2,572

)

Contribution of business held for sale(5)

(2

)

(2

)

1,789

1,789

Variable consultant performance bonus expense (6)

631

631

Severance and executive transition costs

3,098

1,663

4,761

1,501

632

2,133

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(1,888

)

$

(12,581

)

$

(14,469

)

$

(12,032

)

$

(10,549

)

$

(22,581

)

(1) Core operations consists of our consolidated Software Products & Services and Managed Services that include our content licensing and advertising services, and their supporting operations, including direct costs of sales as well as operating expenses for sales, marketing and product development and certain general and administrative costs dedicated to these operations.

(2) Corporate consists of general and administrative functions such as executive, finance, legal, people operations, fixed overhead expenses (including facilities and information technology expenses), other income (expenses) and taxes, and other expenses that support the entire company, including public company driven costs.

(3) Purchase consideration expense includes consideration related to acquisitions.

(4) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, acquisition and due diligence costs are comprised of professional fees related to our acquisitions and divestitures.

(5) Contribution of business held for sale relates to the net loss for the periods presented for our Energy Group that we divested during the second quarter of 2023.

(6) Variable consultant performance bonus expense represents the bonus payments paid to Mr. Chad Steelberg as a result of his achievement of the performance goals pursuant to his consulting agreement with us.

VERITONE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF EXPECTED NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) RANGE

TO EXPECTED GAAP NET LOSS RANGE (UNAUDITED)

(in millions)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2024

Net loss

($15.9) to ($14.9)

($72.2) to ($68.2)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

($0.5)

($0.8)

Interest expense, net

$4.1

$16.6

Depreciation and amortization

$7.0

$30.0

Stock-based compensation expense

$1.5

$6.7

Purchase consideration expense

$0.0

$1.0

Severance and executive transition costs

$0.0

$3.7

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

($4.0) to ($2.6)

($15.0) to ($11.0)

VERITONE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

$

30,992

$

27,967

$

62,628

$

58,230

Cost of revenue

6,580

7,765

13,626

14,574

Non-GAAP gross profit

24,412

20,202

49,002

43,656

GAAP cost of revenue

6,580

7,765

13,626

14,574

Stock-based compensation expense

(17

)

1

(37

)

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

6,580

7,748

13,627

14,537

GAAP sales and marketing expenses

12,674

13,124

24,478

25,814

Depreciation

(24

)

(6

)

(48

)

(12

)

Stock-based compensation expense

(306

)

(529

)

(482

)

(705

)

Contribution of business held for sale (2)

(221

)

(484

)

Severance and executive transition costs

(477

)

(190

)

(980

)

(503

)

Non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses

11,867

12,178

22,968

24,110

GAAP research and development expenses

6,645

10,519

15,860

22,046

Depreciation

(562

)

(292

)

(1,352

)

(519

)

Stock-based compensation expense

(96

)

(1,127

)

(628

)

(2,669

)

Contribution of business held for sale (2)

(559

)

(1,117

)

Severance and executive transition costs

(265

)

(151

)

(1,457

)

(680

)

Non-GAAP research and development expenses

5,722

8,390

12,423

17,061

GAAP general and administrative expenses

16,765

19,025

36,185

36,422

Depreciation

(382

)

(377

)

(1,079

)

(622

)

Stock-based compensation expense

(1,737

)

(1,024

)

(2,638

)

(3,203

)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

(651

)

Purchase consideration expense (3)

(568

)

(885

)

Variable consultant performance bonus expense (4)

(237

)

(631

)

Contribution of business held for sale (2)

5

(92

)

2

(188

)

Acquisition and due diligence costs (5)

(241

)

(4,271

)

(1,182

)

(5,076

)

Severance and executive transition costs

(169

)

(348

)

(2,324

)

(950

)

Non-GAAP general and administrative expenses

13,673

12,676

28,079

25,101

GAAP amortization

(5,990

)

(5,714

)

(11,981

)

(11,143

)

GAAP loss from operations

(17,662

)

(28,180

)

(39,502

)

(51,769

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments (1)

10,812

15,155

25,033

29,190

Non-GAAP loss from operations

(6,850

)

(13,025

)

(14,469

)

(22,579

)

GAAP other income (expense), net

(4,612

)

3,510

(9,015

)

3,865

Gain on debt extinguishment

(8

)

(8

)

Loss (gain) on sale

172

(2,572

)

172

(2,572

)

Foreign currency impact

(49

)

(1,659

)

363

(2,820

)

Interest expense, net

4,497

720

8,488

1,525

Non-GAAP other expense, net

(1

)

(2

)

GAAP loss before income taxes

(22,274

)

(24,670

)

(48,517

)

(47,904

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments (1)

15,424

11,644

34,048

25,323

Non-GAAP loss before income taxes

(6,850

)

(13,026

)

(14,469

)

(22,581

)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

(43

)

(1,374

)

(1,088

)

(1,645

)

GAAP net loss

(22,231

)

(23,296

)

(47,429

)

(46,259

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments (1)

15,381

10,270

32,960

23,678

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(6,850

)

$

(13,026

)

$

(14,469

)

$

(22,581

)

Shares used in computing non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share (in 000's)

37,814

36,849

37,584

36,719

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share

$

(0.18

)

$

(0.35

)

$

(0.38

)

$

(0.61

)

(1) Adjustments are comprised of the adjustments to GAAP cost of revenue, sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses and other income (expense), net (where applicable) listed above.

(2) Contribution of business held for sale relates to the net loss for the periods presented for our Energy Group that we divested during Q2 2023.

(3) Purchase consideration expense includes consideration related to acquisitions.

(4) Variable consultant performance bonus expense represents the bonus payments paid to Mr. Chad Steelberg as a result of his achievement of the performance goals pursuant to his consulting agreement with us.

(5) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, acquisition and due diligence costs are comprised of professional fees related to our acquisitions and divestitures.

VERITONE, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

We are providing the following unaudited supplemental financial information as a lookback of prior years to explain our recent historical and year-over-year performance. The Software Products & Services supplemental financial information is presented on a Pro Forma basis, as further described below.

Software Products & Services Supplemental Financial Information

Quarter Ended

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

2022 (1)

2022 (1)

2022 (1)

2022 (1)

2023 (1)

2023 (1)

2023

2023

2024

2024

Pro Forma Software Revenue (in 000's) (2)

$

26,319

$

26,650

$

28,603

$

35,612

$

22,423

$

20,859

$

20,361

$

19,824

$

15,223

$

15,632

Total Software Products & Services Customers (3)

3,673

3,718

3,787

3,824

3,773

3,705

3,536

3,459

3,384

3,437

Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) (in 000's) (4)

$

48,392

$

44,465

$

43,925

$

46,248

$

45,453

$

47,720

$

47,756

$

49,122

$

49,064

$

49,223

Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) (in 000's) (5)

$

87,445

$

85,901

$

85,091

$

71,754

$

67,242

$

60,229

$

41,543

$

30,967

$

23,510

$

18,701

Total New Bookings (in 000's) (6)

$

16,643

$

22,009

$

23,793

$

26,342

$

22,794

$

8,388

$

15,501

$

17,457

$

12,964

$

14,047

Gross Revenue Retention (7)

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

>90%

(1) All of the supplemental financial information for this period is presented on a Pro Forma basis inclusive of Broadbean.

(2) “Pro Forma Software Revenue” is a non-GAAP measure that represents Software Products & Services revenue on a Pro Forma basis.

(3) “Total Software Products & Services Customers” includes Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each respective quarter set forth above with net revenues in excess of $10 and also excludes any customers categorized by us as trial or pilot status. In prior periods, we provided “Ending Software Customers,” which represented Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each fiscal quarter with trailing twelve-month revenues in excess of $2,400 for both Veritone, Inc. and PandoLogic Ltd. and/or deemed by the Company to be under an active contract for the applicable periods. Total Software Products & Services Customers is not comparable to Ending Software Customers. Total Software Products & Services Customers includes customers based on revenues in the last month of the quarter rather than on a trailing twelve-month basis. Total Software Products & Services Customers includes customers based on revenues in the last month of the quarter rather than on a trailing twelve-month basis and excludes any customers that are on trial or pilot status with us rather than including customers with active contracts. Management uses Total Software Products & Services Customers and we believe Total Software Products & Services Customers are useful to investors because it more accurately reflects our total customers for our Software Products & Services customers inclusive of Broadbean.

(4) “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” represents an annualized calculation of monthly recurring revenue during the last month of the applicable quarter for all Total Software Products & Services customers, in each case on a Pro Forma basis. In prior periods, we provided “Average Annual Revenue,” which was calculated as the aggregate of trailing twelve-month Software Products & Services revenue divided by the average number of customers over the same period for both Veritone, Inc. and PandoLogic Ltd. Annual Recurring Revenue is not comparable to Average Annual Revenue (SaaS). Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) includes only subscription-based SaaS revenue, is not averaged among active customers and uses a calculation of recurring revenue as described above instead of annual revenue. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) is useful to investors because Broadbean significantly increases our mix of subscription-based SaaS revenues as compared to Consumption revenues and the split between the two allows the reader to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile Consumption revenues.

(5) “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” represents the trailing twelve months of all non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenue for all active Total Software Products & Services customers, in each case, on a Pro Forma basis. In prior periods, we provided “Average Annual Revenue,” which was calculated as the aggregate of trailing twelve-month Software Products & Services revenue divided by the average number of customers over the same period for both Veritone, Inc. and PandoLogic Ltd. Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) is not comparable to Average Annual Revenue. Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) includes only non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenue, is not averaged among active customers and uses a calculation of recurring revenue as described above instead of annual revenue. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) is useful to investors because Broadbean significantly increases our mix of subscription-based SaaS revenues as compared to Consumption revenues and the split between the two allows the reader to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile Consumption revenues.

(6) “Total New Bookings” represents the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts received in the quarter (including fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term), excluding any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services), in each case on a Pro Forma basis.

(7) “Gross Revenue Retention” represents a calculation of our dollar-based gross revenue retention rate as of the period end by starting with the revenue from Software Products & Services Customers as of the 3 months in the prior year quarter to such period, or Prior Year Quarter Revenue. We then deduct from the Prior Year Quarter Revenue any revenue from Software Products & Services Customers who are no longer customers as of the current period end, or Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue. We then divide the total Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue by the total Prior Year Quarter Revenue to arrive at our dollar-based gross retention rate, which is the percentage of revenue from all Software Products & Services Customers from our Software Products & Services as of the year prior that is not lost to customer churn. All numbers used to determine Gross Revenue Retention are calculated on a Pro Forma basis.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of revenue to pro forma revenue and the calculation of pro forma annual recurring revenue.

Quarter Ended

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

2022

2022

2022

2022

2023

2023

2023

2023

2024

2024

Software Products & Services Revenue (in 000’s)

$

18,167

$

18,379

$

20,812

$

27,220

$

14,127

$

14,093

$

20,361

$

19,820

$

15,220

$

15,632

Broadbean Revenue (in 000’s) (1)

6,204

6,974

7,639

8,230

8,156

8,374

8,739

8,662

8,517

8,690

Broadbean Revenue included in Software Products & Services Revenue (in 000’s)

(1,716

)

(8,739

)

(8,662

)

(8,517

)

(8,690

)

Pro Forma Software Revenue (in 000’s)

$

24,371

$

25,353

$

28,451

$

35,450

$

22,283

$

20,751

$

20,361

$

19,820

$

15,220

$

15,632

Managed Services Revenue (in 000’s)

16,240

15,856

16,384

16,670

16,136

13,874

14,772

14,377

16,416

15,360

Total Pro Forma Revenue (in 000’s)

$

40,611

$

41,209

$

44,835

$

52,120

$

38,419

$

34,625

$

35,133

$

34,197

$

31,636

$

30,992

Trailing Twelve Months Ended

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

2022

2022

2022

2022

2023

2023

2023

2023

2024

2024

Software Products & Services Revenue (in 000’s)

$

72,997

$

85,796

$

97,581

$

84,578

$

80,538

$

76,252

$

75,801

$

68,401

$

69,494

$

71,033

Broadbean Revenue (in 000’s) (1)

29,599

30,006

30,136

29,047

30,999

32,399

33,499

33,931

34,292

34,608

Broadbean Revenue included in Software Products & Services Revenue (in 000’s)

(1,716

)

(10,455

)

(19,117

)

(27,634

)

(34,608

)

Pro Forma Software Revenue (in 000’s)

$

102,596

$

115,802

$

127,717

$

113,625

$

111,537

$

106,935

$

98,845

$

83,215

$

76,152

$

71,033

Managed Services Revenue (in 000’s)

58,419

60,546

63,406

65,150

65,046

63,064

61,452

59,159

59,439

60,925

Total Pro Forma Revenue (in 000’s)

$

161,015

$

176,348

$

191,123

$

178,775

$

176,583

$

169,999

$

160,297

$

142,374

$

135,591

$

131,958

Pro Forma Total Number of Customers

3,673

3,718

3,787

3,824

3,773

3,705

3,536

3,459

3,384

3,437

Pro Forma Annual Recurring Revenue (in 000’s) (2)

$

135,837

$

130,366

$

129,016

$

118,002

$

112,695

$

107,949

$

89,299

$

80,089

$

72,574

$

67,924

(1) “Pro Forma Software Revenue” includes historical Software Products & Services Revenue from the past eight (8) fiscal quarters of each of Veritone, Inc. and Broadbean and presents such revenue on a combined pro forma basis treating Broadbean as owned by Veritone, Inc. since January 1, 2022.

(2) “Pro Forma Annual Recurring Revenue” represents an annualized calculation of the monthly recurring revenue in the last period of the calculated quarter, combined with the trailing twelve month calculation for all non-recurring and/or consumption based revenue for all active customers.

Managed Services Supplemental Financial Information

The following table sets forth the results for each of the key performance indicators for Managed Services.

Quarter Ended

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

Sept 30,

Dec 31,

Mar 31,

Jun 30,

2022

2022

2022

2022

2023

2023

2023

2023

2024

2024

Avg billings per active Managed Services client (in 000's)(1)

$

684

$

736

$

747

$

823

$

771

$

576

$

620

$

647

$

793

$

727

Revenue during quarter (in 000's)(2)

$

10,735

$

9,625

$

10,035

$

11,074

$

9,337

$

6,876

$

8,827

$

8,612

$

9,333

$

8,402

(1) Avg billings per active Managed Services customer for each quarter reflects the average quarterly billings per active Managed Services customer over the twelve-month period through the end of such quarter for Managed Services customers that are active during such quarter.

(2) Managed Services revenue and metrics exclude content licensing and media services and Table Rock Management.

VERITONE, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

(in thousands)

(dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Loss from operations

$

(17,662

)

$

(28,180

)

$

(39,502

)

$

(51,769

)

Sales and marketing

12,674

13,124

24,478

25,814

Research and development

6,645

10,519

15,860

22,046

General and administrative

16,765

19,025

36,185

36,422

Amortization

5,990

5,714

11,981

11,143

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

24,412

$

20,202

$

49,002

$

43,656

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