Perion Network : Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Published: 2024-11-06 07:10:20 ET PERI

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of November 2024

Commission File Number: 000-51694

Perion Network Ltd.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1 Azrieli Center, Building A, 4th Floor

26 HaRokmim Street, Holon, Israel 5885849

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

Explanatory Note

On November 6, 2024, Perion Network Ltd. (the "Registrant" or "Perion") issued a press release titled "Perion Report Third Quarter 2024 Results". A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1herewith.

The GAAP financial statements tables contained in the press release attached to this Report on Form 6-K are incorporated by reference into the Registrant's registration statements on Form F-3 (Files No. 333-254706 and 333-261541) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-133968, 333-152010, 333-171781, 333-188714, 333-192376, 333-193145, 333-203641, 333-208278, 333-216494, 333-237196, 333- 249846, 333-262260, 333-266928, 333-272972, 333-279055 and 333-282649).

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PERION NETWORK LTD.

By: /s/ Elad Tzubery

Name: Elad Tzubery

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 6, 2024

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Exhibit 99.1

Perion Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Growth engines continue to excel: Digital Out of Home (DOOH), Retail media and CTV

grew 63%1, 62% and 19% year-over-year, respectively

New York & Tel Aviv- November 6, 2024 - Perion Network Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: PERI), a technology leader in connecting advertisers to consumers across all major digital channels, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

"Third-quarter results were in line with our expectations as we continue to capitalize on the strength of DOOH, Retail Media, and CTV," commented Tal Jacobson, Perion's CEO. "All three growth engines delivered strong results in the quarter, signaling that our multi-channel strategy is gaining traction with advertisers who trust us to activate their messages across all screens and formats. DOOH, Retail Media and CTV are leading today's industry trends, and we are committed to developing and introducing new innovative omni-channel solutions that position Perion at the forefront of these high-growth areas."

"Perion strives to serve its customers at the highest level while profitably growing the business and delivering value to shareholders. We will continue to accomplish this by combining internally developed and integrated technology solutions and adding more successful and synergetic growth engines organically and inorganically. We expect to generate positive operating cash flow in 2024, as we have consistently done since 2014." concluded Mr. Jacobson.

1 On a proforma basis

Third Quarter 2024 Business Highlights

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights2

In millions,

except per share data

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Advertising Solutions Revenue

81.3

99.2

-18%

231.4

278.5

-17%

Search Advertising Revenue

20.9

86.1

-76%

137.3

230.5

-40%

Total Revenue

102.2

185.3

-45%

368.7

508.9

-28%

Contribution ex-TAC (Revenue ex-TAC)

47.6

77.3

-38%

157.6

219.6

-28%

GAAP Net Income

2.1

32.8

-94%

7.7

78.0

-90%

Non-GAAP Net Income

11.9

42.4

-72%

47.8

114.4

-58%

Adjusted EBITDA

7.4

42.7

-83%

35.4

115.2

-69%

Adjusted EBITDA to Contribution ex-TAC

16%

55%

22%

52%

Net Cash from Operations

16.2

40.1

-60%

2.6

105.2

-98%

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

17.2

39.9

-57%

12.3

104.7

-88%

GAAP Diluted EPS

0.04

0.65

-94%

0.15

1.57

-90%

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

0.23

0.84

-73%

0.94

2.28

-59%

Financial Outlook 1

The company is reiterating its previously issued full-year 2024 guidance based on current expectations.

FY 2024 Guidance

Share Repurchase program

As part of the company's $75 million share repurchase program announced earlier this year, in the third quarter of 2024, Perion repurchased 1.6 million shares in the amount of approximately $13.5 million. As of the end of the third quarter, the company repurchased a total of 3.6 million shares, bringing the total spend under the share repurchase program to $33.5 million.

Financial Comparison for the Third Quarter of 2024

Revenue: Revenue decreased by 45% to $102.2 million in the third quarter of 2024 from $185.3 million in the third quarter of 2023. Advertising Solutions revenue decreased 18% year-over-year, accounting for 80% of total revenue, primarily due to a 63% decrease in Video revenue, partially offset by a $18.6 million increase in Digital Out of Home revenue and a 19% year-over-year increase in CTV revenue to $9.5 million. Search Advertising revenue decreased by 76% year-over-year, accounting for 20% of revenue, primarily due to 78% decrease in Average Daily Searches and 71% decrease in the number of publishers, following the changes implemented by Microsoft Bing earlier this year.

Traffic Acquisition Costs and Media Buy ("TAC"): TAC amounted to $54.6 million, or 53% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2024, compared with $108.0 million, or 58% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2023. The margin expansion was primarily due to changes in the product mix following the reduction in the Search business.

GAAP Net Income: GAAP net income decreased by 94% to $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared with $32.8 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Non-GAAPNet Income: Non-GAAP net income was $11.9 million, or 12% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2024, compared with $42.4 million, or 23% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2023. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP net income is included in this press release.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was $7.4 million, or 7% of revenue (and 16% of Contribution ex-TAC) in the third quarter of 2024, compared with $42.7 million, or 23% of revenue (and 55% of Contribution ex-TAC) in the third quarter of 2023. A reconciliation of GAAP income from operations to Adjusted EBITDA is included in this press release.

Cash Flow from Operations: Net cash provided by operating activities in the third quarter of 2024 was $16.2 million, compared with $40.1 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Net cash: As of September 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits and marketable securities amounted to $383.9 million, compared with $472.7 million as of December 31, 2023.

Conference Call

Perion's management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. ET today:

Registration link: https://perion-q3-earnings-call-2024.open-exchange.net/

A replay of the call and a transcript will be available within approximately 24 hours of the live event on Perion's website.

About Perion Network Ltd.

Perion connects advertisers with consumers through technology across all major digital channels. Our cross-channel creative and technological strategies enable brands to maintain a powerful presence across the entire consumer journey, online and offline. Perion is dedicated to building an advertiser-centric universe, providing significant benefits to brands and publishers.

For more information, visit Perion's website at www.perion.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude certain items. This press release includes certain non-GAAP measures, including Contribution ex-TAC, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earning per share.

Contribution ex-TAC presents revenue reduced by traffic acquisition costs and media buy, reflecting a portion of our revenue that must be directly passed to publishers or advertisers and presents our revenue excluding such items. We believe Contribution ex-TAC is a useful measure in assessing the performance of the Company because it facilitates a consistent comparison against our core business without considering the impact of traffic acquisition costs and media buy related to revenue reported on a gross basis.

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") is defined as income from operations excluding stock-based compensation expenses, restructuring costs, depreciation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, retention and other acquisition-related expenses and gains and losses recognized with respect to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share are defined as net income and net earnings per share excluding stock-based compensation expenses, restructuring costs, retention and other acquisition-related expenses, revaluation of acquisition-related contingent consideration, amortization of acquired intangible assets and the related taxes thereon, non- recurring expenses, foreign exchange gains and losses associated with ASC-842, as well as gains and losses recognized with respect to changes in fair value of contingent consideration.

The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures are regularly used internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, and we believe that they are useful to investors as a consistent and comparable measure of the ongoing performance of our business. However, our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non- GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections of some of the information excluded from these projected measures, together with some of the excluded information not being ascertainable or accessible, we are unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required for such presentation without unreasonable effort. Consequently, no reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures is included in this press release. A reconciliation between results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the last table of this press release.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains historical information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the business, financial condition and results of operations of Perion. The words "will," "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "should," "estimate" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward- looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of Perion with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Perion to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, or financial information, including, but not limited to, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of companies and businesses we acquired and may acquire in the future, risks entailed in integrating the companies and businesses we acquire, including employee retention and customer acceptance; the risk that such transactions will divert management and other resources from the ongoing operations of the business or otherwise disrupt the conduct of those businesses, potential litigation associated with such transactions, and general risks associated with the business of Perion including intense and frequent changes in the markets in which the businesses operate and in general economic and business conditions, loss of key customers, data breaches, cyber-attacks and other similar incidents, unpredictable sales cycles, competitive pressures, market acceptance of new products, changes in applicable laws and regulations as well as industry self-regulation, inability to meet efficiency and cost reduction objectives, changes in business strategy and various other factors, whether referenced or not referenced in this press release. Various other risks and uncertainties may affect Perion and its results of operations, as described in reports filed by Perion with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 8, 2024. Perion does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Contact Information:

Perion Network Ltd.

Dudi Musler, VP of Investor Relations +972 (54) 7876785 [email protected]

PERION NETWORK LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

In thousands (except share and per share data)

Revenue

Advertising Solutions

Search Advertising

Total Revenue

Costs and Expenses

Cost of revenue

Traffic acquisition costs and media buy

Research and development

Selling and marketing

General and administrative

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Depreciation and amortization

Restructuring costs and other charges

Total Costs and Expenses

Income (loss) from Operations

Financial income, net

Income before Taxes on income

Taxes on income

Net Income

Net Earnings per Share

Basic

Diluted

Weighted average number of shares

Basic

Diluted

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(Unaudited)

81,289

99,193

231,449

278,450

20,909

86,112

137,260

230,475

102,198

185,305

368,709

508,925

11,525

9,805

34,309

26,953

54,572

107,981

211,124

289,338

8,271

7,763

28,194

24,352

17,861

14,171

51,995

42,983

9,200

7,712

28,955

21,668

1,982

1,541

16,584

3,579

3,425

12,910

10,191

6,895

105,008

152,839

375,923

432,069

(2,810)

32,466

(7,214)

76,856

5,399

6,103

16,588

14,689

2,589

38,569

9,374

91,545

475

5,748

1,701

13,533

2,114

32,821

7,673

78,012

0.05

0.69

0.16

1.66

0.04

0.65

0.15

1.57

46,935,927

47,392,072

47,971,595

46,915,616

48,360,345

50,270,296

49,794,459

49,831,190

Disclaimer

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