Ziff Davis : Q1 2025 Presentation

Published: 2025-05-09 08:02:56 ET ZD

Published on 05/09/2025 at 08:02

FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS

May 8, 2025

Some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation include, but are not limited to, our ability and intention to:

Sustain growth or profitability, particularly in light of an uncertain U.S. or worldwide economy, including the possibility of an economic downturn or recession, continuing inflation, supply chain disruptions, and other factors and their related impacts on customer acquisition and retention rates, customer usage levels, and credit and debit card payment declines;

Maintain and increase our customer base and average revenue per customer;

Generate sufficient cash flow to make interest and debt payments, reinvest in our business, and pursue desired activities and businesses plans while satisfying restrictive covenants relating to debt obligations;

Acquire businesses on acceptable terms, execute on our investment strategies, successfully manage our growth, and integrate and realize anticipated synergies from such acquisitions;

Continue to expand our businesses and operations internationally in the wake of numerous risks, including adverse currency fluctuations, difficulty in staffing and managing international operations, higher operating costs as a percentage of revenues, or the implementation of adverse regulations;

Maintain our financial position, operating results and cash flows in the event that we incur new or unanticipated costs or tax liabilities, including those relating to federal and state income tax and indirect taxes, such as sales, value-added, and telecommunication taxes;

Manage certain risks related to the unauthorized use of our content and the infringement of our intellectual property rights by developers and users of generative artificial intelligence ("AI");

Prevent system failures, security breaches, and other technological issues;

Accurately estimate the assumptions underlying our effective worldwide tax rate;

Maintain favorable relationships with critical third-party vendors that are financially stable;

Create compelling digital media content facilitating increased traffic and advertising levels and additional advertisers or an increase in advertising spend, and effectively target digital media advertisements to desired audiences;

Manage certain risks inherent to our business, such as costs associated with fraudulent activity, system failure, or security breach; effectively maintaining and managing our billing systems; the time and resources required to manage our legal proceedings; liability for legal and other claims; or adhering to our internal controls and procedures;

Compete with other similar providers with regard to price, service, functionality;

Achieve business and financial objectives in light of burdensome domestic and international laws and regulations, including those related to data privacy, access, security, retention, and sharing;

Successfully adapt to technological changes and diversify services and related revenues at acceptable levels of financial return;

Successfully develop and protect our intellectual property, both domestically and internationally, including our brands, content, copyrights, patents, trademarks, and domain names from infringement by third parties, and avoid infringing upon the proprietary rights of others;

Manage certain risks associated with environmental, social, and governmental matters, including related reporting obligations, that could adversely affect our reputation and performance;

Recruit and retain key personnel and maintain the beneficial aspects of our corporate culture globally;

Meet our publicly announced guidance or other expectations about our business and future operating results; and

Respond to other factors set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by us with the SEC and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC.

(in millions)

1. See "Supplemental Information" for non-GAAP reconciliations. 4

(in millions)

Advertising and Performance Marketing

(in millions)

Subscription and Licensing

Throughout this presentation, revenues are net of inter-segment revenues and revenues by revenue source may not foot to total revenues due to rounding.

Excludes revenues that are classified as "other".

(in millions)

1. See "Supplemental Information" for non-GAAP reconciliations.

Other

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