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    Cardlytics Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

    11/8/23 4:05:00 PM ET
    $CDLX
    Computer Software: Programming Data Processing
    Technology
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    ATLANTA, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDLX), a digital advertising platform, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Supplemental information is available on the Investor Relations section of Cardlytics' website at http://ir.cardlytics.com/.

    "We are gathering speed with each passing quarter - our platform is starting to look different and the collective improvements we are making to our product and operations are far exceeding our pace from prior years," said Karim Temsamani, Chief Executive Officer. "Our dedication to product leadership, financial health, and strategic growth is setting us on a promising course, and I am looking forward to the future."

    "Cardlytics is positioned to be the leader in providing trusted and intelligent business insights, and there are few other platforms that have the level of data and reach that we do," said Alexis DeSieno, Chief Financial Officer. "We are on a path to sustain positive operating cash flow and adjusted EBITDA on an annual basis, while continuing to focus on profitability and improving our balance sheet and capital structure."

    Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

    • Revenue was $79.0 million, an increase of 9% year-over-year, compared to $72.7 million in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Billings, a non-GAAP metric, was $116.4 million, an increase of 5% year-over-year, compared to $110.4 million in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Gross profit was $35.8 million, an increase of 38% year-over-year, compared to $26.0 million in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Adjusted contribution, a non-GAAP metric, was $42.9 million, an increase of 22% year-over-year, compared to $35.1 million in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $(24.0) million, or $(0.63) per diluted share, based on 38.0 million fully diluted weighted-average common shares, compared to a net income attributable to common stockholders of $6.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, based on 33.3 million fully diluted weighted-average common shares in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Non-GAAP net loss was $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, based on 38.0 million fully diluted weighted-average common shares, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $(16.5) million, or $(0.50) per diluted share, based on 33.3 million fully diluted weighted-average common shares in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP metric, was a gain of $3.9 million compared to a loss of $(12.7) million in the third quarter of 2022.

    Key Metrics

    • Cardlytics MAUs were 162.5 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year, compared to 156.2 million in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Cardlytics ARPU was $0.49 compared to $0.47 in the third quarter of 2022.

    Definitions of MAUs and ARPU are included below under the caption "Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics."

    Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Expectations

    Cardlytics anticipates billings, revenue, adjusted contribution and adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges (in millions):

     Q4 2023 Guidance
    Billings(1)$122.0 - $133.0
    Revenue$82.0 - $90.0
    Adjusted contribution(2)$44.0 - $50.0
    Adjusted EBITDA(2)$4.0 - $8.0

    (1) A reconciliation of billings to GAAP revenue on a forward-looking basis is presented below under the heading "Reconciliation of Forecasted GAAP Revenue to Billings."

    (2) A reconciliation of adjusted contribution to GAAP gross profit and a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss on a forward-looking basis is not available without unreasonable efforts due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the items excluded from this non-GAAP measure.



    Earnings Teleconference Information

    Cardlytics will discuss its third quarter 2023 financial results during a teleconference today, November 8, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT. A live dial-in will be available after registering at http://ir.cardlytics.com/. Shortly after the conclusion of the call, a replay of this conference call will be available through 8:00 PM ET on November 16, 2023 on the Cardlytics Investor Relations website at http://ir.cardlytics.com/. Following the completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on Cardlytics' website.

    About Cardlytics

    Cardlytics (NASDAQ:CDLX) is a digital advertising platform. We partner with financial institutions to run their banking rewards programs that promote customer loyalty and deepen banking relationships. In turn, we have a secure view into where and when consumers are spending their money. We use these insights to help marketers identify, reach, and influence likely buyers at scale, as well as measure the true sales impact of marketing campaigns. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cardlytics has offices in Menlo Park, New York, Los Angeles, and London. Learn more at www.cardlytics.com.

    Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, our financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2023. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," or variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control.

    Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: risks related to unfavorable conditions in the global economy and the industries that we serve; risks related to the fact that our quarterly operating results have fluctuated and may continue to vary from period to period; our ability to sustain our revenue growth and billings; risks related to the integration of Dosh, Bridg and Entertainment with our company; potential payments under the Merger Agreement with Bridg; risks related to our substantial dependence on our Cardlytics platform; risks related to our substantial dependence on JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association ("Chase"), Bank of America, National Association ("Bank of America"), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo") and a limited number of other financial institution ("FI") partners; risks related to our ability to maintain relationships with Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America; the amount and timing of budgets by marketers, which are affected by budget cycles, economic conditions and other factors, including the impact of the macroeconomic events; our ability to generate sufficient revenue to offset contractual commitments to FIs; our ability to attract new partners, including FI partners, and maintain relationships with bank processors and digital banking providers; our ability to maintain relationships with marketers; our ability to adapt to changing market conditions, including our ability to adapt to changes in consumer habits, negotiate fee arrangements with new and existing partners and retailers, and develop and launch new services and features; and other risks detailed in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2023 and in subsequent periodic reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. 

    The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

    Non-GAAP Measures and Other Performance Metrics

    To supplement the financial measures presented in our press release and related conference call or webcast in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), we also present the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance: billings, adjusted contribution, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share as well as certain other performance metrics, such as monthly active users ("MAUs") and average revenue per user ("ARPU").

    A "non-GAAP financial measure" refers to a numerical measure of our historical or future financial performance or financial position that is included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements. We provide certain non-GAAP measures as additional information relating to our operating results as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a measure of liquidity. There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Further, these measures may differ from the non-GAAP information, even where similarly titled, used by other companies and therefore should not be used to compare our performance to that of other companies.

    We have presented billings, adjusted contribution, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share as non-GAAP financial measures in this press release. Billings represents the gross amount billed to customers and marketers for advertising campaigns in order to generate revenue. Cardlytics platform billings is recognized gross of both Consumer Incentives and Partner Share. Cardlytics platform GAAP revenue is recognized net of Consumer Incentives and gross of Partner Share. Bridg platform billings is the same as Bridg platform GAAP revenue. We define adjusted contribution as a measure by which revenue generated from our marketers exceeds the cost to obtain the purchase data and the digital advertising space from our partners. Adjusted contribution demonstrates how incremental marketing spend on our platforms generates incremental amounts to support our sales and marketing, research and development, delivery costs, general and administration and other investments. Adjusted contribution is calculated by taking our total revenue less our Partner Share and other third-party costs. Adjusted contribution does not take into account all costs associated with generating revenue from advertising campaigns, including sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, delivery costs, general and administrative expenses and other expenses, which we do not take into consideration when making decisions on how to manage our advertising campaigns. We define adjusted EBITDA as our net loss before income taxes; interest expense, net; depreciation and amortization expense; stock-based compensation expense; foreign currency gain (loss); acquisition and integration cost (benefit); loss (gain) in fair value of contingent consideration; goodwill impairment and restructuring and reduction of force. We define non-GAAP net loss as our net loss before stock-based compensation expense; foreign currency (gain) loss; acquisition and integration (benefit) cost; amortization of acquired intangibles; and loss (gain) in fair value of contingent consideration. Notably, any impacts related to minimum Partner Share commitments in connection with agreements with certain partners are not added back to net income in order to calculate adjusted EBITDA, adjusted contribution and non-GAAP net loss. We define non-GAAP net loss per share as non-GAAP net loss divided by weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted.

    We believe the use of non-GAAP financial measures, as a supplement to GAAP measures, is useful to investors in that they eliminate items that are either not part of our core operations or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-based compensation expense. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating operating performance and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help indicate underlying trends in the business, are important in comparing current results with prior period results and are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing operating performance.

    We define MAUs as targetable customers that have logged in and visited online or mobile applications containing offers, opened an email containing an offer, or redeemed an offer from the Cardlytics platform during a monthly period. We then calculate a monthly average of these MAUs for the periods presented. We believe that MAUs is an indicator of the Cardlytics platform's ability to drive engagement and is reflective of the marketing base that we offer to marketers. As of September 30, 2023, we are reporting only the total number of unique targetable customers within each FI, which we have applied to our reporting for current and prior periods in this Form 10-Q. We define ARPU as the total revenue generated in the applicable period calculated in accordance with GAAP, divided by the average number of MAUs in the applicable period.



    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands, except par value amounts)
     
     September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
    Assets   
    Current assets:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$90,067  $121,905 
    Restricted cash 73   80 
    Accounts receivable and contract assets, net 103,324   115,609 
    Other receivables 4,865   4,470 
    Prepaid expenses and other assets 7,260   7,978 
    Total current assets 205,589   250,042 
    Long-term assets:   
    Property and equipment, net 3,005   5,916 
    Right-of-use assets under operating leases, net 4,823   6,571 
    Intangible assets, net 43,116   53,475 
    Goodwill 352,721   352,721 
    Capitalized software development costs, net 23,721   19,925 
    Other long-term assets, net 1,941   2,586 
    Total assets$634,916  $691,236 
    Liabilities and stockholders' equity   
    Current liabilities:   
    Accounts payable$3,479  $3,765 
    Accrued liabilities:   
    Accrued compensation 11,086   10,486 
    Accrued expenses 9,666   21,335 
    Short-term debt 30,000   — 
    Partner Share liability 43,495   48,593 
    Consumer Incentive liability 48,922   53,983 
    Deferred revenue 3,323   1,751 
    Current operating lease liabilities 2,244   4,910 
    Current contingent consideration 27,268   104,121 
    Total current liabilities 179,483   248,944 
    Long-term liabilities:   
    Convertible senior notes, net 227,139   226,047 
    Deferred liabilities 81   334 
    Long-term operating lease liabilities 2,878   4,306 
    Total liabilities 409,581   479,631 
    Stockholders' equity:   
    Common stock, $0.0001 par value—100,000 shares authorized and 38,528 and 33,477 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. 9   9 
    Additional paid-in capital 1,230,458   1,182,568 
    Accumulated other comprehensive income 5,304   5,598 
    Accumulated deficit (1,010,436)  (976,570)
    Total stockholders' equity 225,335   211,605 
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$634,916  $691,236 





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30,
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
      2023   2022   2023   2022 
    Revenue$79,005  $72,706  $220,037  $216,039 
    Costs and expenses:       
    Partner Share and other third-party costs 36,144   37,563   108,698   112,996 
    Delivery costs 7,012   9,125   20,451   23,820 
    Sales and marketing expense 14,161   18,289   43,314   57,920 
    Research and development expense 12,430   13,762   38,841   39,634 
    General and administration expense 15,561   19,972   44,907   61,381 
    Acquisition and integration cost (benefit) 78   (1,867)  (8,146)  (4,269)
    Loss (gain) in fair value of contingent consideration 8,281   (46,126)  (15,045)  (114,144)
    Goodwill impairment —   —   —   83,149 
    Depreciation and amortization expense 5,990   10,468   19,765   30,695 
    Total costs and expenses 99,657   61,186   252,785   291,182 
    Operating (loss) income (20,652)  11,520   (32,748)  (75,143)
    Other expense:       
    Interest expense, net (915)  (580)  (1,497)  (2,406)
    Foreign currency (gain) loss (2,399)  (4,673)  379   (10,882)
    Total other expense (3,314)  (5,253)  (1,118)  (13,288)
    (Loss) income before income taxes (23,966)  6,267   (33,866)  (88,431)
    Income tax benefit —   —   —   1,446 
    Net (loss) income (23,966)  6,267   (33,866)  (86,985)
    Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders$(23,966) $6,267  $(33,866) $(86,985)
    Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.63) $0.19  $(0.95) $(2.60)
    Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and dilutive 37,982   32,950   35,502   33,455 





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30,
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
      2023   2022   2023   2022 
    Delivery costs$667  $920  $1,800  $2,416 
    Sales and marketing 2,683   1,428   9,487   8,765 
    Research and development 3,661   1,968   12,248   9,419 
    General and administration 3,238   1,451   6,421   11,594 
    Total stock-based compensation$10,249  $5,767  $29,956  $32,194 





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
      2023   2022 
    Operating activities   
    Net loss$(33,866) $(86,985)
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:   
    Credit loss expense 1,153   949 
    Depreciation and amortization 19,765   30,695 
    Amortization of financing costs charged to interest expense 1,234   1,192 
    Amortization of right-of-use assets 2,807   4,230 
    Stock-based compensation expense 29,956   32,194 
    Goodwill impairment —   83,149 
    Gain in fair value of contingent consideration (15,044)  (114,144)
    Other non-cash (income) expense, net (613)  10,524 
    Income tax benefit —   (1,446)
    Change in operating assets and liabilities:   
    Accounts receivable 10,991   15,082 
    Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,114   (456)
    Accounts payable (265)  111 
    Other accrued expenses (10,282)  (5,814)
    Partner Share liability (4,994)  (5,836)
    Consumer Incentive liability (5,075)  (4,248)
    Net cash used in operating activities (3,119)  (40,803)
    Investing activities   
    Acquisition of property and equipment (393)  (1,090)
    Acquisition of patents —   (73)
    Capitalized software development costs (8,302)  (9,170)
    Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired —   (2,274)
    Net cash used in investing activities (8,695)  (12,607)
    Financing activities   
    Proceeds from issuance of debt 30,000   — 
    Settlement of contingent consideration (50,050)  — 
    Principal payments of debt (21)  (24)
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock 55   397 
    Repurchase of common stock —   (40,000)
    Deferred debt costs (58)  — 
    Deferred equity issuance costs —   (181)
    Net cash used in financing activities (20,074)  (39,808)
    Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 43   (1,756)
    Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (31,845)  (94,974)
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash — Beginning of period 121,985   233,562 
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash — End of period$90,140  $138,588 





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    SUMMARY OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

    (Dollars in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30,
     Change Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
     Change
      2023   2022  $ %  2023   2022  $ %
    Billings(1)$116,430  $110,392  $6,038   5% $321,480  $316,361  $5,119   2%
    Consumer Incentives 37,425   37,686   (261)  (1)  101,443   100,322   1,121   1 
    Revenue 79,005   72,706   6,299   9   220,037   216,039   3,998   2 
    Partner Share and other third-party costs(1) 36,144   37,563   (1,419)  (4)  108,698   112,996   (4,298)  (4)
    Adjusted contribution(1) 42,861   35,143   7,718   22   111,339   103,043   8,296   8 
    Delivery costs 7,012   9,125   (2,113)  (23)  20,451   23,820   (3,369)  (14)
    Gross profit$35,849  $26,018  $9,831   38% $90,888  $79,223  $11,665   15%
    Net (loss) income$(23,966) $6,267  $(30,233)  n/a  $(33,866) $(86,985) $53,119   (61)%
    Adjusted EBITDA(1)$3,946  $(12,708) $16,654   n/a  $(6,218) $(39,030) $32,812   (84)%

    (1)   Billings, adjusted contribution and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are presented below under the headings "Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue to Billings," "Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Adjusted Contribution" and "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA."





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP REVENUE TO BILLINGS (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Revenue$73,064  $5,941  $79,005  $67,285  $5,421  $72,706 
    Plus:           
    Consumer Incentives 37,425   —   37,425   37,686   —   37,686 
    Billings$110,489  $5,941  $116,430  $104,971  $5,421  $110,392 



     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Revenue$202,820  $17,217  $220,037  $200,538  $15,501  $216,039 
    Plus:           
    Consumer Incentives 101,443   —   101,443   100,319   —   100,319 
    Billings$304,263  $17,217  $321,480  $300,857  $15,501  $316,358 





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO ADJUSTED CONTRIBUTION (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Revenue$73,064  $5,941  $79,005  $67,285  $5,421  $72,706 
    Minus:           
    Partner Share and other third-party costs 36,011   133   36,144   37,399   164   37,563 
    Delivery costs(1) 5,510   1,502   7,012   7,623   1,502   9,125 
    Gross profit 31,543   4,306   35,849   22,263   3,755   26,018 
    Plus:           
    Delivery costs(1) 5,510   1,502   7,012   7,623   1,502   9,125 
    Adjusted contribution$37,053  $5,808  $42,861  $29,886  $5,257  $35,143 

    (1) Stock-based compensation expense recognized in consolidated delivery costs totaled $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.



     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Revenue$202,820  $17,217  $220,037  $200,538  $15,501  $216,039 
    Minus:           
    Partner Share and other third-party costs 108,272   426   108,698   111,829   1,167   112,996 
    Delivery costs(1) 15,420   5,031   20,451   18,841   4,979   23,820 
    Gross profit 79,128   11,760   90,888   69,868   9,355   79,223 
    Plus:           
    Delivery costs(1) 15,420   5,031   20,451   18,841   4,979   23,820 
    Adjusted contribution$94,548  $16,791  $111,339  $88,709  $14,334  $103,043 

    (1) Stock-based compensation expense recognized in consolidated delivery costs totaled $2.4 million and $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     Three Months Ended

    September 30,
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
      2023   2022   2023   2022 
    Net (loss) income$(23,966) $6,267  $(33,866) $(86,985)
    Plus:       
    Income tax benefit —   —   —   (1,446)
    Interest expense, net 915   580   1,497   2,406 
    Depreciation and amortization 5,990   10,468   19,765   30,695 
    Stock-based compensation expense 10,249   5,767   29,956   32,194 
    Foreign currency loss (gain) 2,399   4,673   (379)  10,882 
    Acquisition and integration cost (benefit) 78   (1,867)  (8,146)  (4,269)
    Loss (gain) in fair value of contingent consideration 8,281   (46,126)  (15,045)  (114,144)
    Goodwill impairment —   —   —   83,149 
    Restructuring and reduction of force —   7,530   —   8,488 
    Adjusted EBITDA$3,946  $(12,708) $(6,218) $(39,030)





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED CONTRIBUTION TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Three Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
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    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Adjusted Contribution$37,053  $5,808  $42,861  $29,886  $5,257  $35,143 
    Minus:           
    Delivery costs 5,510   1,502   7,012   7,623   1,502   9,125 
    Sales and marketing expense 12,041   2,120   14,161   16,529   1,760   18,289 
    Research and development expense 11,046   1,384   12,430   11,682   2,080   13,762 
    General and administration expense 14,874   687   15,561   19,558   414   19,972 
    Stock-based compensation expense (9,127)  (1,122)  (10,249)  (5,302)  (465)  (5,767)
    Restructuring and reduction of force —   —   —   (7,530)  —   (7,530)
    Adjusted EBITDA$2,709  $1,237  $3,946  $(12,674) $(34) $(12,708)



     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2023
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30, 2022
     Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated Cardlytics

    Platform
     Bridg

    Platform
     Consolidated
    Adjusted Contribution$94,548  $16,791  $111,339  $88,709  $14,334  $103,043 
    Minus:           
    Delivery costs 15,420   5,031   20,451   18,841   4,979   23,820 
    Sales and marketing expense 36,422   6,892   43,314   53,345   4,575   57,920 
    Research and development expense 34,772   4,069   38,841   34,577   5,057   39,634 
    General and administration expense 43,321   1,586   44,907   59,999   1,382   61,381 
    Stock-based compensation expense (27,835)  (2,121)  (29,956)  (31,181)  (1,013)  (32,194)
    Restructuring and reduction of force —   —   —   (8,488)  —   (8,488)
    Adjusted EBITDA$(7,552) $1,334  $(6,218) $(38,384) $(646) $(39,030)





    CARDLYTICS, INC.

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

    AND NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
     Three Months Ended

    September 30,
     Nine Months Ended

    September 30,
      2023   2022   2023   2022 
    Net (loss) income$(23,966) $6,267  $(33,866) $(86,985)
    Plus:       
    Stock-based compensation expense 10,249   5,767   29,956   32,194 
    Foreign currency loss (gain) 2,399   4,673   (379)  10,882 
    Acquisition and integration cost (benefit) (78)  (1,867)  8,146   (4,269)
    Amortization of acquired intangibles 3,433   7,207   10,331   21,560 
    (Gain) loss in fair value of contingent consideration 8,281   (46,126)  (15,045)  (114,144)
    Goodwill impairment —   —   —   83,149 
    Restructuring and reduction of force —   7,530   —   8,488 
    Income tax benefit —   —   —   (1,446)
    Non-GAAP net income (loss)$318  $(16,549) $(857) $(50,571)
    Weighted-average number of shares of common stock used in computing non-GAAP net income (loss) per share:       
    Non-GAAP weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted 37,982   33,269   35,502   33,455 
    Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted$0.01  $(0.50) $(0.02) $(1.51)



    CARDLYTICS, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF FORECASTED GAAP REVENUE TO BILLINGS (UNAUDITED)

    (Amounts in thousands)
     
      Q4 2023 
    Revenue $82.0 - $90.0 
    Plus:   
    Consumer Incentives $40.0 - $43.0 
    Billings $122.0 - $133.0 



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