Shutterstock, Inc. [SSTK] Filings

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-35669

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SHUTTERSTOCK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware						80-0812659
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

350 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor

New York, NY 10118

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(646) 710-3417

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	SSTK	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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Yes

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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of August 2, 2024, 35,418,308 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, were outstanding.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

FORM 10-Q

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For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2024


		Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	5
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	6
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	7
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	45

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	46
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	46
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	46
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	46
Item 5.	Other Information	46
Item 6.	Exhibits	47

Signatures		49

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, particularly in the discussion under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding guidance, industry prospects, future business, future results of operations or financial condition, future dividends, future stock performance, our ability to consummate acquisitions and integrate the businesses we have acquired or may acquire into our existing operations, new or planned features, products or services, management strategies and our competitive position. You can identify many forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “aims,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “potential,” “opportunities” and other similar expressions and the negatives of such expressions. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, our ability to continue to attract and retain customers of, and contributors to, our creative platform; competition in our industry; the effectiveness and efficiency of our marketing efforts; our ability to innovate technologically or develop, market and offer new products and services, or enhance existing technology and products and services; our ability to increase market awareness of our brand and our existing and new products and services; pricing pressure, and increased service, indemnification and working capital requirements; expansion of our operations into new products, services and technologies; the impact of worldwide economic, political and social conditions; social and ethical issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as AI; our ability to grow our revenues at historical rates; our ability to effectively expand, train, manage changes to and retain our sales force; our ability to effectively manage our growth; our ability to successfully make, integrate and maintain acquisitions and investments; risks related to our personnel; risks related to our use of independent contractors; the non-payment or late payment of amounts due to us and other payment-related risks; the potential impairment of our goodwill or intangible assets; the need to raise additional capital; risks related to our debt; our reliance on information technologies and systems and other risks related to our intellectual property and security vulnerabilities; our international operations and our continued expansion internationally; foreign exchange risk; risks related to regulatory and tax challenges;

our ability to continue to attract and retain customers of, and contributors to, our creative platform; competition in our industry; the effectiveness and efficiency of our marketing efforts; our ability to innovate technologically or develop, market and offer new products and services, or enhance existing technology and products and services; our ability to increase market awareness of our brand and our existing and new products and services; pricing pressure, and increased service, indemnification and working capital requirements; expansion of our operations into new products, services and technologies; the impact of worldwide economic, political and social conditions; social and ethical issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as AI; our ability to grow our revenues at historical rates; our ability to effectively expand, train, manage changes to and retain our sales force; our ability to effectively manage our growth; our ability to successfully make, integrate and maintain acquisitions and investments; risks related to our personnel; risks related to our use of independent contractors; the non-payment or late payment of amounts due to us and other payment-related risks; the potential impairment of our goodwill or intangible assets; the need to raise additional capital; risks related to our debt; our reliance on information technologies and systems and other risks related to our intellectual property and security vulnerabilities; our international operations and our continued expansion internationally; foreign exchange risk; risks related to regulatory and tax challenges; as well as those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2024 (our “2023 Form 10-K”) and in our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other information appearing elsewhere in the 2023 Form 10-K, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date hereof, and we do not intend, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein after the date of this report to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the terms “Shutterstock,” “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Shutterstock, Inc. and its subsidiaries. “Shutterstock,” “Shutterstock Editorial,” “Asset Assurance,” “Offset,” “Bigstock,” “Rex Features,” “PremiumBeat,” “TurboSquid,” “PicMonkey,” “Pattern89,” “Shotzr,” “Pond5,” “Splash News,” “Giphy,” “Shutterstock Studios,” “Shutterstock Editor,” “Shutterstock.AI,” “Creative Flow,” and “Backgrid” and their logos are registered trademarks and are the property of Shutterstock, Inc. or one of our subsidiaries. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Shutterstock, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except par value amount)

(unaudited)


	June 30,		December 31,
	2024		2023

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	74,871	$	100,490


Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,616 and $6,335	97,442		91,139
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	68,534		100,944


Total current assets	240,847		292,573
Property and equipment, net	63,069		64,300
Right-of-use assets	15,392		15,395
Intangible assets, net	164,508		184,396
Goodwill	402,774		383,325
Deferred tax assets, net	23,779		24,874
Other assets	93,497		71,152
Total assets	$	1,003,866	$	1,036,015
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	10,545	$	9,108
Accrued expenses	96,910		131,443
Contributor royalties payable	65,705		54,859

Deferred revenue	186,522		203,463
Debt	30,000		30,000
Other current liabilities	42,649		23,513
Total current liabilities	432,331		452,386
Deferred tax liability, net	3,744		4,182

Lease liabilities	26,433		29,404
Other non-current liabilities	20,946		22,949
Total liabilities	483,454		508,921
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 40,286 and 39,982 shares issued and 35,359 and 35,572 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	402		399
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,927 and 4,410 shares as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023	(248,805)		(228,213)
Additional paid-in capital	441,497		424,229
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,754)		(11,974)
Retained earnings	341,072		342,653
Total stockholders’ equity	520,412		527,094
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,003,866	$	1,036,015

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except for per share data)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Revenue	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120

Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue	91,254		84,416		179,458		162,579
Sales and marketing	51,881		48,392		108,117		95,919
Product development	19,859		29,218		40,910		44,624
General and administrative	36,393		38,099		68,471		71,914
Total operating expenses	199,387		200,125		396,956		375,036
Income from operations	20,666		8,715		37,412		49,084
Bargain purchase gain	—		41,940		—		41,940

Other (expense) / income, net	(4,106)		726		(462)		1,771
Income before income taxes	16,560		51,381		36,950		92,795
Provision for income taxes	12,935		1,368		17,204		9,939
Net income	$	3,625	$	50,013	$	19,746	$	82,856





Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.10	$	1.39	$	0.55	$	2.31
Diluted	$	0.10	$	1.37	$	0.55	$	2.27

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	35,697		36,047		35,644		35,952
Diluted	35,982		36,406		36,023		36,490

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Net income	$	3,625	$	50,013	$	19,746	$	82,856
Foreign currency translation (loss) / gain	(316)		(111)		(1,780)		1,308

Other comprehensive (loss) / income	(316)		(111)		(1,780)		1,308
Comprehensive income	$	3,309	$	49,902	$	17,966	$	84,164

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(In thousands)

(unaudited)


											Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) / Income		Retained Earnings
	Common Stock					Treasury Stock
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024	Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount									Total
Balance at March 31, 2024		40,013		$	399		4,410		$	(228,213)	$	434,416	$	(13,438)	$	348,111		$	541,275




Equity-based compensation		—		—			—		—		14,976		—		—			14,976



Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock option exercises and RSU vesting		449		5			—		—		(5)		—		—			—
Common shares withheld for settlement of taxes in connection with equity-based compensation		(176)		(2)			—		—		(7,890)		—		—			(7,892)



Repurchase of treasury shares		—		—			517		(20,592)		—		—		—			(20,592)
Cash dividends paid		—		—			—		—		—		—		(10,664)			(10,664)
Other comprehensive loss		—		—			—		—		—		(316)		—			(316)
Net income		—		—			—		—		—		—		3,625			3,625
Balance at June 30, 2024		40,286		$	402		4,927		$	(248,805)	$	441,497	$	(13,754)	$	341,072		$	520,412

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Balance at March 31, 2023		39,690		$	396		3,776		$	(200,008)	$	395,934	$	(14,020)	$	294,232		$	476,534




Equity-based compensation		—		—			—		—		14,943		—		—			14,943



Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock option exercises and RSU vesting		317		3			—		—		(3)		—		—			—
Common shares withheld for settlement of taxes in connection with equity-based compensation		(123)		(1)			—		—		(8,146)		—		—			(8,147)



Repurchase of treasury shares		—		—			80		(4,000)		—		—		—			(4,000)
Cash dividends paid		—		—			—		—		—		—		(9,725)			(9,725)
Other comprehensive loss		—		—			—		—		—		(111)		—			(111)
Net income		—		—			—		—		—		—		50,013			50,013
Balance at June 30, 2023		39,884		$	398		3,856		$	(204,008)	$	402,728	$	(14,131)	$	334,520		$	519,507

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Balance at December 31, 2023		39,982		$	399		4,410		$	(228,213)	$	424,229	$	(11,974)	$	342,653		$	527,094




Equity-based compensation		—		—			—		—		26,126		—		—			26,126



Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock option exercises and RSU vesting		501		5			—		—		(5)		—		—			—
Common shares withheld for settlement of taxes in connection with equity-based compensation		(197)		(2)			—		—		(8,853)		—		—			(8,855)



Repurchase of treasury shares		—		—			517		(20,592)		—		—		—			(20,592)
Cash dividends paid		—		—			—		—		—		—		(21,327)			(21,327)
Other comprehensive loss		—		—			—		—		—		(1,780)		—			(1,780)
Net income		—		—			—		—		—		—		19,746			19,746
Balance at June 30, 2024		40,286		$	402		4,927		$	(248,805)	$	441,497	$	(13,754)	$	341,072		$	520,412

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Balance at December 31, 2022		39,605		$	396		3,776		$	(200,008)	$	391,482	$	(15,439)	$	271,051		$	447,482




Equity-based compensation		—		—			—		—		23,586		—		—			23,586



Issuance of common stock in connection with employee stock option exercises and RSU vesting		461		4			—		—		(2)		—		—			2
Common shares withheld for settlement of taxes in connection with equity-based compensation		(182)		(2)			—		—		(12,338)		—		—			(12,340)



Repurchase of treasury shares		—		—			80		(4,000)		—		—		—			(4,000)
Cash dividends paid		—		—			—		—		—		—		(19,387)			(19,387)
Other comprehensive income		—		—			—		—		—		1,308		—			1,308
Net income		—		—			—		—		—		—		82,856			82,856
Balance at June 30, 2023		39,884		$	398		3,856		$	(204,008)	$	402,728	$	(14,131)	$	334,520		$	519,507

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(unaudited)


	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	19,746	$	82,856
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,696		38,102

Deferred taxes	503		(146)
Non-cash equity-based compensation	26,126		23,586






Bad debt expense	(1,772)		1,025
Bargain purchase gain	—		(41,940)


Unrealized (gain) / loss on investments, net	(131)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable	(3,879)		5,709
Prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets	(25,299)		(29,834)

Accounts payable and other current and non-current liabilities	(16,899)		(4,144)

Contributor royalties payable	10,688		1,822

Deferred revenue	(15,514)		19,553
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	36,265	$	96,589

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(23,536)		(22,870)


Business combination, net of cash acquired	(19,474)		(53,721)
Cash received related to Giphy Retention Compensation	36,522		15,752




Acquisition of content	(1,821)		(5,252)

Security deposit payment	82		(37)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(8,227)	$	(66,128)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES


Repurchase of treasury shares	(20,592)		(4,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	—		3

Cash paid related to settlement of employee taxes related to RSU vesting	(8,859)		(14,545)
Payment of cash dividends	(21,327)		(19,387)


Proceeds from credit facility	—		30,000
Repayment of credit facility	—		(50,000)



Net cash used in financing activities	$	(50,778)	$	(57,929)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	(2,879)		(540)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(25,619)		(28,008)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	100,490		115,154
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	74,871	$	87,146

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$	12,560	$	6,795
Cash paid for interest	1,005		429

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(1) Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Operations

Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company” or “Shutterstock”) is a leading global creative platform connecting brands and businesses to high quality content.

The Company’s platform brings together users and contributors of content by providing readily-searchable content that customers pay to license and by compensating contributors as their content is licensed. Contributors upload their content to the Company’s web properties in exchange for royalty payments based on customer download activity. Beyond content, customers also leverage the Company’s platform to assist with the entire creative process from ideation through creative execution.

Digital content licensed to customers for their creative needs includes images, footage, music, and 3D models (the Company’s “Content” offering). Content revenues represent the majority of the Company’s business and are supported by the Company’s searchable creative platform and driven by the Company’s large contributor network.

In addition, customers have needs that are beyond traditional content license products and services. These include (i) licenses to metadata associated with the Company’s images, footage, music tracks and 3D models through the Company’s data offering, (ii) distribution and advertising services from the Company’s Giphy business, which consists of GIFs (graphics interchange format visuals) that serve as a critical ingredient in text- and message- based conversations and in contextual advertising settings, (iii) specialized solutions for high-quality content matched with production tools and services through Shutterstock Studios and (iv) other tailored white-glove services (collectively, the Company’s “Data, Distribution, and Services” offerings).

The Company’s Content offering includes:

•Images - consisting of photographs, vectors and illustrations. Images are typically used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications and other similar uses.

•Footage - consisting of video clips, premium footage filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects, available in HD and 4K formats. Footage is often integrated into websites, social media, marketing campaigns and cinematic productions.

•Music - consisting of high-quality music tracks and sound effects, which are often used to complement images and footage.

•3 Dimensional (“3D”) Models - consisting of 3D models, used in a variety of industries such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design and architecture.

•Generative AI Content - consisting of images generated from algorithms trained with high-quality, ethically sourced content. Customers can generate images by entering a description of their desired content into model prompts.

On February 1, 2024, the Company acquired Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London, Ltd. (collectively “Backgrid”). Backgrid supplies media organizations with real-time celebrity content. See Note 3 Acquisitions.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.

The interim Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2024, and the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Income and Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023, included herein, was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the Company’s annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2024, and its

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Shutterstock, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

consolidated results of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The financial data and the other financial information disclosed in the notes to the financial statements related to these periods are also unaudited. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 or for any other future annual or interim period.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain immaterial changes in presentation have been made to conform the prior period presentation to current period reporting.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, the determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts, the volume of expected unused licenses for our subscription-based products, the assessment of recoverability of property and equipment, the fair value of acquired goodwill and intangible assets, the amount of non-cash equity-based compensation, the assessment of recoverability of deferred tax assets, the measurement of income tax and contingent non-income tax liabilities and the determination of the incremental borrowing rate used to calculate the lease liability.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of bank deposits.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company’s accounts receivable consists of customer obligations due under normal trade terms, carried at their face value less an allowance for doubtful accounts, if required. The Company determines its allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses based on an evaluation of (i) the aging of its accounts receivable considering historical receivables loss rates, (ii) on a customer-by-customer basis, where appropriate, and (iii) the economic environments in which the Company operates.

For certain Data, Distribution, and Services transactions, the Company has $69.9 million of unbilled receivables of which $38.0 million are recorded in Accounts Receivable and $31.9 million are recorded in Other Assets, as of June 30, 2024.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded bad debt recovery of $1.8 million. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $4.6 million and $6.3 million, respectively. The allowance for doubtful accounts is included as a reduction of accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company has certain customer arrangements that contain financing elements. Interest income earned from these financing receivables is recorded on the effective interest method and is included within interest income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately $12.6 million and $16.0 million of financing receivables, respectively, were included in accounts receivable and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In addition, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, two customers accounted for approximately 29% of the accounts receivable balance.

Chargeback and Sales Refund Allowance

The Company establishes a chargeback allowance and sales refund reserve allowance based on factors surrounding historical credit card chargeback trends, historical sales refund trends and other information. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s combined allowance for chargebacks and sales refunds was $0.4 million, which was included as a component of other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue Recognition

A significant portion of the Company’s revenue is earned from the license of content. Content licenses are generally purchased on a monthly or annual basis, whereby a customer pays for a predetermined quantity of content that may be

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

downloaded over a specific period of time, or, on a transactional basis, whereby a customer pays for individual content licenses at the time of download. The Company also generates revenue from tools available through the Company’s platform.

For contracts that contain multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price. The standalone selling price is determined based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately, or if not observable through past transactions, is estimated taking into account available information including internally approved pricing guidelines and pricing information of comparable products.

The Company recognizes revenue upon the satisfaction of performance obligations. The Company recognizes revenue on both its subscription-based and transaction-based products when content is downloaded by a customer, at which time the license is provided. In addition, the Company estimates expected unused licenses for subscription-based products and recognizes the revenue associated with the unused licenses as digital content is downloaded and licenses are obtained for such content by the customer during the subscription period. The estimate of unused licenses is based on historical download activity and future changes in the estimate could impact the timing of revenue recognition of the Company’s subscription products. For revenue associated with tools available through the Company’s platform, revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the subscription period. The Company expenses contract acquisition costs as incurred, to the extent that the amortization period would otherwise be one year or less.

For customers making electronic payments, collectability is probable at the time the order or contract is entered. A significant portion of the Company’s customers purchase products by making electronic payments with a credit card at the time of the transaction. Customer payments received in advance of revenue recognition are contract liabilities and are recorded as deferred revenue. Customers that do not pay in advance are invoiced and are required to make payments under standard credit terms. Collectability for customers who pay on credit terms allowing for payment beyond the date at which service commences, is based on a credit evaluation for certain new customers and transaction history with existing customers.

The Company recognizes revenue gross of contributor royalties because the Company is the principal in the transaction as it is the party responsible for the performance obligation and it controls the product or service before transferring it to the customer. The Company also licenses content to customers through third-party resellers. Third-party resellers sell the Company’s products directly to customers as the principal in those transactions. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue net of costs paid to resellers.

The Company also reports revenue net of return and chargeback allowances. These allowances are based off historical trends when available.

(2) Fair Value Measurements and Long-term Investments

Fair Value Measurements

The Company had no assets or liabilities requiring fair value hierarchy disclosures as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023, except as noted below.

Other Fair Value Measurements

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Debt consists of principal amounts outstanding under our credit facility, which approximates fair value as underlying interest rates are reset regularly based on current market rates and is classified as Level 2. The Company’s non-financial assets, which include long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill, are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if the Company is required to evaluate a non-financial asset for impairment, whether due to certain triggering events or because annual impairment testing is required, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial asset be recorded at fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Long-term Investments

Investment in Meitu, Inc. (“Meitu”)

In 2018, the Company invested $15.0 million in convertible preferred shares issued by ZCool Technologies Limited (“ZCool”) (the “Preferred Shares”). ZCool’s primary business is the operation of an e-commerce platform in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) whereby customers can pay to license content contributed by creative professionals. ZCool and its affiliates have been the exclusive distributor of Shutterstock content in China since 2014. The Company used the measurement alternative and the investment in ZCool was reported at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments.

On March 27, 2024, ZCool was acquired by Meitu, and the Company’s Preferred Shares in ZCool were exchanged for $18.4 million of Meitu common shares, resulting in an investment carrying value increase of $3.4 million, which is recorded in Other (expense) / income, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Meitu’s primary business is the provision of online advertising and other internet value added services in the PRC, and its common shares are publicly traded on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This investment is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value being recorded in Other (expense) / income, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Its fair value level hierarchy and amount at June 30, 2024 are as follows:


	As of June 30, 2024
Hierarchy Level:	Fair Value
Level 1	$	15,130

Other Long-Term Investments

In connection with its Data, Distribution, and Services business, the Company may receive equity instruments in addition to cash for revenue contract consideration. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has $23.8 million recorded in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet from equity instruments received. There were no customer equity instruments recorded at December 31, 2023. The Company estimated the value of these equity instruments based on issuers’ recent market transactions. The Company will use the measurement alternative for fair value since the equity instruments do not have a readily determinable fair value and will report the instruments at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company also had a long-term investment in an equity security with no readily determinable fair value totaling $5.0 million. The Company uses the measurement alternative for fair value and the investment’s carrying value is reported at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments.

(3) Acquisitions

Backgrid

On February 1, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London LTD, (collectively, “Backgrid”), for approximately $20 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The total purchase price was paid with existing cash on hand. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $1.5 million of transaction costs in total, which are included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Backgrid supplies media organizations with real-time celebrity content. The Company believes this acquisition expands Shutterstock Editorial’s Newsroom offering of editorial images and footage across celebrity, red carpet and live-events.

The identifiable intangible assets, trademark and developed technology, have useful lives of approximately 10 years and 5 years, respectively. The goodwill arising from the transaction is primarily attributable to expected operational synergies and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The Backgrid transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired business have been included in the Company’s results of operations from the acquisition date. The fair value of consideration transferred in this business combination has been allocated to the intangible and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, with the remaining unallocated amount recorded as goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets of this

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

acquisition are being amortized on a straight-line basis. The fair value of the trademark and developed technology was determined using the excess earnings and relief-from-royalty methods.

The aggregate purchase price for this acquisition has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):


Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:	Backgrid
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,718
Accounts receivable	732
Other assets	77

Intangible assets:
Trade name	300
Developed technology	900
Intangible assets	1,200
Goodwill	19,843

Total assets acquired	$	23,570


Contributor royalties payable	(849)
Accrued expenses	(1,302)
Deferred tax liability	(271)

Total liabilities assumed	(2,422)
Net assets acquired	$	21,148

Giphy, Inc.

On May 22, 2023, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) dated May 22, 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”). On June 23, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Giphy, Inc. (“Giphy”) from Meta. The consideration paid by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement was $53 million in net cash, in addition to cash acquired, assumed debt and other working capital adjustments. The consideration was paid with existing cash on hand. Giphy is a New York-based company that operates a collection of GIFs and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. The Company believes its acquisition of Giphy extends Shutterstock’s audience touchpoints beyond primarily professional marketing and advertising use cases and expands into casual conversations.

In January 2023, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) issued its final order requiring Meta to divest its ownership of Giphy, which Meta acquired in 2020. In connection with the closing of the acquisition, whose terms were preapproved by the CMA, the Company and Meta entered into a transitional services agreement (the “TSA”) pursuant to which Meta is responsible for certain costs related to retention of Giphy employees, including (i) recurring salary, bonus, and benefits through August 2024, which would be $35.6 million if all employees are retained through August 2024, and (ii) nonrecurring items, totaling $87.9 million, comprised of one-time employment inducement bonuses and the cash value of unvested Meta equity awards (collectively, the “Giphy Retention Compensation”) and certain costs related to technology and integration expenses, totaling $30 million to be paid in $1.25 million monthly installments through May 2025.

The Giphy Retention Compensation will be paid to the individuals for being employees of the Company subsequent to the completion of the acquisition. Accordingly, it was determined that the payments by the Company are for future service requirements and will be reflected as operating expenses, less any amounts earned by the employees prior to the acquisition, in the Company’s Statements of Operations as incurred. The Giphy Retention Compensation is reflected as a reduction of the purchase price and has been funded into an escrow account.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The Giphy purchase price was calculated as follows:


	Purchase Price
Purchase price	$	53,000
Cash acquired and other working capital adjustments	4,750
Cash paid on closing	$	57,750

Fair value of Giphy Retention Compensation contingent consideration1	(98,723)
Fair value of consideration attributable to pre-combination service2	34,972

Net purchase price	$	(6,001)

1 - This amount consists of $123.5 million of Giphy Retention Compensation, adjusted for $18.9 million of income tax obligations associated with the receipt of the Giphy Retention Compensation and $5.9 million for the time value of money.

2 - Relates to the cash value of replaced unvested Meta equity awards attributable to pre-combination services.

Upon closing of the acquisition, the Company also entered into an agreement with Meta whereby the Company will provide Meta with access to Giphy content that is displayed through an API for a period of two years. The Company determined that the API arrangement represents a transaction separate from the business combination and was priced below market. Therefore, the Company allocated $30 million of the purchase price to these services, which represents the step-up to fair market value. This amount has been recognized in deferred revenue and will be recognized as revenue over-time as the API is provided.

The identifiable intangible assets, which include developed technology and the trade name have weighted average useful lives of approximately 7 years and 15 years, respectively. The fair value of the developed technology was determined using the cost to recreate method, and the fair value of the trade name was determined using the relief-from-royalty method.

The Giphy transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired business have been included in the Company’s results of operations from the acquisition date. The fair value of consideration transferred in this business combination has been allocated to the intangible and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, with the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the net consideration received recorded as a bargain purchase gain. The identifiable intangible assets of these acquisitions are being amortized on a straight-line basis.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The aggregate purchase price for this acquisition has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):


Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:	Giphy
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,030

Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,416

Right of use assets	1,243
Intangible assets:

Trade name	21,000
Developed technology2	19,500

Intangible assets	40,500

Deferred tax asset1	1,463
Other assets	1,647
Total assets acquired	$	50,299

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(4,949)



Lease liability	(1,090)
Total liabilities assumed	(6,039)
Net assets acquired	$	44,260
Net purchase price	(6,001)
Bargain purchase gain	$	50,261

1 - During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company revised its preliminary allocation of the Giphy purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by $9.9 million associated with additional information analyzed related to the deferred income tax balances. The measurement and allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and will be finalized within the allowable measurement period once the Company finalizes its assessment of fair value of intangible assets, income tax balances and other assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

2 - During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company revised its preliminary allocation of the Giphy purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by $1.6 million associated with additional information analyzed related to the valuation of the Developed Technology asset. The measurement and allocation of the purchase price is preliminary and will be finalized within the allowable measurement period once the Company finalizes its assessment of fair value of intangible assets, income tax balances and other assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The Company recognized a non-taxable bargain purchase gain of $50.3 million, representing the excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired in addition to the net consideration to be received from Meta. The bargain purchase gain is the result of the CMA’s regulatory order requiring Meta’s divestiture of Giphy and the Giphy Retention Compensation payments. In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred approximately $3.0 million of transaction costs, which are included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of June 30, 2024, Shutterstock’s receivable of $43.7 million, is against an escrow fully funded by Meta. $31.5 million and $12.2 million are included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Pro-Forma Financial Information (unaudited)

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information (in thousands) reflects the results of operations of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, as if the Backgrid acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2023, and as if the Giphy acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2022, after giving effect to certain purchase accounting adjustments, primarily related to Giphy Retention Compensation - non-recurring, intangible assets and transaction costs. These pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are based on estimates and assumptions that have been made solely for purposes of developing such pro forma information and are not necessarily indicative of what the Company’s operating results would have been, had the acquisitions actually taken place at the beginning of the previous annual period.


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Revenue
As Reported	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120
Pro Forma	220,053		217,626		435,312		441,692
Income before income taxes
As Reported	$	16,560	$	51,381	$	36,950	$	92,795
Pro Forma	18,164		15,793		41,194		44,557

(4) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2024		As of December 31, 2023
Computer equipment and software	$	326,551	$	308,473
Furniture and fixtures	10,901		10,829
Leasehold improvements	19,887		19,153
Property and equipment	357,339		338,455
Less accumulated depreciation	(294,270)		(274,155)
Property and equipment, net	$	63,069	$	64,300

Depreciation expense related to property and equipment was $10.4 million and $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $20.7 million and $18.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cost of revenues included depreciation expense of $10.0 million and $8.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $19.9 million and $17.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. General and administrative expense included depreciation expense of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Capitalized Internal-Use Software

The Company capitalized costs related to the development of internal-use software of $9.6 million and $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $18.6 million and $21.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Capitalized amounts are included as a component of property and equipment under computer equipment and software on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The portion of total depreciation expense related to capitalized internal-use software was $9.8 million and $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $19.4 million and $16.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense related to capitalized internal-use software is included in cost of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had capitalized internal-use software of $59.5 million and $60.3 million, respectively, net of accumulated depreciation, which was included in property and equipment, net.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(5) Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill balance is attributable to its Content reporting unit and is tested for impairment annually on October 1 or upon a triggering event. No triggering events were identified during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill balance during the six months ended June 30, 2024 (in thousands):


	Goodwill
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	383,325
Goodwill related to acquisitions	19,843
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(394)

Balance as of June 30, 2024	$	402,774

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, all of which are subject to amortization, consisted of the following as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2024							As of December 31, 2023
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Weighted Average Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	89,734	$	(30,471)	$	59,263	12	$	90,350	$	(26,982)	$	63,368
Trade name	38,132		(10,483)		27,649		12	37,937		(9,272)		28,665
Developed technology	116,296		(74,315)		41,981		5	115,914		(61,376)		54,538
Contributor content	67,424		(31,895)		35,529		8	65,628		(27,897)		37,731

Patents	259		(173)		86		18	259		(165)		94

Total	$	311,845	$	(147,337)	$	164,508		$	310,088	$	(125,692)	$	184,396

Amortization expense was $11.0 million and $10.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $22.0 million and $19.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Cost of revenue included amortization expense of $10.0 million and $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $20.0 million and $18.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. General and administrative expense included amortization expense of $1.0 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $2.0 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company determined that there was no indication of impairment of the intangible assets for any period presented. Estimated amortization expense is: $16.1 million for the remaining six months of 2024, $27.6 million in 2025, $25.3 million in 2026, $19.1 million in 2027, $16.5 million in 2028, $15.4 million in 2029 and $44.5 million thereafter.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(6) Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):


	As of June 30, 2024		As of December 31, 2023
Compensation	$	45,782	$	75,752
Non-income taxes	23,329		23,702

Website hosting and marketing fees	8,612		11,804



Other expenses	19,187		20,185
Total accrued expenses	$	96,910	$	131,443

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, compensation-related accrued expenses included amounts due to Giphy employees for compensation earned pre-acquisition and severance costs associated with workforce optimizations. Approximately $1.2 million and $7.7 million of severance costs associated with workforce optimization is included within accrued expenses as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(7) Debt

On May 6, 2022, the Company entered into a five-year $100 million unsecured revolving loan facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and other lenders. The Credit Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility and a swingline facility and it also permits, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, up to $100 million of additional revolving loan commitments with the consent of the Administrative Agent.

At the Company’s option, revolving loans accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either (i) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.125% to 0.500%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio or (ii) the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (for interest periods of 1, 3 or 6 months) plus a margin ranging from 1.125% to 1.5%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The Company is also required to pay an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.150% to 0.225%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. In connection with the execution of this agreement, the Company paid debt issuance costs of approximately $0.6 million.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $30 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had a remaining borrowing capacity of $68 million, net of standby letters of credit. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized interest expense of $0.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

The Credit Facility contains financial covenants and requirements restricting certain of the Company’s activities, which are usual and customary for this type of credit facility. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

(8) Stockholders’ Equity and Equity-Based Compensation

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company issued approximately 273,000 and 194,000 shares of common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, related to the exercise of stock options and the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

Treasury Stock

In June 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program (the “2023 Share Repurchase Program”), providing authorization to repurchase up to $100 million of its common stock.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The Company expects to fund future repurchases, if any, through a combination of cash on hand, cash generated by operations and future financing transactions, if appropriate. Accordingly, the 2023 Share Repurchase Program is subject to the Company having available cash to fund repurchases. Under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program, management is authorized to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions at prevailing prices as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company has repurchased approximately 4.9 million shares of common stock under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program at an average per-share cost of $50.49. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 517,000 shares of common stock at an average cost of $39.83 under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased approximately 80,400 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $49.78 under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $51.2 million of remaining authorization for purchases under the 2023 Share Repurchase Program.

Dividends

The Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.30 and $0.60 per share of common stock, or $10.7 million and $21.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.27 and $0.54 per share of common stock, or $9.7 million and $19.4 million, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

On July 22, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share of outstanding common stock payable on September 12, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2024. Future declarations of dividends are subject to the final determination of the Board of Directors, and will depend on, among other things, the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements, contractual restrictions, anticipated cash needs, business prospects, provisions of applicable law and other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Equity-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for all equity-based compensation awards, including employee Restricted Stock Units and Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs” and, collectively with Restricted Stock Units, “RSUs”) and stock options, based on the fair value of each award on the grant date. Awards granted prior to June 1, 2022 were granted under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). At the Annual Meeting held on June 2, 2022, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). Awards granted subsequent to June 2, 2022 were granted under the 2022 Plan. At the Annual Meeting held on June 6, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2022 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Amended and Restated Plan”). Awards granted subsequent to June 6, 2024 were granted under the 2022 Amended and Restated Plan.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The following table summarizes non-cash equity-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures, by financial statement line item included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Cost of revenue	$	300	$	306	$	524	$	490
Sales and marketing	3,167		2,487		5,178		3,091
Product development	4,171		4,221		6,456		6,669
General and administrative	7,338		7,929		13,968		13,336
Total	$	14,976	$	14,943	$	26,126	$	23,586

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, substantially all of the Company’s non-cash equity-based compensation expense related to RSUs.

Stock Option Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, no options to purchase shares of its common stock were granted. As of June 30, 2024, there were approximately 299,000 options vested and exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $34.14.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company had RSU grants, net of forfeitures, of approximately 1,519,000. As of June 30, 2024, there are approximately 2,956,000 non-vested RSUs outstanding with a weighted average grant-date fair value of $53.13. As of June 30, 2024, the total unrecognized non-cash equity-based compensation expense related to the non-vested RSUs was approximately $108.3 million, which is expected to be recognized through 2028.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, shares of common stock with an aggregate value of $8.9 million and $12.3 million were withheld upon vesting of RSUs and paid in connection with related remittance of employee withholding taxes to taxing authorities.

(9) Revenue

The Company distributes its products through two primary offerings:

Content: The majority of the Company’s customers license image, video, music and 3D content for commercial purposes either directly through the Company’s self-service web properties or through the Company’s dedicated sales teams. Content customers have the flexibility to purchase subscription-based plans that are paid on a monthly or annual basis. Customers are also able to license content on a transactional basis. These customers generally license content under the Company’s standard or enhanced licenses, with additional licensing options available to meet customers’ individual needs. Certain content customers also have unique content, licensing and workflow needs. These customers communicate with dedicated sales professionals, service and research teams which provide a number of tailored enhancements to their creative workflows including non-standard licensing rights, multi-seat access, ability to pay on credit terms, multi-brand licensing packages, increased indemnification protection and content licensed for use-cases outside of those available on the e-commerce platform.

Data, Distribution, and Services: The Company’s Data, Distribution, and Services offerings address customer demand for products and services that are beyond the stock image, footage music and 3D model licenses. These offerings include access to the Company’s metadata for machine learning and generative artificial intelligence model training and high-quality production and custom content at scale provided by Shutterstock Studios.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The Company’s revenues by product offering for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Content	$	169,951	$	186,963	$	343,781	$	380,947
Data, Distribution, and Services	50,102		21,877		90,587		43,173
Total Revenue	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120

Deferred revenue reported on the balance sheet represents unfulfilled performance obligations for which the Company has either received payment or has outstanding receivables. The June 30, 2024 deferred revenue balance will be earned as content is downloaded or upon the expiration of subscription-based products, and nearly all is expected to be earned within the next twelve months. $131.1 million of total revenue recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was reflected in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2023. In addition, as of June 30, 2024, the Company has approximately $91.8 million of contracted but unsatisfied performance obligations relating primarily to our data deal offerings, which are not included as a component of deferred revenue and that the Company expects to recognize over a five year period.

(10) Other (Expense) / Income, net

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s other income and expense activity included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Foreign currency (loss) / gain	$	(1,268)	$	551	$	(1,860)	$	1,662



Interest expense	(561)		(493)		(1,123)		(724)
Interest income, unrealized gain / (loss) on investments, and other	(2,277)		668		2,521		833
Total other (expense) / income, net	$	(4,106)	$	726	$	(462)	$	1,771

(11) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates yielded a net expense of 78.1% and 2.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and a net expense of 46.6% and 10.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the net effect of discrete items increased the effective tax rate by 59.7% and 27.6%, respectively. The discrete items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 relate to shortfalls on equity award vestings and a one-time charge of $6.3 million related to the reversal of a deferred tax asset resulting from the expiration of equity awards granted to the Company’s Founder and Executive Chairman. Excluding discrete items, the Company’s effective tax rate would have been 18.4% and 19.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the net effect of discrete items decreased the effective tax rate by 13.6% and 7.1%, respectively. The discrete items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, relate to the non-taxable bargain purchase gain associated with the acquisition of Giphy. Excluding discrete items, the Company’s effective tax rate would have been 16.3% and 17.8% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

The Company has computed the provision for income taxes based on the estimated annual effective tax rate excluding a loss jurisdiction with no tax benefit and the application of discrete items, if any, in the applicable period.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, uncertain tax positions recorded by the Company were not significant. To the extent the remaining uncertain tax positions are ultimately recognized, the Company’s effective tax rate may be impacted in future periods.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The Company recognizes interest expense and tax penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s accrual for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company paid net cash taxes of $12.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

(12) Net Income Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, excluding unvested RSUs and stock options. Diluted net income per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period plus dilutive potential shares of common stock, including unvested RSUs and stock options using the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income	$	3,625	$	50,013	$	19,746	$	82,856
Shares used to compute basic net income per share	35,697		36,047		35,644		35,952
Dilutive potential common shares
Stock options	49		119		66		136
Unvested restricted stock awards	236		240		313		402

Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	35,982		36,406		36,023		36,490
Basic net income per share	$	0.10	$	1.39	$	0.55	$	2.31
Diluted net income per share	$	0.10	$	1.37	$	0.55	$	2.27

Dilutive shares included in the calculation	1,051		1,112		1,204		1,400
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation	1,992		1,041		1,329		611

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(13) Geographic Information

The following table presents the Company’s revenue based on customer location (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
North America	$	120,120	$	96,202	$	230,547	$	195,342
Europe	53,373		58,413		108,773		117,447
Rest of the world	46,560		54,225		95,048		111,331
Total revenue	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120

The United States, included in North America in the above table, accounted for 50% and 43% of consolidated revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. No other country accounts for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue in any period presented.

The Company’s long-lived tangible assets were located as follows (in thousands):


	As of June 30,		As of December 31,
	2024		2023
North America	$	44,752	$	46,531
Europe	18,248		17,695
Rest of the world	69		74
Total long-lived tangible assets	$	63,069	$	64,300

The United States, included in North America in the above table, accounted for 67% and 68% of total long-lived tangible assets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Ireland, included in Europe in the above table, accounted for 22% and 21% of total long-lived tangible assets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. No other country accounts for more than 10% of the Company’s long-lived tangible assets in any period presented.

(14) Commitments and Contingencies

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had total non-lease obligations in the amount of approximately $68.7 million, which consisted primarily of minimum royalty guarantees and unconditional purchase obligations related to contracts for infrastructure and other business services. As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s non-lease obligations for the remainder of 2024 and for the years ending December 31, 2025, and 2026 were approximately $28.7 million, $34.3 million, and $5.7 million, respectively.

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company may become party to litigation in the ordinary course of business, including direct claims brought by or against the Company with respect to intellectual property, contracts, employment and other matters, as well as claims brought against the Company’s customers for whom the Company has a contractual indemnification obligation. The Company assesses the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes with respect to these matters and determines loss contingency assessments on a gross basis after assessing the probability of occurrence of a loss and whether a loss is reasonably estimable. In addition, the Company considers other relevant factors that could impact its ability to reasonably estimate a loss. A determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after analyzing each matter. The Company reviews reserves, if any, at least quarterly and may change the amount of any such reserve in the future due to new developments or changes in strategy in handling these matters. Although the results of litigation and threats of litigation, investigations and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company currently believes that the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. The Company currently has no material active litigation matters and, accordingly, no material reserves related to litigation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Indemnification and Employment Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contractual arrangements under which it agrees to provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to customers with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the breach of the Company’s intellectual property warranties for damages to the customer directly attributable to the Company’s breach. The Company is not responsible for any damages, costs, or losses to the extent such damages, costs or losses arise as a result of the modifications made by the customer, or the context in which an image is used. The standard maximum aggregate obligation and liability to any one customer for all claims is generally limited to ten thousand dollars. The Company offers certain of its customers greater levels of indemnification, including unlimited indemnification and believes that it has appropriate insurance coverage in place to adequately cover indemnification claims, if necessary. As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company made no material payments for losses on customer indemnification claims and recorded no liabilities related to indemnification for loss contingencies, before considering any insurance recoveries.

Pursuant to the Company’s charter documents and separate written indemnification agreements, the Company has certain indemnification obligations to its executive officers, certain employees and directors, as well as certain former officers and directors.

The Company has also entered into employment agreements with its executive officers and certain employees. These agreements specify various employment-related matters, including annual compensation, performance incentive bonuses, and severance benefits in the event of termination or in the event of a change in control or otherwise, with or without cause.

(15) Subsequent Events

Envato Acquisition

On July 22, 2024, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd. (“Envato”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into on May 1, 2024, pursuant to which the Company purchased all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Envato. The aggregate consideration paid by the Company, after customary working capital and other adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, was $250 million. We are currently in the process of valuing the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition.

Amended and Restated Credit Facility

The Envato acquisition was funded through an amended and restated credit agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), which was entered into among the Company, as borrower, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the lenders. The A&R Credit Agreement provides for a five-year (i) senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million and (ii) senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million. The A&R Credit Agreement provides for a letter of credit subfacility and a swingline facility.

At the Company’s option, loans under the A&R Credit Agreement accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either (i) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.375% to 0.750%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio or (ii) the Term SOFR rate (for interest periods of 1, 3 or 6 months) plus a margin ranging from 1.375% to 1.750%, determined based on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio, plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.100%.

On July 22, 2024, the Company borrowed $280 million under the A&R Credit Agreement, of which $125 million was funded from the Term Loan and $155 million funded from the Revolver.

The A&R Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, without limitation, covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, undergo certain fundamental changes, make investments, make certain restricted payments, dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into burdensome agreements, in each case, subject to limitations and exceptions set forth in the A&R Credit Agreement. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of the A&R Credit Agreement.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The A&R Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default that include, among other things, certain payment defaults, cross defaults to other indebtedness, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, change of control defaults, judgment defaults, and bankruptcy and insolvency defaults. If an event of default exists, the Administrative Agent on behalf of the lenders may require immediate payment of all obligations under the A&R Credit Agreement and may exercise certain other rights and remedies provided for under the A&R Credit Agreement, the other loan documents and applicable law. Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate will apply to certain obligations during the existence of an event of default under the A&R Credit Agreement at a per annum rate equal to 2.00% above the applicable interest rate.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with information contained in our other filings, including the audited consolidated financial statements included in our 2023 Form 10-K.

In addition to historical consolidated financial information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements including statements about our plans, estimates and beliefs. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. See “Forward Looking Statements” above. See also the “Risk Factors” disclosures contained in our 2023 Form 10-K for additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements.

Overview and Recent Developments

Shutterstock, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company”, “we,” “our,” and “us”) is a leading global creative platform connecting brands and businesses to high quality content.

Our platform brings together users and contributors of content by providing readily-searchable content that our customers pay to license and by compensating contributors as their content is licensed. Contributors upload their content to our web properties in exchange for royalty payments based on customer download activity. Beyond content, customers also leverage our platform to assist with the entire creative process from ideation through creative execution.

Digital content licensed to our customers for their creative needs includes images, footage, music, and 3D models (our “Content” offering). Our Content revenues represent the majority of our business and are supported by our searchable creative platform and driven by our large contributor network.

In addition, our customers have needs that are beyond traditional content license products and services. These include (i) licenses to metadata associated with our images, footage, music tracks and 3D models through our data offering, (ii) distribution and advertising services from our Giphy business, which consists of GIFs (graphics interchange format visuals) that serve as a critical ingredient in text- and message- based conversations and in contextual advertising settings, (iii) specialized solutions for high-quality content matched with production tools and services through Shutterstock Studios and (iv) other tailored white-glove services (collectively, our “Data, Distribution, and Services” offerings).

Over 1.9 million active, paying customers contributed to our revenue for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2024.

Our Content Offering

Our Content offering includes licenses for:

•Music - consisting of high-quality music tracks and sound effects, which are often used to complement images and footage.

•3 Dimensional (“3D”) Models - consisting of 3D models available in a variety of formats, used in a variety of industries such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design and architecture.

Our Content is distributed to customers under the following brands: Shutterstock; Pond5; TurboSquid; PicMonkey; PremiumBeat; Splash News; Bigstock; and Offset. Shutterstock, our flagship brand, includes various content types such as image, footage, music and editorial.

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Pond5 is a video-first content marketplace which expands the Company’s content offerings across footage, image and music. TurboSquid operates a marketplace that offers more than one million 3D models and a 2 dimensional (“2D”) marketplace derived from 3D objects. PicMonkey is a leading online graphic design and image editing platform. PremiumBeat offers exclusive high-quality music tracks and provides producers, filmmakers and marketers the ability to search handpicked production music from the world’s leading composers. Splash News provides editorial image and video content across celebrity and red carpet events. Bigstock maintains a separate content library tailored for creators seeking to incorporate cost-effective imagery into their projects. Our Offset brand provides authentic and exceptional content for high-impact use cases that require extraordinary images, featuring work from top assignment photographers and illustrators from around the world.

On February 1, 2024, we acquired Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London, Ltd. (collectively “Backgrid”). Backgrid supplies media organizations with real-time celebrity content.

Our Data, Distribution, and Services Offering:

Our Data, Distribution, and Services offering addresses customer demand for products and services that are beyond our Content licenses. These products and services include, among other things, the use of our metadata, leveraging our Giphy, Inc. platform, and customized Shutterstock Studios offerings.

We have seen increased demand for access to our metadata for machine learning and generative artificial intelligence model training. We offer ethically sourced and licenseable metadata at industry leading scales and quality. Our metadata customer base ranges from large technology and media companies to smaller start-up organizations.

In 2023, we completed our acquisition of Giphy, Inc. (“Giphy”). Giphy is a content platform that allows users to personalize casual conversations with GIFs, and generates billions of monthly impressions through over 14,000 API partners. We believe customers in all industries will look to use Giphy in marketing campaigns as another advertising outlet.

Our Data, Distribution, and Services offering also includes high-quality production and custom content at scale provided by Shutterstock Studios (“Studios”). Studios is a cost-effective solution for brands and agencies looking to meet their content needs and create fresh dynamic digital assets. Customers can bring an idea, and our Studios team will provide a 360-degree content creation solution. We offer a whole spectrum of services at pre-production, production, live production and post-production stages.

Acquisition of Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London LTD

On February 1, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Backgrid USA, Inc. and Backgrid London LTD, (collectively, “Backgrid”), for approximately $20 million, subject to customary working capital adjustments. The total purchase price was paid with existing cash on hand. Backgrid supplies media organizations with real-time celebrity content. The Company believes this acquisition expands Shutterstock Editorial’s Newsroom offering of editorial images and footage across celebrity, red carpet and live-events.

Acquisition of Envato Pty Ltd.

The addition of Envato:

•Complements Shutterstock’s existing offering with Envato Elements, a leading unlimited multi-asset subscription offering,

•Expands Shutterstock’s reach within faster growing audiences such as freelancers, hobbyists, small businesses and agencies,

•Increases Shutterstock’s Content revenue from video, audio, graphics, fonts and templates,

•Bolsters Shutterstock’s content library with 10 million images, 6 million videos, 1 million audio clips, 0.5 million templates and 0.2 million graphics & fonts, and

•Further diversifies Shutterstock into new content types including code & web themes, product mock-ups, fonts and templates (e.g. Slides, PowerPoint, Keynote, WordPress, video, designs for social posts, gaming, podcasts and print-on-demand).

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Key Operating Metrics

In addition to key financial metrics, we regularly review a number of key operating metrics to evaluate our business, determine the allocation of resources and make decisions regarding business strategies. We believe that these metrics can be useful for understanding the underlying trends in our business.

Subscribers, subscriber revenue and average revenue per customer from acquisitions are included in these metrics beginning twelve months after the closing of the respective business combination. Accordingly, the metrics include Subscribers, Subscriber revenue, and Average revenue per customer from Pond5 and Splash News beginning May 2023. These metrics exclude the respective counts and revenues from Giphy and Backgrid.

Subscribers

We define subscribers as those customers who purchase one or more of our monthly recurring products for a continuous period of at least three months, measured as of the end of the reporting period. We believe the number of subscribers is an important metric that provides insight into our monthly recurring business. We believe that an increase in our number of subscribers is an indicator of engagement in our platform and potential for future growth.

Subscriber Revenue

We define subscriber revenue as the revenue generated from subscribers during the period. We believe subscriber revenue, together with our number of subscribers, provide insight into the portion of our business driven by our monthly recurring products.

Average Revenue Per Customer

Average revenue per customer is calculated by dividing total revenue for the last twelve-month period by customers. We define customers as total active, paying customers that contributed to total revenue over the last twelve-month period. Changes in our average revenue per customer will be driven by changes in the mix of our subscription-based and transactional products as well as pricing in our transactional business.

Paid Downloads

We define paid downloads as the number of downloads that our customers make in a given period of our content. Paid downloads exclude content related to our Studios business, downloads of content that are offered to customers for no charge (including our free trials), and metadata delivered through our data deal offering. Measuring the number of paid downloads that our customers make in a given period is important because it is a measure of customer engagement on our platform and triggers the recognition of revenue and contributor royalties.

Revenue per Download

We define revenue per download as the amount of revenue recognized in a given period divided by the number of paid downloads in that period excluding revenue from our Studios business, revenue that is not derived from or associated with content licenses and revenue associated with our data deal offering. This metric captures any changes in our pricing, including changes resulting from the impact of competitive pressures, as well as the mix of licensing options that our customers choose, some of which generate more revenue per download than others, and the impact that changes in foreign currency rates have on our pricing. Changes in revenue per download are primarily driven by the introduction of new product offerings, changes in product and sales channel mix and customer utilization of our products.

Content in our Collection

We define content in our collection as the total number of approved images (photographs, vectors and illustrations) and footage (in number of clips) in our library at the end of the period. We exclude content from this collection metric that is not uploaded directly to our site but is available for license by our customers through an application program interface, content from our Studios business and AI generated content. Prior to December 31, 2022, this metric only included approved images and footage clips in our library on shutterstock.com at the end of the period. We believe that our large selection of high-quality content enables us to attract and retain customers and drives our network effect.

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The following table summarizes our key operating metrics, which are unaudited, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023

Subscribers (end of period)1	490,000		556,000		490,000		556,000
Subscriber revenue (in millions)1	$	80.3	$	87.4	$	164.2	$	178.0

Average revenue per customer (last twelve months)1	$	434	$	374	$	434	$	374
Paid downloads (in millions)	33.4		38.5		68.4		81.2
Revenue per download	$	5.09	$	4.71	$	5.03	$	4.56
Content in our collection (end of period, in millions):
Images	837		734		837		734


Footage clips	58		50		58		50

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1 Subscribers, Subscriber Revenue and Average Revenue Per Customer from acquisitions are included in these metrics beginning twelve months after the closing of the respective business combination. Accordingly, the metrics include Subscribers, Subscriber revenue, and Average revenue per customer from Pond5 and Splash News beginning May 2023. These metrics exclude the respective counts and revenues from our acquisitions of Giphy and Backgrid.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure or inclusion of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. We evaluate our significant estimates on an ongoing basis, including, but not limited to, estimates related to allowance for doubtful accounts, the volume of expected unused licenses used in revenue recognition for our subscription-based products, the fair value of acquired goodwill and intangible assets and income tax provisions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

A description of our critical accounting policies that involve significant management judgments appears in our 2023 Form 10-K, under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates.”

See Note 1 to our Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a full description of the impact of the adoption of new accounting standards on our financial statements. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as compared to our critical accounting policies and estimates included in our 2023 Form 10-K.

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Key Components of Our Results of Operations

Revenue

We distribute our product offerings through two primary channels:

Content: The majority of our customers license image, video, music and 3D content for commercial purposes either directly through our self-service web properties or through our dedicated sales teams. Content customers have the flexibility to purchase subscription-based plans that are paid on a monthly or annual basis. Customers are also able to license content on a transactional basis. These customers generally license content under our standard or enhanced licenses, with additional licensing options available to meet customers’ individual needs. Certain content customers also have unique content, licensing and workflow needs. These customers communication with dedicated sales professionals, service and research teams which provide a number of tailored enhancements to their creative workflows including non-standard licensing rights, multi-seat access, ability to pay on credit terms, multi-brand licensing packages, increased indemnification protection and content licensed for use-cases outside of those available on the e-commerce platform.

Data, Distribution, and Services: Our Data, Distribution, and Services offering addresses customer demand for products and services that are beyond our stock image, footage music and 3D model licenses. We have seen increased demand for access to our metadata for machine learning and generative artificial intelligence model training. We offer ethically sourced and licenseable metadata at unique scales and quality. Our metadata customer base ranges from large technology and media companies to smaller start-up organizations.

In 2023, we completed our acquisition of Giphy, Inc. (“Giphy”). Giphy is a content platform that allows used to personalize casual conversations with GIFs, and generates billions of monthly impressions through over 14,000 API partners. We believe customers in all industries will look to use Giphy in marketing campaigns as another advertising outlet.

The Company’s revenues by distribution channel for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Content	$	169,951	$	186,963	$	343,781	$	380,947
Data, Distribution, and Services	50,102		21,877		90,587		43,173

Total Revenues	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists of royalties paid to contributors, credit card processing fees, content review costs, customer service expenses, infrastructure and hosting costs related to maintaining our creative platform and cloud-based software platform, depreciation and amortization of capitalized internal-use software, purchased content and acquisition-related intangible assets, allocated facility costs and other supporting overhead costs. Cost of revenue also includes employee compensation, including non-cash equity-based compensation, bonuses and benefits associated with the maintenance of our creative platform and cloud-based software platform.

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses include third-party marketing, advertising, branding, public relations and sales expenses. Sales and marketing expenses also include associated employee compensation, including non-cash equity-based compensation, bonuses and benefits, and commissions as well as allocated facility and other supporting overhead costs.

Product Development. Product development expenses consist of employee compensation, including non-cash equity-based compensation, bonuses and benefits, and expenses related to vendors engaged in product management, design, development and testing of our websites and products. Product development costs also includes software and other IT equipment costs, allocated facility expenses and other supporting overhead costs.

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses include employee compensation, including non-cash equity-based compensation, bonuses and benefits for executive, finance, accounting, legal, human resources, internal information technology, internet security, business intelligence and other administrative personnel. In addition, general and administrative expenses include outside legal, tax and accounting services, bad debt expense, insurance, facilities costs, other supporting overhead costs and depreciation and amortization expense.

Bargain Purchase Gain. A bargain purchase gain is recognized subsequent to an acquisition, if the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the net consideration.

Other (Expense) / Income, Net. Other (expense) / income, net consists of non-operating costs such as foreign currency transaction gains and losses, in addition to unrealized gains and losses on investments and interest income and expense.

Income Taxes. We compute income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted statutory income tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

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Results of Operations

The following table presents our results of operations for the periods indicated. The period-to-period comparisons of results are not necessarily indicative of results for future periods.


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	(in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Revenue	$	220,053	$	208,840	$	434,368	$	424,120
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue	91,254		84,416		179,458		162,579
Sales and marketing	51,881		48,392		108,117		95,919
Product development	19,859		29,218		40,910

Shutterstock, Inc. [SSTK] Filings
10-Q	[2024-08-06]
10-Q	[2024-05-02]
10-K	[2024-02-26]
10-Q	[2023-10-31]
10-Q	[2023-08-01]
10-Q	[2023-04-25]
10-K	[2023-02-14]
10-Q	[2022-10-25]
10-Q	[2022-07-26]
10-Q	[2022-04-26]
10-K	[2022-02-10]
10-Q	[2021-10-26]
10-Q	[2021-07-27]
10-Q	[2021-04-27]
10-K	[2021-02-11]
10-Q	[2020-10-27]
10-Q	[2020-07-28]
10-Q	[2020-04-28]
10-K	[2020-02-13]
10-Q	[2019-11-05]
10-Q	[2019-08-06]
10-Q	[2019-04-25]
10-K	[2019-02-26]
10-Q	[2018-10-30]
10-Q	[2018-08-01]
10-Q	[2018-04-26]
10-K	[2018-02-22]
10-Q	[2017-10-31]
10-Q	[2017-08-02]
10-Q	[2017-05-03]
10-K	[2017-02-27]
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