UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 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: 001-40349

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

82-2714562

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

462 Broadway

New York, NY, 10013

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 631-2111

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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


Title of Each Class	Trading symbol	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	DV	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 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	☒	Accelerated filer	☐

Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 29, 2024, there were 171,796,441 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

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Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	7

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	29

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	29

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	30

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	30

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	30

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	30

Item 5.	Other Information	30

Item 6.	Exhibits	31

Signatures		32

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, savings and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.

You should read the “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2023 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), on February 28, 2024, for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. There may be other factors not presently known to us or which we currently consider to be immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

“DoubleVerify,” “the DV Authentic Ad,” “Authentic Brand Suitability,” “DV Pinnacle” and other trademarks of ours appearing in this report are our property and we deem them particularly important to the marketing activities conducted by each of our businesses. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this report are without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. This report contains additional trade names and trademarks of other companies. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply an endorsement or sponsorship of us by such companies, or any relationship with any of these companies.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “DoubleVerify,” ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ ‘‘our,’’ and the ‘‘Company,’’ as used in this report refer to DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)


	As of		As of
(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets:
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	302,017	$	310,131
Short-term investments		32,312		—
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $9,580 and $9,442 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		195,638		206,941
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		20,356		15,930
Total current assets		550,323		533,002
Property, plant and equipment, net		60,851		58,020
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		64,910		60,470
Goodwill		432,865		436,008
Intangible assets, net		132,815		140,883
Deferred tax assets		16,619		13,077
Other non-current assets		1,810		1,571
Total assets	$	1,260,193	$	1,243,031
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities
Trade payables	$	12,761	$	12,932
Accrued expenses		34,218		44,264
Operating lease liabilities, current		9,844		9,029
Income tax liabilities		6,064		5,833
Current portion of finance lease obligations		2,640		2,934
Other current liabilities		9,841		8,863
Total current liabilities		75,368		83,855
Operating lease liabilities, non-current		75,124		71,563
Finance lease obligations		2,344		2,865
Deferred tax liabilities		7,514		8,119
Other non-current liabilities		2,752		2,690
Total liabilities		163,102		169,092
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 171,756 shares issued and 171,724 outstanding as of March 31, 2024; 1,000,000 shares authorized, 171,168 shares issued and 171,146 outstanding as of December 31, 2023		172		171
Additional paid-in capital		899,354		878,331
Treasury stock, at cost, 32 shares and 22 shares as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		(1,146)		(743)
Retained earnings		206,139		198,983
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes		(7,428)		(2,803)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,097,091		1,073,939
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,260,193	$	1,243,031

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2024		2023
Revenue	$	140,782	$	122,594
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		26,618		23,952
Product development		36,394		28,555
Sales, marketing and customer support		37,872		25,712
General and administrative		22,075		20,188
Depreciation and amortization		10,928		8,983
Income from operations		6,895		15,204
Interest expense		232		256
Other income, net		(2,272)		(2,734)
Income before income taxes		8,935		17,682
Income tax expense		1,779		5,507
Net income	$	7,156	$	12,175
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.04	$	0.07
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.07
Weighted-average common stock outstanding:
Basic		171,306		165,631
Diluted		176,124		171,657
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	7,156	$	12,175
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment		(4,625)		1,193
Total comprehensive income	$	2,531	$	13,368

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)


											Accumulated
											Other
											Comprehensive
							Additional				(Loss) Income		Total
	Common Stock			Treasury Stock			Paid-in		Retained		Net of		Stockholders’
(in thousands)	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		Income Taxes		Equity
Balance as of January 1, 2024	171,168	$	171	22	$	(743)	$	878,331	$	198,983	$	(2,803)	$	1,073,939
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—	—		—		—		—		(4,625)		(4,625)
Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings	—		—	48		(1,792)		—		—		—		(1,792)
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		20,718		—		—		20,718
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	153		—	—		—		1,695		—		—		1,695
Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units	435		1	—		—		(1)		—		—		—
Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards	—		—	(38)		1,389		(1,389)		—		—		—
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		7,156		—		7,156
Balance as of March 31, 2024	171,756	$	172	32	$	(1,146)	$	899,354	$	206,139	$	(7,428)	$	1,097,091

Balance as of January 1, 2023	165,448	$	165	31	$	(796)	$	756,299	$	127,517	$	(6,326)	$	876,859
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—	—		—		—		—		1,193		1,193
Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings	—		—	30		(787)		—		—		—		(787)
Stock-based compensation expense	—		—	—		—		11,992		—		—		11,992
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options	527		1	—		—		1,765		—		—		1,766
Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units	182		—	—		—		—		—		—		—
Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards	—		—	(35)		914		(914)		—		—		—
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		12,175		—		12,175
Balance as of March 31, 2023	166,157	$	166	26	$	(669)	$	769,142	$	139,692	$	(5,133)	$	903,198

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023
Operating activities:
Net income	$	7,156	$	12,175
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Bad debt expense		907		1,285
Depreciation and amortization expense		10,928		8,983
Amortization of debt issuance costs		74		74
Non-cash lease expense		1,569		1,658
Deferred taxes		(3,963)		(5,382)
Stock-based compensation expense		20,241		11,813
Interest expense, net		64		—
Other		677		(2)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Trade receivables		9,626		(8,052)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(5,218)		(6,874)
Trade payables		55		3,700
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(10,342)		2,048
Net cash provided by operating activities		31,774		21,426
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(6,393)		(4,099)
Purchase of short-term investments		(32,211)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(38,604)		(4,099)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		—		50,000
Payments to revolving credit facility		—		(50,000)
Proceeds from common stock issued upon exercise of stock options		1,695		1,766
Finance lease payments		(815)		(513)
Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings		(1,792)		(787)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(912)		466
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(377)		131
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(8,119)		17,924
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - Beginning of period		310,257		267,938
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period	$	302,138	$	285,862

Cash and cash equivalents	$	302,017	$	285,738
Restricted cash (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)		121		124
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	302,138	$	285,862
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes	$	1,324	$	1,708
Cash paid for interest	$	74	$	266
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, net of impairments and tenant improvement allowances	$	6,207	$	1,415
Capital assets financed by accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	45	$	378
Stock-based compensation included in capitalized software development costs	$	471	$	179

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

1. Description of Business

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is one of the industry’s leading media effectiveness platforms that leverages AI to drive superior outcomes for global brands. By creating more effective, transparent ad transactions, we make the digital advertising ecosystem stronger, safer and more secure, thereby preserving the fair value exchange between buyers and sellers of digital media. The Company’s solutions provide advertisers unbiased data analytics that enable advertisers to increase the effectiveness, quality and return on their digital advertising investments. The DV Authentic Ad is our proprietary metric of digital media quality, which measures whether a digital ad was delivered in a brand suitable environment, fully viewable, by a real person and in the intended geography. The Company’s software interface, DV Pinnacle, delivers these metrics to our customers in real time, allowing them to access critical performance data on their digital transactions. The Company’s software solutions are integrated across the entire digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic platforms, social media channels and digital publishers. The Company’s solutions are accredited by the Media Rating Council, which allows the Company’s data to be used as a single source standard in the evaluation and measurement of digital ads.

The Company was incorporated on August 16, 2017, is registered in the state of Delaware and is the parent company of DoubleVerify Midco, Inc. (“MidCo”), which is in turn the parent company of DoubleVerify Inc. On August 18, 2017, DoubleVerify Inc. entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Agreement”), whereby the Company and Pixel Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, agreed to provide for the merger of the Merger Sub with DoubleVerify Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.

On the effective date, Merger Sub was merged with and into DoubleVerify Inc. whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased and DoubleVerify Inc. continued as the surviving corporation.

Through the merger, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity instruments of DoubleVerify Inc., (the “Acquisition”) resulting in a change of control at the parent level. The merger resulted in the application of acquisition accounting under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Topic Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations.”

The Company is headquartered in New York, New York and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in numerous jurisdictions, including Israel, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico, France, Japan, Spain, Finland, Italy and India, and operates in one reportable segment.

2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 reflect all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods shown in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting periods. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules that would ordinarily be required under GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Use of Estimates and Judgments in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and judgments are inherent in the analysis and measurement of items including, but not limited to: revenue recognition criteria including the determination of principal versus agent revenue considerations, income taxes, the valuation and recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, the assessment of potential loss from contingencies, assumptions in valuing acquired assets and liabilities assumed in business combinations, the allowance for doubtful accounts, and assumptions used in determining the fair value of stock-based compensation. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates. These estimates are based on the information available as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Short-term Investments

Debt Securities

The Company’s accounting for debt securities varies depending on the legal form of the security, our intended holding period for the security, and the nature of the transaction. Investments in marketable debt securities include U.S. treasury bills. The Company considers all of its marketable debt securities as available for use in current operations and, therefore, classifies these securities as Short-term investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Marketable debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are initially recorded at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses related to available-for-sale debt securities are recorded as a separate component of Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income until realized. Interest on marketable debt securities classified as available-for-sale is included as a component of Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Refer to Footnote 8, Fair Value Measurement, for further information.

The Company accounts for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities in accordance with ASC 326, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” (“ASC 326”). The Company uses ASC 326 to assess the investment portfolio for impairment at the individual security level and evaluates all securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if the impairment is credit related (realized loss recorded in earnings) or non-credit related (unrealized loss).

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Segment Reporting – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures”, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The updated standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the update requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Income Taxes – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which expands annual disclosure requirements related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures. ASU 2023-09 requires consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid to be disaggregated by jurisdiction. The updated standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the update may be applied on a prospective basis with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of this standard on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. Revenue

The following table disaggregates revenue between advertiser customers, where revenue is generated based on the number of ads measured for Measurement or measured and purchased for Activation, and Supply-side customers, where revenue is generated based on contracts with minimum guarantees or contracts that contain overages after minimum guarantees are achieved.

Disaggregated revenue by customer type was as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023
Activation	$	79,322	$	69,892
Measurement		49,275		41,385
Supply-side customer		12,185		11,317
Total revenue	$	140,782	$	122,594

Contract assets relate to the Company’s conditional right to consideration for completed performance under the contract (e.g., unbilled receivables). Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, include unbilled receivable balances of $55.1 million and $55.0 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $13.9 million of remaining performance obligations which are expected to be recognized over the next one to three years. These non-cancelable supply-side arrangements have original expected durations longer than one year and for which the consideration is not variable. These obligations relate primarily to the Company’s supply-side revenue which represented $12.2 million, or 8.7% of the Company’s total revenue as of March 31, 2024. The vast majority of the Company’s revenue is derived primarily from our advertising customers and partners based on the volume of media transactions, or ads, that our software platform measures, and not from supply-side arrangements. In determining the remaining performance obligations, the Company applied the allowable practical expedient and did not disclose information about (1) contracts remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less and (2) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

4. Business Combinations

Scibids Technology SAS

On August 14, 2023, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Scibids Technology SAS (“Scibids”), a global leader in artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology for digital campaign optimization. The acquisition combines DoubleVerify’s proprietary data with Scibids’ AI-powered optimization technology to provide advertiser customers with enhanced insights and control over their advertising performance.

The preliminary allocations of the purchase price for Scibids are subject to revisions as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. The revisions may have a significant impact on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The allocations of the purchase price will be finalized once all information is obtained and assessed, not to exceed one year from the acquisition date. As of March 31, 2024, the purchase price allocation for Scibids is subject to the finalization of working capital adjustments.

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of changes to the goodwill carrying value from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024:


(in thousands)
Goodwill at December 31, 2023	$	436,008
Foreign exchange impact		(3,143)
Goodwill at March 31, 2024	$	432,865

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization:


(in thousands)	March 31, 2024						December 31, 2023
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Trademarks and brands	$	11,733	$	(5,351)	$	6,382	$	11,734	$	(5,140)	$	6,594
Customer relationships		160,687		(66,462)		94,225		161,173		(62,955)		98,218
Developed technology		92,443		(60,235)		32,208		93,013		(56,942)		36,071
Non-compete agreements		65		(65)		—		66		(66)		—
Total intangible assets	$	264,928	$	(132,113)	$	132,815	$	265,986	$	(125,103)	$	140,883

Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 was $7.3 million and $6.2 million, respectively.

Estimated future expected amortization expense of intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:


(in thousands)
2024 (for remaining nine months)	$	21,417
2025		26,751
2026		21,997
2027		18,081
2028		14,928
2029		12,577
Thereafter		17,064
Total	$	132,815

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

The weighted-average remaining useful life by major asset classes as of March 31, 2024 is as follows:


		(In years)
Trademarks and brands		8
Customer relationships		7
Developed technology		2

There were no impairments of Goodwill or Intangible assets identified during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.

6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, including equipment under finance lease obligations and capitalized software development costs, consisted of the following:


	As of
(in thousands)	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Computers and peripheral equipment	$	25,982	$	25,013
Office furniture and equipment		3,334		3,170
Leasehold improvements		33,153		32,595
Capitalized software development costs		39,708		35,039
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(41,326)		(37,797)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	60,851	$	58,020

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, total depreciation expense was $3.6 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

Property and equipment under finance lease obligations, consisting of computer equipment, totaled $17.8 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accumulated depreciation related to property and equipment under finance lease obligations totaled $13.6 million and $12.9 million, respectively. Refer to Note 7, Leases.

There were no impairments of Property, plant and equipment identified during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

7. Leases

The following table presents lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023
Lease cost:
Operating lease cost (1)	$	2,637	$	2,587
Finance lease cost:
Depreciation of finance lease assets (2)		619		217
Interest on finance lease liabilities (3)		64		23
Short-term lease cost (1)		317		246
Sublease income (1)		—		(267)
Total lease cost	$	3,637	$	2,806

Other information:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash outflows from operating leases	$	2,516	$	1,336
Operating cash outflows from finance leases	$	74	$	23
Financing cash outflows from finance leases	$	815	$	513

(1)

Included in Cost of revenue, Sales, marketing and customer support, Product development and General and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

(2)

Included in Depreciation and amortization in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

(3)

Included in Interest expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

The following table presents weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for finance and operating leases as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively:


	March 31,
	2024	2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)	12.9	13.9
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)	2.1	1.4
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases	4.7%	4.5%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases	5.4%	3.7%

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Maturities of lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024 were as follows:


	March 31, 2024
(in thousands)	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
2024 (for remaining nine months)	$	7,802	$	2,325
2025		9,410		2,150
2026		8,140		819
2027		7,586		—
2028		7,731		—
2029		8,154		—
Thereafter		67,157		—
Total lease payments		115,980		5,294
Less amount representing interest		(31,012)		(310)
Present value of total lease payments	$	84,968	$	4,984

There were no impairments of Operating lease right-of-use assets identified during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.

8. Fair Value Measurement

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	As of March 31, 2024
	Quoted Market
	Prices in Active				Significant
	Markets for		Significant Other		Unobservable
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs		Total Fair Value
(in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Measurements
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	50,083	$	—	$	—	$	50,083
Short-term investments	$	32,312	$	—	$	—	$	32,312

As of December 31, 2023

Quoted Market

Prices in Active

Significant

Markets for

Significant Other

Unobservable

Identical Assets

Observable Inputs

Inputs

Tota1 Fair Value

(in thousands)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Measurements

Assets:

Cash equivalents

61,463

—

61,463

Cash equivalents consisted of treasury bills with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less and money market funds of $50.1 million and $61.5 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Short-term investments consisted of treasury bills of $32.3 million as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, all of the Company’s Short-term investments are contractually due within one year.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amortized cost of the Company’s treasury bills approximated fair value. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not record any unrealized gains, unrealized losses, or credit losses.

9. Long-term Debt

On October 1, 2020, DoubleVerify Inc., as borrower (the “Borrower”), and MidCo, as guarantor, entered into an amendment and restatement agreement with the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and Capital One, National Association, as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing lender, and others, to (i) amend and restate the Company’s prior credit agreement, as amended and restated on October 1, 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”) and (ii) replace the Company’s prior credit facilities with a new senior secured revolving credit facility (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million (with a letter of credit facility of up to $15.0 million as a sublimit). Subject to certain terms and conditions, the Borrower is entitled to request additional term loan facilities or increases in the revolving credit commitments under the New Revolving Credit Facility. The New Revolving Credit Facility is payable in quarterly installments for interest, with the principal balance due in full at maturity on October 1, 2025. Additional fees paid quarterly include fees for the unused revolving facility and unused letter of credit. The commitment fee on any unused balance is payable periodically and may range from 0.25% to 0.40% based upon the Borrower’s total net leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

On March 29, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the New Revolving Credit Facility to replace the LIBOR based interest rate with a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) based interest rate. The New Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at SOFR plus 2.00% or the Alternate Base Rate plus 1.00% (at the Company’s option), which may vary from time to time based on the Borrower’s total net leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

The New Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of significant negative covenants. Subject to certain exceptions, these covenants require the Borrower to comply with certain requirements and restrictions on its ability to, among other things: incur indebtedness; create liens; engage in mergers or consolidations; make investments, loans and advances; pay dividends or other distributions and repurchase capital stock; sell assets; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; and make certain accounting changes. As a result of these restrictions, substantially all of the net assets of the Borrower are restricted from distribution to the Company or any holders of its equity.

The New Revolving Credit Facility has a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of MidCo, the Borrower and Ad-Juster Inc., the Company’s indirect subsidiary. The New Revolving Credit Facility requires the Borrower to remain in compliance with a maximum total net leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, each as defined in the Credit Agreement.

As of March 31, 2024, the maximum total net leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 3.5x and 1.25x, respectively. The Borrower was in compliance with all covenants under the New Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was no outstanding debt under the New Revolving Credit Facility.

10. Income Tax

The Company’s quarterly income tax provision is calculated using an estimated annual effective income tax rate (“ETR”) based on historical information and forward-looking estimates. The Company’s estimated annual ETR may fluctuate due to changes in forecasted annual pre-tax income, and changes to forecasted permanent book to tax differences (e.g., non-deductible expenses).

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

The Company’s ETR for a particular reporting period may fluctuate as the result of changes to the valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets, the impact of anticipated tax settlements with federal, state, or foreign tax authorities, or the impact of tax law changes. The Company identifies items that are unusual and non-recurring in nature and treats these as discrete events. The tax effect of these discrete events is booked entirely in the quarter in which they occur.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $1.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.9%, that includes the effects of various permanent book-to-tax adjustments, foreign tax rate differences, U.S. tax on foreign operations, and U.S. state/local taxes, which represent a rate impact of (10.9%). During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $5.5 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 31.1%.

A valuation allowance has been established against a small amount of foreign capital losses and certain U.S. tax loss carryforwards. All other net deferred tax assets have been determined to be more likely than not realizable. The Company regularly reviews its deferred tax assets for recoverability and would establish a valuation allowance if it believed that such assets may not be recovered, taking into consideration historical operating results, expectations of future earnings, changes in its operations, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences.

The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes utilizing ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740-10 clarifies whether or not to recognize assets or liabilities for tax positions taken that may be challenged by a tax authority. It prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosures. The application of ASC 740-10 requires judgment related to the uncertainty in income taxes and could impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in various state and international jurisdictions. The Company’s Israeli subsidiary is under audit by the Israeli Tax Authority for the 2021 and later tax years. The Company is also under audit by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. These examinations may lead to ordinary course adjustments or proposed adjustments to the Company’s taxes. Aside from the aforementioned, the Company is not currently under audit in any other jurisdiction.

11. Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in computations of the basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2024		2023
Numerator:
Net Income (basic and diluted)	$	7,156	$	12,175
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		171,306		165,631
Dilutive effect of share-based awards		4,818		6,026
Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding		176,124		171,657
Basic earnings per share	$	0.04	$	0.07
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.04	$	0.07

Approximately 6.2 million and 7.1 million weighted average shares issuable under stock-based awards were not included in the diluted EPS calculation in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, respectively, because they were antidilutive.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

12. Stock-Based Compensation

Employee Equity Incentive Plan

On September 20, 2017, the Company established its 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Program (the “2017 Plan”) which provides for the granting of equity-based awards to certain employees, directors, independent contractors, consultants and agents. Under the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards.

On April 19, 2021, the Company established its 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Equity Plan”). The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including qualified incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalents, and other stock or cash settled incentive awards.

Stock Options

Options become exercisable subject to vesting schedules up to four years from the date of the grant and subject to certain timing restrictions upon an employee’s separation of service and no later than 10 years after the grant date.

A summary of stock option activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:


	Stock Option
				Weighted Average
				Remaining
	Number of	Weighted Average		Contractual Life		Aggregate
	Options	Exercise Price		(Years)		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	9,992	$	17.01	6.91	$	197,598
Options granted	—		—
Options exercised	(194)		8.78
Options forfeited	(23)		28.49
Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	9,775	$	17.15	6.67	$	176,726
Options expected to vest as of March 31, 2024	2,744	$	25.70	8.07	$	26,257
Options exercisable as of March 31, 2024	6,906	$	13.58	6.08	$	149,377

Stock options include grants to executives that contain both market-based and performance-based vesting conditions. There were no stock options granted that contain both market-based and performance-based vesting conditions during the three months ended March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no stock options exercised and 1,373 market-based and performance-based stock options remain outstanding as of March 31, 2024.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 was $5.1 million and $12.8 million, respectively.

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) did not declare or pay dividends on any Company stock during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

RSUs are subject to vesting schedules up to four years from the date of the grant and subject to certain restrictions upon employee separation.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

A summary of RSUs activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:


	RSUs
	Number of	Weighted Average
	Shares	Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	4,720	$	28.03
Granted	2,387		33.88
Vested	(435)		27.13
Forfeited	(65)		28.48
Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	6,607	$	30.20

The total grant date fair value of RSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $11.8 million.

Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)

PSUs are subject to vesting and performance periods of up to approximately three years from the date of the grant.

A summary of PSUs activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:


	PSUs
		Weighted
		Average Grant
	Number of	Date Fair
	Shares	Value
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023	480	$	41.31
Granted	186		41.28
Vested	—		—
Forfeited	—		—
Outstanding as of March 31, 2024	666	$	41.30

The fair market value of PSUs with market-based and service-based vesting conditions granted for the years presented has been estimated on the grant date using the Monte Carlo Simulation model with the following assumptions:


		2024
Risk‑free interest rate (percentage)		3.9 - 4.1
Expected dividend yield (percentage)		—
Expected volatility (percentage)		46.7

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Total stock-based compensation expense recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income was as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2024		2023
Product development	$	7,373	$	4,379
Sales, marketing and customer support		5,936		3,507
General and administrative		6,932		3,927