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Tremor International Reports Results for the Second Quarter and Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2022

August 16, 2022

Generated record adjusted EBITDA of $39.1 million and $72.7 million alongside industry-leading adjusted EBITDA margins of 55% and 51% on a Contribution ex-TAC basis for Q2 and H1, respectively

Expected to enhance platform scale and differentiation and expand strategic capabilities and global market share through pending $239 million acquisition of Amobee, proposed $25 million investment in VIDAA, and completed integration of Spearad

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tremor International Ltd. (AIM/NASDAQ: TRMR) (“Tremor” or the “Company”), a global leader in Video, Data, and Connected TV (“CTV”) advertising offering an end-to-end technology platform that enables advertisers to optimize their campaigns and media partners to maximize yield on their digital advertising inventory, today announces its financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2022.

Financial Summary

  • Generated Q2 Contribution ex-TAC of $70.8 million compared to $73.7 million in Q2 2021, and H1 Contribution ex-TAC of $141.8 million compared to $136.7 million in H1 2021, which was impacted by challenging macroeconomic conditions
     
  • Achieved record Q2 Adjusted EBITDA of $39.1 million, reflecting an increase of 5% compared to Q2 2021, and record H1 Adjusted EBITDA of $72.7 million, an increase of 12% compared to H1 2021
     
  • Durable and efficient operating model drove record and industry-leading margins including a 52% Adjusted EBITDA margin in Q2 2022 on a reported revenue basis, and 55% on a Contribution ex-TAC basis, and a 46% Adjusted EBITDA margin in H1 2022 on a reported revenue basis, and 51% on a Contribution ex-TAC basis
     
  • Record Q2 CTV spend of $64.7 million reflected an increase of 30% compared to Q2 2021, and record H1 CTV spend of $110.9 million represented an increase of 26% compared to H1 2021
     
  • CTV spend during H1 2022 reflected 36% of total spend and 41% of programmatic spend
     
  • Video revenue, including CTV, continued to represent the overwhelming majority of Tremor’s Contribution ex-TAC at approximately 80% for Q2 and H1 2022
     
  • $361.4 million net cash position as of June 30, 2022 provides Tremor with strong liquidity to support current needs of the business and investments for future growth and strategic initiatives, including the recently announced proposed acquisition of Amobee and proposed investment in VIDAA       

“Tremor’s data-powered end-to-end technology and business platform continued to drive increased customer adoption and displayed impressive resiliency while generating record profitability and best-in-class industry margins for both Q2 and H1, despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges,” said Ofer Druker, Tremor International’s Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve also recently taken important steps to further scale and differentiate our business, including entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Amobee, our agreement to invest $25 million in VIDAA which is intended to deepen our strategic data and CTV media relationship, and the completed integration of Spearad. We are confident Tremor remains well-positioned to weather continued market headwinds while capitalizing on anticipated Company-specific and industry-related growth catalysts.”

Operational Highlights and Recent Business Wins

  • Entered into a Strategic Agreement to Acquire Amobee for $239 Million:
    • Significantly increases Tremor’s global market share and is expected to create one of the most scaled and compelling CTV and video end-to-end platforms in the market
    • Enhances Tremor’s technology offering and business footprint across core growth drivers including self-service DSP, CTV, performance, and data, while also adding new insight tools, and linear TV capabilities
    • Substantially expands Tremor’s talent footprint, market presence, and reach, as Amobee serves over 500 customers globally and maintains relationships with some of the world’s leading media partners
    • For the twelve months ended June 30, 2022, Amobee generated preliminary unaudited Contribution ex-TAC of approximately $150 million, excluding the results from its Email Marketing Platform which is not part of our proposed acquisition
    • Management initially expects to achieve meaningful annual run-rate operating cost synergies of approximately $50 million on a combined pro forma basis post-closing and following completion of the integration
    • Tremor expects to obtain new $150 million debt facilities comprised of a secured term loan and a revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition and support future strategic investments and initiatives
    • Transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval or the expiration of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”)
       
  • Entered into an Agreement to Invest $25 Million in VIDAA to Strengthen Strategic Relationship with Smart TV Operating System and Global OEMs it Serves:
    • Proposed investment extends the exclusive agreement to share VIDAA’s automatic content recognition (“ACR”) data for global measurement and targeting across Tremor’s end-to-end platform
    • Upon completion of the investment, VIDAA will grant exclusivity in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia to the Unruly SSP and Spearad ad server, already designated as its preferred monetization platform globally
    • Tremor expected to benefit from Hisense’s sponsorship of the upcoming FIFA World Cup and exclusive ad monetization and content opportunities driven by FIFA+ and other sports-related content launching on Hisense VIDAA-powered devices
    • Investment is expected to close in Q3 2022, subject to customary closing conditions
       
  • Continued Strong Customer Adoption and Partner Traction Across Tremor Video, Unruly, and Tr. ly:
    • Unruly added 63 new supply partners, including 35 in the US, during Q2 2022, and 150 new supply partners, including 71 in the US, during H1 2022, across critical growth verticals in sports, news, entertainment, and lifestyle, including OTT (“over-the-top”) apps from leading broadcast businesses
    • Unruly CTRL, Tremor’s self-service platform for publishers, saw PMP spend increase by 560% during Q2 2022, compared to Q2 2021, and saw PMP spend increase by 715% during H1 2022, compared to H1 2021
    • Tr. ly created over 13X more unique video ads in Q2 2022 than in Q2 2021 and more than 15X more unique video ads in H1 2022 than in H1 2021, while continuing to experience strong adoption of data-driven creative products, impressive international growth, and significant increases in travel and retail verticals   
    • Tremor Video added 60 new logos during Q2 2022, and 135 new logos during H1 2022, across travel, CPG, and retail growth verticals, as well as others

Share Repurchase Program Update

  • Tremor repurchased 5,716,960 ordinary shares at an average price of 452.60 pence during Q2 2022, reflecting a total investment of approximately £25.9 million, or $32.5 million, and 7,401,470 ordinary shares from March 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022 at an average price of 479.98 pence, for a total investment of approximately £35.6 million, or $45.3 million  

Financial Guidance

  • Management believes Tremor remains well-positioned to benefit from anticipated future industry growth trends and Company-specific catalysts
  • Tremor’s full year 2022 guidance is based on the expectation that there will be no major Covid-19-related setbacks or significant escalation of war or other hostilities that may cause economic conditions to further deteriorate or otherwise significantly reduce advertiser demand
  • Tremor’s full year 2022 guidance considers challenging market conditions that limited advertiser activity in Q2 2022, such as inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, recession concerns, and widespread global supply chain issues in certain verticals such as automobile manufacturing, with the expectation that these challenges could continue to have an impact on the advertising demand environment for the remainder of 2022 and beyond, and excludes any potential impact from its pending acquisition of Amobee, which is expected to close later in Q3 2022
  • Tremor believes its end-to-end platform, scaled and efficient operating model, diverse customer base, and broad range of revenue verticals help mitigate effects of these potential headwinds and accordingly, Tremor estimates:

    • Full year 2022 Contribution ex-TAC of approximately $290 million
    • Full year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $155 million

  • Following the anticipated closing and integration of the proposed acquisition of Amobee Tremor expects to generate on a combined pro forma basis:

    • Full year 2023 Contribution ex-TAC of approximately $500 million
    • Full year 2023 Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $200 million

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights ($ in millions, except per share amount)

    Three months ended June 30
  Six months ended June 30
     2022     2021     %     2022     2021     %   
 IFRS highlights                     
Revenues 75.8   81.4   (7%)   156.7   152.4   3%  
Programmatic Revenues 60.7   67.5   (10%)   119.8   123.2   (3%)  
Operating Profit/(Loss) 15.5   21.2   (27%)   29.8   36.4   (18%)  
                         
Total Comprehensive Income/(Loss) 2.4   24.4   (90%)   11.6   36.4   (68%)  
Diluted EPS 0.05   0.17   (72%)   0.12   0.26   (55%)  
                         
Non-IFRS Highlights                        
Contribution ex-TAC 70.8   73.7   (4%)   141.8   136.7   4%  
                         
Adjusted EBITDA 39.1   37.3   5%   72.7   64.8   12%  
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 55%   51%   8%   51%   47%   9%  
                         
Non-IFRS net Income 25.2   32.8   (23%)   49.0   50.2   (3%)  
Non-IFRS Diluted EPS 0.16   0.23   (30%)   0.31   0.35   (13%)  

Second Quarter and Six Month 2022 Financial Results Webcast and Conference Call Details

  • Tremor International Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Earnings Webcast and Conference Call
  • August 16, 2022, at 6:00 AM/PT, 9:00 AM/ET, and 2:00 PM/BST
  • Webcast Link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/hvwgdddv
  • Participant Dial-In Number:
    • US/CANADA Participant Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (800) 715-9871
    • UK Participant Toll-Free Dial-In Number: +44 800 260 6466
    • INTERNATIONAL Participant Dial-In Number: (646) 307-1963
    • Conference ID: 3002442

Use of Non-IFRS Financial Information

In addition to our IFRS results, we review certain non-IFRS financial measures to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, establish budgets, measure the effectiveness of investments in our technology and development and sales and marketing, and assess our operational efficiencies. These non-IFRS measures include Contribution ex-TAC, Adjusted EBITDA, Non-IFRS Net Income (Loss) and Non-IFRS Earnings (Loss) per share, each of which is discussed below.

These non-IFRS financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or as superior to, the corresponding financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments, and review the reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to their most comparable IFRS measures, and the reasons we consider them appropriate. It is important to note that the particular items we exclude from, or include in, our non-IFRS financial measures may differ from the items excluded from, or included in, similar non-IFRS financial measures used by other companies. See "Reconciliation of Revenue to Contribution ex-TAC," "Reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA," and "Reconciliation of net income (loss) to non-IFRS income (loss)," included as part of this press release.

  • Contribution ex-TAC: Contribution ex-TAC is defined as our gross profit plus depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of revenues and cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) minus the Performance media cost (“traffic acquisition costs” or “TAC”). Contribution ex-TAC is a supplemental measure of our financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, IFRS. Contribution ex-TAC should not be considered as an alternative to gross profit as a measure of financial performance. Contribution ex-TAC is a non-IFRS financial measure and should not be viewed in isolation. We believe Contribution ex-TAC is a useful measure in assessing the performance of Tremor International, because it facilitates a consistent comparison against our core business without considering the impact of traffic acquisition costs related to revenue reported on a gross basis.
     
  • Adjusted EBITDA: We define as total comprehensive income for the period adjusted for foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations, financing expenses, net, tax benefit, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring, acquisition and IPO-related costs and other expenses (income), net. Adjusted EBITDA is included in the press release because it is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of expenses that do not relate directly to the performance of the underlying business.
     
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin: we define as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Contribution ex-TAC.
     
  • Non-IFRS Income (Loss) and Non-IFRS Earnings (Loss) per Share: We define non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share as non-IFRS income (loss) divided by non-IFRS weighted-average shares outstanding. Non-IFRS income (loss) is equal to net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation, cash and non-cash based acquisition and related expenses, including amortization of acquired intangible assets, merger related severance costs, transaction expenses. In periods in which we have non-IFRS income, non-IFRS weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate non-IFRS earnings per share includes the impact of potentially dilutive shares. Potentially dilutive shares consist of stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance stock units, each computed using the treasury stock method. We believe non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share is useful to investors in evaluating our ongoing operational performance and our trends on a per share basis, and also facilitates comparison of our financial results on a per share basis with other companies, many of which present a similar non-IFRS measure. However, a potential limitation of our use of non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share is that other companies may define non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share differently, which may make comparison difficult. This measure may also exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share is a performance measure and should not be used as a measure of liquidity. Because of these limitations, we also consider the comparable IFRS measure of net income (loss).

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (as implemented into English law) ("MAR"). With the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

About Tremor International

Tremor is a global company offering an end-to-end technology advertising platform, operating across three core capabilities - Video, Data and CTV. Tremor's unique approach is centered on offering a full stack of end-to-end solutions which provides it with a major competitive advantage within the video advertising ecosystem.

Tremor Video helps advertisers deliver impactful brand stories across all screens through the power of innovative video technology combined with advanced audience data and captivating creative content. Tremor Video's innovative video advertising technology has offerings in CTV, in-stream, out-stream and in-app. To learn more, visit www.tremorvideo.com

Unruly, the media side of Tremor, drives real business outcomes in multiscreen advertising. Its programmatic platform efficiently and effectively delivers performance, quality, and actionable data to demand and supply-focused clients and partners. Tremor has a meaningful number of direct integrations with premium publishers, unique demand relationships with a variety of advertisers and privileged access to News Corp inventory. Unruly connects to the world's largest DSPs and is compatible with most Ad Age top 100 brands. To learn more, visit www.unruly.co

Tremor is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and is traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: TRMR) and NASDAQ (TRMR).

For more information, visit: https://www.tremorinternational.com/

For further information please contact:

Tremor International Ltd.
Billy Eckert, Senior Director Investor Relations
ir@tremorinternational.com

KCSA (U.S. Investor Relations)
Adam Holdsworth, Investor Relations
aholdsworth@kcsa.com

Vigo Consulting (U.K. Financial PR & Investor Relations)
Jeremy Garcia
Kate Kilgallen
Tel: +44 20 7390 0230 or tremor@vigoconsulting.com

finnCap Ltd.
Jonny Franklin-Adams / James Thompson (Corporate Finance)
Tim Redfern / Dicky Chambers (ECM)
Tel: +44 20 7220 0500

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
Fred Walsh
Alain Dobkin
Nick Adams
Richard Short
Tel: +44 20 7710 7600

PR Contact
Caroline Smith
VP, Communications, Tremor International
csmith@tremorinternational.com

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United Stated Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “can,” “will,” “estimates,” and other similar expressions. However, these words are not the only way Tremor identifies forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding the anticipated financial results for full year 2022 and 2023; anticipated benefits of Tremor’s strategic transactions and commercial partnerships; anticipated features and benefits of Tremor’s products and service offerings; Tremor’s positioning for continued and accelerated future growth in both the US and international markets in the second half of 2022 and beyond; Tremor’s implementation of a substantial share repurchase while also continuing to evaluate strategic opportunities to acquire companies and invest in technology, products, sales and marketing to further expand its platform; Tremor’s medium- to long-term prospects; management’s belief that Tremor is well-positioned to benefit from anticipated future industry growth trends and Company-specific catalysts; the potential negative impact of inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty, recession concerns, and the widespread global supply chain issues that have limited advertising activity in H1 2022 in certain verticals and the anticipation that these challenges could continue to have an impact for the remainder of 2022 and beyond, as well as any other statements related to Tremor’s future financial results and operating performance. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Tremor's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: negative global economic conditions, potential negative developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and how those developments may adversely impact Tremor’s business, customers and the markets in which Tremor competes, changes in industry trends, the risk that Tremor will not realize the anticipated benefits of its proposed acquisition of Amobee and strategic investment in VIDAA, including as a result of an inability to integrate Amobee’s business effectively and efficiently into Tremor, other negative developments in Tremor's business or unfavourable legislative or regulatory developments. Tremor cautions you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially, interested parties should review the risk factors listed in Tremor’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) on March 15, 2022. Any forward-looking statements made by Tremor in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and Tremor does not intend to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

Tremor, and the Tremor logo are trademarks of Tremor International Ltd. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word “partner” or “partnership” in this press release does not mean a legal partner or legal partnership.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

     Three months ended June 30    Six months ended June 30
     2022     2021     %     2022     2021     % 
 ($ in thousands)                   
Net Income 7,271   24,069   (70%)   18,635   36,943   (50%)
Taxes expense (income) 6,942   (3,427)       10,190   (1,838)    
Financial expense, net 1,266   599       993   1,311    
Depreciation and amortization 7,630   10,029       15,357   19,912    
Stock-based compensation 15,324   2,610       31,353   4,951    
Restructuring & Acquisition costs 709   314       1,307   434    
Other income -   -       (5,103)   -    
IPO related one-time costs -   3,133       -   3,133    
Adjusted EBITDA 39,142   37,327   5%   72,732   64,846   12%

Reconciliation of Revenue to Contribution ex-TAC

     Three months ended June 30    Six months ended June 30
     2022     2021     %     2022     2021     % 
 ($ in thousands)                   
Revenues 75,828   81,379   (7%)   156,702   152,388   3%
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (13,019)   (17,238)       (29,416)   (34,930)    
Depreciation and amortization attributable to Cost of Revenues (3,803)   (4,012)       (7,632)   (8,199)    
Gross profit (IFRS) 59,006   60,129   (2%)   119,654   109,259   10%
Depreciation and amortization attributable to Cost of Revenues 3,803   4,012       7,632   8,199    
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 13,019   17,238       29,416   34,930    
Performance media cost (4,996)   (7,632)   (35%)   (14,853)   (15,653)   (5%)
Contribution ex-TAC (Non-IFRS) 70,832   73,747   (4%)   141,849   136,735   4%

Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-IFRS Net Income

     Three months ended June 30    Six months ended June 30
     2022     2021     %     2022     2021     % 
 ($ in thousands)                   
Net Income 7,271   24,069   (70%)   18,635   36,943   (50%)
Acquisition and related items, including amortization of acquired intangibles and restructuring 4,579   7,065       9,192   13,653    
Stock-based compensation expense 15,324   2,610       31,353   4,951    
Other Income -   -       (5,103)   -    
IPO related one-time costs -   3,133       -   3,133    
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments (1) (2,012)   (4,117)       (5,098)   (8,442)    
Non-IFRS Income (Loss) 25,162   32,760   (23%)   48,979   50,238   (3%)
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted (in millions) (2) 156.9   143.8       158.5   142.1    
                       
Non-IFRS diluted EPS (in USD) 0.16   0.23   (30%)   0.31   0.35   (13%)

(1) Non-IFRS income includes the estimated tax impact from the expense items reconciling between net income and non-IFRS income

(2) Non-IFRS earnings per share is computed using the same weighted-average number of shares that are used to compute IFRS earnings per share.

Review Auditor Report to the Shareholders of Tremor International Ltd.

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying financial information of Tremor International Ltd. and its subsidiaries (hereinafter - “the Company”) comprising the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position as of June 30, 2022, the related condensed consolidated interim statements of operation and other comprehensive income for the six and three month periods then ended and the related condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended. The Board of Directors and Management are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim financial information in accordance with IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim financial information based on our review.

Scope of Review

We conducted our review in accordance with Standard on Review Engagements (Israel) 2410, "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures.

A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Israel and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying financial information was not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34.

Somekh Chaikin
Member Firm of KPMG International

August 15, 2022

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited)

        June 30   December 31
        2022   2021
        USD thousands
Assets            
ASSETS:            
Cash and cash equivalents       361,356     367,717
Trade receivables, net       132,043     165,063
Other receivables       15,583     18,236
Current tax assets       861     981
             
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS       509,843     551,997
             
Fixed assets, net       3,317     3,464
Right-of-use assets       11,459     13,955
Intangible assets, net       195,047     208,220
Deferred tax assets       17,035     24,431
Other long term assets       429     672
             
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS       227,287     250,742
             
TOTAL ASSETS       737,130     802,739
             
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity            
             
LIABILITIES:            
Current maturities of lease liabilities       6,496     7,119
Trade payables       124,732     161,812
Other payables       24,948     42,900
Current tax liabilities       4,710     8,836
             
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES       160,886     220,667
             
Employee benefits       229     426
Long-term lease liabilities       5,706     7,876
Deferred tax liabilities       1,486     1,395
             
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES       7,421     9,697
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES       168,307     230,364
             
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:            
Share capital       432     442
Share premium       422,287     437,476
Other comprehensive income (loss)       (6,290 )   698
Retained earnings       152,394     133,759
             
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       568,823     572,375
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY       737,130     802,739


         
Chairman of the Board of Directors   Chief Executive Officer   Chief Finance Officer

Date of approval of the financial statements: August 15, 2022
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATION AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

  Six months ended
June 30
  Three months ended
June 30
  2022     2021     2022     2021  
       
  USD thousands   USD thousands
               
Revenues 156,702     152,388     75,828     81,379  
               
Cost of Revenues (Exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) 29,416     34,930     13,019     17,238  
               
Research and development expenses 13,581     6,808     7,198     3,405  
Selling and marketing expenses 40,708     36,519     20,348     18,469  
General and administrative expenses 32,925     18,003     12,154     11,197  
Depreciation and amortization 15,357     19,912     7,630     10,029  
Other income, net (5,103 )   (200 )   -     (200 )
               
Total operating costs 97,468     81,042     47,330     42,900  
               
Operating Profit 29,818     36,416     15,479     21,241  
               
Financing income (1,027 )   (173 )   (315 )   (87 )
Financing expenses 2,020     1,484     1,581     686  
               
Financing expenses, net 993     1,311     1,266     599  
               
               
Profit before taxes on income 28,825     35,105     14,213     20,642  
               
Tax benefit (expenses) (10,190 )   1,838     (6,942 )   3,427  
               
Profit for the period 18,635     36,943     7,271     24,069  
               
Other comprehensive income (loss) items:              
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operation (6,988 )   (493 )   (4,858 )   343  
               
Total other comprehensive income (loss) (6,988 )   (493 )   (4,858 )   343  
               
Total comprehensive income 11,647     36,450     2,413     24,412  
               
Earnings per share              
Basic earnings per share (in USD) 0.12     0.27     0.05     0.17  
Diluted earnings per share (in USD) 0.12     0.26     0.05     0.17  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)

  Share
capital
  Share
premium
  Other
comprehensive
income
  Retained
Earnings
  Total
  USD thousands
                   
Balance as of January 1, 2022 442     437,476     698     133,759   572,375  
Total Comprehensive income (loss) for the period                  
Profit for the period -     -     -     18,635   18,635  
Other comprehensive Income:                  
Foreign Currency Translation -     -     (6,988 )   -   (6,988 )
                   
Total comprehensive Income (loss) for the period -     -     (6,988 )   18,635   11,647  
                   
Transactions with owners, recognized directly in equity                  
Own shares acquired (22 )   (45,256 )   -     -   (45,278 )
Share based compensation -     28,074     -     -   28,074  
Exercise of share options 12     1,993     -     -   2,005  
                   
Balance as of June 30, 2022 432     422,287     (6,290 )   152,394   568,823  
                   
Balance as of January 1, 2021 380     264,831     3,330     60,472   329,013  
Total Comprehensive income (loss) for the period                  
Profit for the period -     -     -     36,943   36,943  
Other comprehensive Income:                  
Foreign Currency Translation -     -     (493 )   -   (493 )
                   
Total comprehensive Income (loss) for the period -     -     (493 )   36,943   36,450  
                   
Transactions with owners, recognized directly in equity                  
Revaluation of liability for put option on non- controlling interests -     -     -     64   64  
Issuance of shares 41     118,054             118,095  
Own shares acquired (3 )   (6,640 )   -     -   (6,643 )
Share based compensation -     6,912     -     -   6,912  
Exercise of share options 11     300     -     -   311  
                   
Balance as of June 30, 2021 429     383,457     2,837     97,479   484,202  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

    Six months ended
 June 30
    2022     2021  
    USD thousands
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Profit for the period   18,635     36,943  
Adjustments for:        
Depreciation and amortization   15,357     19,912  
Net financing expense   914     1,235  
Loss on sale of fixed assets   -     6  
Loss (gain) on leases change contracts   56     (307 )
Share-based compensation   31,353     4,951  
Gain on sale of business unit   -     (200 )
Tax expenses (benefit)   10,190     (1,838 )
         
Change in trade and other receivables   33,018     15,677  
Change in trade and other payables   (53,772 )   259  
Change in employee benefits   (188 )   4  
Income taxes received   948     1,940  
Income taxes paid   (10,845 )   (1,680 )
Interest received   1,027     170  
Interest paid   (211 )   (311 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities   46,482     76,761  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Change in pledged deposits   (85 )   (205 )
Leases Receipt   536     1,625  
Acquisition of fixed assets   (794 )   (1,770 )
Acquisition and capitalization of intangible assets   (3,034 )   (2,484 )
Proceeds from sale of business unit   489     152  
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired   (52 )   -  
         
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,940 )   (2,682 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Acquisition of own shares   (44,208 )   (6,643 )
Issuance of shares, net of issuance costs   -     118,446  
Payment of call option liability   -     (2,414 )
Proceeds from exercise of share options   2,005     311  
Leases repayment   (4,159 )   (5,537 )


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  (46,362 )   104,163  
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (2,820 )   178,242  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS OF THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD   367,717     97,463  
         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (3,541 )   (161 )
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AS OF THE END OF PERIOD   361,356     275,544  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.


NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:     GENERAL

  1. Reporting entity:

    Tremor International Ltd. (the “Company” or “Tremor International”), formerly known as Taptica International Ltd., was incorporated in Israel under the laws of the State of Israel on March 20, 2007. The ordinary shares of the Company are listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and the American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each of which represents two ordinary shares of the Company, represented by the American Depositary Receipts ("ADR") are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The address of the registered office is 82 Yigal Alon Street Tel-Aviv, 6789124, Israel.

    Tremor International is a global Company offering an end-to-end software platform that supports a wide range of media types (e.g., video, display, etc.) and devices (e.g., mobile, Connected TVs, streaming devices, desktop, etc.), creating an efficient marketplace where advertisers (buyers) are able to purchase high quality advertising inventory from publishers (sellers) at scale. Tremor Video Inc. (“Tremor Video’’), a wholly owned subsidiary, is the Company’s Demand Side Platform (“DSP”) providing full-service and self-managed marketplace access to advertisers and agencies in order to execute their digital marketing campaigns in real time across various ad formats. Unruly Group, LLC (Former name RhythmOne, LLC), provides access to the Sell Side Platform (“SSP”) which is designed to monetize digital inventory for publishers and app developers by enabling their content to have the necessary code and requirements for programmatic advertising integration. The SSP provides access to significant amounts of data, unique demand, and a comprehensive product suite to drive more effective inventory management and revenue optimization. The Company also provides a Data Management Platform (“DMP”) solution which integrates both DSP and SSP solutions enabling advertisers and publishers to use data from various sources in order to optimize results of their advertising campaigns. Tremor International Ltd. is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the US, Canada, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

  2. The global spread of COVID-19, which was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020 has created significant volatility, global macroeconomic uncertainty, and disruption in our business and across financial markets. The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to control its spread has curtailed the movement of people, goods, and services worldwide, including in regions in which the Company, its customers and partners operate, and is continuing to impact economic activity and financial markets.

    Certain verticals in which the Company’s customers operate experienced supply chain disruptions that negatively impacted product availability and, combined with inflation and other challenging macroeconomic factors, resulted in advertisers across several industries reducing or delaying their overall levels of advertising spend. The Company believes a combination of challenging macroeconomic factors, including rising inflation, has contributed to recessionary concerns which has also driven a reduction in consumer discretionary spending, which may continue for the remainder of this year and beyond.

  3. Material events in the reporting period:

    On June 19, 2022, Unruly Media Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a definitive agreement to make a strategic USD 25 million investment in VIDAA (Netherlands) International Holdings B.V. (the "Investment"), a smart TV operating system and streaming platform, and a subsidiary of Hisense Co., Ltd.  The Investment is intended to reflect 2.439% of VIDAA’s issued and outstanding share capital on a fully diluted basis and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

  4. Definitions:

    In these financial statements –
  The Company - Tremor International Ltd.
       
  The Group - Tremor International Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
       
  Subsidiaries - Companies, the financial statements of which are fully consolidated, directly, or indirectly, with the financial statements of the Company such as Unruly Group LLC, Unruly Holding Ltd, Tremor Video Inc.
       
  Related party - As defined by IAS 24, “Related Party Disclosures”.

NOTE 2:    BASIS OF PREPARATION

  1. Statement of compliance:

    The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements. They should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 (hereinafter – “the annual financial statements”).

    The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the Company’s Board of Directors on August 15, 2022.

  2. Use of estimates and judgments:

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management of the Group to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

    The preparation of accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Group’s financial statements requires management of the Group to make assumptions regarding circumstances and events that involve considerable uncertainty. Management of the Group prepares estimates on the basis of past experience, various facts, external circumstances, and reasonable assumptions according to the pertinent circumstances of each estimate.

    Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

NOTE 3:     SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its annual financial statements, there was no change in accounting policies or any new relevant standards during the reporting period.

NOTE 4:     SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Issued and paid-in share capital:

      Ordinary Shares
      2022     2021  
      Number of shares
           
  Balance as of January 1   154,501,629     133,916,229  
  Own shares acquired by the Group   (7,401,470 )   (917,998 )
  Share based compensation exercise to shares   3,887,518     3,741,234  
  Issuance of shares in IPO   -     13,537,906  
           
  Issued and paid-in share capital as of June 30   150,987,677     150,277,371  
           
  Authorized share capital   500,000,000     500,000,000  

1) Rights attached to share:

The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time to time and are entitled to one vote per share at general meetings of the Company. All shares rank equally with regard to the Company’s residual assets.

2) Own shares acquisition:

On February 23, 2022, following the Company’s Board of Director approvals for a share buyback program for a total consideration of USD 75,000 thousand, the Company purchased during the six months period ended June 30, 2022 7,401,470 shares for a total consideration of USD 45,278 thousand.

The Ordinary Shares acquired pursuant to the buyback programs reclassified as dormant shares under the Israeli Companies Law (without any rights attached thereon) and held in treasury.

NOTE 5:     EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share:

The calculation of basic earnings per share for the six and three months periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was based on the profit for the periods divided by a weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, calculated as follows:

Profit for the period:

      Six months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  Profit for the period   18,635   36,943


      Three months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  Profit for the period   7,271   24,069

Weighted average number of ordinary shares:

      Six months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      Shares of NIS
      0.01 par value
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic earnings per share as of June 30   153,609,625   136,033,008
           
  Basic earnings per share (in USD)   0.12   0.27


      Three months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      Shares of NIS
      0.01 par value
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic earnings per share as of June 30   153,093,909   137,645,630
           
  Basic earnings per share (in USD)   0.05   0.17

Diluted earnings per share:

The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the six and three months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was based on profit for the period divided by a weighted average number of shares outstanding after adjustment for the effects of all dilutive potential ordinary shares, calculated as follows:

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted):

      Six months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      Shares of NIS
      0.01 par value
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic earnings per share   153,609,625   136,033,008
  Effect of share options issued   4,904,789   6,084,840
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share   158,514,414   142,117,848
           
  Diluted earnings per share (in USD)   0.12   0.26


      Three months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      Shares of NIS
      0.01 par value
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic earnings per share   153,093,909   137,645,630
  Effect of share options issued   3,768,860   6,112,829
           
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share   156,862,769   143,758,459
           
  Diluted earnings per share (in USD)   0.05   0.17


NOTE 6:     SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

  1. Share-based compensation plan:

    The terms and conditions related to the grants of the share options programs are as follows:

    • All the share options that were granted are non-marketable.
    • All options are to be settled by physical delivery of ordinary shares or ADSs.
    • Vesting conditions are based on a service period of between 0.5-4 years


  2. Stock Options:

  The number of share options is as follows:

      Number of options   Weighted average
exercise price
      2022   2021   2022   2021
      (Thousands)   (USD)
                   
  Outstanding of 1 January   6,026     3,781          
  Forfeited   (586 )   (102 )   7.05   2.22
  Exercised   (941 )   (167 )   1.97   1.87
  Granted   620     -     7.22   -
                   
  Outstanding of June 30   5,119     3,512          
  Exercisable of June 30   1,216     214          
                   

In June 2022, The Company’s Board of Directors approved (i) extending by two years the expiration date of the outstanding options, granted under the Company’s Global Share Incentive Plan (2011), (the “2011 Plan”), and under the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, (the “2017 Plan”), and (ii) amending the exercise terms of part of the options granted under the 2017 Plan, such that options that are vested on the date of employment expiration shall expire 90 days after the date of employment expiration unless exercised by such employee prior to such date (instead of 30 days as currently provided).

Such changes triggered a new measurement of the fair value of the options. The incremental fair value amounting to USD 1,298 thousand using the Black-Scholes Model.

      c.  Information on measurement of fair value of share-based compensation plans:

The fair value of employees share options is measured using the Black-Scholes formula. Measurement inputs include the share price on the measurement date, the exercise price of the instrument, expected volatility, expected term of the instruments, expected dividends, and the risk-free interest rate.

The parameters used in the measurement of the fair values at grant date of the equity-settled share-based compensation plans were as follows:

      2022  
         
  Grant date fair value in USD   3.24    
  Share price (on grant date) (in USD)   7.1    
  Exercise price (in USD)   7.22    
  Expected volatility (weighted average)   60%    
  Expected life (weighted average)   3.5-3.8    
  Expected dividends   0.00%    
  Risk-free interest rate   2.15%    

The total expense recognized in the six months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the options granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 3,272 thousand and USD 718, respectively.

The total expense recognized in the three months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the options granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 1,915 thousand and USD 294, respectively.
                
d. Restricted Share Units (RSU):

The number of restricted share units is as follows:

      Number of RSUs   Weighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
      2022   2021   2022   2021
      (Thousands)    
                   
  Outstanding at 1 January   8,146     3,777     8.606   2.364
  Forfeited   (142 )   (12 )   10.085   6.071
  Exercised   (1,308 )   (1,656 )   8.819   2.145
  Granted   252     4,765     7.095   10.017
                   
  Outstanding at June 30   6,948     6,874     8.786   2.752

The total expense recognized in the six months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the RSUs granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 19,447 and USD 2,767 thousand, respectively.

The total expense recognized in the three months period ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the RSUs granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 9,253 and USD 1,676 thousand, respectively.

e. Performance Stock Units (PSU):
    The number of performance stock units is as follows:

      Number of PSUs   Weighted-Average Grant
Date Fair Value
      2022   2021   2022   2021
      (Thousands)    
                   
  Outstanding of January 1   4,486     3,852     6.796   2.155
  Forfeited   -     (90 )   -   2.429
  Exercised   (1,639 )   (1,918 )   2.090   2.408
  Granted   48     2,065     7.095   10.010
                   
  Outstanding of June 30   2,895     3,909     9.477   8.652

The vesting of the PSUs is subject to continued employment and compliance with the performance criteria determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Company’s Board of Directors.

The total expense recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the PSUs granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 8,634 thousand and USD 1,466 thousand, respectively.

The total expense recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 with respect to the PSUs granted to employees, amounted to approximately USD 4,156 thousand and USD 640 thousand, respectively.

f. Share based expense recognized in the statements of operation and other comprehensive income is as follows:

      Six months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  Selling and marketing   6,846   1,112
  Research and development   4,593   263
  General and administrative   19,914   3,576
           
      31,353   4,951


      Three months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  Selling and marketing   3,680   425
  Research and development   2,472   120
  General and administrative   9,172   2,065
           
      15,324   2,610


NOTE 7:     OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company has a single reportable segment as a provider of marketing services.

Geographical information:

In presenting information on the basis of geographical segments, segment revenue is based on the geographical location of consumers.

      Six months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  America   142,718   135,663
  APAC   8,422   9,470
  EMEA   5,562   7,255
           
  Total   156,702   152,388


      Three months ended
June 30 (unaudited)
      2022   2021
      USD thousands
           
  America   66,520   72,403
  APAC   6,490   4,920
  EMEA   2,818   4,056
           
  Total   75,828   81,379


NOTE 8:     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 25, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement with Amobee Group Pte. Ltd (the “Seller”) to acquire Amobee, Inc., Amobee Group Pte. Ltd. and Amobee ANZ Pty Ltd (“Amobee”) for a total consideration of USD 239 million, subject to adjustments (the “Transaction”). The Company and its subsidiaries intend to satisfy the consideration through a combination of existing cash resources and new USD 150 million debt facilities comprised of a secured term loan and a revolving credit facility to partially fund the acquisition and support future strategic investments and initiatives expect to obtain prior to closing the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval or the expiration of the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The Company and its subsidiaries will acquire from Amobee in a business combination its Omnichannel Demand Side Platform (DSP) IP assets and the Advanced TV Platform without its Email Marketing Platform and related current and historical liabilities, which is expected to remain with the Seller.


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