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People Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Mar 31, 2020

Filed with the SEC on Jun 3, 2020 and accepted by EDGAR at Jun 3, 2020, 16:46 ET.

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Management's discussion and analysis

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GENERAL

Management Overview

The Company operates Vimeo, Dotdash and Care.com, among many other online businesses, and has majority ownership of ANGI Homeservices, which includes HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List and Handy.

On December 19, 2019, IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") entered into a Transaction Agreement (as amended as of April 28, 2020, the "Transaction Agreement") with Match Group, Inc. ("MTCH"), IAC Holdings, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of IAC ("New IAC"), and Valentine Merger Sub LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of IAC. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreement, if the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement are consummated, the businesses of MTCH will be separated from the remaining businesses of IAC through a series of transactions that will result in the pre-transaction stockholders of IAC owning shares in two, separate public companies—(1) IAC, which will be renamed Match Group, Inc. ("New Match") and which will own the businesses of MTCH and certain IAC financing subsidiaries, and (2) New IAC, which will be renamed IAC/InterActiveCorp and which will own IAC's other businesses-and the pre-transaction stockholders of MTCH (other than IAC) owning shares in New Match. Completion of the separation, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2020, is subject to a number of conditions, including approval by a majority of the disinterested shareholders of MTCH, approval of IAC’s shareholders and other customary conditions and approvals. We refer to this transaction as the "Separation."

As used herein, "New IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" and similar terms refer to IAC Holdings, Inc. and the businesses comprising New IAC (unless the context requires otherwise).

Key Terms:

When the following terms appear in this report, they have the meanings indicated below:

Reportable Segments (for additional information see "Note 8—Segment Information" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1—Combined Financial Statements"):

  • ANGI Homeservices ("ANGI") - connects quality home service professionals across 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling to cleaning and landscaping, with consumers through category-transforming products under brands such as HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, Handy and Fixd Repair. At March 31, 2020, New IAC’s economic interest and voting interest in ANGI were 84.9% and 98.3%, respectively.
  • Vimeo - operates a global video platform for creative professionals, small and medium businesses ("SMBs"), organizations and enterprises to connect with their audiences, customers and employees.
  • Dotdash - is a portfolio of digital brands providing expert information and inspiration in select vertical content categories.
  • Applications - consists of Desktop, which includes our direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications and the business-to-business partnership operations, and Mosaic Group, which is a leading provider of global subscription mobile applications through Apalon, iTranslate and TelTech.
  • Ask Media Group - is a collection of websites providing general search services and information.
  • Emerging & Other - consists of Care.com, a leading global platform for finding and managing family care, which was acquired on February 11, 2020, Bluecrew, NurseFly, a temporary healthcare staffing platform acquired on June 26, 2019, The Daily Beast, College Humor Media, for periods prior to its sale on March 16, 2020, and IAC Films.

Defined Terms and Operating Metrics:

Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires certain terms, which include the principal operating metrics we use in managing our business, used in this quarterly report are defined below:

ANGI Homeservices

  • Marketplace Revenue - includes revenue from the HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair domestic marketplace, including consumer connection revenue for consumer matches, revenue from pre-priced jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair platforms, and service professional membership subscription revenue. It excludes revenue from Angie's List, mHelpDesk and HomeStars. Effective January 1, 2020, Fixd Repair has been moved to Marketplace from Advertising & Other and prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
  • Advertising & Other Revenue - includes Angie’s List revenue (revenue from service professionals under contract for advertising and membership subscription fees from consumers) as well as revenue from mHelpDesk and HomeStars.
  • Marketplace Service Requests - are fully completed and submitted domestic customer service requests to HomeAdvisor and jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair platforms.
  • Marketplace Monetized Transactions - are fully completed and submitted domestic customer service requests to HomeAdvisor that were matched to and paid for by a service professional and jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair platforms during the period.
  • Marketplace Transacting Service Professionals ("Marketplace Transacting SPs") - are the number of HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair domestic service professionals that paid for consumer matches or performed a job sourced through the HomeAdvisor, Handy and Fixd Repair platforms during the quarter.

Vimeo

  • Platform Revenue - primarily includes revenue from Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") subscription fees and other related revenue from Vimeo subscribers.
  • Hardware Revenue - includes sales of our live streaming accessories. Vimeo sold its hardware business on March 29, 2019.
  • Vimeo Ending Subscribers - is the number of subscribers to Vimeo's SaaS video tools at the end of the period (including the addition of subscribers from Magisto, a video creation service enabling consumers and businesses to create short-form videos acquired on May 28, 2019).

Dotdash

  • Display Advertising Revenue - primarily includes revenue generated from display advertisements sold both directly through our sales team and via programmatic exchanges.
  • Performance Marketing Revenue - primarily includes affiliate commerce and performance marketing commissions generated when consumers are directed from our properties to third-party service providers. Affiliate commerce commissions are generated when a consumer completes a transaction. Performance marketing commissions are generated on a cost-per-click or cost-per-new account basis.

Operating Costs and Expenses:

  • Cost of revenue - consists primarily of traffic acquisition costs, which includes (i) payments made to partners who direct traffic to our Ask Media Group websites, who distribute our business-to-business customized browser-based applications and who integrate our paid listings into their websites and (ii) the amortization of fees paid to Apple and Google related to the distribution of apps and the facilitation of in-app purchases. Traffic acquisition costs include payment of amounts based on revenue share and other arrangements. Cost of revenue also includes hosting fees, compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for Vimeo and Care.com customer care and support functions, employees at Fixd Repair for service work performed, payments made to workers staffed by Bluecrew, and payments made to independent service professionals who perform work contracted under pre-priced arrangements through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms, credit card processing fees, production costs related to IAC Films and for periods prior to its sale on March 16, 2020, College Humor Media, and content costs.
  • Selling and marketing expense - consists primarily of advertising expenditures, which include online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, social media sites and third parties that distribute our direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications, offline marketing, which is primarily television advertising, and partner-related payments to those who direct traffic to the brands within our ANGI segment, and compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for ANGI's sales force and marketing personnel.
  • General and administrative expense - consists primarily of compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in executive management, finance, legal, tax, human resources and customer service functions (except for Vimeo and Care.com which includes customer service costs within cost of revenue), fees for professional services (including transaction-related costs related to the Separation and acquisitions), rent expense, facilities costs, bad debt expense, software license and maintenance costs and acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments (described below). The customer service function at ANGI includes personnel who provide support to its service professionals and consumers.
  • Product development expense - consists primarily of compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs that are not capitalized for personnel engaged in the design, development, testing and enhancement of product offerings and related technology and software license and maintenance costs.
  • Acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments - relate to the portion of the purchase price of certain acquisitions that is contingent upon the financial performance and/or operating metric targets of the acquired company. The fair value of the liability is estimated at the date of acquisition and adjusted each reporting period until the liability is settled. Significant changes in financial performance and/or operating metrics will result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. The changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration arrangements during each reporting period, including the accretion of the discount if the arrangement is longer than one year, are recognized in "General and administrative expense" in the accompanying combined statement of operations.

Long-term debt (for additional information see "Note 6—Long-term Debt" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1—Combined Financial Statements"):

  • ANGI Term Loan - due November 5, 2023. The outstanding balance of the ANGI Term Loan as of March 31, 2020 is $244.1 million. At both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the ANGI Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.50% and has quarterly principal payments. The interest rate was 2.28% and 3.25% at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
  • ANGI Credit Facility - The ANGI $250 million revolving credit facility expires on November 5, 2023. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding borrowings under the ANGI Credit Facility.
  • IAC Group Credit Facility - The IAC Group $250 million revolving credit facility expires on November 5, 2023. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no outstanding borrowings under the IAC Group Credit Facility.

Non-GAAP financial measure:

  • Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") - is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Principles of Financial Reporting" for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net loss attributable to IAC/InterActiveCorp equity in IAC Holdings, Inc. to operating loss to combined Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Certain Risks and Concentrations—Services Agreement with Google

IAC and Google are party to a services agreement (the "Services Agreement"). If the Separation is consummated, IAC shall assign the Services Agreement to New IAC. A meaningful portion of the Company's revenue is attributable to the Services Agreement. In addition, the Company earns certain other advertising revenue from Google that is not attributable to the Services Agreement. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, combined revenue earned from Google was $138.9 million and $195.8 million, representing 20% and 31%, respectively, of the Company's combined revenue. Accounts receivable related to revenue earned from Google totaled $48.7 million and $53.0 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Revenue attributable to the Services Agreement is earned by the Desktop business within the Applications segment and by the Ask Media Group segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, revenue earned from the Services Agreement was $46.1 million and $88.1 million, respectively, within the Applications segment and $80.5 million and $94.8 million, respectively, within the Ask Media Group segment.

The Services Agreement was scheduled to expire on March 31, 2020. On February 11, 2019, IAC and Google amended the Services Agreement, effective as of April 1, 2020. The amendment extends the expiration date of the agreement to March 31, 2023; provided that during September 2020 and during each September thereafter, either party may, after discussion with the other party, terminate the Services Agreement, effective on September 30 of the year following the year such notice is given. IAC believes that the amended agreement, taken as a whole, is comparable to the pre-amendment agreement with Google. The Services Agreement requires that the Company comply with certain guidelines promulgated by Google. Google may generally unilaterally update its policies and guidelines without advance notice. These updates may be specific to the Services Agreement or could be more general and thereby impact the Company as well as other companies. These policy and guideline updates could in turn require modifications to, or prohibit and/or render obsolete certain of our products, services and/or business practices, which could be costly to address or otherwise have an adverse effect on our combined financial condition and results of operations, particularly our Desktop business and Ask Media Group. As described below, Google has made changes to the policies under the Services Agreement and has also made industry-wide changes that have negatively impacted the Desktop business and Google may do so in the future.

On May 31, 2019, Google announced industry-wide policy changes, which became effective on July 1, 2019, related to all extensions distributed through the Chrome Web Store. These industry-wide changes, combined with other changes to polices under the Services Agreement during the second half of 2019, have had a negative impact on the historical and expected future results of operations of the Desktop business.

Overview—Combined Results

(Dollars in thousands)

Revenue: Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
ANGI Homeservices $343,650 $40,207 13% $303,443
Vimeo 56,968 13,387 31% 43,581
Dotdash 44,120 10,159 30% 33,961
Applications 104,148 (39,401) (27)% 143,549
Ask Media Group 100,948 891 1% 100,057
Emerging & Other 34,357 17,666 106% 16,691
Inter-segment eliminations (67) (5) (8)% (62)
Total $684,124 $42,904 7% $641,220
Operating (Loss) Income:
ANGI Homeservices $(16,296) $(12,655) (348)% $(3,641)
Vimeo (14,589) 3,195 18% (17,784)
Dotdash 2,411 (636) (21)% 3,047
Applications (218,588) (243,944) NM 25,356
Ask Media Group 6,729 (4,101) (38)% 10,830
Emerging & Other (26,574) (13,224) (98)% (13,350)
Corporate (45,431) (6,790) (18)% (38,641)
Total $(312,338) $(278,155) (814)% $(34,183)
Adjusted EBITDA:
ANGI Homeservices $34,397 $(2,782) (7)% $37,179
Vimeo (11,408) 4,792 30% (16,200)
Dotdash 7,011 (139) (2)% 7,150
Applications 10,151 (19,537) (66)% 29,688
Ask Media Group 6,831 (4,144) (38)% 10,975
Emerging & Other (23,811) (10,741) (81)% (13,070)
Corporate (31,386) (11,166) (55)% (20,220)
Total $(8,215) $(43,717) NM $35,502

NM = Not meaningful.

  • Revenue increased $42.9 million, or 7%, to $684.1 million, due to growth from ANGI of $40.2 million, increases of $17.7 million from Emerging & Other, $13.4 million from Vimeo and $10.2 million from Dotdash, partially offset by a decrease of $39.4 million from Applications.
  • Operating loss increased $278.2 million to a loss of $312.3 million due primarily to a goodwill impairment of $212.0 million and $21.4 million in indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments, which is reflected in amortization of intangibles, at Applications related to the Desktop business, a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA of $43.7 million, described below, and increases of $4.4 million in depreciation and $2.5 million in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a change of $7.8 million in acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments (income of $6.3 million in 2020 compared to expense of $1.5 million in 2019). The overall increase in amortization of intangibles of $23.4 million was due principally to the inclusion in 2020 of indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments of $21.4 million related to the Desktop business noted above. The goodwill and the indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments were driven by the impact of COVID-19. The increase in depreciation was due primarily to the development of capitalized software to support ANGI's products and services, as well as leasehold improvements related to additional office space at ANGI. The increase in stock-based compensation expense was due primarily to the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year period and a net increase in modification charges, partially offset by the vesting of awards.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased $43.7 million to a loss of $8.2 million due primarily to decreases of $19.5 million from Applications, $4.1 million from Ask Media Group and $2.8 million from ANGI, and increased losses of $11.2 million and $10.7 million from Corporate and Emerging & Other, respectively, partially offset by reduced losses of $4.8 million from Vimeo.

Acquisitions and dispositions affecting year-over-year comparability include:

Acquisitions: Reportable Segment: Acquisition Date:
Fixd ANGI January 25, 2019
Magisto Vimeo May 28, 2019
NurseFly - controlling interest Emerging & Other June 26, 2019
Care.com Emerging & Other February 11, 2020
Dispositions: Reportable Segment: Sale Date:
Vimeo's hardware business Vimeo March 29, 2019
College Humor Media Emerging & Other March 16, 2020

COVID-19 Update

The Company's business could be materially and adversely affected by the outbreak of COVID-19, which has been declared a "pandemic" by the World Health Organization.

Through March 31, 2020, the Company's ANGI Homeservices business has experienced a decline in demand for home services requests, driven primarily by decreases in demand in certain categories of jobs (particularly non-essential projects) and decreases in demand in regions most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, which the Company attributes both to the unwillingness of consumers to interact with service professionals face-to-face or have service professionals in their homes, and to lower levels of consumer confidence and discretionary income generally. In addition, with respect to our ad-supported businesses, the Company has experienced a meaningful decrease in advertising rates across our various properties (as much as 30% year over year).

In connection with the first quarter close of its books, the Company determined that the effects of COVID-19 were an indicator of possible impairment for certain of its assets. The Company determined, as of March 31, 2020, the fair value for those assets for which COVID-19 was deemed to be an indicator of possible impairment and identified the following impairments:

  • a $212.0 million impairment related to the goodwill of the Desktop reporting unit;
  • a $21.4 million impairment related to certain indefinite-lived intangible assets of the Desktop reporting unit;
  • a $51.5 million impairment of certain equity securities without readily determinable fair values; and
  • a $7.5 million impairment of a note receivable and a warrant related to certain investees.

The extent to which developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and measures designed to curb its spread continue to impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, all of which are highly uncertain and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the speed of contagion, the development and implementation of effective preventative measures and possible treatments, the scope of governmental and other restrictions on travel, non-essential services and other activity, and public reactions to these developments. For example, these developments and measures have resulted in rapid and adverse changes to the operating environment in which we do business, as well as significant uncertainty concerning the near and long term economic ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak, which have adversely impacted our ability to forecast our results and respond in a timely and effective manner to trends related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The longer the global outbreak and measures designed to curb the spread of the virus continue to adversely affect levels of consumer confidence, discretionary spending and the willingness of consumers to interact with other consumers, vendors and service providers face-to-face (and in turn, adversely affect demand for the Company’s various products and services), the greater the adverse impact is likely to be on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations and the more limited will be the Company’s ability to try and make up for delayed or lost revenues.

Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019

Revenue

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
ANGI Homeservices $343,650 $40,207 13% $303,443
Vimeo 56,968 13,387 31% 43,581
Dotdash 44,120 10,159 30% 33,961
Applications 104,148 (39,401) (27)% 143,549
Ask Media Group 100,948 891 1% 100,057
Emerging & Other 34,357 17,666 106% 16,691
Inter-segment eliminations (67) (5) (8)% (62)
Total $684,124 $42,904 7% $641,220
  • ANGI revenue increased 13% to $343.7 million driven by Marketplace Revenue growth of $38.3 million, or 17%, and an increase of $3.9 million, or 6%, in Advertising & Other Revenue, partially offset by a decline of $1.9 million, or 9%, at the European businesses. The increase in Marketplace Revenue was due primarily to increases of 2% in Marketplace Service Requests to 5.9 million and 5% in Marketplace Transacting SPs to 191,000, and, to a lesser extent, an increase in revenue of $15.2 million due to the change to gross revenue reporting for Handy and HomeAdvisor’s pre-priced product offering, effective January 1, 2020. Advertising & Other Revenue increased due primarily to an increase in Angie's List revenue. The revenue decline at the European businesses was due primarily to the impact of COVID-19, lower monetization from transitioning the Travaux.com business to Werkspot's technology platform in early February 2020 and the unfavorable impact of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and British Pound.
  • Vimeo revenue grew 31% to $57.0 million due to Platform Revenue growth of $15.7 million, or 38%. Platform Revenue growth was driven by a 6% increase in average revenue per subscriber and a 31% increase in Vimeo Ending Subscribers to 1.3 million (including the contribution from Magisto, acquired May 28, 2019) as enterprises and organizations move to deliver their products and communicate with their customers more digitally due to the effects of COVID-19. Revenue in 2019 included $2.3 million from the hardware business, which was sold in the first quarter of 2019.
  • Dotdash revenue increased 30% to $44.1 million due to growth of 79% in Performance Marketing Revenue and 15% higher Display Advertising Revenue. The growth in Performance Marketing Revenue was due primarily to growth in both affiliate commerce commission revenue and performance marketing commission revenue.
  • Applications revenue decreased 27% to $104.1 million due to a decrease of $42.5 million, or 44%, at Desktop, partially offset by an increase of $3.1 million, or 7%, at Mosaic Group. The decrease in Desktop revenue was driven by lower queries and monetization challenges following prior year browser policy changes and a decrease in advertising rates due to the impact of COVID-19 as well as continued business-to-business partnership declines.
  • Ask Media Group revenue increased 1% to $100.9 million due primarily to growth in paid traffic partially offset by a decrease in advertising rates due to the impact of COVID-19.
  • Emerging & Other revenue increased 106% to $34.4 million due primarily to the contributions from Care.com, acquired February 11, 2020, and Nursefly, acquired June 26, 2019, as well as growth at The Daily Beast, partially offset by lower revenue at IAC Films.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below) $179,327 $39,479 28% $139,848
As a percentage of revenue 26% 22%

Cost of revenue in 2020 increased from 2019 due to increases of $23.2 million from ANGI, $10.8 million from Ask Media Group and $6.9 million from Emerging & Other, partially offset by a decrease of $5.0 million from Applications.

  • The ANGI increase was due primarily to the change from net to gross revenue reporting for Handy and HomeAdvisor pre-priced product offering, effective January 1, 2020.
  • The Ask Media Group increase was due primarily to an increase of $10.8 million in traffic acquisition costs driven by higher revenue sourced through partners.
  • The Emerging & Other increase was due primarily to $9.4 million of expense from the inclusion of Care.com, partially offset by a decrease of $2.1 million at College Humor Media due to its sale during the first quarter of 2020.
  • The Applications decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $4.5 million in traffic acquisition costs related to business-to-business partnership revenue declines at Desktop.

Selling and marketing expense

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Selling and marketing expense $308,207 $5,009 2% $303,198
As a percentage of revenue 45% 47%

Selling and marketing expense in 2020 increased from 2019 due to increases of $14.7 million from ANGI, $9.6 million from Emerging & Other, $2.3 million from Vimeo and $1.8 million from Dotdash, partially offset by decreases of $16.9 million from Applications and $6.5 million from Ask Media Group.

  • The ANGI increase was due primarily to increases in compensation expense of $7.7 million and advertising expense of $4.4 million. The increase in compensation expense was due primarily to growth in the sales force. The increase in advertising expense was due primarily to an increase in online marketing, partially offset by a decrease in television spend. Beginning mid-way through 2019, the proportion of service requests through Google free traffic declined while service requests through Google paid traffic increased. In addition, paid service requests became considerably more expensive on average than in the first half of 2019. In response to this continuing trend, we implemented new processes in the second half of 2019 that are increasingly more focused on profitability targets of our paid customer acquisition than the cost of each service request. We expect the year-over-year increase in paid traffic to be more modest in the back half of 2020.
  • The Emerging & Other increase was due primarily to $9.9 million of expense from the inclusion of Care.com, partially offset by a decrease of $0.9 million in compensation at College Humor Media due to its sale during the first quarter of 2020.
  • The Vimeo increase was due primarily to increases in compensation expense of $3.5 million, due, in part, to growth in the sales force and software license and maintenance costs of $0.6 million, partially offset by lower marketing of $2.3 million due to a brand campaign in 2019.
  • The Dotdash increase was due primarily to an increase in compensation expense of $1.6 million, due, in part, to growth in the sales force.
  • The Applications decrease was due primarily to lower online marketing of $15.4 million principally at Desktop as we continue to mitigate the negative impact on revenue from prior year browser policy changes, and a decrease of $0.8 million in compensation expense.
  • The Ask Media Group decrease was due primarily to a decrease in marketing of $6.2 million driven by policy changes in our ability to acquire traffic.

General and administrative expense

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
General and administrative expense $173,741 $19,290 12% $154,451
As a percentage of revenue 25% 24%

General and administrative expense in 2020 increased from 2019 due to increases of $10.1 million from ANGI, $8.0 million from Corporate, $6.6 million from Emerging & Other and $2.1 million from Dotdash, partially offset by a decrease of $7.5 million from Applications.

  • The ANGI increase was due primarily to an increase of $6.2 million in compensation expense and $3.5 million in bad debt expense due to higher Marketplace Revenue and the impact from COVID-19 on expected credit losses. The increase in compensation expense was due primarily to an increase of $4.4 million in stock-based compensation expense due primarily to the issuance of new equity awards since 2019 and an increase of $2.5 million in expense due to the modification charge related to the combination of the HomeAdvisor business and Angie's List ($10.4 million in 2020 compared to $7.9 million in 2019).
  • The Corporate increase was due primarily to higher professional fees, including $7.6 million in costs related to the Separation, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense due primarily to the vesting of awards, partially offset by a net increase in modification charges.
  • The Emerging & Other increase was due primarily to $6.7 million of expense from the inclusion of Care.com.
  • The Dotdash increase was due primarily to an increase in bad debt expense due, in part, to the impact of COVID-19 on expected credit losses.
  • The Applications change was due primarily to a decrease of $7.8 million in acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments (income of $6.3 million in 2020 compared to expense of $1.5 million in 2019).

Product development expense

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Product development expense $61,963 $17,538 39% $44,425
As a percentage of revenue 9% 7%

Product development expense in 2020 increased from 2019 due to increases of $5.6 million from Vimeo, $5.3 million from Emerging & Other, $3.8 million from Dotdash and $1.7 million from Applications.

  • The Vimeo increase was due primarily to an increase of $4.5 million in compensation expense due primarily from the inclusion of Magisto and higher headcount.
  • The Emerging & Other increase was due primarily to $4.9 million of expense from the inclusion of Care.com.
  • The Dotdash increase was due primarily to an increase of $3.6 million in compensation expense due primarily to higher headcount and an increase in expense for contractors engaged in improving the user's experience.
  • The Applications increase was due primarily to an increase of $2.1 million in compensation expense due primarily to higher headcount at Mosaic.

Depreciation

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Depreciation $15,492 $4,352 39% $11,140
As a percentage of revenue 2% 2%

Depreciation in 2020 increased from 2019 due primarily to the development of capitalized software to support ANGI's products and services, as well as leasehold improvements related to additional office space at ANGI.

Operating (loss) income

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
ANGI Homeservices $(16,296) $(12,655) (348)% $(3,641)
Vimeo (14,589) 3,195 18% (17,784)
Dotdash 2,411 (636) (21)% 3,047
Applications (218,588) (243,944) NM 25,356
Ask Media Group 6,729 (4,101) (38)% 10,830
Emerging & Other (26,574) (13,224) (98)% (13,350)
Corporate (45,431) (6,790) (18)% (38,641)
Total $(312,338) $(278,155) (814)% $(34,183)
As a percentage of revenue (46)% (5)%

Operating loss increased $278.2 million to a loss of $312.3 million due primarily to the goodwill impairment of $212.0 million and $21.4 million in indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments, which is reflected in amortization of intangibles, at Applications related to the Desktop business, a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA of $43.7 million, described below, and increases of $4.4 million in depreciation and $2.5 million in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a change of $7.8 million in acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments (income of $6.3 million in 2020 compared to expense of $1.5 million in 2019). The overall increase in amortization of intangibles of $23.4 million was due principally to the inclusion in 2020 of indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments of $21.4 million related to the Desktop business noted above. The goodwill and the indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments were driven by the impact of COVID-19. The increase in depreciation was due primarily to the development of capitalized software to support ANGI's products and services, as well as leasehold improvements related to additional office space at ANGI. The increase in stock-based compensation expense was due primarily to the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year period and a net increase in modification charges, partially offset by the vesting of awards.

See "Note 4—Goodwill and Intangible Assets" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1. Combined Financial Statements" for a detailed description of the Desktop goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairments.

The aggregate carrying value of goodwill for which the most recent estimate of the excess of fair value over carrying value is less than 20% is approximately $709.4 million. The aggregate carrying value of indefinite-lived intangible assets for which the most recent estimate of the excess of fair value over carrying value is less than 20% is approximately $70.2 million.

At March 31, 2020, there was $161.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.3 years.

Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
ANGI Homeservices $34,397 $(2,782) (7)% $37,179
Vimeo (11,408) 4,792 30% (16,200)
Dotdash 7,011 (139) (2)% 7,150
Applications 10,151 (19,537) (66)% 29,688
Ask Media Group 6,831 (4,144) (38)% 10,975
Emerging & Other (23,811) (10,741) (81)% (13,070)
Corporate (31,386) (11,166) (55)% (20,220)
Total $(8,215) $(43,717) NM $35,502
As a percentage of revenue (1)% 6%

For a reconciliation of net loss attributable to IAC/InterActiveCorp equity in IAC Holdings, Inc. to operating loss to combined Adjusted EBITDA, see "Principles of Financial Reporting." For a reconciliation of operating (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments, see "Note 8—Segment Information" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1—Combined Financial Statements."

  • ANGI Adjusted EBITDA decreased 7% to $34.4 million, despite higher revenue, due primarily to increased European losses and an increase of $3.5 million in bad debt expense due to higher Marketplace Revenue and the impact from COVID-19 on expected credit losses.
  • Vimeo Adjusted EBITDA loss decreased 30% to $11.4 million due primarily to higher revenue and lower marketing expense, partially offset by higher compensation expense due primarily to an increase in headcount, including its sales force, and a charge of $0.7 million related to the termination of a lease.
  • Dotdash Adjusted EBITDA decreased 2% to $7.0 million, despite higher revenue, due primarily to higher compensation expense, an increase in expense for contractors engaged in improving the user's experience and an increase in bad debt expense due, in part, to the impact of COVID-19 on expected credit losses.
  • Applications Adjusted EBITDA decreased 66% to $10.2 million due primarily to a decrease in revenue.
  • Ask Media Group Adjusted EBITDA decreased 38% to $6.8 million, due to an increase in traffic acquisition costs, partially offset by lower marketing, as well as from the impact of COVID-19.
  • Emerging & Other Adjusted EBITDA loss increased $10.7 million to $23.8 million due primarily to $13.5 million in transaction-related items from the Care.com acquisition (including $8.7 million in deferred revenue write-offs and $4.8 million in transaction-related costs), increased losses at Bluecrew and losses at IAC Films and Nursefly, partially offset by lower losses at College Humor Media.
  • Corporate Adjusted EBITDA loss increased 55% to $31.4 million due primarily to higher professional fees, including $7.6 million in costs related to the Separation.

Interest expense

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Interest expense $2,217 $(1,050) (32)% $3,267

Interest expense in 2020 decreased from 2019 due primarily to lower interest rates and the decrease in the average outstanding balance of the ANGI Term Loan compared to the prior year period.

Other expense, net

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Other expense, net $57,448 $52,031 961% $5,417

Other expense, net in 2020 includes: $51.5 million in impairments (downward adjustments) related to investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values and $7.5 million in impairments of a note receivable and a warrant related to certain investees due to the impact of COVID-19; and $4.4 million of interest income.

Other expense, net in 2019 includes: $8.1 million in a realized loss related to the sale of a business; and $4.3 million of interest income.

Income tax benefit

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Income tax benefit $41,432 $12,238 42% $29,194
Effective income tax rate 11% 68%

For further details of income tax matters, see "Note 2—Income Taxes" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1. Combined Financial Statements."

In 2020, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $41.4 million, which represented an effective tax rate of 11%. The effective income tax rate was lower than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to the non-deductible portion of the Desktop goodwill impairment charge and unbenefited losses related to other investment impairments, partially offset by a revaluation of net operating loss deferred taxes due to the CARES Act.

In 2019, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $29.2 million, which represented an effective tax rate of 68%. The effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to excess tax benefits generated by the exercise and vesting of stock-based awards.

Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling holders’ percentage share of earnings or losses from the subsidiaries in which the Company holds a majority, but less than 100%, ownership interest and the results of which are included in our combined financial statements.

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 $ Change % Change 2019
Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests $(2,372) $(2,946) NM $574

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Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2020 and 2019 primarily represents the publicly-held interest in ANGI's earnings.

PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Company reports Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). This measure is one of the primary metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, on which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. We believe that investors should have access to, and we are obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. The Company endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measure presented by providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measure, which we discuss below.

Definition of Non-GAAP Measure

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of (i) amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable, and (ii) gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements. We believe this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes the impact of these expenses.

The following table reconciles net loss attributable to IAC/InterActiveCorp equity in IAC Holdings, Inc. to operating loss to combined Adjusted EBITDA:

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 2019
Net loss attributable to IAC/InterActiveCorp equity in IAC Holdings, Inc. $(328,199) $(14,247)
Add back:
Net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (2,372) 574
Income tax benefit (41,432) (29,194)
Other expense, net 57,448 5,417
Interest expense 2,217 3,267
Operating loss (312,338) (34,183)
Stock-based compensation expense 37,181 34,675
Depreciation 15,492 11,140
Amortization of intangibles 45,759 22,341
Acquisition-related contingent consideration fair value adjustments (6,282) 1,529
Goodwill impairment 211,973 —
Adjusted EBITDA $(8,215) $35,502

For a reconciliation of operating (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments, see "Note 8—Segment Information" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1—Combined Financial Statements."

Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From Our Non-GAAP Measure

Stock-based compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with awards issued by certain of the combined subsidiaries of New IAC and an allocation of expense from IAC related to awards issued to New IAC employees that were granted under various IAC stock and annual incentive plans. These expenses are not paid in cash.

Depreciation is a non-cash expense relating to our property, capitalized software and equipment and is computed using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated useful lives, or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

Amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets are non-cash expenses related primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets of the acquired company, such as technology, service professional relationships, customer lists and user base, memberships, trade names and content, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. Value is also assigned to acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets, which comprise trade names and trademarks, and goodwill that are not subject to amortization. An impairment is recorded when the carrying value of an intangible asset or goodwill exceeds its fair value. We believe that intangible assets represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition and the related amortization and impairments of intangible assets or goodwill, if applicable, are not ongoing costs of doing business.

Gains and losses recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements are accounting adjustments to report contingent consideration liabilities at fair value. These adjustments can be highly variable and are excluded from our assessment of performance because they are considered non-operational in nature and, therefore, are not indicative of current or future performance or the ongoing cost of doing business.

FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Financial Position

(In thousands)

ANGI cash and cash equivalents: March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
United States $370,711 $377,648
All other countries 13,519 12,917
Total ANGI cash and cash equivalents 384,230 390,565
New IAC (excluding ANGI) cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities:
United States 1,588,101 392,521
All other countries 56,740 56,710
Total cash and cash equivalents 1,644,841 449,231
Short-term investments (United States) 20,000 —
Marketable securities (United States) 49,912 —
Total New IAC (excluding ANGI) cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities 1,714,753 449,231
Total cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities $2,098,983 $839,796
Long-term debt:
ANGI Term Loan $244,063 $247,500
Less: current portion of ANGI Term Loan 13,750 13,750
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs 1,670 1,804
Total long-term debt, net $228,643 $231,946

New IAC and ANGI Long-term Debt

For a detailed description of long-term debt, see "Note 6—Long-term Debt" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1. Combined Financial Statements."

Cash Flow Information

In summary, New IAC's cash flows are as follows:

(In thousands)

Net cash provided by (used in) Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 2019
Operating activities $39,171 $2,594
Investing activities $(518,610) $5,660
Financing activities $1,671,816 $(63,947)

Net cash provided by operating activities consists of earnings adjusted for non-cash items, the effect of changes in working capital and acquisition-related contingent consideration payments (to the extent greater than the liability initially recognized at the time of acquisition). Non-cash adjustments include goodwill impairments, net losses on equity securities, amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense, deferred income taxes, bad debt expense, and depreciation.

Adjustments to earnings consist primarily of a $212.0 million goodwill impairment, $51.5 million of impairments of certain equity securities without readily determinable fair values, $45.8 million of amortization of intangibles, including impairments of $21.4 million, $37.2 million of stock-based compensation expense, $19.9 million of bad debt expense, and $15.5 million of depreciation, partially offset by $13.8 million of deferred income taxes. The deferred income tax benefit primarily relates to the net operating loss created in the first quarter, the tax benefit on intangible and goodwill impairments, and an adjustment to deferred taxes resulting from a true-up of the state tax rate, partially offset by adjustments pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. The decrease from changes in working capital primarily consists of an increase in accounts receivable of $27.2 million, and a decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities of $8.0 million, partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $24.7 million. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth at ANGI. The decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities is due, in part, to a decrease in accrued employee compensation mainly related to the payment of 2019 cash bonuses in 2020, partially offset by an increase in accrued advertising and related payables at ANGI. The increase in deferred revenue is due primarily to growth in subscription sales at Vimeo and Care.com.

Net cash used in investing activities includes cash used for acquisitions and investments of $532.9 million, principally related to the Care.com acquisition, and capital expenditures of $14.8 million, primarily related to investments at ANGI in the development of capitalized software to support their products and services, and leasehold improvements, partially offset by a decrease in notes receivable—related party of $27.7 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities includes cash transfers of $1.7 billion from IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury function, partially offset by $38.5 million for the repurchase of 5.2 million shares of ANGI common stock, on a settlement date basis, at an average price of $7.43 per share, $3.4 million in principal payments on ANGI debt, and $3.2 million for withholding taxes paid on behalf of ANGI employees for stock-based awards that were net settled.

2019

Adjustments to earnings consist primarily of $34.7 million of stock-based compensation expense, $22.3 million of amortization of intangibles, $15.0 million of bad debt expense, and $11.1 million of depreciation, partially offset by $29.9 million of deferred income taxes. The deferred income tax benefit primarily relates to the net operating loss created by the exercise and vesting of stock-based awards. The decrease from changes in working capital primarily consists of an increase in accounts receivable of $40.3 million, a decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities of $31.8 million, partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $17.0 million. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth at ANGI and timing of cash receipts at ANGI and Applications, including cash received in the fourth quarter of 2018 rather than in the first quarter of 2019. The decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities is primarily due to a decrease in accrued employee compensation mainly related to the payment of 2018 cash bonuses in 2019. The increase in deferred revenue is due primarily to growth in subscription sales at Vimeo and Applications.

Net cash provided by investing activities includes proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities of $25.0 million, net proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments of $20.3 million, principally related to the December 31, 2018 sale of Felix, partially offset by cash used for acquisitions of $21.6 million, principally related to the Fixd Repair acquisition, and capital expenditures of $15.9 million, primarily related to investments in the development of capitalized software at ANGI to support their products and services.

Net cash used by financing activities includes cash transfers of $38.9 million to IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury function, $16.5 million for withholding taxes paid on behalf of ANGI employees for stock-based awards that were net settled and $3.4 million in principal payments on ANGI debt.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the first quarter of 2020, IAC contributed $1.1 billion in cash to New IAC in connection with the transfer of the centrally-managed U.S. treasury function from January 1, 2020 to New IAC. Prior to the Separation, New IAC's principal sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, including the funding we received from IAC, short-term investments and marketable securities, and available borrowings under the IAC Group Credit Facility. New IAC's combined cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities at March 31, 2020 were $2.1 billion, of which $384.2 million was held by ANGI. New IAC generated $39.2 million of operating cash flows for three months ended March 31, 2020, of which $55.9 million was generated by ANGI. ANGI is a separate and distinct legal entity with its own public shareholders and board of directors and has no obligation to provide New IAC with funds. As a result, New IAC cannot freely access the cash of ANGI and its subsidiaries. In addition, certain agreements governing ANGI indebtedness limit the payment of dividends or distributions and loans or advances to stockholders, including New IAC, in the event a default has occurred or in the case of ANGI, its consolidated net leverage ratio (as defined in the ANGI Term Loan) exceeds 4.5 to 1.0. There were no such limitations at March 31, 2020.

The IAC Group Credit Facility of $250 million and the ANGI Credit Facility of $250 million expire on November 5, 2023. At March 31, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings under these credit facilities. The annual commitment fee on undrawn funds is based on the consolidated net leverage ratio (as defined in each agreement) most recently reported and was 20 basis points and 25 basis points for the IAC Group Credit Facility and the ANGI Credit Facility, respectively. Borrowings under these credit facilities bear interest, at each respective company's option, at either a base rate or LIBOR, in each case plus an applicable margin, which is determined based on each company's consolidated net leverage ratio.

New IAC anticipates that it will need to make capital and other expenditures in connection with the development and expansion of its operations. New IAC's 2020 capital expenditures are expected to be lower than 2019 capital expenditures of $97.9 million by approximately 35% to 40%, driven by lower capital expenditures at Corporate due to timing of payments related to the purchase of a 50% interest in an aircraft and lower leasehold improvements at ANGI. The remaining payment of $13.1 million related to the purchase of the 50% interest in an aircraft is expected to be made in the second quarter of 2021.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, ANGI repurchased 5.1 million shares, on a trade date basis, of its common stock at an average price of $7.40 per share, or $37.5 million in aggregate. From April 1, 2020 through May 5, 2020, ANGI repurchased an additional 2.5 million shares at an average price of $6.18 per share, or $15.4 million in aggregate. ANGI has 20.1 million shares remaining in its share repurchase authorization as of May 5, 2020.

ANGI may purchase shares over an indefinite period of time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, depending on those factors management deems relevant at any particular time, including, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook.

Historically, IAC has granted stock settled stock appreciation rights to employees and management of those subsidiaries that are denominated in the equity of certain of the non-publicly traded subsidiaries comprising New IAC. Prior to the Separation, these equity awards have been and will be settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive IAC shares equal to the intrinsic value of the award upon settlement less an amount equal to the required cash tax withholding payment, which has been and will be paid by IAC. Subsequent to the Separation, these equity awards will continue to be settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive New IAC shares rather than IAC shares equal to the intrinsic value of the award upon settlement less an amount equal to the required cash tax withholding payment, which will be paid by New IAC. The aggregate intrinsic value of these awards outstanding at May 1, 2020 is $42.1 million; assuming these awards were net settled on May 1, 2020, the withholding taxes that would be payable are $21.1 million, assuming a 50% withholding rate, and IAC would have issued 0.1 million common shares. To the extent these awards are settled subsequent to the Separation, the number of New IAC shares ultimately needed to settle these awards and the cash withholding tax obligation may vary significantly as a result of the determination of the fair value of the relevant subsidiary. In addition, the number of New IAC shares required to settle these awards will be impacted by movement in New IAC's stock price.

Certain equity awards issued prior to the Combination to employees of ANGI and denominated in the shares of those subsidiaries may be settled using IAC shares at IAC's election. Subsequent to the Separation, these awards may be settled using New IAC shares at New IAC's election.

ANGI currently settles all equity awards on a net basis. In connection with the Combination, previously issued stock appreciation rights related to the common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) were converted into ANGI stock appreciation rights that are settleable, at ANGI's option, on a net basis with ANGI remitting withholding taxes on behalf of the employee or on a gross basis with ANGI issuing a sufficient number of Class A shares to cover the withholding taxes. While these awards can be settled in either Class A shares of ANGI or shares of IAC common stock at IAC's option, these awards are currently being settled in shares of ANGI. The aggregate intrinsic value of these awards outstanding at May 1, 2020 is $71.4 million, assuming these awards were net settled on May 1, 2020, the withholding taxes that would be payable are $35.7 million, assuming a 50% withholding rate, and ANGI would have issued 5.3 million Class A shares. The aggregate intrinsic value of all other ANGI equity awards, including stock options, RSUs and subsidiary denominated equity at May 1, 2020 is $82.5 million; assuming these awards were net settled on May 1, 2020, the withholding taxes that would be payable are $41.3 million, assuming a 50% withholding rate, and ANGI would have issued 6.1 million Class A shares.

IAC has granted stock options to employees of New IAC. At May 1, 2020, the aggregate intrinsic value, calculated as the difference between IAC's closing stock price on May 1, 2020 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money awards that would have been exercised had all award holders exercised their awards, is $698.7 million. In connection with the Separation, IAC denominated stock options that are outstanding as of December 19, 2019, and immediately prior to the completion of the Transaction, will be converted into stock options to purchase New IAC common stock and stock options to purchase New Match common stock in a manner that preserves the spread value of the stock options immediately before and immediately after the adjustment, with the allocation between the two stock options based on the value of a share of New IAC common stock relative to the value of a share of New Match common stock multiplied by the Reclassification Exchange Ratio. IAC denominated stock options that are granted on or after December 20, 2019 and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Transactions, will be converted into stock options to purchase New IAC common stock on the same terms and conditions applicable to the existing equity award, with equitable adjustments to the number of shares of New IAC common stock covered by the option and the applicable option exercise price. Assuming all stock options outstanding on May 1, 2020 were net settled on that date, withholding taxes, which will be paid by IAC for periods prior to the Separation and by New IAC and New Match for periods subsequent to the Separation on behalf of the employees upon exercise, would have been $349.4 million in aggregate (of which $316.6 million is related to vested stock options and $32.7 million is related to unvested stock options) assuming a 50% withholding rate.

IAC's RSUs are awards in the form of phantom shares or units denominated in a hypothetical equivalent number of shares of IAC common stock. These awards are settled on a net basis. The number of IAC common shares that would be required to net settle these awards at May 1, 2020 is 0.1 million shares. In addition, withholding taxes, which will be paid by IAC on behalf of the employees upon vest, would have been $23.9 million at May 1, 2020, assuming a 50% withholding rate. Subsequent to the Separation, these equity awards will continue to be settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive New IAC shares rather than IAC shares and the required cash tax withholding payment, paid by New IAC.

As of March 31, 2020, New IAC's economic interest and voting interest in ANGI is 84.9% and 98.3%, respectively. New IAC intends to take steps if necessary to maintain an economic interest in ANGI of at least 80%.

At March 31, 2020, New IAC’s international cash can be repatriated without significant tax consequences.

New IAC believes its existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, marketable securities, available borrowings under the IAC Group Credit Facility and expected positive cash flows generated from operations, along with the cash that will be contributed to New IAC prior to the Separation, including the $685 million in proceeds from the Match loan (described below), will be sufficient to fund its normal operating requirements, including capital expenditures, debt service, the payment of withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees for net-settled stock-based awards, and investing and other commitments for the foreseeable future. New IAC's liquidity could be negatively affected by a decrease in demand for its products and services due to COVID-19 or other factors. As described in the "COVID-19 Update" section above, to date, the COVID-19 outbreak and measures designed to curb its spread have adversely impacted certain of New IAC businesses. The longer the global outbreak and measures designed to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak have adverse impacts on economic conditions generally, the greater the adverse impact is likely to be on New IAC's business, financial condition and results of operations. New IAC’s indebtedness could limit its ability to: (i) obtain additional financing to fund working capital needs, acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt service or other requirements; and (ii) use operating cash flow to make acquisitions or capital expenditures, or invest in other areas, such as developing business opportunities. New IAC's ability to obtain additional financing could also be impacted by any disruptions in the financial markets caused by COVID-19 or otherwise. New IAC may need to raise additional capital through future debt or equity financing to make additional acquisitions and investments. Additional financing may not be available on terms favorable to New IAC or at all.

During the first quarter of 2020, IAC contributed $1.1 billion to New IAC in connection with the transfer of the centrally-managed U.S. treasury function to New IAC. If the Separation is consummated:

  • MTCH will make a loan to IAC in an aggregate principal amount equal to the product of (i) $3.00 and (ii) the number of shares of MTCH capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Separation (the ‘‘Match loan’’). As part of the Separation, all MTCH stockholders, other than IAC, in respect of each share of MTCH common stock held, may elect to receive either $3.00 in cash or an additional $3.00 worth of New Match common stock. IAC will contribute the proceeds of the Match loan, less an amount equal to the product of $3.00 multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of MTCH capital stock in respect of which MTCH stockholders have made a valid cash election, to New IAC. Based on shares outstanding on March 31, 2020, New IAC will receive a contribution of approximately $685 million, assuming all non-IAC MTCH shareholders elect to receive $3.00 in cash and an additional amount of approximately $167 million if all non-IAC MTCH shareholders elect to receive additional MTCH shares. Following the Separation, the Match loan will remain as the obligation of New Match payable to MTCH; New IAC will not have any obligations with regards to the Match loan.
  • New IAC’s debt immediately following the consummation of the Separation will relate solely to the ANGI Term Loan, which was $244.1 million as of March 31, 2020.

On May 6, 2020, IAC filed a registration statement on Form S-3 for an offering to sell from time to time up to $1.5 billion worth of shares of IAC Class M common stock (or New Match common stock). The net proceeds New Match receives pursuant to such sales, if any, will be transferred to New IAC following the closing of the offering (which closing would occur contemporaneously with the consummation of the Separation) and the number of shares of New Match to be received by IAC stockholders will be reduced to reflect the number of New Match shares sold in this offering.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

(In thousands)

Contractual Obligations(a) Payments Due by Period Less Than 1 Year 1–3 Years 3–5 Years More Than 5 Years Total
Long-term debt(b) $19,575 $60,925 $186,243 $— $266,743
Operating leases(c) 40,305 74,275 65,436 239,714 419,730
Purchase obligations(d) 82,452 42,915 — — 125,367
Total contractual obligations $142,332 $178,115 $251,679 $239,714 $811,840

(a) The Company has excluded $15.3 million in unrecognized tax benefits and related interest from the table above as we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period in which these liabilities might be paid. For additional information on income taxes, see "Note 2—Income Taxes" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1. Combined Financial Statements."

(b) Represents contractual amounts due including interest on a variable rate instrument. Long-term debt at March 31, 2020 consists of the $244.1 million ANGI Term Loan, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%, or 2.28% at March 31, 2020. The amount of interest ultimately paid on the variable rate debt may differ based on changes in interest rates. For additional information on long-term debt, see "Note 6—Long-term Debt" to the combined financial statements included in "Item 1. Combined Financial Statements."

(c) The Company leases land, office space, data center facilities and equipment used in connection with operations under various operating leases, the majority of which contain escalation clauses. Operating lease obligations include legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced. The Company is also committed to pay a portion of the related operating expenses under certain lease agreements. These operating expenses are not included in the table above.

(d) The purchase obligations primarily consist of payments for cloud computing arrangements, advertising commitments, and a remaining payment of $13.1 million related to a 50% interest in a corporate aircraft.

Market risk

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Interest Rate Risk

The Company's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company's long-term debt, including current maturities.

At March 31, 2020, the $244.1 million outstanding balance on the ANGI Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%. As of March 31, 2020, the rate in effect was 2.28%. If LIBOR were to increase or decrease by 100 basis points, then the annual interest expense on the ANGI Term Loan would increase or decrease by $2.5 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The Company conducts business in certain foreign markets, primarily in various jurisdictions within the European Union, and, as a result, is exposed to foreign exchange risk for both the Euro and British Pound ("GBP").

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, international revenue accounted for 21% and 24%, respectively, of our combined revenue. The Company has exposure to foreign currency exchange risk related to investments in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, as foreign currency exchange rates fluctuate, the translation of the statement of operations of the Company's international businesses into U.S. dollars affects year-over-year comparability of operating results.

The Company is also exposed to foreign currency transaction gains and losses to the extent it or its subsidiaries conduct transactions in and/or have assets and/or liabilities that are denominated in a currency other than the entity's functional currency. The Company recorded foreign exchange losses of $1.7 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Foreign currency exchange gains or losses historically have not been material to the Company. As a result, historically, the Company has not hedged foreign currency exposures. The continued growth and expansion of our international operations increases our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Significant foreign exchange rate fluctuations, in the case of one currency or collectively with other currencies, could have a significant impact on our future results of operations.

Controls and procedures

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The Company monitors and evaluates on an ongoing basis its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting in order to improve their overall effectiveness. In the course of these evaluations, the Company modifies and refines its internal processes as conditions warrant.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), New IAC management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as defined by Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in providing reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes to the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Risk factors

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward‑looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to: New IAC’s future financial performance, New IAC’s business prospects and strategy, including the separation of MTCH from IAC, anticipated trends and prospects in the industries in which New IAC’s businesses operate and other similar matters. These forward-looking statements are based on New IAC management’s expectations and assumptions about future events as of the date of this quarterly report, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.

Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (i) the risks inherent in separating MTCH from IAC (including uncertainties related to, among other things: the costs and expected benefits of the proposed transaction, the expected tax treatment of the transaction and any litigation arising out of or relating to the transaction and the impact of the transaction on the businesses of New IAC, (ii) the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our businesses, (iii) our continued ability to market, distribute and monetize our products and services through search engines, digital app stores and social media platforms, (iv) our ability to market our products and services in a successful and cost-effective manner, (v) the continued display of links to websites offering our products and services in a prominent manner in search results, (vi) changes in our relationship with (or policies implemented by) Google, (vii) our ability to compete, (viii) the failure or delay of the markets and industries in which our businesses operate to migrate online, (ix) adverse economic events or trends (particularly those that adversely impact consumer confidence and spending behavior), either generally and/or in any of the markets in which our businesses operate, (x) our ability to build, maintain and/or enhance our various brands, (xi) our ability to develop and monetize versions of our products and services for mobile and other digital devices, (xii) our ability to establish and maintain relationships with quality service professionals and caregivers, (xiii) our continued ability to communicate with users and consumers via e-mail (or other sufficient means), (xiv) our ability to access, collect and use personal data about our users and subscribers, (xv) our ability to successfully offset increasing digital app store fees, (xvi) our ability to protect our systems from cyberattacks and to protect personal and confidential user information, (xvii) the occurrence of data security breaches, fraud and/or additional regulation involving or impacting credit card payments, (xviii) the integrity, quality, scalability and redundancy of our systems, technology and infrastructure (and those of third parties with whom we do business), (xix) changes in key personnel, (xx) our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness and interest rate risk, (xxi) dilution with respect to our investment in ANGI Homeservices, (xxii) foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations, (xxiii) operational and financial risks relating to acquisitions and our continued ability to identify suitable acquisition candidates, (xxiv) our ability to operate in (and expand into) international markets successfully, (xxv) regulatory changes, (xxvi) our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights and not infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, (xxvii) the possibility that our historical combined results may not be indicative of our future results and (xxviii) the possibility that substantial sales of New IAC common stock following the Separation (or the perception that such sales may occur), could depress the market price of New IAC common stock.

Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the SEC, including under the captions "Risks Relating to the Separation" and "Risks Relating to New IAC's Business Following the Separation" in our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-236420), as amended. Other unknown or unpredictable factors that could also adversely affect New IAC's business, financial condition and operating results may arise from time to time. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed in this quarterly report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only reflect the views of New IAC management as of the date of this quarterly report. New IAC does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under the captions "Risk Relating to the Separation" and "Risks Relating to New IAC's Business Following the Separation" in our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-236420), as amended, which could materially affect New IAC's business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect New IAC's business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Items 2-5. Not applicable.

Figures reported in this filing

Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2020-03-31. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.

Figures reported in this filing
Line itemPeriodValueXBRL concept
Revenue3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$684.1mus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Research and development3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$62.0mus-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Operating income3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31−$312.3mus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$2.2mus-gaap:InterestExpense
Income tax3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31−$41.4mus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31−$328.2mus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Operating cash flow3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$39.2mus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Capital expenditure3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$14.8mus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Share repurchases3 months2020-01-01 to 2020-03-31$38.5mus-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Cash and equivalentsAt period end2020-03-31$2.03bnus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Current assetsAt period end2020-03-31$2.48bnus-gaap:AssetsCurrent
Total assetsAt period end2020-03-31$5.59bnus-gaap:Assets
Current liabilitiesAt period end2020-03-31$663.3mus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debtAt period end2020-03-31$228.6mus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Current portion of debtAt period end2020-03-31$13.8mus-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent
Shareholders' equityAt period end2020-03-31$3.92bnus-gaap:StockholdersEquity
Shares outstandingAt period end2020-03-310 sharesdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding

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