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      Criteo Reports Strong First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

      Q1 Revenue ex-TAC and Adjusted EBITDA Above Guidance

      Criteo Announces Investor Day for June 3, 2021


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      Criteo S.A.

      May 05, 2021, 07:00 ET

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      NEW YORK, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO), the global technology company powering the world's marketers with trusted and impactful advertising, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 that exceeded the Company's quarterly guidance.

      First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:

      The following table summarizes our consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:


      Three Months Ended


      March 31,


      2021


      2020


      YoY
      Change


      (in millions, except EPS data)

      GAAP Results






      Revenue

      $

      541



      $

      503



      7

      %

      Net Income

      $

      23



      $

      16



      43

      %

      Diluted EPS

      $

      0.35



      $

      0.25



      40

      %

      Cash from operating activities

      $

      77



      $

      57



      36

      %

      Net cash position

      $

      520



      $

      437



      19

      %







      Non-GAAP Results1






      Revenue ex-TAC

      $

      213



      $

      206



      4

      %

      Revenue ex-TAC margin

      39

      %


      41

      %


      (2)

      %

      Adjusted EBITDA

      $

      76



      $

      59



      28

      %

      Adjusted diluted EPS

      $

      0.67



      $

      0.52



      29

      %

      Free Cash Flow (FCF)

      $

      64



      $

      45



      41

      %

      FCF / Adjusted EBITDA

      84

      %


      76

      %


      8

      %

      Megan Clarken, Chief Executive Officer of Criteo, said, "Our commitments to deliver measurable results for our customers, our growth investments and our consistent focus on execution and productivity enabled us to deliver strong top line and margin."

      Q1 2021 Operating Highlights

      • New solutions grew 60% year-over-year at constant currency2 to 21% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
      • Retail Media revenue grew 69% year-over-year at constant currency2 and Retail Media Revenue ex-TAC grew 122% at constant currency2. Same-client revenue3 for Retail Media grew 61% and same-client Revenue ex-TAC3 for Retail Media increased 89% year-over-year.
      • Criteo launched its contextual advertising solution, a first-of-its-kind product that connects first-party commerce data with real-time contextual signals, paving the way for marketers to continue to drive and measure incremental revenue in a post-cookie world.
      • Same-client revenue3 increased 8% year-over-year, accelerating vs. Q4 2020, and same-client Revenue ex-TAC3 increased 3% year-over-year at constant currency2.
      • We added over 120 net new live clients in Q1 2021 and closed the quarter with 20,626 clients4.

      ___________________________________________________

      1 Revenue excluding Traffic Acquisition Costs, or Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA at constant currency, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow and growth at constant currency are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
      2Constant currency measures exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and is computed by applying the 2020 average exchange rates for the relevant period to 2021 figures.
      3Same-client revenue or Revenue ex-TAC is the revenue or Revenue ex-TAC generated by clients that were live with us in a given quarter and still live with us the same quarter in the following year.
      4Our client metric, which is a lagging indicator counting all clients that have been live over the preceding 12 months, in Q1 2021 reflected the annualized impact of client churn that peaked in Q2 2020 when COVID started to impact the global economy.

      Financial Summary

      Revenue for Q1 2021 was $541 million and Revenue ex-TAC was $213 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $76 million, resulting in an adjusted diluted EPS of $0.67. At constant currency, Q1 2021 Revenue increased by 4% and Revenue ex-TAC increased by 0.5%. Excluding the estimated $18 million incremental impact of the pandemic, we estimate that Revenue ex-TAC increased about 9% in Q1 2021. Free Cash Flow was $64 million in Q1 2021, up 41% year-over-year. Free Cash Flow conversion was 84% of Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2021, representing the highest quarterly level for the past 21 quarters. We had $566 million in cash and marketable securities on our balance sheet at the end of Q1 2021.

      Sarah Glickman, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We are on track to achieve about 50% growth from our new solutions in 2021, and excited to deliver value to newly signed customers in Retail Media and for our newly launched Contextual advertising product."

      Revenue and Revenue ex-TAC

      Revenue increased by 7% year-over-year in Q1 2021, or 4% at constant currency, to $541 million (Q1 2020: $503 million). Revenue ex-TAC in the quarter increased 4% year-over-year, or 0.5% at constant currency, to $213 million (Q1 2020: $206 million), after an approximately $18 million net negative impact from the COVID-19 disruption incremental to 2020, or approximately 9 points of year-over-over growth at constant currency. Good performance of retargeting, driven by our retail clients, stellar performance of Retail Media and continued growth of our Audience Targeting and Omnichannel solutions offset Q1 2021 COVID-19 pandemic impact, in particular on our travel clients. Revenue ex-TAC as a percentage of revenue, or Revenue ex-TAC margin, was 39% (Q1 2020: 41%).

      • In the Americas, Revenue increased 6% year-over-year, or 8% at constant currency, to $204 million and represented 38% of total Revenue. Revenue ex-TAC increased 6% year-over-year, or 8% at constant currency, to $76 million and represented 36% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
      • In EMEA, Revenue increased 12% year-over-year, or 4% at constant currency, to $212 million and represented 39% of total Revenue. Revenue ex-TAC increased 5% year-over-year, or decreased 2% at constant currency, to $85 million and represented 40% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
      • In Asia-Pacific, Revenue increased 3% year-over-year, or declined 1% at constant currency, to $125 million and represented 23% of total Revenue. Revenue ex-TAC declined 2% year-over-year, or 5% at constant currency, to $52 million and represented 24% of total Revenue ex-TAC.

      Net Income and Adjusted Net Income

      Net income increased 43% year-over-year in Q1 2021 to $23 million (Q1 2020: $16 million). Net income margin as a percentage of revenue was 4% (Q1 2020: 3%). In the quarter, we incurred $12 million in restructuring related and transformation costs. Net income available to shareholders of Criteo S.A. increased 45% year-over-year to $22 million, or $0.35 per share on a diluted basis (Q1 2020: $15 million, or $0.25 per share on a diluted basis).

      Adjusted Net Income, or net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring related and transformation costs and the tax impact of these adjustments, increased 35% year-over-year to $43 million, or $0.67 per share on a diluted basis (Q1 2020: $32 million, or $0.52 per share on a diluted basis).

      Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Expenses

      Adjusted EBITDA increased 28% year-over-year, or 21% at constant currency, to $76 million (Q1 2020: $59 million), driven by the Revenue ex-TAC performance over the period and effective cost discipline balanced with investments in our growth areas. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Revenue ex-TAC, or Adjusted EBITDA margin, was 36% (Q1 2020: 29%).

      Operating expenses decreased by 3% or $4 million, to $144 million (Q1 2020: $148 million), mostly driven by lower headcount-related expense and disciplined expense management across the Company. Operating expenses, excluding the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension costs, restructuring related and transformation costs, and depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as Non-GAAP Operating Expenses, decreased 6% or $8 million, to $118 million (Q1 2020: $126 million), largely driven by lower headcount and effective cost discipline, after investing in the growth areas of the Company.

      Cash Flow, Cash and Financial Liquidity Position

      Cash flow from operating activities increased 36% year-over-year to $77 million (Q1 2020: $57 million).

      Free Cash Flow, defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, increased 41% to $64 million (Q1 2020: $45 million), or 84% of Adjusted EBITDA (Q1 2020: 76%), driven by our Adjusted EBITDA performance over the period and positive working capital.

      Cash and cash equivalents increased $32 million compared to December 31, 2020 to $520 million, after spending $5 million on share repurchases in the first quarter 2021.

      As of March 31, 2021, the Company had total financial liquidity of approximately $1 billion, including its cash position, marketable securities, Revolving Credit Facility and treasury shares reserved for M&A.

      Business Outlook

      The following forward-looking statements reflect Criteo's expectations as of May 5, 2021.

      Second quarter 2021 guidance:

      • We expect Revenue ex-TAC to be approximately $208 million, translating into constant-currency growth of about 14% year-over-year.
      • We expect Adjusted EBITDA to be approximately $60 million.

      Fiscal year 2021 guidance:

      • We maintain our target of low to mid-single digit growth in Revenue ex-TAC at constant-currency.
      • We maintain our expectation of an Adjusted EBITDA margin above 30% of Revenue ex-TAC.

      The above guidance for the second quarter and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 assumes the following exchange rates for the main currencies impacting our business: a U.S. dollar-euro rate of 0.847, a U.S. dollar-Japanese Yen rate of 108, a U.S. dollar-British pound rate of 0.746, a U.S. dollar-Korean Won rate of 1,150 and a U.S. dollar-Brazilian real rate of 5.70.

      The above guidance assumes no acquisitions are completed during the second quarter ending June 30, 2021 and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

      Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC and Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the closest corresponding U.S. GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP measures; in particular, the measures and effects of equity awards compensation expense specific to equity compensation awards that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our share price. The variability of the above charges could potentially have a significant impact on our future U.S. GAAP financial results.

      Investor Day 2021

      Criteo will hold a virtual investor day on Thursday, June 3rd, 2021. More details will be provided ahead of the event, which will be webcast live, on the Company's Investor Relations website http://ir.criteo.com.

      Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      This press release and its attachments include the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"): Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Revenue ex-TAC by Solution, Revenue ex-TAC margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses. These measures are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

      Revenue ex-TAC is our revenue excluding Traffic Acquisition Costs ("TAC") generated over the applicable measurement period and Revenue ex-TAC by Region reflects our Revenue ex-TAC by our geographies. Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Revenue ex-TAC by Solution, and Revenue ex-TAC margin are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of TAC from revenue can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business and across our geographies.

      Accordingly, we believe that Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Revenue ex-TAC by Solution and Revenue ex-TAC margin provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

      Adjusted EBITDA is our consolidated earnings before financial income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs and restructuring related and transformation costs.

      Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are key measures used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that by eliminating equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs and restructuring related and transformation costs, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

      Adjusted Net Income is our net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring related and transformation costs and the tax impact of these adjustments. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital.

      In particular, we believe that by eliminating equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring related and transformation costs and the tax impact of these adjustments, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

      Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment. Free Cash Flow Conversion is defined as free cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate the Company's ability to generate cash. Accordingly, we believe that Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion permit a more complete and comprehensive analysis of our available cash flows.

      Non-GAAP Operating Expenses are our consolidated operating expenses adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, and restructuring related and transformation costs. The Company uses Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short-term and long-term operational plans, and to assess and measure our financial performance and the ability of our operations to generate cash. We believe Non-GAAP Operating Expenses reflects our ongoing operating expenses in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in our business. As a result, we believe that Non-GAAP Operating Expenses provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our core operating performance and trends in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across periods. In addition, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses is a key component in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, which is one of the key measures the Company uses to provide its quarterly and annual business outlook to the investment community.

      Please refer to the supplemental financial tables provided in the appendix of this press release for a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue, Revenue ex-TAC by Region to revenue by region, Revenue ex-TAC by Solution to revenue by solution, Adjusted EBITDA to net income, Adjusted Net Income to net income, Free Cash Flow to cash flow from operating activities, and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to operating expenses, in each case, the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider such non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: 1) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; and 2) other companies may report Revenue ex-TAC, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, Revenue ex-TAC by Solution, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently or over different regions, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider these measures alongside our U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue and net income.

      Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

      This press release contains forward-looking statements, including projected financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2021, our expectations regarding our market opportunity and future growth prospects and other statements that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure related to our technology and our ability to innovate and respond to changes in technology, uncertainty regarding the scope and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our employees, operations, revenue and cash flows, uncertainty regarding our ability to access a consistent supply of internet display advertising inventory and expand access to such inventory, including without limitation uncertainty regarding the timing and scope of proposed changes to and enhancements of the Chrome browser announced by Google, investments in new business opportunities and the timing of these investments, whether the projected benefits of acquisitions materialize as expected, uncertainty regarding international growth and expansion, the impact of competition, uncertainty regarding legislative, regulatory or self-regulatory developments regarding data privacy matters and the impact of efforts by other participants in our industry to comply therewith, the impact of consumer resistance to the collection and sharing of data, our ability to access data through third parties, failure to enhance our brand cost-effectively, recent growth rates not being indicative of future growth, our ability to manage growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, our ability to grow our base of clients, and the financial impact of maximizing Revenue ex-TAC, as well as risks related to future opportunities and plans, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results and those risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's SEC filings and reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021, and in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as well as future filings and reports by the Company. Importantly, at this time, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on Criteo's business, financial condition, cash flow and results of operations. There are significant uncertainties about the duration and the extent of the impact of the virus.

      Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.

      Conference Call Information

      Criteo's senior management team will discuss the Company's earnings on a call that will take place today, May 5, 2021, at 8:00 AM ET, 2:00 PM CET. The conference call will be webcast live on the Company's website http://ir.criteo.com  and will be available for replay.

      • U.S. callers:               +1 855 209 8212
      • International callers:   +1 412 317 0788 or +33 1 76 74 05 02

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      About Criteo

      Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) is the global technology company powering the world's marketers with trusted and impactful advertising. 2,500 Criteo team members partner with over 20,000 customers and thousands of publishers around the globe to deliver effective advertising across all channels, by applying advanced machine learning to unparalleled data sets. Criteo empowers companies of all sizes with the technology they need to better know and serve their customers. For more information, please visit www.criteo.com.

      Contacts

      Criteo Investor Relations
      Edouard Lassalle, SVP, Market Relations & Capital Markets, [email protected]
      Clemence Vermersch, Director, Investor Relations, [email protected]

      Criteo Public Relations
      Jessica Meyers, Director, Public Relations, Americas, [email protected]

      Financial information to follow

      CRITEO S.A.
      Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      March 31, 2021


      December 31, 2020

      Assets





      Current assets:





      Cash and cash equivalents


      $

      520,060



      $

      488,011


       Trade receivables, net of allowances of $38.7 million and $39.9 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 


      416,910



      474,055


      Income taxes


      12,750



      11,092


      Other taxes


      69,692



      69,987


      Other current assets


      22,494



      21,405


      Marketable Securities - current portion


      17,586



      —


      Total current assets


      1,059,492



      1,064,550


      Property, plant and equipment, net


      168,036



      189,505


      Intangible assets, net


      79,440



      79,744


      Goodwill


      322,821



      325,805


      Right of Use Asset - operating lease


      96,266



      114,012


      Marketable securities - non current portion


      28,281



      41,809


      Non-current financial assets


      14,788



      18,109


      Deferred tax assets


      13,511



      19,876


          Total non-current assets


      723,143



      788,860


      Total assets


      $

      1,782,635



      $

      1,853,410







      Liabilities and shareholders' equity





      Current liabilities:





      Trade payables


      $

      347,209



      $

      367,025


      Contingencies


      1,773



      2,250


      Income taxes


      1,201



      2,626


      Financial liabilities - current portion


      2,114



      2,889


      Lease liability - operating - current portion


      44,501



      48,388


      Other taxes


      56,192



      58,491


      Employee - related payables


      71,450



      85,272


      Other current liabilities


      32,693



      33,390


      Total current liabilities


      557,133



      600,331


      Deferred tax liabilities


      4,066



      5,297


      Retirement benefit obligation


      5,621



      6,167


      Financial liabilities - non-current portion


      371



      386


      Lease liability - operating - non-current portion


      61,874



      83,007


      Other non-current liabilities


      9,807



      5,535


          Total non-current liabilities


      81,739



      100,392


      Total liabilities


      638,872



      700,723


      Commitments and contingencies





      Shareholders' equity:





      Common shares, €0.025 par value, 66,391,906 and 66,272,106  shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.


      2,164



      2,161


      Treasury stock, 5,597,601 and  5,632,536 shares at cost as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.


      (87,263)



      (85,570)


      Additional paid-in capital


      702,022



      693,164


      Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)


      (17,825)



      16,028


      Retained earnings


      510,528



      491,359


      Equity - attributable to shareholders of Criteo S.A.


      1,109,626



      1,117,142


      Non-controlling interests


      34,137



      35,545


      Total equity


      1,143,763



      1,152,687


      Total equity and liabilities


      $

      1,782,635



      $

      1,853,410


      CRITEO S.A.
      Consolidated Statement of Income
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY

      Change








      Revenue


      $

      541,077



      $

      503,376



      7

      %








      Cost of revenue







      Traffic acquisition cost


      (327,667)



      (297,364)



      10

      %

      Other cost of revenue


      (34,712)



      (33,806)



      3

      %








      Gross profit


      178,698



      172,206



      4

      %








      Operating expenses:







      Research and development expenses


      (31,697)



      (37,515)



      (16)

      %

      Sales and operations expenses


      (79,354)



      (84,974)



      (7)

      %

      General and administrative expenses


      (33,428)



      (25,915)



      29

      %

      Total Operating expenses


      (144,479)



      (148,404)



      (3)

      %

      Income from operations


      34,219



      23,802



      44

      %

      Financial expense


      (718)



      (334)



      NM

      Income before taxes


      33,501



      23,468



      43

      %

      Provision for income taxes


      (10,051)



      (7,040)



      43

      %

      Net Income


      $

      23,450



      $

      16,428



      43

      %








      Net income available to shareholders of Criteo S.A.


      $

      22,406



      $

      15,459



      45

      %

      Net income available to non-controlling interests


      $

      1,044



      $

      969



      8

      %








      Weighted average shares outstanding used in computing per share amounts:







      Basic


      60,741,674



      61,691,001




      Diluted


      64,077,409



      62,125,582











      Net income allocated to shareholders per share:







      Basic


      $

      0.37



      $

      0.25



      48

      %

      Diluted


      $

      0.35



      $

      0.25



      40

      %

      CRITEO S.A.
      Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY

      Change

      Net income


      $

      23,450



      $

      16,428



      43

      %

      Non-cash and non-operating items


      30,017



      32,828



      (9)

      %

                 - Amortization and provisions


      17,225



      27,044



      (36)

      %

                 - Equity awards compensation expense (1)


      7,215



      8,502



      (15)

      %

                 - Net gain or (loss) on disposal of non-current assets


      3,945



      2,266



      74

      %

                 - Change in deferred taxes


      4,998



      (2,678)



      NM


                 - Change in income taxes


      (3,379)



      (2,329)



      45

      %

                 - Other


      13



      23



      (43)

      %

      Changes in working capital related to operating activities


      23,895



      7,487



      NM


                 - (Increase) / Decrease in trade receivables


      47,226



      99,388



      (52)

      %

                 - Increase / (Decrease) in trade payables


      (10,640)



      (81,679)



      (87)

      %

                 - (Increase) / Decrease in other current assets


      (5,050)



      (10,398)



      (51)

      %

                 - Increase / (Decrease) in other current liabilities


      (4,527)



      (945)



      NM


                 - Change in operating lease liabilities and right of use assets


      (3,114)



      1,121



      NM


      CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


      77,362



      56,743



      36

      %

      Acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


      (11,953)



      (11,258)



      6

      %

      Change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


      (1,827)



      (479)



      NM


      Change in other non-current financial assets


      (3,252)



      889



      NM


      CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES


      (17,032)



      (10,848)



      57

      %

      Repayment of borrowings


      (182)



      (170)



      7

      %

      Proceeds from capital increase


      2,074



      4



      NM


      Repurchase of treasury stocks


      (4,930)



      (18,241)



      (73)

      %

      Change in other financial liabilities


      (378)



      (354)



      7

      %

      CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES


      (3,416)



      (18,761)



      (82)

      %

      Effect of exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents


      (24,865)



      (9,391)



      NM


      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


      32,049



      17,743



      81

      %

      Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period


      488,011



      418,763



      17

      %

      Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period


      $

      520,060



      $

      436,506



      19

      %








      SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION







      Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds


      $

      (8,432)



      $

      (12,047)



      (30)

      %

      Cash paid for interest


      $

      (367)



      $

      (349)



      5

      %


      (1) Share-based compensation expense according to ASC 718 Compensation - stock compensation accounted for $6.8 million and $8.1 million of equity awards compensation expense for the quarter ended March  31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

      CRITEO S.A.
      Reconciliation of Cash from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY

      Change








      CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES


      $

      77,362



      $

      56,743



      36

      %

      Acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


      (11,953)



      (11,258)



      6

      %

      Change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment


      (1,827)



      (479)



      NM


      FREE CASH FLOW (1)


      $

      63,582



      $

      45,006



      41

      %


      (1) Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less acquisition of intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and change in accounts payable related to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to Revenue
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)





      Three Months Ended








      March 31,






      Region


      2021


      2020


      YoY Change


      YoY Change
      at Constant
      Currency

      Revenue










      Americas


      $

      203,900



      $

      191,745



      6

      %


      8

      %


      EMEA


      212,096



      190,114



      12

      %


      4

      %


      Asia-Pacific


      125,081



      121,517



      3

      %


      (1)

      %


      Total


      541,077



      503,376



      7

      %


      4

      %











      Traffic acquisition costs (1)










      Americas


      (127,628)



      (120,022)



      6

      %


      7

      %


      EMEA


      (126,648)



      (108,397)



      17

      %


      9

      %


      Asia-Pacific


      (73,391)



      (68,945)



      6

      %


      2

      %


      Total


      (327,667)



      (297,364)



      10

      %


      7

      %











      Revenue ex-TAC (1)










      Americas


      76,272



      71,723



      6

      %


      8

      %


      EMEA


      85,448



      81,717



      5

      %


      (2)

      %


      Asia-Pacific


      51,690



      52,572



      (2)

      %


      (5)

      %


      Total


      $

      213,410



      $

      206,012



      4

      %


      0.5

      %




      Three Months Ended








      March 31,






      Solution


      2021


      2020


      YoY Change


      YoY Change
      at Constant
      Currency

      Revenue










      Marketing Solutions


      $

      483,190



      $

      469,773



      3

      %


      (0.5)

      %


      Retail Media (2)


      57,887



      33,603



      72

      %


      69

      %


      Total


      541,077



      503,376



      7

      %


      4

      %











      Traffic acquisition costs (1)










      Marketing Solutions


      (290,873)



      (273,057)



      7

      %


      3

      %


      Retail Media (2)


      (36,794)



      (24,307)



      51

      %


      49

      %


      Total


      (327,667)



      (297,364)



      10

      %


      7

      %











      Revenue ex-TAC (1)










      Marketing Solutions


      192,317



      196,716



      (2)

      %


      (5)

      %


      Retail Media (2)


      21,093



      9,296



      127

      %


      122

      %


      Total


      $

      213,410



      $

      206,012



      4

      %


      0.5

      %


      (1) We define Revenue ex-TAC as our revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs generated over the applicable measurement period. Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution because they are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of TAC from revenue and review of these measures by region and solution can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; (b) other companies may report Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution, or similarly titled measures but define the regions, and product families differently, which reduces their effectiveness as a comparative measure; and (c) other companies may report Revenue ex-TAC or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution alongside our other U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue. The above tables provide a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue, Revenue ex-TAC by Region to revenue by region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution to revenue by solution.


      (2) Criteo operates as one operating segment. From January 1,2021 we have disaggregated revenues between Marketing Solutions and Retail Media.  A strategic building block of Criteo's Commerce Media Platform, the Retail Media Platform, introduced in June 2020, is a self-service solution providing transparency, measurement and control to brands and retailers. In all arrangements running on this platform, Criteo recognizes revenue on a net basis, whereas revenue from arrangements running on legacy Retail Media solutions are accounted for on a gross basis. Over time, we expect most clients using Criteo's legacy Retail Media solutions to transition to this platform. As new clients onboard and existing clients transition to the Retail Media Platform, Revenue may decline but Revenue ex-TAC margin will increase. Revenue ex-TAC will not be impacted by this transition.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY

      Change

      Net income


      $

      23,450



      $

      16,428



      43

      %

      Adjustments:







      Financial expense


      718



      334



      NM


      Provision for income taxes


      10,051



      7,040



      43

      %

      Equity awards compensation expense


      7,882



      8,503



      (7)

      %

      Research and development


      2,496



      2,370



      5

      %

      Sales and operations


      2,369



      3,618



      (35)

      %

      General and administrative


      3,017



      2,515



      20

      %

      Pension service costs


      338



      538



      (37)

      %

      Research and development


      175



      269



      (35)

      %

      Sales and operations


      53



      95



      (44)

      %

      General and administrative


      110



      174



      (37)

      %

      Depreciation and amortization expense


      21,854



      24,138



      (9)

      %

      Cost of revenue


      15,244



      12,771



      19

      %

      Research and development (1)


      1,753



      5,650



      (69)

      %

      Sales and operations


      3,954



      4,340



      (9)

      %

      General and administrative


      903



      1,377



      (34)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs (2)


      11,636



      2,209



      NM


      Research and development


      1,436



      995



      44

      %

      Sales and operations


      7,367



      1,021



      NM


      General and administrative


      2,833



      193



      NM


      Total net adjustments


      52,479



      42,762



      23

      %

      Adjusted EBITDA (3)


      $

      75,929



      $

      59,190



      28

      %


      (1) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized an accelerated amortization for Manage technology due to a revised useful life in 2019 ($3.3 million in Research and development).


      (2) For the Three Months Ended March 2021, and March 2020, respectively, the Company recognized restructuring related and transformation costs following its new organizational structure implemented to support its Commerce Media Platform strategy:



      Three Months Ended


      March 31,


      2021


      2020

      (Gain) from forfeitures of share-based compensation awards

      (666)



      —


      Facilities and impairment related costs

      6,616



      987


      Payroll related costs

      5,152



      1,222


      Consulting costs related to transformation

      534



      —


      Total restructuring related and transformation costs

      11,636



      2,209



      For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, the cash outflows related to restructuring related and transformation costs were $6.1 million, and $4.5 million respectively, and were mainly comprised of payroll costs, broker and termination penalties related to facilities and other consulting fees.


      (3) We define Adjusted EBITDA as our consolidated earnings before financial income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, and restructuring related and transformation costs. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short-term and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that the elimination of equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, and restructuring related and transformation costs in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; (b) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (c) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation; (d) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; and (e) other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside our U.S. GAAP financial results, including net income.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Reconciliation from Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to Operating Expenses under GAAP
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY
      Change

      Research and Development expenses


      $

      (31,697)



      $

      (37,515)



      (16)

      %

      Equity awards compensation expense


      2,496



      2,370



      5

      %

      Depreciation and Amortization expense


      1,753



      5,650



      (69)

      %

      Pension service costs


      175



      269



      (35)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs


      1,436



      995



      44

      %

      Non GAAP - Research and Development expenses


      (25,837)



      (28,231)



      (8)

      %

      Sales and Operations expenses


      (79,354)



      (84,974)



      (7)

      %

      Equity awards compensation expense


      2,369



      3,618



      (35)

      %

      Depreciation and Amortization expense


      3,954



      4,340



      (9)

      %

      Pension service costs


      53



      95



      (44)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs


      7,367



      1,021



      NM


      Non GAAP - Sales and Operations expenses


      (65,611)



      (75,900)



      (14)

      %

      General and Administrative expenses


      (33,428)



      (25,915)



      29

      %

      Equity awards compensation expense


      3,017



      2,515



      20

      %

      Depreciation and Amortization expense


      903



      1,377



      (34)

      %

      Pension service costs


      110



      174



      (37)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs


      2,833



      193



      NM


      Non GAAP - General and Administrative expenses


      (26,565)



      (21,656)



      23

      %

      Total Operating expenses


      (144,479)



      (148,404)



      (3)

      %

      Equity awards compensation expense


      7,882



      8,503



      (7)

      %

      Depreciation and Amortization expense


      6,610



      11,367



      (42)

      %

      Pension service costs


      338



      538



      (37)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs


      11,636



      2,209



      NM


      Total Non GAAP Operating expenses (1)


      $

      (118,013)



      $

      (125,787)



      (6)

      %


      (1) We define Non-GAAP Operating Expenses as our consolidated operating expenses adjusted to eliminate the impact of depreciation and amortization, equity awards compensation expense, pension service costs, and restructuring related and transformation costs. The Company uses Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short-term and long-term operational plans, and to assess and measure our financial performance and the ability of our operations to generate cash. We believe Non-GAAP Operating Expenses reflects our ongoing operating expenses in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in our business. As a result, we believe that Non-GAAP Operating Expenses provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our core operating performance and trends in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across periods. In addition, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses is a key component in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, which is one of the key measures we use to provide our quarterly and annual business outlook to the investment community.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Detailed Information on Selected Items
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY Change

      Equity awards compensation expense







      Research and development


      $

      2,496



      $

      2,370



      5

      %

      Sales and operations


      2,369



      3,618



      (35)

      %

      General and administrative


      3,017



      2,515



      20

      %

      Total equity awards compensation expense


      7,882



      8,503



      (7)

      %








      Pension service costs







      Research and development


      175



      269



      (35)

      %

      Sales and operations


      53



      95



      (44)

      %

      General and administrative


      110



      174



      (37)

      %

      Total pension service costs


      338



      538



      (37)

      %








      Depreciation and amortization expense







      Cost of revenue


      15,244



      12,771



      19

      %

      Research and development


      1,753



      5,650



      (69)

      %

      Sales and operations


      3,954



      4,340



      (9)

      %

      General and administrative


      903



      1,377



      (34)

      %

      Total depreciation and amortization expense


      21,854



      24,138



      (9)

      %








      Restructuring related and transformation costs







      Research and development


      1,436



      995



      44

      %

      Sales and operations


      7,367



      1,021



      NM


      General and administrative


      2,833



      193



      NM


      Total restructuring related and transformation costs


      $

      11,636



      $

      2,209



      NM


      CRITEO S.A.
      Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to Net Income
      (U.S. dollars in thousands except share and per share data, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY
      Change








      Net income


      $

      23,450



      $

      16,428



      43

      %

      Adjustments:







      Equity awards compensation expense


      7,882



      8,503



      (7)

      %

      Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (1)


      2,935



      6,848



      (57)

      %

      Restructuring related and transformation costs


      11,636



      2,209



      NM

      Tax impact of the above adjustments


      (2,751)



      (1,960)



      40

      %

      Total net adjustments


      19,702



      15,600



      26

      %

      Adjusted net income (2)


      $

      43,152



      $

      32,028



      35

      %








      Weighted average shares outstanding







       - Basic


      60,741,674



      61,691,001




       - Diluted


      64,077,409



      62,125,582











      Adjusted net income per share







       - Basic


      $

      0.71



      $

      0.52



      37

      %

       - Diluted


      $

      0.67



      $

      0.52



      29

      %


      (1) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized an accelerated amortization for Manage technology due to a revised useful life in 2019 ($3.3 million in Research and development).


      (2) We define Adjusted Net Income as our net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring related and transformation costs, and the tax impact of the foregoing adjustments. Adjusted Net Income is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Adjusted Net Income because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of equity awards compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring related and transformation costs and the tax impact of the foregoing adjustments in calculating Adjusted Net Income can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted Net Income provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Adjusted Net Income has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) Adjusted Net Income does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation or the impact of certain acquisition related costs; and (b) other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted Net Income or similarly titled measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Adjusted Net Income alongside our other U.S. GAAP-based financial results, including net income.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Constant Currency Reconciliation
      (U.S. dollars in thousands, unaudited)




      Three Months Ended





      March 31,





      2021


      2020


      YoY

      Change








      Revenue as reported


      $

      541,077



      $

      503,376



      7

      %

      Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies


      (16,747)






      Revenue at constant currency(1)


      524,330



      503,376



      4

      %








      Traffic acquisition costs as reported


      (327,667)



      (297,364)



      10

      %

      Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies


      10,317






      Traffic Acquisition Costs at constant currency(1)


      (317,350)



      (297,364)



      7

      %








      Revenue ex-TAC as reported(2)


      213,410



      206,012



      4

      %

      Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies


      (6,430)






      Revenue ex-TAC at constant currency(2)


      206,980



      206,012



      0.5

      %

      Revenue ex-TAC(2)/Revenue as reported


      39

      %


      41

      %










      Other cost of revenue as reported


      (34,712)



      (33,806)



      3

      %

      Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies


      322






      Other cost of revenue at constant currency(1)


      (34,390)



      (33,806)



      2

      %








      Adjusted EBITDA(3)


      75,929



      59,190



      28

      %

      Conversion impact U.S. dollar/other currencies


      (4,591)






      Adjusted EBITDA(3) at constant currency(1)


      $

      71,338



      $

      59,190



      21

      %

      Adjusted EBITDA(3)/Revenue ex-TAC(2)


      36

      %


      29

      %




      (1) Information herein with respect to results presented on a constant currency basis is computed by applying prior period average exchange rates to current period results. We have included results on a constant currency basis because it is a key measure used by our management and Board of directors to evaluate operating performance. Management reviews and analyzes business results excluding the effect of foreign currency translation because they believe this better represents our underlying business trends. The table above reconciles the actual results presented in this section with the results presented on a constant currency basis.


      (2) Revenue ex-TAC is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the table entitled "Reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to Revenue" for a reconciliation of Revenue Ex-TAC to revenue.


      (3) Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the table entitled "Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income" for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income.

      CRITEO S.A.
      Information on Share Count
      (unaudited)




      Three Months Ended



      2021


      2020

      Shares outstanding as at January 1,


      60,639,570



      62,293,508


      Weighted average number of shares issued during the period


      102,104



      (602,507)


      Basic number of shares - Basic EPS basis


      60,741,674



      61,691,001


      Dilutive effect of share options, warrants, employee warrants - Treasury method


      3,335,736



      434,581


      Diluted number of shares - Diluted EPS basis


      64,077,410



      62,125,582







      Shares issued as March  31, before Treasury stocks


      66,391,906



      66,202,881


      Treasury stock as of March 31,


      (5,597,601)



      (4,533,650)


      Shares outstanding as of March 31, after Treasury stocks


      60,794,305



      61,669,231


      Total dilutive effect of share options, warrants, employee warrants


      7,458,737



      6,982,753


      Fully diluted shares as at March  31,


      68,253,042



      68,651,984


      CRITEO S.A.
      Supplemental Financial Information and Operating Metrics
      (U.S. dollars in thousands except where stated, unaudited)



      YoY

      Change

      QoQ Change

      Q1

      2021

      Q4

      2020

      Q3

      2020

      Q2

      2020

      Q1

      2020

      Q4

      2019

      Q3

      2019

      Q2

      2019

      Q1

      2019













      Clients

      1%

      (4)%

      20,626

      21,460

      20,565

      20,359

      20,360

      20,247

      19,971

      19,733

      19,373













      Revenue 

      7%

      (18)%

      541,077

      661,282

      470,345

      437,614

      503,376

      652,640

      522,606

      528,147

      558,123

      Americas

      6%

      (35)%

      203,900

      312,817

      204,618

      185,674

      191,745

      306,250

      213,937

      213,974

      217,993

      EMEA

      12%

      (9)%

      212,096

      232,137

      167,800

      159,621

      190,114

      216,639

      185,556

      194,359

      209,643

      APAC

      3%

      8%

      125,081

      116,328

      97,927

      92,319

      121,517

      129,751

      123,113

      119,814

      130,487













      Revenue

      7%

      (18)%

      541,077

      661,282

      470,345

      437,614

      503,376

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Marketing Solutions

      3%

      (11)%

      483,190

      543,262

      412,126

      381,270

      469,773

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Retail Media

      72%

      (51)%

      57,887

      118,020

      58,219

      56,344

      33,603

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A













      TAC

      10%

      (20)%

      (327,667)

      (408,108)

      (284,401)

      (257,698)

      (297,364)

      (386,388)

      (301,901)

      (304,229)

      (322,429)

      Americas

      6%

      (37)%

      (127,628)

      (203,341)

      (130,756)

      (115,317)

      (120,022)

      (189,092)

      (129,047)

      (129,491)

      (131,545)

      EMEA

      17%

      (8)%

      (126,648)

      (137,384)

      (97,272)

      (90,153)

      (108,397)

      (124,939)

      (103,899)

      (107,401)

      (117,291)

      APAC

      6%

      9%

      (73,391)

      (67,383)

      (56,373)

      (52,228)

      (68,945)

      (72,357)

      (68,955)

      (67,337)

      (73,593)













      TAC

      10%

      (20)%

      (327,667)

      (408,108)

      (284,401)

      (257,698)

      (297,364)

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Marketing Solutions

      7%

      (10)%

      (290,873)

      (324,017)

      (243,616)

      (218,990)

      (273,057)

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Retail Media

      51%

      (56)%

      (36,794)

      (84,091)

      (40,785)

      (38,708)

      (24,307)

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A













      Revenue ex-TAC (1)

      4%

      (16)%

      213,410

      253,174

      185,944

      179,916

      206,012

      266,252

      220,705

      223,918

      235,694

      Americas

      6%

      (30)%

      76,272

      109,476

      73,862

      70,357

      71,723

      117,158

      84,890

      84,483

      86,448

      EMEA

      5%

      (10)%

      85,448

      94,753

      70,528

      69,468

      81,717

      91,700

      81,657

      86,958

      92,352

      APAC

      (2)%

      6%

      51,690

      48,945

      41,554

      40,091

      52,572

      57,394

      54,158

      52,477

      56,894













      Revenue ex-TAC (1)

      4%

      (16)%

      213,410

      253,174

      185,944

      179,916

      206,012

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Marketing Solutions

      (2)%

      (12)%

      192,317

      219,245

      168,510

      162,280

      196,716

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      Retail Media

      127%

      (38)%

      21,093

      33,929

      17,434

      17,636

      9,296

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A

      N.A













      Cash flow from operating activities 

      36%

      76%

      77,362

      44,080

      51,156

      33,377

      56,743

      59,359

      43,289

      52,964

      67,220













      Capital expenditures

      17%

      (38)%

      13,780

      22,302

      12,898

      18,532

      11,737

      17,520

      23,944

      32,792

      23,684













      Capital expenditures/Revenue

      N.A

      N.A

      3%

      3%

      3%

      4%

      2%

      3%

      5%

      6%

      4%













      Net cash position

      19%

      7%

      520,060

      488,011

      626,744

      578,181

      436,506

      418,763

      409,178

      422,053

      395,771













      Headcount

      (6)%

      (2)%

      2,532

      2,594

      2,636

      2,685

      2,701

      2,755

      2,794

      2,873

      2,813













      Days Sales Outstanding (days - end of month)

      N.A

      N.A

      64

      56

      62

      61

      62

      52

      57

      58

      59


      (1) We define Revenue ex-TAC as our revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs generated over the applicable measurement period. Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution are not measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution because they are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that the elimination of TAC from revenue and review of these measures by region and solution can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region, and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors. Our use of Revenue ex-TAC, Traffic Acquisition Costs, Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; (b) other companies may report Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution, or similarly titled measures but define the regions, and product families differently, which reduces their effectiveness as a comparative measure; and (c) other companies may report Revenue ex-TAC or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently, which reduces their usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider Revenue ex-TAC and Revenue, Traffic Acquisition Costs,  Revenue ex-TAC by Region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution alongside our other U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue. The above tables provide a reconciliation of Revenue ex-TAC to revenue, Revenue ex-TAC by Region to revenue by region and Revenue ex-TAC by Solution to revenue by solution.

      SOURCE Criteo S.A.

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