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SMART AD TECH COMPANYFOR BRANDS & PUBLISHERS
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Q4-19
This press release contains historical information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995with respect to the business, financial condition and results of operations of Perion. The words “will”, “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “should” and similarexpressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of Perion withrespect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Perion to bematerially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, or financialinformation, including, among others, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of companies and businesses we acquired and may acquire in the future,risks entailed in integrating the companies and businesses we acquire, including employee retention and customer acceptance; the risk that such transactionswill divert management and other resources from the ongoing operations of the business or otherwise disrupt the conduct of those businesses, potentiallitigation associated with such transactions, and general risks associated with the business of Perion including intense and frequent changes in the markets inwhich the businesses operate and in general economic and business conditions, loss of key customers, unpredictable sales cycles, competitive pressures,market acceptance of new products, inability to meet efficiency and cost reduction objectives, changes in business strategy and various other factors, whetherreferenced or not referenced in this press release. Various other risks and uncertainties may affect Perion and its results of operations, as described in reportsfiled by Perion with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019. Perion does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude acquisition related expenses, other non-recurring expenses, share-based compensation expenses, accretion and gain from the reversal of acquisition related contingent consideration, impairment ofgoodwill, fair value revaluation of convertible debt and related derivative, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets and the related taxesthereon, as well as certain accounting entries under the business combination accounting rules that require us to recognize a legal performance obligationrelated to revenue arrangements of an acquired entity based on its fair value at the date of acquisition. The purpose of such adjustments is to give anindication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results.These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Furthermore, the non-GAAPmeasures are regularly used internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions, and we believe that they are useful toinvestors as a consistent and comparable measure of the ongoing performance of our business. However, our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant tobe considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statementsprepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used byother companies.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
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Acquisition Overview
• Propel our disruptive Synchronized Digital Branding strategy with the addition of CIQ’s proven ability to optimize content and
engagement – building a new media supply chain
• Solve an immediate, un-met market need as publishers’ traffic and monetization challenges are being largely ignored
• Create significant synergies with our advertising and search businesses
• Drive immediate accretive growth and accelerate revenue
• Build deeper relationship with publisher provide primum supply to Undertone
• Generate additional monetization opportunities Codefuel and Bing
• Stay ahead of evolving market trends and prepare for a “cookie-less” world
• Expand out technological leadership with a company that has created a substantial tech moat through its AI and machine learning
capabilities
The strategic and accretive acquisition of CIQ creates benefits
across Perion’s Business Units to:
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A New Paradigm Shift Is Required- Synchronize The Destination
• Increasingly challenging for brands to tell their story to distracted and distrustful
consumers → Personalized environments
• Noisy, questionable environments dilute advertising messages → Disciplined Layout
• Publishers struggle to generate quality traffic → Scaling Engine
• Must engage that traffic with advertising users love and respect. → High Impact Content
• In a desperate search for traffic, publishers are forced to accept a lack of transparency,
massive waste and outright fraud - compounding issues of brand safety → Trusted
brand experiences
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Publisher Environment Transformation Synchronize Their Destination
STATIC
FIXED LAYOUT
AD PLACEMENT
AUDIENCE
DYNAMIC
SCALED AUDIENCE
PAGE LAYOUT
ELASTIC CONTENT
Today’s Publisher environment
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Setting The Stage
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Awareness
Consideration
Intent
Buy
BRAND PERFORMANCE
BRAND AWARENESS
Who We Are
ADVERTISING SOLUTION
SEARCH MONETIZATION
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36
40
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2023
2019
Rich Media Video Standard Display Search Other
Addressable Market Accelerated Growth
US Digital Ad Spending, by Format (USD, B)
Global Digital Ad Spend 2019:
$333B
Global Digital Ad Spend 2023:
$518B
Source: eMarketer, February & March 2019
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US Digital Ad Spend will EXCEED Traditional Ad Spend
in 2019, reaching $129B (+19%) — 54% of estimated total
CAGR 4% 13% 11% 13% 6%
Ad Search Display / VideoSocial Media
While brands and agencies are shifting budgets between the 3 main pillars of digital advertising to maximize their strategy objectives in a fluid environment of regulatory
pressures and other policies, Perion is well-positioned to capitalize on these changes
Perion’s Diversification strategy
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Management Turnaround Strategy
Sustainable & Predictable
Revenue Growth
Financial Optimization
2017 / 2018 2018 / 2019 2020
Building Technology
Moat
Confidential
Management Execution from 31.3.2017 to 31.12.2019
What we
planned
What we
did
Cost Optimization
2016-2018
$34MReduced yearly
OPEX from $108M to $74M
BingRenewal
2018-2020Renewed Microsoft
agreement for 3 years
2019 EBITDA Guidance
25-27 ($M)
$32.4M Exceed 2019
Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
Reduce Debt 2017-2019
$57MReduced Debt from
$78M to $17M
Refinance Loan
$25MRefinanced and
consolidated loan facility
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Key Turnaround Financial Optimization Milestone ($M)
Net cash $44.9M –
Net cash flow continues to
grow for the fifth
consecutive quarter
Total Cash $61.6M
Total Debt $16.7M
92.586.2 86.9
77.7
64.6 64.4 62.3 60.7
50.240.8 39.7 40.5
31.020.8 18.8 16.7
-43.7
44.9
Q1-16 Q2-16 Q3-16 Q4-16 Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19
Debt Net Cash
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Perion Search
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Search Advertising Is 45% Of All DigitalAnd Continuing To Grow Above The Market
Why search is continuing to grow fast:
1. Consumers are making more purchases online and retailers pay a lot for those clicks.
2. Search algorithms have gotten better with Google collecting even more data on us.
3. Growth in Direct-To-Consumer brands is leading to greater competition in the auction.
“Search has grown between 17% and 20% in recent years by our calculations. We expected that growth rate to slow down somewhat and instead it accelerated.”
Vincent LetangEVP Global Market IntelligenceIPG Mediabrands
Source: Polar, Q4, 2019
Search Advertising Continues to Grow Rapidly
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The Search Market and Microsoft Bing
35%Bing Search Share in US (PC)
137MBing Unique Searchers
6BBing Monthly Searches
Marketers seek out consumers’ intent as device habits evolve, allowing for more effective ads
Source: Microsoft, September 2018
Verizon Media (Yahoo, AOL) exclusively serves Bing Ads
(Microsoft, March 2019)
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37.6
34.433.3 34.3
31.629.6
31.0
34.7 35.3
42.344.2
51.8
Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19
Microsoft Bing ensures
advancing trust with
innovation and chose
Perion as a strategic
partner 2010-2020
CodeFuel serves
+13M daily searches
Sixth consecutive
quarter of sequential
growth
Fourth consecutive
quarter of YoY growth
+17%QoQ
+49%YoY
Bend the Curve – Growing Business
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Smart Search Technology
Search Query
Ads / OrganicTraffic
Validation
CodeFuel Hosted Search
Revenues Optimization (CPC / RPM)
DataAnalysis
Keywords / Data
Insight Engine
DeviceGEO
Ad Unit Channel
A/B testing
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Perion Advertising
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17 Years in Business
Connecting the world’s best brands and publishers with award-winning creatives
Brands Publishers Awards
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Creating AI-based
Ads Journey that aligns with
the Consumers Journey in
multiple touchpoints across
Funnel/Platform/Channel
Synchronized Digital Branding
Desktop
Mobile
OTT
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Your Brand Creative –
Performance in Mind
Awareness & ConsiderationUndertone’s Device Graph for
creative retargeting
IntentLaunch sequential versions featuring
dynamic store locator to drive visits
VIDEO
JPG
FONT
LOGO
DEMODEMO
Apply creative insights to design
the retargeting creative featuring
most-engaged product
4,600+Sephora Store
Visits
-19%Lower
Cost per visit*
*Compared with ‘Sephora Loyalist’ targeting tactics
DEMO
Sequential Ads Journey Across the Funnel
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Undertone Synchronization Platform (Q1/2020)
Planning● Create the Ads journey
● Recommendation engine
AI-based Optimization● Rules-based optimization
● AI recommendation engine
● Budget optimization
Activation● “Flow”
● Campaign execution
Reporting
CREATIVESCENTER
AUDIENCESCENTER FEEDBACK LOOP WITH DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS
WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT
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Advertising Platform – Design Factors
TransparencyNetwork Agnostic
Unified Reporting
Streamline Processes
Customization
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Financial Highlights
Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Trend ($M)
Strong FCF in line with annual EBITDA level
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29.632.4
11.5 12.2
2018 2019 Q4-18 Q4-19
Adjusted EBITDA
30.1
43.5
4.111.1
2018 2019 Q4-18 Q4-19
Free Cash Flow
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2020 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
Expecting 2020 Adjusted EBITDA to reach
$38-$40 Million
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Investment Highlights
Robust balance sheet and continuously improved net cash balance support strategic investments in growth opportunities
Management is committed to its three-phase turnaround strategy which includes financial optimization, building a technology moat, and reaching sustainable and predictable revenue growth
Perion’s Advertising and Search businesses are very well positioned to capitalize budgets from all three pillars of the digital advertising market
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Appendix
Confidential
Balance Sheet Overview ($M)
Current Assets 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 Current Liabilities 31/12/2018 31/12/2019
Cash and cash equivalents & Short-term bank deposit 43.1 61.6 Current maturities of long-term loans and Convertible debt 16.1 8.3
Accounts receivable, net 55.6 49.1 Accounts payable 38.2 47.7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5.2 4.4 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 17.2 18.4
103.9 115.1 Short-term operating lease liability - 3.7
Deferred revenues 3.8 4.2
Payment obligation related to acquisitions 1.8 1.0
77.1 83.3
Non-Current Assets 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 Long-Term Liabilities 31/12/2018 31/12/2019
Property and equipment, net 15.6 10.9 Long-term Debt 16.7 8.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets - 22.4 Convertible debt, net of current maturities 7.7 -
Intangible assets, net 6.5 2.7 Long-term operating lease liability - 20.4
Goodwill 125.1 125.8 Other long-term liabilities 6.1 6.6
Deferred taxes & Other assets 5.3 6.9 30.5 35.3
152.5 168.7
Shareholders' Equity 31/12/2018 31/12/2019
148.8 165.2
Total Assets 256.4 283.8 Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 256.4 283.8
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Confidential
Income Statement ($M)
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P&L Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19
Advertising 29.3 33.2 26.2 37.3 18.6 21.3 21.6 26.4
Search and other 31.6 29.6 31.0 34.7 35.2 42.3 44.2 51.8
Total Revenues 60.9 62.8 57.2 72.0 53.8 63.6 65.8 78.2
Cost of revenues (6.1) (5.8) (5.5) (6.4) (5.8) (6.1) (6.8) (6.9)
Customer acquisition costs (31.9) (31.1) (28.8) (36.6) (27.4) (33.2) (34.2) (41.1)
Research and development (5.5) (4.7) (4.4) (4.3) (4.9) (5.6) (6.0) (6.1)
Selling and marketing (9.7) (10.1) (8.6) (10.5) (8.3) (8.7) (8.6) (9.1)
General and administrative (4.3) (4.9) (3.9) (3.4) (3.0) (3.4) (3.6) (5.0)
Depreciation and amortization (2.1) (2.5) (2.5) (2.6) (2.4) (2.3) (2.6) (2.4)
Impairment, loss of goodwill and intangibles - - - - - - - -
Restructuring charges (1.1) (0.9) - - - - - -
EBIT 0.2 2.8 3.5 8.2 2.0 4.3 4.0 7.7
Financial expense, net 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.7
Tax expenses (benefit) (0.5) 0.6 0.1 2.5 (0.5) 0.4 0.7 1.1
Net Income (Loss) 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.9 1.2 2.9 2.9 5.9
Net Earnings per Share - Basic 0.00 0.04 0.08 0.19 0.05 0.11 0.11 0.23
Net Earnings per Share - Diluted 0.00 0.03 0.08 0.19 0.05 0.11 0.11 0.22
2017 2018 2019
134.5 126.0 87.9
139.5 126.8 173.6
274.0 252.8 261.5
(24.7) (23.8) (25.6)
(130.9) (128.4) (135.9)
(17.2) (18.9) (22.6)
(52.7) (38.9) (34.7)
(21.9) (16.4) (15.0)
(16.6) (9.7) (9.7)
(85.7) - -
- (2.0) -
(75.7) 14.7 18.0
5.9 3.8 3.5
(8.8) 2.8 1.6
(72.8) 8.1 12.9
(2.81) 0.31 0.50
(2.81) 0.31 0.49
Confidential
Non-GAAP Adjustments ($M)
Reconciliation of GAAP to NON-GAAP Results Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19
GAAP Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.9 1.2 2.9 2.9 5.9
Share based compensation 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0
Restructuring costs 1.1 0.9 - - - - - -
Expenses related to M&A activity 0.2 - - 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.4
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets - - - - - - - -
Fair value revaluation of convertible debt and related derivative 0.1 0.7 0.3 (0.3) 0.3 (0.2) - -
Foreign exchange losses associated with ASC-842 - - - - 0.3 0.2 0.2 -
Taxes on the above items (0.3) - - (0.7) (0.3) (0.2) (0.2) (0.2)
Non-GAAP Net Income from continuing operations 3.0 4.7 4.3 5.8 3.3 4.5 5.0 8.9
Taxes on income (0.1) 0.6 0.1 3.2 (0.2) 0.7 0.9 1.2
Financial expense, net 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.7
Depreciation 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4
Adjusted EBITDA 4.3 7.1 6.7 11.5 5.1 7.4 7.6 12.2
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share 0.12 0.17 0.16 0.21 0.12 0.17 0.18 0.32
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2017 2018 2019
(72.8) 8.1 12.9
2.1 2.7 2.3
13.0 4.8 4.3
- 2.0 -
0.2 0.4 2.4
85.7 - -
1.2 0.8 0.1
- - 0.7
(12.0) (1.0) (1.0)
17.4 17.8 21.6
3.2 3.8 2.6
4.7 3.1 2.7
3.6 4.9 5.5
28.9 29.6 32.4
0.72 0.65 0.83
Confidential
Cash Flow Overview ($M)
Cash Flow Results Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 Q3-19 Q4-19
Operating activities
Net Income 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.8 1.2 2.9 2.9 5.9
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash 14.5 1.9 8.8 (0.5) 12.8 5.5 8.2 5.3
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities 14.6 2.9 11.0 4.3 14.0 8.4 11.1 11.2
Investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 5.1 (0.4) (1.6) (4.9) (2.9) (0.6) (10.8) (6.8)
Financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities (9.6) (9.5) (3.2) (0.7) (11.7) (10.0) (1.5) (1.5)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 0.1 (0.1) 0.1 - (0.1) - - -
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 10.2 (7.1) 6.3 (1.3) (0.7) (2.2) (1.2) 2.9
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 32.7 42.9 35.8 42.1 40.8 40.1 37.9 36.7
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period 42.9 35.8 42.1 40.8 40.1 37.9 36.7 39.6
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2017 2018 2019
(72.8) 8.1 12.9
108.8 24.7 31.8
36.0 32.8 44.7
(4.8) (1.8) (21.1)
(23.9) (23.0) (24.8)
0.3 0.1 -
7.6 8.1 (1.2)
25.1 32.7 40.8
32.7 40.8 39.6