NASDAQ$CRTO

CRITEO SA-SPON ADR · Q3 2020 earnings

Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for Q3 2020, exceeding guidance despite the pandemic's impact.

Criteo's Q3 2020 financial results exceeded expectations, demonstrating resilience during the pandemic. Revenue was $470 million, and Revenue ex-TAC was $186 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $49 million, resulting in adjusted diluted EPS of $0.40. Free cash flow grew 98% year-over-year to $38 million.

  • Delivered better than expected performance on both the top and bottom lines.
  • Total clients grew 3% year-over-year to close to 20,600.
  • New solutions grew 43% year-over-year to 19% of total Revenue ex-TAC.
  • Retail Media grew close to 60% year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$470M

Previous: $523M-10.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.40

Previous: $0.54-25.9%
Revenue ex-TAC Margin

40.0%

Previous: 42.0%-4.8%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

27.0%

Previous: 29.0%-6.9%
Free Cash Flow

$5.23M

Previous: $18.8M-72.2%
Net Income

$5.23M

Previous: $18.8M-72.2%
Operating Income

$8.05M

Previous: $29.4M-72.6%
Gross Profit

$151M

Previous: $190M-20.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$627M

Previous: $409M+53.2%
Total Assets

$1.84B

Previous: $1.7B+8.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.8M

Previous: $11.2M-39.1%

Revenue & EPS history

CRITEO · Revenue · Quarterly

$470M

Q3 2020-10%vs Q3 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

CRITEO · $49.8M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Retail Media
    $49.8M+21.0%

Forward guidance

For the fourth quarter 2020, Criteo expects Revenue ex-TAC to be between $223 million and $230 million, implying constant-currency decline of approximately 15% at the midpoint. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $81 million and $88 million.

Tailwinds

  • Less concentrated peak Holiday Season compared to prior years
  • Continued slow rebound in our Travel and Classifieds verticals

Headwinds

  • $17M negative impact from Privacy headwinds in the fourth quarter

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020

Historical avgQ3 2020

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.9%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

26 / 49 earnings

Positive

+30.4%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-21.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.9%-19.9%-11.9%
Q4 2025-5.0%-8.6%-9.1%
Q3 2025+5.8%+7.0%-4.8%
Q1 2025-12.2%-17.2%-23.8%
Q4 2024+17.6%+14.9%-4.5%
Q3 2024-21.1%-19.4%-4.4%
Q2 2024+4.8%-1.6%+6.5%
Q1 2024+7.5%+7.5%+11.0%
Q4 2023+23.5%+22.3%+27.6%
Q3 2023-14.6%-14.4%-10.9%
Q2 2023-7.5%-9.4%-11.1%
Q1 2023+2.7%+2.6%+10.4%
Q4 2022+8.9%+1.8%-8.5%
Q3 2022+1.7%-1.1%+4.6%
Q2 2022+8.4%+5.3%+8.4%
Q1 2022+6.7%+0.6%+2.9%
Q4 2021-12.1%-14.8%-31.9%
Q3 2021+28.2%+27.5%+20.4%
Q2 2021-3.1%-5.3%-10.7%
Q1 2021-1.7%-3.4%+8.5%
Q4 2020+26.9%+26.6%+33.8%
Q3 2020+21.1%+17.6%+37.0%
Q2 2020-3.6%+6.1%+1.0%
Q1 2020-0.6%-4.0%+2.6%
Q4 2019-10.1%-7.5%-46.6%
Q3 2019-19.0%-15.4%-13.4%
Q2 2019+7.3%+6.1%+5.0%
Q1 2019-15.3%-13.8%-16.2%
Q4 2018+6.4%+6.3%+7.2%
Q3 2018+7.6%+7.0%+12.9%
Q2 2018-18.2%-17.0%-22.8%
Q1 2018+0.8%+3.4%-6.9%
Q4 2017+30.4%+32.5%+28.3%
Q3 2017-11.7%-9.1%-22.3%
Q2 2017-5.3%-6.2%-7.5%
Q1 2017-4.9%-3.1%-3.9%
Q4 2016+2.3%+7.7%+12.2%
Q3 2016+10.9%+16.3%+5.7%
Q2 2016-2.4%-4.3%-10.6%
Q1 2016-6.6%
Q4 2015+27.8%
Q3 2015-18.9%
Q2 2015-7.6%
Q1 2015+5.6%
Q4 2014+3.7%
Q3 2014-1.8%
Q2 2014+3.1%
Q1 2014+2.8%
Q4 2013-11.0%
Q3 2013
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q4 2012
Q3 2012

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