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Shutterstock Inc. · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Shutterstock's financial performance remained flat, with revenue decreases in net income and adjusted EBITDA.

Shutterstock's Q4 2023 revenue remained flat compared to Q4 2022, with a net loss of $1.0 million and adjusted EBITDA decreasing by 21% to $46.3 million. The decrease in net income was unfavorably impacted by expenses associated with reimbursable costs paid to the Giphy workforce in addition to increased marketing expenses, while the decrease in adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to higher operating expenses associated with the acquisition of Giphy.

  • Revenue decreased $0.5 million to $217.2 million.
  • Net loss was $1.0 million, a decrease of 114%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 21% to $46.3 million.
  • Content revenue decreased 10% to $177.5 million, while Data, Distribution, and Services revenue increased 96.4% to $39.7 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$217M

Previous: $218M-0.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.72

Previous: $1.05-31.4%
Subscribers

523.0K

Previous: 586.0K-10.8%
Subscriber Revenue

$85.2M

Previous: $88.8M-4.1%
Avg Revenue per Customer

$412.00

Previous: $341.00+20.8%
Paid Downloads

35.4M

Previous: 42.5M-16.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$11.3M

Previous: $10.4M-208.9%
Net Income

-$1M

Previous: $7M-114.3%
Operating Income

$2.1M

Previous: $7.65M-72.5%
Gross Profit

$121M

Previous: $130M-6.5%
R&D Expense

$23.4M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$12M

Previous: $11.8M+1.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Shutterstock · Revenue · Quarterly

$217M

Q4 2023-0.2%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 7 of 14 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company increased its guidance for the full year 2024, to the following: •Revenue of $875 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $241 million. unchanged from 2023. •Adjusted net income per diluted share of between $4.15 to $4.30.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue of $875 million

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

31 / 61 earnings

Positive

+27.5%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-33.7%

Q2 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+3.4%-6.0%-11.9%
Q4 2025-12.3%-7.1%-1.4%
Q3 2025+4.6%+2.1%-12.4%
Q1 2025-0.7%+2.9%-6.1%
Q4 2024-6.9%-12.2%-24.7%
Q3 2024+12.2%+8.8%+7.6%
Q2 2024-3.7%-3.7%-8.5%
Q1 2024-7.5%-7.4%-4.3%
Q4 2023+0.6%+4.5%+4.3%
Q3 2023+8.8%+21.6%+28.0%
Q2 2023-16.7%-15.2%-18.2%
Q1 2023-2.2%-0.6%-27.4%
Q4 2022+10.3%+6.8%-2.9%
Q3 2022+9.5%+12.5%+14.7%
Q2 2022-2.6%-4.4%+1.6%
Q1 2022-0.4%-2.7%-25.5%
Q4 2021-5.4%-1.3%-7.2%
Q3 2021-2.6%+0.4%-5.7%
Q2 2021-3.7%+0.8%+5.4%
Q1 2021-7.4%-10.3%-7.7%
Q4 2020+24.5%+24.8%+33.6%
Q3 2020+11.8%+5.1%+8.0%
Q2 2020+19.9%+25.2%+11.3%
Q1 2020-1.4%-6.5%-5.4%
Q4 2019-7.5%-7.8%-23.8%
Q3 2019-1.3%-1.9%+0.6%
Q2 2019-7.4%-8.2%-6.2%
Q1 2019-8.8%-11.6%-15.5%
Q4 2018+6.0%+8.6%+6.0%
Q3 2018-8.4%-10.6%-14.0%
Q2 2018+3.6%+14.5%+19.5%
Q1 2018-15.9%-16.2%-8.5%
Q4 2017+12.8%+12.1%+10.3%
Q3 2017+11.0%+7.0%+24.1%
Q2 2017-17.5%-17.8%-20.6%
Q1 2017+0.3%+1.0%+8.4%
Q4 2016-15.5%-18.2%-19.9%
Q3 2016-8.5%-10.6%-17.7%
Q2 2016-0.2%+0.9%+2.5%
Q1 2016+1.1%
Q4 2015+15.6%
Q3 2015+27.5%
Q2 2015-33.7%
Q1 2015-4.7%
Q4 2014+1.7%
Q3 2014+5.2%
Q2 2014-0.2%
Q1 2014-1.4%
Q4 2013+18.6%
Q3 2013+4.2%
Q2 2012+2.7%
Q2 2013+7.0%
Q1 2012+6.3%
Q1 2013+3.8%
Q2 2011+4.8%
Q1 2011+4.8%
Q4 2010+4.8%
Q4 2012+24.2%
Q3 2011-4.9%
Q4 2011-4.9%
Q3 2012+2.2%

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