Viant Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: DSP), a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. "Viant delivered re...
IRVINE, Calif.: Viant Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: DSP), a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
"Viant delivered record fourth quarter and full year results, with revenue, contribution ex-TAC and adjusted EBITDA surpassing the high end of our guidance for the quarter," said Tim Vanderhook, Co-Founder and CEO, Viant. "Our success is reflective of the growing demand amongst advertisers to deploy addressable campaigns, and Viant's ability to offer proprietary, advanced solutions to support this demand. Our platform uniquely offers Household ID, a leading audience identifier, and IRIS_ID, a leading contextual identifier, enabling advertisers to target and measure with unparalleled precision across the open internet. Additionally, we continue to empower advertisers with ongoing AI innovations, most recently through the launch of ViantAI, which has attracted interest from advertisers and agencies of all sizes. We are encouraged by recent momentum and well positioned to capture incremental market share in 2025."
Fourth quarter and full year 2024 Financial Highlights, year-over-year (in thousands, except percentages and per share data):
| Three Months Ended December 31, |
| Year Ended December 31, |
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GAAP |
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Revenue | $ | 90,054 |
| $ | 64,406 |
| 40 | % | $ | 289,235 |
| $ | 222,934 |
| 30 | % | |||||
Gross profit | $ | 42,490 |
| $ | 31,752 |
| 34 | % | $ | 132,071 |
| $ | 102,455 |
| 29 | % | |||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 7,720 |
| $ | 3,308 |
| 133 | % | $ | 12,452 |
| $ | (9,943 | ) | 225 | % | |||||
Net income (loss) as a percentage of gross profit |
| 18 | % |
| 10 | % | NM |
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| 9 | % |
| (10 | )% | NM |
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Net income (loss) attributable to Viant Technology Inc. | $ | 1,747 |
| $ | 626 |
| 179 | % | $ | 2,362 |
| $ | (3,443 | ) | 169 | % | |||||
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock—basic | $ | 0.11 |
| $ | 0.04 |
| 175 | % | $ | 0.15 |
| $ | (0.23 | ) | 165 | % | |||||
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock—diluted | $ | 0.10 |
| $ | 0.04 |
| 150 | % | $ | 0.14 |
| $ | (0.23 | ) | 161 | % | |||||
Class A and Class B common shares outstanding (as of December 31) |
| 63,122 |
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| 63,122 |
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Cash and cash equivalents (as of December 31) | $ | 205,048 |
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| $ | 205,048 |
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Non-GAAP(1) |
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Contribution ex-TAC | $ | 54,359 |
| $ | 42,601 |
| 28 | % | $ | 177,390 |
| $ | 143,382 |
| 24 | % | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 17,091 |
| $ | 13,007 |
| 31 | % | $ | 44,441 |
| $ | 29,101 |
| 53 | % | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of contribution ex-TAC |
| 31 | % |
| 31 | % | NM |
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| 25 | % |
| 20 | % | NM |
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Non-GAAP net income | $ | 13,831 |
| $ | 10,845 |
| 28 | % | $ | 34,661 |
| $ | 21,743 |
| 59 | % | |||||
Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock—basic | $ | 0.17 |
| $ | 0.14 |
| 21 | % | $ | 0.41 |
| $ | 0.26 |
| 58 | % | |||||
Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock—diluted | $ | 0.15 |
| $ | 0.14 |
| 7 | % | $ | 0.39 |
| $ | 0.26 |
| 50 | % |
Recent Business Highlights:
"We concluded a record-setting year with exceptional fourth-quarter performance and strong momentum as we enter 2025," stated Larry Madden, CFO of Viant. "During the fourth quarter, contribution ex-TAC growth accelerated to 28%, marking our sixth consecutive quarter of over 20% year-over-year growth. Similarly, our adjusted EBITDA has increased year-over-year by more than 30% for eight consecutive quarters. We achieved these impressive operational results while focusing on long-term strategic investments, including the continued rollout of the ViantAI product suite and the acquisition of IRIS.TV. Our leadership in addressability and commitment to empowering advertisers through ongoing AI innovation has driven market share gains and is fueling growth. We expect to deliver another record-breaking year in 2025."
Guidance:
For the first quarter 2025, the Company expects:
Contribution ex-TAC, non-GAAP operating expenses, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of contribution ex-TAC, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock—basic and diluted are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information provided in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to Viant’s financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release under “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this press release. We are not able to estimate gross profit, total operating expenses or net income (loss) on a forward-looking basis or reconcile the guidance provided for contribution ex-TAC, non-GAAP operating expenses, or adjusted EBITDA to the closest corresponding GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts due to the variability and complexity with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures; in particular, the impact of future traffic acquisition costs and other platform operations expenses, as well as the measures and effects of our stock-based compensation related to equity grants that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our share price and the potential forfeitures of equity grants. We expect the variability of the above charges could have a significant and potentially unpredictable impact on our future GAAP financial results.
(1) | For a discussion on how we define, use and calculate these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation thereof to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the supplementary schedules under “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this press release. | |
(2) | We define advertiser spend as the total amount billed to our customers for activity on our platform inclusive of the costs of advertising media, third-party data, other add-on features and our platform fee we charge customers. |
Supplemental Financial and Other Information:
Supplemental financial and other information can be accessed through Viant’s investor relations website at investors.viantinc.com.
As of December 31, 2024, there were 16.4 million shares of the Company's Class A common stock outstanding and 46.8 million shares of the Company's Class B common stock outstanding. For more information, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 3, 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast Details:
Viant will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results on Monday, March 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the call can be accessed from Viant’s Investor Relations website. An archived version of the webcast will be available from the same website after the call. Viant Technology has used, and intends to continue to use, the “Investor Relations” section of its website at investors.viantinc.com, its LinkedIn account, the LinkedIn account of its Chief Executive Officer, Tim Vanderhook, the LinkedIn account of its Chief Operating Officer, Chris Vanderhook, its X (formerly known as Twitter) account (@viant_tech), and Chris Vanderhook's X account (@cvanderhook) to post information that may be important to investors. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to consult Viant Technology’s website and the foregoing LinkedIn and X accounts regularly for important information.
About Viant
Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP) is a leader in AI-powered programmatic advertising, dedicated to driving innovation in digital marketing. Our omnichannel platform built for CTV allows marketers to plan, execute and measure their campaigns with unmatched precision and efficiency. With the launch of ViantAI, Viant is building the future of fully autonomous advertising solutions, empowering advertisers to achieve their boldest goals. Viant was recently awarded Best Demand Side Platform by MarTech Breakthrough, Great Place to Work® certification and received the Business Intelligence Group’s Innovation award for AI Advancements. Learn more at viantinc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain words such as “guidance,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “will,” or words or phrases with similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved, if at all. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release relate to, among other things, Viant’s projected financial performance and operating results, including our guidance for revenue, contribution ex-TAC, non-GAAP operating expenses, and adjusted EBITDA, as well as statements regarding Viant’s growth prospects, Viant's market share, anticipated performance of and benefits of ViantAI, and benefits from Viant's acquisition of Lockr. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the market for programmatic advertising developing slower or differently than Viant’s expectations, the demands and expectations of customers, the ability to attract and retain customers, the impact of information and data privacy trends and regulations on our business and competitors and other economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for additional information regarding the risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. We do not intend and undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 90,054 |
| $ | 64,406 |
| $ | 289,235 |
| $ | 222,934 |
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Operating expenses(1): |
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Platform operations |
| 47,564 |
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| 32,654 |
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| 157,164 |
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| 120,479 |
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Sales and marketing |
| 14,756 |
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| 12,644 |
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Technology and development |
| 7,062 |
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| 6,539 |
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| 23,740 |
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| 24,756 |
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General and administrative |
| 14,769 |
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| 11,687 |
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| 51,103 |
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| 45,345 | <
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