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Rubicon Project Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
First Quarter Revenue Grew 12% Year over Year Telaria Revenue Grew 11% & CTV Revenue Grew 74% Year over Year; Merger Closed April 1, 2020 LOS
About this update from Rubico Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nFirst Quarter Revenue Grew 12% Year over Year\n\n\nTelaria Revenue Grew 11% & CTV Revenue Grew 74% Year over Year; Merger Closed April 1, 2020\n\n LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nRubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI), the largest independent sell-side advertising platform, which merged with Telaria on April 1, 2020, today reported its results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. Due to the timing of the closing, all financial information and tables include results for Rubicon Project only, except when noted.\n\n\nRecent Highlights\n\n\n\nRubicon Project revenue was $36.3 million for Q1 2020, up 12% from Q1 2019\n\n\nTelaria revenue was $15.1 million for Q1 2020, up 11% year over year, with CTV revenue of $9.1 million up 74% year over year\n\n\nWe expect revenue for Q2 2020 to be between $36 to $39 million (for the combined company)\n\n\nNet loss for Q1 2020 was $9.7 million, or loss per share of $0.18, compared to net loss of $12.5 million, or loss per share of $0.24 for the first quarter of 2019\n\n\nAdjusted EBITDA(1) was $2.8 million representing an 8% Adjusted EBITDA margin(3), compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(0.1) million for the first quarter of 2019\n\n\nNon-GAAP loss per share(1) was $0.06, compared to $0.14 non-GAAP loss per share for the first quarter of 2019\n\n\nCost synergies and reductions expanded to exceed $20 million on a run-rate basis, from a prior range of $15-$20 million.\n\n\n\n“This is an unprecedented time, driven by the impact of COVID-19 and corresponding effect on the global economy,” said Michael G. Barrett, CEO of Rubicon Project. “Despite the global tragedy all of us are living through, we are focused on advancing our newly combined and better positioned omnichannel company. We are also very adept at navigating challenging times like these, as evidenced in our journey over the last three years. We have a great team, the company is very strong from a financial standpoint, and I feel confident that we will emerge a much stronger company once the economy begins to recover and revenue growth returns. I'm especially encouraged to see our revenue levels stabilize in the last several weeks, and excited to go after key market opportunities arising from the acceleration of cord cutting, increased viewing in CTV, ability to take share, and improved growth prospects for our new Demand Manager pro...