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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):October 27, 2020
Shutterstock, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware 001-35669 80-0812659
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 (Commission
File Number)
 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
350 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10118
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(646) 710-3417
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
ClassTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareSSTKNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.





Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 On October 27, 2020, Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2020.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, a copy of the presentation slides which will be referenced on the Company’s earnings call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this current report and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information provided above in “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” is incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.


Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits.
99.1Press release entitled “Shutterstock Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results; Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.17 per share,” dated October 27, 2020
99.2Presentation slides referenced on the earnings call held by Shutterstock, Inc. on October 27, 2020
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
   
99.1 
99.2
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SIGNATURE
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 SHUTTERSTOCK, INC.
Dated: October 27, 2020By:/s/ Jarrod Yahes
  Jarrod Yahes
  Chief Financial Officer

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    EXHIBIT 99.1
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Shutterstock Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.17 per share
 
New York, NY - October 27, 2020 - Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the “Company”), a leading global technology company offering a creative platform for high-quality content, tools and services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Commenting on the Company’s performance, Stan Pavlovsky, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “Shutterstock had a tremendous third quarter and I am pleased with the acceleration in revenue growth and the momentum in our subscription products. Our margins have improved significantly, providing us the confidence to make further investments in product innovation and sales and marketing to enable us to capitalize on the improving demand environment.”


Third Quarter 2020 highlights compared to Third Quarter 2019:
    Key Operating Metrics
Subscribers increased 39%, to 255,000.
Subscriber revenue increased 12% to $67.6 million.
Average revenue per customer, increased 0.3% to $328.
Paid downloads decreased 6% to 43.4 million.
Revenue per download increased by $0.39 to $3.79.
Image collection expanded 18% to approximately 350 million images.
Footage collection expanded 25% to approximately 20 million clips.
     
    Financial Highlights
Revenue increased 4% to $165.2 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 3%.
Income from operations increased by $26.2 million to $29.3 million.
Net income increased by $17.6 million to $22.6 million.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $25.8 million to $47.4 million.
Diluted EPS increased by $0.48 to $0.62 per share.
Adjusted net income per diluted share increased by $0.51 to $0.80 per share.


SHUTTERSTOCK INVESTOR RELATIONS MICRO SITE
Accessible at content.shutterstock.com/investor-report/index.html


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THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Revenue
Third quarter revenue of $165.2 million increased $6.1 million or 4% as compared to 2019. Revenue generated through our E-commerce sales channel increased 7% as compared to the third quarter of 2019, to $102.8 million, and represented 62% of total revenue in the third quarter of 2020. Revenue from our Enterprise sales channel decreased 1% as compared to the third quarter of 2019, to $62.4 million, and represented 38% of third quarter revenue in 2020.
On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 3% in the third quarter of 2020 as compared to the third quarter of 2019. On a constant currency basis, E-commerce revenue increased by 6% in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the third quarter of 2019. Foreign currency fluctuations did not have a significant impact on Enterprise revenues in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the third quarter of 2019.

Net income and Income per diluted share
Net income of $22.6 million, increased $17.6 million as compared to $4.9 million for the third quarter in 2019. Net income per diluted share was $0.62, as compared to $0.14 for the same period in 2019. This increase is due primarily to our margin expansion initiatives, which have resulted in lower operating expenses, and, in part, to our increased revenue in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to the third quarter of 2019.
Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.80 as compared to $0.29 for the third quarter of 2019, an increase of $0.51 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA of $47.4 million for the third quarter of 2020 increased by $25.8 million, or 120%, as compared to the third quarter of 2019, due primarily to our margin expansion initiatives, and, in part, to our increased revenue. The adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 28.7% from 13.6% in the third quarter of 2019.
LIQUIDITY
Our cash and cash equivalents increased by $72.0 million to $383.1 million at September 30, 2020, as compared with $311.2 million as of June 30, 2020. This increase was driven by $63.9 million of net cash provided by our operating activities and $16.6 million provided by financing activities, partially offset by $6.7 million used in investing activities. Net cash provided by our operating activities was favorably affected by our increased operating income, in addition to changes in the timing of payments pertaining to operating expenses. Cash used in investing activities primarily consists of $6.3 million related to capital expenditures. Cash provided by financing activities consists primarily of $23.2 million of net proceeds from the Stock Offering, partially offset by $6.1 million related to the payment of the quarterly cash dividend.
Free cash flow was $57.0 million for the third quarter of 2020, an increase of $33.2 million from the third quarter of 2019. This change was primarily driven by higher cash flows from operating activities.

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
The Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.51 per common share, or $18.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
On October 19, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.17 per share of outstanding common stock, payable on December 16, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2020.

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STOCK OFFERING
On August 14, 2020, the Company completed an offering (the “Stock Offering”), whereby 2,580,000 shares of our common stock were sold to the public at a price to the public of $48.50 per share. The Company sold 516,000 shares of common stock in the Stock Offering and its Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board sold 2,064,000 shares of common stock in the Stock Offering. The Company received net proceeds from the shares sold, of approximately $23.2 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the shares sold by the Company’s Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board.

KEY OPERATING METRICS
Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
 
Subscribers (end of period)(1)
255,000 184,000 
Subscriber revenue (in millions)(2)
$67.6 $60.1 
Average revenue per customer (trailing twelve months)(3)
$328 $327 
Paid downloads (in millions)(4)
43.4 46.3 
Revenue per download (5)
$3.79$3.40
Content in our collection (end of period, in millions)(6):
Images350 297 
Footage clips20 16 
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
(1) Subscribers is defined as those customers who purchase one or more of our monthly recurring products for a continuous period of at least three months, measured as of the end of the reporting period.
(2) Subscriber revenue is defined as the revenue generated from subscribers during the period.
(3) Average revenue per customer is calculated by dividing total revenue for the trailing twelve-month period by customers. Customers is defined as total active, paying customers that contributed to total revenue over the trailing twelve-month period.
(4) Paid downloads is the number of downloads that our customers make in a given period of our photographs, vectors, illustrations, footage or music tracks. Paid downloads exclude custom content and downloads of content that are offered to customers for no charge, including our free image of the week.
(5) Revenue per download is the amount of content-related revenue recognized in a given period divided by the number of paid downloads in that period excluding revenue from custom content and the impact of revenue that is not derived from or associated with content licenses.
(6) Represents approved images (photographs, vectors and illustrations) and footage (in number of clips) in our library on shutterstock.com at the end of the period. This collection metric excludes content that is not uploaded directly to our site but is available for license by our customers through an application program interface, custom content and certain content that may be licensed for editorial use only.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement Shutterstock’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, Shutterstock’s management considers certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, collectively referred to as non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow.
Shutterstock defines adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization, non-cash equity-based compensation, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions, interest income and expense and income taxes; adjusted net income as net income adjusted for the impact of non-cash equity-based compensation, the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions and the estimated tax impact of such adjustments; revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis as the increase in current period revenues over prior period revenues, utilizing fixed exchange rates for translating foreign currency revenues for all periods in the comparison; adjusted EBITDA margin as the ratio of adjusted EBITDA to revenue; billings as revenue adjusted for the change in deferred revenue during the period; and free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities, adjusted for capital expenditures, content acquisition, and, with respect to the three months ended March 31, 2020, a payment associated with long-term incentives related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock. These figures have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. Shutterstock cautions investors that non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies.
Shutterstock’s management believes that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow are useful to investors because these measures enable investors to analyze Shutterstock’s operating results on the same basis as that used by management. Additionally, management believes that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income provide useful information to investors about the performance of the Company’s overall business because such measures eliminate the effects of unusual or other infrequent charges that are not directly attributable to Shutterstock’s underlying operating performance; and revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis provides useful information to investors by eliminating the effect of foreign currency fluctuations that are not directly attributable to Shutterstock’s operating performance. Management also believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures enhances the comparability for investors in assessing Shutterstock’s financial reporting. Shutterstock’s management believes that free cash flow is useful for investors because it provides them with an important perspective on the cash available for strategic measures, after making necessary capital investments in property and equipment to support the Company’s ongoing business operations and after excluding the impact of nonrecurring payments associated with long-term incentives related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock, and provides them with the same measures that management uses as the basis for making resource allocation decisions.
Shutterstock’s management also uses the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow, in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, as an integral part of managing the business and to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of Shutterstock’s business operations, financial performance and overall liquidity; (ii) facilitate management’s internal comparisons of the historical operating performance of its business operations; (iii) facilitate management’s external comparisons of the results of its overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels; (iv) review and assess the operating performance of Shutterstock’s management team and, together with other operational objectives, as a measure in evaluating employee compensation and bonuses; (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments; and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments.
Reconciliations of the differences between adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, billings, free cash flow, and the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, are presented under the headings “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information to GAAP” and “Supplemental Financial Data” immediately following the Consolidated Balance Sheets.


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EARNINGS TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION
The Company will discuss its third quarter and full year financial results during a teleconference today, October 27, 2020, at 8:30 AM ET. The conference call can be accessed in the U.S. at (844) 634-1442 or outside the U.S. at (615) 247-0239 with the conference ID# 2070437. A live audio webcast of the call will also be available simultaneously at http://investor.shutterstock.com.
Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available in the investor relations section of Shutterstock’s website. A telephone replay of the call will also be available until November 3, 2020 in the U.S. at (855) 859-2056 or outside the U.S. at (404) 537-3406 with the conference ID# 2070437.
Additional investor information can be accessed at http://investor.shutterstock.com.

ABOUT SHUTTERSTOCK
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), directly and through its group subsidiaries, is a leading global provider of high-quality licensed photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos and music to businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world. Working with its growing community of over 1.5 million contributors, Shutterstock adds hundreds of thousands of images each week, and currently has more than 350 million images and more than 20 million footage clips available.
Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock has offices around the world and customers in more than 150 countries. The Company also owns Bigstock, a value-oriented stock media offering; Shutterstock Custom, a custom content creation platform; Offset, a high-end image collection; PremiumBeat, a curated royalty-free music library; and Shutterstock Editorial, a premier source of editorial images for the world’s media.
For more information, please visit www.shutterstock.com and follow Shutterstock on Twitter and on Facebook.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding management’s future business, future results of operations or financial condition, new or planned features, products or services, management strategies, Shutterstock’s expectations regarding financial outlook and future growth and profitability and statements regarding anticipated improvements in operations. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan” and other similar expressions. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including risks related to any changes to or the effects on liabilities, financial condition, future capital expenditures, revenue, expenses, net income or loss, synergies and future prospects; our inability to continue to attract and retain customers and contributors to our online marketplace for creative content; competitive factors; our inability to innovate technologically or develop, market and offer new products and services; costs related to litigation or infringement claims, indemnification claims and the inability to prevent misuse of our content; our inability to increase market awareness of Shutterstock and our products and services; our inability to effectively manage our growth; our inability to grow at historic growth rates or at all; technological interruptions that impair access to our websites; assertions by third parties of infringement of intellectual property rights by Shutterstock, our inability to effectively manage risks associated with operating internationally; our exposure to foreign exchange rate risk; our inability to address risks associated with sales to large corporate customers; government regulation of the internet; increasing regulation related to the handling of personal data; actions by governments to restrict access to our products and services; our inability to effectively expand our operations into new products, services and technologies; our inability to protect the confidential information of customers; increased tax liabilities associated with our worldwide operations, including our exposure to withholding, sales and transaction tax liabilities; the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; public health crises including the COVID-19 pandemic; general economic and political conditions worldwide, including disruption and volatility caused by COVID-19 and any resulting economic recession; our inability to successfully integrate acquisitions and the associated technology and achieve operational efficiencies; and other factors and risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in other documents that the Company may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of such risks, uncertainties and factors, Shutterstock’s actual results may differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements discussed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of this date and Shutterstock assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Contact:
Chris Suh
646-257-4825
ir@shutterstock.com









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Shutterstock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except for per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Revenue$165,227 $159,079 $485,742 $484,152 
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue60,331 68,635 193,265 206,379 
Sales and marketing36,655 45,614 114,872 134,548 
Product development10,617 13,533 36,171 42,113 
General and administrative28,277 28,114 83,761 86,760 
Total operating expenses135,880 155,896 428,069 469,800 
Income from operations29,347 3,183 57,673 14,352 
Other (expense) / income, net(1,168)465 (506)1,945 
Income before income taxes28,179 3,648 57,167 16,297 
Provision / (Benefit) for income taxes5,597 (1,286)11,280 542 
Net income$22,582 $4,934 $45,887 $15,755 
Earnings per share    
Basic$0.63 $0.14 $1.28 $0.45 
Diluted$0.62 $0.14 $1.27 $0.44 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:    
Basic35,962 35,309 35,713 35,219 
Diluted36,494 35,541 36,095 35,512 









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Shutterstock, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except par value amount)
(unaudited)
 
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$383,127 $303,261 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,051 and $3,579
48,225 47,016 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets19,309 26,703 
Total current assets450,661 376,980 
Property and equipment, net52,686 58,834 
Right-of-use assets40,856 45,453 
Intangibles assets, net24,459 26,669 
Goodwill88,727 88,974 
Deferred tax assets, net14,665 14,387 
Other assets16,228 19,215 
Total assets$688,282 $630,512 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable$4,109 $6,104 
Accrued expenses61,377 53,864 
Contributor royalties payable24,976 25,193 
Deferred revenue144,657 141,922 
Other liabilities10,111 18,811 
Total current liabilities245,230 245,894 
Lease liabilities42,954 47,313 
Other non-current liabilities9,858 9,160 
Total liabilities298,042 302,367 
Commitment and contingencies  
Stockholders’ equity:  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 38,776 and 38,055 shares issued and 36,218 and 35,497 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively387 381 
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,558 shares as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019(100,027)(100,027)
Additional paid-in capital350,428 312,824 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(9,128)(6,220)
Retained earnings148,580 121,187 
Total stockholders’ equity390,240 328,145 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$688,282 $630,512 

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Shutterstock, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands, except par value amount)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020201920202019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income$22,582 $4,934 $45,887 $15,755 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization9,750 11,992 31,120 37,311 
Deferred taxes(899)(168)(206)(1,480)
Non-cash equity-based compensation8,285 5,509 17,681 17,884 
Bad debt expense500 149 1,586 (486)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable144 (2,852)(3,135)(5,598)
Prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets7,135 (2,599)7,184 (655)
Accounts payable and other current and non-current liabilities9,342 11,385 5,297 13,284 
Long-term incentives related to acquisitions— — (7,759)— 
Contributor royalties payable657 1,289 (183)2,348 
Deferred revenue6,386 638 2,753 (1,343)
Net cash provided by operating activities$63,882 $30,277 $100,225 $77,020 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures(6,311)(5,821)(20,277)(19,547)
Proceeds from sale of Webdam, net— — — 2,500 
Acquisition of content(530)(619)(2,107)(1,896)
Security deposit release191 (25)296 — 
Net cash used in investing activities$(6,650)$(6,465)$(22,088)$(18,943)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
23,153 — 23,153 — 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options— 4,378 629 4,596 
Cash paid related to settlement of employee taxes related to RSU vesting(425)(1,190)(3,861)(6,371)
Payment of cash dividend(6,149)— (18,247)— 
Net cash used in financing activities$16,579 $3,188 $1,674 $(1,775)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash(1,841)(673)(2,558)(1,758)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash71,970 26,327 77,253 54,544 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period311,157 261,682 305,874 233,465 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$383,127 $288,009 $383,127 $288,009 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Information:
Cash paid for income taxes$1,840 $$2,767 $1,487 


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Shutterstock, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information to GAAP
(In thousands, except per share information)
(unaudited)
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth (including by distribution channel) on a constant currency basis, billings and free cash flow are not financial measures prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Such non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as alternatives to any other measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net income$22,582 $4,934 $45,887 $15,755 
Add / (less) Non-GAAP adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization9,750 11,992 31,120 37,311 
Non-cash equity-based compensation8,285 5,509 17,681 17,884 
Other adjustments, net (1)
1,168 417 506 722 
Provision / (Benefit) for income taxes5,597 (1,286)11,280 542 
Adjusted EBITDA$47,382 $21,566 $106,474 $72,214 
Adjusted EBITDA margin28.7 %13.6 %21.9 %14.9 %
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
(1)Other adjustments, net includes foreign currency transaction gains and losses, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions, and interest income and expense.

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net income$22,582 $4,934 $45,887 $15,755 
Add / (less) Non-GAAP adjustments:
Non-cash equity-based compensation8,285 5,509 17,681 17,884 
Tax effect of non-cash equity-based compensation (2)
(1,947)(1,295)(4,155)(4,204)
Acquisition-related amortization expense531 690 1,613 3,987 
Tax effect of acquisition-related amortization expense (2)
(125)(162)(379)(869)
Acquisition-related long-term incentives and contingent consideration (3)
— 882 — 2,668 
Tax effect of acquisition-related long-term incentives and contingent consideration (2)
— (234)— (708)
Adjusted net income$29,326 $10,324 $60,647 $34,513 
Net income per diluted share$0.62 $0.14 $1.27 $0.44 
Adjusted net income per diluted share$0.80 $0.29 $1.68 $0.97 
Weighted average diluted shares36,494 35,541 36,095 35,512 
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
(2)Tax effect reflects the estimated impact of the adjustment on the provision for income taxes.
(3)Represents expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock.









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Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Total Revenues$165,227 $159,079 $485,742 $484,152 
Revenue growth%%— %%
Revenue growth on a constant currency basis%%%%
E-commerce revenues$102,816 $96,233 $300,716 $291,339 
Revenue growth: E-commerce %%%%
Revenue growth: E-commerce on a constant currency basis%10 %%10 %
Enterprise revenues$62,411 $62,846 $185,026 $192,813 
Revenue growth: Enterprise (1)%%(4)%%
Revenue growth: Enterprise on a constant currency basis(1)%%(4)%%


Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net cash provided by operating activities$63,882 $30,277 $100,225 $77,020 
Capital expenditures(6,311)(5,821)(20,277)(19,547)
Content acquisition(530)(619)(2,107)(1,896)
Payments associated with long-term incentives related to acquisitions
— — 7,759 — 
Free cash flow$57,041 $23,837 $85,600 $55,577 


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Shutterstock, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Data
(unaudited)

 Historical Operating Metrics
Three Months Ended
 9/30/206/30/203/31/2012/31/199/30/196/30/19
 
Subscribers (end of period, in thousands) (1)
255 223 209 194 184 173 
Subscriber revenue (in millions) (2)
$67.6 $62.7 $63.9 $60.5 $60.1 $57.9 
Average revenue per customer (trailing twelve months) (3)
$328 $326 $329 $330 $327 $325 
Paid downloads (in millions) (4)
43.4 44.0 46.8 47.7 46.3 46.6 
Revenue per download (5)
$3.79 $3.61 $3.42 $3.44 $3.40 $3.44 
Content in our collection (end of period, in millions): (6)
Images350 340 330 314 297 280 
Footage clips20 19 18 17 16 15 


Revenue by Sales Channel and Billings(7)
Three Months Ended
 9/30/206/30/203/31/2012/31/199/30/196/30/19
 (in millions)
E-commerce revenue$102.8 $98.2 $99.7 $100.9 $96.2 $97.0 
Enterprise revenue62.4 61.1 61.5 65.5 62.8 64.7 
Total revenue$165.2 $159.2 $161.3 $166.4 $159.1 $161.7 
Change in total deferred revenue$6.4 $(0.7)$(3.0)$4.4 $0.4 $(0.2)
Total billings$171.7 $158.6 $158.2 $170.8 $159.5 $161.5 

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(1)Subscribers is defined as those customers who purchase one or more of our monthly recurring products for a continuous period of at least three months, measured as of the end of the reporting period.
(2)Subscriber revenue is defined as the revenue generated from subscribers during the period.
(3)Average revenue per customer is calculated by dividing total revenue for the trailing twelve-month period by customers. Customers is defined as total active, paying customers that contributed to total revenue over the trailing twelve-month period.
(4)Paid downloads is the number of downloads that our customers make in a given period of our photographs, vectors, illustrations, footage or music tracks. Paid downloads exclude custom content and downloads of content that are offered to customers for no charge, including our free image of the week.
(5)Revenue per download is defined as the amount of revenue recognized in a given period divided by the number of paid downloads in that period excluding revenue from custom content and the impact of revenue that is not derived from or associated with content licenses.
(6)Represents approved images (photographs, vectors and illustrations) and footage (in number of clips) in our library on shutterstock.com at the end of the period. This collection metric excludes content that is not uploaded directly to our site but is available for license by our customers through an application program interface, custom content and certain content that may be licensed for editorial use only.
(7)Certain amounts in the table may not foot due to rounding.


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a2020-q3_exx992xearnings
Third Quarter 2020 October 27, 2020 Please remember this information is confidential.


 
Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include information concerning Shutterstock, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) current expectations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date made, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. You should read our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors set forth therein, for additional information regarding factors that may cause actual results to materially differ. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. 2


 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, Shutterstock's management considers certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, collectively referred to as non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization, non-cash equity-based compensation, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions, interest income and expense and income taxes; adjusted net income as net income adjusted for the impact of non-cash equity-based compensation, the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions and the estimated tax impact of such adjustments; revenue growth on a constant currency basis as the increase in current period revenues over prior period revenues, utilizing fixed exchange rates for translating foreign currency revenues for all periods in the comparison; adjusted EBITDA margin as the ratio of adjusted EBITDA to revenue; billings as revenue adjusted for the change in deferred revenue during the period; and free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities, adjusted for capital expenditures, content acquisition, and, and with respect to the three months ended March 31, 2020, a payment associated with long-term incentives related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock Technology, Inc. ("Flashstock"). These figures have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. We caution investors that non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies. Shutterstock's management believes that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow are useful to investors because these measures enable our investors to analyze our operating results on the same basis as that used by management. Additionally, management believes that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted net income provide useful information to investors about the performance of the Company’s overall business because such measures eliminate the effects of unusual or other infrequent charges that are not directly attributable to Shutterstock's underlying operating performance; and revenue growth on a constant currency basis provides useful information to investors by eliminating the effect of foreign currency fluctuations that are not directly attributable to Shutterstock’s operating performance. Management also believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures enhances the comparability for investors in assessing Shutterstock's financial reporting. Shutterstock's management believes that free cash flow is useful for investors because it provides them with an important perspective on the cash available for strategic measures, after making necessary capital investments in property and equipment to support the Company’s ongoing business operations and after excluding the impact of nonrecurring payments associated with long-term incentives related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock, and provides them with the same measures that management uses as the basis for making resource allocation decisions. Shutterstock's management also uses the non-GAAP financial measures adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, revenue growth on a constant currency basis, adjusted EBITDA margin, billings and free cash flow, in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, as an integral part of managing the business and to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of Shutterstock’s business operations, financial performance and overall liquidity; (ii) facilitate management’s internal comparisons of the historical operating performance of its business operations; (iii) facilitate management’s external comparisons of the results of its overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels; (iv) review and assess the operating performance of Shutterstock’s management team and, together with other operational objectives, as a measure in evaluating employee compensation and bonuses; (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments; and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments. Reconciliations of the differences between adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, billings and free cash flow, and the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, is presented immediately following the "Liquidity and Capital Allocation" slide. 3


 
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights Compared to Third Quarter 2019: • Revenue increased 4% to $165.2 million. ▪ On a constant currency basis, revenue increased 3%. • Net income increased $17.6 million to $22.6 million. • Adjusted EBITDA increased $25.8 million to $47.4 million. • Net income per diluted share increased by $0.48 to $0.62. • Adjusted net income per diluted share increased by $0.51 to $0.80. • Cash provided by operating activities of $63.9 million in 2020 compared to $30.3 million in 2019. • Free cash flow was $57.0 million in 2020 compared to $23.8 million in 2019. 4


 
Third Quarter 2020 Operating Highlights Compared to Third Quarter 2019: • Subscribers increased 39%, to 255,000. • Subscriber revenue increased 12%, to $67.6 million. • Average revenue per customer increased 0.3% to $328. • Paid downloads decreased 6% to 43.4 million. • Image library expanded to approximately 350 million images, up 18%. • Footage library expanded to approximately 20 million footage clips, up 25%. • More than 1.5 million contributors made their images, footage clips and music tracks available on Shutterstock’s platform, compared to over 1.0 million last year. • More than 1.9 million customers contributed to revenue over the past 12 months, consistent with the 12 months ended September 30, 2019. 5


 
Liquidity and Capital Allocation Cash Flows: • Cash and cash equivalents increased $72.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 to $383.1 million. • For the three months ended September 30, 2020: ◦ Operating cash inflows were $63.9 million. ◦ Investing cash outflows were $6.7 million, primarily consisting of capital expenditures. ◦ Financing cash inflows were $16.6 million, which included net proceeds of $23.2 million from the Stock Offering, partially offset by $6.1 million from our quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share. ◦ Free cash flows were $57.0 million. Quarterly Cash Dividend: • On October 19, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.17 per share of outstanding common stock, payable on December 16, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2020. 6


 
Consolidated Quarterly Financial Results ($ in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, % Change 2020 2019 Inc. / (Dec.) Total Revenues $ 165.2 $ 159.1 4 % Cost of revenue 60.3 68.6 (12)% Sales and marketing 36.7 45.6 (20)% Product development 10.6 13.5 (22)% General and administrative 28.3 28.1 1 % Total operating expenses 135.9 155.9 (13)% Income from operations 29.3 3.2 822 % Other (expense) / income, net (1.2) 0.5 (351)% Income before income taxes 28.2 3.6 672 % Provision / (Benefit) for Income Taxes 5.6 (1.3) (535)% Net Income $ 22.6 $ 4.9 358 % Plus: Depreciation & Amortization 9.8 12.0 (18)% Plus: Non-Cash Equity-Based Compensation 8.3 5.5 51 % Plus: Other Adjustments, net (1) 1.2 0.4 200 % Plus: Provision / (Benefit) for Income Taxes 5.6 (1.3) (535)% Adjusted EBITDA $ 47.4 $ 21.6 120 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin 28.7 % 13.6 % 1. Other adjustments, net includes foreign currency transaction gains and losses, expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to acquisitions, and interest income and expense. Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding. 7


 
Adjusted Net Income (in millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 Net Income $ 22.6 $ 4.9 Add / (Less): Non-Cash Equity-Based Compensation 8.3 5.5 Acquisition-Related Intangible Amortization 0.5 0.7 Acquisition-Related Long-Term Incentives and Contingent Consideration1 —0.9 Tax Effect of Adjustments2 (2.1) (1.7) Adjusted Net Income $ 29.3 $ 10.3 Diluted Shares Outstanding 36.5 35.5 Net Income Per Diluted Share $ 0.62 $ 0.14 Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share $ 0.80 $ 0.29 1 - Represents expenses related to long-term incentives and contingent consideration related to our 2017 acquisition of Flashstock. 2 - Tax effect reflects the estimated impact of the adjustment on the provision for income taxes. Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding. 8


 
Free Cash Flow ($ in millions) Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 2019 Net Cash From Operations $ 63.9 $ 30.3 Less: Capital Expenditures (6.3) (5.8) Less: Content Acquisitions (0.5) (0.6) Free Cash Flow $ 57.0 $ 23.8 Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding. 9


 
Revenue by Sales Channel and Billings ($ in millions) 2020 2019 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 E-commerce Revenue $102.8 $ 98.2 $ 99.7 $100.9 $ 96.2 $ 97.0 $ 98.1 Enterprise Revenue 62.4 61.1 61.5 65.5 62.8 64.7 65.2 Total Revenue $165.2 $159.2 $161.3 $166.4 $159.1 $161.7 $163.3 Change in Total Deferred Revenue $ 6.4 $ (0.7) $ (3.0) $ 4.4 $ 0.4 $ (0.2) $ (2.2) Total Billings $171.7 $158.6 $158.2 $170.8 $159.5 $161.5 $161.1 Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding. 10


 
Key Operating Metrics 2020 2019 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Subscribers (end of period, in thousands) (1) 255 223 209 194 184 173 161 Subscriber revenue (in millions) (2) $ 67.6 $ 62.7 $ 63.9 $ 60.5 $ 60.1 $ 57.9 $ 58.0 Average revenue per customer (trailing twelve months) (3) $ 328 $ 326 $ 329 $ 330 $ 327 $ 325 $ 323 Paid downloads (in millions) (4) 43.4 44.0 46.8 47.7 46.3 46.6 47.2 Revenue per download (5) $ 3.79 $ 3.61 $ 3.42 $ 3.44 $ 3.40 $ 3.44 $ 3.42 Content in our collection (end of period, in millions): (6) Images 350 340 330 314 297 280 260 Footage clips 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Subscribers is defined as those customers who purchase one or more of our monthly recurring products for a continuous period of at least three months, measured as of the end of the reporting period. 2. Subscriber revenue is defined as the revenue generated from subscribers during the period. 3. Average revenue per customer is calculated by dividing total revenue for the trailing twelve month period by customers. We define customers as total active, paying customers that contributed to total revenue over the trailing twelve month period. 4. Paid downloads is the number of downloads that our customers make in a given period of our photographs, vectors, illustrations, footage or music tracks. Paid downloads exclude custom content and downloads of content that are offered to customers for no charge, including our free image of the week. 5. Revenue per download is defined as the amount of revenue recognized in a given period divided by the number of paid downloads in that period excluding revenue from custom content and the impact of revenue that is not derived from or associated with content licenses. 6. Represents approved images (photographs, vectors and illustrations) and footage (in number of clips) in our library on shutterstock.com at the end of the period. We exclude content from this collection metric that is not uploaded directly to our site but is available for license by our customers through an application program interface, custom content and certain content that may be licensed for editorial use only. 11


 
Non-Cash Compensation and Depreciation and Amortization Non-cash equity-based compensation expense is included within the Statements of Operations, as follows: Three Months Ended ($ in millions) September 30, 2020 2019 Cost of revenue $ 0.1 $ 0.1 Sales and Marketing 0.5 0.4 Product development 1.3 1.4 General and administrative 6.4 3.7 Total non-cash compensation 8.3 5.5 Depreciation and amortization expense is included within the Statements of Operations, as follows: Three Months Ended ($ in millions) September 30, 2020 2019 Cost of revenue $ 8.2 $ 10.1 General and administrative 1.5 1.9 Total depreciation and amortization 9.7 12.0 Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding. 12


 
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