Organization and Background

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Background

Organization and Background

Organization

We are the sole managing member of Desert Newco, LLC (Desert Newco), and as a result, we consolidate its financial results into the results and financial position of the Company. As of March 31, 2024, we owned 100% of Desert Newco.

On December 11, 2023, we completed a series of transactions (the DNC Restructure) designed to simplify our capital structure, commonly referred to as an "Up-C" structure, and provide us with additional strategic flexibility which resulted in Desert Newco becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of GoDaddy Inc. Pursuant to the DNC Restructure, 271 Limited Liability Company Units (LLC Units) of Desert Newco not held by us or our subsidiaries were cancelled and converted into 271 newly issued shares of our Class A common stock. Each LLC Unit formerly held by such other unitholders was paired with one share of our Class B common stock, which shares of Class B common stock remained outstanding immediately following the DNC Restructure. To the extent the shares of Class B common stock remain outstanding, the holders are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, but such shares have no economic rights and are non-transferrable. As of March 31, 2024, substantially all Class B shares outstanding immediately following the DNC Restructure were surrendered and no longer outstanding. Subsequent to the DNC Restructure, on January 1, 2024, Desert Newco was converted from a partnership to a disregarded entity and as a result we are now treated as a consolidated C corporation group for U.S. income tax purposes.

Basis of Presentation

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) and include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Our interim financial statements are unaudited and, in our opinion, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2024.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the 2023 Form 10-K).

Prior Period Presentation

Certain immaterial prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Use of Estimates

GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in our financial statements. We periodically evaluate our estimates and adjust prospectively, if necessary. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ.

Segments

We report our operating results through two reportable segments: Applications and Commerce (A&C) and Core Platform (Core), as further discussed in Note 16.