10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 001-39671

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MediaAlpha, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	85-1854133
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

700 South Flower Street, Suite 640

Los Angeles, California 90017

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(213) 316-6256

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	MAX	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes ☒ No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes ☐    No ☒

As of July 31, 2023, there were 46,228,304 shares of MediaAlpha, Inc.'s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 18,119,493 shares of MediaAlpha, Inc.’s Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

MediaAlpha, Inc. and Subsidiaries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements	6
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	6
	Consolidated Statements of Operations	6
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	8
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	10
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	11
Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	42
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A	Risk Factors	43
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
Item 5	Other Information	44
Item 6	Exhibits	44
Signatures		45

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Certain Definitions

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

•“Class A-1 units” refers to the Class A-1 units of QL Holdings LLC (“QLH”).

•“Class B-1 units” refers to the Class B-1 units of QLH.

•“Company,” “we,” or “us” refers to MediaAlpha, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.

•“Consumer Referral” means any consumer click, call or lead purchased by a buyer on our platform.

•“Consumers” and “customers” refer interchangeably to end consumers. Examples include individuals shopping for insurance policies.

•“Digital consumer traffic” refers to visitors to the mobile, tablet, desktop and other digital platforms of our supply partners, as well as to our proprietary websites.

•“Direct-to-consumer” or “DTC” means the sale of insurance products or services directly to end consumers, without the use of retailers, brokers, agents or other intermediaries.

•“Distributor” means any company or individual that is involved in the distribution of insurance, such as an insurance agent or broker.

•“Exchange agreement” means the exchange agreement, dated as of October 27, 2020 by and among MediaAlpha, Inc., QLH, Intermediate Holdco, Inc. and certain Class B-1 unitholders party thereto.

•“Founders” means, collectively, Steven Yi, Eugene Nonko, and Ambrose Wang.

•“High-intent” consumer or customer means an in-market consumer that is actively browsing, researching or comparing the types of products or services that our partners sell.

•“Insignia” means Insignia Capital Group, L.P. and its affiliates.

•“Intermediate Holdco” means Guilford Holdings, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary and the owner of all Class A-1 units.

•“Inventory,” when referring to our supply partners, means the volume of Consumer Referral opportunities.

•“IPO” means our initial public offering of our Class A common stock, which closed on October 30, 2020.

•“Legacy Profits Interest Holders” means certain current or former employees of QLH or its subsidiaries (other than the Senior Executives), who indirectly held Class B units in QLH prior to our IPO and includes any estate planning vehicles or other holding companies through which such persons hold their units in QLH (which holding companies may or may not include QL Management Holdings LLC).

•“Lifetime value” or “LTV” is a type of metric that many of our business partners use to measure the estimated total worth to a business of a customer over the expected period of their relationship.

•“Open Marketplace” refers to one of our two business models. In Open Marketplace transactions, we have separate agreements with demand partners and suppliers. We earn fees from our demand partners and separately pay a revenue share to suppliers and a fee to Internet search companies to drive consumers to our proprietary websites.

•“Partner” refers to a buyer or seller on our platform, also referred to as “demand partners” and “supply partners,” respectively.

◦“Demand partner” refers to a buyer on our platform. As discussed under Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Management Overview, our demand partners are generally insurance carriers and distributors looking to target high-intent consumers deep in their purchase journey.

◦“Supply partner” or “supplier” refers to a seller to our platform. As discussed under Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion & Analysis – Management Overview, our supply partners are primarily insurance carriers looking to maximize the value of non-converting or low LTV consumers, and insurance-focused research destinations or other financial websites looking to monetize high-intent consumers.

•“Private Marketplace” refers to one of our two business models. In Private Marketplace transactions, demand partners and suppliers contract with one another directly and leverage our platform to facilitate transparent, real-time transactions utilizing the reporting and analytical tools available to them from use of our platform. We charge a fee based on the Transaction Value of the Consumer Referrals sold through Private Marketplace transactions.

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•“Proprietary” means, when used in reference to our properties, the websites and other digital properties that we own and operate. Our proprietary properties are a source of Consumer Referrals on our platform.

•“Reorganization Transactions” means the series of reorganization transactions completed on October 27, 2020 in connection with our IPO.

•“Secondary Offering” means the means the sale of 8,050,000 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-254338), which was declared effective by the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 18, 2021.

•“Selling Class B-1 Unit Holders” means Insignia, the Senior Executives, and the Legacy Profits Interests Holders who sold a portion of their Class B-1 units to Intermediate Holdco in connection with the IPO.

•“Senior Executives” means the Founders and the other current and former officers of the Company listed in Exhibit A to the Exchange Agreement. This term also includes any estate planning vehicles or other holding companies through which such persons hold their units in QLH.

•“Transaction Value” means the total gross dollars transacted by our partners on our platform.

•“Vertical” means a market dedicated to a specific set of products or services sold to end consumers. Examples include property & casualty insurance, life insurance, health insurance, and travel.

•“White Mountains” means White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. and its affiliates.

•“Yield” means the return to our sellers on their inventory of Consumer Referrals sold on our platform.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factor Summary

We are including this Cautionary Statement to caution investors and qualify for the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) for forward-looking statements. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “will likely result,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “would,” and “outlook,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

There are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following:

•Our ability to attract and retain supply partners and demand partners to our platform and to make available quality Consumer Referrals at attractive volumes and prices to drive transactions on our platform;

•Our reliance on a limited number of supply partners and demand partners, many of which have no long-term contractual commitments with us, and any potential termination of those relationships;

•Fluctuations in customer acquisition spending by property and casualty insurance carriers due to unexpected changes in underwriting profitability as the carriers go through cycles in their business;

•Existing and future laws and regulations affecting the property & casualty insurance, health insurance and life insurance verticals;

•Changes and developments in the regulation of the underlying industries in which our partners operate;

•Competition with other technology companies engaged in digital customer acquisition, as well as buyers that attract consumers through their own customer acquisition strategies, third-party online platforms or other traditional methods of distribution;

•Our ability to attract, integrate and retain qualified employees;

•Reductions in DTC digital spend by our buyers;

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•Mergers and acquisitions could result in additional dilution and otherwise disrupt our operations and harm our operating results and financial condition;

•Our dependence on internet search companies to direct a significant portion of visitors to our suppliers’ websites and our proprietary websites;

•The impact of broad-based pandemics or public health crises, such as COVID-19;

•The terms and restrictions of our existing and future indebtedness;

•Disruption to operations as a result of future acquisitions;

•Our failure to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property rights, proprietary systems, technology and brand;

•Our ability to develop new offerings and penetrate new vertical markets;

•Our ability to manage future growth effectively;

•Our reliance on data provided to us by our demand and supply partners and consumers;

•Natural disasters, public health crises, political crises, economic downturns, or other unexpected events;

•Significant estimates and assumptions in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements;

•Potential litigation and claims, including claims by regulatory agencies and intellectual property disputes;

•Our ability to collect our receivables from our partners;

•Fluctuations in our financial results caused by seasonality;

•The development of the DTC insurance distribution sector and evolving nature of our relatively new business model;

•Disruptions to or failures of our technological infrastructure and platform;

•Failure to manage and maintain relationships with third-party service providers;

•Cybersecurity breaches or other attacks involving our systems or those of our partners or third-party service providers;

•Our ability to protect consumer information and other data and risks of reputational harm due to an actual or perceived failure by us to protect such information and other data;

•Risks related to changes in tax laws or exposure to additional income or other tax liabilities could affect our future profitability;

•Risks related to being a public company;

•Risks related to internal control on financial reporting;

•Risks related to shares of our Class A common stock;

•Risks related to our intention to take advantage of certain exemptions as a “controlled company” under the rules of the NYSE, and the fact that the interests of our controlling stockholders (White Mountains, Insignia, and the Founders) may conflict with those of other investors;

•Risks related to our corporate structure; and

•The other risk factors described under Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Many of the important factors that will determine these results are beyond our ability to control or predict. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements.

MediaAlpha, Inc. and subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited; in thousands, except share data and per share amounts)

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,029	$	14,542
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $325 and $575, respectively	32,589		59,998
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,484		5,880
Total current assets	56,102		80,420
Intangible assets, net	29,474		32,932
Goodwill	47,739		47,739
Other assets	6,885		8,990
Total assets	$	140,200	$	170,081
Liabilities and stockholders' deficit
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	37,815	$	53,992
Accrued expenses	13,241		14,130
Current portion of long-term debt	8,787		8,770
Total current liabilities	59,843		76,892
Long-term debt, net of current portion	169,899		174,300
Other long-term liabilities	4,852		4,973
Total liabilities	$	234,594	$	256,165
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders' (deficit):
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value - 1.0 billion shares authorized; 45.9 million and 43.7 million shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	459		437
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value - 100 million shares authorized; 18.1 million and 18.9 million shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	181		189
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - 50 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	489,831		465,523
Accumulated deficit	(506,694)		(482,142)
Total stockholders' (deficit) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	$	(16,223)	$	(15,993)
Non-controlling interests	(78,171)		(70,091)
Total stockholders' (deficit)	$	(94,394)	$	(86,084)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$	140,200	$	170,081

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MediaAlpha, Inc. and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; in thousands, except share data and per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048
Costs and operating expenses
Cost of revenue	71,006		87,925		164,268		208,806
Sales and marketing	6,707		7,958		13,701		15,181
Product development	5,061		5,661		10,229		10,877
General and administrative	18,070		12,316		33,825		29,464
Total costs and operating expenses	100,844		113,860		222,023		264,328
(Loss) from operations	(16,072)		(10,411)		(25,621)		(18,280)
Other (income) expense, net	(116)		44		1,265		(479)
Interest expense	3,874		1,956		7,450		3,315
Total other expense, net	3,758		2,000		8,715		2,836
(Loss) before income taxes	(19,830)		(12,411)		(34,336)		(21,116)
Income tax expense	150		611		228		1,754
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	$	(13,022)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(3,883)		(10,012)		(6,655)
Net (loss) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	$	(14,286)	$	(9,139)	$	(24,552)	$	(16,215)
Net (loss) per share of Class A common stock
-Basic and diluted	$	(0.32)	$	(0.22)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.39)
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
-Basic and diluted	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890		41,279,146

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MediaAlpha, Inc. and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

(Unaudited; in thousands, except share data)

	Class A common stock			Class B common stock			Additional Paid-In- Capital		Accumulated deficit		Non- Controlling Interest		Total Stockholders’ (Deficit)
	Units	Amount		Units	Amount		Amount		Amount		Amount		Amount
Balance at December 31, 2022	43,650,634	$	437	18,895,493	$	189	$	465,523	$	(482,142)	$	(70,091)	$	(86,084)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	10,000	—		(10,000)	—		(39)		—		39		—
Vesting of restricted stock units	608,022	6		—	—		(6)		—		—		—
Equity-based compensation	—	—		—	—		14,259		—		45		14,304
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		(1,238)		—		—		(1,238)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—	—		—	—		—		—		(1,104)		(1,104)
Net (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		(10,266)		(4,318)		(14,584)
Balance at March 31, 2023	44,268,656	$	443	18,885,493	$	189	$	478,499	$	(492,408)	$	(75,429)	$	(88,706)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	766,000	8		(766,000)	(8)		(3,130)		—		3,130		—
Vesting of restricted stock units	822,147	8		—	—		(8)		—		—		—
Equity-based compensation	—	—		—	—		15,171		—		14		15,185
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		(701)		—		—		(701)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—	—		—	—		—		—		(192)		(192)
Net (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		(14,286)		(5,694)		(19,980)
Balance at June 30, 2023	45,856,803	$	459	18,119,493	$	181	$	489,831	$	(506,694)	$	(78,171)	$	(94,394)

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	Class A common stock			Class B common stock			Additional Paid-In- Capital		Accumulated deficit		Non- Controlling Interest		Total Stockholders’ (Deficit)
	Units	Amount		Units	Amount		Amount		Amount		Amount		Amount
Balance at December 31, 2021	40,969,952	$	410	19,621,915	$	196	$	419,533	$	(424,476)	$	(57,229)	$	(61,566)
Establishment of liabilities under tax receivables agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with increases in tax basis	—	—		—	—		19		—		—		19
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	60,197	—		(60,197)	—		(180)		—		180		—
Vesting of restricted stock units	593,810	6		—	—		(6)		—		—		—
Equity-based compensation	—	—		—	—		13,688		—		85		13,773
Forfeiture of equity awards	(23,294)	—		—	—		—		—		—		—
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		(820)		—		—		(820)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—	—		—	—		—		—		(130)		(130)
Settlement of 2021 annual bonus as restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		880		—		—		880
Tax impact of changes in investment in partnership	—	—		—	—		43		—		—		43
Net (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		(7,076)		(2,772)		(9,848)
Balance at March 31, 2022	41,600,665	$	416	19,561,718	$	196	$	433,157	$	(431,552)	$	(59,866)	$	(57,649)
Establishment of liabilities under tax receivables agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with increases in tax basis	—	—		—	—		4		—		—		4
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	297,747	3		(297,747)	(3)		(946)		—		946		—
Vesting of restricted stock units	674,674	6		—	—		(6)		—		—		—
Equity-based compensation	—	—		—	—		15,733		—		47		15,780
Forfeiture of equity awards	(14,160)	—		(93,478)	(1)		(305)		—		306		—
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	—	—		—	—		(966)		—		—		(966)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—	—		—	—		—		—		(460)		(460)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(321,150)	(3)		—	—		(3,454)		—		—		(3,457)
Tax impact of changes in investment in partnership	—	—		—	—		297		—		—		297
Net (loss)	—	—		—	—		—		(9,139)		(3,883)		(13,022)
Balance at June 30, 2022	42,237,776	$	422	19,170,493	$	192	$	443,514	$	(440,691)	$	(62,910)	$	(59,473)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MediaAlpha, Inc. and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited; in thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	29,489		29,616
Non-cash lease expense	337		357
Depreciation expense on property and equipment	188		197
Amortization of intangible assets	3,458		2,360
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	398		418
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	—		(2,845)
Impairment of cost method investment	1,406		—
Credit losses	(250)		(127)
Deferred taxes	—		1,630
Tax receivable agreement liability adjustments	6		(589)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	27,659		38,691
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,364		4,057
Other assets	250		198
Accounts payable	(16,177)		(28,354)
Accrued expenses	1,777		(2,629)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	16,341	$	20,110
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(47)		(79)
Cash consideration paid in connection with CHT acquisition	—		(49,677)
Net cash (used in) investing activities	$	(47)	$	(49,756)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds received from:
Revolving credit facility	—		25,000
Payments made for:
Repayments on long-term debt	(4,750)		(4,750)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	—		(3,382)
Distributions	(1,296)		(590)
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement	(2,822)		(216)
Shares withheld for taxes on vesting of restricted stock units	(1,939)		(1,786)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(10,807)	$	14,276
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5,487		(15,370)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	14,542		50,564
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	20,029	$	35,194
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	6,423	$	2,865
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	(233)	$	(2,152)
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Adjustments to liabilities under the tax receivable agreement	$	—	$	(1,619)
Establishment of deferred tax assets in connection with the Reorganization Transactions	$	—	$	(1,642)
Fair value of contingent consideration in connection with CHT acquisition	$	—	$	7,007

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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MediaAlpha, Inc. and subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Summary of significant accounting policies

The Company's significant accounting policies are included in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K and did not materially change during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only those of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and interim results of the Company as of and for the periods presented have been included.

The December 31, 2022 balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements; however, the accompanying interim notes to the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those that may be expected for a full year. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes in its 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are net of allowances for credit losses of $0.3 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Concentrations of credit risk and of significant customers and suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash balances that can, at times, exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to unusual risk beyond the normal credit risk in this area based on the financial strength of the institutions with which the Company maintains its deposits.

The Company's accounts receivable, which are unsecured, may expose it to credit risk based on their collectability. The Company controls credit risk by investigating the creditworthiness of all customers prior to establishing relationships with them, performing periodic reviews of the credit activities of those customers during the course of the business relationship, regularly analyzing the collectability of accounts receivable, and recording allowances for credit losses. The Company's supplier concentration can also expose it to business risks.

Customer and supplier concentrations consisted of the below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	—	$	—	—	%	1	$	13	13	%
Purchases	1	$	8	11	%	1	$	10	10	%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	1	$	22	11	%	1	$	32	13	%
Purchases	1	$	17	11	%	1	$	24	10	%

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	As of June 30, 2023					As of December 31, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Accounts receivable	1	$	4	12	%	—	$	—	—	%
Accounts payable	1	$	5	14	%	2	$	22	40	%

Related Party Transactions

The Company is party to the tax receivables agreement ("TRA") under which it is contractually committed to pay certain holders of Class B-1 units 85% of the amount of any tax benefits that the Company actually realizes, or in some cases are deemed to realize, as a result of certain transactions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, payments of $0 and $2.8 million, respectively, were made pursuant to the TRA.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2023, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2021 Credit Facilities was $180.8 million, with $45.0 million remaining available for borrowing under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under such credit facilities. The Company’s ability to continue to comply with its covenants will depend on, among other things, financial, business, market, competitive and other conditions, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

The Company’s results are subject to fluctuations as a result of business cycles experienced by companies in the insurance industry. The Company believes that the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry is currently in a cyclical downturn due to higher-than-expected carrier underwriting losses, which has led these carriers to reduce their customer acquisition spending in the Company’s Marketplaces. In late March 2023, one of the Company's major insurance carrier partners significantly reduced its customer acquisition spend with the Company due to experiencing higher than expected loss ratios as a result of several factors, including ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments, reducing the Company's expected near-term revenue and Adjusted EBITDA and its forecasted cushion with respect to compliance with the financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities. The Company has taken steps to reduce its overhead expenses, including implementing workforce reductions in May 2023. The Company believes it has sufficient cash on hand and availability to access additional cash under its 2021 Revolving Credit Facility to meet its business operating requirements, its capital expenditures and to continue to comply with its debt covenants for at least the next twelve months as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The extent to which these market conditions impact the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition will depend on future developments impacting its carrier partners, including inflation rates, the extent of any major catastrophic losses, and the timing of regulatory approval of premium rate increases, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with accuracy. The Company considered the impact of this uncertainty on the assumptions and estimates used when preparing these quarterly financial statements. These assumptions and estimates may continue to change as new events occur, and such changes could have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position and liquidity.

In the event that the Company’s financial results are below its expectations due to cyclical conditions in its primary vertical markets or other factors, the Company may not be able to remain in compliance with its financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities, in which event the Company may need to take additional actions to reduce operating costs, including adjusting discretionary employee bonuses and other discretionary spending, renegotiate amendments to or obtain waivers of the terms of such credit facilities, refinance its debt, or raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that the Company would be able to raise additional capital or obtain any such amendments, refinancing or waivers on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from contracts with customers. The ASU requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities were recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The guidance in ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted and will be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. The Company adopted the ASU on January 1, 2023 and the adoption did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020 and January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-4, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-1, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, respectively. ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP, to contracts, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The guidance in ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 was effective upon issuance and, once adopted, may be applied prospectively to contract modifications and hedging relationships through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-6, Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to align with the amended cessation date of LIBOR, which had been delayed to June 30, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the Company amended its existing credit agreement to change the interest rate benchmark under the 2021 Credit Facilities from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), as further discussed in Note 6 - Long term debt. Effective June 8, 2023, the Company adopted ASC Topic 848 and qualified for the available optional expedients, which allows the Company to account for the contract modifications as continuations of the existing contract without further reassessment or remeasurement that would otherwise be required under the applicable U.S. GAAP. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued not yet adopted accounting pronouncements

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted by the Company which are expected to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2. Disaggregation of revenue

The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by transaction model:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Open marketplace transactions	$	82,856	$	99,633	$	190,515	$	237,729
Private marketplace transactions	1,916		3,816		5,887		8,319
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

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The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by product vertical:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Property & casualty insurance	$	39,492	$	57,571	$	94,599	$	145,025
Health insurance	35,628		33,163		81,231		75,272
Life insurance	5,889		7,005		12,980		14,072
Other	3,763		5,710		7,592		11,679
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

3. Business Combinations

On February 24, 2022, QuoteLab, LLC (“QL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of QLH, and CHT Buyer, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of QL ("Buyer"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Customer Helper Team, LLC ("Seller" or "CHT"). CHT is a provider of customer generation and acquisition services, primarily for Medicare insurance, automobile insurance, health insurance and life insurance companies. The Company acquired CHT to increase its customer generation capabilities on various social media and short form video platforms. The transaction was closed on April 1, 2022.

The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting as CHT contained inputs and processes that were capable of being operated as a business. The acquisition date fair value of the purchase consideration for the acquisition was $56.7 million, and consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Fair Value
Cash consideration (net of working capital adjustments)	$	49,677
Contingent consideration	7,007
Total purchase consideration	$	56,684

The Agreement also provides that the Company shall pay contingent consideration which could range from zero to $20.0 million, based upon CHT's achievement of certain revenue and gross margin targets for the two successive twelve-month periods following the closing, as set forth in the Agreement. The contingent consideration has been classified as a liability and the estimated fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo model based on the revenue and gross margin projected to be generated by CHT during the applicable periods. CHT was unable to meet its target for the first twelve-month period, and so the Company did not pay any consideration related to that period. In addition, based on further decline in CHT's projected revenue and gross margin, the Company does not expect CHT to meet the target for the second twelve-month period. The contingent consideration is subject to remeasurement at each reporting date until paid, with any adjustment resulting from the remeasurement reported within general & administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value measurements of the contingent consideration are based primarily on significant unobservable inputs and thus represent a Level 3 measurement in the valuation hierarchy as defined in ASC 820.

Transaction-related costs incurred by the Company were $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and were expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values on the date of the acquisition as follows (in thousands):

Accounts receivable	$	1,275
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17
Intangible assets	26,120
Goodwill	29,337
Accounts payable	(18)
Accrued expenses	(47)
Net assets acquired	$	56,684

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The Company considers the measurement period for such purchase price allocation to be one year from the date of acquisition. The fair value of working capital related items, including accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, approximated their book values as of the closing date of the acquisition.

The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill is attributable primarily to CHT's assembled workforce and the expanded market opportunities provided by the CHT business by increasing the Company’s ability to generate Consumer Referrals on various social media and short form video platforms. The goodwill resulting from the acquisition is tax deductible. For tax purposes, contingent consideration does not become part of tax goodwill until paid. As such, the amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes as of the closing date of the acquisition was $22.7 million. The Company's estimate of the amount of tax deductible goodwill may change as the amounts of the payments of contingent consideration, if any, are finalized.

The following pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and CHT, as though the companies were combined as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2022
Total revenues	$	103,449	$	252,318
Pretax (loss)	$	(12,398)	$	(19,606)

The pro forma financial information presented above has been calculated after adjusting the results of CHT to reflect certain business combination and one-time accounting effects such as fair value adjustment of amortization expense from acquired intangible assets, interest expense on the amounts drawn under the 2021 Revolving Credit facility, and acquisition costs as though the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the pro forma combined financial results to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the business combination, reasonably estimable and factually supportable. The pro forma financial information does not include the impact of remeasurement adjustments to the contingent considerations and restricted stock units granted to employees of CHT on the date of acquisition for post combination services and are included within the periods they were incurred. The pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021.

4. Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of:

	As of
		June 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Useful life (months)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships	84 - 120	$	43,500	$	(20,883)	$	22,617	$	43,500	$	(17,820)	$	25,680
Non-compete agreements	60	303		(303)		—		303		(303)		—
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names	60 - 120	8,884		(2,027)		6,857		8,884		(1,632)		7,252
Intangible assets		$	52,687	$	(23,213)	$	29,474	$	52,687	$	(19,755)	$	32,932
Goodwill	Indefinite	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739

Amortization expense related to intangible assets amounted to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $3.5 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company has no accumulated impairment of goodwill.

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The following table presents the changes in goodwill and intangible assets:

	As of
	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Goodwill		Intangible assets		Goodwill		Intangible assets
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	47,739	$	32,932	$	18,402	$	12,567
Additions to goodwill and intangible assets	—		—		29,337		26,120
Amortization	—		(3,458)		—		(5,755)
Ending balance	$	47,739	$	29,474	$	47,739	$	32,932

As of June 30, 2023, future amortization expense relating to identifiable intangible assets with estimable useful lives over the next five years was as follows:

(in thousands)	Amortization expense
2023–Remaining Period	$	3,458
2024	6,428
2025	5,759
2026	5,143
2027	4,106
Thereafter	4,580
	$	29,474

5. Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses include the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	2,576	$	3,621
Accrued operating expenses	4,533		2,036

6. Long-term debt

On July 29, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment (the "First Amendment") to the 2020 Credit Agreement dated as of September 23, 2020, with the lenders that are party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended by the First Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The Existing Credit Agreement provides for a new senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $190.0 million (the "2021 Term Loan Facility"), the proceeds of which were used to refinance all $186.4 million of the existing term loans outstanding and the unpaid interest thereof as of the date of the First Amendment, to pay fees related to these transactions, and to provide cash for general corporate purposes, and a new senior secured revolving credit facility with commitments in an aggregate amount of $50.0 million (the "2021 Revolving Credit Facility" and, together with the 2021 Term Loan Facility, the "2021 Credit Facilities"), which replaced the existing revolving credit facility under the 2020 Credit Agreement.

On June 8, 2023, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Existing Credit Agreement, (as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Second Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to replace the existing LIBOR based rate applicable to the 2021 Credit Facilities with a Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR with a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% per annum and a floor of 0.00%, effective on the amendment date. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement will continue to bear interest at a rate equal to, at the option of the Borrower, the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR plus an applicable margin, with a floor of 0.00%, or the base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margins are based on the Company’s consolidated total net leverage ratio as calculated under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement for the prior fiscal quarter and range from 2.00% to 2.75% with respect to the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR and from 1.00% to 1.75% with respect to the base rate.

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The Second Amendment did not impact the Company's outstanding debt or related debt covenants. The Second Amendment did not result in any additional cash proceeds or changes in commitment amounts. The Second Amendment has been accounted for as a continuation of the existing agreement in accordance with ASC 848 — Reference Rate Reforms and any third-party costs were expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
2021 Term Loan Facility	$	175,750	$	180,500
2021 Revolving Credit Facility	5,000		5,000
Debt issuance costs	(2,064)		(2,430)
Total debt	$	178,686	$	183,070
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs of $713 and $730, respectively	(8,787)		(8,770)
Total long-term debt	$	169,899	$	174,300

Loans under the 2021 Credit Facilities will mature on July 29, 2026. Loans under the 2021 Term Loan Facility amortize quarterly, beginning on the first business day after December 31, 2021 and ending with June 30, 2026, by an amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans initially made. Accordingly, the amount of mandatory quarterly principal payable amount under the 2021 Term Loan within the next twelve months has been classified within the current portion of long-term debt and the remaining balance as long-term debt, net of current portion on the consolidated balance sheets. The 2021 Revolving Credit Facility does not amortize and will mature on July 29, 2026 and has been classified as non-current within long-term debt, net of current portion on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company incurred interest expense on the 2021 Term Loan Facility of $3.7 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $7.1 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company incurred interest expense on the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Interest expense included amortization of debt issuance costs on the 2021 Credit Facility of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accrued interest was $3.7 million as of June 30, 2023 and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2022, and is included within accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

The expected future principal payments for all borrowings as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Contractual maturity
2023–Remaining Period	$	4,750
2024	9,500
2025	9,500
2026	157,000
Debt and issuance costs	180,750
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,064)
Total debt	$	178,686

7. Commitments and contingencies

Litigation and other matters

The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that arise in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the Company does not believe that the amount of liability, if any, as a result of these proceedings and claims will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash

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flows. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any material contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities.

On February 21, 2023, the Company received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding compliance with the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule, as they relate to the advertising, marketing, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of healthcare-related products, the collection, sale, transfer or provision to third parties of consumer data, telemarketing practices, and/or consumer privacy or data security. The Company is cooperating fully with the FTC. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred legal fees of $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in connection with the demand, which are included within general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. At this time, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter or the significance, if any, to the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

8. Equity-based compensation

The Company’s equity-based compensation plans are fully described in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Equity-based compensation plans" in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Equity-based compensation cost recognized for equity-based awards outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
QLH restricted Class B-1 units	14		47		59		132
Restricted Class A shares	132		213		334		561
Restricted stock units	15,039		15,520		29,096		28,860
Performance-based restricted stock units	(37)		63		—		63
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

Equity-based compensation cost was allocated to the following expense categories in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of revenue	$	981	$	1,240	$	1,947	$	1,638
Sales and marketing	2,363		2,769		4,744		5,474
Product development	2,099		2,646		4,271		4,895
General and administrative	9,705		9,188		18,527		17,609
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

As of June 30, 2023, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested QLH restricted Class B-1 units, restricted Class A shares, restricted stock units, and PRSUs was $44 thousand, $0.5 million, $73.3 million, and $0, respectively, which are expected to be recognized over weighted-average periods of 0.68 years, 0.89 years, 2.42 years, and 0.71 years, respectively.

9. Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Share Repurchase Program

On March 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program (“Repurchase Program”) that authorized the Company to repurchase up to $5.0 million of the Company’s share of Class A common stock in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The Company completed the Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Repurchase Program did not obligate the Company to repurchase a fixed number of shares and any repurchases were accounted for as of the trade date with a corresponding liability. The excess between the repurchase price and the par value of the shares of Class A common stock

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repurchased was recorded as an adjustment to additional-paid-in capital. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, 321,150 shares of Class A common stock were repurchased for an aggregate amount of $3.5 million.

10. Fair Value Measurements

The following are the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Contingent consideration

Contingent consideration is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs and thus represent a Level 3 measurement in the valuation hierarchy. The following table summarizes the changes in the contingent consideration:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Beginning fair value	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions in the period	—		7,007		—		7,007
Change in fair value
(Gain) included in General and administrative expenses	—		(2,845)		—		(2,845)
Ending fair value	$	—	$	4,162	$	—	$	4,162
Change in unrealized (gain) related to instrument still held at end of period	$	—	$	(2,845)	$	—	$	(2,845)

Contingent consideration relates to the estimated amount of additional cash consideration to be paid in connection with the Company's acquisition of CHT. The fair value is dependent on the probability of achieving certain revenue and gross profit margin targets for the two successive twelve-month periods following the closing of the acquisition. The Company uses the Monte Carlo simulation approach to estimate the fair value of the revenue and gross margin targets. A change in any of these unobservable inputs can significantly change the fair value of the contingent consideration. CHT was unable to meet its target for the first twelve-month period, and so the Company did not pay any consideration related to that period. In addition, based on further decline in CHT's projected revenue and gross margin, the Company does not expect CHT to meet the target for the second twelve-month period. Accordingly, the Company has determined the fair value of the consideration as of June 30, 2023 to be zero. As of June 30, 2023 the range of the undiscounted amounts the Company could pay under the agreement could be from zero to $15.0 million.

The following are the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2023, the carrying amount of the 2021 Term Loan Facility and the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility approximates their respective fair values. The Company used a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of the long-term debt, using an adjusted discount rate of 6.90% and the estimated payments under the 2021 Term Loan Facility until maturity, including interest payable based on the Company's forecasted total net leverage ratio.

Cost method investment

The Company has elected the measurement alternative for its investment in equity securities without readily determinable fair values and reviews such investment on a quarterly basis to determine if it has been impaired. If the Company's assessment indicates that an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of the equity investment and recognizes in its consolidated statement of operations an impairment loss that is equal to the difference between the fair value of the equity investment and its carrying amount. The Company determined that the fair value of the investment as of June 30, 2023 continued to be zero, and recognized an impairment loss of $0 and $1.4 million within other expenses (income), net in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The accumulated impairment of this cost method investment as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, was $10.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s cost method investment, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was zero and $1.4 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company used a market approach to estimate the fair value of equity and allocated the overall equity value to estimate the fair value of the common stock based on the liquidation preference and is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. A change in any of the unobservable inputs can significantly change the fair value of the investment.

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11. Income taxes

MediaAlpha, Inc. is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes on income allocated to it from QLH based upon MediaAlpha, Inc.’s economic interest held in QLH. QLH is treated as a pass-through partnership for income tax reporting purposes and is not subject to federal income tax. Instead, QLH’s taxable income or loss is passed through to its members, including MediaAlpha, Inc. Accordingly, the Company is not liable for income taxes on the portion of QLH’s earnings not allocated to it. MediaAlpha, Inc. files and pays corporate income taxes for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and its corporate subsidiary, Skytiger Studio, Ltd., is subject to taxation in Taiwan. The Company expects this structure to remain in existence for the foreseeable future.

The Company estimates the annual effective tax rate for the full year to be applied to actual year-to-date income (loss) and adds the tax effects of any discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. The Company’s effective income tax rate was (0.8)% and (0.7)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate was (4.9)% and (8.3)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

The following table summarizes the Company's income tax expense:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2023			2022			2023			2022
(Loss) before income taxes	$	(19,830)		$	(12,411)		$	(34,336)		$	(21,116)
Income tax expense	$	150		$	611		$	228		$	1,754
Effective Tax Rate	(0.8)		%	(4.9)		%	(0.7)		%	(8.3)		%

The Company's effective tax rate of (0.8)% and (0.7)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to the tax impacts of recording a valuation allowance against current year losses, nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to the Company, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items.

There were no material changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company received notification from the Internal Revenue Service that QLH's tax return for FY 2020 has been selected for audit. The Company does not expect to have any significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits through the end of the fiscal year.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, holders of Class B-1 units exchanged 766,000 and 776,000 Class B-1 units, respectively, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis (“Exchanges”). In connection with the Exchanges, the Company did not establish any additional liabilities related to the TRA, which are presented within additional-paid-in-capital in its consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit). In connection with the Exchanges and the changes to the carrying value of the non-controlling interest, the Company also recognizes deferred tax assets associated with the basis difference in its investment in QLH through additional-paid-in-capital, but during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company did not recognize any additional deferred tax assets as the Company recognized a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had a valuation allowance of $89.5 million and $91.8 million, respectively, against its deferred tax assets based on the recent history of pre-tax losses, which is considered a significant piece of objective negative evidence that is difficult to overcome and limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as projections of future growth. It is possible in the foreseeable future that there may be sufficient positive evidence, and/or that the objective negative evidence in the form of history of pre-tax losses will no longer be present, in which event the Company could release a portion or all of the valuation allowance. Release of any amount of valuation allowance would result in a benefit to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded, which could have a material impact on net earnings.

Tax Receivables Agreement

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions and the IPO, the Company entered into the TRA with Insignia, Senior Executives, and White Mountains. The Company expects to obtain an increase in its share of the tax basis in the net assets of QLH as Class B-1 units, together with shares of Class B common stock, are exchanged for shares of Class A common stock (or, at the Company’s election, redeemed for cash of an equivalent value). The Company intends to treat any redemptions and exchanges of Class B-1 units as direct purchases for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These increases in tax basis may reduce the amounts that it would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities.

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As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company determined that making a payment under the TRA was not probable under ASC 450 — Contingencies since a valuation allowance has been recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets and the Company does not believe it will generate sufficient future taxable income to utilize related tax benefits and result in a payment under the TRA. As a result, the Company remeasured the liabilities due under the TRA to zero in the consolidated balance sheets. If the Company had determined that making a payment under the TRA and generating sufficient future taxable income was probable, it would have also recorded a liability pursuant to the TRA of approximately $88 million in the consolidated balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded zero and $2.8 million, respectively, as current portion of payments due under the TRA within accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. Payments of $0 and $2.8 million were made pursuant to the TRA during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0 and $0.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

12. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands except share data and per share amount)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	$	(13,022)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Less: net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(3,883)		(10,012)		(6,655)
Net (loss) available for basic common shares	$	(14,286)	$	(9,139)	$	(24,552)	$	(16,215)
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890		41,279,146
(Loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic and diluted	$	(0.32)	$	(0.22)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.39)

Effect of the Company’s potentially dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the shares and units with a potentially dilutive impact:

	As of
	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2022
QLH Class B-1 Units	18,155,446	19,206,446
Restricted Class A Shares	80,268	332,072
Restricted stock units	5,165,167	6,371,147
Potential dilutive shares	23,400,881	25,909,665

The outstanding PRSUs were not included in the potentially dilutive securities as of June 30, 2023 as the performance conditions have not been met.

13. Non-Controlling Interest

Pursuant to QLH’s limited liability company agreement, QLH has two classes of equity securities, Class A-1 units, which have all voting rights in QLH, and Class B-1 units, which have no voting or control rights. The Company allocates a share of net income (loss) to the holders of non-controlling interests pro-rata to their ownership interest in QLH at a point in time. The non-controlling interests balance represents the Class B-1 units, substantially all of which are held by Insignia and the Senior Executives. 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the holders of the non-controlling interests exchanged 766,000 and 776,000 Class B-1 units, respectively, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. As of June 30, 2023, the holders of the non-controlling interests owned 28.3% of the total equity interests in QLH, with the remaining 71.7% owned by MediaAlpha, Inc. As of December 31, 2022, the holders of the non-controlling interests owned 30.2% of the total equity interests in QLH, with the remaining 69.8% owned by MediaAlpha, Inc.

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Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

This discussion, particularly information with respect to our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties as described under the heading "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should review the disclosure under the heading "Risk Factors" in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Management overview

Our mission is to help insurance carriers and distributors target and acquire customers more efficiently and at greater scale through technology and data science. Our technology platform brings together leading insurance carriers and high-intent consumers through a real-time, programmatic, transparent, and results-driven ecosystem. We believe we are the largest online customer acquisition platform in our core verticals of property & casualty ("P&C") insurance, health insurance, and life insurance, supporting $612 million in Transaction Value across our platform from these verticals over the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2023.

We have multi-faceted relationships with top-tier insurance carriers and distributors. A buyer or a demand partner within our ecosystem is generally an insurance carrier or distributor seeking to reach high-intent insurance consumers. A seller or a supply partner is typically an insurance carrier looking to maximize the value of non-converting or low expected LTV consumers, or an insurance-focused research destination or other financial website looking to monetize high-intent users on their websites. For the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2023, the websites of our diversified group of supply partners and our proprietary websites drove an average of 7.7 million Consumer Referrals on our platform each month.

We generate revenue by earning a fee for each Consumer Referral sold on our platform. A transaction becomes payable upon a qualifying consumer action, such as a click, call or lead, and is generally not contingent on the sale of a product to the consumer.

We believe in the disruptive power of transparency. Traditionally, insurance customer acquisition platforms operated in a black box. We recognized that a consumer may be valued differently by one insurer versus another; therefore, insurers should be able to determine pricing granularly based on the value that a particular customer segment is expected to bring to their business. As a result, we developed a technology platform that powers an ecosystem where buyers and sellers can transact with full transparency, control, and confidence, aligning the interests of the parties participating on our platform.

We believe our technology is a key differentiator and a powerful driver of our performance. We maintain deep, custom integrations with partners representing the majority of our Transaction Value, which enable automated, data-driven processes that optimize our partners’ customer acquisition spend and revenue. Through our platform, our insurance carrier partners can target and price across over 35 separate consumer attributes to manage customized acquisition strategies.

Key factors affecting our business

Revenue

We believe that our future performance will depend on many factors, including those described below and in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Secular trends in the insurance industry

Our technology platform was created to serve and grow with our core insurance end markets. We believe secular trends in the insurance industry are critical drivers of our revenue and will continue to provide strong tailwinds for our business over the long term. Customer acquisition spending by insurance carriers is growing over time, and as more consumers shop for insurance online, direct-to-consumer marketing, which fuels our revenue, has become the fastest growing insurance distribution channel. As mass-market customer acquisition becomes more costly, insurance carriers and distributors are increasingly focusing on optimizing customer acquisition spend, which is at the core of the service we deliver on our platform. As long as these secular trends persist, we expect digital insurance customer acquisition spending to continue to grow over time, and we believe we are well-positioned to benefit from this growth.

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Transaction Value

Transaction Value from Open Marketplace transactions is a direct driver of our revenue, while Transaction Value from Private Marketplace transactions is an indirect driver of our revenue (see “Key business and operating metrics” below). Transaction Value on our platform declined to $125.9 million and $319.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, from $182.9 million and $421.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, due primarily to a decrease in customer acquisition spending by P&C insurance carriers in response to significant reductions in their underwriting profitability. We have developed multi-faceted, deeply integrated partnerships with insurance carriers and distributors, who may be both buyers and sellers on our platform. We believe the versatility and breadth of our offerings, coupled with our focus on high-quality products, provide significant value to insurance carriers and distributors, leading many of them to use our platform as their central hub for broadly managing digital customer acquisition and monetization, resulting in strong retention rates. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, 94% and 96% of total insurance Transaction Value executed on our platform, respectively, came from demand partner relationships in existence during 2022.

Our demand and supply partners

We retain and attract demand partners by finding high-quality sources of Consumer Referrals to make available to our demand partners. We obtain these Consumer Referrals from our diverse network of supply partners as well as from our proprietary properties. We seek to develop, acquire and retain relationships with high-quality supply partners by developing flexible platforms to enable our supply partners to maximize their revenue, manage their demand side relationships in scalable and flexible ways and focus on long-term sustainable economics with respect to revenue share. Our relationships with our partners are deep and long standing and involve most of the top-tier insurance carriers in the industry. In terms of buyers, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, 15 of the top 20 largest auto insurance carriers by customer acquisition spend were on our platform.

Consumer Referrals

Our results depend in large part on the number of Consumer Referrals purchased on our platform. The aggregate number of consumer clicks, calls, and leads purchased by insurance buyers on our platform increased to 24.3 million and 49.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, from 22.3 million and 47.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. We seek to increase the number and scale of our supply relationships and drive consumers to our proprietary properties through a variety of paid traffic acquisition sources. We are investing in diversifying our paid media sources to extend beyond search engine marketing, which has historically represented the bulk of our paid media spend, into other online media sources, including native, social, and display advertising.

Seasonality

Our results are subject to fluctuations as a result of seasonality. In particular, our P&C insurance vertical is typically characterized by seasonal strength in our quarters ending March 31 due to a greater supply of Consumer Referrals and higher customer acquisition budgets during the start of the year, and to seasonal weakness in our quarters ending December 31 due to a lower supply of Consumer Referrals available on a cost-effective basis and lower customer acquisition budgets from some buyers during those quarters. Our health insurance vertical is typically characterized by seasonal strength in our quarters ending December 31 due to open enrollment periods for health insurance and annual enrollment for Medicare during those quarters, with a material increase in consumer search volume for health products and a related increase in buyer customer acquisition budgets.

Other factors affecting our partners’ businesses include macro factors such as credit availability in the market, the strength of the economy and employment levels.

Cyclicality

Our results are also subject to fluctuations as a result of business cycles experienced by companies in the insurance industry. These cycles in the auto insurance industry are characterized by periods of “soft” market conditions, when carriers are profitable and are focused on increasing capacity and building market share, and “hard” market conditions, when carriers are experiencing lower or even negative underwriting profits and are seeking to increase their premium rates to improve their profitability. As our demand partners in these industries go through these market cycles, they often increase their customer acquisition spending during soft markets and reduce it during hard markets, causing their relative demand for Consumer Referrals from our platform to increase and decrease accordingly. We believe that the auto insurance industry is currently in a "hard” market due to underwriting losses driven by higher than expected claims cost inflation, and that many P&C insurance

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carriers are reducing their customer acquisition spending until they can obtain regulatory approval to increase their premium rates, the timing of which is difficult to predict.

Regulations

Our revenue and earnings may fluctuate from time to time as a result of federal, state, international and industry-based laws, directives and regulations and developing standards with respect to the enforcement of those regulations. Our business is affected directly because we operate websites, conduct telemarketing and email marketing and collect, process, store, share, disclose, transfer and use consumer information and other data. Our business is affected indirectly as our clients adjust their operations as a result of regulatory changes and enforcement activity within their industries. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), became effective on January 1, 2020 and has been amended by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), which became effective January 1, 2023, and a number of other states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, have enacted or are considering similar laws, all of which may affect our business. While it is unclear how this new legislation may be modified or how certain provisions will be interpreted, the effects of this legislation are potentially significant, and may require us to modify our data processing practices and policies and incur substantial compliance-related costs and expenses. In addition, we are licensed as a health insurance broker in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, making us subject to certain insurance laws and regulations. Our Medicare business is also subject to Federal rules governing the marketing of such policies. For a description of laws and regulations to which we are generally subject, see Item 1 “Business” and Item 1A “Risk Factors.” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In addition, we are impacted by the regulation of the insurance carriers with whom we do business. In most states, insurance carriers are required to obtain approval of their premium rates from the regulatory authority in such states. The timing of such approval process, as well as the willingness of insurance regulators to approve rate increases, can impact the profitability of new policies and the level of customer acquisition spending by carriers in a given period, which in turn can cause fluctuations in our revenue and earnings.

Risk and uncertainties

Since its onset, our operating results have not been materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the physical working environment of the substantial majority of our workforce to working primarily from home, it has otherwise caused only minor disruptions to our business operations.

However, supply chain disruptions and cost increases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global inflationary pressures, and geopolitical conditions have contributed to higher-than-expected P&C insurance claims costs, which has led many carriers to continue to reduce their customer acquisition spending until they can obtain regulatory approval to increase their premium rates. These reductions have significantly impacted, and continue to impact, revenue from our P&C insurance vertical, the duration and extent of which are difficult to estimate beyond the third quarter of 2023.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic had caused reductions in consumer spending on airfare, hotels, rentals and other travel products, which resulted in a dramatic decline in revenue from our Travel vertical, which we expect to continue for the foreseeable future. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, revenue from the Travel vertical comprised approximately 3.7% and 3.2%, respectively, of our total revenue, compared with pre-COVID revenue from the Travel vertical of approximately 15.0% and 13.1% of our total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. While overall travel activity during 2023 has resumed to pre-COVID levels, the cost of acquisition has increased significantly for publishers to drive traffic resulting in continued lower revenue from our Travel vertical. We have sought to maintain our commercial relationships in the Travel vertical, however we do not expect that revenue from the Travel vertical will match our historical results or have any material impact on our overall revenue or profitability for the foreseeable future.

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Recent developments

Beginning in late March 2023 and during the second quarter, a major insurance carrier significantly reduced its customer acquisition spend with us due to experiencing higher than expected loss ratios as a result of several factors, including ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments. These reductions have reduced our expected near-term revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, we have taken steps to reduce our overhead expenses, including implementing workforce reductions. In May 2023 we reduced our workforce (the “RIF Plan”) by 25 employees to align our operating costs with our near-term business outlook while continuing to support our long-term business strategy. During the quarter ending June 30, 2023, we incurred charges associated with the RIF Plan of $1.5 million, consisting primarily of one-time termination benefits provided to the terminated employees, of which approximately $1.2 million were cash expenditures and $0.3 million related to equity based compensation. We may also incur additional costs not currently contemplated due to events that may occur as a result of, or that are associated with the RIF Plan.

On June 8, 2023, we amended our existing credit agreement to change the interest rate benchmark from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), as further discussed under Liquidity and Capital Resources. The amendment did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Key components of our results of operations

Revenue

We operate primarily in the P&C insurance, health insurance and life insurance verticals and generate revenue through the purchase and sale of Consumer Referrals.

The price and amount of Consumer Referrals purchased and sold on our platform vary based on a number of market conditions and consumer attributes, including (i) geographic location of consumers, (ii) demographic attributes of consumers, (iii) the source of Consumer Referrals and quality of conversion by source, (iv) buyer bid levels and (v) buyer demand and budgets.

In our Open Marketplace transactions, we have control over the Consumer Referrals that are sold to our demand partners. In these arrangements, we have separate agreements with suppliers and demand partners. Suppliers are not a party to the contractual arrangements with our demand partners, nor are the suppliers the beneficiaries of our demand partner agreements. We generate revenue from the sale of consumer referrals from our demand partners and separately pay (i) a revenue share to suppliers or (ii) a fee to internet search companies to drive consumers to our proprietary websites. We are the principal in Open Marketplace transactions. As a result, the fees paid by demand partners for Consumer Referrals are recognized as revenue and the fees paid to suppliers are included in cost of revenue.

With respect to our Private Marketplace transactions, buyers and suppliers contract with one another directly and leverage our platform to facilitate transparent, real-time transactions utilizing the reporting and analytical tools available to them from use of our platform. We charge the supplier a platform fee on the Consumer Referrals transacted. We act as an agent in Private Marketplace transactions and recognize revenue for the platform fee received, which is a negotiated percentage of the Transaction Value of such transactions. There are no payments made by us to suppliers in our Private Marketplace.

Costs and operating expenses

Costs and operating expenses consist primarily of cost of revenue, sales and marketing expenses, product expenses and general and administrative expenses.

Cost of revenue

Our cost of revenue is comprised primarily of revenue share payments to suppliers and traffic acquisition costs paid to search engines and social media platforms, as well as telephony infrastructure costs, internet and hosting costs, and merchant fees, and includes salaries, wages, non-cash equity-based compensation, the cost of health and other employee benefits, and other expenses including allocated portion of rent and facilities expenses.

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of an allocation of personnel expenses for employees engaged in demand side and supply side business development and marketing, and include salaries, wages, non-cash equity-based compensation, and the cost of health and other employee benefits. Sales and marketing expenses also include costs related to

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attracting partners to our platform, including marketing and promotions, tradeshows and related travel and entertainment expenses. Sales and marketing expenses also include an allocated portion of rent and facilities expenses and depreciation and amortization expense.

Product development

Product development expenses consist primarily of an allocation of personnel expenses for employees engaged in technology, engineering and product development and include salaries, wages, non-cash equity-based compensation, and the cost of health and other employee benefits. Product development expenses also include an allocated portion of rent and facilities expenses and depreciation and amortization expense.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of an allocation of personnel expenses for executive, finance, legal, people operations, and business analytics employees, and include salaries, wages, non-cash equity-based compensation, and the cost of health and other employee benefits. General and administrative expenses also include professional services, an allocated portion of rent and facilities expenses and depreciation and amortization expense, and any change in fair value of contingent consideration.

Other expense (income), net

Other expense (income), net consists primarily of expenses and income not incurred by us in our ordinary course of business and that are not included in any of the captions above. Other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2023 consisted primarily of an impairment charge related to our cost method investment.

Interest expense

Interest expense consists primarily of interest expense associated with outstanding borrowings under our 2021 Credit Facilities and the amortization of deferred financing costs associated with these arrangements.

Income tax expense (benefit)

MediaAlpha, Inc. is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes on income allocated to it from QLH based upon MediaAlpha, Inc.’s economic interest held in QLH. QLH is treated as a pass-through partnership for income tax reporting purposes and is not subject to federal income tax. Instead, QLH’s taxable income or loss is passed through to its members, including MediaAlpha, Inc, pro-rata to their ownership interest in QLH. Accordingly, as our ownership interest in QLH increases, our share of the taxable income (loss) of QLH also increases. As of June 30, 2023, our ownership interest in QLH was 71.7%.

Net income (loss) attributable to Non-controlling interest

Net income (loss) is attributed to non-controlling interests in accordance with QLH’s limited liability company agreement. We allocate a share of the pre-tax income (loss) of the QLH incurred subsequent to the Reorganization Transactions to the non-controlling interest holders pro-rata to their ownership interest in QLH. The non-controlling interests balance represents the Class B-1 units, substantially all of which are held by Insignia and the Senior Executives.

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Operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

The following table sets forth our operating results in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023				2022
Revenue	$	84,772	100.0	%	$	103,449	100.0	%
Costs and operating expenses
Cost of revenue	71,006		83.8	%	87,925		85.0	%
Sales and marketing	6,707		7.9	%	7,958		7.7	%
Product development	5,061		6.0	%	5,661		5.5	%
General and administrative	18,070		21.3	%	12,316		11.9	%
Total costs and operating expenses	100,844		119.0	%	113,860		110.1	%
(Loss) from operations	(16,072)		(19.0)	%	(10,411)		(10.1)	%
Other (income) expense, net	(116)		(0.1)	%	44		0.0	%
Interest expense	3,874		4.6	%	1,956		1.9	%
Total other expense, net	3,758		4.4	%	2,000		1.9	%
(Loss) before income taxes	(19,830)		(23.4)	%	(12,411)		(12.0)	%
Income tax expense	150		0.2	%	611		0.6	%
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	(23.6)	%	$	(13,022)	(12.6)	%
Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(6.7)	%	(3,883)		(3.8)	%
Net (loss) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	$	(14,286)	(16.9)	%	$	(9,139)	(8.8)	%
Net (loss) per share of Class A common stock
-Basic and diluted	$	(0.32)			$	(0.22)
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
-Basic and diluted	45,160,646				41,705,344

Revenue

The following table presents our revenue, disaggregated by vertical, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Property & Casualty insurance	$	39,492		$	(18,079)	(31.4)	%	$	57,571
Percentage of total revenue	46.6		%					55.7		%
Health insurance	35,628			2,465		7.4	%	$	33,163
Percentage of total revenue	42.0		%					32.1		%
Life insurance	5,889			(1,116)		(15.9)	%	$	7,005
Percentage of total revenue	6.9		%					6.8		%
Other	3,763			(1,947)		(34.1)	%	$	5,710
Percentage of total revenue	4.4		%					5.5		%
Revenue	$	84,772		(18,677)		(18.1)	%	$	103,449

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The decrease in P&C insurance revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was due to a decrease in customer acquisition spending by certain insurance carriers to address profitability concerns caused by higher-than-expected automobile repair and replacement costs and overall inflationary pressures. In the second quarter of 2023, this decrease in customer acquisition spending was partially offset by a greater mix of transactions through our Open Marketplace, which positively impacts revenue due to the transactions being recognized on a gross revenue basis, compared with Private Marketplace transactions, where we recognize revenue on a net basis. The auto insurance industry began to experience a cyclical downturn in the second half of 2021, with many P&C insurance carriers experiencing lower than expected underwriting profitability, leading them to reduce marketing budget allocations to our channel. Beginning in late March 2023, one of our major insurance carrier partners significantly reduced their customer acquisition spend on our Marketplaces due to ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments. We expect customer acquisition spend by P&C carriers to remain depressed at least through the remainder of this year, but we are currently unable to predict accurately the duration of this cyclical downturn or its impact on our revenue from the P&C insurance vertical, or our profitability, beyond the third quarter of 2023.

The increase in health insurance revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by increases in customer acquisition spending in our marketplaces by our under 65 and Medicare insurance partners due to increased demand for calls.

The decrease in life insurance revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by a decrease in customers shopping for life insurance as concerns related to COVID-19 continued to ease.

The decrease in other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by lower revenue from our travel vertical due to a reduced supply of consumer referrals resulting from higher traffic acquisition costs, as well as lower revenue from our consumer finance vertical due to a reduction in mortgage and refinancing activity caused by rising interest rates. In addition, revenue from our education vertical decreased to zero during the three months ended June 30, 2023 from $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2022 as we fully exited this vertical during the third quarter of 2022.

Cost of revenue

The following table presents our cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Cost of revenue	$	71,006		$	(16,919)	(19.2)	%	$	87,925
Percentage of revenue	83.8		%					85.0		%

The decrease in cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by lower revenue share payments to suppliers due to the overall decrease in revenue.

Sales and marketing

The following table presents our sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Sales and marketing	$	6,707		$	(1,251)	(15.7)	%	$	7,958
Percentage of revenue	7.9		%					7.7		%

The decrease in sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was due to factors including a decrease in equity-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and a decrease in personnel-related costs of $0.8 million related to lower employee headcount, offset in part by severance benefits paid under the RIF Plan.

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Product development

The following table presents our product development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Product development	$	5,061		$	(600)	(10.6)	%	$	5,661
Percentage of revenue	6.0		%					5.5		%

The decrease in product development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by a decrease in equity-based compensation expense of $0.5 million related to employee terminations.

General and administrative

The following table presents our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
General and administrative	$	18,070		$	5,754	46.7	%	$	12,316
Percentage of revenue	21.3		%					11.9		%

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was due primarily to a $2.8 million gain recorded in connection with the remeasurement of the contingent consideration for the acquisition of CHT during the three months ended June 30, 2022, higher legal costs of $1.5 million driven primarily by $1.1 million incurred in connection with the civil investigative demand received from the Federal Trade Commission in February 2023, an increase in personnel-related costs of $0.6 million due primarily to severance benefits paid under the RIF Plan offset in part by savings from terminations, and an increase in equity-based compensation expense of $0.5 million due to annual equity awards offset in part by forfeitures due to employee terminations.

Equity-based compensation

The following table presents our equity-based compensation expense that was included in costs and operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023		$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Cost of revenue	$	981	$	(259)	(20.9)	%	$	1,240
Sales and marketing	2,363		(406)		(14.7)	%	2,769
Product development	2,099		(547)		(20.7)	%	2,646
General and administrative	9,705		517		5.6	%	9,188
Total	$	15,148	$	(695)	(4.4)	%	$	15,843

The decrease in equity-based compensation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by forfeitures due to employee terminations, offset in part by expenses related to additional restricted stock units granted to employees as part of the annual incentive process.

Amortization

The following table presents our amortization of intangible asset expense that was included in costs and operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

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(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023		$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Sales and Marketing	$	1,539	$	14	0.9	%	$	1,525
General and administrative	190		38		25.0	%	152
Total	$	1,729	$	52	3.1	%	$	1,677

The increase in amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was immaterial.

Other (income) expense, net

The following table presents our other (income) expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Other (income) expense, net	$	(116)		$	(160)	(363.6)	%	$	44
Percentage of revenue	(0.1)		%					0.0		%

The decrease in other (income) expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was immaterial.

Interest expense

The following table presents our interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Interest expense	$	3,874		$	1,918	98.1	%	$	1,956
Percentage of revenue	4.6		%					1.9		%

The increase in interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by an higher interest rate payable on amounts borrowed under the 2021 Credit Facilities, offset in part by the impact of lower outstanding balances during the current year period.

Income tax expense

The following table presents our income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Income tax expense	$	150		$	(461)	(75.5)	%	$	611
Percentage of revenue	0.2		%					0.6		%

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded an income tax expense of $0.2 million resulting from our effective tax rate of (0.8)%, which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to the tax impacts of recording a valuation allowance against current year losses, nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to us, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded an income tax expense of $0.6 million resulting from our effective tax rate of (4.9)%, which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to us, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items.

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Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

The following table sets forth our operating results in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023				2022
Revenue	$	196,402	100.0	%	$	246,048	100.0	%
Costs and operating expenses
Cost of revenue	164,268		83.6	%	208,806		84.9	%
Sales and marketing	13,701		7.0	%	15,181		6.2	%
Product development	10,229		5.2	%	10,877		4.4	%
General and administrative	33,825		17.2	%	29,464		12.0	%
Total costs and operating expenses	222,023		113.0	%	264,328		107.4	%
(Loss) from operations	(25,621)		(13.0)	%	(18,280)		(7.4)	%
Other expense (income), net	1,265		0.6	%	(479)		(0.2)	%
Interest expense	7,450		3.8	%	3,315		1.3	%
Total other expense, net	8,715		4.4	%	2,836		1.2	%
(Loss) before income taxes	(34,336)		(17.5)	%	(21,116)		(8.6)	%
Income tax expense	228		0.1	%	1,754		0.7	%
Net (loss)	$	(34,564)	(17.6)	%	$	(22,870)	(9.3)	%
Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(10,012)		(5.1)	%	(6,655)		(2.7)	%
Net (loss) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	$	(24,552)	(12.5)	%	$	(16,215)	(6.6)	%
Net (loss) per share of Class A common stock
-Basic and diluted	$	(0.55)			$	(0.39)
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
-Basic and diluted	44,518,890				41,279,146

Revenue

The following table presents our revenue, disaggregated by vertical, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Property & Casualty insurance	$	94,599		$	(50,426)	(34.8)	%	$	145,025
Percentage of total revenue	48.2		%					58.9		%
Health insurance	81,231			5,959		7.9	%	$	75,272
Percentage of total revenue	41.4		%					30.6		%
Life insurance	12,980			(1,092)		(7.8)	%	$	14,072
Percentage of total revenue	6.6		%					5.7		%
Other	7,592			(4,087)		(35.0)	%	$	11,679
Percentage of total revenue	3.9		%					4.7		%
Revenue	$	196,402		(49,646)		(20.2)	%	$	246,048

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The decrease in P&C insurance revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was due to a decrease in customer acquisition spending by certain insurance carriers to address profitability concerns caused by higher-than-expected automobile repair and replacement costs and overall inflationary pressures. The auto insurance industry began to experience a cyclical downturn in the second half of 2021, with many P&C insurance carriers experiencing lower than expected underwriting profitability, leading them to reduce marketing budget allocations to our channel. Beginning in late March 2023, one of the Company's major insurance carrier partners significantly reduced their customer acquisition spend with the Company due to ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments.

The increase in health insurance revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by increased customer acquisition spending in our marketplaces by health insurance carriers and brokers, and an increased supply of consumer referrals to our marketplaces by our supply partners and our proprietary websites due to the increased demand.

The decrease in life insurance revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by a decrease in customers shopping for life insurance as concerns related to COVID-19 continued to ease.

The decrease in other revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by lower revenue from our travel vertical due to a reduced supply of consumer referrals resulting from higher traffic acquisition costs, lower revenue from our consumer finance vertical due to a reduction in mortgage and refinancing activity caused by rising interest rates, and a decline of $0.9 million resulting from our exit of the education vertical during the third quarter of 2022.

Cost of revenue

The following table presents our cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Cost of revenue	$	164,268		$	(44,538)	(21.3)	%	$	208,806
Percentage of revenue	83.6		%					84.9		%

The decrease in cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by lower revenue share payments to suppliers due to the overall decrease in revenue.

Sales and marketing

The following table presents our sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Sales and marketing	$	13,701		$	(1,480)	(9.7)	%	$	15,181
Percentage of revenue	7.0		%					6.2		%

The decrease in sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was due primarily to a decrease in personnel-related costs of $1.2 million and a decrease in equity-based compensation expense of $0.7 million resulting from terminations, offset in part by an increase in amortization expense of $0.9 million related to the amortization of intangible assets arising from our acquisition of CHT and by severance benefits paid under the RIF Plan.

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Product development

The following table presents our product development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Product development	$	10,229		$	(648)	(6.0)	%	$	10,877
Percentage of revenue	5.2		%					4.4		%

The decrease in product development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was due primarily to a decrease in equity-based compensation expense of $0.6 million related to employee terminations.

General and administrative

The following table presents our general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
General and administrative	$	33,825		$	4,361	14.8	%	$	29,464
Percentage of revenue	17.2		%					12.0		%

The increase in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was due primarily to a gain of $2.8 million recorded on remeasurement of the contingent consideration related to CHT as the fair value declined due to lower projected revenue and gross profit targets for CHT, higher legal costs of $1.9 million related primarily to the civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission and a registration statement filed with the SEC, an increase in personnel related costs of $0.9 million due primarily to one-time termination benefits paid under the RIF Plan and annual compensation increases, and an increase in equity-based compensation expense of $0.9 million. This increase was offset in part by a $1.3 million reduction in directors and officers insurance premiums.

Equity-based compensation

The following table presents our equity-based compensation expense that was included in costs and operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023		$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Cost of revenue	$	1,947	$	309	18.9	%	$	1,638
Sales and marketing	4,744		(730)		(13.3)	%	5,474
Product development	4,271		(624)		(12.7)	%	4,895
General and administrative	18,527		918		5.2	%	17,609
Total	$	29,489	$	(127)	(0.4)	%	$	29,616

The decrease in equity-based compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by forfeitures due to employee terminations, offset in part by expenses related to additional restricted stock units granted to employees as part of the annual incentive process and to restricted stock units granted to the employees added in connection with our acquisition of CHT.

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Amortization

The following table presents our amortization of intangible asset expense that was included in costs and operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023		$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Sales and Marketing	$	3,078	$	870	39.4	%	$	2,208
General and administrative	380		228		150.0	%	152
Total	$	3,458	$	1,098	46.5	%	$	2,360

The increase in amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was related to intangible assets arising from our acquisition of CHT.

Other expense (income), net

The following table presents our other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Other expense (income), net	$	1,265		$	1,744	(364.1)	%	$	(479)
Percentage of revenue	0.6		%					(0.2)		%

The increase in other expense (income), net for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven primarily by an impairment charge of $1.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023 related to a cost method investment, offset in part by adjustments to the estimated future state tax benefits related to the tax receivables agreement ("TRA") of $0.6 million recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Interest expense

The following table presents our interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Interest expense	$	7,450		$	4,135	124.7	%	$	3,315
Percentage of revenue	3.8		%					1.3		%

The increase in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with the six months ended June 30, 2022, was driven by an increase in the interest rate payable on amounts borrowed under the 2021 Credit Facilities, offset in part by by the impact of lower outstanding balances in the current year period.

Income tax expense

The following table presents our income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the two periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023			$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Income tax expense	$	228		$	(1,526)	(87.0)	%	$	1,754
Percentage of revenue	0.1		%					0.7		%

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For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we recorded an income tax expense of $0.2 million resulting from our effective tax rate of (0.7)%, which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to us, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we recorded an income tax expense of $1.8 million resulting from our effective tax rate of (8.3)% which differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to us, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items.

Key business and operating metrics

In addition to traditional financial metrics, we rely upon certain business and operating metrics that are not presented in accordance with GAAP to estimate the volume of spending on our platform, estimate and recognize revenue, evaluate our business performance and facilitate our operations. Such business and operating metrics should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, measures presented in accordance with GAAP and should be considered together with other operating and financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP. Also, such business and operating metrics may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income excluding interest expense, income tax benefit (expense), depreciation expense on property and equipment, amortization of intangible assets, as well as equity-based compensation expense and certain other adjustments as listed in the table below. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we present to supplement the financial information we present on a GAAP basis. We monitor and present Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management to understand and evaluate our operating performance, to establish budgets and to develop operational goals for managing our business. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in the calculations of Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects. In addition, presenting Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with a metric to evaluate the capital efficiency of our business.

Adjusted EBITDA is not presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures presented in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA rather than net income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These limitations include the fact that Adjusted EBITDA excludes interest expense on debt, income tax benefit (expense), equity-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, and certain other adjustments that we consider useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results. In addition, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, including different definitions of “Adjusted EBITDA,” which could reduce the usefulness of our Adjusted EBITDA as a tool for comparison.

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The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA with net (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	$	(13,022)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Equity-based compensation expense	15,148		15,843		29,489		29,616
Interest expense	3,874		1,956		7,450		3,315
Income tax expense	150		611		228		1,754
Depreciation expense on property and equipment	92		99		188		197
Amortization of intangible assets	1,729		1,677		3,458		2,360
Transaction expenses(1)	254		150		548		530
SOX implementation costs(2)	—		—		—		110
Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration(3)	—		(2,845)		—		(2,845)
Impairment of cost method investment	—		—		1,406		—
Changes in TRA related liability(4)	—		40		6		(590)
Changes in Tax Indemnification Receivable(5)	(14)		(15)		(28)		(29)
Settlement of federal and state income tax refunds(6)	—		4		3		92
Legal expenses(7)	1,106		—		1,439		—
Reduction in force costs (8)	1,233		—		1,233		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	3,592	$	4,498	$	10,856	$	11,640

(1)Transaction expenses consist of $0.3 million and $0.5 million of legal, and accounting fees incurred by us for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, in connection with the amendment to the 2021 Credit Facilities, the tender offer filed by the Company's largest shareholder in May 2023, and a resale registration statement filed with the SEC. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, transaction expenses consist of $0.2 million and $0.5 million of expenses, respectively, incurred by us in connection with our acquisition of CHT.

(2)SOX implementation costs consist of $0.1 million of expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 for third-party consultants to assist us with the development, implementation, and documentation of new and enhanced internal controls and processes for compliance with SOX Section 404(b) for fiscal 2021.

(3)Fair value adjustment to contingent consideration consists of $2.8 million of gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, in connection with the remeasurement of the contingent consideration for the acquisition of CHT as of June 30, 2022.

(4)Changes in TRA related liability consist of immaterial expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and immaterial expenses and $0.6 million of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, due to a change in the estimated future state tax benefits and other changes in the estimate resulting in reductions of the TRA liability.

(5)Changes in Tax Indemnification Receivable consists of immaterial income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, related to a reduction in the tax indemnification receivable recorded in connection with the Reorganization Transactions. The reduction also resulted in a benefit of the same amount which has been recorded within income tax expense.

(6)Settlement of federal and state tax refunds consist of immaterial expenses incurred by us for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and immaterial expenses and $0.1 million of expense incurred by us for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, related to a payment to White Mountains for state tax refunds for the period prior to the Reorganization Transactions related to 2020 tax returns. The settlement also resulted in a benefit of the same amount which has been recorded within income tax expense.

(7)Legal expenses of $1.1 million and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, consist of legal fees incurred in connection with a civil investigative demand received from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in February 2023.

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(8)Reduction in force costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 consist of $1.2 million of severance benefits provided to the terminated employees in connection with the RIF Plan. Additionally, equity-based compensation expense includes $0.3 million of charges related to the RIF Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

Contribution and Contribution Margin

We define “Contribution” as revenue less revenue share payments and online advertising costs, or, as reported in our consolidated statements of operations, revenue less cost of revenue (i.e., gross profit), as adjusted to exclude the following items from cost of revenue: equity-based compensation; salaries, wages, and related costs; internet and hosting costs; amortization; depreciation; other services; and merchant-related fees. We define “Contribution Margin” as Contribution expressed as a percentage of revenue for the same period. Contribution and Contribution Margin are non-GAAP financial measures that we present to supplement the financial information we present on a GAAP basis. We use Contribution and Contribution Margin to measure the return on our relationships with our supply partners (excluding certain fixed costs), the financial return on and efficacy of our online advertising costs to drive consumers to our proprietary websites, and our operating leverage. We do not use Contribution and Contribution Margin as measures of overall profitability. We present Contribution and Contribution Margin because they are used by our management and board of directors to manage our operating performance, including evaluating our operational performance against budget and assessing our overall operating efficiency and operating leverage. For example, if Contribution increases and our headcount costs and other operating expenses remain steady, our Adjusted EBITDA and operating leverage increase. If Contribution Margin decreases, we may choose to re-evaluate and re-negotiate our revenue share agreements with our supply partners, to make optimization and pricing changes with respect to our bids for keywords from primary traffic acquisition sources, or to change our overall cost structure with respect to headcount, fixed costs and other costs. Other companies may calculate Contribution and Contribution Margin differently than we do. Contribution and Contribution Margin have their limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results presented in accordance with GAAP.

The following table reconciles Contribution with gross profit, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenue	$	84,772		$	103,449		$	196,402		$	246,048
Less cost of revenue	(71,006)			(87,925)			(164,268)			(208,806)
Gross profit	13,766			15,524			32,134			37,242
Adjusted to exclude the following (as related to cost of revenue):
Equity-based compensation	981			1,240			1,947			1,638
Salaries, wages, and related	907			1,034			1,954			1,690
Internet and hosting	130			119			280			223
Other expenses	162			215			334			342
Depreciation	10			12			21			18
Other services	566			576			1,281			1,106
Merchant-related fees	7			44			3			59
Contribution	16,529			18,764			37,954			42,318
Gross margin	16.2		%	15.0		%	16.4		%	15.1		%
Contribution Margin	19.5		%	18.1		%	19.3		%	17.2		%

Transaction Value

We define “Transaction Value” as the total gross dollars transacted by our partners on our platform. Transaction Value is a driver of revenue, with differing revenue recognition based on the economic relationship we have with our partners. Our partners use our platform to transact via Open and Private Marketplace transactions. In our Open Marketplace model, Transaction Value is equal to revenue recognized and revenue share payments to our supply partners represent costs of revenue. In our Private Marketplace model, revenue recognized represents a platform fee billed to the demand partner or supply partner based on an agreed-upon percentage of the Transaction Value for the Consumer Referrals transacted, and accordingly there are

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no associated costs of revenue. We utilize Transaction Value to assess revenue and to assess the overall level of transaction activity through our platform. We believe it is useful to investors to assess the overall level of activity on our platform and to better understand the sources of our revenue across our different transaction models and verticals.

The following table presents Transaction Value by platform model for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2023			2022			2023			2022
Open Marketplace transactions	$	82,856		$	99,633		$	190,515		$	237,729
Percentage of total Transaction Value	65.8		%	54.5		%	59.7		%	56.3		%
Private Marketplace transactions	43,055			83,237			128,561			184,154
Percentage of total Transaction Value	34.2		%	45.5		%	40.3		%	43.7		%
Total Transaction Value	$	125,911		$	182,870		$	319,076		$	421,883

The following table presents Transaction Value by vertical for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2023			2022			2023			2022
Property & Casualty insurance	$	60,666		$	111,930		$	178,590		$	260,014
Percentage of total Transaction Value	48.2		%	61.2		%	56.0		%	61.6		%
Health insurance	50,828			46,394			110,240			106,649
Percentage of total Transaction Value	40.4		%	25.4		%	34.5		%	25.3		%
Life insurance	8,359			12,467			18,476			24,858
Percentage of total Transaction Value	6.6		%	6.8		%	5.8		%	5.9		%
Other	6,058			12,079			11,770			30,362
Percentage of total Transaction Value	4.8		%	6.6		%	3.7		%	7.2		%
Total Transaction Value	$	125,911		$	182,870		$	319,076		$	421,883

Consumer Referrals

We define “Consumer Referral” as any consumer click, call or lead purchased by a buyer on our platform. Click revenue is recognized on a pay-per-click basis and revenue is earned and recognized when a consumer clicks on a listed buyer’s advertisement that is presented subsequent to the consumer’s search (e.g., auto insurance quote search or health insurance quote search). Call revenue is earned and recognized when a consumer transfers to a buyer and remains engaged for a requisite duration of time, as specified by each buyer. Lead revenue is recognized when we deliver data leads to buyers. Data leads are generated either through insurance carriers, insurance-focused research destination websites or other financial websites that make the data leads available for purchase through our platform, or when consumers complete a full quote request on our proprietary websites. Delivery occurs at the time of lead transfer. The data we generate from each Consumer Referral feeds into our analytics model to generate conversion probabilities for each unique consumer, enabling discovery of predicted return and cost per sale across the platform and helping us to improve our platform technology. We monitor the number of Consumer Referrals on our platform in order to measure Transaction Value, revenue and overall business performance across our verticals and platform models.    

The following table presents the percentages of total Transaction Value generated from clicks, calls and leads for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Clicks	70.2	%	79.1	%	75.4	%	78.3	%
Calls	17.5	%	12.0	%	14.7	%	11.8	%
Leads	12.3	%	8.9	%	9.9	%	9.9	%

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Segment information

We operate primarily in the United States and in a single operating segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our chief executive officer, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. No expense or operating income is evaluated at a segment level. Our acquisition of CHT did not create any additional segments as our chief executive officer continues to review financial information and allocate resources on a consolidated basis. Since we operate in one operating segment and reportable segment, all required financial segment information can be found in the consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and capital resources

Overview

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash flows generated from operations and cash and funds available under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility. Our principal uses of cash include funding of our operations, interest payments, and mandatory principal payments on our long-term debt. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $20.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2023, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan Facility was $175.8 million and our borrowing capacity available under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility was $45.0 million.

We believe that our current sources of liquidity, which include cash flow generated from operations, cash and funds available under the 2021 Credit Facilities, will be sufficient to meet our projected operating and debt service requirements, and we expect that we will continue to comply with our financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities, for at least the next twelve months. To the extent that our current liquidity is insufficient to fund future activities or we do not remain in compliance with our financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities, we may need to further reduce operating costs, negotiate amendments to or waivers of the terms of such credit facilities, refinance our debt, or raise additional capital. We have historically not used funds available under our credit facilities to fund our operations and payments under the credit facilities.

Our business is seasonal and cyclical in nature and these trends, if continued for a long period of time, could impact the cash flows generated from operations, requiring us to draw on our available borrowing capacity under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility or raise additional funds in the short term. During the second half of 2021, the auto insurance industry began to experience a cyclical downturn, as supply chain disruptions and cost increases caused by the pandemic and overall inflationary pressures contributed to higher-than-expected P&C insurance claims costs, which led many carriers to reduce their customer acquisition spending to preserve their profitability. While one of our major insurance carrier partners had resumed their customer acquisition spending with us in the first quarter of 2023, beginning in late March 2023 and continuing into the second quarter of 2023, they significantly reduced their customer acquisition spend with us due to experiencing higher than expected loss ratios on account of several underlying factors, including ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments, which reductions have continued to be in effect. These reductions have reduced our expected near-term revenue and Adjusted EBITDA and our forecasted cushion with respect to compliance with the financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities. While we expect customer acquisition spend by P&C carriers to remain depressed at least through the remainder of this year, we are currently unable to reasonably estimate the impact of these reductions beyond the third quarter of 2023. In the event that our financial results are below our expectations due to cyclical conditions in our primary vertical markets or other factors, we may need to take additional actions to remain in compliance with the financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities.

On April 1, 2022, we closed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Customer Helper Team, LLC ("CHT") for cash consideration of $49.7 million at closing, plus contingent consideration of up to $20.0 million based on CHT’s achievement of revenue and profitability targets for the two successive twelve-month periods following the closing. We funded the transaction in part by drawing $25.0 million under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility and the balance from cash on hand as of the closing. CHT was unable to meet its target for the first twelve-month period and accordingly we did not pay any consideration related to that period. Further, based on the current forecast for the CHT related business, we do not expect the contingent consideration for the second twelve-month period to be earned or payable. As of June 30, 2023, we have repaid $20.0 million of the amounts drawn under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility to fund the purchase price for this acquisition.

We may in the future engage in additional merger and acquisition or other activities, including share repurchases, that could require us to draw on our existing credit facilities or raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities or through debt financing arrangements. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the ownership of our existing stockholders will be diluted. The incurrence of additional debt financing would result in debt service obligations, and any future

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instruments governing such debt could provide for operating and financing covenants that could restrict our operations. Our material cash requirements include our long-term debt, operating lease obligations, any payments under the TRA, and any contingent consideration payable in connection with our acquisition of CHT.

Cash Flows

The following table presents a summary of our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and the dollar and percentage changes between the periods:

(dollars in thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023		$		%		Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	16,341	$	(3,769)	(18.7)	%	$	20,110
Net cash (used in) investing activities	$	(47)	$	49,709	(99.9)	%	$	(49,756)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$	(10,807)	$	(25,083)	(175.7)	%	$	14,276

Operating activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities were $16.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with $20.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease was due primarily to higher net loss and an increase in net working capital due to the timing of payment of our accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Investing activities

Cash flows used in investing activities were immaterial for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with $49.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase resulted primarily from the payment of cash consideration for our acquisition of CHT, which closed on April 1, 2022.

Financing activities

Cash flows used in financing activities were $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with $14.3 million provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in net cash provided was primarily due to the amounts drawn on the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility to partially fund the CHT acquisition in April 2022 and higher payments made pursuant to the TRA and distributions to non-controlling interests during the six months ended June 30, 2023, offset in part by payments made under the share repurchase program in 2022.

Senior secured credit facilities

2021 Credit Facilities

On July 29, 2021, QuoteLab, LLC entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the 2020 Credit Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, the "Existing Credit Agreement"). The Existing Credit Agreement provides for a new senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $190.0 million (the “2021 Term Loan Facility”), the proceeds of which were used to refinance all of the $186.4 million outstanding under the existing 2020 Term Loan Facility and the unpaid interest thereon as of the date of the First Amendment, to pay fees related to these transactions, and to provide cash for general corporate purposes, and a new senior secured revolving credit facility with commitments in an aggregate amount of $50.0 million (the “2021 Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the 2021 Term Loan Facility, the "2021 Credit Facilities"), which replaced the 2020 Revolving Credit Facility. Our obligations under the 2021 Credit Facilities are guaranteed by QLH and secured by substantially all assets of QLH and QuoteLab, LLC.

On June 8, 2023, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Existing Credit Agreement, (as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Second Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to replace the existing LIBOR based rate applicable to the 2021 Credit Facilities to a Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR with a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% per annum, effective on the amendment date.

Borrowings under the 2021 Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR plus an applicable margin, with a floor of 0.00%, or a base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margins will be based on our consolidated total net leverage ratio as calculated under the terms of the Amended Credit

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Agreement (the “Leverage Ratio”) for the prior fiscal quarter and range from 2.00% to 2.75% with respect to the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR and from 1.00% to 1.75% with respect to the base rate.

Loans under the 2021 Credit Facilities will mature on July 29, 2026. Loans under the 2021 Term Loan Facility amortize quarterly, beginning with the first business day after December 31, 2021 and ending with June 30, 2026, by an amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans initially made. The 2021 Revolving Credit Facility does not require amortization of principal and will mature on July 29, 2026.

As of June 30, 2023, we had $173.7 million of outstanding borrowings, net of deferred debt issuance costs of $2.1 million, under the 2021 Term Loan Facility, and $5.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility.

Tax receivables agreement

Our purchases (through Intermediate Holdco) of Class B-1 units from certain unitholders in connection with the IPO, as well as exchanges of Class B-1 units subsequent to the IPO (together with an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock) for shares of our Class A common stock (or, at our election, cash of an equivalent value) ("Exchange"), and the Pre-IPO Leveraged Distribution and other actual or deemed distributions by QLH to its members pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, have resulted and are expected to continue to result in increases in our allocable tax basis in the assets of QLH. These increases in tax basis are expected to increase (for tax purposes) depreciation and amortization deductions allocable to us and, therefore, reduce the amount of tax that we otherwise would be required to pay in the future. This increase in tax basis may also decrease gain (or increase loss) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those assets.

In connection with the IPO, we entered into the TRA with Insignia, the Senior Executives, and White Mountains related to the tax basis step-up of the assets of QLH and certain net operating losses of Intermediate Holdco. The agreement requires us to pay Insignia and the Senior Executives or any assignees 85% of the cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax we realize (or are deemed to realize) as a result of (i) any increases in tax basis of assets of QLH resulting from any Exchange, and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to making our payments under the TRA. The TRA also requires us to pay White Mountains 85% of the amount of the cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that we realize (or are deemed to realize) as a result of the utilization of the net operating losses of Intermediate Holdco attributable to periods prior to the IPO and the deduction of any imputed interest attributable to our payment obligations under the TRA.

In addition to tax expenses, we may also make payments under the TRA, which could be significant. We account for the income tax effects and corresponding TRA effects resulting from any Exchange by recognizing an increase in our deferred tax assets, based on enacted tax rates at the date of the Exchange. We evaluate the likelihood that we will realize the benefit represented by the deferred tax asset and, to the extent that we estimate that it is more likely than not that we will not realize the benefit, we will reduce the carrying amount of the deferred tax asset with a valuation allowance. The amounts to be recorded for both the deferred tax assets and the liability for our obligations under the TRA are estimated at the time of any purchase or exchange as a reduction to stockholders’ equity, and the effects of changes in any of our estimates after this date will be included in net income (loss). Similarly, the effect of subsequent changes in the enacted tax rates will be included in net income (loss). Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements. A change in our assessment of such consequences, such as realization of deferred tax assets, changes in our assessment of probability of making payments under the TRA, changes in blended tax rates, changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof could materially impact our results. As of December 31, 2022, in conjunction with recording a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets and projections of future taxable income, we determined that we no longer consider the payments under the agreement to be probable, and so remeasured our liabilities pursuant to the TRA, net of current portion, to be zero. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded zero and $2.8 million, respectively, as current portion of payments due under the TRA within accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

Recent accounting pronouncements

For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements recently adopted and not yet adopted, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical accounting policies and estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K and did not materially change during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

In the normal course of business, we are subject to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates.

Interest rate risk

The 2021 Credit Facilities bear interest at a variable rate. As a result, we may be exposed to fluctuations in interest rates to the extent of our outstanding borrowings under the 2021 Credit Facilities. A hypothetical 1.0% increase or decrease in the interest rate associated with the 2021 Credit Facilities would have resulted in a $0.9 million impact on interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Concentrations of credit risk and of significant demand and supply partners

Financial instruments that potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We maintain cash balances that can, at times, exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. We have not experienced any losses in these accounts and believe we are not exposed to unusual risk beyond the normal credit risk in this area based on the financial strength of the institutions with which we maintain our deposits.

Our accounts receivable, which are unsecured, may expose us to credit risk based on their collectability. We control credit risk by investigating the creditworthiness of all customers prior to establishing relationships with them, performing periodic reviews of the credit activities of those customers during the course of the business relationship, regularly analyzing the collectability of accounts receivable, and recording allowances for credit losses.

Customer and supplier concentrations consisted of the below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	—	$	—	—	%	1	$	13	13	%
Purchases	1	$	8	11	%	1	$	10	10	%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	1	$	22	11	%	1	$	32	13	%
Purchases	1	$	17	11	%	1	$	24	10	%

	As of June 30, 2023					As of December 31, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Accounts receivable	1	$	4	12	%	—	$	—	—	%
Accounts payable	1	$	5	14	%	2	$	22	40	%

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2023, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) to determine whether

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such disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that information to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer have concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance as of June 30, 2023.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their cost.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The content of Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements—Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Commitments Contingencies - Litigation" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety in this Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about the Company's share repurchase activity for the three months ended June 30, 2023:

Period:	Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased (1)	Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April, 2023	—	$	—	N/A	N/A
May, 2023	122,352	$	5.66	N/A	N/A
June, 2023	—	$	—	N/A	N/A

(1)These shares of Class A Common Stock were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units issued to employees of the Company. The Company withheld these shares at their fair market values based upon the closing prices of our Class A Common Shares on NYSE on the purchase dates.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Exhibits

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit	Filing Date
10.1	Second Amendment dated as of June 8, 2023, among QuoteLab, LLC, QL Holdings LLC, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Bank party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.	8-K	001-39671	10.1	June 12, 2023
10.2	Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement among the Company, QuoteLab, LLC and Steven Yi, dated August 1, 2023	8-K	001-39671	10.1	August 2, 2023
10.3	Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement among the Company, QuoteLab, LLC and Eugene Nonko, dated August 1, 2023	8-K	001-39671	10.2	August 2, 2023
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded with the Inline XBRL document)

+     Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

*    Filed herewith.

**    Furnished herewith. This exhibit should not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	MEDIAALPHA, INC.
Date:	August 3, 2023	/s/ Patrick R. Thompson
		Patrick R. Thompson
		Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Steve Yi, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MediaAlpha, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 3, 2023	/s/ Steve Yi
	Steve Yi
	Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Founder

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Patrick R. Thompson, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MediaAlpha, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 3, 2023	/s/ Patrick R. Thompson
	Patrick R. Thompson
	Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MediaAlpha, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: August 3, 2023	/s/ Steve Yi
	Steve Yi
	Chief Executive Officer, President, and Co-Founder

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MediaAlpha, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: August 3, 2023	/s/ Patrick R. Thompson
	Patrick R. Thompson
	Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90017
City Area Code	213
Local Phone Number	316-6256
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Trading Symbol	MAX
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Central Index Key	0001818383
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Class A Common
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		46,228,304
Class B Common
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,119,493

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 20,029	$ 14,542
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $325 and $575, respectively	32,589	59,998
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,484	5,880
Total current assets	56,102	80,420
Intangible assets, net	29,474	32,932
Goodwill	47,739	47,739
Other assets	6,885	8,990
Total assets	140,200	170,081
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	37,815	53,992
Accrued expenses	13,241	14,130
Current portion of long-term debt	8,787	8,770
Total current liabilities	59,843	76,892
Long-term debt, net of current portion	169,899	174,300
Other long-term liabilities	4,852	4,973
Total liabilities	234,594	256,165
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - 50 million shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	489,831	465,523
Accumulated deficit	(506,694)	(482,142)
Total stockholders' (deficit) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	(16,223)	(15,993)
Non-controlling interests	(78,171)	(70,091)
Total stockholders' (deficit)	(94,394)	(86,084)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	140,200	170,081
Class A Common
Stockholders' (deficit):
Common stock	459	437
Class B Common
Stockholders' (deficit):
Common stock	$ 181	$ 189

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit losses	$ 325	$ 575
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Class A Common
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	45,900,000	43,700,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	45,900,000	43,700,000
Class B Common
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, issued (in shares)	18,100,000	18,900,000
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)	18,100,000	18,900,000

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 84,772	$ 103,449	$ 196,402	$ 246,048
Costs and operating expenses
Cost of revenue	71,006	87,925	164,268	208,806
Sales and marketing	6,707	7,958	13,701	15,181
Product development	5,061	5,661	10,229	10,877
General and administrative	18,070	12,316	33,825	29,464
Total costs and operating expenses	100,844	113,860	222,023	264,328
(Loss) from operations	(16,072)	(10,411)	(25,621)	(18,280)
Other (income) expense, net	(116)	44	1,265	(479)
Interest expense	3,874	1,956	7,450	3,315
Total other expense, net	3,758	2,000	8,715	2,836
(Loss) before income taxes	(19,830)	(12,411)	(34,336)	(21,116)
Income tax expense	150	611	228	1,754
Net (loss)	(19,980)	(13,022)	(34,564)	(22,870)
Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)	(3,883)	(10,012)	(6,655)
Net (loss) attributable to MediaAlpha, Inc.	$ (14,286)	$ (9,139)	$ (24,552)	$ (16,215)
Net (loss) per share of Class A common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	45,160,646	41,705,344	44,518,890	41,279,146
Diluted (in shares)	45,160,646	41,705,344	44,518,890	41,279,146

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock Class A common stock	Common Stock Class B common stock	Additional Paid-In- Capital	Accumulated deficit	Non- Controlling Interest
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		40,969,952	19,621,915
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (61,566)	$ 410	$ 196	$ 419,533	$ (424,476)	$ (57,229)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Establishment of liabilities under tax receivables agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with increases in tax basis	19			19
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)		60,197	(60,197)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	0	$ 0	$ 0	(180)		180
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)		593,810
Vesting of restricted stock units	0	$ 6		(6)
Equity-based compensation	13,773			13,688		85
Forfeiture of equity awards (in shares)		(23,294)
Forfeiture of equity awards	0	$ 0
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	(820)			(820)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(130)					(130)
Settlement of 2021 annual bonus as restricted stock units	880			880
Tax impact of changes in investment in partnership	43			43
Net (loss)	(9,848)				(7,076)	(2,772)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		41,600,665	19,561,718
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	(57,649)	$ 416	$ 196	433,157	(431,552)	(59,866)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		40,969,952	19,621,915
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (61,566)	$ 410	$ 196	419,533	(424,476)	(57,229)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Repurchases of Class A common Stock (in shares)	(321,150)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	$ (3,500)
Net (loss)	(22,870)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		42,237,776	19,170,493
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	(59,473)	$ 422	$ 192	443,514	(440,691)	(62,910)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022		41,600,665	19,561,718
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022	(57,649)	$ 416	$ 196	433,157	(431,552)	(59,866)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Establishment of liabilities under tax receivables agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with increases in tax basis	4			4
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)		297,747	(297,747)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	0	$ 3	$ (3)	(946)		946
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)		674,674
Vesting of restricted stock units	0	$ 6		(6)
Equity-based compensation	15,780			15,733		47
Forfeiture of equity awards (in shares)		(14,160)	(93,478)
Forfeiture of equity awards	0		$ (1)	(305)		306
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	(966)			(966)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	$ (460)					(460)
Repurchases of Class A common Stock (in shares)	(321,150)	(321,150)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	$ (3,457)	$ (3)		(3,454)
Tax impact of changes in investment in partnership	297			297
Net (loss)	(13,022)				(9,139)	(3,883)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		42,237,776	19,170,493
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022	(59,473)	$ 422	$ 192	443,514	(440,691)	(62,910)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		43,650,634	18,895,493
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	(86,084)	$ 437	$ 189	465,523	(482,142)	(70,091)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)		10,000	(10,000)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	0			(39)		39
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)		608,022
Vesting of restricted stock units	0	$ 6		(6)
Equity-based compensation	14,304			14,259		45
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	(1,238)			(1,238)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(1,104)					(1,104)
Net (loss)	(14,584)				(10,266)	(4,318)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		44,268,656	18,885,493
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	(88,706)	$ 443	$ 189	478,499	(492,408)	(75,429)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		43,650,634	18,895,493
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	(86,084)	$ 437	$ 189	465,523	(482,142)	(70,091)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss)	(34,564)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		45,856,803	18,119,493
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023	(94,394)	$ 459	$ 181	489,831	(506,694)	(78,171)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		44,268,656	18,885,493
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2023	(88,706)	$ 443	$ 189	478,499	(492,408)	(75,429)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock (in shares)		766,000	(766,000)
Exchange of non-controlling interest for Class A common stock	0	$ 8	$ (8)	(3,130)		3,130
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)		822,147
Vesting of restricted stock units	0	$ 8		(8)
Equity-based compensation	15,185			15,171		14
Shares withheld on tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units	(701)			(701)
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(192)					(192)
Net (loss)	(19,980)				(14,286)	(5,694)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		45,856,803	18,119,493
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2023	$ (94,394)	$ 459	$ 181	$ 489,831	$ (506,694)	$ (78,171)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss)	$ (19,980,000)	$ (14,584,000)	$ (13,022,000)	$ (9,848,000)	$ (34,564,000)	$ (22,870,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense					29,489,000	29,616,000
Non-cash lease expense					337,000	357,000
Depreciation expense on property and equipment					188,000	197,000
Amortization of intangible assets	1,700,000		1,700,000		3,458,000	2,360,000	$ 5,755,000
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs	200,000		200,000		398,000	418,000
Change in fair value of contingent consideration					0	(2,845,000)
Impairment of cost method investment	0				1,406,000	0
Credit losses					(250,000)	(127,000)
Deferred taxes					0	1,630,000
Tax receivable agreement liability adjustments					6,000	(589,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable					27,659,000	38,691,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets					2,364,000	4,057,000
Other assets					250,000	198,000
Accounts payable					(16,177,000)	(28,354,000)
Accrued expenses					1,777,000	(2,629,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities					16,341,000	20,110,000
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment					(47,000)	(79,000)
Cash consideration paid in connection with CHT acquisition					0	(49,677,000)
Net cash (used in) investing activities					(47,000)	(49,756,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Revolving credit facility					0	25,000,000
Repayments on long-term debt					(4,750,000)	(4,750,000)
Repurchases of Class A common stock					0	(3,382,000)
Distributions					(1,296,000)	(590,000)
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement					(2,822,000)	(216,000)
Shares withheld for taxes on vesting of restricted stock units					(1,939,000)	(1,786,000)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities					(10,807,000)	14,276,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents					5,487,000	(15,370,000)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		$ 14,542,000		$ 50,564,000	14,542,000	50,564,000	50,564,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 20,029,000		$ 35,194,000		20,029,000	35,194,000	$ 14,542,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest					6,423,000	2,865,000
Income taxes paid, net of refunds					(233,000)	(2,152,000)
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Adjustments to liabilities under the tax receivable agreement					0	(1,619,000)
Establishment of deferred tax assets in connection with the Reorganization Transactions					0	(1,642,000)
Fair value of contingent consideration in connection with CHT acquisition					$ 0	$ 7,007,000

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Summary of significant accounting policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of significant accounting policies

Summary of significant accounting policies

The Company's significant accounting policies are included in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K and did not materially change during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only those of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and interim results of the Company as of and for the periods presented have been included.

The December 31, 2022 balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements; however, the accompanying interim notes to the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those that may be expected for a full year. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes in its 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are net of allowances for credit losses of $0.3 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Concentrations of credit risk and of significant customers and suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash balances that can, at times, exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to unusual risk beyond the normal credit risk in this area based on the financial strength of the institutions with which the Company maintains its deposits.

The Company's accounts receivable, which are unsecured, may expose it to credit risk based on their collectability. The Company controls credit risk by investigating the creditworthiness of all customers prior to establishing relationships with them, performing periodic reviews of the credit activities of those customers during the course of the business relationship, regularly analyzing the collectability of accounts receivable, and recording allowances for credit losses. The Company's supplier concentration can also expose it to business risks.

Customer and supplier concentrations consisted of the below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	—	$	—	—	%	1	$	13	13	%
Purchases	1	$	8	11	%	1	$	10	10	%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	1	$	22	11	%	1	$	32	13	%
Purchases	1	$	17	11	%	1	$	24	10	%

	As of June 30, 2023					As of December 31, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Accounts receivable	1	$	4	12	%	—	$	—	—	%
Accounts payable	1	$	5	14	%	2	$	22	40	%

Related Party Transactions

The Company is party to the tax receivables agreement ("TRA") under which it is contractually committed to pay certain holders of Class B-1 units 85% of the amount of any tax benefits that the Company actually realizes, or in some cases are deemed to realize, as a result of certain transactions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, payments of $0 and $2.8 million, respectively, were made pursuant to the TRA.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2023, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the 2021 Credit Facilities was $180.8 million, with $45.0 million remaining available for borrowing under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under such credit facilities. The Company’s ability to continue to comply with its covenants will depend on, among other things, financial, business, market, competitive and other conditions, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

The Company’s results are subject to fluctuations as a result of business cycles experienced by companies in the insurance industry. The Company believes that the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry is currently in a cyclical downturn due to higher-than-expected carrier underwriting losses, which has led these carriers to reduce their customer acquisition spending in the Company’s Marketplaces. In late March 2023, one of the Company's major insurance carrier partners significantly reduced its customer acquisition spend with the Company due to experiencing higher than expected loss ratios as a result of several factors, including ongoing loss cost inflation and unfavorable prior year reserve developments, reducing the Company's expected near-term revenue and Adjusted EBITDA and its forecasted cushion with respect to compliance with the financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities. The Company has taken steps to reduce its overhead expenses, including implementing workforce reductions in May 2023. The Company believes it has sufficient cash on hand and availability to access additional cash under its 2021 Revolving Credit Facility to meet its business operating requirements, its capital expenditures and to continue to comply with its debt covenants for at least the next twelve months as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The extent to which these market conditions impact the Company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition will depend on future developments impacting its carrier partners, including inflation rates, the extent of any major catastrophic losses, and the timing of regulatory approval of premium rate increases, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with accuracy. The Company considered the impact of this uncertainty on the assumptions and estimates used when preparing these quarterly financial statements. These assumptions and estimates may continue to change as new events occur, and such changes could have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position and liquidity.

In the event that the Company’s financial results are below its expectations due to cyclical conditions in its primary vertical markets or other factors, the Company may not be able to remain in compliance with its financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facilities, in which event the Company may need to take additional actions to reduce operating costs, including adjusting discretionary employee bonuses and other discretionary spending, renegotiate amendments to or obtain waivers of the terms of such credit facilities, refinance its debt, or raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that the Company would be able to raise additional capital or obtain any such amendments, refinancing or waivers on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from contracts with customers. The ASU requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities were recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The guidance in ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted and will be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. The Company adopted the ASU on January 1, 2023 and the adoption did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020 and January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-4, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-1, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, respectively. ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP, to contracts, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The guidance in ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 was effective upon issuance and, once adopted, may be applied prospectively to contract modifications and hedging relationships through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-6, Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to align with the amended cessation date of LIBOR, which had been delayed to June 30, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the Company amended its existing credit agreement to change the interest rate benchmark under the 2021 Credit Facilities from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), as further discussed in Note 6 - Long term debt. Effective June 8, 2023, the Company adopted ASC Topic 848 and qualified for the available optional expedients, which allows the Company to account for the contract modifications as continuations of the existing contract without further reassessment or remeasurement that would otherwise be required under the applicable U.S. GAAP. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued not yet adopted accounting pronouncements

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted by the Company which are expected to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Disaggregation of revenue

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]

Disaggregation of revenue

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by transaction model:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Open marketplace transactions	$	82,856	$	99,633	$	190,515	$	237,729
Private marketplace transactions	1,916		3,816		5,887		8,319
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by product vertical:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Property & casualty insurance	$	39,492	$	57,571	$	94,599	$	145,025
Health insurance	35,628		33,163		81,231		75,272
Life insurance	5,889		7,005		12,980		14,072
Other	3,763		5,710		7,592		11,679
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

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Business Combinations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

On February 24, 2022, QuoteLab, LLC (“QL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of QLH, and CHT Buyer, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of QL ("Buyer"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Agreement”) to acquire substantially all of the assets of Customer Helper Team, LLC ("Seller" or "CHT"). CHT is a provider of customer generation and acquisition services, primarily for Medicare insurance, automobile insurance, health insurance and life insurance companies. The Company acquired CHT to increase its customer generation capabilities on various social media and short form video platforms. The transaction was closed on April 1, 2022.

The Company accounted for the transaction as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting as CHT contained inputs and processes that were capable of being operated as a business. The acquisition date fair value of the purchase consideration for the acquisition was $56.7 million, and consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Fair Value
Cash consideration (net of working capital adjustments)	$	49,677
Contingent consideration	7,007
Total purchase consideration	$	56,684

The Agreement also provides that the Company shall pay contingent consideration which could range from zero to $20.0 million, based upon CHT's achievement of certain revenue and gross margin targets for the two successive twelve-month periods following the closing, as set forth in the Agreement. The contingent consideration has been classified as a liability and the estimated fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo model based on the revenue and gross margin projected to be generated by CHT during the applicable periods. CHT was unable to meet its target for the first twelve-month period, and so the Company did not pay any consideration related to that period. In addition, based on further decline in CHT's projected revenue and gross margin, the Company does not expect CHT to meet the target for the second twelve-month period. The contingent consideration is subject to remeasurement at each reporting date until paid, with any adjustment resulting from the remeasurement reported within general & administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value measurements of the contingent consideration are based primarily on significant unobservable inputs and thus represent a Level 3 measurement in the valuation hierarchy as defined in ASC 820.

Transaction-related costs incurred by the Company were $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, and were expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values on the date of the acquisition as follows (in thousands):

Accounts receivable	$	1,275
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17
Intangible assets	26,120
Goodwill	29,337
Accounts payable	(18)
Accrued expenses	(47)
Net assets acquired	$	56,684

The Company considers the measurement period for such purchase price allocation to be one year from the date of acquisition. The fair value of working capital related items, including accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, approximated their book values as of the closing date of the acquisition.

The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The resulting goodwill is attributable primarily to CHT's assembled workforce and the expanded market opportunities provided by the CHT business by increasing the Company’s ability to generate Consumer Referrals on various social media and short form video platforms. The goodwill resulting from the acquisition is tax deductible. For tax purposes, contingent consideration does not become part of tax goodwill until paid. As such, the amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes as of the closing date of the acquisition was $22.7 million. The Company's estimate of the amount of tax deductible goodwill may change as the amounts of the payments of contingent consideration, if any, are finalized.

The following pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and CHT, as though the companies were combined as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2022
Total revenues	$	103,449	$	252,318
Pretax (loss)	$	(12,398)	$	(19,606)

The pro forma financial information presented above has been calculated after adjusting the results of CHT to reflect certain business combination and one-time accounting effects such as fair value adjustment of amortization expense from acquired intangible assets, interest expense on the amounts drawn under the 2021 Revolving Credit facility, and acquisition costs as though the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted in the pro forma combined financial results to give effect to pro forma events that are directly attributable to the business combination, reasonably estimable and factually supportable. The pro forma financial information does not include the impact of remeasurement adjustments to the contingent considerations and restricted stock units granted to employees of CHT on the date of acquisition for post combination services and are included within the periods they were incurred. The pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021.

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Goodwill and intangible assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and intangible assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of:

	As of
		June 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Useful life (months)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships	84 - 120	$	43,500	$	(20,883)	$	22,617	$	43,500	$	(17,820)	$	25,680
Non-compete agreements	60	303		(303)		—		303		(303)		—
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names	60 - 120	8,884		(2,027)		6,857		8,884		(1,632)		7,252
Intangible assets		$	52,687	$	(23,213)	$	29,474	$	52,687	$	(19,755)	$	32,932
Goodwill	Indefinite	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739

Amortization expense related to intangible assets amounted to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $3.5 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company has no accumulated impairment of goodwill.

The following table presents the changes in goodwill and intangible assets:

	As of
	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Goodwill		Intangible assets		Goodwill		Intangible assets
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	47,739	$	32,932	$	18,402	$	12,567
Additions to goodwill and intangible assets	—		—		29,337		26,120
Amortization	—		(3,458)		—		(5,755)
Ending balance	$	47,739	$	29,474	$	47,739	$	32,932

As of June 30, 2023, future amortization expense relating to identifiable intangible assets with estimable useful lives over the next five years was as follows:

(in thousands)	Amortization expense
2023–Remaining Period	$	3,458
2024	6,428
2025	5,759
2026	5,143
2027	4,106
Thereafter	4,580
	$	29,474

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Accrued expenses

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses include the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	2,576	$	3,621
Accrued operating expenses	4,533		2,036

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Long-term debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term debt

On July 29, 2021, the Company entered into an amendment (the "First Amendment") to the 2020 Credit Agreement dated as of September 23, 2020, with the lenders that are party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended by the First Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The Existing Credit Agreement provides for a new senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $190.0 million (the "2021 Term Loan Facility"), the proceeds of which were used to refinance all $186.4 million of the existing term loans outstanding and the unpaid interest thereof as of the date of the First Amendment, to pay fees related to these transactions, and to provide cash for general corporate purposes, and a new senior secured revolving credit facility with commitments in an aggregate amount of $50.0 million (the "2021 Revolving Credit Facility" and, together with the 2021 Term Loan Facility, the "2021 Credit Facilities"), which replaced the existing revolving credit facility under the 2020 Credit Agreement.

On June 8, 2023, the Company entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Existing Credit Agreement, (as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Second Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to replace the existing LIBOR based rate applicable to the 2021 Credit Facilities with a Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR with a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% per annum and a floor of 0.00%, effective on the amendment date. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement will continue to bear interest at a rate equal to, at the option of the Borrower, the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR plus an applicable margin, with a floor of 0.00%, or the base rate plus an applicable margin. The applicable margins are based on the Company’s consolidated total net leverage ratio as calculated under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement for the prior fiscal quarter and range from 2.00% to 2.75% with respect to the Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR and from 1.00% to 1.75% with respect to the base rate.

The Second Amendment did not impact the Company's outstanding debt or related debt covenants. The Second Amendment did not result in any additional cash proceeds or changes in commitment amounts. The Second Amendment has been accounted for as a continuation of the existing agreement in accordance with ASC 848 — Reference Rate Reforms and any third-party costs were expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
2021 Term Loan Facility	$	175,750	$	180,500
2021 Revolving Credit Facility	5,000		5,000
Debt issuance costs	(2,064)		(2,430)
Total debt	$	178,686	$	183,070
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs of $713 and $730, respectively	(8,787)		(8,770)
Total long-term debt	$	169,899	$	174,300

Loans under the 2021 Credit Facilities will mature on July 29, 2026. Loans under the 2021 Term Loan Facility amortize quarterly, beginning on the first business day after December 31, 2021 and ending with June 30, 2026, by an amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans initially made. Accordingly, the amount of mandatory quarterly principal payable amount under the 2021 Term Loan within the next twelve months has been classified within the current portion of long-term debt and the remaining balance as long-term debt, net of current portion on the consolidated balance sheets. The 2021 Revolving Credit Facility does not amortize and will mature on July 29, 2026 and has been classified as non-current within long-term debt, net of current portion on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company incurred interest expense on the 2021 Term Loan Facility of $3.7 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $7.1 million and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company incurred interest expense on the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Interest expense included amortization of debt issuance costs on the 2021 Credit Facility of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Accrued interest was $3.7 million as of June 30, 2023 and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2022, and is included within accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

The expected future principal payments for all borrowings as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Contractual maturity
2023–Remaining Period	$	4,750
2024	9,500
2025	9,500
2026	157,000
Debt and issuance costs	180,750
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,064)
Total debt	$	178,686

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Commitments and contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and contingencies

Commitments and contingencies

Litigation and other matters

The Company is subject to certain legal proceedings and claims that arise in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the Company does not believe that the amount of liability, if any, as a result of these proceedings and claims will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash

flows. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any material contingency reserves established for any litigation liabilities.On February 21, 2023, the Company received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding compliance with the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule, as they relate to the advertising, marketing, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of healthcare-related products, the collection, sale, transfer or provision to third parties of consumer data, telemarketing practices, and/or consumer privacy or data security. The Company is cooperating fully with the FTC. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred legal fees of $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in connection with the demand, which are included within general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. At this time, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter or the significance, if any, to the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

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Equity-based compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Equity-based compensation

Equity-based compensation

The Company’s equity-based compensation plans are fully described in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Equity-based compensation plans" in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Equity-based compensation cost recognized for equity-based awards outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
QLH restricted Class B-1 units	14		47		59		132
Restricted Class A shares	132		213		334		561
Restricted stock units	15,039		15,520		29,096		28,860
Performance-based restricted stock units	(37)		63		—		63
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

Equity-based compensation cost was allocated to the following expense categories in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of revenue	$	981	$	1,240	$	1,947	$	1,638
Sales and marketing	2,363		2,769		4,744		5,474
Product development	2,099		2,646		4,271		4,895
General and administrative	9,705		9,188		18,527		17,609
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

As of June 30, 2023, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested QLH restricted Class B-1 units, restricted Class A shares, restricted stock units, and PRSUs was $44 thousand, $0.5 million, $73.3 million, and $0, respectively, which are expected to be recognized over weighted-average periods of 0.68 years, 0.89 years, 2.42 years, and 0.71 years, respectively.

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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Share Repurchase Program

On March 14, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a Share Repurchase Program (“Repurchase Program”) that authorized the Company to repurchase up to $5.0 million of the Company’s share of Class A common stock in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The Company completed the Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Repurchase Program did not obligate the Company to repurchase a fixed number of shares and any repurchases were accounted for as of the trade date with a corresponding liability. The excess between the repurchase price and the par value of the shares of Class A common stock

repurchased was recorded as an adjustment to additional-paid-in capital. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, 321,150 shares of Class A common stock were repurchased for an aggregate amount of $3.5 million.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The following are the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Contingent consideration

Contingent consideration is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs and thus represent a Level 3 measurement in the valuation hierarchy. The following table summarizes the changes in the contingent consideration:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Beginning fair value	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions in the period	—		7,007		—		7,007
Change in fair value
(Gain) included in General and administrative expenses	—		(2,845)		—		(2,845)
Ending fair value	$	—	$	4,162	$	—	$	4,162
Change in unrealized (gain) related to instrument still held at end of period	$	—	$	(2,845)	$	—	$	(2,845)

Contingent consideration relates to the estimated amount of additional cash consideration to be paid in connection with the Company's acquisition of CHT. The fair value is dependent on the probability of achieving certain revenue and gross profit margin targets for the two successive twelve-month periods following the closing of the acquisition. The Company uses the Monte Carlo simulation approach to estimate the fair value of the revenue and gross margin targets. A change in any of these unobservable inputs can significantly change the fair value of the contingent consideration. CHT was unable to meet its target for the first twelve-month period, and so the Company did not pay any consideration related to that period. In addition, based on further decline in CHT's projected revenue and gross margin, the Company does not expect CHT to meet the target for the second twelve-month period. Accordingly, the Company has determined the fair value of the consideration as of June 30, 2023 to be zero. As of June 30, 2023 the range of the undiscounted amounts the Company could pay under the agreement could be from zero to $15.0 million.

The following are the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2023, the carrying amount of the 2021 Term Loan Facility and the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility approximates their respective fair values. The Company used a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of the long-term debt, using an adjusted discount rate of 6.90% and the estimated payments under the 2021 Term Loan Facility until maturity, including interest payable based on the Company's forecasted total net leverage ratio.

Cost method investment

The Company has elected the measurement alternative for its investment in equity securities without readily determinable fair values and reviews such investment on a quarterly basis to determine if it has been impaired. If the Company's assessment indicates that an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of the equity investment and recognizes in its consolidated statement of operations an impairment loss that is equal to the difference between the fair value of the equity investment and its carrying amount. The Company determined that the fair value of the investment as of June 30, 2023 continued to be zero, and recognized an impairment loss of $0 and $1.4 million within other expenses (income), net in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. The accumulated impairment of this cost method investment as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, was $10.0 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s cost method investment, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets, was zero and $1.4 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company used a market approach to estimate the fair value of equity and allocated the overall equity value to estimate the fair value of the common stock based on the liquidation preference and is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. A change in any of the unobservable inputs can significantly change the fair value of the investment.

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Income taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income taxes

Income taxes

MediaAlpha, Inc. is taxed as a corporation and pays corporate federal, state and local taxes on income allocated to it from QLH based upon MediaAlpha, Inc.’s economic interest held in QLH. QLH is treated as a pass-through partnership for income tax reporting purposes and is not subject to federal income tax. Instead, QLH’s taxable income or loss is passed through to its members, including MediaAlpha, Inc. Accordingly, the Company is not liable for income taxes on the portion of QLH’s earnings not allocated to it. MediaAlpha, Inc. files and pays corporate income taxes for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and its corporate subsidiary, Skytiger Studio, Ltd., is subject to taxation in Taiwan. The Company expects this structure to remain in existence for the foreseeable future.

The Company estimates the annual effective tax rate for the full year to be applied to actual year-to-date income (loss) and adds the tax effects of any discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. The Company’s effective income tax rate was (0.8)% and (0.7)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate was (4.9)% and (8.3)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

The following table summarizes the Company's income tax expense:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2023			2022			2023			2022
(Loss) before income taxes	$	(19,830)		$	(12,411)		$	(34,336)		$	(21,116)
Income tax expense	$	150		$	611		$	228		$	1,754
Effective Tax Rate	(0.8)		%	(4.9)		%	(0.7)		%	(8.3)		%

The Company's effective tax rate of (0.8)% and (0.7)% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to the tax impacts of recording a valuation allowance against current year losses, nondeductible equity-based compensation, losses associated with non-controlling interests not taxable to the Company, state taxes, and other nondeductible permanent items.

There were no material changes to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company received notification from the Internal Revenue Service that QLH's tax return for FY 2020 has been selected for audit. The Company does not expect to have any significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits through the end of the fiscal year.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, holders of Class B-1 units exchanged 766,000 and 776,000 Class B-1 units, respectively, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis (“Exchanges”). In connection with the Exchanges, the Company did not establish any additional liabilities related to the TRA, which are presented within additional-paid-in-capital in its consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit). In connection with the Exchanges and the changes to the carrying value of the non-controlling interest, the Company also recognizes deferred tax assets associated with the basis difference in its investment in QLH through additional-paid-in-capital, but during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company did not recognize any additional deferred tax assets as the Company recognized a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had a valuation allowance of $89.5 million and $91.8 million, respectively, against its deferred tax assets based on the recent history of pre-tax losses, which is considered a significant piece of objective negative evidence that is difficult to overcome and limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as projections of future growth. It is possible in the foreseeable future that there may be sufficient positive evidence, and/or that the objective negative evidence in the form of history of pre-tax losses will no longer be present, in which event the Company could release a portion or all of the valuation allowance. Release of any amount of valuation allowance would result in a benefit to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded, which could have a material impact on net earnings.

Tax Receivables Agreement

In connection with the Reorganization Transactions and the IPO, the Company entered into the TRA with Insignia, Senior Executives, and White Mountains. The Company expects to obtain an increase in its share of the tax basis in the net assets of QLH as Class B-1 units, together with shares of Class B common stock, are exchanged for shares of Class A common stock (or, at the Company’s election, redeemed for cash of an equivalent value). The Company intends to treat any redemptions and exchanges of Class B-1 units as direct purchases for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These increases in tax basis may reduce the amounts that it would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company determined that making a payment under the TRA was not probable under ASC 450 — Contingencies since a valuation allowance has been recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets and the Company does not believe it will generate sufficient future taxable income to utilize related tax benefits and result in a payment under the TRA. As a result, the Company remeasured the liabilities due under the TRA to zero in the consolidated balance sheets. If the Company had determined that making a payment under the TRA and generating sufficient future taxable income was probable, it would have also recorded a liability pursuant to the TRA of approximately $88 million in the consolidated balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded zero and $2.8 million, respectively, as current portion of payments due under the TRA within accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. Payments of $0 and $2.8 million were made pursuant to the TRA during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0 and $0.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earning (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands except share data and per share amount)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	$	(13,022)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Less: net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(3,883)		(10,012)		(6,655)
Net (loss) available for basic common shares	$	(14,286)	$	(9,139)	$	(24,552)	$	(16,215)
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890		41,279,146
(Loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic and diluted	$	(0.32)	$	(0.22)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.39)

Effect of the Company’s potentially dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the shares and units with a potentially dilutive impact:

	As of
	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2022
QLH Class B-1 Units	18,155,446	19,206,446
Restricted Class A Shares	80,268	332,072
Restricted stock units	5,165,167	6,371,147
Potential dilutive shares	23,400,881	25,909,665

The outstanding PRSUs were not included in the potentially dilutive securities as of June 30, 2023 as the performance conditions have not been met.

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Non-Controlling Interest

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Non-Controlling Interest

Non-Controlling Interest

Pursuant to QLH’s limited liability company agreement, QLH has two classes of equity securities, Class A-1 units, which have all voting rights in QLH, and Class B-1 units, which have no voting or control rights. The Company allocates a share of net income (loss) to the holders of non-controlling interests pro-rata to their ownership interest in QLH at a point in time. The non-controlling interests balance represents the Class B-1 units, substantially all of which are held by Insignia and the Senior Executives. 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the holders of the non-controlling interests exchanged 766,000 and 776,000 Class B-1 units, respectively, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. As of June 30, 2023, the holders of the non-controlling interests owned 28.3% of the total equity interests in QLH, with the remaining 71.7% owned by MediaAlpha, Inc. As of December 31, 2022, the holders of the non-controlling interests owned 30.2% of the total equity interests in QLH, with the remaining 69.8% owned by MediaAlpha, Inc.

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ (14,286)	$ (9,139)	$ (24,552)	$ (16,215)

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

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Summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only those of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and interim results of the Company as of and for the periods presented have been included.

The December 31, 2022 balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements; however, the accompanying interim notes to the consolidated financial statements do not include all of the annual disclosures required by GAAP. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those that may be expected for a full year. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes in its 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are net of allowances for credit losses of $0.3 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Concentrations of credit risk and of significant customers and suppliers

Concentrations of credit risk and of significant customers and suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash balances that can, at times, exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts and believes it is not exposed to unusual risk beyond the normal credit risk in this area based on the financial strength of the institutions with which the Company maintains its deposits.

The Company's accounts receivable, which are unsecured, may expose it to credit risk based on their collectability. The Company controls credit risk by investigating the creditworthiness of all customers prior to establishing relationships with them, performing periodic reviews of the credit activities of those customers during the course of the business relationship, regularly analyzing the collectability of accounts receivable, and recording allowances for credit losses. The Company's supplier concentration can also expose it to business risks.

Customer and supplier concentrations consisted of the below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	—	$	—	—	%	1	$	13	13	%
Purchases	1	$	8	11	%	1	$	10	10	%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	1	$	22	11	%	1	$	32	13	%
Purchases	1	$	17	11	%	1	$	24	10	%

	As of June 30, 2023					As of December 31, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Accounts receivable	1	$	4	12	%	—	$	—	—	%
Accounts payable	1	$	5	14	%	2	$	22	40	%

New accounting pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from contracts with customers. The ASU requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as if it had originated the contracts. Under the current business combinations guidance, such assets and liabilities were recognized by the acquirer at fair value on the acquisition date. The guidance in ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted and will be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendment. The Company adopted the ASU on January 1, 2023 and the adoption did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020 and January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-4, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-1, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope, respectively. ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP, to contracts, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The guidance in ASU 2020-4 and ASU 2021-1 was effective upon issuance and, once adopted, may be applied prospectively to contract modifications and hedging relationships through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-6, Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024 to align with the amended cessation date of LIBOR, which had been delayed to June 30, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the Company amended its existing credit agreement to change the interest rate benchmark under the 2021 Credit Facilities from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), as further discussed in Note 6 - Long term debt. Effective June 8, 2023, the Company adopted ASC Topic 848 and qualified for the available optional expedients, which allows the Company to account for the contract modifications as continuations of the existing contract without further reassessment or remeasurement that would otherwise be required under the applicable U.S. GAAP. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently issued not yet adopted accounting pronouncements

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted by the Company which are expected to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Customer and Supplier Concentration Risk

Customer and supplier concentrations consisted of the below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2023					Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	—	$	—	—	%	1	$	13	13	%
Purchases	1	$	8	11	%	1	$	10	10	%

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2023					Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Revenue	1	$	22	11	%	1	$	32	13	%
Purchases	1	$	17	11	%	1	$	24	10	%

	As of June 30, 2023					As of December 31, 2022
	Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total		Number of customers or suppliers exceeding 10%	Aggregate Value (in millions)		% of Total
Accounts receivable	1	$	4	12	%	—	$	—	—	%
Accounts payable	1	$	5	14	%	2	$	22	40	%

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Disaggregation of revenue (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]

Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by transaction model:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Open marketplace transactions	$	82,856	$	99,633	$	190,515	$	237,729
Private marketplace transactions	1,916		3,816		5,887		8,319
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

The following table shows the Company’s revenue disaggregated by product vertical:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenue
Property & casualty insurance	$	39,492	$	57,571	$	94,599	$	145,025
Health insurance	35,628		33,163		81,231		75,272
Life insurance	5,889		7,005		12,980		14,072
Other	3,763		5,710		7,592		11,679
Total	$	84,772	$	103,449	$	196,402	$	246,048

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Business Combinations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Summary of Consideration Transferred

The acquisition date fair value of the purchase consideration for the acquisition was $56.7 million, and consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Fair Value
Cash consideration (net of working capital adjustments)	$	49,677
Contingent consideration	7,007
Total purchase consideration	$	56,684

Summary of Purchase Price Allocation

In accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values on the date of the acquisition as follows (in thousands):

Accounts receivable	$	1,275
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17
Intangible assets	26,120
Goodwill	29,337
Accounts payable	(18)
Accrued expenses	(47)
Net assets acquired	$	56,684

Summary of Revenue and Pretax Loss

The following pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and CHT, as though the companies were combined as of the beginning of the Company’s fiscal 2021. The unaudited pro forma financial information was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2022
Total revenues	$	103,449	$	252,318
Pretax (loss)	$	(12,398)	$	(19,606)

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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of:

	As of
		June 30, 2023						December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Useful life (months)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Customer relationships	84 - 120	$	43,500	$	(20,883)	$	22,617	$	43,500	$	(17,820)	$	25,680
Non-compete agreements	60	303		(303)		—		303		(303)		—
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names	60 - 120	8,884		(2,027)		6,857		8,884		(1,632)		7,252
Intangible assets		$	52,687	$	(23,213)	$	29,474	$	52,687	$	(19,755)	$	32,932
Goodwill	Indefinite	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739	$	47,739	$	—	$	47,739

Summary of Change in Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following table presents the changes in goodwill and intangible assets:

	As of
	June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
(in thousands)	Goodwill		Intangible assets		Goodwill		Intangible assets
Beginning balance at January 1,	$	47,739	$	32,932	$	18,402	$	12,567
Additions to goodwill and intangible assets	—		—		29,337		26,120
Amortization	—		(3,458)		—		(5,755)
Ending balance	$	47,739	$	29,474	$	47,739	$	32,932

Summary of Future Amortization Expense on Identifiable Intangible Assets

As of June 30, 2023, future amortization expense relating to identifiable intangible assets with estimable useful lives over the next five years was as follows:

(in thousands)	Amortization expense
2023–Remaining Period	$	3,458
2024	6,428
2025	5,759
2026	5,143
2027	4,106
Thereafter	4,580
	$	29,474

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Accrued expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Summary of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses include the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$	2,576	$	3,621
Accrued operating expenses	4,533		2,036

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Long-term debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	As of
(in thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
2021 Term Loan Facility	$	175,750	$	180,500
2021 Revolving Credit Facility	5,000		5,000
Debt issuance costs	(2,064)		(2,430)
Total debt	$	178,686	$	183,070
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs of $713 and $730, respectively	(8,787)		(8,770)
Total long-term debt	$	169,899	$	174,300

Schedule of Expected Future Principal Payments for Borrowings

The expected future principal payments for all borrowings as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Contractual maturity
2023–Remaining Period	$	4,750
2024	9,500
2025	9,500
2026	157,000
Debt and issuance costs	180,750
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,064)
Total debt	$	178,686

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Equity-based compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Equity-based Compensation Cost Recognized

Equity-based compensation cost recognized for equity-based awards outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
QLH restricted Class B-1 units	14		47		59		132
Restricted Class A shares	132		213		334		561
Restricted stock units	15,039		15,520		29,096		28,860
Performance-based restricted stock units	(37)		63		—		63
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense

Equity-based compensation cost was allocated to the following expense categories in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Cost of revenue	$	981	$	1,240	$	1,947	$	1,638
Sales and marketing	2,363		2,769		4,744		5,474
Product development	2,099		2,646		4,271		4,895
General and administrative	9,705		9,188		18,527		17,609
Total equity-based compensation	$	15,148	$	15,843	$	29,489	$	29,616

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value of the Company's Contingent Consideration Obligations

The following table summarizes the changes in the contingent consideration:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Beginning fair value	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions in the period	—		7,007		—		7,007
Change in fair value
(Gain) included in General and administrative expenses	—		(2,845)		—		(2,845)
Ending fair value	$	—	$	4,162	$	—	$	4,162
Change in unrealized (gain) related to instrument still held at end of period	$	—	$	(2,845)	$	—	$	(2,845)

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Income taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Our Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table summarizes the Company's income tax expense:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2023			2022			2023			2022
(Loss) before income taxes	$	(19,830)		$	(12,411)		$	(34,336)		$	(21,116)
Income tax expense	$	150		$	611		$	228		$	1,754
Effective Tax Rate	(0.8)		%	(4.9)		%	(0.7)		%	(8.3)		%

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands except share data and per share amount)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Basic
Net (loss)	$	(19,980)	$	(13,022)	$	(34,564)	$	(22,870)
Less: net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(3,883)		(10,012)		(6,655)
Net (loss) available for basic common shares	$	(14,286)	$	(9,139)	$	(24,552)	$	(16,215)
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic and diluted	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890		41,279,146
(Loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic and diluted	$	(0.32)	$	(0.22)	$	(0.55)	$	(0.39)

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

Effect of the Company’s potentially dilutive securities were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the shares and units with a potentially dilutive impact:

	As of
	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2022
QLH Class B-1 Units	18,155,446	19,206,446
Restricted Class A Shares	80,268	332,072
Restricted stock units	5,165,167	6,371,147
Potential dilutive shares	23,400,881	25,909,665

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Summary of significant accounting policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit losses	$ 325,000		$ 325,000		$ 575,000
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement			2,822,000	$ 216,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Outstanding amount drawn under revolving credit facility	180,800,000		180,800,000
Available credit under agreement	45,000,000		$ 45,000,000
Tax Receivables Agreement | Related Party
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of cash savings required to pay			85.00%
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,800,000	$ 200,000

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Summary of significant accounting policies - Summary of Customer and Supplier Concentration Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 84,772	$ 103,449	$ 196,402	$ 246,048
Purchases	71,006	87,925	164,268	208,806
Accounts receivable	32,589		32,589		$ 59,998
Accounts payable	37,815		37,815		53,992
Top One Supplier | Supplier Concentration Risk | Purchases
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Purchases	$ 8,000	$ 10,000	$ 17,000	$ 24,000
Concentration risk percentage	11.00%	10.00%	11.00%	10.00%
Top One Supplier | Supplier Concentration Risk | Accounts Payable Benchmark
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts payable	$ 5,000		$ 5,000
Concentration risk percentage			14.00%
Top Two Suppliers | Supplier Concentration Risk | Accounts Payable Benchmark
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts payable					$ 22,000
Concentration risk percentage					40.00%
Top One Customer | Customer Concentration Risk | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 13,000	$ 22,000	$ 32,000
Concentration risk percentage		13.00%	11.00%	13.00%
Top One Customer | Customer Concentration Risk | Accounts Receivable
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 4,000		$ 4,000
Concentration risk percentage			12.00%

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Disaggregation of revenue - Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Transaction Model (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 84,772	$ 103,449	$ 196,402	$ 246,048
Open marketplace transactions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	82,856	99,633	190,515	237,729
Private marketplace transactions
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,916	$ 3,816	$ 5,887	$ 8,319

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Disaggregation of revenue - Summary of Disaggregation of Revenue by Product Vertical (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 84,772	$ 103,449	$ 196,402	$ 246,048
Property & casualty insurance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	39,492	57,571	94,599	145,025
Health insurance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	35,628	33,163	81,231	75,272
Life insurance
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5,889	7,005	12,980	14,072
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,763	$ 5,710	$ 7,592	$ 11,679

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Business Combinations - Summary of Consideration Transferred (Details) - QuoteLab, LLC $ in Thousands	Feb. 24, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Cash consideration (net of working capital adjustments)	$ 49,677
Contingent consideration	7,007
Total purchase consideration	$ 56,684

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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - Customer Helper Team, LLC		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2022 USD ($) period	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, contingent consideration, number of periods | period	2
Contingent consideration period (in years)	12 months
Acquisition related costs		$ 200,000	$ 500,000
Expected goodwill deductible for tax purposes			22,700,000
Minimum
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent payments	$ 0		0
Maximum
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Contingent payments	$ 20,000,000		$ 15,000,000

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Business Combinations - Summary of Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Feb. 24, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 47,739	$ 47,739		$ 18,402
QuoteLab, LLC
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Accounts receivable			$ 1,275
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			17
Intangible assets			26,120
Goodwill			29,337
Accounts payable			(18)
Accrued expenses			(47)
Net assets acquired			$ 56,684

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Business Combinations - Summary of Revenue and Pretax Loss (Details) - Customer Helper Team, LLC - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 103,449	$ 252,318
Pretax (loss)	$ (12,398)	$ (19,606)

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Goodwill and intangible assets - Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 52,687	$ 52,687
Accumulated amortization	(23,213)	(19,755)
Net carrying amount	29,474	32,932	$ 12,567
Goodwill	47,739	47,739	$ 18,402
Customer relationships
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	43,500	43,500
Accumulated amortization	(20,883)	(17,820)
Net carrying amount	$ 22,617	25,680
Customer relationships | Minimum
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life (months)	84 months
Customer relationships | Maximum
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life (months)	120 months
Non-compete agreements
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life (months)	60 months
Gross carrying amount	$ 303	303
Accumulated amortization	(303)	(303)
Net carrying amount	0	0
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	8,884	8,884
Accumulated amortization	(2,027)	(1,632)
Net carrying amount	$ 6,857	$ 7,252
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names | Minimum
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life (months)	60 months
Trademarks, trade names, and domain names | Maximum
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life (months)	120 months

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Goodwill and intangible assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 3,458,000	$ 2,360,000	$ 5,755,000
Accumulated impairment of goodwill	$ 0		$ 0

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Goodwill and intangible assets - Summary of Change in Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Goodwill
Beginning balance at January 1,			$ 47,739	$ 18,402	$ 18,402
Additions to goodwill			0		29,337
Ending balance	$ 47,739		47,739		47,739
Intangible assets
Beginning balance at January 1,			32,932	12,567	12,567
Additions to intangible assets			0		26,120
Amortization	(1,700)	$ (1,700)	(3,458)	$ (2,360)	(5,755)
Ending balance	$ 29,474		$ 29,474		$ 32,932

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Goodwill and intangible assets - Summary of Future Amortization Expense on Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2023 - Remaining Period	$ 3,458
2024	6,428
2025	5,759
2026	5,143
2027	4,106
Thereafter	4,580
Net carrying amount	$ 29,474	$ 32,932	$ 12,567

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Accrued expenses - Summary of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued payroll and related expenses	$ 2,576	$ 3,621
Accrued operating expenses	$ 4,533	$ 2,036

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Long-term debt - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Existing term loans outstanding		$ 178,686		$ 178,686		$ 183,070
Interest expense		3,700	$ 1,700	7,100	$ 3,000
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs		200	200	398	418
Accrued interest		3,700		3,700		$ 3,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ 200	$ 200	$ 300	$ 300
2021 Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly amortization rate							1.25%
2021 Credit Facilities | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate adjustment	0.0010
Variable rate floor	0.0000
2021 Credit Facilities | Minimum | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	2.00%
2021 Credit Facilities | Minimum | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	1.00%
2021 Credit Facilities | Maximum | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	2.75%
2021 Credit Facilities | Maximum | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	1.75%
2021 Credit Facilities | Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							$ 190,000
2021 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit							50,000
2020 Credit Facilities | Term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Existing term loans outstanding							$ 186,400

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Long-term debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ (2,064)	$ (2,430)
Total debt	178,686	183,070
Current portion of long-term debt	(8,787)	(8,770)
Total long-term debt	169,899	174,300
Debt issuance costs	713	730
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount drawn under revolving credit facility	180,800
Term loan | 2021 Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021 Term Loan Facility	175,750	180,500
Line of credit | 2021 Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount drawn under revolving credit facility	$ 5,000	$ 5,000

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Long-term debt - Schedule of Expected Future Principal Payments for Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2023–Remaining Period	$ 4,750
2024	9,500
2025	9,500
2026	157,000
Debt and issuance costs	180,750
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(2,064)	$ (2,430)
Total debt	$ 178,686	$ 183,070

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Commitments and contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Litigation And Other Matters [Line Items]
Contingency reserves for litigation liabilities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
FTC Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule
Litigation And Other Matters [Line Items]
Legal fees incurred	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,400,000

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Equity-based compensation - Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
QLH restricted Class B-1 units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 44,000
Weighted average period of recognition	8 months 4 days
Restricted Class A shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 500,000
Weighted average period of recognition	10 months 20 days
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 73,300,000
Weighted average period of recognition	2 years 5 months 1 day
Performance restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 0
Weighted average period of recognition	8 months 15 days

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Equity-based compensation - Summary of Equity-based Compensation Cost Recognized (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	$ 15,148	$ 15,843	$ 29,489	$ 29,616
QLH restricted Class B-1 units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	14	47	59	132
Restricted Class A shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	132	213	334	561
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	15,039	15,520	29,096	28,860
Performance-based restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	$ (37)	$ 63	$ 0	$ 63

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Equity-based compensation - Schedule of Equity-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	$ 15,148	$ 15,843	$ 29,489	$ 29,616
Cost of revenue
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	981	1,240	1,947	1,638
Sales and marketing
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	2,363	2,769	4,744	5,474
Product development
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	2,099	2,646	4,271	4,895
General and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total equity-based compensation	$ 9,705	$ 9,188	$ 18,527	$ 17,609

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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 14, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Amount of shares authorized to be repurchased			$ 5,000
Repurchases of Class A common Stock (in shares)	321,150	321,150
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 3,457	$ 3,500

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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Fair Value of the Company's Contingent Consideration Obligations (Details) - Contingent consideration - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning fair value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Additions in the period	0	7,007	0	7,007
Change in fair value	0	(2,845)	0	(2,845)
Ending fair value	$ 0	$ 4,162	$ 0	$ 4,162

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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2022 USD ($) period	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value		$ 0	$ 0		$ 1,400,000
Impairment of cost method investment		0	1,406,000	$ 0
Accumulated impairment of cost-method investment		$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000		$ 8,600,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Long-term debt, measurement input		0.0690	0.0690
Customer Helper Team, LLC
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, contingent consideration, number of periods | period	2
Contingent consideration period (in years)	12 months
Contingent consideration, fair value		$ 0	$ 0
Customer Helper Team, LLC | Minimum
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent payments	$ 0		0
Customer Helper Team, LLC | Maximum
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Contingent payments	$ 20,000,000		$ 15,000,000

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Income taxes - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	(0.80%)	(4.90%)	(0.70%)	(8.30%)
Statutory federal tax rate			21.00%
Conversion of stock (in shares) | shares	766,000		776,000
Stockholder's equity, exchange ratio	1		1
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	$ 89,500,000		$ 89,500,000		$ 91,800,000
Liability on tax receivable agreement			0
Unrecognized liability on tax receivable agreement			88,000,000
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement			2,822,000	$ 216,000
Tax Receivables Agreement
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Liabilities under tax receivables agreement, net of current portion	0		0		$ 2,800,000
Tax Receivables Agreement | Related Party
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreement	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,800,000	$ 200,000

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Income taxes - Summary of Our Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
(Loss) before income taxes	$ (19,830)	$ (12,411)	$ (34,336)	$ (21,116)
Income tax expense	$ 150	$ 611	$ 228	$ 1,754
Effective Tax Rate	(0.80%)	(4.90%)	(0.70%)	(8.30%)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Summary of Calculation of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Basic
Net (loss)	$ (19,980)	$ (14,584)	$ (13,022)	$ (9,848)	$ (34,564)	$ (22,870)
Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(5,694)		(3,883)		(10,012)	(6,655)
Net (loss) available for basic common shares	$ (14,286)		$ (9,139)		$ (24,552)	$ (16,215)
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890	41,279,146
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890	41,279,146
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)
Class A Common
Basic
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - Basic (in shares)	45,160,646		41,705,344		44,518,890	41,279,146
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - Diluted (in shares)			41,705,344
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock - Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock - Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.32)		$ (0.22)		$ (0.55)	$ (0.39)

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share- Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive shares (in shares)	23,400,881	25,909,665
QLH Class B-1 Units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive shares (in shares)	18,155,446	19,206,446
Restricted Class A shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive shares (in shares)	80,268	332,072
Restricted stock units
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Potential dilutive shares (in shares)	5,165,167	6,371,147

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Non-Controlling Interest - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023 shares	Jun. 30, 2023 shares	Dec. 31, 2022
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion of stock (in shares)	766,000	776,000
Stockholder's equity, exchange ratio	1	1
QLH
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests owned	71.70%	71.70%	69.80%
QLH | QLH Class B-1 Unitholders
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest owned	28.30%	28.30%	30.20%