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Acquisitions, Intangible Assets, and Goodwill
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions, Intangible Assets, and Goodwill Acquisitions, Intangible Assets, and Goodwill
Acquisitions
Traffic Think Tank
On February 23, 2023, the Company completed a purchase agreement with Rank, LLC (“Traffic Think Tank”), acquiring certain intangible assets of Traffic Think Tank’s assets for total cash consideration of $1,800, of which $360 will be paid in 12 months (the “12-month holdback amount”) and $360 will be paid in 18 months (the “18-month holdback amount”). The remaining consideration was paid upon closing. The 12-month holdback amount and 18-month holdback amount are recorded in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023. The primary purpose of the acquisition was to acquire valuable brand and content related to Traffic Think Tank’s SEO community and courses.

The Company has accounted for this transaction as a business combination under the acquisition method. The Company allocated $594 to the acquired intangible assets and the remaining purchase price was allocated to goodwill. The identifiable intangible assets consisted of trade names, content, and customer relationships, which the Company amortizes over the assets useful lives using a straight-line amortization method. The Company assigned useful lives to the acquired trade name, content, and customer relationships of six years, four years, and five years, respectively. Aggregate acquisition-related costs associated with this business combination were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and were included in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
This business combination did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, actual results of operations subsequent to the acquisition date and pro forma results of operations have not been presented.

Kompyte
On March 14, 2022, the Company completed a purchase agreement with Intellikom, Inc., which does business under the name Kompyte (“Kompyte”) to acquire 100% of Kompyte’s assets for cash consideration of $10,000. The purpose of the acquisition of Kompyte was to acquire Kompyte’s assets, including its competitive intelligence automation platform. Aggregate acquisition-related costs associated with this business combination were not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and
were included in general and administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
Upon the completion of the acquisition, Kompyte became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The results of operations of Kompyte have been included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The Company has accounted for this transaction as a business combination under the acquisition method. The total purchase price was allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The Company recorded the excess of the purchase price over those fair values as goodwill. The following table presents the purchase price allocation recorded in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of the acquisition date, which was final as of June 30, 2022:
Purchase Price
Assets acquiredAllocation
Fair value of tangible assets:
Other assets$328 
Goodwill4,928 
Identifiable intangible assets5,500 
Total assets acquired$10,756 
Liabilities assumed
Current and non-current liabilities$756 
Total liabilities assumed$756 
Net assets acquired$10,000 
The Company allocated $5,500 of the purchase price to identifiable intangible assets consisting of developed technology, trade names, and customer relationships, which it amortizes over the assets useful lives using a straight-line amortization method. The Company assigned useful lives to the acquired developed technology, trade names, and customer relationships of six years, six years, and three years, respectively.
Backlinko
On January 13, 2022, the Company completed an asset purchase agreement with Backlinko, LLC (“Backlinko”), acquiring certain of Backlinko’s assets for cash consideration of $4,000. The purpose of this asset acquisition was to acquire valuable content and to access an existing revenue stream in Backlinko’s SEO courses.
The Company accounted for this transaction as an asset acquisition and allocated the cost of the asset acquisition to the individual assets acquired. The Company allocated $3,915 to the acquired intangible assets and the remaining cost of the acquisition was allocated to the other assets acquired, which were not material. The identifiable intangible assets consisted of trade names and intellectual property, which the Company amortizes over the assets useful lives using a straight-line amortization
method. The Company assigned useful lives to the acquired trade name and content of five years and four years, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of intangible assets resulting from the Company’s acquisitions and its capitalized internal-use software development costs. Intangible assets consist of the following:

As of June 30, 2023
Weighted
Average
RemainingGrossNet
Useful LifeCarryingAccumulatedCarrying
(years)AmountAmortizationAmount
Developed technology4.4$4,071 $(1,128)$2,943 
Trade name4.24,038 (1,021)3,017 
Content2.72,183 (733)1,450 
Customer relationships2.3744 (269)475 
Capitalized internal-use software2.86,047 (1,723)4,324 
Total as of June 30, 2023
$17,083 $(4,874)$12,209 

As of December 31, 2022
Weighted
Average
RemainingGrossNet
Useful LifeCarryingAccumulatedCarrying
(years)AmountAmortizationAmount
Developed technology4.8$4,007 $(765)$3,242 
Trade name4.63,810 (656)3,154 
Content3.11,958 (471)1,487 
Customer relationships2.3600 (159)441 
Capitalized internal-use software2.63,415 (1,453)1,962 
Total as of December 31, 2022
$13,790 $(3,504)$10,286 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company capitalized $1,574 and $2,630, respectively, of software development costs, which are classified as intangible assets on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, and recorded amortization expense associated with its capitalized software development costs of $143 and $270, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company capitalized $165 and $782, respectively, of software development costs, and recorded amortization expense associated with its capitalized software development costs of $203 and $334, respectively.
Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $548 and $1,070 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets was $528 and $811 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
As of June 30, 2023, future amortization expense is expected to be as follows:
Amount
Remainder of 2023$1,887 
20242,480 
20252,220 
20261,523 
2027 and thereafter
4,099 
Total$12,209 
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying value of goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:
Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2023$6,529 
Traffic Think Tank acquisition1,206 
Foreign currency translation adjustment118 
Balance as of June 30, 2023
$7,853