$BZFD
BuzzFeed, Inc. Stock $bzfd

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2022 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000182897223000029 Filed on March 16, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021 Q4
Revenue	$134.6M	$436.7M	$145.7M
YoY Change	-7.61%	9.84%	18.44%
Cost Of Revenue	$78.48M	$261.8M	$71.49M
YoY Change	9.77%	26.24%	53.46%
Gross Profit	$56.14M	$174.9M	$74.22M
YoY Change	-24.36%	-8.05%	-2.9%
Gross Profit Margin	41.7%	40.04%	50.94%
Selling, General & Admin	$43.81M	$189.0M	$68.09M
YoY Change	-35.66%	12.81%	104.02%
% of Gross Profit	78.03%	108.08%	91.74%
Research & Development	$7.252M	$30.60M	$5.643M
YoY Change	28.51%	22.74%	23.08%
% of Gross Profit	12.92%	17.5%	7.6%
Depreciation & Amortization	$8.781M	$35.07M	$7.827M
YoY Change	12.19%	53.43%	96.76%
% of Gross Profit	15.64%	20.06%	10.55%
Operating Expenses	$59.84M	$219.6M	$81.56M
YoY Change	-26.63%	14.1%	94.48%
Operating Profit	-$3.696M	-$184.3M	-$7.337M
YoY Change	-49.63%	632.71%	-121.27%
Interest Expense	-$4.993M	-$16.46M	$23.86M
YoY Change	-120.93%	-168.99%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	$3.833M	-$3.076M	$4.278M
YoY Change	-10.4%	12.26%	1653.28%
Pretax Income	-$107.2M	-$199.3M	$20.18M
YoY Change	-631.23%	37646.21%	-40.71%
Income Tax	-$1.010M	$2.026M	-$21.39M
% Of Pretax Income			-106.02%
Net Earnings	-$105.4M	-$201.0M	$25.90M
YoY Change	-507.11%	-913.2%	-19.68%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-78.32%	-46.02%	17.77%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$1.45
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.75	-$1.45	$2.191M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		138.1M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		138.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$55.77M	$55.77M	$79.73M
YoY Change	-30.05%	-30.05%
Cash & Equivalents	$55.77M	$55.77M	$79.73M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$26.37M	$26.37M	$29.02M
YoY Change	-9.11%	-9.11%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$116.5M	$116.5M	$142.9M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$198.6M	$198.6M	$251.7M
YoY Change	-21.08%	-21.08%	20.69%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$17.77M	$84.36M	$23.05M
YoY Change	-22.9%	265.93%	-9.76%
Goodwill	$91.63M		$188.6M
YoY Change	-51.41%
Intangibles	$121.3M		$136.5M
YoY Change	-11.12%		9879.02%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$14.79M	$14.79M	$14.56M
YoY Change	1.61%	1.61%
Total Long-Term Assets	$331.4M	$331.4M	$385.6M
YoY Change	-14.06%	-14.06%	445.56%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$198.6M	$198.6M	$251.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$331.4M	$331.4M	$385.6M
Total Assets	$530.0M	$530.0M	$637.2M
YoY Change	-16.83%	-16.83%	128.24%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$29.33M	$29.33M	$16.03M
YoY Change	83.02%	83.02%	90.48%
Accrued Expenses	$26.36M	$80.81M	$31.39M
YoY Change	-16.02%	17.42%	52.08%
Deferred Revenue	$8.800M		$1.700M
YoY Change	417.65%		-29.17%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$122.9M	$122.9M	$94.15M
YoY Change	30.51%	30.51%	64.51%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$152.3M	$152.3M	$141.9M
YoY Change	7.31%	7.31%	595.62%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$403.0K	$60.29M	$3.992M
YoY Change	-89.9%	129.17%	144.46%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$152.7M	$212.5M	$145.9M
YoY Change	4.65%	26.37%	562.17%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$122.9M	$122.9M	$94.15M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$152.7M	$212.5M	$145.9M
Total Liabilities	$335.4M	$338.8M	$262.3M
YoY Change	27.86%	27.03%	169.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$523.1M		-$322.1M
YoY Change	62.4%		-7.13%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)			$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares			$0.00
Shareholders Equity	$191.2M	$191.2M	$370.5M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$530.0M	$530.0M	$637.2M
YoY Change	-16.83%	-16.83%	128.24%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q4	2022	2021 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$105.4M	-$201.0M	$25.90M
YoY Change	-507.11%	-913.2%	-19.68%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$8.781M	$35.07M	$7.827M
YoY Change	12.19%	53.43%	96.76%
Cash From Operating Activities	$40.00K	-$7.900M	-$10.10M
YoY Change	-100.4%	-1091.22%	3520.43%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$3.511M	$5.424M	-$6.646M
YoY Change	-152.83%	8.85%	137.7%
Acquisitions		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$500.0K	-$196.5M
YoY Change	-100.0%	-100.26%	74044.15%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.511M	-$17.29M	-$203.1M
YoY Change	-98.27%	-91.69%	6536.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	71.00K	$3.176M	147.5M
YoY Change	-99.95%	-98.25%	6425.7%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	40.00K	-$7.900M	-10.10M
Cash From Investing Activities	-3.511M	-$17.29M	-203.1M
Cash From Financing Activities	71.00K	$3.176M	147.5M
Net Change In Cash	-3.400M	-$23.96M	-65.68M
YoY Change	-94.82%	-9.22%	5987.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$40.00K	-$7.900M	-$10.10M
Capital Expenditures	$3.511M	$5.424M	-$6.646M
Free Cash Flow	-$3.471M	-$13.32M	-$3.455M
YoY Change	0.46%	218.3%	-237.27%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Undistributed Earnings Loss Allocated To Participating Securities Basic UndistributedEarningsLossAllocatedToParticipatingSecuritiesBasic	24712000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	0	usd
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