Investor Presentation
May 2017
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Disclaimers
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Our Mission
We build branded platforms for communities of creators to reach passionate audiences in large and growing lifestyle categories
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Our Portfolio
Marketplace Model(1)
58% of total revenue in Q1’17 $16M in Revenue in Q1’17, +18% Y/Y
Ad Supported Model 42% of total revenue in Q1’17
$11M in Revenue in Q1’17, -1% Y/Y(2)
(1) Metrics exclude Deny Designs which was acquired on May 1, 2017 (2) Revenue is shown on a pro forma basis net of Cracked and certain other non-strategic properties that were disposed of in 2016 (3) Average monthly unique visitors in the U.S. reached by all Leaf Group properties in Q1’17 across desktop and mobile (Source: January– March 2017 U.S. comScore)
Marketplaces Media
Content Partners
52M Uniques (3)
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Key Statistics
Approximately 52M(1) Monthly Unique Visitors
Approximately $17.0M(3) Paid to Artists in 2016
Approximately 320,000(2) Artists
$27M Q1’17(4) Diversified Revenue Mix Clean Balance Sheet Employees
$0.0M
$41.5M
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$10M
$20M
$30M
$40M
$50M
Debt Cash–
100
200
300
400
Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16 Q3'16 Q4'16 Q1'17
As of 3/31/17
Streamlining Operations
(1) Average monthly unique visitors in the U.S. reached by all Leaf Group properties in Q1’17 across desktop and mobile (Source: January– March 2017 U.S. comScore) (2) Total Artists: number of active Artists for Society6 and Saatchi Art in 2016; based on internal data (3) Total paid to artists: full year 2016 for Society6 and Saatchi Art; based on internal data (4) Revenue is shown on a pro forma basis net of Cracked and certain other non-strategic properties that were disposed of in 2016
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Strong Media Brands With Passionate Audiences
#4 27M
#5 12M
#2 1.5M
(1) Represents numerical ranking in applicable Ad Supported Category (Livestrong - Health Information; eHow -Livestyle Home; Sapling (as eHow Finance) - Personal Finance; Cuteness - Lifestyle Pets) and Average monthly unique visitors in the US across desktop and mobile (Source: January – March 2017 US comScore).
#3 3M
Apr 2017
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Reaching Audiences Across Multiple Platforms and Formats G
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Aud
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• Produced over 250 videos in Q1’17 • Over 200M video views on Facebook and YouTube in Q1’17 • In-house studio and production teams
Video
• 8M followers on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube
• Engaged with 25M users on Facebook in Q1’17 • Preferred partner with Pinterest
Social
• Over 1M articles that help people with everyday questions • Established brands to consumers on search engines • Continuing to invest to improve corpus and increase value
Content Library
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#4 in Health & Wellness Category(1)
Revenue +45% Y/Y in Q1’17
Q1’17 27M Avg.
Monthly Uniques
+ 4% Y/Y(2) (1) Among ad-supported sites (Source: March 2017 U.S. comScore) (2) Average monthly unique visitors in the US across desktop and mobile (Source: January –
March 2017 US comScore).
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6 Unique Brands for
How to Everything
Video Views Up 28%
Y/Y(1)
Facebook Followers Up 110%
Y/Y to 2M(2)
(1) Total monthly video views on Facebook and YouTube, or on Leaf Group or third party sites via YouTube or any other embedded video player, for January – March 2017. Includes the eHow vertical sites and other YouTube channels affiliated with eHow or the other vertical sites.
(2) Source: Facebook Q1’17
Content Partners
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Over 200M Visits Across Partner Sites in Q1 2017(1)
Multi-year Partnerships with
Over a Dozen Publishers
24 Sites Spanning Multiple
Categories
(1) Source: Internal Data – Google Analytics
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Media Traffic And Revenues Are Growing
ComScore Monthly Uniques(2)
(in millions)
Media Revenues Pro Forma (1)
$11.4 $11.4
$0.0
$2.5
$5.0
$7.5
$10.0
$12.5
Q1'16 Q2'16 Q3'16 Q4'16 Q1'17
(1) Revenue is shown on a pro forma basis net of Cracked and certain other non-strategic properties that were disposed of in 2016. (2) Source: comScore; Represents unique visitors in the U.S. reached by all Leaf Group properties. Properties sold include Cracked and certain other non-strategic properties that were disposed of in 2016.
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20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Pro Forma Properties Sold
( $ in millions)
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Opportunity For Future Improvement In Monetization
Select Advertising Partners
$1.00
DIRECT BRAND
Monetization Ad Stack(1)
$0.55 - $0.70
PROGRAMMATIC
GOOGLE ADSENSE
$0.50 - $0.70
THIRD PARTY
(1) Source: Internal Data as of Q1’17. CPMs are based on relative scale with Direct Brand CPMs equal to $1.00.
$0.20 - $0.30
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Marketplaces: Building Brands in Art, Design & Decor
Category Home Décor, Accessories & Apparel
Home Décor & Accent Products Original Artwork
Addressable Market $27B Online Home Goods Market(1)
$27B Online Home Goods Market(1) $35B Art Market(2)
Core Demographic Female Millennials
Female Millennials & GenX GenX & Baby Boomers
Gross Transaction Value(3) $68M Not Disclosed $18M
Average Order Value(4) $57 $130 $1,200
Revenue Growth(5) 23% Not Disclosed 36%
(1) Source: eMarketer, 2015 data. (2) Source: Global Art Sales less Global Auction sales, TEFAF 2016. (3) Gross Transaction Value is shown on a trailing twelve months basis for Q2’16 – Q1’17. (4) Average Order Value for Society6 and Saatchi is as of Q1’17; Deny Designs is for FY16. (5) Revenue growth is shown on a trailing twelve months basis (Q2’16 – Q1’17 vs Q2’15 – Q1’16).
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Global Community of Over 75,000
Artists with $1.9B of Art Available for
Sale
Average Order Value ~$1,200
29% Y/Y Revenue Growth in Q1’17
Source: Figures based on internal data for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
The Other Art Fair
Acquired 2016
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Artist-driven marketplace for
home goods and accent products
Average Order Value ~$130(1)
Strong wholesale and retail
partnerships
(1) Source: Deny Designs, FY16.
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240,000 Artists and 3.9M Original
Designs
Over 200,000 Customers in
Q1’17
+20% Y/Y
Over $14M Revenue
Q1’17
+17% Y/Y
Source: Figures based on internal data for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
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Marketplaces Growing Strongly
Revenue ($M) Total Transactions(1)
$10.7
$15.9
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
Q1'15 Q1'16 Q1'17
+18% Y/Y
182
268
150
170
190
210
230
250
270
290
Q1'15 Q1'16 Q1'17
+18% Y/Y
(1) Number of transactions is defined as the total number of Marketplaces transactions successfully completed online by a customer during the applicable period. Excludes transactions from The Other Art Fair.
(in millions) (in thousands)
Financials
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Clear Signs Of Revenue Growth
(in millions)
(1) Media revenue is shown on a pro forma basis net of Cracked and certain other non-strategic properties that were disposed of in 2015 and 2016.
$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
$140.0
FY15 FY16
Media Marketplaces Disposed Assets
$0.0
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
$30.0
Q1'16 Q1'17
Media Marketplaces Disposed Assets
2015 vs 2016 Q1’16 vs Q1’17
Pro forma revenue: flat y/y
Pro forma revenue: +9% y/y
(1) (1)
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Cost Breakdown
Total Non-GAAP Expenses Excl. Product Costs(2)
(in millions)
Headcount(1)
373
266
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100
200
300
400
Q1'15 Q1'16 Q1'17
(1) Headcount provided as of the end of the relevant period. (2) Non-GAAP expenses excluding product costs are GAAP expenses less depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation and product costs.
$26.2
$21.4
$15
$20
$25
$30
Q1'15 Q1'16 Q1'17
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Balance Sheet Summary (in millions)
As of March 31, 2017
(1) Includes intangible assets, net, goodwill and other assets
Assets Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Cash & Cash Equivalents $ 41.5 Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Current Liabilities $ 14.0
Other Current Assets 12.9 Deferred Revenue 1.6
Property and Equipment, Net 11.2 Non-current Liabilities 1.6
Other Long Term Assets(1) 22.0 Stockholders’ Equity 70.4
Total Assets $ 87.6 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 87.6
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Executive Leadership
Sean Moriarty Chief Executive Officer Prior: • CEO at Saatchi Art • President, CEO, EVP, Tech and COO
of Ticketmaster • EVP, Technology at Citysearch
Brian Pike Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer
Daniel Weinrot EVP, Legal & General Counsel
Prior: • CTO at Rubicon Project • CTO at Ticketmaster
Prior: • VP & Deputy General Counsel at Las
Vegas Sands Corp. • Corporate associate at Latham &
Watkins LLP
Tawn Albright EVP, Corporate Development Prior: • CEO and founding partner at
Rockhouse Partners • Executive VP for Etix
Jill Angel EVP, People Prior: • VP Operations at Saatchi Art • Team leader at Cocodot, Swirl by
DailyCandy, and GSI Commerce
Dion Camp Sanders EVP, Marketplaces Prior: • Vice President, Emerging Businesses
within the Labs Group at Disney • Founder and CEO of Pacific Edison
Prior: • VP, Finance at Yahoo! • Investment banker with Savvian and
JPMorgan
Jeff Misthal SVP, Finance