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SEC filingPubMatic reported a net loss of $5.2M in Q2 2025 as revenue grew 6% YoY, but operating expenses outpaced growth and foreign exchange losses weighed on results.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was $71.1 million, up 6% from $67.3 million in the same period last year. The growth was driven by an increase in ad impressions processed on the platform and expansion of customer relationships. Gross profit rose 6% to $44.5 million, with gross margin stable at 63%. Operating loss widened to $5.5 million from $4.0 million, as operating expenses grew 8% year-over-year. Sales and marketing expenses increased 9% to $25.2 million, reflecting higher personnel and travel costs. Net income swung to a loss of $5.2 million ($0.11 per diluted share) from a profit of $2.0 million ($0.04 per diluted share) in Q2 2024, impacted by a $2.0 million other expense in the current quarter versus $4.0 million other income in the prior year (which included a gain from the Google Privacy Sandbox initiative).
As of June 30, 2025, PubMatic held $90.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $27.1 million in marketable securities, totaling $117.6 million in liquidity. This compares to $100.5 million and $40.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 2024. Total assets decreased to $675.2 million from $739.5 million, primarily driven by lower accounts receivable ($383.4 million vs $424.8 million) and reduced marketable securities. Total liabilities fell to $431.9 million from $462.3 million, mainly due to lower accounts payable ($361.4 million vs $386.6 million). Stockholders' equity declined to $243.3 million from $277.3 million, reflecting share repurchases and net losses.
For the first six months of 2025, net cash provided by operating activities was $30.5 million, down from $36.2 million in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a larger net loss and unfavorable working capital changes, partially offset by non-cash adjustments. Capital expenditures totaled $2.8 million for property and equipment and $11.2 million for capitalized software development, resulting in free cash flow (operating cash flow less capex) of $16.5 million for the six months. The company used $43.6 million for share repurchases and $1.4 million for employee stock purchase plan proceeds, leading to a net decrease in cash of $9.8 million.
Management emphasized several strategic priorities: expanding publisher and buyer relationships, particularly through Supply Path Optimization (SPO) which represented over 55% of activity in Q2 2025; driving infrastructure efficiency; and investing in new products like Activate and Convert. The company noted that macroeconomic uncertainty, including trade policies and interest rate fluctuations, has not materially impacted results to date but remains a risk. Additionally, a large DSP buyer implemented platform changes expected to negatively affect near-term revenue, though the magnitude is not quantified. The company expects cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollars in 2025 as capacity expands, and operating expenses to rise due to headcount investments.
PubMatic operates as a single reporting segment. Revenue by geographic area for Q2 2025: United States $39.4 million (55%), EMEA $24.0 million (34%), APAC $6.3 million (9%), and Rest of World $1.5 million (2%). Stock-based compensation was $9.8 million in Q2 2025, up slightly from $9.7 million in Q2 2024. The company repurchased 3,853,342 shares for $43.6 million in the first half of 2025, with $96.8 million remaining under the repurchase program authorized through December 31, 2026. Goodwill remained unchanged at $29.6 million. Acquisition-related intangible assets, net, were $3.5 million with a weighted average remaining useful life of 2.25 years. The effective tax rate for Q2 2025 was 14% compared to 17% in Q2 2024, driven by tax benefits from foreign-derived intangible income and research credits.