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| Fair Value Measurements and Long-term Investments | Fair Value Measurements and Long-term Investments Fair Value Measurements The Company had no assets or liabilities requiring fair value hierarchy disclosures as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024, except as noted below. Other Fair Value Measurements The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Debt consists of principal amounts outstanding under our credit facility, which approximates fair value as underlying interest rates are reset regularly based on current market rates and is classified as Level 2. The Company’s non-financial assets, which include long-lived assets, intangible assets and goodwill, are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if the Company is required to evaluate a non-financial asset for impairment, whether due to certain triggering events or because annual impairment testing is required, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial asset be recorded at fair value. Long-term Investments Investment in Meitu, Inc. (“Meitu”) In 2018, the Company invested $15.0 million in convertible preferred shares issued by ZCool Technologies Limited (“ZCool”) (the “Preferred Shares”). ZCool’s primary business is the operation of an e-commerce platform in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) whereby customers can pay to license content contributed by creative professionals. ZCool and its affiliates have been the exclusive distributor of Shutterstock content in China since 2014. On March 27, 2024, ZCool was acquired by Meitu, and the Company’s Preferred Shares in ZCool were exchanged for $18.4 million of Meitu common shares, resulting in an investment carrying value increase of $3.4 million, which is recorded in Other income, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Meitu’s primary business is the provision of online advertising and other internet value added services in the PRC, and its common shares are publicly traded on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. This investment is recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value being recorded in Other income, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Its fair value level hierarchy and amount at March 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Other Long-Term Investments In connection with its Data, Distribution, and Services business, the Company may receive equity instruments in addition to cash for revenue contract consideration. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $30.5 million and $24.0 million, respectively, recorded in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet from equity instruments received. The Company estimated the value of these equity instruments based on issuers’ recent market transactions. The Company will use the measurement alternative for fair value since the equity instruments do not have a readily determinable fair value and will report the instruments at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company also had a long-term investment in an equity security with no readily determinable fair value totaling $5.0 million. The Company uses the measurement alternative for fair value and the investment’s carrying value is reported at cost, adjusted for impairments or any observable price changes in ordinary transactions with identical or similar investments. Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the issuer of this security raised additional capital at a valuation that would result in the Company not recovering its investment in a liquidation event. Accordingly, the Company expects to record a $5.0 million impairment charge in the second quarter of 2025.
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