Company: ACTG
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000934549-25-000004
Chunk: 59

Company: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 59
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 from our Energy Operations and our Manufacturing Operations. ARG revenues decreased due to a decrease in the number of license agreements executed and a decrease in average license fees, which contributed to Intellectual Property Operations revenues decreasing by $69.6 million. Refer to “Investments in Patent Portfolios” above for additional information regarding the impact of portfolio acquisition trends on current and future licensing and enforcement related revenues. The decrease in Industrial Operations revenue of $4.7 million is due to lower units of printers sold. Refer to “Industrial Operations – Revenues” below for further detailed discussion. Revenues contributed from Benchmark was $49.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which include post-asset acquisition revenues from Revolution compared to an approximate two month period ended December 31, 2023 revenues from Benchmark. Post-acquisition revenues contributed from Deflecto was $23.2 million for the period from October 18, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Refer to “Energy Operations - Revenues” and  “Manufacturing Operations - Revenues” below for further discussion. 

Loss before income taxes was $38.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to income before income taxes of $67.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The net decrease was comprised of the change in total revenues described above and other changes in operating expenses and other income or expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 as follows:

•Inventor royalties increased $706,000, from $1.0 million to $1.7 million in 2024, primarily due to a higher mix of portfolios generating revenue in 2024 with inventor royalties. Refer to “Intellectual Property Operations – Cost of Revenues” below for further discussion.

•Contingent legal fees decreased $8.7 million, from $11.0 million to $2.3 million in 2024, primarily due to the change in Intellectual Property Operations revenues described above. Refer to “Intellectual Property Operations – Cost of Revenues” below for further discussion.

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•Litigation and licensing expenses decreased $6.3 million, from $10.8 million to $4.4 million in 2024, primarily due to a net decrease in litigation support expenses associated with ongoing litigation. Refer to “Intellectual Property Operations – Cost of Revenues” below for further discussion.