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Match Group MTCH Reportable Legal Entities — Research And Development Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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ZSReportable Segment — R&D

$143.5M+35.4%

PCVXReportable Segment — R&D

$256.43M+147%

NXTReportable Segment — R&D

$43.17M+83.0%

GMEDReportable Segment — Research and Development Employee Related Costs

$27.34M+7.5%

MANEReportable Segment — R&D

$17.19M+85.3%

Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$863.9M+3.9%

Gross profit$653.3M+9.9%

Operating income$236.4M+37.0%

Net income$166.8M+41.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.68+54.5%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$1.0B+149%

Total debt$4.0B+16.0%

Total equity-$218.1M-19.4%

Total assets$4.4B+13.3%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$194.4M+0.6%

CapEx$20.4M+32.1%

Free cash flow$174.0M-2.1%

Valuation

Market cap$8.27B-8.6%

Enterprise value$11.22B-6.8%

P/E12.5×-4.1×

P/S2.4×-0.3×

Profitability

Gross margin73.8%+2.0pp

Operating margin26.6%+3.1pp

Net margin18.8%+3.0pp

FCF margin29%+6.0pp

Returns & leverage

Return on equity6%—

Debt / equity1.5×—

Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Match Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Match Group’s 10-K, filed March 1, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — research and development expense mean?: This metric captures the total costs incurred for the research, design, and development of new features, algorithms, and platform enhancements across the company's portfolio. It reflects the investment intensity in product innovation necessary to maintain competitive differentiation in the online dating market. High levels of R&D spending are critical for sustaining user engagement and platform security.