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SEGMENT REPORTING | 9 Months Ended
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SEGMENT REPORTING | SEGMENT REPORTINGAs of September 30, 2022, the Company operates and reports its results in two reportable segments: Intellectual Property Operations and Industrial Operations. Historically, the Company has managed and reported under a single reporting segment. In October 2021, the Company acquired Printronix, which comprises all of the operations of the Company’s Industrial Operations reportable segment and led to the identification of the additional reporting segment. The Company reports segment information based on the management approach and organizes its businesses based on products and services. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the chief operating decision maker for decision making and performance assessment as the basis for determining the Company’s reportable segments. The performance measure of the Company’s reportable segments is primarily income or (loss) from operations. Income or (loss) from operations for each segment includes all revenues, cost of revenues, gross profit and other operating expenses directly attributable to the segment. Other than the Company's equity securities investments, specific asset information is not included in managements review at this time. The Company’s Intellectual Property Operations segment invests in IP and related absolute return assets, and engages in the licensing and enforcement of patented technologies. Through our Patent Licensing, Enforcement and Technologies Business we are a principal in the licensing and enforcement of patent portfolios, with our operating subsidiaries obtaining the rights in the patent portfolio or purchasing the patent portfolio outright. We assume all responsibility for advancing operational expenses while pursuing a patent licensing and enforcement program, and when applicable, share net licensing revenue with our patent partners as that program matures, on a prearranged and negotiated basis. We may also provide upfront capital to patent owners as an advance against future licensing revenue. Currently, on a consolidated basis, our operating subsidiaries own or control the rights to multiple patent portfolios, which include U.S. patents and certain foreign counterparts, covering technologies used in a variety of industries. We generate revenues and related cash flows from the granting of IP rights for the use of patented technologies that our operating subsidiaries control or own. The Company’s Industrial Operations segment generates operating income by designing and manufacturing printers and consumable products for various industrial printing applications. Printers consist of hardware and embedded software and may be sold with maintenance service agreements. Consumable products include inked ribbons which are used in Printronix’s printers. Printronix’s products are primarily sold through channel partners, such as dealers and distributors, to end-users. The Industrial Operations reporting segment did not exist prior to the acquisition of Printronix in October 2021. Therefore, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the consolidated results represented the results of the Company’s single reporting segment. The Company's segment information is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  |
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
License fees | $ | 6,320 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,320 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Printers and parts | — |  |  | 3,799 |  |  | 3,799 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumable products | — |  |  | 4,710 |  |  | 4,710 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services | — |  |  | 1,049 |  |  | 1,049 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 6,320 |  |  | 9,558 |  |  | 15,878 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventor royalties | 732 |  |  | — |  |  | 732 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent legal fees | 1,010 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation and licensing expenses | 939 |  |  | — |  |  | 939 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of patents | 2,601 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,601 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | — |  |  | 4,648 |  |  | 4,648 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of revenues | 5,282 |  |  | 4,648 |  |  | 9,930 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment gross profit | 1,038 |  |  | 4,910 |  |  | 5,948 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Engineering and development expenses | — |  |  | 156 |  |  | 156 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and marketing expenses | — |  |  | 2,119 |  |  | 2,119 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | — |  |  | 433 |  |  | 433 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | 1,527 |  |  | 1,756 |  |  | 3,283 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other operating expenses | 1,527 |  |  | 4,464 |  |  | 5,991 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating (loss) income | $ | (489) |  |  | $ | 446 |  |  | (43) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parent general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 11,322 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss |  |  |  |  | (11,365) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other income |  |  |  |  | 40,440 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ | 29,075 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For comparability purposes, Acacia's three months ended September 30, 2021 general and administrative expenses, as reported in the consolidated statement of operations, were $10.3 million and included parent general and administrative expenses of $8.7 million, which derives a comparative Intellectual Property Operations general and administrative expense amount of approximately $1.6 million.
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  |
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
License fees | $ | 16,997 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,997 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Printers and parts | — |  |  | 11,715 |  |  | 11,715 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumable products | — |  |  | 14,308 |  |  | 14,308 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Services | — |  |  | 3,082 |  |  | 3,082 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 16,997 |  |  | 29,105 |  |  | 46,102 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventor royalties | 1,092 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,092 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent legal fees | 2,314 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,314 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation and licensing expenses | 3,272 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,272 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of patents | 7,802 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,802 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales | — |  |  | 13,432 |  |  | 13,432 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cost of revenues | 14,480 |  |  | 13,432 |  |  | 27,912 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment gross profit | 2,517 |  |  | 15,673 |  |  | 18,190 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Engineering and development expenses | — |  |  | 491 |  |  | 491 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and marketing expenses | — |  |  | 6,429 |  |  | 6,429 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | — |  |  | 1,299 |  |  | 1,299 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | 5,050 |  |  | 6,431 |  |  | 11,481 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other operating expenses | 5,050 |  |  | 14,650 |  |  | 19,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating (loss) income | $ | (2,533) |  |  | $ | 1,023 |  |  | (1,510) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parent general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | 24,033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss |  |  |  |  | (25,543) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other expense |  |  |  |  | (81,216) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  | $ | (106,759) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For comparability purposes, Acacia's nine months ended September 30, 2021 general and administrative expenses, as reported in the consolidated statement of operations, were $23.0 million and included parent general and administrative expenses of $19.0 million, which derives a comparative Intellectual Property Operations general and administrative expense amount of approximately $4.1 million.
| September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| (In thousands)
Equity securities investments: |  |  |
Equity securities at fair value | $ | 81,384 |  |  | $ | 361,778 |
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value | 5,816 |  |  | 5,816 |
Investment securities - equity method investments | 72,106 |  |  | 30,934 |
Total parent equity securities investments | 159,306 |  |  | 398,528 |
Other parent assets | 103,602 |  |  | 172,726 |
Segment total assets: |  |  |
Intellectual property operations | 170,421 |  |  | 175,286 |
Industrial operations | 51,940 |  |  | 52,316 |
Total assets | $ | 485,269 |  |  | $ | 798,856 |
The Company's revenues and long-lived tangible assets by geographic area are presented below. Intellectual Property Operations revenues are attributed to licensees domiciled in foreign jurisdictions. Printronix's net sales to external customers are attributed to geographic areas based upon the final destination of products shipped. The Company, primarily through its Printronix subsidiary, has identified three global regions for marketing its products and services: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Assets are summarized based on the location of held assets.
| Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  |
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Revenues by geographic area: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 6,311 |  |  | $ | 3,996 |  |  | $ | 10,307 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada and Latin America | 1 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 218 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Americas | 6,312 |  |  | 4,213 |  |  | 10,525 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | — |  |  | 2,282 |  |  | 2,282 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China | — |  |  | 1,403 |  |  | 1,403 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
India | — |  |  | 582 |  |  | 582 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India | 8 |  |  | 1,078 |  |  | 1,086 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Asia-Pacific | 8 |  |  | 3,063 |  |  | 3,071 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ | 6,320 |  |  | $ | 9,558 |  |  | $ | 15,878 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  |
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |
| (In thousands)
Revenues by geographic area: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 16,372 |  |  | $ | 11,877 |  |  | $ | 28,249 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada and Latin America | 11 |  |  | 769 |  |  | 780 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Americas | 16,383 |  |  | 12,646 |  |  | 29,029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | 589 |  |  | 7,088 |  |  | 7,677 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China | — |  |  | 3,627 |  |  | 3,627 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
India | — |  |  | 2,563 |  |  | 2,563 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asia-Pacific, excluding China and India | 25 |  |  | 3,181 |  |  | 3,206 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Asia-Pacific | 25 |  |  | 9,371 |  |  | 9,396 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ | 16,997 |  |  | $ | 29,105 |  |  | $ | 46,102 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| September 30, 2022
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Long-lived tangible assets by geographic area: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 346 |  |  | $ | 679 |
Malaysia | — |  |  | 2,780 |  |  | 2,780 |
Other foreign countries | — |  |  | 241 |  |  | 241 |
Total | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 3,367 |  |  | $ | 3,700 |
| December 31, 2021
| Intellectual Property Operations |  | Industrial Operations |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Long-lived tangible assets by geographic area: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 473 |  |  | $ | 677 |
Malaysia | — |  |  | 3,203 |  |  | 3,203 |
Other foreign countries | — |  |  | 303 |  |  | 303 |
Total | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 3,979 |  |  | $ | 4,183 |

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