Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations

(12) Discontinued Operations

On July 19, 2013, the Company completed the sale of certain pay-per-click advertising services to an unrelated third party. Accordingly, the results of operations of these certain pay-per-click assets are presented in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations, net of tax, for the current and all historical periods. The operating results for the discontinued operations were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2012     2013     2014  

Revenue

   $ 5,512      $ 3,185      $ —    

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     (947     (111     14   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (9     (41     5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

$ (938 $ (70 $ 9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

  —       1,492      422   

Income tax expense

  —       562      144   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

$ —     $ 930    $ 278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net of tax

$ (938   860      287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The net cash proceeds from the sale were approximately $1.1 million in 2013. The net carrying value of liabilities assumed net of goodwill associated with the component sold was approximately $435,000 resulting in a net gain of $1.5 million from the sale. The sale includes contingent earn-out consideration payments that depend upon the achievement of certain thresholds and will be recognized as income when received. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company received an earn-out consideration payment and recognized a gain on sale, net of tax of $278,000.