The Meet Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results
Announces Acquisition of Growlr, a Leading Same-Sex Social Application
NEW HOPE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a public market leader in the
mobile meeting space, today reported financial results for its fourth
quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 and announced it has acquired
Growlr, a leading same-sex social mobile application.
Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue of $52.5 million, up 31% year over year.
-
GAAP net income of $4.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared
to a GAAP net loss of $68.1 million, or a loss of $0.95 per diluted
share, in the prior year quarter. -
Adjusted EBITDA of $10.6 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $10.5
million in the prior year quarter. -
Non-GAAP net income of $9.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share,
compared to $9.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the prior
year quarter.
Full Year 2018 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue of $178.6 million, up 44% year over year.
-
GAAP net income of $1.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared
to a GAAP net loss of $64.6 million, or a loss of $0.94 per diluted
share, in the prior year. -
Adjusted EBITDA of $32.0 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $31.6
million in the prior year. -
Non-GAAP net income of $27.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share,
compared to $28.5 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the prior
year.
Growlr Acquisition Highlights
-
Expected pro forma revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for 2019 of
approximately $5.3 million and $3.1 million, respectively. - 200,000+ global daily active users.
- Acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to Adjusted EBITDA.
-
Acquired for approximately 4.5 times anticipated pro forma 2019
Adjusted EBITDA, assuming full earnout is achieved.
(See the important discussion about the presentation of non-GAAP
financial measures, and reconciliation to the most direct comparable
GAAP financial measures, below.)
“In addition to reporting a strong quarter, I’m excited to announce the
acquisition of Growlr, which provides a meaningful step into the large
same-sex dating market and expands the base of users to whom we can
deliver our live video product,” said Geoff Cook, Chief Executive
Officer of The Meet Group.
“Video transformed our business in 2018,” continued Cook. “Our goal is
to build the best place to meet new people through video, and in the
fourth quarter, we grew both the number of viewers and the number of
broadcasters on our video platform from the third quarter of 2018. We
also increased the average monetization per daily active video user to
18 cents, up from 14 cents in the third quarter 2018. This strong
progress contributed to growing our annualized video run rate revenue to
$71 million for the month of December. Our strong progress continues
into 2019 as we’ve grown the annualized video run rate for the month of
February to more than $82 million.
“Advertising results in the fourth quarter of 2018 were solid. In the
seasonally high fourth quarter, we grew ad revenue 20% from the third
quarter, the highest sequential gain of the year. Though advertising
revenue in the fourth quarter 2018 declined from a year ago, we are
continuing to see signs of stabilization in the advertising market, and
we expect to see a return to traditional seasonal advertising trends in
2019.
“We believe we are still in the early days of the video opportunity. In
2019, we expect to video-enable nearly every aspect of our apps while
broadening our suite of video products and attracting new audiences.
Guided by our commitment to create meaningful connections for our users,
we expect to continue to drive strong growth in video engagement and
monetization throughout the year and into the future.”
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
For the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company reported revenue of $52.5
million, an increase of 31% from $40.1 million in the prior year
quarter. GAAP net income in the fourth quarter of 2018 was $4.3 million,
or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $68.1
million, or $0.95 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter, which
included a non-cash asset impairment charge and deferred tax charge of
$56.4 million and $7.7 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA in the
fourth quarter of 2018 was $10.6 million, compared to $10.5 million in
the prior year quarter.
For the full year 2018, the Company reported revenue of $178.6 million,
an increase from $123.8 million in 2017. GAAP net income for the full
year 2018 was $1.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to a
GAAP net loss of $64.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, in the prior
year. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2018 was $32.0 million, compared
to $31.6 million in 2017. Non-GAAP net income for the full year 2018 was
$27.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $28.5 million, or
$0.39 per diluted share, in the prior year.
The Company ended the year with $28.4 million in cash and cash
equivalents.
Growlr
The Meet Group today also announced that on March 5, 2019, it acquired
Initech, LLC, the privately held company that owns and operates the
leading same-sex social application Growlr (referred to herein as
Growlr). The Company acquired Growlr for $11.8 million, using $4.8
million in cash on hand and $7.0 million from its existing line of
credit, plus an earnout of $2.0 million to be paid in annual $1.0
million installments over the next two years if certain revenue metrics
are achieved in each year.
The Growlr app has more than 200,000 global daily active users, who
exchange millions of messages each day. Consistent with its previous
acquisitions, the Company expects purchase accounting adjustments to
reduce Growlr’s 2019 GAAP revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to account for
revenue recognition adjustments on subscriptions purchased prior to the
closing. The Company does not expect Growlr’s 2019 booked revenue and
cash flow to be impacted by these GAAP adjustments.
“We are thrilled to add Growlr to The Meet Group portfolio,” said Cook.
“Similar to what we have done with our other acquired properties, we
plan to be aggressive in bringing our video model to Growlr. We expect
to begin rolling out live video on Growlr in the fourth quarter of 2019.
We also see opportunities to grow advertising revenue on the app, and we
plan to further invest in user acquisition to expand brand awareness and
reach.”
Company Outlook
The Company is providing the following outlook for the first quarter and
full year of 2019, which includes video growth expectations:
First quarter 2019:
- Revenue in the range of $47.5 million to $48.0 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $7.0 million to $7.5 million.
Full year 2019:
- Revenue in the range of $210.0 million to $215.0 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $39.0 million to $42.0 million.
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
|
December 31, |
December 31, 2017 |
|||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 28,365,725 | $ | 24,158,444 | ||||
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $383,579 and $527,958 at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively |
27,148,484 | 26,443,675 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,911,057 | 3,245,174 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 60,425,266 | 53,847,293 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | — | 894,551 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 148,132,873 | 150,694,135 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 4,633,764 | 4,524,118 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 36,558,439 | 48,719,428 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 15,648,572 | 15,521,214 | ||||||
| Other assets | 2,453,255 | 1,144,032 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 267,852,169 | $ | 275,344,771 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 9,071,193 | $ | 6,277,846 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 19,112,303 | 19,866,438 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 18,566,584 | 15,000,000 | ||||||
| Current portion of capital lease obligations | 134,067 | 254,399 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 4,620,690 | 4,433,450 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 51,504,837 | 45,832,133 | ||||||
| Long-term capital lease obligations, less current portion, net | 58,683 | 192,137 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion, net | 18,087,956 | 40,637,106 | ||||||
| Long-term derivative liability | 940,216 | 2,995,657 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 39,651 | 147,178 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 70,631,343 | 89,804,211 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||||||||
|
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; authorized – 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 |
— | — | ||||||
|
Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized – 100,000,000 shares; 74,697,526 and 71,915,018 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively |
74,700 | 71,918 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 419,455,818 | 408,029,068 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (220,276,025 | ) | (221,435,888 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,033,667 | ) | (1,124,538 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 197,220,826 | 185,540,560 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 267,852,169 | $ | 275,344,771 | ||||
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 52,457,904 | $ | 40,119,076 | $ | 178,613,495 | $ | 123,753,813 | ||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 8,530,877 | 6,050,466 | 32,085,512 | 20,355,964 | ||||||||||||
| Product development and content | 30,109,925 | 19,698,097 | 102,757,432 | 60,704,473 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 5,531,709 | 6,504,840 | 21,093,834 | 19,549,805 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,217,169 | 3,954,243 | 13,775,881 | 11,573,827 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition and restructuring | 235,560 | 3,502,800 | 5,038,254 | 12,151,492 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 56,428,861 | — | 56,428,861 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | 47,625,240 | 96,139,307 | 174,750,913 | 180,764,422 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 4,832,664 | (56,020,231 | ) | 3,862,582 | (57,010,609 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 10,644 | 387 | 24,417 | 5,731 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (483,823 | ) | (438,445 | ) | (2,322,148 | ) | (860,392 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | (95,315 | ) | — | (95,315 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | (3,497 | ) | (30,416 | ) | 97,533 | (32,488 | ) | |||||||||
| Other | 15,621 | 9,631 | 43,775 | 9,631 | ||||||||||||
| Total other expense | (556,370 | ) | (458,843 | ) | (2,251,738 | ) | (877,518 | ) | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense) | 4,276,294 | (56,479,074 | ) | 1,610,844 | (57,888,127 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 17,096 | (11,637,816 | ) | (467,456 | ) | (6,703,600 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 4,293,390 | $ | (68,116,890 | ) | $ | 1,143,388 | $ | (64,591,727 | ) | ||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common stockholder: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| Diluted net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 74,217,118 | 71,808,179 | 73,085,542 | 68,743,956 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 76,863,201 | 71,808,179 | 75,616,439 | 68,743,956 | ||||||||||||
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,143,388 | $ | (64,591,727 | ) | |||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 13,775,881 | 11,573,827 | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 56,428,861 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 9,285,850 | 8,467,278 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | (129,970 | ) | 6,927,513 | |||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 95,315 | — | ||||||
| (Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | (97,533 | ) | 2,413 | |||||
| Bad debt expense | 598,127 | 262,848 | ||||||
| Amortization of loan origination costs | 327,276 | 192,825 | ||||||
| Change in derivatives | 27,448 | — | ||||||
| Change in contingent consideration obligations | — | 102,734 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (1,518,924 | ) | 3,737,383 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | (2,772,856 | ) | 4,734,521 | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 7,494,772 | 1,880,304 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 367,450 | 1,551,886 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 28,596,224 | 31,270,666 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (2,507,779 | ) | (1,798,051 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | — | (126,205,859 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,507,779 | ) | (128,003,910 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2,562,951 | 2,816,735 | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | — | 42,995,371 | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | — | 2,396,250 | ||||||
| Payments of capital leases | (240,595 | ) | (323,512 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | — | 75,000,000 | ||||||
| Payments for restricted stock awards withheld for taxes | (419,269 | ) | (507,398 | ) | ||||
| Loan origination costs | — | (805,719 | ) | |||||
| Payments of contingent consideration | (5,000,000 | ) | (2,897,266 | ) | ||||
| Payments on long-term debt | (19,309,842 | ) | (18,750,000 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (22,406,755 | ) | 99,924,461 | |||||
|
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash prior to effects of foreign currency exchange rate |
3,681,690 | 3,191,217 | ||||||
| Effect of foreign currency exchange rate (translation) | (368,960 | ) | (384,237 | ) | ||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 3,312,730 | 2,806,980 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 25,052,995 | 22,246,015 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 28,365,725 | $ | 25,052,995 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 1,970,841 | $ | 645,372 | ||||
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL REVENUE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017(1) | 2018 | 2017(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| User pay revenue | $ | 31,295,210 | 59.7 | % | $ | 15,448,727 | 38.5 | % | $ | 107,330,136 | 60.1 | % | $ | 33,791,592 | 27.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Advertising | 21,162,694 | 40.3 | % | 24,670,349 | 61.5 | % | 71,283,359 | 39.9 | % | 89,962,221 | 72.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 52,457,904 | 100.0 | % | $ | 40,119,076 | 100.0 | % | $ | 178,613,495 | 100.0 | % | $ | 123,753,813 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| (1) |
Prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective adoption method. |
|
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 4,293,390 | $ | (68,116,890 | ) | $ | 1,143,388 | $ | (64,591,727 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense | 483,823 | 438,445 | 2,322,148 | 860,392 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (17,096 | ) | 11,637,816 | 467,456 | 6,703,600 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,217,169 | 3,954,243 | 13,775,881 | 11,573,827 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,258,859 | 2,665,232 | 9,285,850 | 8,467,278 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 56,428,861 | — | 56,428,861 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition and restructuring | 235,560 | 3,502,800 | 5,038,254 | 12,151,492 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 95,315 | — | 95,315 | — | ||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions | 3,497 | 30,416 | (97,533 | ) | 32,488 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 10,570,517 | $ | 10,540,923 | $ | 32,030,759 | $ | 31,626,211 | ||||||||
| GAAP basic net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| GAAP diluted net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| Basic adjusted EBITDA per common stockholder | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.46 | ||||||||
| Diluted adjusted EBITDA per common stockholder | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.43 | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 74,217,118 | 71,808,179 | 73,085,542 | 68,743,956 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 76,863,201 | 75,965,208 | 75,616,439 | 73,198,544 | ||||||||||||
| THE MEET GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| GAAP Net income (loss) | $ | 4,293,390 | $ | (68,116,890 | ) | $ | 1,143,388 | $ | (64,591,727 | ) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,258,859 | 2,665,232 | 9,285,850 | 8,467,278 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 2,604,653 | 3,370,712 | 11,519,867 | 9,353,171 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (17,096 | ) | 11,637,816 | 467,456 | 6,703,600 | |||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 56,428,861 | — | 56,428,861 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition and restructuring | 235,560 | 3,502,800 | 5,038,254 | 12,151,492 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 9,375,366 | $ | 9,488,531 | $ | 27,454,815 | $ | 28,512,675 | ||||||||
| GAAP basic net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| GAAP diluted net income (loss) per common stockholder | $ | 0.06 | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.94 | ) | ||||||
| Basic Non-GAAP net income per common stockholder | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.41 | ||||||||
| Diluted Non-GAAP net income per common stockholder | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.39 | ||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 74,217,118 | 71,808,179 | 73,085,542 | 68,743,956 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 76,863,201 | 75,965,208 | 75,616,439 | 73,198,544 | ||||||||||||
Webcast and Conference Call Details
Management will host a webcast and conference call to discuss fourth
quarter and year end 2018 financial results today, March 6, 2019 at 8:30
a.m. Eastern time. To access the call dial 866-572-9351 (US and Canada)
or 703-736-7482 (International) and when prompted provide the
participant passcode 1586529 to the operator. An audio replay will be
available at 855-859-2056 domestically or 404-537-3406 internationally,
using passcode 1586529 through March 13, 2019. In addition, a webcast of
the conference call will be available live on the Investor Relations
section of the Company’s website at www.themeetgroup.com
and a replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.
About The Meet Group
The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) is a portfolio of mobile social
entertainment apps designed to meet the universal need for human
connection. We leverage a powerful live-streaming video platform,
empowering our global community to forge meaningful connections. Our
primary apps, MeetMe©, LOVOO©, Skout©, and Tagged©, keep millions of
mobile daily active users entertained and engaged and originate untold
numbers of casual chats, friendships, dates, and marriages. Our apps,
available on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages, use
innovative products and sophisticated data science to let our users
stream live video, send gifts, chat, and share photos. The Meet Group
has a diversified revenue mix consisting of in-app purchases,
subscription, and advertising, and we have offices in New Hope,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dresden, and Berlin. For more information,
visit themeetgroup.com,
and follow us on Facebook, Twitter
or LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including whether first quarter 2019 and full year 2019 revenue
and Adjusted EBITDA will be in the projected outlook range, whether
momentum will continue as expected, whether we have set the stage for
sustainable long-term revenue growth as expected, whether our investment
in livestreaming video will continue to yield strong results, whether we
will see a return to seasonal trends in advertising, whether there is an
opportunity to grow ad revenue in the fourth quarter, whether will
video-enable nearly every aspect of our apps and broaden the suite of
video products, whether we will continue to attract new audiences,
whether and when we will roll out live video on Growlr, whether we will
grow advertising on Growlr, whether and to what extent we will further
invest in Growlr user acquisition and expand brand awareness, and
whether the opportunity to continue to grow video engagement and revenue
is significant. All statements other than statements of historical facts
contained herein are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,”
“may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,”
“could,” “target,” “potential,” “project,” “outlook,” “is likely,”
“expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about
future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our
financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and
financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the risk
that our applications will not function easily or otherwise as
anticipated, the risk that we will not launch additional features and
upgrades as anticipated, the risk that unanticipated events affect the
functionality of our applications with popular mobile operating systems,
any changes in such operating systems that degrade our mobile
applications’ functionality and other unexpected issues which could
adversely affect usage on mobile devices. Further information on our
risk factors is contained in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2018 and our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018
and September 30, 2018 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2018, August 2, 2018
and November 8, 2018, respectively. Any forward-looking statement made
by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or
events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments
or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Regulation G – Non-GAAP Measures
The Company defines mobile traffic and engagement metrics (including
MAU, DAU, chats per day, and new users per day) to include mobile app
traffic for all properties and mobile web traffic for MeetMe, Skout and
LOVOO. The Company defines Video Daily Active User (vDAU) as a
registered user of one of our platforms who has logged in and visited
the Live feature, either as a broadcaster or viewer, on the day of
measurement. The Company defines Average Video Revenue per Daily Active
User (vARPDAU) as the average daily revenue per vDAU. The Company uses
these user metrics for financial and operational decision-making and as
a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company presents
user metrics because it believes them to be an important supplemental
measure of performance that is commonly used by securities analysts,
investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in
its industry and because it believes that these metrics provide useful
information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and
results of operations. There is no directly comparable U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) measure to vARPDAU provided in the
Company’s financial statements and therefore no reconciliation is
provided.
The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP Net Income, which are not
calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, in evaluating its
financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate
period-to period comparison. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial
measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to
evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company presents these
non-GAAP financial measures because it believes them to be an important
supplemental measure of performance that is commonly used by securities
analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of
companies in our industry. We refer you to the reconciliations below for
these historical non-GAAP financial measures to their directly
comparable GAAP financial measures. Information reconciling
forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures is
unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. The Company is
not able to provide reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial
measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are
outside of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted,
such as the provision for income taxes.
Contacts
Investor Contact:
Leslie Arena
[email protected]
267
714 6418
Media Contact:
Brandyn Bissinger
[email protected]
267
446 7010
