MeetMe Reports Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

08/04/2014

Second Quarter Mobile Revenue Increased 114% Year-Over-Year

Adjusted EBITDA Increased 93% Year-Over-Year To $740,000 In Second
Quarter

NEW HOPE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), the public market leader for social
discovery, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended
June 30, 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights

  • Total revenue was $10.7 million, up 13% from the second quarter of
    2013.
  • Mobile revenue was $5.6 million, up 114% from the second quarter of
    2013.
  • Mobile revenue represented nearly 53% of total revenue, the highest
    proportion in MeetMe’s history.
  • Mobile average revenue per user (ARPU) was $2.19, up 123% from $0.98
    in the second quarter of 2013, and exceeded web ARPU of $1.28 for the
    third consecutive quarter.
  • Mobile average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU) was $0.074, up
    100% from $0.037 in the second quarter of 2013.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $740,400 compared to $384,000 in the second
    quarter of 2013. For the second quarter, the Company reported a net
    loss of $1.4 million compared to a net loss of $2.1 million for the
    second quarter of 2013. (See the important discussion about the
    presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciliation to the
    most direct comparable GAAP financial measure, below.)
  • Cash and Cash Equivalents totaled $5.8 million at June 30, 2014.
    Following the close of the quarter the Company completed an equity
    offering which provided the Company with net proceeds of $10.5 million.

Geoff Cook, Chief Executive Officer of MeetMe, said:

“Our mobile traffic and our financial results in the second quarter
demonstrate the gathering momentum in the business. We made considerable
progress in the quarter against our primary goal of increasing mobile
daily active users, ending the quarter with 864,000 daily active users
in June, up 12% versus the Q1 average. Our team is committed to making
MeetMe the leading platform for finding new mobile chat partners, and we
look forward to continuing to execute against an ambitious product
pipeline to grow engagement and continue to expand our audience.”

David Clark, Chief Financial Officer of MeetMe, added:

“For the first time in our history, due to 114% year over year growth,
mobile revenue represents the majority of revenue generated in the
quarter. This demonstrates the success of our mobile monetization
strategy implemented last year. In addition we recently strengthened our
balance sheet with a completed equity offering, which provided the
Company with net proceeds of $10.5 million.”

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Management will host a webcast and conference call to discuss second
quarter 2014 financial results today, August 4, 2014 at 11:30 a.m.
Eastern time. To access the call dial 888-481-2877 (+1 719-325-2484
outside the United States) and when prompted provide the passcode
“MeetMe” to the operator. In addition, a webcast of the conference call
will be available live on the Investor Relations section of the
Company’s website at www.meetmecorp.com
and a replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.

About MeetMe, Inc.

MeetMe® is the leading social network for meeting new people in the US
and the public market leader for social discovery (NASDAQ: MEET). MeetMe
makes it easy to discover new people to chat with on mobile devices.
With approximately 80 percent of traffic coming from mobile and more
than one million total daily active users, MeetMe is fast becoming the
social gathering place for the mobile generation. MeetMe is a leader in
mobile monetization with a diverse revenue model comprising advertising,
native advertising, virtual currency, and subscription. MeetMe apps are
available on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages, including
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Chinese
(Traditional and Simplified), Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Turkish and
Korean. For more information, please visit meetmecorp.com.

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 our business will continue gathering momentum,
whether and to what extent we will increase mobile daily active users in
the future, whether we make MeetMe the leading platform for finding new
mobile chat partners, whether we can successfully implement our product
pipeline to grow engagement and expand our audience, whether mobile
revenue will continue to constitute the majority of our total revenue,
and whether our mobile monetization strategy will continue to be
successful. 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,” “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, 2013 and the Prospectus Supplement (Rule 424(b)(5)) filed
on July 24, 2014. 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 Financial Measures

The Company uses financial measures which are not calculated and
presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“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.

The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (or loss) from
continuing operations before interest expense, income taxes,
depreciation and amortization, and non-cash stock-based compensation,
non-recurring acquisition and restructuring expenses and the goodwill
impairment charges. The Company excludes stock-based compensation
because it is non-cash in nature.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative
to net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities, as
a measure of liquidity or any other financial measure. They may not be
indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor is it
intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should
not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as a substitute
for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

MEETME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
   
(Unaudited) June 30, 2014 December 31, 2013

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,838,757 $ 6,330,532
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $628,000 and $495,000, at
June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
7,420,244 10,136,929
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   655,401     597,133  
Total current assets   13,914,402     17,064,594  
 
Goodwill 70,646,036 70,646,036
Property and equipment, net 1,899,266 2,871,800
Intangible assets, net 3,808,775 4,787,941
Other assets   164,627     205,869  

TOTAL ASSETS

$

90,433,106

  $

95,576,240

 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable $ 3,234,907 $ 3,331,484
Accrued liabilities 2,356,130 3,262,327
Current portion of capital lease obligations 901,346 928,181
Current portion of long-term debt 2,071,267 2,333,966
Deferred revenue   235,740     275,761  
Total current liabilities   8,799,390     10,131,719  
 
Long-term capital lease obligation, less current portion, net 310,196 713,699
Long-term debt, less current portion, net 1,454,433 2,102,842
Other Liabilities   819,500     819,930  

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$

11,383,519

  $

13,768,190

 
 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, authorized – 5,000,000 Shares;
Convertible Preferrred Stock Series A-1, $.001 par value; authorized
– 1,000,000 shares; 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at June
30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
$ 1,000 $ 1,000

Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized – 100,000,000 Shares;
38,971,200 and 38,477,359 shares issued and outstanding at June
30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

38,975 38,481
Additional paid-in capital 284,558,884 282,496,996
Accumulated deficit (204,971,194 ) (200,110,075 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income   (578,078 )   (618,352 )

Total stockholders’ equity

 

79,049,587

   

81,808,050

 
 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

90,433,106

  $

95,576,240

 
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in
the June 30, 2014 10-Q filing.
 

MEETME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)
         

Three Months Ended June 30,

  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2014     2013     2014     2013  
 
Revenues $ 10,687,330   $ 9,482,960   $ 20,190,834   $ 17,288,592  
 
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Sales and marketing 1,935,678 1,542,977 4,094,766 3,529,670
Product development and content 6,855,739 6,342,576 13,713,179 12,726,020
General and administrative 2,194,138 1,822,300 4,123,783 4,222,559
Depreciation and amortization 1,079,932 1,089,043 2,165,391 2,171,987
Acquisition and restructuring costs 646,479 120,202 2,540,896
Loss on debt restructure               1,174,269  
Total Operating Costs and Expenses   12,065,487     11,443,375     24,217,321     26,365,401  
 
Loss from Operations   (1,378,157 )   (1,960,415 )   (4,026,487 )   (9,076,809 )
 
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income 549 3,097 1,715 5,353
Interest expense (241,643 ) (141,728 ) (661,886 ) (355,568 )
Change in warrant liability   181,493         (174,461 )    
Total Other Income (Expense)   (59,601 )   (138,631 )   (834,632 )   (350,215 )
 
Loss before Income Taxes (1,437,758 ) (2,099,046 ) (4,861,119 ) (9,427,024 )
Income taxes                
Net Loss (1,437,758 ) (2,099,046 ) (4,861,119 ) (9,427,024 )
Preferred stock dividends                
Net Loss Allocable to Common Stockholders

$

(1,437,758

)

$

(2,099,046

) $ (4,861,119 ) $ (9,427,024 )
 
Basic and diluted losses per Common Stockholders $ (0.04 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.13 ) $ (0.25 )
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding   38,798,706     38,127,737     38,649,766     37,749,772  
 
Net Loss (1,437,758 ) (2,099,046 ) (4,861,119 ) (9,427,024 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment   12,573     (45,741 )   40,274     (28,414 )
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS   (1,425,185 )   (2,144,787 )   (4,820,845 )   (9,455,438 )
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in
the June 30, 2014 10-Q filing.
 
MEETME, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION of GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS TO ADJUSTED EBITIDA
(UNAUDITED)
           
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2014     2013     2014     2013  
 
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations $ (1,437,758 ) $ (2,099,046 ) $ (4,861,119 ) $ (9,427,024 )
 
Interest expense 241,643 141,728 661,886 355,568
Change in warrant liability (181,493 ) 174,461
Depreciation and amortization 1,079,932 1,089,043 2,165,391 2,171,987
Amortization of stock based compensation 1,038,101 605,776 1,979,388 1,910,924
Acquisition and restructuring costs 646,479 120,202 2,540,896
Loss on debt restructure               1,174,269  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 740,425   $ 383,980   $ 240,209   $ (1,273,380 )
 
 
GAAP basic and diluted net income (loss) per common shareholders $ (0.04 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.13 ) $ (0.25 )
Basic adjusted EBITDA per common shareholders $ 0.02   $ 0.01   $ 0.01   $ (0.03 )
Diluted adjusted EBITDA per common shareholders $ 0.02   $ 0.01   $ 0.01   $ (0.03 )
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, Basic   38,798,706     38,127,737     38,649,766     37,749,772  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, Diluted   42,271,469     40,064,802     42,227,631     37,749,772  
 

Investor Contact:
MKR Group Inc.
Todd Kehrli or Jim
Byers
323-468-2300
meet@mkr-group.com

Source: MeetMe, Inc.