NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 08/13/15 — Snap Interactive, Inc. (“SNAP,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) (OTCQB: STVI), a leading online dating provider, today announced financial and operational results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
Total revenues decreased 7.6% and subscription revenue decreased 2.4% for the second quarter of 2015 relative to the comparable period in 2014, however, total revenues slightly increased by approximately $2.0 thousand as compared to the first quarter of 2015;
SNAP incurred an operating loss of approximately $0.2 million, reflecting an improvement as compared to an operating loss of approximately $0.3 million for the comparable period in 2014;
Cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $1.9 million as of June 30, 2015, representing an increase of approximately $0.8 million from December 31, 2014;
Generated positive Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $73.0 thousand, an improvement of approximately $11.0 thousand relative to the comparable period in 2014, and an improvement of approximately $685.0 thousand compared to the first quarter of 2015;
Active subscriber count was 98.0 thousand as of June 30, 2015 which was relatively flat compared to the same period in 2014; and
Increased user activity on The Grade, our new mobile dating application, reaching a cumulative usage milestone of more than 20.0 million swipes, as compared to cumulative usage of more than 8.0 million swipes as of March 31, 2015.
Growth and New Initiatives
In the second quarter of 2015 we achieved important milestones in growth and new initiatives, including:
Board of Directors – Appointed an independent director to our Board of Directors;
Reengaged Users – Reactivated 1.2 million users from the AYI database via targeted email campaigns; and
The Grade User Activity – As of June 30, 2015, cumulative usage of The Grade mobile application exceeded 20 million swipes.
SNAP–s Chief Executive Officer, Clifford Lerner, said, “Q2 was a significant quarter for SNAP, during which we achieved several milestones, with the highlight being the appointment of our first independent director, Dr. Steven Fox, to our Board of Directors. We continue to seek two other independent board members to help us achieve our strategic objective to build a portfolio of mobile and Internet dating applications and brands. In addition, SNAP has developed a valuable asset in its database of over 30.0 million users. SNAP–s campaign in the second quarter to reactivate inactive users by presenting AYI and third party offers was successful, engaging approximately 1.2 million users that had formerly been inactive. SNAP–s infrastructure is highly scalable and our team is capable of supporting significant future growth and profitability as we seek to grow our portfolio.”
Mr. Lerner continued, “The Grade, our unique female-friendly dating app and first addition to our portfolio, saw record usage in Q2, highlighted by an 81% increase in swipes in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2015, as seen in the chart below. Furthermore, The Grade also appeared in the nationally televised reality show Leah Remini: It–s All Relative in the July 22nd episode –Leah and Chelsea Handler–s Dating Tips–, in which The Grade is used by a cast member to help find a date. We–re excited to see The Grade receive a high level of exposure to a national audience.”
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SNAP–s Chief Operating Officer, Alex Harrington, said, “Looking at our business overall, SNAP faced revenue headwinds in the second quarter of 2015 relative to the second quarter of 2014. This was primarily due to unfavorable international exchange rates and the termination of a large, exclusive advertising contract in 2014 in favor of more flexible, non-exclusive advertising relationships in 2015. Relative to the first quarter of 2015, revenues increased slightly as our smaller advertising relationships continue to grow. AYI has delivered stable results, with subscription revenues decreasing nominally and active subscribers flat compared to the same period last year. In the near future, we expect that the focus for AYI will be on cash efficiency, rather than growth to support other investment initiatives in our portfolio.”
Liquidity and Cash Flow
Cash Balance – We ended the second quarter of 2015 with approximately $1.9 million of cash and cash equivalents on our balance sheet; and
Reduction in Cash Used in Operating Activities: We reduced our consumption of cash from operating activities from nearly $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2015 to approximately $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Mr. Harrington added, “We were pleased to reduce expenses and cash burn during the second quarter of 2015 relative to the first quarter of 2015, in which we sustained a number of one-time, non-recurring items such as a repayment of an advance under an advertising agreement, expenses associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters and a legal settlement and related legal fees. With our current liquidity position on a solid footing, we continue to manage cash conservatively and expect still more cash-efficiency in operations going forward, while continuing to explore new avenues for growth.”
Snap Interactive, Inc. develops, owns and operates online dating applications for social networking websites and mobile platforms. The Grade is a mobile dating application catering to high quality singles. SNAP–s flagship brand, AYI.com is a multi-platform online dating site with over one million monthly active users.
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Bookings does not reflect that we recognize subscription revenue from subscription fees over the length of the subscription term and subscription revenue from micro-transactions over a two-month period;
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