Exhibit 99.1
SITO Mobile Reports 28% Increase in Revenues for Second Quarter
New senior leadership to deploy differentiated data-driven strategy focused on large, multi-year recurring revenue opportunities with Fortune 500 brands and tier-1 agencies
JERSEY CITY, N.J., August 14, 2017 -- SITO Mobile Ltd. (NASDAQ:SITO), a leading mobile engagement platform provider, announced today its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2017.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 and Recent Business Highlights
| ● | Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 increased by $2.4 million, or 28%, to $10.8 million, compared to total revenues of $8.4 million in the corresponding period of 2016 |
| ● | Reported results include approximately $1.8 million in non-recurring expenses related to professional fees incurred for the investigation of former executives, the class action lawsuits and the contested solicitation process |
| ● | On June 26, 2017, the Company appointed Thomas J. Pallack as Chief Executive Officer, Mark Del Priore as Chief Financial Officer and William Seagrave as Chief Operating Officer, proven leaders with a broad range of experiences that are uniquely suited for SITO to strategically transition the Company and accelerate the Company’s growth and expansion plans |
| ● | Under our new leadership, and subsequent to the three month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company has consummated multimillion dollar insights-driven transactions with large brands, initiated a preferred agency partnership for data and media solutions, and established a CMO advisory board to consist of globally known industry experts |
| ● | On July 28, 2017, the Company completed a $6.0 million registered direct offering, the proceeds of which were used to, among other things, repay the entire principal amount outstanding, together with accrued and unpaid interest, under the Company’s senior secured indebtedness |
Tom Pallack, SITO’s Chief Executive Officer commented, “My clear mission as SITO’s new CEO is to drive long-term growth and unlock sustainable value for all our stakeholders. Since the end of June, the new SITO leadership team has begun implementing new initiatives that leverage the full capabilities of our innovative technology platform with the goal of differentiating us within the industry. The key element of our new strategy is the leveraging of our unique end-to-end technology platform and the proprietary data and analytics it assembles to help brands drive more effective campaigns.”
“SITO’s experienced leadership team has the track record, relationships and know-how to properly market this highly differentiated data-driven offering and we have begun repositioning our teams to focus on large, multi-million dollar transactions that are syndicated over multiple years with recurring revenues,” Pallack added. “At the end of the second quarter, we began aggressively marketing SITO’s mobile data capabilities to Fortune 500 Brands and leading agencies. In the first 45 days of this effort, we have closed multiple transactions that are substantially larger than any transaction in SITO’s history. Transactions like these, featuring larger campaigns with more significant customers, better leverages our business model. Over time, we believe securing larger wins will help us expand margins and drive profitability.”
“Over the long-term, these larger, multi-year deals will provide us with a more stable foundation to accelerate growth and drive increased visibility into future revenues,” Pallack concluded. “In the near term, as we advance our strategic transition efforts, we will be focused on securing new business. The announcement of new customers and larger deals will be the most effective way to track our progress until our backlog reaches a level that provides us enough insight to offer accurate guidance. Based on our bookings to date, we expect third quarter revenues to increase year-over-year and be sequentially higher than the second quarter, and our operating and net losses should narrow in the absence of $1.8 million in non-recurring costs related to activities that occurred and concluded in the second quarter.”
Second Quarter Financial Summary
Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 increased by $2.4 million, or 28%, to $10.8 million, compared to total revenues of $8.4 million in the corresponding period of 2016. This increase was driven primarily by the increase in media placement revenue as the Company continued to expand its direct sales force and increase our customer base.
Loss from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $2.8 million, which includes $1.8 million in non-recurring expenses in connection with professional fees incurred for the investigation of the Company’s former executives, class action lawsuits and the contested solicitation process.
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was $3.5 million, or ($0.17) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $0.7 million, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, for the corresponding period of 2016. The decline in net income was primarily due to non-recurring professional fees and an increase in headcount.
Year to Date Financial Summary
Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased by $4.0 million, or 30%, to $17.4 million, compared to total revenues of $13.4 million in the corresponding period of 2016. This increase was driven by an increase in media placement revenues, as the Company continued to expand its direct sales force and increase its customer base.
Loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $5.5 million, which includes $2.7 million in non-recurring expenses related to professional fees incurred for the investigation of former executives, the class action lawsuits and the contested solicitation process.
Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $6.5 million, or ($0.32) per basic and diluted share, compared to $0.4 million, or ($0.03) per basic and diluted share, for the corresponding period of 2016. The decline in net income was primarily due to non-recurring professional fees and an increase in headcount.
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Balance Sheet Summary
The Company completed the quarter with $3.2 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $8.7 million at December 31, 2016. Management believes that our current cash levels and our cash flows from future operations will be adequate to meet anticipated working capital needs, anticipated levels of capital expenditures and contractual obligations for the next twelve months.
On July 28, 2017, and subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company completed a $6.0 million registered direct offering. On August 1, 2017, the Company used approximately $4.9 million of the proceeds of raised from this offering to prepay in full all outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest due through the date of repayment and termination fees payable with respect to the Company’s senior secured indebtedness.
Conference call information:
Date: Monday, August 14, 2017
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Dial in Number for U.S. & Canadian Callers: 877-407-8293
Dial in Number for International Callers (Outside U.S. & Canada): 201-689-8349
The conference call will also be webcasted live on the Investor Relations section of SITO’s IR web site at http://ir.sitomobile.com/ir-calendar.
Participating on the call will be SITO Mobile's Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Pallack; Chief Financial Officer, Mark Del Priore and Chief Operating Officer, Bill Seagrave. The Company plans to issue an earnings release prior to the call. To join the live conference call, please dial into the above referenced telephone numbers five minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time.
A replay will be available for two weeks starting at approximately 8 p.m. ET on August 14, 2017. To access the replay, please dial 877-660-6853 in the U.S. and 201-612-7415 for international callers. The conference ID# is 13668198.
About SITO Mobile, Ltd.
SITO Mobile is transforming the manner in which brands connect with consumers in the real world by developing a mobile engagement platform that drives awareness, loyalty, and ultimately sales. In an increasingly mobile-first culture, SITO Mobile delivers proven location-based advertising solutions to Fortune 500 brands and agencies. Through innovation, the company uses proprietary data to build cutting edge, in-house technology, arming clients with the best resources for successful campaigns. Using in-store targeting, proximity targeting, geo-conquesting and attribution data, the platform creates audience profiles to develop measurable hyper-targeted campaigns for brands. SITO’s real-time location-based marketing technology gives us the unique advantage of understanding and shaping the future of retail and consumer behavior.
For more information, visit www.sitomobile.com.
Contacts:
Investor Relations
Rob Fink
Hayden IR
Phone: 646.415.8972
Email: SITO@haydenir.com
Source: SITO Mobile, Ltd.
Released August 14, 2017
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| For the Three Months Ended | For the Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Media placement | $ | 10,725,454 | $ | 8,297,880 | $ | 17,247,586 | $ | 13,159,380 | ||||||||
| Licensing and royalties | 78,667 | 125,946 | 201,496 | 261,365 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 10,804,121 | 8,423,826 | 17,449,082 | 13,420,745 | ||||||||||||
| Costs and Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 5,626,862 | 3,770,916 | 9,021,923 | 6,214,053 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 3,735,131 | 2,690,959 | 7,212,042 | 4,814,733 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 4,087,978 | 1,204,559 | 6,418,432 | 2,880,004 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 120,923 | 149,871 | 282,687 | 304,376 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 13,570,894 | 7,816,305 | 22,935,084 | 14,213,166 | ||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | (2,766,773 | ) | 607,521 | (5,486,002 | ) | (792,421 | ) | |||||||||
| Other Income (Expense) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (352,147 | ) | (445,091 | ) | (743,761 | ) | (884,891 | ) | ||||||||
| Net (loss) before income taxes | (3,118,920 | ) | 162,430 | (6,229,763 | ) | (1,677,312 | ) | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income from continuing operations | (3,118,920 | ) | 162,430 | (6,229,763 | ) | (1,677,312 | ) | |||||||||
| Discontinued Operations | ||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations of discontinued component | (367,008 | ) | 562,825 | (315,632 | ) | 1,231,871 | ||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income from discontinued operations | (367,008 | ) | 562,825 | (315,632 | ) | 1,231,871 | ||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (3,485,928 | ) | $ | 725,255 | $ | (6,545,395 | ) | $ | (445,441 | ) | |||||
| Basic net income (loss) per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | (0.15 | ) | 0.01 | (0.30 | ) | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||
| Discontinued operations | (0.02 | ) | 0.03 | (0.02 | ) | 0.07 | ||||||||||
| Basic net loss per share | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 20,693,809 | 17,355,478 | 20,687,463 | 17,288,445 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | - | 0.01 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | - | 0.03 | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Diluted net earnings (loss) per share | $ | - | $ | 0.04 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | - | 19,831,509 | - | - | ||||||||||||
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,176,550 | $ | 8,744,545 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 9,980,386 | 8,842,256 | ||||||
| Other prepaid expenses | 540,183 | 229,039 | ||||||
| Assets from discontinued operations - net | 14,390 | 870,716 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 13,711,509 | 18,686,556 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 500,581 | 410,688 | ||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Capitalized software development costs, net | 1,852,959 | 1,698,992 | ||||||
| Intangible assets: | ||||||||
| Patents | 478,517 | 461,730 | ||||||
| Patent applications cost | 836,785 | 854,088 | ||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | 1,303,507 | 1,439,007 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 6,444,225 | 6,444,225 | ||||||
| Deferred Loan costs, net | 20,395 | 37,676 | ||||||
| Other assets including security deposits | 92,420 | 112,362 | ||||||
| Total other assets | 11,028,808 | 11,048,080 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 25,240,898 | $ | 30,145,324 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 6,109,088 | $ | 3,184,237 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,935,235 | 2,180,944 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, current portion | 408,225 | 245,407 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities, including security deposit | 7,500 | - | ||||||
| Current obligations under capital lease | 3,576 | 3,446 | ||||||
| Note payable, net - current portion | 4,399,981 | 2,896,893 | ||||||
| Liabilities from discontinued operations - net | 266,011 | 607,236 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,129,616 | 9,118,163 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Obligations under capital lease | 936 | 2,756 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, noncurrent portion | 985,685 | - | ||||||
| Note payable, net | - | 3,952,827 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 986,621 | 3,955,583 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 14,116,237 | 13,073,746 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies - See notes 16 | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 20,715,564 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 20,681,047 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 | 20,715 | 20,680 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 158,428,152 | 157,829,709 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (147,324,206 | ) | (140,778,811 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 11,124,661 | 17,071,578 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 25,240,898 | $ | 30,145,324 | ||||
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