EX-99.1 2 g12344exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 17, 2008 EX-99.1 Press Release Dated MArch 17, 2008
 

Exhibit 99.1
Hollywood Media Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
Full Year Revenues Increase 13.2% to $123.9 Million
BOCA RATON, Fla., March 17, 2008 — Hollywood Media Corp. (NasdaqGM: HOLL), a leading provider of news, information and ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results
As previously reported, in August 2007 Hollywood Media sold its Showtimes business unit to West World Media, LLC, and in August 2006 Hollywood Media sold its Baseline StudioSystems business unit to The New York Times Company. For purposes of the financial results presented in accordance with GAAP in this press release, the operating results and the gain on sale of these sold businesses are reported as discontinued operations and excluded from Hollywood Media’s net revenues and results of continuing operations for all periods presented.
Hollywood Media’s net revenues (which exclude the sale and operating results of the discontinued operations noted above) for the three months ended December 31, 2007 decreased 8.8 percent to $31.0 million compared to $34.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. The decrease was a result of the negative impact of the 19 day Broadway stagehand strike that ended on November 28, 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007 net revenues increased 13.2 percent to $123.9 million compared to $109.4 million in 2006, largely driven by an increase in Broadway Ticketing revenue.
The loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased to $2.2 million, compared to a $1.8 million loss from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of 2006. For the full year 2007, the loss from continuing operations increased to $9.9 million, compared to a $9.7 million loss from continuing operations in 2006.
EBITDA (Modified)* (which excludes the sale and operating results of the discontinued operations noted above) for the fourth quarter of 2007 was a loss of $1.8 million compared to a loss of $1.4 million in EBITDA (Modified) for the fourth quarter of 2006. EBITDA (Modified) for the full year 2007 was a loss of $8.2 million compared to a loss of $6.2 million in EBITDA (Modified) for the full year 2006.
EBITDA (Modified) and the results of continuing operations were negatively impacted by the Broadway stagehand strike, redundant lease expenses associated with the consolidation of the Broadway Ticketing’s New York offices and increased investment in Hollywood.com.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $1.9 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share based on 32,900,188 weighted average common shares outstanding, compared to a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2006 of $1.7 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share based on 33,119,624 weighted average common shares outstanding. The decrease in weighted average common shares outstanding in the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period of 2006 was due to the Company’s repurchase of its common stock during the fourth quarter of

 

 

2007, as described below. Net income for the full year 2007 was $1.7 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share based on 33,303,886 weighted average common shares outstanding, compared to net income of $9.5 million for the full year 2006, or $0.29 per basic and diluted share based on 32,761,848 weighted average common shares outstanding.
During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company used approximately $5.1 million to purchase approximately 2.0 million shares of its common stock under its stock repurchase program announced on October 1, 2007. As of December 31, 2007 there were 31,897,983 shares of common stock outstanding. Additional information regarding the stock repurchase program will be included in the Company’s Form 10-K being filed later today.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $26.8 million at December 31, 2007, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $27.4 million at December 31, 2006.
“Our 2007 results were driven by growth in our Broadway Ticketing business, offset in part by the impact of the stagehand strike during the fourth quarter,” stated Mitchell Rubenstein, Hollywood Media’s Chief Executive Officer. “Following the strike, our Broadway Ticketing sales continued to benefit from increased pricing flexibility as we capitalize on the recent regulatory changes in New York. We are also continuing to invest in our online platform at Hollywood.com with the goal of strengthening the site’s appeal. As we seek to maximize our operating results, we will continue to review opportunities to return value to our shareholders.”
Fourth Quarter 2007 Business Review
During the fourth quarter of 2007, Broadway Ticketing revenues were $27.9 million compared to $31.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, which decrease, as noted above, was a result of the stagehand strike.
EBITDA* for the Broadway Ticketing division in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $1.1 million compared to $1.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. EBITDA for the segment was negatively impacted by the stagehand strike and by redundant lease expense as the Company consolidated its New York offices. Deferred revenue related to Broadway Ticketing increased to $21.6 million as of December 31, 2007, compared to $20.7 million of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2006.
Revenues for the Ad Sales segment were $2.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of 25.3% from the prior-year period.
EBITDA* for the Ad Sales segment was a loss of $354,372 in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to a net loss of $264,452 in the fourth quarter of 2006. EBITDA for the recent period was impacted by the continued investment in Hollywood.com.
Unconsolidated Investee
MovieTickets.com (in which Hollywood Media owns a 26.2% interest) continued to grow in 2007 with significant revenue and income increases driven by a strong ad sales performance. MovieTickets.com now tickets exclusively for 116 movie theater chains. Note that MovieTickets.com’s earnings are not included in Hollywood Media’s financial statements for any of the periods presented.

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Select Segment Highlights
The following tables provide revenue, EBITDA* and net income data for our two highest revenue generating segments. The tables below should be reviewed in conjunction with (i) the “Note on EBITDA” in this press release below and (ii) the attached financial tables which include EBITDA results for all of our reportable segments, with reconciliations to the GAAP results reflected in Hollywood Media’s consolidated income statements. The segment results for our operating divisions do not include expenses in our “Other” segment comprised mainly of specified corporate and public company expenses.
Quarter Ended December 31 (“Q4”)
Net Revenue
                         
    Q4 2007     Q4 2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 27,860,770     $ 31,122,716       -10.48 %
Ad Sales
   $ 2,884,974     $ 2,302,275       25.31 %
EBITDA*
                         
    Q4 2007     Q4 2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 1,086,643     $ 1,658,294       -34.47 %
Ad Sales
   $ (354,372 )   $ (264,452 )     -34.00 %
Net Income (Loss)
                         
    Q4 2007     Q4 2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 1,027,535     $ 1,573,473       -34.70 %
Ad Sales
   $ (766,323 )   $ (253,134 )     -202.73 %
Year Ended December 31
Net Revenue
                         
    2007     2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 111,731,398     $ 98,102,961       13.89 %
Ad Sales
   $ 10,891,517     $ 9,909,996       9.90 %
EBITDA*
                         
    2007     2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 3,625,110     $ 4,190,313       -13.49 %
Ad Sales
   $ (1,180,911 )   $ (58,452 )     -1920.31 %
Net Income (Loss)
                         
    2007     2006     % Change  
Broadway Ticketing
   $ 3,389,402     $ 3,914,572       -13.42 %
Ad Sales
   $ (2,270,265 )   $ (927,021 )     -144.90 %

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Teleconference Information
Management will host a teleconference to discuss Hollywood Media’s 2007 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Monday, March 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To access the teleconference, please dial 888-562-3654 (U.S.) or 973-582-2703 (International) approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the call. The reference passcode for the call is 38541487. The teleconference will also be available via live webcast on the investor relations portion of Hollywood Media’s Web site, located at http://www.hollywood.com/about_us/. Following prepared remarks, management will take questions from the audience via phone and e-mail. To ask a question via e-mail, please send your questions to questions@exec.hollywood.com in advance of, or during, the live call.
If you are unable to listen to the live teleconference at its scheduled time, there will be a replay available through March 31, 2008 and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 (U.S.) or 706-645-9291 (Int’l), passcode 38541487. An archived version of the webcast will also be available on the investor relations portion of Hollywood Media’s Web site.
About Hollywood Media Corp.
Hollywood Media Corp. is a leading provider of news, information and ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries. Hollywood Media’s businesses include: its Broadway Ticketing division including Broadway.com, 1-800-Broadway and Theatre Direct International; and its Ad Sales division including Hollywood.com and the U.K.-based CinemasOnline. Other Hollywood Media businesses include Hollywood.com Television, a free VOD cable TV network, and Hollywood Media’s minority interest in MovieTickets.com.
*Note on EBITDA
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA (Modified) is defined as loss from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization on continuing operations. Hollywood Media has presented EBITDA in this release because it considers such information an important supplemental measure which management utilizes as one of its tools in evaluating performance and believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation and comparison of companies in our industry as well as our results of operations from period to period. EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for Hollywood Media’s financial results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (a) EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, Hollywood Media’s working capital needs; (b) EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, if any; and (c) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. Because of these limitations, EBITDA should not be considered as a principal indicator of Hollywood Media’s performance. Hollywood Media compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on Hollywood Media’s GAAP results and using EBITDA only supplementally. Hollywood Media has provided a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA in the attached tables.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws. The matters discussed herein that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve risks and uncertainties that may result in such expectations not being realized. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous potential risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the need to manage our growth and integrate new businesses, our ability to realize anticipated revenues, cost efficiencies and sources of capital, the impact of potential future dispositions or other strategic transactions by Hollywood Media, our ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships, our ability to compete with other media, data and internet companies, technology risks, the volatility of our stock price, and other risks and factors described in Hollywood Media Corp.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Form 10-K for 2006 and, when filed, our Form 10-K for 2007. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made.
Attached are the following financial tables:
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
SEGMENT SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA AND EBITDA RECONCILIATION

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HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
                
CURRENT ASSETS:
                
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 26,758,550     $ 27,448,649  
Receivables, net
     3,038,711       3,345,757  
Inventories held for sale
     3,950,578       3,374,127  
Deferred ticket costs
     16,481,861       15,273,324  
Prepaid expenses
     2,290,182       2,294,730  
Other receivables
     3,873,799       2,603,416  
Other current assets
     629,298       3,031,495  
Restricted cash
     —       90,000  
Current assets of discontinued operations
     —       974,026  
 
            
Total current assets
     57,022,979       58,435,524  
 
                
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
     4,890,120       1,914,201  
INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES
     286,985       282,714  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
     1,477,822       1,872,536  
GOODWILL
     30,237,137       27,832,214  
OTHER ASSETS
     63,793       110,678  
LONG TERM ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     —       9,561,737  
 
            
TOTAL ASSETS
   $ 93,978,836     $ 100,009,604  
 
            
 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                
 
                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                
Accounts payable
   $ 5,655,729     $ 3,084,420  
Accrued expenses and other
     4,808,551       6,413,079  
Deferred revenue
     24,273,625       23,797,907  
Customer deposits
     1,928,357       1,775,713  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
     141,809       52,303  
Senior unsecured notes, net
     —       6,375,399  
Current portion of note payable
     53,422       —  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
     —       556,341  
 
            
Total current liabilities
     36,861,493       42,055,162  
 
                
DEFERRED REVENUE
     544,491       570,218  
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less current portion
     255,971       25,285  
MINORITY INTEREST
     —       62,040  
OTHER DEFERRED LIABILITY
     622,189       3,295  
DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
     —       1,423,464  
NOTE PAYABLE, less current portion
     94,289       —  
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     —       170,723  
 
                
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
                
 
                
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
                
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding
     —       —  
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,897,983 and 33,476,530 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
     318,980       334,765  
Additional paid-in capital
     310,120,531       311,210,796  
Accumulated deficit
     (254,839,108 )     (255,846,144 )
 
            
Total shareholders’ equity
     55,600,403       55,699,417  
 
            
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
   $ 93,978,836     $ 100,009,604  
 
            

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HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 
    TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,     THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
NET REVENUES
                                
Ticketing
   $ 111,731,398     $ 98,102,961     $ 27,860,770     $ 31,122,716  
Other
     12,149,825       11,314,021       3,174,299       2,906,295  
 
                        
 
     123,881,223       109,416,982       31,035,069       34,029,011  
 
                        
 
                                
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
                                
Cost of revenues — ticketing
     93,367,536       81,928,952       22,767,953       25,902,599  
Editorial, production, development and technology (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
     6,286,130       5,331,498       1,691,399       1,519,524  
Selling, general and administrative
     16,321,373       14,884,268       4,622,327       4,435,210  
Payroll and benefits
     16,072,400       14,117,379       3,779,594       3,682,045  
Depreciation and amortization
     1,847,171       1,702,427       528,542       328,587  
 
                        
 
                                
Total operating costs and expenses
     133,894,610       117,964,524       33,389,815       35,867,965  
 
                        
 
                                
Loss from operations
     (10,013,387 )     (8,547,542 )     (2,354,746 )     (1,838,954 )
 
                                
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES
     4,747       12,227       2,686       13,777  
 
                                
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
                                
Interest, net
     199,437       (1,787,735 )     286,895       (178,841 )
Change in derivative liability
     —       640,536       —       56,536  
Other, net
     (59,572 )     3,910       (119,953 )     144,309  
 
                        
 
                                
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest
     (9,868,775 )     (9,678,604 )     (2,185,118 )     (1,803,173 )
 
                                
MINORITY INTEREST IN (INCOME) LOSSES OF SUBSIDIARIES
     3,241       4,910       24,729       (29,441 )
 
                        
 
                                
Loss from continuing operations
     (9,865,534 )     (9,673,694 )     (2,160,389 )     (1,832,614 )
 
                                
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
     10,254,287       16,328,241       301,182       (535,670 )
Income from discontinued operations
     1,345,856       2,867,966       —       667,087  
 
                        
Income from discontinued operations
     11,600,143       19,196,207       301,182       131,417  
 
                                
 
                        
Net income (loss)
   $ 1,734,609     $ 9,522,513     $ (1,859,207 )   $ (1,701,197 )
 
                        
 
                                
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share
                                
Continuing operations
     (0.30 )     (0.30 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )
Discontinued operations
     0.35       0.59       —       —  
 
                        
Total basic and diluted net income per share
   $ 0.05     $ 0.29     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.06 )
 
                        
 
                                
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding — basic and diluted
     33,303,886       32,761,848       32,900,188       33,119,624  
 
                        

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Hollywood Media Corp.
Segment Summary Financial Data and EBITDA Reconciliation
For the Year Ended December 31, 2007
                                                 
    Broadway             Intellectual                    
    Ticketing     Ad Sales (1)     Properties     Cable TV     Other (2)     Total  
Net Revenues
   $ 111,731,398     $ 10,891,517     $ 1,061,118     $ 197,190     $ —     $ 123,881,223  
 
                                                
Operating Income (Loss)
     3,350,493       (2,239,958 )     (8,918 )     (579,213 )     (10,535,791 )     (10,013,387 )
 
                                    
 
                                                
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations
     3,389,402       (2,270,265 )     8,499       (579,213 )     (10,413,957 )     (9,865,534 )
 
                                                
Add back (Income) Expense:
                                                
 
                                                
Interest, net
     (74,468 )     6,439       (9,429 )     —       (121,979 )     (199,437 )
Taxes
     (7,400 )     33,365       —       —       26,968       52,933  
Depreciation and Amortization
     317,576       1,049,550       —       6,100       473,945       1,847,171  
 
                                    
 
                                                
EBITDA Income (Loss) from continuing operations
   $ 3,625,110     $ (1,180,911 )   $ (930 )   $ (573,113 )   $ (10,035,023 )   $ (8,164,867 )
 
                                    
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
                                                 
    Broadway             Intellectual                    
    Ticketing     Ad Sales (1)     Properties     Cable TV     Other (2)     Total  
Net Revenues
   $ 98,102,961     $ 9,909,996     $ 1,229,126     $ 174,899     $ —     $ 109,416,982  
 
                                                
Operating Income (Loss)
     3,937,948       (978,399 )     163,953       (573,454 )     (11,097,590 )     (8,547,542 )
 
                                    
 
                                                
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations
     3,914,572       (927,021 )     189,364       (572,079 )     (12,278,530 )     (9,673,694 )
 
                                                
Add back (Income) Expense:
                                                
 
                                                
Interest
     (14,116 )     (26,344 )     (8,274 )     —       1,836,469       1,787,735  
Taxes
     —       (22,583 )     —       —       —       (22,583 )
Depreciation and Amortization
     289,857       917,496       —       13,134       481,940       1,702,427  
 
                                    
 
                                                
EBITDA Income (Loss) from continuing operations
   $ 4,190,313     $ (58,452 )   $ 181,090     $ (558,945 )   $ (9,960,121 )   $ (6,206,115 )
 
                                    
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
                                                 
    Broadway             Intellectual                    
    Ticketing     Ad Sales (1)     Properties     Cable TV     Other (2)     Total  
Net Revenues
   $ 27,860,770     $ 2,884,974     $ 264,075     $ 25,250     $ —     $ 31,035,069  
 
                                                
Operating Income (Loss)
     1,011,153       (683,053 )     (50,269 )     (164,904 )     (2,467,673 )     (2,354,746 )
 
                                    
 
                                                
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations
     1,027,535       (766,323 )     (20,558 )     (164,904 )     (2,236,139 )     (2,160,389 )
 
                                                
Add back (Income) Expense:
                                                
 
                                                
Interest, net
     (26,051 )     3,130       (2,296 )     —       (261,678 )     (286,895 )
Taxes
     —       85,991       —       —       26,233       112,224  
Depreciation and Amortization
     85,159       322,830       —       330       120,223       528,542  
 
                                    
 
                                                
EBITDA Income (Loss) from continuing operations
   $ 1,086,643     $ (354,372 )   $ (22,854 )   $ (164,574 )   $ (2,351,361 )   $ (1,806,518 )
 
                                    
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
                                                 
    Broadway             Intellectual                    
    Ticketing     Ad Sales (1)     Properties     Cable TV     Other (2)     Total  
Net Revenues
   $ 31,122,716     $ 2,302,275     $ 545,721     $ 58,299     $ —     $ 34,029,011  
 
                                                
Operating Income (Loss)
     1,535,400       (382,956 )     182,795       (142,995 )     (3,031,198 )     (1,838,954 )
 
                                    
 
                                                
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations
     1,573,473       (253,134 )     168,808       (142,995 )     (3,178,766 )     (1,832,614 )
 
                                                
Add back (Income) Expense:
                                                
 
                                                
Interest
     (419 )     (23,421 )     (1,677 )     —       204,358       178,841  
Taxes
     —       (107,490 )     —       —       —       (107,490 )
Depreciation and Amortization
     85,240       119,593       —       2,918       120,836       328,587  
 
                                    
 
                                                
EBITDA Income (Loss) from continuing operations
   $ 1,658,294     $ (264,452 )   $ 167,131     $ (140,077 )   $ (2,853,572 )   $ (1,432,676 )
 
                                    
 
(1)   The Ad Sales segment includes Internet advertising sales on Hollywood.com, commissions from advertising sales on MovieTickets.com and Internet and other advertising sales by CinemasOnline.
 
(2)   The Other segment is comprised of payroll and benefits for corporate and administrative personnel as well as other corporate-wide expenses such as audit fees, proxy costs, insurance, centralized information technology, and includes consulting fees and other fees and costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that require Hollywood Media and its Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to make an assessment of and report on internal control over financial reporting.

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