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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Gaia Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

Subscribers Increase 68% with Streaming Revenue up 65%

BOULDER, CO, August 6, 2018 — Gaia, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAIA), a conscious media and community company, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 vs. Same Year-Ago Quarter

 

68% subscriber growth generated 65% increase in streaming revenues

 

Gross margin up 70 basis points to 86.8%

 

“The second quarter was highlighted by the continuation of strong subscriber growth,” said Jirka Rysavy, Gaia’s CEO. “We remain ahead of the growth rate needed to achieve our subscriber goal for the end of 2019, while investing approximately $1.0 million less than our targeted rate for customer acquisition even during our seasonally slowest quarter. We also expanded our geographic reach to over 180 countries.”

 

Gaia’s paying subscriber count increased 68% to 466,000 on June 30, 2018, from 277,800 on June 30, 2017.

 

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Total revenues in the second quarter increased 59% to $10.5 million from $6.6 million in the year-ago quarter. This was due to 65% growth in streaming revenues, which was driven by the 68% increase in paying subscribers versus June 30, 2017.

Gross profit in the second quarter increased 61% to $9.1 million compared to $5.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin increased 70 basis points to 86.8% from 86.1% in the second quarter of 2017 due to increased revenues and continued cost efficiency in Gaia’s original content investments. Gaia expects to maintain gross margins at this level through 2018.

Total operating expenses in the second quarter were $15.6 million compared to $12.0 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was due to the planned marketing expense increases associated with accelerated subscriber growth. Customer acquisition costs as a percentage of streaming revenues declined to 85% in the second quarter of 2018 from 99% in the year-ago quarter, despite increasing the subscriber growth rate to 68% in the current quarter from 64% in the year-ago quarter.

Net loss in the second quarter was $6.3 million, or $(0.35) per share, compared to a net loss of $6.3 million, or $(0.42) per share, in the year-ago quarter.

As of June 30, 2018, Gaia had $41.2 million in cash and no debt.

Conference Call

Gaia is hosting a conference call today, August 6, 2018, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT). The conference call dial-in numbers are (888) 394-8218 (or (323) 701-0225 for international callers), passcode 1819991. Questions will be reserved for analysts and investors. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios at (949) 574-3860. Following the completion of today’s conference call, a replay will be available until August 20, 2018, by dialing (844) 512-2921 (or (412) 317-6671 for international callers), passcode 1819991.

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Exhibit 99.1

 

About Gaia

Gaia is a global video streaming service and community that provides curated conscious media in three primary channels—Seeking Truth, Transformation and Yoga—to its subscribers in 180 countries with over 8,000 titles. Over 90% of its library is exclusive to Gaia, and approximately 80% of the views are generated by content produced or owned by Gaia. For more information about Gaia, visit www.gaia.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements relating to matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “believe,” “will,” or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy. While Gaia believes its assumptions and expectations underlying forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that actual results will not be materially different. Risks and uncertainties that could cause materially different results include, among others, operating losses, general economic conditions, competition, changing consumer preferences, acquisitions, new initiatives undertaken by us, costs of acquiring new subscribers, subscriber retention rates, and other risks and uncertainties included in Gaia’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gaia assumes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Paul Tarell

Gaia, Inc.

(303) 222-3330

Paul.Tarell@gaia.com

 

Cody Slach

Liolios Investor Relations

(949) 574-3860

GAIA@liolios.com

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

GAIA, INC.

Condensed consolidated statements of operations

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Net revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Streaming

 

$

10,000

 

 

$

6,057

 

 

$

19,138

 

 

$

11,266

 

DVD subscription and other

 

 

460

 

 

 

501

 

 

 

937

 

 

 

1,076

 

Total net revenues

 

 

10,460

 

 

 

6,558

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

12,342

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Streaming

 

 

1,290

 

 

 

844

 

 

 

2,471

 

 

 

1,585

 

DVD subscription and other

 

 

86

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

145

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

1,376

 

 

 

911

 

 

 

2,648

 

 

 

1,730

 

Gross profit

 

 

9,084

 

 

 

5,647

 

 

 

17,427

 

 

 

10,612

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and operating

 

 

14,253

 

 

 

10,562

 

 

 

29,063

 

 

 

21,028

 

Corporate, general and administration

 

 

1,340

 

 

 

1,439

 

 

 

2,751

 

 

 

2,792

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

15,593

 

 

 

12,001

 

 

 

31,814

 

 

 

23,820

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(6,509

)

 

 

(6,354

)

 

 

(14,387

)

 

 

(13,208

)

Interest and other income, net

 

 

160

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

88

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(6,349

)

 

 

(6,310

)

 

 

(14,210

)

 

 

(13,120

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,826

)

 

 

(629

)

Net loss

 

$

(6,349

)

 

$

(6,310

)

 

$

(12,384

)

 

$

(12,491

)

Loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.74

)

 

$

(0.82

)

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

17,890

 

 

 

15,157

 

 

 

16,627

 

 

 

15,155

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

GAIA, INC.

Condensed consolidated balance sheets

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

ASSETS

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

41,160

 

 

$

32,778

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,322

 

 

 

1,055

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,977

 

 

 

3,082

 

Total current assets

 

 

45,459

 

 

 

36,915

 

Building and land, net

 

 

19,628

 

 

 

17,028

 

Media library, software and equipment, net

 

 

24,033

 

 

 

20,387

 

Goodwill

 

 

10,609

 

 

 

10,609

 

Investments and other assets

 

 

12,743

 

 

 

12,040

 

Total assets

 

$

112,472

 

 

$

96,979

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

 

$

5,956

 

 

$

16,848

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

4,424

 

 

 

3,316

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

10,380

 

 

 

20,164

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

164

 

 

 

663

 

Total equity

 

 

101,928

 

 

 

76,152

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

112,472

 

 

$

96,979

 

 

 

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