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NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)
WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) today reported financial results for
the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
Revenues for the first quarter of 2011 were $2.2 million compared to
revenues of $1.9 million for the same period in 2010. Revenues from
online job board postings were up 45% compared to the same period last
year. Net loss was $1.3 million during the first quarter of 2011
compared to a loss of $1.9 million during the same period in 2010.
“We continued to demonstrate rapid growth during the first quarter,
despite not having the benefit of any trade shows during the quarter,
while continuing to contain our operating expenses,” stated Alan M.
Meckler, Chairman and CEO of WebMediaBrands Inc. “We anticipate
continued growth in the coming quarters as our website traffic grows
along with our various lines of business,” added Meckler.
During the first quarter, WebMediaBrands announced the acquisition of
the assets of the SemanticOverflow.com website, the acquisitions of the
assets of the FacebookMarketing.de and Twittercism.com blogs and the
acquisition of the trade show and related assets of the European
Semantic Technology Conference. WebMediaBrands also entered into a joint
venture with pedigital GmbH to launch AllFacebookStats.com.
Also during the first quarter, the Company announced the launch of its
Social Media Boot Camp, an innovative 8-week online conference and
workshop that ran from March 23 – May 11, 2011 and will run again from
June 8 – July 28, 2011.
WebMediaBrands Inc. 1st Quarter 2011
Financial Results Conference Call Alert
WebMediaBrands Inc. invites you to participate in its conference call
reviewing 2011 first quarter results on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 12:00
noon EDT.
The conference call number is 888-297-8964 for domestic participants and
719-325-2150 for international participants; confirmation code
“6387080.” Please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are
connected prior to the presentation. The conference call replay will be
available until Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Replay call numbers are
888-203-1112 for domestic participants and 719-457-0820 for
international participants; confirmation code “6387080.”
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WebMediaBrands Inc. | |
Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations | |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2011 | |
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | |
|
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | | 2010 | |
| 2011 | |
Revenues
| | |
$
|
1,904
| | |
$
|
2,246
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Cost of revenues
| | | |
1,298
| | | |
1,448
| |
Advertising, promotion and selling
| | | |
529
| | | |
432
| |
General and administrative
| | | |
1,642
| | | |
1,355
| |
Depreciation
| | | |
128
| | | |
84
| |
Amortization
| | |
|
11
| | |
|
118
| |
Total operating expenses
| | |
|
3,608
| | |
|
3,437
| |
Operating loss from continuing operations
| | | |
(1,704
|
)
| | |
(1,191
|
)
|
Other income, net
| | | |
8
| | | |
(4)
| |
Interest income
| | | |
17
| | | |
35
| |
Interest expense
| | |
|
(230
|
)
| |
|
(179
|
)
|
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
| | | |
(1,909
|
)
| | |
(1,339
|
)
|
Provision for income taxes
| | |
|
3
| | |
|
10
| |
Loss from continuing operations
| | | |
(1,912
|
)
| | |
(1,349
|
)
|
Loss on sale of discontinued operations
| | |
|
(6
|
)
| |
|
—
| |
Net loss
| | |
$
|
(1,918
|
)
| |
$
|
(1,349
|
)
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Loss per share:
| | | | | | | | | |
Basic
| | | | | | | | | |
Loss from continuing operations
| | |
$
|
(0.05
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Income from discontinued operations
| | |
|
—
| | |
|
—
| |
Net loss
| | |
$
|
(0.05
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Diluted
| | | | | | | | | |
Loss from continuing operations
| | |
$
|
(0.05
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Income from discontinued operations
| | |
|
—
| | |
|
—
| |
Net loss
| | |
$
|
(0.05
|
)
| |
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Weighted average shares used in computing loss per share:
| | | | | | | | | |
Basic
| | |
|
37,185
| | |
|
37,977
| |
Diluted
| | |
|
37,185
| | |
|
37,977
| |
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WebMediaBrands Inc. | |
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets | |
December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011 | |
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |
|
|
|
|
| December 31, 2010 | |
| March 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | (Unaudited) | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Current assets:
| | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents
| | |
$
|
12,970
| | |
$
|
11,100
| |
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10 and $10, respectively
| | | |
581
| | | |
726
| |
Income taxes receivable
| | | |
392
| | | |
189
| |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
| | |
|
520
| | |
|
591
| |
Total current assets
| | | |
14,463
| | | |
12,606
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,556
and $1,198, respectively
| | | |
728
| | | |
672
| |
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $209 and $327,
respectively
| | | |
1,535
| | | |
1,814
| |
Goodwill
| | | |
10,261
| | | |
10,189
| |
Investments and other assets
| | |
|
1,005
| | |
|
1,338
| |
Total assets
| | |
$
|
27,992
| | |
$
|
26,619
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable
| | |
$
|
1,210
| | |
$
|
450
| |
Accrued payroll and related expenses
| | | |
424
| | | |
537
| |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
| | | |
1,447
| | | |
1,411
| |
Deferred revenues
| | |
|
817
| | |
|
1,384
| |
Total current liabilities
| | | |
3,898
| | | |
3,782
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Loan from related party
| | | |
5,947
| | | |
5,897
| |
Deferred revenues
| | | |
19
| | | |
21
| |
Deferred income taxes
| | | |
410
| | | |
418
| |
Other long-term liabilities
| | |
|
57
| | |
|
58
| |
Total liabilities
| | |
|
10,331
| | |
|
10,176
| |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commitments and contingencies
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Stockholders’ equity:
| | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 4,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares issued
| | | |
—
| | | |
—
| |
Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized,
37,986,851 and 38,101,513 shares
| | | | | | | | | |
issued at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011, respectively
| | | |
380
| | | |
381
| |
Additional paid-in capital
| | | |
281,087
| | | |
281,217
| |
Accumulated deficit
| | | |
(263,700
|
)
| | |
(265,049
|
)
|
Treasury stock, 65,000 shares, at cost
| | |
|
(106
|
)
| |
|
(106
|
)
|
Total stockholders’ equity
| | |
|
17,661
| | |
|
16,443
| |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
| | |
$
|
27,992
| | |
$
|
26,619
| |
|
|
WebMediaBrands Inc. | |
Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows | |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2011 (in
thousands) | |
|
|
|
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2010 | |
| 2011 | |
Cash flows from operating activities:
| | | | | | |
Net loss
| |
$
|
(1,918
|
)
| |
$
|
(1,349
|
)
|
Less: Loss on sale of discontinued operations
| |
|
(6
|
)
| |
|
—
| |
Loss from continuing operations
| | |
(1,912
|
)
| | |
(1,349
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
| | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization
| | |
139
| | | |
202
| |
Stock-based compensation
| | |
45
| | | |
84
| |
Other, net
| | |
—
| | | |
(4
|
)
|
Amortization of debt issue costs
| | |
34
| | | |
8
| |
Deferred income taxes
| | |
2
| | | |
8
| |
Changes in current assets and liabilities (net of businesses
acquired):
| | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable, net
| | |
(180
|
)
| | |
(145
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
| | |
73
| | | |
(71
|
)
|
Income tax receivable
| | |
79
| | | |
203
| |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
| | |
(21
|
)
| | |
(688
|
)
|
Deferred revenues
| | |
260
| | | |
569
| |
Discontinued operations
| |
|
(5
|
)
| |
|
—
| |
Net cash used in operating activities
| |
|
(1,486
|
)
| |
|
(1,183
|
)
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
| | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment
| | |
(12
|
)
| | |
(24
|
)
|
Acquisitions of businesses, assets and other
| |
|
(91
|
)
| |
|
(652
|
)
|
Net cash used in investing activities
| |
|
(103
|
)
| |
|
(676
|
)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
| | | | | | | | |
Repayment of borrowings from related party
| | |
—
| | | |
(50
|
)
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
| |
|
128
| | |
|
39
| |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
| |
|
128
| | |
|
(11
|
)
|
Effect of exchange rates on cash
| |
|
(1
|
)
| |
|
—
| |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
| | |
(1,462
|
)
| | |
(1,870
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
| |
|
15,012
| | |
|
12,970
| |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
| |
$
|
13,550
| | |
$
|
11,100
| |
| | | | | | | |
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About WebMediaBrands Inc.
WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) (http://www.webmediabrands.com),
headquartered in New York, NY, is a leading Internet media company that
provides content, education, and career services to media and creative
professionals through a portfolio of vertical online properties,
communities, and trade shows. The Company's online business includes: (i)
mediabistro.com, a leading blog network providing content,
education, community, and career resources (including the industry's
leading online job board) about major media industry verticals including
new media, social media, Facebook, TV news, sports news, advertising,
public relations, publishing, design, mobile, and the Semantic Web; and
(ii) AllCreativeWorld.com,
a leading network of online properties providing content, education,
community, career, and other resources for creative and design
professionals. The Company's online business also includes community,
membership and e-commerce offerings including a freelance listing
service, a marketplace for designing and purchasing logos and premium
membership services. The Company's trade show and educational offerings
include conferences, online and in-person courses, and video
subscription libraries on topics covered by the Company's online
business.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release that are not
historical facts are "forward-looking statements" under the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties
address a variety of subjects including, for example: risks associated
with acquisitions, including integration of operations; general economic
conditions; the competitive environment in which WebMediaBrands
competes; and the unpredictability of WebMediaBrands’s future revenues,
expenses, cash flows and stock prices.For a more detailed
discussion of such risks and uncertainties, refer to WebMediaBrands’s
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements
included herein are made as of the date of this press release, and
WebMediaBrands assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking
statements after the date hereof, except as required by law.
All current WebMediaBrands press releases can be found online at www.webmediabrands.com/corporate/press.html
Contacts:
For information on WebMediaBrands:
Amanda
Barrett, 212-547-7879
Director of Marketing
press@webmediabrands.com
Source: WebMediaBrands Inc.
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