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Allied Gaming & Entertainment Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the “Company” or “AGAE”), a global experiential entertainment company, today
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[{"type":"text","content":" NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAllied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE) (the “Company” or “AGAE”), a global experiential entertainment company, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.\n\n\n“It was a productive quarter at AGAE as we grew revenues by 93% year-over-year and continued to lay the foundation for our business to capitalize on the significant assets available to us,” said Yinghua Chen, Chief Executive Officer of AGAE. “With our inaugural World Mahjong Tour events taking place starting next month, more new mobile games titles being developed and continued strong demand at HyperX Arena and our mobile arena, we are confident that we are right on the cusp of more visible progress on both the top and bottom lines of our company.”\n\n\nThird Quarter 2024 Financial Results\n\n\nRevenues: Total revenues of $2.2 million increased 93% compared to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to a $0.2 million increase in In-person event revenues at our HyperX arena and an $0.8 million increase in casual mobile gaming revenues following the Company’s strategic investment in Z-Tech in the fourth quarter of 2023.\n\n\nTotal costs and expenses for the third quarter were $3.3 million, an increase from $1.8 million in the prior-year period. The increase in costs and expenses were also primarily driven by our investment in Z-Tech along with an Employee Retention Credit that was received and recorded as a reduction of payroll tax expense in the prior year period. These increases were partially offset by a D&O insurance reimbursement and professional fees related to prior year M&A activities.\n\n\nNet loss for the third quarter of 2024 was $4.0 million compared to net income of $0.1 million in the prior year period. The change was primarily the result of a settlement agreement and release with BPR Cumulus LLC (“BPR”) under which $3.0 million held on AGAE’s balance sheet as restricted cash was returned to BPR, as well as net unrealized foreign currency transaction losses of $1.2 million based on fluctuations in exchange rates between the dates the transactions were initiated and September 30, 2024. Almost all of the net unrealized foreign currency transaction loss was reversed in October 2024.\n\n\nAdjusted EBITDA loss was $0.1 million fo...