Positive Operating Income Even Including Non-Cash Depreciation & Amortization Expense
Net Income of $1.3M Equals $0.17 Basic Earnings Per Share
Completes Growth to Positive Working Capital With Surplus of $1.26M
NFTs, Dolphin's First of Dolphin 2.0 Initiatives, Have Launched
MIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 16, 2021 / Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLPN), a leading entertainment marketing and premium content production company, announces its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
"Three major financial milestones were achieved this quarter," stated Bill O'Dowd, CEO of Dolphin Entertainment. "First, revenues of $8.6M, which topped by 20% the previous record of only one quarter prior. Secondly, positive operating income for the first time as a NASDAQ company when including the non-cash expense of depreciation and amortization. Operating income is the P&L metric we use to gauge ourselves, so this was very meaningful to us. And, third, a working capital surplus for the first time in Dolphin's history as a public company, achieved in 3 ½ years after uplisting to NASDAQ and despite pursuing an acquisition strategy to assemble a Super Group of six best-in-class marketing companies."
"All together, these 3 milestones show that we are a financially-sound, profitable and growing company," continued O'Dowd. "That is a great platform from which to accelerate our first year of Dolphin 2.0 initiatives, and make investments in opportunities we see to own content, live events, and consumer products that we already know we can market as well as anyone else."
Recent Highlights
- Total Q2 revenue increased to $8.6 million, compared to $5.2 million in Q2 2020;
- Operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 of $56,293 including non-cash expense from depreciation and amortization of $478,270 as compared to an operating loss of $179,038, which included non-cash expense from depreciation and amortization of $496,461, for the same period in the prior year.
- Cash and cash equivalents of $9.3 million as of June 30, 2021, compared to $7.9 million as of December 31, 2020, not including restricted cash.
- Net Income for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 of $1.3 million, included the benefit of a net $1.0 million in non-cash items stemming from a $1.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt and a positive change in fair value of derivative liabilities, warrants, put rights and contingent consideration of $498,974, partially offset by depreciation and amortization of $478,270, compared to a net loss of $2.9 million, which included non-cash items from depreciation and amortization of $ 496,461, and a negative change in fair value of derivative liabilities, warrants, put rights and contingent consideration items in the amount of $1.7 million, for the same period in the prior year.
- Dolphin Entertainment and FTX announced a partnership to create NFT marketplace programs for major sports and entertainment brands
- Dolphin was added to the Russell Microcap® Index
- The Door welcomed Häagen-Dazs and Holle to its roster of clients
- 42West was involved in various capacities with 13 films that earned a total of 32 Academy Award nominations and won six Oscars.
- Shore Fire clients Carole King and Todd Rundgren were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
- Dolphin Entertainment's NFTs Division entered its 1st vertical, Sports, with First NFT Partnership with Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment; Announced Heisman Trophy Winners and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees Tim Brown, Earl Campbell and Doak Walker To Kick-Off NFT Collection
- Dolphin Entertainment's NFTs Division entered its 2nd vertical, Culinary, with NFT collectible recipe card system, launching with top chefs throughout the United States; Partnered for NFT collection with world renowned artist Romero Britto, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
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About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ: DLPN) is a leading independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company. Through our subsidiaries 42West, The Door and Shore Fire Media, we provide expert strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be Social complement their efforts with full-service creative branding and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer marketing services. Dolphin's legacy content production business, founded by Emmy-nominated CEO Bill O'Dowd, has produced multiple feature films and award-winning digital series. Dolphin's Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Division is dedicated to designing, producing, distributing and promoting NFTs for itself and its clients within the film, television, music, gaming, culinary and technology industries. The NFTs division is comprised of executives across all six of Dolphin's wholly-owned subsidiaries blending their creative expertise in creative services, digital design, production, marketing, sales and public relations. To learn more, visit:https://www.dolphinentertainment.com
This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements may address, among other things, Dolphin Entertainment Inc.'s offering of common stock as well as expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying its expected results. These forward-looking statements are distinguished by the use of words such as "will," "would," "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "designed," "plan," or "intend," the negative of these terms, and similar references to future periods. These views involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, accordingly, Dolphin Entertainment's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in its forward-looking statements. Dolphin Entertainment's forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events Dolphin Entertainment cannot predict, including those described in the risk factors contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cause its actual results to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Although Dolphin Entertainment believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved, and Dolphin Entertainment undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets(unaudited)
| ASSETS | As of June 30, 2021 | As of December 31, 2020 | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,252,228 | $ | 7,923,280 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 677,354 | 714,096 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $563,782 and $653,272, respectively. | 5,423,507 | 5,027,101 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 424,158 | 231,890 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 15,777,247 | 13,896,367 | ||||||
| Capitalized production costs, net | 346,968 | 271,139 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 7,091,493 | 7,106,279 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 20,015,800 | 19,627,856 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,537,937 and $5,747,941, respectively. | 6,932,063 | 7,452,059 | ||||||
| Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net | 602,297 | 800,071 | ||||||
| Deposits and other assets | 228,313 | 198,180 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 50,994,181 | $ | 49,351,951 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 859,912 | $ | 1,190,184 | ||||
| Term loan | 700,227 | 900,292 | ||||||
| Notes payable, current portion | 302,455 | 846,749 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable at fair value, current portion | - | 580,000 | ||||||
| Paycheck Protection Program loans, current portion | 848,987 | 582,438 | ||||||
| Loan from related party | - | 1,107,873 | ||||||
| Accrued interest - related party | 1,718,227 | 1,783,121 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation | 2,625,000 | 2,625,000 | ||||||
| Put rights | - | 1,544,029 | ||||||
| Lease liability | 1,847,117 | 1,791,773 | ||||||
| Contract liability | 3,175,917 | 1,855,209 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 2,442,421 | 2,045,842 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 14,520,263 | 16,852,510 | ||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities: | ||||||||
| Notes payable | 924,141 | 426,645 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable | 3,050,000 | 1,445,000 | ||||||
| Convertible notes payable at fair value | 1,029,766 | 947,293 | ||||||
| Paycheck Protection Program loans | 1,188,582 | 2,517,431 | ||||||
| Contingent consideration | 730,000 | 530,000 | ||||||
| Loan from related party | 1,107,873 | - | ||||||
| Lease liability | 5,920,896 | 5,964,275 | ||||||
| Warrants liability | 150,000 | 450,000 | ||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 200,000 | 550,000 | ||||||
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 14,301,258 | 12,830,644 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 28,821,521 | 29,683,154 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.015 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized,7,638,469 and 6,618,785, respectively, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 | 114,575 | 99,281 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock, Series C, $0.001 par value, 50,000 authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 123,951,169 | 117,540,557 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (101,894,084 | ) | (97,972,041 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Equity | $ | 22,172,660 | $ | 19,668,797 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 50,994,181 | $ | 49,351,951 | ||||
DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
| For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Entertainment publicity and marketing | $ | 8,643,244 | $ | 5,194,725 | $ | 15,820,361 | $ | 11,828,525 | ||||||||
| Content production | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 8,643,244 | 5,194,725 | 15,820,361 | 11,828,525 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Direct costs | 833,511 | 656,849 | 1,583,931 | 1,285,361 | ||||||||||||
| Payroll and benefits | 5,622,468 | 2,879,073 | 10,892,831 | 7,779,939 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,194,704 | 978,527 | 2,718,658 | 2,223,345 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 478,270 | 496,461 | 960,982 | 1,017,464 | ||||||||||||
| Legal and professional | 457,998 | 362,853 | 802,606 | 572,314 | ||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 8,586,951 | 5,373,763 | 16,959,008 | 12,878,423 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before other expenses | 56,293 | (179,038 | ) | (1,138,647 | ) | (1,049,898 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income (expenses): | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt, net | 1,012,973 | - | 955,610 | 3,259,866 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | (48,461 | ) | - | (48,461 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Loss on deconsolidation of Max Steel VIE | - | - | - | (1,484,591 | ) | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes and derivative liabilities | 268,974 | (696,420 | ) | (602,475 | ) | (548,961 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | 65,000 | (483,519 | ) | (2,497,877 | ) | (411,004 | ) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of put rights | - | 47,070 | (71,106 | ) | 1,517,810 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 165,000 | (573,000 | ) | (200,000 | ) | (470,000 | ) | |||||||||
| Acquisition costs | - | (22,907 | ) | - | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense and debt amortization | (169,837 | ) | (1,058,694 | ) | (335,031 | ) | (1,682,976 | ) | ||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 1,293,649 | (2,764,563 | ) | (2,822,247 | ) | 180,144 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 1,349,942 | $ | (2,943,601 | ) | $ | (3,960,894 | ) | $ | (869,754 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit | - | 38,851 | - | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,349,942 | $ | (2,943,601 | ) | $ | (3,922,043 | ) | $ | (869,754 | ) | |||||
| Earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.13 | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | |||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 7,664,000 | 4,719,241 | 7,456,360 | 4,363,742 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 7,913,396 | 5,059,867 | 7,456,360 | (5,214,355 | ) | |||||||||||
SOURCE: Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
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