−Removed: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S
−Removed: COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
−Removed: common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “PALT.”
−Removed: following table sets forth the range of the quarterly high and low bid price information for the fiscal quarters indicated below
−Removed: as reported by the OTCQB.
−Removed: Except for trading on the OTCQB, there is no established public trading market for our common stock.
−Removed: The over-the-counter
−Removed: market quotations of the bid prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not
−Removed: necessarily represent actual transactions.
+Added: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
+Added: common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “PALT.” Our common stock was
+Added: quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “PALT” during the 2020 fiscal year, the first two fiscal quarters of 2021 and for a
+Added: portion of the third quarter of 2021.
+Added: We completed an uplist to Nasdaq on August 3, 2021.
+Added: following table sets forth the range of the quarterly high and low bid price information for the fiscal quarters indicated below as reported
+Added: by Nasdaq or the OTCQB, as applicable.
+Added: Except for trading on Nasdaq, there is no established public trading market for our common stock.
+Added: over-the-counter market quotations of the bid prices reflect inter-dealer prices, without
+Added: retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
market price of our common stock is subject to significant fluctuations in response to variations in our quarterly operating results,
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In addition, broad market fluctuations,
−Removed: as well as general economic, business and political conditions, may adversely affect the market for our common stock, regardless
−Removed: of our actual or projected performance.
−Removed: As of March 19, 2021, there were approximately 79 holders of
−Removed: record of our common stock.
−Removed: This does not reflect the number of persons or entities who held stock in nominee or street name through
−Removed: various brokerage firms.
+Added: as well as general economic, business and political conditions, may adversely affect the market for our common stock, regardless of our
+Added: actual or projected performance.
+Added: As of March 21, 2022, there were approximately
+Added: 53 holders of record of our common stock.
+Added: This does not reflect the number of persons or entities who held stock in nominee or street
+Added: name through various brokerage firms.
Sales of Unregistered Securities
−Removed: were no sales of unregistered securities during the year ended December 31, 2020 that were not previously reported on a Quarterly
−Removed: Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
+Added: were no sales of unregistered securities during the year ended December 31, 2021 that were not previously reported on a Quarterly Report
+Added: on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Purchases of Equity Securities
did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
−Removed: SELECTED FINANCIAL
−Removed: MANAGEMENT’S
−Removed: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to provide a reader of
−Removed: our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations,
−Removed: liquidity, and certain other factors that may affect our future results.
−Removed: The following discussion and analysis should be read
−Removed: in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included in “Item 8.
−Removed: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
−Removed: Forward-Looking
−Removed: addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve
−Removed: risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
−Removed: See “Forward-Looking Statements.”
−Removed: Our results and the timing of selected events
−Removed: may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those
−Removed: discussed under “Item 1A.
−Removed: Risk Factors”
−Removed: in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: are a leading communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications.
−Removed: We operate a leading network of consumer
−Removed: applications that we believe create a unique social media enterprise where users can meet, see, chat, broadcast and message in
−Removed: real time in a secure environment with others in our network.
−Removed: Our consumer applications generate revenue principally from subscription
−Removed: fees and advertising arrangements.
−Removed: believe that the scale of our subscriber base presents a competitive advantage in the video social networking industry and provides
−Removed: growth opportunities to advance existing products with up-sell opportunities and build future brands with cross-sell offers.
−Removed: also believe that our proprietary consumer app technology platform can scalably support large communities of users in activities
−Removed: such as video, voice and text chat and provide robust user monetization tools.
−Removed: continued growth depends on attracting new consumer application users through the introduction of new applications, features and
−Removed: partnerships and further penetration of our existing markets.
−Removed: Our principal growth strategy is to invest in the development of
−Removed: proprietary software, expand our sales and marketing efforts with respect to such software, and increase our consumer application
−Removed: user base through potential platform partnerships and new and existing advertising campaigns that we run through internet and
−Removed: mobile advertising networks, all while balancing the capital needs of the business.
−Removed: strategy is to approach these opportunities in a measured way, being mindful of our resources and evaluating factors such as potential
−Removed: revenue, time to market and amount of capital needed to invest in the opportunity.
−Removed: of Presentation and Recent Developments
−Removed: May 15, 2020, we changed our name from “PeerStream, Inc.”
−Removed: to “Paltalk, Inc.”
−Removed: In connection with the name
−Removed: change, we also changed our trading symbol on the OTCQB Marketplace from “PEER”
−Removed: to “PALT.”
−Removed: This name change
−Removed: takes us back to our roots and reflects our primary focus on our current operations, Paltalk and Camfrog, which together are host
−Removed: to one of the world’s largest collections of video-based communities.
−Removed: December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”), was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, and has
−Removed: reached multiple other countries, resulting in government-imposed quarantines, travel restrictions and other public health safety
−Removed: measures in affected countries.
−Removed: The various precautionary measures taken by many governmental authorities around the world in
−Removed: order to limit the spread of COVID-19 has had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on the global markets and its economy,
−Removed: including on the availability and pricing of employees and resources, and other aspects of the global economy.
−Removed: Although we cannot
−Removed: predict the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our business or results of operations in future periods, to date, our
−Removed: core multimedia social applications have been able to support the increased demand we have experienced.
−Removed: On April 13, 2020, to
−Removed: help ensure adequate liquidity in light of the uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we applied for a loan under the Small
−Removed: Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
−Removed: Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), and on May 3, 2020, we entered into a promissory note with an aggregate principal
−Removed: amount of $506,500 (the “Note”) in favor of Citibank, N.A., as lender (the “Lender”).
−Removed: On January 13, 2021,
−Removed: the Note was fully forgiven by the SBA and the Lender in compliance with the provisions of the CARES Act.
−Removed: We do not expect to
−Removed: incur additional indebtedness under the CARES Act.
−Removed: continues to serve as a form of safe and entertaining communication during this global pandemic and in order to help those affected
−Removed: in hardest hit countries will continue to offer some of its group video conferencing services free of charge to select countries.
−Removed: of Secured Communications Assets
−Removed: previously announced, on February 24, 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, which was subsequently amended and restated
−Removed: on May 29, 2020 (the “Amended and Restated Agreement”) with SecureCo, LLC (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which
−Removed: we agreed to sell substantially all of the assets related to its secure communications business (the “Secured Communications
−Removed: Assets”) to the Buyer (the “Asset Sale”).
−Removed: The Secured Communications Assets included communication solutions
−Removed: and operations capabilities for secure messaging and data applications, and software and middleware for enterprise and government
−Removed: client targets.
−Removed: July 23, 2020, we completed the Asset Sale for a cash purchase price of $250,000, $150,000 of which was paid at closing and $100,000
−Removed: of which is payable in four equal installments over the fifteen-month period following the closing of the Asset Sale.
−Removed: and Restated Agreement also provides for a revenue sharing arrangement, pursuant to which we are entitled to receive quarterly
−Removed: royalty payments ranging from 5% to 10% of certain revenues received by the Buyer, with the aggregate amount of such royalty payments
−Removed: not to exceed $500,000.
−Removed: On January 25, 2021, we received the first instalment of payment of $25,000.
−Removed: We do not expect to continue
−Removed: to pursue secure communications products or technology implementation services as part of our overall business strategy.
−Removed: In January 2019, we sold substantially all
−Removed: of the assets related to our dating service business under the domain names FirstMet, 50more and The Grade (collectively, the “Dating
−Removed: Services Business”).
−Removed: As a result, during the first quarter of 2019, we began to separately report the results of the Dating
−Removed: Services Business as a discontinued operation in our consolidated statements of operations and present the related assets and liabilities
−Removed: as held for sale in our consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: These changes have been applied for all periods presented.
−Removed: Unless otherwise
−Removed: noted, amounts and percentages for all periods discussed below reflect the results of operations and financial condition from our
−Removed: continuing operations.
−Removed: Refer to Note 3 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on discontinued
−Removed: Highlights and Objectives
−Removed: the year ended December 31, 2020, we executed key components of our objectives:
−Removed: reported net income
−Removed: of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to net loss of $8.4 million for the year ended December 31,
−Removed: 2019, by growing subscription revenue compared to the same period last year and by executing on our streamlined operating
−Removed: plan, which eliminated costs associated with our secure communications business headcount;
−Removed: achieved positive
−Removed: net cash flow of $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an improvement of $5.3 million when compared to the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2019, and positive cash flow from operations, an improvement of $5.9 million when compared to the year ended December
−Removed: decreased our operating
−Removed: expenses by $12.3 million, or 51.5%, for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, through
−Removed: a streamlined plan of operations;
−Removed: launched the YouNow
−Removed: (“YouNow”) props infrastructure (the “Props platform”) on our Camfrog and Paltalk applications,
−Removed: which enables us to distribute cryptographic props tokens (“Props tokens”) to our end users for anticipated loyalty
−Removed: and retention benefits;
−Removed: completed the sale
−Removed: of our secure communications business for an aggregate purchase price of $250 thousand, which provides for future revenue
−Removed: share potential of up to an additional $0.5 million, allowing us to participate in the upside of that business without losing
−Removed: focus on our core application business.
−Removed: the near term, our business objectives include:
−Removed: implementing several
−Removed: enhancements to our live video chat applications, including the integration of games and other features focused on new user
−Removed: acquisition, retention and monetization, which collectively are intended to increase usage and revenue opportunities;
−Removed: launching real time
−Removed: voice and video card games on our Paltalk and Camfrog video-based applications;
−Removed: continuing to explore
−Removed: strategic opportunities, including, but not limited to, potential mergers or acquisitions of other entities that are synergistic
−Removed: to our businesses;
−Removed: focusing on our
−Removed: core business to continue to leverage efficiencies gained during 2020 and expand our core business in a cost-efficient way;
−Removed: continuing to develop
−Removed: our consumer application platform strategy by seeking potential partnerships with large third-party communities to whom we
−Removed: could promote a co-branded version of our video chat products and potentially share in the incremental revenues generated
−Removed: by these partner communities;
−Removed: taking steps towards
−Removed: listing our common stock on a national securities exchange;
−Removed: continuing to defend
−Removed: our intellectual property.
−Removed: main sources of revenue are subscription, advertising and other fees generated from users of our core video chat products.
−Removed: expect that the majority of our revenue in future periods will continue to be generated from our core video chat products.
−Removed: also generate technology service revenue under licensing and service agreements that we negotiate with third parties which includes
−Removed: development, integration, engineering, licensing or other services that we provide.
−Removed: video chat platforms generate revenue primarily through subscription fees.
−Removed: Our tiers of subscriptions provide users with unlimited
−Removed: video windows and levels of status within the community.
−Removed: Multiple subscription tiers are offered in different durations depending
−Removed: on the product from one-, six- and twelve-month terms, which continue to vary as we continue to test and optimize length and pricing.
−Removed: Longer-term plans (those with durations longer than one month) are generally available at discounted monthly rates.
−Removed: membership benefits are offered in tiers, with the least membership benefits in the lowest paid tier and the most membership benefits
−Removed: in the highest paid tier.
−Removed: Our membership tiers are “Plus,”
−Removed: “Extreme,”
−Removed: “VIP”
−Removed: and “Prime”
−Removed: for Paltalk and “Pro,”
−Removed: “Extreme”
−Removed: and “Gold”
−Removed: We also hold occasional promotions
−Removed: that offer discounted subscriptions and virtual gifts.
−Removed: recognize revenue from monthly premium subscription services beginning in the month in which the subscriptions are originated.
−Removed: Revenues from multi-month subscriptions are recognized on a gross and straight-line basis over the length of the subscription
−Removed: The unearned portion of subscription revenue is presented as deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance
−Removed: also offer virtual gifts to our users.
−Removed: Users may purchase credits that can be redeemed for a host of virtual gifts such as a rose,
−Removed: a beer, or a car, among other items.
−Removed: Virtual gift revenue is recognized upon the users’
−Removed: utilization of the virtual gift
−Removed: and included in subscription revenue.
−Removed: The unearned portion of virtual gifts revenue is presented as deferred revenue in the accompanying
−Removed: consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: generate a portion of our revenue through advertisements on our video platforms.
−Removed: Advertising revenue is dependent upon the volume
−Removed: of advertising impressions viewed by active users as well as the advertising inventory we place on our products.
−Removed: advertising revenue as earned on a click-through, impression, registration or subscription basis.
−Removed: Measurements of impressions
−Removed: include when a user clicks on an advertisement (CPC basis), views an advertisement impression (CPM basis), or registers for an
−Removed: external website via an advertisement by clicking on or through our application (CPA basis).
−Removed: Service Revenue
−Removed: service revenue is generated under service and partnership agreements that we negotiate with third parties which includes development,
−Removed: integration, engineering, licensing or other services that we provide.
−Removed: Communications.
−Removed: During 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, we received technology service revenue in connection with our technology
−Removed: services agreement (the “ProximaX Agreement”) with ProximaX Limited (“ProximaX”).
−Removed: Effective June 24, 2019,
−Removed: we entered into a termination agreement with ProximaX (the “Termination Agreement”), pursuant to which ProximaX was
−Removed: required to make certain payments to us on a monthly basis through the remainder of 2019.
−Removed: Since there is no assurance of collectability
−Removed: on the payments due under the Termination Agreement, revenue is being recognized as the payments are received.
−Removed: As described above,
−Removed: we recently sold our Secured Communications Assets.
−Removed: We do not anticipate generating any material technology service revenue in
−Removed: the future or continuing to pursue secure communications software solutions as part of our business strategy.
−Removed: Partnerships.
−Removed: During the second quarter of 2020, we also recorded technology service revenue in connection with our agreement
−Removed: to serve as a launch partner with YouNow and to integrate YouNow’s Props platform into our Camfrog and Paltalk applications
−Removed: (the “YouNow Agreement”).
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the YouNow Agreement, YouNow agreed to pay us, in exchange for
−Removed: our services, an aggregate of 10.5 million cryptographic props tokens (“Props tokens”) upon the achievement of certain
−Removed: milestones as follows:
−Removed: (i) 3.0 million Props tokens upon execution of the YouNow Agreement, (ii) 4.0 million Props tokens upon
−Removed: the integration of the Props platform in the Camfrog application and (iii) 3.5 million Props tokens due upon the integration of
−Removed: the Props platform in the Paltalk application.
−Removed: The upfront fee is recognized as revenue under the output method based on the direct
−Removed: measurements of the value of services transferred to date to the customer, relative to the remaining services under the YouNow
−Removed: The milestones fees are recognized as revenue on the completion dates of integration services performed.
−Removed: In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we received
−Removed: 1.1 million Props tokens for a validator service and 13.5 million Props tokens under YouNow’s loyalty Props platform that
−Removed: was implemented on our Paltalk and Camfrog applications.
−Removed: The loyalty platform is used to drive engagement and empower users financially
−Removed: by providing users with the ability to earn Props tokens while using the Paltalk and Camfrog applications.
−Removed: The number of Props
−Removed: tokens earned by users for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 3.6 million, which is recorded under digital tokens payable in
−Removed: the consolidated balance sheets and the net revenue earned is recorded under technology service revenue in the consolidated statements
−Removed: of operations.
−Removed: The total net revenue value is recognized as earned.
−Removed: the determining the value of the revenue for the Props tokens, we converted the Props tokens into U.S.
−Removed: dollars using an independent
−Removed: third-party valuation.
−Removed: Digital tokens earned, receivable or payable before June 30, 2020, were recorded based on a $0.02 fair
−Removed: value estimated at the end of the reporting period.
−Removed: Digital tokens earned, receivable or payable from July 1, 2020 through December
−Removed: 31, 2020 were recorded based on an estimated fair value of $0.039.
−Removed: expect that our future business development partnerships are likely to contain pricing and other custom terms based on the needs
−Removed: of the client, which may include compensation in the form of cash or cryptocurrency tokens or a mix of cash and cryptocurrency
−Removed: of revenue consists primarily of compensation (including stock-based compensation) and other employee-related costs for personnel
−Removed: engaged in data center and customer care functions, credit card processing fees, hosting fees, and data center rent and bandwidth
−Removed: Cost of revenue also includes compensation and other employee-related costs for technical personnel and subcontracting
−Removed: costs relating to technology service revenue.
−Removed: and marketing expense.
−Removed: and marketing expense consist primarily of advertising expenditures and compensation (including stock-based compensation) and
−Removed: other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in sales and sales support functions.
−Removed: Advertising and promotional spend includes
−Removed: online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, and offline marketing, which primarily consists of partner-related payments
−Removed: to those who direct traffic to our brands.
−Removed: development expense.
−Removed: development expense, which relates to the development of technology of our applications, consists primarily of compensation (including
−Removed: stock-based compensation) and other employee-related costs that are not capitalized for personnel engaged in the design, testing
−Removed: and enhancement of service offerings as well as amortization of capitalized website development costs.
−Removed: and administrative expense.
−Removed: and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation (including stock-based compensation) and other employee-related
−Removed: costs for personnel engaged in executive management, finance, legal, tax and human resources and facilities costs and fees for
−Removed: other professional services.
−Removed: General and administrative expense also includes depreciation of property and equipment and amortization
−Removed: of intangible assets.
−Removed: management relies on certain non-GAAP and/or unaudited performance indicators to manage and evaluate our business.
−Removed: The key performance
−Removed: indicators set forth below help us evaluate growth trends, establish budgets, measure the effectiveness of our advertising and
−Removed: marketing efforts and assess operational efficiencies.
−Removed: We also discuss net cash provided by (used in) operating activities under
−Removed: the ‟Results of Operations”
−Removed: and “Liquidity and Capital Resources”
−Removed: sections below.
−Removed: Active subscribers,
−Removed: subscription bookings and Adjusted EBITDA are discussed below.
−Removed: subscribers (as of period end)
−Removed: cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: $ (4,465,363 )
−Removed: income (loss)
−Removed: $ (8,380,060 )
−Removed: EBITDA as percentage of total revenue
−Removed: subscribers means users of our consumer applications that have prepaid a fee, redeemed credits or received an upgrade from another
−Removed: user as a gift for current unlocked application features such as enhanced voice and video access, elevated status in the community
−Removed: or unrestricted communication on our applications and whose subscription period has not yet expired.
−Removed: The metrics for active subscribers
−Removed: are based on internally-derived metrics across all platforms through which our applications are accessed.
−Removed: We assess the performance
−Removed: of our consumer applications by measuring active subscribers because we believe that this metric is the most reliable way to understand
−Removed: user engagement on our platform and estimate the future operational performance of our applications.
−Removed: We also believe that measuring
−Removed: active subscribers helps management estimate future subscription revenue.
−Removed: Because active subscribers generate the majority of
−Removed: our subscription revenue, as the number of active subscribers to our consumer applications increases, the amount of subscription
−Removed: revenue generated from our consumer applications also increases.
−Removed: Active subscribers is distinguished from active users, which
−Removed: represents the total number of free and paid users across all platforms during a certain period who access our various applications.
−Removed: We believe that active users are important to our operations because advertising revenue is largely dependent upon the volume
−Removed: of advertising impressions viewed by active users.
−Removed: subscribers worldwide in all periods presented excludes active subscribers to the dating services business, which was sold in
−Removed: January 2019.
−Removed: bookings is a financial measure representing the aggregate dollar value of subscription fees and virtual gifts purchases received
−Removed: during the period.
−Removed: We calculate subscription bookings as subscription revenue recognized during the period plus the change in
−Removed: deferred subscription revenue recognized during the period.
−Removed: We record subscription revenue from subscription fees as deferred
−Removed: subscription revenue and then recognize that revenue ratably over the length of the subscription term or ratably over usage for
−Removed: virtual gifts.
−Removed: Our management uses subscription bookings internally in analyzing our financial results to assess operational performance
−Removed: and to assess the effectiveness of, and plan future, user acquisition campaigns.
−Removed: We believe that this financial measure is useful
−Removed: in evaluating the performance of our consumer applications because we believe, as compared to subscription revenue, it is a better
−Removed: indicator of the subscription activity in a given period.
−Removed: We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring
−Removed: to subscription bookings in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods.
−Removed: the factors that affect subscription bookings and subscription revenue are generally the same, certain factors may affect subscription
−Removed: bookings more or less than such factors affect subscription revenue in any period.
−Removed: While we believe that subscription bookings
−Removed: is useful in evaluating our business, it should be considered as supplemental in nature and it is not meant to be a substitute
−Removed: for subscription revenue recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
−Removed: bookings in all periods presented excludes subscription bookings from the dating services business, which was sold in January
−Removed: EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude net loss from discontinued
−Removed: operations, interest income, net, gain from the sale of Secured Communications Assets, other expense, net, gain on the sale of
−Removed: the Dating Services Business, income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations, gain on office lease termination, impairment
−Removed: loss on goodwill, loss on disposal of property and equipment, depreciation and amortization expense, impairment loss on digital
−Removed: tokens and stock-based compensation expense.
−Removed: present Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our
−Removed: core operating performance and trends, to develop short- and long-term operational plans and to allocate resources to expand our
−Removed: In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period
−Removed: comparisons of the cash operating income generated by our business.
−Removed: We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and
−Removed: others to understand and evaluate our operating results, and it allows for a more meaningful comparison between our performance
−Removed: and that of competitors.
−Removed: use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this performance measure in isolation
−Removed: from or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
−Removed: Some of these limitations are:
−Removed: EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditures for assets underlying depreciation and amortization expense that may need
−Removed: to be replaced or for new capital expenditures;
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: does not reflect our working capital requirements;
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the gain from the office lease cancellation;
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impairment loss on digital tokens or goodwill;
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation;
−Removed: Adjusted Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the gain on the sale of our dating
−Removed: applications, the gain on sale of Secured Communications Assets, the net loss from discontinued operations or income tax expense
−Removed: (benefit) from continuing operations;
−Removed: other companies,
−Removed: including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative
−Removed: of Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash
−Removed: flow metrics, net income (loss) and our other GAAP results.
−Removed: The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss),
−Removed: the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA for each of
−Removed: the periods indicated:
−Removed: Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Interest income, net
−Removed: Net loss from discontinued operations
−Removed: Gain on sale of the Dating Services Business
−Removed: Income tax expense from continuing operations
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization expense
−Removed: Gain on office lease termination
−Removed: Impairment loss on goodwill
−Removed: Gain from sale of Secured Communications Assets
−Removed: Loss on disposal of property and equipment
−Removed: Other expense
−Removed: Impairment loss on digital tokens
−Removed: Stock-based compensation expense
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: of Operations
−Removed: following table sets forth consolidated statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated as a percentage of total
−Removed: and expenses:
−Removed: and marketing expense
−Removed: development expense
−Removed: and administrative expense
−Removed: loss on goodwill
−Removed: costs and expenses
−Removed: (loss) from operations from continuing operations
−Removed: loss on digital tokens
−Removed: from sale of Secured Communications Assets
−Removed: (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
−Removed: tax benefit (expense)
−Removed: income (loss) from continuing operations
−Removed: tax expense on discontinued operations
−Removed: on sale of discontinued operations
−Removed: from discontinued operations
−Removed: income from discontinued operations
−Removed: income (loss)
−Removed: Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2019
−Removed: revenue decreased to $12,832,672 for the year ended December 31, 2020 from $15,283,617 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: decrease was primarily driven by a decline of $2,898,627 in technology service revenue generated under the ProximaX Agreement,
−Removed: which was partially offset by an increase in subscription revenue.
−Removed: following table sets forth our subscription revenue, advertising revenue, technology service revenue and total revenue for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, the increase or decrease between those periods, the percentage
−Removed: increase or decrease between those periods, and the percentage of total revenue that each represented for those periods:
−Removed: of Revenue Years Ended
−Removed: service revenue
−Removed: $ (2,450,945 )
−Removed: subscription revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased by $560,710, or 4.9%, as compared to the year ended December
−Removed: The increase in subscription revenue was primarily driven by increased activity across all products from our existing
−Removed: users resulting from an approximately 5.0% increase in subscription revenue per active subscriber.
−Removed: In addition, we experienced
−Removed: a change in the proportion of revenue generated between revenue from subscriptions and revenue from virtual gifts due to strategic
−Removed: alignment of discounted price promotion.
−Removed: advertising revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $113,028, or 25.8%, as compared to the year ended December
−Removed: The decrease in advertising revenue was primarily due to a decline in the volume of advertising impressions related
−Removed: to changes in third-party advertising partners.
−Removed: Service Revenue
−Removed: technology service revenue decreased by $2,898,627, or 84.3%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The decrease in
−Removed: technology service revenue was primarily driven by the termination of the ProximaX Agreement, which was partially offset by $525,748
−Removed: generated under the YouNow Agreement.
−Removed: costs and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $12,308,973, or 51.5%, as compared to the year ended December
−Removed: The following table presents our costs and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the decrease between
−Removed: those periods and the percentage decrease between those periods and the percentage of total revenue that each represented for
−Removed: those periods:
−Removed: of Revenue Years Ended
−Removed: and marketing expense
−Removed: development expense
−Removed: and administrative expense
−Removed: loss on goodwill
−Removed: costs and expenses
−Removed: $ (12,308,973 )
−Removed: cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $601,370, or 18.9%, as compared to the year ended December 31,
−Removed: The decrease in cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily driven by a decrease of approximately
−Removed: $201,600 in hosting expenses and approximately $354,700 of compensation and software expenses related to the terminated ProximaX
−Removed: and marketing expense
−Removed: sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $231,898, or 21.9%, as compared to the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The decrease in sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to a decrease
−Removed: in overall marketing expenditures across all products as we increased our focus in social media.
−Removed: development expense
−Removed: product development expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $1,537,967, or 23.4%, as compared to the year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The decrease in product development expense was primarily driven by reduced headcount in our product and engineering
−Removed: teams resulting in approximately $1,290,800 of reduced salary and other related expenses.
−Removed: Additionally, for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2020, there was a reduction of approximately $201,600 of compensation expense related to the terminated ProximaX Agreement.
−Removed: and administrative expense
−Removed: general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $3,177,516, or 50.1%, as compared to the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The decrease in general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily
−Removed: due to headcount reductions resulting in approximately $1,924,600 of reduced salary, stock-based compensation and other related
−Removed: In addition, the decrease in general and administrative expense was in part due to reduced legal fees of approximately
−Removed: $505,400, reduced depreciation expense of approximately $184,800 and reduced rent expense of $329,300 resulting from an office
−Removed: lease termination.
−Removed: loss on goodwill
−Removed: was no goodwill impairment for the year ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019, a $6,760,222 goodwill impairment was recorded
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2019 due to the instability and declining market price of our common stock.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019,
−Removed: the market price per share of our common stock declined to $1.29 and, as such, we concluded that the goodwill should be reduced
−Removed: as result of the decline in the market price of our common stock.
−Removed: At December 31, 2020 and 2019, goodwill was $6,326,250.
−Removed: Non-Operating
−Removed: following table presents the components of non-operating income for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2019, the increase or decrease between those periods and the percentage increase or decrease between those periods and the
−Removed: percentage of total revenue that each represented for those periods:
−Removed: of Revenue Years Ended
−Removed: loss on digital tokens
−Removed: from the sale of Secured Communications Assets
−Removed: from discontinued operations
−Removed: non-operating income
−Removed: Non-operating
−Removed: income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $128,954, a net increase of $35,274, or 37.7%, as compared to non-operating income
−Removed: of $93,680 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The increase in non-operating income was driven by a $250,000 gain from the sale
−Removed: of the Secured Communications Assets and by the absence of impairment loss during the year ended December 31, 2020, which was
−Removed: partially offset by a $72,823 loss recognized upon the sale of 124,752,914 XPX tokens during the year ended December 31, 2020.
−Removed: and Capital Resources
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows Data:
−Removed: cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: $ (4,465,363 )
−Removed: cash provided by investing activities
−Removed: cash provided by (used in) financing activities
−Removed: change in cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: $ (3,128,318 )
−Removed: our primary source of liquidity is cash on hand and cash flows from continuing operations, and we believe that our cash balance
−Removed: and our expected cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet all of our financial obligations for the twelve months from
−Removed: the date of this report.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2020, we had $5,585,420 of cash and cash equivalents.
−Removed: primary use of working capital is related to product development resources in order to maintain and create new services and features
−Removed: in applications for our clients and users.
−Removed: In particular, a significant portion of our working capital has been allocated to the
−Removed: improvement of our products.
−Removed: In the future, we may also seek to grow our business by expending our capital resources to fund strategic
−Removed: investments and partnership opportunities.
−Removed: May 3, 2020, to help ensure adequate liquidity in light of the uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we entered into a
−Removed: promissory note under the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program under the recently enacted
−Removed: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) in favor of in favor of Citibank, N.A., as lender
−Removed: (the “Lender”) in the aggregate principal amount of $506,500 (the “Note”).
−Removed: The Note has a two-year term,
−Removed: matures on May 3, 2022, and bears interest at a stated rate of 1.0% per annum.
−Removed: Monthly principal and interest payments commenced
−Removed: in December 2020.
−Removed: We did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the Note, nor did we pay any facility charge to obtain the
−Removed: The Note provided for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy,
−Removed: breaches of representations and material adverse effects.
−Removed: On January 13, 2021, the Note was fully forgiven by the SBA and the
−Removed: Lender in compliance with the provisions of the CARES Act.
−Removed: We do not expect to incur additional indebtedness under the CARES Act.
−Removed: May 29, 2020, we completed the sale of the Secured Communications Assets for a cash purchase price of $250,000, $150,000 of which
−Removed: was paid at closing and $100,000 of which is payable in four equal installments over the fifteen-month period following the closing.
−Removed: The Amended and Restated Agreement also provides for a revenue sharing arrangement, pursuant to which we are entitled to receive
−Removed: quarterly royalty payments ranging from 5% to 10% of certain revenues received by the Buyer, with the aggregate amount of such
−Removed: royalty payments not to exceed $500,000.
−Removed: the future, it is possible that we will need additional capital to fund our operations, particularly growth initiatives, which
−Removed: we expect we would raise through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings, other third-party funding and other collaborations
−Removed: and strategic alliances.
−Removed: We may also attempt to raise capital through dispositions of our assets, such as our sale of the Dating
−Removed: Services Business in January 2019 and the sale of the Secured Communications Assets in July 2020.
−Removed: cash provided by operating activities was $1,435,300 for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to net cash used in operating
−Removed: activities of $4,465,363 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The increase in net cash provided by operating activities of $5,900,663
−Removed: was as a direct result of our streamlined plan of operations to reduce expenses.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2020, operating
−Removed: expenses were reduced by $12.3 million, or 51.5%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: cash provided by investing activities was $225,406 for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to net cash provided by investing
−Removed: activities of $1,339,060 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The decrease in net cash provided by investing activities for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to the absence of proceeds from the sale of the Dating Services Business, offset
−Removed: by the proceeds received from the sale of digital tokens and the sale of the Secured Communications Assets.
−Removed: cash provided by financing activities was $497,656 for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to net cash used in financing
−Removed: activities of $2,015 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The increase in net cash provided by financing activities for the year
−Removed: ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to the Note proceeds received in order to help ensure adequate liquidity in light of
−Removed: the uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
−Removed: This increase was offset by the repurchase of common stock pursuant to our stock
−Removed: repurchase plan.
−Removed: Obligations and Commitments
−Removed: discussed above, on May 3, 2020, to help ensure adequate liquidity in light of the uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,
−Removed: we entered into the Note in favor of the Lender in the aggregate principal amount of $506,500.
−Removed: The Note has a two-year term, matures
−Removed: on May 3, 2022, and bears interest at a stated rate of 1.0% per annum.
−Removed: Monthly principal and interest payments commenced in December
−Removed: We did not provide any collateral or guarantees for the Note, nor did we pay any facility charge to obtain the Note.
−Removed: Note provided for customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy,
−Removed: breaches of representations and material adverse effects.
−Removed: On January 13, 2021, the Note was fully forgiven by the SBA and the
−Removed: Lender in compliance with the provisions of the CARES Act.
−Removed: We do not expect to incur additional indebtedness under the CARES Act.
−Removed: May 1, 2019, we entered into a lease agreement for office space located at 122 East 42nd Street in New York, NY and paid a $133,968
−Removed: security deposit in the form of a letter of credit.
−Removed: The term of the lease ran until April 26, 2023.
−Removed: Our monthly office rent payments
−Removed: under the lease were approximately $33,492 per month.
−Removed: On June 22, 2020, we entered into an agreement to terminate the lease for
−Removed: this office space.
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we vacated the offices on June 30, 2020 and we agreed to forfeit its
−Removed: security deposit of $133,968.
−Removed: May 1, 2019, we entered into a sublease agreement with Telecom Infrastructure Corp.
−Removed: (“Telecom”) for office space located
−Removed: at 122 East 42nd Street in New York, NY, pursuant to which Telecom was required to pay us $11,164 per month.
−Removed: The term of the sublease
−Removed: ran until April 26, 2023.
−Removed: On June 18, 2020, we entered into an agreement to terminate the sublease for this office space.
−Removed: to the terms of the agreement, Telecom vacated the offices on June 30, 2020.
−Removed: Following the termination of the lease for office
−Removed: space at 122 East 42nd Street, we moved our principal offices to 30 Jericho Executive Plaza in Jericho, New York.
−Removed: We entered into
−Removed: the lease agreement with Jericho Executive Center LLC on June 7, 2016 for office space at 30 Jericho Executive Plaza, which commenced
−Removed: on September 1, 2016 and runs through November 30, 2021.
−Removed: Our monthly office rent payments under the lease are currently approximately
−Removed: $5,900 per month.
−Removed: Sheet Arrangements
−Removed: of December 31, 2020, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
−Removed: AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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