GameSquare Holdings, Inc. Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue: Pro forma revenue for Q1 2024 was $23.5 million, a slight decline from $24.1 million in Q1 2023. The decrease was driven by a $4.2 million drop in FaZe Clan revenue, partially offset by a $3.6 million increase in GameSquare and Engine Gaming revenues.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: Improved significantly YOY with the loss narrowing to $7.9 million in Q1 2024 vs. $14.3 million in Q1 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved from -59.2% to -33.7%.
  • Gross Margin: Declined slightly to $3.7 million (15.7% of sales) from $4.0 million (16.5% of sales) due to less profitable sales mix.
  • Acquisitions and Divestitures:
    • GameSquare acquired FaZe Clan in March 2024 in an all-stock deal valued at $14 million.
    • Sold Frankly’s non-core radio business for $3.4 million (Dec 2023) and Complexity Gaming for $10.4 million (March 2024).
    • Sold 49% of FaZe Media for $11 million to DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish; GameSquare retains 51% voting control, and FaZe Media remains consolidated in results.
  • FaZe Media Business Strategy:
    • Return of FaZe founders (Banks, Apex, Temperrr) to leadership roles to restore brand authenticity and fan engagement.

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Operator: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for the GameSquare Holdings 2024 First Quarter Conference Call. On the call today, we have Justin Kenna, GameSquare's CEO; Lou Schwartz, President; and Mike Munoz CFO. [Operator Instructions]. Before management discusses the results, I'd like to remind everyone that certain statements on this call may be forward-looking in nature. These include statements involving known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. For information about forward-looking statements and risk factors, please see our 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which is available on the company's website or with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I would now like to turn the call over to GameSquare's CEO, Justin Kenna. Justin, please go ahead. Justin Kenna: Thank you, and good afternoon to everyone joining us on today's call. I'm extremely excited to review the progress we're making at GameSquare as we pursue strategic priorities aimed at creating a fast-growing, highly profitable next-generation media business. Activity across our business is extremely high, and we're making significant progress optimizing our business model, investing in long-term growth and improving profitability. While we still have work to do, we believe our pro forma results demonstrate the meaningful accomplishments we are making to create la

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