LiveOne, Inc. Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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  • Consolidated Revenue: $28.5 million, down from $29.3 million in Q2 FY2023, primarily due to lower merchandising performance.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $2.8 million, a significant increase from a loss in the comparable prior-year period, highlighting improved cost management.
  • Net Loss: $6.5 million on a GAAP basis for Q2 FY2024.
  • Paid Subscribers: 2.4 million, up 38% YoY (+697,000).
  • Total Members: 3.3 million including free members; expected to surpass 4 million in FY2025.
  • Balance Sheet Strength: $28 million in short-term assets and $0 debt — best in company history; key debt was converted at a premium.
  • Cost Savings: $32 million achieved over two years, with $3-5 million more expected in coming months.
  • Share Buyback: Over 3.5 million shares repurchased, with room for another 5 million under a recently expanded $8.5 million plan.

Business Unit Highlights

  • Audio Division (Slacker Radio + PodcastOne):
    • Combined Revenue (First 6 Months): $52.6 million (vs ~$40M previously at acquisition).
    • Combined Adjusted EBITDA (First 6 Months): $10.3 million.

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Operator: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the LiveOne, Inc. Q3 results and corporate update webcast and conference call. My name is Charlie, and I'll be coordinating the call today. [Operator Instructions]. I want to hand over to our host, Aaron Sullivan, CFO, to begin. Aaron, please go ahead. Aaron Sullivan: Thank you. Good morning and welcome to LiveOne's business update and financial results conference call for the company's second quarter ended September 30, 2023. Presenting on today's call with me today is Rob Ellin, CEO and Chairman of LiveOne. I would like to remind you that some of the statements made on today's call are forward-looking and are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that involve various risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to statements regarding the future performance of the company, including expected future financial results and expected future growth in the business. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in this call from a variety of reasons. Please refer to the company's filings with the SEC for information about factors which could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, including those described in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023, and subsequent SEC filings. You'll find reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures discussed today in the

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