07/14/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/14/2021 14:11
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2021 / Cinedigm Corp.('Cinedigm' or 'the Company') (NASDAQ:CIDM), a leading independent streaming entertainment company super-serving enthusiast fan bases, today announced its preliminary, unaudited, results for the period ended March 31, 2021.
Key Fourth Quarter Financial Results (Quarter Ended March 31, 2021):
Key Business Highlights During Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 (Quarter ended March 31, 2021):
Key Business Highlights Subsequent to Quarter End:
Acquisitions:
Key Business Developments & Announcements:
Corporate Finance:
'We have now successfully completed the transition of Cinedigm from its legacy digital cinema equipment business to a high-growth, independent streaming entertainment channel and content company, underscored by the mix in our revenues this quarter, where streaming/digital revenues represented 75% of total revenues versus 48% in the fourth quarter last year. Now, driven by our technological capabilities, distribution muscle, broad portfolio of streaming channels and strong balance sheet, we will also continue to execute our streaming asset roll-up acquisition strategy that we believe will help drive revenues from our digital streaming businesses at an even more accelerated growth rate,' stated Chris McGurk, Chairman and CEO of Cinedigm. 'We believe our current strategy puts us one step ahead of potential competitors as it enables us to acquire accretive independent streaming assets while rapidly growing the business organically.'
Erick Opeka, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Cinedigm Networks, stated, 'Given our continued subscriber and viewership growth, and with major increases across the board in distribution, platform expansions and partnerships, it is no wonder that we delivered an estimated 197% increase in streaming revenues in the quarter year over year, the fastest growth we have seen to date in the business.' Mr. Opeka continued, 'Our success is now attracting an even higher caliber distribution deals, ad partners, and most importantly, premium brand and content partners. Given this dynamic, we expect to continue our accelerated growth trajectory over the next twelve months as we focus on the rapid expansion of our business.'
Gary Loffredo, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and President, Cinedigm and Cinema Equipment Business, stated, 'Now that the Company has monetized some of our digital cinema assets, as evidenced by our recent sales agreement for $10.8 million over two years with AMC Entertainment, while eliminating all of our debt, an almost $50 million debt reduction from the end of the prior fiscal year, we are well positioned to continue to execute on both our internal and roll-up acquisition growth strategies. Additionally, by finalizing the acquisition of our advanced streaming technology platform FoundationTV and leveraging our industry leading Matchpoint™ technology,we believe we have solidified our position as the leading independent streaming content entertainment and technology company.'
Cinedigm Corp. is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2021 (the 'Form 10-K') at this time. The Company experienced unanticipated delays in preparing the Form 10-K due to office closures, remote work requirements and affected personnel related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and delays relating to compiling information related to recent acquisitions. The Company intends to file the Form 10-K as soon as possible. Accordingly, the Company's final financial results are not yet complete or available for disclosure.
Mr. Loffredo continued, 'We are fully committed to fixing our timeliness issue, and we are appreciative of our investor's patience in receiving the 10-K filing. We are confident that our preliminary numbers reflect our very strong results and are extraordinarily pleased about the state of our business. We are 100% debt-free and are growing our streaming business rapidly.'
Fiscal Fourth Quarter Financial Summary (comparing the three months ended March 31, 2021 to the three months ended March 31, 2020):
Total Consolidated Revenue was $8.3 million versus the prior year revenue of $7.7 million, an increase of 6.9%. Growth was driven by 25.0% higher Content and Entertainment revenues of $7.2 million and was partially offset by the expected decline in legacy cinema equipment revenues.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $16.8 million compared to $14.3 million as of March 31, 2020, the end of the last fiscal year.
Total debt was reduced by $37.3 million as of March 31, 2021, or 76%, to a balance of $11.9 million, from $49.1 million at March 31, 2020.
Conference Call
Cinedigm will host a conference call today to discuss these results at 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT.
Investors may access a live webcast of the call on the Company's website at https://investor.cinedigm.com/events-and-presentations or by dialing 1-877-407-9124 within North America or +1-201-689-8584 from international locations to be connected to the call. No passcode is required. Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
A replay of the webcast will be available by accessing the Company's website at https://investor.cinedigm.com/events-and-presentations.
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About Cinedigm
For more than 20 years, Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) has led the digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Today, Cinedigm entertains consumers around the globe by providing premium content, enthusiast streaming channels and technology services to the world's largest media, retail and technology companies. For more information, visit www.cinedigm.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
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