PALT Paltalk Inc

via NewMediaWire – Paltalk, Inc. (“Paltalk,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) (Nasdaq: PALT), a communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications, today announced financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

Key Financial Highlights for Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Prior Year Period

• Revenue decreased 10% to $2.8 million
• Subscription revenue decreased by 8% to $2.7 million
• Advertising revenue decreased 47% to $0.1 million
• Net loss increased 9276% to $0.5 million
• Adjusted EBITDA loss increased 112% to $0.5 million
• Repurchased 287,719 shares of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2022 pursuant to our stock repurchase plan at an average price per share of $1.48, or an aggregate amount of approximately $426,000

Key Financial Highlights for Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Prior Year Period

• Revenue decreased 17% to $11.0 million
• Subscription revenue decreased over 13% to $10.7 million
• Advertising revenue decreased over 27% to $0.3 million
• Net loss increased 357% to $3.4 million
• Adjusted EBITDA loss increased 307% to $2.6 million
• Repurchased 604,808 shares of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2022 pursuant to our stock repurchase plan at an average price per share of $1.65, or an aggregate amount of approximately $998,000
• Deferred revenue increased 18% to $2.3 million compared to the prior year period
• The Company had $14.7 million in cash and no long-term debt on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2022

Business Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

• Partnered with Hive Automated Content Moderation Solutions to roll out new content moderation software for increased user experience
• Launched a mobile backgammon game with interactive real-time voice and video
• Closed an asset acquisition of ManyCam, a live streaming software and virtual camera that allows users to deliver professional live videos on streaming platforms, video conferencing app and distance learning tools
• Released ManyCam version 8.0, an update with vast improvements over prior versions
• Engaged Roth Capital Partners, LLC to assist with strategic initiative of potential mergers and acquisitions that focus on buy-side opportunities to accelerate growth and profitability
• Signed up corporate customers for ManyCam subscriptions, advancing the business-to-business channel
• Made progress in optimizing ManyCam integration, which we expect to lead to revenue growth
• Added game lobbies for our backgammon and chess games

Patent Litigation UpdateOn July 23, 2021, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Paltalk Holdings, Inc., filed a patent infringement lawsuit against WebEx Communications, Inc., Cisco WebEx LLC, and Cisco Systems, Inc. (collectively, “Cisco”), in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The Company alleges that Cisco’s Webex products have infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,683,858, and that the Company is entitled to damages.

A Markman hearing took place on February 24, 2022. On September 7, 2022, the United States Patent Office issued a reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,683,858, and on January 19, 2023, the Examiner issued an Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate, ending the reexamination and confirming the patentability of claims 1-10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,683,858. Trial is now scheduled for early third quarter of 2023.

Management CommentaryJason Katz, Chairman and CEO of Paltalk, commented, “We are encouraged with our sequential quarterly growth, as our fourth quarter revenue is 7% greater than what we reported for the third quarter of 2022. Our customers are adapting to ManyCam and enjoying their experience with it, as the feedback we have received has been positive. As we approach the one-year anniversary of the addition of the ManyCam product to our offering, we anticipate that subscription revenue related to ManyCam will increase in future quarters as deferred revenue generated from those subscriptions is recognized.”

Katz, continued, “As evident from our fourth quarter results, our efforts to streamline expenses to better align with overall macro-economic conditions and invest in a measured way that ensures responsible cash management have resulted in our revenue increasing and our losses decreasing from the third quarter of 2022 to the fourth quarter of 2022. Our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue declined to 129% for the fourth quarter of 2022 versus 140% for the third quarter of 2022, demonstrating our improved operating efficiencies. We are also continuing to work with Roth Capital Partners, LLC in exploring strategic opportunities, including, but not limited to, potential mergers or acquisitions of other assets or entities that are synergistic to our business, which we believe will increase shareholder value.”

Katz, concluded, “Our team remains focused on user retention and monetization, which collectively are intended to increase user engagement and revenue opportunities. Additional technology enhancements and features and games, such as our gaming lobby, are all intended to increase retention, usage and revenue. Our cash position as of December 31, 2022 remains strong at $14.7 million, which we believe puts us in a good position as we seek a return to growth and profitability. We plan to continue to develop our consumer application platforms and defend our intellectual property, of which we will continue to provide updates when publicly available.”

Financial Results for Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

• Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased by 10% to $2.8 million, compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. This decline was attributed to the decrease in subscription revenue by 8% and a decrease in advertising revenue by 47%;
• Loss from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 increased by 8046% or $0.8 million to a loss of $0.8 million, compared to income from operations of $10,000 for the same period in 2021;
• Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased by 9276% or $0.5 million to a loss of $0.5 million, compared to a net loss of $5,271 for the three months ended December 31, 2021; and
• Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased by approximately 112% or $0.3 million to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.5 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2022

• Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased by 17% to $11.0 million, compared to $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This decrease was mainly driven by an decrease in subscription revenue and advertising revenue;
• Loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased by approximately 804% or $4.2 million to a loss of $3.7 million, compared to income from operations of $0.5 million for the same period in 2021;
• Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased by 358% or $4.7 million to a loss of $3.4 million, compared to net income of $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021;
• Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased by 307% or $3.9 million to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.6 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 million the year ended December 31, 2021;
• Cash and cash equivalents totaled $14.7 million at December 31, 2022, a decrease of $5.9 million compared to $21.6 million at December 31, 2021; and
• The Company had no long-term debt on its balance sheet at December 31, 2022.

Key Financial and Operating Metrics from Operations: (in thousands, except for percentages)

						Change
		Q4 2022		Q4 2021		$		%
	Subscription revenue	$2,717		$2,958		($241)		-8.1%
	Advertising revenue	$78		$148		($70)		-47.2%
	Technology service revenue	$0		$3		($3)		-100.0%
	Total revenues	$2,795		$3,108		($313)		-10.1%
	(Loss) income from operations	($802)		($10)		($792)		-8046.1%
	Net (loss) income	($494)		($5)		($489)		-9276.6%
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	($333)		$175		($508)		-290.3%
	Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure)	($473)		($223)		($250)		-112.0%
						Change
		YTD 2022		YTD 2021		$		%
	Subscription revenue	$10,663		$12,368		($1,705)		-13.8%
	Advertising revenue	$327		$451		($124)		-27.6%
	Technology service revenue	$0		$455		($455)		-100.0%
	Total revenues	$10,990		$13,274		($2,284)		-17.2%
	(Loss) income from operations	($3,659)		$519		($4,178)		-804.3%
	Net (loss) income	($3,412)		$1,324		($4,736)		-357.7%
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	($2,957)		$1,265		($4,222)		-233.7%
	Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure)	($2,647)		$1,281		($3,928)		-306.6%

ABOUT PALTALK, INC. (Nasdaq: PALT)Paltalk, Inc. is a communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications. Our product portfolio includes Paltalk and Camfrog, which together host one of the world’s largest collections of video-based communities. Our other products include ManyCam, Tinychat and Vumber. The Company has an over 20-year history of technology innovation and holds 10 patents. For more information, please visit: http://www.paltalk.com.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Such statements may be preceded by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes," "potential," or similar words.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on certain assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, and cannot be predicted or quantified and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, any economic recession and the overall inflationary environment on our results of operations and our business; our ability to effectively market and generate revenue from our applications; our ability to generate and maintain active users and to effectively monetize our user base; our ability to improve, market and promote the ManyCam software; the amount and timing of stock repurchases, if any, under the Company’s stock repurchase plan and our ability to enhance stockholder value through such plan; the Company’s ability to retain the listing of its common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market; our ability to release new applications or improve upon or add features to existing applications on schedule or at all; risks and uncertainties related to our increasing focus on the use of new and novel technologies to enhance our applications, and our ability to timely complete development of applications using new technologies; our ability to effectively compete with existing competitors and new market entrants; our ability to effectively secure new software development and licensing customers; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; the use of the internet and privacy and protection of user data; our ability to consummate favorable acquisitions and effectively integrate any companies or properties that we acquire; and our ability to manage our partnerships and strategic alliances. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement was made, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

Investor Contacts:IR@paltalk.comClearThinknyc@clearthink.capital917-658-7878

PALTALK, INC.RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS

		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Reconciliation of net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Net (loss) income		$	(494,234	)		$	(5,271	)		$	(3,412,250	)		$	1,324,106
Stock-based compensation expense			62,476				31,891				333,825				(35,653	)
Depreciation and amortization expense			266,298				84,398				670,863				370,845
Impairment loss on digital tokens			-				9,037				7,262				765,232
Interest (income) expense, net			(105,260	)			1,719				(74,895	)			(133	)
Gain on extinguishment of term debt			-				-				-				(506,500	)
Realized gain from sale of digital tokens			-				(6,774	)			-				(307,934	)
Gain on termination of digital tokens payable			-				(338,553	)			-				(338,553	)
Income (benefit) tax expense			(202,161	)			485				(171,665	)			9,951
Reported Adjusted EBITDA		$	(472,882	)		$	(223,068	)		$	(2,646,860	)		$	1,281,361

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics

The Company has provided in this release Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to supplement the consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, gain on office lease termination, impairment loss on goodwill, impairment loss on digital tokens, interest expense (income), net, gain from sale of the Company’s secured communication assets, loss on disposal of property and equipment, gain on extinguishment of term debt, realized gain from sale of digital tokens, gain on termination of digital tokens payable, other expense, and provision for income taxes.  The Company did not have a gain on office lease termination, impairment loss on goodwill, gain from the sale of its secured communication assets, loss on disposal of property and equipment or other expense for the periods presented.

Management uses Adjusted EBITDA internally in analyzing the Company’s financial results to assess operational performance and to determine the Company’s future capital requirements. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to Adjusted EBITDA in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and others to understand and evaluate the Company’s operating results and it allows for a more meaningful comparison between the Company’s performance and that of competitors. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this performance measure in isolation from or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are that Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect: cash capital expenditures for assets underlying depreciation and amortization expense that may need to be replaced or for new capital expenditures; interest income, net; other expense, net; income tax expense from continuing operations; gain on office lease termination; impairment loss on goodwill; gain from sale of our secured communication assets; loss on disposal of property and equipment; our working capital requirements; the impairment loss on digital tokens; realized gain (loss) from the sale of digital tokens; the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation; gain on the extinguishment of term debt; and the provision for income taxes. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA along with other financial performance measures, including total revenues, subscription revenue, deferred revenue, net income (loss), cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, net cash used in operating activities and our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

PALTALK, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		December 31,				December 31,
		2022				2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	14,739,933			$	21,636,860
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,648 as of December 31, 2022 and  2021, respectively			122,297				153,448
Prepaid expense and other current assets			543,199				239,258
Total current assets			15,405,429				22,029,566
Operating lease right-of-use asset			159,181				239,491
Property and equipment, net			--				69,599
Goodwill			6,326,250				6,326,250
Intangible assets, net			3,526,811				196,543
Digital tokens			-				7,262
Other assets			13,937				13,937
Total assets		$	25,431,608			$	28,882,648
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,013,637			$	1,332,632
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			225,193				344,441
Contingent consideration			85,000				--
Operating lease liabilities, current portion			82,176				80,309
Deferred subscription revenue			2,257,452				1,915,493
Total current liabilities			3,663,458				3,672,875
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion			77,005				159,182
Deferred tax liability			716,903				-
Total liabilities			4,457,366				3,832,057
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 9,864,120 shares issued and 9,227,349 and 9,832,157 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively			9,864				9,864
Treasury stock, 636,771 and 31,963 shares repurchased as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively			(1,192,124	)			(194,200	)
Additional paid-in capital			35,973,735				35,639,910
Accumulated deficit			(13,817,233	)			(10,404,983	)
Total stockholders’ equity			20,974,242				25,050,591
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	25,431,608			$	28,882,648

PALTALK, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

		Years Ended
		December 31,
		2022				2021
Revenues:
Subscription revenue		$	10,662,691			$	12,368,008
Advertising revenue			326,854				451,337
Technology service revenue			-				454,504
Total revenues			10,989,545				13,273,849
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue			2,823,570				2,720,189
Sales and marketing expense			1,571,275				1,170,386
Product development expense			5,934,433				5,391,819
General and administrative expense			4,311,815				2,706,733
Impairment loss on digital tokens			7,262				765,232
Total costs and expenses			14,648,355				12,754,359
(Loss) income from operations			(3,658,810	)			519,490
Interest income, net			74,895				133
Gain on extinguishment of term debt			-				506,500
Realized gain (loss) from the sale of digital tokens			-				307,934
(Loss) income from operations before provision for income taxes			(3,583,915	)			1,334,057
Provision for income taxes			171,665				(9,951	)
Net (loss) income		$	(3,412,250	)		$	1,324,106
Net (loss) income per share of common stock:
Basic		$	(0.35	)		$	0.17
Diluted		$	(0.35	)		$	0.17
Weighted average number of shares of common stock used in calculating net (loss) income per share of common stock:
Basic			9,638,567				7,766,111
Diluted			9,638,567				7,809,132

PALTALK, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		Years Ended
		December 31,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income		$	(3,412,250	)		$	1,324,106
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income from operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment			69,599				186,178
Amortization of intangible assets			601,264				184,667
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets			80,310				74,416
Gain on extinguishment of digital token liability			-				(338,553	)
Impairment loss on digital tokens			7,262				765,232
Realized (gain) loss from the sale of digital tokens			-				(307,934	)
Deferred tax benefit			(171,665	)
Gain on extinguishment of term debt			-				(506,500	)
Stock-based compensation			333,825				(35,653	)
Bad debt expense			-				(3,235	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Digital tokens			-				(884,263	)
Accounts receivable, net			31,151				(78,803	)
Digital tokens receivable			-				210,000
Operating lease liability			(80,310	)			(74,416	)
Digital tokens payable			-				215,156
Prepaid expense and other current assets			(303,941	)			(2,554	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(453,928	)			680,848
Deferred subscription revenue			341,959				(143,228	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(2,956,724	)			1,265,464
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of ManyCam assets			(2,700,000	)			-
Acquisition related costs of ManyCam assets			(242,279	)			-
Proceeds from the sale of digital tokens			-				858,848
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities			(2,942,279	)			858,848
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuances costs			-				13,919,126
Proceeds of issuance of common stock pursuant to option exercise			-				8,002
Purchase of treasury stock			(997,924	)			-
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(997,924	)			13,927,128
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(6,896,927	)			16,051,440
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			21,636,860				5,585,420
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	14,739,933			$	21,636,860
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the periods:
Deferred tax liability associated with the acquisition of ManyCam assets		$	904,253			$	-
Accrued Contingent Consideration		$	85,000			$	-
Modification of operating lease right-of use asset and liability		$	-			$	244,940
Issuance of common stock pursuant to cashless option exercises		$	-			$	38
Treasury stock received from cashless option exercises		$	-			$	183,341