Blackboxstocks Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
- The company has made significant progress in pursuing a merger with Evtec, which is expected to increase stockholder value.
- Exploring strategic marketing partnerships and completing beta tests for a new product, StockNanny, demonstrate the company's commitment to growth and innovation.
- The impact of cost reductions combined with the stabilization of revenue has led to a narrowed net loss for the current quarter.
- Total revenue for the third quarter of 2023 decreased compared to the same period in 2022, indicating a potential slowdown in revenue generation.
- The average member count for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased compared to the same period in 2022, which may raise concerns about customer retention and acquisition.
Third Quarter Financial and Operating Highlights:
-
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2023 was
$728,468 $1,219,150 $2,324,870 $3,890,951 - The average member count for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was 3,174 and 3,564, respectively.
-
Operating expenses were
$1,269,769 $1,924,460 $5,369,668 $5,706,792 -
Adjusted EBITDA was
$(513,026) $(1,075,361) $(2,696,171) $(3,123,363)
Gust Kepler, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “It has been a challenging year for Blackbox, like many companies in the fintech and financial markets sector, however we have advanced several important initiatives including:
- We have made significant progress in the pursuit of our merger with Evtec. During the extensive preparation for this merger, we have negotiated additional terms that we believe will directly increase the stockholder value of this transaction.
- We are currently exploring strategic marketing partnerships with companies in the fintech and financial publishing sector to leverage and increase the growth of our core Blackbox product.
- We have completed two comprehensive beta tests for our exciting new product StockNanny. Feedback from the beta testers was extremely positive and provided extensive insight into the depth and breadth of the potential market for this new product, which we plan to launch as soon as possible.
With all of these initiatives progressing, Blackbox is meeting the challenges of the current environment and I am confident that our multiple pivot strategies will be successful and ultimately provide enhanced value for our shareholders.”
Robert Winspear, Chief Financial Officer, added, “We are pleased with the impact of our cost reductions which, when combined with stabilization of our revenue, have narrowed our net loss for the current quarter.”
Summary financial data is presented in the tables below. Please see the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2023 for additional information.
About Blackboxstocks, Inc.
Blackboxstocks, Inc. is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics and news for stock and options traders of all levels. Our web-based software employs “predictive technology” enhanced by artificial intelligence to find volatility and unusual market activity that may result in the rapid change in the price of a stock or option. Blackbox continuously scans the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, CBOE, and all other options markets, analyzing over 10,000 stocks and up to 1,500,000 options contracts multiple times per second. We provide our users with a fully interactive social media platform that is integrated into our dashboard, enabling our users to exchange information and ideas quickly and efficiently through a common network. We recently introduced a live audio/video feature that allows our members to broadcast on their own channels to share trade strategies and market insight within the Blackbox community. Blackbox is a SaaS company with a growing base of users that spans 42 countries; current subscription fees are
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Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
We refer to the term “EBITDA” in various places of our financial discussion. EBITDA is defined by us as net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization expense and certain non-cash expenses including stock-based compensation. EBITDA is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and therefore should not be considered in isolation nor construed as an alternative to operating profit, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Also, EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of liquidity. Moreover, since EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with GAAP, and thus is susceptible to varying interpretations and calculations, EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
| Blackboxstocks Inc. | |||||
| Summary Balance Sheet Data | |||||
| As of September, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||
September 30, 2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
||||
| Assets | |||||
| Cash | $ |
463,288 |
$ |
425,578 |
|
| Marketable securities |
|
2,276 |
|
3,216,280 |
|
| Other current assets |
|
344,955 |
|
265,197 |
|
| Total current assets | $ |
810,519 |
$ |
3,907,055 |
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
346,017 |
|
428,726 |
|
| Investment |
|
8,424,000 |
|
- |
|
| Total assets | $ |
9,580,536 |
$ |
4,335,781 |
|
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
825,087 |
$ |
730,099 |
|
| Unearned subscriptions |
|
571,379 |
|
1,022,428 |
|
| Other current liabilities |
|
67,692 |
|
71,615 |
|
| Note payable, current portion |
|
28,950 |
|
28,733 |
|
| Total current liabilities | $ |
1,493,108 |
$ |
1,852,875 |
|
| Long term liabilities: | |||||
| Note payable, net of current portion |
|
17,874 |
|
39,614 |
|
| Lease liability right of use, long term |
|
216,545 |
|
265,639 |
|
| Total long term liabilities | $ |
234,419 |
$ |
305,253 |
|
| Total stockholders' equity | $ |
7,823,009 |
$ |
2,177,653 |
|
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ |
9,550,536 |
$ |
4,335,781 |
|
| Blackboxstocks Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| Summary Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||
| For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,2023 and 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended |
For the nine months ended |
|||||||||||||||
September |
September |
|||||||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||||
| Revenue | $ |
728,468 |
|
$ |
1,219,150 |
|
$ |
2,324,870 |
|
$ |
3,890,951 |
|
||||
| Cost of revenue |
|
327,928 |
|
|
492,991 |
|
|
1,202,534 |
|
|
1,572,380 |
|
||||
| Gross margin | $ |
400,540 |
|
$ |
726,159 |
|
$ |
1,122,336 |
|
$ |
2,318,571 |
|
||||
| Operating expenses: |
|
1,269,769 |
|
|
1,924,460 |
|
|
5,369,668 |
|
|
5,706,792 |
|
||||
| Operating loss | $ |
(869,229 |
) |
$ |
(1,198,301 |
) |
$ |
(4,247,332 |
) |
$ |
(3,388,221 |
) |
||||
| Other income (expense) |
|
(197,484 |
) |
|
110,141 |
|
|
(250,725 |
) |
|
478,763 |
|
||||
| Net loss | $ |
(671,745 |
) |
$ |
(1,308,442 |
) |
$ |
(3,996,607 |
) |
$ |
(3,866,984 |
) |
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
(513,026 |
) |
$ |
(1,075,361 |
) |
$ |
(2,696,171 |
) |
$ |
(3,123,363 |
) |
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Calculation | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ |
(671,745 |
) |
$ |
(1,308,442 |
) |
$ |
(3,996,607 |
) |
$ |
(3,866,984 |
) |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
11,100 |
|
|
5,850 |
|
|
32,297 |
|
|
16,646 |
|
||||
| Interest and financing expense |
|
210 |
|
|
41,339 |
|
|
522 |
|
|
126,162 |
|
||||
| Investment (income) loss |
|
(8,934 |
) |
|
68,802 |
|
|
(62,487 |
) |
|
352,601 |
|
||||
| Stock based compensation |
|
156,343 |
|
|
117,090 |
|
|
1,330,104 |
|
|
248,212 |
|
||||
| Total adjustments | $ |
158,719 |
|
$ |
233,081 |
|
$ |
1,300,436 |
|
$ |
743,621 |
|
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| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
(513,026 |
) |
$ |
(1,075,361 |
) |
$ |
(2,696,171 |
) |
$ |
(3,123,363 |
) |
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Tags: SOFTWARE-APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
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PCG Advisory
Stephanie Prince
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Source: Blackboxstocks Inc.
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