Banzai Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Banzai International (NASDAQ: BNZI) reported its Q1 2024 financial results. The company achieved an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $4.9 million for March 2024, marking a 14.2% increase from Q4 2023 and a 5% rise year-over-year. Revenues for Q1 2024 were $1.1 million, surpassing projections by 4%. Net income grew by $1.9 million, a 30% increase from Q4 2023. New customer acquisitions reached 810 in the first four months of 2024.
Banzai launched Reach 2.0, enhancing its flagship marketing product, now used by Cisco, The Economist Impact, and CrowdStrike. The company agreed with Yorkville on conditions for repayment of $2 million under the Yorkville Promissory Notes. Despite a strong quarter, Banzai reported a net loss of $4.5 million, higher than the $3.8 million loss in Q1 2023. The company aims to achieve an ARR of $8.1-$10 million by December 2024, driven by organic growth and planned acquisitions.
- ARR of $4.9 million in March 2024, up 14.2% from Q4 2023.
- Revenue of $1.1 million for Q1 2024, exceeding forecasts by 4%.
- Net income increased by $1.9 million, a 30% rise from Q4 2023.
- Added 810 new customers in the first four months of 2024.
- Launched Reach 2.0, adopted by major companies like Cisco, The Economist Impact, and CrowdStrike.
- Cost of revenue reduced by $31 thousand (7.5% decrease) compared to Q1 2023.
- Banzai targets an ARR of $8.1-$10 million by December 2024, forecasting significant growth.
- Q1 2024 revenue decreased by $98 thousand (8.3%) compared to Q1 2023.
- Net loss increased to $4.5 million from $3.8 million in Q1 2023.
- Gross profit decreased by $67 thousand (8.8%) compared to Q1 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss increased to $1.5 million, a significant rise from $626 thousand in Q1 2023.
- Cash reserves stood at $1 million as of March 31, 2024, indicating potential liquidity concerns.
Insights
Banzai International, Inc.'s first-quarter 2024 financial results present a mix of positive developments and challenges. First, the Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) at
The net income improvement by
One notable strategic move is the agreement with Yorkville regarding the Promissory Notes, which could reduce immediate financial pressures by delaying conversions for a period. Furthermore, the company's cash position at
Looking forward, the targeted December 2024 ARR of
Banzai's introduction of Reach 2.0 is noteworthy as it represents a major upgrade to their flagship marketing product. The adoption by prominent companies like Cisco, The Economist Impact and CrowdStrike indicates strong validation and potential for broader market acceptance. This product release could significantly enhance Banzai's competitive positioning in the marketing technology sector.
However, the previous focus shift away from Reach and back again suggests some strategic indecisiveness, which might have impacted customer confidence and revenue stability. The reported decline in Reach revenue of
Customer additions are a bright spot, with over 230 new customers in April alone, showing effective customer acquisition strategies. The total of 810 customer wins and reactivations in the first four months of 2024 highlights the company's capability to attract and retain clients, which is essential for achieving the ambitious ARR targets set for the end of the year.
The launch of Reach 2.0 marks a significant technological advancement for Banzai. The inclusion of AI and data-driven features aims to empower marketers with enhanced capabilities. This aligns with current industry trends where AI integration is becoming a key differentiator. The success of Reach 2.0 will largely depend on its ability to deliver tangible results and improved ROI for users.
On the downside, the previous decline in Reach revenue indicates that initial versions may not have fully met market needs or expectations. Therefore, the company must ensure that Reach 2.0 addresses past shortcomings to regain and expand its market share. Collaboration with well-known entities like Cisco and CrowdStrike is promising as it can drive further adoption and credibility in the market.
Given the competitive landscape of SaaS marketing technologies, continual innovation and responsive customer support will be pivotal for Banzai to leverage its new product effectively and achieve ongoing growth.
SEATTLE, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) (“Banzai” or the “Company”), a leading SaaS marketing technology company, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
First Quarter 2024 Financial Summary and Recent Operational Highlights
- Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) for March 2024 was
$4.9 million , a14.2% increase compared to Q4 2023, and a5% increase year-over-year. - Revenue of
$1.1 million exceeded the operating forecast as of the previous quarter by4% . - Net Income increased sequentially by
$1.9 million , a30% increase from Q4 2023. - The Company added over 230 customers in April, bringing the total number of customer wins and reactivations during the first four months of 2024 to 810.
- Banzai unveiled Reach 2.0, a major milestone release of the Company’s flagship marketing product. Companies using Reach 2.0 include Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), a Fortune 500 communications and security technology company; The Economist Impact, which offers partnership solutions combining think-tank rigor, media brand creativity and global influence to catalyze growth and change in the world; and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a fast-growing cloud security software company.
Banzai has agreed with Yorkville that upon repayment of
“Q1 was a strong rebuilding quarter for Banzai compared to Q4 2023. Our positive quarterly growth was driven by improvements to both our Demio product and our customer acquisition efficiency. We are excited about the transformative potential of our new Reach 2.0 product and the new customers we’ve added so far in 2024,” said Joe Davy, CEO of Banzai. “We have many new, exciting product releases coming in 2024 as Banzai continues to leverage AI and data to deliver solutions that give marketers superpowers.”
First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Banzai believes its non-GAAP financial measure ARR is more meaningful in evaluating its performance. The Company’s management team evaluates its financial and operating results utilizing this non-GAAP measure.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Banzai reported total revenue of approximately
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Banzai’s cost of revenue totaled approximately
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Banzai’s gross profit was approximately
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Banzai reported net losses of approximately
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Banzai’s Adjusted EBITDA Loss was approximately
Liquidity
As of March 31, 2024, Banzai had cash of approximately
End-of-Year 2024 Target
Banzai targets December 2024 ARR to be
The midpoint target, or
Annual recurring revenue refers to revenue, normalized on an annual basis, that Banzai expects to receive from its customers for providing them with products or services. The December 2024 ARR information provided above is based on Banzai’s current estimates of internal growth, the completion of the Cliently and Boast acquisitions and those companies contributing ARR based on current levels and is not a guarantee of future performance. These statements are forward-looking and actual ARR may differ materially. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below for information on the factors that could cause Banzai’s actual ARR to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
About Banzai
Banzai is a marketing technology company that provides essential marketing and sales solutions for businesses of all sizes. On a mission to help their customers achieve their mission, Banzai enables companies of all sizes to target, engage, and measure both new and existing customers more effectively. Banzai customers include Square, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thinkific, Doodle and Active Campaign, among thousands of others. Learn more at www.banzai.io. For investors, please visit https://ir.banzai.io/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “target,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “propose,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar variations and expressions. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Examples of forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements regarding the Company’s: future financial, business and operating performance and goals; annualized recurring revenue and customer retention; ongoing, future or ability to maintain or improve its financial position, cash flows, and liquidity and its expected financial needs; potential financing and ability to obtain financing; acquisition strategy, including the Company’s expectations regarding market conditions and available opportunities, the Company’s ability to execute on such strategy and the expected benefits of such strategy; proposed acquisitions and, if completed, their potential success and financial contributions; strategy and strategic goals, including being able to capitalize on opportunities; the Company’s expectation regarding amendment of the Yorkville Promissory Notes, which is conditioned on repayment of a portion of such notes in connection with a registered offering; expectations relating to the Company’s industry, outlook and market trends; total addressable market and serviceable addressable market and related projections; plans, strategies and expectations for retaining existing or acquiring new customers, increasing revenue and executing growth initiatives; and product areas of focus and additional products that may be sold in the future.
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and development of the industry in which the Company operates may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, investors should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include the Company’s ability to repay a portion of the Yorkville Promissory Notes, changes in the markets in which the Company operates, customer demand, the financial markets, economic, business and regulatory and other factors, such as the Company’s ability to execute on its strategy, its assumptions regarding available and serviceable markets, its ability to realize some or all of the expected benefits of its acquisition strategy and its ability to effectively integrate the businesses or technologies it acquires, if any. More detailed information about risk factors can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under the heading “Risk Factors,” and in other reports filed by the Company, including reports on Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements after the date they are made.
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Contacts:
Investors
Ralf Esper
Gateway Group
949-574-3860
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Tori Klimczak
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banzai@blastmedia.com
Banzai International, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 1,026,932 | $ | 2,093,718 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of | 34,670 | 105,049 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,073,914 | 741,155 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 2,135,516 | 2,939,922 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 3,080 | 4,644 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 2,171,526 | 2,171,526 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 90,308 | 134,013 | ||||||
| Other assets | 38,381 | 38,381 | ||||||
| Total assets | 4,438,811 | 5,288,486 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 8,336,909 | 6,439,863 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 3,862,714 | 5,194,240 | ||||||
| Convertible notes (Yorkville) | 3,064,000 | 1,766,000 | ||||||
| Convertible notes – related party | — | 2,540,091 | ||||||
| Convertible notes | 3,709,889 | 2,693,841 | ||||||
| Notes payable | 6,948,710 | 6,659,787 | ||||||
| Notes payable – related party | 3,082,650 | 2,505,137 | ||||||
| Deferred underwriting fees | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | ||||||
| Deferred fee | — | 500,000 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 233,000 | 641,000 | ||||||
| Warrant liability – related party | 460,000 | 575,000 | ||||||
| Earnout liability | 37,125 | 59,399 | ||||||
| Due to related party | 67,118 | 67,118 | ||||||
| GEM commitment fee liability | — | 2,000,000 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,245,306 | 1,214,096 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 158,965 | 234,043 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 35,206,386 | 37,089,615 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 35,281,386 | 37,164,615 | ||||||
| Stockholders' deficit: | ||||||||
| Common stock, | 2,022 | 1,602 | ||||||
| Preferred stock, | — | — | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 20,421,999 | 14,888,593 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (51,266,596 | ) | (46,766,324 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (30,842,575 | ) | (31,876,129 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ | 4,438,811 | $ | 5,288,486 | ||||
| Banzai International, Inc. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Operating income: | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,079,472 | $ | 1,177,061 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 381,380 | 412,226 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 698,092 | 764,835 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 4,308,929 | 3,170,063 | ||||||
| Depreciation expense | 1,564 | 2,404 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,310,493 | 3,172,467 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (3,612,401 | ) | (2,407,632 | ) | ||||
| Other expenses (income): | ||||||||
| GEM settlement fee expense | 200,000 | — | ||||||
| Other income, net | (4,118 | ) | (62,538 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | (10 | ) | (111 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 451,399 | 537,878 | ||||||
| Interest expense – related party | 577,513 | 383,284 | ||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of liability | (527,980 | ) | — | |||||
| Loss on debt issuance | 171,000 | — | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | (408,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability – related party | (115,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Change in fair value of simple agreement for future equity | — | 22,861 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of simple agreement for future equity – related party | — | 303,139 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative liabilities | — | 32,415 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative liabilities – related party | — | 137,285 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of convertible notes | 544,000 | — | ||||||
| Total other expenses, net | 888,804 | 1,354,213 | ||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (4,501,205 | ) | (3,761,845 | ) | ||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (933 | ) | 3,277 | |||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,500,272 | ) | $ | (3,765,122 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | ||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 17,355,609 | 6,382,180 | ||||||
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