IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA), the premier provider of
influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s
leading brands, reported its financial and operational results for
the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Q3 2022 Financial
Summary Compared to Q3 2021
- Total revenue
increased 40% to $10.8 million compared to $7.7 million
- Managed Services
revenue increased 44% to $10.5 million, compared to $7.3
million
- SaaS Services and
other revenue decreased 22.6% to $0.4 million, compared to $0.5
million
- Total costs and
expenses increased 33% to $12.2 million, compared to $9.2
million
- Net loss was $0.9
million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million
- Adjusted EBITDA*
was a loss of $0.6 million, compared to a loss of $0.9 million
- The company
terminated its at-the-market (ATM) equity offering program
Q3 2022 Operational
Highlights
- Managed Services
bookings totaled $8.2 million for the quarter, compared to $11.3
million for the prior-year quarter
- Launched next
generation of IZEAx Discovery
- Previewed IZEA Flex
and The Creator Marketplace
- Partnered with
Vennly to power sponsored audio across the creator economy
- Added Vampped to
IZEA's Talent Partner Program
- Won two Comparably
Awards for Best Leadership Teams, Best Career Growth
* Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial
measure. Refer to the definition and reconciliation of this measure
under “Use of Key Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Management Commentary“Team IZEA
delivered the highest quarterly revenue we have ever had for Q3,
along with a significant year over year improvement in adjusted
EBITDA against the high inflationary environment,” said Ted Murphy,
IZEA’s Chairman and CEO. “Over the past several years we have been
planting seeds with investments in team and technology to provide
the catalyst for future growth and efficiency. We are now turning
our attention to harvesting the field, taking advantage of the
launch of two new technology platforms, as well as our expansion
into China and the United Kingdom. With the resources we need
largely in place, we are slowing the pace of hiring near term in
favor of increasing the productivity of the current
organization.”
Q3 2022 Financial
ResultsTotal revenue in the third quarter of 2022
increased 40% to $10.8 million, compared to $7.7 million in the
third quarter of 2021, with revenue from Managed Services
increasing by 44% to $10.5 million in the third quarter of 2022,
and revenue from SaaS Services decreasing by 22.6% to $350,057 in
the third quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of
2021.
Revenue from Managed Services growth was
primarily attributable to one large customer, with revenue from
other customers relatively flat during the periods. Managed
Services bookings declined $3.1 million to $8.3 million during the
quarter, as we saw the contracting process slow down over the
summer months. September bookings were strong, delivering our
second-best monthly bookings total, and we ended the quarter with a
solid pipeline of opportunities for the fourth quarter.
Revenue from SaaS Services decreased by
$102,333, or 22.6%, in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the
third quarter of 2021. Average licensee counts on all platforms
declined in the third quarter of 2022 over the prior year. License
fee revenue was 10% below the prior-year quarter while Marketplace
Spend fees declined 82% to $16,019 in the third quarter of 2022,
compared to $87,556 in the third quarter of 2021. Gross billings (a
key metric, as defined below) for SaaS Services decreased to $1.1
million, or 23.1%, in the third quarter of 2022 due to lower
licensee counts and lower average fees.
Cost of revenue increased to $6.6 million in
third quarter of 2022, or 61% of revenue, compared to $4.0 million,
or 52%, in the prior-year quarter, primarily due to higher cost
deliveries on one large customer contract. The percentage cost of
revenue on other customer deliveries was in range with recent
historical averages.
Costs and expenses other than the cost of
revenue totaled $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2022, $0.4
million or 8.3% above the prior-year quarter. Sales and marketing
costs were $2.5 million during the third quarter of 2022, 11.7%
higher than the prior-year quarter, due to additional headcount and
related payroll costs that were partially offset by reduced selling
commissions, which generally correspond to lower bookings, and
other spending reductions in the current quarter. General and
administrative costs totaled $2.9 million during the quarter, $0.3
million or 9.7% above the prior-year quarter, due primarily to
higher fees related to professional services.
Net loss in the third quarter of 2022 was
$906,232, or $-0.01 per share, as compared to a net loss of
$1,400,792, or $(0.02) per share in the third quarter of 2021,
based on 62.3 million and 61.9 million average shares outstanding,
respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below, a non-GAAP
measure management uses as a proxy for operating cash flow) totaled
$(0.6) million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $(0.9)
million in the comparative period, increasing $0.3 million due
primarily to higher net income and lower depreciation expense in
the latter period. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue in
the third quarter of 2022, was a loss of 5% compared to a loss of
12% in the third quarter of 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, our cash and
investments totaled $67.0 million. The company has no long-term
debt.
Conference CallIZEA will hold a
conference call to discuss its third quarter 2022 results on
Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. EST. IZEA's Chairman
and CEO Ted Murphy, CFO Peter Biere, and COO Ryan Schram will host
the call, followed by a question and answer period.
Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022Time: 5:00
p.m. ESTToll-free dial-in number: 1-800-768-2107International
dial-in number: 1-416-981-9025
Please call the conference telephone number five
(5) minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your
name and organization. A call replay will be available after 8:00
p.m. EST on the same day through Thursday, November 17, 2022, at
11:59 p.m. EST.
Toll-free replay number:
1-844-512-2921International replay number: 1-412-317-6671Replay
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About IZEA Worldwide, Inc.IZEA
Worldwide, Inc. (“IZEA”), is a marketing technology company
providing software and professional services that enable brands to
collaborate and transact with the full spectrum of today’s top
social influencers and content creators. The company serves as a
champion for the growing Creator Economy, enabling individuals to
monetize their content, creativity, and influence. IZEA launched
the industry’s first-ever influencer marketing platform in 2006 and
has since facilitated nearly 4 million transactions between online
buyers and sellers. Leading brands and agencies partner with IZEA
to increase digital engagement, diversify brand voice, scale
content production, and drive a measurable return on
investment.
Use of Key Metrics and Non-GAAP
Financial Measures We define gross billings, a key metric,
as the total dollar value of the amounts earned from our customers
for the services we performed or the amounts billed to our
customers for their self-service purchase of goods and services on
our platforms. Gross billings for Marketplace Spend are the amounts
of our reported revenue plus the cost of payments we made to
third-party creators providing the content or sponsorship services,
which are netted against revenue for generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (“GAAP”) reporting purposes. Gross
billings for all other revenue types equals the revenue reported in
our consolidated statements of operations.
Managed Services bookings measure all sales
orders received during a period less cancellations received or
refunds given during the same period. Sales order contracts vary in
complexity with each customer and range from custom content
delivery to integrated marketing services; our contracts generally
run from several months for smaller contracts to twelve months for
larger contracts. We recognize revenue from our Managed Services
contracts based on a percentage of completion basis as we deliver
the content or services over time, which can vary greatly from a
few weeks to a year. For this reason, Managed Services bookings,
while an overall indicator of the health of our business, may not
be used to predict quarterly revenues and could be subject to
future adjustment.
Managed Services bookings is useful information
as they reflect the amount of orders received in one period, even
though revenue may be reflected over time. Management uses the
Managed Services bookings metric to plan its operating staff,
identify key customer group trends, enlighten go-to-market
activities, and inform its product development efforts.
"Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP financial
measure under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules. EBITDA
is commonly defined as "earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, and amortization." IZEA defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as
earnings or loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation, gain or loss on
asset disposals or impairment, and certain other unusual or
non-cash income and expense items such as gains or losses on
settlement of liabilities and exchanges, and changes in the fair
value of derivatives, if applicable.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful
information to investors as it primarily excludes non-cash
transactions, and it provides consistency to facilitate
period-to-period comparisons.
All companies do not calculate gross billings,
bookings, and Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. These metrics, as
presented by IZEA, may not be comparable to those presented by
other companies. Moreover, these metrics have limitations as
analytical tools. You should not consider them in isolation or as a
substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported
under GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is
presented in the financial tables included in this press
release.
Safe Harbor StatementAll
statements in this release that are not based on historical fact
are “forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe
harbor from liability established by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, which
are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans,
strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use
of forward-looking terms such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,”
“should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “hope,” “estimate,” “believe,”
“intend,” "likely," "projects," “plans,” "pursue," "strategy" or
"future," or the negative of these words or other words or
expressions of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking
statements include, among others, statements we make regarding
expectations concerning IZEA’s ability to increase revenue and
bookings, growth or maintenance of customer relationships, and
expectations concerning IZEA’s business strategy. Forward-looking
statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, as a result of various factors
including, among others, the following: competitive conditions in
the content and social sponsorship segment in which IZEA operates;
failure to popularize one or more of the marketplace platforms of
IZEA; our ability to establish maintain disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting; our
ability to satisfy the requirements for continued listing of our
common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; changing economic
conditions that are less favorable than expected; and other risks
and uncertainties described in IZEA’s periodic reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking
statements made in this release speak only as of the date of this
release, and IZEA assumes no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in
expectations, except as otherwise required by law.
Press ContactToni-Ann BurkeIZEA
Worldwide, Inc.Phone: 407-674-6911Email: ir@izea.com
IZEA Worldwide,
Inc.Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
September 30,2022 |
|
December 31,2021 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
20,026,477 |
|
|
$ |
75,433,295 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
8,643,509 |
|
|
|
7,599,103 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
2,852,583 |
|
|
|
2,257,382 |
|
Short term investments |
|
21,879,305 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other current assets |
|
57,327 |
|
|
|
100,522 |
|
Total current assets |
|
53,459,201 |
|
|
|
85,390,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
76,182 |
|
|
|
155,185 |
|
Goodwill |
|
4,016,722 |
|
|
|
4,016,722 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
71,455 |
|
|
|
213,263 |
|
Software development costs, net |
|
1,264,543 |
|
|
|
1,019,600 |
|
Long term investments |
|
25,106,327 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total assets |
$ |
83,994,430 |
|
|
$ |
90,795,072 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
1,792,445 |
|
|
$ |
2,086,892 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
2,045,355 |
|
|
|
2,502,882 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
9,236,220 |
|
|
|
11,338,095 |
|
Current portion of notes payable |
|
29,220 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
13,103,240 |
|
|
|
15,927,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
Finance obligation, less
current portion |
|
— |
|
|
|
10,420 |
|
Notes payable, less current
portion |
|
— |
|
|
|
31,648 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
13,103,240 |
|
|
|
15,969,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
Contingencies |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock; $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no
shares issued and outstanding |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock; $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized;
62,273,425 and 62,044,883, respectively, issued, and
outstanding |
|
6,227 |
|
|
|
6,205 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
148,935,491 |
|
|
|
148,452,498 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(77,185,933 |
) |
|
|
(73,633,568 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
(864,595 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
70,891,190 |
|
|
|
74,825,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
83,994,430 |
|
|
$ |
90,795,072 |
|
IZEA Worldwide,
Inc.Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Loss
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
Revenue |
$ |
10,826,335 |
|
|
$ |
7,734,374 |
|
|
$ |
32,293,682 |
|
|
$ |
19,678,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
6,597,430 |
|
|
|
4,022,395 |
|
|
|
18,989,076 |
|
|
|
9,688,870 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
2,502,128 |
|
|
|
2,240,936 |
|
|
|
7,312,240 |
|
|
|
6,622,128 |
|
General and administrative |
|
2,928,679 |
|
|
|
2,670,785 |
|
|
|
9,810,102 |
|
|
|
7,865,510 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
127,535 |
|
|
|
220,453 |
|
|
|
404,856 |
|
|
|
949,906 |
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
12,155,772 |
|
|
|
9,154,569 |
|
|
|
36,516,274 |
|
|
|
25,126,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
(1,329,437 |
) |
|
|
(1,420,195 |
) |
|
|
(4,222,592 |
) |
|
|
(5,447,423 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(814 |
) |
|
|
(1,558 |
) |
|
|
(2,594 |
) |
|
|
(24,090 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
424,019 |
|
|
|
20,961 |
|
|
|
672,821 |
|
|
|
2,019,379 |
|
Total other income (expense), net |
|
423,205 |
|
|
|
19,403 |
|
|
|
670,227 |
|
|
|
1,995,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
$ |
(906,232 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,400,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,552,365 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,452,134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized (gain)/loss on securities held |
|
597,113 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
864,595 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total other comprehensive income |
|
597,113 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
864,595 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive
income/loss |
$ |
(1,503,345 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,400,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,416,960 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,452,134 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding – basic and diluted |
|
62,273,425 |
|
|
|
61,883,017 |
|
|
|
62,162,508 |
|
|
|
59,875,142 |
|
Basic and diluted loss per
common share |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
Revenue Details:
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
$ Change |
|
% Change |
Managed Services Revenue |
$ |
10,476,278 |
96.8 |
% |
$ |
7,281,984 |
94.2 |
% |
$ |
3,194,294 |
|
|
43.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace Spend Fees |
|
16,019 |
0.1 |
% |
|
87,556 |
1.1 |
% |
|
(71,537 |
) |
|
(81.7 |
)% |
License Fees |
|
320,349 |
3.0 |
% |
|
354,850 |
4.6 |
% |
|
(34,501 |
) |
|
(9.7 |
)% |
Other Fees |
|
13,689 |
0.1 |
% |
|
9,984 |
0.1 |
% |
|
3,705 |
|
|
37.1 |
% |
SaaS Services Revenue |
|
350,057 |
3.2 |
% |
|
452,390 |
5.8 |
% |
|
(102,333 |
) |
|
(22.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenue |
$ |
10,826,335 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
7,734,374 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
3,091,961 |
|
|
40.0 |
% |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
$ Change |
|
% Change |
Managed Services Revenue |
$ |
31,025,350 |
96.1 |
% |
$ |
18,309,295 |
93.0 |
% |
$ |
12,716,055 |
|
|
69.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace Spend Fees |
|
122,243 |
0.4 |
% |
|
256,308 |
1.3 |
% |
|
(134,065 |
) |
|
(52.3 |
)% |
License Fees |
|
1,030,718 |
3.2 |
% |
|
1,082,734 |
5.5 |
% |
|
(52,016 |
) |
|
(4.8 |
)% |
Other Fees |
|
115,371 |
0.4 |
% |
|
30,654 |
0.2 |
% |
|
84,717 |
|
|
276.4 |
% |
SaaS Services Revenue |
|
1,268,332 |
3.9 |
% |
|
1,369,696 |
7.0 |
% |
|
(101,364 |
) |
|
(7.4 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenue |
$ |
32,293,682 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
19,678,991 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
12,614,691 |
|
|
64.1 |
% |
IZEA Worldwide,
Inc.Gross Billings
Gross billings by revenue type:
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
$ Change |
|
% Change |
Managed Services Gross Billings |
$ |
10,476,278 |
90.4 |
% |
$ |
7,281,984 |
83.5 |
% |
$ |
3,194,294 |
|
|
43.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace Spend Fees |
|
775,055 |
6.7 |
% |
|
1,077,268 |
12.3 |
% |
|
(302,213 |
) |
|
(28.1 |
)% |
License Fees |
|
320,349 |
2.8 |
% |
|
354,850 |
4.1 |
% |
|
(34,501 |
) |
|
(9.7 |
)% |
Other Fees |
|
13,689 |
0.1 |
% |
|
9,984 |
0.1 |
% |
|
3,705 |
|
|
37.1 |
% |
SaaS Services Gross Billings |
|
1,109,093 |
9.6 |
% |
|
1,442,102 |
16.5 |
% |
|
(333,009 |
) |
|
(23.1 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Gross Billings |
$ |
11,585,371 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
8,724,086 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
2,861,285 |
|
|
32.8 |
% |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
$ Change |
|
% Change |
Managed Services Gross Billings |
$ |
31,025,350 |
89.9 |
% |
$ |
18,309,295 |
81.2 |
% |
$ |
12,716,055 |
|
|
69.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace Spend Fees |
|
2,355,534 |
6.8 |
% |
|
3,137,124 |
13.9 |
% |
|
(781,590 |
) |
|
(24.9 |
)% |
License Fees |
|
1,030,718 |
3.0 |
% |
|
1,082,734 |
4.8 |
% |
|
(52,016 |
) |
|
(4.8 |
)% |
Other Fees |
|
115,371 |
0.3 |
% |
|
30,654 |
1.1 |
% |
|
84,717 |
|
|
276.4 |
% |
SaaS Services Gross Billings |
|
3,501,623 |
10.1 |
% |
|
4,250,512 |
18.8 |
% |
|
(748,889 |
) |
|
(17.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Gross Billings |
$ |
34,526,973 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
22,559,807 |
100.0 |
% |
$ |
11,967,166 |
|
|
53.0 |
% |
IZEA Worldwide,
Inc.Reconciliation of GAAP Net loss to Non-GAAP
Adjusted EBITDA
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(906,232 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,400,792 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,552,365 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,452,134 |
) |
Gain on the forgiveness of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,927,220 |
) |
Non-cash stock-based compensation |
|
154,115 |
|
|
|
229,039 |
|
|
|
428,013 |
|
|
|
633,219 |
|
Non-cash stock issued for payment of services |
|
31,260 |
|
|
|
37,544 |
|
|
|
93,742 |
|
|
|
109,784 |
|
Write down of digital assets |
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
141,808 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest expense |
|
814 |
|
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
|
2,594 |
|
|
|
24,090 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
127,535 |
|
|
|
220,453 |
|
|
|
404,856 |
|
|
|
949,906 |
|
Other non-cash items |
|
— |
|
|
|
(13,732 |
) |
|
|
18,555 |
|
|
|
(21,522 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(591,427 |
) |
|
$ |
(925,930 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,462,797 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,683,877 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
$ |
10,826,335 |
|
|
$ |
7,734,374 |
|
|
$ |
32,293,682 |
|
|
$ |
19,678,991 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Revenue |
|
(5.5 |
)% |
|
|
(12.0 |
)% |
|
|
(8 |
)% |
|
|
(19 |
)% |
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