PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC) Reports Record Fiscal Year 2024 Results

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Thu, May 30, 2024, 4:30 AM PDT13 min read

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Record Revenue of $43.3M for FY 2024, $11.7M for Q4 FY 2024

Adjusted EBITDA* of $0.7M for FY 2024, $258K for Q4 FY 2024

Financial Highlights:

Increased Shareholders’ Equity by $9M from Prior Fiscal Year

Reduced Liabilities by $13M from Prior Fiscal Year

Extinguished All Debt, Repaying $3M in Cash and Converting $7M into Shares of Common Stock at $3 Per Share

Raises FY 2025 Revenue Guidance to $51-56M

LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) Acquired 159,000 PODC Shares at a Price of $3 Per Share During March 2024 and Continues to Acquire Additional Shares This Quarter

Special Shareholders Call: Senior Management to Host a Special Shareholders Call at 10:00 A.M. ET on Wednesday, June 5, 2024

LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), announced today its operating results for the fourth fiscal quarter (“Q4 Fiscal 2024”) and fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (“Fiscal 2024”).

PodcastOne’s President and Co-Founder, Kit Gray, commented, “I am immensely proud of our team’s achievements. Their hard work and dedication have led us to record-breaking revenue figures. By focusing on originating, promoting and acquiring existing podcasts, we’ve ensured a profitable future for our company and delivered value to our shareholders. We are confident we’ve built a sound foundation which ensures increasing revenues and an opportunity for an incredibly successful future.”

Recent and Q4 Fiscal 2024 Highlights

LiveOne currently owns approximately 73% of PodcastOne and it will continue to consolidate PodcastOne’s financial results.

PodcastOne was ranked 12th in Podtrac’s Podcast Industry Top Publishers Rankings for April 2024 with a U.S. Unique Monthly Audience of ~5.7 million and Global Downloads and Streams of ~19.1 million.

PodcastOne has increased its slate of exclusive shows to 185 original titles.

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Forward-Looking Statements
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