Bright Mountain Media, Inc Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- First quarter revenue increased 14% to $14.2 million compared to the first quarter of 2024.
- First quarter gross margin increased 36% to $4.3 million compared to the first quarter of 2024.
Boca Raton, FL, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCQB: BMTM) (“Bright Mountain” or the “Company”), a global holding company with current investments in digital publishing, advertising technology, consumer insights, creative services, and media services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Matt Drinkwater, the CEO of Bright Mountain Media, announced continued financial momentum in the first quarter of the year, highlighting solid gains across key performance metrics.
“We are very pleased with our strong and steady financial performance”, said Drinkwater. “In Q1, revenue grew by 14% year-over-year, while gross margin increased by 36%, demonstrating meaningful operational leverage and strategic execution.”
The Company attributes the increase in revenue primarily to the strong performance of its advertising technology division. “Our ad tech team has done an exceptional job leveraging our platform to attract high-value advertisers,” added Drinkwater. “By onboarding premium publishers and optimizing inventory quality, we’ve seen increases in both volume and effective rates, driving substantial revenue growth.”
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
- Revenue was $14.2 million, an increase of $1.7 million, or 14%, compared to $12.4 million for the same period of 2024. The increase in revenue was primarily from our advertising technology division, and was driven by our ability to leverage our resources to attract top advertisers, which in turn allowed us to onboard premium publishers. This led to an increase in volume, as well as rates and overall revenue. The increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue from our creative services division, which was primarily due to a decrease in the number of projects for small tier revenue customers.
Advertising technology revenue was approximately $4.2 million, digital publishing revenue was approximately $583,000, consumer insights revenue was approximately $7.0 million, creative services revenue was approximately $1.5 million, and media services revenue was approximately $841,000 during the first quarter of 2025.
- Cost of revenue was $9.9 million, an increase of $607,000, or 7%, compared to $9.3 million for the same period in 2024. Cost of revenue is inclusive of: direct salary and labor costs of approximately $1.8 million for employees that work directly on customer projects; direct project costs of approximately $3.6 million for payments made to third-parties that are directly attributable to the completion of projects to allow for revenue recognition, non-direct project costs of approximately $1.0 million, publisher costs of approximately $3.0 million, and sales commissions of approximately $259,000.
- General and administrative expense was $4.5 million, a decrease of 14%, compared to $5.2 million in the same period of 2024.
- Gross margin was $4.3 million, an increase of 36%, compared to $3.1 million in the same period of 2024.
- Net loss was $3.2 million, a decrease of 32%, compared to a $4.8 million net loss in the same period of 2024.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $816,000, an increase of 173%, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.1 million in the same period of 2024. See the below section on Non-GAAP Financial Measure for a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
About Bright Mountain Media
Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCQB: BMTM) unites a diverse portfolio of companies to deliver a full spectrum of advertising, marketing, technology, and media services under one roof—fused together by data-driven insights. Bright Mountain Media’s subsidiaries include Deep Focus Agency, LLC, MediaHouse, Inc., BV Insights, LLC, CL Media Holdings, LLC, and Bright Mountain, LLC d/b/a BrightStream. For more Information, please visit www.brightmountainmedia.com.
Forward-Looking Statements for Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “should,” “may,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “plans,” and “proposes,” and similar words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements made with respect to expectations of our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, and the realization of any expected benefits from such acquisitions. You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading “Risk Factors” in Bright Mountain Media, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and our other filings with the SEC. Bright Mountain Media, Inc. does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 14,190 | $ | 12,448 | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 9,918 | 9,311 | |||||||
| Gross margin | 4,272 | 3,137 | |||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 4,524 | 5,244 | |||||||
| Loss from operations | (252 | ) | (2,107 | ) | |||||
| Financing and other expense: | |||||||||
| Other income | 47 | 345 | |||||||
| Interest expense – 10% convertible promissory notes – related party | – | (2 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense – Centre Lane senior secured credit facility – related party | (3,020 | ) | (2,991 | ) | |||||
| Other interest expense | (6 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||
| Total financing and other expense, net | (2,979 | ) | (2,659 | ) | |||||
| Net loss before income tax | (3,231 | ) | (4,766 | ) | |||||
| Income tax provision | – | – | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,231 | ) | $ | (4,766 | ) | |||
| Foreign currency translation | 42 | 34 | |||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (3,189 | ) | $ | (4,732 | ) | |||
| Net loss per common share: | |||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||
| Diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | |||||||||
| Basic | 175,974,990 | 171,231,775 | |||||||
| Diluted | 175,974,990 | 171,231,775 | |||||||
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,181 | $ | 2,546 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 1,861 | 1,861 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 14,260 | 15,033 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,318 | 859 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 19,620 | 20,299 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 66 | 69 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 12,921 | 13,406 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 7,785 | 7,785 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 235 | 253 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 158 | 158 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 40,785 | $ | 41,970 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 18,682 | $ | 22,667 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 3,902 | 4,401 | ||||||
| Interest payable – Centre Lane senior secured credit facility – related party | 141 | 21 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 6,378 | 2,883 | ||||||
| Note payable – Centre Lane senior secured credit facility – related party (current) | 5,341 | 3,808 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 34,444 | 33,780 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 130 | 169 | ||||||
| Note payable – Centre Lane senior secured credit facility – related party (long-term) | 72,411 | 71,043 | ||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | 14 | 20 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 163 | 185 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 107,162 | 105,197 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | – | – | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01, 324,000,000 shares authorized, 177,515,227 and 177,464,827 issued, and 175,965,052 and 176,114,652 outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 1,776 | 1,775 | ||||||
| Treasury stock at cost, 1,550,175 and 1,350,175 shares at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 101,836 | 101,798 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (170,088 | ) | (166,857 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 319 | 277 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | $ | (66,377 | ) | $ | (63,227 | ) | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | 40,785 | $ | 41,970 | ||||
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(in thousands)
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Non-GAAP results are presented only as a supplement to the financial statements and for use within management’s discussion and analysis based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP financial information is provided to enhance the reader’s understanding of the Company’s financial performance, but non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
All of the items included in the reconciliation from net loss before taxes to EBITDA and from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA are either (i) non-cash items (e.g., depreciation, amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, etc.) or (ii) items that management does not consider to be useful in assessing the Company’s ongoing operating performance (e.g., M&A costs, income taxes, gain on sale of investments, loss on disposal of assets, etc.). In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors can better assess the Company’s operating performance if the measures are presented without such items because, unlike cash expenses, these adjustments do not affect the Company’s ability to generate free cash flow or invest in its business.
We use, and we believe investors benefit from the presentation of, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating our operating performance because it provides us and our investors with an additional tool to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our core operations. We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors and other external users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.
Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company’s presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. However, these measures can still be useful in evaluating the Company’s performance against its peer companies because management believes the measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP financial disclosures.
A reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net loss before tax | $ | (3,231 | ) | $ | (4,766 | ) | ||
| Depreciation expense | 13 | 40 | ||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 485 | 481 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 633 | 615 | ||||||
| Other interest expense | 6 | 11 | ||||||
| Interest expense – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and Convertible Promissory Notes | 2,387 | 2,378 | ||||||
| EBITDA | 293 | (1,241 | ) | |||||
| Stock compensation expense | 37 | 65 | ||||||
| Non-recurring professional fees | 241 | – | ||||||
| Non-recurring legal fees | 245 | 55 | ||||||
| Non-recurring severance expense | – | 8 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (loss) | $ | 816 | $ | (1,113 | ) | |||
