Paltalk, Inc. Reports Slight Increase in Revenue and 33% Reduction in Net Loss for First Quarter 2024

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Cash Balance of $13.0 Million at March 31, 2024

JERICHO, NY - (NewMediaWire) - May 09, 2024 - Paltalk, Inc. ("Paltalk," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us") (Nasdaq: PALT), a communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications, today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Key Financial Highlights for First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to Prior Year Period

  • Total Revenue increased 1.3% to $2.6 million

  • Subscription revenue decreased 0.9% to $2.5 million

  • Advertising revenue increased 96.7% to $0.1 million

  • Net loss was $0.5 million compared to a net loss of $0.7 million, an improvement of 33%

  • Adjusted EBITDA1 loss was $0.5 million compared to Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of $0.6 million, an improvement of 23%

  • Net cash used in operating activities for the quarter decreased 35% to $0.5 million

  • The Company had $13.0 million in cash and no long-term debt on its balance sheet as of March 31, 2024

Operational Highlights and Business Objectives

  • Continuing our efforts to leverage the integration of the ManyCam product into our Paltalk product through upselling initiatives

  • Continuing our efforts to improve user experience with ManyCam software and optimize features for both consumer and enterprise applications

  • Further optimizing marketing spend to effectively realize a positive return on our investment

  • Continuing to implement several enhancements to our live video chat applications, as well as the integration of card and board games and other features focused on retention and monetization, which collectively are intended to increase user engagement and revenue opportunities

  • Continuing to explore strategic opportunities, including, but not limited to, potential mergers or acquisitions of other assets or entities that are synergistic to our businesses

  • Continuing to develop our consumer application platform strategy by seeking potential partnerships with large third-party communities to who we could promote a co-branded version of our video chat products and potentially share in the incremental revenues generated by these partner communities

  • Continuing to defend our intellectual property

1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the discussion below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics" and the reconciliations at the end of this release for additional information concerning this and other non-GAAP financial measures.

Management Commentary

Jason Katz, Chairman and CEO of Paltalk, commented, "While we continue to look for additional revenue opportunities, we are encouraged by the stability in the revenue as we continue to enhance ManyCam and expand its availability into our Paltalk products and enterprise applications. Although not representative of a large share of our revenue, we are also excited about the rapid growth in our advertising revenue, which we attribute to new advertising partners and the roll out of our new advertising units. Our technology and business teams are working on additional features for our live video chat products and partnerships with large third-party communities with the goal of increasing our number of customers, customer retention and monetization, and potentially revenue. We believe we remain in a good position for both organic and acquisitive growth, as our expense infrastructure has been optimized to support additional revenue, and our cash position of $13.0 million at quarter end provides us flexibility for growth. Our trial against Cisco is now set to begin in August 2024, and we look forward to continuing to defend our intellectual property."