Exhibit 99.1
ADEX MEDIA ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2008 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END RESULTS
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA & BOULDER, COLORADO –March 31, 2009- AdEx Media, Inc. (OTCBB:ADXM), a leading performance-driven online marketing and distribution company, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.
The Company reported revenues for fiscal year 2008 of $8,225,556. Revenues for the fourth quarter were a record $4,999,064. Net loss for the year was $2,373,098. Net loss for the year included $664,091 in stock-based compensation, $122,670 in amortization of acquired intangible assets, and $310,000 in impairment charges on acquired intangible assets. The 2008 financial statements were filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009. A copy of the December 31, 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations are reproduced below.
Scott Rewick, Chief Executive Officer of AdEx commented, “I am pleased that 2008 was a year of tremendous achievement for AdEx. We achieved revenues in excess of $8 million validating the strength of the performance-based advertising model. We will continue to build on our suite of proprietary technology platforms and our first class team to maintain our position as a leader in this space.”
Corporate Milestones in 2008 Include:
· | Raised $5.7 million in net proceeds; |
· | Acquired and integrated, through a wholly owned subsidiary, the assets of Kim and Lim, LLC; |
· | Initiated trading on the OTCBB (ADXM.OB); |
· | Acquired and integrated Digital Instructor, LLC; |
· | Acquired and integrated the assets of VibrantAds, LLC; |
· | Acquired and integrated the assets of Bay Harbor Marketing, LLC; |
· | Launched internal display network and Affiliate Network; |
· | Expanded media buying into international markets achieving global reach; |
· | Launched AdEx Think Platform, a real time, proprietary data processing and decision- making technology platform; and |
· | Expanded consumer product line by entering the health and beauty product market. |
About AdEx Media, Inc.
AdEx is an integrated Internet marketing and lead generation publisher and developer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer products with a focus on both marketing and distributing its own products and offering advertising customers a multi-channel Internet advertising network and broader solutions for direct advertisers and agencies. AdEx's marketing platform provides a range of services including (i) search marketing; (ii) display marketing; (iii) lead generation; and (iv) affiliate marketing. AdEx currently sells its own suite of consumer products which include: (i) Overnight Genius -- a comprehensive computer learning course mastering MS Windows, MS Office, eBay, and others; (ii) Rising Star Learning -- a math and language arts educational product for children; (iii) Debt Snap -- an audio seminar designed to help consumers manage their debt and restore credit standing; (iv) Lucky At Love -- a relationship strategy product; (v) EasyWhite Labs -- a teeth whitening product; and (vi) Acai Alive -- a dietary supplement. The company offers advertisers a compelling value proposition by offering true pay-per-performance pricing, commonly known as cost-per-action (CPA) or pay-per-action (PPA).
For more information about AdEx Media, visit http://www.AdEx.com.
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the Company's actual operating results to be materially different from any historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe these risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements that contain terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "expect," "intends," "intend," "anticipate," "anticipates," "plans," "plan," to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company's filings with Securities and Exchange Commission.
ADEX MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| | December 31, 2008 | | | December 31 , 2007 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 683,576 | | | $ | 5,379 | |
Short-term investments | | | 2,502,670 | | | | 224,308 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $19,737 and $410 | | | 521,004 | | | | 188,200 | |
Credit card holdbacks, net of allowances of $167,363 and $0 | | | 300,493 | | | | - | |
Inventory | | | 57,087 | | | | - | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 97,878 | | | | - | |
Total current assets | | | 4,162,708 | | | | 417,887 | |
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Property and equipment, net | | | 43,606 | | | | 3,740 | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 1,367,330 | | | | - | |
Goodwill | | | 8,448,789 | | | | - | |
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Total assets | | $ | 14,022,433 | | | $ | 421,627 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
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Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 929,807 | | | $ | 52,817 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 593,907 | | | | 103,911 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 25,709 | | | | - | |
Promissory notes | | | 401,806 | | | | - | |
Total current liabilities | | | 1,951,229 | | | | 156,728 | |
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Promissory notes | | | 150,000 | | | | - | |
Deferred tax liability | | | 404,817 | | | | - | |
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Total liabilities | | | 2,506,046 | | | | 156,728 | |
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Commitments and Contingencies | | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders’ Equity: | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 31,202,347 and 250,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 | | | 3,120 | | | | 25 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 13,808,966 | | | | 187,475 | |
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings | | | (2,295,699 | ) | | | 77,399 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | | | 11,516,387 | | | | 264,899 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 14,022,433 | | | $ | 421,627 | |
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ADEX MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| | December 31 | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | |
Marketing platform services | | $ | 7,007,367 | | | $ | 1,770,338 | |
Products | | | 1,218,189 | | | | - | |
Total revenues | | | 8,225,556 | | | | 1,770,338 | |
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Cost of revenues: | | | | | | | | |
Marketing platform services | | | 5,537,863 | | | | 1,328,322 | |
Products | | | 354,405 | | | | - | |
Amortization of acquired product licenses | | | 53,699 | | | | - | |
Total cost of sales | | | 5,945,967 | | | | 1,328,322 | |
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Gross profit | | | 2,279,589 | | | | 442,016 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Product development | | | 57,550 | | | | - | |
Sales and marketing | | | 2,924,654 | | | | 18,438 | |
General and administrative | | | 1,350,250 | | | | 39,823 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 68,972 | | | | - | |
Impairment of intangible assets | | | 310,000 | | | | - | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 4,711,426 | | | | 58,261 | |
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Operating (loss) income | | | (2,431,837 | ) | | | 383,755 | |
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Interest and other income, net | | | 24,756 | | | | 2,320 | |
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(Loss) income before provision for income taxes | | | (2,407,081 | ) | | | 386,075 | |
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Provision for income tax (benefit) expense | | | (33,983 | ) | | | - | |
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Net (loss) income | | $ | (2,373,098 | ) | | $ | 386,075 | |
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Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted | | $ | (0.12 | ) | | $ | 1.54 | |
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Weighted average common shares used in computing basic and diluted loss per share | | | 19,447,587 | | | | 250,000 | |
Investor Contact:
Aimee Boutcher,
Boutcher & Boutcher
(973) 239-2878