Tapinator Announces Q2 2023 Financial Results

• Revenue Decreases 26% Year-Over-Year to $1.0 Million
• Bookings^* Decrease 6% Year-Over-Year to $1.2 Million
• Net Income Increases from a Previous Year Loss to $83k
• Adjusted EBITDA^* Decreases 24% Year-Over-Year to $211k
• Basic and Fully Diluted EPS of $0.03

NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM) ("Tapinator," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us"), a developer and publisher of category leading games for mobile platforms, today announced unaudited financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and the filing of its quarterly report for the periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

The quarterly report and financial statements have been published on OTC Markets and may be found at http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/TAPM/disclosure.  The results provided below replace, in their entirety, any guidance or projections previously issued by the Company.

For the three months ended June 30, 2023, Tapinator achieved revenue of approximately $1.0 million, bookings* of approximately $1.2 million, net income of approximately $83,000 and adjusted EBITDA^* of approximately $211,000.  The Company's revenue, bookings^*, and adjusted EBITDA^* represent year-over-year period declines of 26%, 6% and 24%, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, Tapinator achieved revenue of approximately $2.1 million, bookings* of approximately $2.3 million, net income of approximately $285,000 and adjusted EBITDA^* of approximately $336,000.  The Company's revenue, bookings^*, net income and adjusted EBITDA^* represent year-over-year period declines of 32%, 23%, 61% and 56%, respectively.

^*A table has been included in this press release with non-GAAP adjustments to the Company's revenue resulting in bookings (a non-GAAP measure) and non-GAAP adjustments to the Company's net income, resulting in adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) for the relevant periods.

Financial Highlights

Ilya Nikolayev, CEO of Tapinator, commented, "In Q2 2023, we saw a decrease in revenue primarily stemming from the continuing decline of our legacy rapid-launch games and NFT publishing businesses, combined with timing effects of our revenue recognition policy – specifically, the long lag between our reported bookings (a non-GAAP measure)  and revenue. Both declines were expected, and we previously communicated the challenges that we're seeing within these two lines of business. Within our core social casino driven Category Leading Games business, the 2% Bookings decrease that we saw in the quarter seems to confirm our previously communicated belief that the industry-wide contraction for mobile gaming has slowed, and that our core business has indeed stabilized. While we continue to invest in both existing and new products within the social casino area, we are also seeking alternative growth opportunities for our shareholders, both within mobile gaming itself as well as within other industries/markets that can offer more significant growth prospects for the Company. 

From a product perspective, our focus has been threefold:

• Continue to execute on our Video Poker Classic roadmap, to further optimize our flagship product;
• Port features that have been proven within Video Poker Classic to Keno Vegas and Lucky Lotto, with the goal of pushing the metrics of these titles closer to that of Video Poker Classic; and
• Build a new mobile game that focuses on the blackjack space. We are excited to announce that we believe this title will launch in Q4 of this year. Through certain social and live functionality, we believe that this game will be uniquely positioned within the blackjack category.

We believe that all three of the product development directions summarized above are important for the growth of our business. However, we are especially excited about our upcoming blackjack game. In the mobile gaming space, current blackjack offerings focus on either solitary play (one player sitting at a table alone) or on a multiplayer experience (emulating a traditional blackjack table). We believe that there is significant opportunity for a third type of experience on mobile, focused on live, community play. We look forward to providing additional information on this product closer to its Q4 launch."

Non-GAAP Financial Measures*
We have provided in this release the non-GAAP financial measures of Bookings and adjusted EBITDA as a supplement to the measures of Revenue and Operating which are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management uses Bookings and adjusted EBITDA internally in analyzing our financial results to assess operational performance and liquidity. The presentation of Bookings and adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to Bookings and adjusted EBITDA in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. We believe Bookings and adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because it allows for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics we use in making operating decisions and because our investors and analysts use them to help assess the health of our business. Below, we have provided reconciliations between our historical Bookings and adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.  Some limitations of Bookings and adjusted EBITDA are as follows:

• Bookings do not reflect that we defer and recognize online game revenue over the estimated life of durable virtual goods;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not include the impact of stock-based expense, impairment of previously capitalized software or intangible assets previously acquired, gain on digital asset dividends & airdrops, gain on sale of digital assets and gain on sale of investments;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax expense;
• Adjusted EBITDA does not include other income or expenses, which includes foreign exchange gains and losses, interest income or expense, and gain on extinguishment of debt;
• Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and impairment of capitalized software. Although depreciation, amortization, and impairment of capitalized software are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated, amortized, or impaired may have to be replaced in the future; and
• Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently or not at all, which will reduce their usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, you should consider Bookings and adjusted EBITDA, along with other financial performance measures, including Revenue, Net Income (Loss), Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share, Cash Flow from Operations, Operating Income (Loss), and our other financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

NFT500 Supplemental Information – Summary Collection Metrics

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

About Tapinator
Tapinator Inc. (OTC: TAPM) develops and publishes category leading games for mobile platforms. Tapinator's library includes more than 300 titles that, collectively, have achieved over 500 million mobile downloads, including notable properties such as Video Poker Classic, Crypto Trillionaire and Keno Vegas.  Through our NFT500 platform, we have amassed a significant collection of fine art NFT's.  We generate revenues from our mobile games via consumer transactions, including in-app purchases and subscriptions, and through the sale of branded advertisements. Founded in 2013, we are headquartered in New York, with product teams located in North America and Europe.

Forward Looking Statements
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Tapinator, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe," "goal," "seek," "plan," "feel," "opinion," "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "target," and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, our continued and previously communicated belief that the industry-wide contraction for mobile gaming has slowed at this point and the business has stabilized, our belief that our new blackjack game will launch in Q4 of this year, our belief that our new blackjack game will be uniquely positioned within the blackjack gaming category, our belief that all three of our new product development directions summarized in the bullet points above are important for the growth of our business and our belief that there is significant opportunity for a third type of blackjack experience on mobile, focused on live, community play. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Tapinator undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. The quoting and trading of the Company's common stock on the OTC Marketplace is often thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with the Company's operations or business prospects. As a result, there may be volatility in the market price of the shares of the Company's common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance. Moreover, the OTC Marketplace is not a stock exchange, and trading of securities on it is often more sporadic than trading of securities listed on a national securities exchange. Accordingly, stockholders may have difficulty reselling any of their shares. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the Company, please see the Company's Supplemental Information Report as filed with the OTC Markets on October 20, 2021 and as updated from time to time.

CONTACT:
Tapinator Investor Relations
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SOURCE Tapinator, Inc.