Social Reality Q1 Revenue Beats Guidance; Total Revenue Tops $4M, a 626% Year-Over-Year Increase

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - May 18, 2015) - Social Reality, Inc. (OTCQB: SCRI), an Internet advertising and platform technology company that provides tools to automate the digital advertising market, announced today its first quarter 2015 financial results. Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 were $4,021,284, an increase of 626% over the first quarter of 2014 and an 11% sequential increase over the fourth quarter of 2014. The company also reported gross margins of 44% for the period ended March 31, 2015.

"Historically our first quarter revenues have been lower than the rest of the year, so we are very excited to see such a significant increase in our first quarter. We expect this growth to continue into the next quarter so we are providing Q2 2015 gross revenue guidance of $6,000,000, a 2,067% increase over Q2 2014," said Christopher Miglino, Social Reality CEO and Chairman. "Our revenue for the first quarter almost surpasses our entire 2014 yearly revenue and by the end of the second quarter we expect to almost double last year's revenue. We are experiencing significant growth this year, and Social Reality is well-positioned to participate in the explosive growth in digital ad spending," added Miglino.

First Quarter 2015 Highlights

• Revenue of $4,021,284 represents a 626% increase over the first quarter of 2014
• Third consecutive quarter-over-quarter growth
• Q2 2015 revenue guidance of $6M, a 2,067% increase over the second quarter of 2014

Three-month financial results for the period ended March 31, 2015

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were $4,021,284 compared to $553,677 reported for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The growth is attributed to an approximate three-fold increase in sell-side revenue from organic growth and in-house technology development, expansion into buy-side revenue through last year's acquisitions, and most recently, new revenue streams from platform sales. As a result, our gross profit increased to $1,778,809 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $181,062 for the same period of 2014, with a corresponding increase of over 10% in the gross margin, up to 44% for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, adjusted EBITDA was ($709,634) compared to ($451,788) in the first quarter of 2014. The net increase in the adjusted EBITDA loss is mostly attributable to the growth of the Company's technology team and the addition of support for its trading desk products, and we are pleased with the dramatic improvement in the loss represented as a percent of total revenue.

The company also reported a net loss of $2,054,461, or $0.08 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a net loss of $687,810, or $0.03 per share, for the corresponding period of 2014. In the table, Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP, the additional $1,344,827 of costs contributing to the net loss, incremental to adjusted EBITDA, are primarily comprised of non-cash stock-based compensation, amortization, accretion, and interest expenses.

Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $703,025 at March 31, 2015. Current assets and total assets were $4,958,537 and $26,746,671, respectively, and current liabilities and total liabilities were $10,814,793 and $22,783,639, respectively. At March 31, 2015 the company had stockholders' equity of $3,963,032.

About Social Reality, Inc.
Social Reality, Inc. is an Internet advertising company that provides tools to automate the digital advertising market. The company has built technologies and leveraged partner technologies that service social media and the Real Time Bidding (RTB) markets. For more information, please visit www.socialreality.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Use of Non-GAAP Measure - Adjusted EBITDA

Social Reality's management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various financial metrics. In addition to the company's GAAP results, management also considers the non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, plus stock-based compensation and interest expense. Management believes that this non-GAAP measure provides useful information about Social Reality's operating results. The tables below provide a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP measure should be considered a supplement to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP