TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 29, 2015) - ZoomerMedia Limited (TSX VENTURE:ZUM) (the "Company"), the leader in serving the interests of the 45+ "Zoomer" market in Canada, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2015 and the renewal of its debt financing arrangements with Royal Bank of Canada.
Consolidated Results
For the three months ended May 31, 2015 the Company had revenues of $14.1 million, operating expenses of $12.5 million and EBITDA of $1.6 million. Net income for the three months ended May 31, 2015 was $430,105.
The Company changed its fiscal year end from June 30th to August 31st effective 2014. Therefore the immediately comparable period is the three months ended June 30, 2014. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the Company had revenues of $14.7 million, operating expenses of $12.9 million and EBITDA of $1.8 million. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $745,956.
For the nine months ended May 31, 2015 the Company had revenues of $41.6 million, operating expenses of $36.6 million and EBITDA of $5.0 million. Net income for the nine months ended May 31, 2015 was $1.4 million.
As a result of the change in the Company's year end the immediately comparable period is the nine months ended June 30, 2014. For the nine months ended June 30, 2014, the Company had revenues of $42.3 million, operating expenses of $40.0 million and EBITDA of $2.3 million. Net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 was $2.1 million.
EBITDA is a non-IFRS earnings measure which does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to EBITDA presented by other companies. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. This measure is important to management since it is used by potential investors to evaluate the Company's operating performance and ability to incur and service debt, and as a valuation metric. Investors are cautioned that this non-IFRS financial measure should not be construed as an alternative to other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS.
Renewal of Debt Facilities
The Company has renewed with Royal Bank of Canada its mortgage with a balance of $6.6 million on the property (held in its wholly-owned subsidiary) located in the heart of Liberty Village on Jefferson Avenue in Toronto and renewed its term loan with a balance of $6.6 million secured by a charge over the assets of the Company including the Jefferson Avenue property. The initial 3-year term for the mortgage and term loan ended on June 27, 2015. The mortgage and term loan have been renewed for a further 3-year term at an interest rate of 4.43% per annum down from 6.297% per annum.
The original net proceeds of the mortgage and term loan were used to replace a previous mortgage on the property and to fund the renovations of the Company's Jefferson Avenue property so that it could consolidate all of its operatio ns into one location.
Additional Information
Detailed financial information and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2015 can be found on SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com. The financial information included in this release is qualified in its entirety and should be read together with the interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2015, including the notes thereto.
About ZoomerMedia Limited
ZoomerMedia is a multimedia company that serves the 45plus "Zoomer" demographic through television, radio, magazine, internet and trade shows. ZoomerMedia's television properties include; Vision TV, Canada's only multi-faith specialty television service; ONE: Body Mind Spirit Love Channel, offering programs on exercise, meditation, yoga, natural health and living a planet-friendly lifestyle; JoyTV in Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey and the Frasier Valley, and the newly rebranded HOPETV (formerly JoyTV11), a lifestyle television service out of Winnipeg devoted to broadcasting Christian programming and is available in approximately 6 million Canadian homes. ZoomerMedia's radio properties include CFMZ-FM Toronto - The New Classical 96.3FM, CFMX-FM Cobourg - The New Classical 103.1FM, CFMO-FM Collingwood - The New Classical 102.9FM, Canada's only commercial classical music radio stations serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), eastern Ontario and Collingwood, and CFZM-AM 740 Toronto - The New AM740 Zoomer Radio, the last music service left on the AM dial in the GTA. ZoomerMedia also publishes ZOOMER magazine, the largest paid circulation magazine in Canada for the mature market. ZoomerMedia is Canada's leading provider of online content targeting the 45plus age group through many properties, the key one being www.EverythingZoomer.com. ZoomerMedia also has trade show and conference divisions that produce the ZoomerShows, annual consumer shows directed to the Zoomer demographic and ideaCity, an annual Canadian conference also known as 'Canada's Premiere Meeting of the Minds'.
Cautionary note on forward looking statements
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- the risks inherent in magazine publishing;
- the risks inherent in the operation of Internet media properties;
- the risks inherent in the operation of television broadcast properties;
- the risks inherent in the operation of radio broadcast properties;
- the risks inherent in the operations of affinity partners with respect to royalty revenue;
- the risks inherent in the operation of consumer shows generally,
- the competition within the media industry for the baby boomer generation's business;
- the risks associated with governmental regulation of the publishing, internet, radio broadcasting and television broadcasting businesses;
- the results of legal claims made by or against the Company;
- the dependence of the business on the continuing operation of its computer systems; and
- the dependence of the business on key personnel.
Given these risks, and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward -looking statements as a prediction of actual results. ZoomerMedia Limited does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward -looking statements.