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Key Takeaway: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: March 30, 2010 Thomas Plotts, CFO (Interim), (212) 716-1977 x 222 OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2009 New York (March 30, 2010) - Atrinsic, Inc., (NASDAQ: ATRN), a leading direct to consumer Internet marketing company, an

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
March 30, 2010 Thomas Plotts, CFO (Interim), (212) 716-1977 x 222
OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE FULL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER 2009
New York (March 30, 2010) - Atrinsic,
Inc., (NASDAQ: ATRN), a leading direct to consumer Internet marketing company,
announced fourth quarter (unaudited) and year end 2009 results
for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $13.7 million compared with $22.9 million in
the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 40%. Subscription revenue increased by
approximately $1.9 million, or 36%, to $7.2 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2009, compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended December
31, 2008. At December 31, 2009 the number of subscribers was 338,000 compared to
501,000 at December 31, 2008. The increase in subscription revenue is due to the
introduction of the Company's Kazaa music subscription service. Transactional
revenue decreased by approximately $11.1 million or 63% to $6.5 million for the
three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $17.6 million for the three
months ended December 31, 2008. The decrease was primarily attributable to the
reduction in discretionary advertising expenditures by our clients in the agency
service portion of our business.
expenses for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $32.8 million compared with
operating expenses of $140.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease
of approximately $108.0 million. In 2009 and 2008, the Company determined that
there was an impairment of goodwill and intangibles of $17.3 million and $115
million, respectively. Excluding the effect of goodwill and intangibles
impairment in 2009 and 2008, operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2009
were $15.5 million compared with operating expenses of $26.0 million in the
fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of approximately $10.5 million. The decrease
is primarily attributable to a reduced amount of purchased third party media,
correlated to decreased revenues, and a reduction in labor and operating
EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2009 was a loss of ($1.5) million compared with
income of $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of
approximately $1.8 million. The decrease is primarily attributable to the
decrease in revenue, partially offset by decreases in operating expenses, a
portion of which Atrinsic has invested in new product and services development
for future growth. During the quarter, the Company had a net benefit to Adjusted
EBITDA of approximately $1.5 million as a result of several offsetting items,
including certain accruals and expense reimbursements, offset by severance,
legal costs and write-offs. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure - see
Supplemental Disclosure regarding Non-GAAP Measures below.
for the fourth quarter of 2009 was ($23.9) million (($1.15) loss per basic and
diluted share) compared with net loss of ($116.6) million for the fourth quarter
of 2008 (($5.37) loss per basic and diluted share). Excluding the effect of
goodwill impairment and intangibles in 2009 and 2008, net loss for the fourth
quarter increased by ($4.8) million to ($6.6) million at December 31, 2009
compared to ($1.8) million at December 31, 2008.
fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, revenues were $69.1 million and
$113.9 million, a decrease of $44.8 million. Net loss and loss per share for the
years ending December 31, 2009 and 2008 were ($29.5) million and ($1.43) loss
per share and ($115.8) million and ($5.43) loss per share. Excluding the effect
of goodwill and intangibles impairment, net loss was ($12.2) million and ($1.0)
million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
December 31, 2009, the Company had $16.9 million of cash and cash equivalents
with adequate working capital to support future growth, business development
initiatives, and capital activities.
non-GAAP amounts have been adjusted from comparable GAAP measures. A description
of all adjustments and reconciliations to comparable GAAP measures for all
periods presented are included within this communication.
Company intends to host a conference call to discuss its first quarter results
and to provide an update on key items of focus and progress. Jeffrey Schwartz,
CEO of Atrinsic, noted, "Having been in the permanent CEO role now for almost
two months, I am beginning to see clearly the areas of opportunity in the
business. Our focus remains on building a scalable direct to consumer
subscriptions business, and we are finding areas within the entertainment
category, particularly music, where we are seeing progress. As we focus the
business, this has emerged as an area of opportunity and progress. We are also
seeing a good measure of progress in our services business, particularly in our
search related marketing services, as we have experienced some client wins that
tell me our integrated online marketing message is resonating with
clients." Schwartz continued, noting "We have taken measures to
reduce our overall operating expense rate and we feel confident that 2010 will
be a year of revenue growth. I also have confidence that we can begin
growing our subscriber base as well."
Inc. is a leading Internet focused marketing company. We
combine the power of the Internet with traditional direct response marketing
techniques to sell entertainment and lifestyle subscription products directly to
consumers. We also leverage our media network and marketing expertise to provide
lead generation and search related marketing services to our corporate and
advertising clients. We have developed our marketing media network, consisting
of web sites, proprietary content and licensed media, to attract consumers,
corporate partners and advertisers. We believe our marketing media network and
proprietary technology allows us to cost-effectively acquire consumers and
provide targeted leads and marketing data to our corporate partners and
press release contains "forward-looking" statements based on management's
current expectations as of the date of this release. These statements are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements include the
Company's discussion relating to management's current strategic priorities.
Because such statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties, actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward
looking statements. Such risks include, among others, the Company's ability to
maintain customer and strategic business relationships, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, growth in targeted markets, the adequacy of
the Company's liquidity and financial strength to support growth, and other
information that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. All information
in this release is as of March 30, 2010. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to conform to
actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
Supplemental Disclosure
regarding Non-GAAP Measures
following tables set forth the Company's EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the
three month periods and fiscal years ending on December 31, 2009 and 2008,
Last updated: Mar 30, 2010