UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2021

 

 

 

ZEDGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-37782   26-3199071

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1178 Broadway, Ste 1450 (3rd Floor), New York, NY   10001
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 577-3424

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol  

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share   ZDGE   NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD.

 

The slide presentation (the “Presentation”) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 will be provided to certain investors.

 

The Registrant is furnishing the information contained in this Report, including Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” with the SEC or incorporated by reference into any other filing with the SEC. In addition, the Presentations contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in the Presentations. 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Document
99.1   Investor Presentation

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ZEDGE, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Jonathan Reich
  Name: Jonathan Reich
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: November 18, 2021

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Document
99.1   Investor Presentation

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Investor Presentation Ladenburg Thalmann Virtual Technology Expo N o v ember 1 8 , 2 0 21

 

 

SAFE HARBOR S T A TEMENT This presentation contains statements that are, or may be considered to be, forward - looking statements. All statements that are not historical facts are forward - looking statements and such forward - looking statements are statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward - looking statements include: 2 • sta t em ents about Z edg e ’ s futu r e per f o r man c e; • projections of Zedge’s results of operations or financial condition; • statements regarding Zedge’s plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to its strategies ,initiatives, competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products; and Words such as "believe," "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "intend," "target," "estimate," "project," "predict," "forecast," "guideline," "aim," "will," "should," “likely,” "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward - looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward - looking statements and all such forward - looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements. Forward - looking statements are based on Zedge’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions and because forward - looking statements address future results, events and conditions, they, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond Zedge’s control. Such known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause Zedge’s actual results, performance or other achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed, projected or implied by these forward - looking statements. These factors include those discussed under the headings "Risk Factors" and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Zedge’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission . Zedge cautions that such factors are not exhaustive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward - looking statements. Forward - looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are statements of current expectations concerning future results, events and conditions and Zedge is under no obligation to update any of the forward - looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

ABO U T ZEDGE is glo b al app publis h er with a po r t f olio of l e a di n g digital c onsu m er b r a n ds se r vin g 4 3 million monthly active users Our po r t f olio c onsists o f : Z edge Ri n g to n es a n d W allpape r s , t h e l e a di n g m obile app dedica t ed t o m obile p h o n e personalization, social content and fandom art; Z edge P r emium , a ma r k etpl a c e f or a r tists, c eleb r ities, a n d e m e r gi n g c r e a t o r s used t o ma r k et a n d sell t h eir digital c on t ent t o Z edg e ’ s use r s; Emojipedia , the leading source of all things emoji ; and S h o r tz , a m obile en t e r tain m ent app in beta, f ocused on s h o r t - f o r m s t o r y t elli n g 3

 

 

I N V E S TMEN T HIGHLIGHTS Multiple Growth Opportunities i n Fl a gshi p + Optionali t y 4 Disciplined Financial Management & Execution Large Customer Bas e + A t t r a c ti v e Demographics

 

 

USER GROWTH DRIVES REVENUE E X P ANSION R e v enue Usa ge Use r s Drive User Growth & E n g a ge m ent Unlock E m ojipedi a ’ s Value New Initiatives Providing Optionali t y Grow Zedge P r emium & Zedge+ M& A 5

 

 

DRIVE USER GROWTH IN W ELL - D E V E L O P ED MARKETS & IM P R O V E ENGAGEMENT How? • Paid user acquisition in well - developed markets • Social a n d c ommuni t y f e atu r es • S e a r c h a n d dis c o v e r y 6

 

 

ZEDGE PREMIUM MARKET P L A CE Optionality That Taps Into The Multi Billion Dollar Creator Economy How? • E a s y t o use sel f - se r v e plat f o r m • Visible to millions of users weekly • T r ans p a r ent busi n ess m odel • N F T s e xpe c t ed in De c ember 7

 

 

ZEDGE+: ENHANCING SUBSCRI PTIONS 8 How? • V alue a dded f e atu r es • Unique c on t ent bu n dles

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT P R O V IDES GRE A T OPTIONALITY Serialized, Short - Form Fiction T ap on sc r een t o r e a d th e c hat s t o r y whi c h is enhanc ed with ima ges Visuals an d s t o r y summa r ies that p r o v o k e th e ima gination Lis t en t o th e s t o r y with audio r e c o r din gs f r om g r e at a c t o r s an d a w esom e soun d ef f e c ts How? • C on t ent o w n e r ship • Busi n ess m odel • R e a d a n d / or lis t en • User g r o w th • Competition/M&A 9

 

 

UNLOCKING VALUE: EM O JI P EDIA H o w ? • Mu l ti - la n gua ge suppo r t • Monetization • E x p a n di n g b e y o n d desk t op a n d m obile w eb 10

 

 

M & A Our Prism • A cc ess t o 4 3M M A U • E xpe r tise in m o n etization • T e c h n ology k n o w - h o w a n d t e am • Man a gi n g scaled plat f o r ms • Bala n c e s h eet • Jonas f amily (t r a c k r e c o r d, n e t w o r k , capital) 11

 

 

12 +76% YoY Average Revenue per Monthly Active User +101% YoY Subsc r iption Revenue $25M Cash & Cash Equivalents * Please refer to the Reconciliation of Non - GAAP Financial Measures slide at the end of this presentation. Revenue $0M $1M $2M $4M $5M $6M Other P aid Subsc r iptions Advertising ($0.5)M $0.0M $0.5M $1.0M $1.5M $2.0M $2.5M Net Income ($1.5)M $0.0M $1.5M EP S ($0.10) $0.00 $0.10 $0.20 Net Income & EPS EBITDA* EPS $3.0M $3.0M NI Q U A R TER L Y FINANCIAL O V ER V I E W F OR FIS C AL Y EAR ENDED JUL 31, 2 0 21

 

 

FIS C AL 2022 GOALS 25 - 30% YoY Revenue Growth ———— EBITDA Growth that Exceeds Revenue Growth On goin g P r o fi tabili t y C ontinued P ositi v e Cash fl ow 13 P r odu c t Di v ersi fi cation M A U G r o w th Subsc r iption G r o w th

 

 

G O V ERNANC E AND INVESTOR PROFILE Renowned Board Members With Pedigree In Mobile, Entertainment + Value Creation Michael Jonas 1 2 . 2 % Howard Jonas 1 . 1 % Mgmt & Employees 3 . 8 % Board of Directors 2 . 1 % 1 9 . 2 % O t h er 57% Institutional 21% Inside r s 22% Mi c h a el Jonas Executive Chai r man H o w a r d Jonas V i c e Chai r man F oun der & Chai rman, I D T Co r p . Mark Ghermezian E x ecuti v e St r a t egic A dvisor - Am e r ican D re am C o - F oun de r , B r a z e Elliot Gibber P r esident & C E O Deb El F ood P r odu c ts Paul Packer Founder, Globis C apital A dviso r s Greg Suess F oun din g P a r tn e r , A c ti v e A r tists Mgm t , L L C P a r tn e r , Glasier W eil F ink H o w a r d A v c h en & Shapi r o Insider Ownership* *As of July 31, 2021, on a fully diluted basis Jonathan Reich CEO Zedge Yi T s a i CFO Zedge

 

 

Thank you! ir@zedge.net KEY T AKE A W A Y S Mu l tiple Growth Drivers Discipli n ed Financial Management Large + Loyal Customer Base Sha r e h older Returns

 

 

EBIT D A IS DEFINED AS EARNINGS ( L OSS) BE FORE INTERE S T , T A X E S , DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION. EBITDA REPRESENTS A MEASURE TH A T W E BELI E V E IS C U S T OMARI L Y USED B Y I N V E S T ORS AND ANALYSTS TO EVALUATE THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF C OM P ANIES IN ADDITION T O THE G A AP MEASURES TH A T W E P RESEN T . MAN A GEMENT BELI E V ES TH A T EBIT D A IS USEFUL IN E V A L U A TING OUR C ORE O P ER A TING RESU L T S . H O W E V ER, EBIT D A IS NOT A MEASURE OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE UNDER ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED S T A TES OF AMERI C A AND SHOULD N O T BE C ONSIDERED AN ALTERNATIVE TO NET INCOME OR OPERATING INCOME AS AN INDICATOR OF OUR OPERATING PERFORMANCE OR TO NET CASH P R O V IDED B Y O P ER A TING A C T I V ITIES AS A MEASURE OF OUR LIQUIDITY. EBIT D A R E C ONCILI A TION (IN $MILLION) Q 1 ‘ 2 0 Q 2 ‘ 2 0 Q 3 ‘ 2 0 Q4 ‘ 2 0 Q 1 ‘ 21 Q 2 ‘ 21 Q 3 ‘ 21 Q4 ‘ 21 FY ‘ 19 FY ‘ 2 0 FY ‘ 21 NET INCOME / (LOSS) EXCLUDING: ($0.8) $0.1 ($0.3) $0.5 $1.0 $2.3 $2.4 $2.5 ($3.3) ($0.6) $8.2 INTERE S T AND O THER IN C OME/( E X P ENSE), NET $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.2 $0.0 $0.0 P R O V ISION F OR IN C OME T A X ES $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.3 $0.0 ($0.1) $0.0 $0.0 ($0.2) DE P R E CI A TION AND AMO R TIZ A TION $0.5 $0.4 $0.3 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $1.4 $1.6 $1.3 EBITDA ($0.3) $0.5 $0.0 $0.8 $1.4 $2.9 $2.3 $2.7 ($1.7) $1.0 $9.3 A PP ENDIX EBITDA: R E C ONCILI A TION OF NON - GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

DRIVING USER G ROWTH 17 W all p ape r s V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform Artists & Brands Social Creators SEO/ASO Press Paid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App User and Revenue Expansion Powerful and flexible platform • >500 million installs and 35MM MAU • E xplo r in g n e w c on t ent v e r ticals • Uni fi ed b a c k en d f or all UGC an d P r emium c on t ent P e r sonali z ed Feeds Social / C ommuni t y Features P aid User Acquisition M & A Enhancing Zedge+ Subsc r iptions Expanding Zedge Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ad Sta c k Improvements New Initiatives ( e x. Sh o r tz)

W all p ape r s V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? DRIVING USER G ROWTH Powerful and flexible platform 18 S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform A r tists & Br an ds Social C r e at o r s SEO/ASO Press P aid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App Organic and Inorganic Initiatives: • Social / c ommuni t y f e atu r es t o i n c r e ase engagement and retention • Z edg e + subsc r iption off e r i n g • P e r sonali z ed f eeds • P r emium Ma r k etpl a c e e x p ansion • P aid user a c quisition • A d st a c k optimizations imp r o v e C P Ms • M&A

DRIVING USER G ROWTH W all p ape r s V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform SEO/ASO Press Paid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App Organic and Inorganic Initiatives: • Social / c ommuni t y f e atu r es t o i n c r e ase engagement and retention in T1 markets • P e r sonali z ed f eeds • Z edg e + subsc r iption off e r i n g • P r emium Ma r k etpl a c e e x p ansion • P aid user a c quisition • A d st a c k optimizations i n c r e asi n g C P Ms Artists & Brands Social Creators 19 • M & A Powerful and flexible platform • >500 million or ganic installs • E xplo r i n g n e w c on t ent v e r ticals • O n e b a c k e n d f or UGC & P r emium c on t ent

DRIVING USER G ROWTH Wallpapers V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform SEO/ASO Press Paid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App Organic and Inorganic Initiatives: • Social / c ommuni t y f e atu r es t o i n c r e ase engagement and retention in T1 markets • P e r sonali z ed f eeds • Z edg e + subsc r iption off e r i n g • P r emium Ma r k etpl a c e e x p ansion • P aid user a c quisition • A d st a c k optimizations i n c r e asi n g C P Ms Artists & Brands Social Creators 20 • M & A Powerful and flexible platform • >500 million or ganic installs • E xplo r i n g n e w c on t ent v e r ticals • O n e b a c k e n d f or UGC & P r emium c on t ent

Driving User Growth A n d Revenue Expansion 21 P e r sonali z ed Feeds Social / C ommuni t y Features P aid M & A Enhancing Zedge+ Subsc r iptions Expanding Zedge Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ad Sta c k User Ac quisition Imp r o v em ents New Initiatives ( e x. Sh o r tz)

DRIVING USER G ROWTH W all p ape r s V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform SEO/ASO Press Paid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App User and Revenue Expansion Powerful and flexible platform • >500 million installs and 35MM MAU • E xplo r in g n e w c on t ent v e r ticals • Uni fi ed b a c k en d f or all UGC an d P r emium c on t ent P e r sonali z ed Feeds Social / C ommuni t y Features P aid User Acquisition M & A Ad Sta c k Improvements New Initiatives ( e x. Sh o r tz) Expanding Zedge Premium Ma r k etpla c e Enhancing Zedge+ Subsc r iptions Artists & Brands Social Creators 22

DRIVING USER G ROWTH Wallpapers V ideo W all p ape r s Ringtones Notifications Alarms I c ons & W idgets ??? S e a r c h & Dis c ov e r y Anal y tics / BI Premium Ma r k etpla c e Ma r k eting T ools Self Publishing Toos CMS A d Monetization / Subscriptions APIs Zedge Publishing Platform SEO/ASO Press Paid User A c quisition Zedge Wallpapers & Ringtones App User and Revenue Expansion Powerful and flexible platform • >500 million installs and 35MM MAU • E xplo r in g n e w c on t ent v e r ticals • Uni fi ed b a c k en d f or all UGC an d P r emium c on t ent P e r sonali z ed Feeds Social / C ommuni t y Features P aid User Acquisition M & A Ad Sta c k Improvements New Initiatives ( e x. Sh o r tz) Expanding Zedge Premium Ma r k etpla c e Enhancing Zedge+ Subsc r iptions Artists & Brands Social Creators 23

` E X TENDING IN T O ENTERTAINMENT 24 Serialized, Short - Form Fiction T ap on sc r een t o r e a d th e c hat s t o r y whi c h is enhanc ed with ima ges Visuals an d s t o r y summa r ies that p r o v o k e th e ima gination Lis t en t o th e s t o r y with audio r e c o r din gs f r om g r e at a c t o r s an d a w esom e soun d ef f e c ts Oppo r tunities abound • C on t ent - w e o wn th e c on t ent an d p a r tn er with k n o wn talent t o w r i t e f or us Busi n ess m odel - a d suppo r t ed or subsc r iption b ased C onsumption - ubiqui t ous, eith er r e a d or lis t en t o high quali t y p r odu c tions G r o w th - t estin g p aid U A C ompetition - N a v er a c qui r ed R a dish f or $ 440M an d K a K a o a c qui r ed W a t t p a d f or $600M • • • •

- E X TENDING IN T O ENTERTAINMENT Serialized, Short - Form Fiction 25 Cliffhan ger chap t er en din gs p r ompt th e r e a der t o c ontinue t o th e n e xt episode T ap on sc r een t o r e a d th e c hat s t o r y whi c h is enhanc ed with ima ges Ima ge r y an d s t o r y summa r ies that p r o v o k e th e imagination Lis t en t o th e s t o r y with audio r e c o r din gs f r om g r e at a c t o r s an d a w esom e soun d ef f e c ts

` E X TENDING IN T O ENTERTAINMENT 26 Serialized, Short - Form Fiction T ap on sc r een t o r e a d th e c hat s t o r y whi c h is enhanc ed with ima ges Visuals an d s t o r y summa r ies that p r o v o k e th e ima gination Lis t en t o th e s t o r y with audio r e c o r din gs f r om g r e at a c t o r s an d a w esom e soun d ef f e c ts Oppo r tunities abound • C on t ent - w e o wn th e c on t ent an d p a r tn er with k n o wn talent t o w r i t e f or us Busi n ess m odel - a d suppo r t ed or subsc r iption b ased C onsumption - ubiqui t ous, eith er r e a d or lis t en t o high quali t y p r odu c tions G r o w th - t estin g p aid U A C ompetition - N a v er a c qui r ed R a dish f or $ 440M an d K a K a o a c qui r ed W a t t p a d f or $600M • • • •