Michael Heald
Analyst · Craig-Hallum Capital Group. Please proceed
Thank you, Ryan. And good afternoon, everyone. IZEA reported third quarter 2018 revenue of approximately $5.8 million compared to $7.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. Revenue from Managed Services accounting for 84% of total revenue in the quarter decreased 31% to $4.9 million in Q3 2018 compared to $7 million in Q3 2017. Lower revenue was the result of smaller commitment amounts from some of our larger customers that typically commit on an annual basis along with fewer sales and a decrease in smaller customers running short-term campaigns. Software licensing revenue increased 51 times to $486,000 in Q3 2018 compared to $9,000 in Q3 2017. Fee revenue from Marketplace Spend through our IZEAx and TapInfluence marketplaces, which excludes revenue from our Legacy Workflow, was $379,000 in Q3 2018 compared to $22,000 in Q3 2017. Marketplace Spend Fees and license fees combined accounting for 15% of total revenue in the quarter increased $864,000 in Q3 2018 compared to $31,000 in Q3 2017. The increase in Marketplace Spend Fee revenue and license fee revenue is a result of increased SaaS services offered by IZEAx along with the acquisition of the TapInfluence SaaS platform and its customer base. Marketplace Spend excludes revenue from our Legacy Workflow from the Ebyline platform, in which we do not invest sales or development resources into. Bookings which represent sales orders received less any cancellations or adjustments amounted to approximately $9.5 million in Q3 2018. This consisted of $4.4 million in Managed Services, $2.8 million in Marketplace Spend Fees through IZEAx and the TapInfluence platforms and $1.6 million in Licensing Fees. Gross billings for the quarter were $9.2 million, up from $4.9 million in Q2 of this year. Revenue backlog at the end of the quarter was $9.8 million. Revenue backlog consists of $5.1 million in unbilled bookings for campaigns, which have not yet started, as well as unearned revenue of $4.7 million for campaigns that have been built but are not yet complete. Cost of revenue decreased $905,000 from Q3 2017, primarily due to lower revenues in Q3 2018. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue improved to 41% in Q3 2018 compared to 47% in Q3 2017. Our cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs paid to our third-party creators, who provide the content and sponsorship services and our internal personnel costs for those who are primarily responsible for the fulfillment of our obligations under our Managed Services contracts. Although our internal fulfillment costs have decreased 4% from approximately $609,000 in Q3 2017 to $584,000 in Q3 2018 due to an 8% reduction in departmental personnel year-over-year, our internal fulfillment cost as a percentage of revenue increased to 12% in Q3 2018 compared to 9% in Q3 2017. This was primarily due to our fixed internal costs that do not fluctuate with revenue becoming a larger percentage of revenue when revenue decreases. Total cost and expenses were $7 million in Q3 2018 compared to $7.7 million in Q3 2017. Total costs and expenses largely decreased due to the lower cost of revenue. Included in these expenses for Q3 2018 is an accrual for an estimated $500,000 of non-recurring legal costs. Net loss in the third quarter of 2018, including this $500,000 legal cost accrual was $1.3 million, or a negative $0.13 per share, as compared to a net loss of $559,000, or negative $0.10 per share in Q3 2017. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2018 was a negative $294,000 compared to a positive $221,000 during the same period of the prior year. As of September 30, 2018, we had $3.9 million in cash on hand and stockholders' equity of $7.9 million. Net receivables at the end of Q3 2018 were $6.8 million. This has more than doubled from the $2.8 million at the end of Q2 2018, as a result of the significant increase in gross billings in the quarter. In addition, cash on hand at the end of Q3 2018 includes approximately $1.7 million outstanding on our $5 million credit facility with Bridge Bank. Ryan?