LiveWorld Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LiveWorld, Inc. (OTC Markets: LVWD), today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2019. Total revenues were approximately $1.9 million for the third quarter, as compared to the approximately $1.6 million in total revenues reported for the same period in 2018. The Company’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were approximately $5.5 million, as compared to the $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $5.5 million revenue compares to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 when excluding Walmart, or a 37% increase in non-Walmart revenue.

The Company reported a net loss for the quarter of approximately $50,000, or 2% of total revenues. This compares to net loss of approximately $188,000, or 12% of total revenues reported for the third quarter of 2018. The Company had a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 of approximately $463,000, or 8% of total revenues, as compared to the net loss of approximately $678,000, or 12% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The Company finished the third quarter with approximately $1.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, as compared to the approximately $1.2 million at the end of 2018.

“Our total revenues for the third quarter were approximately $1.9 million, an increase of approximately $344,000 or 22% when compared to the third quarter of 2018. Our total healthcare revenues for the nine months ended September 30^th were approximately $4.4 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30^th 2018 of $2.8 million, or a 58% growth rate,” said David Houston, Chief Financial Officer of LiveWorld, “We will continue to focus our efforts on the healthcare market as a means to grow top line revenues for the company.”

Detailed financial information may be downloaded at www.liveworld.com/ir (LiveWorld’s Investor Relations page) or at www.otcmarkets.com.

About LiveWorld

LiveWorld is a digital agency and software company specializing in social media solutions that help companies build stronger customer relationships. We provide consulting, strategy, and creative along with human agents, conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. Our solutions empower companies to deepen relationships with customers, professionals, patients and healthcare providers with emotion driven behavior change through conversations and campaigns with a human touch. LiveWorld clients include the number one brands in pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, and financial-travel services. LiveWorld is headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in New York City. Learn more at www.liveworld.com and @LiveWorld.

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This press release may contain forward-looking information concerning LiveWorld plans, objectives, future expectations, forecasts and prospects. These statements may include those regarding LiveWorld’s current or future financial performance including but not limited to lists of clients, revenue and profit, use of cash, investments, relationships and the actual or potential impact of stock option expense, and the results of its product development efforts. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward- looking statements made as a result of, among other things, final accounting adjustments and results, LiveWorld’s ability to attract new clients and preserve or expand its relationship with existing clients, LiveWorld’s ability to retain and attract high quality employees, including its management staff, the ability to deliver new innovative products in a timely manner, changing accounting treatments, and other risks applicable to the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

LIVEWORLD, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
	September 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalent	$	1,101		$	1,152
Accounts receivable, net		513			362
Prepaid expenses		142			142
Total current assets		1,756			1,656
Property and equipment, net		13			24
Other assets		22			22
Total assets	$	1,791		$	1,702
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	159		$	83
Accrued employee expenses		372			386
Other accrued liabilities		28			38
Deferred revenue		479			340
Total current liabilities		1,038			847
Total liabilities		1,038			847
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized 45,633,442 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 33,388,545 as of December 31, 2018 respectively		34			34
Additional paid-in capital		143,593			143,233
Accumulated deficit		(142,874	)		(142,412	)
Total stockholders' equity		753			855
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,791		$	1,702

LIVEWORLD, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended Sept 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Total revenues	$	1,906		$	1,562		$	5,514		$	5,700
Cost of revenues		897			695			2,654			2,434
Gross Margin		1,009			867			2,860			3,266
Operating Expense
Product development		293			370			950			1,298
Sales and marketing		281			204			870			937
General and administrative		485			482			1,495			1,699
Total operating expense		1,059			1,056			3,315			3,934
Income / (loss) from operations		(50	)		(189	)		(455	)		(668	)
Income / (loss) before tax		(50	)		(189	)		(455	)		(668	)
Other Income / Expense	---------				1			2			3
Provision for income taxes	---------			--------				10			13
Net income / (loss)		(50	)		(188	)		(463	)		(678	)
Basic income / (loss) per share	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.02	)
Shares used in computing basic loss per share		45,633,442			33,388,545			45,633,442			33,388,545
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.00	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.02	)
Shares used in computing diluted income (loss) per share		45,633,442			33,388,545			45,633,442			33,388,545
Departmental allocation of stock-based compensation:
Cost of revenues	$	5		$	7		$	15		$	32
Product development		3			9			14			30
Sales and marketing		3			10			13			33
General and administrative		4			32			19			127
Total stock-based compensation	$	15		$	58		$	61		$	222

LIVEWORLD, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended Sept 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(50	)	$	(188	)	$	(463	)	$	(678	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation of long-lived assets		3			7			15			21
Stock-based compensation		15			58			61			222
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(43	)		(48	)		(151	)		(189	)
Other assets		12			(26	)		2			(16	)
Accounts payable		45			38			76			(36	)
Accrued liabilities		(35	)		(31	)		(25	)		(168	)
Deferred revenue		(34	)		352			138			57
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(87	)		162			(347	)		(787	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	---------			--------				(4	)		(1	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	---------			--------				(4	)		(1	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital Investment	---------			--------				300		--------
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	---------			--------			---------			--------
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	---------			--------				300		--------
Change in cash and cash equivalent		(87	)		162			(51	)		(788	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		1,188			1,320			1,152			2,270
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	1,101		$	1,482		$	1,101		$	1,482
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Income tax paid	$	---------		--------			$	10		$	13