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Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results and Release of DMX Singles and Albums; Seven Arts Also Addresses Recent Stock Issues and Trading of Common Stock
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Seven Arts Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: SAPX) announces its financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2012. Year-over-year comparisons refer to results from the Company's listing predecessor, Seven Arts Pictures PLC. Effective August 31, 2011, the Company became a fully reporting United States issuer upon the transfer of the predecessor's NASDAQ listing.
Financial highlights for the third quarter include:
-- Revenues were $188,000 for the quarter compared with $273,000 in the
year-ago third quarter as there were no new releases in the 2012
period, the majority of the income being for the films "The Pool Boys"
and "Nine Miles Down."
-- Gross profit was negative during the quarter as the Company amortized
100% of the revenue achieved and utilized certain media credits for
the first time for the release of "The Pool Boys."
-- G & A costs in the quarter were skewed by the set-up costs of the
music division ($279,000) being charged to Profit and Loss; otherwise,
there would have been a reduction compared to the previous year's
quarter as certain legal costs were assumed by PLC -- those costs were
related to PLC liabilities and the expenses related to the cost of
equity being raised were reflected as a reduction of proceeds versus
legal expense.
-- Net loss was $(1,586,000) or $(0.05) per share compared with a net
loss of $(973,000) or $(0.57) per share in the year-ago third quarter.
-- Production debt decreased to $4,921,000 at March 31, 2012, from
$10,890,000 at June 30, 2011.
-- $1,200,000 of existing Other Loans were paid or converted to equity
since June 30, 2011. $1,500,000 of new convertible loans were taken
out in the March 2012 quarter as the Company began gearing up for the
production of "Neuromancer" and "Winter Queen" and the launch of the
music company.
-- Stockholders' equity improved to $25 million (excluding the positive
effect of an additional $1.3 million of debt conversions post
quarter-end) compared with $8 million at June 30, 2011.
-- 19,300,000 shares were issued in the March 2012 quarter that retired
$2,200,000 of debt and $1,100,000 of other liabilities and raised
$600,000 of equity investments (restricted stock).
Film project development and creative highlights for the third quarter include:
-- Completed the formation of Seven Arts Music Inc.
-- Release of multi-platinum artist DMX's single "I Don't Dance" and
DMX's music video on "I Don't Dance."
-- Scheduled release of DMX's album "Undisputed" for August 28, 2012 and
the next two singles "Time To Get Paid" and "I Got Scared" in the next
six months.
-- Executed agreement with leading film producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura
for the Company's $60 million production of "Neuromancer" scheduled
for commencement of principal photography for next fiscal year.
Peter Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Seven Arts, said,
"Seven Arts had little revenue in this quarter as 'Pool Boys' was released in the first quarter and the release of 'Drunkboat' and 'Nine Miles Down' is scheduled for early next fiscal year. We expect our first revenues from our new music subsidiary will be in the fourth quarter. We also expect substantial revenues upon placing our affiliated production and post-production facility in New Orleans in service in the fourth quarter. We have continued our program of debt reduction and have reduced film and production loans by $6 million to under $5 million and reduced our other liabilities (accounts payable, accruals, participations and other loans) by a net $2.2 million to under $6.6 million from the amounts at our last year end. Our overhead expenses included organizational costs of the music company but otherwise would have been substantially below the prior year's quarter. Stockholder equity continued to increase to $25 million in our Third Quarter based on debt converted in the quarter. We continue on the business plan as outlined in our earlier communications with stockholders and are optimistic about our prospects."