SOURCE: DigitalPost Interactive
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November 24, 2008 06:30 ET
DigitalPost Interactive Reports Q3 2008 Financial Results
Company Surpasses 10,000 Subscription Sales, Increasing Previous Total by 100% Within Weeks of Kiddie Kandids Launch
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - November 24, 2008) - DigitalPost Interactive (OTCBB: DGLP)
(www.dglp.com), a leader in the digital media-sharing space, reported its
financial results for the third quarter 2008.
"The company has taken a positive turn toward profitability as we begin
rolling out new B2B partnerships while simultaneously streamlining our
operations," said Michael Sawtell, CEO, DigitalPost Interactive. "We
reduced both our net loss and operating expenses by over 40% over last
quarter and with our Kiddie Kandids partnership now having been launched in
the fourth quarter and adding thousands of new subscriptions a month, we
expect to see positive growth to our subscription revenues beginning in the
fourth quarter and well into 2009. With our efforts in reducing our
operating expenses combined with our expected subscription revenue growth,
we see ourselves moving in a positive financial direction."
Third Quarter Financial and Recent Highlights:
-- Launched Kiddie Kandids Partnership -- We recently partnered with
Kiddie Kandids, the largest, national children's portrait studio chain (187
Studios in the USA) to develop a digital media-sharing service called
www.OurFamilyLife.com for the numerous customers around the country they
serve every year. The service provides a unique customer experience, giving
families the ability to share their personal digital media alongside
professional portraits in a customizable destination site online. This
service launched on October 1st, 2008, and has helped DigitalPost increase
its entire subscription base by 5,300 in just 6 weeks for a record amount
of 10,000 total to date.
-- Stable Revenues -- Revenues for the three months ended Sept 30, 2008
were $142,700, consistent with the previous quarter revenues of $144,200.
Year over year, Q3 revenues grew from $36,300 in 2007, to $142,700, a rise
of more than 293%. "In the midst of these challenging economic times, we
are satisfied to show stable revenues for the third quarter, knowing that
the launch with Kiddie Kandids is expected to yield positive growth to our
fourth quarter subscriber revenue," said Sawtell.
-- Reduced Losses -- Total net loss per quarter reduced to $883,800
during the three months ended September 30, 2008, from $1,473,700 during
the three months ended June 30, 2008, a reduction of more than 40%.
-- Improved cash used in operations -- Cash used by operating activities
decreased to $1,152,200 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as
compared to $1,270,100 during the same period last year showing an
improvement of 9%. "With our recent streamlining of operations in the
fourth quarter combined with the expected growth in subscribers from our
recent launch with Kiddie Kandids, we expect cash flow to improve in the
coming months," said Sawtell.
-- Financing -- During the third quarter 2008, we closed on over $430,000
in private debt and equity financing, of which $100,000 was invested by the
Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers. "We are confident in our
business model, with Kiddie Kandids being an example of a successful B2B
implementation," said Sawtell.
-- Interactive Family Tree and Photo Editor Deployed -- We launched
several new features to our digital media-sharing platform, including a
built-in photo editor called Qwik-Edit(SM), and we developed a new family
tree, Qwik-Tree(SM) that was beta launched in October 2008. We anticipate
the launch of our Version 5.0 of our Digital Media Sharing Platform
sometime in the fourth quarter of 2008.
About DigitalPost Interactive
DigitalPost Interactive is a SaaS (Software as a Service) and application
provider that delivers B2B and B2C digital media-sharing solutions that are
both easy to offer and easy to use. The company's visually-stunning,
user-friendly Web 2.0 technology gives consumers a single, engaging place
online for permanently storing and sharing a lifetime of digital media and
memories, connecting with family and friends, and keeping organized in
today's digital world.
Completely scaleable and re-brandable, DigitalPost Interactive's technology
gives companies in the photo, travel, entertainment, sports, and other
vertical markets a fast and efficient way to offer dynamic Web 2.0 products
and services. This technology can create exciting new revenue streams for
all companies looking to monetize this emerging new Internet opportunity.
For more information about DigitalPost Interactive or its consumer site
www.TheFamilyPost.com, please visit www.dglp.com.
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