Press Release: FiscalNote Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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services; FiscalNote's ability to introduce new features, integrations, capabilities, and enhancements to its products and services; FiscalNote's ability to maintain and improve its methods and technologies, and anticipate new methods or technologies, for data collection, organization, and analysis to support its products and services; competition and competitive pressures in the markets in which FiscalNote operates, including larger well-funded companies shifting their existing business models to become more competitive with FiscalNote; FiscalNote's ability to protect and maintain its brands; FiscalNote's ability to comply with laws and regulations in connection with selling products and services to U.S. and foreign governments and other highly regulated industries; FiscalNote's ability to retain or recruit key personnel; FiscalNote's ability to effectively maintain and grow its research and development team and conduct research and development; FiscalNote's ability to adapt its products and services for changes in laws and regulations or public perception, or changes in the enforcement of such laws, relating to artificial intelligence, machine learning, data privacy and government contracts; adverse general economic and market conditions reducing spending on our products and services; the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings; FiscalNote's ability to successfully establish and maintain public company-quality internal control over financial reporting; the ability to adequately protect FiscalNote's intellectual property rights; and the possibility that the strategic review undertaken by the Board of Directors does not result in any transaction or other outcome or that any outcome is disruptive to operations and impacts financial performance.

These and other important factors discussed in FiscalNote's SEC filings, including its most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, particularly the "Risk Factors" sections of those reports, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by FiscalNote and its management, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FiscalNote undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 
                            FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
                (in thousands, except shares and per share data) 
                                   (Unaudited) 
 
                          Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended 
                             September 30,                  September 30, 
                     ----------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                         2024           2023           2024            2023 
                     -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------- 
Revenues: 
   Subscription      $     27,238   $     30,057   $     84,015   $     87,986 
   Advisory, 
    advertising, 
    and other               2,201          3,952          6,782         10,394 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
      Total 
       revenues            29,439         34,009         90,797         98,380 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
Operating 
expenses: (1) 
   Cost of 
    revenues, 
    including 
    amortization            6,235         10,441         20,342         28,863 
   Research and 
    development             3,250          4,540          9,935         14,170 
   Sales and 
    marketing               9,068         11,235         27,484         35,222 
   Editorial                4,639          4,516         13,752         13,533 
   General and 
    administrative         10,622         14,418         37,958         48,813 
   Amortization of 
    intangible 
    assets                  2,436          2,899          7,541          8,614 
   Impairment of 
    goodwill                    -              -              -          5,837 
   Transaction 
    (gains) costs, 
    net                         -           $(579.SI)$            (4)         1,138 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
Total operating 
 expenses                  36,250         47,470        117,008        156,190 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
Operating loss             (6,811)       (13,461)       (26,211)       (57,810) 
 
Gain on sale of 
 business                       -              -        (71,599)             - 
Interest expense, 
 net                        5,585          8,018         18,267         21,853 
Change in fair 
 value of financial 
 instruments                3,501         (7,157)         3,174        (18,850) 
Loss on settlement              -              -              -          3,474 
Other (income) 
 expense, net                (341)           207            (82)           245 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
   Net (loss) 
    income before 
    income taxes          (15,556)       (14,529)        24,029        (64,532) 
(Benefit) provision 
 from income taxes           (621)           (62)         1,129            181 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
   Net (loss) 
    income                (14,935)       (14,467)        22,900        (64,713) 
Other comprehensive 
 income (loss)              1,123         (1,006)         1,062         (1,037) 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
   Total 
    comprehensive 
    (loss) income    $    (13,812)  $    (15,473)  $     23,962   $    (65,750) 
                      -----------    -----------    -----------    ----------- 
 
Earnings (loss) 
per share 
attributable to 
common 
shareholders: 
   Basic and 
    Diluted          $      (0.11)  $      (0.11)  $       0.17   $      (0.49) 
Weighted average 
shares used in 
computing earnings 
(loss) per share 
attributable to 
common 
shareholders: 
   Basic and 
    Diluted           135,050,093    128,832,502    135,160,124    131,994,563 
 

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expenses, as follows:

 
                      Three Months 
                         Ended         Nine Months Ended 
                     September 30,       September 30, 
                     --------------  --------------------- 
                      2024    2023      2024       2023 
                     ------  ------  ----------  --------- 
   Cost of 
    revenues, 
    including 
    amortization     $  116  $   45  $      324  $   185 
   Research and 
    development         454     328       1,138    1,080 
   Sales and 
    marketing           486   1,041       1,182    1,718 
   Editorial            200     120         465      292 
   General and 
    administrative    2,925   4,690      10,776   14,937 
 
 
                       FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
              (in thousands, except shares, and par value) 
 
                                 (Unaudited) 
                              September 30, 2024     December 31, 2023 
                             --------------------  --------------------- 
Assets 
Current assets: 
   Cash and cash 
    equivalents              $            25,688   $           16,451 
   Restricted cash                           683                  849 
   Short-term investments                  7,040                7,134 
   Accounts receivable, net               11,249               16,931 
   Costs capitalized to 
    obtain revenue 
    contracts, net                         3,078                3,326 
   Prepaid expenses                        3,210                2,593 
   Other current assets                    3,414                2,521 
                                 ---------------       -------------- 
      Total current assets                54,362               49,805 
 
Property and equipment, net                5,444                6,141 
Capitalized software costs, 
 net                                      14,895               13,372 
Noncurrent costs 
 capitalized to obtain 
 revenue contracts, net                    3,347                4,257 
Operating lease assets                    17,062               17,782 
Goodwill                                 165,964              187,703 
Customer relationships, net               44,164               53,917 
Database, net                             17,208               18,838 
Other intangible assets, 
 net                                      15,005               18,113 
Other non-current assets                     498                  633 
                                 ---------------       -------------- 
      Total assets           $           337,949   $          370,561 
                                 ---------------       -------------- 
 
Liabilities and 
Stockholders' Equity 
Current liabilities: 
   Current maturities of 
    long-term debt           $            10,018   $              105 
   Accounts payable and 
    accrued expenses                       7,635               12,909 
   Deferred revenue, 
    current portion                       40,257               43,530 
   Customer deposits                       1,136                3,032 
   Contingent liabilities 
    from acquisitions, 

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