-- AI-driven efficiencies reduced quarterly operating expenses 52%
year-over-year and streamlined staff from 350 to 88
-- Management expands share repurchases, with approximately $6M remaining
under the current board-authorized buyback program
-- Audio Division Fiscal 2027 Preliminary Guidance
-- Revenue $85-$95M+
-- Adjusted EBITDA* $8-10M+
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today its financial results for the third quarter ("Q3 Fiscal 2026") and first nine months ("YTD Fiscal 2026") ended December 31, 2025 of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 ("Fiscal 2026"). LiveOne will host a conference call and webcast today, February 12, 2026.
Financial Highlights
-- Q3 Fiscal 2026 Revenue: $20.3M
-- Q3 Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA*: $1.6M
-- Audio Division Q3 Fiscal 2026 Revenue: $18.6M, maintaining positive
segment Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.6M
-- Acquired additional 771K shares of PodcastOne shares at average price of
$1.93 per share during Fiscal 2026, including 186,636 during Q3 Fiscal
2026 at a price of $2.17 per share
Strategic & Operational Highlights
-- Fortune 250 partner revenue increased to $27+ million annual run rate
-- Plans to launch new B2B partnership reaching 30M+ monthly paying
subscribers
-- Tesla ad-supported users surpassed 1.3M
-- AI-driven marketing increased ARPU by 60% (>$5) and boosted Premium
conversions by 22%+
-- Three podcasts sold to major TV and streaming platforms
-- Actively evaluating M&A opportunities, including a potential subsidiary
sale
LiveOne's CEO and Chairman, Robert Ellin, stated, "Our third quarter results reflect strong execution and profitable growth, highlighted by sustained momentum in our Audio business and the scalability of our platform. Our continued share repurchases at attractive valuations underscore management's conviction in the long-term value we are building for shareholders."
Q3 Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time (7:00 AM Pacific Time)
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/63405837
Webcast Link: 7
Dial-in: (800) 715-9871
International Dial-in: +1 (646) 307-1963
Conference Code: 1597508
Q3 Fiscal 2026 & YTD Fiscal 2026 and Q3 Fiscal 2025 & YTD Fiscal 2025 Results Summary (in $000's, except per share; unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
---------------------- ---------------------
2025 2024 2025 2024
------------ -------- --------- ----------
Revenue $ 20,256 $29,445 $ 58,225 $95,117
Operating
loss $ (1,951) $(5,113) $(10,553) $(7,299)
Total other
income
(expense) $ (2,139) $ (510) $ (3,065) $(2,159)
Net loss $ (4,106) $(5,638) $(13,674) $(9,513)
Adjusted
EBITDA* $ 1,609 $ 1,541 $ (1,222) $ 7,328
Net loss per
share basic
and diluted ($0.37) ($0.59) ($1.31) ($1.03)
Q3 Fiscal 2026 Results Summary Discussion
For Q3 Fiscal 2026, LiveOne posted revenue of $20.3 million versus $29.5 million in the same period in the prior year, driven primarily by reductions in Slacker revenues.
Q3 Fiscal 2026 Operating Loss was ($2.0) million compared to a ($5.1) million Operating Loss in the third quarter ended December 31, 2024 ("Q3 Fiscal 2025"). The $3.1 million improvement in Operating Loss was largely a result of reductions in operating expenses.
Q3 Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA* was $1.6 million, as compared to Q3 Fiscal 2025 Adjusted EBITDA* of $1.5 million, an increase of $0.1 million. Q3 Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA* was comprised of Audio Division Adjusted EBITDA* of $2.6 million, Other Operations Adjusted EBITDA* of ($0.1) million and Corporate Adjusted EBITDA* of ($0.9) million.
About LiveOne
Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, Custom Personalization Solutions, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne, a dedicated over-the-top application powered by Slacker, is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR's OTT applications. For more information, visit liveone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit ir.liveone.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are "forward-looking statements," which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as "may," "might, " "will," "will likely result," "would," "should," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "continue," "target" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; LiveOne's ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne's ability to implement its announced digital asset treasury strategy and/or purchase digital assets from time to time pursuant to such strategy, including for the maximum announced amount, and other risks related to such strategy; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne's common stock from time to time under LiveOne's announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other debt covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne's ability to repay its indebtedness when due; LiveOne's ability to satisfy the conditions for closing on its announced additional convertible debentures financing; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty and risks related to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other digital assets; regulatory developments related to digital assets and digital asset markets; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 15, 2025, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2025, and in LiveOne's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
* About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we present Contribution Margin (Loss) and Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), which are non-GAAP financial measures, as measures of our performance. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, or superior to, operating loss and or net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities or any other measures of our cash flows or liquidity.
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