Note 16 – Segment Data

 

Each of the Company’s business segments offer different, but synergistic products and services. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The chief operating decision makers (“CODM”) are our Chief Executive Officer and our President and Chairman of the Board. The CODMs assess performance for the segments and decide how to allocate resources based on segment profit or loss. The Company does not have any intra-entity sales or transfers. Further, unallocated corporate assets not directly attributable to any one of the business segments and unallocated corporate operating losses resulting from general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to any one of the business segments are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments and included under Corporate in the tables presented below.

 

The Company’s business consists of three reportable business segments:

 

E-sports, provided through Allied Esports, including video game events and tournaments.

 

Casual mobile gaming, provided through Z-Tech.

 

Live concert promotion and events organizing, provided through Skyline.

The Company’s significant segment expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 2024   For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 
   E-sports   Casual Mobile Gaming   Concerts   Corporate   Total   E-sports   Casual Mobile Gaming   Concerts   Corporate   Total 
Revenue                                        
In-person  $4,669,644   $-   $-   $-   $4,669,644   $4,955,931   $-   $          -   $-   $4,955,931 
Multiplatform content   336    -    -    -    336    2,000,586    -    -    -    2,000,586 
Casual mobile gaming   -    4,409,192    -    -    4,409,192    -    698,522    -    -    698,522 
Total Revenue   4,669,980    4,409,192    -    -    9,079,172    6,956,517    698,522    -    -    7,655,039 
                                                   
Less                                                  
In-person (excludes depreciation)   2,496,618    -    -    -    2,496,618    2,684,287    -    -    -    2,684,287 
Multiplatform content (excludes depreciation)   -    -    -    -    -    1,517,707    -    -    -    1,517,707 
Casual mobile gaming (excludes depreciation)   -    3,875,992    -    -    3,875,992    -    593,894    -    -    593,894 
Professional fees   312,673    175,184    202,427    5,871,617    6,561,901    414,376    87,531    -    2,361,115    2,863,022 
Salaries and benefits   2,386,885    735,522    27,649    1,347,789    4,497,845    1,778,465    1,226    -    582,162    2,361,853 
Selling and marketing expense   22,959    -    4,500    259,780    287,239    18,994    -    -    207,751    226,745 
Other expenses [1]   986,999    50,059    74,475    752,742    1,864,275    1,269,672    11,557    -    912,532    2,193,761 
Depreciation and amortization   910,605    553,601    -    121,329    1,585,535    1,270,851    132,830    -    96,299    1,499,980 
Stock based compensation   21,063    -    -    1,078,214    1,099,277    83,770    -    -    66,748    150,518 
Impairment of software license   
-
    
-
    
-
    357,826    357,826    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Impairment of goodwill   
-
    9,567,000    
-
    
-
    9,567,000    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
    
-
 
Research and development expense   -    191,310    -    -    191,310    -    162,888    -    -    162,888 
Total Expense   7,137,802    15,148,668    309,051    9,789,297    32,384,818    9,038,122    989,926    -    4,226,607    14,254,655 
                                                   
Segment loss   (2,467,822)   (10,739,476)   (309,051)   (9,789,297)   (23,305,646)   (2,081,605)   (291,404)   -    (4,226,607)   (6,599,616)
                                                   
Reconciliation of (profit) or loss                                                  
All other items (2)   -    240,190    -    (544,402)   (304,212)   -    -    -    (3,004,255)   (3,004,255)
Consolidated pre-tax net loss  $(2,467,822)  $(10,979,666)  $(309,051)  $(9,244,895)  $(23,001,434)  $(2,081,605)  $(291,404)  $-   $(1,222,352)  $(3,595,361)

 

[1]Other expenses include insurance, utilities, repair and maintenance, office supplies, sales and marketing, travel and entertainment, rent, and property tax expenses.

 

[2]Other segment items include a loss on escrow settlement, gains (losses) on investments in money market funds and marketable securities, foreign currency transactions, and other (income) expenses including interest.

 

The Company’s significant segment assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

    As of December 31, 2024     As of December 31, 2023  
    E-sports     Casual
Mobile Gaming
    Concerts     Corporate     Total     E-sports     Casual
Mobile
Gaming
    Concerts     Corporate     Total  
Total assets for reportable segments:                                                            
Goodwill and intangible assets, net   $ 17,807     $ 7,697,633     $ -     $ 196,625     $ 7,912,065     $ 18,843     $ 18,340,383     $ -     $ 624,561     $ 18,983,787  
Property and equipment, net     2,970,762       20,232       -       9,088       3,000,082       3,808,985       23,939       -       1,269       3,834,193  
Other segment assets (1)     5,930,764       425,660       7,373,683       88,045,005       101,775,112       7,014,272       975,776       6,007,381       75,201,278       89,198,707  
Total consolidated assets   $ 8,919,333     $ 8,143,525     $ 7,373,683     $ 88,250,718     $ 112,687,259     $ 10,842,100     $ 18,793,420     $ 6,007,381     $ 76,373,786     $ 112,016,687  

 

[1]Other segment assets include cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, digital assets, right-of-use assets, and deposits.

The Company’s disaggregated assets by geographic location are as follows:

 

    As of December 31,  
    2024     2023  
Total assets by geographic location:            
United States   $ 25,191,733     $ 36,975,291  
China     87,495,526       75,041,396  
Total consolidated assets   $ 112,687,259     $ 112,016,687  

 

The Company’s disaggregated revenues by geographic location are as follows:

 

   As of December 31, 
   2024   2023 
Total revenues by geographic location:        
United States  $4,669,980   $6,956,517 
China   4,409,192    698,522 
Total consolidated revenues  $9,079,172   $7,655,039 

About Segments Disclosures

Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.

Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.