CuriosityStream Inc.
Business
CuriosityStream Inc. is a media and entertainment company that produces and distributes premium factual video and audio programming across science, history, society, nature, lifestyle and technology. It offers subscription video-on-demand services, content licensing, bundled licensing for SVOD and linear channels, advertising and sponsorship integrations, transactional VOD, and educational audio and video courses through Curiosity University. The company operates a single reporting segment with Direct Business, Content Licensing, Bundled Distribution and Other revenue streams. Its services are distributed globally via its owned platforms, apps, MVPDs, vMVPDs, FAST/AVOD channels, partners and enterprise bulk sales.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 72 | 51 | 57 | 78 | — | |
| Cost of revenues | 31 | 25 | 36 | 52 | 37 | |
| Advertising and marketing | 14 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 52 | |
| General and administrative | 34 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 35 | |
| Total operating expenses | 79 | 64 | 101 | 133 | 124 | |
| Operating loss | −7 | −13 | −44 | −55 | −52 | |
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | 88,000 | −44,000 | 213,000 | 5 | 15 | |
| Interest and other income, net | 983,000 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Equity method investment loss | −180,000 | −3 | −5 | −846,000 | −464,000 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −6 | −13 | −48 | −51 | −37 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 14,000 | 132,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | |
| Net loss | −6 | −13 | −49 | −51 | −38 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.11 | −0.24 | −0.92 | −0.96 | −0.73 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.11 | −0.24 | −0.92 | −0.96 | −1.02 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 58 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 58 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 15 | |
| Restricted cash | 100,000 | 100,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 2 | |
| Short-term investments in debt and other securities | 9 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 66 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | |
| Other current assets | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total current assets | 37 | 40 | 45 | 70 | 113 | |
| Investments in debt securities | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| Investments in equity method investees | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 404,000 | 520,000 | 727,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Content assets, net | 31 | 32 | 45 | 69 | 73 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other assets | 461,000 | 257,000 | 358,000 | 539,000 | 689,000 | |
| Total assets | 76 | 86 | 101 | 154 | 218 | |
| Content liabilities | 362,000 | 282,000 | 407,000 | 3 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Deferred revenue | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 22 | |
| Total current liabilities | 30 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 48 | |
| Warrant liability | 0 | 88,000 | 44,000 | 257,000 | 6 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | |
| Other liabilities | 470,000 | 496,000 | 651,000 | 622,000 | 2 | |
| Total liabilities | 34 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 56 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 59 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value 125,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024; 58,950 shares and 56,814 shares issued as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, including 216 treasury shares; 58,734 shares and 56,598 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| Treasury stock | −251,000 | −300,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 378 | 367 | 363 | 359 | 352 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −336 | −308 | −290 | −241 | −190 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 41 | 58 | 73 | 118 | 162 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 76 | 86 | 101 | 154 | 218 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | −88,000 | 44,000 | −213,000 | −5 | −15 | |
| Additions to content assets | −14 | −6 | −18 | −35 | −66 | |
| Change in content liabilities | 80,000 | −125,000 | −2 | −7 | 8 | |
| Amortization of content assets | 15 | 19 | 23 | 39 | 28 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 164,000 | 339,000 | 496,000 | 699,000 | 612,000 | |
| Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts associated with investments in debt securities, net | −517,000 | −294,000 | 26,000 | 1 | 3 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
| Equity method investment loss | 180,000 | 3 | 5 | 846,000 | 464,000 | |
| Other non-cash items | 468,000 | 430,000 | 481,000 | 1 | 240,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −3 | −1 | 6 | 12 | −16 | |
| Other assets | −194,000 | 1 | 855,000 | 3 | −3 | |
| Accounts payable | 4 | 843,000 | −1 | 3 | −127,000 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 6 | 1 | −5 | −5 | 7 | |
| Deferred revenue | −3 | −4 | 270,000 | −8 | 10 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 13 | 8 | −16 | −40 | −73 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −102,000 | 0 | −5,000 | −130,000 | −351,000 | |
| Sales of investments in debt securities | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 50 | |
| Maturities of investments in debt securities | 31 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 42 | |
| Purchases of investments in debt securities | −12 | −39 | 0 | −1 | −152 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 23 | −31 | 14 | 63 | −75 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | 0 | −251,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Dividends paid | −22 | −4 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments related to tax withholding | −4 | −3 | −123,000 | −218,000 | −454,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −26 | −7 | −123,000 | −218,000 | 148 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 10 | −30 | −2 | 23 | 163,000 | |
| Acquisition of equity investment included in accrued liabilities | 178,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Cash paid for operating leases | 570,000 | 510,000 | 466,000 | 486,000 | 348,000 |