LiveOne, Inc.
Business
LiveOne, Inc. operates a creator-first music, entertainment and technology platform that acquires, produces, distributes and monetizes live and on-demand music, podcasts and related video content. It offers live and virtual events, a subscription and ad-supported streaming music service, a podcast network and merchandising and personalization retail services, plus pay-per-view and VOD offerings. The company’s operations are organized into PodcastOne, Slacker (LiveOne powered by Slacker) and a Media Group (including merchandising/CPS and related subsidiaries). Services are delivered globally via the LiveOne app, websites, OTT platforms, mobile devices, smart TVs, connected cars and third-party distribution partners.
Summary from filing dated 2025-07-15
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-03-31 | FY 2024 2024-03-31 | FY 2023 2023-03-31 | FY 2022 2022-03-31 | FY 2021 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue: | 114 | 118 | 100 | 117 | 65 | |
| Cost of sales | 85 | 86 | 67 | 93 | — | |
| Sales and marketing | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
| Product development | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
| General and administrative | 23 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 21 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Asset Impairment Charges | 12 | 115,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 132 | 123 | 102 | — | — | |
| Loss from operations | −18 | −5 | −2 | −38 | −29 | |
| Interest expense, net | −3 | −4 | −7 | −4 | −5 | |
| Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | 214,000 | −4 | 605,000 | −542,000 | −2 | |
| Total other expense, net | −2 | −9 | −8 | −6 | −13 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −21 | −13 | −10 | −44 | −42 | |
| Income tax (benefit) provision | −185,000 | 118,000 | 65,000 | 183,000 | −345,000 | |
| Net loss | −20 | −13 | −10 | −44 | −42 | |
| Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | −2 | −1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net loss attributable to LiveOne | −19 | −12 | −10 | −44 | — | |
| Net loss per share attributed to LiveOne basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.2 | −0.14 | −0.12 | −0.56 | −0.61 | |
| Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (in shares) | 95 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 69 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-03-31 | FY 2024 2024-03-31 | FY 2023 2023-03-31 | FY 2022 2022-03-31 | FY 2021 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |
| Restricted cash | 30,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 260,000 | 135,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
| Inventories | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prepaid expense and other current assets | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total Current Assets | 15 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 35 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 893,000 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Goodwill | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 3 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 22 | |
| Other assets | 97,000 | 88,000 | 423,000 | 728,000 | 1 | |
| Total Assets | 41 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 86 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 25 | 27 | 23 | 45 | 33 | |
| Accrued royalties | 5 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| Notes payable, current portion | 623,000 | 692,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | 3 | |
| Senior secured revolving line of credit, net | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred revenue | 2 | 728,000 | 992,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Derivative liabilities | 0 | 607,000 | 3 | — | — | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 36 | 47 | 44 | 60 | 51 | |
| Notes payable, net | 150,000 | 771,000 | 148,000 | 148,000 | 885,000 | |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 99,000 | 0 | 161,000 | 468,000 | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12 | 9 | 10 | 174,000 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 60,000 | 339,000 | 332,000 | 338,000 | — | |
| Total Liabilities | 49 | 57 | 62 | 88 | 78 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; None and 5,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 14,002 and 18,814 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 14 | 19 | 16 | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 96,765,145 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025; 92,487,459 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 | 97,000 | 92,000 | 90,000 | 83,000 | 77,000 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 233 | 216 | 209 | 203 | 178 | |
| Treasury stock | −250,000 | −5 | −2 | — | — | |
| Accumulated deficit | −265 | −239 | −224 | −214 | −170 | |
| Total LiveOne's Stockholders Deficit | −18 | −9 | −1 | −11 | 8 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total equity (deficit) | −8 | 2 | −1 | −11 | — | |
| Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders Equity (Deficit) | 41 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 86 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-03-31 | FY 2024 2024-03-31 | FY 2023 2023-03-31 | FY 2022 2022-03-31 | FY 2021 2021-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | |
| Interest paid in kind | 0 | 269,000 | 322,000 | 35,000 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |
| Change in fair value of bifurcated embedded derivatives | −607,000 | 4 | 523,000 | −113,000 | −977,000 | |
| Amortization of debt discount | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | −279,000 | 7,000 | −6,000 | — | −359,000 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability | 0 | 174,000 | −2 | — | — | |
| Accretion of preferred stock | 0 | 135,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Impairment of fixed asset | 3 | 2,000 | 146,000 | — | — | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Impairment of intangibles | 7 | 115,000 | — | — | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 35,000 | 485,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 5 | −32,000 | 29,000 | −3 | 3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 975,000 | 682,000 | −2 | 1 | −1 | |
| Inventories | 215,000 | 795,000 | 3,000 | −31,000 | 32,000 | |
| Other assets | −9,000 | 289,000 | 351,000 | 328,000 | — | |
| Deferred revenue | 1 | −264,000 | −165,000 | −155,000 | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −563,000 | 3 | −380,000 | — | — | |
| Accrued royalties | −5 | 2 | −704,000 | 301,000 | — | |
| Other liabilities | 3 | −4 | −704,000 | 301,000 | — | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 6 | 7 | −4 | −9 | −10 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −3 | −3 | −2 | −4 | −3 | |
| Purchase of intangible assets | −70,000 | −1 | −13,000 | −85,000 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −3 | −4 | −2 | −4 | −791,000 | |
| Payment of dividends | −509,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Repayment on line of credit | −4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Proceeds from notes payable | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | |
| Repayments of notes payable | 0 | −397,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 8,000 | 0 | 872,000 | 3 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −999,000 | −3 | −2 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −6 | −4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −3 | −2 | −5 | −6 | 6 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 0 | 37,000 | 0 | 25,000 | — | |
| Cash paid for interest | 873,000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 969,000 | |
| Accrual of dividends | 2 | 3 | 397,000 | — | — | |
| Fair value of common stock options and restricted stock issued to employees, capitalized as internally-developed software | 240,000 | 578,000 | 26,000 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses written off associated with intangible asset impairment | 695,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Additions of ROU Assets | 119,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Purchase of intangible assets accrued for at period end | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchase of intangible assets with common stock | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |