Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

As used herein, "PodcastOne," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" and similar terms include PodcastOne, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. The following discussion and analysis of our business and results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025, and our financial conditions at that date, should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report").

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report that are not statements of historical fact constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations or forecasts for future events, including without limitation our earnings, revenues, expenses or other future financial or business performance or strategies, or the impact of legal or regulatory matters on our business, results of operations or financial condition. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "may," "might," "will," "would," "could," "should," "will likely result," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "continue," "target" or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein due to a variety of factors, including: our ability to successfully implement our growth strategy, including relating to our technology platforms and applications; our ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of our listeners; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; if and when required, our ability to obtain additional capital, including to fund our and/or LiveOne's current debt obligations and to fund potential acquisitions and capital expenditures; our and/or LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, merger, distribution or other 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, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to identify, acquire, secure and develop content; our ability to recognize and timely implement future technologies in the music and live streaming space; our ability to capitalize on investments in developing our service offerings, including our ability to deliver and develop upon current and future technologies; significant product development expenses associated with our technology initiatives; our ability to timely and economically obtain necessary approval(s), releases and or licenses on a timely basis for the use of our content on an appliable platform; our ability to obtain and maintain international authorizations to operate our service over the proper foreign jurisdictions our listeners utilize; our ability to expand our service offerings and deliver on our service roadmap; our ability to timely and cost-effectively produce, identify and or deliver compelling content that brands will advertise on and/or listeners desire to listen to; general economic and technological circumstances in the podcasting and digital streaming markets; our ability to obtain and maintain our current and new desirable content; the loss of, or failure to realize benefits from, agreements with our content providers and partners; unfavorable economic conditions in the podcasting industry and economy as a whole; our ability to expand our domestic or international operations, including our ability to grow our business with current and potential future podcasting platforms and partners; the effects of service interruptions or delays, technology failures, material defects or errors in our software, damage to our equipment or geopolitical restrictions; costs associated with defending pending or future intellectual property infringement actions and other litigation or claims; increases in our projected capital expenditures due to, among other things, unexpected costs incurred in connection with the roll out of our technology roadmap or our plans of expansion in North America and internationally; fluctuation in our operating results; the demand for podcasting and digital media streaming services and market acceptance for our products and services; LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or our 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 of its financial and other covenants; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to make payments on our and/or LiveOne's indebtedness; 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; the uncertain and unfavorable outcome(s) of any legal proceedings pending or that may be instituted against us and/or LiveOne, our and/or LiveOne's respective subsidiaries, and/or our or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings, or third parties to whom we and/or LiveOne owes indemnification obligations; changes in laws or regulations that apply to us or our industry; our ability to recognize and timely implement future technologies in the podcasting and digital space; our ability to capitalize on investments in developing our service offerings, including our ability to deliver and develop upon current and future technologies; LiveOne's ability to implement its recently announced digital asset treasury strategy and/or purchase digital assets from time to time pursuant to such strategy, including for up to the maximum announced amount; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of our Company and/or our subsidiaries; and other risks and uncertainties set forth herein. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set forth below in Part II - Item 1A and in Item 1A. of our 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 2, 2025. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise.

Overview

We incorporated in the State of Delaware on February 5, 2014 and are a leading podcast platform and publisher that makes our content available to audiences via all podcasting distribution platforms, including our website (www.podcastone.com), our PodcastOne app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and more. We were recently ranked as high as #8 on the list of Top Podcast Publishers by the podcast metric company Podtrac.

On September 8, 2023, we completed our spin-out from LiveOne and our direct listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the "Spin-Out") and our shares of common stock began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol of "PODC". On September 21, 2023, we changed our corporate name to "PodcastOne, Inc." After the completion of the Spin-Out, we became a standalone publicly traded company trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market. We remain a majority owned subsidiary of LiveOne, a Nasdaq listed company.

We produce vodcasts (video podcasts), branded podcasts, merchandise and live events on behalf of our talent and clients. With a proven 360-degree advertiser solution for multiplatform integration opportunities and hyper-targeting, we deliver millions of monthly impressions, 6.0+ million monthly unique listeners and 17+ million IAB monthly downloads. With content covering all verticals (i.e. sports, entertainment, true-crime, business, audio dramas, self-growth, etc.), we provide a platform for brands to reach their most sought after targeted audiences. We intend to continue to acquire multiple assets over time and across a broad spectrum of podcast related media and companies. We intend to develop these assets to provide returns via organic growth, revenue production, out-licensing, sale or spin out.

Our operating model is focused on offering white glove service to our shows, talent, and advertising clients. With an in-house sales, production, marketing, and tech team, we believe PodcastOne delivers more to clients and talent than any other publisher in the marketplace. This allows us to scale our operations while attracting talent who bring in brand advertisers and revenue. We earn revenue through the sale of embedded host read ads, dynamic ads (host read and otherwise), segment sponsorships, and programmatic monetization channels. We also provide the opportunity for clients to have 100% share of voice with branded podcast episodes or series as well as live tours, merch, and IP ownership for original programming.

In addition to our core business, we also build, own and operate a solution for the growing number of independent podcasters, LaunchpadOne. LaunchpadOne is a free innovative self-publishing podcast hosting, distribution, and monetization platform that provides an end-to-end podcast solution, created to provide a low or no cost tool for independent podcasters without access to parent podcasting networks or state of the art equipment to create shows. LaunchpadOne serves as a talent pool for us to find new podcasts and talent.

We have experienced significant growth in recent years driven by increased advertising activity. For the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, our revenue was $30.2 million and $25.3 million, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 19%.

We are more than a podcast company. We are in the relationship business. Brands and creators partner with us to reach consumers who will purchase, listen and subscribe to their favorite PodcastOne podcasts across the audio landscape. We offer content for every type of listener with verticals including reality TV, sports, true crime self-help, and business. The visibility and reach of our network is evident with shows which consistently rank in the top 100 on the Apple Charts.

Recent Developments for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2025

During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, we expanded our programming slate to 194 shows and surpassed 3.8 billion network downloads.

We were recently ranked as high as #8 on the list of Top Podcast Publishers by the podcast metric company Podtrac.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have continued to expand our slate of original programming, having acquired exclusive rights to certain podcasts, including ownership and intellectual property and derivative rights to several true crime podcasts for potential television and/or film projects and distribution.

We are also actively pursuing potential other podcasts, shows and other asset acquisitions consistent with our strategy.

Our Business Model

We are an Ad-Supported Service that provides free content to listeners via their mobile and desktop devices. We generate revenue from the sale of audio, video and social advertising delivered through advertising impressions. We generally enter into arrangements with advertising agencies that purchase advertising on our platform on behalf of the agencies' clients. These advertising arrangements typically specify the type of advertising product, pricing, insertion dates, and number of impressions in a stated period. Revenue for our Ad-Supported segment is affected primarily by the number of a show's listeners and our ability to provide innovative advertising products that are relevant to our Ad-Supported Users and enhance returns for our advertising partners. Our advertising strategy centers on the belief that advertising products that are based on content and are relevant to the Ad-Supported User can enhance Ad-Supported Users' experiences and provide even greater returns for advertisers through the strength of our host-read embedded promos. According to a Super Listener Survey in 2021, an estimated 49% of listeners believe the hosts actually use the products and services they recommend and 60% of podcast listeners say they have bought something from hearing a podcast ad. Offering advertisers additional ways to purchase advertising on a programmatic basis is another key way that we expand our portfolio of advertising products and enhance advertising revenue. Furthermore, we continue to focus on analytics and measurement tools to evaluate, demonstrate, and improve the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on our platform.

When we onboard new talent both parties have the common interest of creating content that advertisers want to purchase. We craft our deals with a percentage split of the advertising revenue (host-read embedded ads, DAI and programmatic) which strengthens our partnerships because when advertisers spend, we all win.

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

We believe that the growth and future success of our business depends on many factors. While each of these factors presents significant opportunities for our business, they also pose important challenges that we must successfully address in order to sustain our growth and improve our results of operations.

Impressions

The digital advertising industry is introducing new ways to measure and price advertising inventory. For example, a significant portion of advertisers are in the process of moving from purchasing advertisement impressions based on the number of advertisements served by the applicable ad server to a new "viewable" impression standard (based on number of pixels in view and duration) for select products. In the absence of a uniform industry standard, agencies and advertisers have adopted several different measurement methodologies and standards. In addition, measurement services may require technological integrations, which are still being evaluated by the advertising industry without an agreed-upon industry standard metric. As these trends in the industry continue to evolve, our advertising revenue may be adversely affected by the availability, accuracy, and utility of the available analytics and measurement technologies as well as our ability to successfully implement and operationalize such technologies and standards.

Further, the digital advertising industry is shifting to data-driven technologies and advertising products, such as automated buying. These data-driven advertising products and automated buying technologies allow publishers and advertisers to use data to target advertising toward specific groups of users who are more likely to be interested in the advertising message delivered to them. These advertising products and programmatic technologies are currently more developed in terms of advertising technology and industry adoption on the web than they are on mobile or on other software applications, and may not integrate with our desktop software version of the ad-supported services. Because the majority of our ad-supported user hours occur on mobile devices, if we are unable to deploy effective solutions to monetize the mobile device usage by our ad-supported user base, our ability to attract advertising spend, and ultimately our advertising revenue, may be adversely affected by this shift. In addition, we rely on third-party advertising technology platforms to participate in automated buying, and if these platforms cease to operate or experience instability in their business models, it also may adversely affect our ability to capture advertising spend.

We generate revenue by charging a cost per thousand impressions ("CPM") based on the volume of purchased digital ads that we measure on behalf of these customers. If the volume of impressions we measure does not continue to grow or decreases for any reason, our business will suffer. For example, if digital ad spending remains constant and our advertiser customers transition to higher CPM ad inventory, overall impression volumes may decrease, which may result in fewer impressions for us to verify and a corresponding decline in our revenues.

Podcast Services

Our podcasts are available to users online alongside LiveOne's digital Internet radio. Our users are able to listen to a variety of podcasts, from music, radio personalities, news, entertainment, comedy and sports. The podcasts are available on our platform, the LiveOne platforms and also on other leading podcast listening platforms, though various car manufacturers such as Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon. We monetize podcasts through paid advertising. We own one of the largest networks of podcast content in North America, which has over 300 exclusive podcast shows that produces over 275 episodes per week and has generated over 3.6 billion downloads during the year ended March 31, 2025.

In addition to our core business, we also built, own and operate a solution for the growing number of independent podcasters, LaunchPadOne. LaunchPadOne is a self-publishing podcast platform, created to provide a low or no cost tool for independent podcasters without access to parent podcasting networks or state of the art equipment to create shows. LaunchPadOne serves as a talent pool for us to find new podcasts and talent.

Key Business Metric

We review various operating and financial metrics, including the number of podcasts downloaded to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions. However, while we believe that other than the number of podcasts downloaded on our platform, such metrics do not materially help to evaluate our business, measure our performance or provide a better understanding of our results, our management uses its experience and understanding of the podcasting and advertising industry to evaluate such metrics, as well as CPM and various underlying podcast agreement terms (such as minimum guarantee payments, term, marketing spend) and others, such as advertiser engagement with a show, on a show by show basis and in totality across all shows on our network to predict our future business and financial performance. Accordingly, we are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating these key metrics, which may hinder comparability with other companies who may calculate similarly-titled metrics in a different way, and provide the number of podcasts downloaded on our platform as the metric that we believe provides the best understanding of our results, as more fully discussed below.

		Year Ended												Six Months Ended
		March 31,												September 30,
		2025				2024				YoY Growth				2025				2024				YoY Growth
Number of podcast downloads			204,709,000				368,812,413				(44	)%			109,619,500				106,796,000				3	%

The decrease in the number of podcast downloads is largely due to modified download behavior by Apple iOS 17 as it continues to be adopted by podcast listeners, as well as the departure of non-revenue generating partner networks from our podcast network.

Number of Podcast Downloads

We are an Ad-Supported Service that provides free content to listeners via their mobile and desktop devices. We generate revenue from the sale of audio, video and social advertising delivered through advertising impressions. We generally enter into arrangements with advertising agencies that purchase advertising on our platform on behalf of the agencies' clients. These advertising arrangements typically specify the type of advertising product, pricing, insertion dates, and number of impressions in a stated period. Revenue for our Ad-Supported segment is affected primarily by the number of a show's listeners and our ability to provide innovative advertising products that are relevant to our Ad-Supported Users and enhance returns for our advertising partners. Therefore, we believe our ability to grow and measure our effectiveness of advertisers is dependent on tracking the number of podcast downloaded on our platform.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We generate revenue primarily from the sale of audio, video, and display advertising space to third-party advertising exchanges. Revenues are recognized based on delivery of impressions over the contract period to the third-party exchanges, either when an ad is placed for listening or viewing by a visitor or when the visitor "clicks through" on the advertisement. The advertising exchange companies report the variable advertising revenue performed on a monthly basis which represents our efforts to satisfy the performance obligation. We earn advertising revenues primarily for fees earned from advertisement placement purchased by the customer during the time the podcast is delivered to the viewing audience, under the terms and conditions as set forth in the applicable podcasting agreement calculated using impressions.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales consists of direct costs comprised of revenue sharing expenses owed to content creators and commissions.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of cost of sales, product development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses. Personnel-related expenses are the most significant component of operating expenses and consist of salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation expense, and, in the case of sales and marketing expenses, sales commissions. Operating expenses also include an allocation of overhead costs for facilities and shared IT-related expenses. As we continue to invest in our business, we expect our operating expenses to continue to increase in dollar amount, and although we believe our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue will decrease over the longer term, we expect operating expenses as a percentage of revenue will increase in the short term as we invest in product innovation and sales growth and incur additional professional services and compliance costs as we operate as a public company.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and Marketing include direct and indirect costs related to our event advertising and marketing. Additionally, sales and marketing include merchandising advertising and royalty costs. Advertising expenses to promote our services are expensed as incurred.

Product Development

Product development costs not capitalized are primarily expenses for research and development, product and content development activities, including internal software development and improvement costs which have not been capitalized by us.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses for our finance, human resources, information technology, and legal organizations. These expenses also include non-personnel costs, such as outside legal, accounting, and other professional fees, software subscriptions, as well as certain tax, license, and insurance-related expenses, and allocated overhead costs.

We also recognized certain expenses as part of our transition to a publicly-traded company, consisting of professional fees and other expenses. In the quarters leading up to the listing of our common stock, we incurred professional fees and expenses, and in the quarter of our listing we incurred fees paid to our financial advisors in addition to other professional fees and expenses related to such listing. After the listing of our common stock, we continue to incur additional expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including costs to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a U.S. securities exchange and costs related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). In addition, as a public company, we continue to incur additional costs associated with accounting, compliance, insurance, and investor relations. As a result, we expect our general and administrative expenses to continue to increase in dollar amount for the foreseeable future but to generally decrease as a percentage of our revenue over the longer term, although the percentage may fluctuate from period to period depending on the timing and amount of our general and administrative expenses, including in the short term as we expect to incur increased compliance and professional service costs.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025, as compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

The following tables set forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue:		$	15,156			$	12,154
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales			13,543				11,142
Sales and marketing			678				877
Product development			11				13
General and administrative			1,774				1,452
Amortization of intangible assets			125				328
Total operating expenses			16,131				13,812
Income (loss) from operations			(975	)			(1,658	)
Other income (expense):
Total other income (expense), net			-				-
Loss before provision for income taxes			(975	)			(1,658	)
Provision for income taxes			-				11
Net loss		$	(975	)		$	(1,669	)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.07	)
Weighted average common shares - basic and diluted			26,506,636				24,162,612

The following table sets forth the depreciation expense included in the above line items (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Depreciation expense
Cost of sales		$	3			$	39				(92	)%
Sales and marketing			2				22				(91	)%
General and administrative			1				5				(80	)%
Total depreciation expense		$	6			$	66				(91	)%

The following table sets forth the stock-based compensation expense included in the above line items (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Stock-based compensation expense
Cost of sales		$	1,072			$	24				4367	%
Sales and marketing			11				83				(87	)%
General and administrative			847				631				34	%
Total stock-based compensation expense		$	1,930			$	738				162	%

The following table sets forth our results of operations, as a percentage of revenue, for the periods presented:

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue			100	%			100	%
Operating expenses
Cost of sales			89	%			92	%
Sales and marketing			4	%			7	%
Product development			0	%			0	%
General and administrative			12	%			12	%
Amortization of intangible assets			1	%			3	%
Total operating expenses			106	%			114	%
Income (loss) from operations			(6	)%			(14	)%
Other income (expense), net			0	%			0	%
Loss before income taxes			(6	)%			(14	)%
Income tax provision			0	%			0	%
Net loss			(6	)%			(14	)%

Revenue

Revenue increased $3.0 million, or 25%, to $15.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $12.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in revenue was primarily due to growth in barter revenue of $1.0 million and an increase in advertising demand as a result of increased partnership and podcast delivered.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales increased $2.4 million, or 22%, to $13.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was in line with our revenue growth as revenue share splits with our content creators remained consistent.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses were as follows (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Sales and marketing expenses		$	678			$	877				(23	)%
Product development			11				13				(15	)%
General and administrative			1,774				1,452				22	%
Amortization of intangible assets			125				328				(62	)%
Total Other Operating Expenses		$	2,588			$	2,670				(3	)%

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and Marketing expenses decreased by $0.2 million, or 23%, to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in advertising spending as the amount of marketing programs was increased.

Product Development

Product development expenses decreased by $2,000, or 15%, to $11,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $13,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as no significant projects took place during both periods.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.3 million, or 22%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, the increase is attributed to an increase in stock compensation cost.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets decreased by $0.2 million, or 62%, to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease can be attributed to the decrease in content related amortization associated with the write-off of certain podcasts in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

Six Months Ended September 30, 2025, as compared to Six Months Ended September 30, 2024

The following tables set forth our results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue:		$	30,150			$	25,312
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales			27,097				22,851
Sales and marketing			1,557				1,724
Product development			23				31
General and administrative			3,252				2,849
Amortization of intangible assets			250				705
Impairment of intangible assets			-				176
Total operating expenses			32,179				28,336
Income (loss) from operations			(2,029	)			(3,024	)
Other income (expense):
Total other income (expense), net			-				-
Loss before provision for income taxes			(2,029	)			(3,024	)
Provision for income taxes			-				11
Net loss		$	(2,029	)		$	(3,035	)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.08	)		$	(0.13	)
Weighted average common shares - basic and diluted			26,291,453				23,991,772

The following table sets forth the depreciation expense included in the above line items (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Depreciation expense
Cost of sales		$	26			$	76				(66	)%
Sales and marketing			16				46				(65	)%
General and administrative			(10	)			10				(200	)%
Total depreciation expense		$	32			$	132				(76	)%

The following table sets forth the stock-based compensation expense included in the above line items (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Stock-based compensation expense
Cost of sales		$	2,004			$	46				4257	%
Sales and marketing			15				42				(64	)%
General and administrative			1,376				1,175				17	%
Total stock-based compensation expense		$	3,395			$	1,263				169	%

The following table sets forth our results of operations, as a percentage of revenue, for the periods presented:

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue			100	%			100	%
Operating expenses
Cost of sales			90	%			90	%
Sales and marketing			5	%			7	%
Product development			0	%			0	%
General and administrative			11	%			11	%
Amortization of intangible assets			1	%			3	%
Impairment of intangible assets			0	%			1	%
Total operating expenses			107	%			112	%
Income (loss) from operations			(7	)%			(12	)%
Other income (expense), net			0	%			0	%
Loss before income taxes			(7	)%			(12	)%
Income tax provision			0	%			0	%
Net loss			(7	)%			(12	)%

Revenue

Revenue increased $4.8 million, or 19%, to $30.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $25.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in revenue was primarily due to growth in barter revenue of $2.0 million and an increase in advertising demand as a result of increased partnership and podcast delivered.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales increased $4.2 million, or 19%, to $27.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $22.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was in line with our revenue growth as revenue share splits with our content creators remained consistent.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses were as follows (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024				% Change
Sales and marketing expenses		$	1,557			$	1,724				(10	)%
Product development			23				31				(26	)%
General and administrative			3,252				2,849				14	%
Amortization of intangible assets			250				705				(65	)%
Impairment of intangible assets			-				176				100	%
Total Other Operating Expenses		$	5,082			$	5,485				(7	)%

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and Marketing expenses decreased by $0.2 million, or 10%, to $1.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $1.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in advertising spending as the amount of marketing programs was increased.

Product Development

Product development expenses decreased by $8,000, or 26%, to $23,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $31,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2024, as no significant projects took place during both periods.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.4 million, or 14%, to $3.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $2.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024, as we incurred additional cost for professional services and payroll in the current year.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets decreased by $0.5 million, or 65%, to $0.25 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $0.7 million during the six months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease can be attributed to the decrease in content related amortization associated with the write-off of certain podcasts in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.

Impairment of Intangible Assets

Impairment of intangible assets decreased $0.2 million, or 100%, to none for the six months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to $0.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024, which is attributed to the cancellation of a show acquired previously acquired (see Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets).

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table presents certain non-GAAP financial measures, along with the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, for each period presented below. In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our operating performance. See below for a description of the non-GAAP financial measures and their limitations as an analytical tool. A reconciliation is also provided below for each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Contribution Margin

Contribution Margin is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as Revenue less Cost of Sales before share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization of developed technology.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss) before (a) non-cash GAAP purchase accounting adjustments for certain deferred revenue and costs, (b) legal, accounting and other professional fees directly attributable to acquisition activity, (c) employee severance payments and third party professional fees directly attributable to acquisition or corporate realignment activities, (d) certain non-recurring expenses associated with legal settlements or reserves for legal settlements in the period that pertain to historical matters that existed at acquired companies prior to their purchase date, (e) depreciation and amortization (including goodwill and intangible asset impairment, if any), and (f) certain stock-based compensation expense. We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of our operating segment. We believe that information about Adjusted EBITDA assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating results of our business separate from non-operational factors that affect net income (loss), thus providing insights into both operations and the other factors that affect reported results. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of the use of Adjusted EBITDA as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain amortizing assets used in generating revenue in our business. Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, operating income (loss), net income (loss), and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, this measure may vary among other companies; thus, Adjusted EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Revenue.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most comparable GAAP financial measure for the three and six months ended September 30, 2025 (in thousands):

														Non-
														Recurring
						Depreciation								Acquisition and				Other				(Benefit)
		Net Income				and				Stock-Based				Realignment				(Income)				Provision				Adjusted
		(Loss)				Amortization				Compensation				Costs				Expense				for Taxes				EBITDA
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Total		$	(975	)		$	131			$	1,930			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	1,086
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Total		$	(1,669	)		$	394			$	861			$	-			$	-			$	11			$	(403	)

														Non-
														Recurring
						Depreciation								Acquisition and				Other				(Benefit)
		Net Income				and				Stock-Based				Realignment				(Income)				Provision				Adjusted
		(Loss)				Amortization				Compensation				Costs				Expense				for Taxes				EBITDA
Six Months Ended September 30, 2025
Total		$	(2,029	)		$	283			$	3,395			$	17			$	-			$	-			$	1,666
Six Months Ended September 30, 2024
Total		$	(3,035	)		$	1,013			$	1,263			$	38			$	-			$	11			$	(710	)

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Contribution Margin to Revenue, the most comparable GAAP financial measure (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue:		$	15,156			$	12,154
Less:
Cost of sales			(13,543	)			(11,142	)
Amortization of developed technology			-				(61	)
Gross Profit			1,613				951
Add backs:
Share-based compensation			1,072				24
Depreciation			3				39
Amortization of developed technology			-				61
Contribution Margin		$	2,688			$	1,075

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Revenue:		$	30,150			$	25,312
Less:
Cost of sales			(27,097	)			(22,851	)
Amortization of developed technology			(31	)			(121	)
Gross Profit			3,022				2,340
Add backs:
Share-based compensation			2,004				46
Depreciation			26				76
Amortization of developed technology			31				121
Contribution Margin		$	5,083			$	2,583

Limitations and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for financial information presented under U.S. GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures versus comparable financial measures determined under U.S. GAAP. For example, other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance. In addition, free cash flow does not reflect our future contractual commitments and the total increase or decrease of our cash balance for a given period. All of these limitations could reduce the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools. Investors are encouraged to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Current Financial Condition

As of September 30, 2025, our principal sources of liquidity were our cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $2.7 million, which primarily are invested in cash in banking institutions in the U.S. The vast majority of our cash proceeds were received as a result of our operations, completed private placement offering of our unsecured convertible notes with an original issue discount of 10% (the "OID") in the aggregate principal amount of $8.8 million (the "Bridge Notes"), which were converted in full in September 2023, and intercompany loans from our parent, LiveOne. As of September 30, 2025, we had a related party payable balance of $0.1 million. Our parent is required to maintain a minimum cash balance as a result of debt covenants on its debt.

On July 15, 2022, we completed a private placement offering of the Bridge Notes for gross proceeds of $8.0 million. In connection with the sale of the Bridge Notes, the holders of the Bridge Note received the Bridge Warrants, and we issued the Placement Agent Warrants to the placement agent. The Bridge Notes were scheduled to mature on July 15, 2023, subject to a one-time three-month extension at our election. We elected the extension and extended the maturity date to October 15, 2023. The Bridge Notes bore interest at a rate of 10% per annum payable on maturity. On September 8, 2023, we completed our direct listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market (our spin-out from LiveOne to become a standard publicly trading company) and as a result of the direct listing, all of the remaining Bridge Notes (including interest thereunder) in the aggregate amount of approximately $7.02 million converted into approximately 2,341,000 shares of our common stock.

In August 2023, LiveOne entered into a $1.7 million secured loan with Capchase which accrues interest at 8% and matures 30 months form issuance (the "Capchase Loan"). On September 8, 2023 and effective as of August 22, 2023, LiveOne entered into a new Business Loan Agreement with the senior credit facility provider to convert the senior credit facility into an assets backed loan credit facility, which shall continue to be collateralized by a first lien on all of the assets of LiveOne and its subsidiaries (the "ABL Credit Facility"). The Business Loan Agreement provides LiveOne with borrowing capacity of up to the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Business Loan Agreement). Pursuant to the Business Loan Agreement, the requirement that LiveOne and its related entities shall at all times maintain a certain minimum deposit with the senior credit facility provider was reduced from $7,000,000 to $5,000,000. On January 28, 2025, LiveOne entered into a new Business Loan Agreement (the "2025 Business Loan Agreement") with the senior lender to update certain terms of the ABL Credit Facility, including to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the promissory note underlying the ABL Credit Facility (the "Promissory Note") to $3,750,000, reflecting LiveOne's repayment of the ABL Credit Facility as of such date, and to extend the maturity date of the Promissory Note to November 20, 2025. Pursuant to the Change in Terms Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2025 (the "2025 Change in Terms Agreement"), entered into between LiveOne and the senior lender in connection with the 2025 Business Loan Agreement, LiveOne agreed to repay the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Promissory Note in 9 equal monthly payments of $400,000 each beginning February 20, 2025, and the final 10th payment of $151,291.67 on November 20, 2025. Pursuant to the 2025 Business Loan Agreement, the requirement that LiveOne and its related entities shall at all times maintain a certain minimum cash deposit with the senior lender is maintained at $5,000,000. The ABL Credit Facility continues to be collateralized by a first lien on all of the assets of LiveOne and its subsidiaries, including the Company. In November and December 2024 and in January 2025, LiveOne repaid a total of $3.25 million of the principal amount underlying the ABL Credit Facility and accordingly decreased the size of the facility to $3.75 million.

On May 19, 2025 (the "Closing Date"), LiveOne and our Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with certain institutional investors (each, a "Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers"), pursuant to which (i) LiveOne sold to the Purchasers its Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures (the "Initial Debentures") in an aggregate principal amount of $16,775,000 for an aggregate cash purchase price of $15.25 million, and (ii) if certain conditions are satisfied as set forth in the SPA, including at least one of the Conditions (as defined below), we may sell at its option to the Purchasers our additional Original Issue Discount Senior Secured Convertible Debentures in an aggregate principal amount of $11,000,000 on substantially the same terms as the Initial Debentures (the "Additional Debentures" and collectively with the Initial Debentures, the "Debentures"), in a private placement transaction. The Debentures are convertible into shares of LiveOne's common stock at the holder's option at a conversion price of $2.10 per share, subject to certain customary adjustments such as stock splits, stock dividends and stock combinations. LiveOne may sell to the Purchasers the Additional Debentures if within 15 months of the Closing Date either of the following conditions have been satisfied during such 15-month period (the "Conditions"): (x) the VWAP (as defined in the SPA) of the common stock has been equal to or greater than $4.20 per share (subject to certain customary adjustments such as stock splits, stock dividends and stock combinations) for 30 consecutive trading days, or (y) Free Cash Flow (as defined in the SPA) has been equal to or greater to $3,000,000 for three consecutive fiscal quarters, and has increased in each of the foregoing quarters from the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. The Initial Debentures mature on May 19, 2028 and accrue interest at 11.75% per year. Commencing with the calendar month of August 2025 (subject to the following sentence), the holders of the Initial Debentures will have the right, at their option, to require LiveOne to redeem an aggregate of up to $100,000 of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures per month. For the month of August 2025, the holders may not submit a redemption notice for such a redemption prior to August 18, 2025. Commencing from November 18, 2025, May 18, 2026 and May 18, 2027, the holders of the Initial Debentures will have the right, at their option, to require LiveOne to redeem an aggregate of up to $150,000, $250,000 and $300,000, respectively, of the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Debentures per month.

Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including applicable prior notice to the holders of the Initial Debentures, at any time after May 19, 2026, LiveOne may elect to prepay all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Initial Debentures for a prepayment amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with a prepayment premium equal to the following (the "Prepayment Premium"): (a) if the Initial Debentures are prepaid after May 19, 2026, but on or prior to May 19, 2027, 5% of the entire outstanding principal balance of the outstanding Initial Debentures (or the applicable portion thereof required to be prepaid by LiveOne); and (c) if the Initial Debentures are prepaid on or after May 19, 2027, but prior to the maturity date of the Initial Debentures, 4% of the entire outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures (or the applicable portion thereof required to be prepaid by LiveOne). Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, LiveOne shall be required to prepay the entire outstanding principal amount of all of then outstanding Initial Debentures in connection with a Change of Control Transaction (as defined in the Initial Debentures) for a prepayment amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium based on when such Change of Control Transaction occurs within the period set forth above applicable to such Prepayment Premium; provided, that (x) if a Change of Control Transaction occurs on or prior to May 19, 2026, plus 10% of the entire outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures; (y) if the Specified Carve-Out Transaction (as defined in the Debentures) in consummated, the Company shall be required to prepay the Initial Debentures, in an aggregate amount equal to the lower of the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures and $7,500,000, in each case, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium, and (z) if a Permitted Disposition (as defined in the Debentures) pursuant to clause (g) of the definition thereof is consummated, LiveOne shall be required to prepay the Initial Debentures in an aggregate amount equal to the lower of the outstanding principal balance of then outstanding Initial Debentures and 50% of the first $1,000,000 of net proceeds resulting from such Permitted Disposition up to $1,000,000 and 25% of such net proceeds in excess of $1,000,000, in each case, plus the applicable Prepayment Premium. LiveOne's obligations under the Debentures can be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain customary events of default. In the event of default and acceleration of our obligations, we would be required to pay the applicable prepayment amount described above.

LiveOne's obligations under the Debentures have been guaranteed under a Subsidiary Guarantee, dated as of the Closing Date, by certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries, including our Company (collectively, the "Guarantors"). LiveOne's obligations under the Debentures and the Guarantors' obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee are secured under a Security Agreement (the "Security Agreement") entered into on the Closing Date among LiveOne, the Guarantors, certain Purchasers and JGB Collateral, LLC (the "Agent") as agent for the Purchasers (the "Security Agreement"), by a lien on all of LiveOne's and the Guarantors' assets, including our assets, subject to certain exceptions.

In connection with the issuance of the Initial Debentures, LiveOne paid off all obligations owed under, and terminated, the ABL Credit Facility and all related loan agreements. As of September 30, 2025, LiveOne was in compliance with all covenants under the Capchase Loan and the Initial Debentures.

On July 15, 2025, LiveOne entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Lucid Capital Markets, LLC (the "Underwriter") pursuant to which LiveOne will issue and sell to the Underwriter 13,608,334 shares (the "Shares") of LiveOne's common stock at an offering price of $0.75 per Share and which includes the grant to the Underwriter of an option for the issuance and sales of up to 1,775,000 additional Shares (the "Option") to be sold by LiveOne (the "Offering"). The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering will be approximately $9.5 million (including the exercise of the Underwriter's Option), after deducting an underwriting discount of 7% of the price to the public, but before deducting expenses payable by the Company in connection with the Offering. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement the Company has also agreed to issue the Underwriter's common stock purchase warrants (the "Underwriter's Warrant") to purchase up to 4% of the shares sold in the Offering at an exercise price of $0.9375. On July 16, 2025, the Underwriter exercised the Option. The Offering, including the Option, closed on July 17, 2025.

As of September 30, 2025, LiveOne's total outstanding consolidated indebtedness was $15.6 million, net of fees and discounts, which consisted of LiveOne's Initial Debentures and the Capchase Loan.

On October 1, 2024, LiveOne announced an amended relationship with its largest OEM customer. The OEM customer will no longer subsidize LiveOne's products to some of its customers, however, LiveOne will offer all OEM customer vehicles in North America the opportunity to convert to become direct subscribers of LiveOne's LiveOne music app. The direct subscription to the LiveOne app will allow such users for the first time to access their LiveOne music and LiveOne's other service offerings directly across all of their devices. LiveOne's music streaming button/icon, which allows users to directly connect their subscription to LiveOne, is expected to remain in the OEM customer's music streaming services dashboard in perpetuity. The OEM customer will continue to pay LiveOne monthly for grandfathered vehicles for the term of the OEM license agreement. Accordingly, the change in LiveOne's relationship with the OEM customer in October 2024 is likely to cause its liquidity and cash flows to fluctuate significantly beyond December 31, 2024, which may then have an impact on our liquidity and potentially cause our liquidity to fluctuate significantly beyond December 31, 2024. LiveOne's liquidity will depend upon its ability to convert as many of the OEM drivers as possible to become direct subscribers of its LiveOne app and the OEM customer continuing to pay for any grandfather users, as well as LiveOne's ability to enter into new B2B agreements to provide its services that could materially contribute to our liquidity and cash flows, which may then have an impact on our liquidity and potentially cause our liquidity to fluctuate significantly. In addition, LiveOne's liquidity will depend on its ability to negotiate with its music labels, publishers and other partners to achieve flexibility in the terms of its license agreements to match our OEM driver conversions, which may then have an impact on our liquidity and potentially cause our liquidity to fluctuate significantly. Furthermore, LiveOne's liquidity will be dependent on its ability to extend and/or refinance the terms of its senior secured line of credit and/or its ability to pay any amounts that LiveOne has agreed to pay under the SX Settlement Agreement, which may then have an impact on our liquidity and potentially cause our liquidity to fluctuate significantly.

We are looking to secure additional interim financing in the immediate future, which is needed to continue our current level of operations in the future and satisfy our obligations. In the absence of additional sources of liquidity, management anticipates that existing cash resources will not be sufficient to meet current operating and liquidity needs beyond November 2026. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional liquidity or be successful in raising additional funds or that such required funds, if available, will be available on attractive terms, or at all, or that they will not have a significant dilutive effect on our existing stockholders. In addition, management is unable to determine at this time whether any of these potential sources of liquidity will be adequate to support our future business operations. While we do not currently anticipate delays or hindrances to our current business operations and initiatives schedule due to liquidity constraints, without additional funding we may not be able to continue our current level of business operations in the future.

As reflected in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, we have a history of losses and had working capital of $1.3 million as of September 30, 2025. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm in their audit report to our financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to execute our strategy and on our ability to raise additional funds through the sale of equity and/or debt securities via public and/or private offerings.

Our long-term ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to increase revenue, reduce costs, achieve a satisfactory level of profitable operations, and obtain additional sources of suitable and adequate financing. Our ability to continue as a going concern is also dependent its ability to further develop and execute on our business plan. We may also have to reduce certain overhead costs through the reduction of salaries and other means and settle liabilities through negotiation. There can be no assurance that management's attempts at any or all of these endeavors will be successful.

Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table provides information regarding our cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	1,780			$	45
Net cash used in investing activities			(112	)			(135	)
Net cash used in financing activities			-				-
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		$	1,668			$	(90	)

Operating Activities

For the six months ended September 30, 2025

Net cash provided by our operating activities of $1.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025 primarily resulted from our net loss during the period of $2.0 million, which included non-cash charges of $1.1 million largely comprised of depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. In addition, $2.7 million of the change for the six months ended September 30, 2025 was from changes in our working capital, primarily from timing of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and related party payables.

For the six months ended September 30, 2024

Net cash provided by our operating activities of $45,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2024 primarily resulted from our net loss during the period of $3.0 million, which included non-cash charges of $2.3 million largely comprised of depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and impairment of intangibles. The remainder of our sources of cash used operating activities of $0.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024 was from changes in our working capital, primarily from timing of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and related party payable.

Investing Activities

For the six months ended September 30, 2025

Net cash used in investing activities of $0.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2025 was for the purchase of fixed assets.

For the six months ended September 30, 2024

Net cash used in investing activities of $0.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2024 was for the purchase of fixed assets.

Financing Activities

For the six months ended September 30, 2025

No cash was used in or provided by financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2025.

For the six months ended September 30, 2024

No cash was used in or provided by financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2024.

Debt Covenants

As of September 30, 2025, we did not have any debt covenants, and LiveOne was in compliance with all covenants under the Initial Debentures and the Capchase Loan.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements.