theScore Reports F2016 Q4 and Year End Results

- F2016 revenue for mobile sports company up 94% year over year; app audience and engagement continues to grow

TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2016 /CNW/ - theScore, Inc. (TSX Venture: SCR) ("theScore") today announced the financial results for the three and 12 months ended August 31, 2016 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

The Company posted quarterly revenue of $5.0 million compared to $2.9 million in the same period the previous year, an increase of 70%. Revenue for the 12 months ended August 31, 2016 was $23.9 million compared to $12.4 million for the same period the previous year, an increase of 94%.

Advertising revenue for the quarter grew 70%, while advertising revenue for the 12 months ended August 31, 2016 was up 105%. Revenue growth was powered by theScore's US programmatic and Canadian direct sales businesses, driven in turn by growth in users and engagement within theScore's mobile apps.

Users of theScore's mobile applications* reached 4.0 million average monthly active users for the quarter, an increase of 9% over the same period in F2015. Average monthly user sessions of theScore's mobile applications reached 278 million for the quarter, up by 32% compared to the same period in F2015.

"In just three years we have more than quadrupled our annual revenue, doubled in-app engagement, and firmly established theScore as a leader in mobile sports in North America," said John Levy, Founder and CEO of theScore. "We've built-out a best-in-class team that's committed to achieving audience, engagement and revenue growth across our mobile apps, while also expanding our brand presence across established – and emerging - digital platforms to ensure theScore is reaching sports fans wherever they are.

"We remain on track to deliver on our long-term vision of making theScore a profitable and self-sustaining business and we are excited by what the future holds."

Adjusted EBITDA loss for the three and 12 months ended August 31, 2016 was $3.8 million and $12.4 million compared to $4.0 million and $10.7 million in the same period the previous year. Net and comprehensive loss for the three and 12 months ended August 31, 2016 was $5.2 million and $16.9 million compared to $4.6 million and $13.5 million in the same period the previous year.

The increase in the Adjusted EBITDA loss is a result of increased revenues offset by increased personnel and marketing costs associated with theScore's continued investment in its esports and fantasy sports' businesses.

theScore announced the grant of an aggregate of 4,112,500 options on October 19, 2016, including 1,580,000 options to directors and officers of the Company. Options were granted to the following directors and officers: Norwest Video Inc. (600,000 options); Benjamin Levy (300,000 options); Tom Hearne (200,000 options); Ralph Lean (60,000 options); John Albright (60,000 options); Mark Scholes (60,000 options); Lorry Schneider (60,000 options); William Thomson (60,000 options), Mark Zega (60,000 options) and Kirstine Stewart (120,000 options). Each option is exercisable for one Class A Subordinate Voting Share of theScore at an exercise price of $0.21, vests over three years and has a term of ten years. Each option is exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company's stock option plan.

theScore will be hosting a conference call at 8:30am EST on Thursday, October 20. Management will review the Company's Q4 F2016 results, followed by a question and answer session.

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About theScore Inc.
theScore, Inc. is an independent creator of mobile-first sports experiences, connecting fans to the sports content they love through an addictive combination of comprehensive and personalized real-time news, scores, stats, alerts and videos via emerging and established digital media platforms, including its mobile sports applications theScore and theScore esports, its web platforms theScore.com and thescoreesports.com and its chatbot services for Facebook Messenger and Kik Messenger.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing results in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), theScore also provides supplementary non-IFRS financial measures as a method of evaluating the Company's performance. theScore utilizes earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and acquisition costs ("Adjusted EBITDA") to measure operating performance.  theScore's definition of Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, finance income, income taxes, and acquisition costs which in theScore's view do not adequately reflect its core operating results.  Adjusted EBITDA is used in the determination of short-term incentive compensation for all senior management personnel. The Company revised the non-GAAP measure in 2015 from EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA, as a result of the acquisition costs incurred related to Swoopt. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net and comprehensive income or loss prepared in accordance with IFRS or as a measure of operating performance or profitability. Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

Forward-looking (safe harbour) statement
Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements.  Any statement containing words such as "may", "would", "could", "will",  "believes", "plans", "anticipates", "estimates", "expects" or "intends" and other similar statements which are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Such statements reflect theScore's current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including among other things, those which are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form as filed with the TSX Venture Exchange and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and elsewhere in documents that theScore files from time to time with securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law or regulatory requirements.

[*] User and user engagement metrics in the current and comparative periods excludes the following platforms no longer supported by theScore: (i) theScore app on BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry Playbook, Kindle Fire and Windows Phone 7; and (ii) theScore's legacy soccer application, ScoreMobile FC.

theScore, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
			2016			2015
ASSETS
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	15,554		$	31,841
	Accounts receivable		5,326			3,376
	Tax credits recoverable		5,192			4,777
	Prepaid expenses and deposits		1,008			842
			27,080			40,836
Non-current assets:
	Property and equipment		2,141			2,123
	Intangible assets		5,807			7,361
	Investment		760			760
	Tax credits recoverable		1,616			1,399
			10,324			11,643
Total assets			$	37,404		$	52,479
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	5,180		$	4,583
Non-current liabilities:
	Deferred lease obligation		495			510
Shareholders' equity			31,729			47,386
Commitments
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity			$	37,404		$	52,479
theScore, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)
			2016			2015
Cash flows from operating activities
	Loss for the year		$	(16,863)		$	(13,469)
	Adjustments for:
		Depreciation and amortization	4,440			2,733
		Share-based compensation	1,119			838
		Acquisition costs	-			397
			(11,304)			(9,501)
	Change in non-cash operating assets and liabilities:
		Accounts receivable	(1,950)			(1,861)
		Tax credits recoverable	(296)			464
		Prepaid expenses and deposits	(166)			(283)
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	597			1,179
		Deferred lease obligation	(15)			(3)
			(1,830)			(504)
Net cash used in operating activities			(13,134)			(10,005)
Cash flows from financing activities
	Exercise of stock options		87			64
	Issuance of shares and warrants, net of transaction costs		-			24,866
Net cash from financing activities			87			24,930
Cash flows from investing activities
	Additions of property and equipment		(664)			(503)
	Additions of intangible assets		(2,576)			(2,888)
	Acquisition costs		-			(397)
	Business combination		-			(659)
Net cash used in investing activities			(3,240)			(4,447)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(16,287)			10,478
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			31,841			21,363
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year			$	15,554		$	31,841

theScore, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
		Three months ended August 31,					Year ended August 31,
		2016			2015		2016			2015
Revenue		$	4,986		$	2,933	$	23,916		$	12,359
Operating expenses:
	Personnel	4,714			3,505		18,285			11,237
	Content	669			417		2,559			1,401
	Technology	534			589		2,124			2,058
	Facilities, administrative and other	1,312			1,319		6,431			4,706
	Marketing	1,355			960		5,792			2,787
	Depreciation of property and equipment	173			143		646			553
	Amortization of intangible assets	1,145			524		3,794			2,180
	Stock based compensation	224			163		1,119			838
	Acquisition expenses	-			-		-			397
		10,125			7,620		40,750			26,157
Operating loss		(5,139)			(4,688)		(16,834)			(13,798)
Finance income		(26)			66		(29)			329
Net and comprehensive loss		$	(5,165)		$	(4,622)	$	(16,863)		$	(13,469)
Loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.02)		$	(0.02)	$	(0.06)		$	(0.05)
		Three months ended August 31,					Year ended August 31,
		2016			2015		2016			2015
Net and comprehensive loss for the period		$	(5,165)		$	(4,622)	$	(16,863)		$	(13,469)
Adjustments:
	Depreciation and amortization	1,318			667		4,440			2,733
	Finance expense (income)	26			(66)		29			(329)
	Acquisition expenses	-			-		-			397
Adjusted EBITDA loss		$	(3,821)		$	(4,022)	$	(12,394)		$	(10,668)

SOURCE theScore, Inc.

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James Bigg, Sr. Manager, Communications, theScore, Inc., Tel: [phone] ext. 2366, Email: [email protected]; Tom Hearne, Chief Financial Officer, theScore, Inc., Tel: [phone] ext. 2206, Email: [email protected]