WM Technology, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results with Revenue of $47.7 million, Net Loss of $2.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $10.7 million

IRVINE, Calif., November 08, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WM Technology, Inc. ("WM Technology" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: MAPS), a leading technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"We are pleased with our third quarter results as they reflect our commitment to operational efficiency in what continues to be constrained end markets," said Doug Francis, Executive Chair of WM Technology. "I am proud of our team for their continued focus and discipline, allowing us to drive a strong bottom line this quarter."

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $47.7 million as compared to $50.5 million in the third quarter of 2022 ("prior year period").

  • Average monthly paying clients⁽¹⁾ was 5,414, as compared to 5,576 from the prior year period.

  • Average monthly revenue per paying client⁽²⁾ was $2,938, as compared to $3,019 from the prior year period.

• Net loss was $2.5 million as compared to net loss of $10.5 million from the prior year period.

• Adjusted EBITDA⁽³⁾ was $10.7 million as compared to $(9.6) million from the prior year period.

• Basic and diluted net loss per share were both $0.02 based on 93.7 million of Class A Common Stock weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding, respectively.

• Total shares outstanding across Class A and Class V Common Stock were 149.4 million as of September 30, 2023.

• Cash totaled $27.7 million as of September 30, 2023, with no debt.

Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures have been provided in the tables included in this release.

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(1)		Average monthly paying clients are defined as the average of the number of paying clients billed in a month across a particular period (and for which services were provided).
(2)		Average monthly revenue per paying client is defined as the average monthly revenue for any particular period divided by the average monthly paying clients in the same respective period.
(3)		For further information about how we calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as well as limitations of their use and a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), see "Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA" below.

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of November 8, 2023, WM Technology is issuing guidance for the fourth quarter of 2023 as follows:

• Revenue is estimated to be $47 million.

• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ is estimated to be approximately $5 million.

The guidance provided above is only an estimate of what we believe is realizable as of the date of this release. We are not readily able to provide a reconciliation of projected Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to projected net income (loss) without unreasonable effort. This guidance assumes that no business acquisitions, investments, restructurings, or legal settlements are concluded in the period. Our results are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date, but may be materially affected by many factors, as discussed below in "Forward-Looking Statements." Actual results may vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these projections, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Call and Webcasts

The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/u6ey6dpj. A replay of the webcast will also be archived at ir.weedmaps.com.

The Company has used, and intends to continue to use, the investor relations portion of its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About WM Technology

Founded in 2008, WM Technology operates the leading online cannabis marketplace for consumers together with a comprehensive set of eCommerce and compliance software solutions for cannabis businesses, which are sold to retailers and brands in the U.S. state-legal and Canadian cannabis markets. The Company is driven by a passion for the plant, and is on a mission to champion the truth and stand with all who believe in open access to cannabis.

The Company’s technology addresses the challenges facing both consumers seeking to understand cannabis products and businesses who serve cannabis users in a legally compliant fashion. Over the past 15 years, the Weedmaps marketplace has become the premier destination for cannabis consumers to discover and browse information regarding cannabis and cannabis products, permitting product discovery and order-ahead for pickup or delivery by participating retailers. Weedmaps for Business is a set of eCommerce-enablement tools designed to help retailers and brands get the best out of the Weedmaps consumer experience, create labor efficiencies and manage compliance needs.

WM Technology holds a strong belief in the power of cannabis and the importance of enabling safe, legal access to consumers worldwide. Since inception, WM Technology has worked tirelessly, not only to become the most comprehensive platform for consumers, but to build the software solutions that power businesses compliantly in the space, to advocate for legalization, social equity, and licensing in many jurisdictions, and to facilitate further learning through partnering with subject matter experts on providing detailed, accurate information about the plant.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, WM Technology supports remote work for all eligible employees. Visit us at www.weedmaps.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" regarding our future business expectations which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target" or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial and performance metrics and projections of market opportunity and market share. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the Company’s financial and business performance, including key business metrics and any underlying assumptions thereunder; market opportunity and the Company’s ability to acquire new clients and retain existing clients; expectations and timing related to commercial product launches; success of the Company’s go-to-market strategy; ability to scale its business and expand its offerings; the Company’s competitive advantages and growth strategies; the Company’s future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash; the Company’s ability to obtain funding for our future operations; the impact of the material weakness in our internal controls and our ability to remediate this material weakness on the timing we anticipate, or at all; the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings; changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the effect of macroeconomic conditions, including but not limited to health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, uncertain credit and global financial markets, recent and potential future disruptions in access to bank deposits or lending commitments due to bank failures and geopolitical events, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine or the recent state of war between Israel and Hamas and the related risk of a larger regional conflict; future global, regional or local economic and market conditions affecting the cannabis industry; the development, effects and enforcement of and changes to laws and regulations, including with respect to the cannabis industry; the Company’s ability to successfully capitalize on new and existing cannabis markets, including its ability to successfully monetize its solutions in those markets; the Company’s ability to manage future growth; the Company’s ability to effectively anticipate and address changes in the end-user market in the cannabis industry; the Company’s ability to develop new products and solutions, bring them to market in a timely manner, and make enhancements to its platform and the Company’s ability to maintain and grow its two-sided marketplace, including its ability to acquire and retain paying clients; the effects of competition on the Company’s future business; the Company’s success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, officers, key employees or directors; cyber-attacks and security vulnerabilities; the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive and those factors discussed in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 16, 2023 and subsequent Form 10-Qs or Form 8-Ks filed with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or these assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company does not presently know or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our financial statements, including net income (loss), are prepared in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have disclosed EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures that we calculate as net income (loss) before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization expense in the case of EBITDA and further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liability, transaction related bonus, legal settlements and other legal costs, discharge of holdback obligation related to prior acquisition, reduction in force, impairment of right-of-use asset and investment securities, transaction costs, change in tax receivable agreement liability and other non-cash, unusual and/or infrequent costs in the case of Adjusted EBITDA. Below we have provided a reconciliation of net loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) to EBITDA; and from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA.

We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because these metrics are a key measure used by our management to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of investment capacity. Accordingly, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management.

Each of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider any of these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:

• although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;

• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and

• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.

Because of these limitations, you should consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss and our other GAAP results.

Definition of Key Operating and Financial Metrics

• Average Monthly Revenue Per Paying Client: Average monthly revenue per paying client measures how much clients, for the period of measurement, are willing to pay us for our subscription and additional offerings and the efficiency of the bid-auction process for our featured listings placements. We calculate this metric by dividing the average monthly revenue for any particular period by the average monthly number of paying clients in the same respective period.

• Average Monthly Paying Clients: We define average monthly paying clients as the monthly average of clients billed each month over a particular period (and for which services were provided).

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except for share data)
		September 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash		$	27,721			$	28,583
Accounts receivable, net			12,314				17,438
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			6,894				8,962
Total current assets			46,929				54,983
Property and equipment, net			24,660				24,928
Goodwill			68,368				68,368
Intangible assets, net			2,646				10,339
Right-of-use assets			27,781				31,447
Other assets			8,310				8,970
Total assets		$	178,694			$	199,035
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	17,731			$	33,635
Deferred revenue			6,090				6,256
Operating lease liabilities, current			6,867				6,334
Tax receivable agreement liability, current			400				—
Other current liabilities			—				98
Total current liabilities			31,088				46,323
Operating lease liabilities, non-current			27,842				33,043
Tax receivable agreement liability, non-current			789				500
Warrant liability			2,870				2,090
Other long-term liabilities			1,323				2,302
Total liabilities			63,912				84,258
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock - $0.0001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022			—				—
Class A Common Stock - $0.0001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 93,881,130 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and 92,062,468 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022			9				9
Class V Common Stock - $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 55,486,361 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022			5				5
Additional paid-in capital			77,339				67,986
Accumulated deficit			(57,407	)			(54,620	)
Total WM Technology, Inc. stockholders’ equity			19,946				13,380
Noncontrolling interests			94,836				101,397
Total stockholders’ equity			114,782				114,777
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	178,694			$	199,035

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except for share data)
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023		​		2022				2023				2022
Net revenues	$	47,725		​	$	50,500			$	146,584			$	166,246
Operating expenses
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)		3,015		​		4,272				9,748				11,870
Sales and marketing		11,544		​		17,882				36,171				61,887
Product development		7,748		​		11,988				27,882				38,341
General and administrative		19,189		​		33,490				60,897				92,155
Depreciation and amortization		11,777		​		2,513				17,799				8,916
Total operating expenses		53,273		​		70,145				152,497				213,169
Operating loss		(5,548	)	​		(19,645	)			(5,913	)			(46,923	)
Other income (expenses), net
Change in fair value of warrant liability		(460	)			6,590				(780	)			20,605
Change in tax receivable agreement liability		(69	)			—				(689	)			—
Other income (expense)		3,565				(50	)			2,884				(1,230	)
Loss before income taxes		(2,512	)			(13,105	)			(4,498	)			(27,548	)
Benefit from income taxes		—		​		(2,641	)			—				(5,699	)
Net loss		(2,512	)	​		(10,464	)			(4,498	)			(21,849	)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(974	)			(5,300	)			(1,711	)			(14,484	)
Net loss attributable to WM Technology, Inc.	$	(1,538	)		$	(5,164	)		$	(2,787	)		$	(7,365	)
Class A Common Stock:
Basic and diluted loss per share	$	(0.02	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.03	)		$	(0.09	)
Class A Common Stock:
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding		93,651,871				89,552,914				92,947,191				82,872,137

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023		​		2022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(4,498	)		$	(21,849	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		17,799				8,916
Change in fair value of warrant liability		780				(20,605	)
Change in tax receivable agreement liability		689				—
Impairment of right-of-use asset and investment securities		—				1,317
Stock-based compensation		10,389				17,250
Deferred tax asset		—				(5,699	)
Discharge of holdback obligation related to prior acquisition		(3,705	)			—
Provision for doubtful accounts		4,862				14,867
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		262				(13,125	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,419				5,222
Other assets		21				(263	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(16,441	)			5,008
Deferred revenue		(167	)			(1,505	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		12,410				(10,466	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(8,870	)			(13,135	)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—				(713	)
Cash paid for acquisition holdback		—				(1,000	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(8,870	)			(14,848	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of insurance premium financing		(1,450	)			(5,832	)
Distributions		(3,233	)			(2,448	)
Proceeds from repayment of related party note		286				—
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards		(5	)			(13	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(4,402	)			(8,293	)
Net decrease in cash		(862	)			(33,607	)
Cash – beginning of period		28,583				67,777
Cash – end of period	$	27,721			$	34,170

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
	(in thousands)
Net Loss	$	(2,512	)		$	(10,464	)		$	(4,498	)		$	(21,849	)
Benefit from income taxes		—				(2,641	)			—				(5,699	)
Depreciation and amortization expenses		11,777				2,513				17,799				8,916
Interest income		(11	)			—				(23	)			—
EBITDA		9,254				(10,592	)			13,278				(18,632	)
Stock-based compensation		2,297				1,639				10,389				17,250
Change in fair value of warrant liability		460				(6,590	)			780				(20,605	)
Transaction related bonus (recovery) expense		833				1,039				3,400				4,069
Legal settlements and other legal costs		1,470				2,148				3,003				3,212
Discharge of holdback obligation related to prior acquisition		(3,705	)			—				(3,705	)			—
Reduction in force (recovery) expense		(7	)			1,960				194				1,960
Impairment of right-of-use asset and investment securities		—				766				—				1,317
Transaction costs		—				—				—				251
Change in tax receivable agreement liability		69				—				689				—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	10,671			$	(9,630	)		$	28,028			$	(11,178	)

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Stock-based compensation expense is recorded in the following expense categories on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023	​		2022				2023			2022
Sales and marketing	$	587		$	956			$	2,180		$	4,839
Product development		944			1,065				3,226			3,993
General and administrative		766			(382	)			4,983			8,418
Total stock-based compensation expense		2,297			1,639				10,389			17,250
Amount capitalized to software development		365			337				959			1,266
Total stock-based compensation cost	$	2,662		$	1,976			$	11,348		$	18,516

WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED KEY OPERATING METRICS
(Unaudited)
Selected Key Operating Metrics
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023			2022			2023			2022
Average monthly paying clients		5,414			5,576			5,555			5,380
Average monthly revenue per paying client	$	2,938		$	3,019		$	2,932		$	3,433

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