Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) (“TMTG” or the
“Company”), operator of the social media platform Truth Social, is
announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ending on
September 30, 2024, and will also file its 10-Q with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) today. TMTG’s quarterly report
and accompanying financial statements were reviewed by its
independent registered public accounting firm Semple, Marchal &
Cooper, LLP.
In the third quarter, TMTG continued to strengthen its balance
sheet. As of September 30, 2024, TMTG’s balance of cash, cash
equivalents, and short-term investments was $672.9 million with no
debt. With its strong balance sheet, the Company believes it is
well-positioned to further develop and expand its new TV streaming
platform, Truth+. During the third quarter, TMTG rolled out Truth+
rapidly and comprehensively, including the launch of a proprietary
multi-site content delivery network to transmit TV streaming
programming, the release of Truth+ on the Web, and the release of
native apps for iOS devices, Android devices, and several connected
TV systems.
As of October 15, 2024, the Company had approximately 650,000
shareholders with a unique profile overwhelmingly comprising retail
investors—only roughly 2,100 investors owned more than 5,000
shares, and fewer than 1,000 investors owned more than 10,000
shares.
“This has been an extraordinary quarter for the Company, for
Truth Social users, and for our legion of retail investors who
support our mission to serve as a beachhead for free speech on the
Internet,” TMTG CEO Devin Nunes said. “Since announcing our
agreement in July 2024 to acquire TV streaming technology, in less
than four months, we’ve built our own nationwide TV content
distribution network, introduced live TV streaming on the Truth
Social platform, and launched our own OTT TV service, Truth+, on
the Web and with native apps for iOS, Android, and connected TVs.
Even as we continue to enhance the Truth Social site, we’ve
expanded our core ecosystem in our effort to make Truth Social a
central hub for news, entertainment, and discussion. Additionally,
by establishing our proprietary content delivery network and
overall tech stack, we are maximizing our independence from Big
Tech. These actions are not the end of our expansion but merely the
beginning, as TMTG continues to explore additional possibilities
for growth such as potential mergers and acquisitions with
companies that would benefit from Trump Media technology and
branding, including in the realm of fintech.”
In the third quarter, the Company had an operating loss of $23.7
million and a net loss of $19.2 million. These figures incorporate
$12.1 million in legal fees, including costs related to TMTG’s
August 2024 acquisition of TV streaming technology and residual
legal fees related to TMTG’s March 2024 merger. The figures also
include $3.9 million in research and development spend.
TMTG earned $1.0 million in revenue for the third quarter in
addition to $4.7 million in interest income. At this stage of the
Company’s development, its revenues largely comprise early-stage
revenue tied to emerging advertising initiatives on the Truth
Social platform and other advertising initiatives now being tested
with various partners. By successfully creating the physical
infrastructure and acquiring the technology to introduce TV
streaming on numerous platforms, the Company believes it has laid
the foundation for Truth+ to become a major driver of long-term
earnings and shareholder value, and for TMTG to robustly expand its
ecosystem beyond the social media component of the Truth Social
platform.
With its strong balance sheet anchored by a robust cash balance
and zero debt, the Company believes it has sufficient working
capital to fund operations for the foreseeable future.
TV Streaming Update
In the third quarter of 2024, TMTG expanded its core offerings
by introducing Truth+ TV streaming.
To power Truth+, TMTG built and activated its own TV content
delivery network in multiple nodes nationwide. TMTG’s ultra-fast
streaming technology is powered through specially designed
infrastructure with its own servers, routers, and software stack.
This gives TMTG full control over its end to end streaming tech
delivery stack, consistent with the goal of rendering the service
uncancellable by Big Tech.
After adding live TV channels to the Truth Social platform, TMTG
introduced the full slate of TV streaming programming,
incorporating both live TV and video on demand, on the Web. It also
released native Truth+ apps for Android and iOS devices, as well as
connected TV apps for Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV. In
the near future, TMTG plans to introduce Truth+ native apps for
additional connected TV platforms including Samsung, LG, and
Roku.
Truth+ provides ultra-fast TV streaming and cutting-edge
features including live TV rewind with visual thumbnails, catch-up
TV for up to seven days, network DVR, and a Spanish language
interface option.
TMTG is currently expanding both its video on demand catalogue
and its live TV selection, having most recently added PureFlixTV
and Great American Adventures TV to its live TV programming. The
Company expects to continue expanding its streaming options as the
rollout proceeds, focusing on news, entertainment, faith-based
content, weather, documentaries, and children’s content.
TMTG anticipates that, as the rollout progresses, the Company
will continue to stress and beta test the streaming technology
while collecting input from users and to announce when testing is
finished and the rollout is complete.
About TMTG
The mission of TMTG is to end Big Tech’s assault on free speech
by opening up the Internet and giving people their voices back.
TMTG operates Truth Social, a social media platform established as
a safe harbor for free expression amid increasingly harsh
censorship by Big Tech corporations, as well as Truth+, a TV
streaming platform focusing on family-friendly live TV channels and
on-demand content.
Investor Relations Contact
Shannon Devine (MZ Group | Managing Director - MZ North
America)Email: shannon.devine@mzgroup.us
Media Contact
press@tmtgcorp.com
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regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies, and
prospects, both business and financial, of TMTG. We have based
these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events, including potential merger &
acquisition activity, the rollout of products and features, the
future plans, timing and potential success of the streaming
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