Bright Mountain Media, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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Bright Mountain Media (OTCID: BMTM) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $13.6 million, down 12% year over year, with advertising technology contributing $6.4 million, consumer insights $4.9 million, creative and media services $2.0 million, and digital publishing $0.3 million. Cost of revenue declined 9% to $11.2 million and general and administrative expenses fell 10% to $3.6 million. Net loss for Q2 narrowed to $3.2 million, a 22% improvement, with adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.2 million. For the first half of 2026, revenue was $27.6 million (down 7%), net loss improved 38% to $4.5 million, and adjusted EBITDA rose to $2.2 million. As of June 30, 2026, total assets were $34.2 million, total liabilities $115.3 million, and stockholders’ deficit $81.1 million, including a current related-party credit facility balance of $87.8 million.
Positive
- Net loss improvement to $3.2M in Q2 2026, 22% better year over year
- Six‑month net loss reduced to $4.5M, a 38% improvement versus 2025
- Adjusted EBITDA for first six months 2026 increased to $2.2M, up 262%
- General and administrative expenses down 28% to $6.2M for six months 2026
- Income from operations for six months 2026 was $1.7M versus a $1.2M loss in 2025
- Gain on sale of intangible assets of $1.1M recorded in 2026
Negative
- Q2 2026 revenue declined 12% year over year to $13.6M
- Six‑month 2026 revenue declined 7% year over year to $27.6M
- Q2 gross margin decreased 20% to $2.4M versus $3.0M in 2025
- Ongoing net losses of $3.2M in Q2 and $4.5M for six months 2026
- Stockholders’ deficit widened to $81.1M as of June 30, 2026
- Current related‑party credit facility balance of $87.8M with $6.3M interest expense for six months 2026
- Cash and cash equivalents of $1.0M versus current liabilities of $115.3M at June 30, 2026
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Boca Raton, FL, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCID: BMTM) ("Bright Mountain", or the "Company"), a global holding company with current investments in digital publishing, advertising technology, consumer insights, creative services, and media services, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026.
"The first half of 2026 marked an important step forward for Bright Mountain as we continued to strengthen the quality of our operations and execute against our strategic priorities," said Matthew Drinkwater, Chief Executive Officer of Bright Mountain Media. "While revenue reflected the impact of portfolio optimization and market conditions, we delivered a
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About Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCID: BMTM) unites a diverse portfolio of companies to deliver a full spectrum of advertising, marketing, technology, and media services under one roof - fused together by data-driven insights. Bright Mountain Media's subsidiaries include Deep Focus Agency, LLC, MediaHouse, Inc., BV Insights, LLC, CL Media Holdings, LLC, Bright Mountain, LLC d/b/a BrightStream, Oceanside Media, LLC, Slutzky & Winshman, Ltd., and Wild Sky Media Co. Ltd. For more information, please visit www.brightmountainmedia.com.
Forward-Looking Statements for Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 13,632 | $ | 15,408 | $ | 27,595 | $ | 29,598 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 11,214 | 12,371 | 20,868 | 22,289 | ||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 2,418 | 3,037 | 6,727 | 7,309 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 3,603 | 4,021 | 6,169 | 8,545 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of intangible assets | (1,094 | ) | - | (1,094 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | (91 | ) | (984 | ) | 1,652 | (1,236 | ) | |||||||||
| Financing and other expense: | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 124 | 44 | 186 | 91 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility - related party | (3,229 | ) | (3,135 | ) | (6,330 | ) | (6,155 | ) | ||||||||
| Other interest expense | (5 | ) | (6 | ) | (9 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||||
| Total financing and other expense, net | (3,110 | ) | (3,097 | ) | (6,153 | ) | (6,076 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss before income tax | (3,201 | ) | (4,081 | ) | (4,501 | ) | (7,312 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,201 | ) | $ | (4,081 | ) | $ | (4,501 | ) | $ | (7,312 | ) | ||||
| Foreign currency translation | - | (199 | ) | - | (157 | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (3,201 | ) | $ | (4,280 | ) | $ | (4,501 | ) | $ | (7,469 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 183,955,495 | 175,965,052 | 182,502,285 | 175,969,993 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 183,955,495 | 175,965,052 | 182,502,285 | 175,969,993 | ||||||||||||
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| June 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025* | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,029 | $ | 1,371 | ||||
| Restricted cash | - | 1,861 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 14,158 | 16,287 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,063 | 1,170 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 16,250 | 20,689 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 177 | 124 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 10,642 | 11,542 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 6,999 | 6,999 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 127 | 173 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 9 | 158 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 34,204 | $ | 39,685 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 20,291 | $ | 24,852 | ||||
| Other current liabilities | 2,198 | 4,210 | ||||||
| Interest payable - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility | - | 59 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 4,960 | 2,834 | ||||||
| Note payable - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility - related party (current) | 87,801 | 84,276 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 115,250 | 116,231 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | - | 12 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 35 | 77 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 115,285 | 116,320 | ||||||
| Stockholders' deficit: | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock, par value | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, par value | 1,891 | 1,832 | ||||||
| Treasury stock at cost, 2,185,575 and 2,185,575 shares at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 101,984 | 101,988 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (184,813 | ) | (180,312 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 77 | 77 | ||||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (81,081 | ) | (76,635 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ | 34,204 | $ | 39,685 | ||||
* Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(in thousands)
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP results are presented only as a supplement to the financial statements and for use within management's discussion and analysis based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The non-GAAP financial information is provided to enhance the reader's understanding of the Company's financial performance, but non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
All other items included in the reconciliation from net loss before taxes to EBITDA and from EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA are either (i) non-cash items (e.g., depreciation, amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, etc.) or (ii) items that management does not consider to be useful in assessing the Company's ongoing performance (e.g., M&A costs, income taxes, gain on sale of investments, loss on disposal of assets, etc.). In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors can better assess the Company's operating performance if the measures are presented without such items because, unlike cash expenses, these adjustments do not affect the Company's ability to generate free cash flow or invest in its business.
We use, and we believe investors benefit from the presentation of, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating our operating performance because it provides us and our investors with an additional tool to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our core operations. We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors and other external users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.
Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. However, these measures can still be useful in evaluating the Company's performance against its peer companies because management believes the measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP financial disclosures.
A reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss before income tax | $ | (3,201 | ) | $ | (4,081 | ) | $ | (4,501 | ) | $ | (7,312 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation expense | 17 | 15 | 34 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 450 | 485 | 895 | 970 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of intangible assets | (1,094 | ) | - | (1,094 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 486 | 556 | 946 | 1,189 | ||||||||||||
| Other interest expense | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility | 2,743 | 2,579 | 5,384 | 4,966 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA (loss) | (594 | ) | (440 | ) | 1,673 | (147 | ) | |||||||||
| Stock compensation expense | (3 | ) | 34 | 18 | 71 | |||||||||||
| Non-recurring professional fees | 100 | 20 | 100 | 261 | ||||||||||||
| Non-recurring legal fees | 6 | 111 | 6 | 357 | ||||||||||||
| Non-recurring severance expense | 301 | 57 | 369 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (loss) | $ | (190 | ) | $ | (218 | ) | $ | 2,166 | $ | 599 | ||||||
