Falcon’s Beyond (NASDAQ: FBYD) posts Q1 profit, signs $18M VAI ride deals
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Falcon’s Beyond Global reported much stronger results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Consolidated revenue rose to $5.4 million, driven by attraction services, product sales and shared services from its unconsolidated subsidiary, Falcon’s Creative Group (FCG).
Consolidated net income was $6.1 million, compared with an $8.1 million net loss a year earlier, helped by a $11.1 million credit from reversing accrued transaction expenses related to the 2023 business combination and better equity-method results. Adjusted EBITDA remained negative at a $4.6 million loss but improved from an $8.1 million loss.
FCG revenue more than doubled to $13.0 million, generating $2.0 million of operating income, net income of $1.8 million and a contracted pipeline of $29.2 million. Producciones de Parques (PDP) posted an operating loss of $1.2 million, reflecting seasonality. The company also signed two VAI Agreements with an aggregate value of about $18 million for dark ride vehicle systems. In its forward-looking discussion, Falcon’s highlights that current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern and outlines multiple business and financial risks.
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- None.
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- Going concern risk: Management states that current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about Falcon’s Beyond’s ability to continue as a going concern, highlighting significant financing and solvency risk despite the quarter’s reported profit.
Insights
Falcon’s posts a one-time-boosted profit but still faces liquidity and earnings-quality risks.
Falcon’s Beyond moved from a prior-period net loss to $6.1M net income for Q1 2026. However, a large $11.1M credit from reversing accrued transaction expenses tied to the 2023 business combination drove much of this swing rather than recurring operations.
Operatingly, revenue expanded to $5.4M and Adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed to $4.6M from $8.1M, indicating some underlying improvement. Equity-method investee FCG delivered $13.0M revenue and a $29.2M contracted pipeline, while seasonal PDP remained loss-making.
The company signed VAI Agreements totaling about $18M, which could support future project revenue over their execution periods. At the same time, management explicitly states that current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about the ability to continue as a going concern, so future performance will depend heavily on capital access and execution across these projects.
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Earnings Snapshot
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 14, 2026, Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026. The full text of the Company’s press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 14, 2026 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Falcon’s Beyond Reports First Quarter 2026
Financial Results
Company Reports Consolidated Revenue of $5.4 Million for Q1
Company's Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Falcon's Creative Group, generated Q1 revenue of $13.0 Million
Orlando, FL (May 14, 2026) — Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBYD) (“Falcon’s Beyond”, “Falcon’s” or the “Company”), a visionary entertainment and technology enterprise through its divisions Falcon’s Creative Group (“FCG”), Falcon’s Beyond Destinations (“FBD”), and Falcon’s Beyond Brands (“FBB”) reported financial results for the first quarter 2026.
First Quarter 2026 Highlights
Revenue
Revenue was $5.4 million, driven by attraction services and product sales generated from its Falcon's Attractions business and from shared services earned from its unconsolidated subsidiary, FCG.
Equity Method Investments
Falcon's Creative Group
Producciones de Parques ("PDP")
Net Income
Consolidated net income increased $14.2 million to $6.1 million compared to $8.1 million consolidated net loss for the corresponding period. Results reflect growth of our Falcon's Attractions business, a $3.8 million improvement in the results from our equity method investments, and $11.1 million credit for the reversal of accrued transaction expenses related to the 2023 Business Combination, partially offset by the absence of a gain on revaluation of warrants in the comparative period.
Adjusted EBITDA
Falcon's Beyond generated Adjusted EBITDA(1) loss of $4.6 million compared to $8.1 million Adjusted EBITDA loss for the comparative period driven by the improvement in consolidated net income previously described.
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(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Use and Definition of Non-GAAP Financial Measure" below for more information and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Other Business Highlights
On May 11, 2026, the Company entered into two Master Products and Services Agreements (the “VAI Agreements”) with VAI Amusement Park, LLC. Pursuant to the VAI Agreements, Falcon’s Attractions and its affiliates will provide the design, engineering, fabrication and installation of two separate dark ride vehicle systems. Each agreement is valued at approximately $9 million, with an aggregate value of approximately $18 million across both agreements. The VAI Agreements include milestone-based payment terms tied to the progress of these services, which are expected to occur over the respective project execution periods.
“We are extremely pleased with our continued progress this quarter as we accelerate execution across our core growth initiatives. Our strategic investments and the expansion of infrastructure and platform capabilities continue to reinforce our confidence in our long-term growth trajectory,” said Cecil D. Magpuri, Chief Executive Officer of Falcon’s Beyond.
About Falcon’s Beyond
Falcon’s Beyond is a visionary entertainment and technology enterprise at the forefront of the global experience economy. We design, develop, engineer, deliver, and commercialize immersive physical and digital experiences for leading brands, developers, and destination operators worldwide, as well as for our own portfolio of entertainment and technology concepts. Our business is built on an integrated experience platform that brings together creative development, proprietary technologies, advanced engineering, intellectual property, and operational execution to enable the repeatable creation, deployment, and scaling of entertainment experiences across multiple formats and locations globally. We operate through three complementary business divisions:
FALCON’S BEYOND and its related trademarks are owned by Falcon’s Beyond.
Falcon’s is headquartered in Orlando, FL. Learn more at falconsbeyond.com.
Falcon’s Beyond may use its website as a distribution channel of material Company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Company is routinely accessed through and posted on our website at https://investors.falconsbeyond.com.
In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about Falcon’s when you enroll your email address by visiting the Email Alerts section at https://investors.falconsbeyond.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, words such as “will,” “would”, “aim,” “delivers,” “exceptional,” “expand” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements, including (1) our ability to sustain our growth, effectively manage our anticipated future growth, and implement our business strategies to achieve the results we anticipate, (2) our current liquidity resources raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, (3) impairments of our intangible assets and equity method investment in our joint ventures, (4) our ability to raise additional capital, (5) the closure of Katmandu Park DR, sale of our interests in the Sol Tenerife Hotel, winding up of our Karnival joint venture, and the repositioning and rebranding of our FBD business, (6) the success of our growth plans in FCG and FBB, (7) risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions, business combinations, and joint ventures, (8) any failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquired or proposed to be acquired businesses, including OES, (9) our customer concentration in FCG, (10) the timing of recognition of revenue from our contracted pipeline is difficult to predict with certainty and in some cases may extend over a number of fiscal years, (11) the risk that contractual restrictions relating to the Strategic Investment may affect our ability to access the public markets and expand our business, (12) the risks of doing business internationally, including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (13) our indebtedness, (14) our dependence on strategic relationships with local partners in order to offer and market our products and services in certain jurisdictions, (15) our reliance on our senior management and key employees, and our ability to hire, train, retain, and motivate qualified personnel, (16) cybersecurity-related risks, (17) our ability to protect our intellectual property, (18) our ability to remediate identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, (19) the concentration of share ownership and the significant influence of the Demerau Family and Cecil D. Magpuri, (20) the outcome of pending, threatened and future legal proceedings, (21) our continued compliance with Nasdaq continued listing standards, (22) risks related to our Up-C entity structure and the fact that we may be required to make substantial payments to certain unitholders under our Tax Receivable Agreement, and (23) the risks disclosed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements herein speak only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Use and Definition of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we disclose information regarding Adjusted EBITDA which is a non-GAAP measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the period presented, before net interest and expense, income tax (expense) benefit, depreciation and amortization, transaction expense (credit) related to the business combination and change in fair value of warrant liabilities.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors as it eliminates the non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from our capital investments and intangible assets recognized in any business combination and improves comparability by eliminating the interest expense associated with our debt facilities and eliminating the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, which may not be comparable with other companies based on our structure.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are (i) it does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, (ii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs, (iii) it does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt, (iv) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements, (v) it does not adjust for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows, and (vi) other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We refer investors to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss included below.
Media Relations: Toni Caracciolo, Falcon’s Beyond: tcaracciolo@falconsbeyond.com
Investor Relations: ir@falconsbeyond.com
FALCON'S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
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December 31, |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,176 |
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$ |
1,868 |
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Accounts receivable |
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5,456 |
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3,714 |
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Contract assets |
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1,535 |
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3,264 |
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Other current assets |
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2,331 |
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1,525 |
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Total current assets |
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10,498 |
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10,371 |
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Investments and advances to equity method investments |
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46,621 |
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50,717 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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3,023 |
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3,188 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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957 |
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1,022 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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1,006 |
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1,063 |
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Other non-current assets |
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254 |
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341 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
62,359 |
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$ |
66,702 |
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
7,616 |
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$ |
8,453 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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5,957 |
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16,429 |
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Contract liabilities |
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96 |
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19 |
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Operating lease liability, current |
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481 |
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460 |
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Short-term debt |
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736 |
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1,386 |
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Long-term debt, current |
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8,522 |
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1,769 |
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Total current liabilities |
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23,408 |
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28,516 |
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Operating lease liability, net of current portion |
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1,773 |
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1,900 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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7,484 |
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12,465 |
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Total liabilities |
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32,665 |
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42,881 |
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Stockholders’ equity |
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Equity attributable to common stockholders |
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14,915 |
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11,926 |
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Non-controlling interest |
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14,779 |
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11,895 |
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Total equity |
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29,694 |
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23,821 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
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$ |
62,359 |
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$ |
66,702 |
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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Revenue: |
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Services |
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$ |
3,674 |
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$ |
1,708 |
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Product sales |
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1,702 |
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— |
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Total revenue |
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5,376 |
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1,708 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Project design and build expense |
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945 |
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106 |
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Cost of product sales |
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1,129 |
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— |
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Selling, general and administrative expense |
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7,736 |
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6,298 |
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Transaction expense (credit) |
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(11,057 |
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1,521 |
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Research and development expense |
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— |
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118 |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
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134 |
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4 |
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Total operating expenses |
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(1,113 |
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8,047 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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6,489 |
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(6,339 |
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Share of gain (loss) from equity method investments |
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(216 |
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(4,063 |
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Interest expense |
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(174 |
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(1,332 |
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Interest income |
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6 |
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3 |
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Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
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— |
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2,886 |
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Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) |
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16 |
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752 |
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Net income (loss) before taxes |
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$ |
6,121 |
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$ |
(8,093 |
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Income tax (expense) benefit |
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— |
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1 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
6,121 |
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$ |
(8,092 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |
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3,049 |
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(4,477 |
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Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders |
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3,072 |
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(3,615 |
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Net income (loss) per share |
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Net income (loss) per share, basic |
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0.05 |
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(0.10 |
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Net income (loss) per share, diluted |
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0.05 |
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(0.13 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic |
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49,210,697 |
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37,322,177 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted |
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49,210,697 |
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37,509,127 |
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FALCON’S BEYOND GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
6,121 |
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$ |
(8,092 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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134 |
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4 |
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Foreign exchange transaction gain (loss) |
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(27 |
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(752 |
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Share of gain (loss) from equity method investments |
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216 |
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4,063 |
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Change in fair value of warrants |
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- |
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(2,886 |
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Share based compensation expense |
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720 |
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531 |
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Distribution from equity method investment PDP |
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1,720 |
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— |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
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(1,745 |
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1,098 |
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Contract assets |
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1,728 |
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(86 |
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Deferred transaction costs |
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— |
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588 |
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Other current assets |
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(537 |
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172 |
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Other non-current assets |
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88 |
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13 |
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Accounts payable |
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(838 |
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(30 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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(10,469 |
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6,322 |
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Contract liabilities |
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77 |
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— |
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Operating lease assets and liabilities |
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60 |
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— |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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(2,752 |
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945 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(12 |
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(92 |
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Proceeds from sale of equipment |
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— |
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2 |
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Short-term advances to affiliate |
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(70 |
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— |
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Issuance of short-term loan |
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(200 |
) |
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— |
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Distribution from equity method investment Karnival |
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1,490 |
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— |
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Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities |
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1,208 |
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(90 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Repayment of debt |
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(1,149 |
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(393 |
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Proceeds from related party credit facilities |
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3,475 |
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1,248 |
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Repayment of related party credit facilities |
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(1,150 |
) |
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(1,257 |
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Proceeds from RSUs issued to affiliates |
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348 |
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198 |
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Settlement of RSUs |
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(675 |
) |
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(397 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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849 |
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(601 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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(695 |
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254 |
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Foreign exchange impact on cash |
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3 |
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29 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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1,868 |
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825 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
1,176 |
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$ |
1,108 |
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure (Unaudited)
The following table sets forth reconciliations of net loss under U.S. GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA for the following periods:
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Three months ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
6,121 |
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$ |
(8,092 |
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Interest expense |
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174 |
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1,332 |
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Interest income |
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(6 |
) |
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(3 |
) |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
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— |
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(1 |
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Depreciation and amortization expense |
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134 |
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4 |
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EBITDA |
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6,423 |
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(6,760 |
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Transaction expense (credit) |
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(11,057 |
) |
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1,521 |
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Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
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— |
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|
(2,886 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
(4,634 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,125 |
) |