IDW Media Holdings Reports Fiscal Year 2016 Results

STAMFORD, CT and SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 30, 2017) - IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM), a fully integrated media company announced today its results for the fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2016.

Gross Revenue of $23.6 million for the three months ended October 31, 2016 compared to $13.9 million for the three months ended October 31, 2015, and $65.3 million for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to $49.5 million for the year ended October 31, 2015.The release of IDW Entertainment television shows was the primary driver of the increased revenue.

Year End Financial Highlights:

• IDW Entertainment FY 2016 Revenue of $16 million or 24.5% of Gross Revenues compared to $187 thousand or 0.4% last year.
• On June 21, 2016, IDWM acquired the remaining 17% non-controlling interest of IDW Inc. resulting in 100% ownership and no minority interest.
• Income from operations increased by $1.1 million or 53% to $3.2 million for the three months ended October 31, 2016 compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended October 31, 2015, primarily due to IDW Entertainment. 
• The increase in 2016 net income resulted from profit from the release of the first two IDW Entertainment television shows.

Management: Commenting on the results, Ted Adams, CEO stated, "Our FY16 performance reflects multi-faceted growth at IDW, and as we look to FY17, we're expecting that growth to continue.

"Our publishing division -- which includes IDW Publishing where we primarily publish comic books and graphic novels and IDW Games where we publish board games and card games, was led by the success of the March books and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles board game. We are thrilled to have entered into a new partnership with leading book distributor Penguin Random House which we expect will contribute to the growth of IDW Publishing in 2017 and help further our ability to create new intellectual property. IDW Games has a number of new games in development -- both using original intellectual property and existing entertainment brands -- that we expect to have a positive impact on FY17.

"IDW Entertainment had a breakout year as it grew revenue from $0.2 million in 2015 to $16.0 million in 2016 driven by the successful first seasons of Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently. Both shows will return to the air in 2017 for their second seasons. Joe Hill has also written the pilot script and series outline for a TV show based on our flagship title, Locke & Key, and we will be presenting it to potential networks this year.

"CTM Media group further expanded our distribution network for travel brochures in the Cape Cod and Washington D.C. regions."

Forward Looking Statements:
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About IDW Media Holdings
IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM, OTC:IDWM, OTCBB:IDWM) is a fully integrated media company, which includes the award-winning IDW Publishing, IDW Games, IDW Entertainment, Top Shelf Productions, the San Diego Comic Art Gallery, and CTM Media Group Inc. CTM Media Group Inc. is one of North America's largest distributors of tourism information. Distributing over 100 million brochures last year, CTM's comprehensive visitor out of home marketing network includes over 14,000 brochure information displays and over 400 award-winning touch screen kiosks.

IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)			October 31, 2016				October 31, 2015 (as reclassified - see note 13)
Assets
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	6,203			$	6,596
	Trade accounts receivable, net			11,592				5,915
	Inventory - print and production costs			13,652				5,688
	Prepaid expenses			1,738				2,015
	Note receivable - current portion			310				372
Total current assets				33,495				20,586
Property and equipment, net				3,394				3,039
Non-current assets
	Trade accounts receivable - non-current portion			2,478				-
	Note receivable - non-current portion			-				310
	Deferred taxes			10,413				12,264
	Intangible Assets, net			1,539				1,769
	Goodwill			2,227				1,700
	Other assets			392				498
Total non-current assets				17,049				16,541
Total assets			$	53,938			$	40,166
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
	Trade accounts payable			2,412			$	1,302
	Accrued expenses			8,730				3,907
	Deferred revenue			1,809				2,131
	Income taxes payable			1,037				736
	Capital lease obligations - current portion			365				257
	Bank loans payable - current portion			426				431
	Other current liabilities			421				359
Total current liabilities				15,200				9,123
Non-current liabilities
	Accrued liabilities - non-current			470				-
	Capital lease obligations - long term portion			807				527
	Bank loans payable - long term portion			749				1,199
Total non-current liabilities				2,026				1,726
Total liabilities				17,226				10,849
Commitments and contingencies (see notes 1 and 14)				-				-
Stockholders' equity (see note 1):
	IDW Media Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity:
	Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares - 500; no shares issued at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015			-				-
	Class B common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized shares - 12,000; 5,553 shares and 4,623 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively			56				46
	Class C common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized shares - 2,500; 545 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015			5				5
	Additional paid-in capital			53,208				47,419
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(250	)			(153	)
	Accumulated deficit			(15,111	)			(18,780	)
	Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 519 shares of Class B common stock at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015			(1,196	)			(1,196	)
	Total IDW Media Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity			36,712				27,341
	Non-controlling interests			-				1,976
Total stockholders' equity				36,712				29,317
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	53,938			$	40,166

IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
			Three Months Ended October 31, (unaudited)								Fiscal Years Ended October 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)			2016				2015				2016				2015
Revenues			$	23,632			$	13,936			$	65,267			$	49,456
Costs and expenses:
	Direct cost of revenues			13,691				5,847				34,444				21,759
	Selling, general and administrative (i)			6,116				5,529				22,727				21,138
	Depreciation and amortization			401				370				1,538				1,627
	Bad debt expense			196				86				318				101
Total costs and expenses				20,404				11,832				59,027				44,625
Income from operations				3,228				2,104				6,240				4,831
Interest expense, net				(18	)			(20	)			(75	)			(38	)
Other income (expense), net				(1	)			2				(23	)			(90	)
Income before income taxes				3,209				2,086				6,142				4,703
Provision for income taxes				(1,244	)			(683	)			(2,473	)			(1,636	)
Net income				1,965				1,403				3,669				3,067
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests				-				(217	)			-				(729	)
Net income attributable to IDW Media Holdings, Inc.			$	1,965			$	1,186			$	3,669			$	2,338
Basic and diluted income per share attributable to IDW Media Holdings, Inc. common stockholders (see notes 1 and 3):
Net income per share			$	0.35			$	.26			$	0.74			$	.50
Weighted-average number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted income per share:				5,579				4,649				4,976				4,640
Dividend declared per common share:			$	0.00			$	0.163			$	0.163			$	0.652
Interest Expense			$	21			$	22			$	86			$	79
(i) Stock-based compensation included in selling, general and administrative expenses			$	99			$	93			$	388			$	367

IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(Unaudited)
			Fiscal Years Ended October 31,
(in thousands)			2016			2015
Net income			$	3,669		$	3,067
	Depreciation and amortization			1,538			1,627
	Provision for income taxes			2,473			1,636
	Interest expense, net			75			38
EBITDA				7,755			6,368
	Non-cash compensation			388			367
Adjusted EBITDA			$	8,143		$	6,735