FAB Universal Reports EPS of $0.28 on Revenue of $25.9 Million

FAB Universal Reports EPS of $0.28 on Revenue of $25.9 Million

EPS of $0.42 for the First Six Months of 2013

Management Reaffirms 2013 Revenue and Net Income Guidance

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FAB Universal (NYSE MKT: FU), a worldwide distributor of digital media and entertainment, today announced financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2013.

"FAB Universal delivered its third consecutive quarter of EPS growth, led by continued gains from our fast-growing, high-margin digital segment, which includes our Intelligent Media Kiosk business. On a sequential basis, gross profit grew by 47.4%, outpacing the 41% revenue increase to reach a gross margin of 80.3%," said Chris Spencer, CEO of FAB Universal. "We continued to expand our network of Intelligent Kiosks, adding over 2,000 for a total now of nearly 16,000, and intend to aggressively build out our network during the second half of the year."

Spencer added, "Based on our performance to date, we remain confident that we will achieve revenue of $98.9 million to $102.6 million and net income of $19.3 million to $20.1 million for the full year. However, because we have experienced variances between reported results and our guidance for both the first and second quarter of 2013, reflecting variability in the timing of signing new kiosk contracts, we are revising our guidance policy and going forward will only offer revenue and EPS guidance on an annual basis. Our established media and entertainment distribution platform and the power of the FAB brand give us the fundamentals to continue to drive strong organic growth."

Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Financial Review

FAB Universal acquired DEI Ltd. on September 26, 2012. Therefore year-over-year comparisons of the company's financial results largely reflect the addition of DEI.

Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $25.9 million compared $0.9 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $22.6 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, a sequential increase of 14.6%. Revenue for the wholesale business unit was $14.0 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to none in the year ago period and $13.8 million for the first quarter of 2013. Revenue for the digital business unit was $9.6 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $0.9 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2013. Revenue for the retail business unit was $2.3 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to none in the comparable period of 2012 and $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2013.

Second quarter 2013 gross profit was $11.5 million compared to $0.5 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $8.4 million for the first quarter of 2013, a sequential increase of 36.9%. The second quarter 2013 gross margin was 44.4% compared to 58.2% for the second quarter of 2012 and 37.2% for the first quarter of 2013. The second quarter sequential increases in revenue and gross profit reflect continued rapid growth of FAB's digital business.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2013 were $4.0 million compared to $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2012 and $4.1 million for the first quarter of 2013. Net Income in the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $5.7 million, or $0.28 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.3 million, or $(0.06) per share, for the comparable period of 2012 and net income of $3.0 million, or $0.15 per share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Weighted average shares outstanding were 20.8 million for the second quarter compared to 8.7 million for the second quarter of 2012 and 20.6 million for the first quarter of 2013.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, FAB Universal reported revenue of $48.5 million compared to $1.7 million for the comparable period of 2012. Gross profit in the six month period was $19.9 million compared to $1.1 million for the first six months of 2012. Operating expenses for the six months totaled $8.2 million compared to $2.7 million for the comparable period of 2012. Net income was $8.7 million, or $0.42 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $(1.3) million, or $(0.16) per share for the six month period ended June 30, 2012.

For a more detailed discussion of the financial and other information included in this press release, please also refer to the Company's Form 10-Q for the three month period ended June 30, 2013 that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) on August 14, 2013.

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Management will host a conference call today, August 14, 2013, at 10:00am EDT. During the call Chris Spencer, CEO, and John Busshaus, CFO, will discuss the quarterly operational and financial results and the outlook for the balance of 2013 before opening the call for investor questions. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-877-407-0778 (U.S. callers); 201-689-8565 (international callers) 10 minutes prior to the call. Please reference conference ID #419057.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.fabuniversal.com/news-events/. Please access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 12:00pm EDT on August 14, 2013 until 11:59pm EDT August 17, 2013 and may be accessed by calling (877) 660-6853 (domestic dial-in) or (201) 612-7415 (international dial-in) and reference conference ID # 419057. An archived replay of the conference call will also be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About FAB Universal Corp.

FAB Universal Corp. is a global leader in digital media entertainment sales and distribution. FAB delivers media to its customers worldwide through Intelligent Kiosks, Retail Stores and Franchises, and online through Apple iTunes and Google Android. We distribute billions of movie, music, podcast, TV show and other digital files to consumers in 240 countries through three business units: Digital Media Services, Retail Media Sales and Wholesale Media Distribution. Sales of digital media are generated through the kiosks networks, subscription sales for mobile devices, smartphone Apps and Netflix-like subscription models. In 2011, we distributed billions of downloads of copyrighted music, video games, ringtones, ebooks, movies and podcasts to over 50 million people worldwide through iPods, iPhones, iPads, iTunes, Blackberrys, Windows Phones, Androids and many other devices and destinations. We are a publicly held, Pittsburgh based company with thousands of shareholders and a world-class team. Visit us on the web at www.fabuniversal.com, email us at contact@fabuniversal.com.

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