RMG Networks Expects Sequential Adjusted Revenue Growth to Exceed 30% in the Fourth Quarter With Stable Adjusted Gross Margin and Improved Adjusted EBITDA

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 9, 2015) - RMG Networks Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: RMGN), or RMG Networks, a leading provider of technology-driven visual communications solutions, today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014.

Fourth quarter 2014 adjusted revenue¹ is expected to be approximately $18.6 million and full year 2014 adjusted revenue¹ is expected to be approximately $61.8 million. In addition, the company expects fourth quarter 2014 adjusted EBITDA to improve sequentially over the third quarter of 2014.

Both of the company's business units are expected to show strong sequential fourth quarter adjusted revenue growth. In its Enterprise and Media businesses, fourth quarter adjusted revenue² is expected to be $13.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively. These preliminary financial results are subject to completion of the company's customary year-end closing and review procedures and audit by the company's independent registered public accounting firm.

Robert Michelson, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We executed well in the fourth quarter and our results are encouraging as we expect strong sequential growth in both adjusted revenue and adjusted EBITDA. In addition, we continued to successfully implement the strategic initiatives that we expect will further establish the platform for long-term success."

"Since the third quarter, we have brought to market the first three products in our 'Six New Products in Six Months' initiative, strengthening our product portfolio with unique solutions," continued Mr. Michelson. "In addition, our sales team has significantly bolstered the number of seven-figure deals in our pipeline. This steadfast focus on product innovation, global coordination and sales team productivity has begun to drive the momentum that we believe will deliver accelerated growth beginning later this year."

These preliminary results are being provided ahead of the company's scheduled presentation at the 27th Annual ROTH Conference so that management can discuss updated financial information with the investment community. The Company undertakes no obligation to issue preliminary results in the future.

Earnings Release and Conference Call

RMG Networks will release its full financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2014 before the market opens on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Management will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9 a.m. ET. To access the call, please dial (866) 318-8618 (toll free) or (617) 399-5137 and passcode #79036498. The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet with an accompanying slide presentation, which can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of RMG Networks' web site at http://ir.rmgnetworks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251935&p=irol-calendar. All participants should call or access the website approximately 10 minutes before the conference begins. The webcast and slide presentation will be available for replay for 90 days.

A telephonic replay of this conference call will also be available by dialing (888) 286-8010 (toll free) or (617) 801-6888 (passcode: 80123699) from 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 19, 2015 until midnight ET on March 26, 2015. 

About RMG Networks

RMG Networks (NASDAQ: RMGN) helps brands and organizations communicate more effectively using location-based video networks. The company builds enterprise video networks that empower organizations to visualize critical data to better run their business. The company also connects brands with target audiences using video advertising networks comprised of over 200,000 display screens, reaching over 100 million consumers each month. RMG Networks works with over 70% of the Fortune 100. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and the UAE. For more information, visit http://www.rmgnetworks.com.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC regulations, including Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA. In evaluating its business, RMG Networks considers and uses Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental measures of its operating performance, and believes that many of the company's investors use these non-GAAP measures to monitor the company's performance. These measures should not be considered as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures and should not be used in isolation, but in conjunction with these GAAP measures. Definitions and reconciliations between non-GAAP measures and relevant GAAP measures are set forth in the tables at the end of this press release.

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Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: the company's ability to raise additional capital on satisfactory terms, or at all; success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, its management and other key personnel; the limited liquidity and trading volume of the company's securities; Reach Media Group's ("RMG") history of incurring significant net losses and limited operating history; the competitive environment in the advertising markets in which the company operates; the risk that the anticipated benefits of the combination of RMG or Symon Holdings Corporation, or of other acquisitions that the company may complete, may not be fully realized; the risk that any projections, including earnings, revenues, margins or any other financial items are not realized; changing legislation and regulatory environments; business development activities, including the company's ability to contract with, and retain, customers on attractive terms; the general volatility of the market price of the company's common stock; risks and costs associated with regulation of corporate governance and disclosure standards (including pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act); and general economic conditions.

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RMG Networks Holding Corporation
Reconciliation of Revenue
For The Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
			Successor Company Three Months Ended December 31, 2014 (GAAP)			Purchase Price Accounting Adjustment			Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
			(Unaudited)
Revenue:
	Advertising		$	5,517,315		$	-		$	5,517,315
	Product sales			6,709,523			-			6,709,523
	Maintenance and content services			4,050,539			209,913			4,260,452
	Professional services			2,150,505			-			2,150,505
Total Revenue			$	18,427,882		$	209,913		$	18,637,795

RMG Networks Holding Corporation
Reconciliation of Revenue
For The Year Ended December 31, 2014
			Successor Company Year Ended December 31, 2014 (GAAP)			Purchase Price Accounting Adjustment			Cost of Revenue Reclassification			Loss on Long-Term Contract			Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
			(Unaudited)
Revenue:
	Advertising		$	16,507,209		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	16,507,209
	Product sales			16,686,243			-			1,381,459			987,542			19,055,244
	Maintenance and content services			16,095,033			839,652			-			394,565			17,329,250
	Professional services			8,204,328			-			-			687,789			8,892,117
Total Revenue			$	57,492,813		$	839,652		$	1,381,459		$	2,069,896		$	61,783,820

¹ Fourth quarter 2014 GAAP revenue is expected to be approximately $18.4 million and full year 2014 GAAP revenue is expected to be approximately $57.5 million. Fourth quarter 2014 adjusted revenue represents GAAP results adjusted for purchase price allocation adjustments. Full year 2014 adjusted revenue represents GAAP results adjusted for purchase price allocation adjustments, cost of revenue reclassifications and adjustments for a loss on long-term contract. Please see the tables at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP results to adjusted results.
² Fourth quarter 2014 GAAP Enterprise and Media revenue is expected to be approximately $12.9 million and approximately $5.5 million, respectively. Enterprise revenues represent Products, Maintenance and Content Services, and Professional Services revenue line items; Media revenues represent Advertising revenue line item.