IZEA Worldwide, Inc. IZEA
Our mission is to make creator economy solutions for marketers. We offer solutions that range from creator agency services to creator technologies to a marketplace that connects marketers with creators. By fostering these connections, we light up the creator economy with IZEAs – social-first content, made by creators, that are culturally relevant and move at the speed of culture.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, "IZEA" or the "Company") is a Nevada corporation that was founded in February 2006 under the name PayPerPost, Inc. and became a public company in May 2011. In March 2016, the Company formed IZEA Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Ontario, Canada.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $31.2M | $35.9M | $36.2M | $41.1M | $30.0M | $18.0M | $19.0M | $20.1M | $24.4M | $27.3M |
| Cost of revenue | $16.2M | $21.2M | $21.6M | $24.7M | $14.5M | $7.9M | $8.5M | $9.0M | $11.6M | $14.2M |
| Gross profit | $15.0M | $14.7M | $14.6M | $16.4M | $15.6M | $10.1M | $10.4M | $11.1M | $12.9M | $13.1M |
| SG&A | $11.9M | $16.7M | $13.2M | $11.6M | $11.0M | $8.6M | $9.2M | $8.7M | $9.2M | $10.3M |
| Total operating expenses | $33.1M | $55.4M | $46.1M | $46.7M | $35.4M | $28.5M | $26.1M | $25.5M | $29.9M | $20.5M |
| Operating income | -$1.9M | -$19.5M | -$9.9M | -$5.6M | -$5.4M | -$10.5M | -$7.2M | -$5.4M | -$5.5M | -$7.5M |
| Interest expense | $6.4K | $8.1K | $8.2K | $799 | $25.3K | $63.0K | $233.7K | $269.5K | $65.0K | $82.9K |
| Pre-tax income | $42.3K | -$18.9M | -$7.3M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Income tax | $0 | $394.6K | $6.1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $42.3K | -$18.9M | -$7.3M | -$4.5M | -$3.1M | -$10.5M | -$7.3M | -$5.7M | -$5.5M | -$7.6M |
| EPS, basic | 0.00 | -1.10 | -0.45 | -0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS, diluted | 0.00 | -1.10 | -0.45 | -0.29 | -0.05 | -0.25 | -0.29 | -0.67 | -0.96 | -1.41 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $18.3M | $17.1M | $16.4M | $15.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $50.9M | $44.6M | $37.4M | $24.6M | $75.4M | $33.0M | $5.6M | $2.0M | — | — |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $6.4M | $17.1M | $16.1M | $0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables | — | — | $5.0M | $5.7M | $7.6M | $3.1M | $4.0M | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | $55.1M | $60.0M | $60.4M | $50.4M | $85.4M | $24.4M | $10.1M | — | — | — |
| Property, plant and equipment | $17.1K | $103.6K | $205.4K | $156.8K | $155.2K | $282.1K | $309.8K | — | — | — |
| Goodwill | $0 | $0 | $5.3M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $8.3M | $8.3M | — | — |
| Other intangibles | $0 | $0 | $1.7M | $0 | $213.3K | $1.0M | $1.2M | — | — | — |
| Total assets | $57.5M | $62.2M | $79.4M | $85.7M | $90.8M | $31.1M | $17.3M | — | — | — |
| Accounts payable | — | — | — | — | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.4M | — | — | — |
| Short-term debt | $9.1K | $59.4K | $59.4K | $42.9K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $8.6M | $13.4M | $13.6M | $15.3M | $15.9M | $8.9M | $9.4M | — | — | — |
| Long-term debt | $9.1K | $63.4K | $122.8K | $105.0K | $75.5K | $2.0M | — | — | — | — |
| Total liabilities | $8.6M | $13.4M | $14.1M | $15.4M | $16.0M | $10.1M | $10.2M | — | — | — |
| Retained earnings | -$104.3M | -$104.3M | -$85.4M | $7.6K | -$73.6M | -$68.3M | -$60.0M | — | — | — |
| Total equity | $48.9M | $48.8M | $65.3M | $70.3M | $74.8M | $31.9M | $14.1M | $7.2M | — | — |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.4M | -$11.5M | -$4.8M | -$3.1M | -$2.6M | -$2.1M | -$2.9M | -$5.6M | -$2.1M | -$4.7M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $636.4K | $1.2M | $713.1K | $828.2K | $1.1M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.5M | — |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | $478.0K | $634.7K | $580.7K | $635.4K | $748.1K |
| Capital expenditure | $56.7K | $75.0K | $131.7K | $79.0K | $63.0K | $19.8K | $138.4K | $170.2K | $28.4K | $122.5K |
| Investing cash flow | $5.6M | $19.8M | $18.8M | -$47.7M | -$26.2K | -$354.4K | -$679.4K | -$908.6K | -$189.7K | -$967.0K |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.6M | -$1.1M | -$1.1M | -$76.3K | $45.0M | $29.6M | $7.5M | $4.6M | $247.5K | $27.0K |
| Buybacks | $722.6K | $602.1K | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001495231-26-000010.
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