“Equally important, we materially improved our cost structure. Total general and administrative expenses declined to approximately
Full Year 2025 Operational Highlights:
- Repositioned the business following the conclusion of the Affordable Connectivity Program, expanding across multiple revenue channels, including wireless, wholesale, and fintech solutions.
- Generated
$13.5 million in MVNO revenue, representing approximately 24% of total revenue for the year. - Completed integration with the
AT&T best-in-class network, strengthening network performance and service quality. - Launched LinkUp Mobile nationwide, expanding prepaid wireless offerings and contributing to growth in the Point-of-Sale and
Prepaid Services segment, which generated approximately$43.5 million , or approximately 76% of total revenue. - Continued expansion of the Company’s retail distribution network, supporting wireless activations and fintech transactions across more than 9,000 locations.
- Advanced MVNE platform capabilities, supporting wholesale wireless enablement opportunities.
- Launched ProgramBenefits.com, establishing a scalable digital channel for customer acquisition and monetization beyond wireless services.
- Executed cost optimization initiatives, reducing general and administrative expenses by approximately 28% year over year.
Subsequent Operational Highlights:
- LinkUp Mobile surpassed 100,000 subscriber lines, reflecting continued momentum in the Company’s prepaid wireless business.
- Expanded digital acquisition initiatives through ProgramBenefits.com.
- Deployed the Company’s Managed Marketing Services platform, enabling in-store digital advertising and introducing an additional monetization layer.
- Initiated buy-one-get-one promotional campaign to drive subscriber growth and increase market penetration.
- Entered into a strategic partnership with Alpha Modus to expand distribution of fintech and consumer engagement solutions.
- Launched a fully integrated stored value and loyalty platform, enabling merchants to offer branded gift cards, store credit, and loyalty programs through the
SurgePays point-of-sale system.
Full Year 2025 Financial Highlights:
- Revenue totaled approximately
$57.0 million , compared to$60.9 million in 2024, reflecting the expected impact from the conclusion of the Affordable Connectivity Program in mid-2024 and the Company’s transition to a more diversified revenue model. - Gross loss improved to approximately
$(10.6) million , compared to$(14.3) million in 2024. - Total general and administrative expenses declined to approximately
$20.1 million , compared to$27.5 million in 2024. - Operating loss improved to approximately
$(30.7) million , compared to$(41.8) million in 2024.
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SurgePays Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes express or implied statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties and generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. These statements may include projections, guidance, or other estimates regarding revenue, cash flow, business growth, market expansion, or customer acquisition, and statements regarding subscriber growth, distribution expansion, and operating scale.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” or similar terminology.
Although we believe the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, our ability to scale our prepaid wireless business, maintain retail distribution relationships, expand our merchant platform, and achieve anticipated subscriber growth.
Additional information regarding these and other risks can be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,731,400 | $ | 11,790,389 | |||
| Restricted cash - line of credit reserve | 281,811 | - | |||||
| Restricted cash - held in escrow | - | 1,000,000 | |||||
| Accounts receivable - net | 4,045,162 | 3,000,209 | |||||
| Inventory | 339,570 | 1,781,365 | |||||
| Prepaids and other | 581,823 | 298,360 | |||||
| Total Current Assets | 6,979,766 | 17,870,323 | |||||
| Property and equipment - net | 403,517 | 591,088 | |||||
| Other Assets | |||||||
| Note receivable | - | 176,851 | |||||
| Intangibles - net | 819,153 | 1,472,962 | |||||
| - | 3,300,000 | ||||||
| Operating lease - right of use asset - net | 313,410 | 564,781 | |||||
| Total Other Assets | 1,132,563 | 5,514,594 | |||||
| Total Assets | $ | 8,515,846 | $ | 23,976,005 | |||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | |||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 10,219,011 | $ | 3,929,195 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party | 117,546 | 192,845 | |||||
| Operating lease liability | 219,997 | 248,069 | |||||
| Notes payable | 1,834,008 | - | |||||
| Note payable - related party | 2,730,796 | 1,689,367 | |||||
| Convertible notes payable - net | 3,068,878 | - | |||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 18,190,236 | 6,059,476 | |||||
| Long Term Liabilities | |||||||
| Note payable - related party | - | 1,866,288 | |||||
| Notes payable - SBA government | 458,334 | 469,396 | |||||
| Operating lease liability | 99,235 | 319,232 | |||||
| Convertible notes payable - net | 5,170,860 | - | |||||
| Total Long Term Liabilities | 5,728,429 | 2,654,916 | |||||
| Total Liabilities | 23,918,665 | 8,714,392 | |||||
| Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | |||||||
| Common stock, | 21,852 | 20,435 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 83,246,736 | 76,842,878 | |||||
| (1,631,966 | ) | (631,967 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (96,984,297 | ) | (60,915,427 | ) | |||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | (15,347,675 | ) | 15,315,919 | ||||
| Non-controlling interest | (55,144 | ) | (54,306 | ) | |||
| (15,402,819 | ) | 15,261,613 | |||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | $ | 8,515,846 | $ | 23,976,005 | |||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||
| For the Years Ended | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 56,962,920 | $ | 60,881,173 | |||
| Costs and expenses | |||||||
| Cost of revenues | 67,551,811 | 75,205,372 | |||||
| General and administrative expenses | 20,071,121 | 27,458,152 | |||||
| Total costs and expenses | 87,622,932 | 102,663,524 | |||||
| Loss from operations | (30,660,012 | ) | (41,782,351 | ) | |||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||
| Interest expense (including amortization of debt discount) | (2,003,935 | ) | (554,200 | ) | |||
| Loss on lease termination - net | - | (194,863 | ) | ||||
| Other income | 7,140 | 636,868 | |||||
| Interest income | 63,950 | 105,395 | |||||
| Realized gains - investments | - | 13,613 | |||||
| Dividends, interest and other income - investments | - | 355,549 | |||||
| Gain on investment in CenterCom | - | 33,864 | |||||
| Impairment loss - note receivable | (176,851 | ) | - | ||||
| Impairment loss - CenterCom | - | (498,273 | ) | ||||
| Impairment loss - internal use software development costs | - | (316,594 | ) | ||||
| Impairment loss - goodwill | (3,300,000 | ) | (866,782 | ) | |||
| Total other income (expense) - net | (5,409,696 | ) | (1,285,423 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (36,069,708 | ) | (43,067,774 | ) | |||
| Provision for income tax benefit (expense) | - | (2,870,000 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) including non-controlling interest | (36,069,708 | ) | (45,937,774 | ) | |||
| Non-controlling interest | (838 | ) | (208,550 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | (36,068,870 | ) | $ | (45,729,224 | ) | |
| Earnings per share - attributable to common stockholders | |||||||
| Basic | $ | (1.80 | ) | $ | (2.39 | ) | |
| Diluted | $ | (1.80 | ) | $ | (2.39 | ) | |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - attributable to common stockholders | |||||||
| Basic | 20,085,138 | 19,119,181 | |||||
| Diluted | 20,085,138 | 19,119,181 | |||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
| For the Years Ended | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Operating activities | |||||||
| Net loss - including non-controlling interest | $ | (36,069,708 | ) | $ | (45,937,774 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 859,970 | 942,450 | |||||
| Amortization of right-of-use assets | 251,371 | 126,970 | |||||
| Amortization of debt discount/debt issue costs | 759,926 | - | |||||
| Amortization of internal use software development costs | - | 222,830 | |||||
| Impairment loss - CenterCom | - | 498,273 | |||||
| Impairment loss - internal use software development costs | - | 316,594 | |||||
| Impairment loss - goodwill - Clearline | 2,500,000 | 866,782 | |||||
| Impairment loss - goodwill - Torch | 800,000 | - | |||||
| Impairment loss - note receivable | 176,851 | - | |||||
| Stock issued for services | 641,430 | 411,740 | |||||
| Recognition of stock based compensation - unvested shares - related parties | 939,990 | 6,752,706 | |||||
| Recognition of share based compensation - options | 1,149,449 | 986,244 | |||||
| Recognition of share based compensation - options - related party | 552,286 | 622,949 | |||||
| Realized gain in sale of investments | - | (13,613 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense adjustment - SBA loans | - | 19,750 | |||||
| Right-of-use asset lease payment adjustment true up | - | (267,347 | ) | ||||
| Gain on equity method investment - CenterCom | - | (33,864 | ) | ||||
| Cash paid for lease termination | - | (212,175 | ) | ||||
| Loss on lease termination - net | - | 194,863 | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||
| (Increase) decrease in | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (1,044,953 | ) | 6,535,865 | ||||
| Inventory | 1,441,795 | 7,265,229 | |||||
| Prepaids and other | (283,463 | ) | (136,427 | ) | |||
| Deferred income taxes - net | - | 2,835,000 | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 6,355,272 | (2,509,925 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party | (75,299 | ) | (356,388 | ) | |||
| Accrued income taxes payable | - | (570,000 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | - | (20,000 | ) | ||||
| Operating lease liability | (248,069 | ) | 148,665 | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (21,293,152 | ) | (21,310,603 | ) | |||
| Investing activities | |||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (18,590 | ) | (518,189 | ) | |||
| Purchase of investments - net | - | (10,159,444 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | - | 10,173,057 | |||||
| Cash paid for acquisition of | - | (2,500,000 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (18,590 | ) | (3,004,576 | ) | |||
| Financing activities | |||||||
| Proceeds from stock issued for cash | 1,774,636 | 17,249,994 | |||||
| Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants | - | 8,799,257 | |||||
| Cash paid as direct offering costs - common stock | (123,197 | ) | (1,395,000 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | 6,628,811 | - | |||||
| Repayments of notes payable | (4,751,765 | ) | - | ||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable | 8,450,000 | - | |||||
| Cash paid as direct offering costs - convertibles note payable | (608,000 | ) | - | ||||
| Repayments of loans - related party | (824,859 | ) | (1,527,899 | ) | |||
| Repayments on notes payable - SBA government | (11,062 | ) | (10,877 | ) | |||
| - | (631,967 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 10,534,564 | 22,483,508 | |||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (10,777,178 | ) | (1,831,671 | ) | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of year | 12,790,389 | 14,622,060 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of year | $ | 2,013,211 | $ | 12,790,389 | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | |||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 245,855 | $ | 470,208 | |||
| Cash paid for income tax | $ | - | $ | - | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities | |||||||
| $ | 999,999 | $ | - | ||||
| Debt discount - convertible notes payable - original issue discount | $ | 245,000 | $ | - | |||
| Debt discount - convertible notes payable - issuance of common stock | $ | 271,880 | $ | - | |||
| Debt discount - convertible notes payable - issuance of warrants | $ | 1,084,927 | $ | - | |||
| Debt discount - convertible notes payable - stated interest | $ | 215,600 | $ | - | |||
| Debt discount - note payable - issuance of warrants | $ | 48,418 | $ | - | |||
| Stock issued in settlement of accounts payable | $ | 65,456 | $ | - | |||
| Reclassification of accrued interest - related party to note payable - related party | $ | - | $ | 498,991 | |||
| Exercise of warrants - cashless | $ | - | $ | 41 | |||
| Termination of ROU operating lease assets and liabilities | $ | - | $ | 327,139 | |||
| Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liability | $ | - | $ | 664,288 | |||
