VENU.AMEXVenu Holding CORP
10-Q: Venu Holding Corporation Reports Q1 2025 Results, Citing Expansion and Strategic Investments
Sentiment:
Quarterly Report
Venu Holding Corporation's Q1 2025 results show a decrease in revenue but an increase in assets and net loss due to ongoing expansion and strategic investments.
Capital raiseThe company issued a $6,000,000 principal amount convertible promissory note on February 28, 2025.The company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 on April 4, 2025.The company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 on May 6, 2025.The Company filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A, including a preliminary offering circular, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to which the Company expects to seek to offer and sell up to $ 75 million of shares of a newly created series of preferred stock, being Series A 8.0 % Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock), in accordance with Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Worse than expectedThe company's net loss increased compared to the same period in the prior year.Total revenue decreased compared to the same period in the prior year.Operating costs increased compared to the same period in the prior year.
Summary
- Venu Holding Corporation reported a net loss of $19.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a net loss of $15.8 million for the same period in 2024.
- Total revenue decreased by 11% to $3.5 million, primarily due to lower restaurant sales and event center revenue.
- The company's total assets increased by 19% to $212.9 million, driven by investments in property and equipment.
- Operating costs increased by 30% to $22.0 million, mainly due to higher general and administrative expenses and equity compensation.
- The company is focused on expanding its portfolio of live-entertainment venue campuses.
- Venu is pursuing strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing to support its growth plans.
- The company is developing amphitheaters in Oklahoma and Texas, with expected opening dates in 2026 and 2027.
- Venu is also planning to open a fine-dining restaurant and hospitality collection in Colorado Springs in fall 2025.
Sentiment
Score: 5
Explanation: The sentiment is neutral. While the company is expanding and making strategic investments, the increased net loss and decreased revenue raise concerns. The company's future performance will depend on its ability to execute its growth plans and manage its expenses effectively.
Positives
- Total assets increased by 19% to $212.9 million.
- Property and equipment increased 33% to $182.9 million.
- The company is expanding its portfolio of live-entertainment venue campuses.
- Venu is pursuing strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing to support its growth plans.
Negatives
- Net loss increased to $19.4 million in Q1 2025 from $15.8 million in Q1 2024.
- Total revenue decreased by 11% to $3.5 million in Q1 2025.
- Operating costs increased by 30% to $22.0 million.
- Net cash used in operating activities increased to $9.0 million.
Risks
- Macroeconomic conditions, including inflation and rising interest rates, could adversely affect the company's operations and financial performance.
- The company's ability to continue implementing its business plan depends on its ability to secure strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing.
- The company's internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of March 31, 2025, due to a material weakness.
- The company's future success depends on its ability to manage its growth and expansion effectively.
Future Outlook
The company anticipates improved profitability from operating venues and restaurants, net operating profit from Ford Amphitheater, and additional capital raising efforts to support its business operations and expansion plans.
Industry Context
The announcement reflects the challenges and opportunities faced by companies in the hospitality and entertainment industry, particularly those focused on developing and operating live-entertainment venues. The company's expansion plans and strategic partnerships align with industry trends of creating unique and immersive experiences for customers.
Comparison to Industry Standards
- It is difficult to compare Venu Holding Corporation's results directly to industry standards due to its unique business model, which combines restaurant operations, event centers, and amphitheater development.
- Comparable companies in the live entertainment industry, such as Live Nation Entertainment, primarily focus on concert promotion and venue management, while companies like Texas Roadhouse focus on restaurant operations.
- Venu's strategy of developing entertainment campuses with a mix of venues and amenities is similar to that of some large-scale resort and casino operators, but on a smaller scale.
- The company's financial performance should be assessed in the context of its growth stage and its investments in new venue development.
Related Party Transactions
- The Company owns 550,000 preferred units or 2.0 % of Roth Industries, LLC (Roth Industries).
- The Companys Chairman and CEO is also the founder and Chairman of Roth Industries and is a significant stockholder of the Company.
- The Companys officers and directors are also minority equity owners of Roth Industries.
- The CEO of Roth Industries is also on the Board of the Company and is employed by the Company in a part-time manner as a strategy consultant and earned a salary as of $ 22,500 for the three months ended as of March 31, 2025 and 2024.
- The Company recognized licensing fees from Roth Industries, totaling $ 32,500 and $ 30,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively, for Roth Industries licensing use of the Bourbon Brothers brand in grocery products since the Company holds the exclusive license to use the brand.
- The Company also had $ 140,000 and $ 107,500 in receivables from Roth Industries as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
- The Company has provided a working capital advance to 1820 Jet Stream, LLC of $ 116,756 as of March 31, 2025.
- The Company, on June 26, 2024, purchased 100 % of the outstanding membership units from 13141 BPs members and owns the land and buildings which Notes currently uses under an existing lease arrangement.
- The members of 13141 BP were also shareholders of the Company prior to the purchase.
Stakeholder Impact
- Shareholders: The increased net loss and decreased revenue may negatively impact shareholder value.
- Employees: The company's expansion plans may create new job opportunities.
- Customers: The company's investments in new venues and amenities may enhance the customer experience.
- Suppliers: The company's growth may lead to increased demand for goods and services from suppliers.
- Creditors: The company's increased debt levels may increase the risk for creditors.
Next Steps
- The company plans to open Roths Seafood & Chophouse and Notes Hospitality Collection in Colorado Springs in fall 2025.
- The company is developing amphitheaters in Oklahoma and Texas, with expected opening dates in 2026 and 2027.
- The company is pursuing strategic locations, real estate transactions, capital raising, and debt financing to support its growth plans.
Key Dates
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2017-03-13 | Venu Holding Corporation (f/k/a Notes Live, Inc.) is a Colorado corporation formed. |
| 2017-04 | Venu opened its flagship restaurant, Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 2019-03 | Venu opened its first live-entertainment, indoor music hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which was originally known as Boot Barn Hall but, as of August 2024, is known as Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers. |
| 2020-05-04 | The Company executed the standard loan documents required for securing a loan (the EIDL Loan) from the SBA under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) assistance program. |
| 2021-06 | GA HIA, LLC, a subsidiary of Venu, agreed to purchase land from the Gainesville Redevelopment Authority and entered into a public-private partnership with the City of Gainesville, Georgia pursuant to which Venu agreed to develop its second Bourbon Brothers Presents venue in Gainesville, Georgia. |
| 2022-04-01 | The Company purchased a controlling interest in the equity of HIA. |
| 2022-05-26 | GAHIA took on a mortgage for the properties used in the BBSTGA and BBPGA operations, with the Company as a guarantor to the mortgage. |
| 2022-09 | Venu opened its first live music and social bar, known as Notes, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 2022-12-21 | The Company closed on a deed of land with the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Company to develop a Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern, Boot Barn Hall and an amphitheater on 20.13 acres parcel for $ 3,267,000. |
| 2023-05 | Venu broke ground on Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 2023-06 | Venu entered into an operating agreement with AEG with respect to the operation of Ford Amphitheater, which Venu opened in August 2024. |
| 2023-06 | Venu opened in second Bourbon Brothers venue and its second BBST restaurant in Gainesville, Georgia. |
| 2023-06 | Venu entered into a term sheet to purchase 21 acres of land in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the intent of building The Sunset at Mustang Creek, a 12,500-person outdoor amphitheater. |
| 2023-10 | Venu entered into an Economic Development Agreement with the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pursuant to which the parties are forming a public-private partnership and intend to open The Sunset BA, a 12,500-capacity amphitheater, by fall 2025. |
| 2024-04 | Venu and the City of McKinney, Texas, together with the McKinney Economic Development Corporation and the McKinney Community Development Corporation, entered into a Chapter 380, Grant, and Development Agreement, pursuant to which Venu is developing The Sunset McKinney. |
| 2024-04-30 | Venu executed a term sheet with the City of El Paso, Texas. |
| 2024-06 | Venu and the City of El Paso, Texas formed a public-private partnership by entering into a Purchase and Sale Agreement. |
| 2024-06-26 | The Company, on June 26, 2024, purchased 100 % of the outstanding membership units from 13141 BPs members and owns the land and buildings which Notes currently uses under an existing lease arrangement. |
| 2024-07 | Venu and the City of El Paso, Texas formed a public-private partnership by entering into a Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement. |
| 2024-08 | Venu opened its first amphitheater, Ford Amphitheater, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and began hosting live concerts and events at the venue. |
| 2024-08-12 | The Company purchased 100,000 shares back from Roth Industries, a related party, at $ 5 per share. |
| 2024-08-16 | The City of El Paso provided an economic incentive in the form of a promissory note at 0 % interest for $ 8,000,000 maturing in eight years to be used towards the construction of the facility which options for this to be forgiven based on certain deliverables. |
| 2024-08-22 | NLRE conveyed the 9.41 acres of real property upon which the Ford Amphitheater is located to Notes CS I Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venu (Holdings LLC), and Holdings LLC conveyed that property to Notes CS I, DST, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the Trust) in exchange for a 100 % of the beneficial interests in the Trust. |
| 2024-08-26 | Notes Live and the City of Murfreesboro, TN agreed to discontinue the development project previously planned for 20.13 acres as originally conceived. |
| 2024-09 | Venu legally changed its name from Notes Live, Inc. to Venu Holding Corporation by filing its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Colorado Secretary of State. |
| 2024-09-06 | The Company amended and restated its articles of incorporation so that each share of then outstanding share of Class A Voting Common Stock, Class C Voting Common Stock, and Class D Voting Common Stock immediately and automatically converted into one (1) share of Common Stock (the Prior Voting Common Stock Conversion). |
| 2024-09-26 | The Company repurchased these shares from Live Nation as of September 26, 2024. |
| 2024-11 | Venu closed on the initial public offering of its Common Stock generating net proceeds to the Company of approximately $12.3 million, and, in connection therewith the Companys Common Stock was listed on the NYSE American Stock Exchange. |
| 2024-11-26 | The Company completed an initial public offering of 1,200,000 shares common stock at a public offering price of $ 10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $ 12,000,000. |
| 2024-11-29 | The closing of the offering took place on November 29, 2024. |
| 2025-01-03 | The Company issued 10,000 common shares to a services firm at a price of $ 10 per share. |
| 2025-01-13 | The Company purchased shares of Series A Preferred Stock of FL 101, Inc. (dba EIGHT Brewing) in consideration for a cash investment of $ 1,999,999. |
| 2025-01-14 | The Company closed on its purchase of an approximately 46 -acre tract of land where it will develop The Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, Texas (The Sunset McKinney). |
| 2025-01-17 | The Company entered into a convertible promissory note (the Note) with KWO, LLC (KWO), that accrues interest at 8.75 % per annum, for draws of up to an aggregate of $ 10,000,000 to occur between March 2024 to May 2024 used towards construction of the Ford Amphitheater. |
| 2025-02 | The parties agreed to extend the maturity date of the Note to February 27, 2027. |
| 2025-02 | The Company announced the structured financing model of its Luxe FireSuites available for fractional ownership of its Sunset at McKinney and Sunset at Broken Arrow locations, which allows an investor to purchase a membership unit and acquire rights to fractional ownership via a suite with 25 % down payment on the membership unit and pay the remaining 75 % of their capital commitment over a 20-year amortization. |
| 2025-02-28 | The Company issued a $ 6,000,000 principal amount convertible promissory note (the Convertible), with a maturity date three years from the date of issuance. |
| 2025-03 | Venu partnered with Connect Partnership Group to lead corporate sponsorship sales, enhancing Venus ability to realize new sponsorship revenues across its expanding venue network for its amphitheaters and event centers. |
| 2025-04 | Announced a strategic national expansion partnership with Ryan, LLC focusing on public-private partnership development in various domestic markets. |
| 2025-04-04 | The Company issued two convertible promissory notes having an aggregate principal amount of $ 6,000,000 in total principal amount convertible promissory note, with a maturity date three years from the date of issuance. |
| 2025-04-09 | The Company announced that it entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain real property in Centennial, Colorado and plans to develop a mid-size indoor music venue on that property, along with a full-size restaurant. |
| 2025-04-15 | El Paso City Council approved certain amendments to the Chapter 380 Economic Development Program Agreement dated July 2, 2024 (the Chapter 380 Agreement). |
| 2025-04-22 | The Companys wholly owned subsidiary 13141 BP, LLC entered into an agreement to sell the real property located at 13141 Bass Pro Drive, Colorado Springs 80921 for a purchase price of $ 2,731,959 in an approximately 90-day timeframe. |
| 2025-04-24 | The Company and El Paso City Council executed and delivered a first amendment to the Chapter 380 Agreement (the Amendment). |
| 2025-05 | Formed a nationwide partnership with Sands Investment Group to introduce triple-net (NNN) real estate investment opportunities in Venus Luxe FireSuites and acquired approximately 20 acres of real property in El Paso, Texas for development of an amphitheater. |
| 2025-05-05 | A new director was appointed to the Companys board of directors. |
| 2025-05-06 | The Company issued two convertible promissory notes totaling $ 6,000,000, with maturity date three years from the date of issuance. |
| 2025-05-13 | The Company closed on the acquisition of an approximately 20-acre tract of land where it will develop a Sunset Amphitheater in El Paso, Texas (The Sunset El Paso). |
| 2025-05-13 | The Company filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A, including a preliminary offering circular, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to which the Company expects to seek to offer and sell up to $ 75 million of shares of a newly created series of preferred stock, being Series A 8.0 % Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock), in accordance with Regulation A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
| 2025-05-15 | Date of report filing. |
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