Exhibit 99.1
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ASX Release
PERTH, 31 October 2016, ASX: MKB
MOKO QUARTERLY UPDATE
Highlights · Cash burn significantly reduced · Further strong growth in the take-up of REC*IT in the new US academic year · REC*IT now exceeds 948,000 total first launches
MOKO Social Media Limited (MOKO) today lodged its quarterly cashflow results for the 3 month period ending 30 September 2016.
Net operating cashflows for the quarter improved from $(4.0) million in the final quarter of the 2016 financial year to $(2.0) million in the current quarter. |
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Moko CEO Mr Shripal Shah said “the improvement reflected steps taken through out 2016 to reduce the cash burn and make it more appropriate for MOKO’s current and next stage of product development, including reductions in staff, office space and other operating overhead.”
MOKO today also reported further strong growth in take-up of its leading REC*IT app, into the new US academic year (2016-17) with over 948,000 total first launches for REC*IT as of 30th October 2016. Over 59,000 first launches have been achieved since our last market update just over 3 weeks ago.
In the period from the 1st of August 2016 until the 30th October REC*IT has achieved over 226,000 first launches – demonstrating a 19% increase compared to the same period last year.
Shripal Shah said: “The ongoing strong take-up of REC*IT confirms our product is widely engaging the US student market.
For more information contact
Emma Waldon, emma.waldon@mokoscocialmedia.com
About MOKO SOCIAL MEDIA Limited
MOKO Social Media is at the forefront of the next generation in social media, providing innovative products and content to enable communities to engage and interact. MOKO provides tailored content for students. Within this space, MOKO has agreements with the largest college and high school sports data providers in the US, granting exclusive access to deliver its award---winning app REC*IT, its campus fitness dedicated app REC*IT FITNESS, and high school sports management app BigTeams powered by REC*IT, to over 1250 US colleges, representing approximately 50% of the US college population, and more than 3,400 US high schools respectively.
MOKO aims to capture its target audiences by becoming their destination of choice for information and interaction. It does this by creating highly relevant and exclusive content, and by providing the platforms that enable the communities to consume and share the content seamlessly across devices. This integrated approach gives MOKO unique and exclusive exposure to markets that are highly desired by advertisers and that can be leveraged for growth and revenue through advertising, sponsorship, social network distribution and other monetization of the platforms.
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