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Redbox SPAC Financial Model

Media/Gaming Startup Financials (Free Excel Download)

Redbox Automated Retail merging with Seaport Global Acquisition Corp. (SPAC: SGAM) to go public and fund digital transformation from DVD kiosk operator to multi-product digital entertainment platform.

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Redbox combines its physical kiosk network with transactional digital rentals, ad-supported video and free live TV, third-party subscription channels, original or exclusive entertainment, and a large loyalty programme. Its 40,000 kiosks operate through more than 150 retail partners, while the digital offering broadens the customer relationship beyond disc rental.

Legacy revenue includes roughly $2-per-night DVD and Blu-ray rentals, sales of previously rented discs, kiosk servicing, and entertainment licensing. Digital revenue comes from TVOD purchases, AVOD and free-live-TV advertising, subscription-channel revenue shares, and media sales; multi-product customers can generate up to five times the physical-only ARPU.

The company reported 40 million customers, 39 million loyalty members, more than six billion lifetime rentals, and 13 million-plus TVOD transactions. A SPAC model should combine physical rental decline, digital growth, content costs, media inventory, transaction proceeds, debt, ownership, and cash runway.

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About Redbox SPAC

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Total raised
$693.0M
Funding round
SPAC
Founded
2021
Category
Media/Gaming
Customer
B2C
Geography
United States

How to build a detailed financial model for Redbox SPAC

A complete walkthrough of the business, drivers, and assumptions behind the downloadable Redbox SPAC model - distilled from its pitch deck and publicly available information.

Product & value proposition

  • Physical kiosk rental: ~$2/night new-release DVDs and Blu-rays from 40,000 kiosks at 150+ retail partners (Walmart, Walgreens, Dollar General, etc.).
  • Digital - TVOD (Redbox On Demand): transactional rental/purchase of digital movies. Launched Dec 2017.
  • Digital - AVOD / Free Live TV: ad-supported free on-demand movies/TV (1K+ titles) + 95 free live TV channels. Launched Q4 2020 / Q2 2020 respectively.
  • Digital - SVOD Channels: reselling 3rd-party subscription channels (Showtime pilot: 62K bundles purchased). In development for HBO Max, Starz, Discovery+, Paramount+.
  • Redbox Entertainment: exclusive/original content - 16 titles released, 24 committed, 36+ targeted per year.
  • Loyalty (Redbox Perks): 39MM members, 13MM active, 85% marketable, drives >50% of total rents.
  • Key value props: lowest price ($2 or less per night, 3x cheaper than digital rental); availability 80-120 days before Netflix; broad retail footprint.

Market

  • AVOD + SVOD combined TAM: $44 billion by 2022
  • SVOD market: ~$26 billion by 2021
  • AVOD market: ~$18 billion by 2021
  • Source for both: SNL Kagan, November 2020
  • Cord-cutting trend: MVPD + vMVPD household penetration declining; online-only/OTA growing (chart from SNL Kagan April 2020).
  • Redbox's SAM/SOM: Not explicitly defined in deck.
  • Physical rental market: acknowledged as in secular decline.

Revenue model

Two segments, clearly labeled:

Legacy Revenue (physical rentals, sales of previously rented movies, Redbox Entertainment, kiosk servicing):

  • Per-night DVD/Blu-ray rental at ~$2 or less.
  • Sales of previously rented movies (PRM).
  • Kiosk servicing (operating kiosks for other brands).
  • Redbox Entertainment original/exclusive content licensing revenue.

Digital Revenue (TVOD, AVOD, FLTV, SVOD channels, media sales):

  • TVOD: transactional rental/purchase fees.
  • AVOD/FLTV: advertising revenue on ad-supported content.
  • SVOD Channels: revenue share from 3rd-party subscription sales.
  • Media/advertising sales to brands leveraging Redbox's 400MM+ weekly retail impressions.

Multi-product customers generate up to 5x higher ARPU; stacked ARPU: Physical-only ~$22; Physical + PRM ~$58 ($22+$36 implied); Physical + PRM + On Demand ~$103 ($72+$17+$14 implied).

Traction & metrics

  • 18+ years in entertainment; >6 billion discs rented lifetime; 40MM total customers; 39MM loyalty members; 40K kiosks; 150+ retail partners.
  • 46MM+ email subscribers; 43MM+ app downloads; 6MM SMS subscribers; 7MM+ social media reach; 400MM+ estimated weekly retail impressions; 600MM+ monthly media impressions.
  • TVOD (On Demand): 13MM+ lifetime transactions; 3MM total customers; 74% CAGR (2018-2020); ~$3 CPA.
  • TVOD annual revenue: ~$5MM (2018A), ~$16MM (2019A), ~$35MM (2020A) - read from chart.
  • AVOD/FLTV: 8MM+ unique devices (last 12 months); 1MM+ MAU; 735% annual growth in ad-supported hours YoY as of Mar'21; 19% compound monthly growth rate (Apr'20-Mar'21); 95 channels; 1K+ AVOD titles.
  • SVOD pilot (Showtime): 62K bundles purchased.
  • Redbox Entertainment: 16 titles released to date; 24 more committed.
  • Digital growth in 2020: 2.25x
  • Quarterly theatrical title count: 2019 had 140 titles; 2018 had 160 titles; 2020 was >50% lower due to COVID.

Unit economics

  • TVOD CPA: ~$3 (based on Jan 2019–Dec 2020 total marketing/promotion spend).
  • Multi-product ARPU breakdown (2019 data): Physical-only ~$22 ARPU; Physical + PRM ~$58; Physical + PRM + On Demand implies ~$103 total (visual reading: ~$72 + ~$17 + ~$14 stacked).
  • Multi-product churn reduction: >11pp reduction vs. physical-only.
  • Gross profit margins: 60.1% (2019A), 59.5% (2020A), 59.5% (2021E), 56.0% (2022E), 50.9% (2023E) - note declining as digital mix grows at lower initial margins.
  • Adj. EBITDA margins: 23.6% (2019A), 20.8% (2020A), 17.7% (2021E), 21.3% (2022E), 21.3% (2023E).
  • FCF conversion (FCF/Adj. EBITDA): 83.2% (2019A), 81.5% (2020A), 82.5% (2021E), 89.8% (2022E), 93.8% (2023E).
  • Capex: $33MM (2019A), $21MM (2020A), $18MM (2021E), $20MM (2022E), $15MM (2023E).

Competition / moat

  • Legacy peers: Disney, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Charter, Discovery, Lionsgate, ViacomCBS - established but losing share; mature/limited revenue growth; generate FCF.
  • Digital peers: Netflix, Roku, Spotify, fuboTV, Curiosity, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.
  • Competitive moat claims:
  • Largest kiosk footprint (40K) - barrier to replication
  • Cheapest new-release price ($2 vs. $6+ digital rental)
  • Movies available 80-120 days before Netflix
  • 40MM customer database with deep behavioral data
  • 39MM loyalty members (~$3 CPA for digital cross-sell)
  • Physical customer base is underserved, "late adopters" (70%) not well-served by streaming-only platforms
  • Valuation context: Redbox priced at 3.6x 2022E Adj. EBITDA vs. legacy peer median of 9.3x and digital peer median of 30.3x.

Team & funding ask / use of funds

Management team:

  • Galen Smith - CEO (Morgan Stanley, Outerwall)
  • Kavita Suthar - CFO (Grant Thornton, Outerwall, US Cellular)
  • Mike Chamberlain - COO (Coinstar, PACCAR)
  • Mike Feldner - CMO (Walgreens)
  • Stephen Lavin - CTO (Outerwall, RedSky, Abbott)
  • Jason Kwong - Chief Strategy & Digital Officer (Netflix, Warner Bros.)
  • Lori Flynn - Content (Blockbuster)
  • Sam Banayan - General Counsel (Outerwall)

SPAC sponsor (Seaport):

  • Stephen Smith - Chairman
  • Jay Burnham - Director (Jefferies, Merrill Lynch, Armory Funds, Cypress Management, Rocker Management)

Transaction structure / sources & uses:

  • Total sources/uses: $593MM
  • Existing Redbox shareholders equity rollover: $328MM (55.3%) - Apollo Global Management retains ~59% ownership post-close
  • SPAC cash in trust: $145MM (24.5%)
  • PIPE proceeds: $50MM (8.4%) - led by Ophir Asset Management; strategic investors include Lionsgate and Legendary Entertainment
  • Sponsor promote: $36MM (6.1%)
  • Cash at closing: $34MM (5.7%)
  • Uses:
  • Equity rollover: $328MM
  • Sponsor promote: $36MM
  • Cash to balance sheet: $109MM
  • Debt paydown: $100MM
  • Transaction costs: $20MM
  • Pro forma enterprise value: $693MM ($557MM equity value at $10/share, 55.7MM pro forma shares)
  • 16.8MM warrants outstanding at $11.50 strike (excluded from base share count)
  • Pre-transaction debt: $344MM; post-transaction debt: $244MM; post-transaction net debt: $135MM
  • Leverage: pre-transaction 2.7x net debt/2020A Adj. EBITDA → post-transaction 0.7x net debt/2022E Adj. EBITDA
  • Use of proceeds: $100MM debt paydown; remainder funds digital expansion, content acquisition, marketing

Recommended financial model

  • Archetype + why: SPAC / de-SPAC deal model. This is not an operating startup raise - it is a SPAC business combination (Redbox + Seaport Global Acquisition Corp., SGAM). The primary deliverable is a de-SPAC transaction model: sources & uses, pro forma cap table, pro forma ownership, EV bridge, leverage analysis, and warrant dilution. Layered on top should be a simplified operating forecast to stress-test the projected financials that underpin the deal valuation.
  • Forecast horizon & granularity:
  • Deal mechanics: single-point transaction close (Q3 2021 assumed)
  • Operating projections: annual, 2019A–2023E (matches deck; 5-year range already provided)
  • If building forward, extend to 2025E to capture digital segment reaching scale
  • Key drivers & assumptions:

*Transaction / Cap Table:*

  • SPAC trust cash: $145MM
  • PIPE: $50MM
  • Existing shareholder rollover equity: $328MM
  • Sponsor promote: $36MM (3.6MM founder shares)
  • Public warrants: 16.8MM at $11.50 strike
  • Debt paydown at close: $100MM
  • Transaction costs: $20MM
  • Redemption assumption: 0% (base case is no redemptions); need to model redemption sensitivity
  • Share price: $10.00 illustrative
  • Pro forma shares: 55.7MM (excl. warrants)

*Operating model drivers:*

  • Legacy revenue: $809MM (2019A) → $506MM (2020A, COVID) → $498MM (2021E) → $712MM (2022E) → $728MM (2023E); '20-'23 CAGR: 12.8%
  • Digital revenue: $20MM (2019A) → $40MM (2020A) → $70MM (2021E) → $193MM (2022E) → $384MM (2023E); '20-'23 CAGR: 113%
  • Total revenue: $829MM (2019A) → $546MM (2020A) → $569MM (2021E) → $906MM (2022E) → $1,112MM (2023E)
  • Gross margin: ~60% declining to ~51% by 2023 as digital grows - digital at lower initial margin due to content costs; improving with scale
  • Total operating costs (excl. D&A and one-time): $323MM (2019A) → $251MM (2020A) → $254MM (2021E) → $321MM (2022E) → $332MM (2023E)
  • One-time/non-recurring addbacks: declining from $39MM (2020A) to $2MM (2023E)
  • Adj. EBITDA: $196MM (2019A) → $114MM (2020A) → $101MM (2021E) → $193MM (2022E) → $237MM (2023E); '20-'23 CAGR: 27.6%
  • Adj. EBITDA margin: ~21% normalized
  • D&A: depreciation $67MM (2019A), declining; amortization of goodwill/intangibles $93MM (2019A-2022E), $68MM (2023E)
  • Interest expense: $42MM (2019A) → $33MM (2020A) → $34MM (2021E) → $16MM (2022E) → $5MM (2023E); declining post debt paydown
  • Tax: net benefit in 2019A ($7MM) and 2020A ($26MM) loss years; $5MM (2021E), $27MM (2022E), $40MM (2023E)
  • Net income: ($26MM) 2019A → ($90MM) 2020A → ($113MM) 2021E → $26MM 2022E → $109MM 2023E
  • Capex: $33MM → $21MM → $18MM → $20MM → $15MM; declining reflects kiosk fleet maturity, no major new capex cycle
  • FCF = Adj. EBITDA less capex; conversion 82–94%
  • Post-transaction debt: $244MM; interest rate ~6-8% on remaining debt (pre-transaction rate implied from $33MM interest on $344MM debt ≈ ~10%; rate likely improves post-de-SPAC)

*Digital segment build (not broken out by line in deck - assumed splits):*

  • TVOD: ~$35MM (2020A) → dominant digital line near-term; growth moderating as AVOD/SVOD scale
  • AVOD/FLTV: early stage, high growth (735% YoY ad-hour growth); small $ near-term, significant by 2023
  • SVOD channels: pilot stage (62K Showtime bundles), meaningful scale by 2023 if agreements secured
  • Digital segment sub-line not disclosed in deck; single combined digital revenue line provided
  • Scenarios (Base / Bull / Bear - which variables flex):
  • SPAC-specific: redemption rate (0% / 50% / 100%) drives trust cash and pro forma cash/leverage
  • Operating:
  • *Base:* deck projections as filed
  • *Bull:* digital revenue accelerates faster (SVOD launches on-schedule, AVOD ad rates improve); legacy holds at $712-728 level
  • *Bear:* theatrical content recovery slower than expected (as COVID-impacted 2020-21 showed), digital adoption below 113% CAGR, legacy decline steeper; redemptions high reducing cash for digital buildout
  • Key flex variables: theatrical title count recovery, digital ARPU, SVOD channel launch timing, redemption rate, legacy revenue decay rate
  • Required sheets / outputs:
  1. Sources & Uses - SPAC trust, PIPE, rollover equity, sponsor promote, debt paydown, transaction costs, cash to balance sheet
  2. Pro Forma Cap Table - shares by class (existing shareholders, SPAC public, sponsor founder shares, PIPE investors), warrant schedule (16.8MM at $11.50), fully diluted share count
  3. EV Bridge - equity value → enterprise value (debt + cash + warrants if in-the-money)
  4. Leverage Analysis - pre/post net debt, net debt / Adj. EBITDA, interest coverage
  5. Operating Forecast (2019A–2023E) - revenue (legacy vs. digital), gross profit, operating costs, adj. EBITDA, net income (GAAP bridge), capex, FCF
  6. Non-GAAP Reconciliation - net income → Adj. EBITDA (D&A, amortization, interest, tax, one-time addbacks)
  7. Valuation Benchmarking - EV/Revenue and EV/Adj. EBITDA vs. legacy and digital peer sets
  8. Redemption Sensitivity - pro forma cash, leverage, shares at 0% / 25% / 50% / 75% / 100% redemption

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A 5-year monthly forecast with P&L, cash flow and runway, valuation (exit multiple plus a DCF cross-check), MOIC/IRR returns, and unit economics, with live formulas throughout.

How was this model built?+

It was built from Redbox SPAC's pitch deck and publicly available information, then structured to investment-banking standards as a fully editable Excel model.

Can I change the assumptions?+

Yes. You can change assumptions and the live formulas will recalculate in the downloadable Excel model.

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