- Adjusted EBITDA* increased 108% to
$1.3 million year-over-year - Total revenues grew 47% to
$10.5 million year-over-year - System sales revenues increased 73% to
$7.5 million year-over-year - Rights for use, rental and maintenance revenues of
$3.0 million – best on record - Net income of
$0.5 million , or$0.002 per share
“We continue to execute our plan for delivering profitable growth,” said
“We are building momentum in multiple key markets. We continue to increase our footprint in theatrical, where our second quarter should benefit from the D-BOX releases of Barbie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Gran Turismo, and others. We’re doing strong business in simulation and training, and gaining traction in racing / gaming, where we received initial revenues from the Motion 1 gaming chair during the quarter. Importantly, we see significant potential to grow our worldwide install base and industry-leading haptic ecosystem while delivering sustained profitable growth.”
Selected Financial Information (in thousands of Canadian dollars) | ||
Quarter ended | ||
2023 | 2022 | |
Total revenues | 10,491 | 7,113 |
Rights for use, rental and maintenance revenues | 3,011 | 2,792 |
System sales revenues | 7,480 | 4,321 |
Gross profit excluding amortization* | 5,630 | 4,291 |
Net income | 496 | 29 |
Adjusted EBITDA* | 1,257 | 605 |
As at | As at | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,881 | 3,116 |
*See the Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures section in this news release for more information.
FIRST QUARTER OVERVIEW
Revenue increased
Rights for use, rental, and maintenance revenues reached a new quarterly record, increasing 8% to
Gross profit excluding amortization related to cost of goods sold increased to
Operating expenses for the quarter were
Adjusted EBITDA increased 107.8% to
On
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED
The financial information relating to the first quarter ended
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES*
D-BOX uses three non-IFRS financial performance measures in its MD&A and other communications. The non-IFRS measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Investors are cautioned that the disclosure of these metrics is meant to add to, and not to replace, the discussion of financial results determined in accordance with IFRS. Management uses both IFRS and non-IFRS measures when planning, monitoring and evaluating the Corporation’s performance. The non-IFRS performance measures are described as follows:
1) EBITDA represents earnings before interest and financing, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjustments to EBITDA are for items that are not necessarily reflective of the Corporation’s underlying operating performance. As there is no generally accepted method of calculating EBITDA, this measure is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other issuers. Adjusted EBITDA provides useful and complementary information, which can be used, in particular, to assess profitability and cash flows from operations. The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to profit (loss):
(Amounts are in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Three-month periods ended | ||
2023 | 2022 | |
Profit (loss) | 496 | 29 |
Amortization of property and equipment | 255 | 248 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 191 | 230 |
Financial expenses | 167 | 106 |
Income taxes (recovery) | — | 7 |
Share-based payments | 16 | 123 |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | 132 | (138) |
Adjusted EBITDA | 1,257 | 605 |
2) Gross profit excluding amortization and gross margin excluding amortization are both used to evaluate the Corporation’s capacity to generate funds through product sales by considering the cost of these products while excluding the main non-cash item, namely amortization (see the reconciliation table in section 5.2 of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis dated
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D-BOX creates and redefines realistic, immersive entertainment experiences by moving the body and sparking the imagination through effects: motion, vibration and texture. D-BOX has collaborated with some of the best companies in the world to deliver new ways to enhance great stories. Whether it’s movies, video games, music, relaxation, virtual reality applications, metaverse experience, themed entertainment or professional simulation, D-BOX creates a feeling of presence that makes life resonate like never before.
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