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Q1 2024 Financial & Operational Highlights:
March 31, 2024 Working Capital(1):$4,233,711 .- Q1 2024 Gross Revenue:
$3,122,232 (Q4 2023 -$1,790,625 ), an increase of 74.4%. Continued Astrolab and Frootyhooty expansion and the Lamplighter acquisition fuelled this revenue growth. - Q1 2024 Net Revenue:
$2,298,273 (Q4 2023 -$1,311,311 ), an increase of 75.3%. - Q1 2024 Gross Margin:
$1,117,386 (Q4 2023 -$483,613 ), an increase of 131.0%. - Q1 2024 Gross Margin Percentage: 48.6% of net revenue (Q4 2023 – 37.0%), an increase of 31.4%.
- Q1 2024 EBITDA(1):
$567,602 (Q4 2023 -$936,605 loss), an increase of 160.6%. See TABLE 1 below. - Q1 2024 Adjusted EBITDA(1):
$611,571 (Q4 2023 -$80,050 ), an increase of 664.0%. - Q1 2024 Net Income:
$502,536 (Q4 2023 -$1,000,967 loss), an increase of 150.2%. - Q1 2024 Normalized Net Income(1):
$546,505 (Q4 2023 -$15,687 ), an increase of 3,383.8%. - Lamplighter Acquisition: On
January 17, 2024 , SSC acquired the Lamplighter brand for proceeds of up to$600,000 , which is the value of the net book value of tangible assets received. - Financing: Subsequent to Q1 2024, on
April 17, 2024 , SSC issued 5,333,334 units at a price of$0.15 per unit for net proceeds of$800,000 . Each Unit consisted of one common share and one common share purchase warrant of SSC. Each Warrant is exercisable for one common share of SSC at a price of$0.20 per share for a period of three years from the date issued.
(1) | Non-IFRS financial measure. See discussion in the Non-IFRS Financial Measures advisories section of this press release below. |
SSC took control of its
TABLE 1: QUARTERLY EBITDA AND | |||||
Quarter Ended | EBITDA | Adjusted | Net Income (Loss) | Normalized | |
125,968 | 134,611 | (73,476) | (73,476) | ||
554,583 | 623,139 | 276,898 | 345,454 | ||
876,296 | 958,807 | 758,828 | 841,337 | ||
1,422,160 | 1,098,392 | 1,217,641 | 893,873 | ||
259,140 | 328,822 | 64,814 | 134,496 | ||
(936,605) | 80,050 | (1,000,968) | 15,687 | ||
567,602 | 611,571 | 502,536 | 546,505 |
(2) | Q4 2023 EBITDA and net loss due to one-time non-recurring expense that was booked related to the go-public transaction ("Go-Public Expense") through Dash Capital Corp. Aside from the Go-Public Expense, SSC has been EBITDA positive every quarter since taking control of the facility and net income positive for six out of seven quarters. See discussion in the Non-IFRS Financial Measures advisories section of this press release below. |
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Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release includes references to "Working Capital", "EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Normalized Net Income", which are not defined under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The intent of these non-IFRS measures is to provide additional useful information to investors and analysts. These non-IFRS measures do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. As such, these non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation or used as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Working Capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities as reported on SSC's consolidated statements of financial position. Working Capital is considered as a useful measure by management of SSC to indicate SSC's ability to service its short-term financial obligations with short-term assets.
EBITDA is calculated as income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses. EBITDA is considered as a useful measure by management of SSC to understand the profitability of SSC excluding the effects of capital structure, taxation and depreciation, but may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA less the sale of SSC's facility, plus the acquisition of
Normalized Net Income is calculated as income less the sale of SSC's facility, plus the acquisition of
The following table reconciles current assets and current liabilities to Working Capital:
As at, | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Current assets | 10,885,404 | 5,197,836 | 8,419,131 | 3,467,464 |
Current liabilities | 6,621,693 | 3,156,238 | 4,725,252 | 2,339,957 |
Working Capital | 4,263,711 | 2,041,598 | 3,693,879 | 1,127,507 |
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to EBITDA:
Three months ended | Twelve months ended | |||
$ | $ | $ | $ | |
Net and comprehensive (loss) income | 502,536 | 758,828 | 1,040,316 | (1,683,799) |
Add (deduct): | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 13,234 | 11,166 | 48,207 | 229,854 |
Net interest (income) expense | 51,832 | 106,302 | 313,324 | 261,995 |
EBITDA | 567,602 | 876,296 | 1,401,847 | (1,191,950) |
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Three months ended | Twelve months ended | |||
$ | $ | $ | $ | |
Net and comprehensive (loss) income | 502,536 | 758,828 | 1,040,316 | (1,683,799) |
Add (deduct): | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 13.234 | 11,166 | 48,207 | 229,854 |
Net interest (income) expense | 51,832 | 106,302 | 313,324 | 261,995 |
Gain on disposal | - | - | (417,814) | - |
Acquisition of | - | - | 1,043,909 | - |
Share compensation expense | 43,969 | 82,511 | 218,984 | 48,607 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 611,571 | 958,807 | 2,246,926 | (1,143,343) |
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to Normalized Net Income:
Three months ended | Twelve months ended | |||
$ | $ | $ | $ | |
Net and comprehensive (loss) income | 502,536 | 758,828 | 1,040,316 | (1,683,799) |
Add (deduct): | ||||
Gain on disposal | - | - | (417,814) | - |
Acquisition of | - | - | 1,043,909 | - |
Share compensation expense | 43,969 | 82,511 | 218,984 | 48,607 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 546,505 | 841,339 | 1,885,395 | (1,635,192) |
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