The Company additionally announced preliminary results for the second quarter of fiscal year(FY) 2021, provided an outlook for the third quarter of FY2021 and an update on new multi-year contracts. All numbers are expressed in
Approval of Nasdaq Listing - To Trade Under the Stock Symbol VQS
VIQ received approval to list its common shares on the Nasdaq under the symbol 'VQS.' VIQ will provide a subsequent announcement of the date trading of its common shares will commence on the Nasdaq. VIQ's common shares will continue to trade on the OTCQX until trading begins on Nasdaq. VIQ will also retain its listing on the
'The Nasdaq listing represents a significant milestone for VIQ and is an important next step in our development,' said
Preliminary Second Quarter Results for FY2021 and Outlook for Third Quarter Results for FY2021
The Company plans to provide its second quarter earnings in mid-August. Based on its preliminary results, VIQ anticipates revenue in the second quarter to be in the range of
The Company continues to execute on its planned commitment to scale its technology editing infrastructure and sales globally to meet new demands and to address new opportunities for its products and services.
VIQ plans to complete its corporate initiatives related to this acceleration of its innovation, expansion and public market related initiatives in the second quarter and third quarter of FY2021. The extraordinary, one-time, expenses associated with these corporate milestones will be included in the Company's financial results for second quarter and third quarter of FY2021.
'While there was continuing volatility with Covid-related shutdowns in some of our global markets, our revenue remains steady and our client list continues to grow,' said
New Multi-Year Contracts
The Company also announced it has secured new, multi-year contracts in
The Company commenced providing products and services to its customers under these contracts during first quarter and second quarter of 2021, with the majority of services expected to commence in third quarter of 2021, subject to region-specific pandemic related shutdowns particularly in EMEA and
Increased Demand for New Solutions
In early 2021, the Company introduced FirstDraft, powered by aiAssist, to automate the speech-to-text process, increasing audio recording documentation and improving content accessibility for clients worldwide. The solution was well received, and demand is higher than expected with approximately
'During an initial test of the FirstDraft functionality, we were amazed at the results,' said
'We are excited about the opportunity CapturePro, NetScribe, and FirstDraft provides to the region,'
To expand the support of its solution portfolio globally, VIQ will implement a localized version of the FirstDraft technology on the African continent and make a similar investment in
'As global markets expand, the need for real-time, highly accurate documentation is accelerating,' said
'We remain committed on our path to disrupt and transform the industries we serve and we are excited by our growth opportunities and outlook for 2021 and beyond,' said
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Forward-looking Statements
Estimates provided in this news release are preliminary and are inherently uncertain due to a number of factors, and remain subject to Company management and Audit Committee reviews and the completion of regular financial closing and review procedures and audit procedures for the second and third quarters of 2021. Additional adjustments to the preliminary estimates presented above may be identified, and final results for the relevant fiscal periods may differ materially from these preliminary estimates and will not be finalized until after the Company completes its normal year-end accounting procedures for each quarter, including execution of internal controls over financial reporting. These preliminary estimates are intended to provide information about management's current expectations regarding certain aspects of the Company's financial performance. Reliance on the information presented herein may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information under applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information are provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements or information typically contain statements with words such as 'anticipate', 'believe', 'expect', 'plan', 'intend', 'estimate', 'propose', 'project' or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking statements or information in this news release include, but are not limited to, the anticipated timing of the listing of the Company's common shares and ultimate trading of such shares on the Nasdaq; the perceived benefits to the Company related to its listing on the Nasdaq; the timing of the release and preliminary estimates of the Company's revenues and gross margins for second quarter and third quarter of 2021; the Company's expectations related to completing additional possible acquisitions in 2021; the impact of new contracts on the Company's revenue and gross margins for the next 12-month period and the prospects, outlook and impact of the Company's existing products and new products in certain markets and the timing of the roll-out of such products.
In addition, this news release contains a financial outlook including with respect to VIQ's anticipated revenue and gross margin for the second quarter and third quarter of 2021 as well as other financial outlook disclosures. The financial outlook is included to provide shareholders with a timely update of the Company's near-term financial outlook in relation to continuing uncertainties around Covid-19. Accordingly, readers should be cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Forward-looking statements including, without limitation, financial outlooks and preliminary estimates, are based on several factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such statements and information, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although VIQ believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because VIQ can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition to other factors and assumptions which may be identified in this news release, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the continued good standing of VIQ's customer contracts, the market acceptance of VIQ's products and services, the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and related measures on VIQ's clients and revenues and VIQ's ability to migrate its clients to NetScribe and aiAssist. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list is not exhaustive of all factors and assumptions that have been used.
Forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, financial outlooks are based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve several risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by VIQ and described in the forward-looking statements or information, including the ultimate listing and trading of the Company's common shares on the Nasdaq may be delayed, VIQ's customers may be delayed in satisfying their obligations under commercial agreements with VIQ or they may not satisfy their obligations under these agreements at all, the market acceptance of VIQ's products and services, that the Company's scaling of its technology editing infrastructure may not occurr when or as anticipated or that the Covid-19 pandemic could cause disruption to the Company's business in one or more geographic areas and those risks described in VIQ's Annual Information Form for the year ended
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