EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitcoin Well Inc. (TSXV: BTCW) (“Bitcoin Well” or the “Company”) today announced our financial and operating results for the second quarter and first half of 2021. The interim Financial Statements and Notes, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are available on our website and have been filed on SEDAR.
“I am excited to share the numerous transformational milestones achieved by Bitcoin Well during the second quarter. We enhanced our Board of Directors, closed a $7 million private placement financing, and opened an over-the-counter (“OTC”) office in Calgary. We have also continued to expand, including the international acquisition of a UK bitcoin ATM operator,” said Adam O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Bitcoin Well. “Since then, Bitcoin Well has officially become the first publicly-traded bitcoin ATM company in the world1 with our listing on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) at the end of July; we have also assumed the assets of Crypto Kiosk in northern Ontario, and brought new technology solutions in-house with the proposed acquisition of Ghostlab. We look forward to building on this momentum for the second half of the year.”
Overview
For the three months ended, | For the six months ended, | |||||||||||
June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2020 | June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Revenue ($000s) | $ | 41,734 | $ | 8,268 | $ | 69,259 | $ | 14,489 | ||||
Gross Profit ($000s) | $ | 1,157 | $ | 1,140 | $ | 3,460 | $ | 1,632 | ||||
Gross Profit Margin (%) | 3 | % | 14 | % | 5 | % | 11 | % | ||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 30 | $ | 37 | $ | (4,333 | ) | $ | (145 | ) | ||
Adjusted EBITDA1 ($000s) | $ | (845 | ) | $ | 542 | $ | (17 | ) | $ | 530 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA1 Margin (%) | (2.0 | )% | 6.6 | % | (0.0 | )% | 3.7 | % | ||||
ATM Count | 169 | 60 | 169 | 60 |
1 Non-IFRS measure. See Advisories – "Non-IFRS measures".
Q2 2021 Financial Highlights
Strategic & Operational Highlights
Return of Our Chief Financial Officer
Our Chief Financial Officer, Mandy Johnston, MBA, CPA (US), CMA (US), CSCA, has returned from a temporary leave and resumed her duties, effective immediately. With her return, Jason Vandenberg, Senior Vice President and Co-Founder of Camilla Advisory Group Inc., a management consulting firm in Edmonton, Alberta, has stepped down as Interim CFO.
We greatly appreciate Mr. Vandenberg’s leadership and contributions in Ms. Johnston’s absence.
Outlook
With our recently secured public markets listing and enterprising consolidation strategy, the team at Bitcoin Well is excited about the opportunities ahead through the second half of 2021 and beyond. Our announced pending acquisition of software development company, Ghostlab, will enable us to offer technology that makes bitcoin more accessible and user friendly for the general public while also expanding the future potential SaaS revenue stream for Bitcoin Well. We believe that our company is well positioned to continue delivering meaningful value to stakeholders and to further advance our mission of allowing bitcoin accessibility from ocean to ocean across Canada and around the world.
Thank you for joining us on this journey.
About Bitcoin Well
Bitcoin Well offers convenient, secure and reliable ways to buy and sell bitcoin through a trusted Bitcoin ATM network and suite of web-based transaction services. The Company generates revenue and based on management’s assessment of publicly-available data, is the first publicly traded Bitcoin ATM company in the world, with an enterprising consolidation strategy to deliver accretive and cost-effective expansion in North America and globally. As leaders of the longest-running, founder-led Bitcoin ATM company in Canada, management of Bitcoin Well brings deep operational capabilities that span the entire value chain along with access to proprietary, cutting-edge software development that supports further expansion. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram to keep up to date with our business.
Contact Information
For investor information, please contact:
Bitcoin Well
10142 82 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z4
bitcoinwell.com
Adam O’Brien, Founder & CEO
Mandy Johnston, CFO
Tel: 1 888 711 3866
[email protected]
For media queries and further information, please contact:
Karen Smola, Director of Marketing
Tel: 587-735-1570
[email protected]
Reader Advisories / Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release regarding Bitcoin Well which are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, such as the timing of expansion plans and activities, the pending acquisition of GhostLab, as well as various business objectives. Such information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as “may”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe” and “continue” or the negative thereof or similar variations. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results in each case could differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements due to factors such as: (i) adverse market conditions, (ii) achieving all of the conditions required to close the acquisition of Ghostlab, including the approval of the TSXV, and (iii) the need for additional financing. Except as required by law, Bitcoin Well does not intend to update any changes to such statements.
Non-IFRS Measures
The Company uses certain terms in this news release and within the MD&A, such as ‘adjusted EBITDA’, which do not have a standardized or prescribed meaning under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and accordingly, these measurements may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measurements used by other companies. See the table below for a reconciliation of each non-IFRS measure to its nearest IFRS measure or refer to the "Non-GAAP Measures” and “Selected Financial Information” sections in the MD&A for applicable definitions, calculations, rationale for use and reconciliations to the most directly comparable measure under IFRS. Non-IFRS measures are provided as supplementary information by which readers may wish to consider the Company's performance but should not be relied upon for comparative or investment purposes.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss)
For the three months ended, | For the six months ended, | ||||||||||
$000s | June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2020 | June 30, 2021 | June 30, 2020 | |||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 30 | $ | 37 | $ | (4,333 | ) | $ | (145 | ) | |
Listing expense | $ | 1,477 | - | $ | 1,477 | - | |||||
Business acquisition and QT costs | 467 | 177 | 564 | 239 | |||||||
Depreciation and accretion | 274 | 141 | 542 | 212 | |||||||
Fair value change – cryptocurrency inventory | (4 | ) | 38 | (9 | ) | 32 | |||||
Fair value change – cryptocurrency loans | (3,313 | ) | 135 | 1,946 | 135 | ||||||
Foreign exchange | - | - | (2 | ) | - | ||||||
Income tax expense | 17 | - | (478 | ) | - | ||||||
Share based compensation | 207 | - | 282 | - | |||||||
(Gain) loss on debt settlement | (1 | ) | 14 | (6 | ) | 57 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (845 | ) | $ | 542 | $ | (17 | ) | $ | 530 |
Neither TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
1 Based on management’s assessment of publicly-available data.
2 Non-IFRS measure. See Advisories – "Non-IFRS measures".