TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2017 /CNW/ - Prodigy Ventures Inc. (TSXV: PGV) ("Prodigy" or the "Company") today announced the results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

"With another successive quarter of record revenues, Prodigy continues its profitable growth, fuelled by our innovation successes with our clients," said Tom Beckerman, Prodigy's CEO. "Our sales and marketing efforts have established important new client relationships, expanded our pipeline, and increased our capacity for extended growth. Our increased sales and marketing, R&D and advisory expenses reduced our net income for Q2, but position us well for the future. Our working capital position improved in the first half of this fiscal year, enabling the Company to retire its remaining loans. Prodigy is now debt free."

Year-to-Date 2017 Financial Results

• Revenue for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 totalled $6,170,964 compared to $5,404,578 for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 14.2%.
• Gross profit for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 of $1,946,727 as compared to $1,865,090 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 4.4%.
• Operating Expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 of $1,544,127 as compared to $1,049,243 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 47.2%, primarily due to increases in sales staff costs, R&D and professional fees.
• Net Income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 totalled $285,684 as compared to $589,156 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of 51.5%.
• The Company had working capital of $2,180,256 as of June 30, 2017 compared to $1,952,165 as of December 31, 2016.

Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

• Revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 totalled $3,107,656 compared to $2,707,311 for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 14.8%.
• Gross profit for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 of $957,343 as compared to $861,765 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 11.1%.
• Operating Expenses for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 of $791,278 as compared to $559,236 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 41.5%.
• Net Income for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 totalled $116,515 as compared to $216,853 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of 46.3%.

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About Prodigy Ventures Inc.

Prodigy Ventures is an innovation company that has combined an enterprise services business - Prodigy Labs - with a Venture Builder business. The two businesses work together to sell services and create new enterprise-grade platforms and apps using technologies such as mobile video, proximity, wearables, 3D & augmented reality.

Prodigy has been named as one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies in the 19th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership and strong growth. Prodigy also ranked on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE Prodigy Ventures Inc.

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