(TSXV-PGV)

TORONTO, April 3, 2019 /CNW/ - Prodigy Ventures Inc. (TSXV: PGV) ("Prodigy" or the "Company") today announced the results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018.

"Prodigy continued its rapid revenue growth in 2018, with the greatest acceleration in the last half of the year." said Tom Beckerman, Prodigy's CEO. "Gross profit increases enabled the company to make additional R&D, sales and marketing expenditures to build for the future. Prodigy's client base continues to expand beyond the banking sector and also into the USA, as the Company reduces revenue concentration and creates new, higher margin opportunities."

Full Year 2018 Financial Results

• Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 totalled $16,943,045 compared to $12,140,692 for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 40%.
• Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2018 of $4,050,984 as compared to $3,599,780 for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 13%.
• Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 of $3,782,792 as compared to $3,093,319 for the year ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 22%, primarily due to increases in staff costs.
• Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2018 totalled $175,595 as compared to $347,528 for the year ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of 49%.
• The Company had working capital of $2,688,268 as of December 31, 2018 compared to $2,292,644 as of December 31, 2017.

Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results

• Revenue for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018 totalled $4,687,362 compared to $3,007,244 for the three months ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 56%.
• Gross profit for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018 of $1,117,740 as compared to $797,247 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 40%.
• Operating Expenses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018 of $1,108,179 as compared to $778,139 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, an increase of 42%.
• Net Income for the three-month period ended December 31, 2018 totalled $1,418 as compared to $5,310 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of 73%.

The complete audited financial statements and associated Management's Discussion and Analysis are available under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at www.prodigy.ventures.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Prodigy Ventures Inc.

Prodigy is an innovation company that has combined an enterprise technology services business - Prodigy Labs - with a Venture Builder business. The two businesses work together to create and deliver new enterprise and consumer platforms and apps using emerging technologies in mobile, video, secure ID, voice, blockchain, artificial intelligence, payments and augmented reality.

Prodigy has been ranked as the 9^th fastest growing Canadian company on the 2018 Growth 500, Canadian Business' Ranking of Fastest-Growing Canadian Companies. Prodigy has also been named as one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies in the 19^th, 20th and 21^st annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership and strong growth. In addition, 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. Prodigy has also been named to the prestigious Branham300 list for the second consecutive year. This ranking recognizes the financial performance of Canadian companies in the Information and Communications Technologies sector.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information set out in this news release constitutes forward-looking information. Forward looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements in respect of among other things, the Company's expectations with respect to higher margin revenue opportunities. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, and that information obtained from third party sources is reliable, they can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements included in this document, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risk factors set forth in the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2018, a copy of which is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. These statements are made as at the date hereof and unless otherwise required by law, the Company does not intend, or assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Prodigy Ventures Inc.

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