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VANCOUVER, BC, April 27, 2022
● Strong financial performance and balance sheet sets stage for successful 2022.
● Wishpond reported Record Adjusted EBITDA of $490,873 for Q4-2021.
VANCOUVER, BC, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wishpond Technologies Ltd. (TSXV: WISH) (OTCQX: WPNDF) ("Wishpond" or the "Company"), a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions, announces it has filed its audited annual consolidated financial statements (the "Annual Financial Statements") and management's discussion and analysis (the "MD&A") for fiscal 2021, representing the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Copies of the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A are available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Ali Tajskander, Wishpond's Chairman and CEO commented, "2021 was a monumental year for Wishpond, as we accomplished record financial results in our first full year as a public company on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"). We set an aggressive pace in the first quarter of 2021 that we maintained throughout the year with organic and inorganic growth culminating in a record fourth quarter as well as record revenue for the year. I am also very pleased with our financial performance in the fourth quarter 2021, in which we achieved record revenue and Adjusted EBITDA with 107% revenue growth compared to the fourth quarter of 2020."
Ali Tajskander adds, "Including the acquisition of Viral Loops, completed on April 1, 2022, we've now done five acquisitions since going public in December 2020. I am also happy to report that the integration of Winback, acquired on December 31, 2021, has been completed and Winback's customer growth is accelerating. Meanwhile, the Viral Loops integration is proceeding on schedule and we are already witnessing cross sell opportunities for offering referral marketing solutions to Wishpond's existing customer base. Our acquisition growth strategy is working nicely and it complements the Company's organic growth."
Wishpond expects to increase its customer base and Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) through organic growth and inorganic acquisitions in 2022. The Company has continued to invest in sales and marketing activities and operations in Q1-2022 in order to support the organic growth expected in 2022. Despite some seasonality in Q1-2022, Wishpond expects healthy year-over-year revenue growth in 2022. The Company plans to increase headcount in Wishpond's sales team to maintain organic growth as well as in its research and development team to maintain its competitiveness in the industry. The Company expects revenue and earnings growth to accelerate in the second half of 2022 with the integration of its recent acquisitions, an expanded sales team and an increase in the amount of cross-selling opportunities between products and solutions offered across its product lines. Wishpond expects to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA in 2022, at levels exceeding 2021 results.
"We are very optimistic of our outlook for the remainder of 2022," said David Pais, Wishpond's Chief Financial Officer. "We closed Q4-2021 with the acquisition of Winback and closed Q1-2022 with the acquisition of Viral Loops, thereby ensuring strong momentum for the rest of the year. We have a strong balance sheet that enables us to continue investing in the business. We expect to achieve new record highs for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA in 2022."
The tables below set out selected financial information relating to Wishpond and should be read in conjunction with Wishpond's Annual Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, and MD&A.
3 months ended December 31, 2021 | 3 months ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
$ | $ | $ | $ | |
Revenue | 4,666,853 | 2,254,771 | 14,761,275 | 7,882,018 |
Gross profit(1) | 3,184,611 | 1,455,475 | 9,980,399 | 5,229,099 |
Gross margin(1) | 68% | 65% | 68% | 66% |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 490,873 | 121,151 | 56,389 | 494,902 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash during the period | (1,516,267) | 6,041,190 | (1,063,093) | 7,036,010 |
Cash - end of the period | 6,242,453 | 7,305,546 | 6,242,453 | 7,305,546 |
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA
3 months ended December 31, 2021 | 3 months ended December 31, 2020 | Year ended December 31, 2021 | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |
$ | $ | $ | $ | |
Loss before income taxes | (799,777) | (2,160,195) | (4,794,153) | (2,215,493) |
Depreciation and amortization | 291,497 | 107,227 | 878,976 | 395,898 |
Interest expense | 1,489 | 5,665 | 9,035 | 26,781 |
Stock based compensation expense | 597,916 | 17,946 | 2,322,735 | 100,649 |
Remeasurement of contingent consideration liability | 166,134 | - | 859,672 | - |
Foreign currency losses (gains) | 4,186 | (16,049) | 36,116 | (27,507) |
Filing fees, credit facility setup fees, and other expenses (income) | 166,160 | (20,122) | 424,743 | 27,895 |
Acquisition related expenses | 17,334 | 72,594 | 177,537 | 72,594 |
Reverse takeover listing expense | - | 2,114,085 | - | 2,114,085 |
Earn-out remuneration | 45,934 | - | 141,728 | - |
Adjusted EBITDA | 490,873 | 121,151 | 56,389 | 494,902 |
1 | Footnotes: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, MRR, annualized run rate, gross profit and gross margin are not financial measures recognized by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. See "Cautionary Statements - Non-GAAP Financial Measures". |
The Company will host a webinar today to discuss the financial results at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET). The call will be hosted by: Ali Tajskandar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; David Pais, Chief Financial Officer, and Pardeep S. Sangha, Head of Investor Relations.
Date: | Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
Time: | 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET) |
Registration: | |
Dial-in: | +1 778 907 2071 (Vancouver local) |
+1 647 374 4685 (Toronto local) | |
Meeting ID #: | 813 7792 9468 |
Please connect 5 minutes prior to the start to ensure time for any software download that may be required.
"Ali Tajskandar"
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Wishpond is a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions. Wishpond's vision is to become the leading provider of digital marketing solutions that empower entrepreneurs to achieve success online. The Company offers an "all-in-one" marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities on one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces disparate marketing solutions with an easy-to-use product, for a fraction of the cost. Wishpond serves over 3,700 customers who are primarily small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in a wide variety of industries. The Company has developed cutting-edge marketing technology solutions and continues to add new features and applications with great velocity. The Company employs a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model where substantially all the Company's revenue is subscription-based recurring revenue which provides excellent revenue predictability and cash flow visibility. Wishpond is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker "WISH", and on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker "WPNDF". For further information, visit: www.wishpond.com.
Information presented in this press release may be only a summary of all available information and does not purport to be a full representation of all figures, notes and discussions provided for in the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A. Readers are cautioned to read the entirety of the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A, and to not rely only on the information presented in this press release. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this press release on the one hand, and the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A on the other hands, the provisions of the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A shall govern.
In this press release, Wishpond has used the following terms ("Non-GAAP Financial Measures") that are not defined by International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), but are used by management to evaluate the performance of Wishpond and its business: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), gross profit and gross margin. These measures may also be used by investors, financial institutions and credit rating agencies to assess Wishpond's performance and ability to service debt. Non-GAAP Financial Measures do not have standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Securities regulations require that Non-GAAP Financial Measures are clearly defined, qualified and reconciled to their most comparable GAAP financial measures. Except as otherwise indicated, these Non-GAAP Financial Measures are calculated and disclosed on a consistent basis from period to period. Specific items may only be relevant in certain periods. [See the disclosure under the heading "Additional GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures" in Wishpond's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for a discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and certain reconciliations to GAAP financial measures.] The intent of Non-GAAP Financial Measures is to provide additional useful information to investors and analysts, and the measures do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. The measures should not, therefore, be considered in isolation or used as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Other issuers may calculate Non-GAAP Financial Measures differently. Non-GAAP Financial Measures are identified and defined as follows:
Statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company, its subsidiaries and the industries in which they operate, including statements about, among other things, all information contained under the heading "Outlook" herein, expectations, beliefs, plans, future operations, origination of additional targets in which the Company may hold an interest and acquisition opportunities for the Company, business and acquisition strategies, opportunities, objectives, prospects, assumptions, including those related to trends and prospects, and future events and performance. Sentences and phrases containing or modified by words such as "expect", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "intend", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targets", "projects", "is designed to", "strategy", "should", "believe", "contemplate" and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions, are not historical facts and are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements in this press release are reasonable and are based on, among other things, the expectations and analysis of current market trends and opportunities of management of the Company, such forward-looking statements has been based on expectations, factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to be inaccurate and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control, including, but not limited to, economic uncertainty and instability as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, instability in global commodity and securities markets, shifts in consumer and institutional spending and marketing strategies, the changing global market and competition for the products and services supplied by the Company, and the additional risk factors discussed in the continuous disclosure materials of the Company which are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and are made as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention and has no obligation or responsibility, except as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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