WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Aug. 29, 2017) - Snipp Interactive Inc. ("Snipp" or the "Company") (OTCQX:SNIPF)(TSX VENTURE:SPN), a global provider of digital marketing promotions, rebates and loyalty solutions, is pleased to announce its financial results for Q2-2017 and the six months ended June 30, 2017. All results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and in US dollars. A copy of the complete unaudited interim financial statements and management's discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
Fiscal Q2 2017 Highlights
(Refer to Non-GAAP Measures, Gross Margin and EBITDA discussion below)
- Q2 2017 Bookings of US $3.3MM represents a 27% improvement from Q2 2016 Bookings of US $2.6MM.
- Q2 2017 EBITDA loss was US $-0.71MM, a 54% improvement from Q2 2016 EBITDA loss of US $-1.54MM.
- Q2 2017 Net Income was US $-1.3MM, a 55% improvement from Q2 2016 Net Income of US $-2.9MM
- The Company focused on maintaining its margins in the 70%+ range. Gross margins improved 2% from 71% for Q2 2016 to 73% in Q2 2017.
- The Company continued to focus on cost improvements from its integration efforts, resulting in Q2 2017 salaries and compensation expenses decreasing by approximately US $0.8 million or 27% compared to Q2 2016.
- Revenue for Q2 2017 was $2.8MM and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $5.3MM compared to revenue for Q2 2016 of $2.8MM and for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of $4.9MM.
- The Company's bookings backlog (programs that have been sold, but whose revenues have not yet been recognized) stood at $5.3MM at June 30, 2017, a 6% improvement from the same point last year. Bookings backlog at June 30, 2016 was $5.0MM.
- Snipp appointed Rob Rathke as EVP of Sales. Rob has twenty years of sales, marketing and advertising experience, most of which have been spent in CPG-centric and promotional agencies. He previously was the VP Integrated Operations at one of the largest Shopper-Marketing agencies in North America.
- Snipp completed a private financing of CAD $4,500,000 through a non-brokered private placement, which included significant participation from Company executives, directors and insiders.
- Snipp completed the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type 1 security audit. This is a non-financial audit that affirms that Snipp Interactive's information security practices, policies, procedures, and operations meet the SOC 2 standards for security, availability, and confidentiality.
"Q2 demonstrated continued progress as Snipp took significant steps to achieve profitability in the near future. We improved in several key metrics, particularly Bookings, Backlog and EBTIDA, with some significant gains compared to the same period last year," said Atul Sabharwal, Snipp's co-founder and CEO. In the coming quarters, we will be focusing on further reducing our cost structure while increasing revenue - a two-pronged strategy that will remain in place throughout the rest of 2017. This is the first time in Company history where profitability is clearly in sight and we look forward to a resumption in sales acceleration under the leadership of our new EVP of sales."
Non-GAAP Measures
Snipp uses certain performance measures throughout this document that are not recognizable under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles or IFRS ("GAAP"). These performance measures include Gross Margin and EBITDA. Management believes that these measures provide supplemental financial information that is useful in the evaluation of the Company's operations.
Investors should be cautioned, however, that these measures should not be construed as alternatives to measures determined in accordance with GAAP and IFRS as an indicator of Snipp's performance. The Company's method of calculating these measures may differ from that of other organizations, and accordingly, these may not be comparable.
EBITDA
Snipp defines earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") as revenue minus operating expenses excluding non-cash operating expenses of stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization (interest and taxes are not included in the Company's operating expenses).
Gross Margin
Snipp defines Gross Margin as revenue less campaign infrastructure. The Company's calculation of Gross Margin is not a financial measure that is recognized under GAAP. Investors should be cautioned that the Company's defined Gross Margin should not be construed as an alternative measure to other measures determined in accordance with GAAP.
The following are calculations of Gross Margin:
| Three months ended June 30, 2017 |
Three months ended June 30, 2016 |
Six months ended June 30, 2017 |
Six months ended June 30, 2016 |
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| USD | USD | USD | USD | |
| Revenue | $2,849,799 | $2,824,293 | $5,334,107 | $4,931,723 |
| Less: | ||||
| Campaign infrastructure | $778,565 | $815,130 | $1,369,482 | $1,340,086 |
| Gross Margin | $2,071,234 | $2,009,163 | $3,964,625 | $3,591,637 |
For More Information
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS:
In conjunction with this announcement, Snipp management will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time to discuss the Company's financial results.
To listen to the live conference call, parties in the United States and Canada should dial 888-417-2254, access code 8953904. International parties should call 719-457-2662 using the same access code 8953904. Please dial in approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the "Investors" section of the Company's website under "Presentations" at www.snipp.com. To access the live webcast, please log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software.
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION | ||
| Unaudited - Expressed in U.S. Dollars | ||
| As at | ||
| June 30, 2017 |
December 31, 2016 |
|
| ASSETS | ||
| Current | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,137,735 | 2,375,619 |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $218,653 (2016 - $70,811) | 3,416,060 | 4,242,388 |
| Deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets | 652,473 | 286,592 |
| 7,206,268 | 6,904,599 | |
| Equipment | 83,896 | 105,839 |
| Intangible assets | 5,370,956 | 5,484,587 |
| Goodwill | 3,343,129 | 3,343,129 |
| 16,004,249 | 15,838,154 | |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) | ||
| Current | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2,724,145 | 2,676,646 |
| Deferred revenue | 2,225,281 | 1,961,622 |
| Due to related parties | 45,647 | 76,610 |
| Working Capital Line of Credit | 1,098,683 | 2,000,000 |
| 6,093,756 | 6,714,878 | |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Common shares | 26,170,796 | 22,815,647 |
| Warrants | 421,796 | 421,796 |
| Contributed surplus | 4,519,977 | 4,237,448 |
| Deficit | (19,874,353) | (16,952,007) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,327,723) | (1,399,608) |
| 9,910,493 | 9,123,276 | |
| 16,004,249 | 15,838,154 | |
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||
| Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 | ||
| Unaudited - Expressed in U.S. Dollars | ||
| Three | Three | |
| Months Ended | Months Ended | |
| June 30, 2017 | June 30, 2016 | |
| REVENUE | 2,849,799 | 2,824,293 |
| EXPENSES | ||
| Salaries and compensation | 2,160,587 | 2,948,483 |
| General and administrative | 315,743 | 317,395 |
| Campaign infrastructure | 778,565 | 815,130 |
| Professional fees | 110,099 | 96,521 |
| Marketing and investor relations | 19,261 | 76,908 |
| Travel | 25,313 | 104,869 |
| Bad debt expense | 147,842 | - |
| Amortization of intangibles | 417,513 | 1,077,478 |
| Depreciation of equipment | 11,835 | 12,196 |
| Stock-based compensation | 120,108 | 576,852 |
| 4,106,866 | 6,025,832 | |
| Net loss before interest income, foreign exchange, change in fair value of derivative liability, change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | (1,257,067) |
(3,201,539) |
| Interest income, foreign exchange, change in fair value of derivative liability, change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | ||
| Interest income (expense) | (23,848) | 2,090 |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain | (13,167) | (6,905) |
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | - | - |
| Change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | - | 308,759 |
| Net loss for the period | (1,294,082) | (2,897,595) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to loss | ||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | 75,145 | 79,963 |
| Comprehensive loss for the period | (1,218,937) | (2,817,632) |
| Basic and diluted loss per common share | (0.01) | (0.03) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 137,186,913 | 114,678,524 |
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 | ||
| Unaudited - Expressed in U.S. Dollars | ||
| Six | Six | |
| Months Ended | Months Ended | |
| June 30, 2017 | June 30, 2016 | |
| REVENUE | 5,334,107 | 4,931,723 |
| EXPENSES | ||
| Salaries and compensation | 4,652,284 | 6,303,348 |
| General and administrative | 597,846 | 703,066 |
| Campaign infrastructure | 1,369,482 | 1,340,086 |
| Professional fees | 180,484 | 221,122 |
| Marketing and investor relations | 64,651 | 150,116 |
| Travel | 38,737 | 210,228 |
| Bad debt expense | 147,842 | - |
| Amortization of intangibles | 818,449 | 1,169,820 |
| Depreciation of equipment | 24,589 | 23,445 |
| Stock-based compensation | 282,529 | 1,046,009 |
| 8,176,893 | 11,167,240 | |
| Net loss before interest income, foreign exchange, change in fair value of derivative liability, change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | (2,842,786) |
(6,235,517) |
| Interest income, foreign exchange, change in fair value of derivative liability, change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | ||
| Interest income (expense) | (56,650) | 4,469 |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain | (22,910) | (43,554) |
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | - | 31,834 |
| Change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | - | 506,383 |
| Net loss for the period | (2,922,346) | (5,736,385) |
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to loss | ||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | 71,885 | (309,790) |
| Comprehensive loss for the period | (2,850,461) | (6,046,175) |
| Basic and diluted loss per common share | (0.02) | (0.05) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 141,786,049 | 123,472,749 |
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 | ||
| Unaudited - Expressed in U.S. Dollars | ||
| Six | Six | |
| Months Ended | Months Ended | |
| June 30, 2017 | June 30, 2016 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Net loss for the period | (2,922,346) | (5,736,385) |
| Items not involving cash: | ||
| Amortization of intangibles | 818,449 | 1,169,820 |
| Depreciation of equipment | 24,589 | 23,445 |
| Stock-based compensation | 282,529 | 1,046,009 |
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | - | (31,834) |
| Change in fair value of acquisition consideration payable in equity | - | (506,383) |
| Changes in non-cash working capital items: | ||
| Accounts receivable | 826,328 | (106,649) |
| Deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets | (365,881) | (330,993) |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 47,499 | 3,022 |
| Deferred revenue | 263,659 | 146,406 |
| Due to related parties | (30,963) | (491,439) |
| Net cash flows used in operating activities | (1,056,137) | (4,814,981) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Additions to equipment | (2,646) | (30,735) |
| Additions to intangible assets | (704,818) | (914,536) |
| Due to Swiss Post | - | (861,956) |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities | (707,464) | (1,807,227) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Proceeds from common shares issued | 3,375,076 | 5,275,554 |
| Share issuance costs | (19,927) | (72,860) |
| Proceeds from warrants exercised | - | 18,231 |
| Proceeds from options exercised | - | 14,600 |
| Proceeds from working capital line of credit | (901,317) | - |
| Net cash flows provided by financing activities | 2,453,832 | 5,235,525 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 71,885 | (183,352) |
| Change in cash for the period | 762,116 | (1,570,035) |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 2,375,619 | 4,696,617 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | 3,137,735 | 3,126,582 |
About Snipp:
Snipp is a global loyalty and promotions company with a singular focus: to develop disruptive engagement platforms that generate insights and drive sales. Our solutions include shopper marketing promotions, loyalty, rewards, rebates and data analytics, all of which are seamlessly integrated to provide a one-stop marketing technology platform. We also provide the services and expertise to design, execute and promote client programs. SnippCheck, our receipt processing engine, is the market leader for receipt-based purchase validation; SnippLoyalty is the only unified loyalty solution in the market for CPG brands. Snipp has powered hundreds of programs for Fortune 1000 brands and world-class agencies and partners.
Snipp is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices across the United States, Canada, Ireland, Europe and India. The company is publicly listed on the OTCQB in the United States of America, and on the Toronto Stock Venture Exchange (TSX) in Canada. Snipp was selected to the TSX Venture 50®, an annual ranking of the strongest performing companies on the TSX Venture Exchange, in 2015 and 2016. SNIPP IS RANKED #49 AMONGST THE FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES IN NORTH AMERICA ON DELOITTE'S 2016 TECHNOLOGY FAST 500™ LIST.
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