Robust Gross Margins and Strong Revenue Growth in North America, Foundation Set to Execute Long Term Growth Plan
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2024 / Adcore Inc. (the "Company" or "Adcore") (TSX:ADCO)(OTCQX:ADCOF)(FSE:ADQ), a leading e-commerce advertising management and automation platform to leverage digital marketing in an effortless and accessible way ("Effortless Marketing"), today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
Omri Brill, Adcore Founder and CEO, commented " In Q2 we saw strong 22% year over year growth in revenue from the North America region while maintaining robust gross margins. Despite the slowdown in the EMEA market, we successfully overcame these challenges and achieved continued improvements in operating efficiency, resulting in gross margins of 44%, consistent with our strategic revenue initiative." Mr. Brill continued "Adcore is in an optimal financial position to continue executing our long term growth strategy and developing our leading digital marketing technology."
Mr. Brill added, "We are particularly encouraged by the remarkable growth of our Media Blast app, launched just 12 months ago, which has already achieved an ARR of CAD$1,000,000. This impressive performance within its first year is a testament to our innovative approach and the dedication of our team."
Second Quarter Highlights
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$6.6 million compared to CAD$6.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a 4% decrease.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$2.9 million compared to CAD$3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a 1% decrease.
Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 44% compared to 43% for the three months ended June 30, 2023,
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was negative CAD$173,000 compared to CAD$112,000, for the three months ended June 30, 2023
North America revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$2 million compared to CAD$1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a 22% increase.
EMEA revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$1.9 million compared to CAD$2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a 27% decrease.
APAC revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$2.7 million compared to CAD$2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, a 3% increase.
Net cash flow used in operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2024, amounted to CAD$247 thousands, compared to CAD$406 thousands for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Total accumulated NCIB purchases the company made until 30/06/2024 was 1,940,000 shares.
Working Capital for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was CAD$6.4 million compared to CAD$7.6 million as of December 31, 2023.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these results on August 14th at 10AM ET.
The conference call will include a brief statement by management and will focus on answering questions about Adcore's results. Questions regarding results can be sent in advance to [email protected].
USE OF NON-IFRS MEASURES The following table reconciles the non-IFRS measure to the most comparable IFRS measure for the three months ended June 30, 2024. This measure does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS and is not a measure of financial performance under IFRS, and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
ADCORE INC. ADJUSTED EBITDA (Expressed in CAD thousands)
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024 $
June 30, 2023 $
Operating profit
(779
)
(406
)
Depreciation and amortization
380
201
Share-based payments
16
126
Other non-recurring items
210
191
Total Adjustments
606
518
Adjusted EBITDA
(173
)
112
ADCORE INC. UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Expressed in CAD thousands)
Three Months Ended
June 30 2024
June 20 2023
Revenues
6,592
6,864
Cost of revenues
3,679
3,918
Gross profit
2,913
2,946
Research and development expenses
579
326
Selling, general and administrative expenses
3,113
3,026
Operating profit (loss)
(779
)
(406
)
Finance expenses
169
132
Finance income
(31
)
(19
)
Profit (loss) before taxes on income
(917)
(519
)
Tax Expenses (income)
(226
)
5
Net Profit (Loss)
(691
)
(524
)
Basic profit per share attributable to shareholders
(0.011
)
(0.009
)
Diluted profit per share attributable to shareholders
(0.011
)
(0.009
)
ADCORE INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (Expressed in CAD thousands)
June 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
CAD$ in thousands
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
7,317
8,061
Trade accounts receivable, net
4,272
6,094
Other accounts receivable
410
548
Total current assets
11,999
14,703
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Property, plant and equipment, net
1,352
264
Intangible assets, net
4,082
4,081
-
Total non-current assets
5,434
4,345
Total assets
17,433
19,048
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade accounts payable
4,126
4,980
Other accounts payable
1,353
2,152
Lease liability
174
-
Total current liabilities
5,653
7,132
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accrued severance pay, net
10
11
Deferred tax liability, net
-
190
Lease liability
718
-
Total non-current liabilities
728
201
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Share capital
11,176
10,782
Additional paid in capital
3,786
3,615
Treasury stocks
(991
)
(925
)
Actuarial reserve
(99
)
(95
)
Retained earnings (losses)
(2,820
)
(1,662
)
Total Equity
11,052
11,715
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
17,433
19,048
ABOUT ADCORE
Adcore is a leading AI-powered marketing technology company.
By combining extensive industry knowledge and experience with its proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology, Adcore offers a unique digital marketing solution that empowers entrepreneurs and advertisers by managing and automating their e-commerce store advertising and monitoring and analyzing the performance of their advertising budget to ensure maximum Return on Investment. Adcore is a certified Google Premier Partner, Elite Tier Microsoft Partner, Facebook Partner, Verified Amazon Partner, and TikTok Partner.
Established in 2006, the Company employs over fifty people in its headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel and satellite offices in Toronto, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.
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