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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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Avante Corp | TSXV:XX | TSX Venture | Common Stock |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0 | 20:59:56 |
Manny Mounouchos, Founder, CEO and Board Chair of Avante, commented, “Second quarter was an exceptional quarter for Avante as we increased revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, while completing the acquisition of NSSG. We are starting to gain traction on our initiatives to increase efficiencies and re-instate our high level of service. Our clients are noticing the difference in the level of service being provided to them and are becoming our advocates through providing a significantly increased number of referrals. Meanwhile, we continue to actively seek new opportunities to expand and enhance our services.”
Raj Kapoor, Avante’s Chief Financial Officer, added, “I am pleased to report that the company has successfully acquired and integrated our latest acquisition, NSSG, while maintaining growth and liquid assets. We are expecting a boost in revenue and EBITDA in the fourth quarter with the contribution from NSSG. We continue to have a strong balance sheet and are able to fund the Company’s organic growth initiatives through positive cash flows from operations.”
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SECOND FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023:
TRAILING TWELVE MONTH FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
On a trailing twelve-month basis to September 30, 2023,
ACQUISITION of NSSG:
On September 19, 2023, Avante announced its majority stake acquisition of North Star Support Group S.R.L. (“NSSG”), through its subsidiary Avante International Inc. The transaction’s effective date is October 1, 2023. Avante acquired a 55% majority interest in NSSG, for an aggregate purchase price of EUR1,300,000, paid by way of a combination of cash in the amount of EUR1,200,000 and the issuance of 154,301 common shares in the capital of the Company. In addition, as part of the transaction, Avante advanced to NSSG a loan in principal amount of up to EUR 1 million for a term of 4 years, bearing interest at a rate equal to the Bank of Canada Prime Rate plus 1%, and repayable in 8 quarterly equal repayments starting on the date that is 24 months after the date of each drawdown under the loan.
NSSG is a highly reputed risk management and security company operating globally. Founded in 2017, NSSG is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, with offices in New York, Cairo, and Kyiv, with representations in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Israel and the United Kingdom. NSSG offers a wide range of integrated corporate security solutions, with a strong focus on technological advancements and integration with existing corporate security platforms. NSSG has a worldwide clientele and has established itself as a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies in the risk management industry. NSSG generated revenue of $5.9 million for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 with net profit of $1.3 million.
RECENT BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND FISCAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023:
Readers should refer to the Company’s financial statements and MD&A in respect of its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, for additional risk factors, accounting policies, detailed financial disclosures, reconciliation of non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measures, related party transactions, contingencies and reporting of subsequent events since the year ended March 31, 2023. Such financial statements and MD&A are incorporated by reference into this news release and are filed electronically through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”), which can be accessed at www.sedar.com.
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
$ thousands unless otherwise noted | Sept. 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||
INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION: | Q2 F24 | Q1 F24 | Q4 F23 | ||||||
RMR in the period, continuing operations (1) | $ | 2,834 | $ | 2,648 | $ | 2,691 | |||
Revenues, continuing operations (1) | $ | 5,338 | $ | 5,410 | $ | 5,336 | |||
Gross profit, continuing operations (1) | $ | 2,117 | $ | 2,039 | $ | 2,029 | |||
Gross profit margin, continuing operations (1) | 39.7 | % | 37.7 | % | 37.8 | % | |||
Adjusted EBITDA, continuing operations (1) | $ | 309 | $ | 508 | $ | (125 | ) | ||
Net Income (loss), continuing operations (1) | $ | (396 | ) | $ | 80 | $ | (2,930 | ) | |
Net Income (loss) | $ | (252 | ) | $ | 80 | $ | (2,771 | ) | |
Average Common Shares during the quarter | 26,504,868 | 26,489,438 | 26,489,438 | ||||||
As At | |||||||||
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION: | Sept. 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | ||||||
Cash balances & GIC investments (1) | $ | 4,909 | $ | 9,428 | $ | 10,114 | |||
Total funded debt as reported, IFRS | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 500 | |||
Total funded debt & lease obligations, IFRS (1) | $ | 1,226 | $ | 1,375 | $ | 2,134 | |||
Common Shares at period end | 26,643,739 | 26,489,438 | 26,489,438 |
(1) Adjusted EBITDA and Recurring Monthly Revenues (“RMR”) are non-IFRS financial measures that have no standard meaning under IFRS and as a result may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures by other companies. See Description of Non-IFRS Financial Measures. Reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and RMR to Net Income or Revenues, as applicable, are provided in the Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis (“MD&A”).
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA | Sep 30, 2023 | Sep 30, 2022 | ||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (396 | ) | $ | (404 | ) | ||
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) | (26 | ) | - | |||||
Interest expense | 65 | 78 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 314 | 276 | ||||||
Amortization on capitalized commission | - | 3 | ||||||
Share based payments | 99 | (81 | ) | |||||
Reorganization and acquisition expense | 250 | 355 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | $ | 309 | $ | 227 |
The Company’s (“RMR”) from continuing operations during the last eight quarters are summarized below. Gross profit margins over the last eight quarters ranged between 37.7% and 42.8%, and were 39.5% on a trailing twelve-month basis to September 30, 2023:
Avante Security | F22(1) | F23(1) | F24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$thousands | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | ||||||||||||||||||
RMR in the period | $ | 2,416 | $ | 2,488 | $ | 2,463 | $ | 2,584 | $ | 2,600 | $ | 2,691 | $ | 2,648 | $ | 2,834 | ||||||||||
Other revenue | 2,335 | 2,450 | 2,105 | 2,350 | 2,492 | 2,675 | 2,762 | 2,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 4,751 | $ | 4,938 | $ | 4,568 | $ | 4,934 | $ | 5,092 | $ | 5,366 | $ | 5,410 | $ | 5,339 | ||||||||||
Total Gross Profit | $ | 2,143 | $ | 2,087 | $ | 1,995 | $ | 1,921 | $ | 2,177 | $ | 2,029 | $ | 2,039 | $ | 2,118 | ||||||||||
Gross Profit % | 45.1 | % | 42.3 | % | 43.7 | % | 38.9 | % | 42.8 | % | 37.8 | % | 37.7 | % | 39.7 | % |
(1) The Company’s fiscal year end is on March 31 of each year. “F23” means the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023; and “F24” means the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
INVESTOR WEBINAR SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT)
The Company will also host an investor webinar to provide a corporate update and overview of the business, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT). The call will be hosted by: Emmanuel Mounouchos, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Avante, and Raj Kapoor, CFO of Avante.
Webinar Details:
Webinar Registration: | https://bit.ly/Avante_Q2_2024 |
Date: | December 5, 2023 |
Time: | 1:00 pm ET (10:00 am PT) |
Dial-in: | 778-907-2071 (Vancouver local) |
647-374-4685 (Toronto local) | |
Confirmation #: | 849 3804 9871 |
ABOUT AVANTE CORP.:
Avante Corp Inc. is a Toronto based provider of high-end security services. We acquire, manage, and build industry leading businesses which provide specialized, mission-critical solutions that address the needs of our customers. Our businesses continuously develop innovative solutions that enable our customers to achieve their objectives. With an experienced team and a proven track record of solid growth, we are taking steps to establish a broad portfolio of security businesses to provide our customers and shareholders with exceptional returns. Avante is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker “XX”. For more information, please visit www.avantecorp.ca and consider joining our investor email list.
Emmanuel MounouchosFounder, CEO & Board Chair, Avante Corp.416-923-6984manny@avantesecurity.com This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities described herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This news release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities described herein have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration under U.S. federal and state securities laws or an applicable exemption from such U.S. registration requirements.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release includes certain measures which have not been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) such as EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Recurring Monthly Revenue (“RMR”). These non-IFRS measures are not recognized under IFRS and and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Accordingly, users are cautioned that these measures should not be construed as alternatives to net income determined in accordance with IFRS. The non-IFRS measures presented are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
References to EBITDA are to net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. References to Adjusted EBITDA are to net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangibles & capitalized commissions, share-based payments, acquisition, integration and / or reorganization costs, deferred financing costs, loss (gain) in fair value of derivative liability and expensing of fair value adjustments per IFRS. Recurring Monthly Revenues, or RMR, represent revenue during the fiscal period that benefited from contractual periodic billing to customers, typically monthly, quarterly or annually.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Recurring Monthly Revenues are appropriate additional measures for evaluating Avante’s performance. Readers are cautioned that neither EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA nor Recurring Monthly Revenues should be construed as an alternative to net income or revenues (as such financial measures are determined under IFRS), as an indicator of financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (as determined under IFRS) or as a measure of liquidity and cash flow. Avante’s method of calculating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Recurring Monthly Revenues may differ from methods used by other issuers and, accordingly, Avante’s reported Non-IFRS measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) relating to the business of the Company and the environment in which it operates. Forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “project”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, “will”, “may” “estimate”, “pro-forma” and other similar expressions. These statements are based on the Company’s expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on certain assumptions. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to achieve the benefits expected as a result of the sale of Logixx Security Inc., anticipated growth from acquisitions, new service offerings and from development and deployment of new technologies and the list of risk factors identified in the Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A), Annual Information Form (AIF) and other continuous disclosure documents available at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, these forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and, except as expressly required by applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to publicly update any such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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.
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