Key Developments and Financial Highlights
- Connectivity revenues increased 3.2% from Q4 2022 and 1.6% from same quarter in the prior year period, with connectivity revenue totalling
$6.5 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 compared to$6.3 million in Q4 2022 and$6.4 million in the same quarter in the prior year period. Total revenue decreased 17.7% to$6.5 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 compared to$7.9 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease in revenue being the result of the Q1 2022 Divestiture1. Q1 2022 period includes$1.4 million of divested cloud and colocation revenue. - Net loss for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 was$2.5 million compared to a loss of$3.1 million in the same period in 2022. The improved net loss position is the result of higher gross margins in the current period combined with the reduction of operating expenses in the current period compared to the same period in the prior year. The operating expenses decrease being greater in magnitude than the decrease in revenues and gross profit from the same period in prior year. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$0.8 million for the three months endedMarch 31, 2023 compared to$1.1 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease was as a result of lower revenues and gross profit in the current period and the addback of restructuring and Divestiture costs in the prior year period Adjusted EBITDA calculation. - Subsequent to the period end, on
April 3, 2023 , the Company drew down another installment on its debt facility in the amount of CAD$3.0 million (USD$2.3 million ) in conjunction with the terms of the credit agreement withCrowdOut Capital LLC . This transaction was approved by the Board of Directors. - Backlog MRR in the connectivity business increased year over year to
$132,929 as ofMarch 31, 2023 , compared to$126,631 for the same period in 2022. The increase in backlog MRR was a result of a strong sales performance in signing up new customers, particularly through the Company's channel partners. - ARPU for the connectivity business was
$1,101 in Q1 2023 compared to$1,063 in in the prior quarter and compared to$1,061 for the same period in 2022.
Management Commentary
"Our team was pleased with the results we delivered this past quarter. The trend we have seen with growth in our fixed wireless access line of business continued, and we were able to conclude almost all of the transition activities related to the divestiture we did in 2022. We also continue to see interest in 5G private networks from our business customers and are expecting equipment for these types of deployments to become available later this year." said
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the three months ended
(In thousands of dollars, except with respect to gross profit margin, earnings per share, Backlog MRR, and ARPU)
(unaudited) | Three months ended | |||
2023 | 2022 | |||
Financial | ||||
Cloud and Colocation Revenue | $ | - | 1,355 | |
Connectivity Revenue | $ | 6,498 | 6,434 | |
Other Revenue | $ | 11 | 135 | |
Total Revenue | $ | 6,509 | 7,924 | |
Cost of Services1 | $ | 1,531 | 2,232 | |
Selling, General, & Administrative Costs | $ | 4,980 | 6,121 | |
Gross Profit Margin1 | 76.5 % | 71.8 % | ||
Adjusted EBITDA 1,2 | $ | 827 | 1,113 | |
Net Loss | $ | (2,549) | (3,140) | |
Basic loss per share | $ | (0.13) | (0.16) | |
Diluted loss per share | $ | (0.13) | (0.16) | |
Operating | ||||
Backlog MRR1 | ||||
Connectivity | $ | 132,929 | 126,631 | |
Churn Rate1 | ||||
Connectivity | 0.9 % | 0.7 % | ||
ARPU1 | ||||
Connectivity | $ | 1,101 | 1,061 | |
(1) See " Non-IFRS Measures" |
(2) See "Adjusted EBITDA" for a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA. |
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(1) Non-IFRS Measures
This press release contains references to "Cost of Services", "Gross Profit Margin", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Backlog MRR", "ARPU", and "churn" which are not measures prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Cost of Services consists of expenses related to delivering service to customers and servicing the operations of our networks. These expenses include costs for the lease of intercity facilities to connect our cities, internet transit and peering costs paid to other carriers, network real estate lease expense, spectrum lease expenses and lease and utility expenses for the data centres and salaries and related costs of staff directly associated with the cost of services.
Gross Profit Margin % consists of gross profit margin divided by revenue where gross profit margin is revenue less cost of services.
Adjusted EBITDA - The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful additional information to management, the Board and investors as it provides an indication of the operational results generated by its business activities prior to taking into consideration how those activities are financed and taxed and also prior to taking into consideration asset depreciation and amortization and it excludes items that could affect the comparability of our operational results and could potentially alter the trends analysis in business performance. Excluding these items does not necessarily imply they are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by some investors and analysts for the purpose of valuing a company. The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before deducting interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign exchange gain or loss, finance costs, finance income, gain or loss on disposal of network assets, property and equipment, impairment of property, plant, & equipment and intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring, acquisition-related and integration costs. Investors are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to operating earnings (losses), or net earnings (losses) determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of our financial performance or as a measure of our liquidity and cash flows. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account the impact of working capital changes, capital expenditures, debt principal reductions and other sources and uses of cash, which are disclosed in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
A reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is found below and in the MD&A for the three months ended
The table below reconciles net loss to Adjusted EBITDA1 for the three months and year ended
(in thousands of dollars, unaudited) | Three months ended | |||
2023 | 2022 | |||
Net loss for the period | $ | (2,549) | (3,140) | |
Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 30 | (5) | ||
Finance costs | 644 | 756 | ||
Finance income | (67) | (15) | ||
Impairment loss on divested assets | - | 107 | ||
Loss from operations | (1,942) | (2,297) | ||
Add: | ||||
Depreciation of network assets, property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets | 2,479 | 2,492 | ||
Loss on disposal of network assets | 8 | 171 | ||
Impairment of other assets and related charges | 60 | 120 | ||
Stock-based compensation expense | 202 | 173 | ||
Restructuring, acquisition-related, integration and other related costs | 20 | 454 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | $ | 827 | 1,113 | |
(1) See "Non-IFRS Measures." |
*Prior year figures have been adjusted to conform with current year presentation.
Backlog MRR - The term "Backlog MRR" is a measure of contracted monthly recurring revenue (MRR) from customers that have not yet been provisioned. The Company believes backlog MRR is useful additional information as it provides an indication of future revenue. Backlog MRR is not a recognized measure under IFRS and may not translate into future revenue, and accordingly, investors are cautioned in using it. The Company calculates backlog MRR by summing the MRR of new customer contracts and upgrades that are signed but not yet provisioned, as at the end of the period.
ARPU - The term "ARPU" refers to the Company's average revenue per customer per month in the period. The Company believes that ARPU is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of our revenue from an individual customer on a per month basis. ARPU is not a recognized measure under IFRS and, accordingly, investors are cautioned that ARPU should not be construed as an alternative to revenue determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of our financial performance. The Company calculates ARPU by dividing our total revenue before revenue from early terminations by the number of customers in service during the period and we express ARPU as a rate per month.
Churn - The term "churn" or "churn rate" is a measure, expressed as a percentage, of customer cancellations in a particular month. The Company calculates churn by dividing the number of customer cancellations during a month by the total number of customers at the end of the month before cancellations. The information is presented as the average monthly churn rate during the period. The Company believes that the churn rate is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of future revenue decline and is a measure of how well the business is able to renew and keep existing customers on their existing service offerings. Churn and churn rate are not recognized measures under IFRS and, accordingly, investors are cautioned in using it.
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