Australis Reports Q4 and Financial Year (FY) 2021 Results
Australis Capital Inc. (OTC: AUSAF) reported a remarkable 405% year-over-year revenue growth for Q4 FY 2021, achieving $3.0 million pre-tax profit compared to losses in previous quarters. The acquisition of ALPS significantly boosted revenues, with projections for Q1 FY 2022 showing a 277% sequential growth and a staggering 2,653% increase year-over-year. Despite holding ALPS for only 23 days in Q4, pro forma estimates suggest strong performance moving forward, driven by new partnerships and operational improvements.
- 405% year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 FY 2021.
- Pre-tax profit of $3.0 million for Q4, compared to a $19.4 million loss in Q3 FY 2021.
- Acquisition of ALPS doubled revenues in FY 2021.
- Projected Q1 FY 2022 revenues of $1.7 million, a 277% increase over Q4 FY 2021.
- Operating loss of $3.7 million for Q4 FY 2021, though improved from previous years.
- Cash and marketable securities unchanged at $16.3 million compared to the previous year.
Preliminary
Pre-Tax Profit of
Company Continues to Execute at Rapid Pace with Multiple Transactions, Partnerships and New Market Entries
Conference Call on Monday, August 30, 2021 at 11:00 AM ET
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Australis Capital Inc. (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) ("AUSA" or the "Company"), doing business as AUDACIOUS, today announced that the Company has filed its financials and management discussion and analysis for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2021, the period ending March 31, 2021.
Financial Highlights
The Company earned pre-tax net income of
The acquisition of ALPS more than doubled revenues for all of FY 2021 even though the Company only owned ALPS for the last 23 days of the fiscal year. Green Therapeutics ("GT") was acquired towards the end of fiscal 2021 and will contribute more substantially to revenues in FY 2022 once the licenses are transferred over to complete the balance of the acquisition. On a pro forma basis, assuming ALPS and GT were both consolidated from January 1, 2021, revenues would have come in at
Unaudited and unreported Q1 Fiscal 2022 revenues are estimated at
Cash and marketable securities remained level at
The table below provides financial highlights for the year and quarter and includes certain 'pro forma' information on the operations at ALPS, as well as for GT. With the GT license transfer subject to Nevada regulatory approval, the pro forma data provided in the table below are for illustration purposes only as management believes this data provides a more accurate overview of the operational performance of the business.
As Reported under IFRS (audited) | Pro Forma1 (unaudited) | ||||||||
CAD $ | Q4 FY | Q4 FY | Change | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | Change | GT Q4 | ALPS | AUSA |
Revenue | |||||||||
Operating | ( | ( | ( | ( | n.a. | ||||
Adjusted | ( | ( | ( | ( | n.a. | ||||
Net Gain | ( | NM | ( | ( | ( | n.a. | |||
Cash, and | As for March 31, 2021, and 2020 | n.a. | |||||||
Q4 FY 2021 | Q3 FY 2021 | Change | |||||||
Total Assets | As for March 31, 2021, and | n.a. | |||||||
Owners | As for March 31, 2021, and | n.a. | |||||||
1 Presented as if GT licenses were transferred on 1/1/2020, as well as ALPS consolidated from 1/1/2020 |
2 Non- GAAP unaudited measure which the Company feels better reflects operating results |
Q1 Fiscal 2022 Outlook – Strong Growth
Unaudited unreported preliminary consolidated revenues for the 1st quarter ended June 30, 2021, of fiscal year 2022 are estimated at
Pro forma unaudited revenues for Q1 FY 2022, including Green Therapeutics (not consolidated until later in the year after the pending transfer of its license), are estimated at
Management commentary
"Achieving a five-fold increase in our revenues for the quarter, even with ALPS consolidated for only 23 days and no contribution booked from GT, shows the impact of AUDACIOUS transitioning from an investment company to an operating company and reflects the speed at which we are executing," stated Terry Booth, CEO. "In the short time since our new leadership team took over, AUDACIOUS has executed on numerous growth transactions and cleaned up legacy issues:
- ALPS was acquired, continues to sign new clients globally and recently launched its recurring revenue service offering APIS.
- Through our partnership with Belle Fleur we have once again validated our unique and difficult to imitate strategy, which will see us move into Massachusetts without spending Capex on facilities, while securing the long-term supply of high-quality, cannabis to fuel the scale up of our award-winning brands.
- GT was acquired and also continues to execute with revenue growing partnerships, new and unique genetics, and high-end designer products that consistently sell out.
- The latest addition to our family, LOOS, is positioned for rapid growth in California, as well as other states in which we operate or intend to move into."
Terry Booth continued, "And this is only the very beginning. Going forward, shareholders can anticipate continued strong growth, accretive transactions, clever partnerships and multi-state expansion in a capital light way. We are advancing on a number of transactions that we believe will further accelerate growth, including gaining access to all verticals in California, marketing and branding partnerships, ALPS facility contracts, APIS growth, continued innovation, and, of course, AUDACIOUS entering into new states. We will continue to ignite, excite and delight our stakeholders. In short, We Are AUDACIOUS!"
CFO Jon Paul added, "In just one quarter, we have created a much stronger company with the addition of ALPS and GT. Total assets and shareholder equity have both doubled in Q4 FY 2021 over F3 2020. Cash and marketable securities remained level at
"As a new management team, we successfully restructured a number of matters, with almost all disputes now fully resolved. We have rebuilt the finance team and strengthened other areas by bringing in seasoned executives with deep connections in the cannabis industry. We also streamlined costs by pivoting away from cash burning fintech operations, along with reducing personnel costs, professional fees and other corporate costs. We also transitioned to new auditors, Baker Tilly, a top 10 CPA firm, who acquired our prior auditors Squar Milner"
Mr. Paul continues, "ALPS and GT are transforming our revenue growth. Even though the Company only owned ALPS for 23 days at the end of FY 2021, ALPS more than doubled revenues for the whole fiscal year.
"We are excited about the pipeline of opportunities at ALPS and the growth potential at GT to expand their brands across the country. In addition, with acquisitions such as LOOS, licensing opportunities and other transactions in the works, shareholders can anticipate continued strong growth and improving financial metrics."
Operational Highlights During and Subsequent to the Quarter
The Company, since its new leadership team took over, continues to execute at a rapid pace:
Leadership changes
- Jon Paul was appointed Chief Financial Officer (January 1, 2021)
- Terry Booth was appointed Chief Executive Officer (March 9, 2021)
- Dr. Duke Fu was appointed Chief Operating Officer (March 9, 2021)
- Dr. Jason Dyck was appointed Chief Science Officer (April 12, 2021)
- Leah S. Bailey was appointed Chief Business Development Officer (May 17, 2021)
- Hanoz Kapadia was appointed Chairman of the Board (May 26, 2021)
The new leadership team brings exceptional track records in hypergrowth companies in the CPG and cannabis sectors. Capabilities of the executive team cover the entire value chain, including business operations, cultivation, manufacturing, medical sciences, sales & marketing, logistics, finances and capital markets.
ALPS
- ALPS is a premier greenhouse design and consultancy firm, active in both the cannabis and traditional horticulture space. ALPS is specialized in delivering high-tech facilities that produce high-quality products at low operating costs. Furthermore, ALPS is able to help cultivators operate profitably from the dessert to the arctic, and is very well positioned to capitalize on the current market dynamic towards sustainable and safe foodstuffs, as certain of its projects attest to (e.g. Bluehouse Greenhouse, Vertical Harvest)
- The Company completed the acquisition of a
51% interest, with an option for the remaining49% , in ALPS, the world's premier cultivation facility design, construction management, commissioning, and compliance service provider for the cannabis and horticultural industries (see March 9, 2021 press release). - Since resetting the business following a management buyout from Aurora Cannabis in May of 2020, ALPS has signed multiple facility and service contracts. Projects ALPS is currently working on represent a total Capex committed by its clients of approximately
$1 billion . - ALPS is rapidly expanding its new business pipeline, and currently is in various stages of negotiation on projects with a total estimated Capex commitment by potential clients of approximately
$7 billion . - ALPS is a foundational element in the Company's strategy to secure long-term access to high-quality cannabis flower and derivatives in multiple jurisdictions to fuel the expansion of the company and the roll out of its brands on a national scale.
- ALPS signed a facility services agreement with Belle Fleur (BF) in Massachusetts, who are executing on a Tier 11 license, the largest such license available in this state. Additionally, AUDACIOUS signed a supply arrangement with BF, under which BF will dedicate
10% of its canopy for the cultivation of AUSA's proprietary cultivars, which AUSA will buy back at cost plus5% , substantially below wholesale prices, while not carrying the costs of constructing and owning a cultivation facility. - ALPS contracts currently being executed upon:
- Aurora Cannabis - Annual ongoing services contract, multiple locations globally
- Belle Fleur, Facility and APIS services contracts as well as supply agreement – Design phase is progressing, first site work anticipated shortly
- Cann Group - Cannabis facility contract + APIS extended services contract in Australia – APIS installation in CANN Group's extraction facility is progressing. The main cultivation facility is under glass and all in-ground services have been installed.
- Bluehouse Greenhouse – 62 acre vegetable facility contract in California, U.S. – Design phase completed, project now in the procurement phase.
- Vertical Harvest – 200,000 sqft multi-level urban facility contract in Wyoming, U.S. – Detailed Design phase nearly completed, including facility engineering
- Aldershot Greenhouses – 200,000 sqft facility expansion contract in Ontario, Canada – Design phase complete, procurement phase progressing, first construction work imminent
- 200,000 sqft small plant production facility in Finland – Successfully completed Phase I and II of the CMMS (APIS) installation
- Tropica – facility for the cultivation of aquarium plants in Germany – Awaiting results from test facility in Denmark (also and ALPS project) prior to entering into detailed design phase for German facility
- McMaster University, life Science Centre, Ontario, Canada – Detailed design phase completed
- Middle East – large fruit & vegetable facility – Design phase completed, now in procurement phase
47% of the ALPS acquisition consideration is tied to significant revenue and EBITDA targets, reflecting the confidence of the ALPS management to profitably expand the business.- With the acquisition of ALPS, the Company also acquired the rights to Mr. Natural, and iconic west coast brand, founded by Vietnam Vet Bob Mr. Natural Luciano, to provide veterans suffering from PTS with medical cannabis. The Company is currently bringing Mr. Natural genetics out of tissue culture to scale up in various jurisidictions.
GT
- On March 24, 2021, the Company announced it had completed the first stage of the GT acquisition. While closing of the acquisition is complete, the Company is awaiting the official transfer of the GT licenses, which is subject to Nevada state approval. Until such time as the licenses are transferred, the Company is not able to recognize cannabis related GT revenues. Consolidated GT revenues for the quarter totaled
$0.9 million . AUDACIOUS anticipates these license transfers will be granted. - GT is a multi-award-winning, Nevada-based cannabis company with a strong brand portfolio, comprised of GT Flowers, Tsunami and Provisions.
- Led by former MedMen President Dr. Duke Fu, the GT team consists of medical professionals and pharmaceutical manufacturing experts.
- GT products are carried by
52% of Nevada dispensaries. - GT is the second foundational piece in the hat of other product lines/brands execution of AUSA's strategy. Securing long-term access to low-cost, high-quality cannabis through ALPS will fuel the expansion of the GT brand and product portfolio in new jurisdictions, as well as that of additional brands and product lines the Company has acquired and will be launching and building.
- On April 29, 2021, the Company announced that it has signed a management agreement with a Nevada based cultivator and producer of premium cannabis products. Under the terms of the agreement, GT will operate the partner's cultivation facility, with products sold under the GT brands. In consideration, GT will receive a royalty on all products sold. GT has commenced operating the facility and the first products have been brought to market. In testament to the strong recognition, GT products have in the market, all new products continue to sell out rapidly.
- GT also announced the acquisition of a 23-acre plot of land in Nevada, along with the last remaining water rights in the region. AUDACIOUS intends for the land to become a cannabis hub for multiple operators throughout the value chain, from cultivation though to manufacturing. The Company is currently in discussions with a number of potential partners to utilize ALPS for facility design and construction management on the site. In return, AUDACIOUS will look to secure supply arrangements with new 'tenants' on the lot. The Company is also currently in the process of relocating its existing license to the property.
- The Company received the permission to operate in Missouri following a final inspection, we are currently refining its go-to-market product portfolio and anticipate sales to commence shortly.
- GT continues to win. The Company recently won Best Extraction Company for its Tsunami line of products at the 2021 Las Vegas Cannabis Awards.
LOOS
- On July 15, 2021, AUDACIOUS announced the acquisition of LOOS, a shot beverage and edibles company out of California. The transaction is largely back-end loaded with milestones based on revenues and EBITDA. With LOOS, AUDACIOUS is adding an exciting new brand and product line to its portfolio aimed at a generally cannabis savvy and influential target market, which cuts across numerous demographics and reaches both the cannacurious and more experienced consumers.
- LOOS's management team brings over a decade of collective experience in cannabis with brands such as Plus Products, 710 Labs, Loudpack, and Flow Kana. Their first product, a 2oz drink (shot) infused with 100mg of THC, is available in three flavors: Orange Crush Sativa, Green Dream Hybrid, and Lavender Indica.
- The LOOS team brings a proven commission-based sales force to help accelerate revenue growth.
- LOOS has commenced the sales process in California and anticipates product to be available in a number of Northern California dispensaries within this quarter.
Housekeeping
- Following the transition to an entirely new leadership team, including the board of directors, the Company executed on numerous items related to the transition, including settlements with the prior board and management, the resolution of certain legal items and a deep discovery on existing assets.
- The Company furthermore made a number of appointments outside of the senior executive team related to operations, support, capital markets, diversity, inclusion, governance corporate development and sales and marketing.
- AUDACIUOS is also progressing well on integrating the transactions made to date.
Name Change
- The Company announced it will be operating its adult use operations under the AUDACIOUS name. The listed entity will remain Australis and the Company's ticker symbol will remain AUSA in Canada and AUSAF in the U.S.
Leah S. Bailey, Chief Business Development Officer, responsible for brands, commented, "We believe our new name AUDACIOUS is a much better reflection of our community, culture, philosophy and nature of the Company. We have a very clear identity that is reflected by how we act, conduct business and execute."
In line with our new name, the AUDACIOUS Cannifesto will include the following commitments:
- We respect the Pioneers, the Community and the Culture
- We champion the business and benefits of cannabis.
- We ignite, excite and delight our consumers through innovation and quality.
- We challenge convention: boldly, with confidence in our vision, and with boundless fortitude.
- We leverage the powerful combination of nature and science to amplify opportunity for everyone, everywhere and anywhere.
- We lead with insight and integrity to raise awareness.
- We are enterprising. We are progressive.
Ms. Bailey concluded, "Stakeholders can expect us to act boldly but intelligently, We are AUDACIOUS!"
Q4 2021 Overview
The Company earned pre-tax net income of
Quarter Ending | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | |
2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
Revenue | 459,171 | 90,378 | 104,800 | 62,802 | 52,348 | 49,779 | 52,926 | 66,429 |
Cost of goods sold | (435,508) | (256,426) | (220,920) | (7,188) | - | - | - | - |
Gross profit (loss) | 23,663 | (166,048) | (116,120) | 55,614 | 52,348 | 49,779 | 52,926 | 66,429 |
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Wage and benefits | 801,390 | 3,451,617 | 708,731 | 936,770 | 1,410,237 | 1,238,825 | 1,064,580 | 1,103,855 |
Share-based payments | 998,651 | (1,263,126) | 732,982 | 921,651 | 1,128,322 | 957,129 | 1,387,773 | 1,866,056 |
Selling general and administrative | 1,810,246 | 2,557,961 | 1,032,553 | 547,223 | 855,057 | 807,733 | 1,748,905 | 449,551 |
Depreciation and amortization | 99,531 | 152,341 | 171,250 | 172,764 | 167,933 | 167,040 | 164,303 | 101,969 |
3,709,818 | 4,898,793 | 2,645,516 | 2,578,408 | 3,561,549 | 3,170,727 | 4,365,561 | 3,521,431 | |
Loss from operations | (3,686,155) | (5,064,841) | (2,761,636) | (2,522,794) | (3,509,201) | (3,120,948) | (4,312,635) | (3,455,002) |
Gain (loss) on investments | 3,235,433 | (1,223,902) | (303,662) | (747,605) | (4,772,240) | (1,938,345) | (1,334,735) | (447,780) |
Gain (loss) on impairments | 3,676,862 | (12,935,065) | (2,641,312) | - | (1,266,385) | - | - | - |
Recognition of deferred gain | - | - | - | - | - | 266,200 | 61,533 | 1,954,408 |
Other income (expense) | (213,611) | (198,280) | (108,571) | (42,326) | (1,009,661) | (1,036,305) | (77,690) | 656,638 |
6,698,684 | (14,357,247) | (3,053,545) | (789,931) | (7,048,286) | (2,708,450) | (1,350,892) | 2,163,266 | |
Net income (loss) before tax | 3,012,529 | (19,422,088) | (5,815,181) | (3,312,725) | (10,557,487) | (5,829,398) | (5,663,527) | (1,291,736) |
Revenue
Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021, grew nearly 9X over the three months ended March 31, 2020, consisting mostly of revenues from ALPS, even though the Company only owned ALPS for the last 23 days in the quarter.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021, was
Wages and Benefits
Wages and benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were
Share-based Payments
Share-based payments for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were
Selling General and Administrative
SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were
Operating Loss
The operating loss was
Other Expenses
Total other income/(expenses) for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were
Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended | Year ended | ||||
March 31, | March 31, | ||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | |||||
Loss from operations | (3,686,155) | (3,509,201) | (14,035,426) | (14,397,786) | |
Share-based payments | 998,651 | 1,128,322 | 1,390,158 | 5,339,280 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 99,531 | 167,933 | 595,886 | 601,245 | |
One-off legal and investor relations costs due to proxy battle | 734,200 | - | 3,176,315 | - | |
Accrued severance costs pertaining to changes in management | - | - | 2,291,578 | - | |
Adjusted EBITDA | (1,853,773) | (2,212,946) | (6,581,489) | (8,457,261) | |
Adjusted EBITDA per Share | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.04) | (0.05) | |
The Company believes a non-GAAP measure, adjusted EBITDA, is a better reflection of operating results. Adjusted EBITDA losses dropped
Working Capital & Liquidity
As at March 31, 2021, Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities combined for a total of
Other Balance Sheet Highlights
Total assets doubled to
Conference call details
Management will host a conference call discussing the results and the go forward business on Monday August 30, 2021 at 11 AM EST. The call can be accessed via telephone or via webcast per the details provided below.
Canada: | 1.647.792.1241 |
North American | 1.800.430.8332 |
Webcast URL: | https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1485895&tp_key=3e12ff453c |
Confirmation #: | 8208118 |
A replay of the call will be available until September 5, 2021. The replay can be accessed as | |
Encore Replay | 1.647.436.0148 |
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About AUSA
AUDACIOUS is at its roots a community and culture-based cannabis company. After the completion of a dissident shareholder battle that ended with convincing shareholder approval, Terry Booth, former Aurora CEO, who had to step away from AUSA upon spin off, re-joined AUSA as CEO on March 9, 2021. Since then, the company has reset the direction of AUSA and in just 3 months closed multiple accretive transactions, improved legacy contracts, established a world class Executive Team, and resolved previous executive and board exits.
Also, in the same 3-month time frame, AUSA with its acquisition of ALPS has entered the global Sustainable Controlled Environment Agriculture Industry, a rapidly growing segment of the global horticulture market. ALPS provides customized designs along with multiple services that allow operators to maximize yield and quality while minimizing inputs and resources, including labor. ALPS at present is active in cannabis and traditional horticulture projects across the globe, including the U.S., Canada, Denmark Finland, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Bahrein, United Arab Emirates, Southeast Asia, Australia, as well as other jurisdictions.
Total Capex committed by ALPS' clients since Aurora divested its interest just 12 short months ago during the Covid crisis, stands at approximately
AUSA's business assets include: a
AUSA also has a supply partnership with Belle Fleur, founded by the team behind Rapper Weed and the discoverer or Machine Gun Kelly, who stated: "I just bought
AUSA furthermore has investments in Body and Mind Inc., a U.S. MSO, Quality Green, a Canadian licensed producer and Cocoon, a company changing the dispensary customer user experience through self-service kiosks The Company also has executed a term sheet for a JV partnership with U.S. and Canada based 3 Rivers Biotech for plant tissue culture, genetics clean-up and micro propagation.
AUSA cannabis assets and ALPS projects are presently located in Massachusetts, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and California with many other deals in other states presently being evaluated and negotiated.
The Company's common shares trade on the CSE under the symbol "AUSA" and on the OTCQB under the symbol "AUSAF".
The audited consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 are available on SEDAR and EDGAR and should be read in connection with this news release.
Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP metric used by management that does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Management defines the Adjusted EBITDA as the Income (loss) from operations, as reported, before interest, taxes, and adjusted for removing other non-cash items, including the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, and further adjustments to remove one-time expenses pertaining to personnel costs and fees resulting from the dissident battle and subsequent restructuring. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess its operating performance on a cash adjusted basis before the impact of non-cash items and acquisition activities. The most comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP is net operating income (loss), which was presented above prior to the Adjusted EBITDA figure.
"Terry Booth"
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Terry Booth
Chief Executive Officer
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein is forward-looking information. Generally, forward-looking information may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "proposed", "is expected", "budgets", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases, or by the use of words or phrases which state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, or might occur or be achieved. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information in relation to: the ability of ALPS to convert its pipeline into contracts; the impact of the changes to U.S. federal and state statutory developments with respect to the cannabis industry and the opportunities this may present for the Company; and the Company's current liquidity. This forward-looking information reflects the Company's current beliefs and is based on information currently available to the Company and on assumptions the Company believes are reasonable. These assumptions include but are not limited to the ability of the Company to successfully satisfy the conditions to closing the proposed transaction; the ability of the Company to successfully execute on its plans for the Company and GT; legal changes relating to the cannabis industry proceeding as anticipated.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and other factors may include, but are not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; general capital market conditions and market prices for securities; the actual results of the Company's future operations; competition; changes in legislation affecting the Company; the timing and availability of external financing on acceptable terms; lack of qualified, skilled labour or loss of key individuals.
A description of additional risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in the Company's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
Forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this press release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. However, the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
AUSTRALIS CAPITAL INC.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As at March 31, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
Notes | March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |
$ | $ | ||
Assets | |||
Current | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 3,531,357 | 7,646,919 | |
Restricted cash | 4 | - | 8,685,581 |
Accounts receivable | 5,25 | 1,696,656 | 380,655 |
Inventory | 6 | 473,185 | - |
Prepaid expenses | 470,479 | 332,324 | |
Current portion of deposits | 15 | 649,464 | 956,705 |
Current portion of annuity receivable - SubTerra | 7 | 66,070 | 53,081 |
Convertible debt instruments – BaM | 17 | - | 1,553,055 |
Investment in associate held for sale | 17 | - | 38,396 |
Intangible asset held for sale – Mr. Natural | 10 | - | 382,000 |
Marketable securities (held for sale) | 16 | 12,803,638 | - |
Other current assets | 11 | - | 709,350 |
Land held for sale | 8 | 4,151,551 | 2,977,532 |
23,842,400 | 23,715,598 | ||
Non-current | |||
Marketable securities | 16 | - | 1,296,841 |
Investment in associates – BaM | 17 | - | 10,500,148 |
Investment in ALPS technology solution APIS | 14 | 1,130,233 | - |
Property, plant, and equipment | 18 | 298,258 | 4,931,023 |
Right-of-use assets | 18 | 1,097,361 | 744,502 |
Intangible assets | 19 | 14,227,461 | 14,775,466 |
Goodwill | 14,19 | 15,057,796 | 589,843 |
Derivative financial instrument – NCI call option | 14 | 7,320,630 | - |
Annuity receivable – SubTerra | 7 | 672,998 | 739,067 |
Long-term deposits | 15 | 4,130,168 | 6,407,851 |
Other assets – acquisition deposit | 11 | 14,677,674 | - |
TOTAL ASSETS | 82,454,979 | 63,700,339 | |
Liabilities | |||
Current | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 25 | 5,915,674 | 2,585,278 |
Deferred revenue | 17,813 | - | |
Current portion of lease liability | 20 | 459,895 | 141,563 |
Provisions | 25 | 1,029,014 | 855,423 |
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale – Mr. Natural | 10 | - | 293,208 |
7,422,396 | 3,875,472 | ||
Non-current | |||
Contingent consideration payable | 12,14 | 3,698,980 | 1,448,493 |
Lease liability | 20 | 686,191 | 610,350 |
Loan payable | 29 | 747,115 | - |
Deferred tax liability | 22 | 3,205,244 | - |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 15,759,926 | 5,934,315 | |
Shareholders' equity (deficit) | |||
Share capital | 21 | 104,617,900 | 74,650,429 |
Treasury shares | 11,21 | (11,367,770) | - |
Exchangeable shares reserve | 21 | 11,114,175 | - |
Reserves | 21 | 9,640,106 | 10,264,001 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 234,035 | 527,974 | |
Accumulated deficit | (52,937,270) | (27,676,380) | |
Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 61,301,176 | 57,766,024 | |
Non-controlling interest | 14 | 5,393,877 | - |
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 66,695,053 | 57,766,024 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 82,454,979 | 63,700,339 |
AUSTRALIS CAPITAL INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
For the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars, except number of shares)
Notes | 2021 | 2020 | |
Revenue | $ | $ | |
Revenue-Services | 420,441 | 18,515 | |
Revenue-Kiosks | 107,830 | - | |
Revenue-Consulting | 188,880 | 202,967 | |
717,151 | 221,482 | ||
Cost of goods sold | (920,042) | - | |
Gross (loss) profit | (202,891) | 221,482 | |
Operating expenses | |||
Wages and benefits | 5,898,508 | 4,817,497 | |
Share-based payments | 21(f),21(g) | 1,390,158 | 5,339,280 |
Selling, general and administrative | 23 | 5,947,983 | 3,861,246 |
Depreciation and amortization | 18,19 | 595,886 | 601,245 |
13,832,535 | 14,619,268 | ||
Loss from operations | (14,035,426) | (14,397,786) | |
Other income (expense) | |||
Gain (loss) on asset disposal | 212 | (5,005) | |
Impairment loss – SubTerra annuity receivable | 7 | - | (282,389) |
Loss on investment in associate | 17 | (1,162,261) | (1,126,348) |
Loss on dilution and disposal of marketable securities | - | (1,389,172) | |
Revaluation of contingent consideration | - | 80,121 | |
Loss on acquisition of Passport Licence | - | (855,423) | |
Loss on settlements | 10,13,15(b) | (2,368,058) | - |
Change in provision | 15(a) | (1,088,584) | - |
Impairment of intangible assets | 9,19 | (7,684,824) | (1,266,385) |
Gain (loss) on remeasurement of land held for sale | 8 | (758,049) | 30,827 |
Recognition of deferred gain | - | 2,282,141 | |
Net change on investment at fair value through profit or loss | 16,17 | 2,122,525 | (5,977,580) |
Other income | 483 | 225,693 | |
Other expense – merger and acquisition costs | (286,846) | (1,363,261) | |
Foreign exchange loss | (258,187) | (37,787) | |
Interest and other expenses | (72,770) | (119,456) | |
Interest expense – leases | (52,450) | (77,099) | |
Interest income | 106,770 | 936,761 | |
(11,502,039) | (8,944,362) | ||
Net loss for the year before tax | (25,537,465) | (23,342,148) | |
Deferred tax recovery | 78,154 | - | |
Net loss for the year | (25,459,311) | (23,342,148) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||
Foreign currency translation | 290,671 | 146,381 | |
Share of OCI from investments in associates | (584,610) | 51,975 | |
Total comprehensive loss for the year | (25,753,250) | (23,143,792) | |
Net loss attributable to: | |||
Shareholders of the Company | (25,260,890) | (23,342,148) | |
Non-controlling interest | (198,421) | - | |
Net loss for the year | (25,459,311) | (23,342,148) | |
Total comprehensive loss attributable to: | |||
Shareholders of the Company | (25,554,829) | (23,143,792) | |
Non-controlling interest | (198,421) | - | |
Total comprehensive loss for the year | (25,753,250) | (23,143,792) | |
Net loss per share attributable to shareholders of the Company | |||
Basic and diluted | |||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | |||
Basic and diluted | 177,116,372 | 162,361,059 |
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SOURCE Australis Capital Inc.
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