BBTV Announces Q1 2023 Financial Results
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"The first quarter saw early stages of YouTube Shorts monetization, which now represents about
KB Brinkley, CFO of BBTV commented "We extended our cost containment and optimization efforts by re-aligning operations towards Plus Solutions, and removing costs from our increasingly automated Base Solutions line of business. Our cost containment efforts resulted in a
Q1 2023 Financial and Operational Highlights:
Management believes the Company's current cash on hand, the sale of trade receivables pursuant to the receivables purchase agreement, available credit, expected debt financing, and ongoing cost optimization programs will provide sufficient liquidity to meet its working capital requirements as well as its financial obligations due.
BBTV ended Q1 2023 with
In the past two quarters, and especially during the first quarter of 2023, the Company has worked to optimize margins generated from Base Solutions. In that effort, the Company has discontinued contracts with a number of creators for which margins were very low in comparison to our portfolio of thousands of creators, and to the market generally. These undertakings negatively impacted Base Solutions views, Base Solutions revenue, and total revenue in the short term, although gross margin on Base Solutions revenue should be positively impacted over the coming quarters. Initiatives to optimize gross margins will continue throughout the year. Notwithstanding these optimization efforts, total views for the quarter reached 113.2 billion, an
The Company continued efforts to optimize its cash cost base, to re-align operations for maximum performance, and to accelerate towards profitability. Combined with cost optimization completed last year, the Company has reduced cash expenses in the Base Solutions business. The Company continues to focus on operational efficiencies and alignment towards maximum performance, and the expense ratio in the Base Solutions business supports current strategies going forward.
Overall, BBTV's operating expenses of
On February 1, 2023, YouTube began to share monetization with BBTV for YouTube Shorts. Although the first few months of YouTube Shorts monetization is modest, it is inline with internal forecasts and monetization growth is tracking as expected. Due to this early stage of monetization of Shorts content, Revenue Per Thousand Views (RPMs) declined by
Plus Solutions, including popular solutions such as Content Management and Direct Advertising Sales, deliver higher margin monetization opportunities for BBTV. Overall, during Q1, Plus Solutions represented approximately
As of Q1, Content Management revenue is tracking as our strongest Plus Solution with solid visibility on pipeline conversion. During the quarter, the Company began deploying a major Content Management contract that has the potential to become the single largest Content Management revenue stream. As a result, management expects Plus Solutions revenue to grow by
Overall, total revenue of
Outlook:
BBTV's monetization is closely tied to the performance of YouTube. Consumer preference has shifted from long-form content to micro-content across all major platforms, and while YouTube introduced YouTube Shorts a number of years ago to respond to consumer preferences, BBTV's monetization on YouTube Shorts only began on February 1, 2023. This format now represents about
Plus Solutions continue to represent significant revenue growth potential for the Company as well as viewership and valuable incremental revenue streams for content creators. Led by recent Content Management contract success and a growing overall pipeline for the solution, the Company expects to maintain a
Overall, the diversity of revenue streams, combined with improved liquidity and cost optimization programs, have positioned BBTV to weather future macro uncertainties while also accelerating towards sustained profitability.
Q1 2023 Financial Tables:
Three Months Ended | ||||
Q1 2023(1) | Q1 2022(1) | $ Change | % Change | |
Base Solutions revenue | ( | (29 %) | ||
Plus Solutions revenue | ( | (15 %) | ||
Total revenue | ( | (27 %) | ||
Gross profit (loss) (which includes PPA Amortization) | ( | ( | (147 %) | |
Gross Margin (which includes PPA Amortization) | (1 %) | 2 % | ||
Adjusted Gross Profit | ( | (27 %) | ||
Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization | 9 % | 9 % | ||
Net loss | ( | ( | ( | 16 % |
Adjusted EBITDA | ( | ( | (23 %) | |
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities | ( | ( | ( | 35 % |
(1) | These figures are derived from the Company's IFRS financial statements. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization is a non-GAAP ratio. These terms are defined under "Key Metric Definitions" below. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are set out below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables". |
Three Months Ended | ||||
Q1 2023(1) | Q4 2022(1) | $ Change | % Change | |
Base Solutions revenue | ( | (36 %) | ||
Plus Solutions revenue | ( | (22 %) | ||
Total revenue | ( | (34 %) | ||
Gross profit (which includes PPA Amortization) | ( | ( | (138 %) | |
Gross Margin (which includes PPA Amortization) | (1 %) | 2 % | ||
Adjusted Gross Profit | ( | (30 %) | ||
Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization | 9 % | 9 % | ||
Net loss | ( | ( | (91 %) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | ( | ( | ( | 271 % |
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities | ( | ( | (1249 %) |
(1) | These figures are derived from the Company's IFRS financial statements. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization is a non-GAAP ratio. These terms are defined under "Key Metric Definitions" below. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are set out below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables". |
Q1 2023 Key Metrics:
Three Months Ended | ||||
Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 | Change | % Change | |
Views (billions) | 113 | 105 | 8 | 8 % |
RPMs (in dollars) | ( | (35 %) |
Three Months Ended | ||||
Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Change | % Change | |
Views (billions) | 113 | 101 | 12 | 12 % |
RPMs (in dollars) | ( | (44 %) |
Conference Call Details:
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 2:15pm Pacific Time / 5:15pm Eastern Time
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Income Statement:
Three Months Ended | |||||||
2023 $ | 2022 $ | % change | |||||
Revenue | (27 %) | ||||||
Cost of revenue | |||||||
Content creator and other fees | (28 %) | ||||||
Amortization | 1 % | ||||||
Total cost of revenue | (25 %) | ||||||
Gross profit (loss) | ( | (147 %) | |||||
Expenses | |||||||
Sales and marketing | (33 %) | ||||||
General and administration | (7 %) | ||||||
Research and development | (11 %) | ||||||
Share-based compensation | (31 %) | ||||||
Amortization and depreciation | - % | ||||||
Total operating expenses | (22 %) | ||||||
Operating loss | ( | ( | (6 %) | ||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | ( | (110 %) | |||||
Interest expense | ( | ( | 26 % | ||||
Other expense | ( | ( | 184 % | ||||
Transaction-related recovery (costs) | ( | (106 %) | |||||
Total non-operating expenses | ( | ( | 55 % | ||||
Loss before income taxes | ( | ( | 3 % | ||||
Recovery of income taxes | (44 %) | ||||||
Loss | ( | ( | 16 % | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | ( | (110 %) | |||||
Loss and comprehensive loss | ( | ( | 13 % | ||||
Basic and diluted loss per share (in dollars) | ( | ( | |||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 21,489,682 | 21,016,374 |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables:
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Three months ended March 31, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | |||
Net loss | ( | ( | ||
Amortization and depreciation(1) | ||||
Share-based compensation | ||||
Unrealized and realized foreign exchange | ( | |||
Interest expense | ||||
Other expense (income) | ||||
Receivable factoring banking fees | ||||
Transaction-related costs | ( | |||
Recovery of income taxes | ( | ( | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | ( | ( | ||
Total revenues | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin | (4.0 %) | (3.8 %) | ||
(1) Includes depreciation and amortization reported in cost of revenue and operating expenses for all periods. |
BBTV Share, Adjusted Gross Profit, and Adjusted Gross Margin
Three months ended March 31, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | |||
Revenue | ||||
Less: content creator and third-party platform fees | ( | ( | ||
BBTV Share (A) | ||||
Gross Profit (Loss) | ( | |||
Add: amortization associated with intangible assets acquired as part of the Business Combination Transaction | ||||
Adjusted Gross Profit (B) | ||||
Adjusted Gross Margin (B/A) | 94.2 % | 95.6 % |
BBTV Share and Adjusted Gross Profit are non-GAAP financial measures while Adjusted Gross Margin is a non-GAAP ratio. Further details on these measures are included in the "Key Metrics Definitions" section of this press release.
Free Cash Flow
Three months ended March 31, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | |||
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities | ( | ( | ||
Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ( | ||
Purchase or development of intangible assets | ( | ( | ||
Free Cash Flow | ( | ( |
Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Further details on this measure is included in the "Key Metrics Definitions" section of this press release.
About BBTV
BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = December 2022 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~
Links to SEDAR filings, conference call recordings and press releases are available on the investor website at: https://investors.bbtv.com/
Key Metrics Definitions
The information presented within this press release includes certain financial measures such as non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP ratios, and supplementary financial measures, as well as a non-financial performance measure (collectively, "Key Metrics") to assist investors in assessing the overall operating performance of the Company. These measures are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. They are not standardized measures under IFRS and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS, and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. These Key Metrics are used to provide investors with supplemental information on our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use Key Metrics in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses Key Metrics in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation.
The numbers for the Company's Key Metrics and related information are calculated using external industry data sources and/or internal company data. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures or ratios or other metrics used by other companies and may not be comparable to similar meanings prescribed by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes. Moreover, some of these adjustments or measures are provided for period-over-period comparison purposes, and investors should be cautioned that the effect of the adjustments provided herein is not indicative of the actual effect on the Company's operating results.
Non-GAAP Ratios contained in this press release are:
"Adjusted Gross Margin" means Adjusted Gross Profit divided by BBTV Share; and
"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" means Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
"Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization" means Adjusted Gross Profit divided by revenue.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures contained in this press release are:
"Adjusted EBITDA" means net earnings or loss, as applicable, before finance expenses, income tax expense (recovery), amortization and depreciation, share-based compensation, unrealized and realized gains or losses due to foreign exchange, transaction-related costs, and certain other items as set out in the reconciliation table;
"BBTV Share" means revenue less content creator and third-party platform fees;
"Adjusted Gross Profit" means gross profit plus amortization associated with intangible assets acquired as part of the Business Combination Transaction;
"Free Cash Flow" means cash flows from (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and purchase or development of intangible assets;
See the financial tables above for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP ratios and non-GAAP financial measures.
Supplementary Financial Measures contained in this press release are:
"Advertising Revenue" means the revenue generated from advertising sales from the Company's owned and licensed video on demand content across digital platforms, rights management revenue from advertising sales on video on demand content, and in-app advertising on Mobile Gaming Apps.
"RPMs" or "Revenue per one thousand video Views" means the Advertising Revenues for every thousand Views generated by the Company's owned and licensed digital content. The Company does not provide a reconciliation for RPMs as there are no directly comparable IFRS measures for the components that make up RPMs.
"Gross Margin" means gross profit divided by revenue.
We monitor Advertising Revenue and RPMs to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. These measures are also used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Company believes that readers should consider the applicable metrics to be indicative of engagement and monetization trends that are key factors that affect the Company's revenue. The Company may or may not update these metrics based on the Company's determination of applicability, circumstance, relevance or other considerations.
Non-Financial Performance Measures
Views are one of BBTV's non-financial performance measures and are defined as the number of views, in billions, of the Company's owned and licensed digital video content on various platforms, notably YouTube, for the stated period. The presentation of Views is reliant on certain third-party industry data and therefore is not comprehensive and may exclude views of the Company's content on certain platforms or in geographies whereby such data sources are unable to or do not track such information. Trends in Views affect revenue and financial results by influencing the Company's volume of salable media inventory, RPMs, as well as its product offerings, expenses and capital expenditures.
While Views are reported using reasonable judgments and estimates of the audience and its engagement with its content for the applicable period of measurement, there are certain challenges and limitations in measuring the usage of its content across its audience. Such challenges and limitations may also affect the Company's understanding of certain details of its business. For example, the methodologies used to measure the Company's Views and RPMs (see "Supplementary Financial Measures" above) may be susceptible to algorithm, calculation or other technical or human errors, and following an acquisition or strategic transaction, certain data may be, among other things, integrated, analyzed and reported differently by the Company than it was by the target or the strategic partner. Moreover, the Company's or its data provider's business intelligence tools may experience glitches or fail on a particular data backup or upload, which could lead to certain customer activity not being properly included in the calculation of Views and RPMs. Although the Company typically attempts to address and correct any such failures and inaccuracies relatively quickly, its reported Views and RPMs are still susceptible to the same and its estimations of such metrics may be lower or higher than the actual numbers.
Forward Looking Statements:
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information is not information about historical facts but instead represents the Company's intentions, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives and strategies regarding future events and results, and includes certain financial outlooks. Financial outlooks are provided to aid in understanding management's goals and expectations regarding future financial matters, and, for all the reasons set out below, may not be achieved. Such financial outlooks may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information contained in this press release includes statements that our outlook for our monetization opportunity for our Base Solutions increases substantially for the remainder of 2023 as a result of growing views; in the first quarter, we began deploying some of the largest Plus Solution contracts signed to date, which should positively impact performance for the remainder of fiscal year 2023; our liquidity remains adequate, allowing us to fulfill our strategic plans while accelerating our path to profitability and helping to create a buffer against potential macroeconomic risks and uncertainties; management believes the Company's current cash on hand, the sale of trade receivables pursuant to the receivables purchase agreement, available credit, expected debt financing, and ongoing cost optimization programs will provide sufficient liquidity to meet its working capital requirements as well as its financial obligations due; gross margin on Base Solutions revenue should be positively impacted over the coming quarters; initiatives to optimize gross margins will continue throughout the year; the Company continues to focus on operational efficiencies and alignment towards maximum performance, and the expense ratio in the Base Solutions business supports current strategies going forward; the Company expects to continue to find ways to optimize operations in the coming months; as YouTube Shorts RPMs track higher, notwithstanding typical seasonality, overall RPMs are expected to increase over time; with a large pipeline of mostly global enterprise clients, Plus Solutions should continue to grow as a percentage of total revenue and total gross profit, even as Shorts monetization increases; during the quarter, the Company began deploying a major Content Management contract that has the potential to become the single largest Content Management revenue stream; management expects Plus Solutions revenue to grow by
Contacts:
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Head of Marketing and PR,
778-288-4950
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Investor Relations
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Partner
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rshuttleworth@oakhillfinancial.ca
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