- INEO's continued growth delivers the best third quarter in
Company history.
- INEO remains on track with Welcoming System deployments and has
expanded reach to over 18 states across the Unites States with
major retail partners.
SURREY,
BC, May 30, 2023 /CNW/ - INEO Tech
Corp. (TSXV: INEO) (OTCQB: INEOF) (the "Company" or
"INEO"), the innovative developer and operator of the INEO
Media Network, a digital advertising and analytics solution for
retailers, today announced it has filed its Interim Consolidated
Quarterly Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and
Analysis on SEDAR.com for the Company's fiscal third quarter ended
March 31, 2023.
"We are satisfied with our third quarter results in which we
reported a 19% increase in revenue," said Greg Watkin, Chairman and Founder of INEO.
"During the first half of 2023, our primary focus has been to
accelerate our roll-out plans and accomplish significant progress
in our Welcoming System deployments. We are currently on track with
our deployment schedule, working alongside our major retail
partners, and are excited to have a presence in over eighteen
states across the United States.
We anticipate our revenues to ramp up in the coming quarters to
reflect the increase of Welcoming Systems on the INEO Media
Network, as our systems initially require a few months to collect
store demographic data and analytics before advertisers start
ramping on the platform. Furthermore, considering the current
economic climate, it is vital for us to optimize our operations and
allocate resources more efficiently for sustainable growth and
long-term success. To that end, we have begun implementing cost
saving initiatives and workflow optimizations to reduce our
expenditures so that we can balance the growth of our network while
maintaining a disciplined cost structure for our operations."
Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights:
- INEO generated $398,730 of
revenue for the three months ended March 31,
2023, representing an increase of 18.8% as compared to
revenue of $335,568 for the three
months ended March 31, 2022.
- INEO generated gross profit for the three months ended
March 31, 2023, of $157,116, as compared to gross profit of
$203,550 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2022.
- INEO achieved gross margin percentage of 39.40% for the three
months ended March 31, 2023, compared
to gross margin percentage of 60.66% for the quarter ended
March 31, 2022.
- Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $709,852 or $0.01
per share compared to net loss of $773,982 or $0.01
per share for the three months ended March
31, 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $629,423, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of
$670,272 for the three months ended
March 31, 2022.
- INEO had $1,239,448 of cash and
cash equivalents at March 31, 2023,
compared to $1,706,048 of cash and
cash equivalents at June 30,
2022.
- As at March 31, 2023, the Company
had 76,143,709 shares issued and outstanding.
Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Business Highlights:
- On January 11, 2023, INEO debuted
the first RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) enabled version of
INEO's Welcoming System at the National Retail Federation's "NRF
2023 – Retail's Big Show". INEO was showcased at the Prosegur
Security booth and a demo of the new system was on display. With
RFID enabled systems not only do retailers know an item is being
stolen, they also know exactly which item.
- On February 8, 2023, INEO added
the Welcoming Greeter to its suite of retail media network products
for retailers. The Welcoming Greeter is a stand-alone
pedestal-based advertising display which delivers expanded
messaging and increased advertising capabilities for retailers.
INEO is now positioned with the most complete and comprehensive
suite of Retail Media Network products for retailers, with systems
build for every part of the retail store.
Events Subsequent to March 31,
2023:
- On April 27, 2023, the Company
announced it has successfully completed installations in over 70
retail store locations in 18 states across the United States with its Major Retail
Partners. INEO estimates current customer foot traffic to exceed
several million shoppers per month in its installed locations with
these Major Retail Partners. These installations include several
major cities such as New York
City, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Chicago and Phoenix.
Kyle Hall, CEO of INEO commented
on the Company's progress, "We continue to be aggressive in
expanding our network with our global distribution partner,
Prosegur, and expect to be sharing new customer agreements and
updates in the coming quarters. Additionally, with the rapid
expansion of our Welcoming System Network, increasing our
advertising fill rates has been a major priority for INEO. Our
systems are installed in highly attractive retail stores and we are
actively working with our major retail partners to increase the
number of ad placements on the network. In addition, we are fully
committed to propelling INEO towards the next stage of growth and
acknowledge the need to strategically balance driving revenue
growth through the expansion of our network while maintaining low
costs and reducing expenditures. We look forward to providing
further updates in the coming months."
Outlook:
INEO is now actively deploying systems and ramping up its
installation locations with contracted customers across
North America. INEO is landing
pilot wins with large retailers, expanding its location footprint,
and ramping up its revenues. In particular, the Company is making
significant progress with a major retail partner who has over 1,000
store locations across the United
States.
INEO's key objectives for fiscal 2023 are as follows:
- Increase revenues through the deployment of systems to INEO's
leading retail customers.
- Expand the INEO Media Network, in key geographical markets
across North America and
South America
- Support Prosegur with its growth and initiatives with key
retailers across the globe, including converting large retail
customers from trialing the Welcoming System to fully contracted
customer roll-outs.
INEO's technology has been proven out and has been validated by
a global partnership with Prosegur. INEO has created a healthy
sales pipeline consisting of both direct sales customers and
Prosegur's customers, including grocery, home hardware, apparel and
wholesale club retail chains from North
America, South America and
Europe. INEO has seeded the market
with trial systems and expects to convert these trials into full
scale roll-outs in the coming quarters.
Advertising and analytics are becoming increasingly important in
the modern retail environment as retailers continue to invest in
retail technology to improve the customer experience. INEO is well
positioned to take advantage of these trends with its market
leading technology and programmatic advertising partners which will
enhance the Company's future growth. INEO's current focus is to
continue to accelerate its deployments of INEO Media Network and
create a critical mass of systems.
Select Financial Highlights:
OPERATIONAL
HIGHLIGHTS
|
For the three months ended March 31
|
|
31-Mar-23
|
31-Mar-22
|
Sales
|
$
398,730
|
$
335,658
|
Cost of
Sales
|
(241,614)
|
(132,018)
|
Gross Profit
|
157,116
|
203,550
|
Profit
Margin
|
39.4 %
|
60.7 %
|
|
|
|
Total
Expenses
|
(815,651)
|
(973,097)
|
Other Income
(Expenses)
|
(51,317)
|
(4,435)
|
Loss and comprehensive
loss
|
(709,852)
|
(773,982)
|
Basic and diluted loss
per share
|
(0.01)
|
(0.01)
|
Weighted average number
of common shares
outstanding (basic and diluted)
|
76,143,709
|
60,190,138
|
Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
|
$
(629,423)
|
$
(670,272)
|
1 See
section below Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted
EBITDA
|
Footnotes:
1.
|
Readers are cautioned
that Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization and Stock Compensation), does not have
standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and is considered a
non-IFRS measure. Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure
of the Company's performance prior to consideration of how
operations are financed or how results are taxed or how
depreciation and amortization affects results. Adjusted EBITDA is
not intended to represent net earnings calculated in accordance
with IFRS.
|
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Kyle Hall,
CEO,
INEO Tech Corp.
About INEO Tech Corp. (TSXV: INEO; OTCQB: INEOF)
INEO Tech Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, INEO
Solutions Inc., operates the INEO Media Network, a digital
advertising and analytics solution for retailers. INEO's patented
technology integrates and monetizes digital screens with theft
detection sensor gates at the entrance of retail stores. The
Company's cloud-based platform uses IoT (Internet of Things) and AI
(Artificial Intelligence) technology to deliver customized digital
advertising to each retail location based on the demographic mix,
such as age and gender, of customer traffic at each location. The
Company also deploys the INEO Welcoming Network technology through
a SaaS-based solution to larger retail chains. INEO is
headquartered in Surrey, Canada
and publicly traded on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol
"INEO" and on the OTCQB-Venture Market under the symbol
"INEOF".
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Forward-Looking Statements
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respect to the Company may not be accurate or complete and should
not be relied upon. Trading in securities of the Company should be
considered highly speculative.
This news release contains forward-looking
information, which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially
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availability of funds, acceptance of the Company's products,
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including the Annual Information Form for the year ended
June 30, 2022 filed on SEDAR on
November 4, 2022. Readers
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