VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 30, 2017) - Namaste Technologies Inc. ("Namaste" or the "Company") (CSE:N)(N.CN)(M5BQ.F) is pleased to announce the filing of its unaudited quarterly financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, and certification of the quarterly filings for the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The statements for the period can be accessed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The operational and financial highlights for the period include the following:
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Recorded record quarterly revenue of $2,087,188, an increase of 77.6% from the first quarter of 2016;
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Generated gross profit of $683,016, an increase of 75.9% from the first quarter of 2016;
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Expanded the customer list to over 250,000 individuals producing monthly traffic of approximately 600,000 site visits in November;
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Closed the acquisition of the assets of URT1 Limited, which comprised its Everyonedoesit business ("Everyonedoesit") and raised approximately $3.5 million of capital; and
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Appointed experienced members to the management team and board.
Financial Results
During the financial reporting period from September 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016, the Company focused efforts on further expanding its traffic and customer base, growing revenues, integrating the asset acquisitions of VaporSeller and Everyonedoesit, and securing capital to expand operations. Because of these focused initiatives, the Company achieved the following financial results:
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Net revenue of $2,087,188 (Q1 2016 - $1,175,341), an increase of 77.6% as compared to the first quarter of 2016. These financial results include net revenues for a 44-day period from the Everyonedoesit asset acquisition, which produced revenue of $316,460. On a gross basis (prior to adjustments for refunds, discounts and charge backs), the revenues for the period were $2,460,738, an increase of $373,550 to net revenues. These adjustments are anticipated to normalize as the Company has now integrated the acquisition of VaporSeller and URT1, which is anticipated to result in a higher net revenue going forward.
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Cost of sales of $1,404,172 (Q1 2016 - $787,008), which resulted in a gross profit of $683,016 (Q1 2016 - $388,333). As a percentage of sales, the gross margin was 32.7% compared to 33.0% in the first quarter of 2016. Going forward, the Company is optimizing its product mix to include higher margin glassware, private label products such as the Gurutm and related product accessories, products sourced from larger volume manufacturers, and driving higher average purchase prices from the VaporSeller and URT1 acquisitions.
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Operating costs of $1,580,087 (Q1 2016 - $513,977), an increase of 207.4% as compared to the first quarter of 2016. This increase in operating costs includes non-cash and currency expenses of $71,416. These costs relate to share based compensation and foreign exchange movements in the Company's source currencies including the British Pound and Euro. In addition, were non-recurring legal expenses of $175,000 related to the URT1 acquisition and financing. After adjusting for these numbers, management estimates total operating costs of $1,333,671 for the period. In addition to these expenditures, the Company has also incurred costs associated with positioning the business for scalability and the administration of its public listing.
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Comprehensive loss of $(897,072) (Q1 2016 - $(125,644)). Going forward, management anticipates sales growth to strengthen from organic revenue generation and completed acquisitions, cost of sales to reduce due to higher volume purchases and optimization of the product portfolio, and operating costs to reduce as a result of normalized operations, which management anticipates to result in profitability and positive cash flow generation in fiscal 2017.