TORONTO, ONTARIO–(March 28, 2014) – Symbility Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSX VENTURE:SY), a global software company dedicated to developing applications for the insurance industry, today reported that revenue increased by 32% to $21.9 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. This compares to revenues of $16.5 million in FY 2012 and is an increase of $5.4 million.
The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $4.7 million and represents a basic and fully diluted loss per share of $0.02. This compares to a loss of $3.4 million in FY 2012. Included the net loss for the year was non-cash amortization and stock based compensation of $4.7 million compared to transaction related expenses of $1.83 million and non-cash amortization and stock based compensation of $2.39 million in FY2012.
The Corporation believes Adjusted EBITDA(1) is also a useful measure as a proxy for operating cash flow and facilitates period-to-period operating comparisons. Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2013 was ($137,000), compared to $831,000 in 2012.
“Our focus in 2013 was the expansion of our supply chain and the 62% increase in our user base in addition to our revenue growth is evidence of success.” commented James Swayze, CEO, Symbility Solutions. “This year we have a number of new products and partnerships aimed at insurance company needs, both domestically and internationally, that we expect to drive cost out of our customers operations through an increase in remote and virtual data collection.”
The Corporation has provided the following metrics on the number of users of its Symbility Property software at the end of each period and the number of claims created in each period as an indication of the growing activity in Symbility Property.
Fiscal 2013 |
Fiscal 2012 |
Fiscal 2011 |
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Users | 41,458 | 25,622 | 17,080 |
Claims created | 870,076 | 634,568 | 347,277 |
The Corporation also announced today that 630,685 options were granted to Officers in accordance with the Corporation’s stock option plan. Each option entitles its holder to purchase one common share of the Corporation at the closing share price on March 31, 2014 for a period of ten years from March 31, 2014. The options will vest at a rate of one third per annum on the anniversary date of the grant.
The Corporation will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. ET to provide a business update and review financial results for the year ended December 31, 2013. The conference call will be webcast. All interested parties are welcome to join the live webcast, which can be accessed at http://www.gowebcasting.com/5349. Participants may also join the conference call by dialing toll free 1-877-223-4471 or 1-647-788-4922 for international participants.
The Corporation is also pleased to announce that they will be holding their Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders on Thursday May 22, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be held at the TMX Broadcast Centre – The Exchange Tower – 130 King Street West Toronto, ON M5X 1J2. Any and all holders of common shares of the Corporation as at the close of business on the Record Date, which is April 22, 2014, will be entitled to vote at this meeting. For more information, please refer to the Corporation’s Management Information Circular, which will be posted at www.sedar.com.
Selected Financial Information
Three months ended Dec 31 |
Twelve months ended Dec 31 |
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(in thousands of dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
Revenue | $ | 5,471 | $ | 4,656 | $ | 21,894 | $ | 16,537 | ||||
Net Loss | $ | (1,347 | ) | $ | (761 | ) | $ | (4,687 | ) | $ | (3,393 | ) |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | (460 | ) | $ | 161 | $ | (137 | ) | $ | 831 | ||
Loss per share (2) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) |
Three months ended Dec 31 |
Twelve months ended Dec 31 |
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(in thousands of dollars) | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||
IFRS Net Loss | $ | (1,347 | ) | $ | (761 | ) | $ | (4,687 | ) | $ | (3,393 | ) |
Finance and other income | (29 | ) | (6 | ) | (117 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 412 | 371 | 1,605 | 1,099 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 494 | 550 | 3,049 | 1,296 | ||||||||
Transaction related expenses | – | – | – | 1,831 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | (460 | ) | $ | 161 | $ | (137 | ) | $ | 831 |
As at December 31, 2013, (in thousands of dollars) |
2013 | 2012 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,173 | $ | 15,008 | |
Total assets | $ | 33,613 | $ | 36,409 | |
Total long term liabilities | $ | 350 | $ | 459 |
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as earnings before interest income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs included in other general & administration expense and other non-recurring gains or losses including transaction costs related to acquisition. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure that facilitates period-to-period operating comparisons. Adjusted EBITDA does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings (loss) prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by IASB. All other financial measures referenced herein have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards unless stated otherwise.
(2) In Canadian dollars, rounded to the nearest cent.
About Symbility Solutions Inc.
Symbility Solutions® (TSX VENTURE:SY) is a global provider of cloud-based and smartphone/tablet-enabled claims technology for the property and health insurance industries. Designed to be flexible and easy-to-use, Symbility Solutions’ two product suites, Symbility Property™ and Symbility Health™, empower insurers to collaborate across the entire claims processing workflow and reduce costs while delivering a market-leading claims experience. For more information, please visit www.symbilitysolutions.com or follow Symbility on Twitter at @symbility and on LinkedIn at symbility-solutions.
This press release should be read in conjunction with Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and related notes, management’s discussion and analysis and the Annual Information Form for the period ending December 31, 2013, copies of which can be found atwww.sedar.com.
Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. Symbility Solutions Inc. will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect financial results is included in the documents filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities by Symbility Solutions Inc.
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Symbility Solutions Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (In thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated) December 31, 2013 |
As at | |||
December 31, 2013 |
December 31, 2012 |
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Assets | |||
Current assets | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 12,173 | 15,008 | |
Accounts receivable and other assets | 4,153 | 3,340 | |
Loans receivable | – | 148 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 791 | 576 | |
17,117 | 19,072 | ||
Long-term assets | |||
Security deposits | 33 | 19 | |
Property and equipment | 675 | 399 | |
Intangible assets | 9,017 | 10,148 | |
Goodwill | 6,771 | 6,771 | |
33,613 | 36,409 | ||
Current liabilities | |||
Liabilities | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 3,755 | 3,902 | |
Current portion of deferred revenue | 3,032 | 4,118 | |
6,787 | 8,020 | ||
Long-term liabilities | |||
Deferred revenue | – | 208 | |
Finance lease obligations | 5 | 49 | |
Customer deposits | 345 | 202 | |
7,137 | 8,479 | ||
Commitments | |||
Shareholders’ equity | 26,476 | 27,930 | |
33,613 | 36,409 |
Symbility Solutions Inc. |
Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss |
(In thousands of Canadian dollars except per share data) |
Three-month period ended December 31 |
Twelve-month period ended December 31 |
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2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Revenue | 5,471 | 4,656 | 21,894 | 16,537 | |||||
Cost of sales | 1,130 | 969 | 4,224 | 3,202 | |||||
4,341 | 3,687 | 17,670 | 13,335 | ||||||
Expenses | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 2,324 | 1,969 | 10,055 | 6,239 | |||||
General and administration | 1,955 | 1,545 | 7,600 | 5,745 | |||||
Research and development | 1,371 | 911 | 4,552 | 2,718 | |||||
Transaction related | – | (2 | ) | – | 1,831 | ||||
Other operating | 56 | 29 | 254 | 197 | |||||
5,706 | 4,452 | 22,461 | 16,730 | ||||||
Loss before finance costs (income), net and income tax expense | (1,365 | ) | (765 | ) | (4,791 | ) | (3,395 | ) | |
Finance costs (income), net | (28 | ) | (11 | ) | (117 | ) | (9 | ) | |
Current income tax expense | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | |||||
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | (1,347 | ) | (761 | ) | (4,687 | ) | (3,393 | ) | |
Basic and diluted loss and comprehensive loss per common share | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||||||||
Basic and diluted | 205,375,464 | 186,278,556 | 204,897,076 | 164,561,810 |