- 24% year-over-year revenue growth for Q1 2018
- Gross margin improves from 36% to 48% for Q1 2018
MONTREAL, April 27, 2018 /CNW/ -- Engagement Labs Inc.
(TSXV: EL) (OTCQB: ELBSF) releases preliminary results for the
three months quarter ended March 31,
2018. The Company expects to report quarterly revenue of
approximately CDN $998,500 which
represents a 24% increase year-over-year. The Company also expects
the gross profit to rise to 48% from 36% in Q1 2017.
"Revenue growth is a key priority for Engagement Labs in 2018,
and we began investing in Q4 to drive sales, including the hiring
of a Chief Revenue Officer to build out our sales organization,"
said Ed Keller, CEO of Engagement
Labs. "I am therefore pleased to report the 24% revenue growth
year-over-year, which I see as clear evidence that our TotalSocial®
product is gaining acceptance in the marketplace. Further,
our clients span nine different vertical sectors, demonstrating its
broad appeal."
Recently, Engagement Labs released an update on the performance
of TotalSocial in the 18 months since its launch, including the
fact that over CDN $7.3M in
TotalSocial contracts have been signed with a diverse group of
Fortune 500 companies and brands in nine sectors, demonstrating the
broad appeal of TotalSocial.
Fiscal year 2017 Audited Results Released
The Company also released results for its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2017. Audited
consolidated Financial Statements and Management Report are
available on SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com.
For the year ended December 31,
2017, the Company had reduced revenue versus 2016 as a
result of the shuttering of Canadian business units in Montreal and Toronto that were losing money, and as part of
the Company's focus on the development of TotalSocial only in the
US and the UK. The company had 2017 revenue of $3,469,767 compared to revenue of $4,697,118 for the year ended December 31, 2016. The decrease of $1,227,351 is fully attributable to the decline
of revenue generated by the Canadian units and was largely
compensated by a reduction of associated expenses of $2,648,409.
Gross margin increased to 42% for the year ended December 31, 2017 from 25% for the year ended
December 31, 2016. EBITDA loss
improved by 68% or $5,773,701 from
$8,481,574 for the year of 2016 to an
EBITDA loss of $2,707,873 for the
year of 2017. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss improved by 38% or
$1,657,033 from $4,341,185 for the year of 2016 to a non-GAAP
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2,684,152
for the year of 2017. Basic and diluted loss per share decreased by
62% to -$0.05 for the year of 2017
from -$0.13 for the year of
2016.
About Engagement Labs
Engagement Labs (TSXV: EL) (OTCQB: ELBSF) is an
industry-leading data and analytics firm that focuses on the entire
social ecosystem and its impact on businesses. Engagement Labs'
TotalSocial platform provides brands with unique online (social
media) and offline (word of mouth) insights, and predictive
analytics achieved through machine learning, to reveal the
social metrics and insights that will increase marketing ROI and
top line revenue. TotalSocial, which tracks 500 brands, is the
only platform that provides marketers with proprietary brand data,
industry and competitive intelligence and in-depth analysis of what
drives performance and how to improve, while tracking KPI's and
goals.
TotalSocial is the only platform that combines online data about
brand conversations that take place via social media, with offline
conversation data. The platform has a proprietary 10-year database
of offline conversation built by Engagement Labs, the only such
source of offline data about brands. These data sets feed the
company's predictive analytics engine, which uses proprietary
algorithms and Artificial Intelligence/machine learning to forecast
future sales and provide marketers with better insights, improved
marketing ROI and increased sales.
To learn more
visit www.engagementlabs.com / www.totalsocial.com.
Disclaimer in regards to Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements included herein constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
management at this time, are inherently subject to significant
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Engagement
Labs does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect, in particular, new
information or future events.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
For media inquiries please contact:
KCSA Strategic Communications,
ktumino@kcsa.com / asingh@kcsa.com
212-896-1252 / 212-896-1207
Ed Keller, CEO, Engagement Labs,
Ed.keller@engagementlabs.com, 732.846.6800
SOURCE Engagement Labs