OTTAWA, Aug. 29, 2017 /CNW/ - BluMetric
Environmental Inc. (TSXV: BLM), an Ottawa-based cleantech company, announced
revenue of $7.4 million and net
income of $70,000 in the unaudited
results for its third quarter ended June 30,
2017.
Financial Highlights
- Year-to-date revenue is $22.9
million, a reduction of 5% compared to $24.2 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 2016.
- Revenue for the quarter decreased 11% to $7.4 million compared to $8.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Professional Services revenue of
$5.2 million decreased $400,000 quarter over quarter, while Water
Systems revenue of $2.2 million
showed a decrease of $600,000. The
decline in the Water Systems revenue can be mainly attributed to
the length of the sales cycles for new engineered solutions
projects, while Professional Services faced some project and
program delays.
- Gross margin decreased slightly to 19% compared to 22%
for the same quarter in fiscal 2016, mostly arising from lower
margins in Professional Services, offset slightly by improved
margins in Water Systems. Year-to-date gross margin is
21%, slightly lower than 22% for the prior year.
- Operating costs were down slightly to $1.2M from the same quarter in the prior year at
$1.3 million.
- Net income for the quarter was $70,000 compared to a net income of $371,000 for the same quarter in fiscal
2016. In the nine-month period, net income was $388,000 compared to $675,000 in the previous year.
- EBITDA (see Note 1 definition below) in the quarter
decreased to $337,000 from
$698,000 for the same quarter in
fiscal 2016, and in the nine months decreased to $1.2 million from $1.7 million in the same
period in the previous year.
Operational Highlights and Outlook
- The Company made significant progress in implementing
operational improvements, specifically in business lead
identification, project management and execution, and market-driven
research and innovation.
- Business development activity in both Water Systems and
Professional Services has been significant in all our major target
areas: Military; Food, Beverage, & Agriculture; Mining;
and Development, with new signed contracts both in Q3 and post
quarter end.
- We have aligned our research and innovation and
commercialization efforts to ammonia reduction processes and the
development of products that address our clients' dynamic economic
and regulatory environments.
- Subsequent to the end of Q3, BluMetric won two new contracts in
excess of $1.0 million in
Central America, demonstrating the
strength and adaptability of our products in a wide range of
environments.
Financial Summary
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Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
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Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2016
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Nine Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
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Nine Months
Ended
June 30, 2016
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($000)
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($000)
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($000)
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($000)
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Revenue
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7,434
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8,378
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22,942
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24,235
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Gross
profit
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1,445
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1,871
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4,745
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5,260
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Gross margin
%
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19%
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22%
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21%
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22%
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Operating
expenses
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1,205
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1,269
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3,833
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3,874
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EBITDA1
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337
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698
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1,205
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1,742
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Adjusted
EBITDA2
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419
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769
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1,259
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1,546
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Net income
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70
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371
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388
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675
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Income per share
–basic
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0.00
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0.01
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0.01
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0.02
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Income per share
–diluted
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0.00
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0.01
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0.01
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0.02
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Note 1: EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as net
income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and
amortization.
Note 2: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated
as EBITDA, gain or loss on foreign exchange, stock-based
compensation, gain or loss on sale of property plant and equipment,
unrealized gains on investments held for sale, and impairment of
goodwill.
The full results are available at www.sedar.com.
About BluMetric Environmental Inc.
BluMetric
Environmental Inc. is a publicly traded cleantech company with a
portfolio of industry-leading products, processes, and services in
the environment sciences and engineering sectors. We take pride in
our strong record of providing sustainable solutions to the world's
environmental challenges. Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, BluMetric's award-winning
team of industry experts serves clients in Canada, the United
States, and Central
America.
For more information, visit www.blumetric.ca.
Forward-Looking Statements
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statements in this press release, including those relating to the
Company's quarterly and annual results, future products,
opportunities and cost initiatives, strategies and other statements
that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future
events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects",
"anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates", or
similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of securities laws. Forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, the information concerning possible or assumed
future results of operations of the Company. These statements are
not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's
expectations, estimates, and projections regarding future events.
The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or release
any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by
law.
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SOURCE BluMetric Environmental Inc.