Expects to Achieve Positive EBITDA and Cash
Flow in April 2018
TORONTO, March 15, 2018 /CNW/ - (TSXV: CPTO) CryptoGlobal
Corp. — one of Canada's leading
blockchain and FinTech companies — confirmed today it has accepted
delivery of its final shipment of Q1 mining machines and now has
8563 machines in inventory.
The company is currently standing up machines in its mining
facilities in Ontario and
Quebec — along with strategic
partner locations in Newfoundland
and Quebec — and expects to start
delivering positive monthly EBITDA (non-GAAP measure) and cash flow
in April 2018.
7100 Machines Actively Mining By End of March
CEO Rob Segal says the company is
on-track to have approximately 7100 machines actively mining by the
end of March; bringing the company's current operating capacity to
11 MW by the end of the month.
All 8563 of its mining rigs are scheduled to be operational by
the end of April 2018.
"CryptoGlobal's operations and engineering team are 100% focused
on standing up machines throughout March and we'll continue to
update our shareholders on our operational and financial progress
as we move into positive EBITDA and cash flow this April," says
Segal.
To date, CryptoGlobal President James
Millership says the company has paid for and received
delivery of the following machines:
S9s
|
= 3743
|
GPUs
|
= 1620
|
L3s
|
= 2100
|
DASH
|
= 1100
|
Total
|
=
8563
|
Millership says this represents a portfolio allocation of
roughly 44% Bitcoin, 24% Litecoin, 13% Dash and 19% Ether.
This mix will be optimized as the company continues to reinvest in
growing its mining revenues.
Millership says the company expects to be EBITDA and cash flow
positive starting in April 2018.
As previously announced, it is anticipated that 50% of company
earnings will be reinvested in technology and scaling its
operations, including its newly announced Sarnia, Ontario facility — which has
short-term capacity of 30 MW and the potential to scale to over 100
MW as part of a 10 year land and Power Purchasing Agreement
(PPA).
CryptoGlobal – We Power the Blockchain
CryptoGlobal is a leading Canadian blockchain and financial
technology company built on a strong core of diversified
cryptocurrency mining. Currently, CryptoGlobal focuses on
mining Bitcoin, DASH, Ether and Litecoin — using a mix of
custom-tuned mining technologies.
Learn more about CryptoGlobal and the future of mining at
www.cryptoglobal.io
Financial Measures
There are measures included in this news release that do not
have a standardized meaning under generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) and therefore may not be comparable to similarly
titled measures and metrics presented by other publicly traded
companies. The company includes these measures because it believes
certain investors use these measures and metrics as a means of
assessing financial performance. EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization is calculated as net earnings
before finance costs (net of finance income), income tax expense,
and depreciation and amortization of intangibles) is a non-GAAP
financial measure that does not have any standardized meaning
prescribed by IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
statements and are based on expectations, estimates and projections
as at the date of this news release. These forward-looking
statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. Any statement
that involves discussions with respect to predictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions,
future events or performance (often but not always using phrases
such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected",
"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget",
"scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or
variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain
actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or
"will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of
historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news
release, forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to:
information pertaining to strategy, plans, or future financial
performance, such as statements with respect to future revenues,
EBITDA, cash flows and other statements that express management's
expectations or estimates of future performance, the anticipated
timing of future cash flow and positive EBITDA, the number of
machines that are expected to be running by various dates and
future operating capacity, the proposed use of the company's
earnings and the timing and receipt of the required regulatory
approvals for the proposed acquisition of the Sarnia facility.
These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions and estimates of management of the company at the time
such statements were made. Actual future results may differ
materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the company to materially
differ from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors, among other things, include: that market prices will be
consistent with expectations, the continued availability of capital
and financing, general economic, market and business conditions
will be consistent with expectations, satisfaction or waiver
of all applicable conditions to the completion of the proposed
acquisition of the Sarnia
facility, fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions;
fluctuations in securities markets; fluctuations in the prices of
cryptocurrencies mined by the company; historical prices of
cryptocurrencies and the ability of the company to mine
cryptocurrencies consistent with historical prices; higher
operating costs; the presence of laws and regulations that may
impose restrictions on the ability of the company to operate it
business; the speculative nature of cryptocurrency mining and
blockchain operations; changes in project parameters as plans
continue to be evaluated; and those factors described under the
heading "Risks Factors" in the company's most filing statement
dated January 17, 2018 available on
SEDAR. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this
news release are based upon what management of the company
believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions,
the company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be
consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be
other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements and information. There can
be no assurance that forward-looking information, or the material
factors or assumptions used to develop such forward-looking
information, will prove to be accurate. The company does not
undertake any obligations to release publicly any revisions for
updating any voluntary forward-looking statements, except as
required by applicable securities law.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.
SOURCE CryptoGlobal Corp.