Total revenue of $239.7
million grew 27% year-over-year and surpassed
previously-established outlook
Net loss and Adjusted
EBITDA1 improved to ($40.2) million and $3.6 million,
respectively
Lightspeed's Unified Payments initiative
helped deliver GPV of $6.6 billion,
an increase of 69% year-over-year
GPV as a percentage of
GTV was 29% in the quarter
Lightspeed reports in US dollars and in accordance with
IFRS.
MONTREAL, Feb. 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. ("Lightspeed" or the
"Company") (TSX: LSPD) (NYSE: LSPD), today announced financial
results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023. Powering the world's best
businesses, Lightspeed is the unified POS and payments platform for
ambitious entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, provide the best
customer experiences and become a go-to destination in their
space.

With the Company in the final stretch of fiscal 2024, Lightspeed
expects to meet its key objectives for the year and achieve its
previously-established revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook. The
Company's flagship products are now available in virtually all of
its primary global markets with complete coverage expected in the
months ahead. Lightspeed's Unified Payments initiative increased
GPV2 as a percentage of GTV2 to 29%.
Additionally, the Company experienced its second consecutive
quarter of positive Adjusted EBITDA, placing Lightspeed in a strong
position to meet its goal of Adjusted EBITDA break even or
better3 performance for fiscal 2024.
"Overall I was very pleased with the quarter. We were able to
grow the top line by 27% and our disciplined approach on costs
helped us deliver positive Adjusted EBITDA performance," said
Asha Bakshani, CFO. "As we begin to
turn our attention to fiscal 2025, we will focus on growing our top
line without sacrificing the progress we have made on Adjusted
EBITDA profitability."
"At this stage, I believe our Unified Payments initiative can
only be seen as a resounding success; customers adopted Lightspeed
Payments without the heightened churn that we were expecting," said
JP Chauvet, CEO of Lightspeed. "With our growing ARPU, industry
leading platforms, and sound financial foundation, we are excited
for the future at Lightspeed."
Third Quarter Financial Highlights
(All
comparisons are relative to the three-month period ended
December 31, 2022 unless otherwise stated):
- Total revenue of $239.7 million,
an increase of 27% year-over-year and ahead of
previously-established outlook of $232
million to $237 million.
- Transaction-based revenue of $147.8
million, an increase of 38% year-over-year.
- Subscription revenue of $80.9
million, an increase of 9% year-over-year.
- Net loss of ($40.2) million, or
($0.26) per share, as compared to a
net loss of ($814.8) million, or
($5.39) per share. After adjusting
the net loss by $52.1 million for
certain items including share-based compensation and amortization
of intangible assets, the Company delivered an Adjusted
Income1 of $11.8 million,
or $0.08 per share1 as
compared to an Adjusted Income1 of $0.4 million, or $0.00 per share1 in the quarter ended
December 31, 2022. Net loss for the
quarter ended December 31, 2022
includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of ($748.7) million.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 of $3.6
million, ahead of previously-established outlook of
$2 million, versus Adjusted EBITDA
loss1 of ($5.4) million in
the quarter ended December 31,
2022.
- As at December 31, 2023,
Lightspeed had $749.4 million in cash
and cash equivalents.
Operational Highlights
- Lightspeed delivered several new product releases:
- Instant Payouts for Lightspeed Retail was made available
to U.S. merchants allowing for immediate access to funds.
- For Lightspeed Restaurant, Lightspeed Tableside, a
compact, portable, and flexible POS and payment processing device,
is now available in the U.S.
- Lightspeed Retail and NuORDER Integration is now
available on the Company's flagship offering, allowing our retail
customers to order directly from thousands of brands through the
NuORDER by Lightspeed platform, giving our retail customers the
power of an advanced technology platform that was recently only
available to enterprise customers. The integration also lets
retailers import purchase orders placed into Lightspeed Retail,
saving hours in product creation and inventory management.
- Lightspeed Capital expanded into France, the
Netherlands and Belgium in
the quarter, with Germany
launching just after the quarter ended.
- Tap to Pay on iPhone was expanded to the UK and
the Netherlands.
- For Lightspeed Retail, Advanced Insights enhancements
launched globally, enabling retailers to save money by reducing
inventory waste and creating efficiencies through improved
inventory and sales reporting.
- ARPU2,4 increased 28% to approximately $447 from approximately $348 in the same quarter last year assisted by
our focus on our unified POS and payments offering and high GTV
customer adoption.
- Overall gross margin came in at 42% essentially flat to the
prior quarter. Subscription gross margins grew to 76% in the
quarter from 73% in the same quarter last year thanks to a
dedicated effort to consolidate cloud vendor arrangements and
improved overall efficiencies. Transaction-based gross margins fell
to 30% from 33% last year due predominately to a reduction of
referral fees as more customers adopted Lightspeed Payments. This
was partially offset by increased Lightspeed Capital revenue as
well as increasing GPV as a percentage of GTV in international
markets where Lightspeed Payments carries a higher gross
margin.
- For the quarter, Lightspeed's customers processed GTV of
$23.1 billion, up 3%
year-over-year.
- An increasing portion of GTV is being processed through the
Company's payments solutions. GPV increased 69% to $6.6 billion from $3.9
billion in the same period last year.
- Lightspeed's customer base continued to shift towards higher
GTV Customer Locations. Customer Locations with GTV exceeding
$500,000/year5 increased
7% year-over-year, and the number of Customer Locations with GTV
exceeding $1 million/year5
increased 7% year-over-year. The number of Customer Locations
processing GTV under $200,000/year5 decreased during the
same period. Customer Locations with GTV exceeding $500,000/year5 have substantially
lower risk of churn and higher lifetime value for Lightspeed
compared to lower GTV/year customers.
- Lightspeed Capital showed strong growth with revenue increasing
118% year-over-year.
- Notable customer wins include:
-
- Several Michelin-star restaurants have selected Lightspeed
Restaurant in the quarter, including:
- The River Café, iconic UK restaurant overlooking the
River Thames featuring Italian cuisine with one Michelin star;
- Hæbel, fine dining experience in Hamburg with one Michelin star as well as a
Michelin Green star for gastronomy
and sustainability; and
- prism, the one Michelin star restaurant in Berlin with elevated cuisine and an
award-winning wine list.
- The Swillhouse Group, with a number of world-class
venues across Sydney, has chosen
Lightspeed Restaurant to power their entire operations;
- Attica, a regular on the World's 50 Best
Restaurants list, has selected Lightspeed to operate their fine
dining restaurant in Melbourne;
- Lolë Clothing, athletic apparel designer and retailer
with a number of locations across North
America adopted Lightspeed Retail;
- High Country Outfitters, with multiple locations across
the U.S. has chosen Lightspeed Retail to power their locally owned
and operated outdoor gear and clothing stores;
- Pinarello, the high performance bike brand signed onto
Lightspeed Retail for their two UK locations;
- Fit My Feet, a six location footwear and orthotic
retailer in the U.S., joined with Lightspeed Retail; and
- dozens of new brands were added to our Supplier Network
including Tommy Bahama, Baffin, and
UNTUCKit.
Financial Outlook6
The following outlook supersedes all prior statements made by
the Company and is based on current expectations.
To reflect the Company's performance to date, Lightspeed is
increasing the lower end of its Fiscal 2024 revenue outlook. The
Company remains cautious on near term prospects due to a still
uncertain macroeconomic environment and the pace of Unified
Payments adoption in international markets. In addition, the fiscal
fourth quarter is historically the Company's weakest quarter for
GTV performance. The success of the Company's unified payments
initiative to date has Lightspeed on track to achieve its expected
30-35% GPV as a percentage of GTV by the end of fiscal 2024. Given
the seasonal weakness, uncertainties surrounding the general
economy and the pace of Lightspeed Payments adoption in
international markets, Lightspeed's Fiscal 2024 outlook is
as follows:
- Revenue of approximately $895
million - $905 million.
- Break even or better Adjusted EBITDA1 .
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1 Non-IFRS
measure or ratio. See the section entitled "Non-IFRS Measures and
Ratios" and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS
measure or ratio.
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2 Key
Performance Indicator. See the section entitled "Key Performance
Indicators."
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3 Financial
outlook. See the section entitled "Financial Outlook Assumptions"
in this press release for the assumptions, risks and uncertainties
related to Lightspeed's outlook, and the section entitled "Forward
Looking Statements."
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4 Excluding
Customer Locations attributable to the Ecwid eCommerce standalone
product.
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5 Excluding
Customer Locations and GTV attributable to the Ecwid eCommerce
standalone product, Lightspeed Golf and NuORDER by Lightspeed
product. A Customer Location's GTV per year is calculated by
annualizing the GTV for the months in which the Customer Location
is actively processing in the last twelve months.
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6 The
financial outlook is fully qualified and based on a number of
assumptions and subject to a number of risks described under the
heading "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Financial Outlook
Assumptions" of this press release.
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Conference Call and Webcast Information
Lightspeed will host a conference call and webcast to discuss
the Company's financial results at 8:00 am
ET on Thursday, February 8, 2024. To access the
telephonic version of the conference call, visit
https://conferencingportals.com/event/rPYvDbSx. After registering,
instructions will be shared on how to join the call including
dial-in information as well as a unique passcode and registrant ID.
At the time of the call, registered participants will dial in using
the numbers from the confirmation email, and upon entering their
unique passcode and ID, will be entered directly into the
conference. Alternatively, the webcast will be available live on
the Investors section of the Company's website at
https://investors.lightspeedhq.com.
Among other things, Lightspeed will discuss quarterly results,
financial outlook and trends in its customer base on the conference
call and webcast, and related materials will be made available on
the Company's website at https://investors.lightspeedhq.com.
Investors should carefully review the factors, assumptions and
uncertainties included in such related materials.
An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors
beginning at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on February 8, 2024 until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 15, 2024, by dialing 800.770.2030 for
the U.S. or Canada, or
647.362.9199 for international callers and providing conference ID
74316. In addition, an archived webcast will be available on the
Investors section of the Company's website at
https://investors.lightspeedhq.com.
Lightspeed's unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial
statements and management's discussion and analysis for the three
and nine months ended December 31,
2023 are available on Lightspeed's website at
https://investors.lightspeedhq.com and will be filed on SEDAR at
www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Financial Outlook Assumptions
When calculating the Adjusted EBITDA included in our financial
outlook for the full year ended March 31,
2024, we considered IFRS measures including revenues, direct
cost of revenues, and operating expenses. Our financial outlook is
based on a number of assumptions, including assumptions related to
inflation, changes in interest rates, consumer spending, foreign
exchange rates and other macroeconomic conditions; that the
jurisdictions in which Lightspeed has significant operations do not
impose strict measures like those put in place in response to
pandemics like the COVID-19 pandemic; requests for subscription
pauses and churn rates owing to business failures remain in line
with planned levels; our Customer Location count remaining in line
with our planned levels (particularly in higher GTV cohorts);
revenue streams resulting from certain partner referrals remaining
in line with our expectations (particularly in light of our
decision to unify our POS and payments solutions, which payments
solutions have in the past and may in the future, in some
instances, be perceived by certain referral partners to be
competing with their own solutions); customers adopting our
payments solutions having an average GTV at or above that of our
planned levels; accelerated uptake of our payments solutions as
compared to prior rates and expectations in connection with our
decision to sell our POS and payments solutions as one unified
platform; gross margins reflecting this trend towards more
transaction-based revenue in our revenue mix; our ability to price
our payments solutions in line with our expectations and to achieve
suitable margins; our ability to achieve success in the continued
expansion of our payments solutions, including as part of our
initiative to sell our POS and payments solutions as one unified
platform; our ability to manage default risks of our merchant cash
advances in line with our expectations; historical seasonal trends
return to certain of our key verticals and impact our GTV and
transaction-based revenues; continued success in module adoption
expansion throughout our customer base; our ability to selectively
pursue strategic opportunities and derive the benefits we expect
from the acquisitions we have completed including expected
synergies resulting from the prioritization of our flagship
Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant offerings; market
acceptance and adoption of our flagship offerings; our ability to
attract and retain key personnel required to achieve our plans; our
expectations regarding the costs, timing and impact of our cost
reduction initiatives; our ability to manage customer churn; and
our ability to manage customer discount requests. Our financial
outlook does not give effect to the potential impact of
acquisitions that may be announced or closed after the date hereof.
Our financial outlook, including the various underlying
assumptions, constitutes forward-looking information and should be
read in conjunction with the cautionary statement on
forward-looking information below. Many factors may cause our
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including the risks and uncertainties
related to: macroeconomic factors affecting small and medium-sized
businesses, including inflation, changes in interest rates and
consumer spending trends; instability in the banking sector;
exchange rate fluctuations; any pandemic such as the COVID-19
pandemic; the Russian invasion of Ukraine and reactions thereto; the
Israel-Hamas war and reactions thereto; our inability to attract
and retain customers; our inability to increase customer sales; our
inability to implement our growth strategy; our inability to
continue the acceleration of the global rollout and adoption of our
payments solutions, including our initiative to sell our POS and
payments solutions as one unified platform; risks relating to our
merchant cash advance program; our ability to continue offering
merchant cash advances and scaling our merchant cash advance
program in line with our expectations; our reliance on a small
number of cloud service suppliers and suppliers for parts of the
technology in our payments solutions; our ability to maintain
sufficient levels of hardware inventory; our inability to improve
and enhance the functionality, performance, reliability, design,
security and scalability of our platform; our ability to prevent
and manage information security breaches or other cyber-security
threats; our ability to compete against competitors; strategic
relations with third parties; our reliance on integration of
third-party payment processing solutions; compatibility of our
solutions with third-party applications and systems; changes to
technologies on which our platform is reliant; our ability to
effectively incorporate artificial intelligence solutions into our
business and operations; our ability to obtain, maintain and
protect our intellectual property; risks relating to international
operations, sales and use of our platform in various countries; our
liquidity and capital resources; pending and threatened litigation
and regulatory compliance; changes in tax laws and their
application; our ability to expand our sales, marketing and support
capability and capacity; our ability to execute on our cost
reduction initiatives; and maintaining our customer service levels
and reputation. The purpose of the forward-looking information is
to provide the reader with a description of management's
expectations regarding our financial performance and may not be
appropriate for other purposes.
About Lightspeed
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global
economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants
innovate to simplify, scale and provide exceptional customer
experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies
online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to
new locations, global payments, financial solutions and connection
to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in
2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams
across North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality and golf
businesses in over 100 countries.
For more information, please visit: www.lightspeedhq.com
On social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X
(formerly Twitter)
Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios
The information presented herein includes certain non-IFRS
financial measures such as "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted Income
(Loss)", "Adjusted Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities",
"Non-IFRS gross profit", "Non-IFRS general and administrative
expenses", "Non-IFRS research and development expenses", and
"Non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses" and certain non-IFRS ratios
such as "Adjusted Income (Loss) per Share - Basic and Diluted",
"Non-IFRS gross profit as a percentage of revenue", "Non-IFRS
general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue",
"Non-IFRS research and development expenses as a percentage of
revenue", and "Non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses as a
percentage of revenue". These measures and ratios are not
recognized measures and ratios under IFRS and do not have a
standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely
to be comparable to similar measures and ratios presented by other
companies. Rather, these measures and ratios are provided as
additional information to complement those IFRS measures and ratios
by providing further understanding of our results of operations
from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures and
ratios should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute
for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS.
These non-IFRS measures and ratios are used to provide investors
with supplemental measures and ratios of our operating performance
and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not
otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures and
ratios. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and
other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS measures and
ratios in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses
non-IFRS measures and ratios in order to facilitate operating
performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare operating
budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management
compensation.
"Adjusted EBITDA" is defined as net
loss excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or
EBITDA, as adjusted for share-based compensation and related
payroll taxes, compensation expenses relating to acquisitions
completed, foreign exchange gains and losses, transaction-related
costs, restructuring, litigation provisions and goodwill
impairment. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides a useful
supplemental measure of the Company's operating performance, as it
helps illustrate underlying trends in our business that could
otherwise be masked by the effect of the income or expenses that
are not indicative of the core operating performance of our
business.
"Adjusted Income (Loss)" is defined as
net loss excluding amortization of intangibles, as adjusted for
share-based compensation and related payroll taxes, compensation
expenses relating to acquisitions completed, transaction-related
costs, restructuring, litigation provisions, deferred income tax
expense (recovery) and goodwill impairment. We use this measure as
we believe excluding amortization of intangibles and certain other
non-cash or non-operational expenditures provides a helpful
supplementary indicator of our business performance as it allows
for more accurate comparability across periods.
"Adjusted Income (Loss) per Share - Basic and
Diluted" is defined as Adjusted Income (Loss) divided by the
weighted average number of common shares (basic and
diluted). We use Adjusted Income (Loss) per Share - Basic and
Diluted to provide a helpful supplemental indicator of the
performance of our business on a per share (basic and diluted)
basis.
"Adjusted Cash Flows Used in Operating
Activities" is defined as cash flows used in operating
activities as adjusted for the payment of payroll taxes on
share-based compensation, the payment of compensation expenses
relating to acquisitions completed, the payment of
transaction-related costs, the payment of restructuring costs, the
payment of amounts related to litigation provisions net of amounts
received as insurance and indemnification proceeds and the payment
of amounts related to capitalized internal development costs. We
use this measure as we believe including or excluding certain
inflows and outflows provides a helpful supplemental indicator to
investors on our business performance in regard to the Company's
ability to generate cash flows.
"Non-IFRS gross profit" is defined as
gross profit as adjusted for share-based compensation and related
payroll taxes. We use this measure as we believe excluding
share-based compensation and related payroll taxes provides a
helpful supplemental indicator to investors on our business
performance in regard to the Company's performance and
profitability.
"Non-IFRS gross profit as a percentage of
revenue" is calculated by dividing our Non-IFRS gross profit by
our total revenue. We use this ratio as we believe excluding
share-based compensation and related payroll taxes provides a
helpful supplemental indicator to investors on our business
performance in regard to the Company's performance and
profitability.
"Non-IFRS general and administrative
expenses" is defined as general and administrative expenses as
adjusted for share-based compensation and related payroll taxes,
transaction-related costs and litigation provisions. We use this
measure as we believe excluding certain charges provides a helpful
supplemental indicator to investors on our operating
expenditures.
"Non-IFRS general and administrative expenses
as a percentage of revenue" is calculated by dividing our
Non-IFRS general and administrative expenses by our total revenue.
We use this ratio as we believe excluding certain charges provides
a helpful supplemental indicator to investors on our operating
expenditures.
"Non-IFRS research and development
expenses" is defined as research and development expenses
as adjusted for share-based compensation and related payroll taxes.
We use this measure as we believe excluding share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes provides a helpful
supplemental indicator to investors on our operating
expenditures.
"Non-IFRS research and development expenses
as a percentage of revenue" is calculated by dividing our
Non-IFRS research and development expenses by our total revenue. We
use this ratio as we believe excluding share-based compensation and
related payroll taxes provides a helpful supplemental indicator to
investors on our operating expenditures.
"Non-IFRS sales and marketing
expenses" is defined as sales and marketing expenses as
adjusted for share-based compensation and related payroll taxes and
transaction-related costs. We use this measure as we believe
excluding share-based compensation and related payroll taxes and
transaction-related costs provides a helpful supplemental indicator
to investors on our operating expenditures.
"Non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses as a
percentage of revenue" is calculated by dividing our
Non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses by our total revenue. We use
this ratio as we believe excluding share-based compensation and
related payroll taxes and transaction-related costs provides a
helpful supplemental indicator to investors on our operating
expenditures.
See the financial tables below for a
reconciliation of the non-IFRS financial measures and ratios.
Key Performance Indicators
We monitor the following key performance indicators to help us
evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends
affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic
decisions. These key performance indicators are also used to
provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating
performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may
not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures and
ratios. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and
other interested parties frequently use industry metrics in the
evaluation of issuers. Our key performance indicators may be
calculated in a manner different than similar key performance
indicators used by other companies.
Average Revenue Per
User. "Average Revenue Per User" or "ARPU"
represents the total subscription revenue and transaction-based
revenue of the Company in the period divided by the number of
Customer Locations of the Company in the period. We use this
measure as we believe it provides a helpful supplemental indicator
of our progress in growing the revenue that we derive from our
customer base. For greater clarity, the number of Customer
Locations of the Company in the period is calculated by taking the
average number of Customer Locations throughout the period.
Customer Locations. "Customer
Location" means a billing merchant location for which the
term of services have not ended, or with which we are negotiating a
renewal contract, and, in the case of NuORDER, a brand with a
direct or indirect paid subscription for which the terms of
services have not ended or in respect of which we are negotiating a
subscription renewal. A single unique customer can have multiple
Customer Locations including physical and eCommerce sites and in
the case of NuORDER, multiple subscriptions. We use this measure as
we believe that our ability to increase the number of Customer
Locations with a high GTV per year served by our platform is an
indicator of our success in terms of market penetration and growth
of our business. A Customer Location's GTV per year is calculated
by annualizing the GTV for the months in which the Customer
Location was actively processing in the last twelve months.
Gross Payment Volume. "Gross Payment Volume"
or "GPV" means the total dollar value of transactions
processed, excluding amounts processed through the NuORDER
solution, in the period through our payments solutions in respect
of which we act as the principal in the arrangement with the
customer, net of refunds, inclusive of shipping and handling, duty
and value-added taxes. We use this measure as we believe that
growth in our GPV demonstrates the extent to which we have scaled
our payments solutions. As the number of Customer Locations using
our payments solutions grows, particularly those with a high GTV,
we will generate more GPV and see higher transaction-based revenue.
We have excluded amounts processed through the NuORDER solution
from our GPV because they represent business-to-business volume
rather than business-to-consumer volume and we do not currently
have a robust payments solution for business-to-business
volume.
Gross Transaction Volume. "Gross
Transaction Volume" or "GTV" means the total dollar
value of transactions processed through our cloud-based
software-as-a-service platform, excluding amounts processed through
the NuORDER solution, in the period, net of refunds, inclusive of
shipping and handling, duty and value-added taxes. We use this
measure as we believe GTV is an indicator of the success of our
customers and the strength of our platform. GTV does not represent
revenue earned by us. We have excluded amounts processed through
the NuORDER solution from our GTV because they represent
business-to-business volume rather than business-to-consumer volume
and we do not currently have a robust payments solution for
business-to-business volume.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and
"forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking
information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward looking information may relate to our financial outlook
(including revenue and Adjusted EBITDA), and anticipated events or
results and may include information regarding our financial
position, business strategy, growth strategies, addressable
markets, budgets, operations, financial results, taxes, dividend
policy, plans and objectives. Particularly, information regarding:
our expectations of future results, performance, achievements,
prospects or opportunities or the markets in which we operate;
macroeconomic conditions such as inflationary pressures, interest
rates, instability in the banking sector and global economic
uncertainty; our expectations regarding the costs, timing and
impact of cost reduction initiatives; geopolitical instability,
terrorism, war and other global conflicts such as the Russian
invasion of Ukraine and the
Israel-Hamas war; and expectations regarding industry and consumer
spending trends, our growth rates, the achievement of advances in
and expansion of our platform, our focus on complex, high GTV
customers, our revenue and the revenue generation potential of our
payment-related and other solutions, the impact of our decision to
sell our POS and payments solutions as one unified platform, our
gross margins and future profitability, acquisition outcomes and
synergies, the impact of pending and threatened litigation, the
impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of
operations, our business plans and strategies and our competitive
position in our industry, is forward-looking information.
In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets",
"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "an opportunity
exists", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "suggests", "outlook",
"forecasts", "projection", "prospects", "strategy", "intends",
"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "believes", or variations
of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions,
events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will", "will
be taken", "occur" or "be achieved", the negative of these terms
and similar terminology. In addition, any statements that refer to
expectations, intentions, projections or other characterizations of
future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information.
Statements containing forward-looking information are not
historical facts but instead represent management's expectations,
estimates and projections regarding future events or
circumstances.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of
opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate
and reasonable as of the date of such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including the risk factors identified
in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, under "Risk Factors"
in our most recent Annual Information Form, and in our other
filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are available
under our profiles on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at
www.sec.gov.
Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in forward-looking information, there may be other risk
factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are
not material that could also cause actual results or future events
to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking
information. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information, which speaks only as of the date made. The
forward-looking information contained in this news release
represents our expectations as of the date of hereof (or as of the
date they are otherwise stated to be made), and are subject to
change after such date. However, we disclaim any intention or
obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking
information whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities laws.
All of the forward-looking information contained in this news
release is expressly qualified by the foregoing cautionary
statements.
Condensed Interim
Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive
Loss
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, except number of shares and per share
amounts, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
December 31,
|
|
Nine months
ended
December 31,
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
$
|
$
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription
|
80,882
|
74,494
|
|
240,652
|
222,548
|
Transaction-based
|
147,834
|
107,156
|
|
406,476
|
299,984
|
Hardware and
other
|
10,979
|
7,047
|
|
31,926
|
23,746
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
revenues
|
239,695
|
188,697
|
|
679,054
|
546,278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct cost of
revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription
|
19,774
|
19,948
|
|
59,077
|
61,028
|
Transaction-based
|
103,785
|
71,584
|
|
292,229
|
204,496
|
Hardware and
other
|
14,659
|
11,159
|
|
42,198
|
35,754
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of
revenues
|
138,218
|
102,691
|
|
393,504
|
301,278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
101,477
|
86,006
|
|
285,550
|
245,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and
administrative
|
29,934
|
28,429
|
|
81,202
|
83,800
|
Research and
development
|
34,675
|
37,405
|
|
101,791
|
109,637
|
Sales and
marketing
|
60,908
|
60,505
|
|
176,486
|
193,487
|
Depreciation of
property and equipment
|
1,894
|
1,327
|
|
4,844
|
3,736
|
Depreciation of
right-of-use assets
|
1,651
|
2,109
|
|
5,528
|
6,219
|
Foreign exchange loss
(gain)
|
(979)
|
(968)
|
|
381
|
(496)
|
Acquisition-related
compensation
|
—
|
6,290
|
|
3,105
|
36,046
|
Amortization of
intangible assets
|
23,671
|
25,366
|
|
72,166
|
76,926
|
Restructuring
|
1,232
|
1,324
|
|
1,784
|
3,134
|
Goodwill
impairment
|
—
|
748,712
|
|
—
|
748,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
152,986
|
910,499
|
|
447,287
|
1,261,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
(51,509)
|
(824,493)
|
|
(161,737)
|
(1,016,201)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest
income
|
10,899
|
8,300
|
|
32,007
|
15,158
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income
taxes
|
(40,610)
|
(816,193)
|
|
(129,730)
|
(1,001,043)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
(recovery)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
149
|
38
|
|
2,119
|
818
|
Deferred
|
(530)
|
(1,429)
|
|
(425)
|
(6,320)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax
expense (recovery)
|
(381)
|
(1,391)
|
|
1,694
|
(5,502)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
(40,229)
|
(814,802)
|
|
(131,424)
|
(995,541)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items that may be
reclassified to net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
differences on translation of foreign operations
|
5,379
|
9,197
|
|
1,862
|
(6,325)
|
Change in net
unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging instruments
|
897
|
1,407
|
|
858
|
(1,371)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
6,276
|
10,604
|
|
2,720
|
(7,696)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive
loss
|
(33,953)
|
(804,198)
|
|
(128,704)
|
(1,003,237)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share –
basic and diluted
|
(0.26)
|
(5.39)
|
|
(0.86)
|
(6.64)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of Common Shares – basic and diluted
|
154,194,745
|
151,187,993
|
|
153,401,512
|
149,952,650
|
Condensed Interim
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at
|
|
December 31,
2023
|
March 31,
2023
|
Assets
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
749,407
|
800,154
|
Trade and other
receivables
|
113,249
|
84,334
|
Inventories
|
18,594
|
12,839
|
Other current
assets
|
44,153
|
37,005
|
|
|
|
Total current
assets
|
925,403
|
934,332
|
|
|
|
Lease right-of-use
assets, net
|
17,875
|
20,973
|
Property and
equipment, net
|
19,284
|
19,491
|
Intangible assets,
net
|
247,114
|
311,450
|
Goodwill
|
1,352,203
|
1,350,645
|
Other long-term
assets
|
41,998
|
31,540
|
Deferred tax
assets
|
710
|
301
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
2,604,587
|
2,668,732
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Shareholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
|
77,673
|
68,827
|
Lease
liabilities
|
6,864
|
6,617
|
Income taxes
payable
|
1,247
|
6,919
|
Deferred
revenue
|
63,121
|
68,094
|
|
|
|
Total current
liabilities
|
148,905
|
150,457
|
|
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
894
|
1,226
|
Lease
liabilities
|
16,592
|
18,574
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
1,974
|
1,026
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
168,365
|
171,283
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
equity
|
|
|
Share
capital
|
4,355,013
|
4,298,683
|
Additional paid-in
capital
|
209,169
|
198,022
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
(337)
|
(3,057)
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,127,623)
|
(1,996,199)
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders'
equity
|
2,436,222
|
2,497,449
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
and shareholders' equity
|
2,604,587
|
2,668,732
|
Condensed Interim
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended
December 31,
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
Cash flows from
(used in) operating activities
|
$
|
$
|
Net loss
|
(131,424)
|
(995,541)
|
Items not affecting
cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
Share-based
acquisition-related compensation
|
2,953
|
31,520
|
Amortization of
intangible assets
|
72,166
|
76,926
|
Depreciation of
property and equipment and lease right-of-use assets
|
10,372
|
9,955
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
(425)
|
(6,320)
|
Share-based
compensation expense
|
62,503
|
107,845
|
Unrealized foreign
exchange loss
|
156
|
50
|
Goodwill
impairment
|
—
|
748,712
|
(Increase)/decrease in
operating assets and increase/(decrease) in operating
liabilities
|
|
|
Trade and other
receivables
|
(29,563)
|
(19,689)
|
Inventories
|
(5,755)
|
(2,603)
|
Other
assets
|
(16,622)
|
(4,746)
|
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
|
8,453
|
(10,362)
|
Income taxes
payable
|
(5,672)
|
(91)
|
Deferred
revenue
|
(5,305)
|
(4,039)
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
1,039
|
(156)
|
Net interest
income
|
(32,007)
|
(15,158)
|
|
|
|
Total operating
activities
|
(69,131)
|
(83,697)
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
(used in) investing activities
|
|
|
Additions to property
and equipment
|
(4,191)
|
(7,211)
|
Additions to intangible
assets
|
(7,720)
|
(2,375)
|
Purchase of
investments
|
—
|
(1,256)
|
Interest
income
|
33,757
|
13,706
|
|
|
|
Total investing
activities
|
21,846
|
2,864
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
(used in) financing activities
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise
of stock options
|
2,127
|
4,297
|
Share issuance
costs
|
(106)
|
(193)
|
Repayment of long-term
debt
|
—
|
(30,000)
|
Payment of lease
liabilities net of incentives and movement in restricted lease
deposits
|
(5,863)
|
(6,405)
|
Financing
costs
|
(37)
|
(734)
|
|
|
|
Total financing
activities
|
(3,879)
|
(33,035)
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign
exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
417
|
(1,668)
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash
and cash equivalents during the period
|
(50,747)
|
(115,536)
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents – Beginning of period
|
800,154
|
953,654
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents – End of period
|
749,407
|
838,118
|
|
|
|
Interest paid to
financial institutions
|
—
|
374
|
Income taxes
paid
|
6,547
|
979
|
Reconciliation
from IFRS to Non-IFRS Results
Adjusted
EBITDA
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
December
31,
|
|
Nine months
ended
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
(40,229)
|
|
(814,802)
|
|
(131,424)
|
|
(995,541)
|
Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(1)
|
23,636
|
|
34,470
|
|
65,673
|
|
107,700
|
Depreciation and
amortization(2)
|
27,216
|
|
28,802
|
|
82,538
|
|
86,881
|
Foreign exchange loss
(gain)(3)
|
(979)
|
|
(968)
|
|
381
|
|
(496)
|
Net interest
income(2)
|
(10,899)
|
|
(8,300)
|
|
(32,007)
|
|
(15,158)
|
Acquisition-related
compensation(4)
|
—
|
|
6,290
|
|
3,105
|
|
36,046
|
Transaction-related
costs(5)
|
(625)
|
|
390
|
|
442
|
|
3,511
|
Restructuring(6)
|
1,232
|
|
1,324
|
|
1,784
|
|
3,134
|
Goodwill
impairment(7)
|
—
|
|
748,712
|
|
—
|
|
748,712
|
Litigation
provisions(8)
|
4,672
|
|
64
|
|
4,688
|
|
1,180
|
Income tax expense
(recovery)
|
(381)
|
|
(1,391)
|
|
1,694
|
|
(5,502)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
3,643
|
|
(5,409)
|
|
(3,126)
|
|
(29,533)
|
(1)
|
These expenses
represent non-cash expenditures recognized in connection with
issued stock options and other awards under our equity incentive
plans to our employees and directors, and cash related payroll
taxes given that they are directly attributable to share-based
compensation; they can include estimates and are therefore subject
to change. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023,
share-based compensation expense was $21,399 and $62,503,
respectively (December 2022 - expense of $34,256 and
$107,845), and related payroll taxes were an expense of $2,237 and
$3,170, respectively (December 2022 - expense of $214 and a
recovery of $145). These amounts are included in direct cost of
revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and
development expenses and sales and marketing expenses (see note 6
of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial
statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023
for additional details).
|
(2)
|
In connection with the
accounting standard IFRS 16 - Leases, for the three months ended
December 31, 2023, net loss includes depreciation of $1,651 related
to right-of-use assets, interest expense of $315 on lease
liabilities, and excludes an amount of $1,851 relating to rent
expense ($2,109, $275, and $2,197, respectively, for the three
months ended December 31, 2022). For the nine months ended December
31, 2023, net loss includes depreciation of $5,528 related to
right-of-use assets, interest expense of $897 on lease liabilities,
and excludes an amount of $5,970 relating to rent expense ($6,219,
$797, and $6,390, respectively, for the nine months ended December
31, 2022).
|
(3)
|
These non-cash gains
and losses relate to foreign exchange translation.
|
(4)
|
These costs represent a
portion of the consideration paid to acquired businesses that is
contingent upon the ongoing employment obligations for certain key
personnel of such acquired businesses, and/or on certain
performance criteria being achieved.
|
(5)
|
These expenses relate
to professional, legal, consulting, accounting, advisory, and other
fees relating to our public offerings and acquisitions that would
otherwise not have been incurred. These costs are included in
general and administrative expenses and sales and marketing
expenses.
|
(6)
|
Certain functions and
the associated management structure were reorganized to realize
synergies and ensure organizational agility. The expenses
associated with reorganization initiatives were recorded as a
restructuring charge.
|
(7)
|
This amount represents
a non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the three and nine months
ended December 31, 2022 (see note 11 of the unaudited condensed
interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2022 for additional details).
|
(8)
|
These amounts represent
provisions taken and other costs, such as legal fees, incurred in
respect of certain litigation matters, net of amounts covered by
insurance and indemnifications. These amounts are included in
general and administrative expenses (see note 14 of the unaudited
condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three
and nine months ended December 31, 2023 for additional
details).
|
Reconciliation
from IFRS to Non-IFRS Results (continued)
Adjusted Income
(Loss) and Adjusted Income (Loss) per Share - Basic and
Diluted
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, except number of shares and per share
amounts, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
December
31,
|
|
Nine months
ended
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
(40,229)
|
|
(814,802)
|
|
(131,424)
|
|
(995,541)
|
Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(1)
|
23,636
|
|
34,470
|
|
65,673
|
|
107,700
|
Amortization of
intangible assets
|
23,671
|
|
25,366
|
|
72,166
|
|
76,926
|
Acquisition-related
compensation(2)
|
—
|
|
6,290
|
|
3,105
|
|
36,046
|
Transaction-related
costs(3)
|
(625)
|
|
390
|
|
442
|
|
3,511
|
Restructuring(4)
|
1,232
|
|
1,324
|
|
1,784
|
|
3,134
|
Goodwill
impairment(5)
|
—
|
|
748,712
|
|
—
|
|
748,712
|
Litigation
provisions(6)
|
4,672
|
|
64
|
|
4,688
|
|
1,180
|
Deferred income tax
recovery
|
(530)
|
|
(1,429)
|
|
(425)
|
|
(6,320)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Income
(Loss)
|
11,827
|
|
385
|
|
16,009
|
|
(24,652)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of Common Shares – basic
and diluted(7)
|
154,194,745
|
|
151,187,993
|
|
153,401,512
|
|
149,952,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share –
basic and diluted
|
(0.26)
|
|
(5.39)
|
|
(0.86)
|
|
(6.64)
|
Adjusted Income
(Loss) per Share – Basic and Diluted
|
0.08
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.10
|
|
(0.16)
|
(1)
|
These expenses
represent non-cash expenditures recognized in connection with
issued stock options and other awards under our equity incentive
plans to our employees and directors, and cash related payroll
taxes given that they are directly attributable to share-based
compensation; they can include estimates and are therefore subject
to change. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023,
share-based compensation expense was $21,399 and $62,503,
respectively (December 2022 - expense of $34,256 and
$107,845), and related payroll taxes were an expense of $2,237 and
$3,170, respectively (December 2022 - expense of $214 and a
recovery of $145). These amounts are included in direct cost of
revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and
development expenses and sales and marketing expenses (see note 6
of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial
statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023
for additional details).
|
(2)
|
These costs represent a
portion of the consideration paid to acquired businesses that is
contingent upon the ongoing employment obligations for certain key
personnel of such acquired businesses, and/or on certain
performance criteria being achieved.
|
(3)
|
These expenses relate
to professional, legal, consulting, accounting, advisory, and other
fees relating to our public offerings and acquisitions that would
otherwise not have been incurred. These costs are included in
general and administrative expenses and sales and marketing
expenses.
|
(4)
|
Certain functions and
the associated management structure were reorganized to realize
synergies and ensure organizational agility. The expenses
associated with reorganization initiatives were recorded as a
restructuring charge.
|
(5)
|
This amount represents
a non-cash goodwill impairment charge for the three and nine months
ended December 31, 2022 (see note 11 of the unaudited condensed
interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2022 for additional details).
|
(6)
|
These amounts represent
provisions taken and other costs, such as legal fees, incurred in
respect of certain litigation matters, net of amounts covered by
insurance and indemnifications. These amounts are included in
general and administrative expenses (see note 14 of the unaudited
condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three
and nine months ended December 31, 2023 for additional
details).
|
(7)
|
In periods where we
reported an Adjusted Loss, as a result of the Adjusted Losses
incurred, all potentially-dilutive shares have been excluded from
the calculation of Adjusted Loss per Share - Diluted because
including them would be anti-dilutive. Adjusted Loss per Share -
Diluted is the same as Adjusted Loss per Share - Basic in these
periods where we incurred an Adjusted Loss. For the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2023, because the impact of including
potentially-dilutive shares in the Weighted average number of
Common Shares - basic and diluted would not result in a change in
the Adjusted Income per Share - Basic and Diluted, the Weighted
average number of Common Shares - basic and diluted was not
adjusted to include the potentially-dilutive shares.
|
Reconciliation
from IFRS to Non-IFRS Results (continued)
Adjusted Cash
Flows Used in Operating Activities
(expressed in
thousands of US dollars, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
December
31,
|
|
Nine months
ended
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows used in
operating activities
|
(18,195)
|
|
(26,424)
|
|
(69,131)
|
|
(83,697)
|
Payroll taxes related
to share-based compensation(1)
|
(116)
|
|
618
|
|
633
|
|
885
|
Acquisition-related
compensation(2)
|
625
|
|
6,043
|
|
625
|
|
6,043
|
Transaction-related
costs(3)
|
197
|
|
(315)
|
|
877
|
|
4,509
|
Restructuring(4)
|
630
|
|
679
|
|
2,288
|
|
2,492
|
Litigation
provisions(5)
|
13
|
|
228
|
|
93
|
|
3,097
|
Capitalized internal
development costs(6)
|
(2,579)
|
|
(877)
|
|
(7,720)
|
|
(2,375)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Cash Flows
Used in Operating Activities
|
(19,425)
|
|
(20,048)
|
|
(72,335)
|
|
(69,046)
|
Cash flows used in operating activities and Adjusted Cash Flows
Used in Operating Activities for the three and nine months
ended December 31, 2023 include an
increase in cash used for merchant cash advances of $5.9 million and $24.8
million, respectively, compared to the three and nine months
ended December 31, 2022.
(1)
|
These amounts represent
the cash inflow and outflow of payroll taxes on our issued stock
options and other awards under our equity incentive plans to our
employees and directors.
|
(2)
|
These amounts represent
the cash outflow of a portion of the consideration paid to acquired
businesses that is associated with the ongoing employment
obligations for certain key personnel of such acquired businesses,
and/or on certain performance criteria being achieved.
|
(3)
|
These amounts represent
the cash outflows, and inflows due to timing differences, related
to professional, legal, consulting, accounting, advisory, and other
fees relating to our public offerings and acquisitions that would
otherwise not have been incurred.
|
(4)
|
Certain functions and
the associated management structure were reorganized to realize
synergies and ensure organizational agility. The amounts associated
with reorganization initiatives were recorded as a restructuring
charge.
|
(5)
|
These amounts represent
the cash inflow and outflow in respect of provisions taken, and
other costs such as legal fees incurred, in respect of certain
litigation matters, net of amounts received as insurance and
indemnification proceeds (see note 14 of the unaudited condensed
interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2023 for additional details).
|
(6)
|
These amounts represent
the cash outflows associated with capitalized internal development
costs, most of which relate to the development of Lightspeed B2B.
These amounts are included within the cash flows from (used in)
investing activities section of the unaudited condensed interim
consolidated statements of cash flows. If these costs were not
capitalized as an intangible asset, they would be part of our cash
flows used in operating activities.
|
Reconciliation
from IFRS to Non-IFRS Results (continued)
(In thousands of US
dollars, except percentages, unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months
ended
December 31,
|
|
Nine months
ended
December 31,
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
$
|
$
|
Gross
profit
|
101,477
|
86,006
|
|
285,550
|
245,000
|
% of revenue
|
42.3 %
|
45.6 %
|
|
42.1 %
|
44.8 %
|
add: Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(3)
|
1,772
|
1,652
|
|
5,212
|
6,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-IFRS gross
profit(1)
|
103,249
|
87,658
|
|
290,762
|
251,110
|
Non-IFRS gross profit
as a percentage of revenue(2)
|
43.1 %
|
46.5 %
|
|
42.8 %
|
46.0 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and
administrative expenses
|
29,934
|
28,429
|
|
81,202
|
83,800
|
% of revenue
|
12.5 %
|
15.1 %
|
|
12.0 %
|
15.3 %
|
less: Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(3)
|
6,527
|
11,719
|
|
19,171
|
30,430
|
less:
Transaction-related costs(4)
|
(625)
|
285
|
|
442
|
2,780
|
less: Litigation
provisions(5)
|
4,672
|
64
|
|
4,688
|
1,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-IFRS general and
administrative expenses(1)
|
19,360
|
16,361
|
|
56,901
|
49,410
|
Non-IFRS general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of
revenue(2)
|
8.1 %
|
8.7 %
|
|
8.4 %
|
9.0 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and
development expenses
|
34,675
|
37,405
|
|
101,791
|
109,637
|
% of revenue
|
14.5 %
|
19.8 %
|
|
15.0 %
|
20.1 %
|
less: Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(3)
|
6,993
|
10,144
|
|
22,332
|
31,013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-IFRS research
and development expenses(1)
|
27,682
|
27,261
|
|
79,459
|
78,624
|
Non-IFRS research and
development expenses as a percentage of
revenue(2)
|
11.5 %
|
14.4 %
|
|
11.7 %
|
14.4 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing
expenses
|
60,908
|
60,505
|
|
176,486
|
193,487
|
% of revenue
|
25.4 %
|
32.1 %
|
|
26.0 %
|
35.4 %
|
less: Share-based
compensation and related payroll taxes(3)
|
8,344
|
10,955
|
|
18,958
|
40,147
|
less:
Transaction-related costs(4)
|
—
|
105
|
|
—
|
731
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-IFRS sales and
marketing expenses(1)
|
52,564
|
49,445
|
|
157,528
|
152,609
|
Non-IFRS sales and
marketing expenses as a percentage of
revenue(2)
|
21.9 %
|
26.2 %
|
|
23.2 %
|
27.9 %
|
(1)
|
This is a Non-IFRS
measure. See "Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios".
|
(2)
|
This is a Non-IFRS
ratio. See "Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios".
|
(3)
|
These expenses
represent non-cash expenditures recognized in connection with
issued stock options and other awards under our equity incentive
plans to our employees and directors, and cash related payroll
taxes given that they are directly attributable to share-based
compensation; they can include estimates and are therefore subject
to change. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023,
share-based compensation expense was $21,399 and $62,503,
respectively (December 2022 - expense of $34,256 and
$107,845), and related payroll taxes were an expense of $2,237 and
$3,170, respectively (December 2022 - expense of $214 and a
recovery of $145). These amounts are included in direct cost of
revenues, general and administrative expenses, research and
development expenses and sales and marketing expenses (see note 6
of the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial
statements for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023
for additional details).
|
(4)
|
These expenses relate
to professional, legal, consulting, accounting, advisory, and other
fees relating to our public offerings and acquisitions that would
otherwise not have been incurred. These costs are included in
general and administrative expenses and sales and marketing
expenses.
|
(5)
|
These amounts represent
provisions taken and other costs, such as legal fees, incurred in
respect of certain litigation matters, net of amounts covered by
insurance and indemnifications. These amounts are included in
general and administrative expenses (see note 14 of the unaudited
condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three
and nine months ended December 31, 2023 for additional
details).
|
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