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Datametrex Reports a Record over $12.3 Million in Revenue in 2020 up 264% from 2019

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Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – April 30, 2021) –  Datametrex AI Limited (TSXV: DM) (FSE: D4G) (OTCQB: DTMXF) (the “Company” or “Datametrex”) is pleased to report that it has filed on SEDAR its consolidated financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for its year-end financial results for the year 2020.

In 2020, the Company recorded record revenue of $12,378,02, a 264% increase from 2019, and significantly improved its cash balance, up 1,648% from 2019. Adjusted EBITDA also improved significantly ($862,494) in 2020 compared to ($2,126,155) in 2019. This Adjusted EBITDA reflects the Company’s operations, not including non-cash items. The Company’s AI and Tech revenue also increased to $4,101,967 from $3,369,069 despite the pandemic situation.

The following is selected financial information for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020, along with comparative results. Please refer to the 2020 Filing in its entirety, which is available under Datametrex’s profile at www.sedar.com.

“The Company has made significant progress in strengthening its balance sheet and positioning Datametrex for incredible market growth anticipated by shifting health policy and regulation,” says Marshall Gunter, CEO of Datametrex. “We have entered 2021 coming off a record year in revenue of $12,378,024 with most of the revenue in Q3 and Q4 related to new COVID business, providing the Company enough capital to invest and focus on increasing its revenue pipeline while continuing to promote the opportunities in both AI and the healthcare sector and leveraging the fantastic businesses that have been added to Datametrex over the last two quarters.”

Financial Highlights for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2020:

  • Revenue of $12,378,024 compared to revenue of $3,400,835 for FY 2019;

  • Cash balance of $1,971,987 compared to a cash balance of $119,675 for FY 2019;

All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted:

FY 2020 FY 2019 % Change
Total revenues $12,378,024 $3,400,835 264%
COVID-19 Test kits revenue $8,276,057 $0 100%
AI and Technology revenue $4,101,967 $3,369,069 22%
Income/Loss before income taxes ($4,403,976) ($3,191,710) 238%
Net Income/Loss ($5,006,276) ($2,783,063) 80%
Income per share – basic (0.020) (0.012) 66%
EBITDA ($3,605,388) ($2,144,229) 68%

 

The following reconciles the net income EBITA and Adjusted EBITA (non IFRS):

FY 2020 FY 2019
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Net loss ($5,006,276) ($2,783,063)
Add: interest and accretion $47,489 $94,837
Add: income tax provisions (recovery) $602,300 ($277,750)
Add: depreciation & amortization $751,099 $821,747
EDITDA (non IFRS) ($3,605,388) ($2,144,229)
Add: share based compensation $2,742,894 $18,074
Adjusted EDITDA (non IFRS) ($862,494) ($2,126,155)

 

FY 2020 FY 2019 Dollar Change Percent Change
Total Assets $9,998,329 $7,908,436 $2,089,893 26%
Total Liabilities $6,751,972 $5,002,316 $1,749,656 35%

 

Fiscal 2020 Highlights and Subsequent Events

  • The Company’s revenue increased by 264% in 2020 compared to 2019 bringing in over $12M in revenue.

  • The Company sold over 23,700 onsite tests for the film industry at locations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver for the months of October through December 2020.

  • The Company started testing services in Q4 to 6 production companies in Toronto and 11 production companies in Vancouver, administering approximately 6,000 tests per week.

  • The Company has received $1.8 million from the exercise of share purchase warrants and options.

  • The Company completed the second phase of a multi-phase R&D program through the Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security IDEaS program.

  • The Company renewed and expanded its current sales agreements on January 15, 2021, with LOTTE Global Logistics, LOTTE Duty-Free Shops, and LOTTE Home Shopping, LOTTE Super, collectively LOTTE, for technology services and maintenance.

  • The Company remains a significant shareholder of Graph Blockchain (GBLC: CSE) owning approximately 25% of Graph, which has a market cap of over $46 M and $10 M in cash.

  • The Company closed its acquisition of 100% of Concierge Medical Consultants Inc. in Q1, 2021.

Outlook

Despite a significant market slowdown due to the pandemic, the Company continued to improve its core business revenue in 2020. With the Company focusing its resources on expanding and improving its AI business in 2021, the Company expects to see significant growth in both its existing AI verticals and new verticals that the Company is exploring.

As the Company further integrates the medical concierge business, the Company sees a significant upside as the COVID-19 pandemic shows signs that point to more healthcare being administered at home.

Given the significant surge in the need for additional healthcare resources, establishing alternative healthcare options becomes critical. Datametrex understands that non-acute healthcare can mitigate exposing patients and their families to COVID-19. The Company is exploring deploying a variety of audio and video technology powered by its battle-tested AI technology to expand telemedicine services.

About Datametrex

Datametrex AI Limited is a technology-focused company with exposure to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nexalogy (www.nexalogy.com). Datametrex’s mission is to provide tools that support companies in fulfilling their operational goals, including Health and Safety, with predictive and preventive technologies. By working with companies to set a new standard of protocols through Artificial Intelligence and health diagnostics, Company provides progressive solutions to support the supply chain.

For additional information on Datametrex and other corporate information, please visit the Company’s website at www.datametrex.com.

For further information, please contact:
Marshall Gunter – CEO
Phone: (514) 295-2300
Email: [email protected]

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor it’s 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.

Forward Looking Statements:

All statements included in this press release that address activities, events, or developments that the Company expects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions made by the Company based on its experience, perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. In addition, these statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections, and other forward-looking statements will prove inaccurate, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control. In particular, there is no guarantee that the parties will successfully negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement on mutually acceptable terms or complete the Transaction in the manner contemplated herein, if at all, that the due diligence of any of the parties will be satisfactory, or that the parties will obtain any required board, shareholder, third-party and/or regulatory or other governmental approvals, if any. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake to revise or update these forward-looking statements after the date hereof or revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events.

NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASUREMENTS

The Company has included non-IFRS performance measures throughout this press release, including (a) Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”); (b) Adjusted EBITDA which is EBITDA adjusted for the gain (loss) on change in fair value of the Company’s investment properties and the gain (loss) on change in fair value of derivative instruments; and (c) Book Value per Share which is calculated as equity attributable to Datametrex AI Limited shareholders divided by total common shares outstanding at the end of the reporting period. These non-IFRS financial measurements do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Accordingly, these performance measures are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management uses EBITDA metrics to measure the profit trends of the business units and segments in the consolidated group since it eliminates the effects of financing decisions. Certain investors, analysts and others utilize these non-IFRS financial metrics in assessing the Company’s financial performance. These non-IFRS financial measurements have not been presented as an alternative to net income or any other financial measure of performance prescribed by IFRS. Reconciliation of non-IFRS measures has been provided throughout the Company’s MD&A, as applicable, filed under the Company’s profile on www.SEDAR.COM.

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Central banks and the FinTech sector unite to change global payments space

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The BIS, along with seven leading central banks and a cohort of private financial firms, has embarked on an ambitious venture known as Project Agorá.

Named after the Greek word for “marketplace,” this initiative stands at the forefront of exploring the potential of tokenisation to significantly enhance the operational efficiency of the monetary system worldwide.

Central to this pioneering project are the Bank of France (on behalf of the Eurosystem), the Bank of Japan, the Bank of Korea, the Bank of Mexico, the Swiss National Bank, the Bank of England, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. These institutions have joined forces under the banner of Project Agorá, in partnership with an extensive assembly of private financial entities convened by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

At the heart of Project Agorá is the pursuit of integrating tokenised commercial bank deposits with tokenised wholesale central bank money within a unified, public-private programmable financial platform. By harnessing the advanced capabilities of smart contracts and programmability, the project aspires to unlock new transactional possibilities that were previously infeasible or impractical, thereby fostering novel opportunities that could benefit businesses and consumers alike.

The collaborative effort seeks to address and surmount a variety of structural inefficiencies that currently plague cross-border payments. These challenges include disparate legal, regulatory, and technical standards; varying operating hours and time zones; and the heightened complexity associated with conducting financial integrity checks (such as anti-money laundering and customer verification procedures), which are often redundantly executed across multiple stages of a single transaction due to the involvement of several intermediaries.

As a beacon of experimental and exploratory projects, the BIS Innovation Hub is committed to delivering public goods to the global central banking community through initiatives like Project Agorá. In line with this mission, the BIS will soon issue a call for expressions of interest from private financial institutions eager to contribute to this ground-breaking project. The IIF will facilitate the involvement of private sector participants, extending an invitation to regulated financial institutions representing each of the seven aforementioned currencies to partake in this transformative endeavour.

Source: fintech.globa

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TD Bank inks multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud

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TD Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Google Cloud as it looks to streamline the development and deployment of new products and services.

The deal will see the Canadian banking group integrate the vendor’s cloud services into a wider portion of its technology solutions portfolio, a move which TD expects will enable it “to respond quickly to changing customer expectations by rolling out new features, updates, or entirely new financial products at an accelerated pace”.

This marks an expansion of the already established relationship between TD Bank and Google Cloud after the group previously adopted the vendor’s Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for TD Securities Automated Trading (TDSAT), the Chicago-based subsidiary of its investment banking unit, TD Securities.

TDSAT uses GKE for process automation and quantitative modelling across fixed income markets, resulting in the development of a “data-driven research platform” capable of processing large research workloads in trading.

Dan Bosman, SVP and CIO of TD Securities, claims the infrastructure has so far supported TDSAT with “compute-intensive quantitative analysis” while expanding the subsidiary’s “trading volumes and portfolio size”.

TD’s new partnership with Google Cloud will see the group attempt to replicate the same level of success across its entire portfolio.

Source: fintechfutures.com

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MAS launches transformative platform to combat money laundering

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The MAS has unveiled Cosmic, an acronym for Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Information and Cases, a new money laundering platform.

According to Business Times, launched on April 1, Cosmic stands out as the first centralised digital platform dedicated to combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing on a worldwide scale. This move follows the enactment of the Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Act 2023, which, along with its subsidiary legislation, commenced on the same day to provide a solid legal foundation and safeguards for information sharing among financial institutions (FIs).

Cosmic enables participating FIs to exchange customer information when certain “red flags” indicate potential suspicious activities. The platform’s introduction is a testament to MAS’s commitment to ensuring the integrity of the financial sector, mandating participants to establish stringent policies and operational safeguards to maintain the confidentiality of the shared information. This strategic approach allows for the efficient exchange of intelligence on potential criminal activities while protecting legitimate customers.

Significantly, Cosmic was co-developed by MAS and six leading commercial banks in Singapore—OCBC, UOB, DBS, Citibank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered—which will serve as participant FIs during its initial phase. The initiative emphasizes voluntary information sharing focused on addressing key financial crime risks within the commercial banking sector, such as the misuse of legal persons, trade finance, and proliferation financing.

Loo Siew Yee, assistant managing director for policy, payments, and financial crime at MAS, highlighted that Cosmic enhances the existing collaboration between the industry and law enforcement authorities, fortifying Singapore’s reputation as a well-regulated and trusted financial hub. Similarly, Pua Xiao Wei of Citi Singapore and Loretta Yuen of OCBC have expressed their institutions’ support for Cosmic, noting its potential to ramp up anti-money laundering efforts and its significance as a development in the banking sector’s ability to combat financial crimes efficiently. DBS’ Lam Chee Kin also praised Cosmic as a “game changer,” emphasizing the careful balance between combating financial crime and ensuring legitimate customers’ access to financial services.

Source: fintech.global

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