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The Company Increased Total Revenue and Number of Retail Deliveries Both by 59% in Fiscal 2022, Which was Offset by a 51% Increase in Comprehensive Loss in the Same Period
- Food and beverage sales of
$4,591,363 for the three-month period endedSeptember 30, 2022 compared to$4,443,746 for the three-month period endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; similarly, sales reached$18,968,696 for the twelve-month period endedSeptember 30, 2022 compared to$11,926,094 reported for the twelve-month period endedSeptember 30, 2021 ; - Sales volume rose to 1,159,020 retail customer food orders in fiscal 2022 from 730,665 retail customer food orders in the prior fiscal year, which was an increase of 59%;
- Number of ghost kitchens increased to 29 with an average retail delivery size of
$14.83 per order in the 2022 fiscal year, from 20 ghost kitchens with an average retail delivery size of$15.20 per order in the previous fiscal year; - Adjusted EBITDA losses were
$2,475,796 and$13,036,338 for the three- and twelve-month periods endedSeptember 30, 2022 , respectively, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA losses of$2,263,445 and$7,801,567 for the same three- and twelve-month periods of the prior year, respectively, primarily as the result of an overall increase in business activities and an increase in general and administrative costs due to higher amounts for salaries, professional fees as well as advertising and marketing. Non-cash stock-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses were$629,740 and$2,155,618 for the three- and twelve-month periods endedSeptember 30, 2022 , respectively; and - Net losses were
$3,953,817 and$17,517,291 for the three- and twelve-month periods endedSeptember 30, 2022 , respectively, as compared to$3,440,775 and$11,237,581 for the same three- and twelve-month periods of the prior year, respectively, due to the same primary reasons listed above.
"As another fiscal year has gone by, I would like to thank our employees, B2B and B2C customers, partners, directors and advisors for helping JustKitchen reach new heights on several fronts. Our company exited the fiscal year with many reasons to feel proud, despite facing some new challenges as well." said
"As we transitioned to the 2023 fiscal period, our team continued entering into new arrangements and bringing great new food brands to market for the benefit of our customers, while also making mature business decisions to position JustKitchen for the long term. Controlling costs, optimizing operations, reducing waste and targeting opportunities with higher margins and positive returns on investment are our current priorities," added
Quarter ended 2022 $ | Quarter ended 2021 $ | Year ended 2022 $ | Year ended 2021 $ | |
Number of kitchens | 29 | 20 | 29 | 20 |
Revenue from retail customers | ||||
Revenue from business customers | ||||
Total Revenue | ||||
Number of retail deliveries | 257,474 | 269,721 | 1,159,020 | 730,665 |
Average retail delivery size | ||||
Net loss | ( | ( | ||
Comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ||
Basic loss per share | ( | ( | ||
Diluted loss per share | ( | ( |
The following is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA1 to Income (Loss) from Operations:
Quarter ended 2022 $ | Quarter ended 2021 $ | Year ended 2022 $ | Year ended 2021 $ | |
Loss for the period | (3,953,817) | (3,440,775) | (17,517,291) | (11,237,581) |
Interest expense | 33,114 | 23,315 | 127,921 | 101,969 |
Depreciation expense | 796,187 | 312,177 | 2,119,457 | 964,298 |
Amortization expense | 18,980 | - | 77,957 | - |
EBITDA Loss | (3,105,536) | (3,105,283) | (15,191,956) | (10,171,314) |
Stock-based compensation | 629,740 | 481,838 | 2,155,618 | 2,369,747 |
Adjusted EBITDA1 Loss | (2,475,796) | (2,623,445) | (13,036,338) | (7,801,567) |
1. | Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that does not have a standardized meaning under IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation. As there is no standardized method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA, it may not be directly comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company considers Adjusted EBITDA to be a relevant indicator for measuring trends in performance and its ability to generate funds to service its debt and to meet its future working capital and capital expenditure requirements. Adjusted EBITDA is not a generally accepted earnings measure and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), cash flows or other measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. |
The Company:
- Continued implementing margin improvement and operations optimization measures after its rapid growth phase;
- Opened "Co-Op" as a Collaborative Culinary and Dine-In Experience in
Taiwan ; - Launched the "Let's Eat" Brand with "Hi! Come in", the Hit Reality TV Show on Netflix Taiwan, as well as the "Koko-Bap" Korean Bibimbap Brand;
- Launched MrBeast BurgerTM from its ghost kitchens in
Malaysia ; - Expanded its B2B and D2C offerings through new arrangements;
- Opened new ghost kitchens and secured more locations in
Hong Kong ; and - Licensed MrBeast BurgerTM and other brands from Virtual Dining ConceptsTM for multiple Asian markets.
Subsequent to its period of rapid expanding within the Asian market, and as previously announced, JustKitchen is now continuing its focus on sustainable growth by improving margins to reach profitability. To achieve this new focus, the Company has closed underperforming operations, reduced capex by not opening any new B2C kitchens and focusing on improving efficiency in existing kitchens and its B2C operations, lowered headcount, and implementing initiatives such as reducing marketing costs and lowering general and administrative expenditures and head office count, to manage both short and long-term liquidity and to establish a path towards profitability
The Company continues to implement strategies to reduce operating expenses and target opportunities that require less capital investment including:
- Lowering cost of goods sold;
- Focusing on B2B clients that provide higher margins;
- Achieving effective cost-cutting;
- Focusing on driving store-level profitability;
- Targeting high-margin market(s); and
- Building alternative and recurring revenue streams.
As of
The Company also announces that it will undertake a non-brokered private placement equity financing for aggregate gross proceeds of up to
For more information about the Company, please visit investors.justkitchen.com. JustKitchen's final prospectus, financial statements and management's discussion and analysis, among other documents, are all available on the Company's profile page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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