Victory Square Technologies Inc. (“Victory Square” or the
“Company”) (CSE:VST) (OTC:VSQTF) (FWB:6F6), a company that gives
investor access to a portfolio of the best and brightest
entrepreneurs and innovations from around the world in a single
stock, announces it has filed its Audited Annual Consolidated
Financial Statements for the year ended December 31st, 2022 along
with its Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) on May 1st,
2023.
"Despite the choppy markets and gloomy headlines, 2022 was a
year of continued growth and new opportunities for Victory Square,"
said Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO. "Our NAV has remained strong, and
we’ve seen significant growth in our portfolio companies so far in
2023. We expect this momentum to continue for the rest of the year.
We have a healthy balance sheet, significant assets and have built
a pipeline of new opportunities in the digital health space," said
Tejani.
Company:
Victory Square is a Venture Builder focused on Investing in
disruptive innovation.
We provide investors a liquid way to invest in early-stage
technology companies without buying a venture fund that requires
accredited investor status or multi-year commitments.
- A diverse portfolio of 25 innovative companies
from around the world (our founders come from: Ireland, Sri Lanka,
Bulgaria, Australia, India, Brazil, the Middle East and North
America)
- Sectors include: Digital Health, Artificial
Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Blockchain, Virtual &
Augmented Reality (VR/AR), Gaming, Climate Tech
- Owner-operated (15% Management Ownership)
VST is a good way to diversify into early-stage venture.
Business Model:
The Victory Square business model is to buy, build and invest in
early stage tech companies. We spend upwards of 48 months with
those companies until they're ready to spin-off or stand on their
own. There are a couple of unique elements to our business
model…
- We have unparalleled access to startups through our internal
incubator and International network with over 250+ founders,
investors, tech accelerators and venture capital firms from more
than 60 countries.
- Second, our management team and advisors are actively involved
in our investments from incubation through monetization, providing
them with financial, operational, and strategic support to scale
globally.
- We drive value by monetizing investments and reinvesting the
gains in new innovations. The strategy was to build a
self-sustaining business.
Financial Highlights:
The Company’s consolidated financial statements comprise the
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries: Hydreight
Technologies Inc. (“HTI”), Victory Square Digital Health Inc. (“VS
Digital Health”), Draft Label Technologies Inc. (“Draft Label”), XR
Immersive Tech Inc. (“XRI”) and Synthesis VR Inc. (“SVR”), PDL USA
Inc. (“PDL USA”), BlockX Capital Corp. (“BlockX Capital”), VS
Blockchain Assembly (“VS Blockchain”), Victory Entertainment Inc.
(“Victory Entertainment”).
Victory Square invests in early-stage technology companies.
Increases and decreases in the value of those companies have the
greatest impact on the results of operations of the Company from
quarter to quarter. It is within the business cycle to see periods
of net losses when first investing in a new company, spending up to
48 months incurring expenses and building the business, and then in
subsequent periods realizing the gains and revenues from those
early investments.
- The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022, is primarily
due to the fair value write-down on portfolio investments due to
the market environment as well as operating losses from
consolidated subsidiaries.
- Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $5,929,096
compared to $1,494,450 for the corresponding prior year. The
increase in revenues is primarily related to revenues from XRI
subsidiary SVR and organic growth of Hydreight’s user base
resulting in increasing subscription, pharmacy and net commission
revenues.
- Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2022, was
$2,672,672 compared to $584,314 for the corresponding prior year
period. The increase in cost of goods sold is related to the
above-described changes in revenues, primarily due to the cost of
pharmacy purchases associated with the increased pharmacy sales of
Hydreight.
- Gross Margin for the year ended December 31, 2022, was
$3,256,424 compared to $910,136 or 61% for the corresponding prior
year. The current period gross margin is driven primarily by the
online pharmacy sales of Hydreight as well as the reclassification
of management fee and sublease to the revenue line item.
- Cash & liquid securities approx. $6.8M
- Unaudited NAV of approximately $80M as at December 31, 2022
(see Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures)
“The KPIs that we track more closely for Victory Square that are
a better indicator on performance are: Cash Invested, Net Asset
Value (NAV), Return on Invested Cash, Share Price/Market Cap vs
Index Benchmark, Operating costs as a % of NAV. Since 2017, we’ve
evaluated over 1000 companies & startup ideas, of which 25 have
made the cut. We’ve invested $13M, and the value of the portfolio
sits at $80M. It has grown from $4M in 2017 to approximately $80M
today. And, our goal is to continue to grow our NAV going forward.”
Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO of Victory Square.
This update is made based on Victory Square’s established
practice of releasing NAV as part of the Company’s ongoing response
to shareholder interest in receiving periodic information. NAV is
calculated based on the latest audited valuations, third party
pricing agency valuations as well as unaudited management review
valuations (based on comparables in the market) as at December
31st, 2022.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31st, 2022 along with its Management Discussion and
Analysis (MD&A) are available under the Company’s profile on
SEDAR (www.sedar.com).
The company trades at an approx. 83% discount to its current
estimated NAV, well below comparable companies.
Hydreight:
I want to highlight the Victory Square subsidiary, Hydreight,
which recently announced that it had achieved record revenue for
fiscal year 2022. Hydreight achieved Adjusted Revenue of $8,425,719
in 2022 compared to C$2,220,424 in 2021, an annual growth rate of
279%.
Victory Square owns 73.72% of Hydreight, so its success will
have a huge impact on Victory Square and our shareholders.
In just a few years, Hydreight has become an industry leader in
providing nurses in the United States with a turnkey key platform
to participate in the practice of mobile medicine throughout all 50
States.
In order for a nurse to be able to offer services outside of a
clinic or hospital, they need to have a medical director, the
technology and proper licenses.
Hydreight has built an All-in-one solution for nurses, including
a white-label platform, a medical director, a pharmacy and all the
required licenses so they can start their own Mobile Health &
Wellness Service overnight.
2022 Business Highlights:
- Hydreight expanded its footprint to
437 cities nationwide in 2022
- 707 new businesses signed up on the
platform in 2022, a nearly 600% increase over 2021
- A major platform update was
completed to enhance scalability and feature offerings,
particularly for whitelabeling strategic business-to-business (B2B)
accounts
- A major app update gave service
providers on the platform greater control of their service offering
as well as improved training, usability, reporting, and more
- Major pharmaceutical partnerships
were signed with Empower, McKesson, Medline, and Olympia
- Hydreight participated as the lead
sponsor of the "National Nurses March" in Washington, DC in May of
2022, which attracted tens of thousands of nurses
- The completion of a successful
merger and acquisition with Victory Square Technologies (CSE:VST)
(OTC: VSQTF), significantly expanded the Company’s network and
access to resources
- The Company completed a successful
listing on the TSX Venture Exchange on December 1, 2022
New Business Partner/Service Provider Signups Per
Month:
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
January |
4 |
22 |
65 |
February |
5 |
13 |
57 |
March |
9 |
38 |
63 |
April |
10 |
37 |
76 |
May |
9 |
63 |
- |
June |
2 |
68 |
- |
July |
13 |
49 |
- |
August |
4 |
73 |
- |
September |
6 |
71 |
- |
October |
14 |
103 |
- |
November |
14 |
99 |
- |
December |
12 |
71 |
- |
Total |
102 |
707 |
- |
Notable Portfolio Highlights: Digital Health Focus in
2023
With respect to new investments, our main focus is the digital
health sector.
The pandemic has not only accelerated tech innovation and
adoption in healthcare, but it has also exposed many weaknesses and
areas of improvement.
Telehealth is no longer considered a luxury, but an integral
part of a healthcare strategy.
Remote healthcare is here to stay, and healthcare practitioners
need to invest in the proper technology to remain relevant in an
ever-evolving virtual care world — this includes ensuring that
patients have the same-quality visits in a virtual setting as they
would in the doctor’s office.
Customers have been seeking a more personalized healthcare
experience, and now with the explosive growth and familiarity with
telehealth, at-home testing and wearables, it has become
increasingly simple to monitor a patient’s health in the comfort of
their home.
At Victory Square, we are focused on technology that enables
healthcare professionals to provide better patient support while
improving the delivery, safety, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency
of healthcare.
Victory Square Digital Health - Victory Square
Digital Health provides a white label virtual care platform and
nationwide clinician network to customers including other digital
health startups, brick and mortar clinics, retailers and pharmacies
as an alternative to the considerable time and money organizations
might otherwise invest in creating their own virtual care service.
(which can sometimes cost between $250,000 - $500,000)
A number of factors make virtual-first care a priority right
now, including the pandemic, but there are other overarching
reasons for why virtual care has become a necessity…ie. The
shrinking pool of clinicians – many of whom are burned out or even
leaving their profession – won’t be able to scale with the growing
demand for patient care. Virtual-first care models allow clinicians
to be more efficient with their time by leaning on technology to
easily triage patients and their care needs.
The future of healthcare is hybrid, and so the future of the
clinician workforce is also hybrid. Victory Square Digital Health
is enabling that journey and ensuring that the clinician is
supported along the way.
The focus for Victory Square Digital Health in 2023 is to ramp
up sales and marketing to provide their full-suite of mobile
digital health solutions and telemedicine platform to surgery
centers, skilled nurses, home care agencies and hospice care.
VS Health dba Safetest Comércio de
Diagnósticos - VS Health is 360-degree health care
offering smart, connected devices, at-home diagnostic tests,
personalized digital guidance and monitoring, 24/7/365 access to
health care professionals, and prescription delivery in Brazil.
- Safetest was selected to receive a federal grant in Brazil for
a project using Artificial Intelligence in the diagnosis of
neglected diseases, generating quantitative results and data
processing to generate epidemiological information in real time.
Safetest will receive approximately R$1,000,000 in grants for
investing in R&D payroll, inventory, software development and
equipment for the development of smartphone based rapid tests.
- Safetest and Biominas partnered up on a project called
Artificial Intelligence in a Point-of-Care Cervical Cancer test,
which was selected for a state grant, being the second-best project
among hundreds of companies that submitted for this grant. The
project will receive approximately R$1,540,000 for investing in
R&D payroll, inventory and lab services for the development of
a smartphone based rapid test for the detection of Cervical
Cancer.
- Safetest was selected for a national open innovation program
called IBMP (Molecular Biology Institute of Paraná) Hunting. The
goal of the program was to find projects that can add innovative
solutions to IBMP's in vitro diagnostics and therapeutic
biomolecules technological platforms. Safetest and IBMP are signing
an NDA to develop a Rapid PCR Point-of-Care test, which has the
potential to change the Point-of-Care Diagnostics sector.
- Safetest signed a contract with one of the largest Vet products
companies in Latin America for the development and production of an
unprecedented rapid test that has the potential to be a game
changer in the Vet diagnostics sector.
- Safetest concluded the development of the HTLV 1 and 2 rapid
test and is now going to perform the clinical validation for
registering the test at ANVISA. There are currently no tests in the
market that differentiate HTLV 1 from 2.
- The development of the Cervical Cancer Rapid Test is moving
forward quickly with good results. The next step is to expand the
number of samples and the clinical validation.
- Safetest has been granted ANVISA approval for their lab
facility, which can produce approx. 2 million tests per month.
Draft Label Technologies - Draft Label
subsidiary inks definitive agreement to complete business
combination. Draft Label will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
AcquisitionCo, which is launching microsites focused on Men’s and
Women’s health (ie. Hormone testing, TRT, Perimenopause, PCOS,
fertility, weight loss). Draft Label is preparing for a 2023 public
listing.
Notable Portfolio Highlights: Non-Digital
Health
We are also excited about a number of our other portfolio
companies.
GameOn (CSE:GET) - GET had a great finish to
2022. They closed 11 deals including Karate Combat, YOOM (formerly
Tetavi), and Gaming Society (in collaboration with the WNBA).
Partnered with Karate Combat to launch playable digital fighter
NFTs and a fantasy game. The digital fighters are set to launch in
Q2 2023 with GameOn keeping 80% of revenue. KC37 saw a
league-record 10M total viewers. Karate Combat has global
distribution in 100+ countries and is partnered with CBS, Globo,
Eurosport, BeIN, & ESPN. GET is projected to exit 2022 with
approx $1M in revenue and the management team is confident they
will close out 2023 with approx $3M in revenue.
XR Immersive (CSE:VRAR) - XR Immersive is
projected to exit 2022 with approximately $1M in revenue and is
forecasted to exit 2023 with approximately $2M in revenue with a
profit margin between 18% - 20%.
XRI recently announced strategic partnerships with two
development studios; Mighty Coconut Studios and Better Than Life.
By strategically partnering with various developers, SynthesisVR
aims to bring some of the most popular amazing games, and
educational and enterprise training content in a frictionless
manner to VR businesses all over the world. These games include
Walkabout Mini Golf VR, Kayak VR, Escape Room VR and Zephyrus
Stardust Solar - We are very bullish on the
clean tech space and we feel Stardust Solar is well positioned to
take advantage of the solar wave. Revenues have been doubling year
over year since inception. They exited 2021 with $946k in revenue,
and are expected to close out 2022 with north of $2M with a total
of 15 active franchise territories. Additionally, they recently
became authorized as a TESLA distribution partner which is a huge
milestone for Stardust as very few solar installers are able to
achieve this certification level. We anticipate Stardust revenues
to double in 2023. Stardust is preparing for a 2023 public
listing.
Covalent CQT - Covalent announced a partnership
with Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) to launch a blockchain network. This
partnership allows Coinbase to look beyond currency exchange and
towards decentralized finance, gaming, and social media.
Next Decentrum - @NextDecentrum, the creative
force behind @CryptoPharaohs_, has officially partnered with
@flovatar @Piggos_nft @The_Goobz_NFT @Bl0xNFT to bring the best
digital collectibles to PopCon ME, the largest pop culture and
gaming event in the Middle East
FansUnite (TSX:FANS) - Achieved total revenue
in the range of $26.0 million to $27.3 million for the full year of
Fiscal 2022, an increase of at least 364% year-over-year. FansUnite
continued its growth by obtaining a gaming supplier license for
Ohio (U.S.) and recently submitted a Supplier License application
to the Virginia Lottery Board in order to become a legal sports
betting and iGaming supplier in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Turnium Technology Group Inc (TSXV:TTGI) -
Turnium generated $5.2 million in revenue in 2022, a year-over-year
increase of 31% compared to 2021. The year also saw substantial
operating achievements and cost cutting initiatives combined with
management and staffing changes, strengthening its financial
foundation for Turnium and positioning the company for future
growth.
CloudAdvisors - CloudAdvisors listed as 2022
New Innovators in Canadian Business and was named as a 5-Star
Insurance Technology Provider in 2022 by Insurance Business Canada
Magazine
Cassia dba CoPilot - CoPilot exited FY 2022
with $520K MRR and are projected to achieve 40% revenue growth in
2023. In 2022, CoPilot raised 9M in non-dilutive funding.
Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO of Victory Square: “Thank you to our
team, customers, communities, and investors as we look forward to
continued progress in 2023.”
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On behalf of the Board of Directors
“Shafin Diamond Tejani”Director and Chief Executive
OfficerVictory Square Technologies Inc.www.victorysquare.com
For further information about Victory Square, please
contact:
Investor Relations Contact – Abbey VogtEmail:
ir@victorysquare.comTelephone: 604 283-9166
Peter Smyrniotis – DirectorTelephone: 604 283-9166
*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This release contains references to NAV which is a non-GAAP
financial measure. NAV is calculated as the value of total assets.
The term NAV does not have any standardized meaning according to
GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies. There is no comparable GAAP financial
measure presented in Victory Square Technologies Inc. consolidated
financial statements and thus no applicable quantitative
reconciliation for such non-GAAP financial measure. The Company
believes that the measure provides information useful to its
shareholders in understanding the Company’s performance, and may
assist in the evaluation of the Company’s business relative to that
of its peers. This data is furnished to provide additional
information and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed
by GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered in isolation or
as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance
with GAAP, and is not necessarily indicative of other metrics
presented in accordance with GAAP. Existing NAV of the Company is
not necessarily predictive of the Company’s future performance or
the NAV of the Company as at any future date.
ABOUT VICTORY SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Victory Square (VST) builds, acquires and invests in promising
startups, then provides the senior leadership and resources needed
for fast-track growth. VST’s sweet spot is cutting-edge tech that’s
shaping the 4th Industrial Revolution. Our corporate portfolio
consists of 25+ global companies using AI, VR/AR, and blockchain to
disrupt sectors as diverse as fintech, insurance, health and
gaming.
What we do differently for startups
VST isn’t your ordinary investor. With real skin in the game,
we’re committed to ensuring each company in our portfolio succeeds.
Our secret sauce starts with selecting startups that have real
solutions, not just ideas. We pair you with senior talent in
product, engineering, customer acquisition and more. Then we let
you do what you do best — build, innovate and disrupt. In 24-36
months, you’ll scale and be ready to monetize.
What we do differently for investors
For investors, we offer early-stage access to the next unicorns
before they’re unicorns. Our portfolio represents a uniquely liquid
and secure way for investors to get access to the latest
cutting-edge technologies. Because we focus on market-ready
solutions that scale quickly, we’re able to provide strong and
stable returns while also tapping into emerging global trends with
big upsides.
Victory Square integrates a strong ESG (environmental, social
and corporate governance) component throughout its operations. Our
portfolio highlights minority entrepreneurs, often overlooked by
traditional investors, including many from developing countries. We
are also dedicated to giving back to the communities in which we
serve and operate. The Company’s mandate is to assist organizations
through its time, talent and treasure. The Company is committed to
organizations that provide services in the youth, mental health,
special needs, sport, tech, education, marginalized groups, First
Nations, and accessibility sectors.
VST is a publicly-traded company headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada, and listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (VST),
Frankfurt Exchange (6F6) and the OTCQX (VSQTF).
For more information, please visit www.victorysquare.com.
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(CSE)
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operations in 2003 to provide a modern and efficient alternative
for companies looking to access the Canadian public capital
markets.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within
the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the outlook
of the business of Victory Square and its portfolio companies,
including, without limitation, statements relating to future
performance, execution of business strategy, future growth,
business prospects and opportunities of Victory Square and its
related subsidiaries and portfolio companies, including those items
listed under the heading “Net Asset Value (“NAV”) Update”, “Notable
Portfolio Highlights” and other factors beyond our control. Such
forward-looking statements may, without limitation, be preceded by,
followed by, or include words such as “believes”, “expects”, “to
be”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “intends”, “plans”, “continues”,
“project”, “potential”, “possible”, “contemplate”, “seek”, “goal”,
“objectives”, “outlook” or similar expressions, or may employ such
future or conditional verbs as “may”, “might”, “will”, “could”,
“should” or “would”, or may otherwise be indicated as
forward-looking statements by grammatical construction, phrasing or
context. All statements other than statements of historical facts
contained in this news release are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations
and assumptions made by the management of Victory Square. Although
Victory Square believes that the expectations and assumptions on
which such forward looking information is based are reasonable,
undue reliance should not be placed on them because Victory Square
can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Although
Victory Square believes that the expectations reflected in
forward-looking statements in this press release are reasonable,
such forward-looking statements has been based on expectations,
factors and assumptions concerning future events which may prove to
be inaccurate and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties,
certain of which are beyond the Victory Square’s control,
including, but not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the
continuous disclosure materials of the Victory Square which are
available under the Victory Square’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. The forward-looking statements contained in this
press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement
and are made as of the date hereof. Actual results and developments
may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.
The statements contained in this news release are made as of the
date of this news release. Victory Square disclaims any intent or
obligation to update publicly any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events or results or
otherwise, other than as required by applicable securities
laws.
The Canadian Securities Exchange has neither approved nor
disapproved the contents of this news release and accepts no
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy hereof.
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