Urbanimmersive Announces Workforce Reduction and Review of Strategic Alternatives
14 April 2023 - 3:00PM
Urbanimmersive Inc. ("Urbanimmersive", the "Company", or "UI") (TSX
VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF) today announces a workforce reduction
and a review of its strategic alternatives available.
In the last fiscal year, the Company experienced
a decline in revenues across all its divisions and regions due to
the decreased number of new properties for sale entering the real
estate market. So far in this fiscal year, contrary to historical
seasonal trends where the Company experienced significant revenue
growth at the beginning of the high season, the Company’s revenues
for February and March 2023 have been relatively flat in comparison
to the previous months which has negatively impacted its
liquidities. As a result, as of March 31, 2023, the Company
has a cash position of $376k (and liquidities of $576k while
including unused lines of credit) with accounts payable of
approximately $1.1M. Then, the Company will likely need to
obtain additional financing in the short term to fund its ongoing
operations in the ordinary course of business.
In response to these challenging market
conditions, Urbanimmersive is exploring various alternatives to
enhance even more its efficiency and reduce its operating costs and
is also reviewing other alternatives to generate cash in the short
term, such as disposal of non-core assets. Additionally, the
Company is implementing a workforce reduction to streamline
operations and maintain the stability of critical systems during
the current real estate market slowdown. While this decisive action
aims to position Urbanimmersive to be cashflow positive until the
real estate market recovers, those operational changes could affect
its ability to maintain market share and revenues in the
future.
In the interim, Urbanimmersive contemplates to
complete an additional financing of a minimum of $1.0M through a
private placement of convertible debenture units with terms and
conditions to be finalized. Accredited investors interested by this
investment opportunity can contact the Company's CFO for more
information. Net proceed from this financing will be used to
bolster the Company's working capital during the market recovery
period and secures the Company's ability to rebound once the real
estate market recovers. Key management executives and employees
have also agreed to reduce their salary with a portion of their
compensation being paid in shares, in order to preserve the
Company's liquidities.
Other than what has been described in this press
release, the Company has not made any decisions regarding its
strategic alternatives at this time, and there is no guarantee that
the review of its strategic alternatives will result in any
specific favorable outcome. Urbanimmersive cautions that securing
additional financing may not be possible, and revenue growth and
expense reduction strategies may not be successful. The Company
does not plan to provide further updates on this review process
unless required by applicable securities laws.
Urbanimmersive
Urbanimmersive is a SaaS business management
solution that provides mission-critical solutions to visual content
providers serving the real estate residential, commercial,
construction, and local business markets. Urbanimmersive’s platform
helps customers to increase operational productivity and delivering
the full potential of visual content creations through leading-edge
websites builder tool, AI-backed image indexing, robust file
transfer systems, and interactive visual technology solutions. The
firm's core technology is a 3D emulator powered by a visual content
recognition post-production algorithm that delivers online and
offline alternatives to traditional 3D engines for the creation of
immersive digital environments. Learn more at
urbanimmersive.com.
Caution of Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release, other
than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information
that involves various risks and uncertainties. Such statements
relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to
enhance operating results, are necessarily subject to risks and
uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature.
These uncertainties may cause actual results to differ from
information contained herein. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. These and all subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions
of the management on the dates they are made and expressly
qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements should
circumstances or management estimates or opinions change.
For more information, please contact:
Urbanimmersive Inc. Ghislain Lemire President & CEO
514-394-7820 X 202ghislainlemire@urbanimmersive.com
Simon Bédard, CA, CPA, CFA, MBAChief Financial
Officer514 394-7820
X 224simonbedard@urbanimmersive.com
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