Mr. Josh Crumb reports
BITGOLD INC. ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CAD 51.9 MILLION ACQUISITION OF GOLDMONEY.COM REGARDING FINANCIAL DATA
Bitgold Inc. has released further information on the acquisition agreement dated May 22, 2015, to purchase the operating and intellectual property assets of GoldMoney Network Ltd., subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
The information herein was presented in a press release on Friday, March 22, 2015. For further clarification, (i) the line item, net operating income (gross margin), is clarified to refer to, gross margin, and (ii) the line item, profit (loss) for the financial year after tax, has been replaced with data on the profit (loss) from operations.
Attached is an updated summary of the financial performance of the GoldMoney business for the indicated periods.
Twelve months ended March 31,
2011 2012 2013
(audited) (audited) (audited)
(GBP) (GBP) (GBP)
Gross value of sales of gold
grams and currencies 237,065,580 431,142,576 224,740,275
Gross value of sales of
silver ounces and
currencies 261,590,262 421,015,451 174,879,728
Gross value of sales of
platinum grams and
currencies 12,098,260 13,108,379 6,636,868
Gross value of sales of
palladium grams and
currencies 1,389,027 2,206,501 1,928,321
Storage fee income 3,502,525 5,509,749 5,310,756
Total (cost) of metals and
currencies sold, and storage
fees (504,340,686) (854,864,415) (404,754,157)
Gross margin 11,304,968 18,118,241 8,741,791
Profit (loss) from
operations for the
financial year (2) 9,488,976 7,318,449 249,785
Net operating cash flow
(after movement of working
capital) 5,134,916 949,280 2,176,154
Working capital 20,229,963 26,032,483 24,725,488
Total assets 22,393,165 26,952,015 26,270,025
Total liabilities 1,993,816 707,529 839,608
Dividend 1,498,644 2,009,340 1,612,420
Twelve months ended March 31,
2014 2015
(audited) (unaudited)(1)
(GBP) (GBP)
Gross value of sales of gold
grams and currencies 193,991,824 107,294,000
Gross value of sales of
silver ounces and
currencies 122,438,226 69,186,000
Gross value of sales of
platinum grams and
currencies 4,304,178 3,891,000
Gross value of sales of
palladium grams and
currencies 1,993,089 3,092,000
Storage fee income 2,464,112 2,140,000
Total (cost) of metals and
currencies sold, and storage
fees (321,018,155) (182,677,000)
Gross margin 4,173,275 2,926,000
Profit (loss) from
operations for the
financial year (2) (9,521,773) (596,000)
Net operating cash flow
(after movement of working
capital) (1,560,095) (810,000)
Working capital 13,598,365 12,906,000
Total assets 14,687,579 13,660,000
Total liabilities 797,319 572,000
Dividend 1,236,477 N/A
Notes:
(1) Based on unaudited financial information, subject to audit.
(2) Profit (loss) for the financial year includes certain gains and losses on
unhedged metal inventories, which is not a recurring business for BitGold.
In addition, in 2014, certain software assets were written down.
Bitgold and GoldMoney will host a joint conference call on Tuesday, May 26, further information to be released.
About GoldMoney
GoldMoney is a gold and precious metals vaulting business founded in 2001 by James Turk and Geoff Turk. GoldMoney offers an easy way to buy gold, silver, platinum and palladium on-line, and safely store for customers these precious metals in five countries. It is GoldMoney's vision that the benefits and dependability of gold and silver should be easily available to everyone, while providing its customers with assurances of integrity, so they know their money is safe.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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