Internet of Things Inc. Reports Year-End Results & Provides Corporate Update
11 Juin 2019 - 4:50PM
Internet of Things Inc. (
TSX-V: ITT;
OTC: INOTF; FSE: 7iT)
(“
IoT
Inc.” or the “
Company”), a consolidator
of data-driven industrial IoT companies, announces its financial
results for the year and for the quarter ended January 31, 2019.
All figures are reported in Canadian Dollars and are in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards unless otherwise
noted.
“In 2018, we acquired Weather Telematics as part
of our strategy to consolidate data driven IoT companies. Over the
past 12 months, Weather Telematics has made considerable progress
with multiple paid Proof of Concepts (“POCs”) with OEM and Tier 1
automotive companies. Concurrently, the New Hope IoT Int’l Inc.
Joint Venture is making progress with its recently announced Point
Grab channel agreement and FreePoint pilot program,” said Ron
Shuttleworth, CEO of Internet of Things Inc. “The Company is well
positioned with a much stronger executive management team and a
seasoned board as we continue to build out our investee companies,
to find synergies and operating efficiencies and at the same time
evaluating additional strategic acquisitions in the IoT and AI
sectors that will drive shareholder value,” added Ron
Shuttleworth.
Financial Highlights for the Year Ended
January 31, 2019
Year Ended January 31st |
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Revenue |
$ |
222,357 |
|
$ |
- |
|
Operating and development expenses |
|
1,544,055 |
|
|
720,273 |
|
Loss before amortization, impairment, JV costs, share-based
payments, depreciation, finance charges and taxes |
|
(1,321,698 |
) |
|
(720,273 |
) |
Amortization, impairment, JV costs, share-based
payments, and depreciation |
|
832,362 |
|
|
436,545 |
|
Accretion expense, interest, gain/loss on investments, taxes,
settlement of debt, foreign exchange, change in fair value of
contingent acquisition consideration |
|
(424,785 |
) |
|
303,649 |
|
Total expenses |
|
1,951,632 |
|
|
1,460,467 |
|
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year |
|
(1,729,275 |
) |
|
(1,460,467 |
) |
Loss per share (basic) |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
- Revenue for the year ended January 31, 2019 totalled $222,357
as compared to $Nil for 2018. The increase in revenue is a result
of the acquisition of Weather Telematics Inc. (“WTX Inc.”), that
closed on June 1, 2018.
- Operating and development expenses for the year ended January
31, 2019 totalled $1,544,055 compared to $720,273 in 2018, due to
the acquisition of WTX Inc.
- Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended January 31,
2019 totalled $1,729,275 or $0.01 loss per share (basic) based on
196 million shares as compared to $1,460,467 for January 31, 2018
or $0.01 loss per share (basic) based on 161 million shares.
Fourth Quarter Results
For the quarter ended January 31, 2019, the
Company recorded revenue of $76,191, $1,361,327 in expenses, a net
loss of $1,064,897 and a comprehensive loss of $888,009.
Corporate Highlights – 2018
- Announced acquisition of Weather Telematics Inc. (“WTX Inc.”) a
data science company offering real-time advanced artificial
intelligence (“AI”) based predictive road condition weather
analytics for safer, connected and autonomous transportation.
- WTX Inc. was granted a patent from the European Patent Office
for the mobile collection, analysis and processing of
meteorological data.
- IoT Inc.’s joint venture, New Hope IoT Int’l Inc. (the “JV”),
entered into a channel agreement with PointGrab Ltd. to market,
sell and service its products in China.
- New Hope IoT Int’l Inc. initiated a pilot program with
FreePoint Technologies Inc. to provide real-time production
monitoring solutions to New Hope Group portfolio
companies.
- Closed a non-brokered private placement of 23,000,000 units of
IoT Inc. at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of
$2,300,000.
Leadership Highlights –
2018
- Appointed of Ron Shuttleworth as its CEO, who brings 25 years
of experience in the technology sector as an operator, investor,
analyst and investment banker, specializing in M&A and
financings. As an operator, Mr. Shuttleworth has held positions of
CEO, CTO and Product Manager with direct experience in fintech,
enterprise software, and marketing automation. He also has
experience as a venture capitalist investing in early stage
technologies and as a hedge fund analyst responsible for selecting
stocks. Mr. Shuttleworth was a top-ranked research analyst for
eight years, specializing in technology, media, and communications.
- Hired James Sutcliffe as President & COO of IoT Inc. Mr.
Sutcliffe brings more than 20 years’ experience in global
operational and financial leadership. Earlier in his career, he was
as a key member of a management team that grew a Fortune 150 Tier 1
automotive supplier’s Asian operations ten-fold. During this time,
Mr. Sutcliffe held senior corporate development, finance and
executive management roles, spearheading entry into new markets in
Asia, and guiding start-ups and acquisitions in China, India and
Korea.
- Appointed Zhao Libin as a director of the Company. Mr. Zhao
brings more than 30 years of experience in operations, business
development and mergers & acquisitions. He is also an
accomplished turnaround expert, having assisted a number of
companies with refinancing their debt, improving their balance
sheets and creating efficiencies in operations leading to
profitability. Mr. Zhao has successfully led New Hope Asset
Management Co., Ltd. which manages six enterprises with total
assets of over $2 billion.
WTX Inc. has signed a $200,000 bridge loan which
will be used for general corporate purposes and has drawn down an
initial $50,000 first tranche. The loan carries a 9% interest rate
and a 5% lending fee along with the registration of a general
security agreement in favour of the lender and a corporate
guarantee from IoT Inc., subject to WTX Inc. and IoT Inc. board
approvals and TSX Venture Exchange regulatory approval.
About Internet of Things
Inc.Internet of Things Inc. consolidates data-driven
industrial IoT companies. The Company owns Weather Telematics Inc.,
has a joint venture channel partnership with Shanghai New Hope Data
Technology Co. Ltd., and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Weather Telematics Inc.Weather
Telematics Inc. is an IoT data science company offering road safety
data products for industrial, government and consumer markets.
Weather Telematics uses a proprietary vehicle-mounted mobile IoT
sensor network and AI machine learning system to generate
historical, real-time and predictive road weather conditions, for
road hazard risk alerts and dynamic routing applications. Their
industry-leading Predictiv RC platform mitigates weather risk,
reduces traffic congestion and makes connected and autonomous
navigation safer in all types of road conditions.
New Hope IoT Int’l Inc. Joint
Venture New Hope IoT Int’l Inc. is an IoT Inc. 51% owned
and operated Shanghai-based joint venture with Shanghai New Hope
Data Technology Co., Ltd. (“New Hope Data”), a subsidiary of New
Hope Group. The JV is an industrial IoT / ‘Industry 4.0’ solutions
provider and sales channel, focused on the digital transformation
of factories and supply chains for New Hope Group companies and for
the Greater China market.
New Hope Group (www.newhopegroup.com) was
founded in 1982 and is a Chinese agricultural and industrial
conglomerate with more than 600 subsidiaries in 30 countries,
nearly 70,000 employees and annual revenues of over 130 Billion
Yuan ($25.7 Billion).
To learn more, visit:
www.weathertelematics.comFollow Weather Telematics on: Twitter:
https://twitter.com/weathertx
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For further information, contact:
Internet of Things Inc.Ron Shuttleworth, Chief
Executive OfficerMobile: (647) 500-7371
Email:
Rshuttleworth@iotintl.comLearn more: www.iotintl.com
Cautionary and Forward-Looking
StatementsStatements contained in this news release, which
are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements that
involve risk, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that
such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. All forward-looking statements included in this
news release are based on information available to the Company on
the date hereof. Forward-looking statements are subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results of the Company to differ materially from the
conclusion, forecast or projection stated in such forward-looking
statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include,
but are not limited to factors referenced in the Company’s other
continuous disclosure filings, which are available
at sedar.com. Readers should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, except as required by
applicable securities laws.
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