Cortex Business Solutions Announces Q1 and Fiscal 2019 Financial Results

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cortex Business Solutions Inc. ("Cortex") (TSXV: CBX), a North American network-as-a-service complete document management & e-invoicing solutions provider, today announces its three months ended October 31, 2018 ("Q1 F2019") Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements ("F/S").  The MD&A and F/S are available at www.sedar.com.

"With our first months now behind us after the Powervision acquisition, we are already starting to see the synergies that we had expected from combining the two companies.   We have made two new sales of the complete Cortex platform since the acquisition and our pipeline for the combined solution is growing rapidly," said Joel Leetzow, President and CEO.

"As the Company's key performance indicators including revenue and Adjusted EBITDA benefit from the Powervision acquisition and our new Intelligent Invoice Approval product release, we also had approximately $0.3 million of non-recurring expenses associated with the acquisition in this quarter.  The second quarter F2019 will include full quarter consolidated results of Powervision and we look forward to Adjusted EBITDA growth as we complete new sales and new economies of scale," said Jason Baird, VP, Finance & CFO.

Q1 F2019 Financial Highlights

Three months ended October 31, 2018 compared to October 31, 2017

• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾  increased 29% or by $0.2 million from $0.5 million to $0.7 million
• Adjusted EBITDA % Margin⁽²⁾ increased by 3% from 16% to 19%
• Cash flow from operating activities increased 52% from $0.3 million to $0.5 million
• Overall revenue increased 3% or by $0.1 million from $3.2 million to $3.3 million
• Access and usage fees increased 16% or by $0.5 million from $2.8 million to $3.3 million
• Gross profit remained flat at $2.4 million

Cash Position

The overall cash position of Cortex reduced 51% or $4.2 million from $8.2 million at July 31, 2018, to $4.0 million at October 31, 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities of $0.5 million, in conjunction with the cash position at F2018 provided the flexibility to prudently use $4.8 million for the acquisition of Powervision in September 2018.

1. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-recurring charges and share based payments.  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure that does not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other reporting issuers.  This measure assists the Company in evaluating the Company's operating performance against its expectations and against other entities. Please refer to the Company's MD&A for the quarter and year ended July 31, 2018 for further information on the Company's use of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income.
2. Adjusted EBITDA % Margin is the Adjusted EBITDA divided by Total revenue.

Cortex's Management will host a conference call, followed by a question and answer period. 

The details of the conference call are as follows:

Please call the conference telephone number ten minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Cortex at 403-219-2838.

A replay of the conference call will be available after the call through December 13, 2018.

About Cortex

Cortex is a service-centric, digital transformation solutions provider focused on revolutionizing B2B document exchange. We help businesses save time and money by replacing traditional paper-based manual systems with AP and AR invoice automation. Companies on the Cortex Network are positioned for success with solutions that offer the scalability and flexibility needed to evolve with their unique business needs. Cortex specializes in the development and delivery of integrated electronic document intake and management solutions using flexible connection methods that leverage existing technologies and processes.

Cortex is currently enabling digital transformation in over 11,000 companies in the Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing and Sports & Entertainment industries.  For more information, please visit www.cortex.net. 

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Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
(Prepared in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income
For the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017
(Prepared in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(Prepared in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

Cortex Business Solutions Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017
(Prepared in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)