{"id":78224,"date":"2023-01-19T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=78224"},"modified":"2023-01-19T12:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:02:47","slug":"tantalus-systems-announces-preliminary-2022-financial-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/tantalus-systems-announces-preliminary-2022-financial-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Tantalus Systems Announces Preliminary 2022 Financial Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78227 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-300x92.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-600x183.png 600w, https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus.png 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Anticipates reporting 23% revenue growth with record quarterly revenue and annual sales orders<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Burnaby, BC \u2013 January 19, 2023\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Tantalus Systems (TSX: GRID) (\u201cTantalus\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d), a company focused on helping build sustainable utilities for the future, is pleased to announce preliminary financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. Tantalus believes that it will be reporting a strong quarterly and annual performance (as highlighted below) and is ending the year well-positioned for continued growth in 2023 as utilities accelerate smart grid investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">\u201cWe started 2022 with the transformative acquisition of Congruitive to position Tantalus at the forefront of helping utilities prepare for the integration of microgrids, roof-top solar, storage and electric vehicle charging infrastructure and ended the year with strong financial results including a record level of revenue generated in a quarter,\u201d said Pete Londa, President &amp; CEO of Tantalus Systems. \u201cAs we turn our sights towards 2023, we continue to witness improving visibility into our financial position, strong demand for our new TRUSense\u2122 Gateway product offering and favorable tailwinds across the utility industry,\u201d said Mr. Londa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Summary of Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Q4 Revenue: Estimated at US$12.0 million to US$12.2 million, representing the highest quarterly revenue in Tantalus\u2019 history and approximately 60% growth over the prior year.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2022 Revenue: Estimated at US$39.5 million to US$39.7 million, representing approximately 23% growth over the prior year.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)<a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftn1\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">[1]<\/a>: Estimated at approximately US$9.8 million as at December 31, 2022, representing approximately 13% growth over the prior year.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Q4 Adjusted EBITDA<a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftn2\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\">[2]<\/a>: Estimated at positive US$0.075 million to US$0.15 million.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2022 Adjusted EBITDA<a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftn3\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">[3]<\/a>: Estimated at (US$2.3) million to (US$2.5) million reflecting the Company\u2019s investments in R&amp;D initiatives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cash: US$5.9 million as of December 31, 2022 which is estimated to be sufficient to support ongoing operations and R&amp;D investments, exclusive of US$0.7 million restricted cash.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Orders: The Company converted approximately US$42 million in orders from its sales pipeline, representing the highest order conversion for a calendar year in the Company\u2019s history and year-over-year growth of approximately 12%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Financial information is reported in United States dollars (\u201cUS$\u201d) unless otherwise specified and is presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (\u201cIFRS\u201d). The financial information contained in this press release is preliminary and subject to finalization and audit. The Company anticipates releasing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 during the week of March 13, 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>About Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. (TSX: GRID)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\">Tantalus is a smart grid technology company that transforms aging one-way grids into future-proofed multi-directional grids that improve the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of public power and electric cooperative utilities and the communities they serve. Our solutions are purpose-built to allow utilities to restore power quickly after major disruptions, adapt to rapidly shifting consumer expectations and population shifts, innovate new solutions based on the adoption of distributed energy resources and evolve their grid infrastructure at their own pace without needless cost or complexity. All this gives our user community the flexibility they need to get the most value from existing infrastructure investments while planning for future requirements. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/d2lrf204.na1.hubspotlinks.com\/Ctc\/I7+113\/d2lrf204\/VW1DxM4Cnw6nW3nPcWv6M2rC3W5BVC1m4V-KBVMwF3SZ3q8_QV1-WJV7CgCTCW5B79Pr5Z-J6VW4Lx9Rw7rgpxFW7px6581FGrzrVSjgFH2GQrDBVy4t0l4pXzv9W6t1XhM18BmYrW409BHb9jZyJmW4l-CsN2V2bpgW2J2cY53JzzFQW9d5s551bWzhlN6KlNGRKGG-cW45HdVW6MS6F8N4K7JXPYFpR_Vp--kh69kYD8VtcCBD9kN1hXM29mrHWd6bbN8Xv_ptK6__GW4F9s5-4Rmgl8W7SfJ_y421HzpW7PTMwV563Sj9W6m9Y973cZNs9N83HkpVXqBpj3fFg1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\">www.tantalus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><em>Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>This press release refers to the following non-IFRS measures:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><em>\u201cAdjusted EBITDA\u201d is comprised as income (loss) less interest, income tax, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, foreign exchange gain (loss) and other income \/ expenses not attributable to the operations of the Company. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful indicator for investors, and is used by management, in evaluating the operating performance of the Company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><em>&#8220;Recurring Revenue\u201d is comprised of the Company\u2019s revenues that are recurring in nature and attributable to its analytics and other software as a service (\u201cSaaS\u201d) offerings, hosting services and software maintenance and technical support agreement services. \u201cAnnual Recurring Revenue\u201d or \u201cARR\u201d is comprised of the Company\u2019s Recurring Revenue as expressed on an annualized revenue basis attributable to its customer agreements at a point in time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><em>Such non-IFRS measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to a similar measure disclosed by other issuers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><em>Forward-Looking Statements:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><em>This news release contains \u201cforward-looking information\u201d within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information is generally identifiable by use of the words \u201cbelieves\u201d, \u201cmay\u201d, \u201cplans\u201d, \u201cwill\u201d, \u201canticipates\u201d, \u201cintends\u201d, \u201ccould\u201d, \u201cestimates\u201d, \u201cexpects\u201d, \u201cforecasts\u201d, \u201cprojects\u201d and similar expressions, and the negative of such expressions.\u00a0 Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements regarding the Company\u2019s forecasted revenue, ARR and Adjusted EBITDA results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, orders converted from the Company\u2019s sales pipeline in 2022, improving financial visibility for the Company in 2023, and the adoption, performance and development of the Company\u2019s solutions, including the TRUSense Gateway, across the utility industry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><em>To the extent any forward-looking information in this news release constitutes a \u201cfinancial outlook\u201d within the meaning of securities laws, such information is being provided because management\u2019s estimate of the future financial performance of Tantalus is useful to investors, and readers are cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for any other purpose and that they should not place undue reliance on such information.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"x_section-1\" class=\"x_hse-section\">\n<div class=\"x_hse-column-container x_hse-border\">\n<div id=\"x_column-1-0\" class=\"x_hse-column x_hse-size-12\"><em>In connection with the forward-looking information contained in this news release, Tantalus has made numerous assumptions, regarding, among other things: the expected impact of COVID-19, the expected impact of supply chain constraints, the expected impact of inflationary pressures on costs and the expected timing of new product introductions.\u00a0 While Tantalus considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies.\u00a0 Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors which could cause Tantalus\u2019 actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information contained herein. A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties facing Tantalus is disclosed under the heading \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in the Tantalus\u2019 Annual Information Form dated March 23, 2022, as well as those risk factors included with Tantalus\u2019 continuous disclosure filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities available at www.sedar.com.\u00a0 All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and Tantalus disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"x_section_1660082528208\" class=\"x_hse-section\">\n<div class=\"x_hse-column-container x_hse-border\">\n<div id=\"x_column_1660082528208_0\" class=\"x_hse-column x_hse-size-12\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftnref1\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0See \u201cNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftnref2\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"5\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0See \u201cNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAMkADExZGEzZWRhLTY4ZDUtNDJhNi1iN2Q2LWNhMWZkMzVlOTk3MgBGAAAAAAClNrxqTAgxTbGEDsTqcmctBwAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAAAAAEMAAAFKgwU3AByQoG2mKJC9W7FAAM5WX35AAA%3D#x__ftnref3\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"6\">[3]<\/a>\u00a0See \u201cNon-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Investor Relations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Deborah Honig<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Investor Relations<\/p>\n<p>647-203-8793 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:deborah@acap.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"7\">deborah@adcap.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_section_1625611024157\" class=\"x_hse-section\">\n<div class=\"x_hse-column-container x_hse-border\">\n<div id=\"x_column_1625611024157_1\" class=\"x_hse-column x_hse-size-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78228 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-address.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tantalus-address.png 680w, 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