LAS VEGAS, NV - 
(NewMediaWire) - September 07, 2022 - Golden Matrix Group Inc. (NASDAQ:GMGI) (“GMGI” or the “Company”), a developer and licensor of online gaming platforms, systems and gaming content, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2022.
- 2022 Q3 (Q3) revenues of $9,101,541**; an increase of 180% on revenues of $3,251,354 in the like year-ago quarter.
- Q3 net income attributable to GMGI of $628,332, versus $484,613 in the like year-ago quarter.
- Revenues of $26,461,389** in the first nine months of this fiscal year, an increase of 237% on revenues of $7,842,271 in the comparable year-ago period.
- Net income attributable to GMGI of $1,564,695 in the first nine months of this fiscal year, versus $664,757 in the comparable year-ago period.
- Cash and cash equivalents of $15,869,660** and total assets of $33,385,620** as of July 31, 2022.
- Total liabilities as of July 31, 2022 of $3,697,086** including $3,604,599** of current liabilities; and $92,487** of non-current liabilities.
- GMGI shareholders’ equity of $26,753,460, up from $18,928,109 on October 31, 2021.
- Current game operations and registered user numbers of 645 and 6.8 million, respectively, in business-to-business (B2B) traditional business.
- Business-to-consumer (B2C) segment – RKingsCompetitions Ltd. (RKings), which GMGI owns 80% of – now has over 229,000 registered users.
** The revenues, cash-on-hand, total assets, and total liabilities (including both current and non-current) referenced in this press release include the 20% minority interest in RKings. More detailed information on minority interest factors can be found in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today.
The Company also noted it has recorded 16 consecutive quarters of profitability.
Revenue contributions in Q3 from GMGI’s B2B and B2C segments were $4,256,372 and $4,845,169, respectively. Total revenues during the quarter ended July 31, 2021 of $3,251,354 were generated by the B2B segment. There were no contributions from the (RKings) B2C segment during the quarter ended July 31, 2021, as GMGI had not acquired an 80 percent controlling ownership interest in RKings until the beginning of the current fiscal year.
The increase of general and administrative expenses – to $1,453,776 in Q3 from $340,903 during the quarter ended July 31, 2021 - was due primarily to $832,901 of G&A expenses relating to RKings during the quarter.
“Our ability to generate increasing revenues with quarter-after-quarter of profitability attests to the strengths of our B2B and B2C platforms,” said Golden Matrix CEO, Anthony Brian Goodman, who continued “Because of the highly competitive nature of our industry, we are continually upgrading our systems and gaming content offerings to support the needs of our millions of participants. The GMX-Ag (aggregate) platform, which provides numerous features to benefit both operators and their players, continues to gain traction, even outside our traditional markets.
“Additionally, on the B2B side, we provide our operators with the marketing tools they need to strengthen their customer acquisition and retention. With respect to the B2C segment, we have improved functionality and responsiveness of the RKingsCompetitions.com website and expanded its marketing efforts from Northern Ireland to encompass the UK as its customer reach.”
Mr. Goodman noted that “the Company’s strong cash position and asset-to-liability ratio of 9:1 as of July 31, 2022, has enabled us to actively pursue expansion plans for both divisions. We are anticipating introducing the RKings Tournament Platform soon, as well as a B2C casino platform, in Mexico. We believe new market penetration is critical to accelerate our overall growth, and success in Mexico – with its compelling B2C options for players – and believe these efforts can lead to significant expansion for GMGI throughout the Latin American market and beyond.”
Mr. Goodman concluded, “We continue to evaluate strategic opportunities in both the B2B and B2C spaces and plan to pursue acquisitions that are suitable and expected to be accretive to earnings.”
For additional information on Golden Matrix’s financial performance, please refer to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022 which has been filed with the SEC today and is available at www.sec.gov.
A summary of the Company's performance and highlights can be found at www.goldenmatrix.com/highlights.
About Golden Matrix
Golden Matrix Group, based in Las Vegas NV, is an established gaming technology company that develops and owns online gaming IP and builds configurable and scalable white-label B2B gaming platforms for its international customers, located primarily in the Asia Pacific region. The gaming IP includes tools for marketing, acquisition, retention and monetization of users. The Company's platform can be accessed through both desktop and mobile applications. As a result of its 80 percent controlling ownership interest in UK-based RKings Competitions Ltd., Golden Matrix also generates revenues from RKings’ scalable B2C tournament platform.
Our sophisticated software automatically declines any gaming or redemption requests from within the United States, in strict compliance with current US law.
Based in Northern Ireland, RKings Competitions Ltd. is a prize competition business offering customers in Ireland and the United Kingdom paid for entry, and free entry, routes to enter prize competitions in order to win a range of consumer products as prizes. Customers can access competitions via iOS or Android apps as well as online where they can win prizes ranging from super cars through to luxury holidays.
The competitions are currently open only to residents of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and can generally be identified using statements that include words such as “estimate,” “expects,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “forecast,” “likely,” “will,” “target” or similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company; the need for additional financing, the terms of such financing and the availability of such financing; the ability of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to obtain additional gaming licenses; the ability of the Company to manage growth; the Company’s ability to complete acquisitions and the available funding for such acquisitions; disruptions caused by acquisitions; dilution caused by fund raising, the conversion of outstanding preferred stock and/or acquisitions; the Company’s ability to maintain the listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market; the Company’s expectations for future growth, revenues, and profitability; the Company’s expectations regarding future plans and timing thereof; the Company’s reliance on its management; the fact that the Company’s chief executive officer has voting control over the Company; related party relationships; the potential effect of economic downturns, recessions, increases in interest rates and inflation, and market conditions, decreases in discretionary spending and therefore demand for our products, and increases in the cost of capital, related thereto, among other affects thereof, on the Company’s operations and prospects; the Company's ability to protect proprietary information; the ability of the Company to compete in its market; the Company’s lack of effective internal controls; dilution caused by efforts to obtain additional financing; the effect of current and future regulation, the Company’s ability to comply with regulations and potential penalties in the event it fails to comply with such regulations and changes in the enforcement and interpretation of existing laws and regulations and the adoption of new laws and regulations that may unfavorably impact our business; the risks associated with gaming fraud, user cheating and cyber-attacks; risks associated with systems failures and failures of technology and infrastructure on which the Company's programs rely; foreign exchange and currency risks; the outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings in the normal course of business; the ability to compete against existing and new competitors; the ability to manage expenses associated with sales and marketing and necessary general and administrative and technology investments; and general consumer sentiment and economic conditions that may affect levels of discretionary customer purchases of the Company's products, including potential recessions and global economic slowdowns. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this release are reasonable, we provide no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks and uncertainties. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included from time to time in the "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's periodic and current filings with the SEC, including the Form 10-Qs and Form 10-Ks, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K for the nine month transition period ended October 31, 2021 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022. These reports are filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on behalf of the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on the Company’s future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements after the date of this release, except as required by law, and takes no obligation to update or correct information prepared by third parties that are not paid for by the Company. 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| Golden Matrix Group, Inc and Subsidiaries | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||
| As of | As of | |||
| July 31, | October 31, | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $15,869,660 | $16,797,656 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,929,653 | 1,762,725 | ||
| Accounts receivable – related parties | 659,515 | 1,306,896 | ||
| Prepaid expenses | 202,779 | 114,426 | ||
| Short-term deposit | 57,385 | 61,799 | ||
| Inventory, prizes | 1,191,102 | - | ||
| Total current assets | $19,910,094 | $20,043,502 | ||
| Non-current assets: | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 81,783 | - | ||
| Intangible assets | 2,486,005 | 135,263 | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 188,914 | 280,183 | ||
| Goodwill | 10,718,824 | - | ||
| Total non-current assets | 13,475,526 | 415,446 | ||
| Total assets | $33,385,620 | $20,458,948 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $1,622,694 | $1,074,786 | ||
| Accounts payable-related party | 100,541 | 105,062 | ||
| Accrued income tax liability | 243,989 | - | ||
| Deferred revenues | 212,636 | - | ||
| Deferred tax liability | 4,657 | - | ||
| Accrued interest | 123 | 123 | ||
| Customer deposit | 100,925 | 68,635 | ||
| Contingent liability | 1,218,027 | - | ||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 101,007 | 100,209 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 3,604,599 | 1,348,815 | ||
| Non-current liabilities: | ||||
| Non-current portion of operating lease liability | 92,487 | 182,024 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 92,487 | 182,024 | ||
| Total liabilities | $3,697,086 | $1,530,839 | ||
| Shareholders’ equity: | ||||
| Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized | - | - | ||
| Preferred stock, Series B: $0.00001 par value, 1,000 shares designated, 1,000 and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | - | - | ||
| Common stock: $0.00001 par value; 250,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares authorized; 28,182,575 and 27,231,401 shares issued and outstanding respectively | $282 | $272 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 49,722,074 | 43,354,366 | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -108,782 | -1,720 | ||
| Accumulated deficit | -22,860,114 | -24,424,809 | ||
| Total shareholders’ equity of GMGI | 26,753,460 | 18,928,109 | ||
| Noncontrolling interests | 2,935,074 | - | ||
| Total equity | 29,688,534 | 18,928,109 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $33,385,620 | $20,458,948 | ||
| Golden Matrix Group, Inc and Subsidiary | ||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||
| July 31, | July 31, | |||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Revenues | $8,885,206 | $2,694,611 | $25,800,234 | $6,000,365 | ||
| Revenues-related party | 216,335 | 556,743 | 661,155 | 1,841,906 | ||
| Total revenues | 9,101,541 | 3,251,354 | 26,461,389 | 7,842,271 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | -6,620,517 | -2,043,593 | -19,415,700 | -4,491,520 | ||
| Gross profit | 2,481,024 | 1,207,761 | 7,045,689 | 3,350,751 | ||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||
| G&A expense | 1,453,776 | 340,903 | 4,133,368 | 820,254 | ||
| G&A expense- related party | 195,710 | 224,266 | 534,910 | 1,524,208 | ||
| Professional fees | 101,656 | 63,770 | 463,625 | 206,132 | ||
| Research and development expense | 570 | 68,046 | 21,982 | 118,151 | ||
| Total operating expenses | 1,751,712 | 696,985 | 5,153,885 | 2,668,745 | ||
| Income from operations | 729,312 | 510,776 | 1,891,804 | 682,006 | ||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||
| Interest expense | - | - | - | -955 | ||
| Interest earned | 793 | 46 | 1776 | 127 | ||
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 28,495 | -26,209 | 227,324 | -16,421 | ||
| Total other income (expense) | 29,288 | -26,163 | 229,100 | -17,249 | ||
| Net income before tax | 758,600 | 484,613 | 2,120,904 | 664,757 | ||
| Provision for income taxes | 78,951 | - | 326,135 | - | ||
| Net income | 679,649 | 484,613 | 1,794,769 | 664,757 | ||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 51,317 | - | 230,074 | - | ||
| Net income attributable to GMGI | $628,332 | $484,613 | $1,564,695 | $664,757 | ||
| Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding: | ||||||
| Basic | 28,149,967 | 23,404,205 | 27,994,628 | 22,615,734 | ||
| Diluted | 36,558,151 | 34,741,973 | 35,876,734 | 33,844,975 | ||
| Net income per ordinary share attributable to GMGI: | ||||||
| Basic | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.03 | ||
| Diluted | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.02 | ||
| Statement of Comprehensive Income: | ||||||
| Net income | $679,649 | $484,613 | $1,794,769 | $664,757 | ||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | -53,881 | -2,997 | -107,062 | -2,219 | ||
| Comprehensive income | 625,768 | 481,616 | 1,687,707 | 662,538 | ||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 51,317 | - | 230,074 | - | ||
| Comprehensive income attributable to GMGI | $574,451 | $481,616 | $1,457,633 | $662,538 | ||
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