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Having Surpassed
- Total revenue grew 55% to
$5,171,312 and by 92% to$14,377,333 for the three- and nine-month periods endedJune 30, 2022 , respectively as compared to$3,346,897 and$7,482,348 for the three-and nine-month periods endedJune 30, 2021 , respectively; - Retail order volume grew by 46% to 313,883 and by 96% to 901,546 orders for the three- and nine-month periods ended
June 30, 2022 , respectively, from 214,744 and 460,944 orders for the three- and nine-month periods endedJune 30, 2021 , respectively; - Number of ghost kitchens increased 65% to 28 with an average retail delivery size of
$14.88 per order for the three months endingJune 30, 2022 , from 17 ghost kitchens with an average retail delivery size of$14.77 per order for the same period in 2021; - Adjusted EBITDA losses were
$3,371,450 and$10,560,542 for the three- and nine-month periods endedJune 30, 2022 , respectively, as compared to losses of$2,056,192 and$5,178,122 for the same three and nine-month periods of the prior year, respectively. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA losses for the quarter endedJune 30, 2022 is primarily as the result of an overall increase in business activities, international expansions and an increase in general and administrative costs from$2,108,664 in Q3 2021 to$2,795,667 in Q3 2022, mainly due to salaries increasing from$394,632 in Q3 2021 to$1,018,062 in Q3 2022 due primarily to an increase in the number of employees and consultants; and - Net losses were
$4,549,714 and$13,563,474 for the three- and nine-month periods endedJune 30, 2022 , respectively, as compared to$2,836,847 and$7,796,806 for the same three-and nine-month periods of the prior year, respectively, due to the same primary reasons listed above.
"JustKitchen continues to serve more food to a growing number of on-the-go consumers across
"Reaching this point in the maturation of our company has been exciting. We are now ready to shift our focus to widening margins, eliminating excess costs and optimizing operations through specific technologies, as we have recently announced. Since revenue growth has been proven out, we expect to make significant margin improvements though a multi-pronged expense reduction plan without impacting revenues. Already, in July we achieved location-level profitability in
Summary of Key Financial Measures
Quarter ended $ | Quarter ended $ | |
Number of kitchens | 28 | 17 |
Revenue from retail customers | ||
Revenue from business customers | ||
Total Revenue | ||
Number of retail deliveries | 313,883 | 214,744 |
Average retail delivery size | ||
Net loss | ||
Comprehensive loss | ||
Basic loss per share | ||
Diluted loss per share |
The following is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income (Loss) from Operations:
Quarter ended $ | Quarter ended $ | |
Loss for the period | (4,549,714) | (2,836,847) |
Interest expense | 30,945 | 28,400 |
Depreciation expense | 502,149 | 259,208 |
Amortization expense | 19,099 | - |
EBITDA Loss | (3,997,521) | (2,549,239) |
Stock-based compensation | 626,071 | 493,047 |
Adjusted EBITDA Loss | (3,371,450) | (2,056,192) |
1. | Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that does not have a standardized meaning under IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation. As there is no standardized method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA, it may not be directly comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company considers Adjusted EBITDA to be a relevant indicator for measuring trends in performance and its ability to generate funds to service its debt and to meet its future working capital and capital expenditure requirements. Adjusted EBITDA is not a generally accepted earnings measure and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), cash flows or other measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. |
The Company:
- Started implementing margin improvement measures after its rapid growth phase;
- Embarked on optimizing its operations using specific technologies;
- Began working with Chef
Richie Lin on a hybrid fast-fine restaurant and ghost kitchen; - Launched the C'mon Eat Mini Hot Pot and Pizza Central NY Style food brands; and
- Decided to exit the
Singapore market after completing a pilot phase of operations.
As of the date of the MD&A, the Company reports the following key location and brand statistics:
- 27 total locations across
Taiwan ,Hong Kong ,Malaysia andthe Philippines - One of the Company's large
Taiwan -based kitchens prepares and provides food for 147-Eleven convenience stores and two Taichung TSMC factories - Customers are offered 33 food brands across four countries:
- 18 in
Taiwan , eight inHong Kong , five inMalaysia and two inthe Philippines
The Company has been focused on expanding rapidly within the Asian market since its inception and has incurred certain expenses in conjunction with these expansion efforts. This strategy has resulted in the Company building an efficient and sustainable ghost kitchen operational model which it is now applying to its expansion strategy within
Moving forward, JustKitchen is focused on sustainable growth. As such, the Company is aggressively reducing its expenditures while incrementally increasing revenue to reach profitability. The Company plans to implement several key strategies to reduce Capex and Opex and improve margins including:
- Reducing cost of goods sold;
- Focusing on B2B clients that provide higher margins;
- Effective cost cutting;
- Focusing on driving store-level profitability;
- Focusing on high margin market(s); and
- Building alternative and recurring revenue streams.
For more information about the Company, please visit investors.justkitchen.com. JustKitchen's final prospectus, financial statements and management's discussion and analysis, among other documents, are all available on the Company's profile page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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