WeCommerce Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results, Q3 Revenue up 88% to $10.9 Million
Victoria, BC, December 13, 2021--(T-Net)--WeCommerce Holdings Ltd. (TSXV: WE), a leading provider of ecommerce enablement software and tools for merchants, today announced its financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021.
Q3 2021 and YTD Q3 2021 Financial Results:
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For the three-month periods ended September 30,
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For the nine-month periods ended September 30,
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Revenue
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Recurring subscription revenue
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6,825,881
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2,082,268
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15,037,414
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4,655,216
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Digital goods revenue
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2,888,589
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2,437,078
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7,023,420
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6,669,300
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Agency service revenue
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1,228,814
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1,306,245
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4,271,487
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3,811,715
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10,943,284
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5,825,591
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26,332,321
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15,136,231
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Operating income/(loss)
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(338,501)
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948,549
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(1,151,942)
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2,024,447
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Net income/(loss)
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(2,986,971)
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405,605
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(4,968,950)
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1,052,627
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EBITDA(1)
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843,687
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1,797,519
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4,354,452
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4,218,099
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EBITDA %
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8%
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31%
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17%
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28%
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Adjusted EBITDA(1)
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3,394,242
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1,994,711
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8,095,297
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4,633,793
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Adjusted EBITDA %
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31%
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34%
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31%
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31%
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Notes:
1. See "Non-IFRS financial measures" for further information.

Q3 2021 Highlights
- Revenue in Q3 2021 was $10,943,284, an increase of $5,117,693 or 88% (101% on a constant currency basis(1)) compared to Q3 2020.
- Apps segment revenue in Q3 2021 was $6,825,881, an increase of $4,743,613 or 228% (248% on a constant currency basis) compared to Q3 2020. Q3 2021 Apps segment revenue includes the full quarter operating results of Stamped (acquired on April 6, 2021), which contributed revenues of $4,576,870 in Q3 2021. Foursixty contributed revenues of $1,181,544 in Q3 2021, an increase of 37% (44% on a constant currency basis) compared to Q3 2020. Excluding purchase accounting adjustments, Foursixty's revenue increased 17% (23% on a constant currency basis) compared to Q3 2020.
- Themes segment revenue in Q3 2021 was $2,888,589, an increase of $451,511 or 19% (30% on a constant currency basis) compared to Q3 2020. Q3 2021 Themes segment revenue includes the results of Archetype (acquired on August 24, 2021), which contributed revenues of $1,164,568 in the quarter.
- Agency segment revenue in Q3 2021 was $1,228,814, a decrease of $77,431 or 6% (3% on a constant currency basis) compared to Q3 2020.
- Net loss was $2,986,971 in Q3 2021 compared to net income of $405,605 in Q3 2020. The net loss for Q3 2021 includes depreciation and amortization costs of $3,131,209 (Q3 2020: $961,606), mostly attributable to intangible assets acquired, as well as foreign exchange losses of $1,593,524 (Q3 2020: $112,636).
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2021 amounted to $3,394,242 or 31% of revenue, compared to $1,994,711 or 34% of revenue in Q3 2020.
- Cash on hand at September 30, 2021 amounted to $24,569,822 and total debt outstanding was $61,229,149.

Chris Sparling, Chief Executive Officer, WeCommerce Holdings Ltd.
"We're pleased with our results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021. Apps continued to show strength with double-digit organic growth, and our Themes business continued to be highly cash generative and highly strategic given its top-of-funnel relationship with Shopify merchants," said Chris Sparling, CEO.
"Our portfolio of companies is well-positioned to continue providing critical tools and services to help merchants this holiday session and beyond by providing best-in-class storefronts, increasing customer engagement, leveraging social media and improving conversion rates. More recently, we appointed David Charron as our new Chief Financial Officer. Dave brings three decades of relevant experience and has already become an integral part of our leadership team. We're thrilled to have him onboard."

Alex Persson, President, WeCommerce Holdings Ltd.
"We're continuing to execute on our growth strategy and proud of our collective accomplishments in an increasingly uncertain environment for merchants, characterized by supply chain bottlenecks, higher input costs and recent advertising infrastructure changes," added Alex Persson, President.
"Our cash on hand, available liquidity and strong cash flow generation remains a critical advantage, particularly as the valuation environment for attractive portfolio additions continues to normalize. As always, we continue to invest for the long-term across our portfolio companies and at WeCommerce."
About WeCommerce Holdings Ltd
WeCommerce provides merchants with a suite of ecommerce software tools to start and grow their online store. Our family of companies and brands include Pixel Union, Out of the Sandbox, Archetype, Yopify, SuppleApps, Rehash, Foursixty and Stamped. As one of Shopify's first partners since 2010, WeCommerce is focused on building, acquiring and investing in leading technology businesses operating in the Shopify partner ecosystem.
For more about WeCommerce, please visit www.wecommerce.co or refer to the public disclosure documents available under WeCommerce's SEDAR profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Financial Statements
WeCommerce's unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for Q3 2021 are available on the Company's website at https://www.wecommerce.co or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .
Non-IFRS financial measures
This news release makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS, and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. We use non-IFRS measures including "EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Constant Currency". Management uses these non-IFRS measures in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation. As required by Canadian securities laws, we reconcile these non-IFRS measures to the most comparable IFRS measures in our MD&A for Q3 2021.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains statements which constitute "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company with respect to future business activities and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions and forward-looking statements in this press release includes, but is not limited to, information and statements regarding: whether and when the Acquisition will be consummated; the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition; the Company's revenue and cash flow upon completion of the Acquisition, the anticipated timing for closing of the Acquisition; the Company's belief that the Acquisition will provide significant value to shareholders; the Company obtaining and/or satisfying customary approvals and conditions, including TSXV approval for an expedited acquisition; and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but instead reflect the Company's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed thereon, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of the Company. Financial outlooks, as with forward-looking information generally, are, without limitation, based on the assumptions and subject to various risks as set out herein.
Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are the following: the parties' ability to consummate the Acquisition; the ability to receive, in a timely manner and on satisfactory terms, all necessary third party approvals; the ability of the parties to satisfy, in a timely manner, all other conditions to the closing of the Acquisition; the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the Acquisition on relationships, including with regulatory bodies, stock exchanges, lenders, employees and competitors; the diversion of management time on the Acquisition; assumptions concerning the Acquisition and the operations and capital expenditure plans of the Company following completion of the Acquisition; credit, liquidity and additional financing risks for the Company and its investees; stock market volatility; changes in e-commerce industry growth and trends; changes in the business activities, focus and plans of the Company and its investees and the timing associated therewith; the Company's actual financial results and ability to manage its cash resources; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including challenging global financial conditions and the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic; competition risks; potential conflicts of interest; changes in applicable laws and regulations both locally and in foreign jurisdictions; compliance with extensive government regulation; the risks and uncertainties associated with foreign markets; and the other risk factors more fully described in the Company's (final) short form prospectus dated July 2, 2021 prepared in connection with the offering of certain Common Shares, which has been filed with the Canadian securities regulators and is available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended and such changes could be material. The Company does not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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Non-IFRS Measures
This press release may makes reference to certain non-IFRS measures. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS, and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our and Archetype's results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. We use non-IFRS measures including EBITDA. We define EBITDA as net income or loss before interest, income taxes and amortization. Management uses these non-IFRS measures in order to, among other things, facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.
We are presenting these measures because we believe that our current and potential investors, and many analysts, use them to assess our current and future operating results and to make investments decisions. Management uses these measures in managing the business and making decisions. The non-IFRS measures used in this press release are not intended as a substitute for IFRS measures.
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