Ottawa – February 7, 2014 – BluMetric Environmental Inc. (TSX.V: BLM), an Ottawa-based WaterTech company, announces the following unaudited results for the fourth quarter of 2013, and audited results for the thirteen-month fiscal period ended September 30, 2013.
Results for the thirteen-month period ended September 30, 2013 were in line with expectations with respect to revenue, but below target with respect to margins. Revenues for the period were $31,549,194, growing by approximately 90% from $16,645,601 for the nine months ended August 31, 2012, and revenues of $11,918,000 for the four months ended September 30, 2013 grew by 88% compared with revenues of $6,327,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2012. Lower-than-targeted margins reflected a number of coincidental factors, such as lower utilization rates arising from slower conditions in a colder-than-usual spring period and sub-optimal performance with respect to several large contracts. In addition to the lower margins, Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) expenses were higher than expected, due to certain non-recurring costs associated with the reverse take-over and the integration process which followed.
The combination of lower margins and increased overhead meant that the Company reported a loss of $1,305,000 for the four months ended September 30, 2013 compared with a loss of $393,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2012, and a loss of $2,316,252 for the thirteen months ended September 30, 2013 compared with a loss of $114,104 for the nine months ended August 31, 2012.
“Accustomed to historically high levels of performance, we are not satisfied with these results,” said Roger Woeller, co-CEO. “Management has taken steps to identify and correct the deficiencies and at the same time protect the inherent good practices and values of our organization. We implemented a range of corrective measures over the second half of the year and subsequent to the end of the fiscal period, and we have begun to see a positive impact on financial performance in 2014. These measures include a combination of selective staff changes and reductions to bring the firm back in line with the orders and work on hand, which have reached new highs in recent quarters. Management also implemented a stringent reduction of SG&A expenses and improvements to information and project management to return margins to appropriate levels.”
The Company has now filed its audited financial statements for the thirteen months ended September 30, 2013 and related MD&A and CEO and CFO certifications on SEDAR, and is again in compliance with its continuous disclosure obligations.
For additional information on these financial results, please refer to the Company’s filings at www.sedar.com.
BluMetric, a WaterTech company, delivers sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues. The Company serves clients in many industrial sectors, and at all levels of government, in Canada and abroad.
BluMetric operates through two divisions:
More information can be obtained at www.blumetric.ca
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Ian W. Malone, CFO Tel: (613) 839-4028 x121 Fax: (613) 839-5376 Email: imalone@blumetric.ca
Robin M. Sundstrom IRonside Investor Relations Tel: (647) 822-8111 Email: robin@ironsideir.com
