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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The information contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation contains “forward looking statements.” Actual results may materially differ from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties set forth in this report. Although management believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future results will not be materially different from the expectations expressed in this Annual Report. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included in Item 7 and with the Special Note regarding forward-looking statements included in Part I.
OVERVIEW
Kidoz Inc. (TSXV:KIDZ) owns the leading Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA”) & General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) compliant contextual mobile advertising network that safely reaches hundreds of million kids, teens, and families every month. Google certified and Apple approved, Kidoz provides an essential suite of advertising technology that unites brands, content publishers and families. Trusted by Disney, Hasbro, Lego and more, the Kidoz Contextual Ad Network helps the world’s largest brands to safely reach and engage kids across thousands of mobile apps, websites and video channels. The Kidoz network does not use location or Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) data tracking commonly used in digital advertising. Instead, Kidoz has developed advanced contextual targeting tools to brands to reach their customers with complete brand safety. A focused AdTech solution provider, the Kidoz SDK and Kidoz Programmatic network have become essential products in the digital advertising ecosystem. Our commitment to advertising privacy and safety has created one of the fastest growing mobile networks in the world.
Kidoz is the market leader in contextual mobile advertising and the segment is only beginning to develop as new rules and stricter regulations are enacted and enforced by Google, Apple, and governments around the world. Kidoz builds and maintains the Kidoz SDK (Software Development Kit) that app developers install into their apps before releasing them into the App Stores. The Kidoz SDK is the core of the advertising technology that enables Kidoz to access advertising impressions available for sale. The Kidoz proprietary advertising system is compliant with COPPA, GDPR-K and other regulations adopted to protect the privacy and security of minors. The Kidoz proprietary advertising technology is installed in thousands of different apps, making it the most popular contextual mobile solution in the market.
Kidoz has established its leadership position through continued investments into research and development. Mobile devices are the primary tool used for all digital activities in everyday life across the entire world. The predominance of mobile is well established and Kidoz is well positioned to benefit from the wide adoption of its technology across thousands of popular apps. As the number of active campaigns live on Kidoz has increased substantially over the past 18 months, Kidoz has recruited hundreds of new apps and developers that focus on a wide range of audience segments. As a result of Kidoz’s rapid growth, the Company is now able to expand beyond its core advertising audience of children, and begin to contextually target teens and parents for its brand partners.
Mobile AdTech systems are some of the most integrated and most valuable systems in the world. The scale of users we can reach with the Kidoz network is powerful and it opens many new opportunities for the Company. Extending our media offering beyond children is the first step we are taking as our sales and agency partners are interested in accessing these related segments of our traffic. Kidoz is experiencing a period of rapid growth and we are extending our business model in ways that will fill our huge available inventory with safe and high performing media.
Driving our revenue growth is strong underlying system growth for both users and publishers that are accessing the Kidoz technology. Media budgets continue to shift from linear TV to digital platforms like Kidoz as brands seek to engage their customers where families spend most of their screen time. In addition, regulation at the government level is positively influencing growth of the KIDOZ Safe Ad Network. COPPA in America and GDPR in Europe have forced advertisers and publishers to ensure their data and advertising methodologies are safe. Regulators in America are updating COPPA to further enhance child safety online, and regulators in China, India and other regions are considering similar measures. As Kidoz is compliant, the Company benefits from all child-safe advertising regulation.
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Building on our performance in 2021, we plan to continue our successful growth strategies in 2022. Our sales, product, and operational strategies are custom fit to match the favourable regulatory, consumer, and technological trends occurring in the market. The Kidoz programmatic technology is live, growing, and actively filling publisher inventory with campaigns safely sourced from the programmatic marketplace. As Kidoz advances its multiple product offerings, new opportunities arise in the bountiful mobile advertising ecosystem that is projected by eMarketer to exceed over US$400 billion by 2023 (eMarketer). It is our intention to explore expanding, either through additional uses of our new technology platforms for the entire mobile advertising market, or via synergistic M&A.
In 2022, the entire company is focused on enabling advertisers to reach children, teens and families at enormous scale with its enhanced technologies. The Company is committed to achieving our product development and financial goals for the year. Kidoz is perfectly positioned with powerful technology in a booming market and management anticipates a record 2022 ahead.
Kidoz’s mobile products include the Kid Mode Operating System installed on millions of OEM tablets worldwide, Rooplay (www.rooplay.com) the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play, and Trophy Bingo (www.trophybingo.com), live across mobile platforms.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following discussion of critical accounting policies is intended to supplement the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies presented as Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements presented elsewhere in this report. Note 2 summarizes the accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The policies discussed below were selected because they require the more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation and presentation of our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these judgments and estimates, including whether there are any uncertainties as to compliance with the revenue recognition criteria described below, and recoverability of long-lived assets, as well as the assessment as to whether there are contingent assets and liabilities that should be recognized or disclosed for the consolidated financial statements to fairly present the information required to be set forth therein. We base our estimates on historical experience, as well as other events and assumptions that are believed to be reasonable at the time. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different conditions.
We consider the following accounting policies to be both those most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and require the most subjective judgment:
Revenue recognition;
Software development;
Impairment of long-lived assets
Goodwill
Revenue Recognition
In accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services.
We derive substantially all of our revenue from the sale of Ad tech advertising revenue.
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To achieve this core principle, the Company applied the following five steps:
1) Identify the contract with a customer
A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the services to be transferred, whose impression count will form the basis of the revenue and identifies the payment terms related to these services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.
2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised services, the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.
3) Determine the transaction price
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring services to the customer. None of the Company’s contracts contain financing or variable consideration components.
4) Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations.
5) Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation
The Company satisfies performance obligations at a point in time as discussed in further detail under “Disaggregation of Revenue” below. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised service to a customer.
Disaggregation of Revenue
All of the Company’s performance obligations, and associated revenue, are generally transferred to customers at a point in time. The Company has the following revenue streams:
Ad tech advertising revenue - The Company generally offers these services under a customer contract Cost-per-Impression (CPM), Cost-Per-Install or CPI arrangements, Cost per completed video view or CPC and/or Cost-Per-Action or CPA arrangements with third-party advertisers and developers, as well as advertising aggregators, generally in the form of insertion orders that specify the type of arrangement (as detailed above) at particular set budget amounts/restraints. These advertiser customer contracts are generally short term in nature at less than one year as the budget amounts are typically spent in full within this time period. These agreements typically include the delivery of Ad tech advertising through partner networks, defined as publishers / developers, to home screens of devices and agree on whose results will be relied on from a revenue point of view.
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The Company has concluded that the delivery of the Ad tech advertising is delivered at a point in time and, as such, has concluded these deliveries are a single performance obligation. The Company invoices fees which are generally variable based on the arrangement, which would typically include the number of impressions delivered at a specified price per application. For impressions delivered, revenue is recognized in the month in which the Company delivers the application to the end consumer.
Content revenue – The Company recognizes content revenue on the following forms of revenue:
a) Carriers and OEMs - The Company generally offers these services under a customer contract per tablet device license fee model with OEMs. Monthly or quarterly license fees are based on the OEM agreement with the number of devices the Kidoz Kid Mode is installed upon.
b) Rooplay - The Company generates revenue through subscriptions or premium sales of Rooplay, (www.rooplay.com) the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play within its games on smartphones and tablet devices, such as Apple’s iPhone and iPad, and mobile devices utilizing Google’s Android operating system. Users can download the Company’s games through Digital Storefronts and decide to subscribe to the multiple of educational and fun games in the Rooplay, cloud-based EduGame system or make a premium per purchase of particular games. The revenue is recognized net of platform fees.
c) Rooplay licensing - The Company licenses its branded educational games under a monthly cost per game agreement license fee model. Monthly license fees are based on the number of games licensed.
d) In App purchases - The Company generates revenue through in-application purchases (“in-app purchases”) within its games; (i.e. Trophy Bingo (www.trophybingo.com)) on smartphones and tablet devices, such as Apple’s iPhone and iPad, and mobile devices utilizing Google’s Android operating system. Users can download the Company’s free-to-play games through Android, Amazon, iOS and Facebook Messenger (this was discontinued in fiscal 2021) and pay to acquire virtual currency which can be redeemed in the game for power plays. The initial download of the mobile game from the Digital Storefront does not create a contract under ASC 606 because of the lack of commercial substance; however, the separate election by the player to make an in-application purchase satisfies the criterion thus creating a contract under ASC 606.
The Company has identified the following performance obligations in these contracts:
Ongoing game related services such as hosting of game play, storage of customer content, when and if available content updates, maintaining the virtual currency management engine, tracking gameplay statistics, matchmaking as it relates to multiple player gameplay, etc.
Obligation to the paying player to continue displaying and providing access to the virtual items within the game.
Neither of these obligations are considered distinct since the actual mobile game and the related ongoing services are both required to purchase and benefit from the related virtual items. As such, the Company’s performance obligations represent a single combined performance obligation which is to make the game and the ongoing game related services available to the players. The revenue is recognized net of platform fees.
Software Development Costs
The Company expenses all software development costs as incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. As at December 31, 2021 and 2020, all capitalized software development costs have been fully amortized and the Company has no capitalized software development costs.
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Total software development costs were $10,559,601 as at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $8,880,753).
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment and ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Others. During the periods presented, the only long-lived assets reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet are equipment, and security deposits. These provisions require that long-lived assets and certain identifiable recorded intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.
If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount and the fair value less costs to sell.
The Company identified the following intangible assets in the acquisition of Kidoz Ltd. Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is provided for annually on the straight-line method over the following periods:
Amortization period
Ad Tech technology
5 years
Kidoz OS technology
3 years
Customer relationships
8 years
Goodwill
The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Others. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired, less liabilities assumed, in a business combination. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
The goodwill impairment test is used to identify both the existence of impairment and the amount of impairmentloss, and compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and is based on discounted future cash flows, based on market multiples applied to free cash flow. The determination of the fair value of our reporting units requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions including the selection of control premiums, discount rates, terminal growth rates, forecasts of revenue and expense growth rates, income tax rates, changes in working capital, depreciation, amortization and capital expenditures. Changes in assumptions concerning future financial results, exogenous market conditions, or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on either the fair value of the reporting unit or the amount of the goodwill impairment charge. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairmentloss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
During the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company deemed there was no impairment of the goodwill.
SOURCES OF REVENUE AND REVENUE RECOGNITION
We generate our revenue from the following:
The sale of Ad Tech advertising including banners, in-game advertising, completed view videos, cost per install and playable ads on all gaming aps containing the Kidoz SDK.
The sale of licensing including our KIDOZ OS platform loaded on new machines and tablets
The sale of in-app purchases in, our online gaming Aps such as Garfield’s Bingo and Trophy Bingo in the Google play, Apple iOS, Facebook Messenger (discontinued in fiscal 2021) and Amazon App stores.
In-game advertising on all gaming aps containing the Kidoz SDK, whereby players watch advertising to gain in-game currency.
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Consumer subscription from players paying to unlock the Rooplay game catalog and Kidoz OS platform.
The sale of premium purchases of Rooplay Originals (Branded EdTech games for children and families) in the Google play and Apple iOS stores.
Sales of licenses for our Rooplay Originals games.
SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following tables present our unaudited consolidated quarterly results of operations for each of our last eight quarters. This data has been derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of such information. These unaudited quarterly results should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, included in Item 8 of this report.
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021
September 30 2021
June 30
March 31
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses and other income / (expenses)
Stock awareness program
Depreciation and amortization
Income (Loss) before income taxes
Income tax (expense) recovery
Income (Loss) after tax
Basic and diluted Income (loss) per share
Weighted average common shares, basic
Weighted average common shares, diluted
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Three Months Ended
December 31, 2020
September 30 2020
June 30
March 31
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses and other income / (expenses)
Depreciation and amortization
Income (Loss) before income taxes
Income tax recovery
Income (Loss) after tax
Basic and diluted Income (loss) per share
Weighted average common shares, basic
Weighted average common shares, diluted
Our financial statements and related schedules are described under “Item 8. Financial Statements”.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Revenue
Total revenue, net of platform fees (to Apple, Google and Amazon) and withholding taxes, for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased to $12,475,480, an increase of 75% over total revenue net of fees and withholding taxes of $7,148,029 for fiscal 2020. Ad Tech advertising revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $12,243,866 an increase of 81% over Ad Tech advertising revenue of $6,748,064 for fiscal 2020. Content revenue for year ended December 31, 2021 decreased to $231,614, a decrease of 42% over content revenue of $399,965 for fiscal 2020. The increase in total revenue over fiscal 2020 is due to the growth of our publisher reach and our advertising customers increasing their advertising budgets with the Kidoz safe mobile network. The decrease in content revenue is due to the reduced OEM sales of kids tablets.
Selling and marketing expenses
Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $641,393, an increase of 61% over selling and marketing expenses of $397,948 for fiscal 2020. The increase in sales and marketing expenses over fiscal 2020 is due to an increase in the sales and marketing team to serve our clients better. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of sales staff salaries and benefits and publishing services and user acquisition costs incurred to acquire game players.
We expect to incur increased sales and marketing expenses in growing the Ad tech advertising revenue and to bring new players to Rooplay; our Rooplay Originals; and our bingo games. There can be no assurances that these expenditures will result in increased traffic or significant additional revenue.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of premises costs for our offices and development facilities, legal and professional fees, and other general corporate and office expenses. General and administrative expenses increased to $604,882 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 14% over general and administrative expenses of $528,708 in fiscal 2020. The increase in general and administrative expenses is due an increase in fees paid to our professional advisors. The Company continues to maintain its current office space despite the large majority of our staff working from home since early March 2020.
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We expect to continue to incur general and administrative expenses to support the business, and there can be no assurances that we will be able to generate sufficient revenue to cover these expenses.
Salaries, wages, consultants and benefits
Salaries, wages, consultants and benefits increased to $693,964 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 47% over salaries, wages, consultants and benefits of $470,658 for fiscal 2020. The increase in salaries, wages, consultants and benefits over fiscal 2020, is due to an increase in the overall headcount of staff employed by the Company to service its rapid growth and bonuses paid.
Depreciation and amortization
Intangible assets are amortized using a straight-line method over three to eight years. These intangible assets include customer lists, the technology for Kidoz OS and the software development kits for advertising platform. These intangible assets are as result of the acquisition of Kidoz Ltd. The amortization for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $565,540 compared to $556,073 in fiscal 2020.
Equipment is depreciated using the declining balance method over the useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to five years. Depreciation decreased to $9,468 during the year ended December 31, 2021, over depreciation of $8,555 in fiscal 2020. This increase in depreciation and amortization compared to fiscal 2020, is due to the acquisition of new equipment and the write off of old equipment.
Content and software development
We do not capitalize our development costs. Content and software development costs of $1,678,848 were expensed for year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of 46% from content and software development costs of $1,149,902 expensed for fiscal 2020. These increases over fiscal 2020, is due to the hiring of additional development staff as a result of an increased focus in development of our base technology and the development of our safe programmatic ad sourcing solution Kidoz Connect.
Stock-based compensation expense
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company incurred non-cash stock compensation expenses of $660,266 compared to non-cash stock compensation expenses of $158,883 for fiscal 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company granted 2,675,000 options. The options granted in fiscal 2021, are issued to consultants and employees as per the Company’s 2015 Rolling Stock Option Plan. The non-cash stock compensation program is an integral part of the Companies overall Staff Compensation Program.
Stock awareness program
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company commenced a corporate stock awareness program. The Company engaged Research Capital Corporation, Agora Internet Relations Corp., Stockhouse Publishing Ltd. and Proactive for financial and capital markets advisory services and to assist with general market outreach to increase investor awareness as the Company continues to achieve important milestones and grow its investor base.
The Company incurred stock awareness expenses of $402,845 during the year ended December 31, 2021, of which $316,237 is a non-cash expense from the issuance of shares and warrants.
Other income and expenses
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company has a foreign exchange loss of ($69,835) compared to foreign exchange gain of $32,856 in the prior year. These (losses) / gains are due to the exchange rate movements of the US Dollar compared to the Pound Sterling, Israeli Shekel and the Canadian Dollar. The Company does not hedge its cash assets.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we received interest income of $241 compared to interest income of $1,003 in the prior year. The interest income is received from bank term deposits from investing our cash. The decrease in interest income is due to lower bank account balances in interest earning bank accounts in fiscal 2021 compared to fiscal 2020.
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During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company had a gain on the derivative liability – warrants of $60,207 from the issuance of the 230,000 warrants to Research Capital Corporation during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Amortization of right-of-use assets
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842 using the modified retrospective transition method. Topic 842 requires the recognition of lease assets and liabilities for operating leases. The Company recognized right-of-use assets relating to the brand licenses and the Vancouver, Canada and Anguillian office rental. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company amortized $40,851 compared to right-of-use assets amortization of $54,071 in fiscal 2020. The decrease over fiscal 2020, is due to certain licensing expiring.
Income taxes
During the year ended December 31, 2021, had tax expense of $216,677. Our Israeli subsidiary had a deferred tax liability of $210,449 from the acquisition of Kidoz Ltd. intangible assets and a subsidiary of the Company of tax expense of $6,178. During the year ended December 31, 2020, a subsidiary of the Company applied for a Canadian tax credit in relation to fiscal 2019. The Company received a tax credit of $55,243 in fiscal 2020. The Company is no longer eligible to receive the Canadian Tax credit, so no funds were received in fiscal 2021.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, Bingo.com, Inc. merged with its subsidiary Bingo.com, Ltd. in Anguilla, British West Indies. Anguilla is a zero-tax jurisdiction.
Net (loss) income and (loss) income per share
The net loss after taxation for the year ended December 31, 2021, amounted to ($190,321) a loss of ($0.00) per share, compared to a net income of $103,971, an income of $0.00 per share, in the year ended December 31, 2020. The net loss increased for the year ended December 31, 2021, despite an increase in revenue due to the initiation of the stock awareness program, a one-time bonuses paid to our staff and consultants in fiscal 2021 in recognition of their dedicated service during the stressful COVID-19 period and the deferred tax liability on the intangibles assets acquired in the acquisition of Kidoz Ltd.
Adjusted earnings before interest; depreciation and amortization; stock awareness program; stock-based compensation and impairment of goodwill (“Adjusted EBITDA”) for the year ended December 30, 2021, amounted to $1,507,951, an increase of 96%, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA of $771,236 in the prior year.
Our Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled as follows:
(Loss) Income for the year
Depreciation and amortization
Stock awareness program
Stock-based compensation
Gain on derivative liability – warrants
Interest and other income
Income tax expense
Adjusted EBITDA
We use Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate our performance and make financial and operational decisions that are presented in a manner that adjusts from their equivalent GAAP measures or that supplement the information provided by our GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA is defined by us as EBITDA (net income (loss) plus depreciation expense, amortization expense, interest, stock-based compensation and impairment of goodwill), further adjusted to exclude certain non-cash expenses and other adjustments. We use Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it more clearly highlights business trends that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures, since Adjusted EBITDA eliminates from our results specific financial items that have less bearing on our core operating performance.
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Adjusted EBITDA is not presented in accordance with, or as an alternative to, GAAP financial measures and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We encourage investors to review the GAAP financial measures included in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements, to aid in their analysis and understanding of our performance and in making comparisons.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We had cash of $2,078,607 and working capital of $4,536,852 as at December 31, 2021. This compares to cash of $1,226,045 and working capital of $3,071,545 as at December 31, 2020.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we provided cash of $851,533 in operating activities compared to providing cash of $256,978 in the prior year.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,413 in the year ended December 31, 2021, which compares to cash provided by financing activity of $23,392 in fiscal 2020.
Cash of ($384) was used in investing activities in fiscal 2021, compared to cash used of ($21,537) in the prior year.
Our future capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including costs associated with the further development of the Ad tech advertising business, the further development of the content platform including, Rooplay; Rooplay Originals; and Trophy Bingo; the cost of marketing and player acquisition costs for Rooplay; Rooplay Originals; and Trophy Bingo, the development of new products, the acquisition of new companies and the success of Rooplay; Rooplay Originals; and Trophy Bingo.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any Off Balance sheet arrangements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Our audit committee consists of three directors and reports to the Board of Directors. The audit committee meets regularly throughout the year and met with the independent auditors on March 29, 2022, and approved the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.
