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Draganfly Announces First Quarter Results of 2023

Vancouver, BC., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, is pleased to announce its first quarter financial results.

Key Financial and Operational Highlights for Q1 2023:

"We are extremely excited about this quarter and its impact over the coming year. Draganfly's latest collaborations and expansions are a testament to the growing demand for drone technology and the important role Draganfly is playing," said Cameron Chell, President and CEO of Draganfly. "Our team's relentless pursuit of technological innovation and recent expansion of production capabilities will help drive growth in the drone industry across multiple sectors, positively impacting countless lives along the way."

Draganfly will hold a shareholder update and earnings call on May 9, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. PDT / 5:30 p.m. EDT.

Registration for the call can be done here: https://bit.ly/3M80ySR.

Selected financial information is outlined below and should be read with Draganfly’s consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and associated management discussion and analysis, which will be available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at  www.sedar.com and filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

       
For the three months ended March 31,   2023  2022 
Total revenues  $1,601,486 $2,044,562 
Gross Profit (as a % of revenues) (1)   27.7% 39.9%
Net loss   (7,067,626) (6,204,335)
Net loss per share ($)      
  • Basic
   (0.20) (0.19)
  • Diluted
   (0.20) (0.19)
Comprehensive loss   (7,096,995) (6,292,494)
Comprehensive loss per share ($)      
  • Basic (post-consolidation)
   (0.20) (0.19)
  • Diluted (post-consolidation)
   (0.20) (0.19)
Change in cash and cash equivalents  $ 5,474,155 $(3,498,811)


(1) Gross Profit (as a % of revenues) would have been 32.5% not including a one-time non-cash write down of inventory for $77,047.

The net loss and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023, includes non-cash changes comprised of a positive change in fair value of derivative liability of $57,314, a write down of inventory of $77,047 and would otherwise have been a loss of $7,047,893 for the net loss, and $7,077,262 for the comprehensive loss, respectively.

As at     March 31,
2023
 December 31,
2022
Total assets    $19,578,084$14,638,533
Working capital     14,776,295 10,168,800
Total non-current liabilities     213,715 249,740
Shareholders’ equity    $15,695,824$11,040,881
         
Number of shares outstanding 42,984,965 34,270,579


  2023 Q1 2022 Q4 2022 Q1
Revenue$1,601,486 $1,314,162 $2,044,562 
Cost of goods sold(2)$(1,158,052)$(2,980,133)$(1,228,412)
Gross profit(3)$443,434 $(1,665,971)$816,150 
Gross margin – percentage 27.7% -126.8% 39.9%
Operating expenses$(7,608,133)$(7,342,669)$(6,173,819)
Operating income (loss)$(7,164,699)$(9,008,640)$(5,357,669)
Operating loss per share - basic$(0.21)$(0.26)$(0.16)
Operating loss per share - diluted$(0.21)$(0.26)$(0.16)
Other income (expense)$97,073 $(7,575,889)$(846,666)
Change in fair value of derivative liability (1)$57,314 $334,016 $(1,230,860)
Other comprehensive income (loss)$(29,369)$(76,073)$(88,159)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(7,096,995)$(16,660,602)$(6,292,494)
Comprehensive income (loss) per share - basic$(0.20)$

(0.49


)
$(0.19)
Comprehensive income (loss) per share - diluted$(0.20)$

(0.49


)
$(0.19)

(1) Included in other income (expense).

(2) Cost of goods sold would have been $1,081,005 not including a one-time non-cash write down of inventory for $77,047.
(3) Gross profit would have been $520,481 not including a one-time non-cash write down of inventory for $77,047.

About Draganfly

Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO; CSE: DPRO; FSE: 3U8) is the creator of quality, cutting-edge drone solutions, software, and AI systems that revolutionize the way organizations can do business and service their stakeholders. Recognized as being at the forefront of technology for over 24 years, Draganfly is an award-winning industry leader serving the public safety, public health, mining, agriculture, industrial inspections, security, mapping, and surveying markets. Draganfly is a company driven by passion, ingenuity, and the need to provide efficient solutions and first-class services to its customers around the world with the goal of saving time, money, and lives.

For more information on Draganfly, please visit us at www.draganfly.com.
For additional investor information, visit https://www.thecse.com/en/listings/technology/draganfly-inc, https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/dpro or https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/equity/draganfly-inc-1.

Media Contact
Arian Hopkins
Email: media@draganfly.com

Company Contact
Email: info@draganfly.com

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

In this press release we describe certain income and expense items that are unusual or non-recurring. There are terms not defined by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Our usage of these terms may vary from the usage adopted by other companies. Specifically, gross profit and gross margin are undefined terms by IFRS that may be referenced herein. We provide this detail so that readers have a better understanding of the significant events and transactions that have had an impact on our results.

Throughout this release, reference is made to “gross profit,” and “gross margin,” which are non-IFRS measures. Management believes that gross profit, defined as revenue less operating expenses, is a useful supplemental measure of operations. Gross profit helps provide an understanding on the level of costs needed to create revenue. Gross margin illustrates the gross profit as a percentage of revenue. Readers are cautioned that these non-IFRS measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Readers are also cautioned not to view these non-IFRS financial measures as an alternative to financial measures calculated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). For more information with respect to financial measures which have not been defined by GAAP, including reconciliations to the closest comparable GAAP measure, see the "Non-GAAP Measures and Additional GAAP Measures"‎ section of the Company’s most recent MD&A which is available on SEDAR.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain “forward looking statements” and certain “forward-looking information” as ‎defined under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information can ‎generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, ‎‎“estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans” or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements ‎and information are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and ‎assumptions that, while believed by management to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant ‎business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements and ‎information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond ‎the ability of the Company to control or predict, that may cause the Company’s actual results, ‎performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are ‎developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out here in, ‎including but not limited to: the Company’s arrangement with CODAN Communications to supply its UAV platform for integration with its industry-leading technology and ‎communications solutions‎; the Company’s expansion of it’s facility in Burnaby, B.C; the letter of intent between the Company and Lufthansa Industry Solutions to explore providing its drone solutions and Vital Intelligence (VI) technology into its existing ‎infrastructure and customer solutions‎; the strategic relationship between the Company and RSI for the development of manufacturing, distribution, and sales of Draganfly products in India‎; the Company’s Field Operations Team completed site assessments in Ukraine as part of the first phase of its ‎landmine detection technology integration‎; the Company completing the delivery of two Situational Assessment Drones to DSNS in other regions of Ukraine to ‎provide situational awareness intel, infrastructure assessments, and aid in search and rescue ‎operations throughout the country‎; the President and CEO of the Company, Cameron Chell, being chosen to present at Abundance360’s ‎annual conference in Los Angeles‎; AgileMesh, Inc. will add the Company’s UAV Platform to its wireless surveillance product line, resulting in ‎meaningful enhancements to communication capabilities for emergency personnel‎; SkyeBrowse integrating its world-class reality capture platform with the Company’s public safety ‎drones; Vermeer will integrate its VPS (visual positioning system) Payload with the Company’s Commander ‎‎3XL‎; and financial condition, the successful integration of technology, the inherent risks involved in ‎the general securities markets; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in ‎the future; the inherent uncertainty of cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and ‎expenses, currency fluctuations; regulatory restrictions, liability, competition, loss of key employees and ‎other related risks and uncertainties disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors“ in the Company’s most ‎recent filings filed with securities regulators in Canada on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The ‎Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by ‎applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents managements’ best judgment based on ‎information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results ‎may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking ‎statements or information.


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