Glimpse Group
The Glimpse Group Reports Record Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Glimpse's Q2 FY ‘22 and 1H FY '22 were highlighted by
Glimpse's stated goal is to become a premier software and services company in the emerging VR/AR industry, with a global footprint. We intend to accomplish this with continued strong organic growth across our diverse base of wholly owned subsidiary companies and with further accretive and well structed acquisitions.
Organic Growth:
We continued to gain traction with customers for our AR/VR Enterprise focused software and services. A few recent examples in Q2 ‘FY 22:
Acquisitions:
Acquisitions, in parallel to organic growth, have been core to Glimpse's strategy since our inception, as we look to deepen and expand our subsidiary company base, market access and technologies. As previously reported, in 1H FY '22 we acquired three companies - Auggd in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) space, XR Terra in the immersive technologies talent development segment and, most recently, Sector 5 Digital (S5D), a leading and award-winning immersive technologies company, with a first-tier customer base including the likes of American Airlines, BAE Systems, Ecolab, Halliburton and Textron Systems among others. All three acquisitions were well structured, with relatively small upfront payments and with most of the purchase price consideration dependent on the achievement of significant revenue growth milestones over the next three years, and primarily common stock payments based on Glimpse's stock price at those times.
The S5D acquisition, in particular, significantly and immediately improves our business, operating and financial scale while generating compelling go-to-market synergies across our diverse ecosystem. It also approximately doubles Glimpse's pre-acquisition annual revenue.
Metaverse:
The evolution of the Metaverse continues to be a topic of wide discussion, with many leading companies announcing Metaverse initiatives. Glimpse's subsidiary companies provide the VR and AR software and service solutions that are enabling companies and organizations to make initial forays into the immersive world. As the Metaverse develops, we believe that Glimpse's subsidiary companies will be supplying the underlying immersive technologies and solutions ("picks and shovels") that will facilitate an enterprise's ability to build their presence and commerce footprint in the Metaverse.
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) will be an important part of transacting and value creation in the Metaverse. To that end we created a limited-edition 3D collectible Glimpse Medal Non-Fungible Token which speaks to our advanced capabilities. In our view, The Glimpse Medal is one of the first fully "metaverse-ready" NFTs, meaning that it can seamlessly and easily be used across all AR and VR platforms - from AR on a mobile phone, to a 2D website on a computer, to a VR headset and brought into all existing (and future) NFT based virtual worlds. We plan to continue expanding our NFT capabilities and offerings by integrating it with our wide array of VR and AR technologies, across our diverse base of subsidiary companies, into the emerging Web3 ecosystem and related business applications.
Executive and Board Expansion:
In Q2 FY '22, we strengthened our Executive Team and Board of Directors:
Summary:
Our expectation is for a strong 2H FY '22 (January-June '22). We believe that immersive technology (VR and AR), in conjunction with AI and Blockchain technologies, represent the next technology growth cycle, one that will evolve and grow over many years to come. While the immersive industry is nascent, our revenue growth and first tier customer base demonstrate clear industry development and adoption. With our unique diversified platform model, growing industry position, and well capitalized and clean balance sheet, we believe that Glimpse is well positioned to successfully scale while playing an enabling role in the development of the Enterprise-focused VR/AR industries in general and the Metaverse in particular.
Q2 FY'22 and 1H FY ‘22 Financial Summary:
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The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ:VRAR) (FSE:9DR) is a diversified Virtual and Augmented Reality platform company, comprised of multiple VR and AR software & services companies, and designed with the specific purpose of cultivating companies in the emerging VR/AR industry. Glimpse's unique business model simplifies challenges faced by VR/AR companies and creates a robust ecosystem, while simultaneously providing investors an opportunity to invest directly into the emerging VR/AR industry via a diversified platform. For more information on The Glimpse Group, please visit www.theglimpsegroup.com
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Maydan Rothblum CFO & COO The Glimpse Group, Inc. (917) 292-2685 maydan@theglimpsegroup.com
Mark Schwalenberg, CFA Director MZ Group - North America 312-261-6430 Glimpse@mzgroup.us www.mzgroup.us
Glimpse Group
The Glimpse Group is a Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Platform Company Comprised of Multiple Software & Services Subsidiaries Creating Innovative VR/AR Solutions (products, software, and consulting services)