Press Release: Guardforce AI Reports Positive Adjusted Net Income for the First Half of 2024

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Total liabilities and equity          $ 36,183,978   $ 45,814,948 
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            Guardforce AI Co., Limited and Subsidiaries 
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
                     (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) 
                                        For the six months ended 
                                                June 30, 
                                       -------------------------- 
                                          2024           2023 
                                       -----------   ------------ 
Cash flows from operating activities   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Net (loss) from continuing operations  $(1,877,146)  $(13,860,995) 
Net gain from discontinued operations       38,719         11,562 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Net loss                                (1,838,427)   (13,849,433) 
Adjustments for: 
  Depreciation and Amortization of 
   fixed and intangible assets           1,556,922      2,619,001 
  Stock-based compensation                 172,655              - 
  (Recovery) Provision for and write 
   off of withholding tax receivable       (32,980)       561,277 
  Provision for expected credit loss 
   on trade and other receivables          184,180        869,519 
  Provision for obsolete inventories             -      3,090,282 
  Impairment loss on fixed assets                -      1,591,766 
  Impairment on goodwill                    30,467      1,263,040 
  Finance costs                             81,778        584,897 
  Interest income                         (261,041)             - 
  Deferred income taxes                   (101,998)       874,431 
  (Gain) Loss from assets disposal         (31,577)        41,965 
  Gain on disposal of a subsidiary          (3,607)             - 
  Changes in operating assets and 
  liabilities: 
     (Increase) Decrease in trade and 
      other receivables                    (90,891)       157,279 
     Increase in other assets           (1,005,338)      (719,595) 
     Decrease in inventories               114,223        296,824 
     (Decrease) Increase in amounts 
      due to related parties              (386,720)       639,807 
     (Decrease) Increase in Trade and 
      other payables and other 
      current liabilities                 (437,966)     1,285,317 
     Decrease (Increase) in 
      withholding tax receivable           227,903       (374,013) 
     Increase in provision for 
      employee benefits                     13,428         20,774 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,808,989)    (1,046,862) 
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Cash flows from investing activities 
Acquisition of property, plant and 
 equipment                                 (34,442)      (829,231) 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant 
 and equipment                              27,805              - 
Acquisition of intangible assets          (114,224)      (217,077) 
Disposal of a subsidiary, net of cash 
 disposed                                  (28,186)             - 
Interest received                          283,750              - 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Net cash provided by (used in) 
 investing activities                      134,703     (1,046,308) 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
 
Cash flows from financing activities 
Proceeds from issue of shares                    -     20,867,386 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants               -        506,693 
Cash paid for the cancellation of 
 fractional shares                               -        (49,664) 
Proceeds from bank borrowings                    -      1,756,738 
Repayment of bank borrowings              (252,717)    (1,937,096) 
Repayment of related party borrowings   (3,304,787)             - 
Payment of lease liabilities              (877,553)    (1,267,979) 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Net cash (used in) generated from 
 financing activities                   (4,435,057)    19,876,078 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and 
 cash equivalents, and restricted 
 cash                                   (6,109,343)    17,782,908 
Effect of movements in exchange rates 
 on cash held                             (362,280)        16,840 
Cash and cash equivalents, and 
 restricted cash at January 1,          21,973,395      8,230,644 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Cash and cash equivalents, and 
 restricted cash at June 30,           $15,501,772   $ 26,030,392 
 
Non-cash investing and financing 
activities 
Equity portion of purchase 
 consideration paid for acquisition 
 of subsidiaries                                 -      1,848,000 
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Non-IFRS Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS, we use the non-IFRS adjusted EBITDA as financial measures for our consolidated results.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain income or expenses that we include in income (loss) from operations and net income (loss). We believe that these non-IFRS measures provide useful information about our core operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. We present the non-IFRS financial measures in order to provide more information and greater transparency to investors about our operating results.

EBITDA represents net (loss) income before (i) finance costs, income tax benefit and depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, which we do not believe are reflective of our core operating performance during the periods presented.

Non-IFRS adjusted net (loss) income represents net (loss) income before (i) finance costs, income tax benefit and depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets, (ii) certain non-cash expenses, consisting of stock-based compensation expense, allowance for and write off of withholding tax receivables, provision for obsolete inventory and impairment loss on fixed assets.

Non-IFRS (loss) earnings per share represents non-IFRS net (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods. Non-IFRS diluted earnings per share represents non-IFRS net (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods on a diluted basis.

The table below is a reconciliation of our net loss to EBITDA and non-IFRS net (loss) income for the periods indicated:

 
                                        For the six months ended 
                                                June 30, 
                                       -------------------------- 
                                          2024           2023 
                                       -----------   ------------ 
  Net loss from continuing operations 
   - IFRS                              $(1,877,146)  $(13,860,995) 
  Finance costs                             81,534        578,308 
  Provision for income tax (benefit) 
   expense                                 (22,949)       874,431 
  Depreciation and amortization 
   expense                               1,556,922      2,619,001 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
  EBITDA                                  (261,639)    (9,789,255) 
  Stock-based compensation                 172,655              - 
  (Recovery) provision for and write 
   off of withholding taxes 
   receivable                              (32,980)       561,277 
  Provision for expected credit loss 
   on trade and other receivables          184,180        870,408 
  Provision for obsolete inventories             -      3,090,283 
  Impairment loss on fixed assets                -      1,591,766 
  Impairment on goodwill                    30,467      1,263,040 
  Foreign exchange losses, net              49,041        584,093 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
  Adjusted net income (loss) 
   (Non-IFRS)                          $   141,724   $ (1,828,388) 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
Non-IFRS earnings (loss) per share 
Earnings (Loss) per share 
attributable to equity holders of 
the Company 
   Basic and diluted                   $      0.01   $      (0.58) 
                                        ----------    ----------- 
 
Weighted average number of shares 
used in computation: 
Basic and diluted                        9,991,600      3,174,282 
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