Revenue
For the year ended September 30, 2021, revenue totaled $102,351,000, an increase of $29,712,000, or 41%, from the year 2020. This increase is due to organic growth of 10%, with the remainder due to the acquisitions during the fiscal year 2021.
Inventory sold
For the year ended September 30, 2021, inventory sold totaled $28,172,000 versus $19,934,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to and commensurate with the growth in revenues.
Operating expenses
For the year ended September 30, 2021, operating expenses were $52,762,000, an increase of $14,136,000 from $38,626,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020. Acquisitions contributed approximately $6,344,000 of the increase during the fiscal year 2021. Remaining increases relate to professional fees associated with Company’s Nasdaq listing in the U.S., and investments to support the revenue growth of the Company.
Depreciation expense
Depreciation expense increased by $2,352,000 to $16,262,000 for the year ended September 30, 2021. This increase is due to the acquisitions during the year ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended September 30, 2021.
Stock-based compensation
Stock-based compensation increased to approximately $4,952,000 for the year ended September 30, 2021 due to the grants of 953,750 restricted stock units and 1,396,000 stock options in May 2021 and options granted to board members.
Interest expense
Total interest expense for the year ended September 30, 2021 increased slightly to $1,853,000 in the year ended September 30, 2021 from $1,837,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020.
Change in fair value of derivative financial liabilities
The Company has two financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value through profit or loss. The debenture issued during 2019 is valued at fair value using the current trading price. The change in fair value for the debenture was a loss of $3,591,000 for the year ended September 30, 2021 as compared to a loss of $2,437,000 for the year ended September 30, 2020. Warrants issued with the June 2020 bought deal are valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model, which resulted in a loss of $2,112 for the year ended September 30, 2021.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
For the year ended September 30, 2021, the benefit for income taxes was $3,155,000. The deferred tax liability arising from the six purchase price allocations was offset by the deferred tax asset from tax loss carryforwards and recorded as a benefit for income taxes. This was partially offset by $645,000 of a provision for state and local income taxes.