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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum Empower Clinics Inc. C.EPW

Alternate Symbol(s):  EPWCF

Empower Clinics Inc. is a Canada-based integrated healthcare and medical device company with multi-disciplinary clinics. The Company provides body and mind wellness for patients through its medical clinics, digital and telemedicine care, medical diagnostics laboratories, and sale of medical devices. Its segments include Health & Wellness, comprising clinic operations, patient visits, and... see more

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Post by NuTrader17 on Jul 14, 2021 8:42pm

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Couple of points about Q1 2021
 
Stayed silent until now but here are a few thoughts after looking at these statements for 15 mins:
 
**Income Statement**
 
* Yes, revenues are up, but gross margin (efficiency of revenue less direct costs) is actually down compared to Q1 2020;
* Product revenues are also down - Kai tests aren't selling;
* Even ignoring non-cash items (depreciation, impairment (yikes), share based payments), the loss from operations is almost quadrupled;
* Professional fee spend is absurd for a company of this size;
* Note 15 is really telling - $270k (22% of opex) is other expense? What even is that. $540k in salaries and benefits in one quarter? How big is their staff? What is that per FTE? Note 18 has info on how much exec's are getting paid...
 
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**Cash Flow & working cap**
 
* **$1.4M** cash burn in one quarter. $6.2M in cash at March 31. Do the math on the runway.
* $6.2M of cash and roughly the same amount of Trade AP and Debt. If they haven't burned through most of the cash already, I would their working cap ratio is well below 1.0
 
**General Notes**
 
* Note 2 corporate structure is an absolute mess;
* The company is way too complex for what it does, even throwing nearly $1M at professional advisors in a quarter can't make it clear;
* They are defaulting on all their leases (note 7; note 12) - how are they scaling up clinics?;
* Their acquisitions are not adding contribution margin or value
 
This Company is fast not a going concern (imminent bankruptcy) without further debt (already highly leveraged), or and equity raise.Do not let headlines of increase revenues in Q1 2021 to Q1 2020 fool you; this company has actually DECREASED in efficiency, with no clear indications that they can execute on the plans to sell Kai tests or scale the clinics.  
 
 
\*\*EDIT - I'm getting a lot of DM's asking questions. I'm not sure why everyone is afraid to question management publicly in this sub.  
 
 
\*\*EDIT 2.0 - Steve if you're reading this, definitely DM me.
Comment by NuTrader17 on Jul 14, 2021 8:44pm
Reddit post, too in-depth to be my thoughts. What do you guys think about it? He dumbs it down a bit in a response to another I'll try and get it 
Comment by NuTrader17 on Jul 14, 2021 8:45pm
Sure.   The Company's core operations burned $1.4M in cash in three months (look at the statement of cash flow). The Company has $6.2M in cash on its balance sheet as at March 31, 2021.   Meaning, status quo, the Company would have one year's worth of cash on hand. BUT WAIT - the Company also has $3.4M of Trade AP at March 31 - those are accounts due, typically in less ...more  
Comment by Smokey1958 on Jul 14, 2021 9:45pm
Without going through every single line of the argument you present (whether your own or that from someone else) the key takeaway is can Empower carry on with its expansion. ALL of the other "numbers" are based on accounting principles and protocols that individuals take years to become fluent in (thus just one of the challenges in becoming an RCA) ....to the average individual investor ...more  
Comment by NuTrader17 on Jul 14, 2021 11:14pm
Not sure why you are coming at me.. was asking for the boards thoughts on what I found. As for the lease scenario Steve didn't have leases signed at the time, he came thru and all was good in the world once again. I like the word you used "appears" does that mean you are currently unsure if the leases have been signed? Interesting, Can't always be a positive spin on everything ...more  
Comment by 1Hornet on Jul 14, 2021 11:44pm
You question his negativity towards the facts n figures? After you have been on this board for months, letting on to others you are the voice of reason, all the while subtly promoting the actions of management. A subtle pumper who now tries obscuring the facts with stories of how it takes a professionally trained very seasoned accountant to understand that 1+1=2. Sorry you believe us all to be so ...more  
Comment by GalAnonymous on Jul 15, 2021 8:42am
We addressed that in depth in Empower Army on Discord, that's one concise reply by Wolf of Oakville: "Cash burn rate: Yes it was 1.4M in Q1, but we cannot simply extrapolate this to the remainder of the quarters as nearly half was used in professional fees for the 2 acquisitions. Was this pricey? Maybe somewhat, but the burn rate shouldn’t be anywhere near that in upcoming quarters ...more  
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