NEW YORK, NY and LOS ANGELES, CA and LONDON, UNITED
KINGDOM--(NewMediaWire - Feb 11, 2016) - Digital Brand Media
& Marketing Group, Inc. (OTC PINK: DBMM) updated its positive forecast for 2016 to
bring prospective new investors and supporters up to date.
Reggie James, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Senior
Vice-President Marketing & Communications, commented: "As
mentioned in an earlier PR, the growth of the Company has been
vertical, and was engaging in a long-term capital raise to match
its talent and infrastructure growth requirements. In the interim,
DBMM has had significant meetings in the first 6 weeks of the year
and intends to conclude substantial deals in early March 2016, both
in the US and in Europe."
James added: "In short, the fragmented nature of the worldwide
stock exchanges are accentuating deal flow into growing sectors
like digital technology and marketing. Recent reports (http://goo.gl/r4Cyog) illustrate unprecedented
M & A activity. The investment trajectory allows DBMM to move
forward in its discussions with mezzanine financing sources and
high net worth individuals who express their focus on exponential
growth industries. DBMM now fits their criteria and it is a major
game changer to move away from equity financing to a much more
sophisticated avenue for growth capital. The current industry
activity reinforces the DBMM strategy articulated last Fall."
James went on: "The Company will roll out its investor outreach
to Europe and Asia coincident with the filings of the 2015 10-K and
1Q2016 10-Q, implement its capital raise to grow the Digital
Clarity brand, as well as locking down a mutually beneficial
acquisition."
In conclusion, the establishment of a sustainable, high ROI
company takes patience, but DBMM's results stand on its own merits
and compare well with other companies in the sector. DBMM's
continued high performance in transforming clients' digital
footprint has gained momentum and interest. It is differentiating,
it is strategic, it increases ROI. In many ways it is disruptive, a
21st century requirement and thus a very good thing.
DBMM thought it may be useful to summarize a fact package for
ready reference below, covering the status of DBMM -- the public
company. It provides background and rationale to offset and address
some rampant misinformation:
The microcap market is an unusual exchange with very specific
and evolving regulations from a variety of regulatory and best
practice sources. DBMM is a transparent structure, but the
specifics of the underlying requirements are often misunderstood.
In the past, as DBMM was pivoting to identify the business model
which would ultimately provide the greatest ROI, it relied on
lenders with debt-to-equity contractual arrangements. The contracts
had varying terms with 6-24 months being the time range. Following
the 2008 worldwide financial recession, actually a crisis, there
were virtually no avenues for funding available for funding micro
and small cap companies, unless you were a Fortune 500 Company with
significant assets to collateralize. Like many others, DBMM had to
develop under very adverse conditions. DBMM is eliminating that
debt, which has very positive implications for the balance
sheet.
That environment is now behind DBMM and been replaced with good
news and made progress with major accomplishments, as follows:
1) Since 2014, the model for growth has been honed and
tested. The result is margins of 35-55%.
2) The revenues for fiscal year 2015 grew quarter on
quarter and positioned the Company to forecast a growth trajectory
for 2016 and beyond based on the industry multiple of 25-30 X
revenues. DBMM's valuation on that basis should be $12.5-15
million.
3) The client base has grown considerably. In addition,
there are new clients in the pipeline which will be integrated as
infrastructure expansion permits. DBMM is attracting major brands,
and that is serving the Company well.
4) The Company is in the right place, at the right time,
with the right product.
The business is on track, but there has been a lack of
acknowledgement by the market, and that is a hurdle. This is why
the Company is determined to include all events and actions in the
10-K filing, irrespective of timelines, coincident with the 10-K in
order to capture all the positive material events from the 1Q2016
timeframe. This decision follows the pattern established in earlier
years, but is particularly important this year because of the
revenue increase coupled with the elimination of certain debt and
associated derivative liability and interest.
By way of background, here are extracts from the last 2 Press
Releases so the strategy being implemented is clear.
Extract from October 30, 2015 press release:
"......The 10-K Annual Audit is being prepared. Part of the
process is to test whether the Company has sufficient authorized
shares reserved for its outstanding debt, as well as provide
sufficient support for organic growth and acquisition(s).
Accordingly, the Company has raised its Authorized Shares to 200
Million, 2% of its previous AS. There is major expansion underway
enabled by strong operating performance in 2015. Our new clients
and those in the pipeline have made way for real progress. We look
forward to 2016."
Extract from December 22, 2015 press release:
"To position the capital raise properly, the 10-K being prepared
will reduce all of the debt which has been eliminated thus far, as
well as the extinguishment of derivative liabilities and interest
expense being carried on the balance sheet. The aged debt removed
in 1Q2016 will be included in the 10-K and is one of the upsides of
the delay associated with the filing. The 10-K is audited and that
document will serve us well in the aforementioned discussions...
DBMM expects it to be the most positive and best forward-looking
10-K to date."
The required calculation of reserve for outstanding debt
described in the Oct 30th PR utilized a pps of $.0048. When the
reserve was tracked again in early January and again in early
February suggested the AS was not sufficient for the full fiscal
year. Based on a current pps which has eroded, it is necessary to
increase the Authorized Shares to 500 million. Even though
significant debt, derivative liability and interest has been
eliminated, the trading patterns have eroded the pps, and the audit
process requires the reserve calculation. However, the increase
results in an AS which is only 5% of the pre-reverse AS for the
fiscal year 2016. The re-calculation must be done in advance of the
10-K filing. There is full transparency in place, and the transfer
agent provides the outstanding shares whenever queried.
The summary provided herein is to reinforce the fact that the
short-term debt incurred is being eliminated, and the Company's
intent is to shift to a much more advantageous and attractive form
of capital funding, and that arrangement is in process.
DBMM looks forward to continuing its growth pattern and a very
exciting 2016.
About Digital Brand Media & Marketing Group, Inc.
(DBMM):
DBMM Group crafts, designs and executes digital marketing
strategies across multiple ad platforms and social media networks
for a broad array of clients to help each of them establish a
uniform brand identity across the digital universe. The product
offering is a unique value proposition of intelligent analytics
provided by an experienced digital marketing and technology
team.
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