Exhibit 99.1

 


 

Genius Group Announces 177% Net Asset Growth in First Half of 2024

 

Genius Group increases Net Asset Value to $54.6 million, reduces net loss per share by 74% in First Half of 2024.

Provides guidance of $75 million net asset value for Full Year with growth in Bitcoin Treasury.

 

SINGAPORE, December 27, 2024 - Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading AI-powered, Bitcoin-first education group, today announced its financial results for the first half of 2024.

 

“Following a rationalization of our operations in the first half of the year, we are extremely pleased to report a stronger balance sheet and a reduction in operational expenses for the first six months of 2024. This trend has continued in the second half, with the launch of our Bitcoin-first strategy and growth of our Bitcoin Treasury.” said Roger Hamilton, CEO of Genius Group.

 

Genius Group’s unaudited first half financial results are for the operations of the Company excluding financials related to the LZGI transaction signed in January 2024. As previously reported, the Company has voted to rescind that transaction, and the matter is currently in arbitration. The financial highlights for the first half of 2024 is prior to the launch of the Company’s Bitcoin Treasury strategy in the second half of 2024.

 

Financial Highlights for the First Half of 2024

 

  First half revenue of $4.9 million, compared to $11.8 million for first half of 2023, due to the spin off of Entrepreneur Resorts Limited and closure of University of Antelope Valley.
  First half operating expenses of $10.8 million, compared to $15.4 million for first half of 2023, due to the reduction in operational costs and rationalization of operations in anticipation at the time of the LZGI transaction.
  First half total loss of ($8.8) million, compared to ($11.4) million for first half of 2023, a reduction of 22.8%.
  First half loss per share of ($0.84) per basic and diluted share compared to loss per share of ($3.20) per basic and diluted share in first half of 2023, a reduction of 74%.
  $0.50 million cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2024, compared to $0.6 million as of December 31, 2023.
  First half total current assets of $41.2 million, compared to $9.6 million as of December 31, 2023, an increase of 329%, due to receivables from the reversal of the LZGI transaction.
  First half total assets of $78.3 million, compared to $43.2 as of December 31, 2023, an increase of 81%.
  First half net assets of $54.6 million, compared to $19.7 million as of December 31, 2023, an increase of 177%.

 

“While the company has put significant focus on various corporate actions, rationalizing its operations and reducing costs in 2024, we have done so while growing our core Edtech business.” said Gaurav Dama, CFO of Genius Group. “We are finishing 2024 with a strong balance sheet and look forward to moving towards a sustainable cash positive operating model anchored by our Bitcoin Treasury plan in 2025.”

 

 

 

 

Strategic and Operational Highlights for the First Half of 2023

 

  Closing $8.25 million public offering in January 2024
  Launched AI Avatar Tutor Team on GeniusU and expanding AI powered Genius University
  Launch of Genius City Singapore: Company’s 1st Sovereign AI Education Ecosystem
  Completion of Warrants Exercise for $3.8 Million Gross Proceeds in May 2024
  Launch of Abu Dhabi and Dubai Genius Cities, AI Hubs at Abu Dhabi University
  Rationalization of operations, including closure of University of Antelope Valley
  Announcement and subsequent decision to rescind asset purchase agreement with LZGI

 

Recent Strategic and Operational Highlights

 

  Completion of reverse stock split in August 2024
  Closing $150 million ATM offering
  Restructuring of the Board with appointment of Four new Board Members aligned with Company’s Bitcoin-first strategy.
  Launch of GeniusGroup.AI to Power Growth of Genius Cities and AI Education
  Bitcoin Treasury Reserve Strategy and invested $20M to acquire 214 Bitcoin
  Launched Sponsorship of Bitcoin MENA, Abu Dhabi and Bitcoin 2025, Las Vegas
  Sponsorship of Consensus Hong Kong and Toronto, and Paris Blockchain Week
  Acquisition of Bitcoin Learning Platform, XD Academy
  Launch announcement of Bitcoin Academy and Blockchain Academy in Q1 2025

 

Following the issues relating to the LZGI transaction, the Company previously withdrew guidance for the year 2024. With the restructuring and realignment of the company to its Bitcoin-first strategy in the second half of 2024, the Company anticipates its Net Asset Value to grow to $75 million for the full year, with over $20 million in its Bitcoin Treasury. The Company is committed to its current path towards profitable, cash positive operations and an initial Bitcoin Treasury target of 1,000 Bitcoin.

 

Other

 

The audit opinion of its audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, included in the Company’s Annual Form on 20F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2024, prepared as going concern. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2024 have been prepared on a going concern basis.

 


 

 

 

About Genius Group

 

Genius Group (NYSE: GNS) is a Bitcoin-first business delivering AI powered, education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves 5.4 million users in over 100 countries through its Genius City model and online digital marketplace of AI training, AI tools and AI talent. It provides personalized, entrepreneurial AI pathways combining human talent with AI skills and AI solutions at the individual, enterprise and government level. To learn more, please visit www.geniusgroup.net.

 

Investor Notice

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and forward-looking statements described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, as amended for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024. If any of these risks were to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of our securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. The risks and uncertainties we describe are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. In addition, our past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results in the future. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate and involve factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the factors listed above together with the additional factors under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 20-F, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company’s Reports of a Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

GENIUS GROUP LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In US Dollars)

 

  

As of June 30,

2024

   As of December 31, 2023 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
Assets          
Current Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents   500,329    614,753 
Restricted cash   711,026    711,026 
Accounts receivable, net   1,834,827    1,868,931 
Other receivables   36,875,097    50,465 
Due from related parties   169,969    4,966,733 
Inventories   574,464    755,284 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   489,296    666,673 
Total Current Assets   41,155,301    9,633,865 
Property and equipment, net   421,952    456,751 
Other investments   4,454,338    28,698 
Investments in joint venture   369    379 
Other receivables   766,076    770,994 
Due from related parties   5,602,470    5,628,298 
Goodwill   11,405,622    11,425,148 
Intangible assets, net   14,476,868    15,250,751 
Other non-current assets   18,889    18,889 
Total Assets   78,301,886    43,213,773 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity          
Current Liabilities          
Accounts payable   3,156,964    4,406,850 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   2,575,505    2,419,205 
Contract Liability   1,916,179    2,750,137 
Income tax payable   225,663    174,738 
Loans payable – current portion   4,185,652    2,467,656 
Due to related parties   4,234,079    4,907,181 
Convertible debt obligations, current portion   -    - 
Short term debt   40,000    122,415 
Total Current Liabilities   16,334,042    17,248,182 
Due to related parties   1,807    1,820 
Loans payable – non-current portion   1,343,664    254,455 
Deferred tax liability   2,280,324    2,280,323 
Derivative liabilities   3,714,000    3,714,000 
Total Liabilities   23,673,838    23,498,780 
Commitments and Contingencies Shareholders’ Equity:          
Contributed capital   125,355,215    81,617,864 
Reserves   (8,031,640)   (8,459,565)
Accumulated deficit   (68,362,461)   (59,132,781)
Capital and reserves attributable to owners of Genius Group Ltd   48,961,114    14,025,518 
Non controlling interest   5,666,934    5,689,475 
Total Shareholders’ Equity   54,628,048    19,714,993 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   78,301,886    43,213,773 

 

 

 

 

GENIUS GROUP LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In US Dollars)

 

   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023 
   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Revenue  $4,880,309   $11,795,714 
Cost of revenue   (3,149,970)   (5,593,340)
Gross profit   1,730,339    6,202,374 
Operating (Expenses) Income          
General and administrative   (9,510,000)   (13,672,668)
Depreciation and amortization   (729,690)   (919,568)
Other operating income   19,238    1,213 
Legal expenses   (531,252)   (776,867)
Loss from foreign currency transactions   (54,916)   2,425 
Total operating expenses   (10,806,620)   (15,365,465)
Loss from Operations   (9,076,281)   (9,163,091)
(Expense) Income          
Interest expense, net   (223,614)   (1,999,361)
Other expense   -    (5,227)
Other income   47,673    68,311 
Total Other Expense   (175,941)   (1,936,277)
Loss Before Income Tax   (9,252,222)   (11,099,368)
Income Tax Benefit   -    324,666 
Net Loss   (9,252,222)   (10,774,702)
Other comprehensive income:          
Foreign currency translation   427,926    (599,818)
Total Comprehensive Loss   (8,824,296)   (11,374,520)
Total Comprehensive Loss is attributable to:          
Owners of Genius Group Ltd   (8,801,755)   (10,746,977)
Non controlling interest   (22,541)   (627,543)
Total Comprehensive Loss   (8,824,296)   (11,374,520)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted   11,009,270    3,366,848 
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations   (0.84)   (3.20)

 


 

 

 

GENIUS GROUP LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In US Dollars)

 

   For the Six months Ended 
   June 30, 2024   June 30, 2023 

 

  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net loss  $(9,252,222)  $(10,774,702)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Stock-based compensation   618,543    402,565 
Depreciation and amortization   1,019,961    1,208,772 
Provision for interest expense   223,614    1,277,162 
Provision for doubtful accounts   (321,898)   170,318 
Gain on foreign exchange transactions   54,916    (2,425)
Interest expense on lease liabilities   -    444,553 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   34,104    842,905 
Other receivable   (5,904,240)   (3,556)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (177,083)   (147,408)
Inventories   180,820    (169,751)
Accounts payable   (1,249,885)   551,988 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   156,300    (417,574)
Contract Liability   (833,958)   (1,341,138)
Deferred tax liability   -    (90,613)
Income tax payable   50,926    (485,980)
Other non-current asset   -    178 
Total adjustments   (6,147,880)   2,239,996 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   (15,400,102)   (8,534,706)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities          
Internally developed software   (239,156)   (322,419)
Purchase of property and equipment   (41,720)   (111,151)
Acquisitions   -    (2,299,231)
Purchase of investment   (426,182)   (20,000)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities   (707,058)   (2,752,801)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities          
Amount due to/from related party, net   150,042    726,648 
Interest paid   (223,614)   - 
Proceeds from convertible debt, net of issuance costs    -    8,923,994 
Proceeds from equity issuances   13,457,414    - 
Lease liabilities   -    (639,096)
Proceeds from loan   4,970,269    - 
Repayment of loan   (2,245,479)   (170,000)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities   16,108,632    8,841,546 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash   (115,896)   (650,176)
Net (Decrease) in Cash   (114,424)   (3,096,135)
Cash – Beginning of year   614,753    5,720,569 
Cash – End of period   500,329    2,624,432 

 

 

 

 

Summary Combined Consolidated Financial Data

 

   Unaudited Financials Six Months Ended (USD 000’s)   Audited Financials Year Ended (USD 000’s) 

 

Summary Income Data:

  June 30, 2024  

June 30, 2023

   December 31, 2023   December 31, 2022 
Revenue   4,880    11,796    23,063    18,194 
Cost of revenue   (3,150)   (5,593)   (11,127)   (9,555)
Gross profit   1,730    6,203    11,936    8,639 
Other Operating Income   19    4    344    144 
Operating Expenses   (10,826)   (15,369)   (48,347)   (51,121)
Operating Loss   (9,077)   (9,162)   (36,067)   (42,338)
Other income   48    68    32,981    418 
Other Expense   (224)   (2,005)   (3,704)   (15,151)
Net Loss Before Tax   (9,253)   (11,099)   (6,790)   (57,070)
Tax Expense   -    325    1,079    1,063 
Net Loss After Tax   (9,253)   (10,774)   (5,711)   (56,007)
Other Comprehensive Income   428    (600)   (204)   290 
Total Loss   (8,825)   (11,374)   (5,915)   (56,297)
Net income per share, basic and diluted   (0.84)   (3.20)   (1.00)   (24.7)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted   11,009,270    3,366,848    5,550,197    2,263,437 

 

 

 

 

   Unaudited Financials Six Months Ended, (USD 000’s)   Audited Financials Year Ended (USD 000’s) 
  

June 30, 2024

  

December 31, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 
Summary Balance Sheet Data:               
Total current assets   41,155    9,634    24,251 
Total non-current assets   37,147    33,580    67,009 
Total Assets   78,302    43,214    91,260 
Total current liabilities   16,334    17,248    23,378 
Total non-current liabilities   7,340    6,251    53,927 
Total Liabilities   23,674    23,499    77,305 
Total Shareholders’ Equity   54,628    19,715    13,955 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   78,302    43,214    91,260 

 

Non-IFRS Financial Measure

 

We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business.

 

We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net profit / loss for the period plus income taxes and social contribution plus / minus finance revenue /expense result plus depreciation and amortization plus impairments plus revaluation adjustment of contingent liabilities plus share-based compensation expenses plus bad debt provision.

 

Derived from Financial Statements

 

   Genius Group Unaudited Financials Six Months Ended (USD 000’s)   Group Audited Financials Year Ended (USD 000’s) 
  

June 30,

2024

  

June 30,

2023

  

December 31,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
Net (Loss)   (9,253)   (10,775)   (5,711)   (56,007)
Tax Expense   -    (325)   (1,079)   1,064 
Interest Expense, net   224    1,999    3,695    1,312 
Depreciation and Amortization   1,020    1,209    3,271    2,351 
Legal expense (non recurring)   531    -    1,178    - 
Impairments   -    -    15,372    28,246 
Revaluation adjustment of Contingent
Liabilities
   -    -    (32,775)   13,838 
Stock Based Compensation   619    403    10    1,309 
Bad Debt Provision   210    170    2,822    1,509 
Adjusted EBITDA   (6,650)   (7,319)   (13,217)   (8,505)

 

Contacts

 

Investors:

 

Investor Relations Team

Email: investor@geniusgroup.net

 

Media Contacts:

 

MZ Group - MZ North America

(949) 259-4987

GNS@mzgroup.us

www.mzgroup.us