SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XY - The Persistent Company, parent company to XYO, the geospatial cryptonetwork, today reported financial results for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
Revenue for the full fiscal year 2018 was approximately $21.6 million, as compared to approximately $1 million in revenue for the prior fiscal year. In 2018, the Company launched the Geomining Kit product, which contributed to strong revenue growth in hardware sales. Additionally, the Company introduced the “XYO” blockchain protocol, and conducted a Token Sale. The sale of XYO Tokens and the significant increase in sales of XY Findables products in the U.S. and abroad contributed to growth.
Report Highlights:
- 2018 was defined by high sales growth and continued development of the XYO Network blockchain platform;
- Gross profits for the period ending December 31, 2018 were $16 million, up $15.7 million, on a year-over-year basis;
- Approximately $15.9 million in sales were attributable to the sale of XYO tokens;
- Net Income increased $1.7 million year-over-year, up from a loss of $2 million over the same period in 2017;
- The Company raised approximately $6 million, net of issuance costs, through a Reg A+ offering. The primary uses of this capital were R&D and Marketing expenses to support the development of the XYO Network.
“We’re pleased with our solid business growth and progress over the course of 2018, and look forward to an even more successful 2019 as we build out a global, fully distributed geospatial cryptonetwork and ecosystem of IoT devices,” commented Arie Trouw, Co-Founder and CEO at XY and XYO. “We remain focused on a few key areas: building out our technology and a decentralized ‘Dataist’ network, deepening our industry partnerships, and engaging even more fully with our global XYO Community.”
The full 1-K report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website here: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577351/000119312519133301/d689828dpartii.htm
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About XY - The Persistent Company
Since 2012, XY has been on a mission to decentralize the world’s location data. XY is the company’s consumer-facing brand of Bluetooth and GPS findable devices. XY has become a leading technology in the device tracking vertical and has introduced a real-world network of Bluetooth and GPS/Cellular Beacons that interact every day in the real world.
About XYO
Since 2012, with a Dataist focus, XYO has developed trusted IoT technology that connects the digital world with the physical one. In 2018, the company unveiled the XYO Network, the world’s first geospatial blockchain network backed by cryptography. With more than 1 million location-verifying beacons around the planet, XYO technology rivals the GPS network, and radically transforms the world’s leading industries. Partners include mapping giant Esri, FedEx Research Institute, Re/Max Mexico and Spaceflight Industries. XYO Advisors come from leading organizations including National Geographic and the World Economic Forum. For more information, visit us at www.xy.company and https://xyo.network.
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