Tecton Becomes Feast Core Contributor to Build the Most Advanced Open Source Feature Store for Machine Learning

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tecton, the enterprise feature store company, today announced that it will become a core contributor to Feast and allocate engineering and financial resources to the project to build advanced capabilities. Feast is the leading open source feature store for machine learning (ML) that bridges data and models and allows ML teams to deploy features to production quickly and reliably.

Feature stores are emerging as a critical component of the infrastructure stack for operational ML. Tecton will continue to advance its production-ready enterprise feature store that is delivered as a fully-managed cloud service and is trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands. Tecton’s contributions to Feast will offer users the freedom to choose between open source software and commercial software.

As part of today’s announcement, Tecton announced that the creator of Feast, Willem Pienaar, will be joining the company. He will remain fully-committed to Feast and an official maintainer of the project; Feast will continue to be an independent open source project managed by the LF AI & Data Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation. 

“Inspired by the Michelangelo ML platform, we created Feast to accelerate Gojek’s deployment of ML-powered applications,” said Willem Pienaar, creator of Feast and architect at Tecton. “We open sourced the project in response to broad community interest and are delighted to see strong user adoption. Collaborating with Tecton will allow us to accelerate our roadmap and build the best open source feature store for the community.”

Feast was developed jointly by Gojek and Google Cloud. Since its initial release in 2019, Feast has grown rapidly, with multiple companies, including Microsoft, Agoda, Farfetch, Postmates and Zulily adopting and/or contributing to the project. The project has more than 1,100 GitHub stars.

“Operationalizing data is the hardest part of getting ML to production,” said Matt Ziegler, lead software engineer at online retailer Zulily, a contributor to Feast. “The Feast feature store allows our team to bring DevOps-like practices to our feature lifecycle. Data scientists now have a single source of truth for data and can quickly serve feature values for training and online inference, enabling us to further personalize shopping experiences. It’s great to see Tecton supporting Feast, adding cross-industry expertise to the project and further building an interface between data and models in production.”

Tecton and Feast will build a simple migration path that will give users the freedom to transition between Feast open source software and the Tecton feature store. Tecton and Feast will have fully compatible serving APIs to make the migration transparent to models and applications.

“We’re excited to be core contributors to the Feast open source project,” said Mike Del Balso, co-founder and CEO of Tecton. “Feature stores allow ML teams to build and deploy new features to production within hours instead of months. Users will benefit from the freedom to choose between open source software and Tecton with the flexibility to migrate transparently between the two.”

Tecton’s enterprise feature store serves as a central hub for the data processes that power operational ML models. It allows data scientists and ML teams to build features and deploy them to production in a fraction of the time. Tecton is delivered as a fully-managed cloud service with guaranteed service levels and enterprise support.

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Tecton’s mission is to make world-class ML accessible to every company. Tecton enables data scientists to turn raw data into production-ready features, the predictive signals that feed ML models. The founders created the Uber Michelangelo ML platform, and the team has extensive experience building data systems for industry leaders like Google, Facebook, Airbnb and Uber. Tecton is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in New York. For more information, visit https://www.tecton.ai or follow @tectonAI.

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Capital Market Laboratories (CMLviz) One-on-One CFO Interview: Roku had “an outstanding quarter”

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In an interview with Capital Market Laboratories (CMLviz), Chief Financial Officer of Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) Steve Louden had a clear message:

  1. CFO
    Louden describes the quarter just ended as both outstanding and amazing, words that seem apt given a 73% rise in revenue, year over year, a 43% rise in active accounts, and a 54% rise in hours that were streamed on the platform.

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    dvertising is Roku Monetized Video Ad Impressions. And that was up almost 90%, year over year, versus last quarter it was up 50%
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In our conversation with the CFO we discussed the future of the business, The Roku Channel, international expansion, and streaming video in general.

Read: One-on-One with Roku’s CFO: Louden: An ‘amazing’ quarter

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Ventas to Participate in Nareit REITworld 2020 Conference

Ventas to Participate in Nareit REITworld 2020 Conference

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) announced today that management will make a presentation regarding the Company at the virtual Nareit REITworld 2020 Conference (the “Nareit Conference”) on November 17, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Any Company written materials accompanying the presentation at the Nareit Conference will be available on the Company’s website starting at 8 a.m. Eastern Time on November 17. These materials will be archived at www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations for a limited period following the event.

About Ventas

Ventas, an S&P 500 company, operates at the intersection of two powerful and dynamic industries – healthcare and real estate. As one of the world’s foremost Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), we use the power of capital to unlock the value of real estate, partnering with leading care providers, developers, research and medical institutions, innovators and healthcare organizations whose success is buoyed by the demographic tailwind of an aging population. For more than twenty years, Ventas has followed a successful strategy that endures: combining a high-quality diversified portfolio of properties and capital sources to manage through cycles, working with industry leading partners, and a collaborative and experienced team focused on producing consistent growing cash flows and superior returns on a strong balance sheet, ultimately rewarding Ventas shareholders. As of September 30, 2020, Ventas owned or managed through unconsolidated joint ventures approximately 1,200 properties.

The Company routinely announces material information to investors and the marketplace using press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, public conference calls, webcasts and the Company’s website at www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations. The information that the Company posts to its website may be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors and others interested in the Company to routinely monitor and review the information that the Company posts on its website, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. Supplemental information regarding the Company can be found on the Company’s website under the “Investor Relations” section or at www.ventasreit.com/investor-relations/annual-reports-supplemental-information. A comprehensive listing of the Company’s properties is available at www.ventasreit.com/our-portfolio/properties-by-stateprovince.

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IIROC Trading Resumption – BRM

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VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 16, 2020 /CNW/ – Trading resumes in:

Company: Biorem Inc.

TSX-Venture Symbol: BRM

All Issues: No

Resumption (ET): 3:30 PM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

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BET and CBS News Present New Primetime News Special, “An Hour With President Obama” Premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 8 PM ET/PT

BET and CBS News Present New Primetime News Special, “An Hour With President Obama” Premiering Tuesday, November 17 at 8 PM ET/PT

Premiering on the Same Day of Mr. Obama’s Book Release, A Promised Land, the Special Will Feature His First Interviews After the Election With “CBS THIS MORNING’s” Gayle King and “60 MINUTES’” Scott Pelley, Candidly Reflecting on His Presidency and the Key Events and People Who Shaped It

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Today, BET announced an exclusive news special with former President Barack Obama airing Tuesday, November 17, at 8 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” features Mr. Obama’s first on-camera sit-down interviews with “CBS THIS MORNING’S” Gayle King and “60 MINUTES”’ Scott Pelley following the election of his former vice president and now President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris. The special, hosted by Gayle King, marks the launch of his new memoir, A Promised Land, which releases Tuesday, November 17, and features his thoughts on his political ascent and presidency. The interviews first aired in full on CBS News on “CBS SUNDAY MORNING” and “60 MINUTES,” and excerpts from it will air in the new one-hour BET special. From his improbable odyssey as a young man searching for his identity to shattering immeasurable barriers as the first African American president, securing passage of the Affordable Care Act, to being commander in chief and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making, to the fight for racial justice for Black Americans, and President Donald Trump. No topic was off-limits.

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Former President Barack Obama Talks With "CBS THIS MORNING'S" Gayle King in His First Broadcast Television Interview About His New Memoir, A Promised Land. "AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA" PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET Her (Photo Credit: Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News)

Former President Barack Obama Talks With “CBS THIS MORNING’S” Gayle King in His First Broadcast Television Interview About His New Memoir, A Promised Land. “AN HOUR WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA” PREMIERES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 AT 8 PM ET/PT ON BET & BET Her (Photo Credit: Lazarus Baptiste/CBS News)

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GAYLE KING: Donald Trump often raises eyebrows when he says he’s done more for Black America and people of color (LAUGH)…

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Yes. People– it does raise eyebrows, you are—

GAYLE KING: Yeah. (LAUGH)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: –correct. (LAUGH)

Donald Trump: I have done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.

GAYLE KING: What do you think when you hear that? Do you take that as an insult to you or—

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: No. I– I mean, I– l–

GAYLE KING: –the work that you’ve done–

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: –I– I think it’s fair to say that– there are many things he says that I do not take– personally or seriously– although I think they can often be destructive and harmful.

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Below is a fast transcript of the segment from “60 MINUTES.”

SCOTT PELLEY: Did you watch the video of George Floyd’s strangulation?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Of course. It was heartbreaking. Very rarely, though did you see it so viscerally and over a stretch of time where the humanity of the victim is so apparent, the pain and the vulnerability of someone so clear. And it was, I think, a moment in which America for a brief moment came face to face with a reality that African Americans in this country I think had understood for quite some time. And I was heartened and inspired by the galvanizing effect that it had on the country as a whole. The fact that it wasn’t just Black people. It wasn’t just some, quote/unquote, “liberals” who were appalled by it, reacted to it, and eventually marched. But it was everybody. And it was a small first step in the kind of reckoning with our past and our present that so often we avoid.

SCOTT PELLEY: But Mr. President, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, why is this injustice never overcome?

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Well, it, for a couple of reasons. One is that we have a criminal justice system in which we ask oftentimes very young, oftentimes not-very-well-trained officers to go into communities and just keep a lid on things. And, you know, we don’t try to get at some of the underlying causes for chronic poverty. So if we’re going to actually solve this problem, there are some specific things we can do to make sure that our contracts with police officers don’t completely insulate them when they do something wrong, putting money into budgets for training these police officers more effectively, teaching police officers not to escalate but to de-escalate. But it’s important for us not to let ourselves off the hook and think this is just a police problem, because those shootings, that devaluation of life is part and parcel with a legacy of discrimination, and Jim Crow, and segregation that we’re all responsible for. And if we’re going to actually put an end to racial bias in the criminal justice system, then we’re going to have to work on doing something about racial bias in corporate America and bias in where people can buy homes. And that is a larger project in which all of the good news is all of us can take some responsibility. We– we can all do better on this front than we’ve been doing.

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PSEG Long Island Continues to Raise Awareness During Utility Scam Awareness Week

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UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — PSEG Long Island will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize the fifth annual Utility Scam Awareness Week Nov. 16 -20. National Scam Awareness Week is an advocacy and awareness campaign focused on educating customers and exposing the tactics used by scammers.

“This year has presented many challenges, and scammers prey on us when we are distracted,” said Rick Walden, vice president of Customer Services, PSEG Long Island. “More than 5,400 scam calls have been reported to PSEG Long Island this year. We participate in the UUAS awareness campaign to educate and help decrease the number of customers that fall victim to the scammers.”

Signs of potential scam activity:   

  • Threat to disconnect: Scammers may aggressively tell the customer their utility bill is past due and service will be disconnected if a payment is not made – usually within an hour.

  • Request for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct the customer to use cash or purchase a prepaid card, a gift card or even Bitcoin, and then to call them back — supposedly to make a phone payment to the utility company, or to receive instructions for an in-person meeting, supposedly at a utility customer center. Many times after the customer makes the first payment, the scammer will call back to ask for the payment to be resubmitted due to an error with the amount. The scammer refers to a new amount is and claims that the original payment will be refunded. Sometimes they will call a third time to say the payment did not go through and to resubmit again.

  • In person-demands: Scammers may arrive at a home or business, flash a fake ID and/or claim to be a utility collection representative. The impostors may wear “uniforms” or affix false company signs to their vehicles. The scammers generally ask for personal information, which real utility representatives do not do, or offer bogus discounts.

  • Request for card information: If a customer calls back with requested information, the caller asks the customer for the prepaid card’s number or gift-card PIN, which grants the scammer instant access to the card’s funds, and the victim’s money is gone.

  • Priority Meter Installs: Recent phone scams reported to PSEG Long Island include demands for payment for past-due bills or requiring a deposit for a priority meter installation. PSEG Long Island does not require a deposit for meter installations. Often scammers will threaten to disconnect electric service if payment is not made immediately. These scammers often demand payment through a pre-paid card (e.g. Green Dot Money Pak, Vanilla Reload Card) or bitcoin. If the victim takes the bait, the scammer provides a telephone number where a fake representative requests additional information that completes the fraudulent transaction.

“Customers need to be on high alert as we continue to see impostor utility scams rise across North America,” said UUAS Executive Director Monica Martinez. “Scammers demand money or personal information on the spot—usually with threatening language—and indicate that service will be disconnected immediately. Anyone and everyone, from senior households to small business owners, is at risk of being targeted.”

Protect yourself against scams:

Be alert to the telltale sign of a scam: someone asking by telephone or email for payment in pre-paid debit cards or a MoneyGram transfer, or to send money to an out-of-state address. Never arrange payment or divulge account or personal information, including Social Security numbers or debit or credit card information, over the telephone unless you are certain you are speaking to a PSEG Long Island representative.

Customers should also know what PSEG Long Island will and won’t discuss over the phone. A genuine PSEG Long Island representative will ask to speak to the Customer of Record. If that person is available, the representative will explain why they are calling and provide the account name, address and current balance. If the person on the phone does not provide the correct information, it is likely the customer is not speaking with a PSEG Long Island representative.

If the Customer of Record is not available, the PSEG Long Island representative will not discuss the account at all and ask that a message be left for the Customer of Record to call 1-800-490-0025.

If a customer has doubts about the legitimacy of a call or an email — especially one in which payment is requested — call the company directly at 1-800-490-0025.

PSEG Long Island is a member of the UUAS collaborative. UUAS, a consortium of more than 145 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities and their respective trade associations, has helped to create awareness of common and new scam tactics and to cease operations of nearly 5,000 toll-free numbers used against utility customers by scammers.

For more information on various payment scams reported in the PSEG Long Island service area and around the country, visit https://www.psegliny.com/myaccount/customersupport/scamsandfraud.


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AVANGRID Appoints Kim Harriman as Vice President State Government & Public Affairs

AVANGRID Appoints Kim Harriman as Vice President State Government & Public Affairs

ORANGE, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company, announced today the appointment of Kim Harriman to the role of Vice President, State Government and Public Affairs. In this role, Harriman will be responsible for developing and leading state public policy strategy for the Company and coordinating design of the Company’s policy positions and strategies to support business objectives and drive favorable policy and regulatory outcomes.

“As we work with states to help meet aggressive climate goals and build the grid of the future, Kim will play an important role in enabling AVANGRID and our operating companies to be the leader in the energy transition,” said Deputy CEO and President of AVANGRID, Robert Kump. “Kim’s extensive public policy and government affairs experience in the energy sector will be an asset to AVANGRID as we pursue our ESG+F objectives by embracing and developing innovative energy solutions to transform and enhance the economic, social and environmental value we deliver to our customers, employees, partners and shareholders.”

Prior to joining AVANGRID, Harriman served as Senior Vice President for Public and Regulatory Affairs at the New York Power Authority (NYPA). At NYPA she led advocacy before the New York Public Service Commission and the New York Independent System Operator, and managed local and state elected affairs and community engagement for NYPA and the New York State Canal Corporation, a subsidiary of NYPA. Prior to NYPA, Harriman held key leadership roles at the New York Public Service Commission focusing on key energy policy initiatives and legislative engagement. She also served as Senior Counsel to the Moreland Commission on Utility Storm Preparation and Response for Governor Cuomo, and she continued to advise the administration on utility storm response matters after joining NYPA.

Harriman’s appointment is effective December 14. She will report to Kump.

About AVANGRID: AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is a leading, sustainable energy company with approximately $36 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. With headquarters in Orange, Connecticut, AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Networks owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. AVANGRID employs approximately 6,600 people. AVANGRID supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2019 and 2020 by the Ethisphere Institute. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.

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/C O R R E C T I O N — Senmiao Technology Limited/

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In the news release, Senmiao Technology Schedules 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020, issued 16-Nov-2020 by Senmiao Technology Limited over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that: 1. The headline, should read “Senmiao Technology Schedules Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020” rather than “Senmiao Technology Schedules 2020 Third Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020” as originally issued inadvertently; 2. All the “third quarter” should read “second quarter” in the release. The complete, corrected release follows:

Senmiao Technology Schedules Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Financial Results for November 20, 2020

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Senmiao Technology Limited (“Senmiao”) (Nasdaq: AIHS), a provider of automobile transaction and related services targeting the online ride-hailing industry in China, today announced that the Company expects to issue its financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2020 prior to the opening of the stock market on Friday, November 20, 2020. The Company will also file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q on November 20, 2020.

The Company does expect to file a form 12b-25 following the close of business today, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides the Company with five additional calendar days within which to file its Form 10-Q for the second quarter. The delay is due to the Company needing additional time to complete certain disclosures.

About Senmiao Technology Limited
Headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Senmiao provides automobile transaction and related services including sales of automobiles, facilitation and services for automobile purchase and financing, management, operating lease, guarantee and other automobile transaction services aimed principally at the growing ride-sharing market in Senmiao’s areas of operation in China. For more information about Senmiao, please visit: http://www.senmiaotech.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements (including those relating to the operation of Senmiao’s ride-sharing platform and the collaboration with other ride-hailing platforms and business partners as described herein) are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those detailed from time to time in the Senmiao’s filings with the SEC, and represent Senmiao’s views only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing Senmiao’s views as of any subsequent date. Senmiao undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in events or circumstances. 

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CORRECTING and REPLACING 1847 Goedeker Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

CORRECTING and REPLACING 1847 Goedeker Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

  • Nine Month Cash Flow from Operations Increased to $7.4M vs $(0.6M) for Same Period Prior Year
  • Q2 Revenue Up 10.1% Year-Over-Year to $13.4M
  • Written Orders Up 143% Year-Over-Year to $36.9M
  • Company to host conference call at 4:15 p.m. ET today

 

BALLWIN, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The last sentence of the final bullet of the Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights section should read: Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $6.2 million (instead of Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $7.6 million).

The updated release reads:

1847 GOEDEKER ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2020 RESULTS

  • Nine Month Cash Flow from Operations Increased to $7.4M vs $(0.6M) for Same Period Prior Year
  • Q2 Revenue Up 10.1% Year-Over-Year to $13.4M
  • Written Orders Up 143% Year-Over-Year to $36.9M
  • Company to host conference call at 4:15 p.m. ET today

1847 Goedeker Inc. (NYSE American: GOED) (“Goedeker’s” or the “Company”), a one-stop e-commerce destination for appliances, furniture, home goods, and related products, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Business Highlights:

  • Site sessions increased 80% to 2.7 million in the third quarter of 2020, up from 1.5 million in the prior year period.
  • Written orders in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, reached $36.9 million, up 143% from $15.2 million in the prior year period.
  • Shipped orders increased to $13.4 million in the third quarter of 2020, up 10.1% from $12.2 million in the prior year period.
  • Completed IPO on NYSE American on August 4, 2020; raised net proceeds of approximately $9 million.
  • Art Smuck, former CEO of FedEx Supply Chain, joined Goedeker’s as Senior Strategic Advisor for Logistics to support accelerated growth plans.
  • Reduced annual debt service by $410,000 through 3.25% loan refinancing.
  • Expanded customer financing options with multiple new third-party offerings with no credit risk or balance sheet impact to the Company.
  • Appointed new VP of Logistics, Jacob Guilhas, to accelerate preparations for record revenue growth.
  • Signed purchase agreement to acquire Appliances Connection, ranked #1 in online appliance retail by USA Today, creating one of the largest independent online retailers of household appliances in the U.S.; upon closing, the Company’s revenue is expected to reach $400M on an annualized basis in 2021, with approximately $30M in EBITDA.

“I am excited to report another strong quarter of revenue growth as well as continued sharp improvement in our cash flow from operations,” stated Doug Moore, CEO of 1847 Goedeker. “The increased marketing spend led to record orders and cash on the balance sheet which will convert to revenues as supply of appliances returns closer to normal levels. Customers continue to find our online offering compelling and we will continue to invest in the sea change shift to online appliance buying.”

Moore continued, “We are pleased with the growth in site sessions and orders and with cash flow from operations. The lack of available product meant that we were able to ship only 37% of our orders in the 2020 quarter, compared to more than three years of shipped trends over 80%. The significant increase in orders required us to use temporary staff to supplement our permanent staff in order processing, customer service, and accounting. Had we not experienced supply chain disruptions from COVID-19, we believe that Goedeker’s would have realized $2.5 million to $2.7 million in additional net margin contribution and we believe that expenses would have been reduced by $500k to $750k due to reduction in variable expenses related to lack of supply. A near term look beyond supply constraints point towards mid-term profitability.”

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights:

  • Cash flow from operations improved to $7.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, up from ($0.7 million) in the prior year period, an $8.1 million improvement.
  • As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $12.4 million of cash and cash equivalents, including unrestricted of $3.5 million and restricted of $8.9 million.
  • Net revenue increased 10.1% to $13.4 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, up from $12.2 million in the prior year period. Growth was primarily driven by higher demand resulting from increased advertising spend.
  • Gross profit was $2.2 million, or 16.2% of total net revenue, up 7.5% from the prior year period. Increased gross profit was in line with increased net revenue.
  • Advertising expenses were $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, up from $0.7 million in the prior year period. The increase relates to an increase in advertising spending to drive traffic to our website.
  • Loss from operations in the third quarter of 2020 was $3.1 million. The loss primarily resulted from expenses we incurred in advertising, bank fees, and personnel related to processing the increase in orders that we could not ship at our normal level of shipping because of supply chain issues from our manufacturers. We believe that manufacturers will resolve the supply issues and we will be able to ship product at historical rates. Had we shipped at our normal shipping rates with the same gross margins, our gross profit would have been approximately $4.8 million and our operating income would have been $0.2 million.
  • Driven primarily by non-cash items totaling approximately $4.7 million, net loss before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020, was $10.9 million, as compared to a net loss before income taxes of $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Excluding non-cash charges, pre-tax net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, would have been $6.2 million.

“We are addressing a $20 billion industry as the only pure play appliance online retailer listed on a major exchange, and we are still at an early stage of capitalizing on this tremendous opportunity,” continued Moore. “Over the past year, we have been investing in people, processes and systems, while developing a world-class advertising and marketing platform in order to continue to drive significant revenue growth and dramatically increase our market share as we continue to execute on our vision of growing Goedeker’s to a billion-dollar revenue company, and in the process, becoming the largest, most profitable online retailer of appliances in the U.S.”

Webcast and Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter 2020 financial results today at 4:15 p.m. ET. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-833-529-0213 (U.S. Toll-Free) or 1-236-389-2113 (International) a few minutes before the 4:15 p.m. ET start time. An audio-only webcast is also available by visiting:

https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2634270/06CA6B7A886A4F5763D47A67CBEAF2D8

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a dial-in replay of the call will be available until November 30, 2020, and can be accessed by dialing +1-844-512-2921 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1-412-317-6671 (International) and entering replay pin number: 4585388. An archive of the webcast conference call will be available shortly after the call ends at investor.goedekers.com.

About 1847 Goedeker Inc.

The Company is an industry leading e-commerce destination for appliances, furniture, and home goods. Since its founding in 1951, the Company has transformed from a local brick and mortar operation serving the St. Louis metro area to a respected nationwide omnichannel retailer that offers one-stop shopping for national and global brands. While the Company maintains its St. Louis showroom, over 90% of sales are placed through its website (www.goedekers.com). The Company provides visitors an easy to navigate the shopping experience and offers more than 185,000 items organized by category and product features. Specialization in the home category has enabled the Company to build a shopping experience and an advanced logistics infrastructure that is tailored to the unique characteristics of the market. Learn more at www.goedekers.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus related to the public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission thereafter. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

This press release contains a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP financial measure is net loss before income taxes excluding certain non-cash charges (“Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes”).

The non-GAAP financial information should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management, however, believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, when used in conjunction with the results presented in accordance with GAAP, may provide a more complete understanding of our results and may facilitate a fuller analysis of our results, particularly in evaluating performance from one period to another. Management has chosen to provide this supplemental information to investors, analysts, and other interested parties to enable them to perform additional analyses of results and to illustrate the results giving effect to the non-GAAP adjustments shown in the reconciliation described in the next paragraph. Furthermore, the economic substance behind our decision to use such non-GAAP measures is that such measures approximate our controllable operating performance more closely than the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and cautions investors that the non-GAAP measures used by us may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.

As noted above, net loss before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was $10.9 million. Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes excludes (i) a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1,756,095, (ii) a write-off of acquisition receivable of $809,000, and (iii) a non-cash charge related to the change in fair value of a warrant liability of $2,127,656. Accordingly, to reconcile Non-GAAP Net Loss before Taxes to the GAAP measure, net loss before income taxes, we added back these non-cash charges of $4,692,751 to equal GAAP net loss of $10,925,868.

Dave Gentry, CEO

RedChip Companies

Office: 1.800.RED.CHIP (733.2447)

Cell: 407.491.4498

[email protected]

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INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Online Retail Home Goods Retail

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Casey’s Announces Timing of Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call and Participation in Stephen’s Annual Investment Conference

Casey’s Announces Timing of Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call and Participation in Stephen’s Annual Investment Conference

ANKENY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (“Casey’s” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq symbol CASY) will issue second quarter fiscal year 2021 results after the market closes on December 7th, 2020. Casey’s will hold a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:30am CST to review the quarterly results.

A live webcast of the event will be available on Casey’s website on the Investor Relations page at https://investor.caseys.com/events-and-presentations. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an audio replay will be available on Casey’s for twelve months.

Casey’s will be participating virtually at the Stephens Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 3pm CST. The webcast can be accessed through the Casey’s website on the Investor Relations page and at https://kvgo.com/stephens/caseys-general-stores-november-2020 .

About Casey’s General Stores

Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune 500 Company (NASDAQ: CASY) operating over 2,200 convenience stores in 16 states. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company has grown to become the fourth-largest convenience store retailer and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Casey’s provides freshly prepared foods, quality fuel, and friendly service at every location. Guests can enjoy famous, made-from-scratch pizza, donuts and other assorted bakery items, and a wide selection of beverages and snacks. Learn more and order online at www.caseys.com.

Brian Johnson

(515) 965-6587

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