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DCM DELIVERS STEADY OPERATING PERFORMANCE AMID CHALLENGING MARKET CONDITIONS

  • Revenues were $113.8 million in the second quarter vs. $125.8 million in Q2 2024
  • Gross profit as a percentage of revenues of 26.8% compared to 27.3% in Q2 2024
  • SG&A expenses decreased to $19.9 million vs. $22.5 million in the prior year quarter
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 represented 14.6% of revenue vs. 13.4% in Q2 2024
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $16.6 million vs. $16.9 million in Q2 2024
  • Pipeline of new business opportunities continues to grow
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.025 per common share declared, payable on September 24, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2025

BRAMPTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DATA Communications Management Corp. (TSX: DCM; OTCQX: DCMDF) (“DCM� or the "Company"), a leading Canadian provider of print and digital solutions that help simplify complex marketing communications and workflow, today reported second quarter 2025 financial results.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

“Despite challenging market conditions and stronger than expected revenue headwinds in the second quarter, we continued to deliver solid operating performance with essentially flat adjusted EBITDA and higher adjusted EBITDA margin compared to last year,� said Richard Kellam, President & CEO of DCM. “Uncertainty about trade policies, including tariffs, the direction of the economy, and the ongoing labour issues at Canada Post have driven continued market headwinds. These factors have negatively impacted business confidence, resulting in client budget reductions, delayed orders, and inventory drawdowns. As such, revenues in the quarter were down 9.5% compared to last year. Given this ongoing uncertainty, the Company has decided to withdraw all financial guidance until there is greater clarity on these external challenges.�

“We are well-positioned financially to manage through the current market conditions with our strong cash flow, a disciplined focus on maintaining margins, and managing overhead costs. We continue to be encouraged by our strong and growing pipeline of new business opportunities, the highest level of which we’ve seen in years. We expect to more fully realize these efforts as market conditions improve. Additionally, we have the flexibility to pursue M&A opportunities to strengthen our product and service offerings and create more value for our clients,� added Kellam.

DCM continues to be guided by four strategic priorities for 2025:

  • Maintain our focus on profitable organic growth
  • Deliver a return on our new capital investments
  • Continue to drive gross margin improvement through operating efficiencies
  • Demonstrate agility and adaptability to effectively navigate an uncertain environment.

OTHER BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

Dividend Declaration

On August 6, 2025, DCM’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per common share, payable on September 24, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2025. This dividend is designated as an “eligible� dividend for the purpose of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation.

Normal Course Issuer Bid Commenced

On June 10, 2025, DCM announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX�) accepted a notice filed by the Company of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid with respect to its outstanding common shares (the “Common Shares�). The notice provided that the Company may, during the 12 month period commencing June 12, 2025 and ending no later than June 11, 2026, purchase, through the facilities of the TSX, up to 4,220,210 Common Shares, being approximately 10% of the “public float� (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX) of such Common Shares as at May 31, 2025. In June 2025, the Company repurchased and cancelled 79,400 common shares for total consideration of $0.1 million, including transaction costs.

Amended Senior Revolving Credit Facility

On June 2, 2025, DCM entered into a fourth amended and restated credit agreement (the “Bank Credit Facility�) with a Canadian chartered bank, extending the maturity date of its senior secured revolving credit facility to May 31, 2028. The Bank Credit Facility also included an expanded leasing facility to finance future equipment purchases along with a number of reporting enhancements.

Amended Senior Term Credit Facility

On July 17, 2025, a third amended and restated credit agreement with Fiera Private Debt ("FPD") was entered into to update certain definitions and incorporate qualitative changes, with no impact to the financial terms of the FPD Facilities.

Q2 2025 EARNINGS CALL DETAILS

The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EST

Mr. Kellam and James Lorimer, CFO, will present the second quarter 2025 results followed by a live Q&A.

Register for the webcast prior to the start of the event:

All attendees must register for the webinar prior to the call. Please complete the phone field in the form at the above link (prior to the start of the event) if you wish to dial in.

The Company’s full results will be posted on its Investor Relations page and on SEDAR+. A video message from Mr. Kellam will also be posted on the Company’s website.

Footnotes:
1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted net income (loss) as percentage of revenues, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Free cash flow are non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures. For a description of the composition of these and other non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures used in this press release, and a reconciliation to their most comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, where applicable, see the information under the heading “Non-IFRS Accounting Standards Measures�, the information set forth on Table 2 and Table 3 herein, and our most recent Management Discussion & Analysis filed on SEDAR+.

TABLE 1 The following table sets out selected historical consolidated financial information for the periods noted.

For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024

April 1 to June 30, 2025

April 1 to June 30, 2024

January 1 to June 30, 2025

January 1 to June 30, 2024

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Revenues

$

113,794

$

125,751

$

237,469

$

255,005

Gross profit

30,508

34,334

66,768

71,645

Gross profit, as a percentage of revenues

26.8

%

27.3

%

28.1

%

28.1

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

19,871

22,473

43,330

46,608

As a percentage of revenues

17.5

%

17.9

%

18.2

%

18.3

%

Research & development expenses

1,216

1,391

2,336

2,638

As a percentage of revenues

1.1

%

1.1

%

1.0

%

1.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA

16,568

16,888

35,156

35,553

As a percentage of revenues

14.6

%

13.4

%

14.8

%

13.9

%

Net income for the period

3,714

4,064

8,828

5,539

Adjusted net income

3,891

4,017

9,094

8,920

As a percentage of revenues

3.4

%

3.2

%

3.8

%

3.5

%

Basic earnings per share

$

0.07

$

0.07

$

0.16

$

0.10

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.06

$

0.07

$

0.15

$

0.10

Adjusted net income per share, basic

$

0.07

$

0.07

$

0.16

$

0.16

Adjusted net income per share, diluted

$

0.07

$

0.07

$

0.16

$

0.15

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic

55,317,543

55,245,796

55,313,271

55,134,340

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted

57,156,673

57,835,179

57,198,419

57,746,066

TABLE 2 The following table provides reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods noted.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation

For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024

April 1 to June 30, 2025

April 1 to June 30, 2024

January 1 to June 30, 2025

January 1 to June 30, 2024

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited)

Net income for the period

$

3,714

$

4,064

$

8,828

$

5,539

Interest expense, net

5,120

5,366

10,268

10,919

Debt modification gain

(867

)

(867

)

Amortization of transaction costs

131

140

271

280

Current income tax expense

1,445

16

3,516

1,358

Deferred income tax recovery

(359

)

947

(1,270

)

(216

)

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment

1,792

1,783

3,514

3,306

Amortization of intangible assets

326

306

709

1,034

Depreciation of right-of-use-assets

5,029

4,329

9,831

8,814

EBITDA

$

16,331

$

16,951

$

34,800

$

31,034

Acquisition and integration costs

243

526

Restructuring expenses

58

1,101

58

2,186

Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

179

(1,407

)

298

1,807

Adjusted EBITDA

$

16,568

$

16,888

$

35,156

$

35,553

TABLE 3 The following table provides reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted net income and a presentation of Adjusted net income per share for the periods noted.

Adjusted net income reconciliation

For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024

April 1 to June 30, 2025

April 1 to June 30, 2024

January 1 to June 30, 2025

January 1 to June 30, 2024

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts, unaudited)

Net income for the period

$

3,714

$

4,064

$

8,828

$

5,539

Restructuring expenses

58

1,101

58

2,186

Acquisition and integration costs

243

526

Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

179

(1,407

)

298

1,807

Tax effect of the above adjustments

(60

)

16

(90

)

(1,138

)

Adjusted net income

$

3,891

$

4,017

$

9,094

$

8,920

About DATA Communications Management Corp.

DCM is a leading Canadian tech-enabled provider of print and digital solutions that help simplify complex marketing communications and operations workflow. DCM serves over 2,500 clients including 70 of the 100 largest Canadian corporations and leading government agencies. Our core strength lies in delivering individualized services to our clients that simplify their communications, including customized printing, highly personalized marketing communications, campaign management, digital signage, and digital asset management. From omnichannel marketing campaigns to large-scale print and digital workflows, our goal is to make complex tasks surprisingly simple, allowing our clients to focus on what they do best.

Additional information relating to DATA Communications Management Corp. is available on , and in the disclosure documents filed by DATA Communications Management Corp. on SEDAR+ at .

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking� statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as “may,� “would,� “could,� “will,� “expect,� “anticipate,� “estimate,� “believe,� “intend,� “plan,� and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect DCM’s current views regarding future events and operating performance, are based on information currently available to DCM, and speak only as of the date of this press release.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. They should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such performance or results will be achieved. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We caution readers of this press release not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements since a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions, or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in these forward-looking statements.

The principal factors, assumptions and risks that DCM made or took into account in the preparation of these forward-looking statements and which could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are described in further detail in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis filed on SEDAR+, and include but are not limited to the following: industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which the Company has no control, including: declines in print consumption; labour disruptions at suppliers and customers, including Canada Post; the impact of tariffs and responses thereto (including by governments, trade partners and customers), which may include, without limitation, retaliatory tariffs, export taxes, restrictions on exports to the U.S. or other measures, increases in our input costs, and the effect of governmental regulations and policies in general; our ability to achieve and meet our revenue, profitability, free cash flow and debt reduction targets for 2025 and in the future; while we have received consents from our lenders for the declaration and payment of the special dividend and regular recurring dividend, including the exclusion of the special dividend from our fixed charge coverage ratios, our financial leverage may increase, and there is no guarantee that we will pay such dividends in the future; and, our ability to comply with our financial and other covenants under our credit facilities, which may preclude us from paying future dividends if our outlook and future financial liquidity changes.

Additional factors are discussed elsewhere in this press release and under the headings "Liquidity and capital resources" and “Risks and Uncertainties� in DCM’s Management Discussion and Analysis and in DCM’s other publicly available disclosure documents, as filed by DCM on SEDAR+.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this press release as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. Unless required by applicable securities law, DCM does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

NON-IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS MEASURES

NON-IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes certain non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures as supplementary information. This supplementary information does not represent earnings measures recognized by IFRS Accounting Standards and does not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards. Therefore, these non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that this supplementary information should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as an indicator of DCM’s performance. Definitions of such supplementary information, together with a reconciliation of net income (loss) to such supplementary financial measures, can be found in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed on SEDAR+ at .

Condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited)

June 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

$

$

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

2,887

6,773

Trade receivables

100,697

103,445

Inventories

24,987

23,843

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

3,755

5,989

Income taxes receivable

1,364

3,432

$

133,690

$

143,482

Non-current assets

Other non-current assets

2,201

9,104

Deferred income tax assets

9,071

8,224

Property, plant, and equipment

33,845

34,812

Right-of-use assets

164,159

162,510

Pension assets

3,408

3,142

Intangible assets

7,596

8,282

Goodwill

22,747

22,747

$

376,717

$

392,303

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Bank overdraft

880

Trade payables and accrued liabilities

46,503

59,890

Current portion of credit facilities

8,714

15,175

Current portion of lease liabilities

12,263

10,525

Provisions

3,413

8,016

Deferred revenue

4,564

6,199

$

75,457

$

100,685

Non-current liabilities

Provisions

480

1,279

Credit facilities

79,642

68,515

Lease liabilities

163,295

158,603

Deferred income tax liabilities

60

Pension obligations

17,256

18,354

Other post-employment benefit plans

1,307

1,409

Asset retirement obligation

3,492

3,438

$

340,929

$

352,343

Equity

Shareholders� equity

Shares

284,546

284,592

Warrants

219

Contributed surplus

3,219

3,078

Translation Reserve

192

307

Deficit

(252,169

)

(248,236

)

$

35,788

$

39,960

$

376,717

$

392,303

Condensed interim consolidated statements of operations

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2025

For the three months ended June 30, 2024

For the six months ended June 30, 2025

For the six months ended June 30, 2024

Revenues

$

113,794

$

125,751

$

237,469

$

255,005

Cost of revenues

83,286

91,417

170,701

183,360

Gross profit

30,508

34,334

66,768

71,645

Expenses

Selling, commissions and expenses

9,649

10,178

20,609

21,042

General and administration expenses

10,222

12,295

22,721

25,566

Research & development expenses

1,216

1,391

2,336

2,638

Restructuring expenses

58

1,101

58

2,186

Acquisition and integration costs

243

526

Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

179

(1,407

)

298

1,807

21,324

23,801

46,022

53,765

Income before finance costs and income taxes

9,184

10,533

20,746

17,880

Finance costs

Interest expense on long term debt and pensions, net

1,837

2,307

3,708

4,805

Interest expense on lease liabilities

3,283

3,059

6,560

6,114

Amortization of transaction costs

131

140

271

280

Debt modification gain

(867

)

(867

)

4,384

5,506

9,672

11,199

Income before income taxes

4,800

5,027

11,074

6,681

Income tax expense

Current

1,445

16

3,516

1,358

Deferred

(359

)

947

(1,270

)

(216

)

1,086

963

2,246

1,142

Net income for the period

$

3,714

$

4,064

$

8,828

$

5,539

Other comprehensive income:

Foreign currency translation

(110

)

14

(115

)

44

(110

)

14

(115

)

44

Items that will not be reclassified to net income

Re-measurements of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations s

1,816

1,755

1,431

8,768

Taxes related to pension and other post-employment benefit adjustment above

(461

)

(406

)

(363

)

(2,248

)

1,355

1,349

1,068

6,520

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

$

1,245

$

1,363

$

953

$

6,564

Comprehensive income for the period

$

4,959

$

5,427

$

9,781

$

12,103

Basic earnings per share

0.07

0.07

0.16

0.10

Diluted earnings per share

0.06

0.07

0.15

0.10

Condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows

(in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2025

For the six months ended June 30, 2024

$

$

Cash provided by

Operating activities

Net income for the period

$

8,828

$

5,539

Items not affecting cash

Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment

3,514

3,306

Amortization of intangible assets

709

1,034

Depreciation of right-of-use-assets

9,831

8,814

Share-based compensation expense

89

321

Net fair value losses on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

298

1,807

Pension expense

742

943

Gain on disposal of sale and leaseback

(11

)

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

149

Provisions

58

2,186

Debt modification gain

(867

)

Amortization of transaction costs

271

280

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

54

65

Other post-employment benefit plan expense

87

298

Right-of-use assets impairment

97

Income tax expense

2,246

1,142

Changes in non cash working capital

(12,173

)

764

Contributions made to pension plans

(675

)

(604

)

Contributions made to other post-employment benefit plans

(189

)

(115

)

Provisions paid

(5,460

)

(6,526

)

Income taxes paid

(1,448

)

(1,599

)

Total cash generated from operating activities

5,915

17,890

Investing activities

Proceeds on sale and leaseback transaction

6,694

8,661

Purchase of property, plant, and equipment

(2,536

)

(6,989

)

Purchase of intangible assets

(23

)

Purchase of non-current assets

(143

)

(6,499

)

Proceeds on disposal of property, plant, and equipment

431

Total cash provided by (used in) investing activities

3,992

(4,396

)

Financing activities

Exercise of options

337

Proceeds from credit facilities

53,733

30,185

Repayment of credit facilities

(48,054

)

(43,726

)

Decrease in bank overdrafts

(880

)

(1,564

)

Transaction costs

(417

)

Dividends paid

(13,829

)

Principal portion of lease payments

(4,005

)

(3,500

)

Repurchases of shares

(213

)

Total cash (used in) financing activities

(13,665

)

(18,268

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

(3,758

)

(4,774

)

Cash and cash equivalents � beginning of period

6,773

17,652

Effects of foreign exchange on cash balances

(128

)

51

Cash and cash equivalents � end of period

$

2,887

$

12,929

Mr. Richard Kellam

President and Chief Executive Officer

DATA Communications Management Corp.

Tel: (905) 791-3151

Mr. James E. Lorimer

Chief Financial Officer

DATA Communications Management Corp.

Tel: (905) 791-3151

[email protected]

Source: DATA Communications Management Corp.

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