Tokens.com Corp. (SMURF) – Riding It Out


Thursday, February 16, 2023

Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that invests in Web3 assets and businesses focused on the Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and gaming based digital assets. Tokens.com is the majority owner of Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first virtual real estate companies. Hulk Labs, a wholly-owned Tokens.com subsidiary, focuses on investing in play-to-earn revenue generating gaming tokens and NFTs. Additionally, Tokens.com owns and stakes crypto assets to earn additional tokens. Through its growing digital assets and NFTs, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Web3.

Joe Gomes, Managing Director – Generalist Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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First Quarter Results. Total revenue for the quarter was at $151,848, an increase from the prior quarter of $101,235. We will be comparing quarters as Tokens.com has two new revenue streams, leasing and gaming revenue, which both did not occur last year. We estimated revenue at $105,000. Operating loss for Tokens.com was $566,525 versus $879,430 last quarter, and net loss was at $1.7 million, or EPS loss of $0.02, versus the prior quarter loss of $1.8 million, or a $0.02/sh loss.

Market Appreciation. The overall cryptocurrency market has seen an increase in total market cap over the last three months, as total market cap has risen to $1.05 trillion from $843.3 billion on November 15, 2022. This is an increase of $206.1 billion or 24.4%. If sustained, the rebound in the cryptocurrency market will be a positive for Tokens.com, in our view.


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CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) – Post Call Commentary


Monday, February 13, 2023

CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, a network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believe we are the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for nearly 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.

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Prepping For an End to Title 42. Once again, during the quarter CoreCivic continued to hire staff in anticipation of an ending of Title 42 and a surge in ICE populations. The additional expense impacted margins. Management did note that without the extra expense, guidance for 2023 would have been in the ballpark of consensus estimates for the year.

Potential New Business? Management again noted increasing interest from various states, both current clients and potential new clients, for solutions as these parties deal with a very tight labor market. With excess bed capacity available and the staff hired, CoreCivic is well positioned to pick up additional business, in our view.


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CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) – Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 First Look


Thursday, February 09, 2023

CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, a network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believe we are the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for nearly 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.

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Solid 4Q22 Operating Results. CoreCivic beat expectations for 4Q22. Reported revenue was $471.4 million, compared to $472.1 million in the year ago period and our estimate of $465 million. Reported net income was $24.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $28 million, or $0.23 per share, last year. We had forecast net income of $14.5 million, or $0.13 per share. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $87.7 million, compared to our $73.1 million estimate, and $103.2 million in 4Q21.

La Palma Normalizing, but Labor Remains a Challenge. CoreCivic substantially completed the transition of inmate populations at La Palma during the quarter, a positive. However, staffing remains a challenge, with temporary incentives, above average wage pressure, and travel costs, all impacting margin, which we anticipate will continue through at least the first quarter of 2023.


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Tokens.com Corp. (SMURF) – Touched by Genesis


Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that invests in Web3 assets and businesses focused on the Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and gaming based digital assets. Tokens.com is the majority owner of Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first virtual real estate companies. Hulk Labs, a wholly-owned Tokens.com subsidiary, focuses on investing in play-to-earn revenue generating gaming tokens and NFTs. Additionally, Tokens.com owns and stakes crypto assets to earn additional tokens. Through its growing digital assets and NFTs, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Web3.

Joe Gomes, Managing Director – Generalist Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Genesis Global. In a recurring theme in the crypto space lately, last week Genesis Global Holdco LLC, the holding company of troubled cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Notably, in its filing, Genesis Global Capital said it expects that through the restructuring process, there will be money left over to pay unsecured creditors.

Tokens.com Impact. Tokens.com has an open loan facility with Genesis, for which the Company is required to post collateral in token assets. Based on the closing price on January 19, 2023, this collateral was worth US$749,000. Tokens.com has a loan outstanding against this collateral of US$138,000. The difference between the collateral and the loan value represents approximately 3.1% of Tokens.com’s total assets of US$20.0 million as at September 30, 2022. Tokens.com has requested to have its collateral returned and repay the loan outstanding in full.


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The GEO Group (GEO) – Expanding Health Services in Australia


Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is a leading diversified government service provider, specializing in design, financing, development, and support services for secure facilities, processing centers, and community reentry centers in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO’s diversified services include enhanced in-custody rehabilitation and post-release support through the award-winning GEO Continuum of Care®, secure transportation, electronic monitoring, community-based programs, and correctional health and mental health care. GEO’s worldwide operations include the ownership and/or delivery of support services for 103 facilities totaling approximately 83,000 beds, including idle facilities and projects under development, with a workforce of up to approximately 18,000 employees.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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New Contract. The GEO Group was awarded a contract from the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the State of Victoria for the delivery of primary health services across 13 public prisons. The contract will commence on July 1, 2023 and is expected to generate approximately $33 million in incremental annualized revenue for GEO. We view the new contract as a nice compliment to the existing operations.

A New (Old) Business. This is a return of GEO to a business previously conducted by the Company. The Company held this contract before being forced to spin off the unit once becoming a REIT. GEO already provides these services in the facilities it manages and the new contract is just an expansion to other non-managed facilities. There should not be any “learning curve,” in our view.


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Tokens.com Corp. (SMURF) – An Acquisition for the New Year


Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that invests in Web3 assets and businesses focused on the Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and gaming based digital assets. Tokens.com is the majority owner of Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first virtual real estate companies. Hulk Labs, a wholly-owned Tokens.com subsidiary, focuses on investing in play-to-earn revenue generating gaming tokens and NFTs. Additionally, Tokens.com owns and stakes crypto assets to earn additional tokens. Through its growing digital assets and NFTs, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Web3.

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Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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A New Acquisition. Yesterday, Tokens.com’s subsidiary Metaverse Group announced the acquisition of CocoNFT. As part of the acquisition, Coco’s co-founders Mark Allen and Brody Berson will be joining the Metaverse Group as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer respectively and will be focused with building further tools and products for both NFT and virtual world applications. No financial details were given for the transaction. 

Detail on CocoNFT. CocoNFT is a software platform that allows users to connect their Instagram to mint NFTs, leveraging the blockchain and a web3 wallet. In acquiring the company, Metaverse Group will work to advance Coco’s technology offering and integrate the products with its virtual world B2B offerings. The acquisition will leverage Coco’s strategic partnerships in Opensea and Rarible and online communities with over 45,000 followers across TikTok and Twitter.


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Tokens.com Corp. (SMURF) – Where Do We Go From Here?


Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that invests in Web3 assets and businesses focused on the Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and gaming based digital assets. Tokens.com is the majority owner of Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first virtual real estate companies. Hulk Labs, a wholly-owned Tokens.com subsidiary, focuses on investing in play-to-earn revenue generating gaming tokens and NFTs. Additionally, Tokens.com owns and stakes crypto assets to earn additional tokens. Through its growing digital assets and NFTs, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Web3.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Third Quarter Results. Third quarter revenue totaled $101,235, down from $448,976 in the same period last year, as staking revenue dropped to $53,972 from $417,572 last year. On the positive side, Tokens.com reported two new revenue streams-leasing and gaming. Leasing revenue totaled $49,871 while gaming contributed $4,892. Operating loss was at $879.430 versus last year’s $167,331. Net loss for the Company was $1.8 million, or a loss of $0.02 per share versus net income of $4.1 million, or $0.05 per share.

Truncated Full Year Results. As the Company has switched its year-end to September 30 from December 31, Tokens also reported truncated full year results. For the nine months, revenue totaled $678,269 compared to $1.08 million in the same period last year. Operating loss was $2.0 million compared to $5.2 million. Net loss was $5.9 million, or a loss of $0.06 per share, compared to a net loss of $8.3 million, or a net loss of $0.12 per share last year.


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Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (KNDI) – Kandi gets major order for crossover golf carts


Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (KNDI), headquartered in Jinhua Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang Province, is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and sales of various vehicular products. Kandi conducts its primary business operations through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhejiang Kandi Technologies Group Co., Ltd. (“Zhejiang Kandi Technologies”), formerly, Zhejiang Kandi Vehicles Co., Ltd.) and its subsidiaries including Zhejiang Kandi Smart Battery Swap Technology Co., Ltd, and SC Autosports, LLC (d/b/a Kandi America), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Kandi in the United States, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kandi America Investment, LLC. Zhejiang Kandi Technologies has established itself as one of China’s leading manufacturers of pure electric vehicle parts and off-road vehicles.

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Kandi received a letter of intent from Coleman Powersports to purchase 4,800 electric golf carts for a value of $27.6 million. Coleman Powersports, a division of Newell Brands (a distributor of various camping and outdoor living gear) began purchasing the Kandi golf carts in April for sales through Lowes stores and has increased the order volume steadily up to a rate of 1,000 in September. The sales to Coleman are expected to occur in the 2023 first quarter and thus represent an 60% increase in orders for Coleman over September sales.

What does this mean for Kandi? The Off-road vehicle segment is the fastest growing division of  Kandi growing more than 400% year over year in the September quarter. What’s more, it is the most profitable division for the company with operating margins in excess of 25%. The company has shifted attention away from electric cars and towards off-road vehicles and the shift has clearly paid off. The fact that the sales are going to established brand names such as Coleman and Lowes is significant and lends credence of future sales growth.


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DLH Holdings (DLHC) – Key Takeaways From Management Call on GRSi Acquisition


Friday, December 16, 2022

DLH delivers improved health and readiness solutions for federal programs through research, development, and innovative care processes. The Company’s experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike, leveraging digital transformation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, cloud-based applications, telehealth systems, and more. With over 2,300 employees dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion,” DLH brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to public health to improve the lives of millions. For more information, visit www.DLHcorp.com.

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Investor Call. Earlier this week, DLH management hosted a conference call to discuss the acquisition of Grove Resource Solutions. We came away from the call even more excited about the combination of the two firms and the significant growth potential. We believe this transaction to be a case of where one plus one equals more than three.

Rationale. In a sentence: GRSi offers significant expansion opportunities by broadening DLH’s capabilities thus providing access to mission-critical programs that are expected to accelerate growth, both near and long-term. Combining GRSi’s technical capabilities with DLH’s research expertise creates a highly differentiated solution offering, in our view.


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Tokens.com Corp. (SMURF) – Selling Some Coin


Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Tokens.com Corp is a publicly traded company that invests in Web3 assets and businesses focused on the Metaverse, NFTs, DeFi, and gaming based digital assets. Tokens.com is the majority owner of Metaverse Group, one of the world’s first virtual real estate companies. Hulk Labs, a wholly-owned Tokens.com subsidiary, focuses on investing in play-to-earn revenue generating gaming tokens and NFTs. Additionally, Tokens.com owns and stakes crypto assets to earn additional tokens. Through its growing digital assets and NFTs, Tokens.com provides public market investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Web3.

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Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Getting More Cash. Last week, Tokens.com announced the selling of some of the Company’s cryptocurrency inventory in favor of holding cash. This is due to the current volatile environment recently highlighted by the fall of FTX and BlockFi. We believe the selling of cryptocurrency will allow the Company to ride out the volatility of the market and allow the Company to be strategic in future coin purchases.

What Was Sold and Impact. In regards to what was sold from Tokens.com, the Company sold some of the staking rewards generated this year and its smaller non-core holdings of Oasis Rose, ANKR, Mana, and SHIB. The total gross proceeds of the sales is approximately CAD$1.4 million. The Company will now own less Layer 2 assets, although it will continue to focus on holding Layer 1 digital assets including Ethereum and Polkadot.


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DLH Holdings (DLHC) – Turbocharging Growth


Friday, December 09, 2022

DLH delivers improved health and readiness solutions for federal programs through research, development, and innovative care processes. The Company’s experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike, leveraging digital transformation, artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, cloud-based applications, telehealth systems, and more. With over 2,300 employees dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion,” DLH brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to public health to improve the lives of millions. For more information, visit www.DLHcorp.com.

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Acquisition. Last night, DLH announced the acquisition of privately-held Grove Resource Solutions (GRSi). The acquisition broadens DLH’s digital transformation and IT modernization solutions, paving the way for new growth opportunities, in our view. GRSi provides a broad array of cloud-based enterprise modernization and cyber security solutions to numerous civilian and military federal agencies.

Details. Cost is $185 million, broken out to $178 million of cash and $7 million of DLH equity. Net cost after transaction-related tax benefits is $157.9 million. GRSi is expect to add $140 million of revenue and $18.5 million of EBITDA in year one and is expected to be accretive in fiscal 2024. The purchase price is approximately 10x 2023 projected EBITDA, or 8.5x after including tax benefits. The acquisition is being financed through an expansion of DLH’s credit facility.


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Kelly Services (KELYA) – Making Progress in a Challenging Market


Monday, November 14, 2022

Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) connects talented people to companies in need of their skills in areas including Science, Engineering, Education, Office, Contact Center, Light Industrial, and more. We’re always thinking about what’s next in the evolving world of work, and we help people ditch the script on old ways of thinking and embrace the value of all workstyles in the workplace. We directly employ nearly 350,000 people around the world and connect thousands more with work through our global network of talent suppliers and partners in our outsourcing and consulting practice. Revenue in 2021 was $4.9 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and let us help with what’s next for you.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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3Q22. Revenue of $1.17 billion was down 2.3% year-over-year (up 0.3% in constant currency). Consensus was $1.22 billion and we were at $1.23 billion. Kelly took a $30.7 million asset impairment charge related to its RocketPower acquisition during the quarter. As a result, GAAP EPS loss was $0.43 compared to net income EPS of $0.88 in 3Q21. Adjusted EPS for the third quarter was $0.25 versus $0.26 last year. We had projected adjusted EPS of $0.24.

GP Rate Continues to Improve. Management continues to drive gross profit rate. GP rate for the quarter was 20.6%, up 140 basis points y-o-y, with all segments once again reporting increased gross profit rate. The improvement has come from a combination of steps to improve organic GP and the addition of higher margin specialty business through recent acquisitions. We believe GP rate can continue to increase.


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CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW) – First Look 3Q22 Results


Thursday, November 03, 2022

CoreCivic is a diversified, government-solutions company with the scale and experience needed to solve tough government challenges in flexible, cost-effective ways. We provide a broad range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through high-quality corrections and detention management, a network of residential and non-residential alternatives to incarceration to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. We are the nation’s largest owner of partnership correctional, detention and residential reentry facilities, and believe we are the largest private owner of real estate used by government agencies in the United States. We have been a flexible and dependable partner for government for nearly 40 years. Our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to help government better the public good. Learn more at www.corecivic.com.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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3Q22 Operating Results. CoreCivic reported revenue of $464.2 million, compared to $471.2 million in the year ago period and our estimate of $456 million. Higher expenses, related to labor costs, including hiring additional staff ahead of expected population increases, caused net income to be below our forecast. Driven by the gain on the McRae sale, reported net income was $68.3 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, versus our estimate of $72.5 million, or $0.61 per share.

La Palma Update. Ongoing expenses with the La Palma transition impacted 3Q22 but the good news is the transition should now be complete by yearend as opposed to 1Q23. With the ICE contract at La Palma expired, management believes the Company is well positioned to add additional ICE populations at its other Arizona facilities. Overall, CoreCivic is well positioned to accept additional populations, from the Federal government or state governments.


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