Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

Statement
Overall, as we progress through the fourth quarter, we're pleased with our execution thus far this year
SharpLink posted another strong quarter, marked by triple-digit percentage revenue growth for both the three- and nine-month reporting periods
Beyond the top-line, our gross profit margin has been a clear positive story, showcasing the logic and strategy that's gone into strengthening our infrastructure and diversifying our technology solutions and service offerings
As Rob mentioned, we saw a sharp expansion in our gross profit margin in both the three- and nine-month reporting periods
business and International business remain hard at work to build an affiliate marketing platform that is not only a strong revenue channel but one that delivers SharpLink a broad, sticky audience of sports fans and provides our sportsbook partners with high-quality traffic of new sports bettors
Moreover, we expect to leverage this new flagship website to benefit from cross-promotional opportunities between all of SharpLink's business units including promos and driving traffic to our proprietary fantasy sports and free-to-play properties with full betting integration built-in
The revenue expansion that we achieved over the past three consecutive quarters is due in large measure to the successful execution of our M&A activities, which began in December 2021 with the acquisition of FourCubed, followed by our merger with SportsHub Games Network just one year later in December 2022
sports betting industry in general, we remain optimistic as we persist in our efforts to achieve our KPIs and continue to create long-term value for our shareholders
As Rob noted, revenues were strong, climbing 153% and 101% for the three- and nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, respectively
For the first nine months of 2023, gross profit nearly tripled, rising 281% to $3.5 million from $905,000
generated $817,000 compared to $285,000; Affiliate Marketing Services International revenues climbed to $3.3 million from $2.5 million; and the Sports Gaming Client Services increased revenues to $2.2 million compared to $2.1 million on a year-over-year basis
Our purpose of acquiring FourCubed was to take advantage of its team's many years of success, specialized expertise and experience in building a highly engaged affiliate marketing network for online poker stakeholders across the European continent
Likewise, gross profit margin increased to 34.8% and 34.7% for the three- and nine-months ended September 30, 2023
This represents a 22% increase over the prior year season
SharpLink's merger with SportsHub was also approached and executed with the intent to own fantasy sports assets that will provide us with a growing proprietary audience of sports fans whose passion for fantasy sports games and contest will fuel their conversion to legal sports betters
More specifically, total revenues increased to $3.3 million in Q3 2023 compared to $1.3 million for Q3 of last year
Gross profit increased 505% to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, from gross profit of approximately $188,000 for the comparable three months in 2022
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, total revenues rose to $9.9 million from $4.9 million, respectively
While the broader Wall Street market is yet to recognize and reward SharpLink for the success we are achieving on executing our long-term growth plan, we'll nonetheless continue to remain focused on nailing our KPIs and forge ahead with the intent of optimizing, enduring value creation for our shareholders
With that, I'd like to thank you all for joining our webcast today, and thank you again for your continued support
With that, I'd like to wish everyone a good day
Our Sports Gaming Client Services group, which produces free-to-play games for our marquee list of sports media operators, leagues, teams and sports books, held steady at $420,000 in revenues for the three months ended September 30th of this year, which compared to $417,000 in Q3 of last year
As Bob will share, SportsHub is playing a significant role in the growth of SharpLink despite the fact the market is yet to recognize the value this new business unit and its portfolio fantasy sports assets represent
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, total operating expenses increased 71% to $3.6 million, up from $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022
contributed $232,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, up from $115,000 last year, and Affiliate Marketing Services International achieved revenues of $1.2 million in Q3 compared to $761,000 in Q3 of '22
We appreciate your participation
The total net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders increased 39% to $2.9 million or $0.99 loss per share, which compared to a net loss attributable to shareholders of $2.1 million or $0.86 loss per share for the same three months in 2022
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the total net loss available to ordinary shareholders was $9.2 million or $3.35 loss per share, reflecting a 34% decline when compared to the total net loss attributable to shareholders of $13.9 million or $5.89 loss per share reported for the comparable nine-month period in the previous year
While we are certainly mindful of the ongoing uncertainties of the market challenges affecting the U.S
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and '22, operating expenses declined 18% to $11 million from $13.4 million, largely due to goodwill and intangible asset impairment of $4.7 million recorded in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022
The redomestication of SharpLink has been a long and expensive undertaking, but one that we believe is essential to our long-term growth strategy and overall cost reduction in corporate spend
   

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