6-K
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (STBXF)
UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORTOF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANTTO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDERTHE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Forthe month of January 2023
CommissionFile Number: 001-41480
StarboxGroup Holdings Ltd.
VO2-03-07,Velocity Office 2, Lingkaran SV, Sunway Velocity, 55100
KualaLumpur, Malaysia
(Addressof principal executive offices)
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EXHIBITINDEX
| Number | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| STARBOX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD. | ||
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| Date:<br> January 18, 2023 | By: | /s/ Lee Choon Wooi |
| Lee<br> Choon Wooi | ||
| Chief<br> Executive Officer, Director, and<br><br> <br>Chairman<br> of the Board of Directors |
Exhibit99.1
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2022 - Revenue
Increases By 127.2% and Net Income Increases By 148.8%
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: STBX) (the “Company” or “Starbox Group”), a service provider of cash rebates, digital advertising, and payment solutions, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.
Mr. Lee Choon Wooi, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starbox Group, commented, “We are thrilled to deliver a commendable financial growth for the fiscal year 2022. We saw growth in all three business pillars within our ecosystem, namely our cash rebates, digital advertising, and payment solutions, during the fiscal year 2022. Our revenue grew by 127.2% in the fiscal year 2022 compared to the fiscal year 2021. This financial growth was coupled with the operational metrics improvement, including the increase in the number of merchants, members, and transactions on the GETBATS website and mobile app and the number of advertisers during fiscal year 2022.”
FiscalYear 2022 Financial Highlights
| ● | Total revenue was $7.2 million in fiscal year 2022, an increase of 127.2% from $3.2 million<br> in fiscal year 2021. |
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| ● | Income from operations was $5.0 million in fiscal year 2022, an increase of 131.3% from $2.1<br> million in fiscal year 2021. |
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| ● | Net income was $3.6 million in fiscal year 2022, an increase of 148.8% from $1.4 million<br> in fiscal year 2021. |
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FiscalYear 2022 Operational Highlights
| ● | Number of advertisers was 63 as of September 30, 2022, compared to 25 as of September 30, 2021. |
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| ● | Number of members on the GETBATS website and mobile app was 2,513,658 as of September 30, 2022,<br> compared to 514,167 as of September 30, 2021. |
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| ● | Number of Merchants on the GETBATS website and mobile app was 820 as of September 30, 2022,<br> compared to 723 as of September 30, 2021. |
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| ● | Number of transactions facilitated through GETBATS website and mobile app was 338,940 as of<br> September 30, 2022, compared to 295,393 as of September 30, 2021. |
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FiscalYear 2022 Financial Results
Revenues
Total revenue was $7.2 million in fiscal year 2022, an increase of 127.2% from $3.2 million in fiscal year 2021. The increase in the Company’s revenue was primarily due to increases in the revenue from digital advertising services and from cash rebate services.
| ● | Revenue<br> from digital advertising service was $7.2 million in fiscal year 2022, which increased by<br> 127.1% from $3.1 million in fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to increases<br> in the number of advertisers for the Company’s services in fiscal year 2022. |
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| ● | Revenue<br> from cash rebate services was $10,562 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by 70.0% from<br> $6,214 in fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in volume of transactions<br> and average cash rebate commission rate earned by the Company for fiscal year 2022, as compared<br> to fiscal year 2021. |
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| ● | Revenue<br> from payment solution services was $9,575 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by 540.9%<br> from $1,494 in fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number<br> of referred merchants. |
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OperatingCost
Operating costs were $2.2 million in fiscal year 2022, which increased by 118.6% from $1.0 million in fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to the following major reasons:
| ● | Salary<br> and employee benefit expenses were $429,924 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $237,943<br> from $191,981 in fiscal year 2021, primarily due to an increase in the number of employees<br> from 17 in fiscal year 2021 to 21 in fiscal year 2022, in order to handle increased business<br> activities associated with the Company’s digital advertising services and cash rebate<br> services, and increased directors’ remuneration. |
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| ● | Professional<br> and consulting service fees were $767,229 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $401,455<br> from $365,774 in fiscal year 2021, primarily due to increased professional expenses the Company<br> paid to third-party professionals for business strategy and planning purposes and increased<br> audit fees in connection with its IPO. |
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| ● | Marketing<br> and promotional expenses were $188,338 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $20,535 from<br> $167,803 in fiscal year 2021, as a result of the Company’s increased marketing efforts<br> to develop new Merchants and advertisers for its services. |
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| ● | License<br> costs were $55,000 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $5,000 from $50,000 in fiscal<br> year 2021. |
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| ● | Website<br> and facility maintenance expenses were $292,579 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $106,822<br> from $185,757 in fiscal year 2021, primarily because the Company incurred higher overhead<br> costs to maintain its websites and mobile apps for stability when its business scale expanded,<br> which required the Company to process increased merchant and member data. |
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| ● | Utility<br> and office expenses were $144,735 million in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $125,550<br> from $19,185 in fiscal year 2021, primarily due to increased office lease expenses and increased<br> office supply expenses when the Company leased a new office in September 2021. |
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| ● | Depreciation<br> and amortization expenses were $161,267 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $103,699,<br> from $2,568 in fiscal year 2021, because of the increased amortization of intangible assets. |
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| ● | Business<br> travel and entertainment expenses were $67,836 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $61,833<br> from $6,003 in fiscal year 2021, due to the Company’s increased efforts to expand its<br> business operations into local and neighboring countries. |
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| ● | Others<br> were $164,619 in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $154,574 from $37,268 in fiscal year<br> 2021, mainly due to (i) increased trademark expenses by $54,986, (ii) increased defined contribution<br> plan by $24,251, and (iii) increased uniform cost by $21,656. |
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Provisionfor Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes was $1.4 million in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $103.3% from $0.7 million in fiscal year 2021, primarily due to the Company’s increased taxable income generated from its digital advertising services.
NetIncome
Net income was $3.6 million in fiscal year 2022, which increased by $2.2 million from $1.4 million in fiscal year 2021.
Basicand Diluted Earnings per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share was $0.09 in fiscal year 2022, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.04 in fiscal year 2021.
BalanceSheet
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash of $17.8 million, compared to $2.3 million as of September 30, 2021.
CashFlow
Net cash used in operating activities was $1.2 million in fiscal year 2022, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.9 million in fiscal year 2021.
Net cash used in investing activities was $1,135,929 in fiscal year 2022, compared to $5,203 in fiscal year 2021.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $18,039,805 in fiscal year 2022, compared to $74,125 in fiscal year 2021.
AboutStarbox Group Holdings Ltd.
Headquartered in Malaysia, Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. is building a cash rebate, digital advertising, and payment solution business ecosystem targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises that lack the bandwidth to develop an in-house data management system for effective marketing. The Company connects retail merchants with retail shoppers to facilitate transactions through cash rebates offered by retail merchants on its GETBATS website and mobile app. The Company provides digital advertising services to advertisers through its SEEBATS website and mobile app, GETBATS website and mobile app and social media. The Company also provides payment solution services to merchants. For more information, please visit the Company’s website: https://ir.starboxholdings.com.
Forward-LookingStatements
Certainstatements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks anduncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believesmay affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-lookingstatements by words or phrases such as “approximates,” “assesses,” “believes,” “hopes,”“expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,”“will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions. The Companyundertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances,or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in theseforward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautionsinvestors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors thatmay affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.
Formore information, please contact:
StarboxGroup Holdings Ltd.
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@starboxholdings.com
AscentInvestors Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
Phone: +1 917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
STARBOXGROUP HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATEDBALANCE SHEETS
| 2021 | |||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Cash | 17,778,896 | $ | 2,295,277 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 2,032,717 | 1,362,417 | |||
| Due from related party | 1,473 | - | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,269,611 | 40,001 | |||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 24,082,696 | 3,697,695 | |||
| Property and equipment, net | 13,380 | 12,176 | |||
| Intangible assets, net | 903,768 | - | |||
| Right-of-use assets, net | 42,574 | 305,264 | |||
| TOTAL NONCURRENT ASSETS | 959,722 | 317,440 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 25,042,418 | $ | 4,015,135 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | |||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
| Deferred revenue | - | $ | 800,492 | ||
| Taxes payable | 1,404,128 | 874,834 | |||
| Due to related parties | 7,361 | 756,478 | |||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 15,833 | 72,362 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 541,050 | 16,834 | |||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 1,968,372 | 2,521,000 | |||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 26,741 | 232,902 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 1,995,113 | 2,753,902 | |||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||
| Preferred shares, 0.001125 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding* | - | - | |||
| Ordinary common shares, 0.001125 par value, 883,000,000 shares authorized, 45,375,000 shares and 40,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively* | 51,047 | 45,000 | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 18,918,303 | 155,024 | |||
| Retained earnings | 4,685,007 | 1,082,642 | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (607,052 | ) | (21,433 | ) | |
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 23,047,305 | 1,261,233 | |||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 25,042,418 | $ | 4,015,135 |
All values are in US Dollars.
| * | Retrospectively<br> restated for the effect of a 1-for-11.25 reverse split of the preferred and ordinary shares (see Note 7). |
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STARBOXGROUP HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
| For the years ended September 30, | |||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| OPERATING REVENUE | |||||||||
| Revenue from digital advertising services | $ | 7,174,050 | $ | 3,158,520 | $ | 153,145 | |||
| Revenue from cash rebate services | 10,562 | 6,214 | 718 | ||||||
| Revenue from payment solution services-related party | 9,575 | 1,494 | - | ||||||
| Total operating revenue | 7,194,187 | 3,166,228 | 153,863 | ||||||
| OPERATING COSTS | |||||||||
| Cost, selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,243,750 | 1,026,339 | 344,026 | ||||||
| Total operating costs | 2,243,750 | 1,026,339 | 344,026 | ||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | 4,950,437 | 2,139,889 | (190,163 | ) | |||||
| OTHER INCOME | 59,377 | 166 | - | ||||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION | 5,009,814 | 2,140,055 | (190,163 | ) | |||||
| PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES | 1,407,449 | 692,405 | 14,991 | ||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | 3,602,365 | 1,447,650 | (205,154 | ) | |||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | |||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (585,619 | ) | (19,063 | ) | (1,829 | ) | |||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 3,016,746 | $ | 1,428,587 | $ | (206,983 | ) | ||
| Earnings (loss) per ordinary common share- basic and diluted | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.04 | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
| Weighted average number of ordinary common shares- basic and diluted | 40,544,863 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
STARBOXGROUP HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the years ended September 30, | |||||||||
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 3,602,365 | $ | 1,447,650 | $ | (205,154 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash and restricted cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 161,267 | 2,568 | 1,948 | ||||||
| Amortization of right-of-use operating lease assets | 56,690 | 7,274 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (864,099 | ) | (1,100,053 | ) | (277,543 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (4,754,970 | ) | (39,190 | ) | (1,387 | ) | |||
| Deferred revenue | (778,701 | ) | 688,979 | 120,961 | |||||
| Taxes payable | 661,359 | 870,528 | 17,195 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (56,690 | ) | (7,274 | ) | - | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 740,415 | 13,413 | 1,632 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) used in operating activities | (1,232,364 | ) | 1,883,895 | (342,348 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||
| Purchase of fixed assets | (6,669 | ) | (5,203 | ) | (8,198 | ) | |||
| Purchase of intangible assets | (1,129,260 | ) | - | - | |||||
| Cash advances to a related party | - | (387,945 | ) | - | |||||
| Collection of cash advances from a related party | - | 387,945 | - | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,135,929 | ) | (5,203 | ) | (8,198 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||
| Capital contribution by shareholders | - | 200,000 | - | ||||||
| Payment for deferred initial public offering costs and underwriter commission | (2,730,674 | ) | - | - | |||||
| Gross proceeds from issuance of Ordinary Shares in initial public offerings | 21,500,000 | - | - | ||||||
| Proceeds from (Repayment to) related party borrowings | (729,521 | ) | (125,875 | ) | 707,064 | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 18,039,805 | 74,125 | 707,064 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (187,893 | ) | (28,792 | ) | 5,102 | ||||
| Net increase in cash | 15,483,619 | 1,924,025 | 361,620 | ||||||
| Cash, beginning of year | 2,295,277 | 371,252 | 9,632 | ||||||
| Cash, end of year | $ | 17,778,896 | $ | 2,295,277 | $ | 371,252 | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | |||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 934,910 | $ | 15,747 | $ | - | |||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 52,934 | $ | 317,170 | $ | - |