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ANNUAL  
REPORT  
2016 

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
 
About Redishred Capital Corp. 

Profile 

Redishred Capital Corp. (“Redishred” or “the Company”) is a growth-oriented company 
that  owns  the  PROSHRED®  Platform  (“PROSHRED®”)  and  operates  in  the  information 
destruction industry.  Redishred through PROSHRED®, provides information destruction 
services  in  over  30  markets  in  the  United  States  with  System  Sales  of  just  under  $30 
million USD. 

Growth Strategy 

Redishred’s strategy is to: 

§  Maximize organic same location revenue (in particular scheduled/recurring revenue) 

and earnings, 

§  Expand the location footprint in North America by way of franchising and accretive 

acquisitions, and 

§  Drive depth of service and cash flows in existing locations by way of accretive tuck-

in acquisitions. 

Mission 

PROSHRED® will consistently and reliably provide the best on-site information security 
and liability protection for our clients. 

Core Values 

Honest and Integrity | Professionalism | Strong Work Ethic and Initiative | Protection of 
the Environment | Lifelong Learning | Health | Family and Fun | Team Work. 

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2016 Highlights 

28.6% 

Corporate Location 
Return on Invested Capital 

$0.066 

Normalized Operating  
Income per Share 
(Fully Diluted) 

8.3% 

Annual Increase in Normalized 
Operating Income per Share 
(Fully Diluted)	

19.0% 

System Sales Growth  
(Same Locations) 

48.0% 

Scheduled  
(Recurring System Sales) 

23.3%  

5 Year Average EBITDA Growth Rate 
Corporate Locations 
(Same Locations)	

$29.7M 

System Sales (USD) 

30+ Markets  

Serviced in the United States 

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Financial and Operational Highlights 

(Value in 000's, except per unit amounts and where noted) 

2016 

2015  % Change 

Operations 

Franchise system revenue 

Corporate location revenue 

Corporate location EBITDA 
Consolidated Normalized Operating Income ("OI (1)") 

Consolidated Net Income 

Normalized Operating Income/Share (diluted) 

Financial Position 

Total assets 

Total liabilities 

Total equity 

Shares outstanding (At Dec 31) 
Working capital (2) 

Debt to total assets ratio 

Fixed Charge Coverage ratio 

Total funded Debt to EBITDA ratio 

System Information 

System sales 

  % scheduled (recurring) 

System sales - same location 

  % scheduled (recurring) 

 $2,118  
 $7,482  
 $2,608  
 $1,916  
 $174  
 $0.066  

 $1,757  
 $5,921  
 $2,537  
 $1,820  
 $892  
 $0.061  

 $10,001  
 $9,483  
 $519  
 28,885  
 $116  
 0.95  
 1.18  
 3.39  

 $10,714  
 $10,184  
 $530  
 28,885  
 $22  
 0.95  
 1.36  
 3.52  

 $29,673  
48% 
 $29,498  
48% 

 $24,883  
49% 
 $24,726  
49% 

21% 
26% 
3% 
5% 
-80% 
8% 

-7% 
-7% 
-2% 
0% 
427% 
0% 
-13% 
-4% 

19% 

19% 

(1)  Excludes  one-time  costs  that  relate  to  non-capitalized  financing  costs  as  a  result  of  the  financing  process  that 
commenced in the fourth quarter, accounting and consulting costs related to the corporate structure and stock based 
compensation expense for the issuance of options to technical advisors. 
(2) Working capital has been increased by $4.5M for this calculation as the Line of Credit that was due to expire on 
November 27, 2017 was extended by 2 years shortly after year end.  Under IFRS the Line of Credit was fully classified 
as current.   

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Charts related to Financial and Operational Highlights 

System Sales (USD)
In Millions

Service

Recycling

$5 

$4 

$25 

$21 

$4 

$17 

$3 

$3 

$12 

$14 

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Corporate Location 
Operating Income 
(CAD - in 000's)

$2,000  $2,000 

$1,700 

Debt as a % of Total 
Assets

106% 106%

104%

$900 

$373 

95%

94%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Consolidated Operating 
Income per Share (diluted)
Excluding one-time costs

$0.066

$0.061

Return on Invested Capital 
- Corporate Locations

31.3%

28.6%

26.6%

$0.017 

14.1%

7.3%

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

-$0.009 

-$0.027 

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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Letter from CEO 

Dear Shareholders, 

I am pleased to report that we had another year of growth in many areas at Redishred.  In 
2016 Redishred achieved $2.5M in normalized EBITDA, creating a stable base from which 
to invest in people, trucks and technology.  These investments were taken with a view to 
creating sustainable and scalable growth in 2017 and beyond.  During 2016, we hired new 
operational  support  specialists  as  well  as  a  new  National  Director  of  Marketing,  with  a 
view to grow sales and penetrate the market.  Simultaneously, in our Corporate locations, 
we  (1)  continued  to  enhance  our  local  management  and  sales  teams  by  way  of  hiring 
stronger  skilled  managers  and  then  (2)  investing  in  our  managers  and  in  their  team’s 
success  with  on-going  training  and  support  programs,  and  (3)  continued  to  review  our 
truck  fleet,  replacing  trucks  where  warranted  and  adding  new  trucks  when  capacity  is 
being achieved. Our goal is to reduce truck downtime and to enhance client service. 

The aforementioned investments were all conducted while doubling the principle paid on 
our line of credit (we paid down $500K in 2016 versus $250K in 2015).  As a result, our 
balance sheet continued to improve with debt as a percentage of total assets declining to 
94%.  Since 2014, the company has reduced debt as a percentage of total assets by 8%.  
In 2017, Redishred will be looking to further reduce its’ debt levels as well as the cost of 
its’ debt.  Management believes that reducing debt levels and the cost of its debt will allow 
the Company to reduce operational risk and enhance overall cash generation. 

In  2016,  the  Company  also  took  the  opportunity  to  review  its  entire  order  to  cash 
operations  and  began  the  process  of  transitioning  its  Corporate  location  inside  sales 
functions  and  invoicing  and  receivables  functions  to  its  National  Support  Centre  in 
Mississauga, Canada.  This decision was deemed crucial in order to create a platform for 
sustainable and scalable growth going forward. 

With  the  aforementioned  items  all  occurring  simultaneously,  Redishred  continued  to 
perform well financially: 

(1) Increasing system sales from close to $25 million US dollars in 2015 to just shy of 

$30 million US dollars in 2016. 

(2) Corporate location operating income remained steady at $2 million in 2016 versus 
2015, including the significant investment made in people, trucks, technology and 

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centralization.  Management believes that Corporate location operating income is 
poised to grow in 2017 as a result of these investments. 

(3) Consolidated operating income per share (Excluding one-time costs) increased by 
8%  in  2016  over  2015  to  $.061.  Since  2012,  that  is  an  increase  of  $0.092  in 
consolidated operating income per share (Excluding one-time costs). 

Our management team at Redishred remains committed to maximizing the Company’s 
long-term  profitability  by  focusing  on  its’  key  performance  areas;  (1)  maximize  organic 
same  location  revenue  (in  particular  scheduled/recurring  revenue)  and  earnings,  (2) 
expand  the  location  footprint  in  North  America  by  way  of  franchising  and  accretive 
acquisitions, and (3) drive depth of service and cash flows in existing locations by way of 
accretive tuck-in acquisitions.  

Increasing  our  same  location  revenue  and  earnings  is  a  crucial  element  to  achieving 
growth.  Our franchisees and corporate locations all performed well in 2016, with organic 
same location system sales growing 19%.  Our Corporate location revenues grew by 14% 
not including acquired revenue.  The entire PROSHRED® system continues to deliver the 
same message and the same client promise, that we will destroy our client’s information 
on-site at their door, and this continues to resonate with a broad base of clients in the 
United States. 

Franchising has always been a core differentiator and feature for PROSHRED®.  In 2016, 
PROSHRED®  launched  operations  in  three  new  markets,  led  by  Mark  Lindgren  in 
Minnesota,  Mark  MacMillan  in  Orlando,  FL  and  Nguyen  Violette  in  St.  Louis,  MO.    As 
these locations grow from infancy to maturity, the Company will see an increase in royalty 
revenues from these locations. 

Looking forward, acquisitions will play a larger role for Redishred and the PROSHRED® 
system.  During  2016,  a  number  of  franchisees  conducted  acquisitions  of  smaller 
independents,  with  a  view  to  enhancing  service  coverage  and  route  density  in  their 
markets.   

Redishred also integrated one tuck-in acquisition in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market.  
This  acquisition  performed  well  for  Redishred,  achieving  just  under  30%  return  on 
invested capital in its first year.  Redishred anticipates conducting between $3 million and 
$4 million in acquisition value in 2017. 

Last, but never least, PROSHRED® continues to commit to social and green causes. 

(1) PROSHRED® continues to be a proud partner of the American Institute of Cancer 
Research with the goal to raise funds for the cancer prevention research they do.  

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On June 3, 2017, PROSHRED® will be holding its 4th annual Shred Cancer Event 
in every single PROSHRED® location in the United States. 

(2) During  2016,  PROSHRED®  shred  and  recycled  40,000  tons  of  paper,  which 

equates to 603,000 trees being saved. 

In closing, the management team of Redishred Capital Corp. would like to thank our hard 
working and dedicated franchisees and employees for their efforts and support in growing 
the  PROSHRED®  brand.    Furthermore,  we  would  like  to  thank  our  board  of  directors, 
shareholders,  suppliers  and  most  importantly  our  clients  for  their  ongoing  support.  
PROSHRED®  continues  to  demonstrate  that  it  is  the  system  of  choice  for  on-site 
information destruction, and we are looking forward to continuing our growth in 2017 and 
onwards. 

Yours truly, 

Jeffrey Hasham 

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Recap of Strategy and 2017 Targets (In Canadian Dollars except where noted) 

Growth of Same Location Service System Sales (1):  

2017 Target 
Longer-term target 

Growth of 12% to $27.5M USD. 
Growth between 8% and 10% per annum. 

Consolidated EBITDA from existing operations:  

2017 Target 

Longer-term target 

Attain  EBITDA  of  $2.8M  from  existing  locations, 
growing by 18% over 2016. 
Attain  EBITDA  growth  of  5%  to  10%  from  existing 
locations. 

Consolidated Operating Income from existing operations (2): 

2017 Target 

Longer-term target 

At least $2.0M 
Grow  existing  Operating  Income  by  10%  to  15%  per 
annum. 

Expand by way of Accretive Acquisitions (3): 

2017 Target 

Conduct between $3M and $4M of acquisitions. 

Longer-term target 

Increase the Corporately operated portfolio from 6 to 
12 locations by 2020. 

Franchise Development: 

2017 Target 

Longer-term target 

Award between two and four new franchised locations 
per annum. 

Continue  to  add  a  minimum  of  2  new  franchised 
locations per annum. 

(1)  Service related sales excludes recycling sales. 
(2)  Existing  operations  includes  the  existing  corporate  operations,  the  franchise  system  and  the  existing 

infrastructure to support up the existing locations. 

(3)  Acquisitions  may  include  tuck-in  acquisitions  within  existing  corporate  locations.  These  would  not  be 

considered as a net new location. 

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Management Team  

Jeffrey Hasham, CPA, CA 
Chief Executive Officer 

Mr. Hasham is the Chief Executive Officer of Redishred.  He has held this position 
since  April  2011.    Mr.  Hasham  has  worked  in  franchising  and  in  particular  with 
logistics based  franchise concepts for 16 years.   Mr.  Hasham  is also a Chartered 
Professional Accountant, having articled at Ernst & Young LLP. 

Kasia Pawluk, CPA, CA 
Chief Financial Officer 

Mrs.  Pawluk is  the Chief  Financial  Officer of Redishred, a position she has held 
since April 2011.  Prior to being appointed to her current position, Mrs. Pawluk was 
the  Manager  of  Finance  for  Redishred.  Mrs.  Pawluk  is  also  a  Chartered 
Professional Accountant, having articled with the accounting firm of Deloitte LLP. 

Ron Gable 
Senior Vice President of Performance & Operations 

Mr. Gable is the Senior Vice President of Performance and Operations.  He has held 
this position since November 2015 and has been employed with the Company since 
July of 2015. Mr. Gable has spent 25 years as a business strategy and performance 
consultant.  His  clients  included  many  multi-national  corporations  with  multiple 
branches and with diverse business models, including franchising and logistics. 

Jack Pulkinen, CPA, CA 
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development 

Mr.  Pulkinen  is  the  Senior  Vice  President  of  Corporate  Development.    From 
October  2015  to  October  2016,  Mr.  Pulkinen  was  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  of 
Redishred.    Mr.  Pulkinen  has  spent  30  years  working  with  leading  Public 
Companies and Private Equity backed Companies in senior and NEO roles.  Mr. 
Pulkinen  is  also  a  Chartered  Professional  Accountant,  having  articled  with 
Clarkson Gordon (now Ernst & Young LLP).   

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Information 

Redishred Capital Corp. – Home Office 

Toronto, Ontario 
6559 Mississauga Road, Suite B 
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N 1A6 

PROSHRED® Franchising Corp.  

Syracuse, New York 
6067 Corporate Drive  
East Syracuse, NY 13057 

Redishred Acquisition Inc. – US Offices: 

New York City, New York 
5 West Main Street Suite #200 
Elmsford, NY 10523 

Albany, New York 
164 Montgomery Street 
Albany, NY 12207 

Syracuse, New York 
6067 Corporate Drive  
East Syracuse, NY 13057 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
1425 Commerce Ave – Unit C 
Brookfield, WI 53045 

Charlotte, North Carolina 
803 Pressley Rd - Suite 108 
Charlotte, NC 28217 

Miami, Florida  
201 South Biscayne Blvd Suite 2800 
Miami, FL 33131 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 
2300 NW 30th Ct 
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 

Northern Virginia 
44845 Falcon Pl #104,  
Sterling, VA 20166 

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