Auditor tags Trade Window accounts but firm confident

Auditor tags Trade Window accounts but firm confident
Chief executive AJ Smith is upbeat about the future of trade. (Image: Trade Window)
Paul McBeth
Trade Window is confident the $5.4 million it raised will be enough to keep it trading over the coming financial year, although auditor KPMG tagged its accounts with a material uncertainty note. The software company has laid off about 25 staff, mainly in research and development roles, which it said won’t undermine its ability to generate revenue, and wants to keep stripping out costs as it targets breaking even on an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) basis by the end of the March 2025 year. I...

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