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Erik Roth had a problem. In November 2022, the board of McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm where Roth is a senior partner, asked him to make it easier for employees to access and apply the wealth of knowledge the firm had amassed over decades. The status quo was discouraging. McKinsey's internal digital catalog contained about 65,000 PowerPoint documents. Even using keywords, a search could yield hundreds at a time.
But generative AI technology, which catapulted onto the scene after OpenAI launched ChatGPT that same month, offered a solution. So a few months later, Roth brought the board a demo. After feeding dozens of marketing and sales documents into an OpenAI model, he showed how it could answer the executives' questions about the documents almost instantaneously.
'They thought it was a joke,' Roth told me. 'And that's where Lilli was born.'
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How it works
McKinsey launched Lilli, the AI tool Roth and a team of engineers designed, in July 2023. It's named
Opened in a browser window, Lilli looks spare and unassuming. Then Roth keyed in a very consultant-y sounding task:
Break down the electric-vehicle battery industry value chain into steps
. After thinking for a few moments, denoted by a circular loading icon, Lilli generated a formatted list that spanned mining raw materials to recycling spent batteries.
The goal is to draw on as much relevant knowledge as possible. Lilli pulls from McKinsey's PowerPoints, expert interviews, and other internal sources, plus public data about thousands of companies and industries. Its EV list featured numbered footnotes that resembled a Wikipedia page; blue citations indicated an internal McKinsey source, orange an external one. (In small text, Lilli warns that it 'may produce inaccurate or biased information.' Consultants verify its output and provide feedback using thumbs-up or thumbs-down icons.)
Two years after Lilli debuted, two-thirds of employees across McKinsey's scores of offices around the world use it monthly; more than forty percent use it weekly. 'It's become a second screen for most of our people where it's up all day long as a problem-solving partner,' Roth said.
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Welcome to the revolution
That might not sound particularly transformative. But what makes Lilli different is McKinsey's effort to merge it with the company's other functions. Lilli can create shareable PowerPoint slides of content it's generated, rewrite text to fit the firm's house style, and suggest who in the firm a consultant should ask for more information.
Rob Levin, a senior partner in McKinsey's Boston office, sees AI as a transformational tool for businesses that adopt it widely. 'This is the future of competitive advantage,' he said. McKinsey shows off Lilli to clients that might like to implement their own version.
Lilli also keeps evolving. The firm recently launched AI agents — 'virtual helpers,' in Roth's shorthand — that can execute tasks without additional prompts. For example, a consultant could have an agent generate a profile of a company and a memo appealing to its needs — or even to specific executives. McKinsey is also rolling out a voice-enabled feature; Lilli's own voice, which I heard during my visit, is peppy and eager.
As Lilli could probably tell you, revolutions can be bloody, and some of AI's drawbacks are becoming clearer. People who talk to chatbots
For now, Lilli is primarily saving time. Before it, Roth said, a consultant might've needed a day or more to figure out which EV battery experts to call and which information to use.
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Could that mean less time spent working? Roth suggested it's already happening in limited ways. 'We're saving the average consultant over one full day per week,' he said. 'If they're getting in that extra gym class during the day, or whatever they might be doing to bring back some balance, it's not a terrible thing.'
But a four-day workweek? Now that would be revolutionary.
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Gerrymandering wars:
Texas Republicans unveiled a plan to redraw the state's congressional map, potentially costing Democrats seats in the US House next year. In response, blue-state Democrats are considering redrawing their own maps. (
Israel-Hamas war:
Canada said it would soon recognize a Palestinian state, joining France and the UK, but demanded that Palestinian leaders commit to holding elections. (
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People evacuated along parts of South America's Pacific coast after Tuesday's earthquake off Russia, but the US and Japan seemed to be out of danger. (
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Amended Senior Term Credit Facility On July 17, 2025, a third amended and restated credit agreement with Fiera Private Debt ("FPD") was entered into to update certain definitions and incorporate qualitative changes, with no impact to the financial terms of the FPD Facilities. Q2 2025 EARNINGS CALL DETAILS The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EST Mr. Kellam and James Lorimer, CFO, will present the second quarter 2025 results followed by a live Q&A. Register for the webcast prior to the start of the event: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams All attendees must register for the webinar prior to the call. Please complete the phone field in the form at the above link (prior to the start of the event) if you wish to dial in. The Company's full results will be posted on its Investor Relations page and on SEDAR+. A video message from Mr. Kellam will also be posted on the Company's website. Footnotes: 1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted net income (loss) as percentage of revenues, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Free cash flow are non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures. For a description of the composition of these and other non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures used in this press release, and a reconciliation to their most comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, where applicable, see the information under the heading 'Non-IFRS Accounting Standards Measures', the information set forth on Table 2 and Table 3 herein, and our most recent Management Discussion & Analysis filed on SEDAR+. TABLE 1 The following table sets out selected historical consolidated financial information for the periods noted. TABLE 2 The following table provides reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods noted. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 April 1 to June 30, 2025 April 1 to June 30, 2024 January 1 to June 30, 2025 January 1 to June 30, 2024 (in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited) Net income for the period $ 3,714 $ 4,064 $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Interest expense, net 5,120 5,366 10,268 10,919 Debt modification gain (867 ) — (867 ) — Amortization of transaction costs 131 140 271 280 Current income tax expense 1,445 16 3,516 1,358 Deferred income tax recovery (359 ) 947 (1,270 ) (216 ) Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment 1,792 1,783 3,514 3,306 Amortization of intangible assets 326 306 709 1,034 Depreciation of right-of-use-assets 5,029 4,329 9,831 8,814 EBITDA $ 16,331 $ 16,951 $ 34,800 $ 31,034 Acquisition and integration costs — 243 — 526 Restructuring expenses 58 1,101 58 2,186 Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 179 (1,407 ) 298 1,807 Adjusted EBITDA $ 16,568 $ 16,888 $ 35,156 $ 35,553 Expand TABLE 3 The following table provides reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted net income and a presentation of Adjusted net income per share for the periods noted. Adjusted net income reconciliation About DATA Communications Management Corp. DCM is a leading Canadian tech-enabled provider of print and digital solutions that help simplify complex marketing communications and operations workflow. DCM serves over 2,500 clients including 70 of the 100 largest Canadian corporations and leading government agencies. Our core strength lies in delivering individualized services to our clients that simplify their communications, including customized printing, highly personalized marketing communications, campaign management, digital signage, and digital asset management. From omnichannel marketing campaigns to large-scale print and digital workflows, our goal is to make complex tasks surprisingly simple, allowing our clients to focus on what they do best. Additional information relating to DATA Communications Management Corp. is available on and in the disclosure documents filed by DATA Communications Management Corp. on SEDAR+ at FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release constitute 'forward-looking' statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as 'may,' 'would,' 'could,' 'will,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'believe,' 'intend,' 'plan,' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect DCM's current views regarding future events and operating performance, are based on information currently available to DCM, and speak only as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. They should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such performance or results will be achieved. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We caution readers of this press release not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements since a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions, or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in these forward-looking statements. The principal factors, assumptions and risks that DCM made or took into account in the preparation of these forward-looking statements and which could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are described in further detail in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis filed on SEDAR+, and include but are not limited to the following: industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which the Company has no control, including: declines in print consumption; labour disruptions at suppliers and customers, including Canada Post; the impact of tariffs and responses thereto (including by governments, trade partners and customers), which may include, without limitation, retaliatory tariffs, export taxes, restrictions on exports to the U.S. or other measures, increases in our input costs, and the effect of governmental regulations and policies in general; our ability to achieve and meet our revenue, profitability, free cash flow and debt reduction targets for 2025 and in the future; while we have received consents from our lenders for the declaration and payment of the special dividend and regular recurring dividend, including the exclusion of the special dividend from our fixed charge coverage ratios, our financial leverage may increase, and there is no guarantee that we will pay such dividends in the future; and, our ability to comply with our financial and other covenants under our credit facilities, which may preclude us from paying future dividends if our outlook and future financial liquidity changes. Additional factors are discussed elsewhere in this press release and under the headings "Liquidity and capital resources" and 'Risks and Uncertainties' in DCM's Management Discussion and Analysis and in DCM's other publicly available disclosure documents, as filed by DCM on SEDAR+. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this press release as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. Unless required by applicable securities law, DCM does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. NON-IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS MEASURES NON-IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES This press release includes certain non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures as supplementary information. This supplementary information does not represent earnings measures recognized by IFRS Accounting Standards and does not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards. Therefore, these non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that this supplementary information should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as an indicator of DCM's performance. Definitions of such supplementary information, together with a reconciliation of net income (loss) to such supplementary financial measures, can be found in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed on SEDAR+ at Condensed interim consolidated statements of operations (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited) For the three months ended June 30, 2025 For the three months ended June 30, 2024 For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024 Revenues $ 113,794 $ 125,751 $ 237,469 $ 255,005 Cost of revenues 83,286 91,417 170,701 183,360 Gross profit 30,508 34,334 66,768 71,645 Expenses Selling, commissions and expenses 9,649 10,178 20,609 21,042 General and administration expenses 10,222 12,295 22,721 25,566 Research & development expenses 1,216 1,391 2,336 2,638 Restructuring expenses 58 1,101 58 2,186 Acquisition and integration costs — 243 — 526 Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 179 (1,407 ) 298 1,807 21,324 23,801 46,022 53,765 Income before finance costs and income taxes 9,184 10,533 20,746 17,880 Finance costs Interest expense on long term debt and pensions, net 1,837 2,307 3,708 4,805 Interest expense on lease liabilities 3,283 3,059 6,560 6,114 Amortization of transaction costs 131 140 271 280 Debt modification gain (867 ) — (867 ) — 4,384 5,506 9,672 11,199 Income before income taxes 4,800 5,027 11,074 6,681 Income tax expense Current 1,445 16 3,516 1,358 Deferred (359 ) 947 (1,270 ) (216 ) 1,086 963 2,246 1,142 Net income for the period $ 3,714 $ 4,064 $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Other comprehensive income: Foreign currency translation (110 ) 14 (115 ) 44 (110 ) 14 (115 ) 44 Items that will not be reclassified to net income Re-measurements of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations s 1,816 1,755 1,431 8,768 Taxes related to pension and other post-employment benefit adjustment above (461 ) (406 ) (363 ) (2,248 ) 1,355 1,349 1,068 6,520 Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax $ 1,245 $ 1,363 $ 953 $ 6,564 Comprehensive income for the period $ 4,959 $ 5,427 $ 9,781 $ 12,103 Basic earnings per share 0.07 0.07 0.16 0.10 Diluted earnings per share 0.06 0.07 0.15 0.10 Expand Condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited) For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024 $ $ Cash provided by Operating activities Net income for the period $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Items not affecting cash Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment 3,514 3,306 Amortization of intangible assets 709 1,034 Depreciation of right-of-use-assets 9,831 8,814 Share-based compensation expense 89 321 Net fair value losses on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 298 1,807 Pension expense 742 943 Gain on disposal of sale and leaseback — (11 ) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment — 149 Provisions 58 2,186 Debt modification gain (867 ) — Amortization of transaction costs 271 280 Accretion of asset retirement obligations 54 65 Other post-employment benefit plan expense 87 298 Right-of-use assets impairment — 97 Income tax expense 2,246 1,142 Changes in non cash working capital (12,173 ) 764 Contributions made to pension plans (675 ) (604 ) Contributions made to other post-employment benefit plans (189 ) (115 ) Provisions paid (5,460 ) (6,526 ) Income taxes paid (1,448 ) (1,599 ) Total cash generated from operating activities 5,915 17,890 Investing activities Proceeds on sale and leaseback transaction 6,694 8,661 Purchase of property, plant, and equipment (2,536 ) (6,989 ) Purchase of intangible assets (23 ) — Purchase of non-current assets (143 ) (6,499 ) Proceeds on disposal of property, plant, and equipment — 431 Total cash provided by (used in) investing activities 3,992 (4,396 ) Financing activities Exercise of options — 337 Proceeds from credit facilities 53,733 30,185 Repayment of credit facilities (48,054 ) (43,726 ) Decrease in bank overdrafts (880 ) (1,564 ) Transaction costs (417 ) — Dividends paid (13,829 ) — Principal portion of lease payments (4,005 ) (3,500 ) Repurchases of shares (213 ) — Total cash (used in) financing activities (13,665 ) (18,268 ) Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period (3,758 ) (4,774 ) Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period 6,773 17,652 Effects of foreign exchange on cash balances (128 ) 51 Cash and cash equivalents – end of period $ 2,887 $ 12,929 Expand
