Diamond Equity Research Releases Update Note on Genius Group Ltd. (NYSE: GNS)

New York, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamond Equity Research, an equity research firm with a focus on small capitalization public companies has released an update note on Genius Group Ltd. (NYSE: GNS). The update note includes information on the Genius Group Ltd.’ financial results, management commentary, recent developments, outlook, and risks. The research summary below is from a report commissioned by Genius Group Ltd. and produced by Diamond Equity Research. Investors can find various risk factors in the update report and in the respective financial filings for Genius Group Limited. 

The full research report is available below.

Genius Group Limited September 2026 Update Note

 Highlights from the report include:                         

• Launch of the AI Treasury and the AGI Infinity Portfolio Reframes the Equity Story Around Artificial General Intelligence: In May 2026 the board authorized a Genius AI Treasury, with the AGI Infinity Portfolio as its first vehicle and an initial envelope of up to $100 million across three phases. Phase 1 targets $20 million of pre-IPO exposure through three SEC-registered closed-end interval funds, the ARK Venture Fund, Destiny Tech100 and the Fundrise Innovation Fund, on an illustrative 40/40/20 weighting, of which management calculates that approximately 43.9%, or $8.78 million, looks through to named frontier-AI private companies including SpaceX at 10.7%, Anthropic at 10.5% and OpenAI at 6.9%. Phase 2 contemplates $30 million into listed compute, power and semiconductor infrastructure and Phase 3 a further $50 million into second-order beneficiaries. Management's aspirational five-year plan grows the portfolio to $800 million by 2030 within a $2 billion balance sheet, held at or below 40% of total assets to remain outside the Investment Company Act of 1940. We regard the logic as coherent, but the plan is funding dependent and only $657,100 of AI treasury assets was carried at the latest available mark.
• Net Asset Value per Share Adopted as the Key Metric, With the Shares at a Substantial Discount to Stated Book: Management has adopted net asset value per share, total assets less total liabilities divided by shares outstanding, as its primary shareholder metric, and intends to compound it by growing net assets through the operating businesses and the dual treasury while shrinking the denominator through buybacks and retirements. Audited net asset value per share was $0.60 at the end of FY 2025; on estimated unaudited net assets of $106.6 million and 173.4 million shares at 30 June 2026 we calculate $0.61. In June 2026 the company bought back 12.6 million shares and cancelled a further 20 million, together equivalent to approximately 27% of the float, a further 30.1 million shares have been identified for retirement, and the ICC arbitration award against LZG International returned 7.4 million shares and $8.0 million of cash. The discount is real based on recent financial statements, but investors should note that the composition consists of goodwill and other non-current assets of $80.7 million represent close to 60% of total assets at 31 December 2025.
• Jewel Bank Stake and the GENIUS Act Provide Regulated Digital-Asset Optionality: In April 2026 the company closed an $8.0 million registered direct offering at $0.37 per share with American Ventures LLC as lead investor and acquired a 9.9% equity interest in Jewel Financial Limited, with $5.5 million paid to Jewel of which $5.0 million funds bank operations towards launch. Jewel Bank holds both a full Bermuda Monetary Authority banking license and a Class F Digital Asset Business Act license, the only institution in Bermuda with both, and is developing JUSD, a dollar-denominated stablecoin designed for compliance with the GENIUS Act signed into US law in July 2025. Management's plan is to become a Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer, launch GEMs, its blockchain-based education merit tokens, and build digital asset service provider capability alongside the education platform. Launch is anticipated in the second half of 2026, and we carry the stake at its $5.5 million cost rather than ascribing any franchise value to it.
• Profitability Achieved Through H1 2026 Following the FY 2025 Restructuring: Genius Group reported unaudited operational revenue of $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, up 171% year-over-year, and $3.2 million in the second quarter, up 112%, taking first-half operational revenue to approximately $6.5 million. Gross profit rose 228% and 978% respectively across the two quarters, with first quarter gross margin improving to 62% from 52%, while net profit from operations reversed from losses of $0.5 million and $2.3 million in the prior-year periods to profits of $2.7 million and $4.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA from operations was positive in both quarters, at $0.6 million and $0.3 million against negative $0.4 million and negative $0.6 million a year earlier. We would highlight that these figures cover the three operating business units only and exclude central treasury gains and losses and central financing, investing, legal and management items, so they are not directly comparable with the audited group accounts. Alongside the operating improvement the company sold the remainder of its Bitcoin treasury during the first quarter and repaid its $8.5 million of debt in full, materially de-risking the capital structure ahead of the treasury relaunch.
• Valuation: Our valuation of Genius Group is based on a sum-of-the-parts framework that separates the operating education business from the newly authorized dual treasury. Revenue is modelled bottom-up by business unit: a location-level build for Genius Resorts across site count, seats, utilization and revenue per order contributing $8.4 million in FY 2026, $4.0 million from Property Investors Network on approximately 27.8k paying students, $3.75 million of Pro Education revenue from the 51%-owned ProEd Global School, and $1.6 million from GeniusU on approximately 24.6k paying students at an average $64 of revenue each. Operating costs are tied directly to that revenue base. The cost of sales fell significantly from 65.8% of revenue in FY 2025 to 32.5% in FY 2026, primarily driven by strong revenue growth and a strategic shift toward higher-margin programs. Part A, the core EdTech business, is valued at $262.5 million of equity, weighting a DCF at 90%, discounted at a 12.4% rate, and a guideline public company analysis at 10%, applying a 2.34x cohort EV/Sales multiple to our FY 2026 revenue estimate of $19.0 million, or $1.51 per share on 173.4 million shares. Part B, the treasury, carries $17.8 million of assets pro forma for the proposed $12.5 million perpetual preferred tranche, which ranks senior, leaving $0.03 per share. Our blended framework derives an illustrative valuation of $1.54 per share, contingent on continued financing access and successful execution.

About Genius Group Limited

Genius Group (NYSE American: GNS) is a global education group delivering AI-powered education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves over 6 million users in more than 100 countries through its Genius City model and online digital marketplace. The Company operates a Bitcoin and AI dual treasury strategy alongside its core education business.

For more information, visit https://www.geniusgroup.net/

About Diamond Equity Research

Diamond Equity Research is a leading equity research and corporate access firm focused on small capitalization companies. Diamond Equity Research is an approved sell-side provider on major institutional investor platforms.

For more information, visit https://www.diamondequityresearch.com.

Disclosures:

Diamond Equity Research LLC is being compensated by Genius Group Limited for producing research materials regarding Genius Group Limited, and its securities, which is meant to subsidize the high cost of creating the report and monitoring the security, however, the views in the report reflect that of Diamond Equity Research. All payments are received upfront and are billed for an annual or semi-annual research engagement. As of 09/11/2026, the issuer has paid us a total of $121,500 for our research services, which commenced on 04/16/2022, which could present a conflict of interest. The first year was billed annually for $27,000. Thereafter, payments were made in equal installments of $13,500 for six-month semi-annual periods, with $13,500 received in April 2023 for the April–October 2023 period. A payment of $27,000 was made in May 2024 to cover two outstanding six-month terms corresponding to October 2023 and April 2024. An additional $13,500 was received in November 2024 for the October 2024–April 2025 period, followed by another $13,500 payment received in May 2025 for the April 2025–October 2025 period, another $13,500 payment received in November 2025 for the October 2025–April 2026 period and another $13,500 payment received in September 2026 for the April 2026-October 2026 period. Diamond Equity Research LLC may be compensated for non-research related services, including presenting at Diamond Equity Research investment conferences, press releases and other additional services. The non-research related service cost is dependent on the company but usually do not exceed $5,000. The issuer has paid us for non-research related services as of 09/11/2026 consisting of $3,000 for presenting at a virtual investment conference and $2,000 for organizing an investment dinner. Issuers are not required to engage us for these additional services. Additional fees may have accrued since then. Artificial intelligence-assisted tools were used to support certain research, information synthesis, and editorial processes. Diamond Equity Research company sponsored reports are based on publicly available information and although no investment recommendations are made within our company sponsored research reports, given the small capitalization nature of the companies we cover we have adopted an internal trading procedure around the public companies by whom we are engaged, with investors able to find such policy on our website public disclosures page. This report and press release do not consider individual circumstances and does not take into consideration individual investor preferences. Statements within this report may constitute forward-looking statements, these statements involve many risk factors and general uncertainties around the business, industry, and macroeconomic environment.  This report does not explicitly or implicitly affirm that the information contained within this document is accurate and/or comprehensive, and as such should not be relied on in such a capacity. All information contained within this report is subject to change without any formal or other notice provided. This document is not produced in conjunction with a security offering and is not an offering to purchase securities.  Investors need to be aware of the high degree of risk in small capitalization equities including the complete potential loss of their investment. Investors can find various risk factors in the initiation report and in the respective financial filings for Genius Group Ltd. Please review the update report attached for full disclosure page. 

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• Genius Group Limited September 2026 Update Note

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