Kaival Brands Reports Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results and Highlights Recent Achievements
- Stable revenues and improving financial performance
- Added more store locations and shipped initial orders
- Amended agreement with PMI, received net reconciliation payment of $135,000 and royalty payment of $121,000
- CEO expects sales in September to double August sales
- Gross profit increased to 36.3% of revenues, net
- Operating expenses reduced
- Net loss decreased to $1.8 million
- Working capital of $2.4 million and total cash of $1.0 million
- None.
Stable Revenues and Improving Gross Margin and Net Profits
Expanding Distribution, Revised PMI Licensing Agreement and More Favorable Regulatory Environment Expected to Serve as Strong Tailwinds for Improving Financial Performance
GRANT-VALKARIA, Fla., Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KAVL) ("Kaival Brands," the "Company," or "we"), the exclusive U.S. distributor of all products manufactured by Bidi Vapor, LLC ("Bidi Vapor"), including the BIDI® Stick, which are intended for adults 21 and over, today announced its financial results for the fiscal 2023 third quarter ended July 31, 2023.
Recent Business Highlights
- Added more than 1,500 store locations to Circle K rollout bringing the total locations to more than 2,700 in the South Atlantic and Midwest regions
- Shipped an initial order of BIDI® Sticks to over 900 Kwik Trip and Mapco locations
- Amended agreement with Phillip Morris International (PMI) for distribution of Bidi Vapor products internationally, simplifying payment structure thereby reducing costs and accelerating royalty payments. On September 8, 2023, the Company received both a net reconciliation payment from PMI of approximately
$135,000 pursuant to this amendment, and also received a royalty payment earned from July 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023, in the amount of approximately$121,000 - Appointed Thomas J. Metzler to the role of Chief Financial Officer
- Promoted Eric Mosser to the role of Chief Executive Officer
- Promoted Stephen Sheriff to role of Chief Operating Officer
Management Comments
Eric Mosser, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kaival Brands, stated, “We are increasingly encouraged by the renewed BIDI® Stick interest and order flow from our distribution partners and increased enforcement of compliance regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Over the past several months, we have increased placements with several large-scale C-store brands including Kwik Trip and Circle K, both of which are focused on ID-verification and youth-access prevention, and engaged a prominent national broker and one of the largest retail distributors in the U.S. We are pushing distribution into more channels and expect the impact will be evident in our financial results in the coming periods. Sales in September are on pace to double sales in August, a solid proof point of the momentum that is building.
“We recently renegotiated the licensing agreement with PMI in light of regulation changes in international markets and given the lessons learned during the first year of the agreement. Importantly, the revised agreement simplifies the payment terms, provides us with incremental cost savings and improves visibility into our future revenue and cash flows. We anticipate an acceleration of royalty payments, which will also serve as a catalyst for improving financial performance in the coming periods.”
Financial Results for Fiscal Third Quarter 2023
Revenues: Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 were
Cost of Revenue, Net, and Gross Profit: Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was
Operating Expenses: Total operating expenses were
Net Loss: Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 was
Cash Position: As of July 31, 2023, the Company had working capital of
Additional information regarding the Company’s results of operations for the third quarter ended July 31, 2023 is available in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such reporting period, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ABOUT KAIVAL BRANDS
Based in Grant-Valkaria, Florida, Kaival Brands is a company focused on incubating innovative and profitable adult-focused products into mature and dominant brands, with a current focus on the distribution of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) also known as “e-cigarettes” for adult smokers and tobacco users 21 and over. Our business plan is to seek to diversify into distributing other nicotine and non-nicotine delivery system products (including those related to hemp-derived cannabidiol (known as CBD) products). Kaival Brands and Philip Morris Products S.A. (via sublicense from Kaival Brands) are the exclusive global distributors of all products manufactured by Bidi Vapor.
Learn more about Kaival Brands at https://ir.kaivalbrands.com/overview/default.aspx.
ABOUT KAIVAL LABS
Based in Grant-Valkaria, Florida, Kaival Labs is a
Learn more about Kaival Labs at https://kaivallabs.com.
ABOUT BIDI VAPOR
Based in Melbourne, Florida, Bidi Vapor maintains a commitment to responsible, adult-focused marketing, supporting age-verification standards and sustainability through its BIDI ® Cares recycling program. Bidi Vapor’s premier device, the BIDI ® Stick, is a premium product made with high-quality components, a UL-certified battery and technology designed to deliver a consistent vaping experience for adult smokers 21 and over. Bidi Vapor is also adamant about strict compliance with all federal, state and local guidelines and regulations. At Bidi Vapor, innovation is key to its mission, with the BIDI® Stick promoting environmental sustainability, while providing a unique vaping experience to adult smokers.
Nirajkumar Patel, the Company’s Chief Science and Regulatory Officer and director, owns and controls Bidi Vapor. As a result, Bidi Vapor is considered a related party of the Company.
For more information, visit www.bidivapor.com.
Contact:
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(646) 536-7331
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Kaival Brands Media & Press Relations:
Stephen Sheriff, COO and Investor Relations Officer
Kaival Brands
(646) 572-7086
investors@kaivalbrands.com
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Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. | |||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||
July 31, 2023 | October 31, 2022 | ||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||||
Cash | $ | 1,003,212 | $ | 3,685,893 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net | 710,608 | 574,606 | |||||||
Other receivable - related party - short term | 1,136,452 | 1,539,486 | |||||||
Inventories | 3,591,991 | 1,239,725 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses | 172,601 | 426,407 | |||||||
Income tax receivable | - | 1,607,302 | |||||||
Total current assets | 6,614,864 | 9,073,419 | |||||||
Fixed assets, net | 3,016 | - | |||||||
Intangible assets, net | 11,664,909 | - | |||||||
Other receivable - related party - net of current portion | 1,840,475 | 2,164,646 | |||||||
Right of use asset - operating lease | 1,056,767 | 1,198,969 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 21,180,031 | $ | 12,437,034 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER EQUITY | |||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 125,011 | $ | 40,023 | |||||
Accounts payable - related party | 2,308,373 | - | |||||||
Accrued expenses | 540,516 | 1,099,157 | |||||||
Customer deposits | - | 44,973 | |||||||
Customer refund due | 618,403 | - | |||||||
Deferred revenue | - | 235,274 | |||||||
Loans payable, net | 483,078 | - | |||||||
Operating lease obligation - short term | 179,861 | 166,051 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 4,255,242 | 1,585,478 | |||||||
LONG TERM LIABILITIES: | |||||||||
Operating lease obligation, net of current portion | 914,761 | 1,050,776 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,170,003 | 2,636,254 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||||
Preferred stock; 5,000,000 shares authorized | |||||||||
Series A Convertible Preferred stock ( | |||||||||
none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2023, and October 31, 2022, respectively) | - | - | |||||||
Series B Convertible Preferred stock ( | |||||||||
900,000 and none issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2023, and October 31, 2022, respectively) | 900 | - | |||||||
Common stock | |||||||||
($.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 58,261,090 and 56,169,090 shares | |||||||||
issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2023, and October 31, 2022, respectively) | 58,261 | 56,169 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 44,339,243 | 29,375,787 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (28,388,376 | ) | (19,631,176 | ) | |||||
Total Stockholders' Equity | 16,010,028 | 9,800,780 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY | $ | 21,180,031 | $ | 12,437,034 | |||||
Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended July 31, | For the Nine Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues, net | $ | 3,228,099 | $ | 3,854,012 | $ | 8,710,591 | $ | 9,788,368 | ||||||||
Revenues - related party | 1,165 | 29,319 | 7,878 | 60,469 | ||||||||||||
Royalty revenue | 385,685 | - | 491,257 | - | ||||||||||||
Excise tax on products | (31,356 | ) | (36,070 | ) | (79,913 | ) | (99,669 | ) | ||||||||
Total revenues, net | 3,583,593 | 3,847,261 | 9,129,813 | 9,749,168 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue - related party | 2,282,601 | 3,365,010 | 7,414,053 | 9,477,060 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenue - other | - | 40,186 | - | 133,283 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue | 2,282,601 | 3,405,196 | 7,414,053 | 9,610,343 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 1,300,992 | 442,065 | 1,715,760 | 138,825 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Advertising and promotion | 577,991 | 657,561 | 1,827,033 | 2,011,131 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 2,376,057 | 3,641,495 | 8,510,792 | 9,784,616 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,954,048 | 4,299,056 | 10,337,825 | 11,795,747 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (147,087 | ) | - | (135,135 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Total other expense | (147,087 | ) | - | (135,135 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Loss before income taxes provision | (1,800,143 | (3,856,991 | ) | (8,757,200 | ) | (11,656,922 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | 5,807 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (1,800,143 | ) | (3,856,991 | ) | $ | (8,757,200 | ) | (11,651,115 | ) | |||||||
Preferred stock dividend | (45,000 | ) | - | (45,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common shareholders | $ | (1,845,143 | ) | $ | (3,856,991 | ) | $ | (8,802,200 | ) | $ | (11,651,115 | ) | ||||
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.34 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 57,578,916 | 41,493,644 | 56,645,943 | 34,259,009 |