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An International Online Factory Brings High-tech Innovation into Pig Farming Industry

SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / Woodrow Wilson Bledsoe, known as the father of facial recognition, developed a system that could read faces by using a 10-inch-square tablet with vertical and horizontal coordinates in the 1960s. For the past 60 years, countries across the world have substantially increased the investment in facial recognition systems. Today, programmers extend facial intelligence to the livestock farming industry, using facial recognition technology to assess the emotional well-being of pigs.

Pig farms significantly benefited from this modern technique. With machine learning technology, each piglets' health condition can be accurately controlled since birth by understanding it's facial expressions. The system also allows health improvement for pigs while monitoring their daily and total feed consumption individually.

Alibaba (China's e-commerce giant) has recently set on automatic identification of pig faces. It can also be used for diagnosing its breeding status and detecting diseases. Last year Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) implemented the convolutional neural networks to analyze pig emotion and intention. Increasing numbers of farms around the world are now using high-tech equipment to record pig's actions with a precision that can exceed manual performance. Note that, however, smart farming relies on a massive database with intensive support of machine learning techniques.

Data support is the primary condition for smart farming

The key to smart farming is the big data support team behind it. Recently, a Korean pig farm is looking for a digital system to gain information on pigs' productivity, behavior, and welfare. They hired Bytebridge.io's team to improve farming efficiency.

"The smart system should be able to reflect every pig's health condition from tracking their feeding patterns and behaviors. We were looking for a data annotation company to process the data structurally according to different machine languages. The tricky part is, we set a very strict time limit for the team. We need the labeling to be done as soon as possible" said the owner of the pig farm.

"Surprisingly, Bytebridge.io perfectly resolved this problem and improved our system. After handing out millions of images, we received their package even sooner than we expected. We got our data labeled within 3 working days."

Traditional data labeling companies, after receiving similar projects, would employ an agent to call up the tagging team and train them at least for a day based on the customer's requirements. The communication cost can be significant in this process. Bytebridge.io, on the other hand, hugely cut the time and cost. Their output accuracy rate of labeling reaches 99.5% (i.e. over 995/1000 pictures can be correctly labeled). Bytebridge.io's speed of data processing is one-tenth of that of traditional data labeling companies.

Online data processing factory

Bytebridge.io owns millions of registered users all over the world with daily active users reached up to 100,000. According to the needs of customers, the platform divides and distributes tasks to global users and builds an online data processing factory. All users are grouped into different levels based on users' education, language, and task capability coefficient. Customers can optimize their cost by picking one of those options.

Consensus algorithm

To cut the communication and training cost when dealing with complex task flow, Bytebridge.io employs consensus decision-making to optimize the labeling system. When dealing with complex tasks, several proposed protocols reduces the task difficulty by splitting the task flow and then set a consensus index to unify the results through algorithm rules.

In the pig farm project, the final delivered data is presented as the structured data, including the number, position, and posture of pigs are displayed in a picture. Therefore, the task flow can be divided into sub-work, i.e. counting pigs, frame pigs, and posture interpretation.

Before task distribution, set a consensus index, such as 90%, for a task. If 90% of the people's answer is basically the same, the system will judge that they have reached a consensus. If customers require the highest accuracy of data annotation, they can use "multi-round consensus" to repeat tasks over again to improve the accuracy of final data delivery.

Bytebridge.io, an innovative data company, substitutes the traditional model by an innovative and precise consensus algorithm mechanism. It owns a powerful online data processing platform operating efficiently around the globe. Connecting the international fragmented labor force for data labeling/collection, promoting the labor structure transformation, Bytebridge.io develops a new model for the data labeling industry.

Meanwhile, data processing efficiency can be improved due to ensured data security as a result of API technology. By building an online data processing factory and replacing manual audits, Bytebridge.io provides revolutionary data solutions for all industries.

Contact: support@bytebridge.io
Website: bytebridge.io

SOURCE: TTC Foundation

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Binovi Announces Management Cease Trade Order per National Policy 12-203

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / Binovi Technologies Corp., (Binovi) (TSXV:VISN)(OTCQB:BNVIF) announces that its principal regulator, the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC"), has accepted the Company's request for, and the BCSC has granted, a management cease trade order (the "MCTO"). As previously announced on August 12, 2020, the application for the MCTO was made by the Company due to a delay in the preparation and filing of the Company's annual audited financial statements for the financial year ended February 29, 2020, the accompanying management's discussion and analysis and the related CEO and CFO certifications (collectively, the "Annual Filings") which were due June 29, 2020. The Company had relied on the temporary filing relief provided by BC Instrument 51-517 which provided an additional 45-day period for the Company to complete its Annual Filings. This period lapsed on August 13, 2020.

The MCTO restricts all trading in securities of the Company, whether direct or indirect, by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the directors of the Company until such time as the Annual Filings have been filed by the Company and the MCTO has been lifted. The MCTO does not affect the ability of shareholders who are not insiders of the Company to trade their securities. However, the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities could determine, in their discretion, that it would be appropriate to issue a general cease trade order against the Company affecting all of the securities of the Company.

The Company continues to work closely with its auditor and expects to file the Annual Filings by August 31, 2020.

During the MCTO, the Company confirms that it will comply with the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out in National Policy 12-203 respecting Management Cease Trade Orders for as long as it remains in default, including the issuance of bi-weekly default status reports, each of which will be issued in the form of a news release. The Company also confirms that there is no other material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed as of the date of this press release.

For additional information on the Company, please visit https://www.binovi.com/investor-reports/

About Binovi Technologies Corp.

Binovi is a best-in-class neuro-visual performance platform designed to test, analyze, track, and report on individual cognitive performance. Binovi combines hardware, software, specialized expert knowledge, and unique data insights to deliver customized, one-on-one training and learning protocols ideal for K-12 Students, Vision Care Specialists, and Sports Performance testing and training. Designed for vision optimization and the enhancement of skills related to cognitive performance, Binovi provides measurable results in less time, and with less effort. Binovi is currently used in over 1,500 locations across 20 countries.

Terry Booth

Executive Chairman

Adam Cegielski

Founder | CEO

Investor Relations

Email: invest@binovi.com
Toll-free: 1 (844) 866-6162
https://binovi.com/investors/

Forward looking information:

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, that the Company's financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events and that the Company obtains regulatory approval. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company's financial condition and development plans change, and delays in regulatory approval, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company as set forth in the Company's continuous disclosure filings filed under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com . The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE: Binovi Technologies Corp.

ReleaseID: 601852

GLG Life Tech Corporation Reports 2020 Second Quarter Financial Results

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a global leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high-quality zero-calorie natural sweeteners, announces financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The complete set of financial statements and management discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.glglifetech.com.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

The Company reported revenues of $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2020, a $3.2 million improvement compared to the second quarter of 2019 ($2.8 million). Revenues for the first six months of 2020 were $8.5 million, a $3.7 million improvement compared to the first six months of 2019 ($4.8 million).

Gross profit margin dropped two percentage points in the second quarter of 2020 to 28%, compared to second quarter of 2019 (30%). For the first six months of 2020, gross profit margin was up four percentage points at 23%, compared to the first six months of 2019 (19%).

The Company continues to closely manage its SG&A expenses, resulting in a $0.5 million reduction in G&A expenses for the second quarter of 2020 ($1.5 million) relative to the second quarter of 2019 ($2.0 million). G&A expenses for the first six months of 2020 were $2.7 million, a $1.2 million improvement compared to the first six months of 2019 ($3.9 million).

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income attributable to the Company's shareholders of $10.4 million, an increase of $13.2 million over the second quarter in 2019 (loss of $2.8 million). For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income attributable to the Company's shareholders of $1.8 million, an increase of $9.4 million over the comparable period in 2019 (loss of $7.6 million). The increase in net income was primarily driven by debt forgiveness related to the sale of an idle asset.

The Company reported net income per share of $0.27 for the second quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of $0.07 for the second quarter of 2019. For the first six months of 2020, the Company reported net income per share of $0.05, compared to a net loss of $0.20 for the first six months of 2019.

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

Sale of Idle Production Facility and Reduction of Debt

On August 10, 2020, the Company announced the sale of one of its two idle facilities, along with substantial reduction of the Company's debt.

After extensive negotiations stretching over multiple years, the Company has concluded the sale of its idle "Runhao" facility, located in Qingdao, China. Specifically, the Company sold the buildings and land use rights to the buyer, while retaining the assets, liabilities, and obligations of the Company's subsidiary entity that previously held the buildings and land use rights. The Company had not used the facility for several years and its sale will not have any impact on the Company's ongoing operations.

The deal involved not only the Company (as seller) and the buyer, but also the Company's primary bank debtholder, China Cinda Assets Management Corporation Anhui Branch ("Cinda"). Under the terms of the deal, from the sale proceeds of RMB 222 million (approximately CAD 42.5 million), Cinda received just over RMB 102 million, and as a result of this payment, Cinda further agreed to waive an additional approximately RMB 90 million in amounts owed to Cinda.

Thus, the Company reduced its overall liability to Cinda from RMB 570 million (as at March 31, 2020) to RMB 387 million (as at July 31, 2020), which is a reduction of RMB 193 million (approximately CAD 37 million) or a 34% reduction in the Company's obligations to Cinda. The carrying amounts of the Runhao buildings and land use rights were CAD 10.4 million.

Pursuant to the sale and the Chinese government's conditions for approval for the deal, the Company is required to use the remaining proceeds from the sale to satisfy the Company's tax obligation for Runhao, settle debts owed to certain third parties tied to the construction of Runhao, repay debts to a related party that has been instrumental in facilitating the Company's overall restructuring efforts, and pay settlement fees for the transaction. The deal was finalized in late July and the disposition of Runhao will be recorded as effective within the third quarter of 2020.

This substantial reduction in debt significantly improves the Company's balance sheet. Further, pursuant to a prior agreement with Cinda announced on September 9, 2019, this debt reduction positions the Company for further waivers of amounts owed to Cinda as future payments are made to Cinda. The Company continues to work closely with Cinda regarding its obligations and its plans to resolve those obligations through payments, waivers, and potentially a partial conversion of debt to equity in the Company's main Chinese subsidiary, Runhai Anhui Biotechnology Joint Stock Company.

Changes to Executive Team

Mr. Finnsson, the Company's CFO since March of 2019, tendered his resignation, for personal reasons, effective June 30, 2020. Management thanks Mr. Finnsson for his service. The Company has appointed Mr. Edward Wang, the Company's current Controller, as Acting Chief Financial Officer.

Additionally, the Company previously announced that its President, Paul Block, and the Company agreed that Mr. Block would step down as President with an effective date of June 25, 2020. Mr. Block remained a Director of the Company but opted to not run for re-election at the Company's upcoming Annual General and Special Meeting.

Dr. Luke Zhang, Chairman and CEO, in addition to his focus on overseeing the Company's Chinese subsidiaries and efforts to restructure the Company's debt, is continuing to manage the Company's North American team to increase sales, manage costs, and improve the Company's financial performance. "I would like to thank Paul for his years of service on our Board of Directors and for his contributions to our management team over the last eighteen months. I wish Paul well in his future endeavors," said Dr. Zhang.

Issuance and Revocation of Management Cease Trade Order

Due to a previously announced delay in filing of the Company's 2019 year-end financial statements and related documents, such delay arising from the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's ability to timely complete the filing, on May 15, 2020, the Company announced that it had applied for and been issued a Management Cease Trade Order ("MCTO") by the relevant securities commissions. Shortly after completing the filing, the MCTO was revoked on June 8, 2020.

Company Outlook

One of the most critical items that management has focused on and continues to focus on is the development and implementation of plans to stem the losses that the Company has suffered in recent years and to ameliorate the Company's financial position. As a result of those sustained losses, the Company lacks the cash necessary to fully fund the business operations and its strategic product initiatives. The Company is managing its cash flows carefully to mitigate risk of insolvency. Management has been successful in improving the Company's cash outlook in recent quarters. Nevertheless, without an infusion of cash in the months ahead, the Company may not be able to realize its strategic plans and could eventually cease to be a going concern.

To address that cash need, management has negotiated a CAD $1 million revolving loan facility with a related party for working capital purposes in 2020. Management has also realized the sale of one of its two idle assets; the sale of the "Runhao" facility resulted in significant debt reduction and better positions the Company to be able to access additional lines of working capital. Management is also evaluating options for the sale or other utilization of its idle "Runyang" primary processing facility in Jiangsu province to further address its cash needs and balance sheet.

Another factor contributing to the Company's financial situation is the competitive price pressure in the stevia market over the last year that has reduced mainstream "Reb A" products (such as Reb A 80 and Reb A 97) to the lowest price levels in years. While these products have historically formed the core of the Company's product sales, the margins on sales of these products have grown increasingly slim. To address this, the Company is taking a three-pronged approach.

First, the Company has taken decisive steps to reduce its SG&A costs as well as its production costs. Its North American operations have already reduced SG&A costs and the Company is in the process of eliminating non-essential costs in its Chinese operations. For the last several years, the Company's production capacity has been far greater than its projected order levels as it had sought rapid increases in orders for Reb A products. The Company's goal is now to "right-size" its Chinese operations – i.e., to optimize its staffing and production planning to meet the Company's projected production requirements while retaining the ability to accommodate growth in future order volumes. Management expects that this will enable the Company to sell its goods at more competitive and/or more profitable prices to secure additional order volumes and/or retain additional margin.

Second, the Company is increasing its focus on specialty stevia products, relative to its Reb A products. These specialty products are more differentiated than Reb A products and can bring more revenue opportunities and more meaningful margin contributions to the Company's bottom line. The Company is also progressing well on implementing a new line of business in the sweetener space distinct from its bulk stevia sales that has the potential to significantly increase the Company's revenues and margins.

Third, the Company is exploring options to enter the CBD market, where it could leverage its production expertise and equipment towards an investment that would jump start its ability to quickly begin producing high-quality low-cost CBD products. The Company has also entered into a distributorship agreement with East West Pharma Group for the distribution of its high-quality cannabidiol ("CBD") products and continues to explore other complementary opportunities in the cannabis extract market. While the Company has not realized any CBD sales in the first half of 2020, it is anticipating revenues and margins in late 2020 and beyond.

While the Company continues to face substantial risks and 2020 remains a pivotal year for the Company, management remains optimistic about the future opportunities for the Company. With the first idle asset sale now closed, right-sizing efforts progressing well, the optimization of production efficiencies, costs, and planning, and the Company's refocused product strategies, management is proceeding down the best available path to increased financial stability and profitability.

2020 AGM Voting Results

The Company held its Annual General Meeting virtually on July 28, 2020. The shareholders voted in all nominated directors, with favorable votes for each exceeding 99%. Dr. Luke Zhang continues as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Brian Palmieri continues as Vice Chairman of the Board.

SELECTED FINANCIALS

As noted above, the complete set of financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, are available on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.glglifetech.com.

Results from Operations

The following results from operations have been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual consolidated financial statements for 2019 and the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020.

 

In thousands Canadian $, except per share amounts

 
3 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 
 
6 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 

Revenue

 
$
5,975
 
 
$
2,827
 
 
 
111
%
 
$
8,540
 
 
$
4,849
 
 
 
76
%

Cost of Sales

 
$
(4,300
)
 
$
(1,976
)
 
 
118
%
 
$
(6,554
)
 
$
(3,922
)
 
 
67
%

% of Revenue

 
 
(72
%)
 
 
(70
%)
 
 
(2
%)
 
 
(77
%)
 
 
(81
%)
 
 
4
%

Gross Profit (Loss)

 
$
1,676
 
 
$
851
 
 
 
97
%
 
$
1,987
 
 
$
928
 
 
 
114
%

% of Revenue

 
 
28
%
 
 
30
%
 
 
(2
%)
 
 
23
%
 
 
19
%
 
 
4
%

Expenses

 
$
(2,203
)
 
$
(3,005
)
 
 
(27
%)
 
$
(3,830
)
 
$
(5,271
)
 
 
(27
%)

% of Revenue

 
 
(37
%)
 
 
(106
%)
 
 
69
%
 
 
(45
%)
 
 
(109
%)
 
 
64
%

(Loss) from Operations

 
$
(528
)
 
$
(2,154
)
 
 
(75
%)
 
$
(1,844
)
 
$
(4,343
)
 
 
(58
%)

% of Revenue

 
 
(9
%)
 
 
(76
%)
 
 
67
%
 
 
(22
%)
 
 
(90
%)
 
 
68
%

Other Expenses

 
$
16,289
 
 
$
(1,752
)
 
 
1030
%
 
$
7,794
 
 
$
(5,858
)
 
 
233
%

% of Revenue

 
 
273
%
 
 
(62
%)
 
 
335
%
 
 
91
%
 
 
(121
%)
 
 
212
%

Net Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

 
$
15,761
 
 
$
(3,906
)
 
 
504
%
 
$
5,950
 
 
$
(10,201
)
 
 
158
%

% of Revenue

 
 
264
%
 
 
(138
%)
 
 
402
%
 
 
70
%
 
 
(210
%)
 
 
280
%

Net Income (Loss)

 
$
15,761
 
 
$
(3,906
)
 
 
504
%
 
$
5,950
 
 
$
(10,201
)
 
 
158
%

% of Revenue

 
 
264
%
 
 
(138
%)
 
 
402
%
 
 
70
%
 
 
(210
%)
 
 
280
%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest (NCI)

 
$
5,323
 
 
$
(1,057
)
 
 
604
%
 
$
4,190
 
 
$
(2,553
)
 
 
264
%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to GLG

 
$
10,438
 
 
$
(2,849
)
 
 
(466
%)
 
$
1,760
 
 
$
(7,648
)
 
 
(123
%)

% of Revenue

 
 
175
%
 
 
(101
%)
 
 
275
%
 
 
21
%
 
 
(158
%)
 
 
178
%

Net Income (Loss) per share (LPS, Basic & Diluted)

 
$
0.27
 
 
$
(0.07
)
 
 
464
%
 
$
0.05
 
 
$
(0.20
)
 
 
125
%

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 
$
2,594
 
 
$
4,114
 
 
 
(37
%)
 
$
(2,806
)
 
$
3,548
 
 
 
(179
%)

% of Revenue

 
 
43
%
 
 
146
%
 
 
(102
%)
 
 
(33
%)
 
 
73
%
 
 
(106
%)

Comprehensive Net Income (Loss)

 
$
18,355
 
 
$
208
 
 
 
8725
%
 
$
3,144
 
 
$
(6,653
)
 
 
147
%

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to NCI

 
$
6,399
 
 
$
289
 
 
 
2114
%
 
$
3,376
 
 
$
(1,398
)
 
 
341
%

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to GLG

 
$
11,956
 
 
$
(81
)
 
 
14860
%
 
$
(232
)
 
$
(5,255
)
 
 
96
%

% of Revenue

 
 
200
%
 
 
(3
%)
 
 
203
%
 
 
(3
%)
 
 
(108
%)
 
 
105
%

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Revenue

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $6.0 million compared to $2.8 million in revenue for the same period last year. Sales increased by 111% or $3.2 million for the period ending June 30, 2020, compared to the prior period. The sales increase of $3.2 million was driven primarily by a 103% increase in international stevia sales, partly attributable to one customer that substantially increased its purchasing for the quarter and partly attributable to overall growth in sales; international monk fruit sales also contributed significantly to the increase in sales as demand for our monk fruit extracts has increased. China domestic stevia sales were down between the two periods, although international sales continue to predominate, making up 95% of the Company's revenues (versus 83% in second quarter 2019).

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was $8.5 million compared to $4.8 million in revenue for the same period last year. Sales increased by 76% or $3.7 million for the six months ending June 30, 2020, compared to the prior period. The sales increase of $3.7 million was driven primarily by the increase in both international stevia and international monk fruit sales, particularly in the second quarter. Offsetting these increases, China domestic sales were down for the 2020 period, versus the 2019 period, but the impact was relatively small as international sales made up 95% of six-month 2020 revenues (versus 87% for the same period in 2019).

Cost of Sales

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, the cost of sales was $4.3 million compared to $2.0 million in cost of sales for the same period last year ($2.3 million or 118% increase). Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 72% for the second quarter 2020, compared to 70% for the comparable period, an increase of 2 percentage points. The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to the prior comparable period, is primarily attributable to (1) a change in mix of products sold, with a greater percentage of sales of lower-margin monk fruit products in the second quarter 2020, compared to the second quarter 2019, and (2) the cost of sales in the second quarter 2019 was affected due to the cumulative effect of a difference in classification of depreciation between cost of sales and SG&A expenses.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the cost of sales was $6.6 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period last year (an increase of $2.7 million or 67%). Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was 77% for the first six months of 2020, compared to 81% in the comparable period in 2019, an improvement of 4 percentage points. The improvement in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to the prior comparable period, is attributable to (1) a change in mix of products sold, with a greater percentage of stevia sales coming from higher-margin stevia products, which was offset by a greater percentage of overall sales coming from lower-margin monk fruit products, and (2) a decrease on a percentage basis of idle capacity charges.

Capacity charges charged to the cost of sales ordinarily would flow to inventory and are a significant component of the cost of sales. Only two of GLG's manufacturing facilities were operating during the first six months of 2020, and capacity charges of $0.7 million were charged to cost of sales (representing 11% of cost of sales) compared to $0.5 million charged to cost of sales in the same period of 2019 (representing 13% of cost of sales).

Gross Profit (Loss)

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $1.7 million, compared to a gross profit of $0.9 million for the comparable period in 2019. The gross profit margin was 28% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to 30% for the same period in 2019, a decrease of 2 percentage points. This 2 percentage point decrease in gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2020, relative to the comparable period in 2019, is primarily attributable to (1) a change in mix of products sold, with a greater percentage of sales of lower-margin monk fruit products in the second quarter 2020, compared to the second quarter 2019, and (2) the cost of sales in the second quarter 2019 was affected due to the cumulative effect of a difference in classification of depreciation between cost of sales and SG&A expenses.

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2020, was $2.0 million, compared to a gross profit of $0.9 million for the comparable period in 2019. The gross profit margin was 23% in the first six months of 2020 compared to 19% for the same period in 2019, an increase of 4 percentage points. This 4 percentage point increase in gross profit margin for the first six months of 2020, relative to the comparable period in 2019, is attributable to (1) a change in mix of products sold, with a greater percentage of stevia sales coming from higher-margin stevia products, which was offset by a greater percentage of overall sales coming from lower-margin monk fruit products, and (2) a decrease on a percentage basis of idle capacity charges.

Selling, General and Administration Expenses

Selling, General and Administration ("SG&A") expenses include sales, marketing, general and administration costs ("G&A"), stock-based compensation, and depreciation and amortization expenses on G&A fixed assets. A breakdown of SG&A expenses into these components is presented below:

 

 
3 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 
 
6 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 

In thousands Canadian $

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 

G&A Exp

 
$
1,452
 
 
$
2,001
 
 
 
(27
%)
 
$
2,726
 
 
$
3,866
 
 
 
(29
%)

Stock Based Compensation Exp

 
$
121
 
 
$
149
 
 
 
(19
%)
 
$
271
 
 
$
299
 
 
 
(9
%)

Depreciation Expenses

 
$
630
 
 
$
855
 
 
 
(26
%)
 
$
833
 
 
$
1,106
 
 
 
(25
%)

Total

 
$
2,203
 
 
$
3,005
 
 
 
(27
%)
 
$
3,830
 
 
$
5,271
 
 
 
(27
%)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

G&A expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020, were $1.5 million, a decrease of $0.5 million compared to $2.0 million in the same period in 2019. The $0.5 million decrease in G&A expenses was driven primarily by reductions in business taxes and licenses, travel expenses and professional fees.

G&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020, were $2.7 million, a decrease of $1.2 million compared to $3.9 million in the same period in 2019. The $1.2 million decrease in G&A expenses was driven primarily by reductions in business taxes and licenses, research and development, salaries and wages, professional fees, and travel.

Net Loss Attributable to the Company

 

 
3 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 
 
6 Months Ended June 30
 
 
% Change
 

In thousands Canadian $

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 

Net Income (Loss)

 
$
15,761
 
 
$
(3,906
)
 
 
504
%
 
$
5,950
 
 
$
(10,201
)
 
 
158
%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to NCI

 
$
5,323
 
 
$
(1,057
)
 
 
604
%
 
$
4,190
 
 
$
(2,553
)
 
 
264
%

% of Revenue

 
 
89
%
 
 
(37
%)
 
 
126
%
 
 
49
%
 
 
(53
%)
 
 
102
%

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to GLG

 
$
10,438
 
 
$
(2,849
)
 
 
466
%
 
$
1,760
 
 
$
(7,648
)
 
 
123
%

% of Revenue

 
 
175
%
 
 
(101
%)
 
 
275
%
 
 
21
%
 
 
(158
%)
 
 
178
%

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income attributable to the Company of $10.4 million, an increase of $13.2 million over the comparable period in 2019 (loss of $2.8 million). The $13.2 million increase in net income attributable to the Company was driven by (1) an increase in other income ($18.1 million) attributable primarily to debt forgiveness from the sale of an idle asset and (2) a decrease in net loss from operations ($1.6 million), which were offset by (3) an increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interests ($6.4 million).

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income attributable to the Company of $1.8 million, an increase of $9.4 million over the comparable period in 2019 (loss of $7.6 million). The $9.4 million increase in net income attributable to the Company was driven by (1) an increase in other income ($13.7 million) attributable primarily to debt forgiveness from the sale of an idle asset and (2) a decrease in net loss from operations ($2.5 million), which were offset by (3) an increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interests ($6.7 million).

Quarterly Basic and Diluted Loss per Share

The basic loss and diluted income per share from operations was $0.27 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with a basic and diluted net loss of $0.07 for the comparable period in 2019.

The basic loss and diluted income per share from operations was $0.05 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared with a basic and diluted net loss of $0.20 for the comparable period in 2019.

Additional Information

Additional information relating to the Company, including our Annual Information Form, is available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). Additional information relating to the Company is also available on our website (www.glglifetech.com).

For further information, please contact:

Simon Springett, Investor Relations
Phone: +1 (604) 669-2602 ext. 101
Fax: +1 (604) 662-8858
Email: ir@glglifetech.com

About GLG Life Tech Corporation

GLG Life Tech Corporation is a global leader in the supply of high-purity zero calorie natural sweeteners including stevia and monk fruit extracts used in food and beverages. GLG's vertically integrated operations, which incorporate our Fairness to Farmers program and emphasize sustainability throughout, cover each step in the stevia and monk fruit supply chains including non-GMO seed and seedling breeding, natural propagation, growth and harvest, proprietary extraction and refining, marketing and distribution of the finished products. Additionally, to further meet the varied needs of the food and beverage industry, GLG, through its Naturals+ product line, supplies a host of complementary ingredients reliably sourced through its supplier network in China. For further information, please visit www.glglifetech.com.

Forward-looking statements: This press release may contain certain information that may constitute "forward-looking statements" and "forward looking information" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or words and phrases that state or indicate that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved.

While the Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations about future events, the statements are not guarantees of the Company's future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include amongst others the effects of general economic conditions, consumer demand for our products and new orders from our customers and distributors, changing foreign exchange rates and actions by government authorities, uncertainties associated with legal proceedings and negotiations, industry supply levels, competitive pricing pressures and misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements. Specific reference is made to the risks set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. In light of these factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur.

Further, although the Company has attempted to identify factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

As there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: GLG Life Tech Corporation

ReleaseID: 601847

FSI Announces Second Quarter, 2020 Financial Results

Conference call scheduled for Monday August 17th, 2020, 11:00am Eastern time, 8:00 am Pacific Time

See dial in number below

VICTORIA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE American:FSI)(FRANKFURT:FXT), is the developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymers for oil extraction, detergent ingredients and water treatment as well as crop nutrient availability chemistry. Flexible Solutions also manufactures biodegradable and environmentally safe water and energy conservation technologies. Today the Company announces financial results for the second quarter (Q2) ended June 30, 2020.

Mr. Dan O'Brien, CEO comments, "Our divisions were busy all quarter making products for essential services in agriculture and cleaning products. Combined with normal operations and organic growth, this resulted in a very strong Q2." Mr. O'Brien continues, "We are happy to be doing what we can to help during the crisis and will do our best until normal life resumes."

Sales for the second quarter (Q2), 2020 were up approximately 14% to $7,709,607 when compared to sales of $6,770,440 for Q2, 2019. The result was an after tax GAAP accounting net income of $1,132,867, or $0.09 per weighted average share for Q2, 2020, compared to an after tax GAAP accounting net loss of $27,733, or $0.00 per weighted average share for Q2, 2019. See 2019 past bad debt expense ($231,696) recognized in Q2, 2019. This number is not related to Q2, 2019 operating income and if removed would result in higher net income recognized in Q2, 2019.

Basic weighted average shares used in computing earnings per share amounts for the quarter were: 12,240,545 and 11,769,635 for Q2, 2020 and Q2, 2019 respectively.

Non-GAAP operating cash flow: For the 6 months ending June 30, 2020, net income reflects $348,191 of non-cash charges (depreciation and stock option expenses), loss/gain on involuntary disposition, interest income, interest expense, (gain)/loss on investment, write down of inventory, deferred tax expense, and income tax. These items are items not related to operating or current operating activities. When these items are removed, the Company shows operating cash flow of $3,044,425 or $0.25 per share. This compares with operating cash flow of $1,692,740 or $0.14 per share, in the corresponding 6 months of 2019 (See the table that follows for details of these calculations. Anticipated tariff rebates are not included in the operating cash flow number).

The NanoChem division continues to be the dominant source of revenue and cash flow for the Company. New opportunities continue to unfold in detergent, water treatment, oil field extraction and agricultural use to further increase sales in this division..

* a conference call has been scheduled for 11:00 am Eastern Time, 8:00 am Pacific Time, on Monday, August 17th, 2020. CEO, Dan O'Brien will be presenting and answering questions on the conference call. To participate in this call please dial toll free 1-800-309-1256 (or 1-856-344-9308) just prior to the scheduled call time.

Participation Passcode 345292 will be requested. The conference call title, "Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results," may also be requested.

The above information and following table contain supplemental information regarding income and cash flow from operations for the period ended June 30, 2020. Adjustments to exclude depreciation, stock option expenses and one time charges are given. This financial information is a Non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC regulation G. The GAAP financial measure most directly comparable is net income. The reconciliation of each of the Non-GAAP financial measures is as follows:

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For 3 Months Ended June 30 (6 Months Operating Cash Flow)
(Unaudited)

 

 
3 months ended June 30
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Revenue

 
$
7,709,607
 
 
$
6,770,440
 

Income (loss) before income tax – GAAP

 
$
1,524,605
 
 
$
331,264
 

Provision for Income tax net – GAAP

 
$
(259,660
)
 
$
(150,466)
 

Net income (loss) – Controlling interest – GAAP

 
$
1,132,867
 
 
$
(27,733
)

Net income (loss) per share controlling interest – basic. – GAAP

 
$
0.09
 
 
$
0.00
 

3 month weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts – basic.- GAAP

 
 
12,240,545
 
 
 
11,769,635
 

 

6 month Operating Cash Flow
Ended June 30

 

Operating Cash Flow (6 months). NON-GAAP

 
$
3,044,425 b,c
 
 
$
1,692,740 b,c
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Operating Cash flow per share excluding non-operating items and items not related to current operations (6 months) – basic. NON-GAAP

 
$
0.25 b,c
 
 
$
0.14 b,c
 

Non-cash Adjustments (6 month) GAAP

 
$
348,191 d
 
 
$
373,351 d
 

Shares (6 month basic weighted average) used in computing per share amounts – basic GAAP

 
 
12,239,171
 
 
 
11,737,635
 

Notes: certain items not related to "operations" of the Company have been excluded from net income as follows.

a) Non-GAAP – For 2019 – Provision for Income tax less Deferred income tax recovery = $529,546 less $125,999. See the financials for these numbers.

b) Non-GAAP – amounts exclude certain cash and non-cash items: depreciation and stock option expense (2020 = $348,191, 2019 = $373,351), Gain on investment (2020 = $539,417, 2019 = $259,514), net gain/(loss) on involuntary disposition of equipment (2020 = N/A, 2019 = N/A), write down of inventory (2019 = N/A, 2018 = N/A), interest income (2020 = $12,614, 2019 = $55,533), Interest expense (2020 = $156,075, 2019 = $247,472) deferred tax (expense)/recovery (2020 = N/A, 2019 = $125,999), and Income tax expense(2020 = $694,648, 2019 = $529,546). See the financial statements for all adjustments.

c) The revenue and gain from the 50% investment in the private Florida LLC announced in January 2019 is not treated as revenue or profit from operations by Flexible Solutions given the Company only purchased 50% of the LLC. The profit is treated as investment income and therefore occurs below Operating income in the Statement of Operations. As a result the gain from Flexible Solutions share in the LLC is removed from the calculation to arrive at Operating Cash Flow.

d) Non-GAAP – amounts represent depreciation and stock compensation expense.

Safe Harbor Provision

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "Safe Harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain of the statements contained herein, which are not historical facts, are forward looking statements with respect to events, the occurrence of which involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may be impacted, either positively or negatively, by various factors. Information concerning potential factors that could affect the company is detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Flexible Solutions International
6001 54th Ave, Taber, Alberta, CANADA T1G 1X4

Company Contacts

Jason Bloom
Toll Free: 800 661 3560
Fax: 403 223 2905
E-mail: info@flexiblesolutions.com

If you have received this news release by mistake or if you would like to be removed from our update list please reply to: info@flexiblesolutions.com.

To find out more information about Flexible Solutions and our products, please visit www.flexiblesolutions.com.

SOURCE: Flexible Solutions International, Inc.

ReleaseID: 601380

Rogue Grants Options

NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR TO US WIRE SERVICES

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / Rogue Resources Inc. (TSX-V:RRS) ("Rogue" or the "Company") announces that it has granted an aggregate of 1,065,000 stock options to Officers, Directors and Advisors of the Company, in accordance with the Company's shareholder approved Equity Incentive Plan. The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.085 per share, expire in seven years, and vest over a period of one year, with one half of the options vesting immediately, and one half vesting at the end of the first anniversary of the date of grant.

About Rogue Resources Inc.

Rogue is a mining company focused on generating positive cash flow. Not tied to any commodity, it looks at rock value and quality deposits that can withstand all stages of the commodity price cycle. The Company includes Rogue Stone selling quarried limestone for landscape applications from two operating quarries in Ontario; Rogue Quartz focused on advancing its silica/quartz business with the Snow White Project in Ontario and the Silicon Ridge Project in Québec; and Rogue Timmins with the nickel resource at Langmuir and the gold potential at Radio Hill.

For more information visit www.rogueresources.ca or contact:

+1-647-243-6581
info@rogueresources.ca

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release contains certain statements or disclosures relating to the Company that are based on the expectations of its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company which may constitute forward-looking statements or information ("forward-looking statements") under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "intends", "target", "estimates", "projects", "continue", "potential" and similar expressions, or are events or conditions that "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur or be achieved.

In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to the following: closing of the acquisition of the Orillia Quarry; securing financing for the Orillia Quarry; completion of the Radio Hill Agreement and any further payments or ownership; operations at the Bobcaygeon Quarry; sales from the Bobcaygeon Quarry; obtain debt financing for the Company's operations on terms acceptable to the Company or not at all.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release reflect several material factors and expectations and assumptions of the Company including, without limitation: business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future; commodity prices; exploration and development costs; mining operations, drilling plans and access to available goods and services and development parameters; regulatory restrictions; the ability of the Company to obtain applicable permits; activities of governmental authorities (including changes in taxation and regulation); currency fluctuations; the global economic climate; and competition.

The Company believes that the material factors, expectations and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are reasonable at this time but no assurance can be given that these factors, expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are not guarantees of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements including, without limitation, those risks identified in the Company's most recent annual and interim management's discussion and analysis, copies of which are available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

If the closing of the Orillia Quarry acquisition does not occur for any reason including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, or if revenues and/or profitability from the Bobcaygeon Quarry are not sufficient, then there is a specific risk that the market price of the Company's securities will be negatively impacted.

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company undertakes no obligations to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States of America. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons (as defined in the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration is available.

Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

SOURCE: Rogue Resources Inc.

ReleaseID: 601821

How James Helm Went From The Depths Of Drug Addiction To Building A 7-Figure Law Firm

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / James Helm grew up like most kids. He had a lot of friends, played sports, and was even the president of his high school class. Behind the accolades, however, he was fighting a battle all too common; a battle with prescription painkillers he developed after being prescribed percocets from a doctor following a wrestling injury. Over time, his addiction grew worse. Eventually, he was taking ten thirty-milligram percocets per day. There was no end in sight.

"I was addicted to prescription painkillers from the age of 17-25. A lot of friends and family members had pretty much written me off as someone who would be hooked on drugs for the rest of their life. I wanted to stop so bad for so many years – but I just couldn't. The beautiful thing is that God put me through that experience for a reason. Once my biggest liability is now my biggest asset. I choose to honor and share my struggle with painkillers because everybody has a struggle of their own. It lets me connect with people on a deeper level. My hope is always that just one person looks at my journey from someone addicted to drugs to a successful entrepreneur and says ‘maybe I could do that too,' " James recounted.

After finding recovery in 2016 with the help of a twelve step program, James began to think about this career differently. Despite his addiction, he did well in college and law school. He even landed a dream job with a well-known and respected law firm in Philadelphia making $120,000.00 per year. In a move that shocked nearly all of his family and friends, he decided to turn down that law firm position and instead start his own firm which he named TopDog Law.

"I run an injury and accident law firm that helps my clients get top dollar on their case. My law practice is based out of Philadelphia, but I have a network of attorneys all over the country to help injured people get paid for their car accident, slip and fall, or medical malpractice case. I am one of the only lawyers who conducts a large portion of my law practice on Instagram. If you have a question about an accident you were in, the easiest thing to do is send me a DM @topdoglaw on Instagram," James explains.

Like many other entrepreneurs, James found starting his own firm extremely difficult. He had no clients initially and to make matters worse, no bank would lend him money based on his poor credit history. When the firm finally did get off the ground, he burned cash for months and months until he was finally able to generate revenue.

"My biggest challenge when starting my law firm was capital. My law firm charges what is called a contingency fee – there is no upfront payment, hourly payment, retainer, or anything like that. We only get paid a percentage of the settlement if and when we settle a client's case and put money in their pocket. I think it's a great system because we are incentivized to get the most money possible for our clients. The biggest barrier to entry in starting a personal injury law firm is that the cases often take 9 months or longer to settle. That essentially means for 9 months you report zero revenue. You just burn cash. I spent $187,000 before I made one dollar!" James says.

While things started off rocky, TopDog Law has exploded in large part to how well James has been able to market the law firm. While James makes no secret of his desire to start new companies and get more heavily involved in philanthropic work, right now he is committed to doubling down on TopDog Law and helping as many people he can in Philadelphia.

"I'm definitely an "idea" guy, so the temptation for me is to have another big idea or new business venture. I've made the mistake of doing that a couple times over the past year. I say it was a mistake because what I'm doing right now with the personal injury law firm is working so well! We're helping so many people. I just want to keep doubling down on what's working. So many people find something that works and then they immediately stop doing it. I can't let that happen. I want to put in at least ten more good years of doing exactly what I'm doing right now, but just scaling it, so I can reach more people with my message of hope and help more people get top dollar on their personal injury case.

I want my forties and fifties to be about family and philanthropy. Even just a year ago, I thought my philanthropic mission would be centered around addiction recovery. More recently, I have taken interest in criminal justice reform and helping inner city youth. I think that comes from realizing struggle is struggle. Everyone has their own. Addiction happened to be mine, but I want to help people dealing with other struggles too."

To learn more about James, you can follow him on Instagram @topdoglaw and check out his website at topdoglaw.com.

CONTACT:
Paula Henderson
646-736-2071
phendersonnews@gmail.com

About VIP Media Group:
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SOURCE: VIP Media Group

ReleaseID: 601839

eM Client Version 8.0 Unveiled for Simple and Secure Communication

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / eM Client is pleased to announce their latest major software release, which offers many new business functions: the completely redesigned eM Client version 8.0 Pro provides easy-to-set-up message encryption, full support for local as well as server-side notes, improved tag support and extended search and filter functions for email attachments, among other things. These features make daily communication easier, especially for business customers. eM Client version 8.0 Pro is available immediately and a license costs US $49.95 and CAD $74.95.

eM Client 8.0 new functions at a glance:

Attach files directly from cloud services: users can save storage space on their mail server and send particularly large attachments directly via cloud storage services such as Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive. The limit is the available storage space of the cloud service.
Message encryption: providing an eM Keybook simplifies encrypted communication. This new feature is available only on eM Client and greatly benefits small- and medium-sized companies. It enables users to easily exchange public keys as well as send encrypted messages to any eM Keybook users.
Full support for local and server-side notes: whether users want to take a quick note or use their notes as a reminder, they can synchronize them across all their devices.
‘All Attachments View' feature: users can manage the attachments of all their accounts in a single location. There they can be saved, forwarded or deleted as needed. Full text search within attached documents is also available.
The 'Watch for Replies' feature: with this function, replies to important emails can be tracked.
Snooze emails: snooze incoming messages and control your communication flow to enforce an Inbox Zero policy.
Optimized calendar appointments: an elegantly re-designed calendar display offers significantly more information for each appointment.
IMAP and Exchange/Office365 server search: eM Client searches directly on the server for messages (if supported by the server), so users get more detailed results faster.
Support for multiple instances of eM Client at once: feature allows you to run two or more eM Client instances simultaneously in separate windows.

"eM Client 8 offers exactly what many users need: ease of use when working in different email accounts, seamless synchronization of data between services and intuitive sending and receiving of encrypted messages. eM Client is a true Outlook alternative," says Michal Bürger, CEO and co-founder of eM Client. "Particularly in terms of message encryption and user-friendliness, our new version addresses the individual needs of our users and business customers even better."

eM Client – the Outlook Alternative
eM Client is a powerful business email solution and productivity tool for end users but also for companies of any size. It combines email, contacts, calendar, tasks, notes and chat in a single solution. With its easy-to-use interface, the application is a competitive alternative to the Outlook email client. Businesses will find especially helpful the easy deployment, centralized management of desktop clients, unified inboxes, easy email encryption, advanced calendaring, and professional online support. eM Client supports all major services including Gmail, Exchange, iCloud, or Outlook.com.

More than 1.5 million people already use eM Client, including companies such as Toyota, McDonald's and Avis.

Price and availability
Download eM Client 8.0 immediately – a Pro license costs US $49.95 and CAD $74.95. You can also opt for a Free version with limited functionality. Learn more about the new features of eM Client 8 at emclient.com/emclient8.

About eM Client
eM Client was founded in 2006 with the clear objective to develop a complex email program with a modern and simple user interface. The desktop app supports all major email providers, offers many different features like calendar and tasks, contacts, notes and chat, and is intuitive and easy to use. More than 1.5 million people and companies already rely on eM Client to manage their email.
Further information is available at www.emclient.com.

Media Contact
Dawn Fontaine
Ripple Effect Communications for eM Client
http://www.emclient.com
dawn@rippleeffectpr.com
Main: +1 617-536-8887
www.rippleeffectpr.com

SOURCE: eM Client

ReleaseID: 601833

Global Self Storage Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

Limited COVID-19 Impact to Revenues and Continued to Employ a Disciplined Approach to Controlling Expenses, Driving Strong Same-Store Net Operating Income Growth

NEW YORK – August 14, 2020 – Global Self Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ: SELF) a real estate investment trust that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties, reported results for the second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2020. All comparisons are to the same period in 2019 unless otherwise noted.

Q2 2020 Highlights

Total revenues increased 4.0% to $2.2 million.
Net loss was $22,000 or $(0.00) per share.
Funds from operations (FFO) was $508,000 or $0.05 per diluted share.
Adjusted FFO (AFFO) was $545,000 or $0.06 per diluted share (see definition of FFO and AFFO, both non-GAAP terms, and their reconciliation to GAAP, below).
Same-store revenues decreased 1.3% to $1.8 million.
Same-store cost of operations decreased 14.0% to $711,000, which resulted from a decrease in every major category of same-store level expenses.
Same-store net operating income (NOI) increased 9.1% to $1.1 million, primarily due to the decrease in store-level cost of operations and limiting the decrease in revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described below.
Same-store occupancy at June 30, 2020 decreased 110 basis points to 92.9% from 94.0% at June 30, 2019.
Same-store average tenant duration of stay at June 30, 2020 was approximately 3.0 years, up from 2.9 years at June 30, 2019.
Maintained quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share.
Capital resources at June 30, 2020 totaled approximately $9.3 million, comprised of $2.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, $1.5 million in marketable equity securities, and $5.1 million available under a revolving credit line.
Deceleration of general and administrative (G&A) expense growth limited the increase in G&A expense to 3.8%.

First Half 2020 Highlights

Total revenues increased 5.1% to $4.5 million.
Net loss was $379,000 or $(0.04) per share.
FFO was $858,000 or $0.09 per diluted share.
AFFO was $933,000 or $0.10 per diluted share.
Same-store revenues increased 0.4% to $3.7 million, despite COVID-19 pandemic and related economic disruption.
Same-store cost of operations decreased 11.1% to $1.5 million, resulting from a decrease in every major category of same-store level expenses.
Same-store NOI increased 9.7% to $2.2 million, primarily due to the decrease in store-level cost of operations and limiting the reduction in revenue growth caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as described below.
Same-store occupancy at June 30, 2020 decreased 110 basis points to 92.9% from 94.0% at June 30, 2019.
Same-store average tenant duration of stay at June 30, 2020 was approximately 3.0 years, up 3.5%.
Distributed dividends of $0.13 per share of common stock.

Update Related to COVID-19 Pandemic

Continued operations and provided tenant access at all stores, as the company continued to protect its tenants and employees by following applicable COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Benefited from contactless technology deployed pre-COVID-19 that provides tenants online leasing and payment options, as well as on-site kiosks that facilitate contactless rentals, lock purchases and payments 24/7.
Total revenue growth was up 4% for the second quarter of 2020, versus the same period last year.
At June 30, 2020, same-store occupancy was 92.9% and combined store occupancy was at 90.5%.
Rent collections during Q2 have remained consistent year over year at greater than 97%, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reduction in same-store revenues was caused by the temporary suspension of the company's existing tenant revenue rate increase program, waiver of certain late fees due to COVID-19 hardship, and delays to the company's auction process-all designed to maintain tenant occupancy and retain brand loyalty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In light of reduced in-person marketing opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has pivoted to digital and print marketing of its third-party management program, Global MaxManagementSM.
Continuing to explore the possibility of entering into joint-venture relationships with third parties for the acquisition of self-storage facilities; the company believes such third-party interest to conduct business with the company is due to its history of strong same-store performance and proven operational expertise.
Capital resources available at June 30, 2020 totaled approximately $9.3 million, providing operational flexibility for the company to continue to pursue its long-term strategic business plan. The plan includes self-storage property acquisitions, either directly or through joint ventures, and expansions at its existing properties.
Company continues to remain cautious regarding the second half of the year due to the continuing uncertainty related to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential for future stay-at-home orders, uncertain economic climate, and potential impact on rentals, vacates, pricing, receivables, auctions and existing customer rent increases.

Management Commentary

"The self storage industry has once again demonstrated its resilience as demand continues to return to pre-pandemic levels," said Global Self Storage president and CEO, Mark C. Winmill. "Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in the second quarter we achieved better than expected progress with lease-ups along with consistent rent collections throughout our portfolio. We also realized store-level expense reductions and a meaningful deceleration in the growth of our corporate-level G&A expense."

"In fact, every major category of same-store level expense decreased as the result of our disciplined approach to controlling expenses. Combined with our efforts to limit the loss in same-store revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost improvements helped drive nearly double-digit percentage growth in same-store NOI.

"We have also seen an increase in demand for self storage since mid-June, as various areas of the U.S. emerged from stay at home orders. These trends may change to the extent they are driven by short-term factors such as potentially renewed stay at home orders and any delays in our auction process.

"We had suspended our tenant rental rate increase program in May and June, but last month we restarted it for all of our properties. For the remainder of the year, we expect any rent increases for existing tenants to be in line with or slightly less than the increases we made last year.

"So far this year we have completed two expansion projects and one conversion. The first was our expansion of our Millbrook, N.Y. property completed in February that added 11,800 leasable square feet of climate-controlled units. The pace of the Millbrook lease-up increased toward the end of the second quarter, with its total area of occupancy going from 47% in March to 67% at the end of June. This trend continued into the current quarter, reaching 76% by the end of July.

"At the end of June, we completed our conversion project at the McCordsville, Indiana property that added another 13,713 leasable square feet of climate-controlled units. Earlier this month, we completed the expansion at our West Henrietta, New York property, adding about 7,300 leasable square feet of drive-up storage units.

"Altogether, we have added a total of 32,813 leasable square feet of climate-controlled and drive-up units this year. We designed and executed tailored lease-up programs for our newly expanded and converted properties, which helped to produce better than expected results despite COVID-19. As with all of our properties, we expect the additional climate-controlled units to command a premium versus non-climate-controlled units.

"We believe the elevated lease-up activity is primarily due to pent-up demand and increased urban migration to the suburbs. If these trends continue, we expect to explore additional expansion or conversion opportunities in the second half of the year.

"Our third-party management platform, Global MaxManagement, provides an additional revenue stream through management fees and tenant insurance premiums. We expect it to also help build brand awareness and a captive acquisition pipeline over time. We continue to actively market Global MaxManagement to single-property and small-portfolio self-storage owners, as well as property developers.

"For the remainder of 2020, we will continue to leverage the competitive strengths of our business model and focus on advancing our long-term strategic growth plan, as we continue to do all we can to protect our tenants and employees by following the prescribed COVID-19 safety guidelines. We have long provided contactless methods of online leasing and payment options, as well as on-site kiosks open 24/7 that facilitate contactless rentals, automated lock dispensing, and rental payments.

"Global Self Storage has been well-positioned to weather these challenging times with a strong balance sheet and disciplined strategy for expansion and acquisitive growth when opportunities arise. As the economy continues to get back on track, we will leverage our competitive strengths as we continue to target underserved markets with our model for success in self storage that we believe has contributed to our strong historical same-store results."

Q2 Financial Summary

Total revenues increased 4.0% to $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2020, as compared to $2.1 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to the West Henrietta, N.Y. acquisition and the result of the company's revenue rate management program of raising existing tenant rates. The increase in revenue was partially offset by the temporary suspension in May and June of the company's existing tenant rental rate increase program.

Total operating expenses in the second quarter of 2020 increased 5.9% to $2.0 million, compared to $1.8 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to increases in certain general and administrative expenses.

Net loss was $22,000 or $(0.00) per diluted share in the second quarter of 2020, as compared to net income of $137,000 or $0.02 per diluted share in the same period last year.

Q2 Same-Store Results

At June 30, 2020, Global Self Storage owned nine same-store properties and three non-same-store properties, and managed one third-party owned property.

For the second quarter of 2020, same-store revenues decreased 1.3% to $1.82 million, compared to $1.84 million for the same period last year. The decrease was driven by the suspension of the company's existing tenant revenue rate increase program, waiver of certain late fees due to COVID-19 hardship, and delays to the company's auction process-all designed to maintain tenant occupancy and retain brand loyalty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Same-store cost of operations in the second quarter decreased 14.0% to $711,000, compared to $827,000 in the same period last year. This decrease in same-store cost of operations was due primarily to decreased store property taxes, store level employment costs, and store level administrative expenses.

Same-store NOI increased 9.1% to $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $1.0 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in store-level cost of operations and limiting the decrease in revenues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Same-store occupancy at June 30, 2020 decreased 110 basis points to 92.9% from 94.0% at June 30, 2019.

Same-store average duration of tenant stay at June 30, 2020 was approximately 3.0 years, up 3.5% from approximately 2.9 years at June 30, 2019.

For a reconciliation of net income (loss) to same-store NOI, see "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Same-Store Net Operating Income," below.

Q2 Operating Results

Net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was $22,000 or $(0.00) per diluted share, compared to net income of $137,000 or $0.02 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2019.

General and administrative expenses increased 3.8% to $576,000 in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $555,000 in the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in certain professional fees.

Business development costs for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $817, compared to $15,044 in the same period last year. These costs primarily consisted of costs incurred in connection with business development, capital raising, and future potential store acquisitions, as well as expenses related to the company's third-party management platform marketing initiatives. The decrease is primarily attributable to decreased expenses related to third-party management marketing expenses.

Interest expense for the second quarter of 2020 was $295,000 compared to $256,000 in the year-ago period. The increase was due to funds drawn on the company's revolving line of credit.

FFO in the second quarter of 2020 was $508,000 or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to FFO of $417,000 or $0.05 per diluted share in the same period last year.

AFFO in the second quarter of 2020 was $545,000 or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to AFFO of $484,000 or $0.06 per diluted share in the same period last year.

First Half Financial Summary

Total revenues increased 5.1% to $4.5 million in the first half of 2020, compared to $4.3 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to the West Henrietta, N.Y. acquisition and the result of the company's revenue rate management program of raising existing tenant rates. The increase in revenue was partially offset by the temporary suspension in May and June of the company's existing tenant rental rate increase program.

Total operating expenses increased 11.0% to $4.1 million in the first half of 2020, from $3.7 million in the same year-ago period. The increase was primarily due to increased general and administrative expenses.

Operating income decreased 31.8% to $396,000 in the first half of 2020 versus $580,000 in the same period last year. The decrease in operating income was driven primarily by increased general and administrative expenses.

Net loss in the first half of 2020 was $379,000 or $(0.04) per diluted share, compared to net income of $325,000 or $0.04 per diluted share in the same year-ago period.

First Half Same-Store Results

At June 30, 2020, Global Self Storage owned nine same-store properties and three non-same-store properties, and managed one third-party owned property.

For the first half of 2020, same-store revenues increased 0.4% to $3.7 million compared to $3.6 million in the same year-ago period. The increase resulted primarily from consistent rent collections, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with an increase in administrative fees for tenant-stored items insurance.

Same-store operating expenses in the first half of 2020 decreased 11.1% to $1.5 million compared with $1.6 million in the year-ago period. The decrease was primarily driven by decreased accruals for store property taxes, and decreased store level employment costs and store level administrative expenses.

Same-store NOI in the first half of 2020 increased 9.7% to $2.2 million compared with $2.0 million for the same period last year. The increase was due primarily to the decrease in store-level cost of operations and limiting the reduction in revenue growth caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Same-store occupancy at June 30, 2020 decreased 110 basis points to 92.9% from 94.0% at June 30, 2019.

Same-store average tenant duration of stay at June 30, 2020 was approximately 3.0 years, up 3.5% compared to approximately 2.9 years at June 30, 2019.

For a reconciliation of net income (loss) to same-store net operating income, see "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Same-Store Net Operating Income," below.

First Half Operating Results

Net loss in the first half of 2020 was $379,000 or $(0.04) per diluted share, as compared to net income of $325,000 or $0.04 per diluted share for the first half of 2019.

General and administrative expenses increased 13.3% to $1.3 million in the first half of 2020 compared with $1.1 million in the year-ago period. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in certain professional fees.

Business development costs for the first half of 2020 decreased to $10,000 from $23,000 in the year-ago period. The decrease is primarily attributable to less expenses related to third-party management marketing expenses.

Interest expense for the first half of 2020 was $600,000 compared to $517,000 in the year-ago period. This increase was attributable to interest expense on funds drawn on the credit revolver.

FFO in the first half was $858,000 or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to FFO of $802,000 or $0.10 per diluted share in the same period last year.

AFFO in the first half of 2020 was $933,000 or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to AFFO of $931,000 or $0.12 per diluted share in the same period last year.

Q2 and First Half FFO and AFFO

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Net income (loss)

 
$
(22,144
)
 
$
136,845
 
 
$
(378,568
)
 
$
324,668
 

Eliminate items excluded from FFO:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable equity securities

 
 
27,764
 
 
 
(72,833
)
 
 
218,169
 
 
 
(227,282
)

Depreciation and amortization

 
 
502,746
 
 
 
352,809
 
 
 
1,018,682
 
 
 
704,376
 

FFO attributable to common stockholders

 
 
508,366
 
 
 
416,821
 
 
 
858,283
 
 
 
801,762
 

Adjustments:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Compensation expense related to stock-based awards

 
 
35,317
 
 
 
51,731
 
 
 
64,479
 
 
 
105,890
 

Business development, capital raising, store acquisition, and third-party management marketing expenses

 
 
817
 
 
 
15,044
 
 
 
10,057
 
 
 
23,294
 

AFFO attributable to common stockholders

 
$
544,500
 
 
$
483,596
 
 
$
932,819
 
 
$
930,946
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – basic

 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.02
 
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04
 

Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – diluted

 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.02
 
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04
 

FFO per share – diluted

 
$
0.05
 
 
$
0.05
 
 
$
0.09
 
 
$
0.10
 

AFFO per share – diluted

 
$
0.06
 
 
$
0.06
 
 
$
0.10
 
 
$
0.12
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 
 
9,269,567
 
 
 
7,640,991
 
 
 
9,266,189
 
 
 
7,635,885
 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 
 
9,269,567
 
 
 
7,650,296
 
 
 
9,266,189
 
 
 
7,642,980
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dividends

On June 1, 2020, the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share, consistent with the quarterly dividend for the year ago and previous quarter.

For the first half of 2020, the company distributed dividends of $0.13 per share of common stock.

Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2020, capital resources totaled approximately $9.3 million, comprised of $2.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, $1.5 million in marketable equity securities, and $5.1 million available for withdrawal under a credit facility.

Additional Information

More information about the company's second quarter and first half 2020 results, including financial statements and related notes, is available on Form 10-Q as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and posted to the investor relations section of the company's website.

About Global Self Storage

Global Self Storage is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties. The company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and secure storage space for residential and commercial customers. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the company owns and/or manages 13 self-storage properties in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

For more information, go to ir.globalselfstorage.us or visit the company's customer site at www.globalselfstorage.us. You can also follow Global Self Storage on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. FFO and FFO per share are non-GAAP measures defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and are considered helpful measures of REIT performance by REITs and many REIT analysts. NAREIT defines FFO as a REIT's net income, excluding gains or losses from sales of property, and adding back real estate depreciation and amortization. FFO and FFO per share are not a substitute for net income or earnings per share. FFO is not a substitute for GAAP net cash flow in evaluating the company's liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes financing activities presented on its statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute these measures differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful. However, the company believes that to further understand the performance of its stores, FFO should be considered along with the net income and cash flows reported in accordance with GAAP and as presented in the company's financial statements.

AFFO represents FFO excluding the effects of business development, capital raising, store acquisition, and third-party management marketing expenses and non-recurring items, which management believes are not indicative of the company's operating results. The company presents AFFO because it believes it is a helpful measure in understanding the company's results of operations insofar as it believes that the items noted above that are included in FFO, but excluded from AFFO, are not indicative of the company's ongoing operating results. The company also believes that the investment community considers the company's AFFO (or similar measures using different terminology) when evaluating the company. Because other REITs or real estate companies may not compute AFFO in the same manner as the company does, and may use different terminology, the company's computation of AFFO may not be comparable to AFFO reported by other REITs or real estate companies.

The company believes net operating income or "NOI" is a meaningful measure of operating performance because it utilizes NOI in making decisions with respect to, among other things, capital allocations, determining current store values, evaluating store performance, and in comparing period-to-period and market-to-market store operating results. In addition, the company believes the investment community utilizes NOI in determining operating performance and real estate values and does not consider depreciation expense because it is based upon historical cost. NOI is defined as net store earnings before general and administrative expenses, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

NOI is not a substitute for net income, net operating cash flow, or other related GAAP financial measures, in evaluating the company's operating results.

Same-Store Self Storage Operations Definition

The company considers its same-store portfolio to consist of only those stores owned and operated on a stabilized basis at the beginning and at the end of the applicable periods presented. The company considers a store to be stabilized once it has achieved an occupancy rate that the company believes, based on its assessment of market-specific data, is representative of similar self storage assets in the applicable market for a full year measured as of the most recent January 1 and has not been significantly damaged by natural disaster or undergone significant renovation or expansion. The company believes that same-store results are useful to investors in evaluating its performance because they provide information relating to changes in store-level operating performance without taking into account the effects of acquisitions, dispositions, or new ground-up developments. At June 30, 2020, the company owned nine same-store properties and three non-same-store properties. The company believes that, by providing same-store results from a stabilized pool of stores, with accompanying operating metrics including, but not limited to, variances in occupancy, rental revenue, operating expenses, and NOI, stockholders and potential investors are able to evaluate operating performance without the effects of non-stabilized occupancy levels, rent levels, expense levels, acquisitions, or completed developments. Same-store results should not be used as a basis for future same-store performance or for the performance of the company's stores as a whole.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain information presented in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws including, but not limited to, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements include statements concerning the company's plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions, and other information that is not historical information. In some cases, forward looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. All forward-looking statements by the company involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the company, which may cause the company's actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements, including the negative impacts from the continued spread of COVID-19 on the economy, the self storage industry, the broader financial markets, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and the ability of the Company's tenants to pay rent. The company may also make additional forward-looking statements from time to time. All such subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, by the company or on its behalf, are also expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Investors should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties, and other factors, together with all of the other information included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and similar information. All forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the company's examination of historical operating trends and estimates of future earnings, are based upon the company's current expectations and various assumptions. The company's expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith, but there can be no assurance that the company's expectations, beliefs and projections will result or be achieved. All forward looking statements apply only as of the date made. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The amount, nature, and/or frequency of dividends paid by the company may be changed at any time without notice.

Contacts:

Global Self Storage
Mark C. Winmill, President and CEO
1 (212) 785-0900, ext. 201
mwinmill@globalselfstorage.us

CMA Investor Relations
Ron Both
1 (949) 432-7566
SELF@cma.team

GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
June 30, 2020
 
 
December 31, 2019
 

Assets

 
 
 
 
 
 

Real estate assets, net

 
$
60,117,747
 
 
$
59,752,153
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 
 
2,385,653
 
 
 
3,990,160
 

Restricted cash

 
 
302,072
 
 
 
263,405
 

Investments in securities

 
 
1,543,143
 
 
 
1,761,312
 

Accounts receivable

 
 
86,082
 
 
 
164,078
 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 
 
432,964
 
 
 
325,450
 

Line of credit issuance costs, net

 
 
232,206
 
 
 
311,869
 

Intangible assets, net

 
 
158,485
 
 
 
398,795
 

Goodwill

 
 
694,121
 
 
 
694,121
 

Total assets

 
$
65,952,473
 
 
$
67,661,343
 

Liabilities and equity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note payable, net

 
$
18,617,181
 
 
$
18,839,787
 

Line of credit borrowing

 
 
4,914,000
 
 
 
4,914,000
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 
 
1,884,088
 
 
 
1,841,640
 

Total liabilities

 
 
25,415,269
 
 
 
25,595,427
 

Commitments and contingencies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding

 
 

 
 
 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value: 450,000,000 shares authorized, 9,356,202 and 9,330,297 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively

 
 
93,562
 
 
 
93,303
 

Additional paid in capital

 
 
40,393,722
 
 
 
40,329,502
 

Retained earnings

 
 
49,920
 
 
 
1,643,111
 

Total equity

 
 
40,537,204
 
 
 
42,065,916
 

Total liabilities and equity

 
$
65,952,473
 
 
$
67,661,343
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS and COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Revenues

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rental income

 
$
2,133,512
 
 
$
2,077,453
 
 
$
4,283,752
 
 
$
4,116,137
 

Other property related income

 
 
83,199
 
 
 
71,234
 
 
 
155,159
 
 
 
139,060
 

Management fees and other income

 
 
17,501
 
 
 

 
 
 
34,845
 
 
 

 

Total revenues

 
 
2,234,212
 
 
 
2,148,687
 
 
 
4,473,756
 
 
 
4,255,197
 

Expenses

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Property operations

 
 
875,209
 
 
 
923,529
 
 
 
1,791,289
 
 
 
1,836,878
 

General and administrative

 
 
575,568
 
 
 
554,635
 
 
 
1,258,191
 
 
 
1,110,639
 

Depreciation and amortization

 
 
502,746
 
 
 
352,809
 
 
 
1,018,682
 
 
 
704,376
 

Business development

 
 
817
 
 
 
15,044
 
 
 
10,057
 
 
 
23,294
 

Total expenses

 
 
1,954,340
 
 
 
1,846,017
 
 
 
4,078,219
 
 
 
3,675,187
 

Operating income

 
 
279,872
 
 
 
302,670
 
 
 
395,537
 
 
 
580,010
 

Other income (expense)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dividend and interest income

 
 
20,270
 
 
 
17,446
 
 
 
44,369
 
 
 
34,646
 

Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable equity securities

 
 
(27,764
)
 
 
72,833
 
 
 
(218,169
)
 
 
227,282
 

Interest expense

 
 
(294,522
)
 
 
(256,104
)
 
 
(600,305
)
 
 
(517,270
)

Total other (expense), net

 
 
(302,016
)
 
 
(165,825
)
 
 
(774,105
)
 
 
(255,342
)

Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income

 
$
(22,144
)
 
$
136,845
 
 
$
(378,568
)
 
$
324,668
 

Earnings per share

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic

 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.02
 
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04
 

Diluted

 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.02
 
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.04
 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic

 
 
9,269,567
 
 
 
7,640,991
 
 
 
9,266,189
 
 
 
7,635,885
 

Diluted

 
 
9,269,567
 
 
 
7,650,296
 
 
 
9,266,189
 
 
 
7,642,980
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Same-Store Net Operating Income

The following table presents a reconciliation of same-store net operating income to net income (loss) as presented on the company's unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
For the
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Net income (loss)

 
$
(22,144
)
 
$
136,845
 
 
$
(378,568
)
 
$
324,668
 

Adjustments:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Management fees and other income

 
 
(17,501
)
 
 

 
 
 
(34,845
)
 
 

 

General and administrative

 
 
575,568
 
 
 
554,635
 
 
 
1,258,191
 
 
 
1,110,639
 

Depreciation and amortization

 
 
502,746
 
 
 
352,809
 
 
 
1,018,682
 
 
 
704,376
 

Business development

 
 
817
 
 
 
15,044
 
 
 
10,057
 
 
 
23,294
 

Dividend, interest, and other income

 
 
(20,270
)
 
 
(17,446
)
 
 
(44,369
)
 
 
(34,646
)

Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable equity securities

 
 
27,764
 
 
 
(72,833
)
 
 
218,169
 
 
 
(227,282
)

Interest expense

 
 
294,522
 
 
 
256,104
 
 
 
600,305
 
 
 
517,270
 

Non-same-store revenues

 
 
(396,834
)
 
 
(305,581
)
 
 
(775,381
)
 
 
(605,579
)

Non-same-store cost of operations

 
 
164,040
 
 
 
96,482
 
 
 
334,116
 
 
 
197,880
 

Total same-store net operating income

 
$
1,108,708
 
 
$
1,016,059
 
 
$
2,206,357
 
 
$
2,010,620
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Same-store revenues

 
$
1,819,877
 
 
$
1,843,106
 
 
$
3,663,530
 
 
$
3,649,618
 

Same-store cost of operations

 
 
711,169
 
 
 
827,047
 
 
 
1,457,173
 
 
 
1,638,998
 

Total same-store net operating income

 
$
1,108,708
 
 
$
1,016,059
 
 
$
2,206,357
 
 
$
2,010,620
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCE: Global Self Storage

ReleaseID: 601775

Unico American Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

CALABASAS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / Unico American Corporation (NASDAQ – "UNAM") ("Unico" or the "Company"), announced today its consolidated financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, net loss was $434,814 ($0.08 diluted loss per share) compared to net loss of $276,677 ($0.05 diluted loss per share) for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net loss was $1,478,640 ($0.28 diluted loss per share) compared to net loss $947,751 ($0.18 diluted loss per share) for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Book value per share was $10.37 and $10.38 at June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Results of Operations

 

 
Three Months Ended June 30
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decrease
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
$
 
 
%
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Gross written premium

 

8,781,127
 
 

9,454,402
 
 

(673,275
)
 
 
(7
)%

Net investment income

 

489,498
 
 

530,745
 
 

(41,247
)
 
 
(8
)%

Gross commission and fees

 

457,886
 
 

527,825
 
 

(69,939
)
 
 
(13
)%

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

4,888,906
 
 

5,058,951
 
 

(170,045
)
 
 
(3
)%

Policy acquisition costs

 

1,202,026
 
 

1,289,481
 
 

(87,455
)
 
 
(7
)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The decrease in gross written premium during the three months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to coronavirus-related contraction in the Food, Beverage & Entertainment underwriting vertical for Crusader Insurance Company ("Crusader"), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary.

The decrease in net investment income during the three months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to a decrease in average invested assets.

The decrease in gross commission and fees during the three months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to decreases in property and casualty insurance policy fee income and health insurance program commission income.

The decrease in loss and loss adjustment expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to decreases in incurred losses and loss adjusted expenses on reported claims as a result of lower severity of Apartments & Commercial Buildings claims.

The decrease in policy acquisition costs during the three months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to relatively higher sales in Crusader's Transportation underwriting vertical which pays a lower commission rate than the other verticals.

 

 
Six Months Ended June 30
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase (Decrease)
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
$
 
 
%
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Gross written premium

 

17,988,013
 
 

17,983,583
 
 

4,430
 
 
 
0
%

Net investment income

 

1,010,190
 
 

1,063,375
 
 

(53,185
)
 
 
(5
)%

Gross commission and fees

 

926,955
 
 

1,075,270
 
 

(148,315
)
 
 
(14
)%

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

10,766,291
 
 

10,213,394
 
 

552,897
 
 
 
5
%

Policy acquisition costs

 

2,346,451
 
 

2,376,194
 
 

(29,743
)
 
 
(1
)%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The increase in gross written premium during the six months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to growth in the Transportation underwriting vertical for Crusader.

The decrease in net investment income during the six months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to a decrease in average invested assets.

The decrease in gross commission and fees during the six months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to decreases in property and casualty insurance policy fee income and health insurance program commission income.

The increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to higher claims costs related to underwriting activities in the Transportation vertical.

The decrease in policy acquisition costs during the six months ended June 30, 2020, was due primarily to relatively higher sales in Crusader's Transportation underwriting vertical which pays a lower commission rate than the other verticals.

Management Commentary

"The second quarter results of the organization are clearly unsatisfactory. Numerous factors contributed to the disappointing net effect on shares and operating ratios. Certainly COVID-19 has impacted revenue in several industry-focused "verticals", coupled with a systemic "business-as-unusual" transaction environment. The quarter includes several expenses that were incurred as a result of activating our new excess & special (E&S) risk initiative, permitting a venue to more accurately price acceptable but challenging opportunities. Regardless of the drivers, our focus is on improving the bottom line," said Ron Closser, recently appointed Interim CEO, President and Board Chair.

"There are some positives: In addition to the E&S venue, the organization recognized gains on investments that reflect an evolving perspective toward returns. The corporation remains strongly capitalized with solid surplus. Quarterly losses (case incurred) show some positive improvement that will continue to be closely scrutinized for frequency and severity trends in order to determine if these promising trends are an anomaly, COVID-specific, or more pervasively reflect risk selection and retention. Most importantly, there is a reinvigorated philosophy within the organization: underwriting, claims management and organizational costs must directly correlate to stronger results. It might take a little more time to fully integrate this philosophy throughout the operation, but the fundamentals are being diagnosed and addressed."

Definitions and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Written premium is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined, under the statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the California Department of Insurance, as the contractually determined amount charged by the insurance company to the policyholder for the effective period of the contract based on the expectation of risk, policy benefits, and expenses associated with the coverage provided by the terms of the policies. Written premium is a required statutory measure. Written premium is defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 405, "Liabilities," as "premiums on all policies an entity has issued in a period." Earned premium, the most directly comparable GAAP measure to written premium, represents the portion of written premium that is recognized as income in the financial statements for the period presented and earned on a pro-rata basis over the terms of the policies. Written premium is intended to reflect production levels and is meant as supplemental information and not intended to replace earned premium. Such information should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial results.

The following is a reconciliation of gross written premium (before premium ceded to reinsurers) to net earned premium (after premium ceded to reinsurers):

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Gross written premium

 

8,781,127
 
 

9,454,402
 
 

17,988,013
 
 

17,983,583
 

Less: written premium ceded to reinsurers

 
 
(2,003,311
)
 
 
(1,732,839
)
 
 
(3,982,438
)
 
 
(3,416,529
)

Net written premium

 
 
6,777,816
 
 
 
7,721,563
 
 
 
14,005,575
 
 
 
14,567,054
 

Change in gross unearned premium

 
 
(20,263
)
 
 
(1,200,032
)
 
 
(317,324
)
 
 
(1,761,809
)

Change in ceded unearned premium

 
 
12,558
 
 
 
(3,419
)
 
 
(7,006
)
 
 
(22,983
)

Net earned premium

 

6,770,111
 
 

6,518,112
 
 

13,681,245
 
 

12,782,262
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

About Unico

Headquartered in Calabasas, California, Unico is an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries underwrite and market property and casualty insurance, and transact health insurance, insurance premium financing and membership association services. Since 1985, the majority of Unico's financial activity has been related to the operations of its Crusader Insurance Company subsidiary. For more information concerning Crusader Insurance Company, please visit Crusader's website at www.crusaderinsurance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or "the Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or "the Exchange Act"). In this context, forward-looking statements are not historical facts and include statements about the Company's plans, objectives, beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "seeks," "plans," "estimates," "intends," "projects," "targets," "should," "could," "may," "will," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof or similar words and expressions.

Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions involving judgments about, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company's control. These predictions are also affected by known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. The Company's actual results could differ materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak; failure to meet minimum capital and surplus requirements; vulnerability to significant catastrophic property loss; a change in accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; ability to adjust claims accurately; insufficiency of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves to cover future losses; changes in federal or state tax laws; ability to realize deferred tax assets; ability to accurately underwrite risks and charge adequate premium; ability to obtain reinsurance or collect from reinsurers and or losses in excess of reinsurance limits; extensive regulation and legislative changes; reliance on subsidiaries to satisfy obligations; downgrade in financial strength rating by A.M. Best; changes in interest rates; investments subject to credit, prepayment and other risks; geographic concentration; reliance on independent insurance agents and brokers; insufficient reserve for doubtful accounts; litigation; enforceability of exclusions and limitations in policies; reliance on information technology systems; ability to prevent or detect acts of fraud with disclosure controls and procedures; change in general economic conditions; dependence on key personnel; ability to attract, develop and retain employees and maintain appropriate staffing levels; insolvency, financial difficulties, or default in performance of obligations by parties with significant contracts or relationships; ability to effectively compete; maximization of long-term value and no focus on short-term earnings expectations; control by a small number of shareholders; failure to maintain effective system of internal controls; and difficulty in effecting a change of control or sale of any subsidiaries.

Please see Part I – Item 1A – "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as well as other documents the Company files or furnishes with the SEC from time-to-time, for other important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from its current expectations and from the forward-looking statements discussed herein. Because of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changed circumstances, new information, future events or otherwise, for any reason.

Financial Tables Follow –

UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands)

 

 
June 30
 
 
December 31
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 

 

 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 

ASSETS

 
 
 
 
 
 

Investments

 
 
 
 
 
 

Available-for-sale:

 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed maturities, at fair value (amortized cost: $80,941 at

 
 
 
 
 
 

June 30, 2020, and $82,002 at December 31, 2019)

 

84,214
 
 

83,500
 

Held-to-maturity:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Fixed maturities, at amortized cost (fair value: $798 at

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

June 30, 2020, and $798 at December 31, 2019)

 
 
798
 
 
 
798
 

Equity securities, at fair value (cost: $503 at June 30, 2020,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

and $0 at December 31, 2019)

 
 
525
 
 
 

 

Short-term investments, at fair value

 
 
2,199
 
 
 
2,197
 

Total Investments

 
 
87,736
 
 
 
86,495
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 
 
4,675
 
 
 
5,782
 

Accrued investment income

 
 
395
 
 
 
397
 

Receivables, net

 
 
4,160
 
 
 
4,019
 

Reinsurance recoverable:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Paid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 
 
361
 
 
 
686
 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 
 
15,807
 
 
 
14,726
 

Deferred policy acquisition costs

 
 
3,668
 
 
 
3,620
 

Property and equipment, net

 
 
10,237
 
 
 
10,227
 

Deferred income taxes

 
 
3,604
 
 
 
3,925
 

Other assets

 
 
369
 
 
 
430
 

Total Assets

 

131,012
 
 

130,307
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LIABILITIES

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

54,877
 
 

55,067
 

Unearned premiums

 
 
18,128
 
 
 
17,810
 

Advance premium and premium deposits

 
 
289
 
 
 
219
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 
 
2,720
 
 
 
2,130
 

Total Liabilities

 

76,014
 
 

75,226
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Commitments and contingencies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Common stock, no par value – authorized 10,000,000 shares;

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

5,305,742 and 5,306,720, shares issued and outstanding at

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively

 

3,772
 
 

3,773
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 
 
2,585
 
 
 
1,183
 

Retained earnings

 
 
48,641
 
 
 
50,125
 

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

54,998
 
 

55,081
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

131,012
 
 

130,307
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
($ in thousands, except per share)

 

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Six Months Ended
 

 

 
June 30
 
 
June 30
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 

REVENUES

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Insurance company operation:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net earned premium

 

6,770
 
 

6,518
 
 

13,681
 
 

12,782
 

Investment income

 
 
489
 
 
 
531
 
 
 
1,010
 
 
 
1,063
 

Net realized investments gains (losses)

 
 

 
 
 
(5
)
 
 
2
 
 
 
(12
)

Net unrealized investments gains on

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

equity securities

 
 
68
 
 
 

 
 
 
23
 
 
 

 

Other income (loss)

 
 
124
 
 
 
169
 
 
 
204
 
 
 
(92
)

Total Insurance Company Operation

 
 
7,451
 
 
 
7,213
 
 
 
14,920
 
 
 
13,741
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other insurance operations:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Gross commissions and fees

 
 
458
 
 
 
528
 
 
 
927
 
 
 
1,075
 

Finance charges and fees earned

 
 
67
 
 
 
54
 
 
 
134
 
 
 
104
 

Other income

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
11
 

Total Revenues

 
 
7,976
 
 
 
7,795
 
 
 
15,981
 
 
 
14,931
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EXPENSES

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Losses and loss adjustment expenses

 
 
4,889
 
 
 
5,059
 
 
 
10,766
 
 
 
10,214
 

Policy acquisition costs

 
 
1,202
 
 
 
1,290
 
 
 
2,346
 
 
 
2,376
 

Salaries and employee benefits

 
 
1,252
 
 
 
1,013
 
 
 
2,374
 
 
 
2,041
 

Commissions to agents/brokers

 
 
24
 
 
 
41
 
 
 
50
 
 
 
91
 

Other operating expenses

 
 
994
 
 
 
735
 
 
 
1,975
 
 
 
1,364
 

Total Expenses

 
 
8,361
 
 
 
8,138
 
 
 
17,511
 
 
 
16,086
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Loss before taxes

 
 
(385
)
 
 
(343
)
 
 
(1,530
)
 
 
(1,155
)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 
 
50
 
 
 
(66
)
 
 
(51
)
 
 
(207
)

Net Loss

 

(435
)
 

(277
)
 

(1,479
)
 

(948
)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PER SHARE DATA:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Loss per share

 

(0.08
)
 

(0.05
)
 

(0.28
)
 

(0.18
)

Weighted average shares

 
 
5,305,742
 
 
 
5,306,938
 
 
 
5,306,231
 
 
 
5,307,021
 

Diluted

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Loss per share

 

(0.08
)
 

(0.05
)
 

(0.28
)
 

(0.18
)

Weighted average shares

 
 
5,305,742
 
 
 
5,306,938
 
 
 
5,306,231
 
 
 
5,307,021
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
($ in thousands)

 

 
Six Months Ended
 

 

 
June 30
 

 

 
2020
 
 
2019
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 
 
 
 
 
 

Net loss

 

(1,479
)
 

(948
)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operations:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Depreciation and amortization

 
 
378
 
 
 
270
 

Bond amortization, net

 
 
(236
)
 
 
(5
)

Bad debt expense

 
 
1
 
 
 
(21
)

Net realized investment (gains) losses

 
 
(2
)
 
 
12
 

Net unrealized investment gains on equity securities

 
 
(23
)
 
 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net receivables and accrued investment income

 
 
(139
)
 
 
(801
)

Reinsurance recoverable

 
 
(756
)
 
 
(2,063
)

Deferred policy acquisition costs

 
 
(48
)
 
 
(139
)

Other assets

 
 
61
 
 
 
300
 

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 
 
(190
)
 
 
(1,827
)

Unearned premiums

 
 
318
 
 
 
1,761
 

Advance premium and premium deposits

 
 
70
 
 
 
126
 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 
 
590
 
 
 
(195
)

Income taxes current/deferred

 
 
(53
)
 
 
(231
)

Net Cash Used by Operating Activities

 
 
(1,508
)
 
 
(3,761
)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Purchase of fixed maturity investments

 
 
(11,764
)
 
 
(6,743
)

Purchase of equity securities

 
 
(503
)
 
 

 

Proceeds from maturity of fixed maturity investments

 
 
9,370
 
 
 
3,703
 

Proceeds from sale or call of fixed maturity investments

 
 
3,694
 
 
 
3,473
 

Net (increase) decrease in short-term investments

 
 
(2
)
 
 
4,491
 

Additions to property and equipment

 
 
(388
)
 
 
(488
)

Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities

 
 
407
 
 
 
4,436
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Repurchase of common stock

 
 
(6
)
 
 
(2
)

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities

 
 
(6
)
 
 
(2
)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 
 
(1,107
)
 
 
673
 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 
 
5,782
 
 
 
4,918
 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

4,675
 
 

5,591
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Supplemental cash flow information

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash paid during the period for:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interest

 
 

 
 
 

 

Income taxes

 

9
 
 

9
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SOURCE: Unico American Corporation

ReleaseID: 601737

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Financial Results For The First Quarter Of Fiscal Year 2021 Ended June 30, 2020 And Provides Conference Call Information

Financials for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 ended June 30, 2020 will be released August 14, 2020

NORTHVALE, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2020 / Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Elite" or the "Company") (OTCQB:ELTP), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and manufacturing niche generic products, announced results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ended June 30, 2020 ("First Quarter").

Consolidated revenues for the First Quarter were $7.5 million, an increase of approximately 124% as compared to revenues for the comparable quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase in revenues was largely attributed to revenues from generic extended release Adderall® which was launched during the First Quarter as well as increased sales of generic immediate release Adderall®, Isradipine and Phentermine during the First Quarter as compared to the comparable period for the prior fiscal year.

Conference Call Information

Elite's management will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter financial results for fiscal year 2021 ended June 30th and provide an update on recent business developments. Stockholder questions should be submitted to the company in advance of the call.

Date:

August 17, 2020

Time:

11:30 AM EDT

Dial- in numbers:

1-800-346-7359 (domestic)
1-973-528-0008 (international)

Conference number:

98840

Questions:

dianne@elitepharma.com by 7:00 PM EDT on Saturday, February 15, 2020

Audio Replay:

https://elite.irpass.com/events_presentations

 

The financial statements can be viewed for Elite's Fiscal Year 2021 First Quarter Report on Form 10-Q here.

About Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company which develops niche generic products. Elite specializes in developing and manufacturing oral, controlled-release drug products. Elite owns multiple generic products which have been licensed to Lannett Company, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and TAGI Pharma. Elite operates a cGMP and DEA registered facility for research, development, and manufacturing located in Northvale, NJ.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, those related to the effects, if any, on future results, performance or other expectations that may have some correlation to the subject matter of this press release. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve, without limitation, risks, uncertainties and other factors not under the control of Elite, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Elite to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations that may be implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the expected timing of approval, if at all, of products by the FDA, and the actions the FDA may require of Elite in order to obtain such approvals. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future action or performance. These risks and other factors are discussed, without limitation, in Elite's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its reports on forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. Elite is under no obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:

For Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dianne Will, Investor Relations, 518-398-6222
Dianne@elitepharma.com
www.elitepharma.com

SOURCE: Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ReleaseID: 601840