PURE Bioscience Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

PURE Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: PURE) ("PURE," the "Company" or "we"), creator of the patented non-toxic silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, today reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2024.

Summary of Results ? Fiscal Second Quarter Operations

• Net product sales were $325,000 and $396,000 for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease of $71,000 was attributable to decreased sales across our end user network.
• Net loss for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2024 was $1,002,000, compared to $1,060,000 for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2023.
• Net loss, excluding share-based compensation, for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2024 was $938,000, compared to $993,000 for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2023.
• Net loss per share was ($0.01) for the fiscal second quarters ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Six Months: Summary of Results of Operations

• Net product sales were $1,043,000 and $863,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $180,000 was attributable to increased sales across our end user and distribution network.
• Net loss for the six months ended January 31, 2024 was $1,737,000, compared to $2,053,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2023.
• Net loss, excluding share-based compensation, for the six months ended January 31, 2024 was $1,593,000, compared to $1,842,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2023.
• Net loss per share was ($0.02) for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Robert Bartlett, Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our fiscal second quarter revenue was very disappointing at best. While historically, this quarter is our lowest revenue generator, FYQ2 experienced an unexpected interruption in the flow of PURE products to one of our major customers. The impact of this interruption cannot be overstated. We anticipate this shortfall in revenue will be absorbed in future sales."

Business Update

We are excited to announce that we are beginning to make headway into new food segments as we work on expanding our footprint in the food industry.

• Brand Advertising and Marketing. Having a social media presence has been a focus of the newly-formed marketing committee at PURE. Our recently updated website is a helpful sales tool for lead generation, as well as a central location for customer support and questions. PURE will continue to evolve its brand as we work with a new branding firm to guide us in clearly communicating to the public that PURE's team and chemistry are trustworthy, offering premium products that represent a complete game changer in the world of food safety and sanitization. Our targeted end user is committed to protecting their customers, employees, the environment, as well as their own brand name.
  
  
• Trade Shows. Attending and supporting customer events and trade shows has been and will continue to be a significant part of our growth initiatives. This has proven to be an effective approach to meeting new customers and continue networking and educating the industry on our unique SDC solutions. At the end of FYQ2, PURE attended the global International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) show for the first time. Our team was able to better understand current industry trends and solutions, as well as network and meet with key customers. In addition, the team was able to facilitate strategic meetings with key industry leaders from North America and across the globe. PURE is again registered to exhibit at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting in Long Beach, California (July 14-17, 2024). The IAFP annual meeting is attended by more than 3,500 of the top industry, academic and governmental food safety professionals.
  
  
• Distributor Focus and Support. Our business strategy will be shifting focus from a direct sales model to a distributor model. This model provides a much needed expansion of coverage in all regions of the United States. With local boots on the ground, our distributors allow PURE to expand our footprint into new market segments and customer bases as we are integrated into our distribution partners' chemical portfolios and solution offerings. Due to the unique nature of our SDC molecule and ongoing advancement in application technologies, our distributors will be able to present their customers innovative solutions previously unavailable to them. This transition facilitates:
  • Broader coverage of service personnel and more regular on-site visits to customers;
  • Strengthening and growing partnerships with current distributors;
  • Bringing on new key distributors;
  • Leveraging the PURE team to provide enhanced support from remote to on-site visits;
  • Better market penetration of our brand and product awareness;
  • Acceleration of our sales model; and
  • Expedited access to new market segments.
    
    
• Continued Innovation. The development of new solutions through application equipment is a large part of our current R&D efforts. New business sectors, including the dairy industry and the animal health market, have shown promising interest as we begin to explore the use of our SDC technology. Incorporating technology into our equipment solutions is another avenue through which we are enhancing our ability to support our customers' greatest needs in food safety.

Tim Steffensmeier, Vice President of Sales, said, "The technical sales team we have assembled has nearly 100 years of combined food and chemical industry experience. The varying experience and unique skillsets enables our team to be productive in business development, sales and marketing, new equipment solutions, and new product development and microbiology solutions. Our team is dedicated to prioritizing the sustainability of the Company's growth, and are actively cultivating new relationships with key stakeholders while also nurturing and expanding current key industry and distributor accounts."

About PURE Bioscience, Inc.

PURE is focused on developing and commercializing our proprietary antimicrobial products primarily in the food safety arena. We provide solutions to combat the health and environmental challenges of pathogen and hygienic control. Our technology platform is based on patented, stabilized ionic silver, and our initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate, better known as SDC. This is a broad-spectrum, non-toxic antimicrobial agent, and formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from existing products in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and mitigation of bacterial resistance. PURE's mailing address of 771 Jamacha Rd. #512, El Cajon, California 92019 (San Diego County area) serves as its official address for all business requirements. Additional information on PURE is available at www.purebio.com.

Forward-looking Statements: Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release, including quotes from management, concerning the Company's expectations, plans, business outlook, future performance, future potential revenues, expected results of the Company's marketing efforts, the execution of contracts under negotiation and any other statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company's failure to implement or otherwise achieve the benefits of its proposed business initiatives and plans; acceptance of the Company's current and future products and services in the marketplace, including the Company's ability to convert successful evaluations and tests for PURE Control and PURE Hard Surface into customer orders and customers continuing to place product orders as expected and to expand their use of the Company's products; the Company's ability to maintain relationships with its partners and other counterparties; the Company's ability to generate sufficient revenues and reduce its operating expenses in order to reach profitability; the Company's ability to raise the funding required to support its continued operations and the implementation of its business plan; the ability of the Company to develop effective new products and receive required regulatory approvals for such products, including the required data and regulatory approvals required to use its SDC-based technology as a direct food contact processing aid in raw meat processing and to expand its use in OLR poultry processing; competitive factors, including customer acceptance of the Company's SDC-based products that are typically more expensive than existing treatment chemicals; dependence upon third-party vendors, including to manufacture its products; and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, Form 10-Q for the fiscal first quarter ended October 31, 2023, and Form 10-Q for the fiscal second quarter ended January 31, 2024. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.