Nanophase Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Profit

—Nanophase Reports Q3 Revenue Record at $16.9 Million with Solésence Revenue up 171% YOY  

—Record $3 Million in Q3 Profit

ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanophase Technologies Corporation (OTCQB: NANX), a leader in mineral-based and scientifically-driven health care solutions across beauty and life science categories — with innovations that protect skin from environmental aggressors and aid in medical diagnostics — today announced record financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.   

Jess Jankowski, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased to have closed out another successful quarter as 2024 continues to be the breakout year that we had expected. In the third quarter, alongside record top-line revenue we also achieved record gross profit, record operating income, and record net income.”  

Kevin Cureton, Chief Operating Officer, commented: “We continue to see the impact of our improvements, along with continuing dynamic growth of the Solésence business, as our nine-month revenue for 2024 has already exceeded our full-year 2023 revenue by $2.5 million. In the third quarter, we expanded our capabilities and implemented additional automation while manufacturing and shipping a record number of units of finished goods to support record-breaking revenue growth and profitability.” 

Third Quarter Financial Highlights 

• Revenue for the third quarter was a record $16.9 million, vs. $8 million for the same period in 2023, a 112% increase.  
• • Solésence revenue was $13.6 million, vs. $5 million for the same period in 2023, a 171% increase.  
• Gross profit for the third quarter was a record $6.1 million, vs $1.5 million for the same period in 2023, a 299% increase.  
• • As a percentage of sales, gross profit was 36%, vs. 19% for the same period in 2023. 
• Net income for the third quarter was a record $3 million, vs. a net loss of $1.4 million for the same period in 2023.  
• • Net income as a percentage of sales was 18% for the period. 

Nine-Month Financial Highlights 

• Revenue for the nine months ended September 30 was a record $39.8 million, a 36% increase over the same period in 2023. 
• • Nine-month revenue for 2024 exceeded full-year 2023 revenue by $2.5 million. 
• Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30 was $13.4 million, an 83% increase over the same period in 2023. 
• Net income for the nine months ended September 30 was $4.8 million, a $7.1 million swing from the $2.3 million loss in the same period in 2023. 

Operational Highlights 

Record Q3 production  

• Solésence manufactured and shipped a record number of units of finished goods, both on a monthly and on a quarterly basis, throughout Q3. 

Automation implementation 

• We added additional automation across two key processes to expand production capacity and improve labor efficiency. 

Clean room expansion 

• We added 3 new ISO 6 clean rooms for the filling and assembly of products. This brings our total to 8 clean rooms, adding capacity to enable new opportunities both domestically and on a global basis. 

“Our results are a testament to the hard work of our entire team, as well as the ongoing partnership with the brands we work with, and support from our suppliers, investors, and other critical stakeholders. Our strategy is bearing fruit, and we are all optimistic about our future. We look forward to sharing more during our call tomorrow,” concluded Jankowski. 

Conference Call 

Nanophase will host its Third Quarter Conference Call on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. CDT, 2:00 p.m. EDT, to discuss its financial results and provide a business and financial update. On the call will be Jess Jankowski, the Company’s President & CEO, joined by Kevin Cureton, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. 

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The call may also be accessed through the company’s website, at www.nanophase.com, by clicking on Investor Relations, Investor News, and the links in this conference call announcement release. Please connect to the conference at least five minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.  

FINANCIAL RESULTS AND NON-GAAP INFORMATION 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information 

Nanophase believes that the presentation of results excluding certain items, such as non-cash equity compensation charges, provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors, facilitating the evaluation of performance across reporting periods. The Company uses these non-GAAP measures for internal planning and reporting purposes. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or net income per share prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

About Nanophase Technologies 

Nanophase Technologies Corporation (OTCQB: NANX), www.nanophase.com, is a leading innovator in mineral-based and scientifically driven healthcare solutions across beauty and life science categories, as well as other legacy advanced materials applications. Leveraging a platform of integrated, patented and proprietary technologies, the Company creates products with unique performance, enhancing consumers' health and well-being. We deliver commercial quantity and quality engineered materials both as ingredients and as part of fully formulated products in a variety of formats.   

About Solésence Beauty Science 

Solésence, www.solesence.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nanophase Technologies, is changing the face of skin health with patented, mineral-based technology that is embraced by leading performance-driven and clean beauty brands alike. Our patented products for brands transform the way mineral actives look, feel and function — enabling textures never-before-seen in the mineral space and inclusivity never-before-seen in the sun care space. Solésence’s innovative formulations offer best-in-class UV protection, unparalleled free radical prevention to protect against pollution, and enhanced antioxidant performance.  

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains words such as “expects,” “shall,” “will,” “believes,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements in this announcement are made based on the Company’s current beliefs, known events and circumstances at the time of publication, and as such, are subject in the future to unforeseen risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s results of operations, performance, and achievements to differ materially from current expectations expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following: a decision by a customer to cancel a purchase order or supply agreement in light of the Company’s dependence on a limited number of key customers; uncertain demand for, and acceptance of, the Company’s engineered materials, ingredients, and fully formulated products; the Company’s manufacturing capacity and product mix flexibility in light of customer demand; the Company’s limited marketing experience; changes in development and distribution relationships; the impact of competitive products and technologies; the Company’s dependence on patents and protection of proprietary information; the resolution of litigation in which the Company may become involved; the impact of any potential new government regulations that could be difficult to respond to or too costly to comply with while remaining financially viable; the ability of the Company to maintain an appropriate electronic trading venue; and other factors described in the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 28, 2024. In addition, the Company’s forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events, uncertainties, or other contingencies.   

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