MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
−Removed: should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the
−Removed: accompanying notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report and the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual
−Removed: Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023 (our 2023 Annual Report).
−Removed: This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking
−Removed: statements that are based on our management’s current beliefs and assumptions, which statements are subject to substantial risks
−Removed: and uncertainties.
−Removed: Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a
−Removed: result of many factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of our 2023 Annual Report.
−Removed: and its subsidiaries (which includes wholly-owned subsidiaries, Biomerica de Mexico and BioEurope GmbH), is a biomedical technology
−Removed: company that develops, patents, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic products used at the point-of-care (physicians’
−Removed: offices and over-the-counter through drugstores and online) and in hospital/clinical laboratories for detection and/or treatment of medical
−Removed: conditions and diseases.
−Removed: Our diagnostic test kits are used to analyze blood, urine, nasal, or fecal material from patients in the diagnosis
−Removed: of various diseases, food intolerances and other medical complications, or to measure the level of specific hormones, antibodies, antigens,
−Removed: or other substances, which may exist in the human body in extremely small concentrations.
−Removed: The Company’s products are designed to
−Removed: enhance the health and well-being of people, while reducing total healthcare costs.
−Removed: primary focus is the research, development, commercialization and in certain cases regulatory approval, of patented, diagnostic-guided
−Removed: therapy (“DGT”) products to treat gastrointestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (“IBS”), and other
−Removed: inflammatory diseases.
−Removed: These inFoods based products are directed at chronic inflammatory illnesses that are widespread and common, and
−Removed: as such address very large markets.
−Removed: Our inFoods IBS product uses a simple blood sample to identify patient-specific foods that, when
−Removed: removed from the patient’s diet, may alleviate IBS symptoms such as pain, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation.
−Removed: Instead of broad
−Removed: and difficult to manage dietary restrictions, the inFoods IBS product works by identifying a patient’s above normal immunoreactivity
−Removed: to a panel of specific foods that have been shown to often be problematic to IBS suffers.
−Removed: A food identified as positive, and causing
−Removed: an abnormally high immune response in the patient is simply removed from the diet to help alleviate IBS symptoms.
−Removed: fiscal 2022, we completed an endpoint determination clinical trial on our inFoods IBS product.
−Removed: This trial was conducted at Mayo Clinics
−Removed: in Florida and Arizona, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc., a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, University of Texas Health
−Removed: Science Center at Houston, Houston Methodist, the University of Michigan, and other institutions.
−Removed: This double blinded, placebo-controlled
−Removed: trial monitored IBS patients over an 8-week treatment period to determine the efficacy of our inFoods IBS product to improve the patients’
−Removed: IBS symptoms or endpoints.
−Removed: The trial was designed to determine the difference in the improvement in IBS symptoms for patients in the
−Removed: treatment arm, versus patients in the placebo arm of the trial.
−Removed: The top-line trial results were reported in February 2022.
−Removed: Multiple endpoints
−Removed: demonstrated statistically significant improvements for participants in the treatment arm, indicating that the elimination of specific
−Removed: foods may meaningfully reduce the symptoms of IBS in each patient subtype (including patients with IBS-Constipation, IBS-Diarrhea &
−Removed: The greatest clinical improvements, including but not limited to abdominal pain and bloating, were seen in patients diagnosed
−Removed: with IBS-Mixed and IBS Constipation, in the top line data.
−Removed: The purpose of the endpoint study was designed to provide efficacy data for
−Removed: the product, and to determine the primary symptom endpoint, or endpoints to be used in a possible final pivotal trial that would be conducted
−Removed: to attain the validation data needed to apply for U.S.
−Removed: Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) product clearance.
−Removed: We are continuing
−Removed: to review and refine the complete dataset and have selected the final endpoint that we would intend to use in a possible final pivotal
−Removed: No date has yet been set for commencing this final trial.
−Removed: fiscal 2023, we worked to set up the inFoods IBS test to be performed in a CLIA certified, and College of American Pathologists (“CAP”)
−Removed: accredited high-complexity laboratory facility and offered as a laboratory developed test (“LDT”).
−Removed: During the quarter ended
−Removed: February 28, 2023, the CLIA lab completed all validation testing necessary for the inFoods IBS product to be offered as an LDT, and patient
−Removed: samples are now being run at the lab.
−Removed: In late fiscal 2023, we trial launched this product with one large GI physician group that is now
−Removed: offering this product to their patients.
−Removed: During fiscal 2024, we have successfully
−Removed: launched the inFoods IBS test with numerous GI physician groups across multiple states and regions.
−Removed: While our initial efforts have
−Removed: yielded success within the GI specialty, we are keenly aware of the opportunity to expand across the application of our product to
−Removed: other physician segments.
−Removed: We are convinced that forming
−Removed: partnerships in these other segments is the most effective strategy for market penetration.
−Removed: Currently, we are engaging in
−Removed: discussions with several potential partners.
−Removed: This strategy enables our newly formed sales team to focus on building strong
−Removed: relationships within the GI segment, capitalizing on the distinct advantages of the inFoods IBS product.
−Removed: In tandem with our
−Removed: expansion efforts, we are drawing from key learnings from the initial launch to enhance the ordering experience.
−Removed: We are now driving
−Removed: improvements to optimize the process for physicians to order the inFoods IBS test, send patient blood samples to the CLIA lab, and
−Removed: receive the test results for their patients.
−Removed: These improvements are directly informed by our experience and feedback from the field,
−Removed: ensuring a smoother and more efficient experience for both physicians and patients.
−Removed: With these strategic initiatives in place,
−Removed: grounded in our understanding of market dynamics and user needs, we anticipate continued growth in revenues from the rollout of our
−Removed: inFoods IBS product in the coming quarters.
−Removed: are also beginning the work of selecting and validating one new disease (such as ulcerative colitis or migraines), where there is evidence
−Removed: that certain foods can trigger or contribute to the symptoms found in these indications.
−Removed: We expect any new disease we target will follow
−Removed: a similar development pathway as inFoods IBS in simultaneously seeking FDA clearance of the product while also launching the product
−Removed: existing medical diagnostic products are sold worldwide primarily in two markets:
−Removed: 1) clinical laboratories and 2) point-of-care (physicians’
−Removed: offices and OTC at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Amazon, etc.).
−Removed: The diagnostic test kits are used to analyze blood, urine, nasal,
−Removed: or fecal specimens from patients in the diagnosis of various diseases, food intolerances and other medical complications, by measuring
−Removed: or detecting the existence and/or level of specific bacteria, hormones, antibodies, antigens, or other substances, which may exist in
−Removed: a patient’s body, stools, or blood, often in extremely small concentrations.
−Removed: to the global 2019 SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus pandemic, in March 2020 we began developing COVID-19 products to indicate if a person
−Removed: has been infected by COVID-19 or is currently infected.
−Removed: We began selling these COVID-19 related diagnostic tests during fiscal 2021,
−Removed: and we experienced significant revenues from such sales during fiscal 2021 and 2022 with lesser sales in fiscal 2023.
−Removed: Due to falling
−Removed: demand, there were no sales of our COVID-19 related products in the three months ended February 29, 2024.
−Removed: As such, our COVID-19 product
−Removed: sales have caused significant swings in our revenues over the last four years.
−Removed: newly developed H.
−Removed: pylori diagnostic test is a pivotal addition to our product portfolio, offering vital insights into patients’
−Removed: pylori infection status.
−Removed: This bacterium’s prevalence underscores the critical need for accurate diagnosis, given its potential
−Removed: to precipitate ulcers and, in severe cases, stomach cancers if left untreated.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: on December 18, 2023, we achieved a significant milestone with FDA clearance for the H.
−Removed: pylori diagnostic test, paving the way for its
−Removed: commercialization in the United States.
−Removed: Leveraging this regulatory approval, we have initiated marketing efforts targeting the U.S.
−Removed: poised to capitalize on the pressing demand for reliable diagnostic solutions.
−Removed: Furthermore, recognizing the global significance of H.
−Removed: pylori infection, we have initiated discussions with international distributors to expand our market reach beyond U.S.
−Removed: traction in both domestic and international markets, we expect a favorable revenue trajectory during 2024.
−Removed: majority of our research and development efforts are focused on development and commercialization of products such as our H.
−Removed: pylori product,
−Removed: improving and expanding the inFoods IBS product, developing other new products that utilize the inFoods platform, and developing new
−Removed: diagnostic products with outside medical diagnostic companies that we intend to manufacture for them.
−Removed: existing products that contributed to our fiscal 2024 revenues are primarily focused on gastrointestinal diseases, food intolerances,
−Removed: and certain esoteric tests.
−Removed: These diagnostic test products utilize immunoassay technology.
−Removed: Most of our products are CE marked and/or
−Removed: sold for diagnostic use where they are registered by each country’s regulatory agency.
−Removed: In addition, some products are cleared for
−Removed: sale in the United States by the FDA.
+Added: should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and
+Added: the accompanying notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report and the audited consolidated financial statements in our
+Added: Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 (our 2024 Annual Report).
+Added: This discussion and analysis contains
+Added: forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s current beliefs and assumptions, which statements are subject to
+Added: substantial risks and uncertainties.
+Added: Our actual results of operations may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
+Added: forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” included in Part I,
+Added: Item 1A of our 2024 Annual Report.
+Added: are a global biomedical technology company that develops, patents, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic
+Added: Our diagnostic test kits are used to analyze blood, urine, nasal or fecal material from patients in the diagnosis of
+Added: various diseases, food intolerances and other medical complications .
+Added: They can also be used to measure or detect the presence and
+Added: levels of specific bacteria, hormones, antibodies, antigens and other substances, which may exist in the human body in extremely
+Added: small concentrations.
+Added: Our products are designed to enhance the health and well-being of people, while reducing total
+Added: healthcare costs.
+Added: extensive range of medical diagnostic products is sold worldwide, primarily in two markets:
+Added: clinical laboratories and point-of-care
+Added: settings, including physicians’ offices and over-the-counter sales at major retailers such as Walmart, CVS Pharmacy, and
+Added: Most of our products are Conformite Europeenne (“CE”) marked and/or registered with regulatory agencies in
+Added: various countries for diagnostic use, with several also cleared by the FDA for sale in the United States.
+Added: Technological
+Added: advances in medical diagnostics have enabled diagnostic tests to be performed not only in clinical laboratories but also at home and
+Added: at the point-of-care in physicians’ offices.
+Added: One of our key objectives has been to develop and market rapid diagnostic tests that
+Added: are accurate, utilize easily obtained patient specimens, and are simple to perform without the need for complex instrumentation.
+Added: home use (over-the-counter) and professional use (physicians’ office, clinics, etc.) rapid diagnostic test products help manage
+Added: existing medical conditions and may save lives through early detection and diagnosis of specific diseases.
+Added: Traditionally, such tests
+Added: required the expertise of medical technologists and sophisticated equipment, with results often not available for days.
+Added: We believe our
+Added: rapid point-of-care tests, when properly used, can be as accurate as laboratory tests.
+Added: Our products require limited to no instrumentation,
+Added: deliver reliable results in minutes, and can be performed with confidence at home or in a physician’s office.
+Added: invest resources in the research and development of new products designed to diagnose and, in some cases, treat several
+Added: major medical diseases.
+Added: These products are either internally developed or licensed from others.
+Added: Our experienced and highly trained
+Added: technical personnel, including Ph.D.
+Added: holders and other scientists, are dedicated to developing new products and managing technology transfer
+Added: Our technical staff, many of whom have extensive experience from previous employment at large diagnostic manufacturing companies,
+Added: bring a wealth of industry knowledge.
+Added: Additionally, we rely on our Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of leading medical doctors and
+Added: clinicians, to guide our clinical studies and product development efforts.
+Added: key outcome from our recent research and development efforts is our patented diagnostic-guided therapy (“DGT”) product, developed
+Added: on the inFoods® technology platform.
+Added: This innovative product is designed to treat gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel
+Added: syndrome (“IBS”) and other inflammatory diseases.
+Added: The DGT product targets chronic inflammatory illnesses that are widespread and prevalent
+Added: in large markets.
+Added: We have launched the inFoods® IBS product, which leverages this patented technology.
+Added: inFoods® IBS product utilizes a simple blood test to identify patient-specific foods that, when eliminated from the diet, may alleviate
+Added: IBS symptoms such as pain, bloating, diarrhea, cramping, and constipation.
+Added: Unlike broad and difficult-to-manage dietary restrictions,
+Added: the inFoods® IBS product pinpoints a patient’s heightened immunoreactivity to specific foods known to frequently trigger IBS
+Added: By removing the foods identified as problematic, patients can achieve relief from their IBS symptoms.
+Added: We launched our inFoods® product across numerous gastroenterology (“GI”) physician groups in various states and regions,
+Added: including collaboration with one of the largest GI groups in the U.S.
+Added: Feedback from GI specialty physicians have generally been positive,
+Added: and we are actively expanding our network by onboarding additional physician practices.
+Added: These GI practices are beginning to prescribe
+Added: inFoods® IBS to their patients.
+Added: Our dedicated sales team is deepening relationships within the GI segment and strategically targeting
+Added: opportunities to introduce inFoods® to other medical specialties.
+Added: By leveraging their expertise and building strong partnerships,
+Added: our sales team is now working to engage with key physician groups outside the GI field such as integrated health practices and primary-care
+Added: general practitioners.
+Added: These efforts aim to broaden our market reach and enhance the overall adoption of inFoods® across various
+Added: healthcare sectors and to capitalize on the distinct advantages of inFoods® for a strong foundation of meaningful growth in the future.
+Added: We are also continuing to evaluate distribution, partnership and licensing opportunities with U.S.
+Added: and multinational companies, which
+Added: have the potential to significantly aid in the commercialization and accelerated growth of inFoods® products both domestically and
+Added: internationally.
+Added: the inFoods® product line, the Company has achieved a significant milestone with the development of hp+detect™, a diagnostic
+Added: test designed to detect Helicobacter pylori (“H.
+Added: pylori”) bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
+Added: pylori is a prevalent
+Added: infection, affecting approximately 35% of the U.S.
+Added: population and 45% of the population in Europe’s largest countries.
+Added: This bacterium
+Added: is the strongest known risk factor for gastric cancer, which remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
+Added: hp+detect™ test offers physicians and medical centers a reliable tool for diagnosing H.
+Added: pylori infections and monitoring treatment
+Added: The test is marketed directly to laboratories, where patient samples are processed to provide timely and accurate diagnoses.
+Added: To support the widespread adoption and distribution of hp+detect™, the Company is actively engaging with large reference laboratories,
+Added: aiming to improve patient outcomes through early detection and effective treatment of H.
+Added: pylori infections.
+Added: Due to the slower-than-expected launch of the Company’s key products, inFoods® IBS and hp+detect™,
+Added: the Company has initiated significant cost-cutting measures to extend its cash runway and work towards increasing revenues to cover overhead
+Added: These measures include a workforce reduction of nearly 15% during this fiscal quarter, which incurred one-time labor costs such
+Added: as severance, impacting typical cost trends and margins.
+Added: In addition, the Company is actively exploring strategic opportunities to enhance
+Added: and create shareholder value.
OF OPERATIONS
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Sales and Cost of Sales
following is a breakdown of revenues according to markets to which the products are sold:
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−Removed: February 28, 2023
Over-the-counter
−Removed: Contract manufacturing
−Removed: Physician’s office
−Removed: net sales were approximately $1,017,000 for the three months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $1,111,000 for the three months
−Removed: ended February 28, 2023, a decrease of approximately $94,000, or 8%.
−Removed: This decrease for the three months ended February 29, 2024, was
−Removed: primarily attributed to reduced sales in food intolerance products.
−Removed: Sales in this segment are subject to periodic and infrequent orders,
−Removed: contributing to potential volatility in quarterly sales.
−Removed: cost of sales were approximately $1,166,000, or 115% of net sales, for the three months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $991,000,
−Removed: or 89% of net sales of net sales, for the three months ended February 28, 2023, an increase of approximately $175,000, or 18%.
−Removed: for the three months ended February 29, 2024 was predominantly driven by the complexities of international shipping logistics, rather
−Removed: than fluctuations in material and labor costs associated with our product.
+Added: manufacturing
+Added: For the three months ended August 31, 2024, consolidated net sales reached approximately $1,807,000, compared to
+Added: $1,713,000 for the same period in 2023, representing an increase of $94,000, or 5%.
+Added: This growth was largely driven by a $222,000 increase
+Added: in higher demand from new and existing customers as well as new contract manufacturing agreements.
+Added: However, over-the-counter (“OTC”) sales in the retail market declined by $116,000.
+Added: In 2023, OTC sales benefited from the rollout
+Added: of our products with CVS, which included large upfront orders.
+Added: Additionally, this quarter’s performance was impacted by timing delays
+Added: in clinical lab orders from our distributor in Asia.
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2024, consolidated cost of sales amounted to approximately $1,518,000, or 84% of net sales,
+Added: compared to $1,301,000, or 76% of net sales, for the same period in 2023, representing an increase of $217,000, or 17%.
+Added: of the cost increase was directly correlated to the growth in contract manufacturing sales.
+Added: Additionally, direct labor costs were
+Added: significantly impacted by one-time severance expenses related to the reduction in force (“RIF”) executed in July, which
+Added: elevated labor costs and negatively impacted gross margins.
+Added: Gross margin was negatively impacted by 12% by the one-time RIF expenses
+Added: within the fiscal quarter.
+Added: Excluding these RIF-related costs, gross margins are consistent with the prior period.
following is a summary of operating expenses:
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−Removed: February 29, 2024
−Removed: February 28, 2023
−Removed: Increase (Decrease)
−Removed: Operating Expense
−Removed: Total Revenues
−Removed: Operating Expense
−Removed: Total Revenues
−Removed: Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: Research and Development
+Added: Months Ended August 31,
General and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $1,508,000 for the three months February 29, 2024, as compared to $1,379,000
−Removed: for the three months ended February 28, 2023, an increase of approximately $129,000, or 9%.
−Removed: For the three months ended February 29, 2024,
−Removed: the increase was primarily driven by the establishment of a new sales force, resulting in a rise in total salaries and marketing expenses
−Removed: amounting to $212,000.
−Removed: However, these increases were partially offset by a decrease in legal expenses of $87,000.
and Development
−Removed: research and development expenses were approximately $343,000 for the three months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $392,000 for
−Removed: the three months ended February 28, 2023, a decrease of approximately $49,000, or 13%.
−Removed: The reduction in expenses for the three months
−Removed: ended February 29, 2024, was primarily driven by a reduction of salary and compensation costs for the research and development team.
−Removed: and Dividend Income
−Removed: and dividend income were approximately $86,000 for the three months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $36,000 for the three months
−Removed: ended February 28, 2023, an increase of $50,000, or 139%.
−Removed: The increase was primarily driven by higher market interest rates on our cash
−Removed: and cash equivalents.
−Removed: months ended February 29, 2024
−Removed: Sales and Cost of Sales
−Removed: following is a breakdown of revenues according to markets to which the products are sold:
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Increase (Decrease)
−Removed: February 29, 2024
−Removed: February 28, 2023
−Removed: Over-the-counter
−Removed: Contract manufacturing
−Removed: Physician’s office
−Removed: net sales were approximately $4,299,000 for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $4,231,000 for the nine months ended
−Removed: February 28, 2023, an increase of approximately $68,000, or 2%.
−Removed: This increase for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, shows growth
−Removed: across all non-COVID product lines underscoring the Company’s resilience despite the absence of COVID-related sales compared to
−Removed: the previous year.
−Removed: growth was primarily attributed to an increase in sales of our food intolerance products, EZ Detect, Aware, and contract manufacturing
−Removed: Notably, this growth highlights the effectiveness of our post-pandemic strategic initiatives focusing on our diverse product
−Removed: cost of sales were approximately $3,708,000, or 86% of net sales, for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $3,814,000,
−Removed: or 90% of net sales, for the nine months ended February 28, 2023, a decrease of approximately $106,000, or 3%.
−Removed: The decrease for the nine
−Removed: months ended February 29, 2024, was primarily driven by a $160,000 decrease in costs associated with reduced sales of our COVID-19 products.
−Removed: following is a summary of operating expenses:
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
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−Removed: February 28, 2023
−Removed: Increase (Decrease)
−Removed: Operating Expense
−Removed: Total Revenues
−Removed: Operating Expense
−Removed: Total Revenues
−Removed: Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: Research and Development
General and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $4,204,000 for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to
−Removed: $4,589,000 for the nine months ended February 28, 2023, a decrease of approximately $385,000, or 8%.
−Removed: The decrease in the nine months
−Removed: ended February 29, 2024, was primarily driven by reductions of $384,000 in legal expenses, and $330,000 in share-based compensation expenses.
−Removed: these operating expense reductions were partially offset by investments in key areas of our business.
−Removed: This included an increase in marketing
−Removed: expenses for the recent CVS Pharmacy retail launch and the expansion of our sales team.
−Removed: Despite these increases, overall cost reductions
−Removed: compared to last year demonstrate our focus on strategically allocating our capital and maintaining financial discipline while pursuing
−Removed: growth opportunities.
+Added: For the three months ended August 31, 2024, consolidated selling, general, and administrative expenses were approximately
+Added: $1,360,000, compared to $1,172,000 for the same period in 2023, reflecting an increase of $188,000, or 16%.
+Added: This increase was primarily
+Added: driven by one-time severance expenses related to the July RIF and introduction of a sales force, which did not exist in the prior year.
+Added: The new sales team added
+Added: $146,000 in additional costs compared to the prior period.
+Added: Legal expenses also rose by $64,000, as the prior year benefited
+Added: from a one-time discount on legal fees related to settlement work.
+Added: Excluding this discount, legal spending would have been consistent
+Added: with historical levels.
and Development
−Removed: research and development expenses were approximately $1,226,000 for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $1,215,000
−Removed: for the nine months ended February 28, 2023, an increase of approximately $11,000, or 1%.
−Removed: The increase for the nine months ended February
−Removed: 29, 2024, was primarily driven by salaries and wages of $80,000, partially offset by a decrease in share-based compensation expenses
−Removed: of $32,500 and lab supplies expenses of $22,800.
−Removed: have taken proactive measures to address the increased expenses in research and development.
−Removed: Over the last three months, we have worked
−Removed: on cost optimization resulting in reductions in salaries and compensation costs of $63,000 per quarter.
+Added: For the three months ended August 31, 2024, consolidated research and development (“R&D”) expenses
+Added: totaled approximately $297,000, representing a decrease of 37% from $472,000 in the same period of 2023.
+Added: This $175,000 reduction was primarily
+Added: driven by an $86,000 decline in R&D wages resulting from the one-time severance expenses associated with the RIF executed in July.
+Added: In line with the Company’s strategic initiatives for cost-cutting measures, several clinical trials were reduced, resulting in decreased
+Added: expenditures.
+Added: Additionally, with the commercialization of inFoods® IBS, there has been a deliberate reduction in R&D allocations
+Added: to this area, contributing to an overall decrease of $80,000 in related expenses.
and Dividend Income
−Removed: and dividend income were approximately $317,000 for the nine months ended February 29, 2024, as compared to $77,000 for the nine months
−Removed: ended February 28, 2023, an increase of $240,000, or 312%.
−Removed: The increase was primarily driven by higher market interest rates on our cash
−Removed: and cash equivalents.
−Removed: AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2024, interest and dividend income totaled approximately $56,000, compared to $123,000 for the
+Added: corresponding period in 2023, representing a decrease of $67,000, or 54%.
+Added: This reduction was primarily attributable to lower market
+Added: interest rates affecting our lower cash balances, which had decreased by August 31, 2024.
+Added: CAPITAL RESOURCES AND GOING CONCERN
following are the principal sources of liquidity:
−Removed: February 29, 2024
−Removed: Cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: Working capital including cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: of February 29, 2024 and May 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5,319,000 and $9,719,000, respectively.
−Removed: As of February 29, 2024 and May 31, 2023, the Company had working capital of approximately $6,855,000 and $10,852,000, respectively.
−Removed: We believe that the aggregate of our existing cash and cash equivalents is sufficient to meet our operating cash requirements and strategic
−Removed: objectives for growth for at least the next year.
−Removed: To satisfy our capital requirements, including ongoing future operations, beyond next
−Removed: year, we are working on increasing sales, reducing expenses and may seek to raise additional financing through debt or equity financing.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 29, 2024, cash used in operating activities was approximately $4,317,000.
+Added: and cash equivalents
+Added: capital including cash and cash equivalents
+Added: of August 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2,820,000 and $4,170,000, respectively.
+Added: As of August 31, 2024 and May 31, 2024, the Company had working capital of approximately $4,294,000 and $5,527,000, respectively.
+Added: Company’s ability to continue as a going concern over the next twelve months is influenced by several factors, including:
+Added: need and ability to generate additional revenue from international opportunities and our new product launches;
+Added: need to access the capital and debt markets to meet current obligations and fund operations;
+Added: capacity to manage operating expenses and maintain gross margins as we grow;
+Added: ability to retain key employees and maintain critical operations with a substantially reduced workforce.
+Added: has analyzed the Company’s cash flow requirements through November 2025 and beyond.
+Added: Based on this analysis, we believe our current
+Added: cash and cash equivalents are insufficient to meet our operating cash requirements and strategic growth objectives for the next twelve
+Added: To address our capital needs and sustain operations beyond the next year, we are actively pursuing strategies to
+Added: increase sales, reduce expenses, sell non-core assets, seek additional financing through debt or equity, and seek other strategic alternatives.
+Added: While we are committed to these plans, there is no assurance that these efforts will be successful or sufficient to meet our capital requirements.
+Added: part of our efforts to reduce costs, we have initiated significant cost-cutting measures to extend our cash runway and work towards increasing
+Added: revenues to cover overhead costs.
+Added: These measures include a workforce reduction of nearly 15% in July 2024 and a substantial reduction
+Added: in other operating expenses.
+Added: part of our financing plan, on September 28, 2023, we filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 with the
+Added: Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which was declared effective on September 29, 2023, allowing us to
+Added: issue up to $20,000,000 in common shares.
+Added: Under this registration statement, shares of our common stock may be sold from time to
+Added: time for up to three years from the filing date.
+Added: On May 10, 2024, the we filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC to facilitate the sale of up to $5,500,000 in common stock through at-the-market (“ATM”) offerings, as defined in Rule 415 under the
+Added: Securities Act.
+Added: As part of this transaction, we incurred $81,000 in deferred offering costs.
+Added: The amount of capital that we
+Added: can raise under the ATM offering is highly dependent upon the trading volume and the trading price of our stock.
+Added: The average trading
+Added: volume of our stock over the last three full calendar months is approximately 83,068 shares per day and the high and low trading
+Added: price of our stock during the same period of time was $0.59 and $0.28, respectively.
+Added: If our stock continues to trade at low volumes
+Added: and price, the amount of capital that we can raise under the ATM offering will be constrained.
+Added: We intend to use the net proceeds from the ATM offering for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, sales and marketing
+Added: activities, clinical studies and product development, acquisitions of assets, businesses, companies, or securities, capital expenditures,
+Added: and working capital needs.
+Added: we are committed to these plans, there is no assurance that these efforts will be successful or sufficient to meet our capital requirements.
+Added: factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: Our future viability depends on the
+Added: successful execution of our strategic plans, securing additional financing, and achieving profitable operations.
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2024, cash used in operating activities was approximately $1,344,000.
The primary factors that contributed
−Removed: to this was a loss of approximately $4,557,000, non-cash expenses of $723,000, primarily associated with depreciation and amortization,
−Removed: provision for allowance on accounts receivable, inventory reserves, share-based compensation, and amortization of right-of-use assets.
−Removed: This was partially offset by changes in asset and liability accounts of approximately $483,000.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 28, 2023, cash used in operating activities was approximately $4,511,000.
+Added: to this were a loss of approximately $1,316,000, an increase in accounts receivable of $616,000, and a decrease in lease liability of
+Added: These were partially offset by a decrease in inventories of $429,000, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other of $106,000,
+Added: and non-cash expenses of approximately $191,000 .
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was approximately $1,674,000.
The primary factors that contributed
−Removed: to this were a net loss of approximately $5,348,000, partially offset by non-cash expenses of $1,100,000, primarily associated with stock-based
−Removed: compensation and account receivables provisions.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 29, 2024, cash used in investing activities was approximately $27,000 for purchases of property and equipment,
−Removed: and $64,000 in expenditures related to patents.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 28, 2023, cash used in investing activities was approximately $64,000 for purchases of property and equipment.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 29, 2024, cash provided by financing activities was $0, with no net proceeds from the sale of common stock
−Removed: or from stock option exercises.
−Removed: the nine months ended February 28, 2023, cash provided by financing activities was approximately $2,040,000 which was a result of net
−Removed: proceeds from the sale of common stock of $1,961,000, and stock option exercises of $79,000.
+Added: to this were a loss of approximately $1,132,000, non-cash expenses of $122,000, primarily associated with depreciation and amortization,
+Added: share-based compensation, inventory reserves and amortization of right-of-use assets.
+Added: This was partially offset by changes in asset and
+Added: liability accounts of $664,000.
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2024, we did not acquire any new property, equipment, or patents.
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2023, cash used in investing activities was approximately $63,000.
+Added: During the three months ended August
+Added: 31, 2023, we purchased approximately $21,000 of property and equipment and had $42,000 in expenditures related to patents.
+Added: the three months ended August 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company did not have any cash provided by financing activities, with no net proceeds from the sale of common stock or stock option exercises.
BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
−Removed: were no off-balance sheet arrangements as of February 29, 2024.
−Removed: ACCOUNTING POLICIES
−Removed: preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
−Removed: America requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
−Removed: of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
−Removed: Such estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts
−Removed: of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
−Removed: We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions
−Removed: that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.
−Removed: Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions
−Removed: or conditions.
−Removed: We continue to monitor significant estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.
−Removed: On an ongoing basis,
−Removed: we evaluate estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances.
−Removed: We believe our estimates
−Removed: and assumptions are reasonable under the current conditions;
−Removed: however, actual results may differ from these estimates under different
−Removed: future conditions.
−Removed: believe that the estimates and assumptions that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of
−Removed: operations, in that they require subjective or complex judgments, form the basis for the accounting policies deemed to be most
−Removed: critical to us.
−Removed: These relate to revenue recognition, credit losses, inventory overhead application, inventory reserves, right-of-use
−Removed: assets and lease liabilities and share-based compensation.
−Removed: We believe estimates and assumptions related to these critical accounting
−Removed: policies are appropriate under the circumstances;
−Removed: however, should future events or occurrences result in unanticipated consequences,
−Removed: there could be a material impact on our future financial condition or results of operations.
−Removed: We suggest that our significant
−Removed: accounting policies be read in conjunction with this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
−Removed: of Operations.
−Removed: Please refer to Note 2 for information on Significant Accounting Policies.
−Removed: Our critical accounting policies are
−Removed: discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023.
+Added: were no off-balance sheet arrangements as of August 31, 2024.
+Added: ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
+Added: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
+Added: accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make a number of estimates and assumptions that
+Added: affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
+Added: Such estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
+Added: and base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors and circumstances that we believe to be reasonable.
+Added: Different assumptions or conditions may cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates.
+Added: We continue to monitor significant
+Added: estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.
+Added: We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the current
+Added: however, actual results may differ from these estimates under different future conditions.
+Added: We believe that the estimates and assumptions that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition
+Added: and results of operations, in that they require subjective or complex judgments, form the basis for the accounting policies deemed to
+Added: be most critical to us.
+Added: These relate to revenue recognition, bad debts, inventory overhead application, inventory reserves, lease liabilities
+Added: and right-of-use assets.
+Added: We believe estimates and assumptions related to these critical accounting policies are appropriate under the
+Added: circumstances;
+Added: however, should future events or occurrences result in unanticipated consequences, there could be a material impact on
+Added: our future financial conditions or results of operations.
+Added: There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies from
+Added: those disclosed in our 2024 Annual Report.
+Added: We suggest that our significant accounting policies be read in conjunction with this Management’s
+Added: Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
+Added: Please refer to Note 2 for information on Significant Accounting
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
−Removed: are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information
+Added: are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are not required to provide the information
under this item.
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