ATMOFIZER TECHNOLOGIES INC. ANNOUNCES YEAR END 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS
VANCOUVER, BC, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Atmofizer Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Atmofizer") (CSE: ATMO) (OTCQB: ATMFF) is pleased to announce its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022. All amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
On February 23, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to the Base Shelf Prospectus (the "Prospectus Supplement") establishing an at-the-market equity program (the "ATM Program") that allows the Company to issue and sell up to C$5,000,000 of Common Shares from treasury to the public, from time to time, at the Company's discretion. All Common Shares sold under the ATM Program will be made through sales that are deemed to be "at-the-market distributions" as defined in NI 44-102 through the CSE or any other "marketplace" in Canada as defined under applicable securities laws.
Distributions of the Common Shares under have been made under the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to the terms of an equity distribution agreement between the Company and Clarus Securities Inc. ("Clarus") dated February 23, 2022 (the "Equity Distribution Agreement"). The volume and timing of distributions under the ATM Program, if any, will be determined in the Company's sole discretion. Common Shares are distributed pursuant to the ATM Program at the market prices prevailing at the time of each sale and, as a result, prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of the ATM Program. The ATM Program will be effective until the earlier of the issuance and sale of all of the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program and February 14, 2024, unless terminated prior to such date by the Company or Clarus in accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement.
On April 5, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") issued a U.S. Patent relating to the Company's air and water purification technology. The U.S. Patent provides protection for the application of the Company's air and water purification technology in the United States.
On August 23, 2022, the Company announced that the USPTO has issued a Notice of Allowance for new claims related to the Company's air and water purification technology. The allowed patent application, titled, "Ultra-Fine Particle Aggregation, Neutralization and Filtration" (US Patent Application No. 11,291,939) provides broad protection for important aspects of Atmofizer's air purification technology. The Notice of Allowance from the USPTO is directed to a new design that delivers ultra-fine particle agglomeration and nanoparticle reduction performance in larger air ducts with faster-moving air, using less parts. The Company plans to market this patent to be licensed by air purification device manufacturers, HVAC suppliers and service companies.
On November 29, 2022, the Company announced its recent Business Development in the Forced Area Market (HVAC)
The Company continues to transition the business to its most valuable addressable market to integrate the agglomeration technology into existing forced air systems. The Company is ready to focus on the third objective of our strategic plan: 1 - Prove it, 2 - Protect it, 3 - Promote it.
PROVE IT
The Company has been working with Four Seasons Heating and Conditioning ("Four Seasons"), in Chicago, Illinois, one of the largest privately owned HVAC service providers in the United States. Four Seasons has validated the product market fit and helped to develop the final production design which can be installed in less than 15 minutes by any HVAC service technician and sell for less than other similar accessories in the market. The Company has completed testing on the HVAC solution with almost immediate agglomeration at air speeds consistent or superior to most HVAC applications, meaningful improvement of filter performance to remove ultra-fine and fine particles from the air with existing filter technologies, reducing energy costs and improving the flow of hot and cold air to improve HVAC performance. The last phase of comprehensive third-party laboratory tests to independently certify the results of this new product range is scheduled for January 2023. The design can be easily adapted to expand beyond the residential HVAC market to service commercial, industrial and agricultural applications.
PROTECT IT
The Company successfully received its second US patent, its agglomeration technology for integrated and HVAC applications. On August 23, 2022, the Company announced that the USPTO issued a Notice of Allowance for new claims related to the Company's air and water purification technology. This was followed by a formal patent issuance on October 25, 2022. (U.S. Patent No. 11,478,742). The allowed patent application, titled, "Ultra-Fine Particle Aggregation, Neutralization and Filtration" (US Patent Application No. 11,291,939) provides broad protection for important aspects of Atmofizer's air purification technology. The Notice of Allowance from the USPTO is directed to a new design that delivers ultra-fine particle agglomeration and nanoparticle reduction performance in larger air ducts with faster-moving air, using less parts.
PROMOTE IT
The HVAC solution has been designed to scale to other HVAC applications with an asset light strategy that will target existing HVAC suppliers and manufacturers with existing distribution and scale. The Company will look to partner to execute its asset light, technology first approach to license its patented technology for high margin licensing opportunities. The Company is in the final stages of distribution discussions with Four Seasons to be announced in due course.
On January 12, 2023, the Company implemented the share consolidation of one post-consolidation common share for twenty pre-consolidation common shares. The number of shares and relevant information including but not limited to the share price, number of warrants ("Warrants"), stock options ("Options") and restricted stock units ("RSUs") and exercise price per warrant and option presented in these financial statements for both years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 had been retroactively adjusted accordingly.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the Company generated revenue of $210,000 with a gross profit of $60,293 (29.0%) compared to $497,280 with a gross profit of $83,199 (16.7%) during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
The Company incurred $26,326,805in expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $13,180,714 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The increase of $13.2 million increase in expenses was driven primarily by an increase in impairment of intellectual property ($8.2 million), share-based payments ($5.6 million), marketing expenses ($1.2 million) and salaries and wages ($0.8 million), There were significant decreases over the previous year in consulting fees ($2.3 million), management and directors' fees ($1.1 million), research and development costs ($0.6 million) and professional fees ($0.2 million). The Company has focused on reducing operating expenses and excluding non-cash expenses such as amortization, impairment loss and share-based payments, operating expenses were reduced by $2.2 million during year ended December 31, 2022.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded net loss of $28 million compared to a net loss of $21 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase of $6.8 million was mainly due to the increase in operating expenses of $13.2 million which was partially offset by the decrease of $6.4 million in other income (expenses). The 13.2 million increases in operating expenses were driven primarily by an increase in impairment of intellectual property ($8.2 million), share-based payments ($5.6 million), marketing expenses ($1.2 million) and salaries and wages ($0.8 million). There were significant decreases over the previous year in consulting fees ($2.3 million), management and directors' fees ($1.1 million), research and development costs ($0.6 million) and professional fees ($0.2 million). Other income (expenses) was reduced from the prior year by $6.4 million. In 2021, the Company incurred a listing expense of $7.1 million which is the major reason for the lower other income (expenses) in the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the prior year.
Atmofizer's consumer and industrial solutions are based on its patent-protected and patent pending technology for ultrafine particle agglomeration and neutralization. This capability creates a revolutionary and more efficient method for addressing the wide range of dangerous nano-scale particles, viruses and bacteria that are too small to be effectively managed by conventional HEPA filters and ultraviolet lights. Atmofizer plans to disrupt the air treatment industry by improving air safety and purification efficiency while lowering customers' operational costs.
Atmofizing air refers to the process of using ultrasonic acoustic waves to agglomerate (cluster together) small particles into a larger target that is then radiated by ultraviolet light to neutralize their harmful properties. Using units that atmofize air in tandem with HEPA filters can make the HEPA filters work more efficiently, enable the use of a less-powerful filter and result in a cleaner and longer-lasting filter that reduces operating costs and is less of a health hazard to clean or replace.
Atmofizer is patent-pending and patent-protected sole source of technology to atmofize air and is applying its proprietary technology in consumer and industrial air purification products currently manufactured under the Atmofizer brand, as well as in retail and commercial devices produced by other companies that integrate Atmofizer technology into their own products under license. Atmofizer's owned and licensed product lines include wearable, portable and mobile use for personal air treatment, as well as larger systems to handle higher air volumes for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential applications.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "likely", "should", "would", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "proposed", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, the services and functions of EMC and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By their nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: the Company's ability to comply with all applicable laws and governmental regulations relating to its commercial products; the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having only a limited operating history, the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
SOURCE Atmofizer Technologies Inc.
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