Progressive Planet Reports Record Quarterly Revenues and Income from Operations in Fiscal Q2 2024
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KAMLOOPS, Dec. 6, 2023 - Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) (OTCQB: ASHXF) ("Progressive Planet", "PLAN", or the "Company"), a leader in developing CleanTech solutions for the planet, announces it has filed consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2023 ("Q2 2024") on SEDAR+. These documents are also available on the Company's website.
"Progressive Planet reported record quarterly revenues and income from operations in Q2 2024," says Progressive Planet CEO Steve Harpur.
Added Harpur: "With two credit facilities totalling $3.21 million remaining unused at quarter ended October 31, 2023, and with cash on hand increasing by $0.32 million since quarter ended July 31, 2023, we are funding growth with operating cash flow without raising new equity."
- Operating cash flow increased to $0.67 million in the six months ended October 31, 2023, from negative $0.11 million for the six months ended October 31, 2022
- Income from operations was $0.26 million for the current quarter, a 111% increase from the income from operations realized in the quarter ended October 31, 2022, and the highest amount ever achieved by Progressive Planet
- Revenue increased to $5.44 million in Q2 2024, an increase of 3.0% from the $5.28 million reported during the comparable quarter ended October 31, 2022, and an increase of 9.3% from Q1 2024
- Increased gross margin1 by 2.7% to 29.3% from Q1 2024
- Selling expenses decreased by 12.3% during Q2 2024 from Q2 2023, due to operational improvements
- Net loss of $0.18 million in Q2 2024 includes a $0.44 million write-off of the Company's Heffley Creek Metals and Pozzolan property as well as $0.13 in research and development expenditures
- Existing credit facilities remain unused with $3.21 million in available credit at the end of Q2 2024
- Cash on hand was $0.69 million on October 31, 2023, compared to $0.37 million on July 31, 2023, and $0.70 million on April 30, 2023. Accordingly, Progressive Planet generated cash of $0.32 million during the current quarter and has only consumed $0.01 million fiscal year-to-date
During Q2 2024, Progressive Planet implemented cost cutting initiatives to save $900,000 in annual reoccurring costs. The effects of the cost cutting initiatives will start in the quarter ending January 31, 2024.
| 1. | Gross margin is a non-IFRS financial measure. This ratio expresses gross profit as a percentage of revenue for a given period. It assists in explaining the Company's results from period to period and measuring profitability. This ratio is calculated by dividing gross profit for a period by the corresponding revenue for the period. There is no directly comparable IFRS measure. |
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We are a CleanTech and manufacturing company with proven product lines based in Kamloops, British Columbia. Our expertise lies in developing critical low-carbon and carbon sequestering solutions using our owned mineral assets and recycled materials to create planet-friendly products that fight climate change and protect our planet's health.
Our products are in 10,000+ retail stores across North America. Our innovations, created at our C-Quester™ Centre of Sustainable Innovation, bring positive disruption to the cement, agricultural and animal-care sectors by creating products that help reduce carbon footprints and restore ecosystems.
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