Trailing Four-Quarter Revenue Of $5.9M (+255% Y/Y Growth), Driven By 208% Y/Y Growth In Q1 To $808K and 42% Q1 Gross Margin

TORONTO, June 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (TSXV: CBLU) (FRANKFURT: OYA), the Smart Off-Grid Company, announces its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 ("Q1 2024") ending March 31, 2024. A complete set of Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A") has been filed at . All dollar amounts are denominated in Canadian dollars.

On a Trailing Four Quarter ("TFQ") basis:

• Revenue was $5,950,005, a 255% increase from $1,674,003 in the corresponding period, due to strong revenue growth across all four of Clear Blue's product lines;
• Recurring revenue $1,120,838, a 29% increase from $865,610 in the corresponding period;
• Gross Profit increased to $2,716,412 compared to $574,296 in the comparable period, a 373% increase;
• Gross margin percentage was 46% an increase over 34% with the comparative TFQ period;
• Non-IFRS Adjusted EBITDA was $(1,629,513) as compared to $(3,964,030) for the previous period, a 59% improvement.
  

For Q1 F2024:

• Revenue was $808,553, a 208% increase from $262,137 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 ("Q1 2023");
• Recurring revenue was $300,786, a 42% increase from $212,004 in Q1 2023;
• Gross Profit was $338,339 compared to $93,272 for Q1 2023, a 263% increase for the quarter;
• Gross Margin percentage for Q1 2024 was 42%, up from 36% in Q1 2023;
• Adjusted EBITDA was $(712,325) versus $(1,042,209) in Q1 2024, a 32% improvement from Q1 2023;
• As of March 31, 2024, bookings increased to $2,848,424, an increase of 15%, when compared to $2,469,846 as of December 31, 2023, with delivery anticipated over the next three years in the case of Illumience/EaaS and typically in the next four to six months in the case of production orders.
• In the quarter, the Company shipped 388 power control devices across 10 orders.
  

Notable Developments During Q1 2024

• In the quarter, the Company released the Esite version of its industry leading Illumience Smart Power service. Illumience has processed more than 1 trillion transactions since its inception. It has the largest repository of Smart Off-Grid power performance data across 37 countries and multiple customers globally. With massive data, predictive analytics and future AI enhancements, Clear Blue is a leader in solar and hybrid power performance for telecom, Smart City & IoT and is leading the Road to Zero Diesel for telecom.
  

F2024 Financial Outlook

Clear Blue maintains the outlook that it provided on May 28, 2024 as per below.

Overall, management is reiterating its previous guidance of 2024 revenue expected to be significantly greater than 2023 and 2022 revenue which were $5.4M and $2.6M respectively. Clear Blue's business growth has accelerated following a challenging 2022 and 2023. This is expected to lead to increased order intake in 2024, followed by revenue growth.

For more information, contact:

Miriam Tuerk, Co-Founder and CEO
+1 416 433 3952
investors@clearbluetechnologies.com

Nikhil Thadani, Sophic Capital
+1 437 836 9669
Nik@SophicCapital.com

About Clear Blue Technologies International

Clear Blue Technologies International, the Smart Off-Grid company, was founded on a vision of delivering clean, managed, "wireless power" to meet the global need for reliable, low-cost, solar and hybrid power for lighting, telecom, security, Internet of Things devices, and other mission-critical systems. Today, Clear Blue has thousands of systems under management across 37 countries, including the U.S. and Canada. (TSXV: CBLU) (FRA: 0YA) (OTCQB: CBUTF)

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This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" and/or "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Clear Blue's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Clear Blue's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". The forward-looking information contained herein may include, but is not limited to, information concerning financial results and future upcoming contracts.

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