Trailing Four-Quarter Revenue Of $6.2M (+278% Y/Y Growth), Recurring Revenue Of ~$800K (+21% Y/Y Growth) and 43% Gross margin

TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (TSXV: CBLU) (FRANKFURT: OYA), the Smart Off-Grid Company, announces its financial results for the second quarter of 2024 ("Q2 2024") ending June 30, 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 $6,212,370, a 278% increase from $1,644,227 in the corresponding previous period, due to strong revenue growth across all four of Clear Blue's product lines;
• Recurring revenue was $779,149 a 21% increase from $646,416 in the corresponding previous period;
• Gross Profit increased to $2,652,969 compared to $606,008 in the comparable period, a 338% increase;
• Gross margin percentage was 43% an increase over 37% with the comparative TFQ period;
• Non-IFRS Adjusted EBITDA* for the period was ($1,685,811) as compared to ($3,639,495) for the previous period, a 54% improvement.
  

For Q2 F2024:

• Revenue was $1,014,690, a 35% increase from $752,325 in Q2 2023;
• Recurring revenue comprised $169,106 of the quarter's revenue compared to $139,056 in Q2 2023, a 22% increase;
• Gross Profit for Q2 2024 was $245,564 compared to $309,007 for Q2 2023, a 21% decrease. Gross Margin percentage for the quarter was 24%, decreased from 41% in the comparative quarter of 2023 due to an unexpected one-time solar panel anti-dumping charge which the Company is appealing and believes will be rescinded. Without this, our Gross Margin for the quarter would have been 33%;
• Non-IFRS Adjusted EBITDA was ($721,262) versus ($664,964) in Q2 2023, an 8% improvement from the comparative period of 2023;
• As of June 30, 2024, bookings increased to $3,237,789, an increase of 31%, when compared to $2,469,846 as of December 31, 2023.
  

F2024 Financial Outlook
Since the end of 2022, and in a turbulent business environment, Clear Blue's core fundamentals have changed considerably. Management believes Clear Blue's H2 2024 will follow its 2023 trajectory, wherein Q3 and Q4 represented the majority of the revenue for the year. As all of Clear Blue's one-time revenue is a capital budget expense for our customers, annual budget and procurement cycles tend to drive the majority of our shipments for Q3 and Q4.

Clear Blue's expanded product portfolio has greatly increased our market reach and diversified our customer base, driven by growing demand across a wider array of applications. Our customers continue to advance their capital project fundraising efforts with several of our long-term partners approaching financing closings in Q3 or early Q4. Over the past two years, management has contributed more than $2.5 million dollars, making them the largest cash contributors to the enterprise, alongside steadfast investor support. As the world leverages AI to deliver the next evolution of performance against climate change, Clear Blue's large depository of data will enable us to cement our competitive advantage in providing the most reliable solar power at the lowest cost. This bodes well for significant order volumes and strong growth for Clear Blue in the second half of 2024 and into 2025.

Please join our earnings call Tuesday morning at 11:00 am EDT to hear more about what we believe will be an exciting fall:

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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)

*Clear Blue's Adjusted EBITDA is calculated on the basis of Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Amortization expenses, and various non-cash items (including inventory write-off, translation, and Stock-Based Compensation) and from time-to-time certain one-time costs considered appropriate by management.

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This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described in this news release. Such securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of persons in the United States or "U.S. Persons", as such term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements.

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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.

By identifying such information and statements in this manner, Clear Blue is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Clear Blue to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements.

An investment in securities of Clear Blue is speculative and subject to several risks including, without limitation, the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Clear Blue's listing application dated July 12, 2018. Although Clear Blue has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

In connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, Clear Blue has made certain assumptions. Although Clear Blue believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. All subsequent written and oral forward- looking information and statements attributable to Clear Blue or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice."

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described in this news release. Such securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold within the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of persons in the United States or "U.S. Persons", as such term is defined in Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act, unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements.