LBL Lattice Biologics Ltd

Gross Margins Increase to 66% Q1 2018 from 37% Q1 2017

Lattice Biologics Ltd. (TSX-V: LBL) (OTCBB: LBLTF) (“Lattice Biologics” or the “Company”) announces financial results for the fourth quarter 2017, year ended September 30, 2017, and first quarter 2018:

Highlights:

• Gross profit margin was 65.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared to 36.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2016.
• Cash flow positive from operations for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
• Successfully relocated processing facility to Belgrade, Montana, while maintaining adequate inventory levels to maintain sales and expanding reach into personal injury and dental markets.
• Maintained American Association of Tissue Bank certification after relocation of processing facilities.
• Penetrated new international markets in Columbia and Dominican Republic.
• Launched new products into higher margin dental market.

Financial Highlights:

• Successfully relocated operations to Belgrade, Montana from Scottsdale, Arizona, resulting in operational efficiencies of over $ 230,000 per month, year over year.
• Reduced net loss from $1,213,490 ($0.02/share) for three months ended December 31, 2016 to $132,726 or ($0.00/share) for the three months ended December 31, 2017.
• Reduced net loss from $7,852,007 ($0.16/share) for fiscal year ended 2016 to $1,524,804 or ($0.02/share) for fiscal year ended 2017.
• Total liabilities reduced from $10.5 million for fiscal year ended 2016 to $ 7.7 million for fiscal year ended 2017.
• Cash from operations was $25,858 for quarter ended December 31, 2017 compared to a deficit of $522,495 for quarter ended December 31, 2016.
• Negative EBITDA for quarter ended December 31, 2017 was $85,509 compared to negative EBITDA of $571,408 for quarter ended December 31, 2016.

2017 Business Update:

“After a careful review of overhead and operational throughput, the Company decided to relocate operations to Belgrade, Montana in June of 2017. While we expected the move to generate savings of approximately $ 80,000 per month, the actual savings turned out to be roughly $230,000 per month as borne out by our year over year financials,” said Guy Cook, CEO of Lattice Biologics.

“As a result, we have had our first quarter of being cash flow positive from operations, and a substantial increase in margins to 66% of revenues. Although sales are down year over year and quarter over quarter, the Company thought it would be prudent to not recognize revenues in the personal injury market until we have a clearer understanding of timeliness associated with reimbursements in this market.

“We remain focused on higher margin products as we continue to grow the business. With the reduction in overhead and associated expenses, the Company is well positioned to grow and be profitable in 2018 and beyond,” continued Cook.

The Company continues to make significant improvements on the balance sheet, and is working with creditors to convert certain balances to equity for working capital purposes.

The Company restructured Grenville debt to favorable terms, including the conversion of $2.7 million of royalty funding into equity, reduction of interest payments on the Grenville Secured Note from 12.5% to 4.244%, and reduced remaining royalty charges from 6% to 1.25%.

Lattice Biologics maintains its commitment to honoring the gift of donation by implementing a strong quality control environment for the recovery and processing of donors. The Company has significantly increased its processing efficiencies, and has substantial inventory reserves to meet customer demand.

As indicated below, the Company continues efforts to diversify the sales mix across the new higher margin product lines added in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results (all figures denoted in USD):

The product launches have been well received by surgeons and the Company continues to replace unprofitable legacy contracts and focus on the newer higher margin products. Lattice Biologics’ total revenue was $362,137 in the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $732,905 for the three months ended September 30, 2016, a decrease of 50%, as shown in the following quarter sales table:

        Dec-312017     Sep-302017     Jun-302017     Mar-312017     Dec-312016     Sep-302016     Jun-302016     Mar-312016     ADM dermis $ 73,399 20 % $ 54,700 14 % $ 72,370 11 % $ 212,740 28 % $ 208,912 23 % $ 130,575 18 % $ 220,365 23 % $ 48,336 5 % DBM putty 18,749 5 % - 0 % 17,941 3 % 62,964 8 % 58,110 7 % 151,071 21 % 246,235 25 % 104,856 10 % Bone scaffold 212,972 59 % 315,152 79 % 454,132 66 % 403,027 53 % 567,841 64 % 411,131 56 % 505,603 52 % 847,326 84 % Other   57,017 16 %   28,690 7 %   139,583 20 %   86,626 11 %   56,588 6 %   40,128 5 %   117 0 %   6,457 1 %   Total revenue $ 362,137 100 % $ 398,542 100 % $ 684,026 100 % $ 765,357 100 % $ 891,451 100 % $ 732,905 100 % $ 972,320 100 % $ 1,006,975 100 %  

The following table sets out selected unaudited financial information, prepared in accordance with IFRS. The information contained herein is drawn from interim financial statements of the Company for each of the following quarterly periods ending:

        Dec-312017   Sep-302017   Jun-302017   Mar-312017   Dec-312016   Sep-302016   Jun-302016   Mar-312016   Revenue $ 362,137 $ 398,542 $ 684,026 $ 765,357 $ 891,451 $ 732,905 $ 972,320 $ 1,006,975 Cost of sales 123,938 554,717 514,761 533,957 564,831 558,396 744,094 818,884 Gross profit 238,199 (156,175 ) 169,265 231,400 326,620 174,509 228,226 188,091 Operating costs (i) 336,332 536,590 605,968 950,833 917,809 1,267,507 836,955 965,394 EBITDA (ii) (85,509 ) (678,425 ) (416,922 ) (699,652 ) (571,408 ) (1,072,009 ) (577,075 ) (763,988 )  

Certain adjustments have been made to the quarterly information for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, as compared to data contained in the quarterly filings for such quarters. These changes relate to certain adjustments for cost of sales and operating costs that were not recognized until the fourth quarter of such fiscal year.

(i) Operating costs are defined as all general and administrative costs, professional fees, rent, salaries and benefits, sales and marketing, and utilities expenses.

(ii) EBITDA is defined as gross profit less operating costs (as defined above).

About Lattice Biologics Ltd.:

Lattice Biologics recently completed its RTO, becoming a publicly traded company on January 4, 2016 and is traded on the TSX-V under the symbol: LBL. The Company is an emerging personalized/precision medicine leader in the field of cellular therapies and tissue engineering, with a focus on bone, skin, and cartilage regeneration.

Lattice Biologics develops and manufactures biologic products to domestic and international markets. The Company’s products are used in a variety of surgical applications.

Lattice Biologics maintains its headquarters, laboratory and manufacturing facilities in Belgrade, Montana as well as offices in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility includes ISO Class 1000 and ISO Class 100 clean rooms, and specialized equipment capable of crafting traditional allografts and precision specialty allografts for various clinical applications. The Lattice Biologics team includes highly trained tissue bank specialists, surgical technicians, certified sterile processing and distribution technicians, and CNC operators who maintain the highest standards of aseptic technique throughout each step of the manufacturing process. From donor acceptance to the final packaging and distribution of finished allografts, Lattice is committed to maintaining the highest standards of allograft quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

Lattice Biologics maintains all necessary licensures to process and sell its tissue engineered products within the U.S. and internationally. This includes Certificates to Foreign Governments from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and registrations for 29 countries, which allow the export of bone, tendon, meniscus, ligament, soft tissue, and cartilage products outside of the U.S.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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Lattice Biologics Ltd.Cheryl Farmer, 480-563-0800CFONews@LatticeBiologics.comwww.LatticeBiologics.com