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Secured first ever CDMO Manufacturing Agreement supporting planned 20-ton commercial production program over two years for rare botanical fragrance, that BioHarvest expects to drive profitable growth trajectory for CDMO business<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Reports $8.8 million in Q2 revenue, up 3.8% from Q2 2025<\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Vancouver, British Columbia and Rehovot, Israel–(Newsfile Corp. – August 11, 2026) – BioHarvest Sciences Inc<\/a>\u202f(NASDAQ: BHST) (FSE: 8MV0), a leader in Botanical Synthesis technology and sustainable plant-based molecule development, today announced results from the second quarter and six months of 2026. <\/p>\n Dr. Zaki Rakib, Chief Executive Officer of BioHarvest, stated, “We are extremely pleased to have announced a manufacturing agreement this morning with our UAE-based fragrance customer that secures commitment to produce a fragrance ingredient that is widely regarded as one of the most valuable fragrance raw materials in the world. This is another milestone that validates the versatility and commercial potential of our Botanical Synthesis technology as a horizontal platform, broadly applicable to high-value, high-margin industries and serves as a model for attractive future economics for our business. With additional agreements like these, we are confident that we can expand our future royalty and manufacturing revenue opportunities through our CDMO model.” <\/p>\n Dr. Rakib continued, “BioHarvest is transitioning from proving the breadth of our Botanical Synthesis technology across multiple industries to selectively converting our highest-value opportunities into recurring manufacturing revenue, royalties and sustainable profitability. Today’s 20-ton manufacturing agreement is exactly that conversion – a rare premium fragrance compound, produced at a scale nature cannot supply, under a recurring manufacturing model. On the consumer side, VINIA remains a stable, growing business, and we have made a deliberate choice this quarter to prioritize gross margin and cash discipline over top-line growth purchased at rising acquisition costs. That capital is being redirected into manufacturing capacity – the same capacity that underpins agreements like today’s, and provides headroom for future scale of VINIA. Our growth will increasingly be driven by multiple high-value plant-based compounds alongside a consumer business we intend to grow profitably.” <\/p>\n Second Quarter and 2026 Financial Results Highlights<\/b> <\/p>\n All figures stated in this news release are in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise.<\/i> <\/p>\n Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 were $8.8 million, an increase of 3.8% year-over-year, with three-month gross margins of 58% of revenue compared to 59% for the same period last year. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Total Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $2.5 million compared to $1.8 million for the same period last year. Of this amount, operating loss for the CDMO services business for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $1.5 million compared to $0.9 million for the same period last year, and operating loss for the D2C products business for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $1 million compared to $0.9 million for the same period last year. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $3.7 million compared to $4.1 million for the same period last year. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-IFRS measure) totaled $1.6 million, compared to $1.2 million for the same period last year. The second quarter adjusted EBITDA losses of the CDMO Services and Products divisions are $0.9 million and $0.7 million respectively, as compared to $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the same period last year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Second Quarter and Recent Operational Highlights<\/b><\/p>\n In August, BioHarvest secured the CDMO division’s first manufacturing and supply agreement. This exclusive agreement secures the scaled production of a rare, high-value, plant-based fragrance ingredient as part of an extension of multi-stage development program with an existing UAE-based customer.<\/p>\n The rare source plant is endangered due to overharvesting and habitat loss, and this particular scent is widely regarded as one of the most valuable fragrance raw materials in the world, with premium grades commanding prices exceeding tens of thousands of U.S. dollars per kilogram and demand growing across the Middle East, Asia, and Western luxury perfume markets.<\/p>\n Following the successful completion of Stage 1 development in March 2026, Stage 2 was initiated in May, with an expected 6-9 months to completion. Today’s announced manufacturing and supply agreement will secure CDMO support of an anticipated 20 tons of fragrance composition production. BioHarvest anticipates that limited production of this ingredient could begin as early as the first half of 2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In July, BioHarvest was awarded a $1.4M Grant from the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). This grant will focus on transforming the early-stage R&D pipeline through predictive AI and supports existing initiatives to scale the manufacturing facility by integrating industrial automation and machine learning on the factory floor. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n In May, BioHarvest advanced its saffron development program to Stage 2 with a contract valued at $1.125 million. In partnership with SaffronTech, this program targets a sustainable solution for the production of saffron, one of the world’s most valuable and health-promoting botanicals which often commands prices ranging from approximately $3,000 to $10,000 per kilogram. In addition to future commercial manufacturing royalties, BioHarvest also holds a 25% ownership position in saffron composition. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n Also in May, Tate & Lyle PLC and BioHarvest announced an expansion on their joint sweetener development program to now include multiple plant-based sweetener molecules. The expanded collaboration builds on the initial agreement signed in late 2024 and reflects strong technical progress to date, as well as Tate & Lyle’s ambition to equip food and beverage manufacturers with a flexible toolkit of sweetening solutions that can be tailored to different formulation needs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Conferences<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n BioHarvest presented at the San Diego BIO International Conference June 22-25, 2026, joined by newly appointed VP Business Development Nedira Salzman-Frenkel. This quarter, BioHarvest is also presenting at two major upcoming investor conferences- Canaccord Growth Conference August 11-13, and the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference September 14-16, 2026. <\/p>\n VINIA-Branded Wellness Products<\/b><\/i> <\/p>\n The VINIA D2C business remained stable in the second quarter, with approximately 95,000 active customers at the end of July and revenue growth in Q2, 2026 of 2% year-over-year and 2% versus the first quarter of 2026. <\/p>\n With health and wellness media costs on Meta increased by double-digit levels over the period, the Company chose to prioritize gross margin and cash discipline over top-line growth purchased at rising acquisition costs, directing capital instead toward the manufacturing capacity build-out that underpins today’s agreement and provides headroom for VINIA as it scales. <\/p>\n Three commercial levers are in play for the second half of this year. In June, the Company implemented its first pricing change since entering the U.S. in May 2021 – up to 20% for new subscription customers from their second order, with the introductory first-order offer maintained. No material impact on conversion or retention has been observed, and the change is expected to be accretive to gross profit, though revised guidance assumes a conservative new-customer ramp. The Company is also executing a substantial shift in brand messaging designed to improve conversion rates and achieve lower costs of acquisition, and launching VINIA Daily Chews, a format expected to further improve conversion rates amongst our younger audience as well as deepen consumption and retention across customers.<\/p>\n Dr. Rakib added, “We are putting a stronger offer, stronger creative and a broader product range into market before we scale spend behind them – sequencing that costs us revenue this year and earns us margin next year. Every dollar not spent on rising media costs is funding manufacturing capacity and the momentum across our CDMO programs, which is why we are managing the balance sheet with the same discipline we apply to the P&L. With approximately 95,000 active customers and continued growth, we are making that trade from a position of strength rather than necessity.” <\/p>\n Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results Summary<\/b> <\/p>\n All figures stated in this news release are in U.S. dollars unless stated otherwise.<\/i> <\/p>\n Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 were $8.8 million, an increase of 3.8% year-over-year, from $8.5 million. <\/p>\n Cost of revenue was $3.7 million compared to $3.4 million for the same period last year. <\/p>\n Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $5.1 million, or 58% of total revenue, compared to $5.1 million, or 59% of total revenue, for the same period last year. <\/p>\n Sales and marketing expenses totaled $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $4 million for the same period last year. <\/p>\n Research and Development expenses totaled $1.7 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2026, compared to $1.4 million for the same period last year. <\/p>\n General and administrative expenses totaled $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $1.6 million for the same period last year, or 17% of revenues, as compared to 19% for the same period last year. <\/p>\n Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2026 were $7.6 million, compared to $6.9 million for the same period last year. The increase is driven by technology development expenditures within the CDMO Services Business Unit, as well as investing in the new marketing strategy of the Products business unit. <\/p>\n Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $3.7 million, or $0.17 per basic and diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $4.1 million, or $0.24 per basic and diluted share, for the same period last year. <\/p>\n Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-IFRS measure) totaled $1.6 million, compared to $1.2 million for the same period last year. Under the two-lens approach, the second quarter adjusted EBITDA losses of the CDMO Services and Products divisions are $0.9 million and $0.7 million respectively, as compared to $0.8 million and $0.4 million for the same period last year. <\/u> <\/p>\n Cash and cash equivalents, together with bank deposits as of June 30, 2026, totaled $16.25 million, compared to $3.7 million as of June 30, 2025. <\/p>\n Full-Year 2026 Guidance Revised<\/b> <\/p>\n BioHarvest stated that the CDMO business is tightening its expected revenue range from $4-$6 million to $4-$5 million, and is anticipating to significantly reduce full-year EBITDA loss from $4-$5 million to $1.5m – $2.5 million. <\/p>\n Full-year guidance for the VINIA D2C business is revised from $38-$42 million to $33-$35 million, reflecting a reallocation of spend toward its manufacturing capacity build-out and investments in the CDMO business. Accordingly, the DTC business is now forecasting an expected EBITDA loss of $1.5m – 2.5 million compared to previous guidance of a gain of $.5m – $2 million. <\/p>\n Collectively, consolidated EBITDA losses are expected to be in the range of $3m – $5 million, as compared to the previous expected loss of $3m – $4 million. <\/p>\n Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Information<\/b> <\/p>\n Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 <\/p>\n Time: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time <\/p>\n Webcast: https:\/\/events.q4inc.com\/attendee\/553034064<\/a> <\/p>\n The Q2 2026 Financial Results conference call webcast will be broadcast live, and attendees are encouraged to register via the webcast link at least 10 minutes prior to the call to ensure participation. <\/p>\n A recording of the webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website within the Investor Relations\/Events & Presentations section. <\/p>\n Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n This press release includes the following non-IFRS measure – Adjusted EBITDA, which is not a measure of financial performance under IFRS and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating profit (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted for stock-based compensation and fair value adjustment of convertible loan and or warrants, issuance of warrants as well as exchange rate impacts. The company believes this non-IFRS measure, when considered together with the corresponding IFRS measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to the company’s results of operations. However, this non-IFRS measure has significant limitations in that it does not reflect all the costs and other items associated with the operation of the company’s business as determined in accordance with IFRS. In addition, the company’s non-IFRS measures may be calculated differently and are therefore not comparable to similar measures by other companies. Therefore, investors should consider non-IFRS measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance in accordance with IFRS. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, its corresponding IFRS measure, is shown below. <\/p>\n IFRS OPERATING LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION <\/b><\/p>\n\n
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