Know Labs Provides Overview of FY2024 10-K Annual Report
19 November 2024 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
The Company Responds to Shareholder Concerns
and Reiterates Progress and Future Plans
Know Labs, Inc. (NYSE American: KNW), a leading developer of
non-invasive diagnostics technology released this morning an
overview of its Form 10-K annual report for its fiscal year ending
September 30, 2024, and provided reassurance regarding its progress
over the past year, its plans and the state of its financial
stability in light of its auditor required going concern
opinion.
Know Labs (the “Company”) issued a press release on November 15,
2024, regarding the receipt of an audit opinion with a going
concern explanation from its independent registered public
accounting firm. The filing of that press release is a requirement
of the NYSE American Exchange, pursuant to its Company Guide
Section 610(b), which requires public announcement of the receipt
of an audit opinion containing a going concern paragraph. This
announcement does not represent any change or amendment to the
Company’s financial statements or to its annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2024. The going concern
explanation states that the Company did not have enough funds on
its year-end balance sheet on September 30, 2024, for operations
during the next twelve months. Know Labs has received audit
opinions with a going concern explanation in previous quarter-end
and annual filings.
Management feels confident in its ability to access capital and
continue operations as they execute the Company’s plans and
strategic initiatives. The Company emphasized that it has available
a previously filed and effective S-3 shelf offering which provides
ready access to capital and allows the Company to raise that
capital without a new filing with the SEC.
Regarding the 10-K filing, the Company reported a net loss of
$16 million for FY2024, however $5 million of that was non-cash
charge to earnings due to GAAP mandated derivative accounting for
options and warrants.
For FY2024, cash used in operations was $12.8 million -- of that
$6.1 million was spent in R&D, resulting in:
- Development and completion of the 2nd generation KnowU™
wearable continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in a record 8 months (a
product program which typically takes much longer).
- Development and completion of companion mobile app with a world
class tier one app developer for major medical device
companies.
- Filing and prosecution of 68 new patent filings, resulting in a
total of 332 active patent assets – establishing Know Labs as the
global leader in non-invasive glucose monitoring IP.
- Publication in leading peer-reviewed publications of 3 clinical
studies demonstrating 93% accuracy in determining glycemic
levels.
- March 2024 presentation at ATTD, the world’s largest diabetes
tech conference, in Florence, Italy of an 11% MARD in a mixed
cohort (N=130 hypo/normal/hyperglycemic).
- Establishment of a Skunkworks project in May 2024 to monetize
our patent portfolio through strategic joint venture and patent
licensing.
- Announcement in October 2024 of Know Labs’ Smart Steering Wheel
project and engagement of the Stanbridge Group, a leading
automotive consulting company, to establish strategic joint
ventures with leading automakers and OEMs in the automotive supply
chain to engage in R&D around implanting Know Labs’ sensor in
steering wheels and other places in automobiles. There is growing
interest among automotive OEMs in medical IOT sensors to monitor
driver health & wellness, and physiology.
- We are under NDA with several major companies to develop
strategic joint-venture partnerships around clinical collaboration,
technology, and product development.
- Significant -42% reduction in cash burn from $1.2 million per
month to $700,000 per month, as Gen 2 hardware and mobile app are
complete, and new patent filings have leveled off with Know Labs
commanding an industry leading IP position.
- Added a new Chief Science Officer and a new interim Chief
Technology Officer with significant research, development and
strategic experience.
For more information on Know Labs, visit www.knowlabs.co and for
an easy to follow overview of the Company, its technology and
strategic direction please take a look at the latest presentation
which can be found at this link.
About Know Labs, Inc.
Know Labs, Inc. is a public company whose shares trade on the
NYSE American Exchange under the stock symbol “KNW.” The Company’s
platform technology uses spectroscopy to direct electromagnetic
energy through a substance or material to capture a unique
molecular signature. The technology is designed to able to
integrate into a variety of wearable, mobile or bench-top form
factors. The Company believes that this patented and patent-pending
technology makes it possible to effectively identify and monitor
analytes that could only previously be performed by invasive and/or
expensive and time-consuming lab-based tests. The Company’s first
expected application of the technology will be in a product
marketed as a non-invasive glucose monitor. The device is designed
to provide the user with accessible and affordable real-time
information on blood glucose levels. This product will require U.S.
Food and Drug Administration clearance prior to its introduction to
the market.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. These statements appear in a number of places in this
release and include all statements that are not statements of
historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current
expectations of Know Labs, Inc., its directors or its officers with
respect to, among other things: (i) financing plans; (ii) trends
affecting its financial condition or results of operations; (iii)
growth strategy and operating strategy; and (iv) performance of
products. You can identify these statements by the use of the words
“may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “plans,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,”
“likely,” “forecast,” “probable,” “potential,” and similar
expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Know
Labs, Inc.’s ability to control, and actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
as a result of various factors. These risks and uncertainties also
include such additional risk factors as are discussed in the
Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2024, Forms 10-Q and 8-K, and in other filings we
make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of the
Investor Relations section of our website at www.knowlabs.co. The
Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which such statement is made.
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Know Labs, Inc. Contact: Jordyn Hujar jordyn@knowlabs.co
Ph. (206) 629-6414
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