CVF Technologies Reports Results for First Quarter
16 May 2008 - 7:42AM
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Investee BIOREM Announces New Order Totaling Cdn $3.1 Million
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CVF
Technologies Corporation (OTC:CNVT) (BULLETIN BOARD: CNVT) a
holding company that is involved in the business of developing and
managing early stage companies primarily engaged in the clean-tech
sector today reported financial results for the first quarter 2008.
2008 First Quarter Financial Results -- Judging CVF on its income
statement alone is not very helpful due to significant changes in
revenue and income that can occur from quarter to quarter and from
year to year. An example of how this revenue fluctuation can occur
is when CVF's ownership interest in one of its portfolio companies
goes below 50%. The portfolio company may still have significant
revenue as does Biorem whose revenue was cdn $3,184,200 for the
first quarter ended March 31, 2008. However that revenue is not
shown in CVF's income statement. It is therefore important to focus
on CVF's business model which is to invest its capital and human
resources primarily in early stage, clean-tech companies with
significant growth potential. The intent is to develop these
companies until they either go public as did Biorem in January
2005, or are acquired as was Gemprint in December 2005. When these
events occur there will be a significant increase in CVF's income,
as there was in 2005, when Gemprint was sold. In order to pass this
realization of value to its shareholders CVF may initiate a stock
repurchase program as it did in 2006, when it repurchased a total
of $1,626,400 of its preferred and common shares, or it may decide
to issue dividends to its shareholders. It may also decide to
invest some of its funds in its current portfolio or in new
business opportunities. Portfolio Highlights -- Biorem -- (23%
owned by CVF) announced this week the receipt of a new order in the
amount of cdn $3.1 million from the Regional Municipality of York
for two in-ground Biofiltair odor control systems at the Duffin
Creek plant in Pickering, Ontario. BIOREM's Biofiltair system is
the technology of choice for the Region and was pre-selected based
on the Company's track record of delivering high-quality projects.
"This is an important order for Biorem which leverages our
engineering and process knowledge and continues our evolution to
larger projects," said Peter Bruijns, Biorem President and CEO.
"The population expansion in Greater Toronto and other urban areas
across North America continues to create demand for odor control at
public works facilities. We are pleased to be a leader in this
growing market." Xylodyne Corporation -- (40% owned by CVF) In
March and April of 2006 CVF invested cdn $325,000 in Xylodyne
Corporation, a newly formed company which focuses on the
development and distribution of 4-wheel drive off road electric
vehicles. The mission of Xylodyne Corporation is to further the
sales of environmentally friendly electric vehicles. Xylodyne has
two business units: Recreational Vehicles and Engineering Services.
The Recreational Vehicle group sells and services off road electric
vehicles that are targeted at outdoorsmen but also has applications
in the mining and turf care area. The Engineering Services group
assists companies in the development of new electric and hybrid
vehicles. In 2007, Xylodyne established a joint venture with Ecoval
to develop and market a line of products into Ecoval's sales
channels. The first of these initiatives should launch in mid-2008.
Xylodyne is currently focusing its efforts on building its
distribution network for its vehicles in the US and Canada, where
it has now signed dealers in New York, Delaware, Maryland,
Massachusetts, and Ontario. CVF owns 40% of the equity of the
company plus holds a two year note for cdn $313,000 from Xylodyne.
In 2008 Xylodyne will continue to aggressively work to expand its
dealer network in the northeastern United States and Canada. Ecoval
-- (85% owned by CVF) The Ecosense herbicide, produced and marketed
by Scotts Canada, its licensee, is available in every major retail
chain in Canada and has become the leading environmentally friendly
herbicide in Canada. Ecoval has also signed an exclusive
distribution agreement with Plant Products the largest commercial,
non-retail horticultural distributor in Canada for Ecoval's
EcoClear herbicide product. The Scotts and Plant Products
agreements are expected to make Ecoval's herbicide the dominant
product of the non-chemical herbicide category in Canada. Ecoval
now plans to leverage off its success in Canada to begin an
aggressive marketing campaign in the US as it seeks out partners
similar to what has been achieved in Canada. Ecoval is continuing
its negotiations with several companies to offer its herbicide
product to the US market in an exclusive distribution agreement. An
agreement of this type has the potential to produce significant
income to Ecoval in future years. Ecoval hopes to complete these
negotiations in the coming months. Ecoval is also in serious
discussions with a number of companies to add additional products.
Ecoval will continue to grow its sales by further promotion of its
current product line. This includes supporting the current
marketing programs, signing up new distribution partners and
licensees, and entering new markets. Ecoval will also look to cut
expenses through improvements in manufacturing, raw materials cost,
and logistical management. The company is working on a number of
business development projects to launch new products into Ecoval's
distribution channels, including the joint venture with Xylodyne
Corporation. G.P. Royalty Distribution Corporation -- (formerly
Gemprint Corp,) - (65% owned by CVF) was formed to receive
potential royalty distributions from Collectors Universe Corp who
purchased the assets of Gemprint in December 2005. The royalty
agreement is for $1 for each Gemprint over 100,000 Gemprints per
year until December 2010. Gemprint is a unique non-invasive
identification system for diamonds. Based on Collectors Universe's
recent press releases, their G Cal diamond grading program is
described as a core part of their business model and Gemprint is a
key component of it. Petrozyme -- (50% owned by CVF) is continuing
to explore marketing opportunities for its proprietary biologically
based remediation technologies for the petroleum and petrochemical
industries. The company is seeking a partnership or licensing
agreement with a major North American environmental company as well
as licensing agreements in the Middle East. CVF GAAP financial
results for first quarter 2008 -- On a consolidated basis CVF
reported a decrease in revenue of $569,600 for the first quarter
2008 primarily due to a decrease in sales from Xylodyne, its new
investee company. It should also be noted that Biorem's revenue of
cdn $3,184,200 for the first quarter 2008 is not consolidated in
CVF's financial statements as CVF owns less than 50% of Biorem. Net
loss for the first quarter 2008 was $965,500 compared to a loss of
$437,900 in the first quarter 2007. This equates to a loss per
share of $0.08 for the first quarter 2008 compared to a loss per
share of $0.03 for the first quarter 2007. Most of this increase in
the loss was due to adoption of FASB 157 and FASB 159 which
requires recognition of the change in the market value of the
Biorem shares held by CVF. This translated into a loss of $542,600
which is recognized in the loss for the first quarter 2008.
Adoption of FASB 157 and FASB 159 also required CVF to show the
market value of the Biorem shares held by CVF on its balance sheet.
The total shown in the balance sheet on March 31, 2008 is
$2,128,500. CVF Technologies Corporation (http://www.cvfcorp.com/)
is headquartered in Williamsville, New York. CVF is a technology
development company, whose principal business is sourcing, funding
and managing emerging pre-public, clean-tech companies with
significant market potential. Certain statements made in this press
release which are not historical facts are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these statements involve
risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results or
achievements to be materially different from any future results and
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, product
demand and market acceptance risks for the products and
technologies of CVF's subsidiary companies and investees; the
impact of competitive products, technologies and pricing; delays or
difficulties in developing, producing, testing and selling new
products and technologies; the ability of the company's
subsidiaries and investees to obtain necessary financing for their
operations and to consummate initial public offerings of their
stock; the effect of the Company's accounting policies; the effect
of trade restrictions and other risks detailed in the company's
Statement on Form 10-SB/A filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission and any subsequent filings with the Commission.
DATASOURCE: CVF Technologies Corporation CONTACT: Robert L. Miller,
Chief Financial Officer, or Jeffrey Dreben, President & CEO,
both of CVF Technologies Corporation, +1-716-565-4711 Web site:
http://www.cvfcorp.com/
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