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RNS Number : 1367M  Tekcapital plc  13 November 2024

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   13 November 2024

Tekcapital Plc

("Tekcapital", the "Company" or the "Group")

Innovative Eyewear Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

For the Nine Month Period Revenue Increased 76% YOY

 

Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK), the UK intellectual property investment group notes
that Innovative Eyewear, Inc. ("Innovative Eyewear" or "Lucyd")) (NASDAQ:
LUCY; LUCYW), the developer and retailer of ChatGPT enabled smart eyewear
under the Lucyd®, Nautica®, Eddie Bauer® and Reebok® brands, has announced
its Q3 2024 financial results which are summarised below.

 

On a year-to-date, net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024
was $945,752, an increase of 76% from the comparable period in the prior year.
This growth was primarily driven by Lucyd's new product launches over the past
year (including the Lyte XL collection in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the
co-branded Nautica® Powered by Lucyd and Eddie Bauer® Powered by Lucyd
collections in the current year period). Also contributing to their growth in
year-to-date revenues are their on-going investments in marketing and
advertising initiatives, as well as increased public interest and growth in
smart glasses.

 

Net revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was $253,599, an increase
of 14% from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. This year-over-year increase
was primarily attributable to strategic reductions in price discounts and
other adjustments to our pricing, aimed at enhancing profitability and
attracting distributors to manage our wholesale business. The higher average
order value and focused efforts in specific channels contributed to the
overall revenue growth.

 

During the third quarter of 2024, Innovative Eyewear announced several
important milestones, including:

 

1.   Launching its flagship Lucyd Lyte collection on Target.com

2.   Signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Ecom Gulf FZCO (d/b/a
Mixireal.com), which represents a significant opportunity for international
expansion in the Middle East market and

3.   Unveiling and exhibiting its new line of ANSI-certified smart safety
glasses, Lucyd Armor, at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas.

 

Future Outlook

After the successful launch of the Eddie Bauer® Powered by Lucyd line in the
second quarter of 2024, and the recent launch of the Lucyd Armor smart safety
glasses line in October 2024, the Company anticipates launching the Reebok®
Powered by Lucyd line in the first quarter of 2025, followed by a Reebok®
Optical Smart Eyewear collection in the first half of 2025.

 

Meanwhile, the Company also remains focused on introducing Lucyd products in
major national retailers, which management believes will have a significant
positive impact on revenues in the next three to eighteen months.

 

On the cost side, the Company has already started to realize the benefit of
lower lens fulfilment costs, which decreased by approximately 50% in the third
quarter of 2024 as compared with the prior year quarter, largely due to the
recent engagement of a new lens supplier based in Miami, Florida. The Company
anticipates that its gross margins will improve over the next 6+ months as new
products sourced from a new supplier are launched, as the frames for the new
product lines are designed differently from the Company's other products and
accordingly have fewer components, thus reducing their price. The Company
estimates that the unit cost of the Lucyd Armor line and Reebok® Powered by
Lucyd line will be at least 30% lower than its Lucyd Lyte models.

 

Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear Inc., commented:

"We have continued the trend of outperforming sales each quarter on a
year-over-year basis, which we have done every quarter for the last 15 months.
I am pleased by our continued growth and excited by the potential of further
expansion with the upcoming launches of new product lines. Our recent
onboardings into Target.com, Kits.com and Nebraska Furniture Mart indicate
that major retailers are warming up to the category of smart eyewear,
particularly when delivered in the optical-first form factor that our products
are known for. There has been significant retail interest particularly around
our new Lucyd Armor line, and the upcoming Reebok Powered by Lucyd collection.
Based on recent discussions, I anticipate additional placements with leading
American retailers in 2025.

 

About Innovative Eyewear, Inc.

Innovative Eyewear is a developer and retailer of ChatGPT smart eyewear, under
the Lucyd(®), Nautica(®), Eddie Bauer(®) and Reebok® brands. True to their
mission to Upgrade Your Eyewear(®), their Bluetooth audio glasses allow users
to stay safely and ergonomically connected to their digital lives and are
offered in hundreds of frame and lens combinations to meet the needs of the
optical market. To learn more and explore our continuously evolving collection
of smart eyewear, please visit www.lucyd.co (http://www.lucyd.co) .

 

About Tekcapital plc

Tekcapital creates value from investing in new, university-developed
discoveries that can enhance people's lives. Tekcapital is quoted on the AIM
market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol TEK) and is headquartered in
the UK. For more information, please visit www.tekcapital.com.
(http://www.tekcapital.com.)

 

LEI: 213800GOJTOV19FIFZ85

 

Tekcapital currently owns 259,455 shares of Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
representing approximately 10% of the Issued Share Capital of Innovative
Eyewear, Inc.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Tekcapital Plc                                                                                          Via Flagstaff
 Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.

 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP                                                                          +44 (0) 20 3470 0470

 (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
 Richard Morrison/Charlie Bouverat (Corporate Finance)/Abigail Wayne / Rob Rees
 (Corporate Broking)

 Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications                                                         +44 (0) 20 7129 1474
 Tim Thompson/Andrea Seymour/Fergus Mellon

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including
those relating to the anticipated introduction of new products into new points
of distribution. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current
expectations and assumptions. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 provides a safe-harbor for forward-looking statements. These statements
may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but
not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect,"
"future," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict,"
"project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions that predict or
indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical
matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding the expected launch date for the new smart safety
eyewear connection. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its annual report on Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors."

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