INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ: INVO) Confirms That They Are ‘Well Positioned For Success’

INVO Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: INVO), a medical device company focused on creating alternative treatments for patients diagnosed with infertility and developers of INVOcell®, the world’s only in vivo culture system & an an effective and affordable treatment for patients diagnosed with infertility, announced their financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 and provided a business update Monday after the market closed. A webcast replay will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://www.invobioscience.com/investors/ for 90 days. Shares of INVO closed at $4.25, +.24% and then edged up to $4.44, +4.47% on Monday. The 52-wk trading range is $2.90 – $12.30.

Steve Shum, CEO Of INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ: INVO)

“Our team made excellent progress during the second quarter of 2021 toward our key objectives, headlined by last week’s official opening of our first INVO Center practice in Birmingham, Alabama. We feel INVO is now well positioned for success based on the following core foundational elements developed over the past 2 years:

1. Our Team – An experienced internal operating team with key positions filled, a strong and diverse board of directors, a scientific advisory board composed of well-known and respected fertility industry experts, and key outside KOL’s/consultants.

2. Our Partners – A growing list of quality distributors around the world, experienced and motivated JV Partners, and a committed shareholder base.

3. Our Technology – We have gained valuable real market usage data (and hence further validation) along with a clear understanding of how our technology “fits” in the industry and the key challenges it helps solve.

Fertilization and early embryo development happens within the INVOcell device

“We believe there is a substantial underserved patient population with infertility challenges and a real need to expand access to treatment. In our opinion, this is a multi-billion-dollar market expansion opportunity, and INVOcell is well positioned to address the unmet medical need. The new Birmingham practice, our very first INVO Center, is a major milestone and one of the most significant in the Company’s history to date. The center is already off to an encouraging start as we have surpassed our internal expectations for patient appointments and expected treatment cycles planned for the first month. The vision to drive accelerated adoption of the INVOcell solution while also increasing much needed capacity and patient access within the fertility industry is coming to reality with this first INVO Center, thanks to the expertise and commitment of our internal team and partners. Our goal to democratize fertility treatment by bringing care to the vast underserved patient population around the world experiencing infertility challenges is advancing. We believe a key to this effort will also involve leveraging the OB/GYN community. In July, we appointed Dr. Barbara Levy as our SVP, global clinical integration. Dr. Levy is considered one of the most influential fertility and reproductive health clinical executives in the world and brings a life-long passion to improving women’s health recognizing that a critical component to that is treatment for infertility. I am excited to have Dr. Levy help lead this OB/GYN strategy moving forward,” stated Steve Shum, CEO Of INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ: INVO). 

INVO Reported The Following Recent Operational Highlights

• Officially opened the first U.S.-based INVO Center, located in Birmingham, Alabama in partnership with reproductive specialists Dr. Nicholas Cataldo, MD, MPH, Dr. Karen R. Hammond, DNP, CRNP, and Lisa Ray, MS, ELD. The new Birmingham practice, named “Innovative Fertility Specialists, an INVO Center” will provide fertility treatment utilizing the efficient, effective, and affordable INVOcell option. The practice has begun seeing patients and expects to perform initial treatment cycles in September 2021.

• Signed a joint venture agreement with Bloom Fertility to open an INVO Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Led by reproductive specialist Dr. Sue Ellen Carpenter, M.D., the center is scheduled to open in September 2021.

• Completed the site build-out and preparing to open the Company’s INVO Center JV in Monterrey, Mexico, Positib Fertility, with Drs. Francisco Arredondo and Ramiro Ramirez. Expected to open in the October timeframe.

• Signed a partnership agreement with Lyfe Medical, LLC to establish and operate a clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area to offer the INVO procedure. Lyfe Medical will own the clinic while INVO will set-up and manage an embryology center to provide laboratory services to the clinic and its patients in exchange for a share of the clinic’s revenue.

• Expanded capabilities within the global OB/GYN vertical with the appointment of Barbara Levy, M.D., FACOG, FACS as the SVP, global clinical integration. Dr. Levy is considered one of the most influential reproductive health clinical executives in the world, recently serving as Vice President, Health Policy at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and chair of the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee.

• Appointed Andrea Goren as CFO, replacing the Company’s past utilization of an outside CFO consulting firm, to lead the Company’s finance function and to support the execution of the Company’s strategic business plan, including the operational launch of the Company’s INVO Center joint ventures.

INVO Reported The Following Financial Highlights & Results

• Revenues were $208,472 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, compared to $246,072 for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

• Net loss for the second quarter of 2021 was approximately $(1.8) million, which included approximately $(0.7) million of non-cash charges primarily related to the debt discount amortization and equity-based compensation.

• Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2021 was $(1.3) million, which included $93,969 of JV start-up costs, compared to $(0.8) million in the prior year’s second quarter (see Adjusted EBITDA Table).

• As of June 30, 2021, the Company had a cash position of approximately $6.6 million.

• Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were approximately $0.21 million, compared to approximately $0.25 million for the same three-month period in 2020. The slight change was the result of a decrease in product sales to Ferring. Ferring’s minimum purchase requirements are based on a calendar year and hence contribute to quarterly fluctuations. Revenue pertaining to the Company’s INVO Centers will begin to be recognized in the current, third quarter.

• Gross margin reported for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was approximately 93% compared to approximately 91% for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

• Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were approximately $2.0 million compared to approximately $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase was primarily the result of increased personnel, board and business development consulting expenses, as well as startup costs related to our INVO Centers. We incurred approximately $0.6 million of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense in the period compared to $0.3 million for the same period in the prior year.

• We began to fund additional R&D efforts in 2020 as part of our 5-day label expansion efforts. R&D expenses were $0.03 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $0.03 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

• Interest expense and financing fees were approximately $0.09 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to approximately $.26 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

• Adjusted EBITDA (see Adjusted EBITDA Table) for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $(1.3) million, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $(0.8) million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

• As of June 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $6.6 million in cash compared to approximately $8.4 million on March 31, 2021.

Mike Campbell, COO of INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ: INVO)

“With the blueprints now firmly in place for our INVO Center model, we are rapidly moving towards the opening of centers in Atlanta, Monterrey, Mexico and the San Francisco Bay area. We expect that Atlanta and Monterrey centers will both be opened before the end of the year, as site selections are complete, equipment has been ordered, staffing is ramping up, and marketing plans are in place. A San Francisco Bay area center should be opened shortly thereafter and our ongoing discussions with additional partners remain active. This is an exciting time for INVO as we have diversified our business model beyond device sales exclusively through our distributors, to a model where we will capture a share of the larger revenue generated by the entire INVO patient solution,” stated Mike Campbell, COO of INVO Bioscience (NASDAQ: INVO).

INVO’s INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP

David Sable

On May 11, a 13G was filed that confirms that David Sable’s (a former #IVF doc turned portfolio manager) Special Situations Fund of AWM Investment Company increased their ownership to 11.1% or 1,154,153 share ownership of INVO Bioscience (INVO). They held 625k/6.5% as of the 13G filing 2-12-2021. If you are not familiar with them, I believe if you do a relatively small amount sleuthing you will find out that they are one of the most successful multi-billion funds over the last 20-years, especially in finding small undiscovered microchips. I believe that they led the round of $13M at $3.20 a share in November 12, 2020 that pushed INVO uplist to the NASDAQ. Here’s the 13G filing.

INVO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barbara Ryan is an INVO Bioscience Board Member

INVO has also transformed their board of directors adding a couple of powerful global thought leaders including Barbara Ryan, a Corporate (Public) Board Member with expertise in Healthcare and Life Science Capital Markets – Audit -Strategic Counselor to CEO/C-Suite within Biopharma & Med-Tech with 31 Years of experience working on Wall Street as Pharmaceutical Analyst and Managing Director and a frequent guest expert on CNBC. INVO also recently added Rebecca Messina. Messina has broad international experience in leading marketing for elite brands and businesses including Uber Technologies (UBER), Beam Suntory and The Coca-Cola Company (KO). She is currently a Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company focused on advising internal teams and firm clients in the areas of marketing as a growth lever, including data driven marketing, brand building, and strategically shaping and transforming marketing agendas.

Rebecca Messina is an INVO Bioscience Board Member