Trailing twelve month revenue exceeds $7 million; Revenue up 15.8% year-to-date

WORCESTER, MA / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2024 / SideChannel, Inc. (OTCQB:SDCH) ("SideChannel"), a leading provider of cybersecurity services and technology to emerging and middle market companies, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2024.

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights

Second quarter revenue of $1.9 million; 19.2% greater than the second quarter of Fiscal Year ("FY") 2023 and 11.0% greater than the first quarter of FY 2024.

Year-to-date revenue of $3.7 million; 15.8% greater than the $3.2 million reported for first six months of FY 2023.

Second quarter gross margin of 45.0%; gross margin was 45.6% for the second quarter of FY 2023.

Second quarter operating expenses decreased $467,000 or 29.3% compared to the second quarter of FY 2023.

Second quarter net loss of $253,000 or $0.00 per share.

Trailing twelve month revenue reaches $7.1 million for the period ended March 31, 2024.

Revenue retention of 74.6% for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2024.

Cash increased to $851,000 compared to $819,000 as of December 31, 2023; cash provided by operations during the second quarter was $32,000.

Management Comments

Brian Haugli, President and Chief Executive Officer of SideChannel stated "I am proud of our team for delivering an increase in cash this quarter. We continue to make progress on achieving quarterly profitability and remain committed to achieving that goal. Our sales channels are expanding with new referral partners and complimentary third-party service providers. We are growing our Enclave pipeline while we process the feedback and insights received from our beta customers. Our novel approach to microsegmentation is proving to be a significantly cost-effective alternative to the legacy IT methods of using hardware."

SideChannel will host a conference call on May 7, 2024, at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter results and provide an update on the Company's initiatives.

SECOND QUARTER CALL INFORMATION

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.

Dial In: Toll Free: 888-506-0062
International: 973-528-0011
Participant Access Code: 789473

A webcast of the call will also be available: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2071/49678

Participants may register in advance for the call using the webcast link.

The conference call will include management remarks and a live question and answer session. The conference call host will provide participants with instructions for joining the queue to asks questions at the conclusion of management remarks. Questions may also be submitted prior to the meeting using ir@sidechannel.com.

Second Quarter 2024 Review

The second quarter Form 10-Q is accessible in its entirety at https://investors.sidechannel.com/sec-filings.

SideChannel helps emerging and mid-market companies protect their assets. Founded in 2019, the Company delivers comprehensive cybersecurity plans through a series of actions branded SideChannel Complete.

SideChannel deploys a combination of skilled and experienced talent, and technological tools to offer layered defense strategies supported by battle-tested processes. SideChannel also offers Enclave; a network infrastructure platform that eases the journey from zero to zero-trust. Learn more at sidechannel.com.

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You may contact us at:

SideChannel
146 Main Street, Suite 405
Worcester, MA 01608

Investor Contact
Ryan Polk
ir@sidechannel.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or represented in the forward-looking statements. Further, factors that we do not presently deem material as of the date of this release may become material in the future. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. SideChannel cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, SideChannel undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this release, except as required by law, nor any obligation to update or correct information prepared by third parties.