Dyadic International Reports 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results

JUPITER, Fla., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic”) (OTC Pink: DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. The financial information contained in this press release should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related footnotes which have been posted on the OTC market website at www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DYAI/financials and on Dyadic’s website at www.dyadic.com/wt/dyad/investors.

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Dyadic’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Emalfarb, stated, “The second quarter was highlighted by two important transactions. We opened the quarter with our first significant research collaboration in biopharmaceuticals with Sanofi Pasteur and EnGen Bio to leverage Dyadic’s C1 technology to produce certain vaccines. We closed the quarter with a research, development and license agreement with a major player in the animal feed industry to use C1 to produce new animal feed products. These and other transactions show the benefits of providing integrated solutions to our partners and customers which include research, licensing and product offerings. Finally, we added to the value and protection of our products and technologies with the issuance of several new U.S. patents.”

Second Quarter Highlights

  • Total revenue for the second quarter increased approximately 35% over the same period last year
  • Gross profit for the second quarter increased by 81% over the same period last year as a result of higher license fee revenue, improved product margins and further cost controls and operational efficiencies
  • Entered into a research and development collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur and EnGen Bio to use Dyadic’s patented C1 technology for certain vaccine applications
  • Entered into a long-term research, development and license agreement with a major player in the animal feed industry to use Dyadic’s patented C1 technology to develop, manufacture and commercialize animal feed products
  • Completed the final arbitration hearing in Dyadic’s professional liability lawsuit against its former auditors
  • Received three new U.S. patents

Financial Results

Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $3.0 million compared to approximately $2.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $5.3 million compared to approximately $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in total revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods ended June 30, 2010 was due to an increase in license fee revenue and, with respect to the six month comparison, also due to an increase in research and development revenue.

Net product related revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 decreased to approximately $1.6 million compared to approximately $1.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net product related revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased to approximately $3.5 million from approximately $3.6 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in net product related revenue was primarily due to a decline in sales of textile enzymes.

Research and development revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 decreased to approximately $323,000 compared to approximately $465,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Research and development revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $814,000 compared to approximately $554,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

License fee revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $1.0 million compared to no license fee revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. License fee revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $1.0 million compared to approximately $32,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increases in license fee revenue for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods ended June 30, 2010 were due to a $1.0 million upfront license fee recognized in the second quarter of 2011 from a major player in the animal feed industry pursuant to the research, development and license agreement entered into between Dyadic and this commercial partner in June 2011.

Net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $736,000, or $(0.02) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million, or $(0.05) per basic and diluted share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $2.2 million, or $(0.07) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, or $(0.08) per basic and diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

At June 30, 2011, cash and cash equivalents were approximately $3.0 million compared to approximately $4.5 million at December 31, 2010. A significant portion of the decrease in cash since the end of last year was due to costs incurred by Dyadic in the completion of the arbitration portion of its professional liability lawsuit against its former auditors and outside counsel.

Conference Call

Dyadic’s second quarter 2011 financial results conference call is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 4, 2011. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-378-6902 (from the United States or Canada) or 913-312-0399 (from other countries) five to ten minutes prior to start time and providing the passcode 2428811. A replay of the conference call will be available on the Dyadic website (www.dyadic.com) shortly after the live event.

About Dyadic

Dyadic International, Inc. is a global biotechnology company that uses its patented and proprietary technologies to conduct research, development and commercial activities for the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries.

Dyadic trades on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC market. Investors can find real-time quotes, market information and financial reports for Dyadic on the OTC market website (www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DYAI/quote).

Cautionary Statement for Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Dyadic’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, Dyadic expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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