Scorpius Holdings Estimates Greater than 375% Sequential Increase in Revenue for the Fourth Quarter of 2023 Compared to the Third Quarter of 2023

Estimates Sequential Reduction in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 Operating Loss by Over $3.3 Million or Approximately 30% Compared to the Third Quarter of 2023

Achieves Record Backlog of $9.3 Million

DURHAM, N.C., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scorpius Holdings, Inc., (“Scorpius”) (NYSE American: SCPX), an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today reported preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Jeff Wolf, CEO of Scorpius, stated, “We are firing on all cylinders and currently estimate our preliminary, unaudited revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 to be in the range of $3.4 million to $3.6 million, which would represent a greater than 375% sequential increase over the third quarter of 2023. Our contract bookings of over $20 million in 2023 and strong business development efforts in the first quarter of 2024 have produced a record current backlog of $9.3 million. This backlog, along with a strong pipeline of new opportunities, gives us tremendous confidence in our growth trajectory for 2024. In addition, I am pleased to report that we estimate our preliminary, unaudited operating losses for the fourth quarter declined by over $3.3 million, or approximately 30%, compared to the third quarter of 2023, as almost all of our upfront investments in the new facility are now behind us. Most notably, we have built a highly scalable operation, and as revenue continues to grow, we expect to become cash flow positive by early 2025 due to the high incremental margins in our business.”

Mr. Wolf continued, “We are witnessing increasing demand for our state-of-the-art large molecule CDMO services, which has been compounded by the significant shortage of dedicated clinical-scale manufacturing capacity within the industry. Moreover, the large molecule drug substance CDMO market is projected to grow from over $10 billion in 2023 to $21 billion by 2030¹, highlighting the need for additional industry capacity. Our capabilities, seamless execution, and flexibility to meet the needs of our customers has allowed us to attract premier biopharma and biotech companies, as well as leading research institutions. We typically onboard these customers at the early stages of clinical development, which provides us the opportunity to expand our scope of work as their therapies progress through clinical trials and, ultimately, into full-scale commercial production. Our unique 40,000+ sq. ft. campus, with investments totaling over $65 million to date, provides us sufficient capacity to grow our throughput with minimal additional capex requirements, which we believe is the key to maximizing profits and returns for our shareholders.”