ALT5 Sigma Reports Record First Quarter 2025 and Announces Acquisition of Mswipe

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ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ:ALTS) reported record Q1 2025 financial results and announced the acquisition of Mswipe, a payment solutions provider. Key Q1 highlights include Fintech revenues of $5.51 million, gross profit of $2.59 million (47% margin), and cash position of $10.8 million. The company's annualized run rate exceeded $22 million.

The Mswipe acquisition, expected to close in early Q2, will integrate multi-currency fiat payment card services with crypto capabilities through Visa® and Mastercard® networks. The combined Mswipe-ALT5 offering will enable instant conversion between crypto and fiat currencies, expanding ALT5's digital asset services. The integration is already live with multiple customers and will be immediately accretive to revenue and EBITDA upon closing.

Positive

• Record Q1 2025 Fintech revenues of $5.51 million with 47% gross margin
• Mswipe acquisition to be immediately accretive to revenue and EBITDA
• Strong cash position of $10.8 million
• Existing integration with 1000+ ALT customers for immediate market penetration
• Annualized run rate exceeding $22 million

Negative

• Negative total Adjusted EBITDA of $(168) thousand in Q1
• Net loss of $(2.861) million for Q1 2025
• Corporate segment showing significant losses with $(1.26) million Adjusted EBITDA

Insights

Financial Analyst

ALT5 reports strong Q1 results with $5.51M fintech revenue and strategically acquires Mswipe for immediate revenue growth.

ALT5 Sigma has delivered its third consecutive record quarter with fintech revenues reaching $5.51 million in Q1 2025, pushing the company's annualized run rate beyond $22 million. The financial performance demonstrates solid execution with a 47% gross profit margin, generating $2.59 million in gross profit.

The company's segment performance shows a notable dichotomy - the fintech division produced positive Adjusted EBITDA of $1.15 million, while the biotech segment posted a small loss of $58,000. Corporate expenses of $1.26 million pushed the overall Adjusted EBITDA to a slight loss of $162,000. This segmentation reveals the fintech business is effectively subsidizing other operations and corporate overhead.

The acquisition of Mswipe represents a strategic vertical integration that enhances ALT5's product stack. Mswipe provides multi-currency payment card services with crypto capabilities already integrated into ALT5's platform. The acquisition addresses a critical connection between digital assets and traditional payment systems - allowing the conversion of crypto/stablecoins to fiat for merchant payments. This integration creates a complete closed-loop solution for digital asset utility.

What's particularly compelling about this acquisition is that it's expected to be immediately accretive to both revenue and EBITDA upon closing in early Q2. The pre-existing integration between the companies suggests minimal integration risk, which often plagues acquisitions. The combined offering can be immediately deployed to ALT5's existing 1000+ customers, creating cross-selling opportunities and revenue synergies without significant additional customer acquisition costs.

With $10.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, ALT5 maintains reasonable financial flexibility for their business size. The company is operating at the intersection of fintech and cryptocurrency processing, having handled over $5 billion in cryptocurrency transactions since inception. This positions them well in the emerging digital asset payment infrastructure space as regulatory clarity continues to improve.

• Reports third consecutive record quarter for Fintech segment

• Mswipe acquisition, expected to close early in Q2, will be immediately accretive upon close to revenue and EBITDA

• Payment Card offering, already integrated with ALT5 Pay, to be immediately made available to existing 1000+ ALT Customers-

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2025 / ALT5 Sigma Corporation (the "Company" or "ALT5") (NASDAQ:ALTS)(FRA:5AR1), a fintech, providing next generation blockchain-powered technologies for tokenization, trading, clearing, settlement, payment, and safe-keeping of digital assets, is pleased to announce its financial highlights for the fiscal first quarter ended March 29, 2025, along with the execution of definitive agreements to acquire Mswipe (www.mswipe.ca).

Mswipe is a next-generation payment solutions provider offering multi-currency, fiat payment card services, along with crypto-enabled capabilities through its existing integration with the ALT5 platform. Its suite of physical and virtual cards, available on both the Visa^® and Mastercard^® networks, allows users to seamlessly spend traditional and digital currencies worldwide.

Built with robust compliance frameworks, advanced security protocols, and real-time exchange capabilities, Mswipe enables fast, secure, and borderless transactions. Delivered as a B2B solution, the combined Mswipe-ALT5 offering bridges the gap between the crypto economy and traditional financial, ensuring regulatory alignment, interoperability with existing payment networks, and a seamless user experience for institutional partners and their end-users.

"We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Mswipe and to welcome their talented team to the ALT5 family," said Peter Tassiopoulos, CEO of ALT5 Sigma. "We've worked closely with them as a partner, and the integration between ALT5 and Mswipe technologies is already live with multiple customers. The ability to offer a fully integrated digital wallet, including support for crypto and stablecoin transactions, adds another strategic layer to our proprietary technology stack."

This capability-enabling instant conversion of stablecoin and other cryptocurrency balances into fiat, and allowing customers to pay merchants in their local currency-significantly expands real-world use cases for digital assets. ALT5 customers are actively seeking these solutions as they navigate the evolving DeFi landscape.

We are also pleased to report that Q1 2025 met our expectations, delivering another record quarter and pushing the Company's annualized run rate beyond $22M. We believe that the continued demand in early Q2, coupled with favorable regulatory tailwinds, positions ALT5 for sustained growth throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.

Fiscal First Quarter 2025

Key Highlights:

• Fintech Revenues of $5.51 million

• Adjusted EBITDA¹: for the Fintech segment $1.15 million, Biotech $(58) thousand and Corporate and other $(1.26) million - Total Adjusted EBITDA¹ $(168) thousand.

• Gross Profit of $2.59 million (47%)

• Cash and cash equivalents of $10.8 million

Our acquisition of Alt5 Sigma closed on May 15, 2024; therefore, our results do not include any results of operations or cashflows from the Company's Fintech business until that date forward.

About ALT5 Sigma

ALT5 Sigma Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTS)(FRA:5AR1) is a fintech, providing next generation blockchain-powered technologies for tokenization, trading, clearing settlement, payment and safe keeping of digital assets. The Company is one of the constituents of the Russell Microcap Index, as of June 28, 2024.

Founded in 2018, ALT5 Sigma, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of ALT5 Sigma Corporation), provides next-generation blockchain-powered technologies to enable a migration to a new global financial paradigm. ALT5 Sigma, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers two main platforms to its customers: "ALT5 Pay" and "ALT5 Prime." ALT5 Sigma has processed over $5 billion USD in cryptocurrency transactions since inception.

ALT5 Pay is an award-winning cryptocurrency payment gateway that enables registered and approved global merchants to accept and make cryptocurrency payments or to integrate the ALT5 Pay payment platform into their application or operations using the plugin with WooCommerce and or ALT5 Pay's checkout widgets and APIs. Merchants have the option to convert to fiat currency(s) automatically or to receive their payment in digital assets.

ALT5 Prime is an electronic over-the-counter trading platform that enables registered and approved customers to buy and sell digital assets. Customers can purchase digital assets with fiat and, equally, can sell digital assets and receive fiat. ALT5 Prime is available through a browser-based access mobile phone application named "ALT5 Pro" that can be downloaded from the Apple App Store, from Google Play, through ALT5 Prime's FIX API, as well as through Broadridge Financial Solutions' NYFIX gateway for approved customers.

The Company is working on the separation of our biotech business that will move forward under "Alyea Therapeutics Corporation." Through its biotech activities, the Company is focused on bringing to market drugs with non-addictive pain-relieving properties to treat conditions that cause chronic or severe pain. Our patented product, a novel formulation of low-dose naltrexone (JAN123), is being initially developed for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), an indication that causes severe, chronic pain generally affecting the arms or legs. The FDA has granted Jan123 Orphan Drug Designation for treatment of CRPS.

¹Adjusted EBITDA

(000's omitted)		13 weeks ended March 29, 2025												13 weeks ended March 30, 2024
		Fintech			Biotech			Corp			Total			Fintech			Biotech			Corp			Total
Net Income		$	(631	)	$	(540	)	$	(1,690	)	$	(2,861	)	$	-		$	(701	)	$	(1,443	)	$	(2,144	)
1EBITDA Adjustments
Depreciation/Amortization			728			482			-			1,210			-			639			-			639
Interest expense			376			-			344			720			-			252			-			252
Income taxes			285									285			-			-			(75	)		(75	)
Subtotal 1EBITDA Adj's			1,389			482			344			2,215			-			891			(75	)		816
Other Adjustments
Stock Compensation												-									345			345
Unrealized Loss on Marketable Securities																					190			190
Unrealized Gain on exchange transactions			87									87												-
Realized Gain on exchange transactions			308									308												-
Acquisition Costs									2			2												-
Other									87			87									300			300
Subtotal Other Adjustments			395			-			89			484			-			-			835			835
Total Adjustments			1,784			482			433			2,699			-			891			760			1,651
Adjusted 1EBITDA		$	1,153		$	(58	)	$	(1,257	)	$	(162	)	$	-		$	190		$	(683	)	$	(493	)

We evaluate the performance of our operations based on financial measures such as "Adjusted EBITDA", which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, and other non-cash or nonrecurring charges. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of the business, including the business' ability to fund acquisitions and other capital expenditures, and to service its debt. Additionally, this measure is used by management to evaluate operating results and perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve performance. Adjusted EBITDA is also a measure that is customarily used by financial analysts to evaluate a company's financial performance, subject to certain adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent cash flows from operations, as defined by U.S. GAAP, and should not be construed as an alternative to net income or loss and is indicative neither of our results of operations, nor of cash flows available to fund all our cash needs. It is, however, a measurement that the Company believes is useful to investors in analyzing its operating performance. Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities, and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. As companies often define non-U.S. GAAP financial measures differently, Adjusted EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, should not be compared to any similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the profitability and prospective growth of ALT5's platforms and business, that may include, but are not limited to, international currency risks, third-party or customer credit risks, liability claims stemming from ALT5's services, and technology challenges for future growth or expansion. This press release also contains statements and links relating to risks that JAN 101 will treat PAD, that JAN 123 will treat CRPS, the timing of the commencement of clinical trials, that the FDA will permit approval through a 505(b)(2) pathway for JAN 123, that upon approval JAN 101 will immediately disrupt the PAD market, and other statements, including words such as "continue", "expect", "intend", "will", "hope", "should", "would", "may", "potential", and other similar expressions. Such statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political, and social uncertainties, and contingencies.

Many factors could cause the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements described in this press release. Such factors could include, among others, those detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions set out in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's filings with the SEC underlying those forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. The Company cannot assure that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Individuals are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.

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SOURCE: ALT5 Sigma Corp

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FAQ

What are the key financial metrics for ALT5 Sigma (ALTS) in Q1 2025?

ALT5 Sigma reported Fintech revenues of $5.51M, gross profit of $2.59M (47% margin), and cash position of $10.8M. The company's annualized run rate exceeded $22M, though it had a net loss of $2.861M.

What is the strategic importance of ALT5's Mswipe acquisition?

The Mswipe acquisition will add multi-currency fiat payment card services with crypto capabilities through Visa and Mastercard networks, enabling instant crypto-to-fiat conversions. It will be immediately accretive to revenue and EBITDA upon closing in Q2.

How will the Mswipe integration benefit existing ALT5 customers?

The integration will provide ALT5's 1000+ existing customers immediate access to payment card offerings, enabling seamless transactions between crypto and fiat currencies through physical and virtual cards on Visa and Mastercard networks.

What is ALT5 Sigma's (ALTS) current cash position and profitability status?

As of Q1 2025, ALT5 has $10.8M in cash and cash equivalents. While Fintech segment showed positive Adjusted EBITDA of $1.15M, total Adjusted EBITDA was negative at $(168)K due to losses in Biotech and Corporate segments.

How does ALT5's Q1 2025 performance compare to the previous year?

The company's net loss increased from $(2.144)M in Q1 2024 to $(2.861)M in Q1 2025, though 2024 figures don't include Fintech operations before May 15, 2024.