IGC Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE American: IGC) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which is the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year.

Revenue for the September 2019 quarter rose 125% to approximately $1.8 million compared to approximately $0.81 million reported in the September 2018 quarter. In the September 2019 quarter, the plant and cannabinoid business, consisting of the sale of cannabinoid products under the brands Holi Hemp™ and Hyalolex™, in accordance with applicable law and regulations, accounted for 20% of the quarter’s revenue versus zero a year ago.

The remaining 80% of the revenue was primarily derived from the Company’s India-based infrastructure business which consists of (i) rental of heavy equipment, (ii) execution of construction contracts, and (iii) sale of infrastructure commodities.

SG&A expense, inclusive of R&D expenses for the September 2019 quarter was approximately $1.31 million compared to approximately $0.87 million for the September 2018 quarter. The majority of the increase in SG&A was due to legal and professional fees including those incurred in connection with defending shareholder lawsuits.

Net loss for the September 2019 quarter was approximately $1.32 million or $0.03 per share, compared to approximately $1.19 million or $0.03 per share for the September 2018 quarter. Increased expenses from the plant and cannabinoid business and legal expenses, as noted above, were the primary factors for the larger loss.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company took the following steps, among others:

• Pharmaceutical Trial for Hyalolex™: The Company continued to diligently pursue its double-blind, placebo-controlled, 100-person trial, for its proprietary patent pending formulation based on IGC-AD1 that uses ultra-low doses of THC with other natural compounds and is intended to assist in management of the care of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The Company’s efforts include investigating and securing a site for patient interaction. During the September 2019 quarter, the Company obtained Puerto Rico Institutional Review Board approval to conduct the trial.
• Hyalolex™ in Puerto Rico: The Company expanded the number of dispensaries in Puerto Rico where Hyalolex™ (the Company’s flagship product) is sold and began the next phase of marketing, including patient and doctor engagement.
• Team Expansion: IGC opened a marketing and research hub in Bogota, Colombia. The Company’s beneficially-owned subsidiary, Hamsa Biochem SAS, will focus on three goals – (1) expanding the distribution of the Company’s products in Latin America, (2) securing a low cost-basis for procuring raw materials like CBD (cannabidiol) and hemp extracts, and (3) advancing the Company’s research platform through medical trials and advanced natural product chemistry.
  The Company also expanded its supply chain, for the sale of Holi Hemp™ branded products such as hemp crude, cannabidiol (“CBD”) distillate, tetrahydrocannabinol-free (“T-free”) oil, and other hemp derivatives.
• New Product Launch: IGC is in the late stage of building a patented pain relief brand and intends to begin test marketing online in calendar year 2020.
• Hemp Crop: The Company’s subsidiary, Holi Hemp LLC, started growing hemp on 100 acres in Arizona. The first harvest is expected in calendar year 2020.
• Investments: The Company continues to invest in hemp processing and growing facilities.

The Company operates both of its business lines in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

About IGC:

IGC currently has two lines of business: (i) infrastructure and (ii) plant and cannabinoid-based products. The company is based in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. Its corporate website is www.igcinc.us. Twitter @IGCIR.

Forward-looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely on IGC’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond IGC’s control. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, competitive conditions in the industries in which IGC operates, failure to commercialize one or more of the products or technologies of IGC, including any new products identified herein, failure to obtain an R&D license or any other applicable license or regulatory approval necessary for conducting our trial protocol, any changes in federal, state, or local law applicable to our businesses and the locations where we operate, weather and/or climate events which impact the Company’s ability to harvest its hemp crop, failure to reach agreement on specific terms to resolve the shareholder and shareholder derivative suits currently pending against the Company as described in the Company’s public filings, general economic and political conditions that are less favorable than expected, the Federal Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) general position regarding hemp-based and related products in particular, and other factors, many of which are discussed in our SEC filings. The Risk Factors identified in the Company’s annual report, filed on Form 10-K with the SEC on June 14, 2019, and in the Company’s quarterly report, filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on August 9, 2019, and on November 5, 2019, are incorporated herein by reference. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking information contained in this release will in fact occur.

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See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the SEC on November 5, 2019.

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, as filed with the SEC on November 5, 2019.