cbdMD Stabilizes Revenue and Significantly Improves Operating Results

Company reduces annualized SG and A expenses $24 million year over year

Charlotte, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - May 15, 2023) - cbdMD, Inc. (NYSE American: YCBD) (NYSE American: YCBDpA), one of the nation's leading and most highly trusted and recognized CBD companies, and operator the leading CBD brands - including its flagship brand cbdMD, and its animal health brand Paw CBD, today announced our second quarter of fiscal 2023 results.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2023 GAAP Net Loss improved to $1.4 million on sales of $6.2 million as compared to a $5.0 million Net Loss on sales of $9.6 million in the prior year comparative quarter. Year over year saw significant improvements in SG&A costs.

"While we still have more work left to do, we are excited about the progress we made during the second fiscal quarter. This is one of the best operating results we have had since the Company acquired the cbdMD brand. We are incredibly proud of our team's efforts during the quarter to stabilize our revenue sequentially, while we reduced SG&A expenses by an annualized $24 million year over year. We continue to take steps to improve our business and continue to lay the groundwork during the third quarter that will have an increasing positive impact on the business during the balance of the calendar year," says Ronan Kennedy, cbdMD's Interim CEO and CFO.

Financial Highlights from our Second Quarter of Fiscal 2023:

• We reported that our net sales for the March 31, 2023 quarter were $6.2 million versus net sales of $6.1 million quarter ending December 31, 2022, an increase of 2.5%. Our net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 were down 35% compared to the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2022. For the 6 months ending March 31, 2023 we reported net sales of $12.3 million as compared to $18.9 million in the prior year comparative period.

• We reported that our quarter ending March 31, 2023 direct to consumer (DTC) net sales were $4.9 million, versus $6.5 million for our quarter ending March 31, 2022, or a year over year decline of 26%. Our e-commerce net sales were flat sequentially.

• We reported that our quarter ending March 31, 2023, wholesale sales (including brick and mortar retail customers) were $1.35 million, versus $1.2 million for quarter ending December 31, 2022 or sequential increase of 15%. Wholesale net sales were down 56% compared to the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2022.

• For the quarter ending March 31, 2023, the Company continued delivering on cost rationalizations and recorded SG&A Costs of $5.4 million for the quarter as compared to $11.5 million in the prior year period. SG&A has improved $6.0 million compared to the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2022, this represents $24 million in annualized spend reductions.

• We reported GAAP loss from operations of approximately $1.34 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 compared to a $5.3 million loss from operations for our quarter ending March 31, 2022, an improvement of approximately $3.6 million or 72% year over year. For the six months ending March 31, 2023, we reported loss from operations of approximately $5.4 million as compared to $30.2 million for the prior year comparative period.

• We reported non-GAAP adjusted operating loss of approximately $0.8 million in our March 31, 2023 quarter, compared to $3.6 million for the March 31, 2022 quarter. Sequentially we improved $1.8 million. This reduction was primarily related to management's actions taken to right size our cost structure over the last few quarters. For the six months ended March 31, 2023 we reported non-GAAP adjusted operating loss of $3.5 million as compared to $8.8 million in the prior year comparative period.

Highlights for the Second Quarter and Notable Business Updates

• cbdMD Therapeutics completed our pet clinical study and results indicated our proprietary broad spectrum improves mobility and gait in dogs. Additionally, owners reported lower observation of pain and improved quality of life. The data is currently being used to support product development and marketing campaigns. After we publish our findings sometime in fiscal 2023, the data will be used to support the submission of structure function claim notifications to FDA.

• Adara Acquisition Corporation completed its merger with Alliance Entertainment Inc. on February 10^th, 2023 and the Company received back its $1 million investment in Adara Sponsor, LLC.

• The Company launched its third NSF for sport product, our 1500mg broad spectrum gummy. Not only was the first to commercialize NSF for Sport CBD Product it is the only certified gummy product on the market and at the highest concentration on the market.

• The Company also launched its first products on Amazon; the UK Amazon launch expands cbdMD's reach into the UK market.

• On April 24, 2023, the Company completed its one-for-forty five reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

• On May 3, 2023, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,350,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $2.10 per share. Gross proceeds from the offering before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses were approximately $2.8 million. After the public offering the Company has over $4 million in cash.

We will host a conference call at 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, May 15, 2023, to discuss our March 31, 2023, second quarter financial results and business progress.

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

About cbdMD, Inc.

cbdMD, Inc. is one of the leading and most highly trusted and most recognized cannabidiol (CBD) brands with a comprehensive line of U.S. produced, THC-free¹ CBD products as well as our new Full Spectrum products. Our cbdMD brand currently includes high-grade, premium CBD products including CBD tinctures, CBD gummies, CBD topicals, CBD capsules, CBD bath bombs, CBD sleep aids and CBD drink mixes and an array of Farm Act compliant Delta 9 products. Our Paw CBD brand of pet products includes veterinarian-formulated products including tinctures, chews, topicals products in varying strengths, and our CBD Botanicals brand of beauty and skincare products including facial oil and serum, toners, moisturizers, clear skin, facial masks, exfoliants and body care. To learn more about cbdMD and our comprehensive line of U.S. grown, THC-free¹ CBD oil and Full Spectrum products, please visit www.cbdmd.com, follow cbdMD on Instagram and Facebook, or visit one of the thousands of retail outlets that carry cbdMD's products.

Forward-Looking Statements

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¹ THC-free is defined as below the level of detection using validated scientific analytical methods.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes a financial measure that excludes the impact of certain items and therefore has not been calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). cbdMD, Inc. has included adjusted loss from operations because management uses this measure to assess operating performance in order to highlight trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying on financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The adjusted operating loss has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net loss from operations as an indicator of our operating performance. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure, as presented by cbdMD, Inc., may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. cbdMD, Inc. has attached to this press release a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

(1) Represents non-cash expense related to options, warrants, restricted stock expenses that have been amortized during the period.
(2) Represents non-cash expense related to options, warrants, restricted stock expenses that have been amortized during the period.
(3) Represents an operating expense related to inventory loss related to regulatory changes impacting labels and packaging and obsolete/expired inventory.
(4) Represents non-cash impairment of the cbdMD trademark of $4,285,000 and $13,898,285 of goodwill impairment during the first fiscal quarter of 2022.

Contacts:

Investors:
cbdMD, Inc.
Ronan Kennedy
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
IR@cbdmd.com
(704) 445-3064

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