TLSS Announces Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Corrective Measures Expected To Address Operating Losses

JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2023 / Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc. (OTC PINK:TLSS), ("TLSS", or the "Company"), the parent company of certain wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, which together, provide a suite of logistics and transportation services, today announced that on November 14, 2023, the Company had timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Mr. Sebastian Giordano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TLSS, stated, "While year over year revenues reflect an increase over the prior three-month and nine-month periods based primarily upon 2022 and 2023 acquisitions, we did experience lower than expected revenues and higher than expected losses in our operations, most notably in the Freight Connections subsidiary, where revenues dropped significantly in Q2 and Q3. While Cougar Express and Severance revenues appear to be rebounding in Q4, and where strides have been made to reduce operating costs, our operations have not performed profitably, as hoped, or expected. These factors have definitely put a significant strain on our working capital, and we have been re-evaluating our operations for areas of revenue enhancement and cost reduction. We expect to take bold measures to get operations on a path to profitability. In addition, to address the Company's cash position, we are exploring various financing options available to the Company, though there is no guarantee that such financing will be secured. Meanwhile, on the acquisition front, several opportunities we were aggressively pursuing for the better part of the last year, and where we were very close to finalizing definitive agreements, did not materialize. However, we continue to assess a number of other growth opportunities as our M&A pipeline remains strong. Clearly, we were not satisfied with the operating results, and, while the industry, in general, has been extremely challenging, we need to take whatever steps are necessary to deliver positive results."

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023, increased $3,247,000, or 190.9%, to $4,948,000 as compared to $1,701,000 for same prior year period during 2022. Such increase was due primarily to the acquisitions of JFK Cartage and Freight Connections in August and September 2022, respectively, and Severance Trucking in February 2023.

The Company had a loss from operations of $2,327,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to a loss from operations of $1,016,000 for the same prior year period.

The Company had a net loss of $2,668,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to: (i) the loss from operations of $2,327,000 and (ii) interest expense of $341,000. This compared to net loss of $1,044,000 for the same prior year period.

The Company had net loss attributable to TLSS common shareholders of $2,731,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to: (i) the net loss of $2,668,000 and (ii) accrued dividends of $63,000, as compared to a net loss attributable to TLSS common shareholders of $1,145,000 for the same prior year period.

Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, increased $11,240,000, or 257.5%, to $15,604,000 as compared to $4,365,000 for same prior year period during 2022. Such increase was primarily due to the acquisitions of JFK Cartage and Freight Connections in August and September 2022, respectively, and Severance Trucking in February 2023.

The Company had a loss from operations of $6,090,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to a loss from operations of $3,822,000 for the same prior year period.

The Company had a net loss of $6,793,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due primarily to: (i) the loss from operations of $6,090,000; (ii) interest expense of $694,000; (iii) settlement expense of $10,000; and (iv) a loss from the sale of subsidiary of $1,000. This compared to a net loss of $3,790,000 for the same prior year period.

The Company had net loss attributable to TLSS common shareholders of $7,266,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to: (i) the net loss of $6,793,000 and (ii) accrued dividends of $473,000, as compared to a net loss attributable to TLSS common shareholders of $4,107,000 for the same prior year period.

As a result of the above, the Company's cash reserve has decreased, as has its cash flow, and the Company will need to raise debt or equity financing within the next 30 days to meet its ongoing obligations, as has occurred on several occasions in recent months.

About Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc.

TLSS is a publicly-traded holding company. Its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Cougar Express, Inc., Freight Connections, Inc., JFK Cartage, Inc. and Severance Trucking Co., Inc., together provide a full suite of logistics and transportation services.

Services include LTL, TL, cartage, airport, container freight station pickup and drayage, transloading, construction trade, warehousing and distribution, pool distribution and final mile, TSA certified, white glove delivery and now, overnight service. For coverage area and pricing, please contact your nearest service center. In NY (516.239.0244), in NJ (201.933.6027) and in MA (800.225.1111).

For more information about TLSS, visit the Company's website, www.tlss-inc.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding the Company that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from such statements. Any such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, financial guidance, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "strategy," "future," "likely," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "predicts," "potential," or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions and comparable terminology. These include, but are not limited to, statements relating to future events or our future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these expectations may not be achieved. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions, and beliefs about future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors outside of our control that could cause our actual results, performance, or achievement to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks described above, these risks and uncertainties include: our ability to successfully execute our business strategies, including integration of acquisitions and the future acquisition of other businesses to grow our company; customers' cancellation on short notice of master service agreements from which we derive a significant portion of our revenue or our failure to renew such master service agreements on favorable terms or at all; our ability to attract and retain key personnel and skilled labor to meet the requirements of our labor-intensive business or labor difficulties which could have an effect on our ability to bid for and successfully complete contracts; the ultimate geographic spread, duration and severity of the coronavirus outbreak and the effectiveness of actions taken, or actions that may be taken, by governmental authorities to contain the outbreak or ameliorate its effects; our failure to compete effectively in our highly competitive industry could reduce the number of new contracts awarded to us or adversely affect our market share and harm our financial performance; our ability to adopt and master new technologies and adjust certain fixed costs and expenses to adapt to our industry's and customers' evolving demands; our history of losses, deficiency in working capital and a stockholders' deficit and our historical inability to achieve sustained profitability; material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and our ability to maintain effective controls over financial reporting in the future; our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to meet our payment obligations; the impact of new or changed laws, regulations or other industry standards that could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business; and changes in general market, economic and political conditions in the United States and global economies or financial markets, including those resulting from natural or man-made disasters.

These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this letter. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and should consider various factors, including the risks described, among other places, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Contact:
Email: info@tlss-inc.com
Phone: 1.833.764.1443

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		September 30,				December 31,
		2023				2022
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash		$	98,636			$	1,470,807
Accounts receivable, net			2,037,298				2,059,326
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			499,948				613,035
Total Current Assets			2,635,882				4,143,168
OTHER ASSETS:
Security deposits			473,278				377,107
Property and equipment, net			3,096,590				1,607,212
Right of use assets, net			10,490,399				8,457,083
Goodwill			2,105,879				2,105,879
Intangible assets, net			4,225,717				4,601,677
Total Other Assets			20,391,863				17,148,958
TOTAL ASSETS		$	23,027,745			$	21,292,126
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, current portion		$	1,578,651			$	408,407
Notes payable - related parties, current portion			5,144,671				4,544,671
Accounts payable (including accounts payable - related party of $348,396 and $115,117 on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)			2,650,736				472,701
Accrued expenses			1,083,147				837,170
Insurance payable			418,770				137,477
Lease liabilities, current portion			3,265,828				2,081,099
Accrued compensation and related benefits			174,954				65,103
Total Current Liabilities			14,316,757				8,546,628
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, net of current portion			1,724,712				831,499
Lease liabilities, net of current portion			7,505,093				6,413,937
Total Long-term Liabilities			9,229,805				7,245,436
Total Liabilities			23,546,562				15,792,064
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 11)
SHAREHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001; authorized 10,000,000 shares:
Series B convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,700,000 shares designated; No shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (Liquidation value $0)			-				-
Series D convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,250,000 shares designated; no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 ($6.00 per share liquidation value)			-				-
Series E convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 562,250 shares designated; 21,418 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 ($13.34 per share liquidation value)			21				21
Series G convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,000,000 shares designated; 475,500 and 575,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively ($10.00 per share liquidation value)			476				575
Series H convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 35,000 shares designated; 32,374 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (No per share liquidation value)			32				32
Series I preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1 share designated; 1 and no share issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (No per share liquidation value)			-				-
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 10,000,000,000 shares authorized; 4,481,102,346 and 3,636,691,682 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively			4,481,102				3,636,692
Additional paid-in capital			129,775,399				129,372,841
Accumulated deficit			(134,775,847	)			(127,510,099	)
Total Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity			(518,817	)			5,500,062
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity		$	23,027,745			$	21,292,126

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

		For the Three Months Ended								For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
REVENUES		$	4,947,684			$	1,700,854			$	15,604,451			$	4,364,747
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of revenues - third parties (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)			3,361,812				1,236,630				9,506,063				3,221,182
Cost of revenues - related parties			407,744				-				1,649,120				-
Compensation and related benefits			1,247,795				720,339				3,825,384				2,770,092
Legal and professional fees			370,105				259,597				1,349,469				948,094
Rent			1,132,618				217,717				3,308,317				430,011
Depreciation and amortization			407,310				155,050				1,182,810				532,550
General and administrative expenses			347,520				127,800				872,915				284,410
Total Operating Expenses			7,274,904				2,717,133				21,694,078				8,186,339
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS			(2,327,220	)			(1,016,279	)			(6,089,627	)			(3,821,592	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest income			-				-				992				-
Interest expense			(205,599	)			(14,635	)			(352,415	)			(24,397	)
Interest expense - related parties			(135,076	)			-				(341,424	)			-
(Loss) gain on sale of subsidiary's assets			-				(2,714	)			(720	)			293,975
Settlement income (expense)			(100	)			(10,150	)			(9,508	)			(237,961	)
Total Other Income (Expenses)			(340,775	)			(27,499	)			(703,075	)			31,617
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES			(2,667,995	)			(1,043,778	)			(6,792,702	)			(3,789,975	)
Provision for income taxes			-				-				-				-
NET LOSS			(2,667,995	)			(1,043,778	)			(6,792,702	)			(3,789,975	)
Deemed and accrued dividends			(62,660	)			(101,386	)			(473,046	)			(317,271	)
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS		$	(2,730,655	)		$	(1,145,164	)		$	(7,265,748	)		$	(4,107,246	)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED
Basic and diluted		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.00	)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic and diluted			4,280,650,279				3,438,148,807				3,896,472,586				3,266,732,522

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

		For the Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2023				2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(6,792,702	)		$	(3,789,975	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense			1,182,810				532,550
Stock-based compensation			349,314				1,221,077
Stock-based professional fees			-				10,000
Gain from sale of subsidiary's assets			-				(296,689	)
Non-cash portion of gain on settlement			-				(700	)
Lease costs			242,569				4,591
Bad debt expense			81,872				-
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			777,042				1,173
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(123,459	)			(193,392	)
Security deposits			(89,171	)			(3,552	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			2,005,406				(295,981	)
Insurance payable			281,293				61,735
Accrued compensation and related benefits			(42,780	)			(90,514	)
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES			(2,127,806	)			(2,839,677	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment			(679,879	)			(118,617	)
Proceeds from repayment of note receivable			255,000				-
Cash proceeds from sale of subsidiary's assets			-				748,500
Cash acquired in acquisitions			207,471				138,336
Cash used for acquisitions			(713,586	)			(1,930,712	)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES			(930,994	)			(1,162,493	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payment of liquidated damages on Series E preferred shares			-				(24,000	)
Net proceeds from sale of series G preferred share units			-				855,000
Proceeds from exercise of warrants			619,111				245,714
Proceeds from notes payable - related parties			600,000				-
Proceeds from notes payable			662,092				108,395
Repayment of notes payable			(194,574	)			(809,905	)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES			1,686,629				375,204
NET DECREASE IN CASH			(1,372,171	)			(3,626,966	)
CASH, beginning of period			1,470,807				6,067,692
CASH, end of period		$	98,636			$	2,440,726
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for:
Interest		$	248,739			$	24,397
Income taxes		$	-			$	-
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Conversion of Series E preferred stock to common stock		$	-			$	31
Conversion of Series G preferred stock and accrued dividends to common stock		$	74,967			$	39,917
Accrual of preferred stock dividends		$	473,046			$	317,271
Issuance of common stock for future services		$	-			$	5,000
Increase in right of use assets and lease liabilities		$	3,958,260			$	-
ACQUISITIONS:
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable		$	836,886			$	2,270,890
Prepaid expenses			18,455				271,305
Property and equipment			1,186,198				1,466,167
Right of use assets			457,239				8,825,892
Security deposits			7,000				318,302
Intangible assets			430,151				5,779,487
Total assets acquired			2,935,929				18,932,043
Less: liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable			211,303				355,185
Accrued expenses			12,702				190,798
Insurance payable			-				169,812
Accrued compensation and related benefits			152,631				69,122
Notes payable			1,595,939				6,355,588
Lease liabilities			457,239				8,825,892
Total liabilities assumed			2,429,814				15,966,397
Net assets acquired		$	506,115			$	-
Fair value of shares for acquisitions		$	-			$	2,965,646

SOURCE: Transportation & Logistics Systems

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