NanoXplore Reports Results for Its Q4-2026 and Full Year 2026

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-15 · by GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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NanoXplore Inc., a leading graphene company, reported its financial results for Q4-2026 and the full fiscal year 2026 on September 15, 2026. For Q4-2026, NanoXplore saw total revenues increase by 7% to $33,905,991 from $31,685,923 in the previous year, but experienced a decreased adjusted EBITDA of $1,908,431 compared to $2,475,379. For the fiscal year 2026, revenues declined by 9% to $117,276,309 from $128,918,388 in the previous year with an adjusted EBITDA of $1,922,206 compared to $6,122,283. The company anticipates revenues between $130M and $140M for fiscal year 2027 and between $160M and $170M for fiscal year 2028.
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NanoXplore Inc., a leading graphene company based in Montreal, reported its financial results for the year ended June 30, 2026. The report shows that total revenues increased by 7% to $33,905,991 in Q4-2026 compared to $31,685,923 the previous year. Despite this revenue growth, adjusted gross margin on customer revenues fell from 24.7% to 22.5%, primarily due to lower tooling revenues that had higher margins previously. The company also saw a decrease in other income by $310,975, and an increase of $339,159 in operational expenses (excluding non-operational items). Despite these challenges, NanoXplore expects total revenues for fiscal year 2027 to be between $130M and $140M, with projections for fiscal year 2028 ranging from $160M to $170M. The company's liquidity stands at $30,048,438 as of June 30, 2026, including cash and cash equivalents of $25,048,438, while total long-term debt rose to $10,554,435.

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NanoXplore ORG · 3× Corporation ORG · 2× Canadian NORP · 1× GRA ORG · 1× MONTREAL GPE · 1× NNXPF ORG · 1× NanoXplore Inc. ORG · 1× Rocco Marinaccio PERSON · 1× Solutions ORG · 1× Statesville GPE · 1×

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The variation is explained as follows: - Adjusted gross margin on revenues from customers decreased by $96,748 compared to last year due to lower tooling revenues (Q4-2025 higher margins on tooling contract close-out); - Lower other income of $310,975; - Higher selling, general & administration expenses and R&D expenses (“Operational expenses”) of $339,159 (excluding Non-operational items of $1,600,000 in Q4-2025). 2)
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🔮 Based on the visibility we have today and the various initiatives in progress or that will begin to produce returns during the year, we anticipate total revenues for fiscal year 2027 between $130M and $140M. In addition, we expect revenues for fiscal year 2028 between $160M and $170M.
2026-09-15 · Toronto Star
NanoXplore Reports Results for Its Q4-2026 and Full Year 2026 · assertive framing

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NanoXplore Inc. (“NanoXplore” or “the Corporation”) (TSX: GRA and OTCQX: NNXPF), a world-leading graphene company, reported its financial results today for the year ended June 30, 2026. asserted
Inc. → lead → year
All amounts in this press release are in Canadian dollars, unless stated otherwise. asserted
amounts → state → dollars
Based on the visibility we have today and the various initiatives in progress or that will begin to produce returns during the year, we anticipate total revenues for fiscal year 2027 between $130M and $140M. In addition, we expect revenues for fiscal year 2028 between $160M and $170M. asserted
we → base → M
OVERVIEW Rocco Marinaccio, President & Chief Executive Officer, stated: “After a challenging start to the year, I am pleased overall with our fiscal year 2026 performance. asserted
I → state → performance
During the year, we had to mitigate significant volume drop by adjusting our operating cost structure while also launching new programs, managing material price increases and setting up a new plant. asserted
we → have → plant
The entire team delivered great results in a challenging context. asserted
team → deliver → context
We are in the strongest position we have ever been as a Company — a solid balance sheet, a robust $35 million pipeline of graphene-enhanced Solutions business launching over the next 18 months, and an innovative new product launch in our D Series graphene that is opening entirely new, high-margin markets for the Corporation. asserted
that → enhance → Corporation
In the past year we launched our state-of-the-art facility in Statesville, North Carolina, supplying Club Car, formalized our partnership with Chevron Phillips Chemical, supplying an innovative lubricant additive for the oil and gas industry, and achieved our best safety record in Company history, reducing our total recordable injury frequency by two-thirds. asserted
we → launch → thirds
Looking ahead, we see high-margin opportunities commercializing in fiscal year 2027 across insulating foams, thin films, and drilling fluids. asserted
we → look → foams
We have also sharpened VoltaXplore’s strategy around the market where our cell technology is most differentiated and where we can capture the most value: supplying high-performance cells to defence and other high-power, high-energy applications such as UAVs — a fast-growing North American market with very few domestic suppliers. asserted
we → sharpen → suppliers
Combined with the stability of our graphene-enhanced Solutions business, we anticipate fiscal 2027 revenue growth between 11-20%, with revenues between $130 million and $140 million, and expect to deliver positive free cash flow — which would represent record highs for NanoXplore.” asserted
which → combine → NanoXplore
(1) Adjusted gross margin is a non-IFRS measure and a reconciliation can be found in the “Overall Results” section. asserted
reconciliation → find → section
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and a reconciliation can be found in the “Overall Results” section. BUSINESS UPDATE During the year ended June 30, 2026, the Corporation continued to focus on developing markets for its graphene products as well as downstream pre-mixed additives, masterbatches, concentrates and products that facilitate customer adoption. asserted
that → find → adoption
In this regard, the Corporation has been successful integrating GrapheneBlack® into multiple product streams, both internally and externally, and has also advanced its D-Series dry-processed graphene platform for applications where different graphene characteristics are required. asserted
characteristics → integrate → applications
Through this market development work, the Corporation has determined that a single graphene product is not expected to deliver optimal performance across all applications, and that tailoring graphene characteristics to specific end-use requirements is an important differentiator of its manufacturing platform. asserted
tailoring → determine → platform
The Corporation continues to engage with potential customers who are validating GrapheneBlack®, D-Series graphene, and related graphene-enhanced masterbatches, concentrates, and products. asserted
who → continue → GrapheneBlack
On September 18, 2025, the Corporation announced the signing of a multi-year supply agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (“CP Chem”) for the sale of TriboGraf®, the Corporation’s proprietary carbon product used as a formulation additive in drilling fluids to increase lubricity. asserted
Corporation → announce → lubricity
This was the culmination of over 18 months of collaborative work between the companies through lab tests and well trials that produced exceptional results by significantly reducing costs to the operators by saving approximately 20% drilling time and wear on drilling equipment. asserted
that → produce → equipment
This formulation is marketed by CP Chem as NanoSlide®. asserted
formulation → market → NanoSlide
Following the exceptional performance of NanoSlide® in well trials, CP Chem initially expected near-term commercial activity that would have resulted in additional product shipments by the Corporation. asserted
that → follow → Corporation
However, CP Chem subsequently advised the Corporation that the anticipated customer opportunity did not proceed because CP Chem lost a major customer due to customer-specific commercial considerations unrelated to the performance of NanoSlide®. asserted
Chem → advise → NanoSlide
As a result, the timing of additional product shipments by the Corporation has shifted to the qualification and adoption timelines of CP Chem’s broader prospective customer base. asserted
timing → shift → base
As of the date of this MD&A, CP Chem has shipped NanoSlide® samples to multiple prospective customers for evaluation, and all customers that have completed laboratory testing have confirmed that NanoSlide® performs as intended. asserted
NanoSlide → ship → testing
These results continue to support the technical value proposition demonstrated during the initial well trials. asserted
results → continue → trials
The next phase of customer evaluation involves well trials, which are the key determinant in advancing toward commercial adoption. asserted
which → involve → adoption
Although commercialization has progressed more slowly than initially anticipated due to the loss of this initial customer opportunity, CP Chem and NanoXplore remain confident that NanoSlide® is a high-performance, cost-effective lubricant with significant market potential. asserted
NanoSlide → progress → potential
As prospective customers continue to advance through testing and qualification, the companies believe NanoSlide® remains well positioned for broader market adoption. asserted
NanoSlide → continue → adoption
Several years ago, the Corporation initiated a development program with a Fortune 500 producer of insulating foam products to enhance thermal insulation performance through the incorporation of graphene. asserted
Corporation → initiate → graphene
The formulation is currently being optimized ahead of final plant trials anticipated in early 2027. asserted
formulation → optimize → 2027
Insights gained through this collaboration have enabled the Corporation to expand its market development activities across the insulating foam sector, resulting in ongoing projects with leading manufacturers that collectively account for approximately 80% of the North American market. asserted
that → gain → market
Some of these programs are expected to commercialize during fiscal year 2027. asserted
Some → expect → year
One major customer intends to replace its current additive in some of its products with the Corporation’s product and is currently finalizing approvals to begin purchasing volumes for an immediate conversion. asserted
customer → intend → conversion
Based upon the customer’s preliminary demand indications, the Corporation anticipates approximately 1,000 MT per year of masterbatch, at a 30% graphene loading, in the first full year of production with the potential for additional volume growth thereafter. asserted
Corporation → base → growth
Additionally, the Corporation recently signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with a leading global material supplier in the field of polyurethane (“PU”) foams. asserted
Corporation → sign → foams
Pursuant to the term of the LOI, this partner is expected to purchase graphene powder from the Corporation and produce shelf-stable graphene dispersions in polyol, which are used in the manufacture of PU foams. asserted
which → expect → foams
This partner maintains an extensive customer base across the United States and Europe and has helped identify a significant opportunity in the European foam market, where graphene may reduce or replace a commonly used halogenated flame retardant that is facing increasing regulatory scrutiny as the market transitions toward more sustainable and non-halogenated alternatives. uncertain
market → maintain → alternatives
On June 15, 2026, the Corporation announced a technical innovation in partnership with Techmer PM LLC (“Techmer”), its longstanding partner on graphene enhancements for plastics. asserted
Corporation → announce → plastics
Industrial plastic films encompass landscape liners, protective films, pallet wraps, heavy-duty plastic bags and other industrial liners. asserted
films → encompass → liners
Consumer plastic films encompass trash bags and a variety of (non-food) consumer packaging. asserted
films → encompass → packaging
These applications represent a substantial addressable market for graphene-enhanced materials, given the scale of film production and the industry’s ongoing focus on material reduction, recycled content and improved product performance. asserted
applications → represent → reduction
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