• Second quarter Net Sales of $97.2 million, up 54.9% year-over-year
• Second quarter Net Income of $60.7 million, up 182.4% year-over-year
• Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $39.7 million, up 45.2% year-over-year
• Arculus named most Innovative Cold Storage Wallet by ABI Research
• Raises 2022 full year fiscal guidance

CompoSecure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPO), a leader in payment, security, and authentication solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Jon Wilk, CompoSecure’s President and CEO commented, “We had an outstanding quarter, and I am proud that we have achieved record results through strong sales execution, deep customer relationships, and international expansion. Looking ahead, we expect continued growth in our metal payment card business driven by both new customers and expansion of business from our existing base. In addition, we believe that we will benefit from ongoing card issuer trends such as the robust demand for travel and entertainment spending, and the high demand for premium metal card products.”

He continued, “Current challenges in the digital asset market, including crypto exchanges freezing or limiting withdrawals, are driving an increased need for consumers to control their private keys, and we are encouraged by recent partnerships for security, authentication, and cold storage leveraging our Arculus platform. At the same time, this market cycle has created uncertainty in timing for our anticipated Arculus ramp up since some of our partners and targets have been impacted. As we have stated, we continue to be thoughtful about how we are running the business and remain focused on margins while simultaneously managing our investments to capture long-term value for our shareholders. We are confident that our Arculus platform is well positioned to meet the current and anticipated needs of the market.”

Mr. Wilk added, “We have delivered exceptional results through the first half of the year while navigating a dynamic environment. Given our performance and continued confidence in the strength of our sales pipeline, we are raising our 2022 full fiscal year guidance.”

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

• Net Sales: Net Sales for the second quarter of 2022 were $97.2 million, up 54.9% compared to $62.7 million in the second quarter of 2021, and grew 15.0% sequentially from the first quarter of 2022
• Net Income: Net Income for the second quarter of 2022 was $60.7 million compared to a net income of $21.5 million in the second quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022 was $39.7 million, compared to $27.3 million for the second quarter of 2021, up 45.2% year over year.
• Gross Profit/Margin: Gross Profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $58.9 million, compared to $35.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2022 was 60.6%, compared to 56.0% for the second quarter of 2021.
• Earnings Per Share: Net Income Per Share attributable to Class A common stockholders for the second quarter of 2022 was $.56 per share (basic) and $.52 per share (diluted).
• Change in EPS Accounting Policy: Adopted alternative method under U.S. GAAP for calculating basic and diluted EPS by allocating changes in fair value adjustments of mark-to-market instruments among the public company and operating subsidiaries to better reflect the actual economic impact of conversion of such instruments on net income on a per share basis.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Record Net Sales driven by strong sales execution, new customers and expansion of business from existing base.
• Strong international growth with second quarter international Net Sales of $27.1 million, 71.0% higher than second quarter of 2021 due to expansion of international sales team, distributor growth, and demand for premium payment cards in international markets.
• Arculus ranked as the most innovative Cold Storage Wallet by ABI Research and included as one of the top three leaders for storing cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
• InBestGo, a Latin American based fintech, has selected CompoSecure to launch a metal credit card that combines premium payment card technology and best-in-class digital authentication; Separately, InBestGo to white label the Arculus cold storage wallet, giving their users the option to securely custody their own keys for their digital assets.

Financial Outlook

• Full Year 2022 Guidance: The Company is raising its full fiscal year 2022 guidance. For the full year 2022 the Company now expects Net Sales to be in the range of $355mm to $380mm (up from $336mm to $376mm) and full year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to be in the range of $110mm to $120mm (up from $100mm to $110mm).

Conference Call and Webcast

CompoSecure will host a webcast and simultaneous conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. To access the webcast, please register at CompoSecure Q1 Earnings Webcast. You may also register to access via a conference call. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investors section of our website at https://ir.composecure.com/news-events/events.

About CompoSecure

Founded in 2000, CompoSecure (Nasdaq: CMPO) is a technology partner to market leaders, fintechs and consumers enabling trust for millions of people around the globe. The company combines elegance, simplicity and security to deliver exceptional experiences and peace of mind in the physical and digital world. CompoSecure’s innovative payment card technology and metal cards with Arculus security and authentication capabilities deliver unique, premium branded experiences, enable people to access and use their financial and digital assets, and ensure trust at the point of a transaction. For more information, please visit www.composecure.com and www.GetArculus.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and that may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors in evaluating the Company’s financial performance. The Company uses these measures internally to establish forecasts, budgets and operational goals to manage and monitor its business, as well as evaluate its underlying historical performance and to measure incentive compensation, as we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures depict the true performance of the business by encompassing only relevant and controllable events, enabling the Company to evaluate and plan more effectively for the future. In addition, the Company’s debt agreements contain covenants that use a variation of these measures for purposes of determining debt covenant compliance. The Company believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that its management uses in analyzing operating results. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and the items excluded from EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, these key business metrics have limitations as an analytical tool. They should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of the Company’s liquidity and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Please refer to the tables below for the reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the quarters and years ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021.

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CompoSecure, Inc. announces record second quarter 2022 financial results and raises 2022 guidance.