5/13/2026

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Operator
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to TeleRx's first quarter 2026 financial results conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. To join the question queue, you may press star and then one on your keypads. You will hear a tone acknowledging your request. Should you need assistance during the conference call, you may signal an operator by pressing star and zero. If anyone has any difficulty hearing the conference, you may press star and zero for operator assistance at any time. Please also note today's event is being recorded. Listeners are reminded that portions of today's discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect the company's current views with respect to future events. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on TELI-RX's risks and uncertainties related to these forward-looking statements, please refer to the company's filing statement dated March 24, 2026, which is posted on CEEDAR+. In addition, in today's discussion, we will refer to non-IFRS financial measures such as adjusted EBITDA that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Management believes non-IFRS results are useful to enhance the understanding of the company's ongoing performance, but these are supplemental to and should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for IFRS financial measures. These non-IFRS measures are defined in our earnings press release and available in our MD&A, which also includes a reconciliation of these measures to their respective most directly comparable IFRS financial measures. The company's press release, MD&A, and financial statements are available on its website and on CEDAR+. All figures presented on today's call are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated. This morning's call is being recorded on the 13th of May, 2026, at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time. I would now like to turn the floor over to Vanessa Slowey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Telerx.

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our first quarter 2026 earnings call. With me this morning is our Chief Financial Officer, John Cassio. We are meeting a moment in healthcare. Telerx is advancing a simple but powerful mission to deliver essential medication directly to patients with no friction, no delays, and no barriers. The way people access medication is changing, and we believe those changes are permanent. Hundreds of millions of Americans manage chronic conditions, need routine prescriptions refilled, or simply want a fast, affordable answer to an acute health question. Yet, the traditional health care system remains fragmented, slow, and inconvenient. Think antibiotics. Chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes for women's and men's health. These are common everyday conditions for patients who know what prescription they need, and they do not want to make an appointment under the healthcare provider to get it. Our vertically integrated platform compresses the doctor to pharmacy journey into a single digital experience. A patient visits our website, chooses from more than 400 FDA-approved medications, and the request goes to a licensed healthcare professional in their state who reviews and determines if it is appropriate. If approved, the prescription is dispensed with one of our licensed pharmacies and delivered directly to their door. No lines, no waiting, no travel, and no insurance required. The patient pays cash, the cost of the medication, plus a simple $22 visit fee. TeliRx doesn't compete with traditional healthcare It replaces a behavior. We hold the first mover advantage in a rapidly growing cash pay market, and patients have proven they want this. And our platform is resonating. A significant share of our revenue is driven by repeat customers demonstrating real stickiness. With coverage to reach over 97% of the U.S. population, the switching costs we create are the ones that pure telehealth providers and pure pharmacy players simply cannot replicate. The opportunity is substantial. The U.S. cash-free prescription market is large and growing rapidly, yet remains largely unaddressed by traditional pharmacies whose focus and business model depend on insurance. As changes in the U.S. insurance market accelerate, patients are increasingly willing to bypass that complexity and pay directly for convenient, everyday care. We are executing a disciplined patient-first strategy to capture that opportunity. and our growth speaks for itself. In the first quarter of 2026, the three-month period ended March 31st, 2026, KellyRx delivered continued strong financial unoperating performance. Revenue grew by 180% to $19.4 million over the prior year quarter. Prescriptions fulfilled in the first quarter increased to 236,000 in Q1. That's up 188% over the prior year quarter. And adjusted EBITDA was a loss of 2.3 million. Our financial performance reflects the contribution from growth in prescriptions filled, overall sales volumes, and the contribution from new and recurring customers. I'm very proud of the entire Telerex team, those in our pharmacies, and the people that work hard every day to deliver an excellent customer experience. It is the dedication and hard work of the collective team that has enabled us to deliver these results. And this is just the beginning. I will now turn the call over to John Cascio, who will discuss the first quarter financial results in more detail. John?

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John Cascio
Chief Financial Officer

Thank you, Vanessa, and good morning, everyone. As Vanessa outlined, we delivered solid growth in our key financial metrics for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026. Revenue in the first quarter grew to USD 19.4 million compared to 6.9 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 12.5 million, or 180%. Throughout the first quarter, the company achieved consistent month-over-month revenue expansion, resulting in an 11.6% compounded monthly growth rate for the period. The year-over-year increase in revenue was primarily driven by growth in overall sales volumes and contribution from both recurring customers and new customer acquisition. Revenue consisted of revenue from recurring customers of 12.6 million in the quarter and revenue from new customers of 6.8 million. First quarter gross profit increased to 10.7 million from 3.5 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 7.2 million. Gross margin was 55% in the first quarter of the year, up from 50% in the same period a year ago. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to improved purchasing economics for prescription medications, including increased direct purchasing for manufacturers and more favorable pricing negotiations with wholesale suppliers. Gross margin also benefited from lower transaction costs from improved margins on shipping and handling. Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was a loss of $2.3 million compared to a gain of $218,000 in the first quarter of 2025. Total net loss was $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to a gain of $38,000 for the same period last year. The loss in adjusted EBITDA and the net loss was primarily driven by greater marketing, operations and support, and general and administrative expenses as the company continues to scale. Cash used in operations in the first quarter was $1.3 million compared to cash generated of $133,000 in the same period last year, while free cash flow in the first quarter of 2026 was a loss of $715,000 compared to a loss of $268,000 in Q1 2025. 236,000 prescriptions were filled in the quarter, including record prescriptions filled of 87,000 for the month of March of this year, compared to 82,000 in Q1 2025, an increase of 188%. Turning to the balance sheet. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $27 million as a result of the equity financing completed in the first quarter. up from $3 million at December 31, 2025. We have meaningful operating leverage across a number of areas, and the business can scale significantly with modest to no additional investment. CapEx is modest given the investment that we've already made to date and given the nature of the operating leverage in the business. Overall, our financial position remains very strong, and we believe we are well-positioned to support continued growth while maintaining a conservative, leveraged profile. And with that, I'll turn the call back over to Vanessa.

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Thank you, John. Telerex was founded by healthcare industry veterans, which is why, from day one, we've prioritized compliance, clinical integrity, and patient trust. Our low-risk formula of FDA-approved medications, our nationwide network of independent licensed providers, and our patient-first platform combine to deliver a seamless care experience. Everyone needs medication. TaddyRx delivers it. With convenience, patients aren't getting anywhere else. This is a significant opportunity. We've built a platform that meets patients where they are. Fast access, no complexity, no insurance friction. And it's working. We have generated 60% of revenue growth on a compounded quarterly basis. We have a customer acquisition engine that delivers, and the majority of our revenue comes from repeat customers. We have built a platform that is designed to scale. Today, with our broad physician network and existing pharmacy locations, we have the capacity to drastically scale prescription fulfillment nationwide, far exceeding our current level. The cash-pay prescription market is one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. healthcare industry, and we will continue to execute on our strategy of expanding access to high-quality, affordable care and delivering meaningful innovation across the healthcare landscape. We hope you will join us on this exciting journey. With that, I'd like to open the call to questions. Operator?

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Operator
Conference Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question and answer session. Once again, to join the question queue, you may press star and then one on your telephone keypads. You will hear a tone acknowledging your request. If you are using a speakerphone, we do ask that you please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If you wish to remove yourself from the question queue, you may press star and two. Again, that is star and then one to join the question queue. We will pause for a moment as callers join the queue. while we prepare the Q&A roster. Our first question today comes from Kenric Teige from Canaccord Genuity. Please go ahead with your question.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

Kenric Teige Thank you. Good morning, and congratulations. If I could, just with respect to the first question here, in your GoPublic outlook, you look at revenues of $112 million adjusted EBITDA, some $4 million for 2026. Can you provide your commentary just in the context of that monthly revenue category of greater than 10% on your comfort level with generating 2026 revenue of $100 million plus?

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Our expectation is that performance is tracking in line with our internal plans, Kenneth.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

Okay. I think that's a good starting point. And then, Vanessa, just further to that, just with respect to your customer acquisition costs, trends, and expectations, obviously a ramp through 2025. How is that setting up this quarter, and how are you thinking about the evolution of customer acquisition costs through 2026 and your ability to manage those within a targeted range?

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Sure. Well, the CAF came in favorable to plan in Q1. Our 2026 framework reflects rising blend to CAC as we diversify channels and scale categories, and that's by design, not by change in view. We're operating in a paid media environment with normal channel cost variability, and our disciplined approach to channel mix is how we manage through that. We're measuring ourselves on payback and LTV to CAC on a period basis, and we remain comfortable with the return profile through 2026.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

That's great. Thanks for that. And then just with respect to the web and traffic trends in quarter, could you sort of speak to the cadence and how that tracked both sort of coming into the quarter and then on the back of increased marketing spend, how you exited the quarter as well?

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Sure. Okay. Well, traffic trends in Q1 were strong and accelerated. They accelerated through the quarter. And that cadence was consistent with our marketing strategy, and it supports the growth rate we reported in Q1 revenue. First quarter in Q2, traffic continues to support our growth plans, and we're seeing the kind of customer engagement we'd expect at that stage, or at this stage. So, blended CAC will move with channel and category mix, and we'll continue managing acquisition spend with a disciplined approach to channel mix and return thresholds.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

Thank you. And just a follow-up to that on the issue of marketing spend and your return on spend or runs. Are you comfortable with and is it tracking to plan with a potential 2026 exit of that three and a half times level? And if not, what's changed?

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Well, yes. Based on what we're seeing in the business, our marketing return expectations through 2026 remain reasonable. Q1 performance supports that view. The marketing investment we made in the quarter produced approximately 35% sequential revenue growth. And the underlying unity economics on new customer acquisition continue to clear the return threshold we've set intentionally or internally. With that said, Kenneth, we'll be the first to revisit if conditions warrant a channel economic shift, catering to exchanges. And we'll always be disciplined about reallocating or pulling back where the math no longer works.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

Fantastic. Maybe just a quick final one for me. I'll get back in queue. You're occurring to new revenue, I think, this quarter. Let's call it roughly two-thirds, one-third. What do you like to see that trending to? Are you comfortable at the two-third, one-third level?

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John Cascio
Chief Financial Officer

Kendrick, we are comfortable with that level and that ratio. Now, that ratio will ebb and flow over time, depending on how fast we're growing that top-of-funnel new customer acquisition. But currently, everything is trending with our historical performance, and we expect for that to continue into the following quarters.

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Kenric Teige
Analyst, Canaccord Genuity

That's great. Thank you, John. I'll leave it there for any feedback in here.

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Operator
Conference Operator

Once again, if you would like to ask a question, please press star and then 1. To withdraw your questions, you may press star and 2. Our next question comes from Frederico Gomez from ATB Capital Markets. Please go ahead with your question.

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Frederico Gomez
Analyst, ATB Capital Markets

Good morning. Thanks for the question here. Congrats on the quarter, and I guess the first public call here. Just want to ask about the for this quarter. Curious if you could maybe provide a little bit more detail on some of the line items there. for the increased operating expense sequentially and whether it's, you know, how much of that is related to investments for growth and patient acquisition, just building a platform, and how much is more structured in terms of, I guess, public company infrastructure, et cetera. Just trying to understand how to think about, I guess, operating leverage as the top line skills for this year. Thank you.

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Okay, thanks. Our estimate points to positive EBITDA for the full year, but based on our current operating plan, we'd expect EBITDA trends to improve progressively throughout the year as revenue scales and we continue to realize operating leverage in the model. Now, while we're not providing specific quarterly or monthly EBITDA guidance at this time, we are encouraged by the trajectory of the business on a path towards sustained profitability.

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Frederico Gomez
Analyst, ATB Capital Markets

Perfect. Thanks for that. And then I guess just the second question here. Just in terms of products offered in the platform and, I guess, medical conditions addressed, any major areas of expansion, you know, this year and next that could be, you know, meaningful for the business?

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

We continue to add products to our formulary. Our formulary is a low-risk, high-use, everyday FDA-only approved medications. So it's a very carefully curated formulary. We'll continue to add products as long as they fit into that profile, and that goes through our clinical team, and it goes through a process of adding where products come online being FDA approved.

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Frederico Gomez
Analyst, ATB Capital Markets

Great. Thanks for that. I'll leave it there. Thanks.

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Operator
Conference Operator

I am showing no additional questions. We'll conclude today's question and answer session. I'd like to turn the floor back over to Vanessa Slowey for any closing remarks.

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Vanessa Slowey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Thank you. And thank you, everyone, for participating in today's call and for your continued interest in TallyRx. We look forward to reporting on our continued progress next quarter.

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Operator
Conference Operator

This brings to a close today's conference call. We thank you for attending. you may now disconnect your lines.

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