NextPlat Continues Business Development Progress, Barreto Expands Role
NextPlat announced continued progress in its business development efforts as it executes against its growth and organizational refocusing initiatives. In support of these efforts, Rodney Barreto, NextPlat's Chairman, has agreed to an expanded role in business development activities, efforts which have already resulted in two revenue-generating healthcare contracts secured earlier this year. NextPlat is also actively exploring potentially accretive joint venture and potential acquisitions/merger opportunities as it seeks to expand its pharmacy services business locally in Florida as well as nationally. In NextPlat's healthcare segment, based upon preliminary review of results from October 2025 through early December 2025, collective business development and customer engagement activities are expected to produce over 12,000 additional 340B and contracted prescriptions, driving sequential growth in quarterly volumes when compared to the Q3. Barreto has served as Director of NextPlat since January 2022 and is currently one of the Company's largest shareholders. His business career spans over 35 years including his role at the Barreto Group and as a partner of Capital City Consulting, a corporate and public affairs consulting firm recognized by policy makers as one of the top in its industry in Florida.
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- Market Expansion: NextPlat successfully enters five South American markets—Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia—by launching online storefronts on Mercado Libre, potentially reaching millions of new customers and significantly enhancing its market share in Latin America.
- Product Diversity: The new storefronts will offer wireless and satellite-based connectivity products operating on leading commercial satellite networks like Globalstar, Iridium, and Inmarsat, addressing the urgent need for reliable communication solutions in the region and driving business growth.
- Strategic Importance: CEO David Phipps emphasized that this expansion is a crucial element of Orbital Satcom's strategic plans, aiming to establish a strong foundation for future market expansions and enhance the company's competitive edge.
- Future Plans: The company plans to expand into additional South American markets in Q2 2026, reflecting its commitment to addressing the needs of potential customers in the region, which is expected to drive overall revenue growth and enhance brand influence.
- Strategic Partnership: Totaligent has signed a binding Letter of Intent with Japan's GloMed Solutions to establish a joint venture that integrates Totaligent's Aetherium medical platform with GloMed's distribution infrastructure, aiming to accelerate biologics adoption in the APAC market, with the transaction expected to close in approximately four weeks.
- Capital Structure Reset: XWELL announced a $31.3 million private placement aimed at repurchasing $5.96 million in outstanding notes and redeeming Series G Preferred Stock, indicating a strategic effort to simplify its balance sheet, with closing expected around February 26.
- AI Drug Discovery Validation: Recursion Pharmaceuticals reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results, highlighting clinical validation of its AI-driven drug discovery platform, with REC-4881 showing 75% efficacy in familial adenomatous polyposis patients, reinforcing the company's leadership in the biotech sector.
- Revenue Growth Expectations: NextPlat projects approximately $55 million in revenue for 2025, with Q4 340B revenue expected to increase over 90%, and anticipates gross margin expansion of 20%-25% in 2026, reflecting a strategic shift towards revenue quality and cost control.
- Financial Metrics Improvement: NextPlat anticipates sequential improvement in key financial and operational metrics for Q4 2025 compared to Q3, reflecting ongoing progress from strategic refocusing initiatives and increased contributions from higher-margin revenue streams, indicating positive signals for profitability and growth objectives.
- Expansion of High-Margin Services: The company is expanding its higher-margin contracted services, which is expected to further drive revenue growth, particularly in the high-margin 340B program, thereby enhancing its market competitiveness and profitability.
- E-Commerce Revenue Growth: Continued growth in e-commerce, especially in healthcare and technology solutions sales, is projected to significantly boost NextPlat's revenue, strengthening its influence in the global market.
- Confidence in Future Outlook: Despite facing some one-time non-recurring costs, CEO David Phipps expresses strong confidence in rapid and profitable growth for 2026, emphasizing the commitment to executing strategies that enhance shareholder value.

- Market Expansion: NextPlat's subsidiary GTC has partnered with Telit Cinterion to add advanced 5G connectivity solutions, which is expected to drive sales growth in the industrial and enterprise IoT markets, supporting a global market increase from $1.18 trillion to $2.65 trillion.
- Technology Integration: By integrating Telit Cinterion's intelligent IoT solutions, GTC will enhance its existing satellite and terrestrial connectivity offerings, thereby improving service quality for clients in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, and logistics.
- Collaboration Benefits: This partnership not only simplifies connectivity management for customers but also reduces operational risks, which is anticipated to accelerate time-to-market across industries, further enhancing GTC's competitiveness in over 150 countries.
- Strategic Opportunity: GTC CEO David Phipps stated that this collaboration presents a significant opportunity for GTC to engage in the rapidly growing IoT market, highlighting the company's commitment to future technological advancements and investment.

- Market Expansion: NextPlat's subsidiary GTC has partnered with Telit Cinterion to add advanced 5G connectivity solutions, which is expected to drive sales growth in the industrial and enterprise IoT markets, contributing to the global IoT market's rise from approximately $1.18 trillion to $2.65 trillion.
- Technology Integration: This collaboration enhances GTC's existing satellite and terrestrial connectivity offerings, boosting its competitiveness in rapidly growing sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, and logistics, while improving customer connectivity management capabilities.
- Strategic Partnership: The partnership not only allows GTC to leverage Telit Cinterion's global infrastructure but also simplifies connectivity management for customers, reduces operational risks, and accelerates time-to-market across industries, enhancing overall business efficiency.
- Industry Leadership: As one of Europe's largest satellite connectivity providers, GTC further solidifies its leadership position in the global IoT market through this collaboration, demonstrating keen insight into future technological innovations and market demands.

- Significant Revenue Growth: NextPlat achieved nearly 75% sequential revenue growth in Q2 2025, primarily driven by newly secured 340B contracts, indicating strong momentum in the healthcare sector.
- Strategic Business Development: The company successfully secured two new healthcare contracts through expanded business development activities, further driving revenue growth and enhancing market competitiveness.
- Increased Customer Engagement: Customer engagement activities from October to early December 2025 are expected to generate over 12,000 additional 340B prescriptions, significantly boosting quarterly volumes and demonstrating success in expanding the customer base.
- Leadership Support: Chairman Rodney Barreto has expanded his role in business development, which is anticipated to bring more strategic opportunities to the company, further driving long-term growth and enhancing shareholder value.




