BIOREM ANNOUNCES RECORD THIRD QUARTER WITH $520,000 IN NET EARNINGS Print

Guelph, Ontario (November 16, 2009) – BIOREM Inc. (TSX-V: BRM) (“Biorem” or “the Company”) announced today its results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009. Biorem’s complete fiscal 2009 third quarter financial statements and MD&A have been filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

“We are excited to report a strong quarter, with record gross profit and net earnings. Our results for 2009 year to date have now exceeded our fiscal 2008 results for those areas,” said Peter Bruijns, President & CEO. “We are especially pleased to report that this marks our third consecutive quarter of positive cash flow generation, and the highest net income the Company has earned in one quarter over the last five years. We believe that our solid performance in 2009 thus far creates a strong foundation for the future growth of our Company and provides the flexibility to advance our growth initiatives, which include potential acquisitions.”

  Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
 (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data)

 2009

 2008

 2009

2008 

 REVENUE

 4,910

 4,105

 14,625

 9,761

 GROSS PROFIT

 2,348

 1,753

 5,980

 4,015

 EBITDA 1 (including gains and losses on foreign exchange)

 796

 287

 646

 (221)

 NET EARNINGS

 520

 144

 (143)

 (622)

 BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 0.04

 0.01

 (0.01)

 (0.05)

 WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

 12,010

 11,978

 11,989

 11,978


Revenue in the three month period ended September 30, 2009 (Q3 2009) increased 20% to $4,910,000, from $4,105,000 over the comparative period in the prior year. New orders for the quarter totaled $4,588,000 resulting in a current order backlog of $10.4 million. The backlog is down $2.8 million or 21% from September 30, 2008. In relation to the second quarter of 2009, the backlog decreased by $0.8 million or 7%.

Gross profit in Q3 2009 increased 34% to $2,348,000 from $1,753,000 in Q3 2008. Biorem achieved a strong gross margin percentage in the third quarter of 2009, which is in line with the Company’s target annual level of 40%.

In Q3 2009, EBITDA increased 177% to $796,000 from $287,000 in the same period a year ago.

Net income for the third quarter of 2009 increased 261% to $520,000, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, from $144,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2008. 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, revenue totaled $14,625,000, which is a 50% increase over last year’s period. Gross profit totaled $5,980,000, EBITDA $646,000 and net loss totaled $(143,000), or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share. 

As at September 30, 2009, the Company had working capital of $7,245,000 including cash and short-term investments of $2,933,000, trade and other receivables of $3,420,000 and unbilled revenue of $3,283,000, compared to total working capital of $6,935,000, cash and short-term investments of $2,199,000, trade and other receivables of $5,419,000 and unbilled revenue of $3,810,000 as at December 31, 2008. Long-term debt was $2,442,000 as at September 30, 2009 and $2,287,000 as at December 31, 2008.

About BIOREM Inc.
BIOREM manufactures Biosorbens® biofilter media and is a leading supplier of biofilters and biotrickling for air pollution control in municipal and industrial applications, including BIOCUBE® modular units and Mytilus® biotrickling filters. With over 600 installed systems and over a decade of experience, the Company's products are the technology of choice for odor control at wastewater treatment plants across North America. Additional information on BIOREM is also available at our web site at www.biorem.biz.

For further information, please contact:

Ed Corbett, Chief Financial Officer   
BIOREM Technologies Inc.   
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements contain various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties about the Company’s business are more fully discussed in the disclosure materials, financial statements and MD&A filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada on
www.sedar.com.

Non-GAAP Measures
1. EBITDA is a non-GAAP earnings measure, therefore, it does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and may not be similar to measures presented by other companies. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. This measure is important to management since it is used by potential lenders to evaluate the ongoing cash generating capability of the Company and thus the amounts those lenders are willing to lend to the Company.
 
“Order Bookings” and “Order Backlog” do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and may not be comparable to measures presented by other companies.

Order Bookings and Order Backlog are non-GAAP measures that the Company uses to evaluate its sales performance. Order Bookings are those binding contracts that the Company enters into with a third party for the delivery of our products or services. As Order Bookings are received, the contract value (before any associated sales taxes) is included in the Order Backlog. The Order Backlog is reduced by the revenue that is recognized on each project and then adjusted for any currency changes.