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• Cash Usage: $450,000 in the quarter, despite significantly ramped-up R&D and marketing spend.

• Cash Balance: Approximately $2.5 million, with zero debt.

• Recurring Revenue: Began accumulating from partner royalties (e.g., Hitachi), described as growing “slowly but surely.”

• One-Time Engineering Fees: Collected in previous quarters; not present in Q3, impacting current revenue comparison.

• qONE Token Compensation: Received $22.5 million in qONE tokens plus a cash development fee for the qLABS Foundation quantum-safe crypto vault.

• IronCAP XMail Market Potential: Estimated $2.6 billion annual recurring revenue opportunity (based on 10% of ~730 million business email addresses at $3/month).

Release Date: September 10, 2026

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

• 01 Quantum Inc (OONEF) has a strong partner ecosystem including Hitachi, CGI, Thales, and PwC, providing global reach and cost-effective go-to-market.

• The company’s Quantum AI Wrapper (QAW) technology addresses the critical AI data privacy issue and has been independently validated by Carleton University.

• 01 Quantum Inc (OONEF) has a clean balance sheet with $2.5 million cash and zero debt, and low cash usage of $450,000 in the quarter.

• Recurring revenue from royalties has started and is expected to grow, with potential for more one-time engineering fees from new customer-funded projects.

• The company is targeting a massive $2.6 billion annual recurring revenue opportunity in quantum-safe email security with its IronCAP XMail product.

Negative Points

• 01 Quantum Inc (OONEF) did not generate one-time engineering fees in Q3 2026, leading to lower revenue compared to previous quarters.

• Recurring revenue is still in early stages and accumulating slowly, which may not cover increasing R&D and marketing expenses.

• The AI marketplace and other key products are not expected until Q2 2027, creating uncertainty around near-term revenue growth.

• The company relies heavily on partners for sales and marketing, which may limit control over the sales process and revenue timing.

• The market for quantum-safe solutions is still emerging, and widespread adoption may take longer than anticipated, affecting growth prospects.

Q & A Highlights

Q: Can you expand upon the independent evaluation of the QAW (Quantum AI Wrapper) from Carleton University? Did it touch on the market opportunity?A: CEO Andrew Cheung explained that while the patent office vetted the uniqueness of QAW, third-party evaluation was needed to prove its efficiency. Carleton University evaluated the technology, confirming that it performs AI inference in an encrypted way while retaining reasonable…