The transaction that has recently closed involves the sale of $6 million of new Series B Preferred Stock and $4 million in aggregate principal amount of notes convertible into Series B Preferred. According to the transaction documents, Iridex and Novel will jointly pursue growth initiatives, which may lead to the issuance of an additional $10 million in aggregate principal amount of notes, at Novel's discretion, convertible into common stock of the company.

Iridex Corporation, a leading company in laser-based medical systems for ophthalmology, has announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 on March 27, 2025. A business update will also be provided at this time.

On January 14, 2025, IRIDEX Corporation announced its preliminary, unaudited operational and financial results for Q4 and the full fiscal year ending on December 28, 2024. The detailed results are included in the attached Exhibit 99.1. This information is not deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Securities Act of 1933, unless specified in a filing.

1) Brief Summary: Iridex Corp, a player in the electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus sector, has been experiencing a downward trend in the market. The company's stock performance has been weak with a negative trend in all SMAs and performance metrics, which indicates a bearish market sentiment. The company's sales growth over the past five years was 7.17%, but it suffered a decline in sales Y/Y TTM by -11.31% and Q/Q by -9.88%. Furthermore, the company has a relatively high debt/equity ratio of 1.87. It also shows a negative return on equity and return on investment which indicates inefficient management of the firm. The company does not seem to be financially healthy, as it recently reported a net loss of $11,036,000. 2) MARKET_SCORE: Based on the bearish indicators and poor financial health, the likelihood of an upward move in the short term is quite low. Thus, the MARKET_SCORE is : 20

. 3) PRICE_TARGET: Given the current market conditions and financial health of the company, it is unlikely that the stock's price will see a significant increase in the near future. Therefore, the PRICE_TARGET is : $1.00

. 4) AI_RPT_HEADLINE: "Iridex Corp Struggles Amidst Bearish Trends and Financial Turbulence."

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