InSpire MD Reports Financial Results For The First Quarter Ended March 31, 2015
BOSTON, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) ("InspireMD" or the "Company"), a leader in stent embolic protection systems ("EPS"), today announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Alan Milinazzo, CEO of InspireMD, commented, "The first quarter marked the beginning of our full shift in activities towards our new strategy. We began positive early commercialization of the CGuard Rapid Exchange system, while completing our salesforce reorganization to a distributor model. Importantly, we aligned the organization for capital efficiency, regained financial flexibility, made progress with our pipeline, and implemented a plan to regain NYSE MKT listing compliance."
Mr. Milinazzo concluded, "2015 will be a transition year for InspireMD, but we believe that we have the strategic plan, the sense of urgency, and the resources to deliver on our stated operational and strategic objectives. We are encouraged by the early market reception for our carotid platform, as well as the progress we have made with our neurovascular pipeline development."
Recent Operating Highlights:
Commercial
- Early commercial launch of CGuard Rapid Exchange.
- Completed salesforce reorganization from direct to distributor model.
REGULATORY / CLINICAL / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- Announced regulatory approval to market MGuard Prime in Brazil.
- Received regulatory approval to commercialize MGuard Prime in Columbia.
FINANCIAL
- Strengthened cash position with the completion of financing on March 9th, 2015 with gross proceeds of $13.7 million.
- Continued implementation of cost containment activities, including measures to reduce the burn rate throughout 2015.
Quarter Ended March 31, 2015 Financial Results
Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 decreased $1.0 million to $0.5 million compared to $1.5 million during the same period in 2014. The 2015 period included an expected decline in sales volume associated with the trend of doctors increasingly using drug eluting stents rather than bare metal stents in STEMI patients and the impact of the transition to a new commercial strategy built on using third party distributors for our products.
The Company's gross loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $37,000, a decrease of 104.3% compared to a gross profit of $0.9 million for the same period in 2014. The decrease was largely attributable to the decrease in product revenues and write-offs of inventory due to the trend of increased usage of DES stents in STEMI patients, longer shelf life requirements for third party distributors and the transition to the RX delivery system for CGuard from the over the wire platform.
Total operating expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 were $4.9 million, a decrease of 24.1% compared to $6.4 million for the same period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction of expenses related to MGuard's MASTER II trial, a decrease in compensation related expenses and other savings associated with our cost reduction plan offset by onetime restructuring and impairment expenses.
The loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $4.9 million, a decrease of 11.7% compared to a loss of $5.5 million for the same period in 2014.
Financial expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 decreased 25.9% to $0.3 million from $0.4 million during the same period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest expenses.
The net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 totaled $5.2 million, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.0 million, or $0.18 per basic and diluted share, in the same period in 2014.
Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was $3.8 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, a decrease of 22.4% compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.15 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2014. The non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 primarily excludes $1.0 million of share-based compensation and $0.3 million of expense related to the impairment of the value of our royalties buyout option associated with MGuard. The non-GAAP net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 primarily excludes $1.0 million of share-based compensation.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of March 31, 2015, cash and cash equivalents were $13.2 million, compared to $6.3 million as of December 31, 2014.
About InspireMD, Inc.
InspireMD seeks to utilize its proprietary MGuard with MicroNetTM technology to make its products the industry standard for embolic protection and to provide a superior solution to the key clinical issues of current stenting in patients with a high risk of distal embolization, no reflow and major adverse cardiac events.
InspireMD intends to pursue applications of this MicroNet technology in coronary, carotid (CGuardTM), neurovascular, and peripheral artery procedures. InspireMD's common stock is quoted on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol NSPR.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Such statements may be preceded by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes," "potential" or similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on certain assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, and cannot be predicted or quantified and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with (i) market acceptance of our existing and new products, (ii) negative clinical trial results or lengthy product delays in key markets, (iii) an inability to secure regulatory approvals for the sale of our products, (iv) intense competition in the medical device industry from much larger, multinational companies, (v) product liability claims, (vi) product malfunctions, (vii) our limited manufacturing capabilities and reliance on subcontractors for assistance, (viii) insufficient or inadequate reimbursement by governmental and other third party payers for our products, (ix) our efforts to successfully obtain and maintain intellectual property protection covering our products, which may not be successful, (x) legislative or regulatory reform of the healthcare system in both the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions, (xi) our reliance on single suppliers for certain product components, (xii) the fact that we will need to raise additional capital to meet our business requirements in the future and that such capital raising may be costly, dilutive or difficult to obtain and (xiii) the fact that we conduct business in multiple foreign jurisdictions, exposing us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, logistical and communications challenges, burdens and costs of compliance with foreign laws and political and economic instability in each jurisdiction. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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