LabStyle Innovations Announces 2015 First Quarter Results

CAESAREA, Israel, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LabStyle Innovations Corp. (OTCQB: DRIO), developer of the Dario Diabetes Management Solution, reported its financial and operational results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015 and provided an update on recent corporate achievements.

Dario, is a cloud-based, diabetes management solution which includes novel software applications combined with the patented, 'all-in one', pocket-sized Dario Smart Meter that interfaces with a user's mobile device.

LabStyle's major 2015 first quarter highlights include:

• Shipments to distribution partners and customers of products and software services during the first quarter of 2015 amounted to $141,000.
• LabStyle has launched and implemented its first HMO patient management platform in partnership with Maccabi Healthcare, one of Israel's leading HMO providers. Through the Dario platform, for the first time, patients with diabetes are receiving advanced multi-disciplinary support and remote care for their diabetes 24/7.
• U.S. FDA clearance for Dario expected in 2015 following the submission of new clinical data to FDA for 510(k) in March 2015 based on LabStyle's recently announced positive 368 patients User Performance Study in the United States.
• LabStyle launched its first e-Commerce website focusing on the Israeli market which offers a platform for people with diabetes to directly purchase the Dario Smart Meter and receive the support, knowledge and tools to manage their diabetes personally using their mobile devices. Based on the success of this website, LabStyle plans to open additional e-Commerce websites to serve other geographic markets.
• The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has recognized LabStyle by selecting the company to present a poster presentation at the upcoming ADA 75th Anniversary Scientific Sessions.

Erez Raphael, LabStyle's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "We believe that proof of our commercial potential has been demonstrated as we are now selling Dario in targeted countries and expanding into new countries in a focused and planned manner.  We are currently focusing on building our business strategy towards the United States and we are concentrating on building potential revenue streams through strategic partnerships and new product offerings that improve patient clinical performance and serve as the tools to possibly improve patient behavior in order to truly give them a better way of life."  

Summary of Financial Results

LabStyle's billings for the first quarter of 2015 amounted to approximately $141,000 compared to approximately $61,000 in the previous quarter and approximately $4,000 in the first quarter of 2014. This includes product shipments to distributors and direct customers as well as services provided in respect to LabStyle's patient management software platform launch as part of the partnership with Maccabi Healthcare.

LabStyle's revenues for the first quarter of 2015 amounted to approximately $67,000 compared to approximately $51,000 in the previous quarter and none in the first quarter of 2014.

Deferred revenues for the first quarter of 2015 amounted to approximately $56,000 compared to approximately $24,000 in the previous quarter.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, as detailed in the table below decreased by approximately $388,000 to approximately $1,573,000 for the first quarter of 2015, compared to approximately $1,961,000 Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2014.

GAAP net loss decreased by approximately $1,346,000 to approximately $1,638,000 for the first quarter of 2015, compared to approximately $2,984,000 net loss for the first quarter of 2014.

As of March 31, 2015, LabStyle had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,855,000.  During February and March, 2015, LabStyle raised approximately $1.9 million in net proceeds from a private placement. 

Note on Non-GAAP Measures

Readers should note that LabStyle has, in certain disclosures above and in the schedule below, supplemented its GAAP net income (loss) with a non-GAAP measure of adjusted EBITDA.  Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding LabStyle's performance, facilitates a more meaningful comparison of results for current periods with previous operating results, and assists management in analyzing future trends, making strategic and business decisions and establishing internal budgets and forecasts. A reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income (loss) in the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided in the schedule below.

There are limitations in using this non-GAAP financial measure because it is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Investors and potential investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measure provided in the schedule below:

About LabStyle Innovations

LabStyle Innovations Corp. (OTCQB:DRIO) develops and commercializes patented technology providing consumers with laboratory-testing capabilities using smart mobile devices. LabStyle's flagship product is the Dario Diabetes Management Solution. Dario empowers people with diabetes to take charge of their health with the right tools, insights, and support in their pocket.  With access to both real-time and historical blood glucose data, Dario is designed to spot patterns, recommend the right treatments and support behavior change efforts.

Dario is a platform that combines an all-in-one, blood glucose meter, smart phone application (iOS & Android), website application and treatment tools to support more proactive and better informed decisions by patients, doctors and healthcare systems. The stylish and compact self-monitoring system combines a lancet to obtain a blood sample, a proprietary disposable test strip cartridge and a smartphone-driven glucose meter. LabStyle Innovations is led by an experienced management team with vast software, medical device and technology experience and guided by a world class board of directors and scientific advisory board. For more information: www.myDario.com and http://myDario.investorroom.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release and the statements of representatives and partners of LabStyle Innovations Corp. (the "Company") related thereto contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, when the Company says that it expects FDA clearance for Dario in 2015, when it presents its billings for the quarter which may not necessarily be fully recognized as revenues in a timely manner, and when it says that it is focusing on building its business strategy towards the United States and is concentrating on building potential revenue streams through strategic partnerships and new product offerings, it is using forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as "plan," "project," "potential," "seek," "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "estimate" or "continue" are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that certain important factors may affect the Company's actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this news release. Factors that may affect the Company's results include, but are not limited to, regulatory approvals, product demand, market acceptance, impact of competitive products and prices, product development, commercialization or technological difficulties, the success or failure of negotiations and trade, legal, social and economic risks, and the risks associated with the adequacy of existing cash resources. Additional factors that could cause or contribute to differences between the Company's actual results and forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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