Digirad Reaches Quarterly Net Income
POWAY, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digirad Corporation , today reported it was ahead of internal schedules on its 2009 goal of generating consistent profitability and positive cash flow. Net income was $44,000 for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Digirad CEO Todd Clyde said, “We are pleased to report significant financial and operational progress during the first quarter. We previously communicated our 2009 goals as:
“We are ahead of plan on nearly every one of these goals. We have sold or closed all but one underperforming hub, achieved double-digit growth in our current Centers of Influence locations, launched our Cardius(R) X-ACT rapid cardiac SPECT/VCT imaging system to help open the hospital and large cardiology practice markets, recorded net income in the first quarter of 2009 and burned less cash than anticipated.”
First Quarter Financial Highlights:
Clyde added, “Our DIS personnel and equipment leasing services segment is operating today on a stronger base-business footprint. We continue to remain focused on driving positive margins as we attract new business in the markets where we already have presence and can leverage our teams, assets and COI relationships. In this quarter, we felt the effects of the poor economy, which impacted the purchasing patterns of our camera customers. Although we have little visibility into how long the negative camera sales trend may last, we remain focused on our goal of achieving consistent profitability and cash flow.”
Conference Call Information
A conference call is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT today to discuss the results and management’s outlook. The call may be accessed by dialing 800-762-8795 five minutes prior to the scheduled start time and referencing Digirad. For callers outside the United States, dial 480-629-9041. A simultaneous webcast of the call may be accessed online from the Events & Presentations link on the Investor Relations page at www.digirad.com; an archived replay of the webcast will be available within 15 minutes of the end of the conference call.
About Digirad Corporation
Digirad is a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products, and personnel and equipment leasing services. For more information, please visit www.digirad.com. Digirad(R), Digirad Imaging Solutions(R), and Cardius(R) are registered trademarks of Digirad Corporation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding our planned investment in our technology roadmap, expected product launches, and the impact of our innovative initiatives on sales. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the risks associated with changes in business conditions, technology, customers’ business conditions, work force, suppliers, business prospects, economic outlook, operational policy or structure, acceptance and use of Digirad’s camera systems and services, reliability, recalls, and other risks detailed in Digirad’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports. Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Digirad undertakes no obligation to revise or update the forward looking statements contained herein.
CONTACT: Matt Clawson of Allen & Caron, +1-949-474-4300; or Todd Clyde,
CEO of Digirad Corporation, +1-858-726-1600, ir@digirad.com
Web site: http://www.digirad.com/
