WALTHAM, Mass., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interleukin Genetics, Inc. today announced financial and business results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
The Company reported a net loss of $1.9 million, or $(0.06) per basic and diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2008 compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, or $(0.06) per basic and diluted common share, for the same period last year.
Revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was $2.7 million compared to $2.4 million for the same period last year. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to an increase in consumer product sales.
“We got off to a strong start in 2008 with the expansion of our agreement with Alticor for genetic tests in new and important disease areas and with the peer-reviewed publication in Human Genetics of additional supportive information on the relationship between IL-1 and inflammatory disease. In addition, we expanded our experienced management team, including our new CFO, to continue to further accelerate the development and commercialization of our genetic tests and other products,” commented Lewis H. Bender, Chief Executive Officer. “In the coming months, we expect to initiate new clinical studies for a number of programs and to re-invigorate our Heart Health product with a significantly improved communication package so that patients and their doctors can better understand the implications of the results and the recommended actions.”
Research and development expenses were $813,000 for the first quarter of 2008 compared to $674,000 for the same period last year. The increase is primarily attributable to the result of milestone payments under a sponsored research agreement.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.1 million for the first quarter of 2008 compared to $1.7 million for the same period last year. The increase is primarily attributable to advertising costs as well as legal expenses associated with the settlement with the former owners of the Alan James Group.
On March 31, 2008, the Company reported cash and cash equivalents of $4.5 million compared to $7.6 million of cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2007. In addition, the Company has access to $14.3 million under credit facilities with Alticor through August 2008.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Interleukin Genetics will host a live conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the live call, dial 877-627-6555 (domestic) or 719-325-4869 (international). The live webcast will be available in the Investors section of the Company’s website, http://www.ilgenetics.com.
Replay access of the teleconference will be available for one week following the call by dialing 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820 (international). The passcode for the replay is 4243283. The webcast will be archived following the call at http://www.ilgenetics.com.
About Interleukin Genetics
Interleukin Genetics, Inc. is a genetics-focused personalized health company that develops preventive consumer products and genetic tests for sale to the emerging personalized health market. Focused on the future of health and medicine, Interleukin uses its leading genetics research and scientific capabilities to develop and test innovative preventive and therapeutic products. Interleukin currently offers an array of Nutraceuticals and OTCeuticals(R), including Ginkoba(R), Ginsana(R) and Venastat(R) which are sold at the nation’s largest food, drug and mass retailers, and has commercialized genetic tests for periodontal disease risk assessment, cardiovascular risk assessment, and general nutrition assessment. Interleukin is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information about Interleukin, its products and ongoing programs, please visit http://www.ilgenetics.com.
Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking” statements including statements regarding our ability to develop diagnostic, personalized nutritional and therapeutic products to prevent or treat diseases of inflammation and other genetic variations, our ability to screen nutritional compounds for their effects on inflammatory responses and other genetic variations, given specific genetic patterns and our ability to make progress in advancing our core technologies. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk of market acceptance of our products, the risk of technology and product obsolescence, delays in product development, the performance of our commercial partners, the availability of adequate capital, the actions of our competitors and other competitive risks, and those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings made by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation or intention to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Eliot M. Lurier, CPA, Chief Financial Officer of Interleukin
Genetics, Inc., +1-781-398-0700; or Investors, Melanie Friedman of Stern
Investor Relations for Interleukin Genetics, Inc., +1-212-362-1200; or
Media, Catherine Cloft of LaVoie Group for Interleukin Genetics, Inc.,
+1-978-745-4200, ext. 107
Web site: http://www.ilgenetics.com/
