NMT Medical, Inc Announces Third-Quarter 2010 Financial Results

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 09, 2010) -

NMT Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTI), an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Third-Quarter Results

Third-quarter 2010 total revenues were approximately $2.1 million compared with approximately $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Cardiac septal repair implant sales in North America for the third quarter of 2010 were approximately $1.5 million compared with approximately $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2009. Implant sales outside of North America were approximately $550,000 in the third quarter of 2010 compared with approximately $700,000 in the corresponding period of 2009.

For the third quarter of 2010, NMT reported a net loss of approximately $3.4 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with a net loss of approximately $2.9 million, or $0.22 per share, for the corresponding period in 2009. The net loss for the third quarter of 2010 includes a non-cash, pre-tax gain of $175,000 related to the change in fair value of the warrants issued in February 2010 as part of the Company’s $5.8 million financing. For the third quarter of 2010, NMT reported a loss from operations of approximately $3.5 million compared with a loss of approximately $2.9 million in the same period of 2009.

Management Comments

“Sales of NMT’s cardiac septal repair implant technologies continued to underperform our expectations, especially in Europe,” said Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Richard E. Davis. “In response to our performance, we have refocused our sales strategy in certain countries in Western Europe where we believe there is the most opportunity for growth, such as Germany and the United Kingdom. We anticipate that this will improve implant unit sales, while not increasing our expense structure.”

“On November 4, the CLOSURE I methodology paper, which provided a detailed explanation of the trial design, was made available by electronic copy on the STROKE website. The full set of data from the trial is undergoing final analysis and the findings will be presented at the American Heart Association meeting on November 15 by the CLOSURE I Principal Investigator, Anthony Furlan, MD. It is anticipated that results from the trial will be published in a peer-reviewed journal in the next several weeks. The preliminary results of CLOSURE I, despite not meeting the primary endpoint, did confirm several positive attributes of our technology. The data demonstrated that NMT’s STARFlex® technology provided a small benefit over current best medical therapy.”

“As of September 30, 2010, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were approximately $3.4 million. We are continuing to consider all potential financing alternatives and are evaluating our strategic options accordingly in order to provide the liquidity necessary to sustain our operations, including ongoing clinical trials and development programs, beyond the fourth quarter of 2010. We continue to tightly manage all expenses and currently expect fourth-quarter 2010 revenues to be approximately $2.3 million,” Mr. Davis concluded.

Conference Call Reminder

Management will conduct a conference call at 9:30 a.m. ET today, November 9, 2010, to review the Company’s financial results and provide a business update. Individuals who are interested in listening to the live webcast should log on to the “Investors” section of NMT Medical’s website at www.nmtmedical.com. The conference call also may be accessed by dialing (877) 407-5790 or (201) 689-8328. For interested individuals unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be archived for one year via webcast on the Company’s website.

About NMT Medical, Inc.

NMT Medical is an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures. NMT is currently investigating the potential connection between a common heart defect that allows a right-to-left shunt or flow of blood through a defect like a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and brain attacks such as embolic stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and migraine headaches. A common right-to-left shunt can allow venous blood, unfiltered and unmanaged by the lungs, to enter the arterial circulation of the brain, possibly triggering a cerebral event or brain attack. More than 34,000 PFOs have been treated globally with NMT’s minimally invasive, catheter-based implant technology.

For more information about NMT Medical, please visit www.nmtmedical.com.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements -- including statements regarding the timing, cost, clinical status, and outcome of the Company’s CLOSURE I trial, its ongoing clinical trials and development programs, the Company’s revenue expectations for the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company’s plans and ability to raise additional financing, the success of its new direct sales strategy, expansion of the Company’s cardiovascular business and market opportunities, including stroke, TIA and any other new applications for the Company’s technology or products, regulatory approvals for the Company’s products in the United States and abroad and the Company’s investment in product development -- involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to develop and commercialize new products, a potential delay in the regulatory process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and foreign regulatory agencies, as well as risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 NMT Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) For The Three Months Ended For The Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 -------------------------- -------------------------- 2010 2009 2010 2009 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Product sales $ 2,059,314 $ 3,002,832 $ 7,628,466 $ 9,662,446 Costs and expenses: Cost of product sales 1,122,725 1,195,081 3,739,612 4,021,087 Research and development 1,653,834 2,009,843 5,318,361 6,636,501 General and administrative 1,795,469 1,390,647 5,798,420 5,495,128 Selling and marketing 990,252 1,275,212 3,478,847 4,092,130 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total cost and expenses 5,562,280 5,870,783 18,335,240 20,244,846 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Loss from operations (3,502,966) (2,867,951) (10,706,774) (10,582,400) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Other income: Gain on change in fair value of warrants 175,333 - 1,931,239 - Currency transaction gain (loss) 2,433 11,231 (72,364) 13,964 Interest (expense) income (4,281) 6,926 (164) 88,319 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total other income 173,485 18,157 1,858,711 102,283 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Loss before income taxes (3,329,481) (2,849,794) (8,848,063) (10,480,117) Income tax expense (benefit) 41,710 9,571 (128,859) 29,966 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss $ (3,371,191) $ (2,859,365) $ (8,719,204) $(10,510,083) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic & diluted loss per common share: $ (0.21) $ (0.22) $ (0.56) $ (0.80) ============ ============ ============ ============ Basic & diluted weighted average common shares outstanding: 16,020,069 13,221,195 15,597,148 13,175,941 ============ ============ ============ ============ NMT Medical, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) At September 30, At December 31, 2010 2009 --------------- --------------- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,472,679 $ 8,926,329 Marketable securities 928,172 - Accounts receivable, net 1,129,491 1,683,829 Inventories 1,633,516 1,658,646 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,081,891 1,029,348 --------------- --------------- Total current assets 7,245,749 13,298,152 Property and equipment, net 530,721 694,520 --------------- --------------- Total Assets $ 7,776,470 $ 13,992,672 =============== =============== Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 4,076,842 $ 5,017,863 Accrued expenses 4,666,746 5,840,908 --------------- --------------- Total current liabilities 8,743,588 10,858,771 Warrant liability 410,235 - Other long-term liabilities 594,758 554,143 --------------- --------------- Total liabilities 9,748,581 11,412,914 --------------- --------------- Stockholders’ (deficit) equity: Preferred stock, $.001 par value Authorized -- 3,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding -- none - - Common stock, $.001 par value Authorized -- 30,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding -- 16,060,069 and 13,268,294 shares in 2010 and 2009, respectively 16,060 13,268 Additional paid-in capital 57,340,133 53,175,464 Less treasury stock - 40,000 shares at cost (119,600) (119,600) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (126) - Accumulated deficit (59,208,578) (50,489,374) --------------- --------------- Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity (1,972,111) 2,579,758 --------------- --------------- Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity $ 7,776,470 $ 13,992,672 =============== =============== 

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