VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - February 24, 2010) - Pyng Medical Corp. (TSX VENTURE: PYT) today reported it’s financial and operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2009. All amounts are in Canadian dollars.
The total sales for this quarter were $1,585,684, compared to $1,633,985 for the same period last fiscal year and the gross margin was $1,132,906, compared to $1,165,152 in the same period last fiscal year. Operating expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2009 totaled $1,102,161, which was a decrease of $108,980 compared to $1,211,140 for the same quarter of last fiscal year. On a percentage basis, expenses decreased from 74% of sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 to 69% for the same period ended December 31, 2009.
Earnings before interest, depreciation, amortization and taxes (“EBITDA”) from continuing operations were $152,590 for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to EBITDA of $109,027 for the same period last fiscal year. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $30,717, an increase of $76,706 compared to a loss of $45,989 for the same quarter last year. The significant decrease in expenses was due to the Company’s continued efforts at costs saving and expense control.
The Company generated improved cash flows of $355,989 from operating activities in this quarter compared to -$209,528 in the three months ended December 31, 2008. As at December 31, 2009, the Company had a cash balance of $383,889 and working capital of $473,849, representing an increase of $565,517 in cash and $710,038 in working capital compared to the same quarter last year.
Full audited financial results for fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Pyng Medical Corp.
Pyng Medical Corp. commercializes award-winning trauma and resuscitation products for front-line critical care personnel. Creators of the FAST1® Intraosseous Infusion System, Pyng’s expanded product portfolio includes a variety of innovative, lifesaving tools. With growing markets in North America, Europe and Asia, Pyng offers user-preferred medical devices for use by hospital staff, emergency medical services and military forces worldwide. Pyng has received the exclusive 2008 Medical Device Company of the Year Award from Life Sciences British Columbia for its sustained achievements in commercializing the Company’s proprietary FAST1®, the only medical device able to provide rapid sternal access for administering drugs and fluids to the heart in seconds. The Company was also selected in the “2007 TSX Venture 50" Top 10 companies in Life Sciences based on solid financial metrics for the year ending December 31, 2006.
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Contacts:
Pyng Medical Corp.
George Dorin
Chief Financial Officer
(604) 303-7964
www.pyng.com