WARREN, N.J., Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Roka Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, today reported its financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016.
Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results:
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $1.8 million compared with $1.5 million for the second quarter of 2015, and $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2016. The increase in second quarter revenue year-over-year resulted from an increase in the number of Atlas® instruments placed with commercial customers and increased commercial utilization of the instruments. As of June 30, 2016, the Company had 46 instruments placed with customers under commercial agreements compared to 44 instruments as of March 31, 2016.
"We believe the increased attention to food safety from regulators, consumers and the food industry supports the strong position held by Roka with our highly accurate pathogen tests and automated Atlas® platform. We are seeing the impact of this renewed focus on better food safety programs as we continue to grow volume of both our new Atlas Listeria Environmental Assay, as well as our other assays," said Mary Duseau, Roka's Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.
Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2016 were $9.0 million compared with $10.0 million in the second quarter of 2015. Net loss for the second quarter of 2016 was $7.6 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with a net loss of $9.2 million, or $0.54 per share, in the second quarter of 2015.
Six Months' Financial Results:
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $3.5 million compared with $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were $18.4 million compared with $19.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $15.7 million, or $0.90 per share, compared with a net loss of $18.1 million, or $1.05 per share, in the six months ended June 30, 2015.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $16.8 million compared with $32.3 million at December 31, 2015.
Conference Call
Roka Bioscience will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results and answer questions. During the conference call, material information concerning the Company, its operations, strategies and prospects may be discussed. To listen to the conference call live, go to http://rokabio.investorroom.com/ or dial 1-888-347-1331 for domestic callers and 1-412-902-4277 for international callers. A replay of the conference call will be available after the completion of the call by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) and 1-412-317-0088 (international). The replay access code is 10090188. An online archive of the conference call will also be available at http://rokabio.investorroom.com.
About Roka Bioscience
Roka Bioscience is a molecular diagnostics company focused on developing and commercializing advanced testing solutions for the food safety testing market. Our Atlas Detection Assays incorporate our advanced molecular technologies and are performed on our "sample-in, result-out" Atlas System that automates all aspects of molecular diagnostic testing on a single, integrated platform. The Atlas System and Detection Assays are designed to provide our customers with accurate and rapid test results with reduced labor costs and improved laboratory efficiencies. For more information, visit http://rokabio.com
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