Soliton, Inc., (Nasdaq: SOLY) (“Soliton” or the “Company”), a medical device company with a novel and proprietary platform technology licensed from The University of Texas on behalf of the MD Anderson Cancer Center (“MD Anderson”), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
| HOUSTON, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Soliton, Inc., (Nasdaq: SOLY) (“Soliton” or the “Company”), a medical device company with a novel and proprietary platform technology licensed from The University of Texas on behalf of the MD Anderson Cancer Center (“MD Anderson”), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.
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Significant 2019 Company Milestones:
Dr. Chris Capelli, Soliton’s President, CEO and co-founder, commented, “We achieved significant clinical and corporate milestones in 2019 that we believe will prove fundamental to Soliton’s future success. The completion of Company’s initial public offering last February highlights the long-term opportunity for our investors. In conjunction with an FDA clearance of our Rapid Acoustic Pulse (“RAP”) device for tattoo removal in May, we look forward to leveraging the platform technology for the potential treatment, if approved, of cellulite and keloid scars. We believe the positive results from our 12-week keloid proof-of-concept study further validate our growth opportunity.” “Based on the solid foundation we built in 2019, we are entering 2020 with strong momentum and look forward to a number of key milestones we believe will drive our future success. We are on track to release the results from our cellulite pivotal study in the first quarter and to submit our FDA filing for the treatment of cellulite in the second quarter of 2020. Most notable is our anticipated mid-2020 launch of our RAP device for tattoo removal. While we expect the early revenues from this launch to be limited, we expect the applicable market dynamic and physician use information generated to be invaluable. 2020 will be a turning point in Soliton’s history as we seek to transition into a commercial entity,” Dr. Capelli concluded. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results: Operating expenses for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 were $3.3 million, as compared to $2.1 million in the fourth quarter 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to higher general and administrative expenses resulting from hiring new employees, including executives, and increases in costs related to operating as a public company. Operating expenses for the full year ended December 31, 2019 were $12.9 million, as compared to $8.2 million in the full year 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to higher general and administrative expenses resulting from the hiring of new employees, including executives, and increases in the costs related to operating as a public company. Net loss for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 was $3.3 million, or $0.20 basic and diluted net loss per share, compared with net income of $2.7 million, or $1.41 basic and diluted net loss per share, for the fourth quarter 2018. Net loss for the full year ended December 31, 2019 was $13.9 million, or $1.01 basic and diluted net loss per share, compared with net loss of $10.6 million, or $5.64 basic and diluted net loss per share, for the full year 2018. Total cash was $12.1 million as of December 31, 2019, compared to $8.7 million as of September 30, 2019. During the fourth quarter Soliton entered into definitive agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors to raise aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6.25 million through the private placement of its equity securities. The financing was led by Remeditex Ventures, LLC, the Company’s largest shareholder. ------------------------ About Soliton, Inc. Soliton, Inc. is a medical device company with a novel and proprietary platform technology licensed from MD Anderson. The Company’s first FDA cleared commercial product will use rapid pulses of acoustic shockwaves as an accessory to lasers for the removal of unwanted tattoos. The Company is based in Houston, Texas, and is actively engaged in bringing the Rapid Acoustic Pulse (“RAP”) device to the market. The Company believes this “Soliton” method has the potential to lower tattoo removal costs for patients, while increasing profitability to practitioners, compared to current laser removal methods. Soliton is investigating potential additional capabilities of the RAP technology in clinical and preclinical testing, including the potential to improve the appearance of cellulite by creating mechanical stress at the cellular level and inducing significant collagen growth and the potential to treat keloid and hypertrophic scars by targeting the stiffened environment in the intracellular matrix. For more information about the Company, please visit: http://www.soliton.com Forward-Looking Statements Some of the statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the ability to successfully complete the clinical trials planned for 2020 and to report data from such trials on a timely basis, to submit our FDA filing for the treatment of cellulite in the second quarter of 2020 and to receive FDA clearance for such indication, to effectively commercialize our products, and the ability of the RAP device to successfully treat cellulite and fibrotic scars. These statements relate to future events, future expectations, plans and prospects. Although Soliton believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, expectations may prove to have been materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Soliton has attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including ''believes,’' ''estimates,’' ''anticipates,’' ''expects,’' ''plans,’' ''projects,’' ''intends,’' ''potential,’' ''may,’' ''could,’' ''might,’' ''will,’' ''should,’' ''approximately’’ or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those discussed under in our SEC filings, including under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2019 we filed with the SEC on March 2, 2020 and updated from time to time in our Form 10-Q filings and in our other public filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of its date. Soliton undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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