ViewRay Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

CLEVELAND, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Second Quarter 2019 Summary:

• The Company is updating 2019 guidance and now anticipates total revenue in the range of $80 million to $95 million, and total cash usage to be in the range of $80 million to $90 million.
• Total revenue was $30.2 million in the quarter, primarily from 5 revenue units, compared to $16.4 million, primarily from 3 revenue units, for the same period last year.
• Received 3 new orders in the quarter for MRIdian systems totaling $18.1 million, compared to orders totaling $34.6 million for the same period last year.
• Total backlog was $219.3 million as of June 30, 2019, compared to $199.7 million as of June 30, 2018.
• Cash and cash equivalents were $122.1 million as of June 30, 2019.
• Chief Financial Officer Ajay Bansal will be leaving the company effective September 30, 2019.

“We are disappointed to take down guidance for the year, but we believe it is prudent given the timing of installations around year-end,” said Scott Drake, President and CEO. “We remain focused on the long-term opportunity versus short term variability and are confident that we will demonstrate the momentum of our growing pipeline and end-user demand moving forward. Today we are also announcing the departure of our Chief Financial Officer, Ajay Bansal. We thank him for his service over the last three years and wish him well. We are in the midst of a retained search to find his replacement.”

Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results:

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019, was $30.2 million, compared to $16.4 million for the same period last year.

Total cost of revenue was $26.9 million, compared to $16.4 million for the same period last year.

Total gross profit was $3.2 million, compared to $0.1 million for the same period last year.

Total operating expenses were $29.5 million, compared to $18.3 million for the same period last year.

Net loss was $30.8 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to $22.0 million, or $0.30 per share, for the same period last year.

ViewRay had total cash and cash equivalents of $122.1 million at June 30, 2019.

Financial Guidance:

The Company is updating 2019 guidance and now anticipates total revenue in the range of $80 million to $95 million, and total cash usage to be in the range of $80 million to $90 million.

Conference Call and Webcast

ViewRay will hold a conference call to discuss results on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT. The dial-in numbers are (844) 277-1426 for domestic callers and (336) 525-7129 for international callers. The conference ID number is 1695303. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of ViewRay’s corporate website at www.viewray.com.

After the live webcast, a replay of the webcast will remain available online on the investor relations page of ViewRay’s corporate website, www.viewray.com, for 14 days following the call. In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available until August 15, 2019. The replay dial-in numbers are (855) 859-2056 for domestic callers and (404) 537-3406 for international callers. Please use the conference ID number 1695303.

About ViewRay

ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY), designs, manufactures and markets the MRIdian® radiation therapy system. MRIdian is built upon a proprietary high-definition MR imaging system designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges and clinical workflow for advanced radiation oncology. Unlike MR systems used in diagnostic radiology, MRIdian’s high-definition MR was purpose built to address specific challenges, including beam distortion, skin toxicity, and other concerns that potentially may arise when high magnetic fields interact with radiation beams. ViewRay and MRIdian are registered trademarks of ViewRay, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the rate of new orders, upgrades and installations, ViewRay’s financial guidance for the full year 2019 and ViewRay’s conference call to discuss its second quarter results. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the ability to commercialize MRIdian Linac System, demand for ViewRay’s products, the ability to convert backlog into revenue, and the timing of delivery of ViewRay’s products, the timing, results and other uncertainties associated with clinical trials, the ability to raise the additional funding needed to continue to pursue ViewRay’s business and product development plans, the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies, competition in the industry in which ViewRay operates and overall market conditions. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to ViewRay’s business in general, see ViewRay’s current and future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, as updated periodically by the company’s other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and ViewRay assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Company Codes: NASDAQ-NMS:VRAY