Stereotaxis Reports Record $13.6 Million in Orders During Second Quarter
Wednesday August 9, 4:07 pm ET
Management to Host a Conference Call Today at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS - News) today announced the receipt of a record $13.6 million in new orders for its Niobe® advanced cardiology magnetic instrument control system during the quarter ended June 30, 2006. U.S. orders exceeded international orders for the first time in recent quarters.
Stereotaxis reported revenue of $3.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. This compares to revenue of $6.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The Company recognized revenue from the sale of three of its Niobe® advanced cardiology magnetic instrument control systems in the second quarter of 2006 compared to six systems in the second quarter of 2005.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, Stereotaxis reported revenue of $5.5 million versus $11.2 million during the comparable period of the prior year. During the first six months of 2006, the Company recognized revenue from the sale of four of its Niobe advanced cardiology magnetic instrument control systems compared to 11 over the first six months of 2005.
System revenue amounted to $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2006 compared to $5.5 million in the prior year quarter as a result of the decrease in number of systems recognized. Average selling prices improved approximately 12% compared to the prior year quarter. Disposables, service, license fee, and other income increased to approximately $1.0 million compared to $680,000 in the prior year quarter. Gross profit amounted to $1.6 million in the current quarter compared to $2.9 million in the prior year quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was approximately 43% compared to 48% for the prior year quarter. The Company's current quarter gross margin was negatively impacted approximately six percentage points by an unusual warranty claim relating to the replacement of an early version of its system.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, system revenue amounted to approximately $3.8 million compared to approximately $10.1 million for the prior year period. The reduction in revenue relates to the decrease in units recognized, and average selling prices increased moderately compared to the prior year. During the first six months of 2006, disposables, service, license fee, and other income increased to $1.7 million compared to $1.1 million for the comparable prior year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, gross profit amounted to $2.1 million compared to $5.6 million in the prior year period.
Stereotaxis' second quarter operating expenses were approximately $15.5 million compared to $14.6 million in the prior year quarter. During the first six months of 2006, the Company incurred operating expenses of $30.6 million versus $24.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005. The 2005 operating expenses included a charge of $2.9 million for the royalty settlement relating to an in-licensed patent. The increase in quarterly and year to date spending relates primarily to additional research and development expenses devoted to system-associated enhancements, incremental sales and marketing headcount and related costs, and to the impact of additional stock compensation expense required under the newly implemented accounting standard.
Net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 was approximately $13.6 million compared to $11.3 million reported in the prior year quarter. Net loss for the 2005 quarter included the $2.9 million impact of the royalty claim settlement. Net loss per diluted share for the current quarter was $(0.41) compared to $(0.42) for the prior year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were calculated based on weighted average shares of 33.2 million and 27.3 million, respectively, for the two quarters.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net loss was approximately $28.2 million compared to approximately $18.7 million during the corresponding period of the prior year. The increase in net loss compared to the prior year relates to the $3.5 million reduction in gross profit related to the reduced number of system sales, as well as the increase in operating expenses between the two periods. The prior period year to date expenses included the $2.9 million impact of the royalty claim settlement. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net loss per diluted share was $(0.88) compared to $(0.69) for the prior year period. Net loss per share was calculated based on 32.2 million and 27.2 million shares outstanding, respectively. The change in weighted average shares outstanding both for the three and six month periods relates primarily to the issuance of 5.5 million shares in the Company's follow-on offering completed in February 2006.
After adjustment for two orders where installation dates were significantly delayed by construction and other issues and for second quarter systems revenue, at June 30, 2006, Stereotaxis had purchase orders and other commitments for its Niobe system of approximately $40 million. The Company does not include orders for disposables, service or other accessories in its backlog data. These purchase orders are subject to contingencies that are outside our control and may be revised, modified or cancelled.
"Our U.S. sales ramp and recovery from prior catheter approval delays is approaching the turning point that we had anticipated would occur in the second half of this year. Based on our solid order rate in the second quarter and to date and on our strong backlog of approximately $40 million, we believe we have sufficient orders in hand to reiterate our revenue guidance for the year," said Bevil Hogg, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Importantly, our late stage pipeline activity in the U.S. and international markets continues to be robust and we believe we are already well-positioned for success in 2007."
Stereotaxis ended the quarter with cash and investments of approximately $44.7 million compared to $10.7 million at year-end 2005. Total debt at June 30, 2006 amounted to $2.5 million, with approximately $9 million of funds available under a $10 million working capital line of credit.
The Company continues to expect total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006 to be between $26 million and $30 million. To reiterate, Stereotaxis' sales cycle, similar to other companies selling capital equipment to hospitals, is relatively long and can be subject to lumpiness from quarter to quarter, as hospital budget decisions and equipment installation schedules are often subject to last-minute delays. Prudence dictates that we should anticipate the occasional impact on our quarterly results of such unexpected delays.
The Company today also announced that it intends to file a universal shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and a resale Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Stereotaxis anticipates that it will file such registration statements within the next 30 days. The Company has no immediate plans to raise capital under the universal shelf on Form S-3.
Once declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the universal shelf on Form S-3 will permit Stereotaxis to sell, in one or more public offerings, shares of its common stock, shares of preferred stock or convertible debt securities, or any combination of such securities, for proceeds in an aggregate amount of up to $75 million.
The resale shelf registration statement on Form S-3 will, once declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, enable current warrant holders to sell shares of common stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of those warrants. The warrants, which were previously issued by the Company in private placements, cover approximately 1,033,704 shares of Common Stock of the Company. We will not receive any proceeds from the offer and sale from time to time by certain selling stockholders of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable upon the exercise of these warrants. However, we could receive up to approximately $8.2 million in proceeds from the exercise of the warrants prior to those sales, which proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes.
"Although Stereotaxis does not have any current plans to raise capital, we believe that the universal shelf registration statement will provide a benefit to Stereotaxis and our shareholders by enabling us to take advantage of favorable market conditions in capital raising transactions," said Bevil Hogg, Stereotaxis' President and Chief Executive Officer. Any draw-down under this registration statement will only be done with the advance approval of our Board of Directors."
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
The Company will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the results for the quarter. To participate in the conference call, please dial 877.427.0628 (Domestic) or 973.582.2844 (International) a few minutes before 5:00 p.m. ET. A replay of the conference call will be available from 7:00 p.m. ET on August 9, 2006 until 7:00 p.m. ET on November 9, 2006. The replay dial in number is 877.519.4471 (Domestic) or 973.341.3080 (International). The replay pin number is 7651062.
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