ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Feb. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanophase Technologies Corporation (OTCQB:NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
Nanophase CEO and President Jess Jankowski commented, “Our increase in revenue all dropped to the bottom line, which indicates that we continue to create efficiencies. We bounced back from a tough first half to show positive cash generation during the second half of 2015. We expect to be even stronger in 2016.”
Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights
- Revenue for the fourth quarter was $2.3 million, vs. the $1.8 million reported during the fourth quarter of 2014.
- The net loss for the quarter was $0.3 million, or a loss of $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.9 million, or $0.03 per share, for the comparable 2014 quarter.
- The Company finished the quarter with approximately $1.3 million in cash and cash equivalents; the Company has no debt. The Company enhanced its cash position on February 10, 2016, by selling 2.6 million shares of unregistered common stock to its largest investor at $0.38 per share, for $988,000 in proceeds.
Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Highlights
- Revenue for fiscal year 2015 was $10.3 million, vs. $9.9 million in fiscal year 2014.
- The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1.2 million, or a loss of $0.04 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million, or $0.06 per share, for the comparable 2014 period.
Jankowski continued, “Throughout 2015 we discussed looking at potentially raising a small amount of money, but doing so prudently depending on the opportunity and cost. We found such an opportunity during February 2016, raising equity capital for the first time since 2012. Our business has seen plenty of misses to go along with our wins, but overall our focused approach is driving significant operational and product development improvements. We expect to see real top line growth as our new products hit the market.”
Shareholders and members of the financial community are encouraged to participate in the upcoming conference call, where Mr. Jankowski will discuss the company’s current and long-term prospects.
In addition to tomorrow’s call, Nanophase has also added an investor news summary to its website to highlight some of its current marketing activities that may be of interest (www.nanophase.com, under Investor Relations >> Investor News >> Q4 Investor Recap).
Fourth Quarter 2015 Conference Call
The Nanophase conference call, to be hosted by Jess Jankowski, the Company’s President & CEO, is scheduled for February 25, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. CST, 11:00 a.m. EST. The conference call dial-in number for U.S. callers is 877-312-8776 and for international callers is 408-774-4007. The conference ID is 50070834. Please dial in to the conference at least five minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.
A webcast of the event may be accessed through the company’s website, at www.nanophase.com, by clicking on Investor Relations, Investor News and the link in the February 25th conference call announcement release.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Nanophase believes that the presentation of results excluding certain items, such as non-cash equity compensation charges, provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors, facilitating the evaluation of performance across reporting periods. The Company uses these non-GAAP measures for internal planning and reporting purposes. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or net income per share prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
About Nanophase Technologies
Nanophase Technologies Corporation (NANX), www.nanophase.com, is a leader in nanomaterials technologies and provides nanoengineered solutions for multiple industrial product applications. Using a platform of patented and proprietary integrated nanomaterial technologies, the Company creates products with unique performance attributes from two ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 facilities. Nanophase delivers commercial quantity and quality nanoparticles, coated nanoparticles, and nanoparticle dispersions in a variety of media.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains words such as “expects,” ”shall,” “will,” “believes,” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements in this announcement are made based on the Company’s current beliefs, known events and circumstances at the time of publication, and as such, are subject in the future to unforeseen risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s results of operations, performance and achievements to differ materially from current expectations expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following: its ability to become profitable despite the losses it has incurred since incorporation; dependence on its principal customers and the terms of the supply agreement with BASF which could trigger a requirement to transfer technology and/or sell equipment to that customer; the potential inability to obtain working capital when needed on acceptable terms or at all; the ability to obtain materials at costs that can be passed through to customers, including Rare Earth elements, specifically cerium oxide; a decision by a customer to cancel a purchase order or supply agreement in light of the Company’s dependence on a limited number of key customers; uncertain demand for, and acceptance of, the Company’s nanocrystalline materials; the Company’s manufacturing capacity and product mix flexibility in light of customer demand; the Company’s limited marketing experience; changes in development and distribution relationships; the impact of competitive products and technologies; the Company’s dependence on patents and protection of proprietary information; the resolution of litigation or other legal proceedings in which the Company may become involved; the impact of any potential new government regulations that could be difficult to respond to or too costly to comply with while remaining financially viable; the ability of the Company to maintain an appropriate electronic trading venue for its securities; and other factors described in the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 27, 2015. In addition, the Company’s forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events, uncertainties or other contingencies.
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| BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||
| December 31, | |||||||||
| 2015 | December 31, | ||||||||
| ASSETS | (Unaudited) | 2014 | |||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,275,402 | $ | 1,861,524 | |||||
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | |||||||||
| of $6,000 on December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 | 506,549 | 387,760 | |||||||
| Other receivable | 43 | 65 | |||||||
| Inventories, net | 661,593 | 950,106 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 247,726 | 367,860 | |||||||
| Total current assets | 2,691,313 | 3,567,315 | |||||||
| Equipment and leasehold improvements, net | 1,860,579 | 2,137,549 | |||||||
| Other assets, net | 22,381 | 24,864 | |||||||
| $ | 4,574,273 | $ | 5,729,728 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||
| Current portion of capital lease obligations | $ | 94,406 | $ | 69,733 | |||||
| Accounts payable | 507,643 | 492,718 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses | 276,287 | 412,824 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities | 878,336 | 975,275 | |||||||
| Long-term portion of capital lease obligations | 143,560 | 120,787 | |||||||
| Long-term deferred rent | 518,747 | 621,475 | |||||||
| Asset retirement obligation | 172,238 | 166,099 | |||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 834,545 | 908,361 | |||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 24,088 shares authorized and | |||||||||
| no shares issued and outstanding | - | ||||||||
| Common stock, $.01 par value, 35,000,000 shares authorized; 28,585,496 | - | ||||||||
| and 28,516,163 shares issued and outstanding on December 31, 2015 and | |||||||||
| December 31, 2014, respectively | 285,855 | 285,162 | |||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 96,172,795 | 95,965,739 | |||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (93,597,258 | ) | (92,404,809 | ) | |||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,861,392 | 3,846,092 | |||||||
| $ | 4,574,273 | $ | 5,729,728 | ||||||
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| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Years ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Product revenue, net | $ | 2,271,979 | $ | 1,809,271 | $ | 10,271,919 | $ | 9,879,743 | ||||||||||||
| Other revenue | 7,780 | 10,389 | 41,270 | 56,079 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 2,279,759 | 1,819,660 | 10,313,189 | 9,935,822 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 1,606,702 | 1,523,771 | 7,199,594 | 7,104,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 673,057 | 295,889 | 3,113,595 | 2,831,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | 303,193 | 348,261 | 1,272,621 | 1,337,719 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 703,585 | 824,283 | 3,019,424 | 3,215,616 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (333,721 | ) | (876,655 | ) | (1,178,450 | ) | (1,722,085 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | - | - | - | 810 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,625 | ) | (1,191 | ) | (13,999 | ) | (5,537 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (338,346 | ) | (877,846 | ) | (1,192,449 | ) | (1,726,812 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (338,346 | ) | $ | (877,846 | ) | $ | (1,192,449 | ) | $ | (1,726,812 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss per share- basic and diluted | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| common shares outstanding | 28,585,496 | 28,484,511 | 28,574,902 | 28,482,256 | ||||||||||||||||
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| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - EXPANDED SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Years ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Product revenue, net | $ | 2,271,979 | $ | 1,809,271 | $ | 10,271,919 | $ | 9,879,743 | ||||||||||||
| Other revenue | 7,780 | 10,389 | 41,270 | 56,079 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | 2,279,759 | 1,819,660 | 10,313,189 | 9,935,822 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue detail: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 147,685 | 147,695 | 581,382 | 597,916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Cash equity compensation | 5,105 | 4,981 | 22,369 | 24,383 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other costs of revenue | 1,453,912 | 1,371,095 | 6,595,843 | 6,482,273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 1,606,702 | 1,523,771 | 7,199,594 | 7,104,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 673,057 | 295,889 | 3,113,595 | 2,831,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense detail: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 27,475 | 29,838 | 113,043 | 105,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Cash equity compensation | 8,279 | 9,795 | 34,380 | 52,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other research and development expense | 267,439 | 308,628 | 1,125,198 | 1,179,492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | 303,193 | 348,261 | 1,272,621 | 1,337,719 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense detail: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,090 | 10,090 | 40,449 | 39,343 | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Cash equity compensation | 27,902 | 23,392 | 123,828 | 110,643 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other selling, general and administrative expense | 665,593 | 790,801 | 2,855,147 | 3,065,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 703,585 | 824,283 | 3,019,424 | 3,215,616 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (333,721 | ) | (876,655 | ) | (1,178,450 | ) | (1,722,085 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | - | - | - | 810 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,625 | ) | (1,191 | ) | (13,999 | ) | (5,537 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (338,346 | ) | (877,846 | ) | (1,192,449 | ) | (1,726,812 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (338,346 | ) | $ | (877,846 | ) | $ | (1,192,449 | ) | $ | (1,726,812 | ) | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP Disclosure (see note regarding Non-GAAP disclosures): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Addback Interest, net | 4,625 | 1,191 | 13,999 | 4,727 | ||||||||||||||||
| Addback Depreciation/Amortization | 185,250 | 187,623 | 734,874 | 743,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Addback Non-Cash Equity Compensation | 41,286 | 38,168 | 180,577 | 187,333 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (107,185 | ) | $ | (650,864 | ) | $ | (262,999 | ) | $ | (791,573 | ) | ||||||||