EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunshine Heart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSH) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 AM ET today to discuss its financial results and provide an update on the Company’s clinical and product development strategy and its recent acquisition of the Aquadex FlexFlow® product line.
To access the live webcast, please visit the Investors page of the Sunshine Heart website at ir.sunshineheart.com. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing (877) 303-9826 (U.S.) or (224) 357-2194 (international) and using conference ID 59169612. An audio archive of the webcast and a transcript of the call will be available following the call at ir.sunshineheart.com.
Business Highlights
- The company is pursuing an optimal therapeutic strategy focused on neuromodulation, based on insights from counterpulsation.
- New direction provides significant benefits, including: 1) a more cost effective way to develop a fully-implantable system; 2) a faster path to commercialization; and 3) access to a broader segment of the heart failure market and potentially other indications.
- Near term clinical activities include: 1) a first-in-man acute study to demonstrate a hemodynamic response using a proprietary neuromodulation approach, and 2) a chronic study utilizing a proprietary fully implantable system that establishes the effect of the system and safety profile. Patient enrollment for the acute study is expected to begin and end in Q4 2016, and for the chronic study is expected to begin in 2017.
- Recent acquisition of the Aquadex FlexFlow product line from an indirect subsidiary of Baxter International; the transaction is highly strategic and financially compelling, complementing the company’s focus on treating heart failure patients; the transaction is expected to be accretive in its first year and to have an annualized revenue run-rate of $5 million by the end of 2016.
- Meaningful progress on reducing operating expenses in Q2; down 35% from a year ago.
- Completed a registered direct offering of convertible preferred stock and a private placement of warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $3.5 million in July.
- Ended Q2 with $12.0 million in cash, $6.1 million in borrowings. In August, repaid all outstanding borrowings and entered into a new credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank. Management expects to raise additional capital in 2016.
“After completing my first full quarter as CEO, I continue to be excited and optimistic about the significant opportunities ahead of us at Sunshine Heart,” said John Erb, Chairman and CEO. “As you can see, we are not sitting still. There are a lot of good things happening at the company and the entire team is focused on executing our strategy. We are excited about the direction we are heading and we are confident that we’ve identified a better path to deliver a meaningful therapy for heart failure patients.”
FINANCIALS
| SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,412 | 2,348 | 2,761 | 4,534 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 2,570 | 3,991 | 5,776 | 8,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 3,982 | 6,339 | 8,537 | 13,390 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,982 | ) | (6,339 | ) | (8,537 | ) | (13,331 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 207 | 155 | 436 | 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (1 | ) | 4 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (4,190 | ) | (6,490 | ) | (8,973 | ) | (13,548 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense), net | 2 | 132 | (1 | ) | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,188 | ) | $ | (6,358 | ) | $ | (8,974 | ) | $ | (13,421 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 18,403 | 18,297 | 18,378 | 17,903 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (16 | ) | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (6 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (4,190 | ) | $ | (6,374 | ) | $ | (8,980 | ) | $ | (13,427 | ) | ||||||||||||
| SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |||||||
| June 30, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | ||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 12,049 | $ | 23,113 | |||
| Other current assets | 282 | 479 | |||||
| Total current assets | 12,331 | 23,592 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 412 | 535 | |||||
| Other assets | 254 | 323 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 12,997 | $ | 24,450 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 3,938 | $ | 3,798 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 2,051 | 2,832 | |||||
| Accrued salaries, wages, and other compensation | 954 | 1,368 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,943 | 7,998 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net of discount and financing fees | 1,965 | 3,881 | |||||
| Other Liabilities | 400 | 400 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 9,308 | 12,279 | |||||
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity | |||||||
| Series A junior participating preferred stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $0.0001 par value per share; authorized 30,000 shares, none outstanding | — | — | |||||
| Preferred stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $0.0001 par value per share; authorized 39,970,000 shares, none outstanding | — | — | |||||
| Common stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,459,025 and 18,344,478 shares, respectively | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 164,603 | 164,105 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income: | |||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 1,240 | 1,246 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (162,156 | ) | (153,182 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 3,689 | 12,171 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 12,997 | $ | 24,450 | |||
| SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||
| Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Operating activities: | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,974 | ) | $ | (13,421 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows used in operating activities: | ||||||||||
| Depreciation | 152 | 158 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense, net | 499 | 1,326 | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount and financing fees | 162 | 51 | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | — | 59 | ||||||||
| Other current assets | 197 | (407 | ) | |||||||
| Other assets | 25 | (129 | ) | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (1,197 | ) | (446 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operations | (9,136 | ) | ( 12,809 | ) | ||||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (29 | ) | (95 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (29 | ) | (95 | ) | ||||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||||
| Net proceeds from the sale of common stock | — | 7,055 | ||||||||
| Proceeds from (repayments on) borrowings on long-term debt | (1,895 | ) | 8,000 | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (1,895 | ) | 15,055 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (4 | ) | (25 | ) | ||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (11,064 | ) | 2,126 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 23,113 | 31,293 | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 12,049 | $ | 33,419 | ||||||
USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
Management uses non-GAAP measures to establish operational goals and cash flows, and believes that non-GAAP measures may assist investors in analyzing underlying trends in the Company's business over time. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for or as superior to, financial reporting measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In this press release, the Company has reported non-GAAP measures of operating expenses, net loss and loss per share, which exclude equity compensation expenses related to stock options, warrants, restricted stock units and common stock awards, and reconcile to GAAP operating expense, GAAP net loss and GAAP loss per share as follows:
| SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of non-GAAP amounts to GAAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating expenses | $ | 3,982 | $ | 6,339 | $ | 8,537 | $ | 13,390 | |||||||||||||||
| Equity compensation expense | (286 | ) | (690 | ) | (534 | ) | (1,557 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating expenses | $ | 3,696 | $ | 5,649 | $ | 8,003 | $ | 11,833 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net loss | $ | (4,188 | ) | $ | (6,358 | ) | $ | (8,974 | ) | $ | (13,421 | ) | |||||||||||
| Equity compensation expense | 286 | 690 | 534 | 1,557 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net loss | $ | (3,902 | ) | $ | (5,668 | ) | $ | (8,440 | ) | $ | (11,864 | ) | |||||||||||
| Loss Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.66 | ) | |||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 18,403 | 18,297 | 18,378 | 17,903 | |||||||||||||||||||
About Sunshine Heart
Sunshine Heart, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSH) is an early-stage medical device company focused on developing a product portfolio to treat moderate to severe heart failure and related conditions. Our objective is to improve the quality of life for heart failure patients and halt the disease progression. Sunshine Heart is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Minneapolis with wholly owned subsidiaries in Australia and Ireland. The Company has been listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market since February 2012.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs, assumptions, expectations, and information currently available to management. All statements that address future operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including without limitation, clinical and pre-clinical study designs and activities, expected timing for initiation, enrollment and completion of clinical trials, research and development activities, ultimate clinical outcomes and benefits of our products to patients, design and development of future studies, site activations, patient enrollment in studies, timing of regulatory filings and approvals, regulatory acceptance of our filings, our expectations with respect to product development and commercialization efforts, market and physician acceptance of our products, intellectual property protection, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, our expectations regarding anticipated synergies with and benefits from acquired businesses and potentially competitive product offerings. The risk factors described in our filings with the SEC could cause actual events to adversely differ from the expectations indicated in these forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they speak only as of the date when made. Sunshine Heart does not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Sunshine Heart may not actually achieve the plans, projections or expectations disclosed in forward-looking statements, and actual results, developments or events could differ materially from those disclosed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the possibility that regulatory authorities do not accept our application or approve the marketing of our therapy, the possibility we may be unable to raise the funds necessary for the development and commercialization of our therapy and other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the SEC. We do not assume any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.