Gross margin for the first quarter of 2020 was 68%, compared with 65% for first quarter of 2019. The increase primarily reflects a higher average selling price.
Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2020 were $4.1 million, an increase of 27% over the first quarter of 2019. The increase primarily reflects higher compensation costs associated with the addition of sales, customer service and reimbursement personnel, as well as higher marketing expenses and professional service expenses.
Operating loss for the first quarter of 2020 increased to $3.4 million from $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2019. Net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was $3.8 million, compared with a net loss of $2.6 million, for the same period of 2019. Net loss in the first quarter of 2020 includes a charge of $0.2 million related to the partial extinguishment of the Company’s term loan.
Adjusted EBITDA1 for the first quarter of 2020 was a negative $3.3 million, compared with a negative $2.5 million for the first quarter of 2019. A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to thisnon-GAAP financial measure appears below.
Financial Outlook
“As a result of public health mandates and travel restrictions that are temporarily constraining our revenues, we expect second quarter revenue to be substantially below first quarter revenue,” said Mr. Gudonis. “We have taken actions to reduce payroll and other costs by over $500,000 in the second quarter in order to minimize the cash burn, which nonetheless is expected to be higher in the quarter due to expected usage of cash for working capital. We are hopeful that operations will return to a more normal pace in the coming weeks. Until then, we continue to have success in building our authorization backlog, which currently stands at a record 100 MyoPro units that we intend to deliver and convert into revenue as rapidly as possible once conditions allow.”
Liquidity
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020 were $13.7 million. Cash burn was $2.4 million for the first quarter. The Company believes it has sufficient cash to meet its operating requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, if public health and travel restrictions continue into the third quarter of 2020, the Company may require additional capital to fund its operations beyond the second quarter of 2021.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Myomo will hold a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the conference call, please dial1-844-707-6932 (U.S.) or1-412-317-9250 (International). A webcast of the call can also be accessed at Myomo’s Investor Relations page at http://ir.myomo.com/.
A replay of the webcast will be available beginning approximately one hour after the completion of the live conference call at http://ir.myomo.com/. Adial-in replay of the call will be available until May 28, 2020; please dial1-877-344-7529 (U.S.) or1-412-317-0088 (International) and provide the passcode #10143817.
1 | Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, the impact of the fair value revaluation of derivative liabilities and loss on extinguishment of debt. |