Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $9.3 million, or $0.12 per share, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million, or $0.07 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of $4.8 million, or 109%.
Fiscal Year 2018 Results:
Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $193.4 million, compared to $198.5 million for 2017, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 2.5%. The decrease in net revenue was driven by a $14.6 million decrease, or 8.1%, in net revenue of Advanced Wound Care products, partially offset by a $9.5 million increase, or 48.5%, in net revenue of Surgical & Sports Medicine products compared to the prior year. The decrease in Advanced Wound Care net revenue was primarily attributable to the loss ofpass-through reimbursement status for PuraPly during the first nine months of 2018. This decrease was partially offset by a full year of sales of our amniotic products. Net revenue of PuraPly products for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $69.8 million, compared to $109.1 million for 2017, a decrease of $39.3 million, or 36%. Net revenue of PuraPly products represented approximately 36% of net revenue in fiscal year 2018, compared to 55% of net revenue in the prior year.
Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $124.6 million or 64.4% of net revenue, compared to $137.3 million, or 69.2% of net revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of $12.6 million, or 9.2%. The largest contributor to the decline in gross margin from the year earlier period was primarily attributable to the loss ofpass-through reimbursement status for PuraPly during the first nine months of 2018.
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $176.2 million, compared to $142.8 million for 2017, an increase of $33.4 million, or 23.4%. The increase in operating expenses in 2018 as compared to 2017 was driven primarily by higher selling, general and administrative expenses which increased to $162.0 million, compared to $133.7 million in 2017, an increase of $28.2 million, or 21.1%. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily due to additional headcount, primarily in our direct sales force, higher marketing and promotional materials for our products, and additional amortization as a result of the NuTech Medical acquisition. Operating expenses in 2018 were also impacted by higher R&D expense which was $10.7 million, compared to $9.1 million in 2017, an increase of $1.7 million, or 18.5%.
Operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $51.6 million, compared to an operating loss of $5.5 million for 2017, an increase of $46.1 million, or 838.4%. Total other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $13.2 million, compared to $9.1 million for 2017, an increase of $4.1 million, or 45.7%. The increase was driven primarily by a $2.1 millionnon-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt related to the write off of unamortized debt issuance costs upon repayment of affiliate debt in December 2018.
Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $64.8 million, or $0.94 per share, compared to a net loss attributable to Organogenesis Holdings Inc. common stockholders of $8.4 million, or $0.14 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2017.
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $21.3 million in cash and $59.3 million in debt obligations, of which $17.7 million were capital lease obligations, compared to $2.3 million in cash and $106.8 million of debt obligations, of which $17.8 million were capital lease obligations for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Fiscal Year 2019 Revenue Guidance:
The Company is reaffirming the previously announced fiscal year 2019 revenue expectations which were introduced on January 7, 2019.