Exhibit 99.1
Encision Reports Profitable First Fiscal Quarter Results
BOULDER, Colo., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encision Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECIA), a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2010.
Net sales for the three-months ended June 30, 2009 totaled $3.2 million, representing a 3% increase over net sales of $3.1 million for the prior fiscal year’s first quarter. The Company recorded net income of $163 thousand or $.03 per share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, compared to a net loss of $164 thousand or ($.03) per share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. Gross profit margin for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 was 64%, as compared to 60.3% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, a 3.7% increase resulting from production efficiencies and an increase to inventory which resulted in a higher absorption of overhead costs to inventory and a decrease to cost of sales.
“We are pleased with the start to our first quarter of fiscal year 2010, especially with the turnaround from last year’s first quarter net loss. Net income increased from last year’s first quarter net loss as a result of a slight increase in sales income, increased gross profit margin and reduced operating expenses,” said Jack Serino, President and CEO of Encision Inc.
Encision Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative surgical devices that allow surgeons to optimize technique and patient safety during a broad range of surgical procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the Company pioneered the development of patented AEM® Laparoscopic Instruments to improve electrosurgery and reduce the chance for patient injury in minimally invasive surgery.
In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that statements in this press release and elsewhere that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially include, among others, its ability to increase net sales through the Company's distribution channels, insufficient quantity of new account conversions, insufficient cash to fund operations, scale up production to meet delivery obligations, delay in developing new products and receiving FDA approval for such new products and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review the risk factors and other disclosures appearing in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise.
CONTACT: Marcia McHaffie, Encision Inc., 303-444-2600, mmchaffie@encision.com
Encision Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)
June 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2009 | 2009 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 126 | $ | 85 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 1,235 | 1,264 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 2,459 | 2,505 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 110 | 36 | ||||||
Total current assets | 3,930 | 3,890 | ||||||
Equipment, net | 884 | 840 | ||||||
Patents, net | 223 | 216 | ||||||
Other assets | 18 | 24 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,055 | $ | 4,970 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 662 | $ | 745 | ||||
Accrued compensation | 311 | 406 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 360 | 367 | ||||||
Line of credit | 275 | 191 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,608 | 1,709 | ||||||
Common stock and additional paid-in capital | 19,582 | 19,560 | ||||||
Accumulated (deficit) | (16,135 | ) | (16,299 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 3,447 | 3,261 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 5,055 | $ | 4,970 |
Encision Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share information)
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,174 | $ | 3,094 | ||||
Cost of sales | 1,142 | 1,229 | ||||||
Gross profit | 2,032 | 1,865 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 1,199 | 1,374 | ||||||
General and administrative | 354 | 367 | ||||||
Research and development | 301 | 289 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,854 | 2,030 | ||||||
Operating income (loss) | 178 | (165 | ) | |||||
Interest and other income (expense), net | (15 | ) | 1 | |||||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | 163 | (164 | ) | |||||
Provision for income taxes | – | – | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 163 | $ | (164 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share-basic and diluted | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.03 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares | 6,455 | 6,450 |
CONTACT: Marcia McHaffie of Encision Inc., +1-303-444-2600, mmchaffie@encision.com