UROLOGIX REPORTS 4TH QTR 2007 NET LOSS OF $12.1
MIL.
Urologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULGX), Minn., has reported financial results
for the fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2007, both of
which include $4.8 million in non-cash income tax expense to increase
the tax valuation allowance to fully reserve the company's deferred
tax assets and a $6.4 million non-cash charge for long lived asset
impairments and inventory write-downs for a total in non-cash charges of
$11.2 million.
Revenue for the fourth quarter was $4.8 million compared to $5.1
million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and $6.6 million in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. For the fourth quarter of fiscal
2007, revenue from catheter sales to direct accounts declined 6% from
the third quarter of fiscal 2007, driven primarily by a reduction in
average selling price. Revenue from catheter sales to direct accounts
constituted 51% of overall revenue in the fourth quarter of 2007 as
compared to 52% in the prior quarter. Third party mobile revenue
represented approximately 9% of overall revenue in both the fourth and
third quarters of fiscal 2007. Sales of Urologix-owned Cooled
ThermoTherapy mobile service treatments declined 2% compared to the
third quarter of fiscal 2007, constituting 37% of overall revenue in the
fourth quarter of 2007 compared to 36% in the prior quarter.
The net loss for the fourth quarter was $12.1 million, or $0.84 per
diluted share. Impacting the fourth quarter net loss were non-cash long
lived asset impairment charges, inventory write-downs and income tax
expense recorded in the fourth quarter totaling $11.2 million, or $0.78
per diluted share. This compares to a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.05
per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and net earnings
of $4.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, which includes $4.6
million, or $0.32 per diluted share, income tax benefit, in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2006 to reduce the valuation allowance related to the
company's deferred tax asset.
For the year ended June 30, 2007, revenue was $21.3 million
compared to $25.9 million in fiscal 2006. The net loss in fiscal 2007
was $13.2 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, which includes $11.2
million, or $0.78 per diluted share, of non-cash income tax expense to
increase the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset and long
lived asset impairment charges and inventory write-downs recorded in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. This compares to fiscal 2006 net earnings
of $5.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, which includes an income
tax benefit of $4.6 million, or $0.32 per diluted share to reduce the
valuation allowance related to the company's deferred tax asset.
"CoolMax, our improved microwave catheter for in-office BPH
treatment, is advancing toward the marketplace with great promise,"
said Fred B. Parks, chairman and chief executive officer of Urologix.
"Our top priorities are accelerating CoolMax to the marketplace,
developing new accounts through the mobile channel, and expanding Cooled
ThermoTherapy presence outside the United States. These initiatives
should positively impact the second half of fiscal 2008."
In connection with the company's strategy to develop a next
generation catheter, company management recently developed an
end-of-life plan for its Prostatron control units and Prostaprobe
treatment catheters resulting in a non-cash charge of $6.4 million being
recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 for the impairment of long
lived assets in accordance with FASB Statement No. 144 (SFAS 144) and
the write-down of obsolete inventory. Though the company plans to
support Prostatron users for the foreseeable future, the previous
amortization schedule for the acquired intangible assets (developed
technology, customer base & trademark) would not have brought the
net book value to zero for another 8.25 years as of June 30, 2007 which
is longer than the company anticipates supporting the Prostatron
customer base. Furthermore, in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109
the company increased the valuation allowance that had been reduced at
the end of fiscal 2006 as a result of the company's net loss in
fiscal 2007. This resulted in non-cash tax expense of $4.8 million in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to a $4.6 million non-cash
income tax benefit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.
"Our confidence in the potential of CoolMax is
increasing," continued Parks. "Accordingly, it has become
evident that the Prostatron line will have a limited future life. We
will continue supporting the Prostatron customers through the conversion
period without treatment interruptions." Reported gross profit
(loss) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was negative $1.9 million.
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, excluding the
non-cash long lived asset impairment charges and inventory write-downs
of $4.4 million, was $2.6 million, or 54% of revenue, a 1 percentage
point increase when compared to 53% of revenue in the third quarter of
fiscal 2007 and a 7 percentage point decrease when compared to 61% of
revenue in the same period last year. The majority of the increase in
the gross profit rate, as adjusted, over the prior quarter period was
due to increased efficiencies in manufacturing. Reported fourth quarter
operating expenses totaled $5.6 million while operating expenses, as
adjusted for non-cash long lived asset impairment charges of $2.0
million, totaled $3.6 million, compared to $3.6 million in the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 and $4.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2006. Fiscal 2007 fourth quarter operating expenses included $121,000 in
severance expense that was driven by a 7% reduction in force that
occurred in the fourth quarter which was offset by reduced variable
compensation and reduced legal expenses.
Balances of cash and cash equivalents were $12.3 million at June
30, 2007 compared to $11.8 million at March 31, 2007 and $11.1 million
at June 30, 2006.
"We recently took steps to further align our organization with
our strategy," commented Elissa Lindsoe, chief financial officer of
Urologix. "The non-cash long lived asset impairments and inventory
write-downs related to Prostatron will result in annual savings of $0.7
million in amortization expense and our recent 7% reduction-in-force
will reduce annual expenses by nearly another $0.8 million. As we
continue to invest in new product offerings, these savings will be
slightly offset by increases in research and development expense. Also,
we generated nearly $0.5 million in operating cash flows during the
fourth quarter. We believe our current cash position gives us the
strength to remain a solid contender in the BPH therapy marketplace as
we manage through this transition time."
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company also
discusses non-GAAP measures that exclude the non- cash asset impairment
charges and inventory write-downs. Gross profit (loss), operating
expense and operating earnings (loss) measures that exclude the non-cash
items referred to above, are not in accordance with, nor are they a
substitute for, GAAP measures. The company provides adjusted gross
profit (loss), operating expenses, and operating earnings (loss) because
the company's management believes that these non-GAAP financial
measures are important for them to understand and evaluate
Urologix's historical and prospective financial performance.
Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance
the investors' ability to evaluate the company's operating
results and to compare current operating results to historical operating
results. The company's non-GAAP results are not meant to be
considered in isolation and should be read only in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Further, the excluded items may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures used by other companies.
About Urologix
Urologix, Inc., based in Minneapolis, develops, manufactures and
markets minimally invasive medical products for the treatment of
urological disorders. The company has developed and offers non-surgical,
anesthesia-free, catheter-based treatments that use a proprietary cooled
microwave technology for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH), a condition that affects more than 23 million men worldwide.
Urologix's products include the CoolWave, Targis and Prostatron
control units and the Cooled ThermoCath, Targis and Prostaprobe catheter
families. Additionally, Urologix is currently developing CoolMax, its
next generation microwave catheter for in-office BPH treatment. All of
Urologix's products utilize Cooled ThermoTherapy, targeted
microwave energy combined with a unique cooling mechanism to protect
healthy tissue and enhance patient comfort, and provide safe, effective,
lasting relief of the symptoms of BPH.
For more information, visit http://www.Urologix.com or call
763/475-1400.
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