Aspira Women’s Health Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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Aspira Women's Health Inc. (Nasdaq: AWH) reported its Q2 2024 financial results. Key highlights include:

- OvaSuiteSM revenue of $2.4 million with 6,471 units sold

- Cash utilization decreased by 16% compared to Q1 2024

- Full year 2024 cash guidance reduced to $13-$14.5 million

- OvaWatch product volume grew 48% year-over-year

- Expanded addressable market to 2-4 million tests per year

- Gross profit margin of 59%

- Raised $4 million through private placement and warrant exercise

- Appointed John Kallassy as interim CFO

The company focuses on developing gynecologic disease diagnostic tools and aims to make OvaSuite the standard of care for adnexal mass diagnosis.

Positive

• OvaWatch product volume grew 48% year-over-year
• Expanded addressable market to 2-4 million tests per year, ten times the Ova1Plus test market
• Sales efficiency increased 29% for the first six months compared to 2023
• Cash utilization decreased by 16% compared to Q1 2024
• Raised $4 million through private placement and warrant exercise
• Full year 2024 cash guidance reduced to $13-$14.5 million from $15-$18 million

Negative

• Product revenue decreased to $2.4 million from $2.5 million in Q2 2023
• Gross profit margin decreased to 59% from 62% in Q2 2023
• Research and development expenses increased by 37% to $1.0 million
• Sales and marketing expenses increased by 21% to $2.1 million
• Cash balance decreased to $1.0 million from $2.9 million at the end of 2023

Insights

Financial Analyst

Aspira Women's Health's Q2 2024 results show mixed signals. Revenue declined slightly to $2.4 million from $2.5 million in Q2 2023, despite a 3% increase in test volume. The average unit price (AUP) dropped to $374 from $396, indicating pricing pressure. However, sales efficiency improved 29% year-over-year, suggesting better resource utilization.

The company's cash position is concerning, with only $1 million as of June 30, down from $2.9 million at year-end 2023. Recent financing efforts have boosted this to $5 million, but ongoing cash burn remains a challenge. Positively, management has reduced full-year cash utilization guidance to $13-$14.5 million, down from $15-$18 million.

While R&D expenses increased, G&A costs decreased, reflecting a focus on product development while controlling overhead. The expanded addressable market for OvaWatch is promising, but Aspira needs to demonstrate sustained revenue growth and improved cash management to instill investor confidence.

Medical Research Analyst

Aspira's focus on expanding its OvaSuite portfolio, particularly the OvaWatch test, is strategically sound. The 48% growth in OvaWatch volume year-over-year is impressive, indicating strong market adoption. The expanded addressable market to 2-4 million tests annually for OvaWatch's longitudinal mass monitoring application is a significant opportunity, potentially 10 times larger than Ova1Plus.

The company's ongoing research in molecular tests for ovarian cancer and endometriosis could be game-changing. The upcoming presentations at major conferences (NPWH and The Menopause Society) suggest continued scientific progress. However, the 37% increase in R&D expenses to $1 million indicates that significant investment is still required to bring these tests to market.

While Aspira's diagnostic tools show promise, the company needs to balance R&D investments with revenue growth to ensure long-term sustainability. The focus on "prudent, properly paced R&D spending" is important given the current financial constraints.

Q2 2024 OvaSuite^SM revenue of $2.4 million and volume of 6,471 units

Q2 2024 cash utilization decreased by 16% compared to Q1 2024

Full year 2024 cash guidance decreased to $13-$14.5 million

Conference Call and Webcast scheduled for today at 4:30 pm ET

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspira Women’s Health Inc. (“Aspira” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AWH), a bio-analytical based women’s health company focused on the development of gynecologic disease diagnostic tools, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“OvaWatch product volume grew an impressive 48% in the second quarter when compared to last year, which we believe is the most important indicator of future growth,” said Nicole Sandford, Chief Executive Officer of Aspira. “We expanded the addressable market of our commercial portfolio to between 2 and 4 million tests per year when we launched the longitudinal mass monitoring application of the OvaWatch test based on powerful new data published in May. This is ten times the addressable market of the Ova1Plus test, which currently enjoys a 5-10% market share. With the hard work of rebuilding the commercial team and tools from the ground up, I believe we are uniquely positioned to take full advantage of the opportunity in front of us. We are now fully focused on making our OvaSuite test portfolio the universal standard of care for every woman diagnosed with an adnexal mass.”

Ms. Sandford added, “We continue to aggressively pursue nondilutive sources of cash. However, our recent financing brought in the cash we needed to stay focused on our goals based on our lower cash projections for the year. Each person in the company sees it as their personal responsibility to continue forward progress while minimizing costs.”

Dr. Sandy Milligan, President of Aspira said, “Our in-development molecular tests for ovarian cancer and endometriosis have the potential to be truly ground-breaking for women’s health. Our focus on prudent, properly paced R&D spending has not materially impacted our progress towards our near-term milestones. I am excited to continue leading the design and development of cutting-edge diagnostic tools for gynecologic diseases that have plagued women for far too long.”

Recent Corporate Highlights

• Announced its poster entitled: “Association of the Endometriosis Health Profile-5 (EHP-5) with Non-invasive Biomarkers in Patients with Suspected Endometriosis,” will be presented on September 26 and 27^th at the 27^th Annual National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) Women’s Healthcare Conference being held in Chicago, IL.

• Announced its poster entitled “Application of Deep Neural Network-Based Algorithm to Provide Additional Information in the Assessment of Adnexal Masses Classified as Indeterminate by Imaging” will be presented on September 12, 2024, at The Menopause Society’s 2024 Annual Meeting being held in Chicago, Il.

• Appointed Mr. John Ragard to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ragard is an accomplished executive with extensive experience successfully managing several billion-dollar portfolios over his career.

• Closed private placement for the issuance and sale of shares of the Company’s common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an equal number of shares for gross proceeds of $1.9 million in July 2024.

• Completed a warrant exercise transaction with gross proceeds of $2.1 million in July 2024.

• Announced the appointment of John Kallassy as interim chief financial officer, effective August 15, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

• Product revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was $2.4 million compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2023. The number of OvaSuite tests performed was approximately 6,471 during the three months ended June 30, 2024, a 3% increase compared to the approximately 6,289 OvaSuite tests for the same period in 2023. The average unit price (AUP) for the Company’s OvaSuite tests was $374 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $396 for the same period in 2023 ($381 when adjusted for a change in estimate). Sales efficiency, as measured by volume per average full-time sales representative, increased 29% for the first six months of the year when compared to the same period of 2023.
  

		Field Sales Rep Ending Quantity
	2024 Q2	17
	2024 Q1	13
	2023 Q4	15
	2023 Q3	16
	2023 Q2	18
	2023 Q1	18
	2022 Q4	24
	2022 Q3	32
	2022 Q2	27
	2022 Q1	26

• Gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2024, was 59% compared to 62% for the same period in 2023. Gross profit was impacted by an increase in shipping costs this quarter.

• Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $1.0 million, an increase of 37%, compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase in collaboration costs for the Company’s molecular test product development program offset by a decrease in personnel costs.

• Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $2.1 million, an increase of 21%, compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in personnel costs for strategic account leaders, marketing, and inside sales.

• General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024, were $2.7 million, a decrease of 20%, compared to $3.4 million for the same period in 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in personnel and consulting costs.

Balance Sheet Highlights
As of June 30, 2024, Aspira had $1.0 million in cash, compared to $2.9 million in cash as of December 31, 2023. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Aspira raised $1.9 million in gross proceeds in a registered direct offering and $2.1 million in a warrant inducement offering. Adjusting for this, the cash balance as of June 30, 2024, would have been $5.0 million. Additionally, the Company entered into a $4.5 million at-the-market facility with H.C. Wainwright.

Cash used in operating activities was $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The Company is updating its expected operating cash utilization target for the balance of 2024 to be between $4.8 million and $6.3 million, or $13 million and $14.5 million for the full year 2024, down from its original 2024 target of between $15 million and $18 million.

Conference Call and Webcast Details
Aspira’s management team will host a conference call beginning at 4:30 pm ET today, August 12, 2024. Investors and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-877-407-4018. The call will be available via webcast by clicking HERE or on the events page of the Company’s website after the conclusion of the call.

About Aspira Women’s Health Inc.
Aspira Women’s Health Inc. is dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of noninvasive, AI-powered tests to aid in the diagnosis of gynecologic diseases.

OvaWatch^® and Ova1Plus^® are offered to clinicians as OvaSuite^SM. Together, they provide the only comprehensive portfolio of blood tests to aid in the detection of ovarian cancer for the 1.2+ million American women diagnosed with an adnexal mass each year. OvaWatch provides a negative predictive value of 99% and is used to assess ovarian cancer risk for women where initial clinical assessment indicates the mass is indeterminate or benign, and thus surgery may be premature or unnecessary. Ova1Plus is comprised of two FDA-cleared tests, Ova1^® and Overa^®, to assess the risk of ovarian malignancy in women planned for surgery.

Our in-development test pipeline is designed to expand our ovarian cancer portfolio and addresses the tremendous need for noninvasive diagnostics for endometriosis, a debilitating disease that impacts millions of women worldwide. In ovarian cancer, our OvaMDx^SM risk assessment is designed to combine microRNA and protein biomarkers with patient data to further enhance the sensitivity and specificity of our current tests. In endometriosis, EndoCheck^SM is the first-ever noninvasive test designed to identify endometriomas, one of the most commonly occurring forms of endometriosis. The EndoMDx^SM test is designed to combine microRNA and protein biomarkers with patient data to identify all endometriosis. 

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws, including those relating to the timing and completion of any products in the pipeline development and other statement that are predictive in nature. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “designed to,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “may,” “intend,” “will,” “continue,” “future,” other words of similar meaning and the use of future dates. Forward-looking statements in this press release and other factors that may cause such differences include the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering and the expected timing of the closing of the offering. These and additional risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the company’s filings with the SEC, including those factors identified as “risk factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We are providing this information as of the date of this press release and do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Relations Contact: 
Nicole Sandford
Chief Executive Officer
Investors@aspirawh.com

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Aspira Women’s Health Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Par Value Amounts)
		June 30,				December 31,
		2024				2023
Assets		(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	962			$	2,597
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $0 and $15, as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			1,445				1,459
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			618				997
Inventories			226				227
Total current assets			3,251				5,280
Property and equipment, net			120				165
Right-of-use assets			559				528
Restricted cash			-				258
Other assets			31				31
Total assets		$	3,961			$	6,262
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,943			$	1,261
Accrued liabilities			2,856				2,863
Current portion of long-term debt			316				166
Short-term debt			166				670
Current maturities of lease liabilities			177				159
Total current liabilities			5,458				5,119
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt			1,264				1,430
Non-current maturities of lease liabilities			437				427
Warrant liabilities			511				1,651
Total liabilities			7,670				8,627
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 200,000,000 and 150,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 12,825,090 and 10,645,049 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			13				11
Additional paid-in capital			522,740				515,927
Accumulated deficit			(526,462	)			(518,303	)
Total stockholders’ deficit			(3,709	)			(2,365	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit		$	3,961			$	6,262

Aspira Women’s Health Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue:
Product		$	2,423			$	2,491			$	4,576			$	4,806
Genetics			-				-				-				1
Total revenue			2,423				2,491				4,576				4,807
Cost of revenue:
Product			1,002				941				1,941				2,071
Total cost of revenue			1,002				941				1,941				2,071
Gross profit			1,421				1,550				2,635				2,736
Operating expenses:
Research and development			952				693				1,858				1,960
Sales and marketing			2,137				1,772				4,026				4,367
General and administrative			2,725				3,406				5,854				7,010
Total operating expenses			5,814				5,871				11,738				13,337
Loss from operations			(4,393	)			(4,321	)			(9,103	)			(10,601	)
Other income (expense), net:
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			889				992				1,140				968
Interest (expense) income, net			(10	)			8				(15	)			34
Forgiveness of DECD loan			-				1,000				-				1,000
Other expense, net			(16	)			4				(181	)			(296	)
Total other income (expense), net			863				2,004				944				1,706
Net loss		$	(3,530	)		$	(2,317	)		$	(8,159	)		$	(8,895	)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.28	)		$	(0.28	)		$	(0.67	)		$	(1.06	)
Weighted average common shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per common share			12,518,725				8,400,157				12,181,481				8,357,013

FAQ

What was Aspira Women's Health (AWH) OvaSuiteSM revenue in Q2 2024?

Aspira Women's Health reported OvaSuiteSM revenue of $2.4 million in Q2 2024.

How many OvaSuite tests did Aspira Women's Health (AWH) perform in Q2 2024?

Aspira Women's Health performed approximately 6,471 OvaSuite tests during Q2 2024, a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

What was the average unit price (AUP) for Aspira Women's Health (AWH) OvaSuite tests in Q2 2024?

The average unit price (AUP) for Aspira Women's Health OvaSuite tests was $374 in Q2 2024, compared to $396 for the same period in 2023.

How much did Aspira Women's Health (AWH) raise in financing in July 2024?

Aspira Women's Health raised a total of $4 million in July 2024, with $1.9 million from a private placement and $2.1 million from a warrant exercise transaction.

What is Aspira Women's Health (AWH) updated cash guidance for full year 2024?

Aspira Women's Health updated its full year 2024 cash guidance to $13-$14.5 million, down from the original target of $15-$18 million.