electroCore Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
electroCore reported third quarter 2021 revenue of $1.5 million, a significant increase of 17% sequentially and 38% year-over-year. The gross margin expanded to 76%, and cash reserves reached approximately $39.0 million. Despite a GAAP net loss of $4.0 million, the company announced reduced operating expenses and a confidence in growth prospects despite pandemic impacts on its markets. The company raised about $18.8 million through a public offering, ensuring sufficient funds for planned operations over the next year.
- Revenue of $1.5 million, up 17% sequentially and 38% year-over-year.
- Gross margin expanded to 76%.
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled approximately $39.0 million.
- Reduced total operating expenses to $5.1 million, down from $6.1 million in the previous quarter.
- Raised approximately $18.8 million through public offering.
- GAAP net loss increased to $4.0 million from a loss of $2.9 million in the previous quarter.
Third quarter 2021 revenue grew
Company to host a conference call and webcast today, November 4, 2021 at 4:30 pm ET
ROCKAWAY, N.J., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced third quarter 2021 financial results and provided an operational update.
Third Quarter 2021 and Recent Highlights
- Revenue of
$1.5 million , representing an increase of17% sequentially and38% over third quarter 2020 - Gross margin expanded to
76% - Net cash used to fund operations was
$3.4 million , leaving approximately$39.0 million of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at September 30, 2021
Dan Goldberger, Chief Executive Officer of electroCore, commented, “We are pleased that our third quarter results continue to show steady sequential revenue growth, despite the impact of the pandemic on our headache markets in the U.S. and U.K.” Mr. Goldberger added: “Revenue for the quarter was
Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, electroCore reported net sales of
Revenue from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) and Department of Defense (“DOD”) increased
96 VA and DoD military treatment facilities have purchased gammaCore products through September 30, 2021 as compared to 85 facilities through the June 2021 and 67 facilities through the third quarter of 2020.
Revenue from outside the United States through direct sales channels was flat sequentially to
Gross profit for the third quarter of 2021 was
Total operating expenses in the third quarter of 2021 were approximately
Research and development expense in the third quarter of 2021 was
Selling, general and administrative expense in the third quarter of 2021 was
GAAP net loss in the third quarter of 2021 was
Adjusted EBITDA net loss in the third quarter of 2021 was
The company defines adjusted EBITDA net loss as GAAP net loss, excluding depreciation and amortization, stock-compensation expense, restructuring and other severance related charges, legal fees associated with stockholders’ litigation, total other income/expense, extinguishment of debt, and provision/ benefit from income taxes. A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA net loss has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.
Net cash used in operating activities during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, was approximately
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2021, totaled approximately
Webcast and Conference Call Information
electroCore’s management team will host a conference call today, November 4, 2021, beginning at 4:30 pm ET.
Investors interested in listening to the conference call, or webcast may do so by dialing 877-269-7756 (Toll Free) or 201-689-7817 (Toll), or by connecting to the Web: electroCore 3Q21 Earnings Webcast
An archived webcast of the event will be available on the “Investors” section of the company’s website at: www.electrocore.com.
About electroCore, Inc.
electroCore, Inc. is a commercial stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy platform, initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology. The company's current indications are the preventive treatment of cluster headache and migraine, the acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache, the acute and preventive treatment of migraines in adolescents, and paroxysmal hemicrania and hemicrania continua in adults.
For more information, visit www.electrocore.com.
About gammaCoreTM
gammaCoreTM (nVNS) is the first non-invasive, hand-held medical therapy applied at the neck as an adjunctive therapy to treat migraine and cluster headache through the utilization of a mild electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve that passes through the skin. Designed as a portable, easy-to-use technology, gammaCore can be self-administered by patients, as needed, without the potential side effects associated with commonly prescribed drugs. When placed on a patient’s neck over the vagus nerve, gammaCore stimulates the nerve’s afferent fibers, which may lead to a reduction of pain in patients.
gammaCore (nVNS) is FDA cleared in the United States for adjunctive use for the preventive treatment of cluster headache in adult patients, the acute treatment of pain associated with episodic cluster headache in adult patients, and the acute and preventive treatment of migraine in adolescent (ages 12 and older) and adult patients. gammaCore is CE-marked in the European Union for the acute and/or prophylactic treatment of primary headache (Migraine, Cluster Headache, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias and Hemicrania Continua) and Medication Overuse Headache in adults.
gammaCore is contraindicated for patients if they:
- Have an active implantable medical device, such as a pacemaker, hearing aid implant, or any implanted electronic device
- Have a metallic device, such as a stent, bone plate, or bone screw, implanted at or near the neck
- Are using another device at the same time (e.g., TENS Unit, muscle stimulator) or any portable electronic device (e.g., mobile phone)
Safety and efficacy of gammaCore have not been evaluated in the following patients:
- Adolescent patients with congenital cardiac issues
- Patients diagnosed with narrowing of the arteries (carotid atherosclerosis)
- Patients who have had surgery to cut the vagus nerve in the neck (cervical vagotomy)
- Pediatric patients (less than 12 years)
- Pregnant women
- Patients with clinically significant hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, or tachycardia
Please refer to the gammaCore Instructions for Use for all of the important warnings and precautions before using or prescribing this product.
The U.S. FDA has cleared the gammaCore Sapphire CV (nVNS) device under an emergency use authorization for acute use at home or in a healthcare setting to treat adult patients with known or suspected COVID-19 who are experiencing an exacerbation of asthma-related dyspnea and reduced airflow, and for whom approved pharmacologic therapies are not tolerated or provide insufficient symptom relief as assessed by their healthcare provider, using noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) on either side of the patient's neck.
gammaCore Sapphire CV has been authorized only for the duration of the statement that circumstances exist that warrant authorization of the emergency use of medical devices under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 360bbbb-3(b)(1), until the authorization is terminated or revoked.
More information can be found at:
Letter of authorization: https://www.fda.gov/media/139967/download
Fact sheet for healthcare workers: https://www.fda.gov/media/139968/download
Patient information sheet: https://www.fda.gov/media/139969/download
Instructions for use of gammaCore: https://www.fda.gov/media/139970/download
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about electroCore’s expectations for revenue and cash used in operations during the third quarter of 2021, its expectations for future performance, as well as electroCore's business prospects and clinical and product development plans for 2021 and beyond, its pipeline or potential markets for its technologies, additional indications for gammaCore, the timing, outcome and impact of regulatory, clinical and commercial developments (including human trials for the study of headache, PTH, mTBI, Parkinson’s diseases and sleep deprivation stress and the business, operating or financial impact of such studies), further international expansion, and statements about anticipated distribution arrangements, government and payor funding arrangements (including those relating to Canada, Western Europe, Qatar, Taiwan, and China) and other statements that are not historical in nature, particularly those that utilize terminology such as "anticipates," "will," "expects," "believes," "intends," other words of similar meaning, derivations of such words and the use of future dates. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the ability to raise the additional funding needed to continue to pursue electroCore’s business and product development plans, the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies, the ability to commercialize gammaCore™, competition in the industry in which electroCore operates and overall market conditions. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and electroCore assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factor disclosure set forth in the reports and other documents electroCore files with the SEC available at www.sec.gov.
Investors:
Rich Cockrell
CG Capital
404-736-3838
ecor@cg.capital
or
Media Contact:
Jackie Dorsky
electroCore
908-313-6331
Jackie.dorsky@electrocore.com
electroCore, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three months | Nine months | |||||||||||||||
| ended September 30, | ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 1,487.1 | $ | 1,080.9 | $ | 3,960.4 | $ | 2,567.6 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 355.0 | 347.5 | 1,093.3 | 918.6 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,132.1 | 733.4 | 2,867.1 | 1,649.0 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 470.3 | 629.1 | 1,794.1 | 3,182.7 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,646.8 | 4,592.9 | 15,644.3 | 16,427.0 | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring and other severance related charges | - | - | - | 464.6 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 5,117.1 | 5,222.0 | 17,438.4 | 20,074.3 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (3,985.0 | ) | (4,488.6 | ) | (14,571.3 | ) | (18,425.3 | ) | ||||||||
| Other (income) expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | - | (1,422.2 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income | (3.8 | ) | (5.8 | ) | (8.4 | ) | (80.5 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expense | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense | - | (2.2 | ) | (1,423.3 | ) | (67.1 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,985.0 | ) | (4,486.4 | ) | (13,148.0 | ) | (18,358.2 | ) | ||||||||
| (Provision) benefit from income taxes | (8.7 | ) | - | 876.7 | 1,170.9 | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,993.7 | ) | $ | (4,486.4 | ) | $ | (12,271.3 | ) | $ | (17,187.3 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share of common stock - Basic and Diluted | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.47 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic and Diluted | 69,511,498 | 44,030,685 | 55,308,381 | 36,847,548 | ||||||||||||
electroCore, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
| September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 37,995.0 | $ | 4,241.9 | ||
| Marketable securities | $ | 1,001.1 | $ | 18,386.2 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 47,570.7 | $ | 31,518.2 | ||
| Current liabilities | $ | 5,738.9 | $ | 5,890.3 | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 6,454.4 | $ | 7,873.6 | ||
| Total equity | $ | 41,116.4 | $ | 23,644.6 | ||
(Unaudited) Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
The company is presenting adjusted EBITDA net loss because it believes this measure is a useful indicator of its operating performance. electroCore management uses this non-GAAP measure principally as a measure of the company’s core operating performance and believes that this measure is useful to investors because it is frequently used by the financial community, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in the company’s industry. The company also believes that this measure is useful to its management and investors as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period. Additionally, the company believes its use of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA net loss from operations facilitates management’s internal comparisons to historical operating results by factoring out potential differences caused by charges not related to its regular, ongoing business, including, without limitation, non-cash charges and certain large and unpredictable charges such as restructuring expenses.
The company defines adjusted EBITDA net loss as GAAP net loss, excluding depreciation and amortization, stock-compensation expense, restructuring and other severance related charges, legal fees associated with stockholders’ litigation, total other income/expense, extinguishment of debt, and provision / benefit from income taxes. A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA net loss has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| GAAP net loss | $ | (3,993.7 | ) | $ | (4,486.4 | ) | $ | (12,271.3 | ) | $ | (17,187.3 | ) | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 286.4 | 288.6 | 286.4 | 288.6 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 2,540.6 | 2,490.6 | 2,540.6 | 2,490.6 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and other severance related charges | - | 464.6 | - | 464.6 | |||||||||||
| Legal fees associated with stockholders litigation | 394.8 | 371.0 | 394.8 | 1,104.7 | |||||||||||
| Interest and other (income) expense | - | (2.2 | ) | (1.1 | ) | (67.1 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision (benefit) from income taxes | 8.7 | - | (876.7 | ) | (1,170.9 | ) | |||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | - | - | (1,422.2 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA net loss | $ | (763.2 | ) | $ | (873.9 | ) | $ | (11,349.5 | ) | $ | (14,076.8 | ) | |||
The company’s use of a non-GAAP measure has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of its results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are: the non-GAAP measure does not reflect interest or tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available; although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and the non-GAAP measure does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; the non-GAAP measure does not reflect the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation; and the non-GAAP measure does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; other companies, including companies in electroCore’s industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA net loss differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these and other limitations, you should consider the non-GAAP measure together with other GAAP-based financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net loss, and other GAAP results. A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA net loss has been provided in the preceding financial statements table of this press release.
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