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Movano Inc. Provides Business Update and Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Movano Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE) announced its fourth quarter 2021 financial results, reporting a net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.19 per share, an improvement from a $7.4 million loss in Q4 2020. The total 2021 net loss was $24.3 million. The company, focused on women's health, introduced the Movano Ring, a smart ring set for Beta launch in H2 2022, following successful clinical studies on blood pressure and glucose. Movano had $33.6 million in cash as of December 31, 2021, significantly up from $5.7 million in 2020, indicating strong financial backing for its R&D efforts.

Positive
  • Improved Q4 2021 net loss ($6.3 million) compared to Q4 2020 ($7.4 million).
  • Successful completion of blood pressure and glucose clinical studies, enhancing product validation.
  • Strong cash position of $33.6 million as of December 31, 2021, up from $5.7 million in 2020.
Negative
  • No revenue generated in Q4 2021 or Q4 2020, indicating reliance on funding.
  • Increased operating loss of $6.3 million in Q4 2021 from $3.2 million in Q4 2020.

Conference call begins at 2:00 p.m. Pacific time today

PLEASANTON, Calif., March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Movano Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) reported financial results for the three months ending December 31, 2021 and provided a business update. With a mission to empower and inspire you to live a healthier, happier life, the Company continues to develop its platform that will deliver purpose-driven healthcare solutions at the intersection of medtech and consumer devices.

Highlights from the fourth quarter and recent weeks include the following:

  • In December 2021, Movano unveiled plans for its first product, the Movano Ring, as a part of its virtual participation at CES 2022. The smart ring and accompanying mobile app solution combines vital health metrics with personalized intelligent feedback and is designed to help women of all ages make lifestyle changes and take a more proactive approach to managing their health. The Movano Ring will measure heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), sleep, respiration rate, temperature, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), steps, calories and incorporate women-centric features and design. The Movano Ring is the Company's foundational product as it works toward FDA clearances to add medical data, including cuffless blood pressure and non-invasive glucose measurements. 
  • In the fourth quarter 2021, the Company completed its third and largest Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved blood pressure clinical study with 110 participants at the Movano Clinical Lab. During the study, participants wore Movano's adjustable full finger ring prototype and the Company's wrist-worn wearable prototype along with a hospital-grade FDA-cleared vital signs monitor as the control. Movano is actively evaluating the results of the study. The Company is using three different calibration methods to analyze the accuracy of the blood pressure data and is making good progress. During the study, the Company also collected SpO2 and heart rate data. Based upon the analysis thus far, the Company believes the accuracy of the SpO2 and heart rate data will be commensurate with predicate devices that have received FDA clearance.
  • Additionally, in February 2022, Movano completed its second IRB-approved glucose pilot study, which was conducted on 10 participants with diabetes in conjunction with an independent FDA-compliant clinical lab. During each four-hour session, participants wore Movano's wrist-worn wearable prototype and had their glucose levels tracked and recorded using three reference devices. For glucose, an FDA cleared finger stick glucose tester and participants' existing continuous glucose monitoring device were both used.  For blood pressure, an FDA cleared vital signs monitoring device was used as the reference device. The blood pressure and glucose studies will allow Movano to further refine the algorithms it uses to calculate blood pressure, glucose and other key vital sign measurements, as well as determine the next series of studies to be executed by the Company in support of future FDA clearances.
  • In March 2022, fabrication partner GlobalFoundries delivered Movano's single chip solution to the Company, as planned.  The testing process recently commenced and is expected to continue through the Spring, in line with previous expectations. The tapeout and fabrication of the single-chip solution is a significant milestone as it allows Movano to shrink its proprietary multi-chip architecture into a single integrated circuit, providing more flexibility to design small form factors that are key to enabling competitive health solutions.
  • During the fourth quarter of 2021 and into the first quarter of 2022, the Company made significant progress towards the commercialization of its first product. As previously announced, the Company recently made key hires in the area of Business Development and Strategy, and expects to make further announcements in the coming weeks in regards to expanding its go-to-market leadership team.  Leveraging additional internal and external resources, the Company expects to Beta launch the Movano Ring in the second half of 2022.  

"Since our IPO one year ago, we have been diligently laying the groundwork to develop a  platform of purpose-driven, competitive and durable healthcare solutions while remaining dedicated to our mission to empower and inspire you to live a happier, healthier life," said Dr. John Mastrototaro, CEO of Movano Inc. "We believe there's a tremendous opportunity for a solution, like the Movano Ring, that women can both trust as a tool to help them advocate for their health and enjoy wearing everyday, too. We're structuring Movano as a medical device company in order to pursue FDA clearances that will validate the reliability of our data. We are also prioritizing sleek designs and an intuitive app experience that can surface the warning signals of chronic conditions and inspire behaviorial change, helping women of all ages feel their best."

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Conference Call and Webcast

  • Movano reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $6.3 million, or a loss of $0.19 per basic and diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $7.4 million, or a loss of $1.67 per basic and diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2020.  For the year ended December 31, 2021, net loss attributable to common stockholders was $24.3 million or $0.92 per share, compared with a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $21.9 million or $6.85 per share for the year ended December 31, 2020.
  • The Company reported an operating loss of $6.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to an operating loss of $3.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Movano is a development stage company and the majority of its business activities to date and planned future activities will be devoted to research and development. As such, the Company did not generate revenue in either the fourth quarter of 2021 or the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • The Company had $33.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2021, compared to $5.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, as of December 31, 2020.
  • The total number of shares outstanding was 32,772,060 as of December 31, 2021.

Management will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss these results and provide a business update today at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT).

Attendees can access the live webcast here or on the investors section of Movano's website at https://ir.movano.com. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-0989 (domestic) or 1-201-389-0921 (international) and refer to confirmation number 13726893. Attendees can also use the Call Me link, in which they will be dialed in to the conference call instantly on the number provided with no hold time. An archived webcast will be available on Movano's website approximately one hour after the completion of the event and for two years thereafter.

To learn more about Movano Inc., please visit www.movano.com

About Movano Inc.

Founded in 2018, Movano Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) is developing a platform to deliver purpose-driven healthcare solutions at the intersection of medtech and consumer devices. We are on a mission to empower and inspire you to live a healthier, happier life by combining vital health data with personalized intelligent feedback in stylish form factors. With time, Movano plans to add medically validated data to its platform that caretakers and healthcare professionals can use to help identify and better manage the symptoms of chronic conditions.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our expectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs or strategies regarding the future. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we have made as of the date hereof and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, conditions and events to differ materially from those anticipated. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding expected future operating results; product development, clinical trial and regulatory initiatives; our strategies, positioning and expectations for future events or performance. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in our registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors."  Any forward-looking statement in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Movano Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


















December 31,



2021


2020






ASSETS





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$              17,675


$                5,710

Short-term investments


15,921


Payroll tax credit, current portion


166


500

Prepaid expenses and other current assets


1,296


691

Total current assets


35,058


6,901

Property and equipment, net


529


38

Payroll tax credit, noncurrent portion


630


134

Other assets


48


10

Total assets


$              36,265


$                7,083






LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$                    311


$                    246

Paycheck Protection Program loan, current portion



248

Other current liabilities


2,907


666

Total current liabilities


3,218


1,160

Noncurrent liabilities:





Convertible promissory notes, net



11,342

Accrued interest



292

Paycheck Protection Program loan, noncurrent portion



103

Warrant liability



1,549

Derivative liability



121

Early exercised stock option liability


281


417

Other noncurrent liabilities


36


161

Total noncurrent liabilities


317


13,985

Total liabilities


3,535


15,145






Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock



13,856

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock



18,962






Stockholders' equity (deficit):





Common stock


3


1

Additional paid-in capital


97,506


Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(11)


Accumulated deficit


(64,768)


(40,881)

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)


32,730


(40,880)

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and
stockholders' equity (deficit)


$              36,265


$                7,083

 

 

Movano Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)



















Three Months Ended December 31,


Year Ended December 31,


2021


2020


2021


2020

OPERATING EXPENSES:








Research and development

$                   4,499


$                   1,913


$                13,427


$                   8,373

General and administrative

1,813


1,257


6,376


2,734

Total operating expenses

6,312


3,170


19,803


11,107

Loss from operations

(6,312)


(3,170)


(19,803)


(11,107)









Other income (expense), net:








Interest expense


(452)


(883)


(1,004)

Change in fair value of warrant liability


(1,519)


(1,581)


(1,511)

Change in fair value of derivative liability


210


121


564

Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program Loan



351


Interest and other income, net

7


5


22


27

                Other income (expense), net

7


(1,756)


(1,970)


(1,924)









Net loss

(6,305)


(4,926)


(21,773)


(13,031)









Accretion and dividends on redeemable convertible
preferred stock


(2,518)


(2,489)


(8,914)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

$                 (6,305)


$                 (7,444)


$               (24,262)


$               (21,945)









Net loss

$                 (6,305)


$                 (4,926)


$               (21,773)


$               (13,031)

Other comprehensive loss:








Change in unrealized loss on available-for-sale
securities

(8)



(11)


Total comprehensive loss

$                 (6,313)


$                 (4,926)


$               (21,784)


$               (13,031)









Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders,
basic and diluted

$                   (0.19)


$                   (1.67)


$                   (0.92)


$                   (6.85)









Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per
share attributable to common stockholders, basic and
diluted

32,522,305


4,463,975


26,298,032


3,201,430

 

 

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FAQ

What were Movano's financial results for Q4 2021?

Movano reported a net loss of $6.3 million, or $0.19 per share, in Q4 2021, an improvement from a net loss of $7.4 million in Q4 2020.

When is the beta launch of the Movano Ring?

The beta launch of the Movano Ring is expected in the second half of 2022.

How much cash did Movano have at the end of 2021?

As of December 31, 2021, Movano had $33.6 million in cash and short-term investments.

What clinical studies has Movano completed?

Movano completed successful clinical studies for blood pressure and glucose measurements.

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