NeuroMetrix Reports Q4 and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
NeuroMetrix (NURO) reported Q4 2021 revenue of $1.8 million, a slight increase from Q4 2020, with full-year revenue rising 11.9% to $8.3 million. Sales of DPNCheck® to Medicare Advantage drove this growth, achieving 26.0% annual growth. However, Q4 gross margin declined to 68.3% from 73.7% due to increased costs for electronic components. Operating expenses increased to $2.2 million, leading to a net loss of $1.0 million for the quarter. In January 2022, the Quell® technology received FDA Breakthrough Designation for treating chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
- Q4 2021 revenue of $1.8 million, a slight increase from Q4 2020.
- Full year revenue of $8.3 million, up 11.9% year-over-year.
- DPNCheck® sales into Medicare Advantage were the primary growth driver, achieving 26.0% annual growth.
- Full year gross margin improved to $5.9 million, 71.7%, from $5.2 million, 71.2% in 2020.
- FDA Breakthrough Designation received for Quell® technology in January 2022.
- Q4 gross margin decreased to 68.3% from 73.7% in the prior year, primarily due to increased costs for electronic parts.
- Operating expenses increased to $2.2 million from $1.7 million in Q4 2020, largely due to R&D and marketing expenses.
- Net loss for Q4 2021 was $1.0 million, a significant increase from a net loss of $326 thousand in Q4 2020.
WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuroMetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NURO) today reported financial and business highlights for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021. The Company's mission is to reduce the impact of neurological disorders and pain syndromes on individuals and on population health through innovative non-invasive medical devices.
Highlights:
- Q4 revenue of
$1.8 million was up slightly from Q4 2020. Full year revenue of$8.3 million increased by11.9% from the prior year. DPNCheck® sales into Medicare Advantage was the primary contributor to revenue. On a full year basis, it posted revenue growth of26.0% - Q4 gross margin on revenue was
$1.2 million compared to$1.3 million in Q4 2020. The gross margin rate of68.3% was down from73.7% in the prior year quarter. Incremental spending to secure critical electronic parts with limited supply adversely affected the Q4 gross margin rate by six percentage points. For the full year 2021, gross margin of$5.9 million or71.7% improved from$5.2 million or71.2% in 2020. - Operating expenses were
$2.2 million versus$1.7 million in Q4 2020. The increase was primarily in R&D spending to support the Company's evolving portfolio of disease-specific prescription indications for its Quell technology, and outside marketing services also related to this program. - In January the Company’s Quell® technology received Breakthrough Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of chronic chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).
- Also in January, the Company's value-based health care commercial team expanded with the addition of Brandi Damkier as Vice President, Clinical Partnerships. This group is responsible for building the Company's DPNCheck business within Medicare Advantage.
"We accomplished a great deal in 2021 and are now positioned to focus on our growth strategy," said Shai N. Gozani, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of NeuroMetrix. “Our three key initiatives for the current year are to grow the DPNCheck Medicare Advantage business, launch the Quell fibromyalgia indication and to advance additional Quell prescription indications such as for CIPN.”
Financials:
Q4 2021 revenue of
For the full year ended December 31, 2021, total revenues of
Company to Host Live Conference Call and Webcast
NeuroMetrix will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern today, January 27, 2022. The call may be accessed in the United States at 844-787-0799, international at 661-378-9630 using confirmation code 4266103. A replay will be available starting two hours after the call at 855-859-2056 United States and 404-537-3406 international using confirmation code 4266103. It will remain available for one week. The call will also be webcast and accessible at www.NeuroMetrix.com under "Investor Relations".
About NeuroMetrix
NeuroMetrix is an innovation-driven company focused on the development and global commercialization of non-invasive medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of pain and neurological disorders. The Company has three commercial products. DPNCheck® is a diagnostic device that provides rapid, point-of-care detection of peripheral neuropathies. ADVANCE® is a diagnostic device that provides automated, in-office nerve conduction studies for the evaluation of focal neuropathies. Quell® is a wearable neurostimulation device indicated for symptomatic relief of lower extremity chronic pain that is available over-the-counter. For more information, visit www.NeuroMetrix.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements contained in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the company’s or management’s expectations regarding the business, as well as events that could have a meaningful impact on the company’s revenues and cash resources. While the company believes the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are accurate, there are a number of factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of the Company’s business, estimates of future performance, and the ability to successfully develop, receive regulatory clearance, commercialize and achieve market acceptance for any products. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that the company has anticipated. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including those risks, uncertainties and factors referred to in the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other documents that may be filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise made public. The company is providing the information in this press release only as of the date hereof, and expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update the information included in this press release or revise any forward-looking statements.
Source: NeuroMetrix, Inc.
Thomas T. Higgins
SVP and Chief Financial Officer
781-314-2761
neurometrix.ir@neurometrix.com
NeuroMetrix, Inc.
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Quarters Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,820,163 | $ | 1,809,732 | $ | 8,253,493 | $ | 7,377,975 | |||||||
Cost of revenues | 577,490 | 475,527 | 2,331,833 | 2,128,417 | |||||||||||
Gross profit | 1,242,673 | 1,334,205 | 5,921,660 | 5,249,558 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Research and development | 997,057 | 544,747 | 2,596,415 | 2,391,316 | |||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 514,163 | 292,417 | 1,619,711 | 1,436,806 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 735,931 | 823,194 | 3,990,141 | 3,516,340 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,247,151 | 1,660,358 | 8,206,267 | 7,344,462 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,004,478 | ) | (326,153 | ) | (2,284,607 | ) | (2,094,904 | ) | |||||||
Other income | 1,477 | 386 | 3,105 | 2,709 | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (1,003,001 | ) | $ | (325,767 | ) | $ | (2,281,457 | ) | $ | (2,092,195 | ) |
NeuroMetrix, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 22,572,104 | $ | 5,226,213 | ||||
Other current assets | 1,615,755 | 1,863,653 | ||||||
Noncurrent assets | 700,333 | 904,709 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 24,888,192 | $ | 7,994,575 | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 1,365,697 | $ | 2,285,390 | ||||
Lease Obligation, net of current portion | 306,709 | 461,410 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity | 23,215,786 | 5,247,775 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 24,888,192 | $ | 7,994,575 |
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