Sight Sciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT) reported strong financial results for 2021, achieving $49.0 million in total revenue, a 77% increase from the previous year. Fourth-quarter revenue was $14.7 million, up 63%. Gross margins expanded to 87% compared to 74% in Q4 2020. The company received FDA clearance for the TearCare® System and published significant clinical data supporting the OMNI® Surgical System. Operating expenses surged to $91.8 million in 2021, resulting in a net loss of $63.0 million. Guidance for 2022 projects revenue between $67 million and $75 million.
- 2021 total revenue of $49.0 million, a 77% increase year-over-year.
- Fourth quarter revenue of $14.7 million, reflecting a 63% annual growth.
- Gross margin improved to 87% in Q4 2021 from 74% year-over-year.
- FDA 510(k) clearance obtained for the TearCare® System.
- Projected revenue growth of approximately 45% for 2022.
- Net loss of $63.0 million in 2021, up from $34.7 million in 2020.
- Operating expenses rose to $91.8 million in 2021, an 81% year-over-year increase.
- Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 183% in 2020 to 188% in 2021.
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an eyecare technology company focused on creating innovative solutions intended to transform standards of care and improve patients’ lives, today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.
Recent Business Highlights
- Generated 2021 total revenue of
$49.0 million , an increase of77% compared to the prior year - Generated fourth quarter 2021 total revenue of
$14.7 million , an increase of63% compared to the prior year period - Expanded total gross margin to
87% in the fourth quarter 2021 versus74% in the prior year period - Received FDA 510(k) Clearance of the TearCare® System for treatment of Meibomian Gland Disease (MGD), the leading cause of Dry Eye Disease
- Clinical data from the prospective, multicenter GEMINI clinical trial was published in Clinical Ophthalmology demonstrating that at 12 months post treatment, microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) using the OMNI® Surgical System suppressed daily fluctuations in intraocular pressure – a meaningful and independent risk factor for the progression of glaucoma. Two additional publications based on data from GEMINI were recently accepted for publication in Clinical Ophthalmology
- Launched the “Don’t Wait for Too Late” educational campaign aimed to raise glaucoma community awareness of Standalone MIGS as an earlier intervention alternative to treat primary open-angle glaucoma
- Appointed health policy and legislation expert Brenda Becker to the Board of Directors
“Our fourth quarter results capped a tremendous year for Sight Sciences. We achieved strong commercial results, FDA clearances expanding indications for both OMNI and TearCare, significant progress across our ten ongoing and planned clinical trial programs, and substantial R&D advancements on existing and new products that have the potential to further improve the lives of patients with glaucoma and dry eye,” said Paul Badawi, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sight Sciences. “In addition, we completed the largest medical technology IPO of 2021 by gross proceeds, raising
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Conference Call
Sight Sciences’ management team will host a conference call today, March 24, 2022, beginning at 4:30 pm ET. Investors interested in listening to the call may do so by dialing 1-844-287-7410 for domestic callers or 1-914-800-3942 for international callers, five to ten minutes prior to the start time, using the passcode: 8783804. A live and recorded webcast of the call will be available on the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at https://investors.sightsciences.com/.
About Sight Sciences
Sight Sciences is an eyecare technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions intended to transform care and improve patients’ lives. Using minimally invasive or non-invasive approaches to target the underlying causes of the world’s most prevalent eye diseases, Sight Sciences seeks to create more effective treatment paradigms that enhance patient care and supplant conventional outdated approaches. The Company’s OMNI Surgical System is a minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device indicated to reduce intraocular pressure in adult patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness. The Company’s TearCare® System is 510(k) cleared for the application of localized heat therapy in adult patients with evaporative dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), enabling office-based clearance of gland obstructions by physicians to address the leading cause of dry eye disease.
For more information, visit www.sightsciences.com.
OMNI® and TearCare® are registered trademarks of Sight Sciences.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain 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. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Any statements made in this press release or during the earnings call that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies. These statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggests,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “forecast” and other similar expressions. We base these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, plans and assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances at such time. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that many factors could affect our business, results of operations and financial condition and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. The forward-looking statements are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the following: estimates of our total addressable market, future revenue, expenses, capital requirements, and our needs for additional financing; our ability to enter into and compete in new markets; execution of our market strategies; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our customers’ and suppliers’ businesses and the general economy; our ability to compete effectively with existing competitors and new market entrants; our ability to scale our infrastructure; our ability to manage and grow our business by expanding our sales to existing customers or introducing our products to new customers; our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property protection for our products or avoid claims of infringement; potential effects of extensive government regulation; our abilities to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals and clearances for our products that support our revenue projections, business strategies and growth; our ability to successfully execute our clinical trial roadmap; our ability to obtain and maintain sufficient reimbursement for our products; our abilities to protect and scale our intellectual property portfolio; our ability to hire and retain key personnel; our ability to obtain financing in future offerings; the volatility of the trading price of our common stock; our expectation regarding the time during which we will be an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”); our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls; and the other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as may be updated from time to time in subsequent filings. These cautionary statements should not be construed by you to be exhaustive and are made only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Media contact:
Shay Smith
Health+Commerce
707.971.9779
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Investor contact:
Philip Taylor
Gilmartin Group
415.937.5406
Investor.Relations@Sightsciences.com
SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 260,687 | $ | 61,511 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 8,709 | 5,363 | ||||||
| Inventory, net | 3,475 | 2,598 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,164 | 1,161 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 277,035 | 70,633 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,454 | 1,269 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,495 | 518 | ||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 202 | 386 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 280,186 | $ | 72,806 | ||||
| Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,351 | $ | 2,158 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | 5,987 | 4,070 | ||||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 4,166 | 3,086 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,504 | 9,314 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 32,656 | 31,955 | ||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 1,919 | 3,055 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 48,079 | 44,324 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock: | ||||||||
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock, | — | 117,331 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | ||||||||
| Preferred stock par value of | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock par value of | 48 | 9 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 385,060 | 1,183 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (153,001 | ) | (90,041 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 232,107 | (88,849 | ) | |||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | 280,186 | $ | 72,806 | ||||
SIGHT SCIENCES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 14,685 | $ | 8,991 | $ | 48,956 | $ | 27,640 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 1,942 | 2,376 | 8,610 | 9,209 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 12,743 | 6,615 | 40,346 | 18,431 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 4,369 | 2,873 | 15,634 | 8,874 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 23,090 | 12,175 | 76,190 | 41,745 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 27,459 | 15,048 | 91,824 | 50,619 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (14,716 | ) | (8,433 | ) | (51,478 | ) | (32,188 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | — | — | — | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,078 | ) | (764 | ) | (4,366 | ) | (2,403 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (44 | ) | 108 | (6,928 | ) | (71 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (15,838 | ) | (9,089 | ) | (62,772 | ) | (34,632 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 98 | 16 | 188 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (15,936 | ) | $ | (9,105 | ) | $ | (62,960 | ) | $ | (34,693 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (0.97 | ) | $ | (2.36 | ) | $ | (3.71 | ) | ||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 47,392,932 | 9,411,278 | 26,734,097 | 9,356,218 | ||||||||||||
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