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for Console Sales Grew 398%
DANVERS, Mass. (August 8, 2006)-Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) today announced financial results for its first fiscal 2007 quarter ended June 30, 2006. Revenue for the quarter was $13 million, up 55% compared to revenue of $8.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.
Recent operating highlights and financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2007 as compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2006 included:
Revenue from console sales (AB5000 and Impella) grew 398% and rentals of AB5000 consoles continued to expand with double digit new agreements.
- A record number of patients placed on AB5000 Circulatory Support worldwide.
- 16 of the top 20 U.S. News and World Report Heart Centers have now purchased Abiomed's AB5000.
- Revenue from disposables increased 35%.
- Gross margins for the first fiscal quarter of 2007 were 73%.
- Sales and clinical headcount increased to 49, up approximately 58% over last year, with 4 global new hires added during the quarter.
- The Company's Impella 2.5 and 5.0 minimally invasive cardiovascular support systems received conditional approval for pilot trials in the United States.
- The first fiscal quarter of 2007 reported net loss was $6.1 million, or $.23 per share, including stock option expense of $1.6 million and an in-process research and development (IPR&D) charge of $0.8 million. The aggregate effect during the first quarter of fiscal 2007 of stock option expense and the IPR&D charge was expenses of $2.4 million, or $.09 per share.
"We made excellent progress on our strategic goals as we increased global distribution and continued to generate momentum to establish recovery as the standard of care for acute heart failure," said Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, CEO and President of Abiomed.
The Company is updating its revenue guidance for fiscal 2007 to $52 million, or approximately 20% growth, up from its previous guidance of a range between $49 million to $52 million.
Financial information for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 is attached to this press release.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION
Abiomed will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter results on August 8, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Daniel J. Sutherby, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call.
To listen to the call live, please tune into the webcast via www.abiomed.com or dial 800-289-0494; the international number is 913-981-5520. A replay of this conference call will be available beginning at 8:15 p.m ET on August 8, 2006, through 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, August 13, 2006. The replay phone number is 888-203-1112; the international number is 719-457-0820. The replay access code is 7544547.
ABOUT ABIOMED
Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical products designed to assist or replace the pumping function of the failing heart. Abiomed currently manufactures and sells the AB5000™ Circulatory Support System and the BVS® 5000 Biventricular Support System for the temporary support of all patients with failing but potentially recoverable hearts. In Europe, Abiomed offers the IMPELLA® RECOVER® minimally invasive cardiovascular support systems under CE Mark approval. The IMPELLA® 5.0 and 2.5 are investigational devices limited by Federal Law solely to investigational use in the United States. Other IMPELLA devices are not yet available for sale in the United States. The Company's AbioCor® Implantable Replacement Heart was the subject of an initial clinical trial under an Investigational Device Exemption from the United States Food and Drug Administration. The AbioCor has not been approved for commercial distribution, and is not available for use or sale outside of the initial clinical trial. For additional information please visit: www.abiomed.com.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding development of Abiomed's existing and new products, the Company's progress toward commercial growth, and future opportunities. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements based upon a number of factors, including uncertainties associated with development, testing and related regulatory approvals, anticipated future losses, complex manufacturing, high quality requirements, dependence on limited sources of supply, competition, technological change, government regulation, future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing and other risks and challenges detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report filed on Form
10-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this Release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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