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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

May 19, 2021

 

Encision Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Boulder, Colorado, May 19, 2021 -- Encision Inc. (PK:ECIA), a medical device company owning patented Active Electrode Monitoring (AEM®) Technology that prevents dangerous stray electrosurgical burns in minimally invasive surgery, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter that ended March 31, 2021.

The Company posted quarterly net revenue of $2.15 million for a quarterly net income of $116 thousand, or $0.01 per diluted share. These results compare to net revenue of $1.78 million for a quarterly net loss of $116 thousand, or $(0.01) per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin on net revenue was 54% in the fiscal 2021 fourth quarter and 53% in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.

The Company posted twelve months net revenue of $7.54 million for a twelve months net income of $585 thousand, or $0.05 per diluted share. Net income included $599 thousand of extinguishment of debt income. These results compare to net revenue of $7.67 million for a twelve months net loss of $198 thousand, or $(0.02) per diluted share, in the year-ago twelve months. Gross margin on net revenue was 52% in the fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 twelve months.

“Product revenue for our fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 had almost rebounded from pre-COVID surgical procedures levels and increased 8% from our fourth quarter of last year. Total revenue, which included service revenue, increased 21% from our fourth quarter of last year,” said Gregory Trudel, President and CEO of Encision Inc. “We continue to be positive as we assess how surgery rebounds from the pandemic. We continue to flex our channel strategy and tactics as we encounter varying degrees of access to our customers.”

 

“Service revenue for our fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 resulted from services performed under a Master Services Agreement with Auris Health, Inc. (“Auris Health”), a part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. Under the agreement, we are collaborating on the integration of AEM Technology into monopolar instrumentation produced by Auris Health for advanced surgical applications. This work is ongoing and is reported separately, as service revenue, in our Statement of Operations.”

 

“During the fiscal year, we began selling our AEM 2X enTouch® Scissors (“2X Scissors”). 2X Scissors bring new levels of performance and value to the surgical scissor market by combining the best in class performance of our enTouch Disposable Scissors with the economy of a multi-use device. 2X Scissors are a game-changing product that will have a significant impact on the disposable laparoscopic scissor market. Our enTouch Disposable Scissors have long been the surgeon preferred product because of their sharpness and micro-serrations. Our new 2X Scissors provide all those benefits at half the cost per use and reduce hospital waste and the impact on the environment as well. The new thermochromic technology integrated into 2X Scissors lets a hospital know when to replace the scissors with new ones and makes tracking their use simple and easy. Superior performance, superior value, easy to use, and easy on the environment – that’s what customers want in a disposable scissor. 2X Scissors work perfectly with hot AEM dissection and are also priced to be used for cold dissection. 2X Scissors will open new use segments for us and create an opportunity for customers to standardize on our entire portfolio of Active Electrode Monitoring (AEM®) products.”

 

“In February, we entered into an unsecured promissory note under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) for a principal amount of $533,118. Under the terms of the CARES Act, a PPP loan recipient may apply for, and be granted, forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined based upon the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs, rent and utility costs, and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels. We expect that we will achieve the requirements for forgiveness of that note.”

 

Encision Inc. designs and markets a portfolio of high-performance surgical instrumentation that delivers advances in patient safety with AEM technology, surgical performance, and value to hospitals across a broad range of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company pioneered the development and deployment of Active Electrode Monitoring, AEM technology, to eliminate dangerous stray energy burns during minimally invasive procedures. For additional information about all our products, please visit www.encision.com.

 

 
 
 

 

 

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that statements in this press release and elsewhere that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially include, among others, its ability to develop new or enhanced products and have such products accepted in the market, its ability to increase net sales through the Company’s distribution channels, its ability to compete successfully against other manufacturers of surgical instruments, insufficient quantity of new account conversions, insufficient cash to fund operations, delay in developing new products and receiving FDA approval for such new products and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review the risk factors and other disclosures appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31 2020 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

CONTACT: Mala Ray, Encision Inc., 303-444-2600, mray@encision.com

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Encision Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share information)

 

   Three Months Ended  Years Ended
   March 31, 2021  March 31, 2020  March 31, 2021  March 31, 2020
Product revenue  $1,918   $1,778   $7,011   $7,670 
Service revenue   231    —      527    —   
Total revenue   2,149    1,778    7,538    7,670 
                     
Product cost of revenue   874    840    3,375    3,666 
Service cost of revenue   108    —      258    —   
Total cost of revenue   982    840    3,633    3,666 
                     
Gross profit   1,167    938    3,905    4,004 
Operating expenses:                    
Sales and marketing   507    482    2,020    2,094 
General and administrative   380    373    1,377    1,318 
Research and development   126    181    569    748 
Total operating expenses   1,013    1,036    3,966    4,160 
Operating income (loss)   154    (98)   (61)   (156)
Interest expense, extinguishment of debt     income and other income, net   (38)   (18)   646    (42)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes   116    (116)   585    (198)
Provision for income taxes   —      —      —      —   
Net income (loss)  $116   $(116)  $585   $(198)
Net income (loss) per share—basic and diluted  $0.01   $(0.01)  $0.05   $(0.02)
Weighted average number of basic shares   11,583    11,583    11,583    11,573 
Weighted average number of diluted shares   11,832    11,583    11,768    11,573 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

Encision Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

   March 31, 2021  March 31, 2020
ASSETS          
Cash  $1,474   $385 
Accounts receivable, net   1,024    881 
Inventories, net   1,446    1,626 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   154    73 
Total current assets   4,098    2,965 
Equipment, net   266    207 
Patents, net   213    228 
Right of use asset   1,061    1,317 
Other assets   21    20 
Total assets  $5,659   $4,737 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Accounts payable  $390   $445 
Line of credit   —      370 
Secured notes   20    —   
Accrued compensation   182    219 
Other accrued liabilities   282    96 
Accrued lease liability   303    278 
Total current liabilities   1,177    1,408 
Secured notes   220    —   
Accrued lease liability   927    1,145 
Unsecured promissory note   533    —   
Total liabilities   2,857    2,553 
Common stock and additional paid-in capital   24,265    24,232 
Accumulated (deficit)   (21,463)   (22,048)
Total shareholders’ equity   2,802    2,184 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $5,659   $4,737 


 

 

 
 

 

Encision Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

   Years Ended
   March 31, 2021  March 31, 2020
Operating activities:          
Net income (loss)  $585   $(198)
Extinguishment of debt income   (599)   —   
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash
(used in) operating activities:
          
Depreciation and amortization   89    138 
Share-based compensation expense   33    31 
(Recovery from) provision for doubtful accounts, net   (23)   32 
Provision for (recovery from) inventory obsolescence, net   31    (11)
Other income from release of accounts payable   (56)   —   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Right of use asset, net   63    31 
Accounts receivable   (120)   96 
Inventories   150    (142)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (83)   36 
Accounts payable   1    (134)
Accrued compensation and other accrued liabilities   149    (108)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   220    (229)
           
Investing activities:          
Acquisition of property and equipment   (30)   (48)
Patent costs   (15)   (6)
Net cash (used in) investing activities   (45)   (54)
           
Financing activities:          
Paydown of credit facility, net change   (371)   370 
Proceeds from secured  notes   153    —   
Proceeds from PPP loans   1,132    —   
Net cash generated by financing activities   914    370 
           
Net increase in cash   1,089    87 
Cash, beginning of period   385    298 
Cash, end of period  $1,474   $385