Physiometrix Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2003 Financial
Results NO. BILLERICA, Mass., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Physiometrix, Inc. (Nasdaq-SCM: PHYX) announced today financial
results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31,
2003. For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2003, revenues were
$689,441, compared with revenues of $739,541 for the same period in
2002. All revenues in the fourth quarter of 2003 related to units
shipped and accepted in that period; in the fourth quarter of 2002,
revenue of $600,400 was recognized related to the final acceptance
of units that were deferred in previous periods. Sequentially,
revenue increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2003 compared to the
third quarter of 2003. For 2003, revenues were $1,737,804, compared
with revenues of $1,017,164 for 2002, representing an increase of
71%. The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2003 was $(4,442,102),
or $(0.44) per share, including a non-cash expense of $2,929,131
related tothe derivative accounting treatment of unregistered
warrants issued in our common stock financing completed in December
2003, which raised gross proceeds of approximately $8.2 million. In
accordance with EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial
Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own
Stock, the warrants are included as a liability and valued at fair
market value until the Company meets the criteria under EITF 00-19
for permanent equity. The Company expects that the registration of
the shares underlying the warrants will classify the value of such
shares as permanent equity under EITF 00-19. The registration
statement covering these shares was filed on Form S-3 with the SEC
on December 11, 2003 and was declared effective on February 5,
2004. Therefore, the Company expects the liability associated with
the value of these warrants to be reclassified as equity commencing
on the effective date of the registration statement, February 5,
2004. The fourth quarter lossin 2003 compares with a net loss of
$(934,464), or $(0.11) per share, for the same period in 2002. For
the twelve months of 2003, the net loss was $(8,050,253), or
$(0.91) per share, compared with a net loss of $(5,523,623), or
$(0.66) per share, in the same period of 2002. "The fourth quarter
results were in line with our expectations. We achieved anticipated
revenue growth from Q3 to Q4 and are gratified to have received our
510(K) clearance for the PSA 5000 monitor from the Food and Drug
Administration this week," said John A. Williams, president and
chief executive officer of Physiometrix. "The performance of our
PSA 4000 with frontal array has been outstanding and we have
completed the transition to our new sales force at Baxter. With our
recently completed financing behind us, we are confident that we
will gain momentum in 2004. We believe that consumer demand in the
operating room is increasing. Our monitor is being sold and
accepted as a useful clinical tool in the critical care
setting(ICU) and we are truly excited about the opportunities in
outpatient sedation and office based anesthesia," Williams added.
Physiometrix will hold a telephone conference call to discuss
fourth- quarter 2003 financial results, as well as management's
comments related to the Company's business, at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern)
today, Feb. 12, 2004. The call can be accessed at 800-465-7133
(conf. ID # 5441473). A replay of today's conference call will be
available after conclusion of today's conference call until 11:59
P.M. (Eastern) on Thursday, February 19, 2004. Replay callers in
the U.S. must dial 800-642-1687 (conf. ID # 5441473). Physiometrix
Inc. designs, manufactures and markets noninvasive medical products
-- based on novel gel materials, sophisticated signal-processing
electronics technologies, and proprietary software -- for use in
anesthesia- monitoring during surgical procedures. For more
information, please visit the Company's Web site at
http://www.physiometrix.com/. Statements in this press release
regarding Physiometrix's growth and future business results of the
Company are "forward-looking" statements as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based
upon management's current expectations and are subject to a number
of factors and uncertainties. Information contained in these
forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain, and actual
performance and results may differ materially due to many important
factors. Such factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from any forward-looking statements made by the Company
include, among others, revenue estimates, dependence on existing
and future products, the existence of alternative technologies and
the potential emergence of new methods for consciousness
monitoring, uncertainty of market acceptance, intense competition,
partnership agreements, and government regulations, especially
regulatory approvals. These and other relevant risks are described
in the Company's Form 10-K dated March 28, 2003 and Form 10Q dated
November 14, 2003, filed with the SEC. The Company disclaims any
obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the
date of this press release. - Financial Tables to Follow - CONTACT:
Daniel W. Muehl, CFO Physiometrix Inc. 978-670-2422 Physiometrix,
Inc. Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) Three Months
Ended Twelve Months Ended December 30 December 30 2003 2002 2003
2002 Revenues $689,441 $739,541 $1,737,804 $1,017,164 Costs and
expenses: Cost of goods sold 767,769 369,334 2,096,347 1,151,344
Research and development 377,909 308,448 1,567,155 2,229,736
Selling, general, and administrative 1,062,660 1,012,417 3,218,964
3,276,932 Change in fair value of warrant derivatives 2,929,131 -
2,929,131 - 5,137,469 1,690,199 9,811,597 6,658,012 Operating loss
(4,448,028) (950,658) (8,073,793) (5,640,848) Interest income, net
5,926 16,194 23,540 117,225 Net loss $(4,442,102) $(934,464) $
(8,050,253) $(5,523,623) Net loss per share $(0.44) $(0.11) $
(0.91) $(0.66) Shares used in computing net loss per share
10,075,490 8,422,994 8,836,118 8,422,560 Physiometrix, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited) December 31 December 31 2003
2002 ASSETS Current assets: Cash, cash equivalents and short term
investments $7,626,049 $ 3,933,917 Other current assets 966,484
1,506,643 Total current assets 8,592,533 5,440,560 Property, plant
and equipment, net 179,668 367,451 Other long term assets - - Total
assets $ 8,772,201 $ 5,808,011 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DEFICIT) Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued
expenses $ 971,281 $459,726 Warrant derivative contract 11,342,730
- Total current liabilities 12,314,011 459,726 Total stockholders'
equity (deficit) (3,541,810) 5,348,285 Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity (deficit) $8,772,201 $ 5,808,011 DATASOURCE:
Physiometrix, Inc. CONTACT: Daniel W.Muehl, CFO of Physiometrix
Inc., +1-978-670-2422 Web site: http://physiometrix.com/
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