Jan 15, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Opsens Reports Q1 2018 Results - Record Quarterly Revenues With Growth in all Geographic Regions

QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 15, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Opsens Inc. ("Opsens" or the "Company") (TSX: OPS) (OTCQX: OPSSF) today reported its results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2017.

Highlights

    --  Consolidated revenues reached $6,364,000 for Q1 2018 compared with
        $3,745,000 for the same period last year, an increase of $2,619,000 or
        70%;
    --  Fractional Flow Reserve ("FFR") revenues for the first quarter of fiscal
        2018 amounted to $3,359,000 compared with $2,743,000 for the same period
        last year, an increase of $616,000 or 22%;
    --  Other medical revenues in the quarter reached $1,352,000 compared with
        $496,000 for the same period last year, an increase of $856,000 or 173%;
    --  Conversion of the US$2,000,000 convertible debenture into common shares
        of the Company. As at November 30, 2017, Opsens had a cash position of
        $13.4 million ($12.6 million as at August 31, 2017).

Execution of the growth strategy

FFR revenues grew in all key markets in the first quarter of 2018. "We are convinced that the OptoWire's distinctive features, widely recognized by industry key opinion leaders in the field of interventional cardiology, will enable us to capitalize on the fast-growing FFR market," said Louis Laflamme, President and CEO of Opsens.

"We continue to focus on improving sales, production and innovation to capitalize on the FFR market," added Mr. Laflamme.

Financial results - quarter ended November 30, 2017

Opsens' product sales reached $5,336,000 for the three-month period ended November 30, 2017, compared with $3,654,000 for the corresponding period the previous year. This significant increase is mainly explained by an increase in FFR income, other medical income and in industrial income compared with the corresponding quarter in 2016. Also, the Company recognized a non-recurring licensing revenues of $1,028,000 for a total consolidated revenues of $6,364,000.

Gross margin increased to $3,336,000 for the quarter ended November 30, 2017 compared with $1,191,000 for the same period a year earlier. An amount of $937,000 of this increase was driven by the non-recurring licensing revenues.

The net loss amounted to $936,000 for the three-month period ended November 30, 2017, compared with a net loss of $2,541,000 for the corresponding period last year. The change in the fair value of the debenture converted into shares during the quarter resulted in a non-cash charge of $501,000 during the quarter ended November 30, 2017.



    (unaudited -in
     thousands of
     Canadian dollars,
     except for                 Three-month             Three-month
    information per
     share)
                               period ended            period ended

                             November 30, 2017       November 30, 2016
                             -----------------       -----------------

                           $                       $
                         ---                     ---

    Revenues

    Sales                                      5,336                    3,654

    Licensing                                  1,028                       91
                                               -----                      ---

                                               6,364                    3,745

    Cost of sales                              3,028                    2,554
                                               -----                    -----

    Gross Margin                               3,336                    1,191


    Expenses (income)

    Administrative
     expenses                                    729                      888

    Sales and marketing
     expenses                                  2,197                    1,770

    R&D expenses                                 871                      736

    Financial expenses
     (revenues)                                 (26)                     152

    Change in fair value
     of embedded
     derivative                                  501                      186
                                                 ---                      ---

                                               4,272                    3,732


    Net loss and
     comprehensive loss                        (936)                 (2,541)


    Net loss per share -
     Basic and diluted                        (0.01)                  (0.03)

About Opsens Inc. (www.opsens.com or www.opsensmedical.com)

Opsens focuses mainly on the measure of FFR in interventional cardiology. Opsens offers an advanced optical-based pressure guidewire (OptoWire) that aims at improving the clinical outcome of patients with coronary artery disease. Opsens is also involved in industrial activities in developing, manufacturing and installing innovative fibre optic sensing solutions for critical applications.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance and achievements of Opsens to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the said forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE OPSENS INC.