Angeion Corporation Reports
Continued Strong Results in Second Quarter of 2007
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (June 5, 2007) — Angeion
Corporation (NASDAQ:
ANGN) today reported results for its second quarter ended April 30,
2007.
“We saw a continuation of positive performance at Angeion in
the second
quarter,” Rodney A. Young, President and Chief Executive Officer
commented. “Once again we achieved strong year-over-year revenue
growth in each of our
three principal markets—hospitals and physician offices, clinical
research, and
health and fitness.”
Growth and Progress in the Second Quarter
Notable accomplishments for the quarter included:
- 38% growth in revenue over the second quarter of 2006
- Double-digit year-over-year revenue growth for the twelfth consecutive
quarter
- Seventh consecutive quarter of profitability
- Gross margin of 50.5% versus 48.9% in second quarter of 2006
- 120% increase in net income over the second quarter of 2006.
Angeion reported net income of $453,000, or $0.11 per diluted share,
on revenue
of $10.0 million in the second quarter of 2007. This compares to
net income of
$206,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, on revenue of $7.2 million
in the second
quarter of 2006. Net income in the second quarter of 2006 included
a gain from
discontinued operations of $175,000 or $0.04 per diluted share.
For the six months ended April 30, 2007, Angeion reported net income
of
$942,000, or $0.22 per diluted share, on revenue of $20.6 million.
This
compares to net income of $288,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, on
revenue of
$14.1 million for the same period of 2006. Net income for the six months
ended
April 30, 2006, included a gain from discontinued operations of $171,000
or
$0.05 per diluted share.
"Sales of our MedGraphics products to hospitals, clinics and
physicians offices
as well as to clinical research customers continued to be strong, particularly
in
the international markets,” Young said. “It is notable
that MedGraphics
cardiorespiratory diagnostic product revenues in the quarter grew by
20.5% over
the second quarter of last year, even without the contribution of clinical
research
sales. Additionally, unit sales of Client Assessment Packs, an indicator
of new
consumer participation in the New Leaf Active Metabolic Training™ programs,
increased 56% in the second quarter compared to the same period of
2006. For
New Leaf, year-to-date unit sales have grown 54% over the first six
months of
our last fiscal year. Demand for our products in all our markets contributed
to our
twelfth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth and seventh
consecutive quarter of profitability.”
The Company also noted two important events in the quarter—the
opening of a
Medical Graphics European representative office in Milan, Italy, and
an
agreement with Garmin International enabling integration of Angeion’s
New Leaf
Active Metabolic training with Garmin’s Forerunner® 305 GPS
fitness device that
utilizes the internet for the delivery of online programs and services
to health and
fitness professionals, health club partners and consumers.
Looking Ahead
"The first half of 2007 has been the best ever in our Company.
As we look
forward, there are several market drivers that give us great confidence
that the
demand for our “breath by breath” cardiopulmonary technology
will continue to
grow. These market drivers include:
- an increasing number of cardiopulmonary diagnostic procedures
in hospitals moving to physician offices,
- technology advancements such
as internet applications,
- the role of cardiopulmonary non-invasive
diagnostics expanding as
pre-surgical evaluations to reduce morbidity and mortally,
- the growing
number of pharmaceutical and medical device research
and development clinical studies specific to the lungs or heart which
require safety and efficacy validation,
- increasing application for our cardiopulmonary technology as a
predictor of heart failure outcomes and a diagnostic tool for disease
prevention and treatment,
- demographic trends for obesity, aging population and cardiopulmonary
disease driving increased procedure reimbursement for use of our
products.”
“We expect strong year-end contributions from all areas of
our business, with
solid revenue from our MedGraphics hospital and physician office
customers, our
clinical research customers, and our New Leaf customers. Revenue
from our
largest clinical research customer will continue in fiscal 2007,
but at a reduced
level due to the wind down of the systems installation phase of its
current clinical
studies. This will affect our overall third and fourth quarter 2007
revenues and
our profitability as compared with the same periods in 2006. We expect
to
remain profitable in the second half of the year, however, and to
report double-digit
revenue growth for the year as whole. We further expect to report
increased
year-over-year revenues in the second half of 2007 from both our
MedGraphics
hospital and physician office customers and our New Leaf customers.
In
addition, we continue to pursue a number of additional opportunities
with our
clinical research study customers to expand our future growth outside
of sales to
our traditional MedGraphics hospital and physician office customers
and our New
Leaf customers,” Young commented.
“For the remainder of 2007, we are continuing our focus on
the following
initiatives:
- expand our international distribution and partnerships,
- drive sales into the growing physician office and clinic markets,
- maintain our industry-leading customer service and technical support,
- continue to gain new clinical research clients,
- grow our number of New Leaf health and fitness delivery sites,
- drive more metabolic assessments, as well as
- introduce new products and services to expand the breadth and
depth
of Angeion’s portfolio,” Young concluded.
About Angeion Corporation
Founded in 1986, Angeion Corporation acquired Medical Graphics Corporation
in
December 1999. Medical Graphics develops, manufactures and markets
noninvasive
cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems that are sold under the
MedGraphics (www.medgraphics.com) and New Leaf (www.newleaffitness.com)
brand and trade names. These cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems have
a
wide range of applications in healthcare as well as health and fitness.
The
Company’s products are sold internationally through distributors
and in the
United States through a direct sales force that targets heart and lung
specialists
located in hospitals, university-based medical centers, medical clinics
and
physicians’ offices, pharmaceutical companies, medical device
manufacturers,
clinical research organizations, health and fitness clubs, personal
training
studios, and other exercise facilities. For more information about
Angeion, visit
www.angeion.com.
The discussion above contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements
by their
nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Our results may
differ
materially depending on a variety of factors, including: (i) our ability
to
successfully operate our business, including our ability to develop,
improve, and
update our cardiorespiratory diagnostic products, (ii) our ability
to achieve
constant margins for products and consistent and predictable operating
expenses in light of fluctuating revenues from our clinical research
customers,
(iii) our ability to effectively manufacture and ship our products
in required
quantities to meet customer demands, (iv) our ability to successfully
defend the
Company from product liability claims related to our cardiorespiratory
diagnostic
products and claims associated with our prior cardiac stimulation products,
(v)
our ability to protect our intellectual property, (vi) our ability
to develop and
maintain an effective system of internal controls and procedures and
disclosure
controls and procedures, and (vii) our dependence on third-party vendors.
Additional information with respect to the risks and uncertainties
faced by the
Company may be found in, and any prior discussion is qualified in its
entirety by,
the other risk factors that are described from time to time in Angeion's
Securities
and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to the Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended October 31, 2006, and subsequently
filed reports.
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