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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

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Simulations Plus, Inc.

42505 10th Street West

Lancaster, CA 93534-7059

 

CONTACT:  
Simulations Plus Investor Relations Hayden IR
Ms. Renee Bouche Mr. Cameron Donahue
661-723-7723 651-653-1854
renee@simulations-plus.com cameron@haydenir.com

 

For Immediate Release:

March 10, 2016

 

Simulations Plus Reports Record Preliminary Revenues for Second Quarter FY2016

 

LANCASTER, CA, March 10, 2016 Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of consulting services and software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today released preliminary revenues for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2016, the period ended February 29, 2016 (2QFY16).

 

Mr. John Kneisel, chief financial officer of Simulations Plus, Inc., stated: “In accordance with our policy to release timely financial information to our shareholders, we are releasing preliminary revenues for 2QFY16. Earnings will not be released until just prior to the filing of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We expect to file our 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or before the April 13, 2016 deadline.”

 

Preliminary results for the quarter:

·Preliminary revenues for the three months ended February 29, 2016, were $5.04 million, compared to $4.57 million for the same period in 2015. This represents an increase of 10.2%, or $462,000.
·Preliminary revenues for the six months ended February 29, 2016, were $9.88 million, compared to $8.66 million for the same period in 2015. This represents an increase of 14.1%, or $1.22 million.
·Approximately 70% of 2QFY16 revenues were from software and software-related training services.
oSoftware and software-related services were up approximately 14.5% for 2QFY16 compared to 2QFY15.
·Approximately 30% of 2QFY16 revenues were from consulting services and analytical studies including collaborations.
oLancaster analytical study and collaboration revenues were approximately $145,000 for 2QFY16, a decrease of $113,000 when compared to 2QFY15.
oBuffalo revenues increased by 10.34%, or $129,000, to $1.37 million from $1.24 million for 2QFY16 compared to 2QFY15.
·During 2QFY16, the company added 20 new software customers, for a total of 39 for the six months ended February 29, 2016.
·Cash as of February 29, 2016, was $7.1 million after the Company made a dividend distribution of approximately $851,000 on February 5, 2016.

 

John DiBella, vice president for marketing and sales of Simulations Plus, said: “This was a productive quarter for us, as we experienced solid sales growth in both software and consulting services. It is important to note that revenue from software renewals was a bit below our historical average due to unexpected employee turnover at several companies. We believe these were isolated events and expect some of this revenue to be recovered in future quarters. Fortunately, we were able to offset this with strong new software license revenue and an increase in consulting work, demonstrating our increasingly diversified business model. With new product releases expected to be available soon, coupled with an aggressive training workshop and conference schedule over the next few months, we hope to educate more scientists and expect our longstanding positive momentum in revenue growth to continue.”

 

 

   
 

About Simulations Plus, Inc.

 

Simulations Plus, Inc. is a premier developer of drug discovery and development software as well as a leading provider of both preclinical and clinical pharmacometric consulting services for regulatory submissions. The company is a global leader focused on improving the ways scientists use knowledge and data to predict the properties and outcomes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology agents. Our software is licensed to and used in the conduct of drug research by major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and regulatory agencies worldwide. Our innovations in integrating new and existing science in medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, pharmaceutical science, biology, and physiology into our software have made us the leading software provider for physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation. For more information, visit our website at www.simulations-plus.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 – With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words like “believe,” “expect” and “anticipate” mean that these are our best estimates as of this writing, but that there can be no assurances that expected or anticipated results or events will actually take place, so our actual future results could differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: our ability to maintain our competitive advantages, acceptance of new software and improved versions of our existing software by our customers, the general economics of the pharmaceutical industry, our ability to finance growth, our ability to continue to attract and retain highly qualified technical staff, our ability to identify and close acquisitions on terms favorable to the Company, and a sustainable market. Further information on our risk factors is contained in our quarterly and annual reports as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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