EX-99.1 3 v129508_ex99-1.htm Unassociated Document
 
Exhibit 99.1
   

October 23, 2008

Encision Reports Profitable Second Fiscal Quarter Results

Boulder, Colorado, October 23, 2008 -- Encision Inc. (Pink Sheets: ECIA), a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2008.

Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, ended September 30, 2008, totaled $3.35 million, representing an 8% increase over net sales of $3.09 million for the prior fiscal year’s second quarter. The Company recorded net income of $75 thousand or $.01 per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 compared to net income of $8 thousand or $.00 per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. Gross profit margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 was 61.3% as compared to 62.3% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008. The gross profit margin decrease was due to a 0.7% increase in scrap costs from the second quarter of fiscal year 2008 and increased sales of lower gross profit margin products. The decrease was partially offset by a higher gross profit margin from sales of the Company’s internally manufactured disposable scissor inserts and a 0.7% increase to gross profit margin that was attributed to a decrease in warranty claims.

Net sales for the first six months of fiscal year 2009, ended September 30, 2008, totaled $6.44 million, representing a 12% increase over net sales of $5.75 million for the prior fiscal year’s first six months. The Company recorded a net loss of $89 thousand or $.01 per share for the first six months of fiscal year 2009 compared to a net loss of $288 thousand or $.04 per share for the first six months of fiscal year 2008. Gross profit margin for the first six months of fiscal year 2009 was 61% as compared to 62% for the first six months of fiscal year 2008.

“We believe that the major investments we have made in acquiring manufacturing equipment, expanding our direct sales force and implementing redesigns to existing products to elevate them to best of class status have begun to benefit our shareholders during the second quarter that ended September 30, 2008,” said Jack Serino, President and CEO of Encision Inc. “During the last month, all disposable scissor inserts sales were from internally manufactured disposable scissor inserts that generated higher gross margins. We will see the full effect of higher gross profit margins beginning in the third quarter ending December 31, 2008, when all disposable scissor inserts sales made in the quarter will be sales from internally manufactured disposable scissor inserts. Also, during the quarter, we reduced our cost structure as it relates to engineering projects and we will see the full effect of these savings beginning in the third quarter ending December 31, 2008.”

Encision Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative surgical devices that allow surgeons to optimize technique and patient safety during a broad range of surgical procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the Company pioneered the development of patented AEM® Laparoscopic Instruments to improve electrosurgery and reduce the chance for patient injury in minimally invasive surgery.

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 increase net sales through the Company's distribution channels, insufficient quantity of new account conversions, insufficient cash to fund operations, scale up production to meet delivery obligations, 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.

CONTACT:  Marcia McHaffie, Encision Inc., 303-444-2600, mmchaffie@encision.com

 
 

 

Encision Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share information)

  
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
   
Sept. 30,
2008
 
Sept. 30,
2007
 
Sept. 30,
2008
 
Sept. 30,
2007
 
NET SALES
 
$
3,346
 
$
3,092
 
$
6,440
 
$
5,752
 
COST OF SALES
   
1,294
   
1,166
   
2,523
   
2,198
 
GROSS PROFIT
   
2,052
   
1,926
   
3,917
   
3,554
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                         
Sales and marketing
   
1,322
   
1,237
   
2,696
   
2,451
 
General and administrative
   
358
   
350
   
725
   
722
 
Research and development
   
280
   
333
   
569
   
664
 
Total operating expenses
   
1,960
   
1,920
   
3,990
   
3,837
 
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
   
92
   
6
   
(73
)
 
(283
)
Interest and other income (expense), net
   
(17
)
 
2
   
(16
)
 
(5
)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR  INCOME TAXES
   
75
   
8
   
(89
)
 
(288
)
Provision for income taxes
   
--
   
--
   
--
   
--
 
NET INCOME (LOSS)
 
$
75
 
$
8
 
$
(89
)
$
(288
)
Net income (loss) per share—basic and diluted
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.04
)

Encision Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)

   
Sept. 30,
2008
(unaudited)
 
March 31,
2008
(audited)
 
ASSETS
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
300
 
$
71
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
1,320
   
1,453
 
Inventories, net
   
1,946
   
2,271
 
Prepaid expenses
   
97
   
99
 
Total current assets
   
3,663
   
3,894
 
Equipment, net
   
817
   
798
 
Patents, net
   
203
   
199
 
Other assets
   
39
   
53
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
4,722
 
$
4,944
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
Accounts payable
 
$
532
 
$
537
 
Accrued compensation
   
358
   
392
 
Other accrued liabilities
   
397
   
481
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,287
   
1,410
 
Long-term debt
   
505
   
606
 
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
   
19,477
   
19,387
 
Accumulated (deficit)
   
(16,547
)
 
(16,459
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
2,930
   
2,928
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’   EQUITY
 
$
4,722
 
$
4,944