MRI Interventions Reports 58% Increase in 2019 Second Quarter Revenue

Record $2.6 Million Quarterly Revenue and Case Volume

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MRI Interventions, Inc. (NYSE American: MRIC) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019.

2019 Second Quarter Highlights

Increased revenue 58% year-over-year to a record $2.6 million.
- Functional neurosurgery revenue increased 46% to $1.7 million.
- Biologics and drug delivery revenue increased 51% to $413,000.
- Capital equipment sales and related service revenue increased 128% to $485,000, bringing the total to 65 systems in circulation, with 55 such systems at active clinical sites.
Completed a record 197 supported cases, compared with 175 in the 2019 first quarter and 147 in the 2018 second quarter.
Completed first therapeutic products distribution sales under the company’s agreement with Clinical Laserthermia Systems (“CLS”).
Continued cash management program, using cash in operations of $810,000.
Completed a private equity placement with proceeds of $7.5 million, led by a $4.0 million investment from PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
Announced that the Company’s common stock was approved for listing on the NYSE American exchange, effective July 3, 2019.

Joe Burnett, President and Chief Executive Officer of MRI Interventions, Inc., said, “The second quarter showed continued momentum year-to-date in 2019, with revenue increasing 58% to a record $2.6 million and a record 197 supported cases. We also secured a strategic investment from PTC Therapeutics as part of a $7.5 million capital infusion and completed a successful uplisting onto the NYSE American exchange. Further, we accomplished these milestones while continuing to demonstrate the operating leverage in our business, with only 7% year-over-year increase in quarterly operating expenses.”

Mr. Burnett noted further, “We also made exciting progress on a number of other key initiatives, including our first therapeutic revenues recognized from the sale of CLS’s FDA-cleared laser ablation products for non-neuro applications under our distribution agreement for sales in the U.S. and Canada. This milestone was achieved one quarter sooner than anticipated. We also fulfilled our first order of drug delivery products to our strategic partner, PTC Therapeutics, for its planned use in its AADC deficiency program. We have now shipped product or performed services for ten biologics and drug delivery partners in the first half of 2019. We continue to be committed to our four-pillar growth strategy, which saw our core functional neurosurgery business grow 46% in the second quarter, supplemented by the growth in sales of biologics and drug delivery products, and capital equipment and related services.

Financial Results – Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

Functional neurosurgery revenue, which consists of disposable product sales related to cases utilizing the ClearPoint system, increased 46% to a record $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, from $1.2 million for the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily due to an expanded customer base, increased utilization of MRI scanner availability by existing customers, and resolution of the previously announced FDA actions taken in early 2018 that adversely affected third-party providers in the laser ablation space.

Biologics and drug delivery revenue, which include sales of disposable products and services related to customer-sponsored clinical trials and services, increased 51% to $413,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, from $274,000 for the second quarter of 2018 due primarily to an increase in biologic and drug delivery product revenues.

Capital equipment and related services revenue, consisting of sales of ClearPoint reusable hardware and software and services (other than those related to biologics and drug delivery), increased 128% to $485,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, from $213,000 for the same period in 2018, due primarily to an increase in sales of new ClearPoint system installations, ClearPoint 2.0 software upgrades and service contract sales.

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was 60%, a slight decline from gross margin of 63% for the same period in 2018, primarily a reflection of shifts in product mix that vary on a quarterly basis.

Research and development costs were $698,000 for three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $665,000 for the same period in 2018, an increase of 5%. Sales and marketing expenses were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $926,000 for the same period in 2018, an increase of 23%. General and administrative expenses were $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2018, a decrease of 6%. Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $2.9 million, as compared with $2.7 million for the same period in 2018, an increase of 7%.

Teleconference Information

Investors and analysts are invited to listen to a live broadcast review of the Company's 2019 second quarter financial results today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) that may be accessed by visiting the Company's website at www.mriinterventions.com and selecting “Investors” / “News” / “IR Calendar.” Investors and analysts who would like to participate in the conference call may do so via telephone at (877) 407-9034, or at (201) 493-6737 if calling from outside the U.S. or Canada.

For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the completion of the call until August 20, 2019 by calling (877) 660-6853, or (201) 612-7415 if calling from outside the U.S. or Canada, and then entering conference I.D. number 413671. An online archive of the broadcast will be available on the Company's website at www.mriinterventions.com, on the “Investor Relations” page.

About MRI Interventions, Inc.

MRI Interventions is a leading platform company for MRI-guided neurosurgery procedures, including deep-brain stimulation, ablation, aspiration, biopsy, and gene therapy delivery. The ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System is FDA cleared and CE marked, and is installed in more than 55 surgical centers in the U.S. To date, nearly 3,000 procedures have been performed leveraging the sub-millimetric accuracy of the ClearPoint platform. For more information, please visit www.mriinterventions.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements herein concerning MRI Interventions, Inc.’s plans, growth and strategies may include forward-looking statements within the context of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding the company's future events, developments and future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. Uncertainties and risks may cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements. Particular uncertainties and risks include those relating to: future revenues from sales of the company’s ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System products; the company’s ability to market, commercialize and achieve broader market acceptance for the company’s ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System products; and estimates regarding the sufficiency of the company’s cash resources. More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect the company’s actual results are described in the “Risk Factors” section of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2019, both of which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019, which the company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before August 14, 2019.

Contact:
Harold A. Hurwitz, Chief Financial Officer
(949) 900-6833

Matt Kreps
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
(214) 597-8200
mkreps@darrowir.com

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

	For The Three Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
Revenues:
Product revenues	$	2,194,194		$	1,412,599
Service and other revenues		412,204			233,736
Total revenues		2,606,398			1,646,335
Cost of revenues		1,030,316			602,236
Research and development costs		697,803			665,310
Sales and marketing expenses		1,143,056			926,231
General and administrative expenses		1,028,291			1,088,496
Operating loss		(1,293,068	)		(1,635,938	)
Other income (expense):
Gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities		-			7,580
Other income (expense), net		1,693			(87	)
Interest expense, net		(259,020	)		(248,091	)
Net loss	$	(1,550,395	)	$	(1,876,536	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.13	)	$	(0.17	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		12,302,667			10,959,532

	For The Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
Revenues:
Product revenues	$	4,358,148		$	2,951,198
Service and other revenues		720,767			318,504
Total revenues		5,078,915			3,269,702
Cost of revenues		1,916,798			1,191,203
Research and development costs		1,282,343			1,211,638
Sales and marketing expenses		2,183,769			1,888,445
General and administrative expenses		1,961,323			2,041,446
Operating loss		(2,265,317	)		(3,063,030	)
Other income (expense):
Gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities		-			42,023
Other income (expense), net		7,322			(883	)
Interest expense, net		(513,125	)		(495,563	)
Net loss	$	(2,771,120	)	$	(3,517,453	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.32	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		11,676,872			10,851,177

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets


	June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,461,648		$	3,101,133
Accounts receivable, net		1,371,827			1,233,896
Inventory, net		2,529,159			2,105,976
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		430,638			213,684
Total current assets		11,793,272			6,654,689

Property and equipment, net		471,427			377,706
Software license inventory		416,900			801,900
Operating lease rights of use		427,927			-
Other assets		160,010			22,538
Total assets	$	13,269,536		$	7,856,833

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,302,456		$	500,929
Accrued compensation		711,623			764,960
Operating lease liabilities, current portion		113,914			-
Other accrued liabilities		382,872			390,838
Deferred revenue		740,163			350,963
Total current liabilities		3,251,028			2,007,690

Accrued interest		910,000			857,500
2014 junior secured notes payable, net		-			1,939,850
Operating lease liabilities		332,261			-
2010 junior secured notes payable, net		1,869,105			1,540,791
Total liabilities		6,362,394			6,345,831
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 13,686,320 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019; and 11,018,364 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018		136,863			110,183
Additional paid-in capital		116,741,229			108,600,405
Accumulated deficit		(109,970,950	)		(107,199,586	)
Total stockholders’ equity		6,907,142			1,511,002
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	13,269,536		$	7,856,833

MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

	For The Six Months Ended June 30,

	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(2,771,120	)	$	(3,517,453	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation		69,600			55,418
Share-based compensation		356,580			607,124
Expenses paid through the issuance of common stock		-			77,500
Gain from change in fair value of derivative liabilities		-			(42,023	)
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discounts		363,465			272,858
Amortization of lease rights of use, net of accretion in lease liabilities		51,255			-
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:
Accounts receivable		(137,931	)		178,629
Inventory, net		(201,503	)		(337,807	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(216,953	)		(128,823	)
Other assets		11,899			1,001
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		716,222			(197,888	)
Lease liabilities		(50,285	)		-
Deferred revenue		389,201			(41,477	)
Net cash flows from operating activities		(1,419,570	)		(3,072,941	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		-			(51,497	)
Acquisition of licensing rights		(150,000	)		-
Net cash flows from investing activities		(150,000	)		(51,497	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from private offering		7,522,010			-
Proceeds from warrant exercises		383,075			531,977
Repayment of 2014 junior secured notes payable		(1,975,000	)		-
Net cash flows from financing activities		5,930,085			531,977
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		4,360,515			(2,592,461	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		3,101,133			9,289,831
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	7,461,648		$	6,697,370

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for:
Income taxes	$	-		$	-
Interest	$	164,157		$	146,611

Source: MRI Interventions, Inc.

Released August 6, 2019

MRI Interventions Reports 58% Increase in 2019 Second Quarter Revenue

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