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HTL Hamilton Thorne Inc

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Hamilton Thorne Announces 2011 Third Quarter Financial Results

28/11/2011 1:20pm

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Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (TSX-V: HTL), a leading provider of advanced laser systems for the regenerative medicine, fertility and stem cell research markets, today reported operational and financial results for the third quarter and nine months year-to-date ended September 30, 2011.

"Revenue in the third quarter increased to $1.86 million, exceeding the prior year by 8.5% due to substantial growth in our laser portfolio, bolstered by strong LYKOS™ sales. Our new LYKOS™ laser system continues to pick up momentum in the existing customer base and is well received by new customers, thus enabling the Company to further cement our dominance in the US fertility market. Sales of lasers for research markets also increased in sales during Q3, although the research market tends to have a slower adoption rate due to its complex and evolving technological landscape," said David Wolf, President and Chief Executive Office of Hamilton Thorne Ltd. "The nine months year-to-date revenue increased 14.1% to $5.1 million, and by a combination of growing sales and closely managing our operating expenses, we continue to edge closer to achieving our profitability goals."

Third Quarter Highlights

  • Hamilton Thorne closed on a private placement and recapitalization of debt that substantially improved the Company's cash position and strengthened the balance sheet. Common stock proceeds of $2.7 million were utilized to pay down long-term bank debt by $1.5 million, resulting in $1.2 million of net new cash. In addition, over $1.6 million of subordinated debentures and other debt were converted to capital stock, substantially reducing debt and future interest expense by approximately $50,000 per quarter.
  • Hamilton Thorne's products were referenced in over 7 new peer-reviewed scientific articles, by customers at world-leading research labs and academic institutions, including an article in the prestigious journal Nature.
  • At the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting in October 2011, Hamilton Thorne showcased two fertility products, the newly launched LYKOS laser system, as well as previewed the Company's IMSI STRICT imaging analysis software. LYKOS™ is a significant advance in integrated laser optics, providing additional functionality, improved optics, increased resolution and compatibility with all major microscope models. IMSI STRICT™ is an imaging analysis product that provides fertility clinicians with the ability to select optimum sperm and thus improve outcomes during advanced fertility procedures.
  • Hamilton Thorne President David Wolf was appointed as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Meg Spencer, the Company's former CEO, remained Hamilton Thorne's Chairman of the Board and will continue to play a lead role in defining product strategy. The Company also announced that Mr. Wolf had been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors.

Financial Results

All amounts are in US dollars, unless specified otherwise, and results expressed in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), which replaces Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Policies ("GAAP") effective January 1, 2010 for all publicly accountable enterprises in Canada.

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company reported a sales increase of 8.5% to $1,858,333 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $144,969 from $1,713,364 during the previous year. Nine months sales for 2011 of $5,136,989 were up 14.1%, from sales of $4,502,571 in 2010. This increase was attributable to increased demand for our existing products, additional sales derived from our new LYKOS laser introduced in the second quarter of 2011 and improved budget availability for capital equipment purchases, particularly in the human clinical market. The Company's customers in the regenerative medicine field primarily use the Company's products in research applications. Sales of products for research applications are often funded by government grants and may be subject to extended purchasing cycles.

Gross profit for the quarter increased 11% to $1,157,166 in the quarter ended September 30, 2011, compared to $1,042,547 in the previous year and increased to $3,210,539 versus $2,762,070 for the comparable nine-month periods. Gross profit as a percentage of sales were somewhat higher at 62.3% for the quarter and 62.5% for the nine-months ended September 30, 2011, versus 60.8% and 61.3% for the comparable periods in 2010, due primarily to product mix and increased sales spread over a relatively constant overhead base.

Operating expenses were $1,370,652 and $4,331,128 for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2011, up from $1,271,788 and $3,815,081 for comparable periods during the previous year. This increase in operating expenses represents continued strategic investment in the growth of the Company. Research and development expenses increased from $239,246 to $267,842 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and from $718,500 to $887,570 for the nine-month period due to continued development of new products. Sales and marketing expenses increased from $569,480 to $676,734 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and from $1,650,274 to $1,985,974 for the nine-month period due to the expansion of our sales and marketing staff, commission expense on higher sales volume, and increased variable costs of selling. General and administrative (G&A) expenses decreased from $463,062 to $426,076 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 versus the prior quarter and increased from $1,446,307 to $1,457,584 for the nine-month period due primarily to increases in staffing and one-time severance expenses offset by positive foreign currency valuation adjustments related to the convertible debentures issued in August 2010 and March 2011 issued in Canadian dollars.

Net interest expense increased from $92,997 to $159,518 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and from $225,111 to $442,028 for the nine-month period. The increase was due primarily to the non-cash interest expense, both coupon and accreted, on the Company's convertible debentures. Interest expense is expected to decrease by approximately $50,000 per quarter as a result of a conversion of approximately $1.6 million of debt to equity and the reduction of the Company's bank loan by $1.5 million, both of which were completed in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

The net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 increased from $322,237 to $373,004 and from $1,278,122 to $1,562,617 for the nine-month period. The increased loss was primarily due to the additional investments by the Company in research, product development, sales and marketing, additional general and administrative expenses and interest expense, partially offset by increased gross profit resulting from increased sales.

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had 46,616,365 common shares issued and outstanding. As of September 30, 2011, there were 5,729,440 warrants outstanding to purchase common shares: 5,500,005, at a price of Cdn $0.60 which originally were set to expire in April 2011 but were extended by eighteen months to October 2012; 194,435 warrants to acquire one common share at an exercise price of Cdn$0.50, expiring in August 2012 and March 2013, issued to its financial advisors in connection with the August 2010 and March 2011 sales of the convertible debentures; and 35,000 warrants to acquire one common share at an exercise price of Cdn$0.20, expiring in September 2013, issued to its financial advisor in connection with the common stock private placement.

Stock options issued to employees and directors outstanding at September 30, 2011 totaled 4,654,405 at exercise prices ranging from Cdn $0.18 to Cdn $0.7712. Options for 2,569,140 shares are exercisable as of September 30, 2011. Options expire at varying times from July 2012 through September 2021.

The financial statements are available on www.sedar.com.

About Hamilton Thorne Ltd. (www.hamiltonthorne.com) Hamilton Thorne provides novel solutions for Life Science that reduce cost, increase productivity as much as ten-fold, and enable research breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, stem cell research and fertility markets. The Company's new LYKOS™, Staccato™ and Stiletto™ laser systems offer significant scientific advantages in the fields of developmental biology, cancer research and other segments of cell biology. Hamilton Thorne's laser products attach to standard inverted microscopes and operate as robotic micro-surgeons, enabling a wide array of scientific applications and procedures.

Hamilton Thorne's growing customer base includes pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, fertility clinics, university research centers, and other commercial and academic research establishments worldwide. Current customers include world-leading research labs such as Harvard University, MIT, Yale, McGill University, DuPont, Monsanto, Charles River Labs, Jackson Labs, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Oxford University, and Cambridge.

Neither the Toronto Venture Exchange, nor its regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the exchange), accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable to the Company. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in filings by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com.

Financial results included below:


                                                        Hamilton Thorne Ltd.
                               Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
                              As at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
                                     (Expressed in U.S. Dollars - unaudited)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                          2011          2010
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------
Assets

Current
  Cash and cash equivalents                            618,359       714,498
  Accounts receivable                                1,176,576       971,406
  Inventories                                           756,24       544,170
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets             85,303        58,241
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------
                                                     2,636,479     2,288,315
  Property and equipment                               186,816       134,662
  Other assets                                         112,126       111,968
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------

Total assets                                         2,935,421     2,534,945
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------

Liabilities

Current
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities           1,390,981     1,412,831
  Notes payable                                         46,590       104,460
  Capital lease obligations, current                    30,621        20,250
  Deferred revenue                                      46,136        91,086
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------
  Total current liabilities                          1,514,328     1,628,627
  Capital lease obligations, non-current                48,949        37,295
  Deferred revenue, long-term                           79,486        79,486
  Long-term debt                                     3,771,506     6,121,015
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------

  Total liabilities                                  5,414,269     7,866,423
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------

Shareholders' Equity (Deficiency)

  Common shares                                     28,621,499    24,345,752
  Warrants                                             354,127       349,019
  Contributed surplus                                  741,927       607,535
  Accumulated deficit                             (32,196,401)  (30,633,784)
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------

  Total Shareholders' equity (deficiency)          (2,478,848)   (5,331,478)
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------
  Total Liabilities and shareholders' equity
   (deficiency)                                      2,935,421     2,534,945
------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------


                                                        Hamilton Thorne Ltd.
                Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

             For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
                                     (Expressed in U.S. Dollars - unaudited)

---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
                                  Three Months ended       Nine Months ended
                                        September 30            September 30
                                    2011        2010        2011        2010
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Sales                          1,858,333   1,713,364   5,136,989   4,502,571
Cost of sales                    701,167     670,816   1,926,450   1,740,501
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

                               1,157,166   1,042,548   3,210,539   2,762,070
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Expenses

  Research and development       267,842     239,246     887,570     718,500
  Sales and marketing            676,734     569,480   1,985,974   1,650,274
  General and administrative     426,076     463,062   1,457,584   1,446,307
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Total expenses                 1,370,652   1,271,788   4,331,128   3,815,081
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Loss from operations           (213,486)   (229,240) (1,120,589) (1,053,011)
Other income (expense)
    Interest expense, net,
    Including accretion        (159,518)    (92,997)   (442,028)   (225,111)
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Net loss and comprehensive
 loss                          (373,004)   (322,237) (1,562,617) (1,278,122)
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Loss per share
  Basic                          ($0.01)     ($0.01)     ($0.06)     ($0.05)
  Diluted                        ($0.01)     ($0.01)     ($0.06)     ($0.05)

Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding
  Basic                       28,616,836  24,415,157  25,831,108  24,415,157
  Diluted                     28,616,836  24,415,157  25,831,108  24,415,157


                                                         Hamilton Thorne Ltd
                                       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
             For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
                                     (Expressed in U.S. Dollars - unaudited)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Three Months ended       Nine Months ended
                                        September 30            September 30
                                    2011        2010        2011        2010
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Cash flows from operating
 activities
Net loss for the year          (373,004)   (322,237) (1,562,617) (1,278,122)
Adjustments to reconcile net
 loss to net cash used in
 operating activities:
  Depreciation and
   amortization                   24,460      17,559      53,380      48,750
  Non-cash interest
   expense/accretion            (65,393)       8,833     147,878       8,833
  Share-based payments
   expense                        36,560      64,645     110,870     187,135
  Changes in non-cash
   operating assets and
   liabilities:                                    -                       -
    Accounts receivable        (189,943)      37,026   (205,170)   (548,046)
    Inventories                 (54,955)       7,823   (212,071)    (49,759)
    Prepaid expenses and
     other current assets         14,345      10,467    (27,062)      53,942
    Other assets                     870           -       (158)    (57,000)
    Accounts payable and
     accrued liabilities        (67,887)   (226,910)      48,818      97,545
    Deferred revenue             (8,849)     (8,008)    (44,950)     122,880
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash flows used in
 operating activities          (683,796)   (410,802) (1,691,082) (1,413,842)
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Cash flows from investing
 activities
  Purchase of capital assets    (15,670)     (1,672)    (58,924)    (49,868)
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Cash flows from financing
 activities
  Proceeds from debt              12,457   1,999,886     600,475   2,754,340
  Payments on debt           (1,573,360)   (614,446) (1,595,630) (1,671,145)
  Proceeds from issuance of
   common stock, net of
   expenses                    2,649,022               2,649,022
  Costs of private placement
   refunded                                                    -       3,814
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net cash flows provided by
 (used in) financing
 activities                    1,088,119   1,385,440   1,653,867   1,087,009
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Net Increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash equivalents       388,653     972,966    (96,139)   (376,701)
Cash and cash equivalents,
 beginning of period             229,706       6,703     714,498   1,356,371
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Cash and cash equivalents,
 end of period                   618,359     979,669     618,359     979,670
---------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Supplemental disclosure of
 cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period
 for:
  Interest                        69,860      55,559     202,137     163,025
Supplemental disclosure of
 non-cash financing
 activities:
  Equipment acquired under
   capital lease                       -           0      46,610           0
  Conversion of debentures
   to equity                   1,573,212               1,573,212
  Conversion of subordinated
   note to equity                 54,145                  54,145

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For more information, please contact: David Wolf President and CEO Hamilton Thorne Ltd. 978-921-2050 Email Contact Lisa Rivero Director of Corporate Communications Hamilton Thorne Ltd. 978-921-2050 Email Contact

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