IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 5, 2020 / PRO-DEX, INC. (NasdaqCM:PDEX) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2021 first quarter ended September 30, 2020. The Company also filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2020, increased $1.4 million, or 19%, to $8.6 million from $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase is driven by sales of our newest thoracic driver.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2020, increased $695,000, or 25%, to $3.5 million, compared to $2.8 million for the year-ago period. Gross margin increased by 2 percentage points to 40% during the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 38% during the corresponding year-ago period due to favorable product mix and increased absorption of our fixed manufacturing overhead expenses.

Operating expenses (which include selling, general and administrative, and research and development expenses) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, increased $637,000 from the corresponding year-ago period. We are increasing these expenditures in an effort to release new products and garner new customer relationships.

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, was $1.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $1.1 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

CEO Comments

Richard L. ("Rick") Van Kirk, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased with our first quarter results. We continue to reinvest our profits in research and development to continue to grow our core medical device business and expect to close on the purchase of a new building to expand our operations as early as tomorrow. Finally," concluded Mr. Van Kirk, "we expect to introduce another CMF driver and our ENT shaver by the end of the current fiscal year."

The amount spent on projects under development, along with the current estimated commercial launch date and estimated recurring annual revenue, is summarized below (in thousands):

 
  For the Three Months Ended September, 30        
 
  2020     2019     Market Launch(1)     Est Annual Revenue  
Total Research & Development costs:
  $ 1,091     $ 484              
Products in development:
                           
Thoracic Driver(2)
  $ -     $ 19       (2 )   $ 4,000  
Arthroscopic Shaver(3)
    -       6       (3 )   $ 600  
ENT Shaver
    183       89       Q2 2021     $ 1,000  
VITAL Ventilator
    57       -       Q3 2021     $ 1,500  
CMF Driver
    189       17       Q1 2021     $ 1,000  
Sustaining & Other
    662       353                  
Total
  $ 1,091     $ 484                  
  1. Represents the calendar quarter of expected market launch.
  2. We completed the thoracic driver and began initial shipments of a private-labeled version to an existing CMF customer during the third quarter of fiscal 2020. We incurred cumulative expenditures of $1.1 million spanning from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2020 related to this product development. Current thoracic related expenditures are included in sustaining and other. We generated sales from this product of $3.1 million and $1.6 million during fiscal 2020 and the first quarter of fiscal 2021, respectively. Accordingly, we will remove this product from the above table next quarter.
  3. This product has been internally pushed back to focus on our Pro-Dex branded ENT shaver. Accordingly, we will remove this product from the above table next quarter until such time as we reinstate this project.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, we were one of eight US-based companies awarded a license to manufacture the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally ("VITAL"), a high-pressure, lower cost ventilator. In order to manufacture this product, we will require a full clean room, which we plan to install in our Tustin facility (assuming we close on the property, which is expected to occur on or around November 6, 2020). We are also nearing completion on the verification and validation of a new CMF driver, which we will be selling to our existing largest customer under a distribution agreement, that we executed in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Finally, we also anticipate the release to manufacture of a new ENT Shaver in the spring of 2021 and our Director of Business Development is working with a promising medical device distributor to commercialize this product.

About Pro-Dex, Inc.:

Pro-Dex, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of autoclavable, battery-powered and electric, multi-function surgical drivers and shavers used primarily in the orthopedic, thoracic, and maxocranial facial markets. We have patented adoptive torque-limiting software and proprietary sealing solutions that appeal to our customers, primarily medical device distributors. Pro-Dex also sells compact pneumatic air motors for a variety of industrial applications. Pro-Dex's products are found in hospitals and medical engineering labs around the world. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.pro-dex.com.

Statements herein concerning the Company'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. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those suggested as a result of various factors. Interested parties should refer to the risk factors and other disclosures concerning the operational and business concerns of the Company set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PRO-DEX, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)

 
  September 30,
2020
   
June 30,
2020
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents..........................................
  $ 5,202     $ 6,421  
Investments................................................................
    2,400       2,560  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $9 and $6 at September 30, 2020 and at June 30, 2020, respectively.................................
    6,138       5,155  
Deferred costs...........................................................
    142       155  
Inventory....................................................................
    8,313       8,238  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets.................
    343       145  
Total current assets.................................................
    22,538       22,674  
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net................
    2,629       2,686  
Right of use asset, net....................................................
    2,861       2,943  
Intangibles, net...............................................................
    159       162  
Deferred income taxes, net............................................
    259       259  
Investments....................................................................
    2,309       2,360  
Other assets....................................................................
    42       42  
Total assets.................................................................
  $ 30,797     $ 31,126  
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable.......................................................
  $ 1,834     $ 1,965  
Accrued expenses.......................................................
    1,757       2,411  
Deferred revenue........................................................
    200       200  
Note payable and capital lease obligations................
    660       651  
Total current liabilities...........................................
    4,451       5,227  
Lease liability, net of current portion...........................
    2,695       2,750  
Income taxes payable...................................................
    486       804  
Notes and capital leases payable, net of current portion
    3,114       3,283  
Total non-current liabilities....................................
    6,295       6,837  
Total liabilities...........................................................
    10,746       12,064  
 
Shareholders' Equity:
               
Common shares; no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 3,858,251 and 3,811,137 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively.............................................
    12,583       12,752  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss.....................
    (1,693 )     (1,586 )
Retained earnings.......................................................
    9,161       7,896  
Total shareholders' equity......................................
    20,051       19,062  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity............
  $ 30,797     $ 31,126  

PRO-DEX, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
  Three Months Ended September 30,  
 
  2020     2019  
 
           
Net sales
  $ 8,590     $ 7,240  
Cost of sales
    5,115       4,460  
Gross profit
    3,475       2,780  
 
               
Operating expenses:
               
Selling expenses
    130       142  
General and administrative expenses
    705       663  
Research and development costs
    1,091       484  
Total operating expenses
    1,926       1,289  
Operating income
    1,549       1,491  
Other income (expense):
               
Interest and miscellaneous income
    53       35  
Interest expense
    (54 )     (59 )
Total other income (expense)
    (1 )     (24 )
 
               
Income before income taxes
    1,548       1,467  
Provision for income taxes
    283       363  
Net income
    1,265       1,104  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
               
Unrealized loss from marketable equity investments, net of taxes
    (107 )     (57 )
Comprehensive income
  $ 1,158     $ 1,047  
 
               
Basic and diluted income per share:
               
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.33     $ 0.28  
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.32     $ 0.27  
 
               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    3,850,838       4,008,017  
Diluted
    3,975,063       4,110,414  
Common shares outstanding
    3,858,251       3,990,995  

Contact:

Richard L. Van Kirk
Chief Executive Officer
(949) 769-3200

SOURCE: Pro-Dex, Inc.



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