Medifocus Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Nine Months Ending December 31, 2014: Third Quarter Revenue of $895,972, up 40% Sequentially
COLUMBIA, Md. and Toronto, ON- March 24, 2015 – Medifocus, Inc. (OTCQX: MDFZF and TSXV: MFS) (Medifocus or the Company), reported its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2014.
For the three months ended December 31, 2014, sales were US $895,973, representing a decrease of 30% from the same quarter of 2013, but an increase of 40% from the previous three months ended September 30, 2014 following the restructuring of its Prolieve® business earlier this fall. In addition, operating expenses decreased by $213,576 to $1,251,560 in the three months ended December 31, 2014 from $1,451,136 in the three months ended September 30, 2014. Sales from its Prolieve® Thermodilatation System reached US $3,187,139 for the nine months ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of 14% from the same period of 2013. The net loss for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 is $4,093,013, compared to a net loss of $4,037,750 in the same period of the previous year.
In August 2014, the Company re-examined its Prolieve® sales and costs structure and concluded that the Company must refocus the allocation of resources and improve the Prolieve® business’ operational efficiency. The Company has eliminated less productive sales positions, particularly in territories with high service costs. It has eliminated uneconomical remote accounts, reducing travel and servicing costs and improving gross margins. The Company is growing its customer base by using hybrid mobile service technicians to supplement the sales team.
Dr. Augustine Y. Cheung, CEO of Medifocus, commented, “Since we launched the Prolieve® restructuring program, we have reduced our operating costs and are seeing immediate but gradual recovery in revenue directly as a result of the impact of the restructuring. We will remain diligently focused on minimizing our operating expenses and improve gross margin in our effort to grow the Prolieve® business in a more efficient and sustainable manner.”
About Medifocus, Inc.:
Medifocus owns two fully developed technology platforms with comprehensive United States and international patent protection: (i) The Endo-thermotherapy Platform-a catheter-basis focused heat technology platform that utilizes natural body openings to deliver precise microwave thermotherapy to the diseased sites. The United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved Prolieve Thermodilatation System for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) was developed based on the Endo-thermotherapy and is currently generating revenue; and (ii) the Adaptive Phased Array (APA) Microwave Focusing Platform, invented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, licensed to Medifocus directs precisely focused microwave energy at tumor center to induce shrinkage or eradication of tumors without undue harm to surrounding tissue. Medifocus’ APA 1000 Breast Cancer
Treatment System, developed from the APA technology platform, has received approval from the FDA and Health Canada to conduct the pivotal Phase III clinical trials. Medifocus believes that these two technology platforms can provide the design basis for the development of multiple cancer treatment systems for surface, subsurface and deep seated localized and regional cancers.
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Company Relations: John Mon, COO, Medifocus, Inc. Tel: 410-290-5734 jmon@medifocusinc.com