Encision second quarter total revenue increases 14% to $3.267 million

Encision Inc. (ECIA:PK), 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 fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011.

The Company recorded a net loss of $469,000 or $(0.07) per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 on net product revenue of $2.830 million and net service revenue of $437 thousand. Total revenue of $3.267 million represented a 14% increase from total revenue of $2.866 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The Company recorded a $145,000 net loss, or $(0.02) per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The net loss of $469,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 included approximately $500,000 of one-time charges. The one-time charges were $430,000 for a voluntary recall of certain electrode product, as announced in the Company's press release of October 17, 2011, and separation expense for the Company's former President and CEO.

Gross profit margin, on total revenue, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 was 48% as compared to 64% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The gross profit margin decrease from the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 was due to the charge for a voluntary recall, as explained above, and an increase, as a percentage of revenue, of lower gross margin revenue. Excluding the voluntary recall cost, gross profit margin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 was 61%.

The Company recorded a net loss of $490,000 or $(0.08) per share for the first six months ended September 30, 2011 on net product revenue of $5.664 million and net service revenue of $787 thousand. Total revenue of $6.451 million represented a 12% increase from total revenue of $5.778 million for the first six months ended September 30, 2010. The Company recorded a $264,000 net loss, or $(0.04) per share for the first six months ended September 30, 2010.

Gross profit margin, on total revenue, for the first six months ended September 30, 2011 was 52% as compared to 64% for the first six months ended September 30, 2010. The gross profit margin decrease from the first six months ended September 30, 2010 was due to the items that were explained above.

"Although the Company has suffered a setback due to the recall, we will continue to maintain our devotion to producing quality instruments for our customers," said Fred Perner, Encision's new President and CEO.  "Our mission includes the improvement of patient outcomes and the enhancement of patient safety. A culture of quality is paramount to achieving that mission. In my short time here, I have witnessed the commitment that our employees have to that culture and have personally seen what our technology means to surgeons and patients."

SOURCE Encision Inc.