Spectral Announces First Quarter Results

TORONTO, May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spectral Medical Inc., (TSX: EDT), a Phase III company developing the first treatment for patients with septic shock guided by a companion diagnostic, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Financial Review

Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $547,000 compared to $1,163,000 for the same three-month period last year. The decrease is due to the expiry of certain patents at the end of 2018. The fall in royalty revenue was partially offset by a technology transfer agreement that was entered into at the end of 2018.

Operating costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 were $1,540,000 compared to $1,877,000 for the same period in 2018.  The decrease is primarily due to a reduction in share compensation expense, as share options were not granted in the first quarter of 2019. Operating costs are expected to increase once Tigris trial activities commence. The Company continues to maintain a low cost operating structure for its base business operations.

Loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $993,000 ($0.004 per share) compared to $714,000 ($0.003 per share) for the same quarter last year.

The Company concluded the first quarter of 2019 with cash on hand of $4,613,000 compared to $4,368,000 as of December 31, 2018.

The total number of shares outstanding for the Company was 225,591,183 as at March 31, 2019.

About Spectral

Spectral is a Phase III company seeking U.S. FDA approval for its unique product for the treatment of patients with septic shock, Toraymyxin™ (“PMX”). PMX is a therapeutic hemoperfusion device that removes endotoxin, which can cause sepsis, from the bloodstream and is guided by the Company's Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA™), the only FDA cleared diagnostic for the risk of developing sepsis.

PMX has been approved for therapeutic use in Japan and Europe, and has been used safely and effectively on more than 170,000 patients to date. In March 2009, Spectral obtained the exclusive development and commercial rights in the U.S. for PMX, and in November 2010, signed an exclusive distribution agreement for this product in Canada. Approximately 350,000 patients are diagnosed with severe sepsis and septic shock in North America each year.

Spectral, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dialco Medical Inc.(“Dialco”), is also commercializing a new proprietary platform, “SAMI”, targeting the renal replacement therapy (“RRT”) market. Dialco is also seeking regulatory approval for “DIMI” which is based on the same RRT platform, but will be intended for home hemodialysis use.

Spectral is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol EDT. For more information, please visit www.spectraldx.com

Forward-looking statement

Information in this news release that is not current or historical factual information may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of securities laws. Implicit in this information, particularly in respect of the future outlook of Spectral and anticipated events or results, are assumptions based on beliefs of Spectral's senior management as well as information currently available to it. While these assumptions were considered reasonable by Spectral at the time of preparation, they may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned that actual results are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the availability of funds and resources to pursue R&D projects, the successful and timely completion of clinical studies, the ability of Spectral to take advantage of business opportunities in the biomedical industry, the granting of necessary approvals by regulatory authorities as well as general economic, market and business conditions, and could differ materially from what is currently expected.

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