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CHF Solutions, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results and Provides Company Update
Eden Prairie, MN: March 3, 2020: (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) CHF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHFS) announced today its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, which included the following highlights:
"I look back at 2019 as a very successful year for the company," said John Erb, chairman and CEO of CHF Solutions. "We made important strides in our commercialization efforts, including focusing on new market opportunities and driving important
product improvements which we believe will deliver additional growth in 2020 and beyond."
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 AM ET today to discuss its financial results and provide an update on the Company's performance. To access the live webcast, please visit http://ir.chf-solutions.com/events. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing (877) 303-9826 (U.S.) or (224) 357-2194 (international) and using conference ID: 7489468. An audio archive of the webcast will be available
following the call at http://ir.chf-solutions.com/events..
CHF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHFS) is a medical device company dedicated to changing the lives of patients suffering from fluid overload through science, collaboration, and innovation. The company is focused on developing, manufacturing, and
commercializing the Aquadex SmartFlow system for ultrafiltration therapy. CHF Solutions is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with wholly owned subsidiaries in Australia and Ireland. The company has been listed on the
Nasdaq Capital Market since February 2012.
About the Aquadex SmartFlow System
The Aquadex SmartFlow system is a clinically proven therapy that provide a safe, effective, and predictable method of removing excess fluid from patients suffering from fluid overload. The Aquadex SmartFlow system is
indicated for temporary (up to 8 hours) or extended (longer than 8 hours in patients who require hospitalization) use in adult and pediatric patients weighing 20 kilograms or more whose fluid overload is unresponsive to medical management,
including diuretics. All treatments must be administered by a healthcare provider, within an outpatient or inpatient clinical setting, under physician prescription, both of whom having received training in extracorporeal therapies.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, statements regarding the new market opportunities and anticipated growth
in 2020 and beyond. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this release, including, without limitation, those risk associated with our ability to execute on our commercialization strategy, the possibility that we may be
unable to raise sufficient funds necessary for our anticipated operations, our post-market clinical data collection activities, benefits of our products to patients, our expectations with respect to product development and commercialization
efforts, our ability to increase market and physician acceptance of our products, potentially competitive product offerings, intellectual property protection, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, our expectations regarding anticipated
synergies with and benefits from acquired businesses, and other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when made. CHF Solutions does not assume any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three months ended December 31 | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 1,367 | $ | 1,499 | $ | 5,511 | $ | 4,998 | ||||||||
| Costs and Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 673 | 984 | 2,660 | 3,670 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,187 | 3,822 | 16,285 | 15,311 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 953 | 946 | 4,672 | 3,053 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 5,813 | 5,752 | 23,617 | 22,034 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (4,446 | ) | (4,253 | ) | (18,106 | ) | (17,036 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net | 1 | - | - | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (4,445 | ) | (4,253 | ) | (18,106 | ) | (17,026 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | (8 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,448 | ) | $ | (4,256 | ) | $ | (18,114 | ) | $ | (17,032 | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (1.12 | ) | $ | (8.37 | ) | $ | (9.30 | ) | $ | (42.14 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 3,988 | 509 | 2,433 | 404 | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | (5 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (4 | ) | ||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (4,453 | ) | $ | (4,258 | ) | $ | (18,123 | ) | $ | (17,036 | ) |
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,279 | $ | 5,480 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 799 | 786 | ||||||
| Inventories | 1,797 | 1,658 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 161 | 203 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 4,036 | 8,127 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 991 | 536 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset, net | 442 | - | ||||||
| Other assets | 133 | 113 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 5,602 | $ | 8,776 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,488 | $ | 1,133 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | 1,592 | 1,498 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liability | 186 | - | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 85 | 209 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 3,351 | 2,840 | ||||||
| Operating lease liability | 261 | - | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 3,612 | 2,840 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Series A junior participating preferred stock as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 30,000 shares, none outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Series F convertible preferred stock as of both December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 535 shares, issued and outstanding 535 shares | - | - | ||||||
| Preferred stock as of both December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 39,969,465 shares, none outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 4,674,068 and 513,445, respectively | - | - | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 218,278 | 204,101 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 1,214 | 1,223 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (217,502 | ) | (199,388 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,990 | 5,936 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 5,602 | $ | 8,776 |
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (18,114 | ) | $ | (17,032 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 239 | 232 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 1,512 | 2,087 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (13 | ) | (241 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | (343 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||
| Other current assets | 42 | (67 | ) | |||||
| Other assets and liabilities | 18 | (14 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 292 | 545 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operations | (16,367 | ) | (14,560 | ) | ||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (490 | ) | (198 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (490 | ) | (198 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||
| Net proceeds from public stock offerings, net | 12,665 | 4,647 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 12,665 | 4,647 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (9 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (4,201 | ) | (10,115 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of year | 5,480 | 15,595 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents-end of year | $ | 1,279 | $ | 5,480 | ||||
| Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities | ||||||||
| Financing fees incurred for subsequent equity financing included in other assets and accounts payable | $ | 111 | $ | 78 | ||||
| Inventory transferred to property, plant and equipment | $ | 204 | $ | - | ||||
| Supplemental cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 4 | $ | 2 |
Claudia Napal Drayton
Chief Financial Officer