On May 7, 2020 BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), the global leader in dental lasers, reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (Press release, Biolase Technology, MAY 7, 2020, View Source [SID1234557392]).
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"Our go-to-market strategy was demonstrating meaningful progress prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting the changes we made throughout 2019 to better align our business and operating infrastructure," said Todd Norbe, President and Chief Executive Officer. "However, we had to adjust our operations in response to the closure of most dental offices during the second half of the quarter, and this business disruption had a significant negative impact on our financial results, as we sold a limited number of lasers in March, which is historically our strongest month of the quarter. In an effort to maintain our presence with key constituencies to preserve these revenue opportunities, we quickly pivoted to increasing the number of online educational forums to showcase our industry-leading products, which have been extremely well attended. Based on the enthusiasm and positive feedback received, we are hopeful that these educational events will result in additional sales leads that we can capitalize on once dentists resume their normal business practices.
"Additionally, we recently announced a partnership with an intensive care unit (ICU) equipment manufacturer to supply ICU-grade portable ventilators through BIOLASE’s FDA-registered manufacturing facility. We have experienced a steady rate of activity and to date we have received over $14 million in orders."
2020 First Quarter Financial Results
Net revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was $4.7 million, a decrease of 54%, compared to net revenue of $10.3 million for first quarter of 2019. U.S. laser revenue was $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2020, a 62% decrease compared to U.S. laser revenue of $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2019. U.S. consumables and other revenue for the first quarter of 2020, which consists of revenue from consumable products such as disposable tips, decreased 28% compared to the first quarter of 2019. Outside the U.S., laser revenue declined 68% to $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $3.4 million for the first quarter of 2019 and consumables and other revenue decreased 28% year over year.
Gross margin for the first quarter of 2020 was 28%, compared to 34% for first quarter of 2019. The lower gross margin reflects the impact of the decline in revenues relative to our fixed costs. Total operating expenses were $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $7.9 million for the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of over 15%. Operating loss for the first quarter of 2020, was $5.4 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 23% year over year. Net loss for the first quarter of 2020 was $6.0 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to a net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.23 per share, for the first quarter of 2019.
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $1.8 million as of March 31, 2020.
After the end of the first quarter, BIOLASE applied for and received a $3.0 million loan from the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). The PPP was initiated to help small businesses defined as those businesses in the US with under 500 employees. BIOLASE has approximately 150 employees and is well under the 500 employee defined maximum. In addition, BIOLASE believes the PPP was intended to help small businesses like BIOLASE mitigate the impact of significant lost business during the COVID-19 economic shutdown and to help keep as many people employed as possible. Given the existing market environment, BIOLASE did not believe that it could access public equity markets to raise cash to help make up for the significant lost revenue BIOLASE experienced during the first quarter of 2020 and likely to continue into the second quarter of 2020.
Additionally, both BIOLASE’s President and Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial Officer took temporary 40% salary cuts in connection with COVID-19 cost reduction measures.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
The Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA at the end of this news release provides the details of the Company’s non-GAAP disclosures and the reconciliation of GAAP net loss and net loss per share to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share.
Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2020 was $3.6 million, or $0.11 per share, compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $3.2 million, or $0.15 per share, for the first quarter of 2019.
Conference Call Information
BIOLASE, Inc. will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, and to answer questions. For both "listen-only" participants and those participants who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the call, the dial-in number in the U.S./Canada is 800-353-6461. For international participants outside the U.S./Canada, the dial-in number is 334-323-0501. For all callers, refer to the Conference ID 6799229. To access the live webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the BIOLASE website at www.biolase.com and see "Investor Events".
An audio archive of the webcast will be available for 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the BIOLASE website.