OREANDA-NEWS. Sunshine Heart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSH) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. 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 clinical and product development strategy and its recent acquisition of the Aquadex FlexFlow® product line.

To access the live webcast, please visit the Investors page of the Sunshine Heart website at ir.sunshineheart.com. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing (877) 303-9826 (U.S.) or (224) 357-2194 (international) and using conference ID 59169612. An audio archive of the webcast and a transcript of the call will be available following the call at ir.sunshineheart.com.

Business Highlights

  • The company is pursuing an optimal therapeutic strategy focused on neuromodulation, based on insights from counterpulsation.
  • New direction provides significant benefits, including: 1) a more cost effective way to develop a fully-implantable system; 2) a faster path to commercialization; and 3) access to a broader segment of the heart failure market and potentially other indications.
  • Near term clinical activities include: 1) a first-in-man acute study to demonstrate a hemodynamic response using a proprietary neuromodulation approach, and 2) a chronic study utilizing a proprietary fully implantable system that establishes the effect of the system and safety profile. Patient enrollment for the acute study is expected to begin and end in Q4 2016, and for the chronic study is expected to begin in 2017.
  • Recent acquisition of the Aquadex FlexFlow product line from an indirect subsidiary of Baxter International; the transaction is highly strategic and financially compelling, complementing the company’s focus on treating heart failure patients; the transaction is expected to be accretive in its first year and to have an annualized revenue run-rate of $5 million by the end of 2016.
  • Meaningful progress on reducing operating expenses in Q2; down 35% from a year ago.
  • Completed a registered direct offering of convertible preferred stock and a private placement of warrants for gross proceeds of approximately $3.5 million in July.
  • Ended Q2 with $12.0 million in cash, $6.1 million in borrowings. In August, repaid all outstanding borrowings and entered into a new credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank. Management expects to raise additional capital in 2016.

“After completing my first full quarter as CEO, I continue to be excited and optimistic about the significant opportunities ahead of us at Sunshine Heart,” said John Erb, Chairman and CEO. “As you can see, we are not sitting still. There are a lot of good things happening at the company and the entire team is focused on executing our strategy. We are excited about the direction we are heading and we are confident that we’ve identified a better path to deliver a meaningful therapy for heart failure patients.”

FINANCIALS 

SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
      Three months ended
  June 30,
     Six months ended
  June 30,		  
      2016   2015
       2016 
      2015  
Net sales   $ -     $ -    $ -     $ 59  
                               
Operating expenses                              
Selling, general and administrative     1,412       2,348     2,761       4,534  
Research and development     2,570       3,991     5,776       8,856  
Total operating expenses     3,982       6,339     8,537       13,390  
Loss from operations     (3,982 )     (6,339 )   (8,537 )     (13,331 )
Interest expense     207       155     436       218  
Other income (expense), net     (1 )     4     -       1  
Loss before income taxes     (4,190 )     (6,490 )   (8,973 )     (13,548 )
Income tax benefit (expense), net     2       132     (1 )     127  
Net loss   $ (4,188 )   $ (6,358 )  $ (8,974 )   $ (13,421 )
                               
Basic and diluted loss per share   $ (0.23 )   $ (0.35 )  $ (0.49 )   $ (0.75 )
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted     18,403       18,297     18,378       17,903  
                               
Other comprehensive income:                              
Foreign currency translation adjustments   $ (2 )   $ (16 )  $ (6 )   $ (6 )
Total comprehensive loss   $ (4,190 )   $ (6,374 )  $ (8,980 )   $ (13,427 )
                               
SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
      June 30,
2016		     December 31, 2015  
  (unaudited)  
ASSETS              
Current assets              
Cash and cash equivalents    $ 12,049   $ 23,113  
Other current assets     282     479  
Total current assets     12,331     23,592  
Property, plant and equipment, net      412     535  
Other assets      254     323  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 12,997   $ 24,450  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY              
Current liabilities              
Current portion of long-term debt   $ 3,938   $ 3,798  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses      2,051     2,832  
Accrued salaries, wages, and other compensation      954     1,368  
Total current liabilities      6,943     7,998  
Long-term debt, net of discount and financing fees      1,965     3,881  
Other Liabilities     400     400  
Total liabilities      9,308     12,279  
Commitments and contingencies      —     —  
               
Stockholders’ equity              
Series A junior participating preferred stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $0.0001 par value per share; authorized 30,000 shares, none outstanding      —     —  
Preferred stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, $0.0001 par value per share; authorized 39,970,000 shares, none outstanding     —     —  
Common stock as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,459,025 and 18,344,478 shares, respectively      2     2  
Additional paid-in capital      164,603     164,105  
Accumulated other comprehensive income:              
Foreign currency translation adjustment      1,240     1,246  
Accumulated deficit      (162,156 )   (153,182 )
Total stockholders’ equity      3,689     12,171  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 12,997   $ 24,450  
               
SUNSHINE HEART, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
      Six months ended
  June 30,		  
      2016     2015    
Operating activities:              
Net loss   $ (8,974 ) $ (13,421 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows used in operating activities:              
Depreciation     152     158  
Stock-based compensation expense, net     499     1,326  
Amortization of debt discount and financing fees     162     51  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
Accounts receivable      —     59  
Other current assets     197     (407 )
Other assets     25     (129 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (1,197 )   (446 )
Net cash used in operations     (9,136 )   ( 12,809 )
               
Investing activities:              
Purchases of property and equipment     (29 )   (95 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (29 )   (95 )
               
Financing activities:              
Net proceeds from the sale of common stock     —     7,055  
Proceeds from (repayments on) borrowings on long-term debt     (1,895 )   8,000  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (1,895 )   15,055  
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash     (4 )   (25 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (11,064 )   2,126  
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period     23,113     31,293  
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period   $ 12,049   $ 33,419