Ekso Bionics Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results
RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO), an industry leader in exoskeleton technology for medical and industrial use, today announced preliminary top line financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 is an estimated $2.3 million, compared to total revenue of $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Total revenue for fiscal year 2020 is estimated to be approximately $8.9 million, compared to $13.9 million in 2019.
Cash at December 31, 2020 was $12.9 million, compared to $10.9 million at December 31, 2019.
“Our estimated fourth quarter 2020 revenue reflected solid performance as we executed on key initiatives while navigating through COVID-related market challenges,” commented Jack Peurach, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ekso Bionics. “During the quarter, we continued to gain traction with our network operator strategy in the medical business. We believe that our new subscription model, which reduces capital constraints, will facilitate additional strategic deals and further expand our installed base in 2021. We are also pleased that our latest industrial innovation, EVO™, generated strong customer excitement and solid initial adoption trends following its August 2020 launch. Looking ahead, we remain confident that as the COVID situation improves, our growing pipeline of opportunities will build greater momentum supported by our compelling value propositions in both the medical and industrial fronts.”
The anticipated results discussed in this press release are based on management’s preliminary, unaudited analysis of financial results for the period and year ended December 31, 2020. As of the date of this press release, the Company has not completed its financial statement reporting process for the period and year ended December 31, 2020, and the Company’s independent registered accounting firm has not audited the preliminary financial data discussed in this press release. During the course of the Company’s quarter-end closing procedures and review process, the Company may identify items that would require it to make adjustments, which may be material to the information presented above. As a result, the estimates above constitute forward-looking information and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including possible adjustments to preliminary operating results. The Company expects to report complete fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results during the last week of February 2021.
About Ekso Bionics®
Ekso Bionics® is a leading developer of exoskeleton solutions that amplify human potential by supporting or enhancing strength, endurance and mobility across medical and industrial applications. Founded in 2005, the Company continues to build upon its industry-leading expertise to design some of the most cutting-edge, innovative wearable robots available on the market. Ekso Bionics is the only exoskeleton company to offer technologies that range from helping those with paralysis to stand up and walk, to enhancing human capabilities on job sites across the globe. The Company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “EKSO.” For more information, visit: www.eksobionics.com or follow @EksoBionics on Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for future operations, including plans or objectives relating to the design, development and commercialization of human exoskeletons, plans or strategy relating to the marketing and adoption and acceptance of the Company’s products and potential for adoption of the Company’s products by the market, (ii) estimates or projection of financial results, financial condition, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) the Company's future financial performance and (iv) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii) or (iii) above. Such forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon the Company's current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which the Company has no control over. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of the forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation, changes resulting from the Company’s finalization of its financial statements for and as of the period and year ended December 31, 2020, information or new changes in facts or circumstances that may occur prior to the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 that are required to be included in such annual report, the Company's inability to obtain adequate financing to fund the Company's operations and necessary to develop or enhance our technology, the significant length of time and resources associated with the development of the Company's products, the Company's failure to achieve broad market acceptance of the Company's products, the failure of our sales and marketing organization or partners to market our products effectively, adverse results in future clinical studies of the Company's medical device products, the failure to obtain or maintain patent protection for the Company's technology, failure to obtain or maintain regulatory approval to market the Company's medical devices, lack of product diversification, existing or increased competition, the Company's failure to implement the Company's business plans or strategies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the Company's filings with the SEC. To learn more about Ekso Bionics please visit us at www.eksobionics.com or refer to our Twitter page at @EksoBionics. The Company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
Investor Contact:
David Carey
212-867-1768
investors@eksobionics.com
Released January 13, 2021