RHA Annidis Corporation

OTTAWA, April 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Annidis Corporation (TSX Venture: RHA) ("Annidis" or the Company"). The audited consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis are available at www.sedar.com.

Highlights

During 2016, the Company concentrated its efforts and resources on improving the utility of the RHA and developing comparative clinical studies in leading clinics to validate the specific clinical utility that the RHA product brings to optometric practices. The RHA's advantage in early detection of vision impacting eye disease proven by these comparative studies will be a fundamental component of the next stage of the Company's marketing initiatives as the RHA advances into a broader market acceptance.

The Company's sales efforts remain focused on:

• growing the installed base in the Chinese market,
  
  
• repairing and building relationships with key opinion leaders ("KOL's") and large US buying groups, thus providing a forum to present the Annidis product to large audiences and leverage the sales effort, and
  
  
• increasing customer service, education and support through a best-practices benchmarking program to ensure the installed units achieve superior image quality and maximum utilization.

Financial Highlights

• Revenue decreased by 57% from $307,324 in the fourth quarter of 2015 to $132,055 in the fourth quarter of 2016 as the Company sold one unit in 2016 compared to four units in 2015. Revenue decreased by 40% from $1,898,659 in the twelve months of 2015 to $1,143,288 in the twelve months of 2016 as the Company sold 16 units in 2016 compared to 30 units in 2015.
  
  
• The gross margin percentage was higher in 2016 than 2015 in both the quarter and for the year. As a result of the lower number of units sold in 2016, a higher percentage of the 2016 revenue consisted of service revenue with low direct associated costs.
  
  
• Operating expenses declined from 2015 by 31% in the fourth quarter of 2016 from the prior year and by 27% in the twelve months of 2016 due primarily to the restructuring of the Company's US sales department in the third quarter of 2015 and the first half of 2016.
  
  
• For the three month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,382,370, or ($0.02) per share, compared to a loss of $1,842,876, or ($0.02) per share, for the same period in 2015. For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred a net loss of $4,904,182, or ($0.05) per share, compared to a loss of $5,955,540, or ($0.06) per share, for the same period in 2015.

About Annidis Corporation

Annidis (TSX-V: RHA) has developed and manufactures and sells a new patented imaging platform technology based on Multi-Spectral Imaging ("MSI"). This new technology is opening a new frontier in disease identification and its management. The Annidis MSI technology allows eye-care professionals to view non-invasively the deepest areas of the eye aiding eye care professionals in the early identification and treatment of debilitating eye diseases. The Company's existing RHA Gold, used by eye care professionals as a broad based tool for detecting early-onset of eye related diseases such as Dry AMD, has a potential market of over 20,000 clinics in North America and further opportunities in China working with its distribution partner, Yimai Technology International Company. The RHA Platinum MD will further strengthen the value proposition allowing doctors to visualize choroidal and retinal vasculature non-invasively. The RHA Platinum MD has global market potential of more than 100,000 Ophthalmologists.

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SOURCE Annidis Corporation