Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) (“Profound” or the
“Company”), a commercial-stage medical device company that develops
and markets customizable, incision-free therapies for the ablation
of diseased tissue, today reported unaudited financial results for
the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Unless
specified otherwise, all amounts in this press release are
expressed in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).
Business Highlights
- Q4-2024 revenue growth of 108% over Q4-2023.
- During the fourth quarter, Profound made two key executive
changes to further support growth; Mathieu Burtnyk, PhD, was
promoted to President and Tom Tamberrino was appointed as
Profound’s new Chief Commercial Officer.
- Profound also announced it had entered into non-exclusive
collaboration with Siemens Healthineers designed to further expand
physician and patient access to the TULSA procedure.
- In November 2024, Profound unveiled its next TULSA-AI® module,
‘UA Alignment Assistant’, which removes a whole procedural step
from TULSA, resulting in less mental charge, fewer steps to
remember, and overall procedural simplification for users.
- Profound continued to see a wide variety of prostate disease
patients treated by its TULSA-PRO® customers in the fourth quarter
of 2024:
- 61% were treated for prostate cancer only, 28% were hybrid
patients suffering from both prostate cancer and benign prostatic
hyperplasia (“BPH”), 10% were salvage, and 1% were men with BPH
only;
- For cancer grade, 12% were GG1, 54% were GG2, 23% were GG3, and
11% were GG4 & GG5;
- In terms of ablation, 53% were whole gland; 25% were sub-total
but more than half the gland; and 22% were hemi-ablations or focal
therapy; and
- For prostate size, 5% were < 20cc; 40% were 20 –
40cc; 35% were 40-60cc; 15% were 60-100cc; and 5% were
over 100cc.
- The Level 1 CAPTAIN (A Comparison of TULSA Procedure vs.
Radical Prostatectomy in Participants with Localized Prostate
Cancer) trial has completed patient enrollment and Profound expects
to release available perioperative data from the trial during the
upcoming American Urological Association’s (AUA) 2025 annual
meeting (April 26-29, 2025).
“2024 marked the final year in which we were operating in a
primarily patient-pay environment for TULSA,” said Arun Menawat,
Profound’s CEO and Chairman. “Moving forward, with the TULSA
procedure now being uniquely reimbursed both at Urology APC Level 7
and at an unrivalled number of treatment settings, and with initial
data readouts from our CAPTAIN clinical trial coming this year,
starting at AUA in April, we believe that we are entering into a
stage of anticipated escalating growth.”
Summary Fourth Quarter 2024
Results
For the quarter ended December 31, 2024,
Profound recorded revenue of approximately $4.2 million, with $2.7
million from recurring - non-capital revenue, which consists of the
sale of TULSA-PRO® consumables, lease of capital equipment and
services associated with extended warranties, and $1.5 million from
one-time sale of capital equipment. Fourth quarter 2024 revenue
increased 108% from $2.0 million in the same three-month period a
year ago.
Total operating expenses in the fourth quarter
of 2024 were $11.3 million, compared with $9.8 million in the prior
year period. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due
to expenses to expand the commercial organization with increased
headcount, increased variable compensation expense, increased
travel costs and accelerated research and development
investments.
Fourth quarter 2024 net loss was approximately
$4.9 million, or $0.20 per common share, a 45% improvement compared
to approximately $8.9 million, or $0.42 per common share, in the
three months ended December 31, 2023.
Summary Full Year 2024
Results
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Profound
recorded revenue of approximately $10.7 million, with $8.2 million
from recurring revenue and $2.5 million from the one-time sale of
capital equipment. This compares to revenue of approximately $7.2
million in the year ended December 31, 2023, with $6.8 million from
recurring revenue and $393,000 from the one-time sale of capital
equipment.
Profound’s full year 2024 total operating
expenses were approximately $40.1 million, compared to
approximately $33.0 million in 2023. The increase in operating
expenses was primarily due to increased headcount, increased
enrolment for the CAPTAIN trial and recruitment efforts, higher
material expenditures for R&D initiatives, release of
commercial segments and marketing advertisement campaigns,
increased travel for conferences and costs associated with hosting
Profound’s educational event, PRO-Talk Live!, in September
2024.
Profound recorded a net loss for the year ended
December 31, 2024 of approximately $27.8 million, or $1.12 per
common share, compared to approximately $28.3 million, or $1.34 per
common share, for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Liquidity and Outstanding Share
Capital
As at December 31, 2024, Profound had cash of
approximately $54.9 million.
As at March 6, 2025, Profound had 30,039,809
common shares issued and outstanding.
For complete financial results, please see
Profound’s filings, which will be made available under Profound’s
profile at www.sedarplus.com, www.sec.gov and on Profound’s website
at www.profoundmedical.com under “Financial” in the Investors
section. A hard copy of Profound’s annual report can also be
requested free of charge at the bottom of the Investors section of
its website.
Conference Call Details
Profound Medical is pleased to invite all
interested parties to participate in a conference call today at
4:30 pm ET during which time the results will be discussed.
To participate in the conference call by telephone, please
pre-register via this link to receive the dial-in number and your
unique PIN.
The call will also be broadcast live and
archived on Profound's website at www.profoundmedical.com under
"Webcasts" in the Investors section.
2024 Financial Statements
In conjunction with the Company’s transition to
U.S. GAAP, the Audit Committee of Profound’s Board of Directors
(the "Audit Committee"), after discussion with Profound’s auditors,
has identified an error which overstated revenue by $472,000 in the
first quarter of 2024. The corrected financial information also
increases the U.S. GAAP net loss before tax and net loss attributed
to shareholders by $386,000. The unaudited financial results for
fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 reported herein reflect the
corrected financial information.
In light of the above Audit Committee review
findings to date, Profound determined, on the Audit Committee's
recommendation and after consultation with its independent
auditors, that Profound’s previously issued 2024 Interim Financial
Statements, each prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as filed on SEDAR+, and
furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
6-K, will be restated and reissued and should no longer be relied
upon. Similarly, any previously filed or furnished reports, related
earnings releases, related management's discussion and analysis,
investor presentations or similar communications of Profound
describing Profound’s financial results or other financial
information for the quarters of 2024, and any previously issued
forecast or guidance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024,
should no longer be relied upon. Profound’s 2024 Interim Financial
Statements will be restated to effect the revenue adjustments
described above, as well as other related flow through adjustments.
In addition, the 2024 Interim Financial Statements will be refiled
to reflect Profound’s transition from IFRS to U.S. GAAP, as
required under Canadian securities legislation.
Amendment to CIBC Credit
Facility
Profound also wishes to announce that, on March
3, 2025, Profound Medical Inc. (the “Borrower”), a subsidiary of
Profound, entered into an amended and restated
credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the
Borrower, Profound and certain other affiliates of the Borrower,
and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”), as lender.
The Credit Agreement amended the terms of the
existing credit agreement between the Borrower, Profound and CIBC
entered into on November 3, 2022 (the “Original CIBC Credit
Agreement”) and the existing long-term debt provided under the
Original CIBC Credit Agreement was repaid with proceeds from a
new revolving line of credit provided by CIBC to the Borrower. The
line of credit continues to bear interest at the Wall Street
Journal Prime Rate subject to a floor of 6.25%. As with the
Original CIBC Credit Agreement, the revolving line of credit
matures on March 3, 2027 and provides an option to increase the
amount of the revolving commitment by $5,000,000 within 18 months
from March 3, 2025, subject to achieving a minimum trailing 12
month revenue exceeding $15,000,000. The exercise of the option
would result in the size of the revolving commitment increasing
from $10,000,000 to a maximum of $15,000,000. Additionally, the
Credit Agreement provides that Profound may request a one-time
increase in the principal amount of the revolving line of credit up
to a maximum amount of $10,000,000, which is subject to the
approval of CIBC in its sole discretion.
The Credit Agreement is secured by a general
security agreement over the assets of Profound and its
subsidiaries. Under the Credit Agreement, Profound’s unrestricted
cash must at all times be greater of: (i) to the extent EBITDA is
negative for such period, EBITDA for the most recent nine-month
period or (ii) $7,500,000, reported on a monthly basis; and that
revenue for the most recent reported trailing 12-month period must
be 15% greater than recurring revenue for the same time period in
the prior fiscal year, reported on a quarterly basis. The Credit
Agreement contains other customary terms, including (a)
representations, warranties and affirmative covenants, (b) negative
covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers,
acquisitions, asset sales, distributions and investments, in each
case subject to certain baskets, thresholds and other exceptions,
and (c) customary events of default and creditors’ remedies.
The foregoing description of the Credit
Agreement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, which will be
filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2024.
About Profound Medical
Corp.
Profound is a commercial-stage medical device
company that develops and markets customizable, incision-free
therapies for the ablation of diseased tissue.
Profound is commercializing TULSA-PRO®, a
technology that combines real-time MRI, robotically-driven
transurethral ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback
control. The TULSA procedure, performed using the TULSA-PRO®
system, has the potential of becoming a mainstream treatment
modality across the entire prostate disease spectrum; ranging from
low-, intermediate-, or high-risk prostate cancer; to hybrid
patients suffering from both prostate cancer and benign prostatic
hyperplasia (“BPH”); to men with BPH only; and also, to patients
requiring salvage therapy for radio-recurrent localized prostate
cancer. TULSA employs real-time MR guidance for precision to
preserve patients’ urinary continence and sexual function, while
killing the targeted prostate tissue via precise sound absorption
technology that gently heats it to 55-57°C. TULSA is an incision-
and radiation-free “one-and-done” procedure performed in a single
session that takes a few hours. Virtually all prostate shapes and
sizes can be safely, effectively, and efficiently treated with
TULSA. There is no bleeding associated with the procedure; no
hospital stay is required; and most TULSA patients report quick
recovery to their normal routine. TULSA-PRO® is CE marked, Health
Canada approved, and 510(k) cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (“FDA”).
Profound is also commercializing Sonalleve®, an
innovative therapeutic platform that is CE marked for the treatment
of uterine fibroids and palliative pain treatment of bone
metastases. Sonalleve® has also been approved by the China National
Medical Products Administration for the non-invasive treatment of
uterine fibroids and has FDA approval under a Humanitarian Device
Exemption for the treatment of osteoid osteoma. Profound is in the
early stages of exploring additional potential treatment markets
for Sonalleve® where the technology has been shown to have clinical
application, such as non-invasive ablation of abdominal cancers and
hyperthermia for cancer therapy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements
regarding Profound and its business which may include, but is not
limited to, any express or implied statements or guidance regarding
current or future financial performance, including Profound’s
results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2024 and
position, the timing and amount of any expected restatement, the
timing of Profound’s filing of its financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2024, the expectations regarding the
efficacy of Profound’s technology in the treatment of prostate
cancer, BPH, uterine fibroids, palliative pain treatment and
osteoid osteoma; and the success of Profound’s U.S.
commercialization strategy and activities for TULSA-PRO®. Often,
but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the
use of words such as "plans", "is expected", "expects",
"scheduled", "intends", "contemplates", "anticipates", "believes",
"proposes" or variations (including negative variations) of such
words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be
achieved. Such statements are based on the current expectations of
the management of Profound. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release, may not occur by certain
specified dates or at all and could differ materially as a result
of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting
Profound, including risks regarding the medical device industry,
regulatory approvals, reimbursement, economic factors, the equity
markets generally and risks associated with growth and competition,
statements and projections regarding financial guidance and goals
and the attainment of such goals may differ from actual results
based on market factors and Profound’s ability to execute its
operational and budget plans; and actual financial results may not
be consistent with expectations, including that revenue, operating
expenses and cash usage may not be within management's expected
ranges. Although Profound has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to
differ materially from those described in forward-looking
statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events
or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended.
No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Other factors and
risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
set out in the forward-looking statements are described in
Profound's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings made with
US and Canadian securities regulators, available at
www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable
securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date on which they are made and Profound undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, other
than as required by law.
For further information, please
contact:Stephen KilmerInvestor
Relationsskilmer@profoundmedical.com T: 647.872.4849
Profound Medical
Corp.Consolidated Balance SheetsAs at
December 31, 2024 and 2023In USD, Unaudited
(000s)
|
|
2024$ |
|
|
2023$ |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
54,912 |
|
|
26,213 |
|
Trade and other receivables, net |
|
7,045 |
|
|
7,288 |
|
Inventory |
|
5,801 |
|
|
6,989 |
|
Prepaid expenses and deposits |
|
1,307 |
|
|
1,406 |
|
Total current assets |
|
69,065 |
|
|
41,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
425 |
|
|
909 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
261 |
|
|
490 |
|
Right-of-use assets, net |
|
396 |
|
|
661 |
|
Deferred tax assets, net |
|
87 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
70,234 |
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
7,045 |
|
|
43,956 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
1,317 |
|
|
865 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
2,835 |
|
|
2,419 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
419 |
|
|
721 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
1,737 |
|
|
2,104 |
|
Lease liabilities |
|
257 |
|
|
259 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
6,565 |
|
|
6,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities, net |
|
- |
|
|
59 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
49 |
|
|
728 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
2,924 |
|
|
5,000 |
|
Lease liabilities |
|
203 |
|
|
504 |
|
Other
non-current liabilities |
|
71 |
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
9,812 |
|
|
12,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares, no par value, unlimited shares authorized,
30,039,809 and 21,370,565 issued and outstanding at December 31,
2024 and 2023, respectively |
|
281,552 |
|
|
222,205 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
21,298 |
|
|
20,808 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
2,742 |
|
|
5,565 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(245,170 |
) |
|
(217,354 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
60,422 |
|
|
31,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
|
70,690 |
|
|
43,956 |
|
Profound Medical
Corp.Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive LossIn USD, Unaudited (000s)
|
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2024$ |
|
Three Months endedDecember 31, 2023$ |
|
Year endedDecember 31, 2024$ |
|
Year endedDecember 31, 2023$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
Recurring - non-capital |
2,679 |
|
2,009 |
|
8,240 |
|
6,806 |
|
Capital equipment |
1,498 |
|
- |
|
2,440 |
|
393 |
|
|
4,177 |
|
2,009 |
|
10,680 |
|
7,199 |
|
Cost of sales |
1,214 |
|
968 |
|
3,643 |
|
2,887 |
|
Gross profit |
2,963 |
|
1,041 |
|
7,037 |
|
4,312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
4,649 |
|
3,978 |
|
16,965 |
|
14,424 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
6,658 |
|
5,854 |
|
23,134 |
|
18,539 |
|
Total operating expenses |
11,307 |
|
9,832 |
|
40,099 |
|
32,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss |
8,344 |
|
8,791 |
|
33,063 |
|
28,651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (income) expenses |
|
|
|
|
Net finance (income) expense |
(332 |
) |
(19 |
) |
(1,436 |
) |
(775 |
) |
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss |
(2,828 |
) |
364 |
|
(3,808 |
) |
575 |
|
Total other (income) expenses |
(3,160 |
) |
345 |
|
(5,244 |
) |
(200 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss before income taxes |
5,184 |
|
9,136 |
|
27,818 |
|
28,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax (recovery) expense |
(92 |
) |
(288 |
) |
144 |
|
(187 |
) |
Deferred tax expense |
(146 |
) |
59 |
|
(146 |
) |
59 |
|
Total income tax (recovery) expense |
(238 |
) |
(229 |
) |
(2 |
) |
(128 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributed to shareholders for the
period |
4,946 |
|
8,907 |
|
27,816 |
|
28,323 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (income) loss |
|
|
|
|
Item that may be reclassified to (income) loss |
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
1,968 |
|
(620 |
) |
2,823 |
|
(644 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss and other comprehensive loss for the
period |
6,914 |
|
8,287 |
|
30,639 |
|
27,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share (note 14) |
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share |
0.20 |
|
0.42 |
|
1.12 |
|
1.34 |
|
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
25,770,800 |
|
21,365,813 |
|
24,765,503 |
|
21,182,558 |
|
Profound Medical
Corp.Consolidated Statements of Cash
FlowsFor the year ended December 31, 2024 and
2023In USD, Unaudited (000s)
|
2024$ |
|
2023$ |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
Net loss for the year |
(27,816 |
) |
(28,323 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating
activities: |
|
|
Depreciation of property and equipment |
707 |
|
727 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
229 |
|
202 |
|
Non-cash lease expense adjustment |
(38 |
) |
(45 |
) |
Share-based compensation |
2,581 |
|
3,417 |
|
Interest and accretion expense |
600 |
|
727 |
|
Change in amortized cost of trade and other receivables |
(307 |
) |
146 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
Trade and other receivables |
186 |
|
(956 |
) |
Inventory |
656 |
|
353 |
|
Prepaid expenses and deposits |
31 |
|
(158 |
) |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
815 |
|
1,354 |
|
Deferred revenue |
(948 |
) |
187 |
|
Income taxes payable |
- |
|
(299 |
) |
Deferred tax liabilities |
(58 |
) |
59 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
(91 |
) |
- |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
(23,453 |
) |
(22,609 |
) |
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
Issuance of commons shares |
62,106 |
|
- |
|
Payments of financing costs |
(4,895 |
) |
- |
|
Repayments of long-term debt |
(2,560 |
) |
(912 |
) |
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options |
45 |
|
245 |
|
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants |
- |
|
2,423 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
54,696 |
|
1,756 |
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
31,243 |
|
(20,853 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
(2,544 |
) |
549 |
|
Cash, beginning of year |
26,213 |
|
46,517 |
|
Cash, end of year |
54,912 |
|
26,213 |
|
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