Conference call to be held at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and informatics to help combat infectious disease, reported today its stand-alone financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and provided a business update. Total OpGen revenue for the first quarter of 2020 was approximately $617,000 down from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2019. Revenue from Curetis and Ares, OpGen’s wholly owned subsidiaries, was approximately $900,000 for the first quarter generating a pro-forma combined unaudited revenue of over $1.5 million. OpGen’s cash as of March 31, 2020 was approximately $11.5 million, up significantly from the $2.7 million as of December 31, 2019. This amount did not include the approximately $900,000 in cash held by Curetis and Ares at March 31, 2020.
Oliver Schacht, President and CEO of OpGen commented, “Despite the unprecedented global crisis situation with COVID-19, we are pleased with our first quarter results and remain confident in the strength of our 2020 pipeline. We acknowledge that this is an ever-changing situation and are prepared to mitigate any further potential impact that COVID-19 might have on our global operations. We would like to reassure you that as a company we are resilient and OpGen with its subsidiaries Curetis and Ares Genetics boasts a strong proprietary product portfolio that is extremely agile, flexible and has elements in place to rapidly identity, develop and create potential offerings needed to address future infectious disease outbreaks.”
Mr. Schacht continued, “We expect the CoV-2 rapid PCR test kit sales in Europe to continue contributing positively to our top-line revenue in Q2 of 2020. Since mid-March 2020, we sold approximately 15,000 CoV-2 tests into our distribution network. Additionally, we recently announced our collaboration with Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet to test COVID-19 pneumonia patients with Unyvero HPN panel for bacterial co-infections. Due to the nature of the CoV-2 virus, we believe it is crucial to be able to rapidly detect a comprehensive spectrum of bacterial and fungal pathogens and antibiotic resistance markers in lower respiratory tract specimens that could be a critical factor in saving patients lives during the ongoing pandemic. The study has already started and we expect to see initial results in the coming weeks.”
First Quarter 2020 Financial Results of OpGen, Inc. Stand-alone
The Company also provided the following business updates that were achieved during the first quarter of 2020:
Additional key business updates and strategic milestones include:
Mr. Schacht continued, “We have a strong pipeline heading into the second quarter of 2020 despite the unique market challenges presented at this time. With the anticipated near term FDA clearance decision and subsequent launch of our Acuitas AMR Gene Panel product for isolate and the exciting combination of the Acuitas Lighthouse® database with the ARESdb, our strong, proprietary product pipeline attests to our ability to deliver premier AI-powered bioinformatics solutions and diagnostic products. We are especially excited about an upcoming major milestone in the Ares collaboration with its strategic R&D collaboration partner, a leading global IVD corporation, where completion of the R&D phase is expected for the third quarter this year. The IVD corporate partner has pre-funded an option which upon exercise would then grant it 90 days of exclusive negotiations with Ares regarding a potential future partnering and licensing deal.”
Conference Call Information
OpGen’s management will host a conference call today, May 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss first quarter financial results and other business activities, as well as answer questions. Dial-in information is below:
Dial-in Information
U.S. Dial-in Number: +1 (844) 420-8185
International Dial-in Number: +1 (216) 562-0481
Webcast: Conference ID: 8595009
Following the conclusion of the conference call, a replay will be available through May 14, 2020. The live, listen-only webcast of the conference call may also be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.opgen.com. A replay of the webcast will be available following the conclusion of the call and will be archived on the Company’s website for 90 days. Replay access information is below:
Replay Information
U.S. Dial-in Number: +1 (855) 859-2056
International Dial-in Number: +1 (404) 537-3406
Conference ID: 8595009
About OpGen, Inc.
OpGen, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD, USA) is a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease. Along with subsidiaries, Curetis GmbH and Ares Genetics GmbH, we are developing and commercializing molecular microbiology solutions helping to guide clinicians with more rapid and actionable information about life threatening infections to improve patient outcomes, and decrease the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms, or MDROs. OpGen’s product portfolio includes Unyvero, Acuitas AMR Gene Panel and Acuitas Lighthouse, and the ARES Technology Platform including ARESdb, using NGS technology and AI-powered bioinformatics solutions for antibiotic response prediction.
For more information, please visit www.opgen.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements regarding OpGen’s first quarter 2020 results, the integration of Opgen with its acquired subsidiaries, Curetis GmbH and Ares Genetics GmbH, the current business and strategic initiatives of OpGen, and the impact of COVID-19 on the company and general market conditions. These statements and other statements regarding OpGen’s future plans and goals constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict, are beyond our control, and which may cause results to differ materially from expectations. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully, timely and cost-effectively develop, seek and obtain regulatory clearance for and commercialize our product and services offerings, the rate of adoption of our products and services by hospitals and other healthcare providers, the realization of expected benefits of our business combination transaction with Curetis GmbH, the success of our commercialization efforts, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s operations, financial results, and commercialization efforts as well as on capital markets and general economic conditions, the effect on our business of existing and new regulatory requirements, and other economic and competitive factors. For a discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties associated with OpGen's business, please review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on our expectations as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
OpGen:
Oliver Schacht
President and CEO
InvestorRelations@opgen.com
OpGen Press Contact:
Matthew Bretzius
FischTank Marketing and PR
matt@fischtankpr.com
OpGen Investor Contact:
Joe Green
Edison Group
jgreen@edisongroup.com
| OpGen, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,469,455 | $ | 2,708,223 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 165,931 | 567,811 | ||||||
| Inventory, net | 436,683 | 473,030 | ||||||
| Note receivable | 4,808,712 | 2,521,479 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 264,013 | 396,760 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 17,144,794 | 6,667,303 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 102,579 | 130,759 | ||||||
| Finance lease right-of-use assets, net | 826,243 | 958,590 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 885,882 | 1,043,537 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 600,814 | 600,814 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | — | 817,550 | ||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 203,212 | 203,271 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 19,763,524 | $ | 10,421,824 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 1,054,261 | $ | 1,056,035 | ||||
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 988,291 | 855,994 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,047,019 | 1,046,661 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 9,808 | 9,808 | ||||||
| Short-term notes payable | 348,494 | 373,599 | ||||||
| Short-term finance lease liabilities | 517,042 | 579,030 | ||||||
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | 947,610 | 1,017,414 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 4,912,525 | 4,938,541 | ||||||
| Note payable | 163,401 | 329,456 | ||||||
| Long-term finance lease liabilities | 212,798 | 313,263 | ||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 392,106 | 547,225 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 5,680,830 | 6,128,485 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,468,214 and 5,582,280 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 124,682 | 55,823 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 192,410,127 | 178,779,814 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (178,474,277 | ) | (174,524,983 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | 22,162 | (17,315 | ) | |||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 14,082,694 | 4,293,339 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 19,763,524 | $ | 10,421,824 | ||||
| OpGen, Inc. | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||
| Product sales | $ | 366,933 | $ | 520,177 | ||||
| Collaboration revenue | 250,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 616,933 | 1,020,177 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of products sold | 276,554 | 220,702 | ||||||
| Cost of services | 137,666 | 144,482 | ||||||
| Research and development | 1,217,556 | 1,776,382 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 1,701,448 | 1,747,585 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 282,277 | 372,233 | ||||||
| Transaction costs | 245,322 | — | ||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets | 750,596 | — | ||||||
| Impairment of right-of-use asset | — | 520,759 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,611,419 | 4,782,143 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (3,994,486 | ) | (3,761,966 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Interest and other income (expense) | 87,335 | (24,422 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense | (38,267 | ) | (56,444 | ) | ||||
| Foreign currency transaction losses | (3,876 | ) | (10,351 | ) | ||||
| Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | — | 67 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | 45,192 | (91,150 | ) | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,949,294 | ) | (3,853,116 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | — | — | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,949,294 | ) | $ | (3,853,116 | ) | ||
| Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.53 | ) | $ | (8.25 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 7,393,232 | 467,286 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (3,949,294 | ) | $ | (3,853,116 | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive income - foreign currency translation | 39,477 | 2,826 | ||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (3,909,817 | ) | $ | (3,850,290 | ) | ||