First Quarter Highlights

Total revenue increased 26.9%

Gross margin was 42.7%

J-Plasma® revenues increased 25.8% year-on-year; Positive trends in operating metrics continued in Q1

Company on track for 20% revenue growth for full year 2016

CLEARWATER, FL — MAY 11, 2016- Bovie Medical Corporation (NYSEMKT:BVX), a maker of medical devices and supplies and the developer of J-Plasma®, a patented new surgical product, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Management Comments
“First quarter revenue represented a strong start to 2016. We achieved robust growth across nearly all product lines, with sales of certain products up more than 25%.  This success builds upon the solid foundation in sales, manufacturing and R&D that we established in 2015,” said Robert L. Gershon, Chief Executive Officer.

“J-Plasma sales increased substantially on a year-over-year basis, with hand piece sales volumes up 140% from 2015 levels. Additionally, we saw positive momentum in all operating metrics that serve as early indicators of J-Plasma® sales trends.”

“In the first quarter, we made progress on several initiatives to drive revenue growth:

• Generator Sales: We continued to leverage Bovie’s recognized design and manufacturing know-how to build our OEM business in a deliberate and sustainable way, adding new customers and projects, many of which bear the “Powered by Bovie” trademark.
• Expanding Target Specialties:  We are working closely with our Medical Advisory Board members and other Key Opinion Leading surgeons to determine those procedures within their specialties of cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, urology, general surgery and oncology for which J-Plasma® is best suited, and has the potential to become the standard of care.
• Sales channels partnerships: We are in preliminary discussions with a number of potential sales channel partners that have established sales teams and portfolios of complementary products. These partnerships offer the potential to rapidly scale J-Plasma® sales in new and existing markets.
• Robotic surgery: The precision of J-Plasma® is a natural fit for minimally-invasive surgery using robotics. In April, we launched the J-Plasma Precise 360™ hand piece product extension which makes J-Plasma® easier to use with the widely-adopted DaVinci robot through insertion in an auxiliary port. Dr. Vipul Patel, Medical Director of the Global Robotics Institute, and a world renowned surgeon who has performed over 9,000 robotic prostatectomies, has been one of the first surgeons to use the product and noted, “With this level of precision, control and safety, J-Plasma® has the potential to become a standard of care in a range of oncology procedures.”

First Quarter 2016 Results

First quarter sales were $7.8 million, up 26.9% from $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2015 on higher sales of generators, cauteries and J-Plasma®. Gross margin was 42.7%, compared with gross margin of 43.6% in the first quarter of 2015.

Operating expenses totaled $5.3 million in the first quarter, representing 68% of sales compared to $4.9 million, or 81% of sales in the first quarter of 2015, demonstrating a significant improvement in operating leverage. Operating loss was $1.9 million, improved from an operating loss of $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $1.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared with net income of $12.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2015, which was affected by non-cash gains on the conversion of warrants and preferred shares as part of the Company’s capital raise, and the valuation of remaining derivative liabilities.  Exclusive of these gains, the Company would have reported a net loss in the 2015 first quarter of $2.5 million.

The Company had unrestricted cash and cash and equivalents of $9.5 million at the end of the first quarter, compared to $11.8 million at the end of 2015.

Recent Developments

• On April 20, 2016, Bovie announced the launch of its J-Plasma® product extension, branded the Precise 360™. This new J-Plasma® hand piece has an angled and rotating tip that enables surgeons to access structures that are difficult to reach using a straight laparoscopic device, expanding its potential application for a range of procedures.
• On March 4, 2016, the Company announced it has hired a Director of Marketing and two new Region Managers for its J-Plasma® product line. Bovie’s new Director of Marketing, Jeffrey Hoffman, is an experienced medical device executive with specialized knowledge in advanced energy technology. The new Region Managers, Robert Timerman and Dennis Keast, are helping advance the adoption of J-Plasma® and overseeing its expanding geographic sales footprint.
• On January 11, 2016, Bovie announced the completion of additional white papers on J-Plasma®. The white papers highlight J-Plasma®’s application for procedures including breast capsule scoring, the treatment of intra-abdominal adhesions in plastic surgery and gynecology specialties.

Summary and Outlook

“The elements are in place for 2016 to be a year of substantial growth for Bovie Medical. Our core products business continues on track for low to mid-single digit growth this year, and we expect to benefit from strong growth in OEM and J-Plasma sales, resulting in year-on-year revenue growth of 20% for full year 2016.”

“At the same time, we are executing on the strategies we have previously outlined in order to accelerate J-Plasma® adoption and significantly expand the addressable market for the product. These initiatives, combined with the reliability and high quality of our manufacturing processes, give us confidence in our ability to progressively realize the potential of J-Plasma® and help make it the standard of care across multiple procedures and specialties,” Mr. Gershon concluded.

Conference Call Details

The Company’s management will host a conference call on Wednesday May 11, 2016, at 8am Eastern Time to discuss latest corporate developments. Following management’s formal remarks, there will be a question and answer session.

To listen to the call by phone, interested parties within the U.S. should call 866-320-0174. International callers should call 785-424-1631. Participants should ask for the Bovie Medical Call. The conference call will also be available through a live webcast at Bovie Medical Corporation’s website or at http://www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=174975

A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the end of the call through June 11, 2016. The replay can be accessed via Bovie Medical Corporation’s website or by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or 919-882-2331 for International callers and using the replay access code 10025.

 

About Bovie Medical Corporation

Bovie Medical Corporation is a leading maker of medical devices and supplies as well as the developer of J-Plasma®, a patented new plasma-based surgical product for cutting and coagulation. J-Plasma® utilizes a helium ionization process to produce a stable, focused beam of ionized gas that provides surgeons with greater precision, minimal invasiveness and an absence of conductive currents through the patient during surgery. Bovie Medical Corporation is also a leader in the manufacture of a range of electrosurgical products and technologies, marketed through both private labels and the Company’s own well-respected brands (Bovie®, Aaron®, IDS™ and ICON™) to distributors worldwide. The Company also leverages its expertise through original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreements with other medical device manufacturers. For further information about the Company’s current and new products, please refer to the Investor Relations section of Bovie Medical Corporation’s www.boviemed.com.