Bionik Laboratories Corp. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

TORONTO and BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionik Laboratories Corp. (OTCQX: BNKL) ("Bionik" or the "Company"), a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home, today announced its first quarter fiscal year 2018 financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

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Corporate Highlights

  • Closed on the Company's previously announced tender offer to amend and exercise certain outstanding warrants, raising $1,125,038 in gross proceeds.
  • Announced partnership with Wistron Corporation to develop exoskeleton technologies for the consumer medical device market and bring lower-body assistive robotic technologies to the consumer home products market.
  • Reached milestone with shipment of 250th interactive robotic therapy system for patient rehabilitation. Company's technology now utilized in more than 200 hospitals and clinics in 20 countries worldwide.
  • Entered into joint venture with Ginger Capital Investment Holding Ltd. to bring evidence-based interactive robotic systems to the Chinese market, the largest growth market in the world. Agreement includes $500,000 direct investment into Bionik and $1.45M investment into joint venture by Ginger Capital.
  • Made key additions to commercialization team, adding industry veterans to help drive the commercial sales and clinical team's efforts to reach underserved rehabilitation and mobility solutions market.

"We have taken a positive step forward this quarter with the formation of key partnerships and joint ventures. We believe these relationships will enable us to continue the commercialization of our clinical robotic technologies, while also positioning us to enter the homecare medical market in the future with a line of consumer-friendly products," said Peter Bloch, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Bionik Laboratories Corp. "We will continue to focus on high-growth markets for our technology, such as Asia and the global aging population, as both markets provide significant revenue opportunities for our Company."

Summary of Financial Results for the Quarter ended June 30, 2017

The Company reported sales of $87,520 for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $2,245,322, resulting in a loss per share of $0.02, compared to a comprehensive loss of $2,322,772 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, resulting in loss per share of $0.03.  

The Company's cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2017 was $846,431 compared to $543,650 at March 31, 2017. Working capital was ($4,937,770) at June 30, 2017 compared to ($4,375,225) at March 31, 2017.  

Since March 31, 2017, the Company has received convertible loans of $500,000 from its Chinese JV partners and gross proceeds from the warrant offer of $1,125,038

 

                                                                   

Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets

(Amounts expressed in US Dollars)





As at


As at


June 30,
2017
(Unaudited)
$


March 31,
2017
(Audited)
$

Assets




Current




Cash and cash equivalents

846,431


543,650

Accounts receivable

134,926


383,903

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

172,051


228,047

Inventories

255,546


228,249

Due from related parties

19,366


18,731

Total Current Assets

1,428,320


1,402,580

Equipment

218,469


227,421

Technology and other assets

4,937,675


5,030,624

Goodwill

22,308,275


22,308,275

Total Assets

28,892,739


28,968,900





Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficiency




Current




Accounts Payable

890,624


784,726

Accrued liabilities

1,223,130


1,228,657

Customer advances

229,862


121,562

Demand Loans

332,941


330,600

Promissory Notes payable

241,700


236,548

Convertible Loans

2,581,510


2,017,488

Deferred revenue

106,609


98,624

Warrant Derivative Liability

759,714


959,600

Total Current Liabilities

6,366,090


5,777,805

Shareholders' Equity




Preferred Stock, par value $0.001; Authorized 10,000,000 Special Voting Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001;

Authorized; Issued and outstanding - 1 (March 31, 2017 1)

 

-


 

-

Common Shares, par value $0.001; Authorized - 150,000,000 (March 31, 2017 150,000,000);
Issued and outstanding 53,885,279 and 47,909,336 Exchangeable Shares (March 31, 2017
48,885,107 and 47,909,336 Exchangeable Shares)

 

101,794


 

96,794

Additional paid in capital

40,216,582


38,640,706

Deficit

(17,833,876)


(15,588,554)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

42,149


42,149

Total Shareholders' Equity

22,526,649


23,191,095

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

28,892,739


28,968,900

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss


For the three month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)


(Amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)



Three months


Three months


Ended


Ended


June 30, 2017


June 30, 2016


$


$

Sales

87,520


164,191

Cost of Sales

29,300


58,875

Gross Margin

58,220


105,316



Operating expenses 


Sales and marketing

445,525


82,198

Research and development

685,909


417,790

General and administrative

627,606


1,303,614

Share-based compensation expense

251,048


219,248

Amortization

92,949


-

Depreciation

24,552


10,163

Total operating expenses

2,127,589


2,033,013





Other expenses (income)




Foreign exchange

98,561


-

Interest expense

72,766


15,234

Other income

(178)


(11,218)

Change in fair value of warrant derivative liability

4,804


391,059

Total other expenses (income)

175,953


395,075

Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period

(2,245,322)


(2,322,772)





Loss per share - basic and diluted

(0.02)


(0.03)

Weighted average number of shares outstanding basic and diluted

96,959,284


82,050,549

 

The above financial information has been derived from the Company's unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2017.

The Company will require additional financing this year to fund its operations and it is currently working on securing this funding through corporate collaborations, public or private equity offerings and/or debt financings, and is subject to a going concern qualification.

About Bionik Laboratories

Bionik Laboratories (OTCQX:BNKL) is a robotics company focused on providing rehabilitation and mobility solutions to individuals with neurological and mobility challenges from hospital to home. The Company has a portfolio of products focused on upper and lower extremity rehabilitation for stroke and other mobility-impaired patients, including three products on the market and four products in varying stages of development. The InMotion Systems the InMotion ARM, InMotion Wrist, InMotion Hand and InMotion AnkleBot are designed to provide intelligent, patient-adaptive therapy in a manner that has been clinically verified to maximize neuro-recovery. Bionik is also developing a lower-body exoskeleton, ARKE, designed to allow paraplegics as well as other wheelchair users the ability to rehabilitate through walking. ARKE is designed to continually adapt to a patient's ability and provide real-time feedback to the physiotherapist.

For more information, please visit www.bioniklabs.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "should," "would," "will," "could," "scheduled," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "intend," "seek," or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. 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 and other robotic rehabilitation products, (ii) a projection of income (including income/loss), earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, (iii) the Company's future financial performance, (iv) the market and projected market for our existing and planned products and (v) the assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described in points (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) 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. 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.

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