Highlights
- Revenue rose 8.5% to $3.1 million in fiscal 2009 from $2.8 million a year earlier. In the fourth quarter, revenue fell to $591,000 from $748,000 a year earlier. - The net loss of $2.2 million or 5 cents a share in FY2009 compares with a loss of $1.3 million or 4 cents a share a year earlier. In the fourth quarter, net loss was $719,000 or 2 cents a share compared with a loss of $228,000 or 1 cent a share a year earlier. - Opsens had cash on hand of $2.9 million at the end of fiscal 2009.
"Despite modest sales growth in fiscal 2009, we've made great progress," said
While the company had expected that lower oil prices in the last year would drive producers to invest in technologies that make them more efficient, such as ours, the volatility of the market was such that companies everywhere were very conservative with their spending. With a recovery of oil and gas prices and reduced market volatility, companies are now beginning to reconsider capital spending projects.
The recently announced order to instrument 26 wells with the OPP-W sensor from a Canadian oil and gas industry leader is one example of that, and has given a very strong start to fiscal 2010.
Oil and Gas
In FY2009, the OPP-W sensor proved its long-term efficiency and reliability in the harsh down-hole oilfield environment of SAGD oil well extraction. After 18 months of continuous testing of our products, a respected Alberta oil and gas producer placed a large order. Opsens expects this order to help in the marketing to other oil and gas companies.
The OPP-W sensor measures pressure and temperature, in real time, at temperatures up to 300 degrees Celsius continuously in SAGD wells. The capacity to control pressure at high temperature allows in-situ producers to improve steam/oil ratios, increase production and reduce operation and lifting costs. The integration of OPP-W sensor systems on a multi-well basis will allow unprecedented field-wide, real-time bottomhole pressure and temperature to operators, production engineers and reservoir engineers, enabling effective and timely heavy oil reservoir management decisions.
Medical
Opsens continued to make progress in the medical market. In addition to advances made with its OEM clients, Opsens is now developing a proprietary medical instrument and has filed a patent application. Opsens has been awarded a
High Power Transformers and Scientific Laboratories
Opsens has seen remarkable growth in its scientific and military laboratories and high-power transformers markets, including a 60-system order from emerging markets.
Year Ended
Opsens registered revenue of
Oil and gas sales totalled
Sales in medical instrumentation were
Sales and marketing expenses were
Research and development expenses increased to
Administrative expenses were
------------------------------------ (In thousands of Canadian dollars, Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended except for information per share) August 31, August 31, August 31, 2009 2008 2007 ------------------------------------ $ $ $ ------------------------------------ Sales 3,088 2,844 813 Cost of revenues 2,000 1,432 639 ------------------------------------ Gross margin 1,088 1,412 174 Administrative expenses 1,179 984 623 Marketing expenses 872 731 825 R&D expenses 828 699 591 Financial expenses (income) (34) (58) (9) Stock option-based compensation 229 253 345 Amortization of property, plant and equipment 164 100 72 Amortization of intangible assets 21 40 18 Write-off of intangible assets - - 12 Amortization of reported financing fees - - 10 ------------------------------------ 3,259 2,749 2,487 Loss before income taxes (2,171) (1,337) (2,313) Income taxes - - - ------------------------------------ Net loss (2,171) (1,337) (2,313) Net loss per share - Basic (0.05) (0.04) (0.08) Net loss per share - Diluted (0.05) (0.04) (0.08)
Grant of stock options
Opsens' Board of Directors authorized yesterday the grant of a total of 40,000 stock options to directors, as provided in the Opsens' stock option plan adopted by the shareholders on
Under the provisions of Opsens' stock option plan, each stock option granted entitles the holder to subscribe one Opsens' common share at the latest on
About Opsens (www.opsens.com)
Opsens is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of fiber optic sensors and associated signal conditioners based on proprietary patented and patent pending technologies. Opsens' sensors provide long-term accuracy and reliability in the harshest environments. Opsens provides sensors to measure pressure, temperature, strain and displacement to original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end-users in the oil and gas, medical, high-power transformers, and laboratory fields. Opsens provides complete technical support, including installation, training, after-sales service, for its fiber optics systems that are regulated by the ISO 9001-2000 norm.
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Forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance and achievements of Opsens to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the said forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Opsens Inc.
For further information: For further information: Pierre Carrier, President and CEO, (418) 682-9996; Louis Laflamme, CA, CFO, (418) 682-9996
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