LifeWatch AG
LifeWatch AG: LifeWatch reports 2016 Financial Results
LifeWatch AG / Key word(s): Final Results LifeWatch reports 2016 Financial Results In 2016 revenue was USD 113.8 million representing an increase of 6.8% over prior year’s adjusted revenues. Gross profit for the period was USD 56.7 million, or 49.8% of revenue resulting in an EBITDA of USD 2.1 million. While the revenue in 2016 was modestly higher than the estimated growth in the Company’s market segment, the Company’s profitability was negatively impacted by two large legal settlements, one-time costs associated with the discontinuation of the Vital Signs Patch (VSP) and International Normalized Ratio (INR) initiatives as well as the discontinuation of internal device development and closure of subsidiaries in Japan and India. These strategic decisions facilitated LifeWatch’s transition to a pure-play service provider and have resulted in a nimbler organization which LifeWatch believes will yield improved operating results for the Company in 2017 and beyond. In 2016, on a non-adjusted basis, EBIT was a negative USD 7.7 million due to increases in non-capitalized R&D, sales and marketing, general and administrative costs, increased legal expenses and costs attributable to the establishment of a joint-venture in Turkey. After adjusting for one-time costs and write-offs, EBIT and EBITDA would result in approximately USD 4 million and USD 14 million, or 4% and 12% of revenue, respectively. Outlook 2017
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