SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwired – Aug. 31, 2016) – Simavita Limited (“Simavita” or the “Group“) (ASX:SVA) today released its audited financial statements for the full year ended June 30, 2016 and the Management Discussion and Analysis.
Key points from the financing results include:
- Revenues generated by the Group from the sale of its Smart Incontinence Management (SIM™) solution during the year ended June 30, 2016 were $793,181, an increase of $14,607 or 2%, as compared to the previous year. Revenue for the previous year included a significant one off order from the company’s US distributor, Medline, for $207,639.
- A net comprehensive loss after tax for the year ended June 30, 2016 of $11.4 million, representing an increase of $1.99 million, or 21%, over the loss for the previous year. This loss included an increase of $1.9m in sales, marketing and distribution costs mostly resulting from the expansion of the Group’s US and European sales and marketing teams.
- Total cash reserves of the Simavita Group as at June 30, 2016 were approximately $6.1 million.
- During the year the Group broadened its target markets to include rehabilitation facilities, home care and disability care providers in addition to long term care facilities.
- Facilities under contract in Australia and North America continue to grow with 60 residential aged care facilities in Australia and 88 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in North America contracted to use the SIM™ solution.
- Expansion in Europe is continuing with a 2 year customer contract signed in Denmark and a distributor appointed for the Netherlands and Sweden.
- A focussed cost reduction program has delivered approximately a 40% reduction in costs during the fourth quarter of 2016.
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About Simavita
Simavita is a company established to deliver innovative continence solutions for our customers, developed in ethical collaboration with healthcare professionals.
Simavita’s patented and leading assessment tool is designed to dramatically improve the quality of life for those suffering from incontinence. For operators, hospitals and rehabilitation centres, this enables care providers and other institutions to significantly lower their material costs and reduce the time required to manage incontinence in patients.
Operating in Australia, Europe and North America, conducting assessments is mandatory in these countries and the incontinence assessment creates an influential element of care of each individual.
Forward-Looking Information
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Ms Peta Jurd
Chief Commercial Officer
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