Bioanalytical Systems,Inc.(NASDAQ:BASI)today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2013,highlighted by net income of$252,000,or$0.03 per diluted share,for the fourth quarter and$773,000,or$0.09 per diluted share,for the year.This compares to net losses of$2,696,000,or$0.36 per share and$6,317,000,or$0.88 per share,for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2012.
"While we still have work to do to achieve all of our goals for BASi,we are proud of what we already have accomplished to restore profitability and set the stage for growth in the years ahead,"said President&CEO and CFO Jacqueline Lemke.
"In fiscal 2012 we consolidated our laboratories into our headquarters in West Lafayette,closing facilities in Oregon and the UK to reduce operating costs and strengthen our ability to meet clients'needs by improving laboratory utilization.We also implemented personnel reductions and other cost cutting measures in selling,R&D and general and administrative functions.As a result,while revenue for fiscal 2013 decreased 21.8%compared to fiscal 2012 primarily due to the restructuring,gross margin increased from 24.2%to 32.0%,operating expenses declined by a third,and operating income increased to$830,000 for fiscal 2013 compared to an operating loss of$2,491,000 before restructuring charges for fiscal 2012.In addition,BASi generated$1,519,000 in cash from operations for fiscal 2013 versus cash used in operations of$200,000 for fiscal 2012,"Lemke said.
As of September 30,2013,cash and cash equivalents were$1,304,000 as compared to$721,000 at the end of fiscal 2012.The Company recently negotiated an extension of the maturity of the$5,254,000 mortgage on its building in West Lafayette to October 2014,providing the flexibility to continue to explore a refinancing or sale/leaseback or other transaction to deal with this debt.
"Just as important,we have created fresh opportunities for growth by establishing collaborative research efforts to validate new applications for our market-changing Culex®NxT automated sampling system,and negotiating preferred provider and other agreements in our laboratory services business that build on BASi's reputation for delivering the quality and timely data that is critical to the drug development process.These initiatives contributed to the increase in new order bookings we have enjoyed in recent months.The increase also reflects our refocused and expanded marketing initiatives based on BASi's established strengths in specialty assay and drug discovery,regulatory excellence,and automated sampling via Culex®NxT.These encouraging developments position BASi for higher revenue in fiscal 2014 even as we continue to improve productivity and maintain control over costs,"Lemke said.
