Neurometrix (NURO) 18 Jul 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, and welcome to the NeuroMetrix Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Call. My name is Sonia and I'll be your moderator on the call. On this call, the company may make statements which are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are predictive in nature that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions are forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statements reflect current views of NeuroMetrix about future results of operations and other forward-looking information.

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quarter or volume in expand ad drive to However, efficiency. the sacrificing to without spending we meaningfully were grow unable increased spending

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margin a of Our negative quarter -- the a result impairment inventory of profit million. the as was $X.X gross $XXX,XXX in charge gross

that of million of level Excluding of represented rate rate a XX% the profit margin impairment approximately last charge gross year. with QX margin XX% $X.X in

including in QX totaling totaled spending expense $XXX,XXX. severance Operating related charges $X and restructuring million of relocation, XXXX, to

from of reduction spending OpEx was charges, XX%. in about projects one-time R&D development these or spending GSK versus million last $X co-funding year, was of $X and OpEx $X.X million Excluding $X.X joint benefited Quell that from million effects of dropped $X.X totaling from largest GSK R&D prior a within million Sales million it The year. last Gross year. $XXX,XXX. QX funding and to advertising prior factor the $X.X was in spending. Quell million $XXX,XXX is of spending was reduced down contributing marketing

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million in $X.X QX net of compares in with loss $XXX,XXX net income Our XXXX.

number XX end $X.XX shares outstanding an million. simple as all Our Common Capital converted common remains share free. the and million. equity-only cash convertible the quarter currently be balance preferred Adjusting would million. structure shares X.X was are count at for debt on that basis, of the

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in three topics my I will cover specifically, comments. More

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enhance products possible. of value So in effectively summary, our operations that, doing we're as taking all steps to the and cost commercial manage as to our while potential

expertise balance year. We the of progress outside the and we necessary on have forward our over engaged look reporting to where

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