ORIGIO a/s, a listed medtech company on the Oslo
Stock Exchange (OSE: ORO) has issued its fourth
quarter report for 2011. The Q4 report is available
on ORIGIO's website (www.origio.com) and through the
Oslo Børs Information System.
Financial highlights, Q4, 2011
·Revenue in Q4 2011 of DKK 96.2 million which is 19%
higher than Q4 2010. Revenue for 2011 totaled DKK
370.1 million, equal to an increase of 20%
·Organic growth in constant currencies of 16% in Q4,
2011 and 20% for full year 2011
·EBITDA before special items increased by 44% in Q4,
2011 to DKK 13.4 million (14.0% of revenue) and by
32% to DKK 57.8 million (15.6% of revenue) for full
year 2011
·Operating cash flow of DKK 11.3 million in Q4, 2011
vs. DKK 17.9 million in Q4, 2010. Operating cash flow
in 2011 amounted to DKK 23.5 million, which is DKK
5.1 million lower than 2010
·Special items of DKK -12.8 million for the quarter
and DKK -16.2 million for 2011. Of this, DKK 12
million relates to write-down of ORIGIO's former
headquarter in Jyllinge
Selected Strategic and Operational Highlights
·Acquisition of the Dutch manufacturer of ART oocyte
retrieval needles and embryo transfer catheters,
Artworks B.V., completed in October, 2011
·EmbryoGen®; live birth data from clinical study
supported significant improved effect in patients
with previous miscarriage. The novel ART culture
medium is successfully launched in more than 40
countries
·EmbryoSure®; new improved agreement involving
increasing partners' contribution to risk sharing
(January 26, 2012)
·New R&D project regarding the GM-CSF technology for
culturing embryos until day 5 (blastocyst) initiated
Financial outlook 2012
·Revenue for 2012 is estimated to be minimum DKK 425
million. This entails a constant currency organic
growth rate of minimum 10%
·EBITDA% before special items is expected to be in
the range of 15-17%
·The financial outlook is based on a USD exchange
rate of DKK 5.50