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SpineGuard reports €1.5M revenue and 47% growth for 1Q15

PARIS & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer, reported today that its first-quarter 2015 revenue grew by 47%, to € 1.5 million.

Pierre Jérôme, CEO of SpineGuard, said: “We are very pleased with the strong growth delivered in the first quarter of 2015, even excluding the benefit of a strengthening dollar. Our targeted sales efforts, clinico-economic data and marketing initiatives are bearing fruit, particularly in the USA and France. Our performance in those two direct markets represents more than 75% of our revenue and aptly reflects the dynamism of our business. The company continues to vigorously drive sales of the PediGuard® range to sustain solid growth this year. In addition, we are progressing rapidly with our smart screw partners to help them differentiate their products, expand the value of our DSG™ platform, and trigger new sources of revenue for SpineGuard.”

Global revenue in the first quarter of 2015 increased 46.6% to € 1,517k, compared with €1,035k in the first quarter of 2014. At constant exchange rate (cc), the growth rate is 27.2%.

Revenue in the United States increased 58.8% (30.4% cc) to €1,123k in the first quarter of 2015, compared with €707k in the first quarter of 2014, and represented 74% of global revenue. In the rest of the world, revenue increased 20.2% during the first quarter of 2015 to €394k compared with €328k in the first quarter of 2014, and represented 26% of global revenue. France, the company’s second direct market after the United States, reported a 36% growth in the first quarter of 2015, and represented 4% of global revenue.

1,977 PediGuard units were sold in the first quarter of 2015 compared with 1,524 in the first quarter of 2014, including 956 in the United States, representing 48% of total units sold.

Josh Sandberg

Josh Sandberg is the President and CEO of Ortho Spine Partners and sits on several company and industry related Boards. He also is the Creator and Editor of OrthoSpineNews.

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