Butterfly Network, maker of a handheld, smartphone-connected ultrasound system, reported a 3.8% drop in income within the second quarter of 2023 at $18.5 million in comparison with its Q2 income of $19.2 million in 2022.
Butterfly reported a web lack of $28.7 million for the interval in comparison with a $35.8 million loss in Q2 2022. Adjusted earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) totaled a lack of $17 million in comparison with a $37.1 million loss throughout the identical interval final yr.
The corporate noticed a 21% enhance in whole U.S. gross sales at $14.3 million in comparison with the prior yr, pushed by larger subscription income and common promoting costs, however a 44% decline in worldwide gross sales at $3.3 million.
Gross revenue for quarter two of this yr was $10.9 million, comparatively unchanged from $10.6 million within the second quarter of final yr.
Complete working bills for the second quarter had been $42.2 million in comparison with $59 million in the identical interval final yr, a lower of 28.5%.
The corporate mentioned it reviewed its full technique with its new CEO, Joseph M. DeVivo, who was appointed in April, changing interim CEO Jonathan Rothberg, founder and chairman of the board. Former CEO Dr. Todd Fruchterman stepped down in December.
Butterfly mentioned it created a plan to reorganize the corporate to increase its money runway, cut back working bills, increase progress initiatives and reinvest in its business group.
“Particularly, with the reorganization, we prolonged our runway and diminished our working bills by a median of $2 million per 30 days,” DeVivo mentioned. “I imagine getting again to fundamentals with a smaller workforce, specializing in our strengths and leveraging what solely we are able to do so as to add worth to healthcare will carry the bounce again in our step and return the corporate to progress.”
THE LARGER TREND
Together with its quarterly earnings, Butterfly introduced it will be launching its third-generation probe, dubbed Butterfly iQ3, subsequent yr.
It might additionally quickly present different AI-powered ultrasound builders entry to its software program improvement kits and APIs, which might allow integration of their purposes into Butterfly’s imaging platform and make their apps suitable with Butterfly iQ+ probes.
The Massachusetts-based firm would additionally supply new programs by way of Butterfly Academy, which gives foundational ultrasound programs.
