TransEnterix Stock Falls 6.4% After Worse-than-expected Earnings

11/9/18

By Hannah Lang, NC Biz News

TransEnterix Inc. saw its stock price fall 6.4 percent in after-hours trading after it reported earnings and revenue below analyst expectations.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2018 was $20.2 million, or 10 cents per share, compared to $38.5 million, or 26 cents per share, for the third quarter of the previous year.

Analysts were expecting a net loss of 7 cents per share.

Revenue for the quarter increased 2850 percent from 2017, totaling $5.4 million as compared to $183,000 in the third quarter of last year. Still, analysts were expecting revenue of $8.2 million.

The company’s shares fall 22 cents to $3.20 in after-market trading on Thursday.

“We are proud of the progress we made during the third quarter, as we continued to drive adoption of the Senhance System by executing on our sales and marketing strategy and continuing to develop the capabilities of the Senhance System to deliver on our vision of digital laparoscopy,” said CEO Todd Pope in a statement.

TransEnterix, an RTP-based medical device company specializing in robotic surgery, was founded in 2006. The company is primarily focused on the commercialization of the Senhance system.

The company sold one Senhance system in the United States and three overseas during the quarter.

The release can be found here.

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