Femasys Announces Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2023 and Provides Corporate Update

Following FDA Clearance of FemaSeed, Company Secures Capital to Support Commercial Initiatives; Cash Expected to Fund Operations Into 2H 2025

ATLANTA, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Femasys Inc. (NASDAQ: FEMY), a leading biomedical company focused on addressing significant unmet needs of women worldwide with a broad portfolio of in-office, accessible and innovative therapeutic and diagnostic products, announces financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and provides a corporate update.

Corporate Highlights from 4Q 2023 to date

• Company announced positive topline data from pivotal trial for FDA-cleared FemaSeed for the treatment of infertility
• Following FDA clearance of FemaSeed, the Company’s revolutionary approach to artificial insemination, Femasys announced completion of enrollment in pivotal trial in support of commercial launch
• Activated enrollment for remaining clinical sites of initial phase of pivotal trial for FemBloc, the Company’s proprietary solution for permanent non-surgical birth control
• Appointed Richard Spector as Chief Commercial Officer and James Liu, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer

“The end of 2023 marked a significant milestone for the Company as we achieved the FDA clearance of FemaSeed, enabling it to become a first-line accessible and cost-effective therapeutic option for couples and women experiencing infertility. We also announced positive topline data for the product’s pivotal trial earlier this month, revealing that 24% of women in the severe male factor cohort became pregnant after receiving FemaSeed. Notably, the majority of women who became pregnant did so after the first FemaSeed procedure,” said Femasys’ CEO Kathy Lee-Sepsick. “Our focus is now on executing on commercialization of FemaSeed and our other available products, as well as advancing the clinical pivotal trial for FemBloc. We believe we have sufficient cash to fund operations into the second half of 2025, allowing us to continue our track record of achieving our stated milestones. Women’s healthcare is severely underserved, and we are proud to be a pioneer in developing innovative solutions that are purposely engineered to be safe, effective and affordable.”

Financial Results for Year Ended December 31, 2023

• Research and Development expenses increased by $1,394,946 to $7,208,701 in 2023 from $5,813,755 in 2022
• Sales decreased by $134,248 to $1,071,970 in 2023 from $1,206,218 in 2022
• Net loss was $14,247,124 or $0.93 per basic and diluted share attributable to common stockholders, for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to net loss of $11,394,170, or $0.96 per basic and diluted share attributable to common stockholders, for the year ended December 31, 2022
• Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2023 was $21,716,077 and the Company had an accumulated deficit of $108,381,629. The Company expects, based on its current operating plan, that its existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its ongoing operations into the second half of 2025

For more information, please refer to the Company’s Form 10-K filed March 28, 2024, which can be accessed on the SEC website.

FEMASYS INC.
Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
Assets								December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents						$	21,716,077			12,961,936
	Accounts receivable, net							98,906			77,470
	Inventory, net							667,118			436,723
	Prepaid and other current assets							695,879			655,362
					Total current assets			23,177,980			14,131,491
Property and equipment, at cost:
	Leasehold improvements							1,212,417			1,195,637
	Office equipment							47,308			99,344
	Furniture and fixtures							414,303			419,303
	Machinery and equipment							2,559,356			2,572,243
	Construction in progress							423,077			413,843
								4,656,461			4,700,370
Less accumulated depreciation								(3,545,422	)		(3,217,319	)
					Net property and equipment			1,111,039			1,483,051
Long-term assets:
	Lease right-of-use assets, net							2,380,225			319,557
	Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization							—			3,294
	Other long-term assets							1,086,581			958,177
					Total long-term assets			3,466,806			1,281,028
					Total assets		$	27,755,825			16,895,570
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FEMASYS INC.
Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity								December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable						$	1,137,823			510,758
	Accrued expenses							1,444,296			456,714
	Note payable							—			141,298
	Clinical holdback – current portion							65,300			45,206
	Lease liabilities – current portion							406,636			373,833
					Total current liabilities			3,054,055			1,527,809
Long-term liabilities:
	Clinical holdback – long-term portion							54,935			96,658
	Convertible notes payable, net (including related parties)							4,258,179			—
	Lease liabilities – long-term portion							2,036,067			28,584
					Total long-term liabilities			6,349,181			125,242
					Total liabilities			9,403,236			1,653,051
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
	Common stock, $.001 par, 200,000,000 authorized,
		21,774,604 shares issued and 21,657,381 outstanding as of
		December 31, 2023; and 11,986,927 shares issued
		and 11,869,704 outstanding as of December 31, 2022						21,775			11,987
	Treasury stock, 117,223 common shares							(60,000	)		(60,000	)
	Warrants							2,787,137			567,972
	Additional paid-in-capital							123,985,306			108,857,065
	Accumulated deficit							(108,381,629	)		(94,134,505	)
					Total stockholders’ equity			18,352,589			15,242,519
					Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	27,755,825			16,895,570

FEMASYS INC.
Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited)
								December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Sales							$	1,071,970			1,206,218
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation expense)								380,069			441,938
Operating expenses:
	Research and development							7,208,701			5,813,755
	Sales and marketing							650,126			558,852
	General and administrative							6,858,008			5,430,704
	Depreciation and amortization							483,481			561,233
					Total operating expenses			15,200,316			12,364,544
					Loss from operations			(14,508,415	)		(11,600,264	)
Other income (expense):
	Interest income							431,019			228,164
	Interest expense							(165,390	)		(13,464	)
	Other expense							—			(2,306	)
					Total other income			265,629			212,394
					Loss before income taxes			(14,242,786	)		(11,387,870	)
Income tax expense								4,338			6,300
					Net loss		$	(14,247,124	)		(11,394,170	)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted							$	(14,247,124	)		(11,394,170	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted							$	(0.93	)		(0.96	)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted								15,384,376			11,815,019

 

About Femasys

Femasys is a leading biomedical company focused on addressing significant unmet needs of women worldwide with a broad portfolio of in-office, accessible, and innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions, including a lead revolutionary product candidate and FDA-cleared products. Femasys’ FemBloc permanent birth control in late-stage clinical development is the first and only non-surgical, in-office, permanent birth control method intended to be a safer option for women at substantially less cost than the long-standing surgical alternative. Femasys’ FemaSeed Intratubal Insemination, an innovative infertility treatment designed to deliver sperm directly where conception occurs, is FDA-cleared and has received regulatory approval in Canada. The Company has developed diagnostic products that are complementary for which it has achieved regulatory approvals to market in the U.S., Canada, and other ex-U.S. territories, and which are commercial-ready due to its in-house manufacturing capabilities. The Company’s diagnostic products include FemVue for fallopian tube assessment by ultrasound, which can be used in conjunction with FemCath, an intrauterine catheter for selective fallopian tube evaluation, and FemCerv, an endocervical tissue sampler for cervical cancer diagnosis. Learn more at www.femasys.com, or follow us on X, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements 

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