IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - October 16, 2015) - Biomerica, Inc. (
Fiscal 2016 first quarter net sales for Biomerica were $1,286,993 for the three months ended August 31, 2015 as compared to $1,034,450 for the same period in the previous year. Net loss for the first quarter fiscal 2016 was $76,335 compared to a net loss of $219,268 in fiscal 2015. The decrease in the loss was primarily due to an increase in sales to Asia. Research and Development spending was $157,994 for the first quarter fiscal 2016 compared to $195,706 the previous year's first quarter. The majority of the research and development spending was invested in the Company's new IBS product and the pursuit of obtaining FDA regulatory clearance.
"While we are pleased with the increase in sales from Asia for the quarter, our European sales were lower than expected, possibly due to order timing," said Zackary Irani, Biomerica Chief Executive Officer. "We will know more about European sales trends in the next quarter. At the same time, we continue to work on new distribution and product registrations internationally and expect regulatory approvals and new distribution partners throughout fiscal 2016. Finally, we are very pleased with the progress made for our new IBS product and one additional new GI product."
About Biomerica (
Biomerica, Inc. (www.biomerica.com) is a global biomedical company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic products used at the point-of-care (in home and in physicians' offices ) and in hospital/clinical laboratories for the early detection of medical conditions and diseases. The Company's products are designed to enhance the health and well-being of people, while reducing total healthcare costs. Biomerica primarily focuses is on products for Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Disease and esoteric testing.
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