Nutrition 21 Reports Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2006
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2006--Nutrition 21, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXXI), the leading developer and marketer of chromium-based nutritional supplements, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2006.
Total revenues, which consist almost exclusively of ingredient product sales and include no direct retail sales, for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were $2.5 million compared to $2.4 million for the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter was $2.3 million, or ($0.06) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million, or ($0.05) per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2005.
Total revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 were $8.2 million, compared to $8.8 million for the same period last year. Total revenues last year included a $1.0 million one time non-refundable payment which did not recur in the current period. Net loss for the fiscal 2006 period was $6.6 million, or ($0.17) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3.4 million, or ($0.09) per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year.
Paul Intlekofer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nutrition 21, said "Total revenues do not reflect sales of our proprietary Chromax(R) and Diachrome(R) products that we began to sell directly to retailers during the fourth quarter. The net loss for the quarter reflects our costs for the continuing shift of resources to support these sales. We recently added an experienced sales and marketing team to our company that has allowed us to quickly secure national distribution and capitalize on our research findings."
Since January 2006 Nutrition 21 has secured national distribution for its Chromax chromium picolinate in Wal-Mart, CVS/pharmacy, Rite Aid, Albertsons, Kroger, and Duane Reade, and expects by the end of the summer to have full nationwide distribution in over 90 percent of nationwide food, drug and mass outlets. The Company is working with retailers to create an Insulin Health end-benefit destination on the shelf for chromium picolinate similar to Bone Health for calcium. This effort will be supported by a comprehensive marketing program including an advertorial campaign beginning in June.
"With an aging baby boomer population and the rise of obesity there are tens of millions of adults concerned with their blood sugar and cholesterol levels and their risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. As a natural solution for managing insulin, Chromax can become an everyday product similar to calcium. In the U.S. alone, calcium accounts for $1 billion in retail stand-alone sales," added Intlekofer.
Nutrition 21 recently secured a commitment from CVS/pharmacy and Duane Reade for Diachrome, a non-prescription nutrient based insulin sensitizer for people with type 2 diabetes. The Company expects to have full nationwide distribution of Diachrome with the major drug chains by the fall to coincide with the publication of its recently completed 447 subject study with XLHealth.
"The key to success for Diachrome is to secure endorsements and recommendations from pharmacists and healthcare providers. We've taken considerable steps to substantiate Diachrome's health benefits and the early results indicate that physicians are impressed with Diachrome's efficacy and safety. We have developed an innovative marketing strategy that will leverage the managed care/disease management information infrastructure to communicate the benefits of Diachrome to the healthcare community," said Intlekofer.
To further leverage its patents, the Company is preparing to manufacture finished private label chromium picolinate for food, drug and mass retailers. The Company expects to begin shipment of this product in the first quarter of fiscal 2007.
About Nutrition 21
Nutrition 21 is a nutritional bioscience company and the maker of chromium-based supplements with health benefits substantiated by clinical research. The company markets Chromax(R) chromium picolinate,
http://www.chromax.com/, which is the most-studied form of the essential mineral chromium, is now available through food, drug and mass retailers nationwide. Nutrition 21 also developed Diachrome(R),
http://www.diachrome.com/ , a proprietary adjunct nutritional therapy for people with type 2 diabetes. Nutrition 21 holds 36 patents for nutrition products and uses, 27 of which are for chromium compounds and their uses. More information is available at
http://www.nutrition21.com.
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