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Fonar Announces Six Months and 2nd Quarter Financial Results for Fiscal 2024

February 14, 2024 | Last Trade: US$15.14 0.03 0.20
  • Total MRI scan volume at the HMCA-managed sites increased 13% to 101,990 scans for the six months ending December 31, 2023 versus the corresponding period one year earlier.
  • Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments increased 4% to $53.2 million at December 31, 2023, versus the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
  • Total Revenues-Net for the six month period ended December 31, 2023 increased by 8% to $51.2 million, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased by 5% to $25.4 million, versus corresponding periods one year earlier.
  • Income from Operations for the six month period ended December 31, 2023 increased 41% to $11.4 million, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 15% to $4.9 million, versus the corresponding periods one year earlier.
  • Net Income for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased 83% to $10.0 million, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 64% to $4.6 million, versus corresponding periods one year earlier.
  • Diluted Net Income per Common Share for the six month period ended December 31, 2023 increased 87% to $1.12 and for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 69% to $0.54, versus the corresponding periods one year earlier.
  • Net Book Value Per Common Share increased to $24.70 per share at December 31, 2023

Melville, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - February 14, 2024) - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, reported today its financial results for the six month period and 2nd quarter of fiscal 2024 which ended December 31, 2023. FONAR's primary source of income is attributable to its wholly-owned diagnostic imaging management subsidiary, Health Management Company of America (HMCA). In 2009, HMCA managed 9 MRI scanners. Currently, HMCA manages 42 MRI scanners in New York (25) and in Florida (17).

Financial Results

Income Statement Items

Total Revenues-Net for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 5% to $25.4 million, as compared to $24.3 million for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022. Total Revenues-Net for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased 8% to $51.2 million, as compared to $47.4 million for the corresponding six month period ended December 31, 2022.

Income from Operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 15% to $4.9 million as compared to $4.2 million for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022. Income from Operations for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased 41% to $11.4 million as compared to $8.1 million for the corresponding six month period ended December 31, 2022.

Net Income for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 64% to $4.6 million as compared to $2.8 million for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022. Net Income for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased 83% to $10.0 million as compared to $5.5 million for the corresponding six month period ended December 31, 2022.

Diluted Net Income per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 69% to $0.54 as compared to $0.32 for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Diluted Net Income per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders for the six months ended December 31, 2023 increased 87% to $1.12 as compared to $0.60 for the corresponding six month period ended December 31, 2022.

Selling, general & administrative expenses (SG&A) for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 decreased 15% to $5.6 million, as compared to $6.6 million for the corresponding quarter ended December 31, 2022. SG&A for the six months ended December 31, 2023 decreased 19% to $10.5 million as compared to $12.9 million for the corresponding six months ended December 31, 2022.

Cash Flow Statement Item

Operating Cash Flow for the six-month period ended December 31, 2023 increased 14% to $6.7 million, compared to $5.9 million for the six-month period ended December 31, 2022.

Balance Sheet Items

Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments were $53.3 million at December 31, 2023 as compared to $51.3 million at June 30, 2023.

Total Current Assets at December 31, 2023 were $132.5 million as compared to $125.7 million at June 30, 2023.

Total Assets were $202.3 million at December 31, 2023 as compared to $200.6 million at June 30, 2023.

Total Current Liabilities were $14.2 million at December 31, 2023 as compared to $15.6 million at June 30, 2023.

Total Liabilities at December 31, 2023 were $46.0 million, as compared to $49.8 million at June 30, 2023.

Total Stockholders' Equity at December 31, 2023 was $156.3 million, as compared to $150.8 million at June 30, 2023.

Financial Ratios

The ratio of Total Assets / Total Liabilities at December 31, 2023 was 4.4 as compared to 4.0 at June 30, 2023.

Working Capital increased 8% to $118.4 million at December 31, 2023 as compared to $110.0 million at June 30, 2023.

Net Book Value Per Common Share increased to $24.70 per share at December 31, 2023.

Management Discussion

Timothy Damadian, president and CEO of FONAR, said, "I'm pleased to report that the total scan volume at HMCA-managed MRI centers in the second quarter of Fiscal 2024 was a record 51,246, which was 12.8% higher than the scan volume in the corresponding quarter of Fiscal 2023 (45,412). Further, the scan volume in the first six months of Fiscal 2024 was a record 101,990, which was 13.5% higher than the scan volume in the corresponding six months of Fiscal 2023 (89,888)."

"A primary reason for the growth was the opening of the new center in Casselberry, Florida last March. In addition, an HMCA-managed Stand-Up MRI will soon open in the Bronx. There already is a long-standing and very busy Stand-Up MRI center on the east side of the Bronx and the next will be in the south. Between these two Bronx centers, access to the very popular Stand-Up® MRI technology will be substantially broadened for the entire borough."

"Another reason for the growth in scan volume has been the return to regular business hours at all of the HMCA-managed facilities. Prolonged periods of reduced business hours were the result of COVID-related staffing shortages, particularly among MRI technologists. Competing for competent employees from an industry-wide, shrinking labor pool has not been easy. Thankfully, we have largely solved the problem through an intense and innovative recruiting campaign."

"I would also like to report that pursuant to our September 13, 2022 announcement of a FONAR stock repurchase plan of up to $9 million, the Company has, as of December 31, 2023, repurchased 218,656 shares at a cost of $3,644,101. FONAR is limited by the manner, timing, price, and volume restrictions of its share repurchases as prescribed in the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18."

Mr. Damadian concluded, "I'm pleased with our current rate of growth. In the past, we have added MRI scanners to facilities when the demand for MRIs was approaching their scanning capacities, or where the introduction of high-field MRI technology significantly expanded the referring physician base. It's been a very successful strategy, and so we will continue to pursue it. As always, we also seek to establish new locations or to acquire existing centers that will enhance our existing networks and increase their profitability. Currently, we manage 42 MRI scanners, 25 in New York and 17 in Florida. Fiscal 2024 looks very promising, and so I remain grateful for our management team and all of our employees."

Significant Event

Opening of the Raymond V. Damadian, M.D. Memorial Museum

On December 20, 2023, FONAR opened the Raymond V. Damadian, M.D. Memorial Museum at its corporate headquarters in Melville, New York. Adjacent to the front lobby, the museum includes a recreation of the making of the world's first MRI image on the world's first MRI scanner, Indomitable, at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York on July 2 and 3, 1977.

The display includes an exact replica of Indomitable along with life-size figures of the three inventors: Dr. Raymond V. Damadian and his two postgraduate students, Lawrence Minkoff and Michael Goldsmith.

The walls of the museum are lined with panels of captioned pictures, documents, and publications covering Dr. Damadian's personal and family history; his discovery that made and continues to make MRI possible; the building of Indomitable; the making of the first MRI image; the formation and history of FONAR; and Dr. Damadian's achievements, honors, awards, victories, disappointments and his expression of gratitude to God.

The museum also includes an interactive display, some of Dr. Damadian's personal items, and many historical artifacts. The opening was attended by corporate employees and family members, and is now open to the public by appointment. To make an appointment, contact Daniel Culver, Director of Communications, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

FONAR Legacy

The World's First Clinical Trials for MRI Were Conducted on a FONAR Scanner

FONAR Corporation, founded in July, 1978, was the world's first MRI company. It introduced the world's first commercial MRI in 1980, the FONAR QED 80, the first of which was installed at the radiology practice of Ross, Lie, Thompson & Associates, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio later in the same year. Dr. Damadian and Dr. Ronald J. Ross, M.D., the senior member of the practice, were members of the Class of 1960 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York.

It was there at Dr. Ross' practice where the first clinical trials on an MRI scanner were conducted. The event was covered in the June 1981 issue of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Magazine (1). The headline on the front cover, "NMR Clinical Trials Begin," was accompanied by an image of the thorax produced by the QED 80, a corresponding CT image, and the diagnosis based on the two studies. [Note: The descriptor "MRI" has since replaced "NMR," an abbreviation for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.]

In November 1981, Dr. Ross and colleagues presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the world's largest medical meeting in the field of radiology (2). Their results were subsequently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Radiology (3), in April 1982.

Bibliography:
(1) https://www.fonar.com/pdf/Radiology-nuclear-medicine-magazine.pdf
(2) Presented at the Sixty-Seventh Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Chicago, Il, Nov. 15-20, 1981.
(3) R. J. Ross, M.D., J. Thompson, M.D., K. Kim, M.D., and R. A. Bailey, M.D., Radiology 143: 195-205, April 1982, "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Evaluation of Human Breast Tissue: Preliminary Clinical Trials." https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiology.143.1.7063727

About FONAR

FONAR, The Inventor of MR Scanning™, located in Melville, NY, was incorporated in 1978, and is the first, oldest and most experienced MRI Company in the industry. FONAR went public in 1981 (NASDAQ: FONR). FONAR sold the world's first commercial MRI to Ronald J Ross, MD, Cleveland, Ohio. It was installed in 1980. Dr. Ross and his team began the world's first clinical MRI trials in January 1981. The results were reported in the June 1981 edition of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Magazine and the April 1982 peer-reviewed article in the Journal Radiology. The technique used for obtaining T1 and T2 values was the FONAR technique (Field fOcusing Nuclear mAgnetic Resonance), not the back projection technique. www.fonar.com/innovations-timeline.html.

FONAR's signature product is the FONAR UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI (also known as the STAND-UP® MRI), the only whole-body MRI that performs Position™ Imaging (pMRI™) and scans patients in numerous weight-bearing positions, i.e. standing, sitting, in flexion and extension, as well as the conventional lie-down position. The FONAR UPRIGHT® MRI often detects patient problems that other MRI scanners cannot because they are lie-down, "weightless-only" scanners. The patient-friendly UPRIGHT® MRI has a near-zero patient claustrophobic rejection rate. As a FONAR customer states, "If the patient is claustrophobic in this scanner, they'll be claustrophobic in my parking lot." Approximately 85% of patients are scanned sitting while watching TV.

FONAR has new works-in-progress technology for visualizing and quantifying the cerebral hydraulics of the central nervous system, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which circulates throughout the brain and vertebral column at the rate of 32 quarts per day. This imaging and quantifying of the dynamics of this vital life-sustaining physiology of the body's neurologic system has been made possible first by FONAR's introduction of the MRI and now by this latest works-in-progress method for quantifying CSF in all the normal positions of the body, particularly in its upright flow against gravity. Patients with whiplash or other neck injuries are among those who will benefit from this new understanding.

FONAR's primary source of income and growth is attributable to its wholly-owned diagnostic imaging management subsidiary, Health Management Company of America (HMCA) www.hmca.com.

FONAR's substantial list of patents includes recent patents for its technology enabling full weight-bearing MRI imaging of all the gravity sensitive regions of the human anatomy, especially the brain, extremities and spine. It includes its newest technology for measuring the Upright cerebral hydraulics of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the central nervous system. FONAR's UPRIGHT® Multi-Position™ MRI is the only scanner licensed under these patents.

UPRIGHT®, and STAND-UP® are registered trademarks. The Inventor of MR Scanning™, CSP™, MultiPosition™, UPRIGHT RADIOLOGY™, pMRI™, CFS Videography™, Dynamic™ and The Proof is in the Picture™, are trademarks of Fonar Corporation.

This release may include forward-looking statements from the company that may or may not materialize. Additional information on factors that could potentially affect the company's financial results may be found in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

ASSETS

December 31,
2023
 June 30,
2023
 
Current Assets: 
Cash and cash equivalents$53,225$51,280 
Short-term investments3333 
Accounts receivable - net3,8813,861 
Accounts receivable - related party60- 
Medical receivable - net22,54821,259 
Management and other fees receivable - net39,35235,888 
Management and other fees receivable - related medical practices - net9,2679,162 
Inventories2,8352,570 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 
1,3411,608 
 
Total Current Assets 
132,542125,661 
 
Accounts receivable - long term376710 
Note receivable - related party577- 
Deferred income tax asset7,75810,042 
Property and equipment - net20,10922,146 
Right-of-use Asset - operating lease32,23433,069 
Right-of-use Asset - financing lease630729 
Goodwill4,2694,269 
Other intangible assets - net3,2663,432 
Other assets 
501524 
Total Assets$202,262$200,582 

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

December 31,
2023
June 30,
2023
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt$45$44
Accounts payable1,3351,579
Other current liabilities3,4605,444
Unearned revenue on service contracts3,8043,832
Unearned revenue on service contracts - related party55-
Operating lease liability - current portion4,6583,905
Financing lease liability - current portion222218
Customer deposits600602
 
Total Current Liabilities 
14,17915,624
Long-Term Liabilities:
Unearned revenue on service contracts376760
Deferred income tax liability395395
Due to related medical practices9393
Operating lease liability - net of current portion30,29932,105
Financing lease liability - net of current portion508620
Long-term debt, less current portion92115
Other liabilities 
2342
Total Long-Term Liabilities 
31,78634,130
Total Liabilities 
45,96549,754

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:December 31,
2023
 June 30,
2023
Class A non-voting preferred stock $.0001 par value; 453 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, 313 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023$-$-
Preferred stock $.001 par value; 567 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, issued and outstanding - none--
Common Stock $.0001 par value; 8,500 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, 6,332 and 6,462 issued at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively 6,328 and 6,451 outstanding at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 respectively11
Class B Common Stock (10 votes per share) $.0001 par value; 227 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023; .146 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023--
Class C Common Stock (25 votes per share) $.0001 par value; 567 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, 383 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023--
Paid-in capital in excess of par value180,607182,613
Accumulated deficit(16,326)(24,191)
Treasury stock, at cost - 4 shares of common stock at December 31, 2023 and 11 shares of common stock at June 30, 2023 
(395)(516)
Total Fonar Corporation's Stockholders' Equity163,887157,907
Non controlling interests 
(7,590)(7,079)
Total Stockholders' Equity 
156,297150,828 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity$202,262$200,582 

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31,
REVENUES2023 2022
Patient fee revenue - net of contractual allowances and discounts$8,221$7,129
Product sales - net55170
Service and repair fees - net1,7781,838
Service and repair fees - related parties - net2828
Management and other fees - net12,31612,092
Management and other fees - related medical practices - net2,9882,999 
Total Revenues - Net25,38624,256 
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Costs related to patient fee revenue4,6024,023
Costs related to product sales302214
Costs related to service and repair fees784722
Costs related to service and repair fees - related parties1211
Costs related to management and other fees7,2086,622
Costs related to management and other fees - related medical practices1,5901,492
Research and development416342
Selling, general and administrative5,5876,598 
Total Costs and Expenses20,50120,024 
Income From Operations4,8854,232
Other Expense-(208)
Other Income - Related party577-
Interest Expense(10)(12)
Investment Income534263 
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes and Non controlling Interests5,9864,275
Provision for Income Taxes(1,366)(1,463)
Net Income4,6202,812
Net Income - Non controlling Interests(861)(580)
Net Income - Attributable to FONAR$3,759$2,232 
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders$3,525$2,097 
Net Income Available to Class A Non-Voting Preferred Stockholders$175$101 
Net Income Available to Class C Common Stockholders$59$34 
Basic Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders$0.55$0.32
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders$0.54$0.32 
Basic and Diluted Income Per Share - Class C Common$0.16$0.09 
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding - Common Stockholders6,4376,527 
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding - Common Stockholders6,5656,655 
Weighted Average Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding - Class C Common383383 

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31,
REVENUES2023 2022
Patient fee revenue - net of contractual allowances and discounts$16,896$13,205
Product sales - net219200
Service and repair fees - net3,6433,658
Service and repair fees - related parties - net5555
Management and other fees - net24,43624,342
Management and other fees - related medical practices - net5,9755,987 
Total Revenues - Net51,22447,447 
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Costs related to patient fee revenue9,0297,822
Costs related to product sales405383
Costs related to service and repair fees1,6331,440
Costs related to service and repair fees - related parties2522
Costs related to management and other fees14,23113,124
Costs related to management and other fees - related medical practices3,1092,890
Research and development883691
Selling, general and administrative10,45312,932 
Total Costs and Expenses39,76839,304 
Income From Operations11,4568,143
Other Income (Expense)1(197)
Other Income - Related party577-
Interest Expense(58)(27)
Investment Income1,040414 
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes and Non controlling Interests13,0168,333
Provision for Income Taxes(3,036)(2,871)
Net Income9,9805,462
Net Income - Non controlling Interests(2,115)(1,183)
Net Income - Attributable to FONAR$7,865$4,279
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders$7,375$4,020
Net Income Available to Class A Non-Voting Preferred Stockholders$365$193
Net Income Available to Class C Common Stockholders$125$66
Basic Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders$1.14$0.62
Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Available to Common Stockholders$1.12$0.60
Basic and Diluted Income Per Share - Class C Common$0.33$0.17
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding - Common Stockholders6,4486,534
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding - Common Stockholders6,5766,662
Weighted Average Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding - Class C Common383383 

FONAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts and shares in thousands)
(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE SIX MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2023 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
    Net income$9,980$5,462
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization2,4152,218
Amortization on right-of-use assets2,1462,238
Provision for bad debts3552,891
Deferred income tax - net2,2842,306
Gain on sale of equipment - related party(577)-
(Increase) decrease in operating assets, net:
Accounts, medical and management fee receivable(s)(4,958)(3,375)
Notes receivable5011
Inventories(265)(274)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets21760
Other assets22-
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities, net:
Accounts payable(244)(685)
Other current liabilities(2,341)(3,228)
Operating lease liabilities(2,265)(1,874)
Financing lease liabilities(108)(126)
Customer deposits(3)271
Other liabilities(19)(33)
Net cash provided by operating activities6,6895,862
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(192)(1,362)
Cost of patents(20)(74)
Net cash used in investing activities(212)(1,436)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayment of borrowings and capital lease obligations(21)(15)
Purchase of treasury stock(1,885)(478)
Distributions to non controlling interests(2,626)(3,151)
Net cash used in financing activities(4,532)(3,644)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents1,945782
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period51,28048,723 
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period$53,225$49,505 

Contact: Daniel Culver
Director of Communications
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
www.fonar.com

Fonar Corporation
The Inventor of MR Scanning™
An ISO 9001 Company
Melville, New York 11747
Phone: (631) 694-2929
Fax: (631) 390-1772

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