Forian Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results


Third quarter revenue grew 24% year-over-year

Forian data factory expanded to drive improved insights

NEWTOWN, PA, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Forian Inc. (Nasdaq: FORA), a provider of data science driven information and analytics solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries, today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“Our strong financial quarter highlighted by an increase in Adjusted EBITDA is a testament to the hard work of the team and the scalability of our business model. We are committed to continuing to deliver valuable information products and intelligence to our customers. We continue to be prudent in cost containment while opportunistically investing in the business for long term organic growth,” stated Max Wygod, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Forian.

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

  • Forian delivered the following results for the third quarter of 2023:

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Period-over-
Period %
Change
    
   2023
Unaudited
 2022
Unaudited
 
Total revenue $    5,348,469  $       4,310,694  24%
        
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax $             5,453,643  $        (2,966,053) 284%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $        (1,111,552) $      (2,161,571) 49%
Net income (loss) $    4,342,091  $        (5,127,626) 185%
        
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax per share – diluted$                     0.16  $      (0.09  ) 278%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax per share – diluted$   (0.03) $          (0.07) 57%
Income (loss) per share – diluted $              0.13  $          (0.16) 181%
        
Adjusted EBITDA1 – continuing operations $         755,327  $       (1,230,740) 161%

  • Revenue for the quarter was $5.3 million, an increase of $1.0 million versus the prior year
  • Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $5.5 million, or $0.16 per share, compared to a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.09 per share, in the prior year
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 for the quarter was $0.8 million, compared to negative $1.2 million in the prior year
  • Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2023 totaled $49.0 million

Highlights

  • Licensed additional strategic healthcare data, further differentiating Forian’s unique integrated de-identified data factory
  • Repurchased 1,604,676 shares of Forian common stock in a privately negotiated transaction in October at redemption price of $2.15 per share
  • Launched new data science based information products, including a referral mapping tool

1 This release uses non-GAAP financial measures that are adjusted for the impact of various U.S. GAAP items. See the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the table entitled “Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for details.

Quarterly Conference Call and Webcast

Forian will host a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET on November 9, 2023 to discuss its financial results with the investment community. To register for the conference call, click here. The webcast will be available live at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/uh4whvrn. This information is also available on our website at www.forian.com/investors. To be included on the Company’s email distribution list, please sign up at www.forian.com/investors.

About Forian
Forian provides a unique suite of data management capabilities and proprietary information and analytics solutions to optimize and measure operational, clinical and financial performance for customers within the traditional and emerging life sciences and healthcare payer and provider segments. Forian has industry leading expertise in acquiring, integrating, normalizing and commercializing large scale healthcare data assets. Forian’s information products overlay sophisticated data management and data science capabilities on top of a comprehensive clinical data lake to identify unique relationships, create distinctive information assets and generate proprietary insights. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.forian.com.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, which may include GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “target,” similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and are not guarantees of future results, such as statements about future financial and operating results, company strategy and intended product offerings and market positioning. These and other forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements and caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties associated with operations, strategy and goals, our ability to execute on our strategy and the additional risks and uncertainties set forth more fully under the caption “Risk Factors” in Forian’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023, and elsewhere in Forian’s filings and reports with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.

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FORIAN INC. 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
     
     
 September 30, December 31, 
  2023   2022  
 (UNAUDITED)   
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents$5,377,079  $2,795,743  
Marketable securities 43,585,724   17,396,487  
Accounts receivable, net 2,918,533   1,809,028  
Proceeds receivable from sale of discontinued operation, net 4,097,872   -  
Contract assets 870,328   2,252,958  
Prepaid expenses 1,269,459   835,786  
Other assets 369,616   432,338  
Current assets of discontinued operations -   1,393,688  
Total current assets 58,488,611   26,916,028  
     
Property and equipment, net 86,238   75,030  
Right of use assets, net 15,810   32,560  
Deposits and other assets 201,630   196,675  
Non current assets of discontinued operations -   19,037,874  
Total assets$58,792,289  $46,258,167  
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable$259,792  $316,105  
Accrued expenses 4,431,172   3,766,789  
Short-term operating lease liabilities 15,810   21,600  
Warrant liability 459   4,547  
Deferred revenues 2,753,619   2,581,287  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations -   1,662,247  
Total current liabilities 7,460,852   8,352,575  
     
Long-term liabilities:    
Long-term operating lease liabilities -   10,960  
Convertible notes payable, net of debt issuance costs ($6,000,000 in principal is held by a related party) 24,665,944   25,106,547  
Non current liabilities of discontinued operations -   365,609  
Total long-term liabilities 24,665,944   25,483,116  
     
Total liabilities 32,126,796   33,835,691  
     
Commitments and contingencies    
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred Stock; par value $0.001; 5,000,000 Shares authorized; 0 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 -   -  
Common Stock; par value $0.001; 95,000,000 Shares authorized; 32,488,811 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 32,251,326 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 32,489   32,251  
Additional paid-in capital 75,707,361   71,182,326  
Accumulated deficit (49,074,357)  (58,792,101) 
Total stockholders' equity 26,665,493   12,422,476  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$58,792,289  $46,258,167  
     
     



FORIAN INC. 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(UNAUDITED) 
          
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  
  2023   2022   2023   2022   
          
Revenue$5,348,469  $4,310,694  $15,112,398  $11,448,468   
          
Costs and Expenses:         
Cost of revenue 1,362,555   1,339,054   3,891,482   3,853,486   
Research and development 264,781   806,108   1,100,657   3,315,506   
Sales and marketing 1,313,212   1,080,660   3,746,731   2,904,358   
General and administrative 3,204,591   3,908,460   10,393,016   13,003,158   
Separation expenses -   -   599,832   5,417,043   
Depreciation and amortization 10,598   16,916   64,285   48,599   
Total costs and expenses 6,155,737   7,151,198   19,796,003   28,452,150   
          
Operating loss From Continuing Operations (807,268)  (2,840,504)  (4,683,605)  (17,093,682)  
          
Other Income (Expense):         
Change in fair value of warrant liability 1,594   8,539   4,088   343,155   
Interest and investment income 646,832   88,972   1,666,786   111,683   
Gain on sale of investment 5,805,858   -   5,805,858     
Interest expense (211,333)  (213,060)  (630,547)  (633,041)  
Gain on debt redemption 111,151   -   111,151     
Total other income (expense), net 6,354,102   (115,549)  6,957,336   (178,203)  
          
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 5,546,834   (2,956,053)  2,273,731   (17,271,885)  
Income tax expense (93,191)  (10,000)  (159,287)  (20,000)  
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 5,453,643   (2,966,053)  2,114,444   (17,291,885)  
          
Loss from discontinued operations -   (2,161,571)  (94,427)  (5,325,531)  
Gain on sale of discontinued operations -   -   11,531,849   202,159   
Income tax effect on discontinued operations (1,111,552)  -   (3,834,122)    
(Loss) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (1,111,552)  (2,161,571)  7,603,300   (5,123,372)  
Net income (loss) 4,342,091   (5,127,624)  9,717,744   (22,415,257)  
          
Net income (loss) per share         
Basic         
  Continuing operations$0.17  $(0.09) $0.07  $(0.54)  
  Discontinued operations$(0.03) $(0.07) $0.23  $(0.16)  
Net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted$0.14  $(0.16) $0.30  $(0.70)  
          
Diluted         
  Continuing operations$0.16  $(0.09) $0.07  $(0.54)  
  Discontinued operations$(0.03) $(0.07) $0.23  $(0.16)  
Net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted$0.13  $(0.16) $0.30  $(0.70)  
          
Weighted-average shares outstanding- basic 32,459,838   32,088,358   32,397,090   31,921,761   
          
Weighted-average shares outstanding- diluted 35,068,716   32,088,358   32,503,359   31,921,761   
          




FORIAN INC.      
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS      
(UNAUDITED)      
           
  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,      
   2023   2022       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income (loss) $9,717,744  $(22,415,257)      
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations  7,603,300   (5,123,372)      
Income (loss) from continuing operations  2,114,444   (17,291,885)      
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities - continuing operations:          
Depreciation and amortization  64,285   48,599       
Amortization on right of use asset  16,750   1,211       
Amortization of debt issuance costs  3,999   3,999       
Accrued interest on Convertible Notes  626,549   629,041       
Amortization of discount - proceeds from sale of discontinued operations  (341,205)  -       
Realized and unrealized gain on marketable securities  (1,318,083)  (110,914)     `
Gain on sale of investment  (5,805,858)        
Gain on debt redemption  (111,151)        
Stock-based compensation expense  4,920,572   10,581,020       
Change in fair value of warrant liability  (4,088)  (343,155)      
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable  (1,109,505)  (1,924,218)      
Contract assets  983,499   (921,290)      
Prepaid expenses  (34,542)  (183,050)      
Changes in lease liabilities during the period  (16,750)  34,008       
Deposits and other assets  57,767   468,833       
Accounts payable  (56,313)  195,084       
Accrued expenses  1,224,648   527,583       
Deferred revenues  172,332   1,509,639       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations  1,387,350   (6,775,495)      
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations  (59,075)  (2,375,789)      
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  1,328,275   (9,151,284)      
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Additions to property and equipment  (75,493)  (45,367)      
Purchase of marketable securities  (103,468,975)  (42,929,102)      
Sale of marketable securities  78,597,821   36,392,416       
Proceeds from sale of investment  5,805,858         
Cash from sale of discontinued operations  21,501,841   225,575       
Net cash provided by (used in) provided by investing activities - continuing operations  2,361,052   (6,356,478)      
Net cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations  -   (1,650,569)      
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  2,361,052   (8,007,047)      
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Payments on notes payable and financing arrangements  -   (13,122)      
Cash used to redeem convertible notes  (960,000)  -       
Payment of employee withholding tax related to restricted stock units  (147,991)  (58,085)      
Net cash used in financing activities- continuing operations  (1,107,991)  (71,207)      
  Net cash used in financing activities  (1,107,991)  (71,207)      
           
Net change in cash  2,581,336   (17,229,538)      
           
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  2,795,743   17,938,490       
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $5,377,079  $708,952       
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information          
Cash paid for interest $-  $-       
Cash paid for taxes $3,276,800  $2,550       
           


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, we have provided certain non-GAAP measures, which we define as financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure provided herein is earnings before interest, taxes, non-cash and other items (“Adjusted EBITDA”), which should be viewed as supplemental to, and not as an alternative for, net income or loss calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP (referred to below as “net loss”).

Adjusted EBITDA is used by our management as an additional measure of our Company’s performance for purposes of business decision-making, including developing budgets, managing expenditures and evaluating potential acquisitions or divestitures. Period-to-period comparisons of Adjusted EBITDA help our management identify additional trends in our Company’s financial results that may not be shown solely by period-to-period comparisons of net income. In addition, we may use Adjusted EBITDA in the incentive compensation programs applicable to some of our employees in order to evaluate our Company’s performance. Our management recognizes that Adjusted EBITDA has inherent limitations because of the excluded items, particularly those items that are recurring in nature. In order to compensate for those limitations, management also reviews the specific items that are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, but included in net income, as well as trends in those items.

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in their analysis of our results for reasons similar to the reasons why our management finds it useful and because it helps facilitate investor understanding of decisions made by management in light of the performance metrics used in making those decisions. In addition, as more fully described below, we believe that providing Adjusted EBITDA, together with a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, helps investors make comparisons between our Company and other companies that may have different capital structures, different effective income tax rates and tax attributes, different capitalized asset values and/or different forms of employee compensation. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended as a substitute for comparisons based on net loss. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measures and the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures provided by each company under applicable SEC rules.

The following is an explanation of the items excluded by us from Adjusted EBITDA but included in net loss from continuing operations:

  • Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense is a non-cash expense relating to capital expenditures and intangible assets arising from acquisitions that are expensed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the related assets. We exclude depreciation and amortization expense from Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that (i) the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of new acquisitions and full amortization of previously acquired tangible and intangible assets. Accordingly, we believe that this exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance. Investors should note that the use of tangible and intangible assets contributed to revenue in the periods presented and will contribute to future revenue generation and should also note that such expense will recur in future periods.

  • Stock-Based Compensation Expense. Stock-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense arising from the grant of stock-based awards to employees. We believe that excluding the effect of stock-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons in our Company’s operating performance because (i) the amount of such expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations and (ii) such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of the timing of grants of new stock-based awards, including grants in connection with acquisitions. Stock-based compensation expense includes certain separation expenses related to the vesting of stock options. Effective February 10, 2023, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Class II member of the Board of Directors resigned. In connection with the resignation, the Company entered into a separation agreement providing for, among other things, accelerated vesting of 106,656 unvested restricted shares of the Company common stock. Stock based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $349,832 related to the accelerated vesting of stock. On March 2, 2022, we and the former chief executive officer and the former chief financial officer of Helix mutually agreed not to renew special advisor agreements. Per the terms of the agreements, options to purchase 366,166 shares of common stock continued to vest according to their original terms through March 2, 2023, and unvested stock options to purchase 732,332 shares of common stock were forfeited. The advisors were not required to perform services to the Company beyond the non-renewal date of March 2, 2022. As a result, we recorded $5,417,043 of stock compensation expenses during March 2022 related to the options that vested through the twelve months ending March 2, 2023. We believe that excluding stock-based compensation from Adjusted EBITDA assists management and investors in making meaningful comparisons between our Company’s operating performance and the operating performance of other companies that may use different forms of employee compensation or different valuation methodologies for their stock-based compensation. Investors should note that stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to employees whose efforts contributed to the operating results in the periods presented and are expected to contribute to operating results in future periods. Investors should also note that such expenses will recur in the future.

  • Interest Expense. Interest expense is associated with the convertible notes entered into on September 1, 2021 in the amount of $24,000,000 (the “Notes”). The Notes are due on September 1, 2025 and accrue interest at an annual rate of 3.5%. We exclude interest expense from Adjusted EBITDA (i) because it is not directly attributable to the performance of our business operations and, accordingly, its exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and (ii) to assist management and investors in making comparisons to companies with different capital structures. Investors should note that interest expense associated with the Notes will recur in future periods.

  • Investment Income. Investment income is associated with the level of marketable debt securities and other interest-bearing accounts in which we invest. Interest and investment income can vary over time due to a variety of financing transactions, changes in interest rates, cash used to fund operations and capital expenditures and acquisitions that we have entered into or may enter into in the future. We exclude interest and investment income from Adjusted EBITDA (i) because these items are not directly attributable to the performance of our business operations and, accordingly, their exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and (ii) to assist management and investors in making comparisons to companies with different capital structures. Investors should note that interest income will recur in future periods.

  • Other Items. We engage in other activities and transactions that can impact our net loss. In the periods being reported, these other items included (i) change in fair value of warrant liability which related to warrants assumed in the acquisition of Helix; (ii) gain on sale of investment which relates to the sale of a minority equity interest; and (iii) gain on debt redemption which relates to a gain on the early retirement of a portion of our convertible notes. We exclude these other items from Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these activities or transactions are not directly attributable to the performance of our business operations and, accordingly, their exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance. Investors should note that some of these other items may recur in future periods.

  • Severance expenses. Effective February 10, 2023, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Class II member of the Board of Directors resigned. In connection with the resignation, the Company entered into a separation agreement providing for, among other things, (i) salary continuation for twelve months and (ii) accelerated vesting of 106,656 unvested restricted shares of the Company common stock. Severance expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 includes $250,000 related to the salary continuation. We exclude these other items from Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these costs are not recurring and not directly attributable to the performance of our business operations and, accordingly, their exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance. In addition, the Company records normal course of business severance expenses in the operating expense line item related to our employees’ activities.

  • Income tax expense. We exclude the income tax expense from Adjusted EBITDA (i) because we believe that the income tax expense is not directly attributable to the underlying performance of our business operations and, accordingly, its exclusion assists management and investors in making period-to-period comparisons of operating performance and (ii) to assist management and investors in making comparisons to companies with different tax attributes.

There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures because non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures provided by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which items are adjusted to calculate our non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a U.S. GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing U.S. GAAP measures in our public disclosures.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business and to view our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.

The following table reconciles the specific items excluded from U.S. GAAP metrics in the calculation of non-GAAP metrics for the periods shown below:


FORIAN INC.
RECONCILIATION OF US GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
        
 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
        
Total revenues$5,348,469  $4,310,694  $15,112,398  $11,448,468 
        
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations$5,453,643  $(2,966,053) $2,114,444  $(17,291,885)
        
Depreciation and amortization 10,598   16,916   64,285   48,599 
Stock based compensation expense 1,551,997   1,592,848   4,920,572   10,581,021 
Change in fair value of warrant liability (1,594)  (8,539)  (4,088)  (343,155)
Interest and investment income (646,832)  (88,972)  (1,666,786)  (111,683)
Interest expense 211,333   213,060   630,547   633,041 
Gain on sale of investment (5,805,858)  -   (5,805,858)  - 
Gain on debt redemption (111,151)  -   (111,151)  - 
Severance expense -   -   250,000   - 
Income tax expense 93,191   10,000   159,287   20,000 
        
Adjusted EBITDA - continuing operations$755,327  $(1,230,740) $551,252  $(6,464,062)