Cynosure Reports Q4 EPS of $(0.06) vs. $(0.03)

Cynosure, Inc.

today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2010. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 16 percent to $22.3 million from $19.3 million in the same period of 2009. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.8 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $14.5 million, or $1.14 per basic and diluted share, or the comparable period of 2009. Financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009 included a non-cash tax charge of $10.4 million to establish a valuation allowance against the company's U.S. deferred tax assets, and a $2.1 million non-cash charge related to an inventory write-down of an earlier-generation product.