ImmuCell Announces Product Sales Growth and Profit

ImmuCell Corporation

today announced the results of its operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, product sales increased by 10%, or $161,000, to $1,717,000 in comparison to the same period in 2011. During the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2012, product sales increased by 14%, or $642,000, to $5,273,000 in comparison to the same period in 2011. "A 13% increase in sales of our lead product, First Defense®, during the first three months of 2012 over the same period in 2011, demonstrates a solid return on our increased investment in sales and marketing," commented Michael F. Brigham, President and CEO. "Based primarily on increased gross margin from sales of First Defense® and the anticipated reduction in product development expenditures, we returned to profitable operations for the first time since the first quarter of 2008." Income before income taxes was $271,000 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, in contrast to a loss before income taxes of ($31,000) during the same period in 2011. Net income was $155,000, or $0.05 per share, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, in contrast to a net loss of ($23,000), or ($0.01) per share, during the same period in 2011.