Sientra Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Strong Q1 Breast Products Performance Despite COVID-19 Headwinds

Strengthened Focus on Core Breast Products Business and High-Margin bioTip® Sales to Drive Profitability and Growth

Q1 2020 & Recent Highlights:

• Q1 total net sales of $16.9 million, a 4% decrease year-over-year
• Breast Products Q1 net sales of $12.5 million, growth of 28% year-over-year
• miraDry Q1 net sales of $4.5 million, a 43% decrease year-over-year
• Well-capitalized balance sheet and restructured debt provides enhanced flexibility for investment in future growth

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sientra, Inc. SIEN ("Sientra" or the "Company"), a diversified medical aesthetics company, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Jeff Nugent, Sientra's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Despite the challenging environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able maintain robust breast products sales throughout the quarter, with the impact of COVID-19 being felt most strongly in the final weeks.  Our miraDry segment, with its distinct geographical mix and heavy end-of-quarter capital sales category model, was more significantly impacted as the COVID-19 pandemic first began to be felt earlier in the quarter in the Asia Pacific region followed by the United States at the critical end of quarter period."

"While moratoriums on elective procedures have continued to impact sales into the second quarter, Sientra remains open for business. We have continued to ship product and have enacted a field support strategy which leverages the flexible nature of our commercial infrastructure, our virtual capabilities, and our ability to quickly adapt to changing market conditions to assist our customers to accelerate individual practice recovery. We have also acted to best position Sientra for long term success by prioritizing our core breast products business, while refocusing our miraDry business on high-margin bioTip utilization.  These strategic decisions were made in addition to steps taken to carefully manage our operating expenses and our cash balance, ensuring that we are well-positioned as elective procedures begin to resume."

Mr. Nugent continued, "I am also pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with certain of our lenders to restructure our existing debt facilities.  Under the agreement we will have paid down $25 million of our term loan, gained access to up to $30 million in term loans, and reduced our revenue and cash covenants. This new debt structure, combined with our other debt facilities and well-capitalized balance sheet, provide us with enhanced latitude to invest in our business for continued growth."

Mr. Nugent concluded, "Despite these uncertain times, I remain confident in Sientra's ability to continue to drive significant market share gains in the breast products segment and to emerge in a position of increased strength. As an organization, Sientra has been committed to providing a unique portfolio of safe and effective products that help our medical professionals deliver life changing benefits to their patients around the world and despite these difficult times, we are unwavering in this commitment."

First Quarter 2020 Financial Review

Total net sales for the first quarter 2020 were $16.9 million, a decrease of 4% compared to total net sales of $17.6 million for the same period in 2019.

Net sales for the Breast Products segment totaled $12.5 million in the first quarter 2020, a 28% increase compared to $9.8 million for the same period in 2019.

Net sales for the miraDry segment totaled $4.5 million in the first quarter 2020, a 43% decrease compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2019.

Gross profit for the first quarter 2020 was $10.1 million, or 59.9% of sales, compared to gross profit of $11.1 million, or 63.1% of sales, for the same period in 2019.

Operating expenses for the first quarter 2020 were $37.1 million, compared to $36.9 million of operating expenses for the same period in 2019. Excluding a $6.4 million non-cash impairment of certain intangibles related to miraDry and restructuring charges totaling $1.7 million, operating expenses in the first quarter of 2020 decreased $8.0 million, or 22%, compared to the same period in 2019.

Net loss for the first quarter 2020 was ($28.6) million, or ($0.57) per share, compared to a net loss of ($26.5) million, or ($0.91) per share, for the same period in 2019.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of ($15.5) million for the first quarter 2020, compared to a loss of ($21.1) million for the same period in 2019.

Net cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020 were $112 million, compared to $88 million as of December 31, 2019.

2020 Net Sales Outlook

Sientra withdrew its previously announced annual guidance for 2020 on April 7, 2020. Due to the uncertain scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and unknown timing of global recovery and economic normalization, the company remains unable to accurately estimate the impact on its operations and financial results.

Conference Call

Sientra will hold a conference call today, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET to discuss first quarter results. The dial-in numbers are 844-464-3933 for domestic callers and 765-507-2612 for international callers. The conference ID is 3594402. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.sientra.com. The webcast will be archived on the website following the completion of the call.  

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Sientra has supplemented its US GAAP net income (loss) with a non-GAAP measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding the performance of the Company, facilitates a more meaningful comparison of results for current periods with previous operating results, and assists management in analyzing future trends, making strategic and business decisions and establishing internal budgets and forecasts. A reconciliation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the schedule below.

There are limitations in using this non-GAAP financial measure because it is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Investors and potential investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with Sientra's financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measure provided in the schedule below.

About Sientra
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Sientra is a diversified global medical aesthetics company and a leading partner to aesthetic physicians. The Company offers a suite of products designed to make a difference in patients' lives by enhancing their body image, growing their self-esteem, and restoring their confidence. Sientra has developed a broad portfolio of products with technologically differentiated characteristics, supported by independent laboratory testing and strong clinical trial outcomes. The Company's Breast Products Segment includes its OPUS^® breast implants, the first fifth generation breast implants approved by the FDA for sale in the United States, its ground-breaking Allox2^® breast tissue expander with patented dual-port and integral drain technology, and BIOCORNEUM^® the #1 performing, preferred and recommended scar gel of plastic surgeons^(*). The Company's miraDry Segment, comprises its miraDry^® system, which is approved for sale in over 40 international markets, and is the only non-surgical FDA-cleared device for the permanent reduction of underarm sweat, odor and hair of all colors.

Sientra uses its investor relations website to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Sientra is routinely posted and is accessible on the Company's investor relations website at www.sientra.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements
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