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| As noted in our prior earnings call, the steady shift to a recurring revenue model from a perpetual model has numerous benefits including better business visibility, more efficient expense management and an improved ability to predict future cash flow |
| We also made good progress in recruiting new board members, and you may have seen the recent announcements on those additions |
| Demand for our technology continues to be strong |
| After a thorough analysis of rep performance over the past three years, we believe adding additional sales reps focused on new business, given our large addressable market opportunity, which I'm going to discuss next, and rep focused on large national accounts will lead to revenue growth |
| iCAD's deep experience and unmatched set of capabilities differentiates iCAD from this competition and positions it as the industry leader with an AI solution that continuously gets better as the company continually refined its algorithm models using its extensive data set and research partners |
| The revenue performance in Q4 was nicely ahead of my forecast and consensus |
| Radiologist's benefit from standard, objective, inclusive results measured by an algorithm built upon many millions of images |
| I think it's a good quarter |
| I remain optimistic about the company and its future, and I firmly believe in the bright future of the company and our ability to generate significant shareholder value |
| The evidence supporting it continues to grow, and our team continues to secure opportunities with some of the most prestigious and esteemed health care facilities worldwide |
| So I think our share presence was great |
| This improved run rate reflects the implemented cost cutting measures previously announced |
| Based on the number of DBT units relative to the total units left to be converted to DBT and the associated large number of installation opportunities, we believe our ProFound solutions for 3D may represent a significant growth opportunity in the United States |
| As I stated, then, and reiterate now, I'm honored to be leading this incredible company |
| The management team we've assembled is uniquely prepared to leverage their experience and expertise to position this company for future growth |
| With 22 global distributors and growing, iCAD's market shares on the rise |
| In 2023, we made good progress executing phases one and two, including stabilize the business through reducing our cash burn |
| Per regulatory test data, iCAD has observed detection version 4.0 will deliver significant improvements in specificity, sensitivity, and the highest AUC or area under the curve for specificity and sensitivity for breast cancer detection at 92.5% |
| Along with the new heart health solution, measuring the level of calcification and breast arteries, identifying cardiovascular concerns, and new cloud deployment options, iCAD's overall value and ease of implementation continue to improve |
| As outlined during our 2023 third quarter earnings call, iCAD is increasing its leading position as the premier breast AI solution by transitioning into a platform-based software as a service, data as a service organization by implementing a three phase transformation |
| Since having released our first FDA-cleared product in 2002, iCAD has remained committed to innovation and artificial intelligence by continuously improving and releasing the highest performing and most widely available solutions in breast care with FDA clearances, CE Marks, and health Canada licenses |
| We also believe that there is a growth opportunity for 2D mammography and DBT AI solutions in international markets, both from the analog to digital conversion, as well as more countries adopt the practice of each exam being read by a single radiologist using AI, rather than the current practice of having two radiologists read each exam |
| With our industry-leading ProFound breast health suite, cancer has finally met its match |
| In 2023, we strengthened our market leading partnerships |
| And patient's benefit from receiving timely personalized results, fact-based assessment of the breast density, and short-term risk assessments that inform their screening plans |
| Excellent |
| Announced game-changing collaborations with the esteemed partners, exemplifying our company's commitment to creating the world's most pervasive and personalized suite of AI cancer detection solutions |
| So to complement that, I would say, of the six that we had, we had one other individual who is really clearly kind of a new business person, and we had one with a strong hybrid, and the rest were really great at account management |
| It's always the best quarter |
| With iCAD's ProFound breast health suite, radiologist's reading times may be cut in half, with improved accuracy and specificity in finding suspicious cancerous lesions |
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| It also has risks, including short-term lower GAAP revenue, and negative cash flow impact for the next 3 years |
| It's more towards hardware sales and the margins will come down a little bit |
| Service revenue was 1.8 million down 6% over the prior year |
| sales had declined due in part to a significant reduction in the sales force in fiscal year 2022 |
| The revenue decline was driven primarily by a reduction in sales force along with our continued shift from a perpetual to a subscription-based revenue model |
| On average, only 10% of women recalled back from a routine screening mammogram for a diagnostic workup are ultimately found to have cancer, resulting in the patient being confused and frustrated with the process |
| The conventional double read workflow used by most countries where mammograms are assessed by two separate radiologists has become increasingly challenging as there's a global radiologist workforce shortage |
| Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was 17.3 million, a decrease of 2.5 million or 13% from 19.8 million in fiscal 2022 |
| While hard to detect interval cancers are being missed or diagnoses are delayed |
| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss decreased $1.7 million to $0.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2023, from the same period in 2022 |
| Simultaneously, false positives and unnecessary recalls for suspected cancers have continued at similar rates |
| EBITDA, which we view as a relevant metric to indicate operating cash flow was a loss of 0.4 million in Q4 '23 versus a loss of 3.6 million in Q1 of '23 |
| I think maybe my take would be that Q3 was a little lower than we expected, and Q4 might have got a slight benefit from that |
| The rise in workload for radiologists has felt by patients too, anxiously waiting weeks for results or receiving unnecessary recalls and biopsies lead to undue stress and anxiety, not to mention the stress of the healthcare system |
| Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 were 5 million at 1.4 million or 22% decrease year-over-year |
| Cancer poses one of the greatest threats to life |
| Additionally, a significant economic burden is placed upon patients and payors that extend throughout multiple years when a breast cancer diagnosis is missed in its early stages, and instead diagnosed at a later more advanced stage |
| The ProFound heart health solution identifies the presence and quantity of breast arterial calcification, which is proven to correlate with calcifications elsewhere in the body, raising concern for cardiovascular or heart health concerns |
| ProFound risk |
| missed their recommended screening mammograms |
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