Shares of BSD Medical Corp. (NSDQ:BSDM) are up today after the medical device company reported a more than 102% increase in fiscal 3rd-quarter sales.
Salt Lake City-based BSD said the increase was largely due to increased sales of its MicroThermX microwave ablation device for soft tissue, according to a press release.
BSD Medical posted losses of $2.0 million, or 6¢ per share, on sales of $1.3 million during the 3 months ended May 31, representing a 6.1% reduction in losses on 102.1% sales growth compared with fiscal Q3 2012.
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"The growth in revenue during the 3rd quarter and 9 months ended May 31, 2013 when compared to the same periods in fiscal 2012 was chiefly derived from increased MicroThermX Microwave Ablation sales," president Harold Wolcott said in prepared remarks. "As planned, we commenced shipping MicroThermX systems and SynchroWave antennas to Terumo Europe NV during the 3rd quarter."
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- Hill-Rom “hold”ings (NYSE:HRC): Goldman Sachs downgrades to "neutral" from "buy" rating, $36 price target.
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