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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On May 4, 2023, KORU Medical Systems, Inc. (“KORU Medical” or “we”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 and reaffirming financial guidance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. A related conference call will be held on May 4, 2023 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time.
KORU Medical is making reference to non-GAAP financial measures in both the press release and the conference call. Our management believes that investors’ understanding of KORU Medical’s performance is enhanced by disclosing the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS (each as defined below) as a reasonable basis for comparison of our ongoing results of operations. KORU Medical strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and cautions investors that the non-GAAP measures used by KORU Medical may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered replacements for, and should be read together with, the most comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the attached Exhibit 99.1 press release.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (net (loss)/income) before interest expense/(income), net, income tax (benefit)/expense, depreciation and amortization, reorganization charges, discontinued product expense, litigation expenses, manufacturing initiative expenses and stock-based compensation expense. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is used by investors and other users of our financial statements as a supplemental financial measure that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, we believe provides additional information that is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business. We also believe the disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA helps investors meaningfully evaluate and compare our cash flow generating capacity from quarter to quarter and year to year. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as a supplemental internal measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations.
We present diluted earnings per share after eliminating items that we believe are not part of our ordinary operations and affect the comparability of the periods presented (“Adjusted EPS”). Adjusted EPS includes adjustments for reorganization charges, discontinued product expense, litigation expenses, manufacturing initiative expenses, stock-based compensation expense, and tax (expense). We believe adjustments for these items allow investors to better understand our underlying operating results and facilitate comparisons between the periods shown. Management uses Adjusted EPS as a supplemental internal measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 4, 2023 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KORU Medical Systems, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Thomas Adams |
| Thomas Adams Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||
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