BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Encision Inc. (OTC: ECIA), a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that prevents dangerous stray electrosurgical burns in minimally invasive surgery, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2018 second quarter that ended September 30, 2017.

The Company posted quarterly net revenue of $2.16 million for a quarterly net income of $116 thousand, or $0.01 per diluted share. These results compare to net revenue of $2.15 million for a quarterly net loss of $240 thousand, or $(0.02) per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Net revenue for the current quarter included net revenue of $74 thousand from an order for non-AEM product. Gross margin on net revenue was 58% in the fiscal 2018 second quarter and 47% in the fiscal 2017 second quarter. Gross margin on net revenue was higher in the current quarter as a result of product mix and lower costs in manufacturing operations. Gross margin on net revenue was lowered further in the fiscal 2017 second quarter by higher slow moving and obsolete inventories costs.

The Company posted six months net revenue of $4.53 million for a six months net income of $298 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share. These results compare to net revenue of $4.43 million for a six months net loss of $338 thousand, or $(0.03) per diluted share, in the year-ago six months. Net revenue for the current six months included net revenue of $329 thousand from an order for non-AEM product. Gross margin on net revenue was 58% in the fiscal 2018 six months and 50% in the fiscal 2017 six months. Gross margin on net revenue was higher in the current six months as a result of product mix and lower costs in manufacturing operations. Gross margin on net revenue was lowered further in the fiscal 2017 six months by higher slow moving and obsolete inventories costs.

Net cash of $374 thousand was generated by operating activities in the current six months compared to net cash of $162 thousand used in operating activities in last year's six months.

"We are pleased to deliver another profitable quarter and to have achieved a higher gross margin," said Greg Trudel, President and CEO. "Cash that was generated by our operating activities enabled us to pay off our line of credit and to have $129 thousand of cash remaining. We expect that our fiscal third quarter will be profitable and that the traction that we are achieving in the market will continue to develop. We have held true to our strategy of driving operational excellence while bolstering our product portfolio and sales channel with new products and clinical evidence."

Encision Inc. designs and markets a portfolio of high performance surgical instrumentation that delivers advances in patient safety with AEM technology, surgical performance, and value to hospitals across a broad range of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company pioneered the development and deployment of Active Electrode Monitoring, AEM technology, to eliminate dangerous stray energy burns during minimally invasive procedures. For additional information about all our products, please visit www.encision.com.

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that statements in this press release and elsewhere that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially include, among others, its ability to develop new or enhanced products and have such products accepted in the market, its ability to increase net sales through the Company's distribution channels, its ability to compete successfully against other manufacturers of surgical instruments, insufficient quantity of new account conversions, insufficient cash to fund operations, delay in developing new products and receiving FDA approval for such new products and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are encouraged to review the risk factors and other disclosures appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, future events, or otherwise.

CONTACT: Mala Ray, Encision Inc., 303-444-2600, mray@encision.com