Company Information

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Address: 1618 STATION STREET  
City: VANCOUVER 
State:  
Zip Code: V6A 1B6 
Telephone:  


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 3841
(As filed with the SEC)  

We are a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company that discovers, develops and markets innovative technologies primarily focused on acute and surgical applications. We currently operate in two segments: Medical Products and Pharmaceutical Technologies. Our Medical Products segment manufactures and markets a wide range of single-use specialty medical products and medical device components. These products are sold directly by us to end users or other third-party medical products manufacturers. Our Pharmaceutical Technologies segment focuses primarily on establishing product development and marketing collaborations with major medical device, pharmaceutical or biomaterials companies and to date has derived the majority of its revenue from royalties due from partners that develop, market and sell products incorporating our technologies.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
06/2010-0.52NAN/E
03/2010-0.49NAN/E
12/2009-0.27NAN/E
09/2009-0.99NAN/E
06/2009-8.21NAN/E
03/2009-8.38NAN/E
12/2008-8.71NAN/E
09/2008-8.08NAN/E

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2009 Leverage 2009
Net Inc/Comm Equity-0.05Total Liab/Total Assets1.85
Net Inc/Total Assets-0.06Total Liab/Inv Cap2.23
Net Inc/Inv Cap-0.07Total Liab/Comm Equity1.35
Pretax Inc/Net Sales-0.06Interest Coverage Ratio0.56
Net Inc/Net Sales-0.08Curr Debt/EquityNA
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.08LTD/Equity-1.84
SG&A/NetSales0.29Total Debt/Equity-1.84
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover8.89Quick Ratio1.49
Inventory Turnover3.10Current Ratio2.05
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.26
Net Sales/Work Cap4.20Inv/Curr Assets0.27
Net Sales/PP&E5.36  

Income Statement (Millions)

  6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 61.89 63.34 63.56 63.24
Cost of Goods Sold 29.35 27.44 31.50 28.42
Selling & Admin Exps 22.78 16.89 22.40 17.92
Operating Income -5.38 3.13 -8.02 4.02
Interest Exp 9.03 8.92 9.07 9.29
Pretax Income -12.85 -5.49 -17.17 -5.74
Other Income 1.55 0.29 -0.72 0.17
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income -14.07 -6.70 -15.63 -7.80

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Cash & Short Term Investments 35.15 48.61 57.32 53.76
Receivables - Total 35.07 34.84 33.54 31.96
Inventories - Total 37.86 38.24 35.54 37.95
Total Current Assets 110.61 124.98 129.70 127.75
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 52.18 49.60 52.18 55.29
Total Assets 334.37 356.88 370.06 377.13
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 51.83 59.25 63.19 56.99
Debt in Current Liabilities NA NA NA NA
Total Current Liabilities 51.83 59.25 63.19 57.20
Long-Term Debt 575.00 575.00 575.00 575.00
Total Liabilities 674.11 680.28 683.35 680.43
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 472.75 472.75 472.74 472.74
Retained Earnings -887.31 -873.24 -866.54 -850.91
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity -339.74 -323.39 -313.29 -303.30
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 334.37 356.88 370.06 377.13

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 6/30/2010 3/31/2010 12/31/2009 9/30/2009
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities -10.52 -5.57 -0.85 2.95
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -2.29 -0.77 -1.15 -1.90
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 0.00 -0.02 -0.21 -0.22

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/2005199.65-1.190.10
12/2006315.084.580.14
12/2007287.69-65.94-0.66
12/2008283.27-741.18-8.71
12/2009279.68-22.87-0.27
Growth Rates8.79----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional06/30/103616,56919.45




Report Date : 8/30/2010

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