Nov 7 (Reuters) - Sientra Inc SIEN.O :
* SIENTRA REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q3 LOSS PER SHARE $0.45
* Q3 SALES $22.4 MILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF
$20.1
MILLION
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $-0.47 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* SEES FY 2019 SALES $82.5 MILLION TO $83.5 MILLION
* ANNOUNCED ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO
SIMPLIFY OPERATIONS & REDUCE SPENDING
* CO WILL IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES & CONSOLIDATE BUSINESS
SUPPORT
FUNCTIONS VIA SHARED SERVICES ORGANIZATION AT SANTA BARBARA
HEADQUARTERS
* SIENTRA - SHARED SERVICES ORGANIZATION WILL INTEGRATE
MIRADRY'S
QUALITY, CLINICAL, REGULATORY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND G&A
FUNCTIONS IN SANTA BARBARA
* NOTIFIED AFFECTED EMPLOYEES AND HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENSURE
A
SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR THESE EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZATION
* SIENTRA - EXPECTS INITIAL PHASE OF ORGANIZATIONAL
EFFICIENCY
INITIATIVE TO BE COMPLETED IN NEXT 10 MONTHS
* SIENTRA - ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES TO BE
IMPLEMENTED &
FINALIZED BY YEAR-END 2020
* SIENTRA - ESTIMATES THAT EFFICIENCY INITIATIVES PROGRAM
WILL
REDUCE ANNUAL PRE-TAX OPERATING EXPENSES BY ABOUT $10 MILLION IN
2020 AND $15 MILLION IN 2021
* EXPECTS TO RECORD TOTAL PRE-TAX CHARGES RELATED TO
INITIATIVE OF
BETWEEN $3.7 MILLION AND $4.5 MILLION OVER NEXT 10 MONTHS
* FY2019 REVENUE VIEW $81.9 MILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* WILL BE CLOSING MIRADRY'S SANTA CLARA FACILITY AND
OUTSOURCING
MIRADRY PRODUCT ASSEMBLY TO A THIRD PARTY
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