Perimeter Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Conference call/webcast today at
"We continued to execute well across our business in the first quarter of 2026, delivering strong recurring revenue growth via sales to our legacy S-Series OCT users, along with significantly improved operating performance," commented
Business Highlights
Legacy S-Series OCT to Commercial Launch of Claire OCT+AI
- The positive commercial momentum built throughout 2025 for the Company's legacy S-Series OCT continued in Q1-2026, with recurring revenues increasing 14% year-over-year.
- In
March 2026 , Perimeter receivedU.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") premarket approval ("PMA") for Claire, the first AI-enabled imaging device approved inthe United States for intraoperative breast cancer margin assessment. The technology, which previously received Breakthrough Device designation from the FDA, is designed to enhance surgeons' ability to detect difficult-to-see cancer during breast-conserving surgery and potentially reduce the need for re-operations. - In April, the Company formally unveiled Claire OCT+AI at the 27th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) inSeattle, WA. - Today, Perimeter is pleased to announce the first two commercial placements of the Claire device – consisting of legacy replacements of Perimeter S-Series systems by two top-tier hospitals – marking a critical step as the Company works to establish its proprietary technology as a standard of care in breast-conserving surgery.
- The Company's sales funnel for Claire has grown rapidly, and already stands at close to 50 qualified leads. Of those, more than a dozen are currently classified by Perimeter as being within one of the "Prospecting, Developing, Validating, and Contracting" stages.
Corporate
- In
February 2026 , Perimeter entered into cancellation agreements with certain employees and consultants of the Company, pursuant to which it cancelled 1,935,553 previously issued stock options (the "Original Options"), exercisable at prices ranging fromC$0.38 toC$2.85 , and replaced the same number of Original Options with new stock options, exercisable at a price ofC$0.30 per common share. No directors or officers of the Company have entered or will enter into cancellation agreements, have had Original Options cancelled or received Replacement Options. - In
March 2026 , Perimeter entered into a warrant cancellation agreement withSC Master Holdings LLC ("Social Capital "), pursuant to whichSocial Capital agreed to surrender 14,466,667 common share purchase warrants of the Company for cancellation, for no consideration. - In
April 2026 , the Company closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Debenture Offering") of convertible debentures of the Company (the "Convertible Debentures"). Under the first tranche of the Debenture Offering, the Company issuedC$2,760,000 (approximatelyUS$2.0 million ) principal amount of Convertible Debentures toMr. Mendes . The Company continues to expect to complete additional closings of the Debenture Offering of up toUS$3.0 million for aggregate gross proceeds of up toUS$5.0 million (inclusive of the first tranche). - In
May 2026 , Perimeter announced the successful closing of its previously announced "best efforts" offering, pursuant to the listed issuer financing exemption (the "Life Offering"), of 21,489,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price ofC$0.35 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds ofC$7,521,150 (approximatelyUS$5,516,729 ).Paradigm Capital Inc. acted as lead agent and sole bookrunner, together withBrookline Capital Markets , a division ofArcadia Securities, LLC , in connection with the Life Offering.
Summary First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Revenue was approximately
Operating expenses for the three months ended
First quarter 2026 net loss was approximately
Cash used in operating activities in the three months ended
As of
Conference Call
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About
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Indications for Use: The Claire OCT System is an adjunctive three-dimensional imaging tool which provides volumetric cross-sectional, real-time depth visualization, coupled with an artificial intelligence computer-aided detection algorithm which identifies and marks focal areas suspicious for breast cancer. It is used concurrently with physician interpretation of the images. The Claire OCT System is intended for use in conjunction with other standard methods for evaluation of the margins of excised lumpectomy tissue during surgical procedures in patients with a biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer.
The Claire OCT System should not be used to replace standard tissue histopathology assessment and should not be used for diagnosis. The device is not intended for use in any of the following individuals: under the age of 18, male, have metastatic cancer (Stage IV), have lobular carcinoma as their primary diagnosis, have had previous ipsilateral breast surgery for benign or malignant disease within two years (including implants and breast augmentation), patients with multi-centric disease (histologically diagnosed cancer in two different quadrants of the breast), unless resected in a single specimen, patients with bilateral disease (diagnosed cancer in both breasts), patients who are currently lactating, patients who are currently pregnant, or concurrent use in surgeries with cryo-assisted localization. Refer to prescriber labeling for full safety information.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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