Exhibit 99.1
Semler Scientific® Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Additional Bitcoin Purchases
Santa Clara, CA – August 5, 2024 – Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR), a pioneer in developing and marketing technology products and services to healthcare providers to combat chronic diseases, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. In addition, the Company announced the purchase of an additional 101 bitcoins for an aggregate amount of $6.0 million. Since announcing the adoption of a bitcoin treasury strategy on May 28, 2024, the Company has purchased 929 bitcoins for a total of $63.0 million.
“We are pleased to report strong income from operations of $5.4 million in the second quarter,” said Doug Murphy-Chutorian, MD, chief executive officer of Semler Scientific. “We remain laser focused on acquiring and holding bitcoin, while supporting and expanding our healthcare business.”
“We are very encouraged by the strong positive reaction to our recent announcement of a bitcoin treasury strategy,” said Eric Semler, chairman of Semler Scientific. “We continue to firmly believe that bitcoin is a compelling investment and plan on acquiring additional bitcoins with our cash from operations, as well as with cash generated from the sale of securities under our $150.0 million shelf registration statement, once effective.”
FINANCIAL RESULTS
For the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to the corresponding period of 2023, Semler Scientific reported:
| ● | Revenues of $14.5 million, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 22%, compared to $18.6 million. |
| ● | Cost of revenues of $1.3 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 3%, compared to $1.2 million |
| ● | Total operating expenses, which include cost of revenues, of $9.1 million, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 20%, compared to $11.4 million. |
| ● | Income from operations of $5.4 million, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 25%, compared to $7.2 million. |
| ● | Pre-tax net income of $1.1 million (which includes the change in fair value on our bitcoin holdings of negative $5.1 million), a decrease of $6.6 million, or 85%, compared to $7.7 million. |
| ● | Income tax expense of $1.1 million, or an effective tax rate of 99%, compared to $1.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 23%. |
| ● | Net income of $11 thousand, or breakeven, a decrease of $5.9 million, or 100%, compared to net income of $5.9 million, or $0.88 per basic share and $0.75 per diluted share. |
Semler Scientific’s three largest customers (including their affiliates) comprised 44%, 27% and 11% of second quarter 2024 revenues, respectively, and its two largest customers comprised 37% and 34% of second quarter 2023 revenues, respectively.
BITCOIN HOLDINGS
On May 28, 2024, Semler Scientific announced the initial purchase of 581 bitcoins for an aggregate amount of $40.0 million. On June 6, 2024, the Company announced the purchase of an additional 247 bitcoins for an aggregate amount