Volcano Reports 24 Percent Increase in First Quarter Revenues; IVUS Disposable Revenues Increase ...( Company Increases Rev...)

Company Increases Revenue Guidance for 2008

SAN DIEGO, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading manufacturer and developer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), functional measurement (FM) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Volcano reported revenues of $36.6 million, a 24 percent increase over revenues of $29.6 million in the same period a year ago. The company said IVUS disposable revenues increased 30 percent versus the first quarter of 2007, reflecting the growth of its installed base and broader IVUS adoption.

For the first quarter of 2008, the company reported a net loss on a GAAP basis of $2.3 million, or $0.05 per share. Included in this loss is $2.9 million in due diligence, legal and accounting expenses related to an acquisition that was not consummated. In the first quarter of 2007, the company reported GAAP net income of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share.

Excluding the aforementioned due diligence costs, stock-based compensation expense and in-process research and development expenses totaling $5.1 million, Volcano had non-GAAP net income of $2.8 million, or $0.06 per diluted share. In the first quarter of 2007, excluding stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million, Volcano had net income of $2.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share. Weighted average diluted shares at the end of the quarter were 47.0 million versus 41.7 million a year ago, reflecting the impact of the company's equity offering that was completed in the fourth quarter of 2007. A reconciliation of the company's GAAP and non-GAAP results can be found in today's earnings news release on the company's website at http://www.volcanocorp.com.

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