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Cutera (CUTR 1.53%)
Q2 2022 Earnings Name
Aug 04, 2022, 4:15 p.m. ET
Contents:
- Ready Remarks
- Questions and Solutions
- Name Contributors
Ready Remarks:
Operator
Thanks for becoming a member of Cutera’s second quarter 2022 earnings convention name. [Operator instructions] The dialogue in the present day contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements mirror administration’s present forecasts or expectations of sure points of the corporate’s future enterprise, together with, however not restricted to, any monetary steering offered for modeling functions. Ahead-looking statements are primarily based on present info that’s, by its nature, dynamic and topic to vary.
Ahead-looking statements embody, amongst others, statements relating to monetary steering, regulatory approvals, productiveness enhancements and plans to introduce new merchandise and increase into extra geographies. For phrases that will determine forward-looking statements, we encourage you to discuss with the protected harbor assertion in our press launch earlier in the present day. All forward-looking statements are topic to dangers and uncertainties included in these danger components described within the part entitled Threat Elements in our Kind 10-Ok as filed with the Securities and Change Fee, and up to date on our Kind 10-Qs subsequently filed. Cutera additionally cautions you to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which converse solely as of the date they’re made.
Cutera undertakes no obligation to replace publicly any forward-looking statements to mirror new info, occasions or circumstances or to mirror the incidence of unanticipated occasions. Future outcomes could differ materially from administration’s present expectations. As well as, we’ll talk about non-GAAP monetary measures, together with outcomes on an adjusted foundation. We consider these monetary measures can facilitate a extra full evaluation and better transparency into Cutera’s ongoing outcomes of operations, significantly when evaluating underlying outcomes from interval to interval.
Please discuss with the reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP measures in our earnings launch. These non-GAAP monetary measures must be thought of together with, however not as options to the working efficiency measures prescribed by GAAP. With that, I wish to flip the decision over to our CEO, Dave Mowry.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Thanks, Ariel. I might wish to welcome every of you to Cutera’s second quarter 2022 earnings name, and I am glad that you simply’re capable of be a part of us for this essential replace. With me on in the present day’s name is Rohan Seth, our chief monetary officer. Earlier than I dive right into a recap of the quarter, I might like to say that throughout the interval, we efficiently raised $240 million in convertible debt financing, permitting us to retire 50% of our prior convertible debt and add to our current money place.
This exercise locations Cutera in an exceptionally sturdy money place and gives us with the flexibleness to convey different progressive first-mover merchandise to market. Turning now to the second quarter 2022. Throughout the the rest of the decision, I’ll present an outline of our second quarter efficiency, together with some operational highlights, together with an replace on our expertise so far with the AviClear throughout the preliminary quarter of our restricted business launch. Rohan will then present an in depth overview of our monetary outcomes and our up to date fiscal 2022 monetary steering, after which he’ll flip the decision again over to me, and I’ll spend a couple of minutes discussing our plans for the rest of the 12 months, together with some particular particulars on our plans to increase buyer entry to our AviClear gadget within the second half of 2022.
After these remarks, I’ll hand the decision over to the convention operator in order that we could take your questions. As I’ve finished in earlier updates, I’ll start by sharing our high-level observations of the energy-based aesthetics market, and the way we count on present geopolitical and macroeconomic components to influence prospects and affected person patterns. Throughout the prevailing uncertainty across the macroeconomic surroundings, and elective procedures. I’m happy to say that Cutera continues to thrive as you’ll hear mirrored all through our enterprise outcomes.
Underlying market fundamentals stay strong and our prospects proceed to take care of roughly two months of forward-looking demand of their schedules. Affected person visitors stays intact with no indicators of weakening past anticipated third quarter seasonality. And as talked about in earlier updates, aesthetic practitioners proceed to see demographic shift of their affected person base with youthful career-oriented people with entry to better disposable revenue searching for routine procedures. This expanded affected person group prioritizes aesthetic procedures inside their spending plans every month, offering better resilience within the total demand and a extra secure affected person visitors forecast.
We anticipate that the capital promoting surroundings will stay strong with this continued degree of affected person remedy volumes. That is additional enforced by some early capital tools demand we service in third quarter ’22 as some offers flowed into this era from second quarter 2022. Shifting on now to an replace on the worldwide macroeconomic surroundings and its influence on Cutera. Cutera, in contrast to many different firms, has restricted publicity to the lockdowns and motion restrictions in China related to COVID.
Nevertheless, we do have a cloth publicity in Japan as seen in our skincare outcomes throughout the interval. With important change fee motion over the past seven months, the Japanese yen has fallen to multi-decade lows towards the U.S. greenback. As a reminder, our skincare line, a distributed line we offer solely within the Japanese market is bought in U.S.
{dollars}, however bought in Japanese yen. This association organized when has resulted in a painful foreign money squeeze that we really feel on each our prime and backside line performances. World overseas change charges had a big influence, and we count on that it will proceed into the second half of the 12 months. With these market situations and financial pressures as a backdrop, let me share Cutera’s business highlights throughout the second quarter of 2022.
Within the interval, we delivered a complete income of $64.2 million, representing roughly 10% progress over prior 12 months’s interval as reported and a 15% progress on a relentless foreign money foundation. Discounting the influence of overseas change charges within the interval, top-line income would have eclipsed a earlier all-time excessive income of $65.6 million in our seasonal peak within the fourth quarter of 2021. This top-line efficiency was pushed by the continued momentum in our capital and appreciable companies, offsetting the aforementioned financial challenges we noticed in Japan. Throughout the second quarter of 2022, we posted $43.7 million in capital tools income, a file consequence for the corporate on this section.
Our capital tools income efficiency was led by our truBody household of merchandise. Along with sturdy capital tools gross sales, we practically matched file revenues for consumable merchandise as effectively inside this era. Wanting ahead, we intend to additional increase our physique contouring providing in addition to improve our advertising and marketing and promotional efforts across the truBody product household throughout the again half of 2022. Particular to our capital income efficiency, our North American gross sales workforce continued to exhibit momentum within the interval, posting $25.2 million of income, representing a 27% progress over prior-year interval.
These outcomes come from the investments in gross sales pressure enlargement throughout the second half of 2021 together with the continued focus from gross sales management on improved productiveness by means of gross sales course of execution. Worldwide capital tools gross sales had been $18.4 million, representing a 17% progress as reported and a 26% progress on a relentless foreign money foundation in comparison with earlier 12 months’s quarter. Worldwide capital efficiency was sturdy in combination in addition to throughout the important thing areas. As anticipated, our European capital gross sales rebounded sharply from the decline reported in first quarter 2022, posting second-quarter income of $5.3 million or 36% fixed foreign money progress over the prior-year interval.
Following the second-quarter outcomes, the European capital tools income now represents an 11% progress 12 months so far on a relentless foreign money foundation. We benefited from favorable tendencies in our distribution markets as effectively, posting 26% progress throughout the quarter. And Australia and New Zealand additionally offered wholesome year-over-year progress with $5.2 million in capital tools income, representing 17% progress and 26% fixed foreign money progress over the prior-year interval. Just like our 2021 capital buying tendencies we consider that the third quarter capital income will likely be impacted by the timing of our CUCF occasion performed throughout the second quarter.
These skilled schooling occasions sometimes pull ahead a handful of offers that may have usually flowed into 3Q 2022. As such, we anticipate a slight step again in capital sequentially. Our recurring income class outlined as the mixture of skincare service and consumable merchandise was $20.6 million within the interval, a lower of 11% over prior-year interval as reported and a lower of two% on a relentless foreign money foundation. Skincare, the most important contributor to our recurring income delivered solely $9.6 million in income throughout the interval.
Representing an 18% decline from prior 12 months’s quarter on a reported foundation and a decline of 6% on a relentless foreign money foundation. Compared to the earlier interval, overseas change fee was chargeable for two-thirds of the decline, whereas the remaining one-third displays the influence of the regional financial headwinds on shopping for patterns. With out near-term reduction from these points, we consider that our skincare income for the again half of 2022 will mirror the same run fee to our second-quarter outcomes. Service revenues of $5.6 million within the quarter represented a decline of 17% as reported and a decline of 13% in fixed foreign money.
As mentioned beforehand, we count on to recuperate our service half stock and ebook increased volumes of time and materials work orders within the second half and count on to return to roughly $6 million per quarter. Client revenues of $5.3 million within the quarter symbolize roughly 20% progress over prior 12 months’s quarter as reported and 23% on a relentless foreign money foundation, pushed by the rising demand for therapies from the truBody household of merchandise. We anticipate sturdy affected person visitors within the second half, bolstered by the continued enlargement of the put in base. Shifting now to our AviClear restricted business launch.
As mentioned throughout our earlier earnings name, we crafted a really considerate preliminary entry into the marketplace for AviClear. As a reminder, the introduction of AviClear represents the launch of a brand new and disruptive expertise, a vastly completely different enterprise mannequin and a tool bringing a number of buyer disciplines, bridging a number of buyer self-discipline to incorporate medical dermatologists. As a result of disruptive nature of this product and its positioning, we deliberately centered on a really focused introduction to check our assumptions utilizing a number of dozen websites. This restricted launch was aimed toward gaining a totally knowledgeable perspective on greatest increase right into a full nationwide launch by the tip of 2022.
As anticipated, we generated a really small quantity of income from the affected person therapies throughout the quarter, however gained important insights into the product efficiency, product acceptance and follow onboarding processes. We’re happy with the progress we have made with the sphere placements and energized by the scientific outcomes our doctor companions have shared with us. Many physicians who adopted AviClear into their follow have already begun to see outcomes with their sufferers. And in some circumstances, early clearance outcomes appear to exceed these outcomes that we witnessed in our personal trials.
These information serve to spice up doctor confidence and improve their consolation in promoting the process to their sufferers affected by zits. Throughout the second quarter of 2022, our AviClear doctor companions handled over 100 particular person sufferers. We had been particularly delighted with the affected person survey information we obtained after the AviClear therapies from 53 completely different respondents captured by way of the Cutera smartphone app. As of in the present day, affected person respondents have rated the AviClear remedy with a median reported rating of 4.9 out of 5 with no sufferers score beneath 4.
The survey prompts sufferers to supply rankings in areas akin to basic process satisfaction, ache ranges, process tolerability, their worth proposition in addition to the general ease and comfort of this process. Thus far, we now have over 500 therapies underneath our belt, and we proceed to be taught from each remedy offered. One among our important learnings was that ordinary follow patterns, coupled with affected person queues of roughly two months instantly impacts the pace of account conversion. Nevertheless, as soon as AviClear is adopted and integrated into these practices, affected person conversions and gadget utilization ramps up in a short time as physicians construct confidence within the process and acknowledge their very own affected person satisfaction.
With that, I might like to show the decision over to Rohan to supply you some extra coloration on our monetary efficiency.
Rohan Seth — Chief Monetary Officer
Thanks, Dave. As I overview my ready remarks, I wish to observe that I will likely be discussing some non-GAAP outcomes. The whole reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP is included in our earnings launch. We encourage listeners and readers to overview our non-GAAP metrics along with the GAAP outcomes as contained on this earnings launch.
Whole income for the second quarter was $64.2 million in comparison with $58.6 million for a similar interval in 2021, representing a rise of roughly 10% and 15% in fixed foreign money. Throughout the quarter, we proceed to face significant overseas foreign money headwinds, significantly in Japan with the Japanese yen accounting for roughly 70% of the influence. Based mostly on present change charges, we count on that we are going to proceed to face ongoing headwinds from overseas foreign money all through the rest of 2022. Second quarter North American capital tools income of $25.2 million elevated 27% over the prior 12 months.
Worldwide capital tools income for the second quarter was $18.4 million, up 17% as reported and 26% in fixed foreign money from the second quarter of 2021. Recurring income, outlined to incorporate our consumables, world service and skincare product strains was $20.6 million within the second quarter, down 11% as reported and down 2% in fixed foreign money. The lower over the prior 12 months was pushed by skincare income of $9.6 million, down 18% as reported and down 6% in fixed foreign money in addition to a decline in providers income of $5.6 million, down 17% as reported and down 13% in fixed foreign money. Providers income continued to be impacted by components availability.
These declines had been partially offset by progress in our consumable merchandise, up 20% as reported and 23% in fixed foreign money. Non-GAAP gross revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $35.7 million, with a gross margin of 55.6%, representing a lower of roughly 250 foundation factors in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months. Excluding zits program impacts of roughly 180 foundation factors and an extra 180 foundation factors in overseas change headwinds. The non-GAAP gross margin within the second quarter would have been 59.2%, an roughly 110 foundation level improve as in comparison with the identical quarter final 12 months.
Whereas we did expertise provide chain and macroeconomic inflationary pressures in addition to FX headwinds on the gross margin degree throughout the quarter, we had been capable of offset them with ongoing value enchancment initiatives in addition to leverage on our fastened value base. Whole non-GAAP working bills for the second quarter of 2022 had been $37.3 million in comparison with $27.2 million for a similar interval final 12 months. Included inside this quantity are $6.4 million in bills associated to our zits gadget. Non-GAAP gross sales and advertising and marketing expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $24.6 million in comparison with $16.7 million for a similar interval final 12 months, pushed by continued enlargement in our gross sales pressure, increased commissions, elevated journey in addition to $4.4 million in bills related to the launch of AviClear.
Non-GAAP R&D expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $5.7 million in comparison with $4.5 million for a similar interval final 12 months, pushed by elevated investments in AviClear and extra scientific research. Lastly, non-GAAP G&A expense for the second quarter of 2022 was $7 million in comparison with $6.1 million in the identical interval final 12 months, pushed by inflation and enlargement in our head rely. For the second quarter of 2022, our non-GAAP working revenue, which we discuss with as adjusted EBITDA was a lack of $1.6 million in comparison with a revenue of $6.8 million within the prior-year interval. As anticipated, our funding in AviClear was probably the most important driver of EBITDA decline on a year-over-year foundation.
Excluding zits program impacts of $7.5 million for the second quarter of 2022 and overseas change headwinds over the prior 12 months of $2.4 million, adjusted EBITDA would have been $8.3 million. As I discussed earlier, embedded inside our non-GAAP opex is $6.4 million spent on our zits spend — on our zits program, 70% of which is in gross sales and advertising and marketing, and nearly all of the rest is in R&D. Lastly, there have been no materials or important modifications to our tax place. Turning now to our stability sheet.
As Dave talked about earlier, throughout the quarter, we raised $240 million from a convertible debt providing introduced in Might that can web $154.6 million of incremental money, after accounting for the extinguishment of fifty% of our 2026 notes at $45.8 million, capped calls of $31.7 million, which had been finished to restrict dilution and $8 million in issuance prices. With this addition, we ended the quarter with $278.2 million of money and marketable securities in comparison with $131.8 million on the finish of the primary quarter. The sequential improve of roughly $146.4 million was primarily pushed by the money raised in our convertible debt providing. We proceed to count on money burn to be roughly $20 million for the rest of the 12 months.
We don’t count on money consumption to be linear as we construct and place preliminary inventories to launch AviClear. With a robust stability sheet in place, we’re effectively positioned to proceed supporting the expansion of our enterprise whereas making certain a profitable launch of AviClear. Earlier than I flip the decision again over to Dave, I wish to give you an replace on our outlook for the complete 12 months of 2022. Beginning with income.
We’re reiterating 2022 steering of $255 million to $260 million, completely absorbing the influence of the unprecedented overseas change headwinds of $15 million yearly, implying fixed foreign money progress of 17% to 19%. This steering doesn’t embody income from our AviClear gadget as we proceed with its restricted business launch. Shifting on to adjusted EBITDA. FX pressures have continued to worsen and we now count on an additional influence from FX of round $3 million on the complete 12 months adjusted EBITDA, bringing the complete 12 months influence to roughly $11 million.
As a enterprise, we’re persevering with to reply to these pressures, and we count on to offset most of those headwinds. Due to this fact, we’re reaffirming our full 12 months adjusted EBITDA steering to be within the vary of $5 million to $10 million. I wish to now spend a couple of minutes discussing the zits enterprise mannequin and the associated accounting in better element. As Dave talked about in his remarks, we’re launching this progressive product underneath an equally progressive enterprise mannequin to maximise its attain with sufferers and clinicians alike.
As an alternative of promoting the capital, we’ll as a substitute be licensing the gadget over a interval of three-plus years. The licensing charges we accumulate will likely be ratably acknowledged as income over the time period of the lease and remedy income will likely be acknowledged as earned. Because the items will stay on Cutera’s stability sheet on the PP&E line, we’ll depreciate these items over their helpful lives. Lastly, the remedy and licensing charges will likely be thought of recurring income.
Throughout the second quarter, our acne-related income was acknowledged throughout the consumables class and was roughly $0.1 million. Because the enterprise grows, we intend to create a separate line for zits. With that, I’ll now cross the decision again over to Dave.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Thanks, Rohan. Cutera continues to arrange for the complete launch of the AviClear gadget in North America by the tip of 2022. We consider that this product and its novel enterprise mannequin will drive unprecedented progress at Cutera, accelerating the transformation of our enterprise. AviClear’s latest Well being Canada approval together with the beforehand secured FDA 510(ok) clearance eliminates any extra regulatory danger and secures our means to launch throughout all the North American footprint.
As we proceed our rollout, we count on to considerably speed up placements every quarter with over 100 placements deliberate for the third quarter of 2022. We count on to additional improve upon these placements within the fourth quarter and scale our gadget footprint all through 2023. Moreover, we intend to work intently with our prospects to speed up their affected person conversion processes. We’re delighted to be in such a robust place on the midpoint of 2022, fortified by the power of our core enterprise efficiency backed by a robust stability sheet and energized by the constructing momentum of the AviClear alternative.
With that, I might like to show the decision again over to the convention operator to open the decision to your questions. Ariel?
Questions & Solutions:
Operator
[Operator instructions] Our first query comes from Jon Block from Stifel.
Jon Block — Stifel Monetary Corp. — Analyst
Dave, perhaps I will simply begin on the bottom enterprise. You talked about a pipeline of two months. I believe that is largely unchanged out of your discuss monitor in 1Q. You talked a couple of step down sequentially for 3Q capital, which is regular.
However simply to push you, you are not seeing any weakening of the capital surroundings. Possibly simply discuss to us in regards to the pipeline, what you are listening to from gross sales reps? Does it stay strong, the pipeline? Are you witnessing any extra trepidation from the docs? I am simply making an attempt to push you just a little bit there as a result of clearly, there’s been numerous questions or incoming from buyers simply because of the total surroundings. After which I will ask a follow-up.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
And I completely perceive that the backdrop — the financial backdrop definitely would form of trigger that query to be — to return to the forefront. No, we examine frequently and routinely with our doctor prospects on what is going on on of their follow, how are issues going? And what is the bookings for them. And the opposite factor we requested them about sometimes is cancellations as a result of generally they’re going to see cancellations indicative of perhaps some nervousness on the sufferers we have now. And we’re not listening to something that may be even remotely regarding to us at this level.
I believe that definitely makes us really feel very, excellent about affected person visitors, in regards to the underlying enterprise and the volumes of sufferers searching for remedy. In truth, we consider it continues to develop. I believe the one concern I might maintain out there may be what does the capital surroundings appear like? What do leasing appear like? What does financing appear like for a few of these physicians. However I simply wish to remind of us that typically talking, we’re just a little bit extra of a higher-end supplier and we offer extra to the higher-end prospects.
And customarily, they do not have credit score considerations. However that being stated, we’re all the time watching, we’re all the time wanting and we’re — we’re just a little bit paranoid, Jon, and that is why we examine so typically.
Jon Block — Stifel Monetary Corp. — Analyst
All good. I am paranoid as effectively. And perhaps the second query, I will shift over to AviClear. So simply speaking in regards to the subsequent steps, perhaps for extra AviClear information.
We have come throughout some websites that I consider are seemingly enrolling for post-market research. Is that particular to zits? Is it for longer-term information? Or is it on the zits scarring facet of issues? And perhaps simply to tack on, in case you can take a step again, Dave, what are you seeing from the practices which are working on the name it, the excessive finish of the utilization scale versus these which are working on the decrease finish? What are they doing in another way to separate one versus the opposite?
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Sure. Sorry. I simply was taking notes, so I did not overlook your questions, Jon. So let’s take them so as.
Let’s discuss first across the ongoing research. We’re actually fairly bullish. The suggestions that we proceed to get, and talked about within the ready remarks recommend that our physicians are seeing even higher outcomes than we did throughout our trials. And I believe that comes from simply getting it on the market within the fingers of specialists and having them give it some thought past simply the monotherapy that we did in our therapies.
In order that they’re seeing nice outcomes. In truth, I used to be on a convention name earlier this week with 4 physicians. And certainly one of them is within the means of treating his personal daughter, proper? So there’s nice confidence and nice form of bullishness, if you’ll, in each med derms which this particular person was in addition to with the aesthetic practices. So I believe that has actually made us fairly bullish frankly, in what is going on to occur and the way it may occur.
I believe the priority, as you discuss in regards to the excessive and the low, a few of that is timing primarily based I believe, is definitely one thing we have realized by means of this course of. In lots of circumstances, you have received individuals which are booked out two months. So when any individual is available in and so they current the AviClear after which ship that affected person residence to consider it, it is two months earlier than they arrive again or one and a half months earlier than their scheduled go to to return again in. So there is a massive delay that we have seen in form of that form of that pickup, that ramp.
So we’re working with completely different physicians and completely different practitioners to know how we are able to perhaps begin to have an effect on that hole and that lead time. In different circumstances, we have some early adopters that actually are basically full believers and so they have ongoing affected person visitors that they are capable of harvest very, in a short time, which was a few of our assumptions with a few of these med derms and bigger practices the place the sufferers are already sitting within the ready room and it turns into a conversion effort from isotretinone to another remedy to the AviClear. And those which are having the best success are those changing on the highest fee and have most likely the best perception within the product. And there is all the time that bell curve of early adopters, mid-level adopters and late adopters.
And I believe we see that firsthand.
Operator
Our subsequent query comes from Chris Cooley of Stephens.
Chris Cooley — Stephens, Inc. — Analyst
If I may simply observe up on Jon’s line of questioning there form of coming again to the present financial surroundings and what you are seeing there. May you perhaps give us some extra coloration simply with reference to the varieties of procedures that appear to be in demand? Are these physique contouring? Are you seeing better deal with perhaps some facial kind procedures. Simply making an attempt to additional parse out what’s driving that step up in demand? And if that these varieties of procedures are being finished predominantly at a med derm kind location which may be is diversified all through the COVID pandemic into just a little bit extra beauty software or a high-end beauty follow versus perhaps a extra economical med spa, simply wish to get some readability round that. After which I’ve a follow-up.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
OK. Thanks, Chris. Look, I believe one of many factors I attempted to emphasize within the ready remarks is that this enterprise is as sturdy because it’s ever been, and the pipeline is exceptionally sturdy in our view. And that goes throughout all the portfolio, fairly frankly.
In order I take into consideration your query and marvel in regards to the remedy volumes, definitely, we monitor these on the consumable facet of the enterprise, particularly, and we have seen nice uptake and continued uptake within the physique and the truBody portfolio, our truSculpt portfolio, if you’ll. We additionally see sturdy presence within the Secret RF as individuals proceed to make use of Zoom and wish to look their greatest and really feel their greatest after they go into work, even when they Zoom from one cubical to the subsequent, they’re nonetheless wanting and making an attempt to look their greatest as they put money into themselves. So I might say that the truBody and the Secret microneedling, had most likely had nice uptake. However along with that, with Zoom, we have seen numerous XLV and vascular laser work an curiosity in — throughout the board.
Now as we take into consideration AviClear and the rollout of AviClear, I believe the one factor I might level out to you is as you get into the med derms, the entry to a tool like XLV together with having AviClear permits you not solely to deal with zits, however to successfully deal with rosacea, which is one other giant clearly, indication in pathology. So we consider that there is a little little bit of a halo impact with AviClear to doubtlessly convey extra XLV into the market, particularly across the med derms.
Chris Cooley — Stephens, Inc. — Analyst
I respect all that coloration. After which perhaps simply rapidly as effectively on AviClear. I do know there was numerous buzz round this once we had been again at ASLMS earlier within the 12 months. I am simply curious, as you have been rolling this out, seeing the adoption form of fine-tuning the go-to-market plan, form of what you are seeing when it comes to the preliminary affected person commentary on the out-of-pocket side of this.
And equally, I believe you stated 100-plus areas within the third quarter are new clinics, I ought to say, within the third quarter with an additional acceleration within the fourth that may nonetheless, I believe, indicate a fairly large backlog of potential demand. So simply making an attempt to consider how one can begin to tackle that as you come into the primary half of subsequent 12 months from a listing perspective.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Sure. Nice collection of questions. So let me begin along with your first remark round sufferers and their willingness to pay. I actually do consider that one of many learnings we have now is that the med derms, who should not used to asking sufferers to pay out of pocket are most likely just a little bit extra involved on that value level than the sufferers are, frankly.
And our market analysis beforehand definitely indicated that sufferers can be prepared to pay the as much as that quantity or just a little bit increased than that quantity. And I believe we have seen that. We had some pushback early with a few of the med derm saying that it was an excessive amount of, and so they did not assume they may get it get individuals throughout the end line. And each likelihood that we have needed to intervene into these accounts with the doctor, we have been capable of get them and their workers extra comfy with the method and finally changing sufferers on the value level that we have talked about.
So we do not actually consider that to be assembling level in the long run. We predict it is one thing we are able to prepare individuals by means of and so they can undertake too. Nevertheless it does change. It does create just a little little bit of that hesitation early within the course of.
And we have realized by means of our restricted business launch up to now and intend to indicate these learnings within the third and fourth quarter to assist speed up a few of these practices on web adoption. In order that being stated, we even have basically gone into affected person financing with the view that, that can assist speed up this. And we’ll be much more aggressive within the rollout of that within the again half of 2022. So we’re making an attempt to remove all the obstacles and all of the hindrances and resistance to undertake as a result of frankly, the scientific outcomes have been so overwhelming, we wish to be sure that everybody has entry to this remedy.
Form of shifting on to form of the backlog and the pent-up demand, I believe it’s very true. We all know that there’s pent-up demand. We’ve got inbound leads that may recommend there’s much more placements we may make. However taking it gradual and understanding what we have understood so far and teasing out some extra insights are going to assist us be much more efficient within the rollout of this in the long run.
And we’re not enjoying this for 1 / 4 or two quarters. We’re enjoying the long-term transformation of the corporate with this gadget. So my view is studying just a little bit extra and taking the time to do it proper is the right strategy right here. We have already realized fairly a bit.
You will see a few of these learnings utilized within the third and fourth quarter. And I believe we must be in a extremely sturdy place to use all of these going ahead with a full business lease no later than the tip of this 12 months.
Operator
[Operator instructions] Our subsequent query comes from Louise Chen of Cantor.
Louise Chen — Cantor Fitzgerald — Analyst
Congratulations on the quarter. So I needed to ask you, do you’ve got any metrics to take a look at repeat prospects? Or is that also too early? And what’s the actual out-of-pocket value for sufferers? And final query I had for you as we get this query so much is how to consider the magnitude of gross sales for 2023?
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
OK. Thanks, Louise. And as all the time, I respect I had my pencil in hand in a short time understanding that you will provide you with a multipart query. So thanks.
We do have numerous metrics that we monitor. I can inform you that this launch far exceeds some other launch in Cutera’s historical past within the quantity of focus, vitality and information that we’re amassing alongside the best way. Each web site is monitored. Our units are form of tracked individually.
So we all know firsthand when therapies are occurring and the way they’re occurring to the purpose the place we are able to see not solely a affected person however a affected person being — whether or not it is their second or their third remedy beginning within the course of, if you’ll. Maintaining in thoughts, there’s three therapies to each affected person process. So we are able to monitor that element. And we all know when it is first remedy and when it is a repeat remedy.
By way of the associated fee, we do not set prices. That is one thing we won’t do and one thing we can’t do. Nevertheless, we have now been very clear with our buyer base on our expectations for income related to their conducting a process. And we have set that at form of $1,500 minimal at this level in our preliminary launch.
And we’ll proceed to observe and modify that upwards if want be, as the worth of this process continues to enhance. So at this level, we have now not seen a complete lot of hysteria from the affected person facet of that fee. And with financing, we expect that can scale back even additional. By way of the magnitude, I believe we have been gradual and regular this 12 months and we intend to be gradual and regular this 12 months.
However we have now the capabilities and the capacities to ramp this very, very aggressively. We have made preparations with exterior manufacturing to ramp and have entry to better gadget placements in 2023, and that ought to not — that in itself shouldn’t be a barrier for us. By way of capability within the gross sales group, clearly, as this ramps, we are able to proceed to rent and increase and get a better footprint. And that clearly can pay for itself within the variable prices.
So we do have the flexibility to ramp this gorgeous aggressively in out years. However I believe what is going on to be most essential is that we get it proper this 12 months to all of these to have the ability to speed up in form of in an optimum trend in our years. And that is what we’re centered on.
Operator
This concludes the question-and-answer session. I wish to flip the convention again over to administration for any closing remarks.
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Thanks very a lot, Ariel. I simply wish to depart the dialog with this. This enterprise has by no means been any stronger than it’s proper now on each of the core capital and consumable facet of the enterprise. We consider that headwinds in FX is a transient challenge that we’ll transfer by means of rapidly.
And the outcomes up to now and AviClear have given us nice, nice expectations for what the longer term holds for this firm. With that, we could not be extra excited to be the place we’re proper now with what we have now. So we stay up for providing you with an replace in third quarter with these outcomes and till such time, be wholesome, and thanks for the next.
Operator
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Name contributors:
Dave Mowry — Chief Govt Officer
Rohan Seth — Chief Monetary Officer
Jon Block — Stifel Monetary Corp. — Analyst
Chris Cooley — Stephens, Inc. — Analyst
Louise Chen — Cantor Fitzgerald — Analyst
