Cash and cash equivalents finished at $63.0 million as of March 31, 2020.
At this date, the Company is currently unable to estimate the specific duration or scale of the impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic on its financial and operating results for the full year 2020. As a result, the Company is withdrawing its previously announced full year 2020 guidance, which was issued on March 3, 2020.
In an effort to conserve cash and retain financial flexibility in these uncertain times, the Company has taken restructuring actions to reduce expenses including a reduction in discretionary expenses and headcount through layoffs and furloughs. The Company now estimates operating expenses for the full year 2020 to be in the range of $58 to $60 million, compared to the previously issued guidance of $76 to $78 million. Going forward, beyond the year 2020, this restructuring is estimated to reduce annual operating expenses by $27 to $29 million.
The Company also is in the process of applying for a Payroll Protection Program Loan under the recently passed CARES Act and, to the extent other loan and aid programs become available, seek to participate in them as appropriate.
The Company plans to provide additional information during its first quarter earnings call.
About Neuronetics
Neuronetics, Inc. is a commercial-stage medical technology company focused on designing, developing, and marketing products that improve the quality of life for patients who suffer from psychiatric disorders. Our first commercial product, the NeuroStar® Advanced Therapy System, is anon-invasive andnon-systemic office-based treatment that uses transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, to create a pulsed,MRI-strength magnetic field that induces electrical currents designed to stimulate specific areas of the brain associated with mood. The system is cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medication in the current episode. Additional information can be found atwww.neuronetics.com.
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