Allium Medical Solutions - Wirion approved by FDA; new stents in Europe

Allium has announced FDA approval of its subsidiary Gardia’s Wirion, which has become the only embolic protection system approved for all atherectomy procedures. Allium has reported FY17 results, with revenues up 5% y-o-y to NIS7.7m, and announced its first order in Mexico for NIS300k and approval of some of its stents in Russia. However, registration of the remaining stents and IBI Medical (EndoFast soft tissue fixation) in Mexico and Russia and stents in China has been delayed; we believe approval is possible in 2018. Mexico, Russia and China are the bulk of the distribution deals (NIS132m) and delays are the major reason for the slight decline in our valuation to NIS1.64/share (NIS1.68/share previously).