LeMaitre Q2 2018 Record Sales $27.0mm (+5%), Record EPS $0.43 (+86%)

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BURLINGTON, Mass., July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, implants and services, today reported Q2 2018 results, provided guidance and announced a $0.07/share dividend.

Q2 2018 Results

  • Record sales of $27.0mm, +5% vs. Q2 2017
  • Record operating income of $11.5mm vs. $5.5mm, +108%
  • Record net income of $8.8mm vs. $4.6mm, +89%
  • Record earnings of $0.43 per diluted share vs. $0.23, +86%
  • Record EBITDA of $12.4mm vs. $6.4mm, +94%

Q2 2018 sales of $27.0mm increased 5% (+6% organic) vs. Q2 2017.  Patches, shunts and allografts led growth.  Sales in Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia/Pac Rim were up 12% and 21% respectively, while sales in the Americas were flat, due in part to the Reddick divestiture.

Gross margin increased to 70.3% in Q2 2018 from 68.0% in Q2 2017, primarily due to product mix.

Operating income in Q2 2018 was $11.5mm, a 108% increase vs. the year-earlier quarter.  Excluding the one-time gain from the Reddick divestiture, operating income in the quarter was $5.7mm, a 2% increase.  Had the Reddick product lines not been divested, the Company estimates adjusted operating income would have been $6.3mm, a 13% increase vs. the year-earlier quarter (reconciliation below).

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “We continue to pursue 10% annual reported sales growth and 20% annual operating income growth.”

Business Outlook

Previous Guidance (4/25/2018) Current Guidance
Q3 2018 Sales N/A $25.6mm – $26.4mm
(Midpoint: +5% reported, +9% organic)
Q3 2018 Gross Margin N/A 72.0%
Q3 2018 Operating Income N/A $5.3mm – $5.9mm
(Midpoint: +10%)
Q3 2018 Earnings Per Share N/A $0.20 – $0.22
(Midpoint: -17%)
2018 Sales $106.0mm – $109.0mm
(Midpoint: +7% reported, +6% organic)
$105.3mm – $107.9mm
(Midpoint: +6% reported, +7% organic)
2018 Gross Margin 71.0% 71.3%
2018 Operating Income $27.9mm – $30.0mm
(Midpoint: +37%)
$27.6mm – $29.4mm
(Midpoint: +35%)
2018 Earnings Per Share $1.05 – $1.13
(Midpoint: +27%)
$1.04 – $1.11
(Midpoint: +25%)

Changes to 2018 guidance since the Company’s April 25, 2018 conference call were primarily driven by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Divestiture of General Surgery Product Lines

On April 5, 2018, the Company divested its general surgery product lines to Symmetry Surgical, Inc. for $7.4 million, which resulted in a $5.9mm gain.  Included in the divestiture were the Reddick Cholangiogram Catheter and Reddick Saye-Screw, neither of which were sold to the company’s core customer, the vascular surgeon.  In 2017, these product lines accounted for $3.3 million in revenue and $2.5 million in gross profit.

Quarterly Dividend

On July 23, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.07/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2018 to shareholders of record on August 22, 2018.

Conference Call Reminder

Management will conduct a conference call at 5:00pm ET today to review the Company’s financial results and discuss its business outlook for the remainder of the year. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Individuals who are interested in listening to the webcast should log on to the Company’s website at www.lemaitre.com/investor. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing 844-239-5284 (+1 512-961-6497 for international callers), using passcode 6679847. For individuals unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be available on the Company’s website.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to this release.

About LeMaitre Vascular

LeMaitre Vascular is a provider of devices, implants and services for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, a condition that affects more than 200 million people worldwide. The Company develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable vascular devices to address the needs of its core customer, the vascular surgeon.

LeMaitre and the LeMaitre Vascular logo are registered trademarks of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. This press release contains other trademarks and trade names of the Company.

For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.lemaitre.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

LeMaitre Vascular management believes that in order to better understand the Company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider certain non-GAAP financial measures as a supplement to financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and do not have standardized meanings. These non-GAAP measures result from facts and circumstances that may vary in frequency and/or impact on continuing operations. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. In addition to the description provided below, reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

In this press release, the Company has reported non-GAAP sales growth percentages after adjusting for the impact of foreign currency exchange, business development transactions, and/or other events as well as EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company refers to the calculation of non-GAAP sales percentages as “organic.” The Company analyzes non-GAAP sales on a constant currency basis, net of acquisitions and other non-recurring events, and EBITDA to better measure the comparability of results between periods. Because changes in foreign currency exchange rates have a non-operating impact on net sales, and acquisitions, product discontinuations, and other strategic transactions are episodic in nature and are highly variable to the reported sales results, the Company believes that evaluating growth in sales on a constant currency basis net of such transactions provides an additional and meaningful assessment of sales to management. The Company believes that evaluating EBITDA provides an approximation of the cash generating ability of its operations.

In addition, the Company has presented in this press release two additional non-GAAP measures.  The first presents operating income excluding the one-time gain from the Reddick divestiture.  The second non-GAAP measure, “adjusted operating income,” was calculated by approximating the Company’s operating income had the divestiture of the Reddick product lines not occurred.  In order to do so, the Company i) excluded the one-time gain resulting from the sale of the assets as well as gross profits associated with contract services to Symmetry Surgical, Inc. and ii) added back estimated lost gross profits from the product lines divested as well as transaction costs.  You should not view operating income excluding the one-time gain or adjusted operating income as a substitute for operating income determined in accordance with GAAP.  However, Company management believes that the presentation of operating income excluding the one-time gain provides a view of the Company’s results of operations excluding a non-recurring event and adjusted operating income provides an understanding of the Company’s results of operations in the absence of the Reddick divestiture.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company’s current financial results, as discussed in this release, are preliminary and unaudited, and subject to adjustment. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release regarding the Company’s business that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Specifically, forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s expectations regarding Q3 2018 and 2018 sales, gross margin, operating income and earnings per share. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results expected, including, but not limited to, the risk of significant fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results due to numerous factors; the risk that we may not be able to maintain our recent levels of profitability; the risk that the Company may not realize the anticipated benefits of its strategic activities; the risk that assumptions about the market for the Company’s products and the productivity of the Company’s direct sales force and distributors may not be correct; risks related to the integration of acquisition targets; risks related to product demand and market acceptance of the Company’s products and pricing; the risk that a recall of our products could result in significant costs or negative publicity; the risk that the Company is not successful in transitioning to a direct-selling model in new territories; and other risks and uncertainties included under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC, all of which are available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://www.lemaitre.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

J.J. Pellegrino, CFO
LeMaitre Vascular
781-425-1691
jjpellegrino@lemaitre.com

         
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)        
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS         
(amounts in thousands)
         
         
June 30, 2018   December 31, 2017
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $   19,638 $   19,096
Short-term marketable securities   33,298   22,564
Accounts receivable, net   15,230   15,000
Inventory and other deferred costs   21,669   21,046
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,529   2,605
Total current assets   92,364   80,311
Property and equipment, net   12,235   12,378
Goodwill   23,602   23,844
Other intangibles, net   7,358   8,234
Deferred tax assets   1,347   1,378
Other assets   194   178
Total assets $   137,100 $   126,323
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $   1,657 $   1,543
Accrued expenses   11,286   9,770
Acquisition-related obligations   172   1,876
Total current liabilities   13,115   13,189
Deferred tax liabilities   2,175   2,176
Other long-term liabilities   1,066   1,188
Total liabilities   16,356   16,553
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock   208   207
Additional paid-in capital   95,122   93,127
Retained earnings   38,234   28,333
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (3,207 )   (2,289 )
Treasury stock   (9,613 )   (9,608 )
Total stockholders’ equity   120,744   109,770
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $   137,100 $   126,323
               
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)              
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS            
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)              
(unaudited)              
               
  For the three months ended
  For the six months ended
June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017 June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017
               
Net sales $   27,020 $   25,753   $   53,014 $   49,892
Cost of sales   8,028   8,237   15,548   15,023
 
Gross profit   18,992   17,516     37,466   34,869
 
Operating expenses:  
Sales and marketing   6,792   6,599     13,882   13,553
General and administrative   4,547   3,747     9,244   8,295
Research and development   1,988   1,634     3,813   3,292
Gain on divestiture   (5,876 )   –     (5,876 )     –
     
       
Total operating expenses   7,451   11,980   21,063   25,140
 
Income from operations   11,541   5,536     16,403   9,729
 
Other income:  
Other income (loss), net   6   (70 )   60   (24 )
 
Income before income taxes   11,547   5,466     16,463   9,705
 
Provision for income taxes   2,796   834   3,859   1,854
 
Net income $   8,751 $   4,632   $   12,604 $   7,851
 
Earnings per share of common stock  
Basic $   0.45 $   0.25   $   0.65 $   0.42
Diluted $   0.43 $   0.23   $   0.62 $   0.40
 
Weighted – average shares outstanding:  
Basic   19,320   18,816     19,301   18,724
Diluted   20,260   19,975     20,243   19,855
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share $   0.070 $   0.055   $   0.140 $   0.110
       
                               
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)                        
SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION                            
(amounts in thousands)                              
(unaudited)                              
                               
                               
  For the three months ended    For the six months ended 
June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
  $   %   $   %   $   %   $   %
Net Sales by Geography  
Americas $   16,082 59% $   16,088 62%   $   31,942 60% $   31,069 62%
Europe/Middle East/Africa   9,074 34%   8,121 32%     17,829 34%   15,734 32%
Asia/Pacific Rim   1,864 7%   1,544 6%     3,243 6%   3,089 6%
Total Net Sales $   27,020 100% $   25,753 100%   $   53,014 100% $   49,892 100%
 
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)                
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES                
(amounts in thousands)                
(unaudited)                
               
                 
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:
For the three months ended June 30, 2018
Net sales as reported $   27,020
Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations   (701 )
Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency   –
Adjusted net sales $   26,319
For the three months ended June 30, 2017
Net sales as reported $   25,753
Net impact of divestitures excluding currency   (807 )
Adjusted net sales $   24,946
Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ended June 30, 2018 $   1,373 6%
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:
For the three months ended September 30, 2018
Net sales per guidance $   26,000
Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations   90
Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency   –
Adjusted net sales $   26,090
For the three months ended September 30, 2017
Net sales as reported $   24,822
Net impact of divestitures excluding currency   (830 )
Adjusted net sales $   23,992
Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ended September 30, 2018 $   2,098 9%
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:
For the year ended December 31, 2018
Net sales per guidance $   106,614
Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations   (1,728 )
Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency   –
Adjusted net sales $   104,886
For the year ended December 31, 2017
Net sales as reported $   100,867
Net impact of divestitures excluding currency   (2,447 )
Adjusted net sales $   98,420
Adjusted net sales increase for the year ended December 31, 2018 $   6,466 7%
    For the three months ended
  For the six months ended
    June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017   June 30, 2018   June 30, 2017
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP EBITDA  
Net income as reported   $   8,751 $   4,632 $   12,604 $   7,851
Interest (income) expense, net     (164 )   (32 )   (260 )   (52 )
Amortization and depreciation expense     1,066   983   2,102   1,962
Provision for income taxes     2,796   834   3,859   1,854
 
EBITDA   $   12,449 $   6,417 $   18,305 $   11,615
EBITDA percentage increase 94% 58%
             
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)            
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES            
(amounts in thousands)            
(unaudited)            
           
             
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income excluding Reddick divestiture gain:
For the three months ended June 30, 2018
Operating income as reported $   11,541
Impact of Reddick divestiture gain   (5,876 )
Operating income adjusted for divestiture gain $   5,665
For the three months ended June 30, 2017
Operating income as reported $   5,536
Operating income $   5,536
Operating income increase for the three months ended June 30, 2018 adjusted for divesture gain $   129 2%
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income excluding all effects of Reddick divestiture:
For the three months ended June 30, 2018
Operating income as reported $   11,541
Impact of Reddick divestiture gain   (5,876 )
Net impact of gross profit from Reddick divestiture   415
Net impact of Reddick transaction costs   170
Adjusted operating income $   6,250
For the three months ended June 30, 2017
Operating income as reported $   5,536
Operating income $   5,536
Adjusted operating income increase for the three months ended June 30, 2018 $   714 13%

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