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LeMaitre Q3 2016 Record Sales $23.2 mm (+22%), Record Op. Income $5.3 mm (+61%)

October 26, 2016 at 4:06 PM EDT

BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, today reported Q3 2016 results, provided increased guidance, and announced a $0.045/share dividend.

Q3 2016 Results

  • Record sales of $23.2mm, +22% vs. Q3 2015
  • Record operating income of $5.3mm vs. $3.3mm, +61%
  • Record net income of $3.2mm vs. $2.1mm, +54%
  • Record earnings of $0.17 per diluted share vs. $0.11, +48%
  • Record EBITDA of $6.1mm vs $4.0mm, +55%
  • Cash & equivalents up $5.3mm during the quarter to $34.7mm

Q3 2016 sales of $23.2mm increased 22% (+20% organic) vs. Q3 2015.  XenoSure and valvulotomes led growth.  International sales and The Americas sales both increased 22%.

Gross margin improved to 73.3% in Q3 2016 from 71.0% in Q3 2015 largely due to XenoSure and other production efficiencies, improved product mix, and average selling price increases.

Operating expenses in Q3 2016 were $11.7mm, a 15% increase vs. the year-earlier quarter. The Company ended the quarter with 91 sales reps vs. 82 at the end of Q3 2015.

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “Sales increased 22% in Q3, while operating profits were up 61%.  We continue to pursue 10% annual sales growth and 20% annual profit growth.”

Business Outlook

The Company is providing Q4 2016 guidance and raising full-year 2016 guidance as summarized below:

Guidance Summary
  Previous (7/27/2016 ) Current
Q4  2016 Sales N/A $23.1mm
(+13% reported, +13% organic)
Q4  2016 Gross Margin N/A   73.0 %
Q4  2016 Operating Income N/A $4.7mm
(+52%, 20% op. margin)
2016 Sales $88.3mm
(+13% reported, +12% organic)
$89.0mm
(+14% reported, +12% organic)
2016 Gross Margin   70.5 %   71.5 %
2016 Operating Income $15.9mm
(+38%, 18% op. margin)
$17.1mm
(+49%, 19% op. margin)

Baxter Vascu-Guard Safety Alert

On June 24, 2016, Baxter Healthcare Corporation (Baxter) issued a safety alert requesting that hospitals discontinue and quarantine the use of certain lots of its Vascu-Guard peripheral vascular patches. On August 11, 2016 Baxter began releasing newly manufactured lots to fulfill orders while continuing their investigation related to the safety alert.  During Q3 2016, LeMaitre Vascular recorded approximately $1.4mm in incremental XenoSure patch sales related to the Baxter issue.  The Company expects to retain approximately $500,000 of the increased patch sales in Q4 2016. 

Quarterly Dividend

On October 24, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.045/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid December 5, 2016 to shareholders of record on November 21, 2016.

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 3268033. 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 for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, a condition that affects more than 20 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.

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 Q4 2016 and 2016 sales, gross margin and operating income levels. 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 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 XenoSure product is not as accretive and does not achieve the gross margins currently anticipated by the Company; the risk that the Company is not successful in transitioning to a direct-selling model in new territories; adverse or fluctuating conditions in the general domestic and global economic markets 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.

             
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
 
(amounts in thousands)
 
             
             
      September 30, 2016   December 31, 2015  
      (unaudited)      
Assets          
             
Current assets:          
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 34,650     $ 27,451    
  Accounts receivable, net     12,176       11,971    
  Inventory     17,430       15,205    
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,979       3,557    
Total current assets     68,235       58,184    
             
Property and equipment, net     7,490       7,022    
Goodwill     18,206       17,789    
Other intangibles, net     5,872       6,336    
Deferred tax assets     1,327       1,205    
Other assets     176       168    
             
Total assets   $ 101,306     $ 90,704    
             
             
Liabilities and stockholders' equity          
             
Current liabilities:          
  Accounts payable   $ 1,148     $ 1,366    
  Accrued expenses     10,308       8,837    
  Acquisition-related obligations     608       165    
Total current liabilities     12,064       10,368    
             
Deferred tax liabilities     1,680       1,678    
Other long-term liabilities     872       774    
Total liabilities     14,616       12,820    
             
Stockholders' equity          
  Common stock     200       197    
  Additional paid-in capital     84,837       82,094    
  Retained earnings     13,568       8,161    
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (3,213 )     (4,049 )  
  Treasury stock     (8,702 )     (8,519 )  
Total stockholders' equity     86,690       77,884    
             
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 101,306     $ 90,704    
             

 

                   
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 nine months ended  
    September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015   September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015  
                   
Net sales $ 23,216     $ 19,025     $ 65,863     $ 57,869    
Cost of sales   6,197       5,509       19,121       18,106    
                   
Gross profit   17,019       13,516       46,742       39,763    
                   
Operating expenses:                
  Sales and marketing   6,541       5,489       19,353       16,866    
  General and administrative   3,595       3,455       10,343       10,375    
  Research and development   1,539       1,421       4,619       3,904    
  Gain on Divestiture   -       (360 )         (360 )  
  Medical device excise tax   -       190       -       554    
                   
Total operating expenses   11,675       10,195       34,315       31,339    
                   
Income from operations   5,344       3,321       12,427       8,424    
                   
Other income:                
  Other income (loss), net   (37 )     (182 )     (19 )     (135 )  
                   
Income before income taxes   5,307       3,139       12,408       8,289    
                   
Provision for income taxes   2,078       1,047       4,415       3,061    
                   
Net income $ 3,229     $ 2,092     $ 7,993     $ 5,228    
                   
Earnings per share of common stock                
  Basic $ 0.17     $ 0.12     $ 0.43     $ 0.30    
  Diluted $ 0.17     $ 0.11     $ 0.42     $ 0.29    
                   
Weighted - average shares outstanding:                
  Basic   18,524       17,865       18,423       17,625    
  Diluted   19,248       18,497       19,103       18,136    
                   
                   
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.045     $ 0.040     $ 0.135     $ 0.120    
                   

 

                                   
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)
 
SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION
 
(amounts in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
                                   
                                   
    For the three months ended    For the nine months ended   
    September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015   September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015  
    $   %   $   %   $   %   $   %  
Net Sales by Geography                                
  Americas $ 14,528       63 %   $ 11,916       63 %   $ 39,594       60 %   $ 35,870       62 %  
  International   8,688       37 %     7,109       37 %     26,269       40 %     21,999       38 %  
Total Net Sales $ 23,216       100 %   $ 19,025       100 %   $ 65,863       100 %   $ 57,869       100 %  
                                   
                                   
                                   
LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)
 
SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION
 
(amounts in thousands)        For the nine months ended 
         
(unaudited)        September 30, 2016      
                    $   %          
Net Sales by Product Category                              
  Biologics                 $ 17,270       26 %          
  Non-biologics                   48,593       74 %          
Total Net Sales                 $ 65,863       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 ending September 30, 2016                  
    Net sales as reported   $ 23,216                
    Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations     (71 )              
    Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency     (336 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 22,809            
                       
  For the three months ending September 30, 2015                  
    Net sales as reported   $ 19,025                
    Net impact of divestitures excluding currency     (15 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 19,010            
                       
    Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ending September 30, 2016   $ 3,799       20 %      
                       
                       
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:                  
  For the three months ending December 31, 2016                  
    Net sales per guidance   $ 23,100                
    Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations     133                
    Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency     (330 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 22,903            
                       
  For the three months ending December 31, 2015                  
    Net sales as reported   $ 20,483                
    Net impact of divestitures excluding currency     (136 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 20,347            
                       
    Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ending December 31, 2016   $ 2,556       13 %      
                       
                       
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:                  
  For the year ending December 31, 2016                  
    Net sales per guidance   $ 88,965                
    Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations     167                
    Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency     (1,243 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 87,889            
                       
  For the year ending December 31, 2015                  
    Net sales as reported   $ 78,352                
    Net impact of divestitures excluding currency     (153 )              
    Adjusted net sales       $ 78,199            
                       
    Adjusted net sales increase for the year ending December 31, 2016     $ 9,690       12 %      
                       
                       
                       
        For the three months ended   For the nine months ended  
        September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015   September 30, 2016   September 30, 2015  
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP EBITDA                  
  Net income as reported   $ 3,229     $ 2,092     $ 7,993     $ 5,228    
  Interest (income) expense, net     (24 )     (3 )     (55 )     (7 )  
  Amortization and depreciation expense     846       825       2,658       2,497    
  Provision for income taxes     2,078       1,047       4,415       3,061    
                       
  EBITDA   $ 6,129     $ 3,961     $ 15,011     $ 10,779    
                       
  EBITDA percentage increase         55 %         39 %  
                       


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

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