lmat20190219_8k.htm

 


 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 19, 2019

 

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number:  001-33092

 

Delaware

04-2825458

(State or other jurisdiction of

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

Identification No.)

 

63 Second Avenue

Burlington, MA 01803

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

781-221-2266

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by checkmark whether the company is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12c-2 of this chapter).

 

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐

 

 


 

 

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 19, 2019, LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial and operational results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are furnished or filed as part of this Report, as applicable:

 

(d)    Exhibits.

  

Exhibit No.

  

Description

     

99.1

  

Press release issued by LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. on February 19, 2019.

 


 

Exhibit Index

 

   

Exhibit No.

  

 Description

     

99.1

  

 Press release issued by LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. on February 19, 2019.

 

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  

 

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

 

         

 

         

Date: February 19, 2019

  

By: 

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

/s/     JOSEPH P. PELLEGRINO, JR.   

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer

 

ex_135189.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

LeMaitre Vascular Announces Q4 2018 Financial Results

 

BURLINGTON, MA, February 19, 2019 - LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, implants and services, today reported Q4 2018 results, provided guidance, announced a 21% dividend increase to $0.085/share and announced a share repurchase program.

 

Q4 2018 Results

 

      Record sales of $28.4mm, +9% (+6% organic) vs. Q4 2017

●      Operating income of $7.2mm vs. $6.3mm, +14%

●      Net income of $6.0mm vs. $4.3mm, +41%

●      Earnings of $0.30 per diluted share vs. $0.21, +41%

●      EBITDA of $8.3mm vs. $7.4mm, +13%

 

Q4 2018 sales were driven by embolectomy catheters, surgical glue and carotid shunts.  Sales in the Americas were up 4%, Europe/Middle East/Africa up 9% and Asia/Pac Rim up 79%. Sales from the two recent acquisitions described below totaled $1.9 million in the quarter.

 

Gross margin decreased to 67.7% in Q4 2018 from 69.8% in Q4 2017, primarily due to the two recent acquisitions.

 

Operating expenses in Q4 2018 were $12.0mm, a 1% increase vs. Q4 2017. Excluding the $1.6mm gain from the Cardial acquisition, operating expenses were up 14% to $13.6mm, driven by increased rep headcount (to 108) as well as increased R&D. Operating income excluding the $1.6 million Cardial gain was $5.6 million, a decrease of 11% versus the prior year.

 

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “I expect our 9% Q4 sales growth to extend into 2019, as reflected in our 8% guidance. This growth stems from the rep surge, the two acquisitions, and our new Singapore office which should support APAC expansion.”

 

Business Outlook

 

Guidance Summary
Q1 2019 Sales $27.7mm - $28.5mm
(Midpoint: +8% reported, +7% organic)
Q1 2019 Gross Margin 68.7%
Q1 2019 Operating Income $4.6mm - $5.1mm
(Midpoint: +0%)

Q1 2019 Earnings Per Diluted Share

$0.18 - $0.20
(Midpoint: 0% )
2019 Sales $113.0mm - $114.4mm
(Midpoint: +8% reported, +5% organic)
2019 Gross Margin 69.5%
2019 Operating Income

$22.1mm - $23.1mm
(Midpoint: -20%)

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +9%)

2019 Earnings Per Diluted Share

$0.82 - $0.86
(Midpoint: -26%)

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +1%)

 

 

Quarterly Dividend

 

On February 14, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved an increased quarterly dividend of $0.085/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid April 5, 2019 to shareholders of record on March 22, 2019.

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

On February 14, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10.0mm of the Company’s common stock. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and will conclude on February 14, 2020, unless extended by the Board.

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of Embolectomy Catheter Business from Applied Medical

 

On September 26, 2018, the Company acquired Applied Medical’s embolectomy catheter business for $14.2mm. The acquired business includes Syntel embolectomy catheters, Python over-the-wire embolectomy catheters and Latis graft cleaning catheters. Sales of the acquired business during the 12-months prior to the acquisition were $3.4mm. The Company believes it is now the second largest provider of embolectomy catheters worldwide.

 

Acquisition of Cardial Business from Becton, Dickinson

 

On October 22, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of Cardial, a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson. The total purchase price was €2.0 million. Cardial is based in St. Etienne, France and its product lines include vascular grafts, valvulotomes and surgical glue. Sales of the acquired business during the 12-months prior to the acquisition were €2.9mm, concentrated mostly in Europe.   

 

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 3777964. 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.

 

The Company has presented in this press release several additional non-GAAP measures. The first presents Q4 2018 operating expenses excluding the one-time gain from the Cardial acquisition. The second presents Q4 2018 operating income excluding the one-time gain from the Cardial acquisition. The third presents the year over year percentage change in operating income by using the midpoint of our 2019 operating income guidance compared to our 2018 operating income from which we subtracted the following one-time (“special”) items: the gain resulting from the divestiture of the Reddick product lines and the gain resulting from the acquisition of the Cardial business. The fourth presents the year over year percentage change in earnings per diluted share by using the midpoint of our 2019 earnings per diluted share guidance compared to our 2018 earnings per diluted share from which we also subtracted the special items described in the prior sentence. You should not view these measures as substitutes for measures determined in accordance with GAAP. However, Company management believes that the presentation of these measures excluding the gains provides a view of the Company results in the absence of these variable transactions.

 

 

 

 

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 Q1 2019 and 2019 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 including the acceleration or deceleration of product growth rates; 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 the Company’s ability to attain or maintain regulatory approvals for its products; 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, which are all 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.

 

 

CONTACT: J.J. Pellegrino, CFO

LeMaitre Vascular

781-425-1691

jjpellegrino@lemaitre.com

 

 

 

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 
   

(unaudited)

         

Assets

               
                 

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 26,318     $ 19,096  

Short-term marketable securities

    21,668       22,564  

Accounts receivable, net

    15,721       15,000  

Inventory and other deferred costs

    27,388       21,046  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    2,922       2,605  

Total current assets

    94,017       80,311  
                 

Property and equipment, net

    14,102       12,378  

Goodwill

    29,868       23,844  

Other intangibles, net

    13,692       8,234  

Deferred tax assets

    1,215       1,378  

Other assets

    194       178  
                 

Total assets

  $ 153,088     $ 126,323  
                 
                 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

               
                 

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,732     $ 1,543  

Accrued expenses

    15,847       9,770  

Acquisition-related obligations

    2,179       1,876  

Total current liabilities

    19,758       13,189  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities

    484       2,176  

Other long-term liabilities

    2,611       1,188  

Total liabilities

    22,853       16,553  
                 

Stockholders' equity

               

Common stock

    211       207  

Additional paid-in capital

    98,442       93,127  

Retained earnings

    45,831       28,333  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (3,900 )     (2,289 )

Treasury stock

    (10,349 )     (9,608 )

Total stockholders' equity

    130,235       109,770  
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 153,088     $ 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 year ended

 
   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 
                                 

Net sales

  $ 28,389     $ 26,153     $ 105,568     $ 100,867  

Cost of sales

    9,171       7,901       31,629       30,170  
                                 

Gross profit

    19,218       18,252       73,939       70,697  
                                 

Operating expenses:

                               

Sales and marketing

    6,814       6,194       27,318       25,948  

General and administrative

    4,462       4,153       17,689       17,010  

Research and development

    2,347       1,583       8,197       6,636  

Gains on divestiture and acquisition

    (1,598 )     -       (7,474 )     -  
                                 

Total operating expenses

    12,025       11,930       45,730       49,594  
                                 

Income from operations

    7,193       6,322       28,209       21,103  
                                 

Other income:

                               

Other income (loss), net

    58       6       235       3  
                                 

Income before income taxes

    7,251       6,328       28,444       21,106  
                                 

Provision for income taxes

    1,226       2,044       5,501       3,929  
                                 

Net income

  $ 6,025     $ 4,284     $ 22,943     $ 17,177  
                                 

Earnings per share of common stock

                               

Basic

  $ 0.31     $ 0.22     $ 1.18     $ 0.91  

Diluted

  $ 0.30     $ 0.21     $ 1.13     $ 0.86  
                                 

Weighted - average shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    19,596       19,264       19,426       18,961  

Diluted

    20,179       20,191       20,242       20,033  
                                 
                                 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.070     $ 0.055     $ 0.280     $ 0.220  

 

 

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

   

For the three months ended

   

For the year ended

 
   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 
      $      

%

       $      

%

       $      

%

      $      

%

 

Net Sales by Geography

                                                               

Americas

  $ 16,764       59 %   $ 16,186       62 %   $ 63,649       60 %   $ 62,696       62 %

Europe/Middle East/Africa

    9,634       34 %     8,856       34 %     35,319       33 %     32,516       32 %

Asia/Pacific Rim

    1,991       7 %     1,111       4 %     6,600       6 %     5,655       6 %

Total Net Sales

  $ 28,389       100 %   $ 26,153       100 %   $ 105,568       100 %   $ 100,867       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 December 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 28,389                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    366                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (1,980 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 26,775          
                         

For the three months ended December 31, 2017

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 26,153                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (811 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 25,342          
                         

Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ended December 31, 2018

          $ 1,433       6 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 105,568                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    (1,398 )                

Net impact of acquisitions and divestitures excluding currency

    (2,014 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 102,156          
                         

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

          $ 3,736       4 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected sales growth:

                       

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

                       

Net sales per guidance

  $ 28,100                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    834                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (2,000 )                

Adjusted projected net sales

          $ 26,934          
                         

For the three months ended March 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 25,994                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (735 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 25,259          
                         
Adjusted projected net sales increase for the three months ended March 31, 2019           $ 1,675       7 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected sales growth:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Net sales per guidance

  $ 113,700                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    1,705                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (5,300 )                

Adjusted projected net sales

          $ 110,105          
                         

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 105,568                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (786 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 104,782          
                         

Adjusted projected net sales increase for the year ended December 31, 2019

          $ 5,323       5 %

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating expense:

                       

For the three months ended December 31, 2018

                       

Operating expense as reported

  $ 12,025                  

Impact of gain on acquisition

    (1,598 )                

Adjusted operating expense

          $ 13,623          
                         

For the three months December 31, 2017

                       

Operating expense as reported

            11,930          
                         
Adjusted increase in operating expense for the three months ended December 31, 2018           $ 1,693       14 %
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income:

                       

For the three months ended December 31, 2018

                       

Operating income as reported

  $ 7,193                  

Impact of gain on acquisition

    1,598                  

Adjusted operating income

          $ 5,595          
                         

For the three months December 31, 2017

                       

Operating income as reported

            6,322          
                         
Adjusted decrease in operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2018           $ (727 )     -11 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected operating income:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Operating income per guidance

          $ 22,600          
                         

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Operating income as reported

  $ 28,209                  

Impact of gains on acquisitions and divestitures, net of tax

    (7,474 )                

Adjusted operating income

          $ 20,735          
                         
Adjusted projected operating income increase for the year ended December 31, 2019           $ 1,865       9 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected earnings per share:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Earnings per share per guidance

          $ 0.84          
                         

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Earnings per share as reported

  $ 1.13                  

Less earnings per share from gains on acquisitions and divestitures, net of tax

    (0.30 )                

Adjusted earnings per share

          $ 0.83          
                         
Adjusted projected earnings per share increase for the year ended December 31, 2019           $ 0.01       1 %

 

 

 

   

For the three months ended

   

For the year ended

 
   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP EBITDA

                               

Net income as reported

  $ 6,025     $ 4,284     $ 22,943     $ 17,177  

Interest (income) expense, net

    (177 )     (58 )     (629 )     (158 )

Amortization and depreciation expense

    1,216       1,088       4,324       4,055  

Provision for income taxes

    1,226       2,044       5,501       3,929  
                                 

EBITDA

  $ 8,290     $ 7,358     $ 32,139     $ 25,003  
                                 

EBITDA percentage increase

            13 %             29 %