lmat20190501_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):  May 1, 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)

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 1, 2019, LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial and operational results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. 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 May 1, 2019.

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

 Description

     

99.1

  

 Press release issued by LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. on May 1, 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: May 1, 2019

  

  

  

By: 

 

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

/s/     JOSEPH P. PELLEGRINO, JR.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer

 

ex_142518.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

LeMaitre Vascular Announces Q1 2019 Financial Results

 

BURLINGTON, MA, May 1, 2019 - LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, implants and services, today reported Q1 2019 results, provided guidance, and announced a $0.085/share dividend.

 

Q1 2019 Results

 

 

Record sales of $28.5mm, +10% (+7% organic) vs. Q1 2018

 

Operating income of $4.4mm vs. $4.9mm, -9%

 

Net income of $3.5mm vs. $3.9mm, -9%

 

Earnings of $0.17 per diluted share vs. $0.19, -9%

 

EBITDA of $5.6mm vs. $5.9mm, -4%

 

The Company posted record Q1 2019 sales in both Europe/Middle East/Africa (+14%) and Asia/Pac (+52%). Sales in the Americas were up 3%. Sales were driven by embolectomy catheters, OEM, polyester grafts and carotid shunts. 

 

Gross margin decreased to 68.3% in Q1 2019 from 71.1% in Q1 2018, primarily due to the two recent acquisitions and the strong US dollar.

 

Operating expenses in Q1 2019 were $15.0mm (+10% vs. Q1 2018) driven by more reps (to 109) and R&D (8% of sales).

 

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “Based on 10% Q1 sales growth, we’re increasing our full year guidance. Q1 growth was due to our increasing international footprint and the two recent acquisitions.”

 

Business Outlook

 

 

 

Previous Guidance (2/19/2019)

Current Guidance

Q2 2019 Sales

N/A

$28.4mm - $29.2mm

(Midpoint:+7% reported, +4% organic)

Q2 2019 Gross Margin

N/A

68.3%

Q2 2019 Operating Income

N/A

$5.1mm - $5.7mm

(Midpoint: -53%)

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +1%)

Q2 2019 Earnings Per Share

N/A

$0.20 - $0.22

(Midpoint: -50%)

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +6%)

2019 Sales

$113.0mm - $114.4mm
(Midpoint: +8% reported, +5% organic)

$113.5mm - $114.7mm

(Midpoint: +8% reported, +6% organic)

2019 Gross Margin

69.5%

68.5%

2019 Operating Income

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

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +9%)

$20.9mm - $21.7mm

(Midpoint: -25%)

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +4%)

2019 Earnings Per Share

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

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +1%)

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

(Midpoint Ex-Special Items: +2%)

 

Quarterly Dividend

 

On April 29, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.085/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on June 6, 2019 to shareholders of record on May 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.

 

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 6398939. 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 also identified the percentage change in its projected Q2 2019 and full year 2019 operating income and earnings per share excluding “special items.”  Those special items excluded from Q2 2018 and full year 2018 operating income are the gains on the Company’s 2018 acquisitions and divestitures and those special items excluded from projected Q2 2019 and full year 2019 operating income are 2019 restructuring charges.  Those special items excluded from Q2 2018 and full year 2018 earnings per share are the gains on the Company’s 2018 acquisitions and divestitures, net of tax, and those special items excluded from projected Q2 2019 and full year 2019 earnings per share are 2019 restructuring charges, net of tax.  Because acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings are episodic in nature and are highly variable to the Company’s results, the Company believes that evaluating its profitability net of such transactions and events provides an additional and meaningful assessment of profitability to management.

 

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 Q2 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)

 

   

March 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

(unaudited)

         

Assets

               
                 

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 14,766     $ 26,318  

Short-term marketable securities

    32,691       21,668  

Accounts receivable, net

    15,460       15,721  

Inventory and other deferred costs

    29,408       27,388  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    3,093       2,922  

Total current assets

    95,418       94,017  
                 

Property and equipment, net

    14,109       14,102  

Right-of-use leased assets

    6,266       -  

Goodwill

    29,880       29,868  

Other intangibles, net

    13,179       13,692  

Deferred tax assets

    1,190       1,215  

Other assets

    210       194  
                 

Total assets

  $ 160,252     $ 153,088  
                 
                 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

               
                 

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 2,381     $ 1,732  

Accrued expenses

    13,372       15,847  

Acquisition-related obligations

    2,194       2,179  

Lease liabilities - short-term

    1,438       -  

Total current liabilities

    19,385       19,758  
                 

Lease liabilities - long-term

    5,263       -  

Deferred tax liabilities

    484       484  

Other long-term liabilities

    2,032       2,611  

Total liabilities

    27,164       22,853  
                 

Stockholders' equity

               

Common stock

    212       211  

Additional paid-in capital

    99,666       98,442  

Retained earnings

    47,672       45,831  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (4,092 )     (3,900 )

Treasury stock

    (10,370 )     (10,349 )

Total stockholders' equity

    133,088       130,235  
                 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 160,252     $ 153,088  

 

 

 

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the three months ended

 
   

March 31, 2019

   

March 31, 2018

 
                 

Net sales

  $ 28,479     $ 25,994  

Cost of sales

    9,015       7,520  
                 

Gross profit

    19,464       18,474  
                 

Operating expenses:

               

Sales and marketing

    7,845       7,090  

General and administrative

    4,944       4,697  

Research and development

    2,240       1,825  
                 

Total operating expenses

    15,029       13,612  
                 

Income from operations

    4,435       4,862  
                 

Other income:

               

Other income (loss), net

    78       54  
                 

Income before income taxes

    4,513       4,916  
                 

Provision for income taxes

    1,000       1,063  
                 

Net income

  $ 3,513     $ 3,853  
                 

Earnings per share of common stock

               

Basic

  $ 0.18     $ 0.20  

Diluted

  $ 0.17     $ 0.19  
                 

Weighted - average shares outstanding:

               

Basic

    19,640       19,283  

Diluted

    20,205       20,181  
                 
                 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.085     $ 0.070  

 

 

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   

For the three months ended

 
   

March 31, 2019

   

March 31, 2018

 
       $    

%

       $    

%

 

Net Sales by Geography

                               

Americas

  $ 16,375       58 %   $ 15,860       61 %

Europe/Middle East/Africa

    10,013       35 %     8,755       34 %

Asia/Pacific Rim

    2,091       7 %     1,379       5 %

Total Net Sales

  $ 28,479       100 %   $ 25,994       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 March 31, 2019

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 28,479                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    910                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (2,272 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 27,117          
                         

For the three months ended March 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 25,994                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (736 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 25,258          
                         
Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ended March 31, 2019           $ 1,859       7 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected sales growth:

                       

For the three months ended June 30, 2019

                       

Net sales per guidance

  $ 28,840                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    693                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (1,500 )                

Adjusted projected net sales

          $ 28,033          
                         

For the three months ended June 30, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 27,020                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (51 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 26,969          
                         
Adjusted projected net sales increase for the three months ended June 30, 2019           $ 1,064       4 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected sales growth:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Net sales per guidance

  $ 114,100                  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

    2,088                  

Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency

    (5,417 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 110,771          
                         

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Net sales as reported

  $ 105,568                  

Net impact of divestitures excluding currency

    (787 )                

Adjusted net sales

          $ 104,781          
                         
Adjusted projected net sales increase for the year ended December 31, 2019           $ 5,990       6 %
                         
                         

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating income:

                       

For the three months ended June 30, 2019

                       

Operating income per guidance

  $ 5,398                  

Add back restructuring charge

    300                  

Adjusted projected operating income

          $ 5,698          
                         

For the three months ended June 30, 2018

                       

Operating income as reported

  $ 11,541                  

Impact of gains on acquisitions and divestitures

    (5,876 )                

Adjusted operating income

          $ 5,665          
                         

Adjusted projected operating income increase for the three months ended June 30, 2019

          $ 33       1 %

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP projected operating income:

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Operating income per guidance

  $ 21,267                  

Add back restructuring charge

    300                  

Adjusted projected operating income

          $ 21,567          
                         

For the year ended December 31, 2018

                       

Operating income as reported

  $ 28,209                  

Impact of gains on acquisitions and divestitures

    (7,474 )                

Adjusted operating income

          $ 20,735          
                         

Adjusted projected operating income increase for the year ended December 31, 2019

          $ 832       4 %
                         
                         

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

                       

For the three months ended June 30, 2019

                       

Earnings per share per guidance

  $ 0.21                  

Add back earnings per share from restructuring charge, net of tax

    0.01                  

Adjusted earnings per share

          $ 0.23          
                         

For the three months ended June 30, 2018

                       

Earnings per share as reported

  $ 0.43                  

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

    (0.22 )                

Adjusted earnings per share

          $ 0.21          
                         

Adjusted projected earnings per share increase for the three months ended June 30, 2019

          $ 0.01       6 %
                         
                         

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

                       

For the year ended December 31, 2019

                       

Earnings per share per guidance

  $ 0.84                  

Add back earnings per share from restructuring charge, net of tax

    0.01                  

Adjusted earnings per share

          $ 0.85          
                         

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

          $ 0.84          
                         

Adjusted projected earnings per share increase for the year ended December 31, 2019

          $ 0.01       2 %

 

    For the three months ended    

For the twelve

months ended

 
    March 31, 2019     March 31, 2018     March 31, 2019  

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP EBITDA

                       

Net income as reported

  $ 3,513     $ 3,853     $ 22,603  

Interest (income) expense, net

    (157 )     (95 )     (691 )

Amortization and depreciation expense

    1,284       1,036       4,572  

Provision for income taxes

    1,000       1,063       5,438  
                         

EBITDA

  $ 5,640     $ 5,857     $ 31,922  
                         

EBITDA percentage increase

            -4 %