Form 8-K

 

 

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): 7/28/2011

 

 

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 incorporation)
  (IRS Employer
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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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Information to be included in the report

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 28, 2011, LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this report, including the Exhibit 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 exhibit is furnished as part of this report, where indicated:

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. on July 28, 2011, announcing its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, furnished herewith.


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.
  By:     Aaron M. Grossman
Date: July 28, 2011    

/s/ Aaron M. Grossman

    Aaron M. Grossman
    Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

EX-99.1    Press Release
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

For information contact:

J.J. Pellegrino

Chief Financial Officer

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

781.221.2266 x106

jpellegrino@lemaitre.com

LeMaitre Vascular Q2 2011 Record Sales of $15.1mm, Up 7%

— Sets Stent Graft Exit and California Factory Consolidation —

BURLINGTON, MA, July 28, 2011 — LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMAT), a provider of peripheral vascular devices and implants, today reported Q2 2011 financial results. The Company posted record quarterly sales of $15.1mm, an operating profit of $0.9mm and an adjusted operating profit of $1.9mm. The Company also announced its exit from the stent graft business, and the relocation of its California factory. Separately, the Company declared a dividend of $0.02 per share, and provided Q3 2011 and full-year 2011 guidance.

Q2 2011 sales increased 7% versus Q2 2010. Sales in the Americas grew 6%, while international sales increased 8%. By category, Vascular grew 12% while Endovascular decreased 7%. Excluding stent grafts, the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar and acquired LifeSpan sales, organic sales growth in Q2 2011 was 3%.

The Company reported a gross margin of 68.6% in Q2 2011, versus 75.3% in Q2 2010. The decrease was largely due to the relocation of its Italian factory to Burlington, manufacturing inefficiencies, as well as the write-off of $0.4mm of stent graft inventory.

Excluding restructuring charges of $0.7mm, largely due to distributor termination costs (Spain/Denmark), as well as the stent graft inventory write-off, Q2 2011 operating income was $1.9mm. Reported Q2 2011 operating income was $0.9mm, versus $2.0mm in the year earlier period. Net income in Q2 2011 was $0.5mm or $0.03 per diluted share, versus $1.5mm, or $0.09 per diluted share, in Q2 2010.

Cash and marketable securities as of June 30, 2011 were $21.4mm, an increase of $2.3mm from $19.1mm at March 31, 2011. This increase included the effects of dividends of $0.3mm and share repurchases of $0.1mm.


George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “The recent sale of our TAArget/Unifit stent grafts and our exit from Endologix European distribution will enable us to focus on our growing vascular business. During the quarter we also announced the closure of our California factory, which will consolidate all production into Burlington. Meanwhile, we generated $2.3mm in cash in Q2 while posting an adjusted $1.9mm in operating income and record sales of $15.1mm. With our new focus on vascular and our single factory, we hope to be posting cleaner quarters and better growth rates going forward.”

Q2 2011 operating expenses were $9.5mm. Excluding distributor termination costs (Spain/Denmark), operating expenses in Q2 2011 were $8.8mm, up 3% from Q2 2010, as decreased R&D expenses and general cost control largely offset increased G&A costs and the effects of a weaker U.S. dollar.

Sales and marketing expenses increased 4% in Q2 2011 to $4.9mm. The Company ended Q2 2011 with 65 sales representatives, up from 61 at the end of Q2 2010.

General and administrative expenses increased 15% in Q2 2011 to $2.9mm. Increases were largely due to additional sales managers in Spain and France, a weaker U.S. dollar and amortization of intangible assets related to the LifeSpan acquisition.

R&D expenses decreased 22% to $1.0mm in Q2 2011, largely driven by a reduction in regulatory and clinical affairs costs, as stent graft clinical trial and related costs abated. In Q2 2011, the Company received its CE mark for The UnBalloon in Europe.

Quarterly Dividend

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.02 per share, with payment to be made on September 6, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 19, 2011. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Business Outlook

The Company expects Q3 2011 sales of $14.6mm (+7% versus 2010), and reported operating income of $1.5mm. The Company also expects 2011 sales of $58.7mm (+5% versus 2010), and reported operating income of $4.0mm.

The Company has reduced its full-year 2011 guidance by $2.3mm largely due to its exit from stent grafts. Full-year operating income guidance is after approximately $2.0mm of charges and special items associated with the five strategic initiatives detailed below.

Five 2011 Initiatives – Focus on Vascular, Consolidate Production & Expand Footprint

 

  1) Endologix Early Termination - On July 18, 2011, the Company announced the early termination of its Endologix stent graft distribution rights in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Endologix will pay LeMaitre $1.3 million, and begin selling direct on September 1, 2011.

 

  2) Exit and Sale of TAArget/UniFit - On May 20, 2011, the Company announced that it would discontinue the manufacture and sale of its TAArget/UniFit stent grafts. On June 30, 2011, the Company divested these product lines to Duke Vascular.

 

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  3) Transfer of California Manufacturing - On May 20, 2011, the Company announced the closure of its California LifeSpan factory and the transfer of production to Burlington. Upon completion, the Company will have centralized all of its production activities into a single location. The transition is expected to be largely complete in 2012.

 

  4) Direct in Spain and Denmark - On July 1, 2011, the Company began selling its devices directly to Spanish and Danish hospitals. The Company previously sold in Spain and Denmark through independent distributors, and in 2010 sold $0.7mm of products to these two customers.

 

  5) Transfer of Italian Manufacturing - On December 31, 2010, the Company closed its Italian factory and began the transfer of production to Burlington. The transition is expected to be largely complete in 2011.

Conference Call Reminder

Management will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EST 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 800-322-2803 (+1-617-614-4925 for international callers), using passcode 51869638. For individuals unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be available on the Company’s website.

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.

Well-known to vascular surgeons, the Company’s diversified product portfolio consists of brand name devices used in arteries and veins outside of the heart, including the Expandable LeMaitre Valvulotome and the Pruitt F3 Carotid Shunt.

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 properly understand the Company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of certain

 

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non-cash or non- recurring or infrequently-occurring items, when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in frequency and/or impact on continuing operations. In addition, management uses results of operations before such items to evaluate the operational performance of the Company and as a basis for strategic planning. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures 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 a non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted operating income, which excludes certain expenses related to the exit of our stent graft business and the termination of our Spanish and Danish distributor agreements. During Q2 2011, the Company incurred $0.4mm of inventory write-offs related to its decision to discontinue its TAArget and UniFit stent grafts product lines, which were charged to cost of sales and are net of the Company’s divestiture of these product lines, $0.6mm of restructuring charges in connection with transition payments to the Company’s former distributors in Spain and Denmark, which was charged to restructuring, and $0.1mm of further costs related to the start-up of AlboGraft manufacturing in Burlington, Massachusetts, which was charged to restructuring. In Q2 2010, the Company incurred $0.1mm of impairment charges in connection with its intangibles.

In addition, this press release includes sales growth after adjusting for foreign exchange, business development transactions, and other events. The Company refers to this as “organic” sales growth. The Company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis net of acquisitions and other non-recurring events 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 highly variable in sales impact, 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 both management and the Company’s investors. During Q2 2010, the Company divested the OptiLock Implantable Port and discontinued sales of the aSpire Stent, and in Q4 2010, the Company acquired its LifeSpan Vascular Graft business and discontinued its Italian OEM manufacturing operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

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, statements regarding the Company’s financial and operational guidance, its plans to transition polyester graft manufacturing from Brindisi, Italy to Burlington, Massachusetts, and its plans to begin direct sales in Spain and Denmark, are forward-looking, involving risks and uncertainties. The Company’s current quarterly financial results, as discussed in this release, are preliminary and unaudited, and subject to adjustment. 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 predicted. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Company is not successful in transitioning to a direct selling model in Spain and Denmark; the risk that the Company experiences production delays or quality difficulties in the consolidation of its manufacturing operations; the risk that the Company does not generate sufficient operating scale

 

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to maintain or increase profitability; risks related to product demand and market acceptance of the Company’s products; the possibility that the Company’s new products may fail to provide the desired safety and efficacy or may not be accepted by the market for other reasons; the significant competition the Company faces from other companies, technologies, and alternative medical procedures; the risk that the Company may fail to expand its product offerings through internal development or acquisition; the general uncertainty related to seeking regulatory approvals for the Company’s products; 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.

 

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Financial Statements

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)

 

     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21,405      $ 22,614   

Accounts receivable, net

     9,066        8,475   

Inventories

     7,811        8,375   

Other current assets

     3,334        3,447   
                

Total current assets

     41,616        42,911   

Property and equipment, net

     4,027        3,806   

Goodwill

     11,917        11,917   

Other intangibles, net

     3,535        3,686   

Deferred tax assets

     147        134   

Other assets

     449        820   
                

Total assets

   $ 61,691      $ 63,274   
                

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,199      $ 1,320   

Accrued expenses

     6,474        8,628   

Acquisition-related obligations

     689        441   

Total current liabilities

     8,362        10,389   

Deferred tax liabilities

     443        443   

Other long-term liabilities

     82        86   
                

Total liabilities

     8,887        10,918   

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock

     162        161   

Additional paid-in capital

     64,605        64,642   

Accumulated deficit

     (8,000     (8,583

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6     (429

Less: treasury stock

     (3,957     (3,435
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     52,804        52,356   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 61,691      $ 63,274   
                

 

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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, 2011      June 30, 2010     June 30, 2011      June 30, 2010  

Net sales

   $ 15,112       $ 14,158      $ 29,710       $ 27,973   

Cost of sales

     4,742         3,502        9,189         6,999   
                                  

Gross profit

     10,370         10,656        20,521         20,974   

Operating expenses:

          

Sales and marketing

     4,916         4,747        9,889         9,641   

General and administrative

     2,867         2,495        5,715         5,109   

Research and development

     1,040         1,338        2,312         2,878   

Restructuring charges

     650         —          1,655         —     

Impairment charge

     —           68        83         68   
                                  

Total operating expenses

     9,473         8,648        19,654         17,696   
                                  

Income from operations

     897         2,008        867         3,278   

Other income (loss):

          

Interest income, net

     2         9        3         12   

Other income, net

     5         (54     152         (28
                                  

Total other income (loss), net

     7         (45     155         (16
                                  

Income before income taxes

     904         1,963        1,022         3,262   

Provision for income taxes

     385         452        439         730   
                                  

Net income

   $ 519       $ 1,511      $ 583       $ 2,532   
                                  

Net income per share of common stock:

          

Basic

   $ 0.03       $ 0.10      $ 0.04       $ 0.16   
                                  

Diluted

   $ 0.03       $ 0.09      $ 0.04       $ 0.16   
                                  

Weighted average shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     15,470         15,613        15,468         15,646   
                                  

Diluted

     16,071         16,050        16,064         16,045   
                                  

Cash dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.02       $ —        $ 0.04       $ —     
                                  

 

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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, 2011     June 30, 2010     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2010  
     $      %     $      %     $      %     $      %  

Net Sales by Product Category:

                    

Vascular

   $ 11,436         76   $ 10,207         72   $ 22,196         75   $ 19,764         71

Endovascular

     2,725         18     2,944         21     5,626         19     6,236         22

Other

     951         6     1,007         7     1,888         6     1,973         7
                                                                    

Total Net Sales

   $ 15,112         100   $ 14,158         100   $ 29,710         100   $ 27,973         100
                                                                    

Net Sales by Geography

                    

Americas

   $ 9,415         62   $ 8,872         63   $ 18,417         62   $ 16,920         60

International

     5,697         38     5,286         37     11,293         38     11,053         40
                                                                    

Total Net Sales

   $ 15,112         100   $ 14,158         100   $ 29,710         100   $ 27,973         100
                                                                    

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

IMPACT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     2011      2010      2009  
     Q2      Q1      Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1      Q4      Q3     Q2     Q1  

Total net sales

     15,112         14,598         14,431        13,656        14,158        13,815         13,584         13,346        12,630        11,348   

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations (1)

     669         10         (420     (418     (336     314         613         (215     (699     (622

Net impact of acquisitions, distributed sales and discontinued products, excluding currency exchange rate fluctuations (2)

     259         283         56        (105     (65     95         397         333        234        101   

 

(1) Represents the impact of the change in foreign exchange rates compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year based on the weighted averge exchange rate for each quarter.
(2) Represents the impact of sales of products of acquired businesses and distributed sales of other manufacturers’ products, net of sales related to discontinued and divested products, based on 12 months’ sales following the date of the event or transaction, for the current period only.

 

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LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP organic sales growth excluding stent grafts:

       

For the three months ended June 30, 2011

       

Net sales as reported

   $ 15,112        

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations

     (669     

Net impact of stent graft sales

     362        

Net impact of acquisitions, distributed sales and discontinued products, excluding currency

     (259     
             

Adjusted net sales

     $ 14,546      

For the three months ended June 30, 2010

       

Net Sales as reported

     $ 14,158      
             

Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ended June 30, 2011

  

  $ 388         3
                   

 

     For the three months ended      For the six months ended  
     June 30, 2011      June 30, 2010      June 30, 2011      June 30, 2010  

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP income from operations:

           

Income from operations as reported

   $ 897       $ 2,008       $ 867       $ 3,278   

Inventory write-off from terminated product line

     361         —           361         —     

Restructuring charges

     650         —           1,655         —     

Impairment

     —           68         83         68   
                                   

Adjusted income from operations

   $ 1,908       $ 2,076       $ 2,966       $ 3,346   
                                   

 

     For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2010     June 30, 2011     June 30, 2010  

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating expenses:

        

Operating expenses as reported

   $ 9,473      $ 8,648      $ 19,654      $ 17,696   

Restructuring charges

     (650     —          (1,655     —     

Impairment

     —          (68     (83     (68
                                

Adjusted operating expenses

   $ 8,823      $ 8,580      $ 17,916      $ 17,628   
                                

 

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