LeMaitre Q2 2016 Record Sales $22.4mm (+13%), Record Op. Income $3.8mm (+35%)

─ $5.0mm Share Repurchase ─


BURLINGTON, Mass., July 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, today reported Q2 2016 results, provided increased guidance, announced a $0.045/share dividend and authorized a $5.0mm share repurchase program.

Q2 2016 Results

  • Record sales of $22.4mm, +13% vs. Q2 2015
  • Gross margin of 68.6% vs. 66.0%
  • Record op. income of $3.8mm vs. $2.8mm, +35%
  • Op. margin of 17% vs. 14%
  • Record net income of $2.6mm vs. $1.8mm, +47%
  • Record earnings of $0.14 per diluted share vs. $0.10, +40%
  • Record EBITDA of $4.8mm vs. $3.7mm, +30%
  • Cash & equivalents up $3.4mm to $29.3mm

Q2 2016 sales of $22.4mm increased 13% (+10% organic) vs. Q2 2015.  XenoSure and valvulotomes led growth.  International sales increased 22%, while The Americas grew 7%.

Gross margin improved to 68.6% in Q2 2016 from 66.0% in Q2 2015 largely due to XenoSure production efficiencies and ASP increases across most product lines.

Operating expenses in Q2 2016 were $11.6mm, a 12% increase vs. the year-earlier quarter. The Company ended the quarter with 91 sales reps vs. 81 at the end of Q2 2015.

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “Sales increased 13% in Q2 while operating profits were up 35%.  We continue to pursue 10% annual sales growth and 20% annual profit growth.”

Baxter Vascu-Guard Safety Alert

Baxter Healthcare Corporation issued a Safety Alert dated June 24, 2016, requesting that U.S. hospitals discontinue the use of certain lots of its Vascu-Guard peripheral vascular patches. This Safety Alert was then issued in the U.K., Germany, Italy, Korea and other international markets. As a result, LeMaitre Vascular is experiencing higher than normal XenoSure patch sales. The Company’s Q3 2016 guidance includes $1.25mm of incremental XenoSure sales, and Q4 2016 guidance includes $500,000 of incremental XenoSure sales. In developing its guidance, LeMaitre Vascular has assumed the Safety Alert will end September 30, 2016.

Business Outlook

The Company is providing Q3 2016 guidance and raising full-year 2016 guidance as summarized below:

Guidance Summary
 Previous (5/02/2016)Current
Q3 2016 SalesN/A$22.2mm
(+17% reported, +17% organic)
Q3 2016 Gross MarginN/A       72.0%
Q3 2016 Operating IncomeN/A$4.3mm
(+29%, 19% op. margin)
2016 Sales$85.7mm
(+9% reported, +8% organic)
$88.3mm
(+13% reported, +12% organic)
2016 Gross Margin       70.5%       70.5%
2016 Operating Income
$14.3mm
(+24%, 17% op. margin)

$15.9mm
(+38%, 18% op. margin)


Quarterly Dividend

On July 25, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.045/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid September 6, 2016 to shareholders of record on August 22, 2016.

Share Repurchase Program

On July 25, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0mm of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and number of any shares repurchased will be determined by Company management, based on their evaluation of market conditions and other factors. Repurchases may also be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, which would permit shares to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and will conclude no later than July 25, 2017, unless extended by the Company's Board of Directors. The repurchase program will be funded using the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents.

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 53259228. 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 Q3 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 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)     
       
       
   June 30, 2016 December 31, 2015 
   (unaudited)   
Assets     
       
Current assets:     
 Cash and cash equivalents $  29,315  $  27,451  
 Accounts receivable, net    12,838     11,971  
 Inventory    16,961     15,205  
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets    3,308     3,557  
Total current assets    62,422     58,184  
       
Property and equipment, net    7,324     7,022  
Goodwill    18,150     17,789  
Other intangibles, net    6,211     6,336  
Deferred tax assets    1,245     1,205  
Other assets    177     168  
       
Total assets $  95,529  $  90,704  
       
       
Liabilities and stockholders' equity     
       
Current liabilities:     
 Accounts payable $  1,550  $  1,366  
 Accrued expenses    7,810     8,837  
 Acquisition-related obligations     776     165  
Total current liabilities    10,136     10,368  
       
Deferred tax liabilities    1,679     1,678  
Other long-term liabilities    864     774  
Total liabilities    12,679     12,820  
       
Stockholders' equity     
 Common stock    199     197  
 Additional paid-in capital    83,425     82,094  
 Retained earnings     11,272     8,161  
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss    (3,525)    (4,049) 
 Treasury stock    (8,521)    (8,519) 
Total stockholders' equity    82,850     77,884  
       
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $  95,529  $  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 six months ended 
  June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 
          
Net sales$  22,389  $  19,897  $  42,647  $  38,844  
Cost of sales   7,022     6,767     12,924     12,597  
          
Gross profit   15,367     13,130     29,723     26,247  
          
Operating expenses:        
 Sales and marketing   6,539     5,519     12,812     11,376  
 General and administrative   3,411     3,303     6,748     6,921  
 Research and development   1,634     1,331     3,080     2,484  
 Medical device excise tax   -     183     -     363  
          
Total operating expenses   11,584     10,336     22,640     21,144  
          
Income from operations   3,783     2,794     7,083     5,103  
          
Other income:        
 Other income, net   53     30     18     47  
          
Income before income taxes   3,836     2,824     7,101     5,150  
          
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   1,238     1,057     2,337     2,014  
          
Net income $  2,598  $  1,767  $  4,764  $  3,136  
          
Earnings per share of common stock        
 Basic$  0.14  $  0.10  $  0.26  $  0.18  
 Diluted$  0.14  $  0.10  $  0.25  $  0.17  
          
Weighted - average shares outstanding:        
 Basic   18,408     17,582     18,372     17,503  
 Diluted   18,978     18,065     18,926     17,930  
          
          
Cash dividends declared per common share $  0.045  $  0.040  $  0.090  $  0.080  
          

 

                  
 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, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 
  $ % $ % $ % $ % 
Net Sales by Geography                
 Americas$  13,189   59% $  12,371   62% $  25,066   59% $  23,954   62% 
 International   9,200   41%    7,526   38%    17,581   41%    14,890   38% 
Total Net Sales$  22,389   100% $  19,897   100% $  42,647   100% $  38,844   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 June 30, 2016        
  Net sales as reported $  22,389       
  Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations    (126)      
  Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency    (434)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  21,829     
           
 For the three months ending June 30, 2015        
  Net sales as reported $  19,897       
  Net impact of divestitures excluding currency    (4)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  19,893     
           
   Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ending June 30, 2016  $  1,936   10%  
           
           
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:        
 For the three months ending September 30, 2016        
  Net sales per guidance $  22,200       
  Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations    168       
  Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency    (250)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  22,118     
           
 For the three months ending September 30, 2015        
  Net sales as reported $  19,025       
  Net impact of divestitures excluding currency    (55)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  18,970     
           
   Adjusted net sales increase for the three months ending September 30, 2016  $  3,148   17%  
           
           
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP sales growth:        
 For the year ending December 31, 2016        
  Net sales per guidance $  88,300       
  Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations    269       
  Net impact of acquisitions excluding currency    (1,152)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  87,417     
           
 For the year ending December 31, 2015        
  Net sales as reported $  78,352       
  Net impact of divestitures excluding currency    (199)      
    Adjusted net sales   $  78,153     
           
   Adjusted net sales increase for the year ending December 31, 2016   $  9,264   12%  
           
           
           
    For the three months ended For the six months ended
    June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016 June 30, 2015
Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP EBITDA        
 Net income as reported $  2,598  $  1,767  $  4,764  $  3,136 
 Interest income    (16)    (4)    (31)    (4)
 Amortization and depreciation expense    931     840     1,812     1,672 
 Provision for income taxes    1,238     1,057     2,337     2,014 
           
 EBITDA $  4,751  $  3,660  $  8,882  $  6,818 
           
 EBITDA percentage increase    30%    30%
           

 


            

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