Abiomed Announces Q2 FY 2018 Revenue of $132.8 Million, Up 29% and Record U.S. Patient Utilization, Up 33%


DANVERS, Mass., Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported second quarter fiscal 2018 revenue of $132.8 million, an increase of 29% compared to revenue of $103.0 million for the same period of fiscal 2017. Second quarter fiscal 2018 GAAP net income was $24.5 million or $0.54 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $8.9 million or $0.20 per diluted share for the prior year period.

Financial and operating highlights during the second quarter of fiscal 2018 include:

  • Worldwide revenue from Impella heart pumps totaled $127.4 million, an increase of 30% compared to revenue of $97.9 million during the same period of the prior year. U.S. revenue from Impella pumps grew 27% to $113.6 million and U.S. patient usage grew 33%. 

  • Outside the U.S., revenue from Impella heart pumps totaled $13.8 million and was up 61%, predominantly from Germany, which grew 64% in revenue from the prior year with record number of patients.

  • The installed base for Impella 2.5® heart pumps in the U.S. grew by an additional 17 hospitals, which made initial purchases of Impella heart pumps, bringing the installed customer base to 1,171 sites. The installed customer base for Impella CP® heart pumps grew by 31 new U.S. hospitals, bringing the total number of Impella CP sites to 1,093. The installed customer base for Impella 5.0® heart pumps grew by 12 new U.S. hospitals, bringing the total number of Impella 5.0 sites to 484.

  • An additional 44 sites made initial purchases of Impella RP® heart pumps during the quarter, bringing the total number of sites to 186.

  • Gross margin of 84% compared to 83% of the prior year.

  • Operating income was $31.7 million, or 24% operating margin, compared to $14.5 million, or 14% operating margin in the prior year.

  • GAAP net income was $24.5 million or $0.54 per diluted share, which benefited from a new accounting standard that required $4.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, of excess tax benefits related to employee share-based compensation awards be recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. This compared to GAAP net income of $8.9 million or $0.20 per diluted share for the prior year, before the new accounting standard.

  • The Company generated $30.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, totaling $319.2 million as of September 30, 2017, compared to $289.1 million at June 30, 2017. The Company currently has no debt.

  • On September 20, 2017, Abiomed received FDA PMA approval for the Impella RP heart pump. With this approval, the Impella RP heart pump is the only percutaneous temporary ventricular support device that is FDA-approved as safe and effective for right heart failure.

  • Today, Abiomed announced in a separate press release the first patient treated with Impella® heart pump in Japan. The Impella 2.5 and Impella 5.0 heart pumps are approved for the treatment of drug-resistant acute heart failure and are the first and only percutaneous temporary ventricular support devices approved by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan.

“This quarter, we set new records for supporting patients in the U.S. and Germany and we continue to observe improved clinical outcomes with our education and training initiatives,” said Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Abiomed. “I am proud of the team’s ability to consistently adapt and execute as we transform the standard of care and build the Field of Heart Recovery.”

FISCAL YEAR 2018 OUTLOOK
The Company is again increasing the lower end of its fiscal year 2018 revenue guidance by $5 million to a new range of $565 million to $575 million, an increase in revenue of 27% to 29% from the prior year.  This compares to the Company’s initial forecast of $555 million to $575 million and a 25% to 29% increase from the prior year. The Company is also increasing its fiscal year guidance for GAAP operating margin to the range of 23% to 25%, from 22% to 24%.

CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Robert L. Bowen, former Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call.

To listen to the call live, please tune into the webcast via http://investor.abiomed.com or dial (855) 212-2361; the international number is (678) 809-1538.  A replay of this conference call will be available beginning at 11 a.m. EDT October 26, 2017 through 11:00 a.m. EDT on October 29, 2017. The replay phone number is (855) 859-2056; the international number is (404) 537-3406. The replay access code is 95924236.

The ABIOMED logo, ABIOMED, Impella, Impella CP, and Impella RP are registered trademarks of Abiomed, Inc. in the U.S. and in certain foreign countries. Impella 2.5, Impella 5.0, and Recovering hearts. Saving lives. are trademarks of Abiomed, Inc.
                       
ABOUT ABIOMED
Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc. is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support.  Our products are designed to enable the heart to rest by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping of the heart. For additional information, please visit: www.abiomed.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding development of Abiomed's existing and new products, the Company's progress toward commercial growth, and future opportunities and expected regulatory approvals. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements based upon a number of factors, including uncertainties associated with development, testing and related regulatory approvals, including the potential for future losses, complex manufacturing, high quality requirements, dependence on limited sources of supply, competition, technological change, government regulation, litigation matters, future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, and other risks and challenges detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(Unaudited) 
(in thousands, except share data) 
      
  September 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 
ASSETS     
Current assets:     
Cash and cash equivalents $44,536  $39,040  
Short-term marketable securities  218,661   190,908  
Accounts receivable, net  57,327   54,055  
Inventories  40,632   34,931  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  9,014   8,024  
Total current assets  370,170   326,958  
Long-term marketable securities  55,954   47,143  
Property and equipment, net  97,697   87,777  
Goodwill  34,332   31,045  
In-process research and development  16,016   14,482  
Long-term deferred tax assets, net  106,798   34,723  
Other assets  13,686   8,286  
Total assets $694,653  $550,414  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY     
Current liabilities:     
Accounts payable $16,667  $20,620  
Accrued expenses  35,256   37,703  
Deferred revenue  10,584   10,495  
Current portion of capital lease obligation  851   799  
Total current liabilities  63,358   69,617  
Other long-term liabilities  598   3,251  
Contingent consideration  9,835   9,153  
Long-term deferred tax liabilities  866   783  
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion  15,110   15,539  
Total liabilities  89,767   98,343  
Commitments and contingencies     
Stockholders' equity:     
Class B Preferred Stock, $.01 par value       
Authorized - 1,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - none     
Common stock, $.01 par value  442   437  
Authorized - 100,000,000 shares; Issued - 45,921,029 shares at September 30, 2017 and 45,249,281
shares at March 31, 2017
     
Outstanding - 44,200,784 shares at September 30, 2017 and 43,673,286 shares
at March 31, 2017
     
Additional paid in capital  592,081   565,962  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)  90,164   (46,959) 
Treasury stock at cost - 1,720,245 shares at September 30, 2017 and 1,575,995 shares at March 31, 2017  (65,999)  (46,763) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (11,802)  (20,606) 
Total stockholders' equity  604,886   452,071  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $694,653  $550,414  
      

 

Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
            
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Six Months Ended
September 30,
 2017
 2016
 2017 2016
Revenue:           
Product revenue$132,782  $102,928  $265,213 $205,917 
Funded research and development 41   27   78  33 
  132,823   102,955   265,291  205,950 
Costs and expenses:           
Cost of product revenue 21,627   17,309   43,489  32,379 
Research and development 19,390   18,052   36,321  33,712 
Selling, general and administrative 60,080   53,086   120,677  104,118 
  101,097   88,447   200,487  170,209 
Income from operations 31,726   14,508   64,804  35,741 
Other income:           
Investment income, net 781   342   1,416  611 
Other (expense) income, net (23)  (114)  56  (191)
  758   228   1,472  420 
Income before income taxes 32,484   14,736   66,276  36,161 
Income tax provision (1) 7,981   5,861   4,399  14,376 
Net income$24,503  $8,875  $61,877 $21,785 
            
Basic net income per share$0.56  $0.21  $1.41 $0.51 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 44,141   43,129   44,018  42,971 
            
Diluted net income per share (2)$0.54  $0.20  $1.36 $0.49 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 45,698   44,580   45,655  44,493 
            
            
(1) Income tax provision includes the effect of the following item:           
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards *$4,434  $  $21,276 $ 
            
(2) Diluted net income per share includes the effect of the following item:           
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards *$0.10  $  $0.47 $ 
            
* In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment
Accounting, which requires that all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related share-based compensation arrangements be recognized as income tax benefit
or expense, instead of in stockholders' equity as previous guidance required.
            


For further information please contact: 

Ingrid Goldberg,
Director, Investor Relations
978-646-1590
ir@abiomed.com