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ev3 Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results and 2010 Guidance
Feb 18, 2010
PLYMOUTH, Minn., Feb. 18, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq:EVVV), a global endovascular device company, today reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full-year of 2009 and its financial guidance for 2010. ev3's net sales totaled $126.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to $106.1 million in the same quarter of the prior year, which included $0.5 million of research collaboration revenues from our former agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. that was terminated on July 22, 2008. Fourth quarter of 2009 net product sales increased 20% to $126.8 million versus the prior year net product sales, excluding the Merck research collaboration revenue. Excluding $3.9 million of positive impact due to foreign currency exchange rates, net product sales increased 16% versus the prior year quarter. Fourth quarter of 2009 included four fewer selling days than in the same quarter of the prior year.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures for the respective periods can be found immediately following the detail of net sales by geography in this release.
For the year ended December 31, 2009, ev3's net sales increased 6% to $449.1 million compared to $422.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Full-year 2008 net sales included $19.9 million of research collaboration revenues from our former agreement with Merck. Full-year 2009 net product sales of $449.1 million increased 12% versus the prior year net product sales. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had a negative impact of approximately $6.7 million on full-year 2009 net sales compared to 2008.
Robert Palmisano, president and chief executive officer of ev3 Inc., commented, "Our performance in the fourth quarter reflects continued sales expansion across both our peripheral vascular and neurovascular businesses. Notably, the strong performance in our neurovascular segment and international business, which grew 41% and 36%, respectively, in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year quarter underscores the increased market penetration we have achieved with our Axium coils and Onyx liquid embolic. We are also pleased with the initial European physician response to our Pipeline Embolization Device to treat large and wide-neck aneurysms."
Palmisano commented further, "In our peripheral vascular business, we achieved record sales worldwide and in the U.S, where we continue to improve our sales force execution and productivity. We are encouraged by the 19% increase we saw in our plaque excision sales during the fourth quarter, which was driven by the launch of our new TurboHawk system for treating above-the-knee calcified lesions."
ev3's GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $13.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(291.1) million, or $(2.78) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP adjusted net income in the fourth quarter of 2009 was $25.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $7.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation table in this release for the calculation of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share.
The company's GAAP net income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 was $41.9 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(335.6) million, or $(3.22) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2008. ev3's non-GAAP adjusted net income was $66.8 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $9.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2008. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation table in this release for the calculation of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $98.1 million as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of $17.5 million compared to the end of the third quarter of 2009.
Palmisano concluded, "We continue to emphasize profitability and cash generation as well as positive product sales growth as our primary objectives, so I was very pleased to see sequential quarter gross margin expansion of 130 basis points to 75.9%. We see additional opportunities to drive profitability throughout 2010 by improving our sales execution and further leveraging our cost structure. We are confident that we have the right strategic programs in place to position ev3 for future success."
Sales Review
By product segment, peripheral vascular net product sales increased 8% in the fourth quarter of 2009 versus the prior year quarter and 6% on a constant currency basis. Neurovascular net sales, which include product sales from Chestnut, increased 41% versus the prior year quarter and 35% on a constant currency basis.
On a geographic basis, U.S. net product sales increased approximately 11% versus the prior year quarter. International net product sales increased 36% versus the prior year quarter and 26% on a constant currency basis. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had a positive impact of $3.9 million on net sales compared to the fourth quarter of the prior year.
An investor presentation summarizing the company's fourth quarter of 2009 results is available at http://ir.ev3.net.
Outlook
ev3 expects fiscal year 2010 net sales to be in the range of $500 to $515 million compared to $449.1 million of net sales in 2009. Net sales growth is expected to be approximately 11% to 15%. At current rates, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations are expected to have a negligible impact on revenue growth in 2010 compared to 2009. ev3 expects non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.78 to $0.84 per diluted share, an increase of 28% to 38% based on approximately 114.1 million shares outstanding. ev3's adjusted net earnings per share guidance excludes estimated amortization expense of approximately $26.0 million, non-cash stock-based compensation of approximately $14.0 million, and charges relating to the estimated change in fair value of the future contingent consideration associated with the Chestnut acquisition of $17.2 million.
The company expects first quarter of 2010 net sales to be in the range of $115 to $118 million, an increase of 14% to 18% over the first quarter of 2009. At current rates, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations are expected to positively impact revenue growth in the first quarter of 2010 by $1.5 to $2.0 million. ev3 expects non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.12 to $0.15 per diluted share, based on approximately 113.4 million shares outstanding, compared to $0.07 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2009. ev3's non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2010 exclude estimated amortization expense of approximately $6.6 million, non-cash stock-based compensation of approximately $3.2 million and charges relating to the estimated change in fair value of the future contingent consideration associated with the Chestnut acquisition of $2.5 million.
Earnings Call Information
ev3 will host a conference call today, February 18, 2010, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (8:30 a.m. Eastern Time) to review its results of operations for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2009 and future outlook, followed by a question and answer session.
The conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio webcast at http://ir.ev3.net, where it will be archived and accessible for approximately 12 months. The live dial-in number for the call is 888-680-0893 (U.S.) or +1-617-213-4859 (International). The participant passcode is 84566243.
If you do not have access to the Internet and want to listen to an audio replay of the conference call, dial 888-286-8010 (U.S.) or +1-617-801-6888 (International) and enter passcode 53312787. The audio replay will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, February 18, 2010 until Thursday, February 25, 2010.
About ev3 Inc.
Since its founding in 2000, ev3 has been dedicated to developing innovative and breakthrough technologies for the endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular and neurovascular diseases. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of treatment options, including the primary interventional technologies used today -- plaque excision systems, peripheral angioplasty balloons, stents, embolic protection devices, liquid embolics, embolization coils, flow diversion devices, thrombectomy catheters and occlusion balloons. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.ev3.net.
ev3, the ev3 logo, TurboHawk, Axium, Onyx, and Pipeline are trademarks of ev3 Inc. and its subsidiaries, registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names referred to in this press release are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release that relate to future, not past, events are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often can be identified by words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will," "may," "believe," "could," "continue," "future," "estimate," "outlook," "guidance," or the negative of these words or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Uncertainties and risks may cause ev3's actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by ev3's forward-looking statements. For ev3, particular uncertainties and risks include, among others, ev3's future operating results and financial performance, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the effect of the current global economic crisis, ev3's ability to implement, fund and achieve sustainable cost savings measures that will better align its operating expenses with its anticipated net sales levels and reallocate resources to better support growth initiatives, the timing of regulatory approvals and introduction of new products, market acceptance of new products, success of clinical testing, availability of third party reimbursement, impact of competitive products and pricing, the effect of regulatory actions and the cost and effect of changes in tax and other legislation. More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect ev3's actual results are described in ev3's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, ev3 undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement ev3's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), ev3 uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures for the respective periods can be found in tables later in this release immediately following the detail of net sales by geography. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for ev3's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
ev3 Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
For the Twelve Months
For the Three Months Ended Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Sales:
Net product sales $ 126,753 $ 105,656 $ 449,072 $ 402,233
Research collaboration -- 469 -- 19,895
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Net sales 126,753 106,125 449,072 422,128
Operating expenses:
Product cost of goods sold
(a) 30,539 34,405 120,613 136,847
Research collaboration -- 404 -- 6,051
Sales, general and
administrative (a) 59,384 53,315 225,023 232,200
Research and development (a) 12,627 10,871 49,060 48,784
Amortization of intangible
assets 6,699 6,787 25,143 31,072
Contingent consideration 2,409 -- 4,876 --
Goodwill and intangible asset
impairment -- 288,804 -- 299,263
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Total operating expenses 111,658 394,586 424,715 754,217
Income (loss) from
operations 15,095 (288,461) 24,357 (332,089)
Other expense (income):
(Gain) loss on investments,
net (41) 55 (4,113) (487)
Interest expense (income),
net 213 84 788 (223)
Other expense, net 234 2,235 1,588 2,427
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Income (loss) before income
taxes 14,689 (290,835) 26,094 (333,806)
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,688 285 (15,823) 1,816
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Net income (loss) $ 13,001 $ (291,120) $ 41,917 $ (335,622)
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Earnings per share:
Net income (loss) per common
share:
Basic $ 0.12 $ (2.78) $ 0.39 $ (3.22)
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Diluted $ 0.12 $ (2.78) $ 0.38 $ (3.22)
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Weighted average shares
outstanding:
Basic 110,884,971 104,602,975 107,997,738 104,378,828
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Diluted 112,948,113 104,602,975 108,998,528 104,378,828
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(a) Includes stock-based
compensation charges of:
Product cost of goods sold $ 275 $ 238 $ 1,007 $ 834
Sales, general and
administrative 2,896 2,830 11,985 12,438
Research and development 436 409 1,564 1,887
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$ 3,607 $ 3,477 $ 14,556 $ 15,159
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ev3 Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
December 31,
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2009 2008
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 98,050 $ 59,652
Accounts receivable, less
allowance of $7,260 and
$8,098, respectively 90,711 72,814
Inventories, net 45,054 47,687
Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 6,645 6,970
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Total current assets 240,460 187,123
Restricted cash 4,346 1,531
Property and equipment, net 29,159 30,681
Goodwill 367,486 315,654
Intangible assets, net 254,288 185,292
Other assets 550 383
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Total assets $ 896,289 $ 720,664
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Liabilities and stockholders'
equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term
debt $ 2,500 $ 2,500
Accounts payable 16,737 15,657
Accrued compensation and
benefits 32,239 29,547
Accrued liabilities 22,453 19,744
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Total current liabilities 73,929 67,448
Long-term debt 3,958 6,458
Other long-term liabilities 63,908 6,217
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Total liabilities 141,795 80,123
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par
value, 100,000,000 shares
authorized, none issued
and outstanding as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008 -- --
Common stock, $0.01 par
value, 300,000,000 shares
authorized,
112,345,500 and 105,822,444
shares issued and
outstanding as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively 1,123 1,058
Additional paid-in capital 1,828,655 1,756,832
Accumulated deficit (1,074,744) (1,116,661)
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss (540) (688)
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Total stockholders' equity 754,494 640,541
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $ 896,289 $ 720,664
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ev3 Inc.
SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
NET SALES BY SEGMENT For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended
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December December December December
31, 31, 31, 31,
% %
2009 2008 change 2009 2008 change
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Peripheral vascular:
Plaque excision* $ 24,048 $ 20,176 19% $ 84,072 $ 88,800 -5%
Stents 28,280 29,214 -3% 114,900 107,146 7%
Thrombectomy and
embolic protection 8,233 7,789 6% 31,513 27,779 13%
Procedural support and
other 13,144 10,961 20% 49,046 46,204 6%
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Total peripheral
vascular 73,705 68,140 8% 279,531 269,929 4%
Neurovascular:
Embolic products 33,482 21,173 58% 103,081 74,642 38%
Neuro access and
delivery products 19,566 16,343 20% 66,460 57,662 15%
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Total neurovascular 53,048 37,516 41% 169,541 132,304 28%
Research collaboration -- 469 -100% -- 19,895 -100%
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Total net sales $ 126,753 $ 106,125 19% $ 449,072 $ 422,128 6%
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NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHY For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended
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December December December December
31, 31, 31, 31,
% %
2009 2008 change 2009 2008 change
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United States $ 73,182 $ 66,660 10% $ 270,961 $ 275,433 -2%
International 53,571 39,465 36% 178,111 146,695 21%
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Total net sales $ 126,753 $ 106,125 19% $ 449,072 $ 422,128 6%
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* Formerly referred to as atherectomy
ev3 Inc.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
To supplement ev3's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, ev3 uses
certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial
measures used in this release to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures for the respective
periods can be found in the tables below. In addition, an explanation of the manner in which
ev3's management uses these non-GAAP measures to conduct and evaluate its business, the economic
substance behind management's decision to use these non-GAAP measures, the substantive reasons
why management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors, the
material limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures and the manner in which
management compensates for those limitations is included following the reconciliation tables
below.
ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF NET SALES TO
NON-GAAP NET SALES ON A CONSTANT CURRENCY BASIS
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
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December
December 31, 2009 31, 2008
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Foreign % change
exchange % change
impact as Net sales on a
Net sales, compared on a of net constant
to constant Net sales, sales, currency
as prior currency as as
reported period basis reported reported basis
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
Net product sales
Peripheral vascular:
Plaque excision $ 24,048 $ (148) $ 23,900 $ 20,176 19% 18%
Stents 28,280 (784) 27,496 29,214 -3% -6%
Thrombectomy and embolic
protection 8,233 (189) 8,044 7,789 6% 3%
Procedural support and
other 13,144 (303) 12,841 10,961 20% 17%
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Total peripheral
vascular 73,705 (1,424) 72,281 68,140 8% 6%
Neurovascular:
Embolic products 33,482 (1,613) 31,869 21,173 58% 51%
Neuro access and delivery
products 19,566 (835) 18,731 16,343 20% 15%
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Total neurovascular 53,048 (2,448) 50,600 37,516 41% 35%
Total net product sales 126,753 (3,872) 122,881 105,656 20% 16%
Research collaboration -- -- -- 469 -100% -100%
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Total net sales $ 126,753 $ (3,872) $ 122,881 $ 106,125 19% 16%
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR NET SALES TO
NON-GAAP LEGACY PERIPHERAL VASCULAR NET PRODUCT SALES ON A CONSTANT CURRENCY BASIS AND
NON-GAAP TOTAL LEGACY NET PRODUCT SALES ON A CONSTANT CURRENCY BASIS
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
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December
December 31, 2009 31, 2008
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Foreign % change
exchange Net sales %
impact as change on a
compared on a Net of net constant
Net sales, to constant sales, as sales, currency
as prior currency as
reported period basis reported reported basis
---------- ---------- --------- --------- -------- --------
Peripheral vascular segment net sales, as reported $ 73,705 $ (1,424) $ 72,281 $ 68,140 8% 6%
Plaque excision 24,048 (148) 23,900 20,176 19% 18%
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Legacy peripheral vascular net sales (non-GAAP) 49,657 (1,276) 48,381 47,964 4% 1%
Neurovascular net sales 53,048 (2,448) 50,600 37,516 41% 35%
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Total legacy net product sales (non-GAAP) $ 102,705 $ (3,724) $ 98,981 $ 85,480 20% 16%
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHY TO
NON-GAAP NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHY ON A CONSTANT CURRENCY BASIS
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
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December
31,
December 31, 2009 2008
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% change
Foreign
exchange % change on a
impact as Net sales constant
compared on a of net
Net sales, to constant Net sales, sales, currency
as prior currency as as
reported period basis reported reported basis
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
United States $ 73,182 $ -- $ 73,182 $ 66,660 10% 10%
International 53,571 (3,872) 49,699 39,465 36% 26%
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Total net sales $ 126,753 $ (3,872) $ 122,881 $ 106,125 19% 16%
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF U.S. NET SALES TO
NON-GAAP U.S. NET PRODUCT SALES
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended For the Twelve Months Ended
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December December December December
31, 31, 31, 31,
% %
2009 2008 change 2009 2008 change
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U.S. net sales, as reported $ 73,182 $ 66,660 10% $ 270,961 $ 275,433 -2%
Research collaboration -- (469) -100% -- (19,895) -100%
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U.S. net product sales
(non-GAAP) $ 73,182 $ 66,191 11% $ 270,961 $ 255,538 6%
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO
NON-GAAP ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
For the Twelve Months
For the Three Months Ended Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Net income (loss), as reported $ 13,001 $ (291,120) $ 41,917 $ (335,622)
Amortization expense 6,699 6,787 25,143 31,072
Stock-based compensation 3,607 3,477 14,556 15,159
Contingent consideration 2,409 -- 4,876 --
Goodwill and intangible asset
impairment -- 288,804 -- 299,263
FoxHollow lease reserve
adjustment -- -- 3,421 --
Realized gain on investment -- -- (4,081) --
Non-cash tax benefit from
acquisitions -- -- (18,998) --
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income $ 25,716 $ 7,948 $ 66,834 $ 9,872
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) PER DILUTED SHARE TO
NON-GAAP ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE
(unaudited)
For the Twelve Months
For the Three Months Ended Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2009 2008 2009 2008
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Net income (loss) per diluted
share, as reported $ 0.12 $ (2.78) $ 0.38 $ (3.22)
Amortization expense 0.06 0.07 0.24 0.31
Stock-based compensation 0.03 0.03 0.13 0.14
Contingent consideration 0.02 -- 0.04 --
Goodwill and intangible asset
impairment -- 2.76 -- 2.86
FoxHollow lease reserve
adjustment -- -- 0.03 --
Realized gain on investment -- -- (0.04) --
Non-cash tax benefit from
acquisitions -- -- (0.17) --
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Non-GAAP adjusted net earnings
per diluted share $ 0.23 $ 0.08 $ 0.61 $ 0.09
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Weighted average diluted shares
outstanding 112,948,113 104,699,429 108,998,528 104,668,326
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ev3 Inc.
RECONCILIATION OF ESTIMATED NET EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE TO
ESTIMATED NON-GAAP ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS PER DILUTED SHARE
(unaudited)
For the Twelve Months
For the Three Months Ended Ended
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April 4, April 4, December 31, December 31,
2010 2010 2010 2010
Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate
(Low) (High) (Low) (High)
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Estimated net earnings per diluted share $ 0.01 $ 0.04 $ 0.28 $ 0.34
Amortization expense 0.06 0.06 0.23 0.23
Stock-based compensation 0.03 0.03 0.12 0.12
Contingent consideration 0.02 0.02 0.15 0.15
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Estimated non-GAAP adjusted net earnings per
diluted share $ 0.12 $ 0.15 $ 0.78 $ 0.84
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Estimated weighted average diluted shares
outstanding 113,400,000 113,400,000 114,100,000 114,100,000
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Use and Economic Substance of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Used by ev3
and Usefulness of Such Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Investors
ev3 uses the non-GAAP financial measures described above as supplemental measures of performance and believes these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by factoring out potential differences caused by acquisitions, dispositions, charges not related to ev3's regular, ongoing business, variations in capital structure, tax positions, depreciation, non-cash charges and certain large and unpredictable charges. ev3's management uses the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to analyze the underlying trends in ev3's business, assess the performance of ev3's core operations, establish operational goals and forecasts that are used in allocating resources and evaluate ev3's performance period over period and in relation to its competitors' operating results. Additionally, ev3's management is evaluated on the basis of some of these non-GAAP financial measures when determining achievement of their incentive compensation performance targets.
ev3 believes that presenting the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release provides investors greater transparency to the information used by ev3's management for its financial and operational decision-making and allows investors to see ev3's results "through the eyes" of management. ev3 also believes that providing this information better enables ev3's investors to understand ev3's operating performance and evaluate the methodology used by ev3's management to evaluate and measure such performance. ev3's management believes that non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors to evaluate ev3's performance period over period and in relation to its competitors' operating results. Because ev3 historically has reported some of these non-GAAP results to the investment community, management also believes that the disclosure of these non-GAAP measures provides consistency in ev3's financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of ev3's historic operating trends by providing an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods.
The following is an explanation of each of the items that management excluded from one or more of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release and the reasons for excluding each of these individual items:
-- Foreign exchange impact and estimated foreign exchange impact. The
impact of foreign exchange rates is highly variable and difficult to
predict. The foreign exchange impact is the impact from foreign exchange
rates on current period sales compared to prior period sales using the
prior period's foreign exchange rates. Estimated foreign exchange impact
is the estimated impact of foreign exchange rates on future net sales
compared to prior period net sales using estimated future period foreign
exchange rates. ev3's management believes that in order to properly
understand the underlying business trends and performance of ev3's
ongoing operations, management has found and investors may find it
useful to consider the impact of excluding changes in foreign exchange
rates from ev3's net sales.
-- Plaque excision (formerly atherectomy) net product sales. In the fourth
quarter of 2007, ev3 acquired FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. (FoxHollow).
Prior to this acquisition, ev3 did not recognize any plaque excision net
sales. In addition to disclosing net sales and growth rates that are
determined in accordance with GAAP, ev3's management believes that in
order to properly understand underlying business trends in and
performance of ev3's legacy peripheral vascular segment business,
management has found and investors may find it useful to consider the
impact of excluding plaque excision net product sales from ev3's
peripheral vascular net product sales and ev3's total net product
sales.
-- Research collaboration revenue. As a result of the FoxHollow
acquisition, ev3 was engaged in research collaboration with Merck & Co.,
Inc. (Merck). Prior to this acquisition, ev3 did not recognize any
research collaboration revenue. This research collaboration was
terminated by Merck effective in July 2008. ev3's management believes
that in order to properly understand underlying business trends in and
performance of ev3's ongoing operations, management has found and
investors may find it useful to consider the impact of excluding
research collaboration revenue from ev3's net sales.
-- Goodwill and intangible asset impairment. In the fourth quarter of 2008,
ev3 recorded non-cash, asset impairment charges of $288.8 million to
reduce the carrying values of goodwill and intangible assets, primarily
associated with prior acquisitions, to their estimated fair values.
During the second quarter of 2008, as a result of the termination of
ev3's research collaboration with Merck, ev3 recorded an asset
impairment charge of $10.5 million to write off the remaining carrying
value of the related Merck intangible asset that was established at the
time of ev3's acquisition of FoxHollow. In addition to disclosing net
income that is determined in accordance with GAAP, ev3's management
believes that in order to properly understand the underlying business
trends and performance of ev3's ongoing operations, management has found
and investors may find it useful to consider the impact of excluding the
$288.8 million impairment charges related to reduce the carrying values
of goodwill and intangible assets recorded by ev3 in the fourth quarter
2008 and the $10.5 million research collaboration asset impairment
charges recorded by ev3 in the second quarter of 2008.
-- FoxHollow lease reserve adjustment. In the first quarter of 2009, ev3
recorded an adjustment to its lease reserve for leases acquired in
connection with the FoxHollow acquisition. This reserve adjustment is
not indicative of ev3's ongoing operating performance. Therefore, ev3's
management believes that in order to properly understand the underlying
business trends and performance of ev3's ongoing operations, management
has found and investors may find it useful to consider the impact of
excluding the $3.4 million lease reserve adjustment recorded by ev3 in
the first quarter of 2009.
-- Realized gain on the divestiture of non-strategic investment assets. In
the first quarter of 2009, ev3 recorded a gain of $4.1 million on the
sale of certain non-strategic investment assets. This gain is not
indicative of ev3's ongoing operating performance. In order to properly
understand the underlying business trends and performance of ev3's
ongoing operations, management has found and investors may find it
useful to consider the impact of excluding the $4.1 million gain on the
divestiture of non-strategic investment assets recorded by ev3 in the
first quarter of 2009.
-- Contingent consideration. In the second quarter of 2009, ev3 acquired
Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc. (Chestnut). Under the terms of the
agreement and plan of merger with Chestnut, ev3 made an initial closing
payment in the amount of $79.4 million. In addition to the initial
closing payment, ev3 may be obligated to make an additional contingent
consideration payment of up to $75 million if the Food and Drug
Administration issues a letter granting pre-market approval for the
commercialization of Chestnut's Pipeline Embolization Device in the
United States pursuant to an indication to treat intracranial aneurysms
on or before December 31, 2012. At each reporting date, ev3 remeasures
the contingent consideration at fair value until the contingency is
resolved. The changes in fair value are recognized in ev3's consolidated
statements of operations. ev3's management believes that in order to
properly understand the underlying business trends and performance of
ev3's ongoing operations, management has found and investors may find it
useful to consider excluding the impact of the accounting charge related
to contingent consideration of $2.4 million and $4.9 million recorded by
ev3 for the fourth quarter and full year 2009, respectively.
-- Non-cash tax benefit from acquisitions. As a result of ev3's acquisition
of Chestnut, ev3 recorded a non-cash tax benefit of $19.0 million in the
second quarter of 2009. ev3's management believes that in order to
properly understand the underlying business trends and performance of
ev3's ongoing operations, management has found and investors may find it
useful to consider excluding the impact of the tax benefit from the
Chestnut acquisition recorded by ev3 in the second quarter of 2009.
-- Non-cash stock-based compensation. ev3 excludes stock-based compensation
expense from its non-GAAP financial measures primarily because such
expense, while constituting an ongoing and recurring expense, is not an
expense that requires cash settlement and is not used by ev3's
management to assess the core profitability of ev3's business
operations. ev3's management also believes that excluding this item from
ev3's non-GAAP results is useful to investors to understand the
accounting for stock-based compensation and its impact on ev3's
operating performance, liquidity and its ability to invest in research
and development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures and it
allows for greater transparency to certain line items in ev3's financial
statements.
-- Amortization expense. ev3 excludes amortization expense from its
non-GAAP financial measures primarily because such expense, while
constituting an ongoing and recurring expense, is not an expense that
requires cash settlement and is not used by ev3's management to assess
the core profitability of ev3's business operations. ev3's management
also believes that excluding this item from ev3's non-GAAP results is
useful to investors to understand ev3's operating performance, liquidity
and its ability to invest in research and development and fund
acquisitions and capital expenditures and it allows for greater
transparency to certain line items in ev3's financial statements.
Material Limitations Associated with the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Manner in which ev3 Compensates for these Limitations
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for ev3's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations associated with ev3's use of these non-GAAP financial measures are as follows:
-- Items such as amortization expense, stock-based compensation, and
contingent consideration do not directly affect ev3's cash flow
position; however, such items reflect economic costs to ev3 and are not
reflected in ev3's "non-GAAP adjusted net income" or "non-GAAP adjusted
net earnings per share," and therefore these non-GAAP measures do not
reflect the full economic effect of these items.
-- Items such as the FoxHollow lease reserve adjustment, realized gain on
the divestiture of non-strategic investment assets, tax benefit from
acquisitions and goodwill and intangible impairment are items that do
not reflect ev3's ongoing business activities. The effect of these items
is not included in ev3's "non-GAAP adjusted net income" or "non-GAAP
adjusted net earnings per share." However, these items involve economic
costs that are not reflected in the non-GAAP measures.
-- Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of
accounting rules or principles and therefore other companies may
calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than
ev3, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative
purposes.
-- ev3's management exercises judgment in determining which types of
charges or other items should be excluded from the non-GAAP financial
measures ev3 uses.
ev3 compensates for these limitations by relying primarily upon its GAAP results and only using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis. ev3 provides full disclosure of each non-GAAP financial measure ev3 uses and detailed reconciliations of each non-GAAP measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure. ev3 encourages investors to review these reconciliations. ev3 qualifies its use of non-GAAP financial measures with cautionary statements as to their limitations.
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SOURCE: ev3 Inc.
CONTACT ev3 Inc.
Investors and Media:
Julie Tracy, Sr. Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
(949) 680-1375
jtracy@ev3.net