Globus Medical Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results

AUDUBON, Pa., Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

  • Worldwide sales were $169.2 million, an increase of 11.5% as reported
  • Third quarter net income was $35.2 million, an increase of 37.6%
  • Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.35 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.39
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 29.2% compared to third quarter of 2017
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 34.1% of sales

“The third quarter marks the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit organic growth for Globus Medical, as our U.S. Spine business continues to take market share, growing by 7.5%; our international revenue increased by 16.8%; and Emerging Technologies contributed $6.3 million,” said Dave Demski, CEO.  “During the third quarter, we completed the acquisition of Surgimap®, the leading surgical planning software for spine.  The addition of Surgimap® will further strengthen Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS® platform by streamlining workflow and enabling superior data analytics.  The level of adoption we are seeing by surgeons in accounts with our ExcelsiusGPS® robotic system continues to show positive momentum and the pipeline for potential robotic sales is robust.”

Worldwide sales for the third quarter were $169.2 million, an increase of 11.5% over the third quarter of 2017.  Revenue from Emerging Technologies was primarily due to continued demand for our ExcelsiusGPS® robotics and navigation system.

Third quarter sales in the U.S., including robotics, increased by 10.5% compared to the third quarter of 2017.  International sales increased by 16.8% over the third quarter of 2017 on an as-reported basis and 18.5% on a constant currency basis.

Third quarter GAAP net income was $35.2 million, an increase of 37.6% over the same period last year.  Diluted EPS for the third quarter was $0.35, as compared to $0.26 for the third quarter 2017.  Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the third quarter was $0.39, compared to $0.30 in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 29.2%.

The company generated net cash provided by operating activities of $51.8 million and non-GAAP free cash flow of $36.4 million in the third quarter, and ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $541.6 million.  The company remains debt free.

2018 Annual Guidance
The company today issued new guidance for full year 2018 sales of $705 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.62.  2018 guidance was previously sales of $700 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.55.

Conference Call Information
Globus Medical will hold a teleconference to discuss its 2018 third quarter results with the investment community at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today.  Globus invites all interested parties to join the call by dialing:

   
1-855-533-7141 United States Participants
1-720-545-0060  International Participants
There is no pass code for the teleconference.
   

For interested parties who do not wish to ask questions, the teleconference will be webcast live and may be accessed through a link on the Globus Medical website at investors.globusmedical.com.

The call will be archived until Thursday, November 15, 2018.  The audio archive can be accessed by calling 1-855-859-2056 in the U.S. or 1-404-537-3406 from outside the U.S. The passcode for the audio replay is 1012-6377.

About Globus Medical, Inc.
Based in Audubon, Pennsylvania, Globus Medical, Inc. was founded in 2003 by an experienced team of professionals with a shared vision to create products that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Additional information can be accessed at www.globusmedical.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures.  For example, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, which represents net income before interest income, net and other non-operating expenses, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, provisions for litigation, and acquisition related costs/licensing, and net gain from the sale of assets, is useful as an additional measure of operating performance, and particularly as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period, as it is reflective of changes in pricing decisions, cost controls and other factors that affect operating performance, and it removes the effect of our capital structure, asset base, income taxes and interest income and expense.  Our management also uses non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and financial projections.  Provision for litigation represents costs incurred for litigation settlements or unfavorable verdicts when the loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, or in the case of a favorable settlement, when income is realized.  Acquisition related costs/licensing represents the change in fair value of business acquisition related contingent consideration; costs related to integrating recently acquired businesses including but not limited to costs to exit or convert contractual obligations, severance, and information system conversion; and specific costs related to the consummation of the acquisition process such as banker fees, legal fees, and other acquisition related professional fees, as well as one-time licensing fees.   Net gain from sale of assets represents the gain on sale of assets and the offsetting impact of costs incurred through the sale.

In addition, for the period ended September 30, 2018 and for other comparative periods, we are presenting non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, which represents net income and diluted earnings per share excluding the provision for litigation, amortization of intangibles, acquisition related costs/licensing, net gain from the sale of assets and the tax effects of such adjustments.  We believe these non-GAAP measures are also useful indicators of our operating performance, and particularly as additional measures of comparative operating performance from period to period as they remove the effects of litigation, amortization of intangibles, acquisition related costs/licensing, net gain from the sale of assets and the tax effects of such adjustments, which we believe are not reflective of underlying business trends.  Additionally, for the periods ended September 30, 2018 and for other comparative periods, we also define the non-GAAP measure of free cash flow as the net cash provided by operating activities, adjusted for the impact of restricted cash, less the cash impact of purchases of property and equipment.  We believe that this financial measure provides meaningful information for evaluating our overall financial performance for comparative periods as it facilitates an assessment of funds available to satisfy current and future obligations and fund acquisitions.  Furthermore, the non-GAAP measure of constant currency sales growth is calculated by translating current year sales at the same average exchange rates in effect during the applicable prior year period.  We believe constant currency sales growth provides insight to the comparative increase or decrease in period sales, in dollar and percentage terms, excluding the effects of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, free cash flow and constant currency sales growth are not calculated in conformity with U.S. GAAP.  Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.  These measures do not include certain expenses that may be necessary to evaluate our liquidity or operating results.  Our definitions of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, free cash flow and constant currency sales growth may differ from that of other companies and therefore may not be comparable.  Additionally, we have recast prior periods for non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share.

Safe Harbor Statements
All statements included in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements and may be identified by their use of words such as “believe,” “may,” “might,” “could,” “will,” “aim,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan” and other similar terms.  These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and estimates of future events and trends.  Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to many risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect our businesses and operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, factors affecting our quarterly results, our ability to manage our growth, our ability to sustain our profitability, demand for our products, our ability to compete successfully (including without limitation our ability to convince surgeons to use our products and our ability to attract and retain sales and other personnel), our ability to rapidly develop and introduce new products, our ability to develop and execute on successful business strategies, our ability to successfully integrate the international operations acquired from Alphatec, both in general and on our anticipated timeline, our ability to transition Alphatec’s international customers to Globus products, our ability to realize the expected benefits to our results from the Alphatec acquisition, our ability to comply with laws and regulations that are or may become applicable to our businesses, our ability to safeguard our intellectual property, our success in defending legal proceedings brought against us, trends in the medical device industry, general economic conditions, and other risks.  For a discussion of these and other risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our results, you should refer to the disclosure contained in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections labeled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements,” and in our Forms 10-Q, Forms 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These documents are available at www.sec.gov.  Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment.  New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.  Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release.  We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, events or circumstances or other factors arising or coming to our attention after the date hereof.

 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Sales $ 169,236     $ 151,744     $ 517,031     $ 459,943  
Cost of goods sold 37,849     36,798     113,456     109,597  
Gross profit 131,387     114,946     403,575     350,346  
               
Operating expenses:              
Research and development 15,527     10,887     41,738     32,266  
Selling, general and administrative 75,131     63,362     227,949     194,859  
Provision for litigation     2,537         2,780  
Amortization of intangibles 2,160     2,080     6,525     5,671  
Acquisition related costs 268     285     1,289     1,290  
Total operating expenses 93,086     79,151     277,501     236,866  
               
Operating income 38,301     35,795     126,074     113,480  
Other income/(expense), net 4,296     1,562     14,904     5,848  
Income before income taxes 42,597     37,357     140,978     119,328  
Income tax provision 7,389     11,766     21,254     36,356  
               
Net income $ 35,208     $ 25,591     $ 119,724     $ 82,972  
               
Earnings per share:              
Basic $ 0.36     $ 0.27     $ 1.23     $ 0.86  
Diluted $ 0.35     $ 0.26     $ 1.18     $ 0.85  
Weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic 98,328     96,318     97,671     96,160  
Diluted 101,804     97,849     101,275     97,607  
                       

 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In thousands, except par value) September 30,
 2018
  December 31,
 2017
       
ASSETS (unaudited)    
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 145,295     $ 118,817  
Short-term marketable securities 227,466     254,890  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,655 and $3,963, respectively 118,847     116,676  
Inventories 124,372     108,409  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 13,951     11,166  
Current portion of note receivable 3,333     1,667  
Income taxes receivable 13,137     8,717  
Total current assets 646,401     620,342  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $210,120 and $191,760, respectively 161,768     143,167  
Long-term marketable securities 168,850     56,133  
Note receivable 25,833     28,333  
Intangible assets, net 89,522     78,659  
Goodwill 124,015     123,890  
Other assets 6,726     7,947  
Deferred income taxes 15,391     20,031  
Total assets $ 1,238,506     $ 1,078,502  
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $ 23,061     $ 25,039  
Accrued expenses 47,764     52,594  
Income taxes payable 2,322     3,274  
Business acquisition liabilities 6,693     11,411  
Deferred revenue 1,878     755  
Total current liabilities 81,718     93,073  
Business acquisition liabilities, net of current portion 3,378     4,508  
Deferred income taxes 9,623     10,669  
Other liabilities 2,670     2,474  
Total liabilities 97,389     110,724  
Commitments and contingencies      
Equity:      
Common stock; $0.001 par value.  Authorized 785,000 shares; issued and outstanding 98,450 and 96,658 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively 99     97  
Additional paid-in capital 291,875     238,341  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,828 )   (6,907 )
Retained earnings 855,971     736,247  
Total equity 1,141,117     967,778  
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,238,506     $ 1,078,502  
               

 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
  Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 119,724     $ 82,972  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 29,694     33,773  
Amortization of premium on marketable securities 1,808     2,258  
Write-down for excess and obsolete inventories 8,326     8,158  
Stock-based compensation expense 17,078     10,659  
Allowance for doubtful accounts 388     1,135  
Change in fair value of business acquisition liabilities 592     1,011  
Change in deferred income taxes 1,606     815  
(Gain)/loss on disposal of assets, net (3,694 )    
(Increase)/decrease in:      
Accounts receivable (2,900 )   (2,200 )
Inventories (23,042 )   (6,956 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (81 )   (974 )
Increase/(decrease) in:      
Accounts payable (4,858 )   (344 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (1,965 )   (9,377 )
Income taxes payable/receivable (5,324 )   (6,709 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 137,352     114,221  
       
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of marketable securities (382,347 )   (227,699 )
Maturities of marketable securities 210,066     168,418  
Sales of marketable securities 85,234     34,751  
Purchases of property and equipment (42,538 )   (37,878 )
Proceeds from sale of assets 4,000      
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible and other assets (14,825 )   (31,501 )
Net cash used in investing activities (140,410 )   (93,909 )
       
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Payment of business acquisition liabilities (6,513 )   (5,234 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 36,245     6,943  
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities 29,732     1,709  
       
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash (196 )   778  
       
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 26,478     22,799  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 118,817     67,431  
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 145,295     $ 90,230  
       
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Interest paid     34  
Income taxes paid $ 24,894     $ 49,008  
               

 
Supplemental Financial Information
 
Sales by Geographic Area:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
United States $ 139,097     $ 125,933     $ 429,823     $ 381,870  
International 30,139     25,811     87,208     78,073  
Total sales $ 169,236     $ 151,744     $ 517,031     $ 459,943  
                               

 
Sales by Revenue Stream:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Spine products $ 162,952     $ 151,744     $ 484,149     $ 459,943  
Emerging Technology products 6,284         32,882      
Total sales $ 169,236     $ 151,744     $ 517,031     $ 459,943  
                               

 
Liquidity and Capital Resources:
       
(Unaudited) September 30,
 2018
  December 31,
 2017
(In thousands)      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 145,295     $ 118,817  
Short-term marketable securities 227,466     254,890  
Long-term marketable securities 168,850     56,133  
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 541,611     $ 429,840  
               

The following tables reconcile GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures.

 
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except percentages) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Net income $ 35,208     $ 25,591     $ 119,724     $ 82,972  
Interest income, net (3,852 )   (1,738 )   (9,114 )   (4,746 )
Provision for income taxes 7,389     11,766     21,254     36,356  
Depreciation and amortization 10,461     10,838     29,694     33,773  
EBITDA 49,206     46,457     161,558     148,355  
Stock-based compensation expense 5,545     3,596     17,078     10,659  
Provision for litigation     2,537         2,780  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 2,169     784     3,847     2,838  
Net gain from sale of assets 764         (3,593 )    
Adjusted EBITDA $ 57,684     $ 53,374     $ 178,890     $ 164,632  
               
Net income as a percentage of sales 20.8 %   16.9 %   23.2 %   18.0 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales 34.1 %   35.2 %   34.6 %   35.8 %
                       

 
Non-GAAP Net Income Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Net income $ 35,208     $ 25,591     $ 119,724     $ 82,972  
Provision for litigation     2,537         2,780  
Amortization of intangibles 2,160     2,080     6,525     5,671  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 2,169     784     3,847     2,838  
Net gain from sale of assets 764         (3,593 )    
Tax effect of adjusting items (884 )   (1,677 )   (1,248 )   (3,443 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 39,417     $ 29,315     $ 125,255     $ 90,818  
                               

 
Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(Per share amounts) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Diluted earnings per share, as reported $ 0.35     $ 0.26     $ 1.18     $ 0.85  
Provision for litigation     0.03         0.03  
Amortization of intangibles 0.02     0.02     0.06     0.06  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 0.02     0.01     0.04     0.03  
Net gain from sale of assets 0.01         (0.04 )    
Tax effect of adjusting items (0.01 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.04 )
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.39     $ 0.30     $ 1.24     $ 0.93  
* amounts might not add due to rounding              

 
Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
  September 30,
 2018
  September 30,
 2017
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 51,788     $ 34,795     $ 137,352     $ 114,221  
Adjustment for impact of restricted cash              
Purchases of property and equipment (15,371 )   (12,817 )   (42,538 )   (37,878 )
Non-GAAP free cash flow $ 36,417     $ 21,978     $ 94,814     $ 76,343  
                               

 

                                   
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Reported Growth   Currency
Impact on
Current Period
  Constant
Currency
Growth
(In thousands, except percentages) September 30,   September 30,      
2018 2017
United States $ 139,097     $ 125,933     10.5 %       10.5 %
International 30,139     25,811     16.8 %   $ (436 )   18.5 %
Total sales $ 169,236     $ 151,744     11.5 %   $ (436 )   11.8 %
   
   
(Unaudited) Nine Months Ended   Reported Growth   Currency
Impact on
Current Period
  Constant
Currency
Growth
(In thousands, except percentages) September 30,   September 30,      
2018 2017
United States $ 429,823     $ 381,870     12.6 %       12.6 %
International 87,208     78,073     11.7 %   $ 2,061     9.1 %
Total sales $ 517,031     $ 459,943     12.4 %   $ 2,061     12 %
 
 


Contact
:
Brian Kearns
Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations
Phone: (610) 930-1800
Email: [email protected]
www.globusmedical.com