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): July 26, 2017

 

 

CONMED CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New York 0-16093 16-0977505
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)

 

 

 

525 French Road

Utica, New York 13502

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

 

(315) 797-8375

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2 Financial Information
Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On July 26, 2017, CONMED Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for the second quarter of 2017. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K that is furnished under “Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is included herewith:

 

 

  Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
     
  99.1 Press Release dated July 26, 2017, issued by CONMED Corporation.

 

 

 

Signature

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

  CONMED CORPORATION
               (Registrant)
     
     
       By:  /s/  Luke A. Pomilio
  Name: Luke A. Pomilio
    Title: Executive Vice President-Finance and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: July 26, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

Exhibit  
Number Exhibit Description
   
99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2017, issued by CONMED Corporation.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  NEWS RELEASE
   
  CONTACT:
  CONMED Corporation
  Luke A. Pomilio
  Chief Financial Officer
  315-624-3202
  LukePomilio@conmed.com

 

 

CONMED Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

 

Utica, New York, July 26, 2017 --- CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq: CNMD) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

 

Second Quarter 2017 Highlights

 

·Sales of $197.2 million increased 1.9% as reported compared to the second quarter of 2016. On a constant currency basis, sales increased 3.0%.
·International revenue grew 2.5% as reported and 4.7% in constant currency, driven by continued growth in General Surgery and Orthopedics.
·Domestic General Surgery sales grew 3.3%, contributing to 1.3% overall domestic revenue growth.
·Diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) were $0.22, compared to diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) of $0.10 in the second quarter of 2016.
·Adjusted diluted net earnings per share(1) were $0.41 versus $0.47 in the prior-year period. 
·The Company increases its constant currency sales growth guidance and maintains its adjusted diluted net earnings per share guidance.

 

“Our continued top-line growth during the quarter was driven by a sixth straight quarter of growth from the General Surgery business and further strength in our international markets. Additionally, we remain encouraged by our domestic Orthopedics business, which posted a second consecutive quarter of sequential improvement, while worldwide Orthopedics sales returned to positive constant currency growth,” commented Curt R. Hartman, CONMED’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased with the progress we have made to date and expect to build on this momentum in the second half of the year.”

 

 

Sales Analysis

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, domestic sales, which represented 50.7% of total revenue, increased 1.3%, as year-over-year growth of 3.3% in General Surgery was partially offset by a decline of 1.4% in Orthopedics. International sales, which represented 49.3% of total revenue, increased 2.5% compared to the second quarter of 2016 on a reported basis. Foreign currency exchange rates, including the effects of the FX hedging program, had a negative impact of $2.1 million on second quarter sales. In constant currency, international sales increased 4.7% versus the prior-year period.

 

 

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Earnings Analysis

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, reported net income totaled $6.1 million, compared to reported net income of $2.9 million a year ago. Reported diluted net earnings per share were $0.22 in the quarter, compared to reported diluted net earnings per share of $0.10 in the prior-year period. Reported net income for 2017 and 2016 includes business acquisition costs, restructuring costs, and legal costs. The increase in reported net income resulted primarily from $2.2 million of additional business acquisition costs and $3.5 million of additional restructuring costs in the prior-year period. The effect of each of these items on reported net income and reported diluted net earnings per share appears in the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures below.

 

The Company excludes the after-tax costs of special items including acquisitions, restructurings, legal matters, gains on the sale of assets, debt refinancings, as well as amortization of intangible assets, net of tax, from its adjusted diluted net earnings per share. Excluding the impact of these items, adjusted net earnings(2) of $11.4 million decreased 13.2% year over year, and adjusted diluted net earnings per share(1) of $0.41 decreased 12.8% year over year. The decrease in adjusted net earnings resulted primarily from the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by higher sales.

 

 

2017 Outlook

 

Based upon year-to-date sales performance, the Company now expects 2017 constant currency sales growth in the range of 2% to 3%, an increase from the prior guidance of 1% to 3%. Based on exchange rates as of July 21, 2017, the negative impact to 2017 sales from foreign exchange is now anticipated to be approximately 0.25%, as compared to the prior estimate of 0.50%.

 

In addition, the Company continues to expect adjusted diluted net earnings per share in the range of $1.85 to $1.95, which include a negative impact from foreign exchange based on exchange rates as of July 21, 2017. The adjusted diluted net earnings per share estimates for 2017 exclude the cost of special items including acquisition costs, restructuring costs, and legal matters, which are still estimated in the range of $16.5 million to $18.5 million, net of tax, and amortization of intangible assets, which are still estimated in the range of $12 million to $14 million, net of tax.

 

 

Supplemental Financial Disclosures

 

(1) A reconciliation of reported diluted net earnings per share to adjusted diluted net earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, appears below.

 

(2) A reconciliation of reported net income to adjusted net earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, appears below.

 

 

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Conference Call

 

The Company’s management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2017 results.

 

To participate in the conference call, dial 844-889-7792 (domestic) or 661-378-9936 (international) and enter the passcode 51174908.

 

This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the “Investors” section of CONMED's web site at www.conmed.com. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call.

 

A recording of the call will also be available from 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, until 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. To hear this recording, dial 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international) and enter the passcode 51174908.

 

About CONMED Corporation

 

CONMED is a medical technology company that provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery and gastroenterology. CONMED has a direct selling presence in 17 countries, and international sales constitute approximately 50% of the Company’s total sales. Headquartered in Utica, New York, the Company employs approximately 3,300 people. For more information, visit www.conmed.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release and today’s conference call may contain forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and contingencies that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. For example, in addition to general industry and economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Any and all forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company’s performance on a going-forward basis. The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct.

 

Supplemental Information - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The Company supplements the reporting of its financial information determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including percentage sales growth in constant currency; adjusted gross profit; cost of sales excluding specified items; adjusted selling and administrative expenses; adjusted operating income; adjusted income tax expense; adjusted effective income tax rate; adjusted net earnings and adjusted diluted net earnings per share (EPS). The Company

 

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believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and shareholders in understanding its financial results and assessing its prospects for future performance. Management believes percentage sales growth in constant currency and the other adjusted measures described above are important indicators of its operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, its core operating results and provide a baseline for analyzing trends in the Company’s underlying business. Further, the presentation of EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement that management considers useful for measuring aspects of the Company’s cash flow. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for reviewing the operating results and analyzing potential future business trends in connection with its budget process and bases certain management incentive compensation on these non-GAAP financial measures.

 

To measure percentage sales growth in constant currency, the Company removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of sales. To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, the Company excludes certain items that affect the comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings.  These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.

 

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported sales growth, gross profit, cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses, operating income, income tax expense, effective income tax rate, net income and diluted net earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures below, provide a more complete understanding of the business. The Company strongly encourages investors and shareholders to review its financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 
Net sales  $197,154   $193,433   $383,720   $374,634 
Cost of sales   92,502    91,011    179,183    174,472 
Gross profit   104,652    102,422    204,537    200,162 
% of sales   53.1%   52.9%   53.3%   53.4%
Selling and administrative expense   83,828    86,729    178,589    172,672 
Research & development expense   8,041    8,009    15,659    16,267 
Income from operations   12,783    7,684    10,289    11,223 
% of sales   6.5%   4.0%   2.7%   3.0%
Other expense               2,942 
Interest expense   4,398    3,757    8,518    7,587 
Income before income taxes   8,385    3,927    1,771    694 
Provision for income taxes   2,246    1,043    177    75 
Net income  $6,139   $2,884   $1,594   $619 
                     
Basic EPS  $0.22   $0.10   $0.06   $0.02 
Diluted EPS   0.22    0.10    0.06    0.02 
                     
Basic shares   27,891    27,776    27,894    27,753 
Diluted shares   28,139    27,941    28,086    27,926 

 

 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)

 

  

June

2017

   December
2016
 
Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $40,141   $27,428 
Accounts receivable, net   145,391    148,244 
Inventories   136,474    135,869 
Other current assets   18,307    18,971 
Total Current Assets   340,313    330,512 
Property, plant and equipment, net   118,190    122,029 
Goodwill   401,129    397,664 
Other intangible assets, net   410,944    419,549 
Other assets   64,759    59,229 
Total Assets  $1,335,335   $1,328,983 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:          
Current liabilities  $129,713   $113,952 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities   484,032    488,288 
Other liabilities   139,235    146,167 
Shareholders' equity   582,355    580,576 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity  $1,335,335   $1,328,983 
           

 

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and 2016

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

 

 

   2017   2016 
Operating Activities          
Net income  $1,594   $619 
Depreciation and amortization   28,200    27,291 
Stock-based compensation expense   4,221    4,583 
Deferred income taxes   (4,275)   (4,342)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other, net   1,586    (26,725)
Net cash provided by operating activities   31,326    1,426 
           
Investing Activities          
Payments related to business acquisitions and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (1,765)   (256,450)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (5,525)   (7,667)
Net cash used in investing activities   (7,290)   (264,117)
           
Financing Activities          
Payments on term loan   (4,375)   (4,376)
Proceeds from term loan       175,000 
Proceeds from revolving line of credit   71,000    167,000 
Payments on revolving line of credit   (68,000)   (88,985)
Payments related to debt issuance costs       (5,556)
Payment related to distribution agreement       (16,667)
Dividend payments on common stock   (11,138)   (11,088)
Other, net   (1,218)   (1,540)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (13,731)   213,788 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   2,408    (306)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   12,713    (49,209)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   27,428    72,504 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $40,141   $23,295 
           

 

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Sales Summary

(in millions, unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended June 30, 
             % Change 
                   Domestic   International 
   2017   2016   As
Reported
   Constant
Currency
   As
Reported
   As
Reported
   Constant
Currency
 
Orthopedic Surgery  $105.6   $105.8    -0.3%    0.9%    -1.4%    0.4%    2.4% 
General Surgery   91.6    87.6    4.6%    5.5%    3.3%    7.0%    9.7% 
   $197.2   $193.4    1.9%    3.0%    1.3%    2.5%    4.7% 
                                    
Single-use Products  $159.5   $154.2    3.4%    4.6%    2.3%    4.7%    7.0% 
Capital Products   37.7    39.2    -4.1%    -3.3%    -2.9%    -5.1%    -3.6% 
   $197.2   $193.4    1.9%    3.0%    1.3%    2.5%    4.7% 
                                    
Domestic  $100.0   $98.7    1.3%    1.3%                
International   97.2    94.7    2.5%    4.7%                
   $197.2   $193.4    1.9%    3.0%                
                                    

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 
           % Change 
                   Domestic   International 
   2017   2016   As
Reported
   Constant
Currency
   As
Reported
   As
Reported
   Constant
Currency
 
Orthopedic Surgery  $209.3   $211.1    -0.9%    0.1%    -2.6%    0.3%    1.9% 
General Surgery   174.4    163.5    6.7%    7.5%    6.3%    7.5%    9.9% 
   $383.7   $374.6    2.4%    3.3%    2.4%    2.5%    4.3% 
                                    
Single-use Products  $309.2   $299.1    3.4%    4.3%    2.9%    3.9%    5.8% 
Capital Products   74.5    75.5    -1.3%    -0.5%    -0.1%    -2.4%    -0.8% 
   $383.7   $374.6    2.4%    3.3%    2.4%    2.5%    4.3% 
                                    
Domestic  $199.4   $194.8    2.4%    2.4%                
International   184.3    179.8    2.5%    4.3%                
   $383.7   $374.6    2.4%    3.3%                
                                    

 

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Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Earnings

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 
   Gross
Profit
   Selling &
Administrative
Expense
   Operating
Income
   Tax
Expense
   Effective
Tax Rate
   Net
Income
   Diluted
EPS
 
As reported  $104,652   $83,828   $12,783   $2,246    26.8%   $6,139   $0.22 
% of sales   53.1%    42.5%    6.5%                     
Restructuring costs (1)   303    (26)   329    128         201    0.01 
Business acquisition costs (2)       (405)   405    158         247    0.01 
Legal matters (3)       (2,465)   2,465    959         1,506    0.05 
   $104,955   $80,932   $15,982   $3,491    30.1%   $8,093   $0.29 
% of sales   53.2%    41.1%    8.1%                     
Amortization of intangible assets  $1,500   $(3,685)  $5,185   $1,840         3,345    0.12 
Adjusted net earnings                           $11,438   $0.41 
                                    

 

   Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 
   Gross
Profit
   Selling &
Administrative
Expense
   Operating
Income
   Tax
Expense
   Effective
Tax Rate
   Net
Income
   Diluted
EPS
 
As reported  $102,422   $86,729   $7,684   $1,043    26.6%   $2,884   $0.10 
% of sales   52.9%    44.8%    4.0%                     
Restructuring costs (1)   4,673    (953)   5,626    1,888         3,738    0.14 
Business acquisition costs (2)       (3,624)   3,624    1,216         2,408    0.09 
Legal matters (3)       (1,372)   1,372    461         911    0.03 
   $107,095   $80,780   $18,306   $4,608    31.7%   $9,941   $0.36 
% of sales   55.4%    41.8%    9.5%                     
Amortization of intangible assets  $1,500   $(3,493)  $4,993   $1,764         3,229    0.11 
Adjusted net earnings                           $13,170   $0.47 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Earnings

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

   Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 
   Gross
Profit
   Selling &
Administrative
Expense
   Operating
Income
   Other
Expense
   Tax
Expense
   Effective
Tax Rate
   Net
Income
   Diluted
EPS
 
As reported  $204,537   $178,589   $10,289   $   $177    10.0%   $1,594   $0.06 
% of sales   53.3%    46.5%    2.7%                          
Restructuring costs (1)   1,472    (1,348)   2,820        910         1,910    0.06 
Business acquisition costs (2)        (892)   892        322         570    0.02 
Legal matters (3)       (16,714)   16,714        5,423         11,291    0.40 
   $206,009   $159,635   $30,715   $   $6,832    30.8%   $15,365   $0.54 
% of sales   53.7%    41.6%    8.0%                          
Amortization of intangible assets  $3,000   $(7,335)  $10,335   $   $3,661         6,674    0.24 
Adjusted net earnings                                $22,039   $0.78 
                                         

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 
   Gross
Profit
   Selling &
Administrative
Expense
   Operating
Income
   Other
Expense
   Tax
Expense
   Effective
Tax Rate
   Net
Income
   Diluted
EPS
 
As reported  $200,162   $172,672   $11,223   $2,942   $75    10.8%   $619   $0.02 
% of sales   53.4%    46.1%    3.0%                          
Restructuring costs (1)   5,537    (3,744)   9,281        3,044         6,237    0.22 
Business acquisition costs (2)       (11,852)   11,852        3,841         8,011    0.29 
Legal matters (3)       (2,189)   2,189        709         1,480    0.06 
Debt refinancing costs (4)               (2,942)   930         2,012    0.07 
   $205,699   $154,887   $34,545   $   $8,599    31.9%   $18,359   $0.66 
% of sales   54.9%    41.3%    9.2%                          
Amortization of intangible assets  $3,000   $(6,991)  $9,991   $   $3,563         6,428    0.23 
Adjusted net earnings                                $24,787   $0.89 

 

(1) In 2017 and 2016, the Company restructured certain operating, sales, marketing and administrative functions and incurred severance and other related costs. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2016, the Company terminated a product offering and incurred charges mainly related to inventory and fixed assets.

(2) In 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred investment banking fees, consulting fees, legal fees and integration related costs associated with the acquisition of SurgiQuest, Inc.

(3) In 2017, the Company received an unfavorable $12.2 million verdict related to the Lexion lawsuit. In 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred costs related to this litigation and other legal matters.

(4) In 2016, the Company refinanced its existing credit facility and incurred commitment fees paid to certain of our lenders, which provided a financing commitment for the SurgiQuest acquisition and recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt.

 

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Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 
                 
Net income  $6,139   $2,884   $1,594   $619 
Provision for income taxes   2,246    1,043    177    75 
Interest expense   4,398    3,757    8,518    7,587 
Depreciation   4,892    4,955    9,758    9,941 
Amortization   9,124    8,818    17,921    16,830 
EBITDA  $26,799   $21,457   $37,968   $35,052 
                     
Stock based compensation   2,266    2,094    4,221    3,863 
Restructuring costs   329    5,626    2,820    9,281 
Business acquisition costs   405    3,624    892    11,852 
Legal matters   2,465    1,372    16,714    2,189 
Debt refinancing costs               2,942 
Adjusted EBITDA  $32,264   $34,173   $62,615   $65,179 
                     
                     
EBITDA Margin                    
  EBITDA   13.6%    11.1%    9.9%    9.4% 
  Adjusted EBITDA   16.4%    17.7%    16.3%    17.4% 

 

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