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Globus Medical Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2017 Results

Feb 21, 2018

AUDUBON, Pa., Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.

Fourth Quarter:

  • Worldwide sales increased 16.1% as reported to $176.0 million
  • Fourth quarter net income was $24.4 million, or 13.8% of sales, including a one-time tax reform expense of $11.0 million
  • Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.25
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS were $0.38
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 34.9% of sales

Full Year 2017:

  • Worldwide sales increased 12.8% as reported to $636.0 million
  • Net income for the year was $107.3 million, or 16.9% of sales, including a one-time tax reform expense of $11.0 million
  • Diluted EPS were $1.10
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS were $1.31
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 35.6% of sales

“Fourth quarter sales were a record $176.0 million, a year-over-year increase of 16.1%," said Dave Demski, CEO.  "We also delivered non-GAAP EPS of $0.38, despite increased investments to support our robotics and trauma launches.  Sales growth was strong across all parts of the business in the fourth quarter, with U.S. spine up 6.5%, international spine up 16.2% and Imaging, Navigation and Robotics posting revenue for the first time.”

"Full year 2017 sales were $636.0 million, a 12.8% increase over 2016 and non-GAAP EPS was $1.31.  In 2017, we not only recorded our first sales of the ExcelsiusGPS™ robotic and navigation system, we also launched 9 new products in spine, received FDA clearance for 10 systems in trauma, further expanded our in-house manufacturing capacity, recruited a record number of competitive sales reps into our U.S. spine sales force, made tremendous progress on the Alphatec International integration, and smoothly completed the CEO transition."

Fourth quarter sales in the U.S. increased 16.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of mid-single digit core spine growth plus a successful robotic launch.  International sales increased by 16.2% over the fourth quarter of 2016 on an as reported basis.

Fourth quarter GAAP net income was $24.4 million, flat compared to the same period last year including a one-time tax reform expense of $11.0 million.  Diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.25, also flat compared to the same period last year.  Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.38 for the fourth quarter, an increase of 20.6%, compared to $0.31 in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The company generated operating cash flow of $44.8 million and non-GAAP free cash flow of $31.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Full year 2017 operating cash flow was $159.5 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $107.8 million.  Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities ended the quarter at $429.8 million.  The company remains debt free.

2018 Annual Guidance
The company confirms 2018 full year sales of $690 million and non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $1.50.

Conference Call Information
Globus Medical will hold a teleconference to discuss its 2017 fourth quarter and full year 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 Wednesday, February 28, 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 716-5819.

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, technology in-licensing fee, and acquisition related costs, 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.

In addition, for the period ended December 31, 2017 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, prior period adjustment and the tax effects of such adjustments.  Prior period adjustments represent the cumulative impact of prior year adjustments related to depreciation, scrap and provision for excess and obsolete inventory, none of which were individually material to the related year's financial position or results of operations.  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, prior period adjustments and the tax effects of such adjustments, which we believe are not reflective of underlying business trends.  Additionally, for the periods ended December 31, 2017 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
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Sales $ 176,034     $ 151,590     $ 635,977     $ 563,994  
Cost of goods sold 40,856     39,002     150,453     134,705  
Gross profit 135,178     112,588     485,524     429,289  
               
Operating expenses:              
Research and development 11,413     13,643     43,679     44,532  
Selling, general and administrative 72,958     60,839     267,817     222,156  
Provision for litigation (112 )   100     2,668     3,156  
Amortization of intangibles 2,238     1,805     7,909     3,478  
Acquisition related costs 321     479     1,611     1,826  
Total operating expenses 86,818     76,866     323,684     275,148  
               
Operating income 48,360     35,722     161,840     154,141  
Other income, net 2,240     755     8,088     3,138  
Income before income taxes 50,600     36,477     169,928     157,279  
Income tax provision 26,224     12,179     62,580     52,938  
               
Net income $ 24,376     $ 24,298     $ 107,348     $ 104,341  
               
Earnings per share:              
Basic $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 1.12     $ 1.09  
Diluted $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 1.10     $ 1.08  
Weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic 96,489     95,862     96,243     95,647  
Diluted 98,726     96,513     97,887     96,432  
 
 

 

GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In thousands, except par value) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
2016*
ASSETS (unaudited)    
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 118,817     $ 66,954  
Restricted cash     477  
Short-term marketable securities 254,890     223,358  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,963 and $2,771, respectively 116,676     91,983  
Inventories 108,409     112,692  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,166     14,502  
Current portion of note receivable 1,667      
Income taxes receivable 8,717     3,800  
Total current assets 620,342     513,766  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $191,760 and $166,711,           
respectively 143,167     124,229  
Long-term marketable securities 56,133     60,444  
Note receivable 28,333     30,000  
Intangible assets, net 78,659     61,706  
Goodwill 123,890     105,926  
Other assets 7,947     928  
Deferred income taxes 20,031     30,638  
Total assets $ 1,078,502     $ 927,637  
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $ 25,039     $ 17,472  
Accrued expenses 52,594     46,401  
Income taxes payable 3,274     1,911  
Business acquisition liabilities 11,411     14,108  
Other current liabilities 755      
Total current liabilities 93,073     79,892  
Business acquisition liabilities, net of current portion 4,508     5,972  
Deferred income taxes 10,669     7,876  
Other liabilities 2,474     1,819  
Total liabilities 110,724     95,559  
Commitments and contingencies      
Equity:      
Common stock; $0.001 par value.  Authorized 785,000 shares; issued and outstanding          
96,658 and 95,930 shares at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016,           
respectively 97     96  
Additional paid-in capital 238,341     211,725  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,907 )   (8,642 )
Retained earnings 736,247     628,899  
Total equity 967,778     832,078  
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,078,502     $ 927,637  

* The December 31, 2016 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows have been adjusted from those previously filed to correct the presentation of Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term marketable securities.

 
 
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
  Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
2016*
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 107,348     $ 104,341  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 42,067     38,771  
Amortization of premium on marketable securities 2,671     4,068  
Write-down for excess and obsolete inventories 11,519     12,836  
Stock-based compensation expense 14,686     11,382  
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,718     685  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 1,240     2,866  
Non-cash settlement of accrued expenses     (4,632 )
Impairment of intangible assets 516     3,472  
Change in deferred income taxes 8,292     (3,810 )
(Increase)/decrease in:      
Restricted cash 477     25,641  
Accounts receivable (24,955 )   (4,668 )
Inventories (5,277 )   (10,503 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (4,774 )   4,568  
Increase/(decrease) in:      
Accounts payable 9,843     (23 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (2,064 )   (18,164 )
Income taxes payable/receivable (3,772 )   6,634  
Net cash provided by operating activities 159,535     173,464  
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of marketable securities (392,895 )   (350,448 )
Maturities of marketable securities 240,353     281,885  
Sales of marketable securities 122,512     52,802  
Purchases of property and equipment (51,303 )   (40,909 )
Issuance of note receivable     (30,000 )
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (29,944 )   (76,068 )
Net cash used in investing activities (111,277 )   (162,738 )
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Payment of business acquisition liabilities (10,109 )   (5,404 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 11,735     5,874  
Net cash provided by financing activities 1,626     470  
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash 1,979     (1,894 )
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 51,863     9,302  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 66,954     57,652  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 118,817     $ 66,954  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Interest paid 3     35  
Income taxes paid $ 59,111     $ 50,087  

* The December 31, 2016 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows have been adjusted from those previously filed to correct the presentation of Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term marketable securities.

 
 
Supplemental Financial Information
 
Sales by Geographic Area:
       
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
United States $ 148,012     $ 127,477     $ 529,882     $ 500,226  
International 28,022     24,113     106,095     63,768  
Total sales $ 176,034     $ 151,590     $ 635,977     $ 563,994  
 

 

Sales by Product Category:
       
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Innovative Fusion $ 85,451     $ 79,609     $ 327,391     $ 287,594  
Disruptive Technology 90,583     71,981     308,586     276,400  
Total sales $ 176,034     $ 151,590     $ 635,977     $ 563,994  
   

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources:
 
(Unaudited) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
2016*
(In thousands)      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 118,817     $ 66,954  
Short-term marketable securities 254,890     223,358  
Long-term marketable securities 56,133     60,444  
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 429,840     $ 350,756  

* The December 31, 2016 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash flows have been adjusted from those previously filed to correct the presentation of Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term marketable securities.

 
 
The following tables reconcile GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures.
 
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands, except percentages) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Net income $ 24,376     $ 24,298     $ 107,348     $ 104,341  
Interest income, net (1,862 )   (1,164 )   (6,608 )   (3,057 )
Provision for income taxes 26,224     12,179     62,580     52,938  
Depreciation and amortization 8,294     17,235     42,067     38,771  
EBITDA 57,032     52,548     205,387     192,993  
Stock-based compensation expense 4,027     2,945     14,686     11,382  
Provision for litigation (112 )   100     2,668     3,156  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 553     5,280     3,391     6,931  
Prior period adjustment, excluding depreciation     (3,697 )       (3,697 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 61,500     $ 57,176     $ 226,132     $ 210,765  
               
Net income as a percentage of sales 13.8 %   16.0 %   16.9 %   18.5 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales 34.9 %   37.7 %   35.6 %   37.4 %

 

Non-GAAP Net Income Reconciliation Table:
       
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Net income $ 24,376     $ 24,298     $ 107,348     $ 104,341  
Provision for litigation (112 )   100     2,668     3,156  
Amortization of intangibles 2,238     1,805     7,909     3,478  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 553     5,280     3,391     6,931  
Prior period adjustment     1,765         1,765  
Tax reform impact 11,014         11,014      
Tax effect of adjusting items (796 )   (3,054 )   (4,239 )   (5,166 )
Non-GAAP net income $ 37,273     $ 30,194     $ 128,091     $ 114,505  
 

 

Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Table:
       
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(Per share amounts) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Diluted earnings per share, as reported $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 1.10     $ 1.08  
Provision for litigation         0.03     0.03  
Amortization of intangibles 0.02     0.02     0.08     0.04  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 0.01     0.05     0.03     0.07  
Prior period adjustment     0.02         0.02  
Tax reform impact 0.11         0.11      
Tax effect of adjusting items (0.01 )   (0.03 )   (0.04 )   (0.05 )
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.38     $ 0.31     $ 1.31     $ 1.19  
 

 

Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 44,837     $ 51,983     $ 159,535     $ 173,464  
Adjustment for impact of restricted cash     1     (477 )   (25,641 )
Purchases of property and equipment (13,425 )   (14,208 )   (51,303 )   (40,909 )
Non-GAAP free cash flow $ 31,412     $ 37,776     $ 107,755     $ 106,914  
 

 

Non-GAAP Sales on a Constant Currency Basis Comparative Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Reported
Growth
  Currency
Impact on
Current Period
  Constant
Currency
Growth
(In thousands, except percentages) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
     
United States $ 148,012     $ 127,477     16.1 %       16.1 %
International 28,022     24,113     16.2 %   $ (251 )   15.2 %
Total sales $ 176,034     $ 151,590     16.1 %   $ (251 )   16.0 %
 

 

(Unaudited) Year Ended   Reported
Growth
  Currency
Impact on
Current Period
  Constant
Currency
Growth
(In thousands, except percentages) December 31,
 2017
  December 31,
 2016
     
United States $ 529,882     $ 500,226     5.9 %       5.9 %
International 106,095     63,768     66.4 %   $ 346     66.9 %
Total sales $ 635,977     $ 563,994     12.8 %   $ 346     12.8 %


Contact:
Daniel Scavilla
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (610) 930-1800
Email: investors@globusmedical.com 
www.globusmedical.com

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