AUDUBON, Pa., Feb. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016.

Fourth Quarter:

  • Worldwide sales increased 6.3% as reported to $151.6 million, or an increase of 6.5% on a constant currency basis
  • Fourth quarter net income was $24.3 million, or 16.0% of sales
  • Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.25 
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS were $0.31 
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 37.7% of sales

Full Year 2016:

  • Worldwide sales increased 3.5% as reported to $564.0 million, or an increase of 3.8% on a constant currency basis
  • Net income for the year was $104.3 million, or 18.5% of sales
  • Diluted EPS were $1.08 
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS were $1.19 
  • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 37.4% of sales

David Paul, Chairman and CEO said, “Fourth quarter sales were $151.6 million, a year-over-year increase of 6.3%.  Despite our increased spending in support of our pending robotics and trauma launches, our adjusted EBITDA margins was an outstanding 37.7%.  We also delivered EPS of $0.25 and non GAAP EPS of $0.31.

“During the fourth quarter, we continued to make progress with product development, sales force development and integration of Alphatec’s international business.  We also further expanded our in-house manufacturing capacity.  We are proud of our innovation and product development efforts, which resulted in a total of 17 new product launches in 2016.  We have addressed our sales force expansion challenges and are optimistic that we will return to more robust growth rates in the second half of 2017. We also remain confident in our long-term growth prospects and our ability to sustain industry-leading profitability by continuing to execute on our strategy of rapid product introduction, expansion of our U.S. and international sales footprints, and diligent expense control.”

Fourth quarter sales in the U.S. decreased by 2.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, primarily due to one less selling day in the fourth quarter of 2016.  International sales increased by 109.0% over the fourth quarter of 2015 on an as reported basis and 111.8% on a constant currency basis.

Fourth quarter GAAP net income was $24.3 million, a decrease of 35.4% over the same period last year resulting from the one-time positive net income impact of $7.6 million in 2015 due to the settlement of outstanding litigation.  Diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.25, as compared to $0.39 for the fourth quarter 2015.  Non-GAAP diluted EPS, which removes the impact of this litigation and acquisition related expenses, for the fourth quarter was $0.31, compared to $0.32 in the fourth quarter of 2015.

The company generated net cash provided by operating activities of $51.9 million and non-GAAP free cash flow of $37.7 million in the fourth quarter.  Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities ended the quarter at $350.8 million.  The company remains debt free.

The company plans to request an extension to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 by filing Form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The company concluded it is not able to compile all information necessary to complete its Form 10-K by March 1, 2017 without unreasonable effort or expense.  The company anticipates filing its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 within the extension period.

2017 Annual Guidance
The company projects 2017 full year sales of $625 million and and non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $1.27.

Conference Call Information
Globus Medical will hold a teleconference to discuss its 2016 fourth quarter and full year results with the investment community at 5:30 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 Monday, March 6, 2017.  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 6940-2658.

About Globus Medical, Inc.
Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading musculoskeletal implant company based in Audubon, PA.  The company 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.

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, 2016 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, 2016 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,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Sales $ 151,590     $ 142,587     $ 563,994     $ 544,753  
Cost of goods sold 39,002     34,940     134,705     132,333  
Gross profit 112,588     107,647     429,289     412,420  
               
Operating expenses:              
Research and development 13,643     9,672     44,532     36,312  
Selling, general and administrative 60,839     52,802     222,156     210,241  
Provision for litigation 100     (11,701 )   3,156     (11,268 )
Amortization of intangibles 1,805     389     3,478     1,561  
Acquisition related costs 479     488     1,826     3,352  
Total operating expenses 76,866     51,650     275,148     240,198  
               
Operating income 35,722     55,997     154,141     172,222  
Other income, net 755     236     3,138     583  
Income before income taxes 36,477     56,233     157,279     172,805  
Income tax provision 12,179     18,632     52,938     60,021  
               
Net income $ 24,298     $ 37,601     $ 104,341     $ 112,784  
               
Earnings per share:              
Basic $ 0.25     $ 0.39     $ 1.09     $ 1.19  
Diluted $ 0.25     $ 0.39     $ 1.08     $ 1.17  
Weighted average shares outstanding:              
Basic 95,862     95,273     95,647     95,046  
Diluted 96,513     96,214     96,432     96,073  

GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(In thousands, except par value) December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015
       
ASSETS (unaudited)    
Current assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 132,639     $ 60,152  
Restricted cash 477     26,119  
Short-term marketable securities 157,673     220,877  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,771 and $2,513, respectively 91,983     77,681  
Inventories 112,692     105,260  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,502     7,351  
Income taxes receivable 3,800     8,672  
Deferred income taxes     38,687  
Total current assets 513,766     544,799  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $166,711 and $139,144, respectively 124,229     114,743  
Long-term marketable securities 60,444     48,762  
Note receivable 30,000      
Intangible assets, net 61,706     33,242  
Goodwill 105,926     91,964  
Other assets 928     590  
Deferred income taxes 30,638      
Total assets $ 927,637     $ 834,100  
       
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $ 17,472     $ 15,971  
Accrued expenses 46,401     53,769  
Income taxes payable 1,911     763  
Business acquisition liabilities, current 14,108     12,188  
Total current liabilities 79,892     82,691  
Business acquisition liabilities, net of current portion 5,972     21,126  
Deferred income taxes 7,876     13,260  
Other liabilities 1,819     1,699  
Total liabilities 95,559     118,776  
Commitments and contingencies      
Equity:      
Common stock; $0.001 par value. Authorized 785,000 shares; issued and outstanding 95,930 and 95,320 shares at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively 96     95  
Additional paid-in capital 211,725     192,629  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,642 )   (1,958 )
Retained earnings 628,899     524,558  
Total equity 832,078     715,324  
Total liabilities and equity $ 927,637     $ 834,100  

GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
  Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 104,341     $ 112,784  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 38,771     24,084  
Amortization of premium on marketable securities 4,068     3,354  
Write-down for excess and obsolete inventories 12,836     9,924  
Stock-based compensation expense 11,382     9,639  
Excess tax benefit related to nonqualified stock options (1,571 )   (2,050 )
Allowance for doubtful accounts 685     1,465  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 2,866     3,118  
Non-cash settlement of accrued expenses (4,632 )   (8,405 )
Impairment of intangible assets 3,472      
Change in deferred income taxes (3,810 )   6,235  
(Increase)/decrease in:      
Restricted cash 25,641     (2,749 )
Accounts receivable (4,668 )   (4,193 )
Inventories (10,503 )   (19,327 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 4,568     (1,203 )
Increase/(decrease) in:      
Accounts payable (23 )   (3,825 )
Accounts payable to related-party     (5,359 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (18,164 )   (878 )
Income taxes payable/receivable 6,634     (657 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 171,893     121,957  
       
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of marketable securities (287,263 )   (297,707 )
Maturities of marketable securities 281,885     188,702  
Sales of marketable securities 52,802     57,728  
Purchases of property and equipment (40,909 )   (50,760 )
Issuance of note receivable (30,000 )    
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (76,068 )   (48,513 )
Net cash used in investing activities (99,553 )   (150,550 )
       
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Payment of business acquisition liabilities (5,404 )   (1,200 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 5,874     5,477  
Excess tax benefit related to nonqualified stock options 1,571     2,050  
Net cash provided by financing activities 2,041     6,327  
       
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash (1,894 )   153  
       
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 72,487     (22,113 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 60,152     82,265  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 132,639     $ 60,152  
       
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Interest paid 35     9  
Income taxes paid $ 50,087     $ 57,100  

Supplemental Financial Information
 
Sales by Geographic Area:
       
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
United States $ 127,477     $ 131,051     $ 500,226     $ 498,191  
International 24,113     11,536     63,768     46,562  
Total sales $ 151,590     $ 142,587     $ 563,994     $ 544,753  

Sales by Product Category:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Innovative Fusion $ 79,609     $ 73,631     $ 287,594     $ 288,062  
Disruptive Technology 71,981     68,956     276,400     256,691  
Total sales $ 151,590     $ 142,587     $ 563,994     $ 544,753  

Liquidity and Capital Resources:
 
(Unaudited) December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015
(In thousands)      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 132,639     $ 60,152  
Short-term marketable securities 157,673     220,877  
Long-term marketable securities 60,444     48,762  
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 350,756     $ 329,791  
       
Available borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility 50,000     50,000  
Working capital $ 433,874     $ 462,108  
               

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,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Net income $ 24,298     $ 37,601     $ 104,341     $ 112,784  
Interest income, net (1,164 )   (406 )   (3,057 )   (1,304 )
Provision for income taxes 12,179     18,632     52,938     60,021  
Depreciation and amortization 17,235     6,415     38,771     24,084  
EBITDA 52,548     62,242     192,993     195,585  
Stock-based compensation expense 2,945     2,704     11,382     9,639  
Provision for litigation 100     (11,701 )   3,156     (11,268 )
Acquisition related costs/licensing 5,280     488     6,931     3,577  
Prior period adjustment, excluding depreciation (3,697 )       (3,697 )    
Adjusted EBITDA $ 57,176     $ 53,733     $ 210,765     $ 197,533  
               
Net income as a percentage of sales 16.0 %   26.4 %   18.5 %   20.7 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales 37.7 %   37.7 %   37.4 %   36.3 %

Non-GAAP Net Income Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Net income $ 24,298     $ 37,601     $ 104,341     $ 112,784  
Provision for litigation 100     (11,701 )   3,156     (11,268 )
Amortization of intangibles 1,805     389     3,478     1,561  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 5,280     488     6,931     3,577  
Prior period adjustment 1,765         1,765      
Tax effect of adjusting items (3,054 )   3,803     (5,166 )   2,127  
Non-GAAP net income $ 30,194     $ 30,580     $ 114,505     $ 108,781  

Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(Per share amounts) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Diluted earnings per share, as reported $ 0.25     $ 0.39     $ 1.08     $ 1.17  
Provision for litigation     (0.12 )   0.03     (0.12 )
Amortization of intangibles 0.02         0.04     0.02  
Acquisition related costs/licensing 0.05     0.01     0.07     0.04  
Prior period adjustment 0.02         0.02      
Tax effect of adjusting items (0.03 )   0.04     (0.05 )   0.02  
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 0.31     $ 0.32     $ 1.19     $ 1.13  

Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow Reconciliation Table:
 
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended   Year Ended
(In thousands) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
  December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 51,896     $ 44,080     $ 171,893     $ 121,957  
Adjustment for impact of restricted cash 1     734     (25,641 )   2,749  
Purchases of property and equipment (14,208 )   (14,154 )   (40,909 )   (50,760 )
Non-GAAP free cash flow $ 37,689     $ 30,660     $ 105,343     $ 73,946  

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,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
     
United States $ 127,477     $ 131,051     (2.7 )%       (2.7 )%
International 24,113     11,536     109.0 %   $ (326 )   111.8 %
Total sales $ 151,590     $ 142,587     6.3 %   $ (326 )   6.5 %

(Unaudited) Year Ended   Reported Growth   Currency Impact on Current Period   Constant Currency Growth
(In thousands, except percentages) December 31,
 2016
  December 31,
 2015
     
United States $ 500,226     $ 498,191     0.4 %       0.4 %
International 63,768     46,562     37.0 %   $ (1,594 )   40.4 %
Total sales $ 563,994     $ 544,753     3.5 %   $ (1,594 )   3.8 %

 

CONTACT: Contact:
Daniel Scavilla
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (610) 930-1800
Email: [email protected]
www.globusmedical.com