CryoLife Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading medical device and tissue processing company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today its results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2015. 

J. Patrick Mackin, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, said, "During the third quarter we made meaningful progress on many of our key strategic objectives which we expect to drive margin expansion and to enhance our growth profile beginning in 2016.  Our objectives include maximizing the opportunity for our recently launched products ProCol^® and PhotoFix, pursuing our indication expansion for BioGlue in Japan, and commencing direct sales in France effective October 1, 2015.  To oversee these efforts, we recently brought on a highly experienced leader to head our global sales and marketing function.  We also implemented new protocols in our tissue processing business that we expect to bring greater efficiency and to allow us to improve product availability and gross margins in the coming quarters.  Moreover, there were several large expenses in 2015, some of which will not likely recur in 2016.  Lastly, we are active in business development, seeking to leverage our well-established relationships in cardiac and vascular surgery.  We are optimistic that, through business development, we can further enhance our growth trajectory."

Revenues for the third quarter of 2015 decreased 1 percent to $36.7 million, compared to $37.1 million for the third quarter of 2014.  Foreign currency exchange adversely affected revenues for the third quarter of 2015 by $336,000 or 1 percent.  Product revenues were $19.9 million for the third quarter of 2015, down 3 percent from $20.4 million in the third quarter of 2014.  This primarily reflects decreases in revenues in BioGlue and Cardiogenesis cardiac laser therapy, partially offset by increased revenues from the recent launches of ProCol and PhotoFix.  The decrease in product revenues was primarily due to the transition to a direct sales model in France and the strengthening U.S. dollar.  Tissue processing revenues were $16.8 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 1 percent compared to $16.7 million for the third quarter of 2014, driven primarily by an increase in average service fees. 

Revenues for the first nine months of 2015 decreased 1 percent to $106.1 million, compared to $107.5 million for the first nine months of 2014.  Foreign currency exchange adversely affected revenues for the first nine months of 2015 by $1.1 million, or 1 percent.  Product revenues were $59.2 million for the first nine months of 2015, down 2 percent from $60.2 million in the first nine months of 2014.  Product revenues reflect a decrease in BioGlue revenues primarily due to the transition to a direct sales model in France and the strengthening U.S. dollar, partially offset by increased revenues from the recent launches of ProCol and PhotoFix.  Tissue processing revenues were $46.9 million for the first nine months of 2015, down 1 percent compared to $47.3 million for the first nine months of 2014, primarily due to a decrease in tissue shipments. 

Net income for the third quarter of 2015 was $2.1 million, or $0.08 per basic and $0.07 per fully diluted common share, compared to net income of $2.3 million, or $0.08 per basic and fully diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2014.  Excluding certain items as shown in the schedules below, proforma non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share was $0.10 in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $0.09 in the third quarter of 2014. 

Net income for the first nine months of 2015 was $1.4 million, or $0.05 per basic and fully diluted common share, compared to net income of $5.5 million, or $0.20 per basic and $0.19 per fully diluted common share, for the first nine months of 2014.  Excluding certain items as shown in the schedules below, proforma non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share was $0.13 in the first nine months of 2015, as compared to $0.18 in the first nine months of 2014.

The Company's updated 2015 financial guidance is summarized below.  The guidance does not include any effect related to future business development activities.

The Company's financial guidance for the full year of fiscal 2015 is subject to the risks described below in the last paragraph of this press release, prior to the financial tables.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a teleconference call and live webcast today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results followed by a question and answer session hosted by Mr. Mackin.

To listen to the live teleconference, please dial 201-689-8261 a few minutes prior to 10:00 a.m.  A replay of the teleconference will be available October 27 through November 2 and can be accessed by calling (toll free) 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415.  The conference number for the replay is 13622876.

The live webcast and replay can be accessed by going to the Investor Relations section of the CryoLife Web site at www.cryolife.com and selecting the heading Webcasts & Presentations.

About CryoLife, Inc.

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, CryoLife is a leader in the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of implantable living tissues and medical devices used in cardiac and vascular surgical procedures.  CryoLife markets and sells products in more than 75 countries worldwide.  For additional information about CryoLife, visit our website, www.cryolife.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

Statements made in this press release and during the accompanying earnings webcast that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations, or hopes are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements reflect the views of management at the time such statements are made and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.  These forward-looking statements include those regarding: our expected future results of operations, growth, and business outlook; progress with the ongoing launch of  ProCol and PhotoFix; our ability to execute on our direct sales model, the increased efficiency and improved product availability we expect from new protocols implemented in our tissue processing business; our ability to obtain changes to the protocol for the PerClot IDE, to enroll additional clinical sites as quickly as we expect, if at all, or to obtain FDA approval for PerClot by 2018; and the ability to enhance our growth trajectory through business development activities. Forward-looking statements also include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terms such as "continues," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," "look forward to," or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.

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