WALTHAM, Mass., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in rapid diagnostic tests, today announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Net revenue was $610.4 million, a decrease of 2.4 percent, compared to $625.2 million in the first quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP adjusted net revenue was $610.7 million, a decrease of 2.4 percent, compared to $625.7 million in the first quarter of 2014. Net revenue in the first quarter of 2015 included negative foreign currency impact of $28.7 million.
Net Revenue (in millions) | First Quarter 2015 | First Quarter 2014 (1) (2) | % Change |
Cardiometabolic | $205 | $214 | (4) |
Infectious Disease | $179 | $168 | 7 |
Toxicology | $149 | $155 | (4) |
Other | $ 51 | $ 61 | (16) |
Consumer Diagnostics | $ 22 | $ 22 | - |
License and Royalty | $ 4 | $ 5 | (2) |
Total | $610 | $625 | (2) |
(1) Revenues, other than License and Royalty, have been reclassified due to a change in segment reporting as a result of the divestiture of our health management business in 2015 and the results of our patient self-testing business are primarily included within Cardiometabolic. (2) Our review of our 2014 financial results in connection with the restatement discussed below is continuing, but at present, we do not expect that the restatement will materially alter the 2014 revenue figures presented above. | |||
“Our first quarter performance reflected solid execution within each of our three business areas despite significant foreign currency headwinds,” said Namal Nawana, CEO and President of Alere. “Looking ahead, we continue to focus on our execution, particularly in maintaining strong operating expense discipline and launching new products, and we reaffirm our financial guidance for 2015.”
First Quarter 2015 Results
Non-GAAP adjusted net revenue of $610.7 million for the first quarter of 2015 included increases of $13.0 million in North American influenza sales, $7.0 million in patient self-testing and mail-order diabetes sales and $6.5 million in core Toxicology (excluding pain management), offset by $28.7 million in foreign currency exchange, a $12.5 million revenue decrease in our pain management business, and a $4.5 million revenue decrease in North America INRatio® product sales.
Gross profit was $294.3 million in the first quarter of 2015, with 48.2 percent gross margin. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted gross profit was $310.8 million, with 50.9 percent gross margin in the first quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit excludes amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, restructuring charges, stock-based compensation and costs associated with potential business dispositions.
Total operating expenses were $264.6 million, or 43.3 percent of net revenue in the first quarter of 2015. R&D expense was $28.0 million, or 4.6 percent of net revenue, and SG&A expense was $201.8 million, or 33.1 percent of net revenue in the first quarter of 2015. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted total operating expenses during the first quarter of 2015 were $193.4 million, or 31.7 percent of non-GAAP adjusted net revenue, comprised of $26.3 million of non-GAAP adjusted R&D expenses, or 4.3 percent of non-GAAP adjusted net revenue, and non-GAAP adjusted SG&A expenses of $167.1 million, or 27.4 percent of non-GAAP adjusted net revenue. Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses, non-GAAP adjusted R&D expenses and non-GAAP adjusted SG&
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