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SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - April 29, 2014) - NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA)

  • First quarter 2014 total revenue of $177.5 million; up 11.3% from first quarter 2013;

  • $30 million litigation liability recognized due to a recent jury verdict, which remains subject to potential reversal or appeal;

  • GAAP operating loss margin of (15.4%);

  • Non-GAAP operating profit margin of 13.2%;

  • GAAP net loss of ($18.3) million, or ($0.40) per share;

  • Non-GAAP earnings of $14.3 million, or $0.29 per share.

NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine, announced today financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Alex Lukianov, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Results in the first quarter of 2014 were solidly in line with our expectations, and place us on track to achieve full year guidance by continuing to execute our share-taking strategy. While staying true to NuVasive's core philosophy of driving innovation to improve spine patient outcomes, we are evolving our organization to maintain a start-up mentality and to continue to lead spine innovation as a much larger, and increasingly profitable, global organization."

NuVasive reported first quarter 2014 revenue of $177.5 million, an 11.3% increase over the $159.5 million for the first quarter 2013.

Gross profit for the first quarter 2014 was $134.2 million and gross margin was 75.6%, compared to a gross profit of $120.4 million and a gross margin of 75.5% for the first quarter 2013.

Total operating expenses for the first quarter 2014 were $161.6 million compared to $114.0 million in the first quarter 2013. The higher operating costs for the first quarter 2014 resulted primarily from the recognition of a litigation liability and a facility abandonment charge, as well as from spending to support international infrastructure expansion.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported a net loss of ($18.3) million, or ($0.40) per share, for the first quarter 2014.

On a Non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $14.3 million, or $0.29 per share, for the first quarter 2014. The Non-GAAP earnings per share calculations for the first quarter 2014 exclude the following amounts pre-tax: (i) non-cash stock-based compensation of $7.8 million; (ii) certain intellectual property litigation expenses of $1.3 million; (iii) amortization of intangible assets of $4.0 million; (iv) leasehold termination charge of $6.4 million; (v) one-time and acquisition related items of $1.2 million; (vi) non-cash interest expense on convertible notes of $3.6 million; and (vii) a litigation liability of $30.0 million.

A full reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to GAAP can be found below.

Cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term marketable securities were approximately $339.6 million at March 31, 2014.

2014 Full Year Financial Guidance (Updated to Reflect First Quarter Litigation Liability):

  • Revenue of approximately $725 million; unchanged from prior guidance
  • GAAP Loss per Share of approximately ($0.27); compared to Earnings per Share of $0.11 previously
  • Non-GAAP EPS of approximately $1.06; unchanged from prior guidance
  • Non-GAAP Operating Margin of approximately 16%; unchanged from prior guidance
  • GAAP effective tax expense of approximately $6.5 million; compared to $19 million previously

Supplementary Financial Information

For additional financial detail, please CLICK HERE to access Supplementary Financial Information or visit the Investor Relations section of our website at www.nuvasive.com.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                 Reconciliation of Full Year EPS Guidance                   
                                                                            
                                                         2014 Guidance      
                                                    ----------------------- 
                                                     Prior (1)  Current (2) 
                                                    ----------- ----------- 
GAAP earnings (loss) per share guidance             $      0.11 $     (0.27)
Impact of change from basic to diluted share count            -        0.01 
                                                    ----------- ----------- 
GAAP earnings (loss) per share, adjusted to diluted                         
 share count                                        $      0.11 $     (0.26)
  Non-cash stock based compensation                        0.43        0.43 
  Litigation Liability                                        -        0.36 
  Amortization of intangible assets                        0.19        0.19 
  Non-cash interest expense on convertible notes           0.18        0.18 
  Leasehold Termination Charge                             0.08        0.08 
  Certain intellectual property litigation expenses        0.06        0.06 
  One-time and acquisition related items (3)               0.01        0.02 
                                                    ----------- ----------- 
Non-GAAP earnings per share guidance                $      1.06 $      1.06 
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Weighted shares outstanding - basic                      47,500      47,500 
                                                    =========== =========== 
Weighted shares outstanding - diluted                    50,000      50,000 
                                                    =========== =========== 
                                                                            
(1)Effective tax expense rate of ~80% applied to GAAP earnings and ~40%     
applied to Non-GAAP adjustments                                             
(2)Effective tax expense rate of ~85% applied to GAAP earnings and ~40%     
applied to Non-GAAP adjustments                                             
(3)Acquisition related items include expenses associated with prior M&A     
related activity and as incurred                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
               Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Margin %                
                                                                            
                                                          2014 Guidance     
                                                     ---------------------- 
                                            2013                            
                                          Actuals       Prior      Current  
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP Gross Margin % [A]                    74.8%       76.0%       76.0%
Non-cash stock based compensation               0.0%        0.0%        0.0%
Out-of-period royalty expense charge           -1.2%        0.0%        0.0%
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP Gross Margin [D]                          73.7%       76.0%       76.0%
                                                                            
Non-GAAP Sales, Marketing &                                                 
 Administrative Expense [B]                    55.9%       54.5%       54.5%
Non-cash stock based compensation               4.6%        4.8%        4.8%
Certain intellectual property litigation                                    
 expenses                                       0.8%        0.7%        0.7%
Leasehold termination charge                    0.0%        0.9%        0.9%
One-time and acquisition related items*         0.0%        0.1%        0.2%
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP Sales, Marketing & Administrative                                      
 Expense [E]                                   61.3%       61.0%       61.1%
                                                                            
Non-GAAP Research & Development Expense                                     
 [C]                                            4.1%        5.5%        5.5%
Non-cash stock based compensation               0.2%        0.2%        0.2%
Acquisition related items*                      0.4%        0.1%        0.1%
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP Research & Development Expense [F]         4.7%        5.8%        5.8%
                                                                            
Litigation Liability [G]                        0.0%        0.0%        4.1%
Amortization of intangible assets [H]           2.8%        2.2%        2.2%
                                                                            
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
Non-GAAP Operating Margin % [A-B-C]            14.9%       16.0%       16.0%
                                         ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
                                         ----------  ----------  ---------- 
GAAP Operating Margin % [D-E-F-G-H]             4.8%        7.0%        2.8%
                                         ==========  ==========  ========== 
                                                                            
* Acquisition related items include expenses associated with prior M&A      
 activity and as incurred                                                   
                                                                            
                                                                            

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information

Management uses certain Non-GAAP financial measures such as Non-GAAP earnings per share, Non-GAAP gross margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, and Non-GAAP operating margin, which exclude non-cash stock-based compensation, certain intellectual property litigation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, a leasehold termination charge, acquisition related items, non-cash interest expense on convertible notes, and a litigation liability. Management does not consider these costs in evaluating the continuing operations of the Company. Therefore, management calculates the Non-GAAP financial measures provided in this earnings release excluding these costs and uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to enable it to analyze further, and, more consistently, the period-to-period financial performance of its core business operations. Management believes that providing investors with these Non-GAAP measures gives them additional important information to enable them to assess, in the same way management assesses, the Company's current and future continuing operations. These Non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP, and may be different from Non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Set forth below are reconciliations of the Non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measure.

                                                                            
                Reconciliation of First Quarter 2014 Results                
                                                                            
                                         Pre-Tax                  Earnings  
(in thousands, except per share data)  Adjustments  Net of Tax   Per Share  
                                       ----------- -----------  ----------- 
GAAP net loss                                      $   (18,276) $     (0.40)
Impact of change from basic to diluted                                      
 share count                                                           0.03 
                                                   -----------  ----------- 
GAAP net loss, adjusted to diluted                                          
 share count                                       $   (18,276)       (0.37)
  Non-cash stock-based compensation    $     7,764       4,658         0.10 
  Certain intellectual property                                             
   litigation expenses                       1,323         794         0.02 
  Amortization of intangible assets          3,998       2,399         0.05 
  Leasehold termination charge               6,408       3,845         0.07 
  One-time and acquisition related                                          
   items                                     1,244         746         0.01 
  Non-cash interest expense on                                              
   convertible notes                         3,572       2,143         0.04 
  Litigation liability                      30,000      18,000         0.37 
                                                                            
                                                   -----------  ----------- 
Non-GAAP earnings                                       14,309         0.29 
                                                   ===========  =========== 
                                                                            
GAAP weighted shares outstanding -                                          
 basic and diluted                                                   45,798 
                                                                =========== 
Non-GAAP weighted shares outstanding -                                      
 diluted                                                             48,996 
                                                                =========== 
                                                                            

Conference Call

NuVasive will hold a conference call on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT to discuss the results. The dial-in numbers are 1-877-407-9039 for domestic callers and 1-201-689-8470 for international callers. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company's corporate website at www.nuvasive.com.

After the live webcast, the call will remain available on NuVasive's website, www.nuvasive.com through May 29, 2014. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available until May 12, 2014. The replay dial-in numbers are 1-877-870-5176 for domestic callers and 1-858-384-5517 for international callers. Please use pin number: 13576243.

About NuVasive

NuVasive is an innovative global medical device company that is changing spine surgery with minimally disruptive surgical products and procedurally integrated solutions for the spine. The Company is the 4th largest player in the $8.7 billion global spine market.

NuVasive offers a comprehensive spine portfolio of over 90 unique products developed to improve spine surgery and patient outcomes. The Company's principal procedural solution is its Maximum Access Surgery, or MAS® platform for lateral spine fusion. MAS provides safe, reproducible, and clinically proven outcomes, and is a highly differentiated solution with fully integrated neuromonitoring, customizable exposure, and a broad offering of application-specific implants and fixation devices designed to address a variety of pathologies.

Having pioneered the lateral approach to spine fusion, NuVasive continues to be at the forefront of the spine industry's shift toward less invasive solutions. The Company's dedication to innovation continues to spawn game-changing technology such as the Decade Plate for single approach fixation through a lateral incision, the PCM® motion preserving disc for the cervical spine, XLIF® Corpectomy for tumor and trauma, and Armada®, which treats adult degenerative scoliosis in a less invasive fashion. The Company has also developed procedurally integrated solutions that completely redefine and improve upon traditional techniques like TLIF, PLIF, Posterior Fixation, and ALIF. NuVasive's solutions are increasingly being adopted internationally, as the Company lays the groundwork to continue growing as a global business and to offer industry-leading, Absolutely Responsive customer service to surgeons world-wide. NuVasive is focused on becoming a $1 Billion Start-up™; taking market share by maintaining a commitment to Superior Clinical Outcomes, Speed of Innovation®, and Absolute Responsiveness®.

NuVasive cautions you that statements included in this press release or made on the earnings call referenced herein that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause NuVasive's results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: the risk that NuVasive's revenue or earnings projections may turn out to be inaccurate because of the preliminary nature of the forecasts; the risk of further adjustment to financial results or future financial expectations; unanticipated difficulty in selling products, generating revenue or producing expected profitability; and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in NuVasive's press releases and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NuVasive's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available at www.sec.gov. NuVasive assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                              NuVasive, Inc.                                
               Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations              
                   (in thousands, except per share data)                    
                                                                            
                                               Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                               ---------------------------- 
                                                    2014           2013     
                                               -------------  ------------- 
                                                (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)  
                                                                            
Revenue                                        $     177,496  $     159,504 
Cost of goods sold (excluding amortization of                               
 purchased technology)                                43,294         39,096 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Gross profit                                         134,202        120,408 
                                                                            
Operating expenses:                                                         
  Sales, marketing and administrative                118,104         99,886 
  Research and development                             9,455          9,694 
  Amortization of intangible assets                    3,998          4,376 
  Litigation Liability                                30,000              - 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total operating expenses                             161,557        113,956 
                                                                            
Interest and other expense, net:                                            
  Interest income                                        217            172 
  Interest expense                                    (6,865)        (7,032)
  Other income, net                                      375            240 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total interest and other expense, net                 (6,273)        (6,620)
                                               -------------  ------------- 
                                                                            
Loss before income taxes                             (33,628)          (168)
Income tax benefit                                   (15,095)          (764)
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Consolidated net (loss) income                 $     (18,533) $         596 
                                               =============  ============= 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling                                     
 interests                                     $        (257) $        (255)
                                               =============  ============= 
Net (loss) income attributable to NuVasive,                                 
 Inc.                                          $     (18,276) $         851 
                                               =============  ============= 
                                                                            
Net (loss) income per share attributable to                                 
 NuVasive, Inc.:                                                            
  Basic                                        $       (0.40) $        0.02 
                                               =============  ============= 
  Diluted                                      $       (0.40) $        0.02 
                                               =============  ============= 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                                        
  Basic                                               45,798         44,025 
                                               =============  ============= 
  Diluted                                             45,798         45,316 
                                               =============  ============= 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               NuVasive, Inc.                               
                   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                    
                               (in thousands)                               
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                               ---------------------------- 
                                                 March 31,     December 31, 
                                                    2014           2013     
                                               -------------  ------------- 
                                                (Unaudited)                 
                    ASSETS                                                  
Current assets:                                                             
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $     110,777  $     102,825 
  Short-term marketable securities                   176,608        143,449 
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances of                                 
   $3,343 and $3,481, respectively                   106,269        104,774 
  Inventory, net                                     147,721        136,937 
  Deferred tax assets, current                        37,091         37,076 
  Income tax receivable                               16,512              - 
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets           11,273         10,947 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total current assets                                 606,251        536,008 
Property and equipment, net                          128,857        128,064 
Long-term marketable securities                       52,209         79,829 
Intangible assets, net                                89,593         93,986 
Goodwill                                             154,650        154,944 
Deferred tax assets, non-current                      42,874         42,863 
Restricted cash and investments                      123,068        119,195 
Other assets                                          27,586         24,679 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total assets                                   $   1,225,088  $   1,179,568 
                                               =============  ============= 
            LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                          
Current liabilities:                                                        
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $     102,571  $      86,057 
  Accrued payroll and related expenses                24,219         31,095 
  Current litigation liability                        30,000              - 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total current liabilities                            156,790        117,152 
Senior Convertible Notes                             349,632        346,060 
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current                  2,933          2,934 
Litigation liability                                  93,700         93,700 
Other long-term liabilities                           17,545         14,844 
Commitments and contingencies                                               
Stockholders' equity:                                                       
  Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000                                  
   shares authorized, none outstanding                     -              - 
  Common stock, $0.001 par value; 120,000                                   
   shares authorized at March 31, 2014 and                                  
   December 31, 2013, respectively, 46,540 and                              
   44,943 issued and outstanding at March 31,                               
   2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively               47             45 
  Additional paid-in capital                         786,285        769,203 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income              (2,179)        (3,238)
  Accumulated deficit                               (188,494)      (170,218)
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total NuVasive, Inc. stockholders' equity            595,659        595,792 
Noncontrolling interests                               8,829          9,086 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total equity                                         604,488        604,878 
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Total liabilities and equity                   $   1,225,088  $   1,179,568 
                                               =============  ============= 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               NuVasive, Inc.                               
              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               
                               (in thousands)                               
                                                                            
                                               Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                               ---------------------------- 
                                                    2014           2013     
                                               -------------  ------------- 
                                                (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)  
Operating activities:                                                       
Consolidated net (loss) income                 $     (18,533) $         596 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to                               
 net cash provided by operating activities:                                 
  Depreciation and amortization                       15,363         14,581 
  Amortization of non-cash interest                    4,000          3,800 
  Stock-based compensation                             7,764          6,787 
  Reserves                                             1,366             28 
  Other non-cash adjustments                           1,661          1,410 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities,                                
 net of effects from acquisitions:                                          
  Accounts receivable                                 (1,194)        (1,619)
  Inventory                                          (11,743)        (4,098)
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets           (2,807)          (929)
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities             4,491         10,373 
  Litigation liability                                30,000              - 
  Accrued payroll and related expenses                (7,068)        (6,823)
                                               -------------  ------------- 
Net cash provided by operating activities             23,300         24,106 
Investing activities:                                                       
Cash paid for business and asset acquisitions              -         (5,031)
Purchases of property and equipment                  (13,390)        (9,200)
Purchases of marketable securities                   (46,126)       (48,916)
Sales of marketable securities                        36,257         68,621 
         
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