BURLINGTON, Mass., April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), a provider of vascular devices, today reported Q1 2015 results, announced a $0.04/share dividend and provided guidance.
Q1 2015 results included:
- Record sales of $18.9mm, +13% vs. Q1 2014
- Operating income of $2.3mm vs. an operating loss of $0.2mm
- Operating margin of 12%
- Net income of $1.4mm vs. a net loss of $0.2mm
- Earnings of $0.08 per diluted share vs. ($0.01)
- EBITDA of $3.2mm vs. $0.6mm
Q1 2015 sales of $18.9mm increased 13% (+14% organic) vs. Q1 2014. International sales increased 15%, while The Americas increased 12%. XenoSure and the HYDRO LeMaitre Valvulotome were the primary drivers of growth. Unit sales increased 12% in Q1 2015.
Gross margin increased to 69.2% in Q1 2015 from 67.0% in Q1 2014 largely due to XenoSure manufacturing efficiencies and price increases.
Operating expenses in Q1 2015 were $10.8mm, down 6% from $11.5mm in the year-earlier quarter. The decrease was driven by lower selling expenses and the absence of restructuring charges in Q1 2015. The Company ended Q1 2015 with 81 sales reps vs. 87 at the end of Q1 2014.
Chairman and CEO George LeMaitre said, “We continue to pursue 10% sales growth and 20% profit growth.”
Quarterly Dividend
On April 23, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.04/share of common stock. The dividend will be paid June 5, 2015 to shareholders of record on May 22, 2015.
Business Outlook
The Company expects Q2 2015 sales of $18.9mm, a reported increase of 4% vs. Q2 2014. Excluding currency effects, this represents 12% sales growth. Excluding currency effects and acquisitions, this represents 6% sales growth (organic growth). The company expects Q2 2015 gross margin of 69.5%. The Company also expects Q2 2015 operating income of $2.0mm (11% operating margin).
The Company has increased its full-year 2015 sales guidance to $75.0mm, a reported increase of 5% vs. 2014. Excluding currency effects, this represents 13% sales growth. Excluding currency effects and acquisitions, this represents 8% sales growth (organic growth). The Company expects 2015 gross margin of 69.5%. The Company has increased its 2015 operating income guidance to $8.2mm (11% operating margin), an increase of 30% vs. 2014.
Conference Call Reminder
Management will conduct a conference call at 5:00pm ET today to review the Company’s financial results and discuss its business outlook for the remainder of the year. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Individuals who are interested in listening to the webcast should log on to the Company’s website at www.lemaitre.com/investor. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing 877-546-5021 (+1 857-244-7553 for international callers), using pass-code 60182778. For individuals unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be available on the Company’s website.
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to this release.
About LeMaitre Vascular
LeMaitre Vascular is a provider of devices for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, a condition that affects more than 20 million people worldwide. The Company develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable vascular devices to address the needs of its core customer, the vascular surgeon.
LeMaitre and the LeMaitre Vascular logo are registered trademarks of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. This press release contains other trademarks and trade names of the Company.
For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.lemaitre.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
LeMaitre Vascular management believes that in order to better understand the Company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider certain non-GAAP financial measures as a supplement to financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and do not have standardized meanings. These non-GAAP measures result from facts and circumstances that may vary in frequency and/or impact on continuing operations. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. In addition to the description provided below, reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.
In this press release, the Company has reported non-GAAP sales growth percentages after adjusting for the impact of foreign currency exchange, business development transactions, and/or other events as well as EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company refers to the calculation of non-GAAP sales percentages as “organic.” The Company analyzes non-GAAP sales on a constant currency basis, net of acquisitions and other non-recurring events, and EBITDA to better measure the comparability of results between periods. Because changes in foreign currency exchange rates have a non-operating impact on net sales, and acquisitions, product discontinuations, and other strategic transactions are episodic in nature and are highly variable to the reported sales results, the Company believes that evaluating growth in sales on a constant currency basis net of such transactions provides an additional and meaningful assessment of sales to management. The Company believes that evaluating EBITDA provides an approximation of the cash generating ability of its operations.
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