STEWARTVILLE, Minn., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rochester Medical Corporation today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2008.
The Company reported record sales of $9,512,000 for the current quarter compared to $8,437,000 for the fourth quarter of last year. The Company also reported quarterly net income of $342,000 or $.03 per diluted share compared to $733,000 or $.06 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of last year. The approximate 13% increase in sales (16% on a constant currency basis) resulted from an 18% increase in Rochester Medical Branded Sales (23% on a constant currency basis), and a 4% increase in Private Label Sales (4% on a constant currency basis). Constant currency basis assumes current exchange rates for all periods in order to exclude the impact of foreign exchange variations.
Net income adjusted for certain non-recurring unusual items and certain recurring non-cash expenses, or “Non-GAAP Net Income” for the current quarter is $789,000 or $.06 per diluted share compared to Non-GAAP Net Income of $1,211,000 or $.10 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of last year. The decrease for the current quarter is primarily attributable to increased strategic investment in Sales and Marketing Programs.
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the Company reported record sales of $35,192,000 compared to sales of $32,663,000 for the previous year. It reported net income for the year of $759,000 or $.06 per diluted share compared to a net income of $34,050,000 or $2.77 per diluted share for the previous year. The approximate 8% annual increase in sales (8% on a constant currency basis) resulted from a 24% annual increase in Rochester Medical Branded sales (24% increase on a constant currency basis) offset by a 16% decrease in Private Label Sales (16% decrease on a constant currency basis).
Non-GAAP Net Income for the current year is $2,776,000 or $.22 per diluted share compared to Non-GAAP net income of $4,966,000 or $.40 per diluted share for the previous year. The decrease for the current year is primarily attributable to the increased strategic investment in Sales and Marketing Programs.
Due to significant swings in the currency exchange rates, the Company is now also showing sales levels on a constant currency basis. In the fourth quarter the dollar strengthened significantly versus the pound sterling, thus affecting Branded sales growth levels in actual dollars.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Rochester Medical’s CEO and President Anthony J. Conway said, “We had an excellent quarter and excellent year, and we look forward to building on that success in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other global markets. Our planned investments in Sales and Marketing are showing strong results. We are very pleased with the increasing interest in our Infection Control Catheters and with the solid growth in our Intermittent Catheter Sales. As we have previously stated, we look forward to exciting new product introductions this year which will further boost our reputation as a leader in the industry and also help boost our sales. We expect 2009 to be a good year for Rochester Medical.”
Rochester Medical has provided Non-GAAP Net Income in addition to earnings calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because management believes Non-GAAP Net Income provides a more consistent basis for comparisons that are not influenced by certain charges and non-cash expenses and are therefore helpful in understanding Rochester Medical’s underlying operating results. Non-GAAP Net Income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered an alternative to net income or any other measure of performance or liquidity under GAAP. Non-GAAP Net Income is not comparable to information provided by other companies. Non-GAAP Net Income has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitution for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
Reconciliations of Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income are presented at the end of this press release.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the uncertainty of estimated revenues and profits, as well as the uncertainty of market acceptance of new product introductions, the uncertainty of gaining new strategic relationships or locating and capitalizing on strategic opportunities, the uncertainty of timing of private label sales revenues (particularly international customers), FDA and other regulatory review and response times, and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports and filings, including, without limitation, the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007.
The Company will hold a quarterly conference call this afternoon to discuss its earnings report. The call will begin at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (5:00 p.m. eastern time).This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Rochester Medical’s website at http://www.rocm.com. To listen live to the conference call via telephone, call:
Replay will be available for seven days at http://www.rocm.com or via telephone at:
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at http://www.fulldisclosure.com, Thomson/CCBN’s individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (http://www.streetevents.com).
Rochester Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets disposable medical catheters and devices for urological and continence care applications. The Company markets under its own Rochester Medical(R) brand and under existing private label arrangements.
For further information, please contact Anthony J. Conway, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Medical Corporation at (507) 533-9600. More information about Rochester Medical is available on its website at http://www.rocm.com.
CONTACT: Anthony J. Conway, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Rochester Medical Corporation, +1-507-533-9600
Web site: http://www.rocm.com/
