Surgalign Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surgalign Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRGA), a global pure-play spine company focused on advancing spine surgery including through the application of digital technologies to improve patient outcomes, today reported operating results for the third quarter of 2020.

Highlights:

• Completed of Acquisition of Holo Surgical Inc. and its ARAI™ Digital Surgery Platform
• Classified divestiture of OEM businesses as discontinued operations assets held for sale at July 20^th, 2020 and reported as discontinued operations in the financial results for current and prior periods
• Total global spine revenue of $27.9 million, compared to $28.7 million in the third quarter of 2019
• Net loss from continuing operations of $26.7 million inclusive of approximately of $18.5 million of non-recurring charges
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.3 million, compared to $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2019

“The company made significant progress during the third quarter. We focused Surgalign as a stand-alone global spine company through the completion of the sale of the OEM business in July, we assembled a world-class team with successful track records in the spine market, we formulated our long-term strategy, and completed an acquisition to capitalize on our vision for the future of digital spine surgery,” said Terry Rich, President and Chief Executive Officer of Surgalign Holdings. “Not only were we able to strategically and operationally manage through a significant amount of change in such a short period of time, but we were also able to generate strong sequential improvement in revenue over the second quarter despite the challenging global environment. We plan to leverage the strong momentum we have generated to further improve the business during the balance of 2020 and into the future through our strategy of build, innovate, and acquire.”

Third Quarter 2020

The Company’s worldwide revenues for the third quarter of 2020 were $27.9 million compared with $28.7 million during the same period in the prior year. The $0.8 million decline was primarily a result of a change in revenue recognition for certain international biologic sales as a result of the sale of the OEM business.

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2020 was $16.0 million, or 57.4% of revenue compared to $21.1 million, or 73.5% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2019. Included in gross profit are approximately $4.4 million of non-recurring inventory reserves as a result of transition from an integrated manufacturing company to a distributed model. Adjusted gross profit for the third quarter of 2020 was approximately $20.4 million, or 73.1% of revenue for the third quarter of 2020.

Net loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2020 was $26.7 million, compared to $17.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. Adjusted for the impact of $18.5 million of non-recurring charges, net loss from continuing operations was $8.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), for the third quarter of 2020 was a loss of $6.3 million compared to a loss of $11.6 million for the third quarter of 2019. The improvement in adjusted EBITDA is driven by reduction in spending through the simplification of the distribution and marketing infrastructure and the elimination of expenses resulting from the sale of the OEM business.

Acquisition of Holo Surgical Inc.

On October 23, 2020 the Company announced the completion of acquisition of Holo Surgical Inc. (Holosurgical). Holosurgical is a Chicago-based private technology company developing the revolutionary Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence platform (‘ARAI™’), to enable digital spine surgery.

Business Outlook

Due to the inability to estimate the size and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations and financial results, Surgalign Holdings, Inc. is not providing guidance for fiscal 2020. We will continue to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and financial results and will provide additional information when we are more certain.

Conference Call

Surgalign will host a conference call and audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time the same day. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 383-7419 (U.S.) or (760) 666-3754 (International), using conference ID 8371139. The webcast can be accessed through the investor section of Surgalign’s website at surgalign.com/investors/. A replay of the conference call will be available on Surgalign’s website for at least one month following the call.

Virtual Investor Day

Surgalign will host a virtual investor day on Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 1:00 – 3:00pm ET (10:00am – 12:00pm PT).

The event will feature presentations from the Surgalign senior leadership team to provide an overview of the Company, its long-term strategy, and its focus on utilizing digital technology to improve patient outcomes.

To register for the event, please use the following link: Investor Day Registration. After you complete registration, you will receive a confirmation email that will include all of the details needed to access the webcast or to dial in by phone.

The live webcast, including audio, video and presentation slides, will be accessible on www.surgalign.com/investors/ at the time of the meeting. Interested parties unable to watch the live webcast will be able to view and listen to an archived copy of the webcast, which will be available on www.surgalign.com/investors/ following the conclusion of the event.

About Surgalign Holdings, Inc.

Surgalign Holdings, Inc. is a global medical technology company advancing the science of spine care, focused on delivering innovative solutions that drive superior clinical and economic outcomes. The company is building off a legacy of high quality and differentiated products and continues to invest in clinically validated innovation to deliver better surgical outcomes and improve patient’s lives. Surgalign markets products throughout the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide through an expanding network of top independent distributors. Surgalign, a member of AdvaMed, is headquartered in Deerfield, IL, with commercial, innovation and design centers in San Diego, CA, Marquette, MI, and Wurmlingen, Germany. Learn more at www.surgalign.com and connect on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by our management. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on certain assumptions including general economic conditions, as well as those within the Company’s industry, and numerous other factors and risks identified in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and other filings with the SEC. Our actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results reflected in these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results reflected in these forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to the following: (i) the risk of existing or potential litigation or regulatory action arising from the previously announced SEC and internal investigations and their findings; (ii) the identification of control deficiencies, including material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the impact of the same; (iii) potential reputational damage that the Company has or may suffer as a result of the findings of the investigations; (iv) general worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; (v) the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic and the Company’s attempts at mitigation; (vi) the failure by the Company to identify, develop and successfully implement immediate action plans and longer-term strategic initiatives; (vii) the reliability of our supply chain; (viii) our ability to meet obligations under our material agreements; (ix) the duration of decreased demand for our products; (x) whether or when the demand for procedures involving our products will increase; (xi) the Company’s access to adequate operating cash flow, trade credit, borrowed funds and equity capital to fund its operations and pay its obligations as they become due, and the terms on which external financing may be available, including the impact of adverse trends or disruption in the global credit and equity markets; (xii) our financial position and results, total revenue, product revenue, gross margin, and operations; (xiii) failure to realize, or unexpected costs in seeking to realize, the expected benefits of the recent Holo Surgical, Inc. (“Holosurgical”) acquisition, including the failure of Holosurgical’s products and services to be satisfactorily developed or achieve applicable regulatory approvals or as a result of the failure to commercialize and distribute its products; (xiv) the failure to effectively integrate Holosurgical’s operations with those of the Company; (xv) the failure to retain key personnel of Holosurgical; (xvi) the number of shares and amount of cash that will be required in connection with any post-closing milestone payments, including as a result of changes in the trading price of the Company’s common stock and their effect on the amount of cash needed by the Company to fund any post-closing milestone payments in connection with the acquisition; (xvii) the effect of the transaction on relationships with customers, suppliers and other third parties; (xviii) the diversion of management time and attention on the transaction and subsequent integration; (xix) the effect and timing of changes in laws or in governmental regulations; (xx) risks resulting from the Company’s reduced cash levels as a result of the recent redemption of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; and (xi) other risks described in our public filings with the SEC. These factors should be considered carefully, and undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement in this communication speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. Copies of the Company’s SEC filings may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC or by visiting Surgalign’s website at www.surgalign.com or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

Jonathon Singer
Investor and Media Contact
jsinger@surgalign.com
+1 224 303 4651

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, we disclose non-GAAP net income applicable to common shares and non-GAAP gross profit adjusted for certain amounts. The calculation of the tax effect on the adjustments between GAAP net loss applicable to common shares and non-GAAP net income applicable to common shares is based upon our estimated annual GAAP tax rate, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP net loss applicable to common shares in calculating non-GAAP net income applicable to common shares. Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures are included in the reconciliations below.

The following are explanations of the adjustments that management excluded as part of the non-GAAP measures for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Management removes the amount of these costs including the tax effect on the adjustments from our operating results to supplement a comparison to our past operating performance.

2020 Asset impairment and abandonments – These costs relate to asset impairment and abandonments of certain long-term assets within the Spine asset group.

2020 Restatement and related expenses – These costs relate to consulting and legal fees and settlement expenses incurred as a result of the restatement, regulatory and related activities in 2020.

2020 Transaction and integration expenses – These costs relate to professional fees associated with the acquisition of HoloSurgical, accelerated stock compensation expense related to OEM employees terminated in transaction and other matters.

2020 and 2019 Inventory purchase price adjustment – These costs relate to the purchase price effects of acquired Paradigm inventory that was sold during the three and six months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

2020 Inventory write-off – These costs relate to the write off of inventory related to the transition from an integrated manufacturing company to a distributed model.

2020 and 2019 Gain on acquisition contingency – The gain on acquisition contingency relates to an adjustment to our estimate of obligation for future milestone payments on the Zyga acquisition.

2019 Transaction and integration expenses – These costs relate to acquisition and integration expenses due to the purchase of Paradigm in 2019.

Material Limitations Associated with the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Applicable to Common Shares should not be considered in isolation, or as a replacement for GAAP measures.

Usefulness of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Investors

The Company believes that presenting EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income Applicable to Common Shares in addition to the related GAAP measures provide investors greater transparency to the information used by management in its financial decision-making.