Greatbatch, Inc. Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results

November 5, 2009 6:25 PM EST

CLARENCE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB), today announced results for its third quarter ended October 2, 2009:

    --  CRM/Neuromodulation revenue growth of 5%
    --  Orthopaedic and Electrochem revenue negatively impacted by market
        slowdown
    --  GAAP operating results include impact of $34.5 million Electrochem
        litigation charge
    --  Cash flows from operations of $29 million
    --  Consolidation initiatives remain on track
    --  Annual operating margin guidance maintained on reduced full year revenue
        expectations

(Dollars in thousands,     2009         2008         %       2009         %
except share data)         3rd Qtr.     3rd Qtr.     Change  2nd Qtr.     Change

Revenue                    $ 121,470    $ 136,242    -11 %   $ 134,725    -10 %

GAAP Operating Income      $ (23,933 )  $ 15,714     NA      $ 12,469     NA
(Loss)

GAAP Operating Income        -19.7   %    11.5    %            9.3     %
(Loss) as % of Sales*

Adjusted Operating         $ 13,646     $ 19,279     -29 %   $ 14,893     -8  %
Income*

Adjusted Operating Income    11.2    %    14.2    %            11.1    %
as % of Sales

GAAP Diluted EPS           $ (0.90   )  $ 0.28       NA      $ 0.28       NA

Adjusted Diluted EPS*      $ 0.32       $ 0.44       -27 %   $ 0.40       -20 %

* See Tables A and B at the end of this release for reconciliation of adjusted amounts to GAAP.

"Our CRM, Neuromodulation, Vascular Access and Electrochem product line revenue were generally in line with initial expectations," stated Thomas J. Hook, Greatbatch's President & Chief Executive Officer. "However, our Orthopaedic sales have been impacted by reduced spending on elective procedures and increased emphasis on inventory management programs from customers amid an uncertain regulatory and economic environment, which is consistent with other orthopaedic OEM suppliers. We are pleased with the progress we have made on our consolidation and operational efficiency initiatives, which have helped mitigate the impact of this lower revenue. Our operating results continue to be positively impacted despite the reduced demand for our orthopaedic products. We remain excited about the long-term prospects for our business and will continue to focus on diversifying our revenues, deepening relationships with both current and new customers, improving operational efficiencies and continuing to invest in the development of new technologies to support future growth."

Third Quarter Results

Consolidated sales in the third quarter of 2009 were $121.5 million compared to $136.2 million in the comparable 2008 period and $134.7 million for the second quarter of 2009. As expected, Cardiac Rhythm Management ("CRM") and Neuromodulation organic revenue growth moderated during the quarter while Orthopaedic and Electrochem revenue continued to be impacted by an overall market slowdown.

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the 2009 third quarter improved to 32.2%, compared to 30.6% for the third quarter 2008. This improvement was due to a higher mix of CRM/Neuromodulation revenue in the current quarter as well as the impact of consolidation initiatives completed over the past year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses of $15.8 million for the third quarter of 2009 were consistent with the same period of 2008 as normal inflationary cost increases were offset by savings from our various consolidation initiatives and lower performance based compensation.

Net research, development and engineering costs for the 2009 third quarter were $9.7 million which, as expected, were up from $6.8 million in the 2008 third quarter. This increase was due to the strategic decision in 2009 to further invest resources in the development of new technologies in order to provide solutions for our customers and ultimately create long-term growth opportunities.

GAAP operating loss for the third quarter of 2009 was $23.9 million compared to income of $15.7 million in the third quarter of 2008 and income of $12.5 million in the second quarter 2009. GAAP operating results for the current quarter include a $34.5 million litigation charge related to the previously disclosed jury verdict in the Electrochem litigation, which includes interest on the award and estimated attorneys' fees and costs.

Adjusted operating income was $13.6 million, or 11.2% of sales, in the third quarter 2009, compared to $19.3 million, or 14.2% of sales, for the comparable 2008 period and $14.9 million or 11.1% of sales in the second quarter 2009. This decrease is primarily due to the decrease in revenue and increase in R&D investment as discussed above. Adjusted amounts presented in this release exclude the impact of acquisition-related charges, as well as facility consolidation, manufacturing transfer, system integration expenses and litigation charges.

The adjusted and GAAP effective tax rates for the third quarter 2009 were 30.2% and 27.9%, respectively, compared to 36.5% and 41.3%, respectively, for the third quarter in 2008. The 2009 third quarter adjusted and GAAP effective tax rates include the favorable impact of the resolution of tax audits and the lapse of statutes of limitation on certain tax items during the quarter.

GAAP EPS decreased to a $0.90 loss per share in the third quarter 2009, compared to income of $0.28 per share for both the third quarter 2008 and second quarter 2009. Adjusted EPS decreased to $0.32 per share in the third quarter 2009 from $0.44 per share in the third quarter 2008 and $0.40 for the second quarter of 2009. Prior year amounts have been retroactively adjusted, as required by GAAP, to reflect the change in accounting related to convertible debentures adopted in 2009.

Cash flows from operations for the third quarter of 2009 of approximately $29 million were used to support normal capital expenditures and to pay down our line of credit by $14 million, or 12% of the outstanding balance. For the first nine months of 2009, cash flows from operations were approximately $50 million and the Company has repaid $25 million, or 19% of its line of credit balance. As of October 2, 2009, the Company had $29.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and $128 million of availability under its revolving line of credit.

"During this economic downturn and challenging health care market environment, we continue to focus on the variables that are within our control," commented Thomas J. Mazza, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. "In the third quarter we continued to take cost cutting measures to help offset the impact of our reduced revenue, continued to consolidate our Teterboro NJ facility into our Raynham MA facility, which is on schedule for completion in the fourth quarter, and converted two facilities to our ERP platform to further streamline operations. Additionally, we continued to invest in the development of new technologies as evidenced by the increase in gross RD&E to 9% of sales. We remain confident that our continued focus on these initiatives coupled with our strong cash generation will provide significant growth opportunities once the markets recover."

Product Lines

The following table summarizes the Company's sales by major product lines for the third quarters of 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

Product Lines             2009       2008       %       2009       %
                          3rd Qtr.   3rd Qtr.   Change  2nd Qtr.   Change

Greatbatch Medical

CRM/Neuromodulation       $ 74,094   $ 70,540   5   %   $ 78,026   -5  %

Vascular Access             8,375      8,840    -5  %     9,152    -8  %

Orthopaedic                 23,190     37,940   -39 %     31,389   -26 %

Total Greatbatch Medical    105,659    117,320  -10 %     118,567  -11 %

Electrochem                 15,811     18,922   -16 %     16,158   -2  %

Total Sales               $ 121,470  $ 136,242  -11 %   $ 134,725  -10 %

Greatbatch Medical

Compared to the prior year and consistent with our expectations, CRM and Neuromodulation revenue growth moderated to 5% during the third quarter compared to the same period of 2008 and is now more in line with market growth rates compared to the above-market growth rates experienced over the last several quarters. More specifically, increased growth in medical batteries due to market growth and customer market share shifts was partially offset by a decrease in capacitor sales due to inventory adjustments made by OEM customers during the quarter. In comparison to the second quarter of 2009, CRM and Neuromodulation revenue declined 5% due to the timing of customer product launches. CRM and Neuromodulation revenue can vary significantly from quarter to quarter based upon the timing of customer product launches, customer outsourcing decisions, changes in customer market share mix and customer inventory adjustments, as well as marketplace field actions.

Third quarter revenues for the Vascular Access product line were $8.4 million, compared to the prior year quarter revenues of $8.8 million and sequential quarter revenue of $9.2 million. These decreases were primarily due to lower introducer sales as a result of customer inventory adjustments.

Orthopaedic product line revenues were $23.2 million for the quarter, compared to $37.9 million for third quarter 2008 and $31.4 million for the 2009 second quarter. Current quarter revenues include the impact of reduced spending on elective procedures and increased emphasis on inventory management programs from customers as a result of the uncertain economic and regulatory environment and are consistent with other orthopaedic OEM suppliers. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations had a minimal impact on revenue during the quarter in comparison to the prior year. We believe that year-over-year comparisons in orthopaedic revenues will continue to be challenging for the remainder of 2009. We continue to streamline and invest in our orthopaedic operations which we believe present significant opportunities.

Electrochem

Third quarter 2009 sales for the Electrochem business segment were $15.8 million, compared to $18.9 million in the third quarter 2008 and $16.2 million in the sequential quarter. This decrease is primarily related to the slowdown in the Energy and Portable Medical markets, which caused customers to reduce inventory levels and push back projects. We continue to actively manage our business so that we will be better prepared to meet the needs of our customers once the markets recover. Given the reduced rate of Electrochem revenue decline during the quarter, the markets appear to have stabilized. However, we do not foresee significant market growth over the next few quarters.

Financial Guidance

Based upon our third quarter results and lower demand expectations from our orthopaedic product line for the remainder of the year, we now anticipate revenue to be between $520 million and $535 million for 2009. Despite this lower revenue, we still believe our adjusted operating income for the full year 2009 will be in line with our previously provided guidance of 11.0% to 13.0% of sales due to our on-going consolidation and cost-cutting initiatives. Note that the fourth quarter of 2008 included 14 weeks compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, which will have 13 weeks due to our 52/53 week convention. We remain focused on our long-term strategic objective of growing revenue faster than our markets through diversifying our revenue base, leading innovation, and providing customers with the technology solutions that they need to be successful.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call on Friday November 6, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. E.S.T. to discuss these results. The scheduled conference call will be webcast live and is accessible through the Company's website at www.greatbatch.com. An audio replay will also be available beginning from 11:00 a.m. E.S.T. on November 6, 2009 until November 13, 2009. To access the replay, dial 888-286-8010 (U.S.) or 617-801-6888 (International) and enter the passcode 32334328.

About Greatbatch, Inc.

Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) provides top-quality technologies to industries that depend on reliable, long lasting performance through its brands Greatbatch Medical and Electrochem. Greatbatch Medical develops and manufactures critical technologies used in medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, vascular access and orthopaedic markets. Electrochem designs and manufactures battery and wireless sensing technologies for high-end niche applications in the Energy, Military, Portable Medical, and other markets. Additional information about the Company is available at www.greatbatch.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to our results reported in accordance with GAAP, we provide adjusted operating income & margin, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share. These adjusted amounts consist of GAAP amounts excluding (i) acquisition-related charges, (ii) facility consolidation, manufacturing transfer and system integration charges, (iii) asset disposition and other charges, (iv) litigation charges and (v) the income tax (benefit) related to these adjustments. Adjusted earnings per diluted share is calculated by dividing adjusted net income for diluted earnings per share by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. We believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income & margin, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share provides important supplemental information to management and investors seeking to understand the financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this press release, including the information provided under the caption "Financial Guidance," and other written and oral statements made from time to time by the Company and its representatives are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are based on the Company's current expectations. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following matters affecting the Company: our dependence upon a limited number of customers; customer ordering patterns; product obsolescence; our inability to market current or future products; pricing pressure from customers; our ability to timely and successfully implement our cost reduction and plant consolidation initiatives; our reliance on third party suppliers for raw materials, products and subcomponents; fluctuating operating results; our inability to maintain high quality standards for our products; challenges to our intellectual property rights; product liability claims; our inability to successfully consummate and integrate acquisitions and to realize synergies and to operate the acquired businesses in accordance with expectations; our unsuccessful expansion into new markets; our inability to obtain licenses to key technology; regulatory changes or consolidation in the healthcare industry; global economic factors including currency exchange rates and interest rates; the resolution of various legal actions brought against the Company and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information in this press release whether to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results, financial conditions or prospects, or otherwise.

Table A: Operating Income (Loss) Reconciliation (in thousands):

                                2009         2008        2009        2008
                                3rd Qtr.     3rd Qtr.    YTD         YTD

Operating income (loss) as      $ (23,933 )  $ 15,714    $ 3,335     $ 22,926
reported:

In-process research and           -            -           -           2,240
development

Acquisition charges (inventory    -            -           -           6,422
step-up)

Sub-total                         (23,933 )    15,714      3,335       31,588

Adjustments:

Litigation charge                 34,500       -           34,500      -

Consolidation costs               1,449        1,657       4,926       3,626

Integration expenses              1,196        1,812       2,776       3,876

Asset dispositions & other        434          96          604         (28    )

Operating income - adjusted     $ 13,646     $ 19,279    $ 46,141    $ 39,062

Operating margin - adjusted       11.2    %    14.2   %    11.7   %    9.8    %

Table B: Net Income (Loss) & EPS Reconciliation (in thousands, except per
share amounts):

                                2009         2008      2009         2008
                                3rd Qtr.     3rd Qtr.  YTD          YTD

Income (loss) before taxes as   $ (28,694 )  $ 11,109  $ (10,821 )  $ 10,238
reported:

In-process research and           -            -         -            2,240
development

Acquisition charges (inventory    -            -         -            6,422
step-up)

Sub-total                         (28,694 )    11,109    (10,821 )    18,900

Adjustments:

Litigation charge                 34,500       -         34,500       -

Consolidation costs               1,449        1,657     4,926        3,626

Integration expenses              1,196        1,812     2,776        3,876

Asset dispositions & other        434          96        604          (28    )

Sub-total                         8,885        14,674    31,985       26,374

Convertible debt accounting       1,844        1,713     5,432        5,040
change

Adjusted income before taxes      10,729       16,387    37,417       31,414

Adjusted provision for income     3,237        5,981     10,968       10,355
taxes

Adjusted net income             $ 7,492      $ 10,406  $ 26,449     $ 21,059

Adjusted diluted EPS            $ 0.32       $ 0.44    $ 1.12       $ 0.91

Number of shares (thousands)      23,900       24,000    23,900       24,000

         Adjustments to 2008 were made based on the expected full year adjusted
Note: 1) effective tax rate of 34.0% which includes the impact of IPR&D charges
         which are not deductible for tax purposes.

         Adjustments to 2009 were made based on the expected full year adjusted
      2) effective tax rate of 31.0% which includes the impact of discrete items
         realized in 2009.

         Prior year amounts have been retroactively adjusted, as required by
      3) GAAP, to reflect the change in accounting related to convertible
         debentures adopted in 2009.

GREATBATCH, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - Unaudited

(In thousands except per share amounts)

                          Three months ended          Nine months ended

                          October 2,   September 26,  October 2,   September 26,
                          2009         2008 (1)       2009         2008 (1)

Sales                     $ 121,470    $ 136,242      $ 396,013    $ 400,044

Cost of sales               82,333       94,489         271,240      290,997

Gross profit                39,137       41,753         124,773      109,047

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and        15,790       15,681         52,362       52,685
administrative expenses

Research, development
and engineering costs,      9,701        6,793          26,270       23,722
net

Acquired in-process         -            -              -            2,240
research and development

Litigation charge           34,500       -              34,500       -

Other operating expense,    3,079        3,565          8,306        7,474
net

Total operating expenses    63,070       26,039         121,438      86,121

Operating income (loss)     (23,933 )    15,714         3,335        22,926

Interest expense            4,895        4,981          14,714       14,948

Interest income             (22     )    (142    )      (49     )    (663    )

Other income, net           (112    )    (234    )      (509    )    (1,597  )

Income (loss) before
provision (benefit) for     (28,694 )    11,109         (10,821 )    10,238
income taxes

Provision (benefit) for     (8,001  )    4,593          (3,354  )    3,454
income taxes

Net income (loss)         $ (20,693 )  $ 6,516        $ (7,467  )  $ 6,784

Earnings (loss) per
share:

Basic                     $ (0.90   )  $ 0.29         $ (0.33   )  $ 0.30

Diluted                   $ (0.90   )  $ 0.28         $ (0.33   )  $ 0.30

Weighted average shares
outstanding:

Basic                       23,000       22,600         22,900       22,500

Diluted                     23,000       24,100         22,900       22,700

    Prior year amounts have been retroactively adjusted, as required by GAAP, to
(1) reflect the change in accounting related to convertible debentures adopted
    in 2009.

GREATBATCH, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - Unaudited

(In thousands)

ASSETS                                          October 2,  January 2,

                                                2009        2009 (1)

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents                       $ 29,545    $ 22,063

Accounts receivable, net                          76,637      86,364

Inventories, net                                  115,761     112,304

Deferred income taxes                             15,033      8,086

Prepaid expenses and other current assets         10,843      6,754

Total current assets                              247,819     235,571

Property, plant, and equipment, net               157,000     166,668

Intangible assets, net                            120,682     126,389

Goodwill                                          303,994     302,221

Deferred income taxes                             2,413       1,942

Other assets                                      15,453      15,242

Total assets                                    $ 847,361   $ 848,033

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable                                $ 28,804    $ 48,727

Income taxes payable                              2,570       4,128

Current portion of long-term debt                 30,450      -

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    74,857      40,497

Total current liabilities                         136,681     93,352

Long-term debt                                    265,656     314,384

Deferred income taxes                             58,251      57,905

Other long term liabilities                       6,831       7,601

Total liabilities                                 467,419     473,242

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock                                   -           -

Common stock                                      23          23

Additional paid-in capital                        290,488     283,322

Treasury stock                                    -           (741    )

Retained earnings                                 87,796      95,263

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)       1,635       (3,076  )

Total stockholders' equity                        379,942     374,791

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity      $ 847,361   $ 848,033

    January 2, 2009 amounts have been retroactively adjusted, as required by
(1) GAAP, to reflect the change in accounting related to convertible debentures
    adopted in 2009.

    Source: Greatbatch, Inc.

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