Sharps Compliance (SMED) Tops Q3 EPS by 27c, Revenues Beat

Sharps Compliance (NASDAQ: SMED) reported Q3 EPS of $0.40, $0.27 better than the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter came in at $27.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $21.64 million.

David P. Tusa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sharps, stated, “As we anticipated, we experienced tremendous growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, as evidenced by record revenue and billings, significantly enhanced gross margin and greatly increased profitability. In March 2020 we launched several substantial infrastructure projects to support what we expected would be significantly increased demand, including: the tripling of capacity at our treatment facilities in Texas and Pennsylvania; an additional mailback related warehouse and distribution facility; and significant increases to our mailback inventory. These initiatives positioned us very well to provide uninterrupted service to our customers throughout the pandemic, particularly as COVID-19 vaccinations became widely available and we saw exponentially increased demand for our mailback solutions. It is important to note that we anticipate continued demand through the balance of this calendar year, as our customers prepare for several upcoming developments including: the continued roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccines, expected rollout of a COVID vaccine for children and adolescents; heightened seasonal flu-shot demand and potential booster shots to address efficacy of existing vaccines and to combat COVID variants. We also believe that some level of incremental vaccine related business should continue into 2022 and beyond as the country and the world move much more proactively in vaccine development, distribution and administration to combat COVID-19 and other potential viruses in the future.

“In addition to the extraordinary growth in our mailback business, we achieved solid growth in our route-based business where billings increased 37% for the third quarter. Long before the pandemic, we recognized the growth opportunity represented by the strategic expansion of our route-based pick-up solution and during the quarter we announced the expansion of our direct route-based services to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. With this addition, our direct route-based footprint now includes 37 states and 80% of the U.S. population. We view our route-based business as a key growth driver with solid long-term recurring revenue potential and we look forward to continuing to pursue opportunities to grow our route-based presence and to further penetrate this $1 billion market opportunity.”

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