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Integer Holdings Corporation Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

May 2, 2019 8:01 AM

~ Strong Growth in Sales and Profit ~~ Increased Full Year Guidance ~~ Leadership Changes to Accelerate Strategy ~

PLANO, Texas, May 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR), a leading medical device outsource manufacturer, today announced results for the three months ended March 29, 2019.

First Quarter 2019 Highlights (compared to First Quarter 2018)

Revised 2019 Full Year Financial Guidance

“Integer delivered strong revenue and profit growth in the quarter, consistent with our 2019 quarterly growth expectations,” said Joseph Dziedzic, Integer’s president and chief executive officer. “We are on track to deliver on our improved full year guidance, which reflects a slight increase in sales and EPS,” Mr. Dziedzic continued.

Leadership Changes to Accelerate Strategy

“These changes demonstrate our commitment to executing our strategy and complete the Integer senior leadership team,” said Mr. Dziedzic. “We are thankful for Tony Gonzalez’s fourteen years of leadership at Integer, including the last three as President of CRM&N, and wish him the best in the next phase of his personal and professional life. With Tony’s full support through the end of the year, I am confident we will have a smooth transition.”

Discussion of Product Line First Quarter 2019 Sales (compared to First Quarter 2018)

2019 Outlook(a)(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

GAAP Non-GAAP(b)
Continuing Operations: As Reported Growth Adjusted Growth
Sales $1,265 to $1,280 4% to 5% $1,265 to $1,280 4% to 6%
Income $95 to $101 102% to 116% $137 to $144 10% to 16%
EBITDA N/A N/A $275 to $283 6% to 9%
Earnings per Diluted Share $2.87 to $3.07 99% to 113% $4.15 to $4.35 9% to 14%

(a) Except as described below, further reconciliations by line item to the closest corresponding GAAP financial measure for Adjusted Sales, Adjusted Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share (“EPS”), all from continuing operations, included in our “2019 Outlook” above, are not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and visibility of the charges excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.

(b) Adjusted Income and diluted EPS, both from continuing operations, for 2019 are expected to consist of GAAP income from continuing operations and diluted EPS from continuing operations, excluding items such as intangible amortization, IP-related litigation costs, consolidation and realignment costs, asset dispositions, severance and loss on extinguishment of debt totaling approximately $54 million, pre-tax. The after-tax impact of these items is estimated to be approximately $43 million, or approximately $1.30 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is expected to consist of Adjusted income from continuing operations, excluding items such as depreciation, interest, stock-based compensation and taxes totaling approximately $139 million.

Summary of Financial and Product Line Results from Continuing Operations

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)Three Months Ended
GAAPMarch 29, 2019 March 30, 2018 Change Organic Growth(a)
Medical Sales
Cardio & Vascular$152,574 $136,863 11.5% 12.1%
Cardiac & Neuromodulation116,911 108,910 7.3% 7.3%
Advanced Surgical, Orthopedics & Portable Medical31,588 33,941 (6.9)% (4.9)%
Total Medical Sales301,073 279,714 7.6% 8.2%
Non-Medical Sales13,603 12,712 7.0% 7.0%
Total Sales$314,676 $292,426 7.6% 8.2%
Income from continuing operations$21,366 $13,084 63.3%
Diluted EPS from continuing operations$0.65 $0.40 62.5%

(a) Organic Growth for sales is a Non-GAAP measure, which excludes foreign currency exchange impact reported in other loss, net and is primarily non-cash and includes the impact of the Long-term Supply Agreements (“LSAs”) entered into between the Company and Viant as of the closing of the divestiture of the AS&O product line. These LSAs govern the sale of products supplied by Viant to the Company for further resale to customers and by the Company to Viant for further resale to customers. Refer to Table C at the end of this release for a reconciliation of these amounts.

Three Months Ended
Non-GAAP(a)March 29, 2019 March 30, 2018 Change Organic Growth(b)
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations$65,660 $53,947 21.7% 19.3%
Adjusted income from continuing operations$32,840 $20,419 60.8% 53.4%
Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations$1.00 $0.63 58.7% 51.5%

(a) Refer to Tables A and B at the end of this release for reconciliations of adjusted amounts to the closest corresponding GAAP financial measures.

(b) Organic Growth for Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Adjusted income from continuing operations, and Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations are Non-GAAP measures, which exclude the foreign currency exchange impact reported in other loss, net and is primarily non-cash. Refer to Table D at the end of this release for a reconciliation of these amounts.

Conference Call InformationThe Company will host a conference call on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. CT to discuss these results. The scheduled conference call will be webcast live and is accessible through our website at investor.integer.net or by dialing (833) 236-5762 (U.S.) or (647) 689-4190 (outside U.S.) and the conference ID is 5033729. The call will be archived on the Company’s website. An earnings call slide presentation containing supplemental information about the Company’s results will be posted to our website at investor.integer.net prior to the conference call and will be referenced during the conference call.

About Integer™Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR) is one of the largest medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturers in the world serving the cardiac, neuromodulation, vascular, portable medical and orthopedics markets. The Company provides innovative, high-quality medical technologies that enhance the lives of patients worldwide. In addition, it develops batteries for high-end niche applications in energy, military, and environmental markets. The Company's brands include GreatbatchTM Medical, Lake Region MedicalTM and ElectrochemTM. Additional information is available at www.integer.net.

Contact InformationTony BorowiczSVP, Strategy, Business Development & Investor Relations716.759.5809[email protected]

Notes Regarding Non-GAAP Financial InformationIn addition to our results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we provide adjusted sales, adjusted income, adjusted earnings per diluted share, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and organic growth rates, all from continuing operations. Adjusted income and adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations consist of GAAP amounts adjusted for the following to the extent occurring during the period: (i) acquisition and integration related charges and expenses, (ii) amortization of intangible assets, (iii) facility consolidation, optimization, manufacturing transfer and system integration charges, (iv) asset write-down and disposition charges, (v) charges in connection with corporate realignments or a reduction in force, (vi) certain litigation expenses, charges and gains, (vii) unusual or infrequently occurring items, (viii) gain (loss) on equity investments, (ix) extinguishment of debt charges, (x) the net impact of the LSAs between the Company and Viant, (xi) the income tax (benefit) related to these adjustments and (xii) certain tax items that are outside the normal provision for the period. Adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations are calculated by dividing adjusted income from continuing operations by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations consists of GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations plus (i) the same adjustments as listed above except for items (ix), (xi) and (xii), (ii) GAAP stock-based compensation, interest expense, and depreciation, and (iii) GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of adjusted sales, all from continuing operations. To calculate organic sales growth rates, we convert current period sales from local currency to U.S. dollars using the previous period’s foreign currency exchange rates and exclude the amount of sales acquired/divested during the period from the current/previous period amounts, respectively. Adjusted sales from continuing operations consist of GAAP sales adjusted for item (x) above. Organic growth rates for Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Adjusted income from continuing operations and Adjusted Diluted EPS from continuing operations exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange gains and losses included in other (income) loss, net. We believe that the presentation of adjusted sales, adjusted income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and organic growth rates, all from continuing operations, 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 StatementsSome of the statements contained in this press release and other written and oral statements made from time to time by us and our representatives are not statements of historical or current fact. As such, they 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. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, and these statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to:

You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or “variations” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those stated or implied by these forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements and our prospects, you should carefully consider the factors set forth below. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary factors and to others contained throughout this release.

Although it is not possible to create a comprehensive list of all factors that may cause actual results to differ from the results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements or that may affect our future results, some of these factors include the following: our high level of indebtedness, our inability to pay principal and interest on this high level of outstanding indebtedness or to remain in compliance with financial and other covenants under our senior secured credit facilities, and the risk that this high level of indebtedness limits our ability to invest in our business and overall financial flexibility; 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 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; product field actions or recalls; our inability to successfully consummate and integrate acquisitions and to realize synergies and benefits from these acquisitions and to operate these acquired businesses in accordance with expectations; our unsuccessful expansion into new markets; our failure to develop new products including system and device products; the timing, progress and ultimate success of pending regulatory actions and approvals; our inability to obtain licenses to key technology; regulatory changes, including health care reform, or consolidation in the healthcare industry; global economic factors including foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; the resolution of various legal actions brought against the Company; enactment related and ongoing impacts related to the Tax Reform Act, including the GILTI tax; and other risks and uncertainties that arise from time to time and are described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic filings with the SEC. Except as may be required by law, we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements 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.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited
(in thousands except per share data)
Three Months Ended
March 29, 2019 March 30, 2018
Sales$314,676 $292,426
Cost of sales226,066 208,894
Gross profit88,610 83,532
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)34,956 36,429
Research, development and engineering costs (RD&E)11,595 13,276
Other operating expenses (OOE)2,890 3,784
Total operating expenses49,441 53,489
Operating income39,169 30,043
Interest expense13,830 15,595
(Gain) loss on equity investments, net41 (4,970)
Other loss, net166 960
Income from continuing operations before income taxes25,132 18,458
Provision for income taxes3,766 5,374
Income from continuing operations$21,366 $13,084
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes386 (6,249)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes83 (1,283)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$303 $(4,966)
Net income$21,669 $8,118
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations$0.66 $0.41
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$0.01 $(0.16)
Basic earnings per share$0.67 $0.25
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income from continuing operations$0.65 $0.40
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$0.01 $(0.15)
Diluted earnings per share$0.66 $0.25
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic32,536 31,902
Diluted32,980 32,423

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited
(in thousands)
March 29, 2019 December 28, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$13,538 $25,569
Accounts receivable, net216,756 185,501
Inventories181,200 190,076
Prepaid expenses and other current assets25,696 15,104
Total current assets437,190 416,250
Property, plant and equipment, net229,938 231,269
Goodwill829,306 832,338
Other intangible assets, net798,918 812,338
Deferred income taxes3,938 3,937
Operating lease assets, net39,136
Other long-term assets28,765 30,549
Total assets$2,367,191 $2,326,681
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt$37,500 $37,500
Accounts payable72,172 57,187
Income taxes payable9,950 9,393
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities51,881 60,490
Total current liabilities171,503 164,570
Long-term debt874,158 888,007
Deferred income taxes203,140 203,910
Operating lease liabilities, net33,760
Other long-term liabilities8,658 9,701
Total liabilities1,291,219 1,266,188
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock33 33
Additional paid-in capital694,910 691,083
Treasury stock(10,026) (8,125)
Retained earnings365,591 344,498
Accumulated other comprehensive income25,464 33,004
Total stockholders’ equity1,075,972 1,060,493
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,367,191 $2,326,681

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited (a)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 29, 2019 March 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$21,669 $8,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization19,658 26,334
Debt related charges included in interest expense1,774 2,871
Stock-based compensation2,713 3,222
Non-cash (gain) loss on equity investments41 (4,970)
Other non-cash (gains) losses(1,075) 123
Deferred income taxes96 3,181
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(30,924) 1,008
Inventories8,612 (11,442)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(12,402) 2,810
Accounts payable15,411 22,466
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(15,894) (6,031)
Income taxes payable1,555 (1,568)
Net cash provided by operating activities11,234 46,122
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment(7,447) (10,959)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment2 898
Purchase of equity investments(42)
Net cash used in investing activities(7,487) (10,061)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments of long-term debt(30,375) (50,032)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt15,000
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options1,338 1,006
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock unit awards(2,123) (2,188)
Net cash used in financing activities(16,160) (51,214)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents382 545
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(12,031) (14,608)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period25,569 44,096
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$13,538 $29,488

(a) The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited includes cash flows related to discontinued operations.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures from Continuing Operations

Table A: Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations and Diluted EPS Reconciliations(in thousands except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
March 29, 2019 March 30, 2018
Pre-Tax Net of Tax PerDilutedShare Pre-Tax Net of Tax PerDilutedShare
As reported income from continuing operations (GAAP)$25,132 $21,366 $0.65 $18,458 $13,084 $0.40
Adjustments:
Amortization of intangibles(a)9,854 7,796 0.24 10,653 8,397 0.26
IP related litigation (SG&A)(a)(b)1,396 1,103 0.03 321 254 0.01
Strategic reorganization and alignment (OOE)(a)(c)1,734 1,350 0.04 2,054 1,627 0.05
Manufacturing alignment to support growth (OOE)(a)(d)585 414 0.01 513 369 0.01
Consolidation and optimization expenses (OOE)(a)(e) 575 455 0.01
Asset dispositions, severance and other (OOE)(a)(f)571 453 0.01 642 470 0.01
(Gain) loss on equity investments, net(a)41 32 (4,970) (3,926) (0.12)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(a)(g)412 326 0.01 1,057 835 0.03
LSA adjustments(a)(h) (2,836) (2,240) (0.07)
Tax adjustments(i) 1,094 0.03
Adjusted income from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)$39,725 $32,840 $1.00 $26,467 $20,419 $0.63
Diluted weighted average shares for adjusted EPS 32,980 32,423

(a) The difference between pre-tax and income (loss) amounts is the estimated tax impact related to the respective adjustment. Income (loss) amounts are computed using a 21% U.S. tax rate, and the statutory tax rates in Mexico, Netherlands, Uruguay, Ireland and Switzerland, as adjusted for the existence of net operating losses (“NOLs”). Amortization of intangibles and other operating expense for 2018 have also been adjusted to reflect the estimated impact relating to our disallowed deduction of the GILTI tax, as described in footnote (i) below. Expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes (i.e. permanent tax differences) are added back at 100%.

(b) In 2013, we filed suit against AVX Corporation alleging they were infringing our intellectual property. Given the complexity and significant costs incurred pursuing this litigation, we are excluding these litigation expenses from adjusted amounts. This matter proceeded to trial during the first quarter of 2016 and again in the third quarter of 2017 that resulted in a jury awarding damages in the amount of $37.5 million. In March 2018, the court vacated that damage award and ordered a new trial on damages. In the January 2019 retrial on damages, the jury awarded damages in the amount of $22.2 million. This proceeding is subject to post-trial proceedings. To date, no gains have been recognized in connection with this litigation.

(c) Amounts include expenses related to implementing our strategy that is designed to better align our resources in order to invest to grow, protect, preserve and to enhance the profitability of our portfolio of products, including focusing our investment in RD&E and manufacturing, improving our business processes and redirecting investments away from projects where the market does not justify the investment. During 2019 and 2018, we incurred charges related to this strategy, which primarily consisted of severance costs and fees for professional services.

(d) Includes expenses related to several initiatives designed to reduce costs, improve operating efficiencies and increase manufacturing capacity to accommodate growth. The plan involves the relocation of certain manufacturing operations and expansion of certain of our facilities.

(e) During 2018, we incurred costs primarily related to the closure of our Clarence, NY facility.

(f) Amounts include expenses related to other initiatives not described above, which relate primarily to integration and operational initiatives to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies.

(g) Represents debt extinguishment charges in connection with pre-payments made on our Term B Loan Facility, which are included in interest expense.

(h) Reflects the net impact of the LSAs entered into as of the closing of the divestiture of the AS&O product line. These LSAs govern the sale of products supplied by Viant to the Company for further resale to customers and by the Company to Viant for further resale to customers.

(i) The tax adjustment for 2018 represents the estimated impact relating to our disallowed deduction of the GILTI tax, as mandated by the Tax Reform Act. This disallowed deduction of the GILTI tax (approximately 50% of the total GILTI tax) is due to the Company making use of its U.S. NOLs during 2018. This adjustment makes our Adjusted Diluted EPS from continuing operations more comparable with other global companies that are not subject to this disallowed GILTI tax deduction and more comparable to the Company’s results following the full utilization of its U.S. NOLs.

Table B: EBITDA and Sales Reconciliations(in thousands)

Three Months Ended
March 29, 2019 March 30, 2018
Income from continuing operations (GAAP)$21,366 $13,084
Interest expense13,830 15,595
Provision for income taxes3,766 5,374
Depreciation9,804 9,963
Amortization of intangibles (excluding OOE)9,854 10,653
EBITDA from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)58,620 54,669
IP related litigation1,396 321
Stock-based compensation (excluding OOE)2,713 2,979
Strategic reorganization and alignment1,734 2,054
Manufacturing alignment to support growth585 513
Consolidation and optimization expenses 575
Asset dispositions, severance and other571 642
(Gain) loss on equity investments, net41 (4,970)
LSA adjustments (2,836)
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)$65,660 $53,947
Total Sales (GAAP)$314,676 $292,426
LSA adjustments (695)
Adjusted sales from continuing operations (Non-GAAP)$314,676 $291,731
Adjusted EBITDA margin20.9% 18.5%

Table C: Organic Sales from Continuing Operations Growth Rate Reconciliation (% Change)

GAAP Reported Growth Impact of LSAs(a) Impact of Foreign Currency(b) Non-GAAP Organic Growth
QTD Change (1Q 2019 vs. 1Q 2018)
Medical Sales
Cardio & Vascular11.5% % 0.6% 12.1%
Cardiac & Neuromodulation7.3% 7.3%
Advanced Surgical, Orthopedics & Portable Medical(6.9)% 1.9% 0.1% (4.9)%
Total Medical Sales7.6% 0.3% 0.3% 8.2%
Non-Medical Sales7.0% 7.0%
Total Sales7.6% 0.3% 0.3% 8.2%

(a) Reflects the net impact of the LSAs entered into as of the closing of the divestiture of the AS&O product line.

(b) First quarter 2019 GAAP sales were negatively impacted by $0.9 million due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, primarily in our Cardio & Vascular product line.

Table D: Non-GAAP Organic Growth Rate Reconciliation (% Change)

GAAP Reported Growth Impact ofNon-GAAP Adjustment(a) Impact of Foreign Currency(b) Non-GAAP Organic Growth
QTD Change (1Q 2019 vs. 1Q 2018)
EBITDA from continuing operations7.2% 14.5% (2.4)% 19.3%
Income from continuing operations63.3% (2.5)% (7.4)% 53.4%
Diluted EPS from continuing operations62.5% (3.8)% (7.2)% 51.5%

(a) Represents the impact to our growth rate from our Non-GAAP adjustments. See Tables A and B for further detail on these items.

(b) Represents the impact to our growth rate due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates realized in income and reported in other loss, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

Table E: Supplemental Financial Items Affecting Cash Flow(dollars in millions)

2019Outlook 2018Actual
Capital Expenditures $50 - $55 $44
Depreciation and Amortization $75 - $85 $82
Stock-Based Compensation $10 - $12 $10
Other Operating Expense $10 - $15 $16
Adjusted Effective Tax Rate 17.5% - 19.5% 18.5%
Cash Tax Payments $30 - $35 $23

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