FORM 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 07/29/2008

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-33092

 

Delaware   04-2825458

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

63 Second Avenue

Burlington, MA 01803

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

781-221-2266

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Information to be included in the report

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 29, 2008, LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. issued a press release regarding its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this report, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report, where indicated:

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. on July 29, 2008, announcing its financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, furnished herewith.


Signature(s)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
Date: July 30, 2008     By:  

Aaron M. Grossman

/s/    Aaron M. Grossman        

     

Aaron M. Grossman

Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

EX-99.1    Press Release
PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

For information contact:

J.J. Pellegrino

Chief Financial Officer

LeMaitre Vascular Inc.

781.221.2266 x106

jpellegrino@lemaitre.com

LeMaitre Vascular Reports Q2 2008 Revenue of $12.7 million, a 23% Increase

BURLINGTON, Mass., July 29, 2008 — LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMAT), a provider of peripheral vascular devices and implants, today announced financial results for Q2 2008.

Q2 2008 revenues were $12.7 million, a 23% increase over Q2 2007. Revenues increased 18% in the Company’s endovascular and dialysis access category, 29% in vascular and 4% in general surgery. Sales gains were driven by acquisitions made in 2007, the weak dollar, and strong international and vascular performance. International sales accounted for 47% of revenues in the second quarter.

The Company reported a gross margin of 69.8% in Q2 2008 versus 73.8% in the year-earlier quarter. The year-over-year decrease was a result of strong international and distributed sales, as well as the inclusion of our recently acquired polyester graft in the quarter’s results. These three revenue sources carry lower margins than the Company’s domestic business.

The Q2 2008 operating loss was $869,000. Excluding $395,000 of special charges (primarily related to the Q3 2007 Italian distributor buyout) the Q2 2008 non-GAAP operating loss was $474,000. The operating loss in the year-earlier quarter was $447,000. The Company’s final payment to its former Italian distributor was made in July.

The Company reported a net loss of $925,000 in Q2 2008, or $0.06 per diluted share, versus a net profit of $227,000, or $0.01 per diluted share in Q2 2007. The year-earlier results included a tax provision credit of $302,000.

The Company’s cash and marketable securities increased $470,000 during the quarter to $18.3 million. This was driven by strong sales, a Q1 2008 reduction in force, the Company’s ongoing 2008 Expense Shave program, and a decrease in inventory. Employee headcount was 209 at the end of Q2 versus 251 at December 31, 2007.

Sales and marketing expenses of $5.2 million for Q2 2008 increased 9% versus Q2 2007. As a percent of revenue, sales and marketing expenses were 40% in Q2 2008, compared to 46% in the year-earlier period. The Company ended Q2 2008 with 50 sales representatives.


General and administrative expenses increased 24% to $2.7 million in the second quarter. Increases were driven by the inclusion of the Italian operations and increased audit fees.

R&D expenses increased 32% to $1.5 million in Q2 2008. Increases were driven by investments in product development, as well as the UNITE clinical trial. In May the Company submitted an IDE to begin its ENTRUST thoracic stent graft clinical trial in the U.S. The Company also continued the launch of its TAArget Thoracic Stent Graft in Europe. TAArget is the new name for the combination of the TT introducer and the Uniform Top Stent.

George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO said, “I’m pleased to report 23% sales growth for the quarter and significantly improved bottom-line performance versus Q1. The increase in cash for the quarter also indicates that our 2008 expense reduction programs are starting to bear fruit. Based on our year-to-date top-line performance, we are increasing our sales guidance for 2008.”

Business Outlook

The Company increased its 2008 sales guidance to $48.3—$48.8 million, and re-affirmed operating losses of $4.3 million for 2008. The Company’s guidance does not include the impact of any future acquisitions or significant distributor terminations.

Conference Call Reminder

Management will conduct a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT today to review the Company’s financial results and discuss its business outlook for 2008. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet. Individuals who are interested in listening to the webcast should log on to the Company’s website at www.lemaitre.com/investor. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing 866-543-6408 (1-617-213-8899 for international callers) using passcode: 33462706. For interested individuals unable to join the live conference call, a replay will be available on the Company’s website.

About LeMaitre Vascular

LeMaitre Vascular is a provider of devices for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. The Company develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable vascular devices to address the needs of vascular surgeons. The Company’s devices are used to treat peripheral vascular disease; a condition that the Company estimates affects more than 20 million people worldwide.

Well-known to vascular surgeons, the Company’s diversified product portfolio consists of brand name devices that are used in arteries and veins outside of the heart including the Expandable LeMaitre Valvulotome, the Pruitt-Inahara Carotid Shunt and the newly introduced TAArget Thoracic Stent Graft.

LeMaitre and the LeMaitre Vascular logo are registered trademarks of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. This press release contains other trademarks and trade names of the Company.

For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.lemaitre.com.

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

LeMaitre Vascular management believes that in order to properly understand the Company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of certain non-cash or non-recurring items, when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in frequency and/or impact on continuing operations. In addition, management uses results of operations before such items to evaluate the operational performance of the Company and as a basis for strategic planning. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. In addition to the description provided below, reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

In this press release, the Company has reported a non-GAAP measure which excludes certain non-recurring expenses related to restructuring and to impairment. During 2007, the Company elected to terminate its exclusive distributor in Italy prior to the scheduled expiration of the related distribution contract and entered into a separation agreement with this distributor. The Company incurred charges of $327,000 in connection with this transaction in Q2 2008. Also, in Q2 2008, the Company became aware of facts leading it to conclude that certain intangibles should be written down by $48,000, and recognized European termination costs for the Q1 reduction in force of $20,000. In Q2 2007, the Company reported $1,000 of restructuring and impairment credits.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release regarding the Company’s business that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Specifically, statements regarding the Company’s financial guidance for 2008, the cost-cutting initiatives it has undertaken, its filing of an IDE application for a feasibility study of its TAArget Thoracic Stent Graft, and its launch of the TAArget Thoracic Stent Graft in Europe are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. The Company’s second quarter 2008 financial results, as discussed in this release, are preliminary and unaudited, and subject to adjustment. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the Company does not achieve profitability or generate sufficient operating scale to maintain profitability; the potential for encountering unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; risks related to product demand and market acceptance of the Company’s products; the significant competition the Company faces from other companies, technologies, and alternative medical procedures; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of its acquisitions; the Company’s ability to effectively expand its sales force; the Company’s ability to realize significant cost savings through its cost-cutting initiatives; the possibility that the Company’s new products may fail to provide the desired safety and efficacy or may not be accepted by the market for other reasons; the Company’s ability to expand its product offerings through internal development or acquisition; the general uncertainty related to seeking regulatory approvals for the Company’s products, particularly in the United

 

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States; and the risks and uncertainties included under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by any subsequent filings with the SEC, all of which are available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://www.lemaitre.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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Financial Statements

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,648     $ 6,397  

Marketable securities

     7,623       16,198  

Accounts receivable, net

     7,148       7,020  

Inventories

     9,658       9,589  

Other current assets

     2,447       2,562  
                

Total current assets

     37,524       41,766  

Property and equipment, net

     2,820       2,891  

Goodwill

     10,959       10,942  

Other intangibles, net

     3,349       3,886  

Other assets

     1,376       1,372  
                

Total assets

   $ 56,028     $ 60,857  
                

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Revolving line of credit

   $ —       $ 262  

Accounts payable

     2,109       2,271  

Accrued expenses

     4,991       6,661  

Acquisition-related liabilities

     1,386       851  
                

Total current liabilities

     8,486       10,045  

Long-term debt

     45       42  

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,351       996  

Other long-term liabilities

     456       1,188  
                

Total liabilities

     10,338       12,271  

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock

     156       155  

Additional paid-in capital

     61,717       61,187  

Accumulated deficit

     (16,370 )     (12,880 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     371       291  

Less: treasury stock

     (184 )     (167 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     45,690       48,586  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 56,028     $ 60,857  
                

 

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LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  

Net sales

   $ 12,739     $ 10,315     $ 24,586     $ 20,198  

Cost of sales

     3,853       2,702       7,211       5,215  
                                

Gross profit

     8,886       7,613       17,375       14,983  

Operating expenses:

        

Sales and marketing

     5,153       4,737       10,981       9,548  

General and administrative

     2,733       2,206       5,561       4,576  

Research and development

     1,474       1,118       2,824       2,272  

Restructuring charges (credits)

     347       (1 )     980       5  

Impairment charge

     48       —         483       7  
                                

Total operating expenses

     9,755       8,060       20,829       16,408  
                                

Loss from operations

     (869 )     (447 )     (3,454 )     (1,425 )

Other income:

        

Interest income, net

     104       344       266       696  

Other income, net

     14       28       164       53  
                                

Total other income, net

     118       372       430       749  
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (751 )     (75 )     (3,024 )     (676 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     175       (302 )     465       (274 )
                                

Net (loss) income

   $ (926 )   $ 227     $ (3,489 )   $ (402 )
                                

Net loss per share of common stock:

        

Basic

   $ (0.06 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.22 )   $ (0.03 )
                                

Diluted

   $ (0.06 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.22 )   $ (0.03 )
                                

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     15,542       15,378       15,524       15,358  
                                

Diluted

     15,542       15,760       15,524       15,358  
                                

 

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LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

SELECTED NET SALES INFORMATION

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  
     $    %     $    %     $    %     $    %  

Net Sales by Product Category:

                    

Endovascular & Dialysis

   $ 4,328    34 %   $ 3,672    36 %   $ 7,870    32 %   $ 7,045    35 %

Vascular

     7,290    57 %     5,660    55 %     14,613    59 %     11,234    56 %

General Surgery

     1,022    8 %     983    9 %     1,926    8 %     1,919    9 %
                                                    
     12,640    99 %     10,315    100 %     24,409    99 %     20,198    100 %

OEM

     99    1 %     —          177    1 %     —     
                                                    

Total Net Sales

   $ 12,739    100 %   $ 10,315    100 %   $ 24,586    100 %   $ 20,198    100 %
                                                    

Net Sales by Geography

                    
                                                    

United States and Canada

   $ 6,802    53 %   $ 6,074    59 %   $ 13,256    54 %   $ 11,996    59 %

Outside the United States and Canada

     5,937    47 %     4,241    41 %     11,330    46 %     8,202    41 %
                                                    
   $ 12,739    100 %   $ 10,315    100 %   $ 24,586    100 %   $ 20,198    100 %
                                                    

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007     June 30, 2008     June 30, 2007  

Reconciliation between GAAP and Non-GAAP operating loss:

        

Operating loss as reported

   $ (869 )   $ (447 )   $ (3,454 )   $ (1,425 )

Restructuring charges (credits)

     347       (1 )     980       5  

Impairment

     48       0       483       7  
                                

Adjusted operating loss

   $ (474 )   $ (448 )   $ (1,991 )   $ (1,413 )

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC (NASDAQ: LMAT)

IMPACT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     2008    2007    2006  
     Q2    Q1    Q4    Q3    Q2    Q1    Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1  

Total net sales

   12,739    11,847    11,104    10,144    10,315    9,883    8,757     8,540     8,760     8,571  

Impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations (1)

   836    674    439    253    267    322    232     135     (1 )   (287 )

Net impact of acquisitions, distributed sales and discontinued products, excluding currency exchange rate fluctuations (2)

   929    1,133    1,116    635    567    455    (252 )   (383 )   (107 )   37  
                                                      

 

(1) Represents the impact of the change in foreign exchange rates over the corresponding quarter of the prior year based on the weighted averge exchange rate for each quarter.
(2) Represents the impact of sales of products of acquired businesses and distributed sales of other manufacturers' products, net of sales related to discontinued products and other activities, based on 12 months' sales following the date of the event or transaction, and shown in the current period only.

 

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