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Abiomed Announces Q3 FY 2019 Record Revenue of $201 Million, up 30% over Prior Year

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January 31, 2019 17 min read

Achieved Record Operating Margin of 31%

DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2019-- Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart recovery and support technologies, today reported third quarter fiscal 2019 revenue of $200.6 million, an increase of 30% compared to revenue of $154.0 million for the same period of fiscal 2018. Third quarter fiscal 2019 GAAP net income was $44.9 million or $0.97 per diluted share, up 235% compared to GAAP net income of $13.4 million or $0.29 per diluted share for the same period of fiscal 2018.

Recent financial and operating highlights include:

  • Worldwide Impella® heart pump revenue for the quarter totaled $193.3 million, an increase of 31% compared to revenue of $148.0 million during the same period of fiscal 2018.
  • U.S. Impella product revenue for the quarter totaled $165.7 million, an increase of 27% compared to revenue of $130.7 million during the same period of fiscal 2018 with U.S. patient usage of the Impella heart pumps up 24%.
  • Outside the U.S., Impella product revenue for the quarter totaled $27.5 million, an increase of 59% compared to revenue of $17.3 million during the same period of fiscal 2018, due to strength in Germany and Japan. In Japan, revenue was $5.4 million, an increase of 391% compared to the same period of the prior year.
  • Gross margin for the third quarter fiscal 2019 was 83.0% compared to 83.8% during the same period of fiscal 2018.
  • Operating income for the third quarter fiscal 2019 was $62.4 million, or 31.1% operating margin, compared to $44.8 million, or 29.1% operating margin in the same period of fiscal 2018.
  • Third quarter fiscal 2019 GAAP net income was $44.9 million or $0.97 per diluted share, an increase of 235% compared to GAAP net income of $13.4 million or $0.29 per diluted share for the same period of fiscal 2018. The prior year included an income tax expense charge of $22.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted share due to the enacted U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
  • As of December 31, 2018, the company had $458.2 million of cash and marketable securities and no debt.
  • The company has supported more than 100,000 patients world-wide with its Impella® heart pumps.
  • In November 2018, the company announced that the FDA STEMI DTU safety study found unloading the left ventricle for 30 minutes prior to reperfusion in heart attack patients is safe and feasible in a clinical trial and appeared to reduce infarct size as a percentage of area at risk among patients with a ST sum greater than 6. The company is moving forward with an FDA pivotal randomized controlled trial.
  • On January 15, 2019, the company celebrated one year of Impella use in Japan by hosting a seminar for media in Tokyo. The company announced by the end of December 2018, 48 hospitals were using Impella in Japan. Additionally, a leading Japanese surgeon and interventional cardiologist spoke about the benefits of Impella and heart recovery and shared the story of a patient who was treated in Japan.
  • In January 2019, the company presented at the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. A webcast of the presentation with automatic slide advance and animations is available on the investor section of our website and at: http://www.abiomed.com/jpmorgan.

“We are proud of our 100,000th patient milestone and we will continue to grow the field of heart recovery and improve patient outcomes by partnering with our customers to use real-world data to identify and validate best practices and protocols,” said Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Abiomed, Inc. “We remain focused on disciplined execution and sustainable growth so that even more patients around the world can benefit from heart recovery.”

FISCAL YEAR 2019 OUTLOOK
As previously announced, the company increased its 2019 revenue guidance to $780 million, up from a range of $765 million to $770 million, an increase in revenue of approximately 31% from the prior year. The company is now updating its fiscal year 2019 guidance for GAAP operating margin to the range of 29% to 29.5%. This compares to the company’s prior fiscal 2019 guidance of 28% to 30%.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
The company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The conference call releasing full quarterly results will be hosted by Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Todd A. Trapp, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

To listen to the call live, please tune into the webcast via https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/kxrqfpvz or dial (855) 212-2361; the international number is (678) 809-1538. A replay of this conference call will be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. ESTJanuary 31, 2019 through 12:00 p.m. EST on February 7, 2019. The replay phone number is (855) 859-2056; the international number is (404) 537-3406. The replay access code is 2499899.

ABOUT ABIOMED
Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc. is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support. Our products are designed to enable the heart to rest by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping of the heart. For additional information, please visit: www.abiomed.com. To learn more about the Impella platform of heart pumps, including their approved indications and important safety and risk information associated with the use of the devices, please visit: www.protectedpci.com.

The ABIOMED logo, ABIOMED, Impella, Impella 2.5, Impella 5.0, Impella LD, Impella CP, Impella RP, Impella Connect, and Recovering hearts. Saving lives. are registered trademarks of ABIOMED, Inc. in the U.S. and in certain foreign countries.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding development of Abiomed's existing and new products, the company's progress toward commercial growth, and future opportunities and expected regulatory approvals. The company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements based upon a number of factors, including uncertainties associated with development, testing and related regulatory approvals, including the unpredictability of future operating results, complex manufacturing, high quality requirements, dependence on limited sources of supply, competition, technological change, government regulation, litigation matters, future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, and other risks and challenges detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

   
Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Balance Sheets  
(Unaudited)  
(in thousands, except share data)  
                     
        December 31, 2018     March 31, 2018  
ASSETS                    
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents       $ 84,181     $ 42,975  
Short-term marketable securities         373,975       319,274  
Accounts receivable, net         88,215       70,010  
Inventories         71,808       50,204  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets         10,549       11,808  
Total current assets         628,728       494,271  
Long-term marketable securities         -       37,502  
Property and equipment, net         138,455       117,167  
Goodwill         33,260       35,808  
In-process research and development         15,516       16,705  
Long-term deferred tax assets, net         96,450       70,746  
Other assets         44,707       14,176  
Total assets       $ 957,116     $ 786,375  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                    
Current liabilities:                    
Accounts payable       $ 26,179     $ 23,565  
Accrued expenses         51,721       46,147  
Deferred revenue         15,080       14,970  
Total current liabilities         92,980       84,682  
Other long-term liabilities         1,185       776  
Contingent consideration         10,583       10,490  
Long-term deferred tax liabilities         838       903  
Total liabilities         105,586       96,851  
Commitments and contingencies                    
Stockholders' equity:                    
Class B Preferred Stock, $.01 par value         —       —  

Authorized - 1,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - none

                    
Common stock, $.01 par value         451       444  

Authorized - 100,000,000 shares; Issued - 46,959,653 shares at December 31, 2018 and 46,100,649 shares at March 31, 2018

                    

Outstanding - 45,058,049 shares at December 31, 2018 and 44,375,337 shares at March 31, 2018

                    
Additional paid in capital         676,171       619,905  
Retained earnings         325,513       140,457  
Treasury stock at cost - 1,901,604 shares at December 31, 2018 and 1,725,312 shares at March 31, 2018         (138,289 )     (67,078 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss         (12,316 )     (4,204 )
Total stockholders' equity         851,530       689,524  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 957,116     $ 786,375  
                     
   
Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries  
Consolidated Statements of Operations  
(Unaudited)  
(in thousands, except per share data)  
                                             
                                             
       

Three Months Ended
December 31,

    

Nine Months Ended
December 31,

  
        2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenue       $   200,563     $   154,022     $   562,351     $   419,313  
Costs and expenses:                                            
Cost of product revenue           34,023         24,994         94,718         68,483  
Research and development           23,965         17,706         67,955         54,027  
Selling, general and administrative           80,220         66,556         240,254         187,233  
            138,208         109,256         402,927         309,743  
Income from operations           62,355         44,766         159,424         109,570  
Other income:                                            
Investment income, net           2,175         969         5,397         2,385  
Other (expense) income, net           (20 )       (81 )       10         (25 )
            2,155         888         5,407         2,360  
Income before income taxes           64,510         45,654         164,831         111,930  
Income tax provision (benefit) (1)           19,648         32,208         (20,225 )       36,607  
Net income       $   44,862     $   13,446     $   185,056     $   75,323  
                                             
Basic net income per share       $   1.00     $   0.30     $   4.13     $   1.71  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding           45,046         44,247         44,852         44,095  
                                             
Diluted net income per share (2)       $   0.97     $   0.29     $   4.01     $   1.65  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding           46,136         45,869         46,147         45,731  
(1) Income tax benefit includes the effect of the following items:                                            
Effect of the Tax Reform Act on net deferred tax assets       $   —     $   21,957     $   —     $   21,957  
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards           (1,704 )       (3,214 )       (68,469 )       (24,490 )
        $   (1,704 )   $   18,743     $   (68,469 )   $   (2,533 )
(2) Diluted net income per share includes the effect of the following items:                                            
Effect of the Tax Reform Act on net deferred tax assets       $   —     $   0.48     $   —     $   0.48  
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards           (0.04 )       (0.07 )       (1.48 )       (0.54 )
        $   (0.04 )   $   0.41     $   (1.48 )   $   (0.06 )
                                             

 

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