Cantel Medical Reports Financial Results for its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantel Medical Corp. CMD today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended July 31, 2019.

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Fourth quarter 2019 net sales were $239.5M, up 4.6% compared to the prior year. Excluding the impact from foreign currency, net sales increased by 5.6%, driven by organic growth of 3.4%, and the impact from acquisitions net of dispositions of 2.2%.

Fourth quarter 2019 GAAP earnings per diluted share decreased 48.1% to $0.21, compared to GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.41 in the prior year period. GAAP earnings per diluted share were negatively impacted by acquisition-related expenses in the quarter.

Fourth quarter 2019 Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share increased 3.0% to $0.63, compared to Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.62 in the prior year period.

This year the Company has made specific investments in the business which impacted both GAAP and Non-GAAP earnings. The impact to GAAP and Non-GAAP diluted EPS from these investments was estimated to be a negative $0.09 per diluted share in the current quarter compared to the prior year period.

The fourth quarter ended with cash of $44.5M and gross debt of $233.0M, while generating adjusted EBITDAS of $47.1M in the quarter, up 6.0%.

George Fotiades, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased to report strong sales growth in both our Medical and Dental segments. Medical sales increased 9.8% organically, with total sales growth of 8.2%. Organic growth returned in Dental with an increase of 0.8%, compared to a record fourth quarter in the prior fiscal year. Dental sales grew 17.2% in total, driven by the acquisition of Omnia S.p.A. which closed in the previous quarter. Life Sciences decreased 11.8% due to continued softness in our Hemodialysis Water business, and the sale of our High Purity Water business in Canada earlier in the year. Internationally, sales increased 12.9%, with 9.9% organic growth."

In the fourth quarter, the Company announced the acquisition of Hu-Friedy, a premier global dental instrumentation and instrument management system manufacturer. This acquisition meaningfully accelerates Cantel's strategy to be a leading global provider of innovative infection prevention and reprocessing workflow solutions. We expect this transaction to close in the first quarter of our fiscal year 2020.

The Company intends to release fiscal year 2020 guidance on its fourth quarter earnings call.

Conference Call Information:

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results for its fourth quarter ended July 31, 2019 on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

To participate in the conference call, dial 1-844-369-8770 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-862-298-0840 (International) approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the beginning of the call. If you are unable to participate, a digital replay of the call will be available from Monday, September 23, 2019 through 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 23, 2019 by dialing 1-877-481-4010 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-919-882-2331 (International) and using conference ID #: 53658.

An audio webcast will be available via the Cantel website at www.cantelmedical.com. A replay of the presentation will be archived on the Cantel web site for those unable to listen live. In addition, the Company will provide a supplemental presentation to complement the conference call. The presentation can be accessed on Cantel's website in the Investor Relations section under presentations.

About Cantel Medical:

Cantel Medical is a leading global company dedicated to delivering innovative infection prevention products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers which improve outcomes, enhance safety and help save lives. Our products include specialized medical device reprocessing systems for endoscopy and renal dialysis, advanced water purification equipment, sterilants, disinfectants and cleaners, sterility assurance monitoring products for hospitals and dental clinics, disposable infection control products primarily for dental and GI endoscopy markets, dialysate concentrates, hollow fiber membrane filtration and separation products. Additionally, we provide technical service for our products.

For further information, visit the Cantel website at www.cantelmedical.com.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, or forecasts about our businesses, the industries in which we operate, and the current beliefs and assumptions of management; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Without limiting the foregoing, words or phrases such as "expect," "anticipate," "goal," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "may," "could," "aspire," and variations of such words and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to predictions or projections of our future financial performance, anticipated growth, strategic objectives, performance drivers and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions about future events, activities or developments and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We caution that undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Some of the factors which could cause results to differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statement are set forth under Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)





Three Months Ended



Twelve Months Ended



July 31,



July 31,



2019



2018



2019



2018

Net sales

$

239,476





$

228,854





$

918,155





$

871,922



















Cost of sales

128,823





121,451





490,701





457,951



















Gross profit

110,653





107,403





427,454





413,971



















Expenses:















Selling

36,999





33,868





140,232





129,642



General and administrative

49,856





35,951





172,383





138,019



Research and development

8,965





7,103





31,320





24,646



Total operating expenses

95,820





76,922





343,935





292,307



















Income from operations

14,833





30,481





83,519





121,664



















Interest expense, net

2,763





1,467





9,505





5,289



Other income

8









(1,305)





(1,138)



















Income before income taxes

12,062





29,014





75,319





117,513



















Income taxes

3,237





12,126





20,277





26,472



















Net income

$

8,825





$

16,888





$

55,042





$

91,041



















Earnings per common share - diluted

$

0.21





$

0.41





$

1.32





$

2.18



















Dividends declared per common share

$

0.10





$

0.09





$

0.20





$

0.17



















Weighted average shares - diluted

41,823,577





41,667,741





41,757,116





41,635,078



























(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)





July 31,

 2019



July 31,

 2018

Assets







Cash and cash equivalents

$

44,535





$

94,097



Accounts receivable, net

146,910





118,642



Inventories, net

138,234





107,592



Prepaid expenses and other current assets

20,920





17,912



Income taxes receivable

1,197







Property and equipment, net

185,242





111,417



Intangible assets, net

141,513





137,361



Goodwill

378,109





368,027



Other assets

9,425





5,749



Deferred income taxes

4,281





2,911



Total assets

$

1,070,366





$

963,708











Liabilities and stockholders' equity







Current liabilities

$

151,400





$

134,783



Long-term debt

220,851





187,302



Deferred income taxes

29,278





27,624



Other long-term liabilities

7,300





5,132



Stockholders' equity

661,537





608,867



Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,070,366





$

963,708



















(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

 

 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)





Twelve Months Ended July 31,



2019



2018

Cash flows from operating activities







Net income

$

55,042





$

91,041



Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:







Depreciation

21,510





17,473



Amortization

20,849





17,357



Stock-based compensation expense

15,562





9,615



Deferred income taxes

(2,062)





(7,520)



Other non-cash items, net

(1,940)





1,076



Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions

(42,030)





(3,130)



Net cash provided by operating activities

66,931





125,912











Cash flows from investing activities







Capital expenditures

(95,438)





(37,698)



Proceeds from sale of business

3,053







Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

(40,644)





(87,488)



Net cash used in investing activities

(133,029)





(125,186)











Cash flows from financing activities







Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt





200,000



Repayments of long-term debt

(15,207)







Borrowings under revolving credit facility

50,000





82,300



Repayments under revolving credit facility

(7,000)





(208,300)



Debt issuance costs





(2,698)



Dividends paid

(8,350)





(7,091)



Purchases of treasury stock

(4,741)





(7,074)



Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

14,702





57,137











Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

1,834





(350)











Increase in cash and cash equivalents

(49,562)





57,513



Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

94,097





36,584



Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

44,535





$

94,097



















(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In evaluating our operating performance, we supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") with certain non-GAAP financial measures including (i) non-GAAP net income, (ii) non-GAAP earnings per diluted share ("EPS"), (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, loss on disposal of fixed assets, and stock-based compensation expense ("EBITDAS"), (iv) adjusted EBITDAS, (v) net debt and (vi) organic sales. These non-GAAP financial measures are indicators of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. They are presented with the intent of providing greater transparency to financial information used by us in our financial analysis and operational decision-making. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors, stockholders and other readers of our consolidated financial statements in making comparisons to our historical operating results and analyzing the underlying performance of our results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be, and should not be, considered separately from, or as an alternative to, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, we exclude certain items that affect comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of our past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends. The following are examples of the types of adjustments that are excluded: (i) amortization of purchased intangible assets, (ii) acquisition-related items, (iii) business optimization and restructuring-related charges, (iv) certain significant and discrete tax matters and (v) other significant items management deems irregular or non-operating in nature.

Amortization expense of purchased intangible assets is a non-cash expense related to intangibles that were primarily the result of business acquisitions. Our history of acquiring businesses has resulted in significant increases in amortization of intangible assets that reduce our net income. The removal of amortization from our overall operating performance helps in assessing our cash generated from operations including our return on invested capital, which we believe is an important analysis for measuring our ability to generate cash and invest in our continued growth.

Acquisition-related items consist of (i) fair value adjustments to contingent consideration and other contingent liabilities resulting from acquisitions, (ii) due diligence, integration, legal fees and other transaction costs associated with our acquisition program and (iii) acquisition accounting charges for the amortization of the initial fair value adjustments of acquired inventory and deferred revenue. The adjustments of contingent consideration and other contingent liabilities are periodic adjustments to record such amounts at fair value at each balance sheet date. Given the subjective nature of the assumptions used in the determination of fair value calculations, fair value adjustments may potentially cause significant earnings volatility that are not representative of our operating results. Similarly, due diligence, integration, legal and other acquisition costs associated with our acquisition program, including accounting charges relating to recording acquired inventory and deferred revenue at fair market value, can be significant and also adversely impact our effective tax rate as certain costs are often not tax-deductible. Since these acquisition-related items are irregular and often mask underlying operating performance, we exclude these amounts for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and a comparison to past operating performance.

Restructuring-related and business optimization items consist of severance-related costs associated with work force reductions and other restructuring-related activities. Such costs include (i) salary continuation, (ii) bonus payments, (iii) outplacement services, (iv) medical-related premium costs and (v) accelerated stock-compensation costs.

Excess tax benefits resulting from stock compensation are recorded as an adjustment to income tax expense. The magnitude of the impact of excess tax benefits generated in the future, which may be favorable or unfavorable, are dependent upon our future grants of equity awards, our future share price on the date awards vest in relation to the fair value of awards on grant date and the exercise behavior of our stock award holders. Since these tax benefits are largely unrelated to our results and unrepresentative of our normal effective tax rate, we excluded their impact on net income and diluted EPS to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

During fiscal 2019, we recorded specific discrete tax items associated with our international operations that were unrelated to fiscal 2019. As these items were unrepresentative of our normal effective tax rate, we excluded their impact on net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2019 to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

During fiscal 2019, we completed the disposition of our high purity water business in Canada. This resulted in a pre-tax gain of $1,305 through other income. Since this gain was not representative of past or future operations, we made an adjustment to our net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2019 to exclude this gain to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

During fiscal 2019, we recorded an adjustment to a minor litigation matter in our consolidated financial statements. Since these costs are irregular and mask our underlying operating performance, we made an adjustment to our net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2019 to exclude such costs to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

The 2017 Tax Act significantly revised U.S. tax law by, among other provisions, (a) lowering the applicable U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from 35% to 21%, (b) creating a partial territorial tax system that includes imposing a mandatory one-time transition tax on previously deferred foreign earnings, (c) creating provisions regarding the (1) Global Intangible Low Tax Income, (2) the Foreign Derived Intangible Income deduction, and (3) the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax and (d) eliminating or reducing certain income tax deductions, such as interest expense, executive compensation expenses and certain employee expenses. During fiscal 2018, we recorded a one-time net benefit as a provisional estimate of the net accounting impact of the 2017 Tax Act in accordance with SAB 118. Since the net favorable tax benefit is largely unrelated to our results and unrepresentative of our normal effective tax rate, we excluded its impact on net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2018 to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

During fiscal 2018, the Israeli Government notified us that they would forgive any future amounts due under a contingent obligation payable from a previous acquisition. As a result of this formal notification, we reduced the $1,138 contingent obligation payable to $0 during fiscal 2018, resulting in a gain through other income. Since this gain was irregular, we made an adjustment to our net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2018 to exclude this gain to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures. 

During fiscal 2018, we settled a patent infringement matter and also recorded an adjustment to another minor litigation matter in our consolidated financial statements. Since these costs are irregular and mask our underlying operating performance, we made an adjustment to our net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2018 to exclude such costs to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

During fiscal 2018, we recorded a $2,785 valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to a prior acquisition. Since this tax adjustment is related to acquired net operating losses and is not representative of our normal effective tax rate, we excluded its impact on net income and diluted EPS for fiscal 2018 to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

The reconciliations of net income and diluted EPS to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS were calculated as follows:



Three Months Ended July 31,

(Unaudited)

2019



2018

Net income/Diluted EPS, as reported

$

8,825





$

0.21





$

16,888





$

0.41



Intangible amortization, net of tax(1)

4,093





0.10





3,423





0.08



Acquisition-related items, net of tax(2)

5,453





0.13





528





0.01



Restructuring-related charges, net of tax(3)

7,529





0.17





1,814





0.04



Loss on debt extinguishment, net of tax(4)









91







Gain on disposition of business, net of tax(5)

(14)















Excess tax benefits(6)

(21)









(161)







Tax matters(6)

666





0.02





3,080





0.08



Non-GAAP net income/Non-GAAP diluted EPS

$

26,531





$

0.63





$

25,663





$

0.62



________________________________________________

(1)

Amounts were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(2)

In fiscal 2019, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $51 were recorded in cost of sales and $7,281 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. In fiscal 2018, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $745 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(3)

In fiscal 2019, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $1,971 were recorded in cost of sales , $8,974 were recorded in general and administrative expenses and $8 were recorded in other income, net. In fiscal 2018, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $353 were recorded in cost of sales and $1,158 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(4)

Amounts were recorded in interest expense, net.

(5)

Amounts were recorded in other income.

(6)

Amounts were recorded in income taxes.



(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

The reconciliations of net income and diluted EPS to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS were calculated as follows:



Twelve Months Ended July 31,

(Unaudited)

2019



2018

Net income/Diluted EPS, as reported

$

55,042





$

1.32





$

91,041





$

2.18



Intangible amortization, net of tax(1)

16,021





0.38





13,267





0.32



Acquisition-related items, net of tax(2)

9,689





0.23





2,835





0.07



Restructuring-related charges, net of tax(3)

18,015





0.43





4,658





0.11



Litigation matters, net of tax(1)

134









1,637





0.04



Loss on debt extinguishment, net of tax(4)









91







Gain on disposition of business, net of tax(5)

(943)





(0.02)











Resolution of contingent liability(5)









(1,138)





(0.03)



Excess tax benefits(6)

(584)





(0.01)





(2,173)





(0.05)



Tax matters(6)

1,625





0.04





(5,872)





(0.13)



Non-GAAP net income/Non-GAAP diluted EPS

$

98,999





$

2.37





$

104,346





$

2.51



________________________________________________

(1)

Amounts were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(2)

In fiscal 2019, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $351 were recorded in net sales, $537 were recorded in cost of sales and $12,241 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. In fiscal 2018, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $893 were recorded in cost of sales and $3,154 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. In fiscal 2017, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $353 were recorded in cost of sales and $2,094 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(3)

In fiscal 2019, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $2,243 were recorded in cost of sales, $21,507 were recorded in general and administrative expenses and $1,305 were recorded in other income, net. In fiscal 2018, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $1,517 were recorded in cost of sales and $3,814 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. In fiscal 2017, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $3,284 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.

(4)

Amounts were recorded in interest expense, net.

(5)

Amounts were recorded in other income.

(6)

Amounts were recorded in income taxes.



(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDAS and Adjusted EBITDAS

We believe EBITDAS is an important valuation measurement for management and investors given the increasing effect that non-cash charges, such as stock-based compensation, amortization related to acquisitions and depreciation of capital equipment have on net income. In particular, acquisitions have historically resulted in significant increases in amortization of purchased intangible assets that reduce net income. Additionally, we regard EBITDAS as a useful measure of operating performance and cash flow before the effect of interest expense and is a complement to operating income, net income and other GAAP financial performance measures.

We define adjusted EBITDAS as EBITDAS excluding the same non-GAAP adjustments to net income discussed above. We use adjusted EBITDAS when evaluating operating performance because we believe the exclusion of such adjustments, of which a significant portion are non-cash items, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of on-going core operating results and to evaluate comparative results period over period.

The reconciliations of net income to EBITDAS and adjusted EBITDAS were calculated as follows:



Three Months Ended July 31,



Twelve Months Ended July 31,

(Unaudited)

2019



2018



2019



2018

Net income, as reported

$

8,825





$

16,888





$

55,042





$

91,041



Interest expense, net

2,763





1,467





9,505





5,289



Income taxes

3,237





12,126





20,277





26,472



Depreciation

6,055





4,657





21,510





17,473



Amortization

5,341





4,465





20,849





17,357



Loss on disposal of fixed assets

224





247





1,592





768



Stock-based compensation expense

3,677





2,582





15,562





9,615



EBITDAS

30,122





42,432





144,337





168,015



Acquisition-related items

7,332





745





13,129





4,047



Restructuring-related charges(1)

9,653





1,280





18,524





5,001



Litigation matters









163





2,345



Gain on disposition of business

8









(1,305)







Resolution of contingent liability













(1,138)



Adjusted EBITDAS

$

47,115





$

44,457





$

174,848





$

178,270



________________________________________________

(1)

Excludes stock-based compensation expense.



 (dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

Net Debt

We define net debt as long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. Each of the components of net debt appears on our consolidated balance sheets. We believe that the presentation of net debt provides useful information to investors because we review net debt as part of our management of our overall liquidity, financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage.

(Unaudited)

July 31, 2019



July 31, 2018

Long-term debt (excluding debt issuance costs)

$

233,000





$

200,000



Less cash and cash equivalents

(44,535)





(94,097)



Net debt

$

188,465





$

105,903





(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

Reconciliation of Net Sales Growth to Organic Sales Growth

We define organic sales as net sales less (i) the impact of foreign currency translation, (ii) net sales related to acquired businesses during the first twelve months of ownership and (iii) divestitures during the periods being compared. We believe that reporting organic sales provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our revenue performance with prior periods. We exclude the effect of foreign currency translation from organic sales because foreign currency translation is not under management's control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and divestitures because the nature, size, and number of acquisitions and divestitures can vary dramatically from period to period and can obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of financial performance difficult.

For the three months ended July 31, 2019, the reconciliation of net sales growth to organic sales growth for total net sales and net sales of our four reportable segments were calculated as follows:

(Unaudited)



Net Sales



Medical

Net Sales



Life Sciences

Net Sales



Dental

Net Sales



Dialysis

Net Sales

Net sales growth



4.6

%



8.2

%



(11.8)

%



17.2

%



2.8

%

Impact due to foreign currency translation



1.0

%



1.6

%



0.2

%



%



0.3

%

Sales related to acquisitions



(2.2)

%



%



2.3

%



(16.4)

%



%

Organic sales growth



3.4

%



9.8

%



(9.3)

%



0.8

%



3.1

%

For the twelve months ended July 31, 2019, the reconciliation of net sales growth to organic sales growth for total net sales and net sales of our four reportable segments were calculated as follows:

(Unaudited)



Net Sales



Medical

Net Sales



Life Sciences

Net Sales



Dental

Net Sales



Dialysis

Net Sales

Net sales growth



5.3

%



10.5

%



(7.4)

%



8.2

%



0.8

%

Impact due to foreign currency translation



1.0

%



1.7

%



0.3

%



%



0.2

%

Sales related to acquisitions



(2.4)

%



(0.7)

%



(2.2)

%



(8.4)

%



%

Organic sales growth



3.9

%



11.5

%



(9.3)

%



(0.2)

%



1.0

%



(dollar amounts in thousands except share and per share data or as otherwise specified)

 

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