Owens & Minor Reports 2nd Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE-OMI) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, as summarized in the table below.

"Overall, I'm pleased that our financial results showed sequential quarterly revenue growth, operating income growth, and improvement in cash flow and working capital as compared to the first quarter. We continued to improve our service levels in the second quarter and are meeting or exceeding most customer expectations. Finally, we continue to focus on productivity and efficiency initiatives to drive operating improvement," said Edward A. Pesicka, President & Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor. "After my first full quarter, we are making progress, but we cannot underestimate the significant amount of work ahead. We have no intention of letting up on our renewed customer focus."

2019 Results

• Compared to prior year, quarterly and year-to-date revenues grew 1.1% and 2.4%, respectively (1.4% and 2.7%, respectively, on a constant currency basis).
  • Revenue growth was driven primarily by Halyard sales and strong Byram sales, partially offset by lower distribution revenues.
  • The company acquired the Halyard S&IP business on April 30, 2018. Halyard sales from January through April 2019 were $255 million net of $71 million of intercompany sales.
• Quarterly and year-to-date operating results also reflect pressure on gross margin, higher transportation costs, and increased expenses for the development of new solutions, primarily Fusion5.
• Net income reflects increased interest expense of $9.1 million for the quarter and $28.0 million year-to-date.

Highlights

• On a sequential basis, second quarter 2019 achieved operating income growth of 10% and adjusted operating income growth of 20%.
• On a sequential basis, net income and adjusted net income per share increased $0.05 and $0.08, respectively.
• Continued to exceed year-to-date internal operating plan
• Generated $90 million of operating cash flow in the second quarter
• Reduced debt by $60 million in the second quarter as compared to the end of the first quarter
• Renewed the Vizient GPO contract for an additional year through August 2021
• Continued intense customer focus along with improved service levels
• Byram continues strong top and bottom-line performance.

Financial Outlook

For 2019, the company is narrowing its adjusted net income per share guidance range to $0.60 to $0.70, which excludes the impact of currency.

Although the company does provide guidance for adjusted net income per share (which is a non-GAAP financial measure), it is not able to forecast the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP without unreasonable effort. Certain elements of the composition of the GAAP amount are not predictable, making it impracticable for the company to forecast. Such elements include, but are not limited to restructuring and acquisition charges. As a result, no GAAP guidance or reconciliation of the company's adjusted net income per share guidance is provided. For the same reasons, the company is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially significant impact on its future GAAP financial results. The outlook is based on certain assumptions that are subject to the risk factors discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Dividend Information

The Board of Directors approved a third quarter dividend payment of $0.0025 per share, payable on September 30, 2019, to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2019.

Investor Conference Call for 2Q 2019 Financial Results

Owens & Minor executives will host a conference call, which will also be webcast, to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Participants may access the call at 866-393-1604. The international dial-in number is 224-357-2191. A replay of the call will be available for one week by dialing 855-859-2056. The access code for the conference call, international dial-in and replay is #1486739. A webcast of the event will be available on www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section.

Safe Harbor

This release is intended to be disclosure through methods reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution to the public in compliance with the SEC's Fair Disclosure Regulation. This release contains certain ''forward-looking'' statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the statements in this release regarding our expectations with respect to our 2019 financial performance, as well as other statements related to the company's expectations regarding the performance of its business, growth, and improvement of operational performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Investors should refer to Owens & Minor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC including the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC, for a discussion of certain known risk factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from its current estimates. These filings are available at www.owens-minor.com. Given these risks and uncertainties, Owens & Minor can give no assurance that any forward-looking statements will, in fact, transpire and, therefore, cautions investors not to place undue reliance on them. Owens & Minor specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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About Owens & Minor

Owens & Minor, Inc. OMI is a global healthcare solutions company with integrated technologies, products, and services aligned to deliver significant and sustained value for healthcare providers and manufacturers across the continuum of care. With 17,000 dedicated teammates serving healthcare industry customers in 90 countries, Owens & Minor helps to reduce total costs across the supply chain by optimizing episode and point-of-care performance, freeing up capital and clinical resources, and managing contracts to optimize financial performance. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor was founded in 1882 in Richmond, Virginia, where it remains headquartered today. The company has distribution, production, customer service and sales facilities located across the Asia Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, and North America. For more information about Owens & Minor, visit owens-minor.com, follow @Owens_Minor on Twitter, and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.

Owens & Minor, Inc.
GAAP/Non-GAAP Reconciliations (unaudited), continued

The following items have been excluded in our non-GAAP financial measures:

⁽¹⁾ Intangible amortization includes amortization of intangible assets established during purchase accounting for business combinations. These amounts are highly dependent on the size and frequency of acquisitions and are being excluded to allow for a more consistent comparison with forecasted, current and historical results and the results of our peers.

⁽²⁾ Acquisition-related charges were $3.7 million and $7.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $23.2 million and $35.3 million for the same period of 2018. Acquisition-related charges in 2019 and 2018 consist primarily of transition and transaction costs for the Halyard transaction.

Exit and realignment charges were $2.0 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. Amounts in 2019 were associated with severance costs, the establishment of our client engagement centers, and IT restructuring charges. Exit and realignment charges were $1.7 million and $4.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. Amounts in 2018 were associated with the establishment of our client engagement centers.

⁽³⁾ Other consists of Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation costs associated with significant global IT platforms in connection with the redesign of our global information system strategy.

⁽⁴⁾ Write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the revolving credit facility as a result of the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement.

⁽⁵⁾ Goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges in 2018 included in our Global Products segment were $149 million and $16.5 million, respectively.

⁽⁶⁾ The second quarter of 2018 included an incremental charge to cost of goods sold from purchase accounting impacts related to the sale of acquired inventory that was written up to fair value in connection with the Halyard acquisition.

⁽⁷⁾ These charges have been tax effected in the preceding table by determining the income tax rate depending on the amount of charges incurred in different tax jurisdictions and the deductibility of those charges for income tax purposes.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In general, the measures exclude items and charges that (i) management does not believe reflect Owens & Minor, Inc.'s (the "Company") core business and relate more to strategic, multi-year corporate activities; or (ii) relate to activities or actions that may have occurred over multiple or in prior periods without predictable trends. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to evaluate the Company's performance, evaluate the balance sheet, engage in financial and operational planning and determine incentive compensation.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures to investors as supplemental metrics to assist readers in assessing the effects of items and events on its financial and operating results and in comparing the Company's performance to that of its competitors. However, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements set forth above should be carefully evaluated.

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