EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Apr 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of drug delivery and surface modification technologies to the healthcare industry, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Second Quarter Summary:

• GAAP results:
  • Revenue of $18.4 million, up 6% sequentially
  • Restructuring and asset impairment charges of $3.4 million
  • Operating loss of $1.0 million
  • Net loss of $0.4 million
  • Diluted EPS of ($0.02)
• Revenue by market:
  • Therapeutic:
    • Cardiovascular - $9.3 million, down 14% sequentially
    • Ophthalmology - $3.4 million, up 36% sequentially
    • Other Markets - $2.9 million, up 54% sequentially
  • Diagnostic - $2.8 million, up 23% sequentially
• Non-GAAP results (excluding restructuring and asset impairment charges):
  • Adjusted operating income of $2.4 million
  • Adjusted net income of $1.7 million
  • Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.10
• Operating cash flow of $4.1 million
• Cash and investments of $51.8 million; no debt
• 5 new licenses with SurModics customers
• 4 new customer product classes introduced by our customers

"SurModics has worked hard to navigate several revenue transitions - namely the cancellation of our ophthalmology program with Merck, the loss of the Abbott Diagnostics royalty stream due to patent expiration, and the continued decline in our revenue from the CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent. Despite these challenges, we are delivering growth in the rest of our business. To be specific, if you exclude revenue from Merck, Abbott and Cypher from our results, SurModics' total revenue is up 6% year-over-year and 14% sequentially," said Bruce Barclay, president and CEO. "In particular, SurModics delivered strong sequential growth in Ophthalmology, Diagnostics, and Other Markets in the second quarter, and total Therapeutic revenue was at its highest level in four quarters. We also delivered strong product sales in the quarter, up 16% sequentially. Finally, we are particularly encouraged by the strong growth of our R&D revenue, which grew 46% sequentially and reached its highest level in four quarters, as the number and quality of our customer projects continue to expand and advance."

Barclay continued, "SurModics' ability to support its future growth will also be enhanced by the organizational and leadership changes instituted in March. These changes will allow us to better meet customer needs and leverage our customer relationships across our entire technology and product portfolios."

Year-over-Year Comparison

On a GAAP basis, revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $18.4 million, compared with $20.9 million in the year earlier period. The Company reported an operating loss of $1.0 million, compared with operating income of $6.2 million in the prior-year period; a net loss of $0.4 million, compared with net income of $4.2 million in the same period last year; and diluted loss per share of ($0.02), compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.24 in the second quarter of fiscal 2009.

Results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 included restructuring charges of $1.3 million in connection with the organizational changes we announced in March, as well as a $2.1 million non-cash asset impairment charge in connection with the consolidation of the Company's facilities in Birmingham, Alabama. Excluding these charges, non-GAAP results for the second quarter were as follows: operating income was $2.4 million; net income was $1.7 million; and diluted earnings per share was $0.10.

Sequential Comparison

On a GAAP basis, revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $17.4 million; operating income was $2.8 million; net income was $1.9 million; and diluted earnings per share was $0.11.

Other Highlights

SurModics' pipeline continues to represent significant potential. The Company added five new licenses in the second quarter, for a fiscal year-to-date total of 11 against its goal of signing 18 new licenses in fiscal 2010. SurModics' customers launched four new product classes in the marketplace during the quarter, for a fiscal year-to-date total of five against its goal of 10 launches in fiscal 2010. As of March 31, 2010, SurModics' customers had 102 licensed product classes generating royalty revenue, unchanged from the prior-year period; the total number of licensed product classes not yet launched was 111, up from 106 in the prior-year period; and major non-licensed opportunities totaled 75, compared with 92 a year ago. In total, SurModics now has a portfolio of 186 potential commercial products in development diversified across multiple clinical indications and technology platforms.

Cash and investments at the end of the second quarter totaled $51.8 million. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $4.1 million, compared with negative $0.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009; for the first six months of fiscal year 2010, operating cash flow was $12.4 million, as the Company continues to demonstrate its ability to generate cash. During the second quarter, the Company purchased approximately 103,000 shares of its common stock for $2.0 million.

"SurModics has preserved its excellent financial condition through continued generation of strong operating cash flow and by maintaining a healthy balance sheet with zero debt," said Phil Ankeny, senior vice president and chief financial officer. "Given our optimism in the Company's potential for long-term growth, we will continue to leverage our strong balance sheet and invest in our business. We have maintained our disciplined deployment of capital with a goal of enhancing shareholder value, principally in the areas of facilities-related and corporate development investments, as well as share repurchases."

Live Webcast

SurModics will host a webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. CT) today to discuss the quarterly results. To access the webcast, go to the investor relations portion of the Company's website at www.surmodics.com, and click on the first quarter webcast icon. If you do not have access to the Internet and want to listen to the audio by phone, dial 866-328-4270. A replay of the second quarter conference call will be available by dialing 800-406-7325 and entering conference call ID 4283019. The audio replay will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, April 28, until 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 5.

About SurModics, Inc.

SurModics' vision is to extend and improve the lives of patients through technology innovation. The Company partners with the world's foremost medical device, pharmaceutical and life science companies to develop and commercialize innovative products that result in improved diagnosis and treatment for patients. Core offerings include: drug delivery technologies (coatings, microparticles, nanoparticles, and implants); surface modification coating technologies that impart lubricity, prohealing, and biocompatibility capabilities; and components for in vitro diagnostic test kits and specialized surfaces for cell culture and microarrays. SurModics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and its SurModics Pharmaceuticals subsidiary is located in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information about the Company, visit www.surmodics.com. The content of SurModics' website is not part of this release or part of any filings the Company makes with the SEC.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about beliefs and expectations, such as our expectations about our pipeline, our ability to achieve our fiscal 2010 company goals, our optimism for the long term, our continued use of our balance sheet and investment in our business, and the potential benefits of our organizational and leadership changes, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including the following: (1) our reliance on third parties (including our customers and licensees) and their failure to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approval for, market and sell products incorporating our technologies may adversely affect our business operations, our ability to realize the full potential of our pipeline, and our ability to achieve our fiscal 2010 corporate goals; (2) costs or difficulties relating to the integration of the businesses of SurModics Pharmaceuticals and BioFX Laboratories, and the drug delivery assets and collaborative programs acquired from PR Pharmaceuticals, Inc., with SurModics' business may be greater than expected and may adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition; (3) developments in the regulatory environment, as well as market and economic conditions, may adversely affect our business operations and profitability; and (4) other factors identified under "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, and updated in our subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These reports are available in the Investors section of our website at www.surmodics.com and at the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, SurModics is reporting non-GAAP financial results including non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful insight into our operating performance excluding certain event-specific charges and as it relates to our accounting treatment for contracts with significant deferred revenue, such as the agreement with Genentech, and provide an alternative perspective of our results of operations. We believe that our non-GAAP recognition of up-front license fees, which are recognized as deferred revenue under GAAP, provides a relevant perspective of how our activities in a period may generate cash. We use these non-GAAP measures to assess our operating performance and as an input in determining payouts under our executive compensation programs. We believe that presentation of these non-GAAP measures allows investors to review our results of operations from the same perspective as management and our board of directors. We believe these non-GAAP measures facilitate investors' analysis and comparisons of our current results of operations and provide insight into the prospects of our future performance. We also believe that the non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they provide supplemental information that research analysts frequently use. The method we use to produce non-GAAP results is not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from the methods used by other companies. These non-GAAP results should not be regarded as a substitute for corresponding GAAP measures, but instead should be utilized as a supplemental measure of operating performance in evaluating our business. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect certain items that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. As such, these non-GAAP measures should be viewed in conjunction with both our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliation of the supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results provided for certain periods presented, which are attached to this release.

SOURCE: SurModics, Inc.

SurModics, Inc.
Phil Ankeny, 952-829-2700
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer