EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Apr 27, 2011 (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, 2011.

Second Quarter Summary:

• GAAP results:
  • Revenue of $17.5 million, up 15% sequentially
  • Operating income of $2.0 million
  • Net income of $2.5 million
  • Diluted EPS of $0.14
• Revenue summary:
  • Royalties and license fees - $7.7 million, up 2% sequentially
  • Product sales - $5.8 million, up 21% sequentially
  • R&D revenue - $4.0 million, up 42% sequentially
• Revenue by business unit:
  • Medical Device - $10.0 million, up 2% sequentially
  • Pharmaceuticals - $4.2 million, up 56% sequentially
  • In Vitro Diagnostics - $3.3 million, up 25% sequentially
• Non-GAAP results (assuming normalized effective tax rate):
  • Adjusted net income of $1.5 million
  • Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.08
• Operating profit by business unit:
  • Medical Device - $4.7 million
  • Pharmaceuticals - ($2.3) million
  • In Vitro Diagnostics - $1.2 million
  • Corporate - ($1.6) million
• Operating cash flow of $5.9 million
• Cash and investments of $60.0 million; zero debt
• 7 new licenses signed with SurModics customers
• 3 new customer product classes launched by SurModics customers
• Updated guidance for fiscal year 2011:
  • Full year revenue in the range of $63 to $68 million, up from the previous range of $55 to $63 million
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $0.13 to $0.26 per share, up from the previous range of a loss of $(0.15) per share to positive earnings of $0.05
  • GAAP diluted EPS in the range of a loss of ($0.21) to a loss of ($0.08), compared to the previous range of a loss of ($0.53) to a loss of ($0.33)

"We are pleased to announce 15% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter," said Gary Maharaj, SurModics' president and chief executive officer. "All three business units generated sequential revenue growth, even as we carefully managed expenses. As a result of this strong performance across the Company, we are updating our guidance for the fiscal year. I want to congratulate our teams at SurModics for delivering such a solid performance in the second quarter."

Maharaj continued, "We are diligently working through our strategic planning process and are confident in the plan taking shape around our core business definitions. In the next quarter, we will be finalizing the strategic plan and building upon the work we have accomplished to date. We look forward to continued progress against all of our strategic initiatives during the remainder of the year and achieving profitable growth for all of our shareholders."

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 was $17.5 million, up 15% sequentially compared with $15.2 million in the first quarter. Operating income was $2.0 million, compared with an operating loss of $0.7 million in the first quarter. Net income was $2.5 million, compared with a net loss of $0.4 million in the first quarter. Diluted earnings per share was $0.14, compared with a loss of ($0.02) in the first quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, assuming a normalized effective tax rate: operating income was $2.0 million, adjusted net income was $1.5 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.08.

SurModics' cash and investment balance totaled $60.0 million as of March 31, 2011, with no debt. Operating cash flow for the second quarter was $5.9 million, compared with $5.3 million in the first quarter.

"Based on the continued strength of our balance sheet and positive operating cash flow, we are well positioned to pursue growth opportunities for our Company," commented Phil Ankeny, senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We remain committed to actively utilizing our balance sheet and financial flexibility to find the most effective means of deploying capital to create long-term shareholder value."

Outlook
The Company is adjusting its full year expected revenue to the range of $63 to $68 million, up from the previous range of $55 to $63 million. Non-GAAP diluted EPS is now expected to be in the range of $0.13 to $0.26, up from the previous range of a loss of ($0.15) per share to positive earnings of $0.05 per share. Including non-recurring or event-specific charges such as restructuring charges and goodwill impairment charges, GAAP diluted earnings per share are now expected to be in the range of a loss of ($0.21) to a loss of ($0.08), compared to the previous range of a loss of ($0.53) to a loss of ($0.33).

Restated First Quarter Financial Results
The Company will be restating its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. The Company previously disclosed that it expected to record a goodwill impairment charge of $4.9 million later in fiscal year 2011 triggered by an additional milestone payment in connection with the 2007 acquisition of SurModics Pharmaceuticals. The milestone was achieved; however, the Company has determined that it should have recorded the milestone obligation and an associated goodwill impairment charge in the first quarter, rather than the second quarter. Accordingly, the Company will be restating its first quarter financial results to reflect the goodwill impairment charge and tax adjustments and anticipates the following: operating loss of $5.6 million, compared with the previously reported operating loss of $0.7 million; net loss of $6.2 million, compared with the previously reported net loss of $0.4 million; diluted loss per share of ($0.36), compared with the previously reported diluted loss per share of ($0.02). The Company will file a 10-Q/A to update its financial results for the first quarter.

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 webcast icon. A replay of the second quarter conference call will be available by dialing 800-406-7325 and entering conference call ID 4433552. The audio replay will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, April 27, until 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 4.

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 the Company's ability to successfully consummate a transaction, including the potential sale, of its pharmaceuticals business, our performance in the near- and long-term, including our positioning for profitable growth, and revenues and earnings expectations for fiscal 2011, 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 (1) our ability to successfully identify, negotiate, sign and close a potential strategic transaction related to our Pharmaceuticals business; (2) the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of any potential transaction regarding our Pharmaceuticals business, if consummated, or of our other recent cost savings initiatives; (3) the potential adverse impact to our business as a result of our announcement to pursue strategic alternatives for our Pharmaceuticals business; (4) developments in the regulatory environment, as well as market and economic conditions, may adversely affect our business operations and profitability; (5) 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 corporate goals; and (6) the 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, 2010, 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 operating income, 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 our agreement with Genentech, and provide an alternative perspective of our results of operations. We use non-GAAP measures, including those set forth in this release, to assess our operating performance and to determine payout under our executive compensation programs. We believe that presentation of certain non-GAAP measures allows investors to review our results of operations from the same perspective as management and our board of directors. We believe certain 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 certain 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. 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 do have limitations in that they do not reflect certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. As such, these non-GAAP measures presented 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 the specific periods presented, which are attached to this release.

Q2 2011 News Release with Schedules

SOURCE: SurModics, Inc.

SurModics, Inc.
Phil Ankeny, 952-500-7000
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer