SurModics Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

July 23, 2008 at 4:01 PM EDT

Strong Operating Cash Flow and Continued Diversification

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2008--SurModics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry, today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Third Quarter Highlights:

  • Operating cash flow of $13.7 million


  • Total revenue of $24.3 million, up 37% year-over-year
  • Legacy business revenue (excluding Brookwood Pharmaceuticals and BioFX Laboratories acquisitions), up 4% year-over-year
  • Non-CYPHER-related revenue up 62% year-over-year, up 15% excluding acquisitions
  • Double-digit year-over-year revenue growth in all three operating segments:
    • Drug Delivery - up 85%
    • Hydrophilic and Other - up 14%
    • In Vitro - up 12%
  • Brookwood Pharmaceuticals revenue of $4.7 million and BioFX revenue of $1.1 million

-- GAAP results:

  • Operating income of $7.2 million
  • Net income of $4.8 million
  • Diluted EPS of $0.26

-- Non-GAAP results (adjusting for accounting treatment of Merck agreement):

  • Adjusted total revenue of $34.0 million
  • Adjusted operating income of $17.0 million
  • Adjusted net income of $10.8 million
  • Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.59

-- Achieved four fiscal 2008 goals;

  • Merck initiated a Phase IIb clinical trial for I-vation TA, triggering a milestone payment from Merck to SurModics of $9 million (received in fourth quarter); achieved two fiscal 2008 goals
  • Six new licenses signed with SurModics customers; achieved fiscal 2008 goal
  • Four new customer products launched; achieved fiscal 2008 goal

-- Repurchased cumulative $11.2 million of SurModics stock fiscal year-to-date through July

"SurModics generated strong financial results in the third quarter, including double-digit revenue growth in all three of our operating segments for the third consecutive quarter," said Bruce Barclay, president and chief executive officer. "We are extremely pleased to have achieved several more of our fiscal 2008 goals during the quarter. In particular, three quarters into our fiscal year, we have already surpassed our goal of signing 18 new licenses with customers. By signing six new licenses during the quarter, our fiscal year total is 19. We also met our goal of 10 new product launches by our customers, with four new launches during the quarter. Additionally, Brookwood met its goal of signing a development agreement with a top 50 pharma company."

"In addition to these outstanding results, perhaps most significantly, our program with Merck in ophthalmology continues to go well, as we celebrated the one year anniversary of the companies' License and Research Collaboration Agreement in June," continued Barclay. "During the quarter, we achieved two of our goals in ophthalmology when Merck initiated a Phase IIb clinical trial of the I-vation TA intravitreal implant. This achievement, which is the culmination of many months of hard work by the teams at Merck and SurModics, triggered a milestone payment of $9 million from Merck to SurModics under our agreement. Our collaboration with Merck has generated over $38 million in total cash in its first year. As of the end of the quarter, our total Merck deferred revenue balance had grown to $34.6 million."

For the third quarter of fiscal 2008, revenue was $24.3 million, an increase of 37% from $17.8 million in the year-earlier period. Total operating expenses, including product costs, were $17.1 million, compared with $10.2 million last year. Operating income was $7.2 million, a decrease of 4% compared with $7.5 million in the prior-year period. Net income was $4.8 million, a 14% decrease from $5.6 million in the same period last year. Diluted net income per share was $0.26, a 16% decrease from $0.31 in the third quarter of fiscal 2007. Consistent with the first two quarters of fiscal 2008, earnings growth did not keep pace with revenue growth primarily because of the accounting treatment relating to our Merck agreement, and a changing mix of revenue sources.

For the first nine months of fiscal 2008, revenue was a record $73.8 million, compared with $51.9 million in the year earlier period, and already exceeding fiscal 2007 full-year revenue of $73.2 million. Operating income was $21.9 million, compared with $23.7 million in the prior year period; net income was $15.6 million, compared with $17.3 million in the year earlier period; and diluted net income per share was $0.85, compared with $0.95 in the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

On a non-GAAP basis (adjusting revenue for the accounting treatment of the Merck agreement), for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008, total revenue was $34.0 million, operating income was $17.0 million, net income was $10.8 million, and diluted net income per share was $0.59. On a non-GAAP basis, for the nine-month period ending June 30, 2008, total revenue was $87.8 million, operating income was $36.0 million, net income was $24.1 million, and diluted net income per share was $1.31. On a non-GAAP basis, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007, total revenue was $37.8 million, operating income was $27.5 million, net income was $18.4 million, and diluted net income per share was $1.02. On a non-GAAP basis, for the nine-month period ending June 30, 2007, total revenue was $71.9 million, operating income was $43.7 million, net income was $29.8 million, and diluted net income per share was $1.64.

SurModics' pipeline of customer projects continues to grow. As of June 30, 2008, SurModics' customers had 102 licensed product classes generating royalty revenue, up from 98 in the prior-year period; the total number of licensed product classes not yet launched was 105, compared with 93 in the prior-year period; and major non-licensed opportunities totaled 98, compared with 74 a year ago. In total, SurModics now has 203 potential commercial products in development.

SurModics' cash and investment balances totaled $70.0 million as of June 30, 2008. Operating cash flow for the quarter was $13.7 million, compared with $7.1 million in the prior year period. These figures do not include the $9 million milestone payment from Merck, which was received in the fourth quarter.

"SurModics' cash position and cash flow generation remain robust," said Phil Ankeny, senior vice president and chief financial officer. "We continue to be active in the deployment of capital with a goal of enhancing shareholder value. We are pleased to have purchased over $11 million of stock in the share repurchase program announced this past November. We also have been making investments in our facilities to provide cGMP manufacturing capabilities in support of our customers. Despite having deployed over $23 million in these initiatives in fiscal 2008, our cash and investment balance remains strong, at approximately $70 million. Finally, SurModics continually reviews business development opportunities that can support our growth strategy, enhance our market positioning and add shareholder value."

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 third quarter webcast icon. If you do not have access to the Internet and want to listen to the audio by phone, dial 800-240-8926. A replay of the third quarter conference call will be available by dialing 800-405-2236 and entering conference call ID 11116707. The audio replay will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, July 23, until 7:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, July 30.

About SurModics, Inc.

SurModics, Inc. is a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies to the healthcare industry. SurModics partners with the world's foremost medical device, pharmaceutical and life science companies to develop and commercialize innovative products that result in improved patient outcomes. Core offerings include: drug delivery technologies (coatings, microparticles, 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. Collaborative efforts include a sustained drug-delivery system in human trials for treatment of retinal disease and the drug-delivery polymer matrix on the first-to-market drug-eluting coronary stent. SurModics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and its Brookwood 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, statements about our ability to achieve our fiscal 2008 corporate goals and long-term objectives and statements regarding our pipeline, 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) realizing the full potential benefits of the company's agreement with Merck requires the development of new products and applications of technology; (2) costs or difficulties relating to the integration of the businesses of Brookwood Pharmaceuticals and BioFX Laboratories with SurModics' business may be greater than expected and may adversely affect the company's results of operations and financial condition; (3) our reliance on third parties, developments in the regulatory environment, as well as market and general economic conditions, may adversely affect our business operations and profitability and our ability to achieve our fiscal 2008 corporate goals and to realize the potential of our pipeline; (4) failure to obtain intellectual property rights protecting our proprietary technologies, or the expiration or loss of such rights, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; and (5) 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, 2007, 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 net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful insight into our operating performance as it relates to our Merck agreement accounting treatment and provide an alternative perspective of our results of operations. We use these non-GAAP measures to assess our operating performance and to determine payout 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 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 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 each period presented, which are attached to this release.

                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                (In thousands, except per share data)

                               Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                    June 30,            June 30,
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                 2008      2007      2008      2007
                               ------------------- -------------------
                                   (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)
Revenue:
  Royalties and license fees    $13,587   $13,416   $40,574   $39,664
  Product sales                   4,447     2,947    14,354     9,054
  Research & development          6,242     1,399    18,884     3,147
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total revenue               24,276    17,762    73,812    51,865

Operating expenses:
  Product costs                   1,773     1,217     5,902     3,396
  Research & development         10,511     6,200    30,415    17,124
  Selling, general &
   administrative                 4,808     2,827    15,559     7,633
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
     Total operating expenses    17,092    10,244    51,876    28,153
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income from operations            7,184     7,518    21,936    23,712

Investment income                   626     1,201     3,530     3,702
                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Income before income taxes        7,810     8,719    25,466    27,414

Income tax provision             (3,010)   (3,132)   (9,913)  (10,161)

                               --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income                       $4,800    $5,587   $15,553   $17,253
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

Basic net income per share        $0.27     $0.31     $0.86     $0.95
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

Diluted net income per share      $0.26     $0.31     $0.85     $0.95
                               ========= ========= ========= =========

Weighted average shares
 outstanding
  Basic                          18,073    17,815    18,058    18,116
  Diluted                        18,322    17,968    18,373    18,249
                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (In thousands)

                                             June 30,    September 30,
                                               2008          2007
                                           ------------- -------------
Assets                                             (Unaudited)
------------------------------------------

Current assets:
  Cash & investments                             $24,271       $26,308
  Accounts receivable                             24,736        16,138
  Inventories                                      2,973         2,497
  Other current assets                             2,926         2,952
                                           ------------- -------------
    Total current assets                          54,906        47,895

Property & equipment, net                         34,461        19,738
Restricted cash                                    1,640            --
Long-term investments                             45,748        43,917
Other assets                                      58,498        59,781

                                           ------------- -------------
  Total assets                                  $195,253      $171,331
                                           ============= =============

Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
------------------------------------------

Current liabilities(a)                            $7,257       $14,266

Deferred revenue (current
and long-term)                                    39,277        25,891

Other liabilities                                  3,281           252

Total stockholders' equity                       145,438       130,922

                                           ------------- -------------
  Total liabilities & stockholders' equity      $195,253      $171,331
                                           ============= =============

(a) Current liabilities exclude current portion of deferred revenue.

                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                            (In thousands)
                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                         June 30,
                                                     -----------------
                                                       2008     2007
                                                     -----------------
                                                        (Unaudited)

Operating Activities
  Net income                                         $15,553  $17,253
  Depreciation and amortization                        4,501    2,923
  Stock-based compensation                             7,181    5,035
  Net other operating activities                      (5,981)  (1,061)
  Change in operating assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                               (8,598)   4,033
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities            (369)    (701)
    Income taxes                                      (3,945)  (2,393)
    Deferred revenue                                  13,151     (683)
    Net change in other operating assets and
     liabilities                                       1,107     (809)
                                                     -------- --------
      Net cash provided by operating activities       22,600   23,597
                                                     -------- --------

Investing Activities
  Net purchases of property and equipment            (16,849)  (2,018)
  Cash restricted for land purchase                   (1,640)      --
  Collection of notes receivable                       5,870      395
  Net other investing activities                      (5,590)  10,866
                                                     -------- --------
     Net cash (used in) provided by investing
      activities                                     (18,209)   9,243
                                                     -------- --------

Financing Activities
  Issuance of common stock                             2,955    2,554
  Purchase of common stock to fund employee taxes     (1,495)    (155)
  Repurchase of common stock                          (6,717) (35,030)
  Net other financing activities                         713       --
                                                     -------- --------
     Net cash used in financing activities            (4,544) (32,631)
                                                     -------- --------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents                 (153)     209

Cash and Cash Equivalents
  Beginning of period                                 13,812    3,751
                                                     -------- --------
  End of period                                      $13,659   $3,960
                                                     ======== ========
                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                  Supplemental Non-GAAP Information
               For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
                (in thousands, except per share data)

                             (Unaudited)

                                      Merck Agreement
                                         Adjustments
                                  ------------------------
                           As                                 Adjusted
                         Reported   Revenue       Billed      Non-GAAP
                        GAAP (1)  Recognized     Activity       (2)
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------

Revenue:
  Royalties and license
   fees                   $13,587      ($906) (3)   $9,000 (4) $21,681
  Product sales             4,447                                4,447
  Research and
   development              6,242       (180) (3)    1,855 (4)   7,917
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------
       Total revenue      $24,276    ($1,086)      $10,855     $34,045
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========

Income from operations     $7,184    ($1,086)      $10,855     $16,953
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========


Net income                 $4,800      ($667) (5)   $6,671 (5) $10,804
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========

Diluted net income per
 share (6)                  $0.26                                $0.59
                        =========                             ========


                        Balance                               Balance
                            at                                   at
                        March 31,   Revenue       Billed      June 30,
                          2008    Recognized     Activity       2008
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------
Merck deferred revenue
 (7)                      $24,877    ($1,086)      $10,855     $34,646
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========


(1) Reflects operating results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

(2) Adjusted Non-GAAP amounts exclude the revenue recognized in the period associated with the Merck agreement under GAAP and include amounts billed associated with the Merck agreement.

(3) Reflects recognition of revenue for the Merck agreement in accordance with GAAP for the period presented.

(4) Reflects amounts billed under the Merck agreement for the period presented.

(5) Reflects the after tax impact of the adjustments utilizing the Company's effective tax rate for the period presented.

(6) Diluted net income per share is calculated using the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the period presented.

(7) Reflects the activity for the period presented in the deferred revenue balance sheet account associated with the Merck agreement.

                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                  Supplemental Non-GAAP Information
               For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
                (in thousands, except per share data)

                             (Unaudited)

                                      Merck Agreement
                                         Adjustments
                                  ------------------------
                           As                                 Adjusted
                         Reported   Revenue       Billed      Non-GAAP
                        GAAP (1)  Recognized     Activity       (2)
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------

Revenue:
  Royalties and license
   fees                   $13,416         $-- (3)  $20,000 (4) $33,416
  Product sales             2,947                                2,947
  Research and
   development              1,399          -- (3)       -- (4)   1,399
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------
       Total revenue      $17,762         $--      $20,000     $37,762
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========

Income from operations     $7,518         $--      $20,000     $27,518
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========


Net income                 $5,587         $-- (5)  $12,816 (5) $18,403
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========

Diluted net income per
 share (6)                  $0.31                                $1.02
                        =========                             ========


                        Balance                               Balance
                            at                                   at
                        March 31,   Revenue       Billed      June 30,
                          2007    Recognized     Activity       2007
                        --------- -----------    ---------    --------
Merck deferred revenue
 (7)                          $--         $--      $20,000     $20,000
                        ========= ===========    =========    ========


(1) Reflects operating results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

(2) Adjusted Non-GAAP amounts exclude the revenue recognized in the period associated with the Merck agreement under GAAP and include amounts billed associated with the Merck agreement.

(3) Reflects recognition of revenue for the Merck agreement in accordance with GAAP for the period presented.

(4) Reflects amounts billed under the Merck agreement for the period presented.

(5) Reflects the after tax impact of the adjustments utilizing the Company's effective tax rate for the period presented.

(6) Diluted net income per share is calculated using the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the period presented.

(7) Reflects the activity for the period presented in the deferred revenue balance sheet account associated with the Merck agreement.

                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                  Supplemental Non-GAAP Information
               For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008
                (in thousands, except per share data)

                             (Unaudited)

                                       Merck Agreement
                                          Adjustments
                                    -----------------------
                             As                               Adjusted
                           Reported   Revenue      Billed     Non-GAAP
                          GAAP (1)  Recognized    Activity      (2)
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------

Revenue:
  Royalties and license
   fees                     $40,574    ($1,625)(3)  $11,000(4) $49,949
  Product sales              14,354                             14,354
  Research and
   development               18,884       (920)(3)    5,567(4)  23,531
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------
       Total revenue        $73,812    ($2,545)     $16,567    $87,834
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========

Income from operations      $21,936    ($2,545)     $16,567    $35,958
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========


Net income                  $15,553    ($1,554)(5)  $10,118(5) $24,117
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========

Diluted net income per
 share (6)                    $0.85                              $1.31
                          =========                           ========


                          Balance                             Balance
                              at                                 at
                          Sept. 30,   Revenue      Billed     June 30,
                            2007    Recognized    Activity      2008
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------
  Merck deferred revenue
   (7)                      $20,624    ($2,545)     $16,567    $34,646
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========


(1) Reflects operating results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

(2) Adjusted Non-GAAP amounts exclude the revenue recognized in the period associated with the Merck agreement under GAAP and include amounts billed associated with the Merck agreement.

(3) Reflects recognition of revenue for the Merck agreement in accordance with GAAP for the period presented.

(4) Reflects amounts billed under the Merck agreement for the period presented.

(5) Reflects the after tax impact of the adjustments utilizing the Company's effective tax rate for the period presented.

(6) Diluted net income per share is calculated using the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the period presented.

(7) Reflects the activity for the period presented in the deferred revenue balance sheet account associated with the Merck agreement.

                   SurModics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                  Supplemental Non-GAAP Information
               For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2007
                (in thousands, except per share data)

                             (Unaudited)

                                       Merck Agreement
                                          Adjustments
                                    -----------------------
                             As                               Adjusted
                           Reported   Revenue      Billed     Non-GAAP
                          GAAP (1)  Recognized    Activity      (2)
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------

Revenue:
  Royalties and license
   fees                     $39,664         $--(3)  $20,000(4) $59,664
  Product sales               9,054                              9,054
  Research and
   development                3,147          --(3)       --(4)   3,147
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------
       Total revenue        $51,865         $--     $20,000    $71,865
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========

Income from operations      $23,712         $--     $20,000    $43,712
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========


Net income                  $17,253         $--(5)  $12,587(5) $29,840
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========

Diluted net income per
 share (6)                    $0.95                              $1.64
                          =========                           ========


                          Balance                             Balance
                              at                                 at
                          Sept. 30,   Revenue      Billed     June 30,
                            2006    Recognized    Activity      2007
                          --------- -----------   ---------   --------
  Merck deferred revenue
   (7)                          $--         $--     $20,000    $20,000
                          ========= ===========   =========   ========


(1) Reflects operating results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

(2) Adjusted Non-GAAP amounts exclude the revenue recognized in the period associated with the Merck agreement under GAAP and include amounts billed associated with the Merck agreement.

(3) Reflects recognition of revenue for the Merck agreement in accordance with GAAP for the period presented.

(4) Reflects amounts billed under the Merck agreement for the period presented.

(5) Reflects the after tax impact of the adjustments utilizing the Company's effective tax rate for the period presented.

(6) Diluted net income per share is calculated using the diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the period presented.

(7) Reflects the activity for the period presented in the deferred revenue balance sheet account associated with the Merck agreement.

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

SOURCE: SurModics, Inc.