PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended October 31, 2012.
- Fourth quarter revenue increased 10% year-over-year to $396.3 million. Fiscal 2012 revenue increased 9% to $1,445.1 million.
- Fourth quarter GAAP earnings per share (EPS) $1.46, up 31 cents or 27% from last year's fourth quarter. Fiscal 2012 GAAP EPS $5.05, up 39% from fiscal 2011.
- Fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS $1.47. Fiscal 2012 non-GAAP EPS $5.16. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP EPS to GAAP EPS" below.
- Fourth quarter free cash flow $83.5 million. Fiscal 2012 free cash flow $230.4 million.
Commenting on the results, Robert S. Weiss, Cooper's president and chief executive officer said, "I am pleased to report record financial results for fiscal 2012 including record revenues at both our business units and record EPS for the Company. We are proud of our many accomplishments throughout the year including CooperVision's success with its Biofinity® family of products, the re-launch of Avaira® Toric and the launch of a single-use silicone lens along with CooperSurgical's success within the surgical space and its acquisition of Origio. We continued to gain market share, post solid margins and maintain a strong balance sheet. As we enter fiscal 2013, we remain encouraged by our business trends and believe we are well positioned to deliver strong operating results."
Fourth Quarter GAAP Operating Highlights
- Revenue $396.3 million, up 10% from last year's fourth quarter, 7% excluding currency and acquisitions.
- Gross margin 64% compared with 62% in last year's fourth quarter. The improvement was primarily the result of increased manufacturing efficiencies, favorable product mix and the $6.0 million Avaira recall reserve for inventory and return provisions in last year's fourth quarter.
- Operating margin 20% compared with 18% in last year's fourth quarter. The improvement was the result of a higher gross margin and a $10.0 million one-time charge related to the settlement of the Rembrandt patent litigation that was included in last year's fourth quarter.
- Depreciation $23.5 million, up 13% from last year's fourth quarter. Amortization $7.3 million, up 31% from last year's fourth quarter primarily related to additional amortization from the acquisition of Origio.
- Total debt decreased $106.4 million from July 31, 2012, to $373.7 million. Interest expense $2.7 million compared with $2.9 million in last year's fourth quarter.
- Cash provided by operations $114.8 million, capital expenditures $32.6 million, and excluding acquisition costs of $1.3 million resulted in free cash flow of $83.5 million.
Fourth Quarter CooperVision (CVI) GAAP Operating Highlights
- Revenue $318.1 million, up 5% from last year's fourth quarter, 7% in constant currency.
- Revenue by category:
Constant Currency (In millions) % of CVI Revenue %chg %chg 4Q12 4Q12 y/y y/y Toric $ 91.4 29% 2% 5% Multifocal 26.6 8% 31% 34% Single-use sphere 72.4 23% 8% 10% Non single-use sphere, other 127.7 40% 1% 4% Total $ 318.1 100% 5% 7%
- Revenue by geography:
Constant Currency (In millions) % of CVI Revenue %chg %chg 4Q12 4Q12 y/y y/y Americas $ 139.5 44% 2% 3% EMEA 102.4 32% 4% 11% Asia Pacific 76.2 24% 10% 12% Total $ 318.1 100% 5% 7%
- Selected revenue by material:
Constant Currency (In millions) % of CVI Revenue %chg %chg 4Q12 4Q12 y/y y/y Silicone hydrogel $ 124.0 39% 21% 24% Proclear® $ 80.4 25% 1% 4%
- Gross margin 64% compared with 61% in last year's fourth quarter. The improvement was the result of increased manufacturing efficiencies and favorable product mix and the $6.0 million Avaira recall reserve for inventory and return provisions in last year's fourth quarter.
Fourth Quarter CooperSurgical (CSI) GAAP Operating Highlights
- Revenue $78.2 million, up 37% from last year's fourth quarter, 2% excluding acquisitions.
- Revenue by category:
(In millions) % of CSI Revenue %chg 4Q12 4Q12 y/y Office, other $ 31.5 40% -3% Surgical procedures 23.8 31% 15% Fertility 22.9 29% 489% Total $ 78.2 100% 37%
- Gross margin 64%, down from 65% in last year's fourth quarter. The decrease was largely the result of lower margins associated with Origio.
Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Highlights
- Revenue $1,445.1 million, up 9% from fiscal 2011, 8% excluding currency and acquisitions.
- CVI revenue $1,189.2 million, up 6% from fiscal 2011, 8% in constant currency, and CSI revenue $255.9 million, up 22% from fiscal 2011, 6% excluding acquisitions.
- Gross margin 64% compared with 60% in fiscal 2011.
- Operating margin 20% compared with 17% in fiscal 2011.
- Depreciation and amortization expense $111.2 million.
- Interest expense $11.8 million compared with $17.3 million in fiscal 2011.
- Cash provided by operations $315.1 million, capital expenditures $99.8 million, insurance recovery $6.6 million and acquisition costs $8.5 million resulted in free cash flow of $230.4 million.
Other
- On December 5, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $150.0 million of common stock under the existing share repurchase program. With this approval the Company is now authorized to purchase up to $300.0 million of its common stock. The program has $228.9 million of remaining availability and no expiration date.
2013 Guidance
The Company initiated its full year 2013 guidance. Guidance is summarized as follows:
2013 Guidance Revenues (In millions) Total $1,565--$1,625 CooperVision $1,250--$1,290 CooperSurgical $315--$335 EPS GAAP $5.70--$6.00 Non-GAAP $5.70--$6.00 Free Cash Flow (In millions) $200--$230
Guidance assumes constant currency at the date of issuance.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP EPS to GAAP EPS
To supplement our financial results presented on a GAAP basis, we use non-GAAP measures that we believe are helpful in understanding our results. The non-GAAP measures exclude debt extinguishment costs related to the amendment to our Credit Agreement and costs related to acquisitions. Our non-GAAP financial results and guidance are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and guidance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the factors management uses in planning and forecasting for future periods.
In the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012, our non-GAAP results exclude $0.8 million of direct acquisition costs related to the acquisition of Origio recorded in selling, general and administrative expense. In the fiscal third quarter of 2012, our non-GAAP results excluded a $1.4 million loss related to the May 31, 2012, amendment to our Credit Agreement and costs related to the acquisition of Origio consisting of $4.0 million in direct acquisition costs recorded in selling, general and administrative expense and $0.4 million net gain related to the repayment of debt acquired recorded in interest expense.
We also report revenue growth using the non-GAAP financial measure of constant currency revenue. Management presents and refers to constant currency information so that revenue results may be evaluated excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current period revenue for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the corresponding period in the prior year.
| Three Months Ended October 31, | Twelve Months Ended October 31, | |||||
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2012 GAAP |
Adjustments |
2012 Non-GAAP |
2012 GAAP |
Adjustments |
2012 Non-GAAP |
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| Operating income | $ 78,980 | $ 822 | $ 79,802 | $ 283,398 | $ 4,863 | $ 288,261 |
| Income before income taxes | $ 82,639 | $ 822 | $ 83,461 | $ 275,452 | $ 5,869 | $ 281,321 |
| Provision for income taxes | $ 10,492 | $ 319 | $ 10,811 | $ 26,808 | $ 525 | $ 27,333 |
| Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders | $ 71,920 | $ 504 | $ 72,424 | $ 248,339 | $ 5,344 | $ 253,683 |
| Diluted EPS attributable to Cooper stockholders | $ 1.46 | $ 0.01 | $ 1.47 | $ 5.05 | $ 0.11 | $ 5.16 |
Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call today at 5:00 PM ET to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results. The dial in number in the United States is +1-866-314-5050 and outside the United States is +1-617-213-8051. The passcode is 24769265. There will be a replay available approximately two hours after the call ends until Thursday, December 13, 2012. The replay number in the United States is +1-888-286-8010 and outside the United States is +1-617-801-6888. The replay passcode is 78922342. This call will also be broadcast live at http://investor.coopercos.com, and a transcript will be available following the conference call.
About The Cooper Companies
The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper") is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to crafting a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical focuses on supplying women's health clinicians with market leading products and treatment options to improve the delivery of healthcare to women. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, Cooper has over 7,500 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements relating to guidance, plans, prospects, goals, strategies, future actions, events or performance and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact, including our 2013 Guidance and all statements regarding anticipated growth in our revenue, expected results of operations and integration of any acquisition are forward-looking. To identify these statements look for words like "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Among the factors that could cause our actual results and future actions to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements are: adverse changes in the global or regional general business, political and economic conditions due to the current global economic downturn, including the impact of continuing uncertainty and instability of certain European Union countries that could adversely affect our global markets; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations including the risk of further declines in the value of the Euro that would decrease our revenues and earnings; acquisition integration delays or costs or the requirement to record significant adjustments to the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed within the measurement period; reduced sales, loss of customers and costs and expenses related to the recall of certain lots of Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses; a major disruption in the operations of our manufacturing, research and development or distribution facilities due to technological problems, natural disasters or other causes; disruptions in supplies of raw materials, particularly components used to manufacture our silicone hydrogel lenses; legal costs, insurance expenses, settlement costs and the risk of an adverse decision or settlement related to product liability, patent or other litigation; limitations on sales following new product introductions due to poor market acceptance; new competitors, product innovations or technologies; the impact of acquisitions or divestitures on revenues, earnings or margins; the requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write off, or accelerate depreciation on, a significant asset, including goodwill; changes in United States and foreign government regulations of the retail optical industry and of the healthcare industry generally; changes in tax laws or their interpretation and changes in effective tax rates; dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing stock and other events described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the "Business" and "Risk Factors" sections in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, as such Risk Factors may be updated in quarterly filings.
We caution investors that forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only on their stated date. We disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law.
| THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets | ||
| (In thousands) | ||
| (Unaudited) | ||
| October 31, | October 31, | |
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $12,840 | $5,175 |
| Trade receivables, net | 234,297 | 214,779 |
| Inventories | 320,199 | 253,584 |
| Deferred tax assets | 39,417 | 33,684 |
| Other current assets | 51,107 | 33,125 |
| Total current assets | 657,860 | 540,347 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 640,255 | 609,205 |
| Goodwill | 1,370,247 | 1,276,567 |
| Other intangibles, net | 214,783 | 128,341 |
| Deferred tax assets | 14,434 | 21,828 |
| Other assets | 43,805 | 48,230 |
| $2,941,384 | $2,624,518 | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Short-term debt | $25,284 | $52,979 |
| Other current liabilities | 237,268 | 214,227 |
| Total current liabilities | 262,552 | 267,206 |
| Long-term debt | 348,422 | 327,453 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 30,971 | 20,127 |
| Other liabilities | 86,281 | 72,244 |
| Total liabilities | 728,226 | 687,030 |
| Total Cooper stockholders' equity | 2,192,751 | 1,937,488 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 20,407 | -- |
| Stockholders' equity | 2,213,158 | 1,937,488 |
| $2,941,384 | $2,624,518 | |
| THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||
| (In thousands, except earnings per share amounts) | ||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
| October 31, | October 31, | |||
| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| Net sales | $396,301 | $360,908 | $1,445,136 | $1,330,835 |
| Cost of sales | 143,537 | 137,275 | 521,126 | 526,031 |
| Gross profit | 252,764 | 223,633 | 924,010 | 804,804 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 152,363 | 139,685 | 564,903 | 513,138 |
| Research and development expense | 14,118 | 11,738 | 51,730 | 43,581 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 7,303 | 5,589 | 23,979 | 20,529 |
| Operating income | 78,980 | 66,621 | 283,398 | 227,556 |
| Interest expense | 2,723 | 2,906 | 11,771 | 17,342 |
| Gain on insurance proceeds | 5,000 | -- | 5,000 | -- |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | -- | -- | 1,404 | 16,487 |
| Other income (expense), net | 1,382 | (835) | 229 | (963) |
| Income before income taxes | 82,639 | 62,880 | 275,452 | 192,764 |
| Provision for income taxes | 10,492 | 6,242 | 26,808 | 17,334 |
| Net income | 72,147 | 56,638 | 248,644 | 175,430 |
| Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 227 | -- | 305 | -- |
| Net income attributable to Cooper stockholders | $71,920 | $56,638 | $248,339 | $175,430 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders | $1.46 | $1.15 | $5.05 | $3.63 |
| Number of shares used to compute earnings per share attributable to Cooper stockholders | 49,386 | 49,184 | 49,152 | 48,309 |
Soft Contact Lens Revenue Update
Worldwide Market vs. CooperVision (Constant Currency)
The data below is extracted from a compilation of industry participants' revenue by the Contact Lens Institute (CLI), an independent market research firm. This data is compiled using gross product sales at foreign exchange rates set by CLI. It therefore excludes items such as discounts, rebates, currency hedges and freight reimbursements.
| Worldwide Manufacturers' Soft Contact Lens Revenue | ||||||
| (U.S. dollars in millions; constant currency; unaudited) | ||||||
| Calendar 3Q12 | Trailing Twelve Months 2012 | |||||
| Market | CVI | Market | CVI | |||
| Market | Change | Change | Market | Change | Change | |
| Sales by Category | ||||||
| Spheres | $1,416 | 4% | 10% | $ 5,478 | 4% | 8% |
| Torics | 364 | 7% | 11% | 1,381 | 8% | 11% |
| Multifocal | 89 | 10% | 38% | 352 | 11% | 30% |
| WW Soft Contact Lenses | $1,869 | 4% | 12% | $ 7,211 | 5% | 10% |
| Sales by Modality | ||||||
| Single-use | $ 762 | 10% | 15% | $ 2,839 | 10% | 13% |
| Other | 1,107 | 1% | 11% | 4,372 | 2% | 9% |
| WW Soft Contact Lenses | $1,869 | 4% | 12% | $ 7,211 | 5% | 10% |
| Sales by Geography | ||||||
| Americas | $ 718 | 7% | 13% | $ 2,760 | 8% | 12% |
| EMEA | 508 | 3% | 9% | 1,977 | 3% | 7% |
| Asia Pacific | 643 | 3% | 13% | 2,474 | 4% | 13% |
| WW Soft Contact Lenses | $1,869 | 4% | 12% | $ 7,211 | 5% | 10% |
| United States | $ 621 | 7% | 13% | $ 2,392 | 8% | 12% |
| International | 1,248 | 3% | 11% | 4,819 | 4% | 9% |
| WW Soft Contact Lenses | $1,869 | 4% | 12% | $ 7,211 | 5% | 10% |
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