Patterson Companies Reports Fiscal 2019 Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Operating Results

  • Delivered fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales growth. Fourth-quarter reported net sales increased 2.6 percent to $1.4 billion and internal sales increased 4.1 percent.
  • Animal Health segment internal sales increased 4.1 percent, representing continued strong performance in both Companion Animal and Production Animal businesses.
  • Dental segment internal sales increased 4.2 percent, marking second consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales growth.
  • Returned to EPS growth with fourth-quarter GAAP earnings of $0.30 per diluted share, up 30 percent, and adjusted earnings1 of $0.37 per diluted share, up 23 percent.
  • Issues fiscal 2020 GAAP earnings guidance of $0.99 to $1.09 per diluted share and adjusted earnings1 range of $1.33 to $1.43 per diluted share.

ST. PAUL, Minn.--()--Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) today reported consolidated net sales of approximately $1.4 billion (see attached Sales Summary for further details) in its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 27, 2019, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the same period last year. Internal sales, which are adjusted for the effects of currency translation and changes in product selling relationships, increased 4.1 percent.

Reported net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc. for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $28.0 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to $20.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in last year’s fiscal fourth quarter. Adjusted net income1 attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc., which excludes deal amortization costs and discrete tax matters, totaled $35.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to $28.2 million in the same quarter last year, or $0.30 per diluted share.

Patterson’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2019 results reflect continued top line growth and improved profitability trends throughout the year, enabling us to deliver on our earnings expectations while making continued necessary investments in our people, technology and services,” said Mark Walchirk, President and CEO of Patterson Companies. “Through the execution of our strategic priorities, we have successfully stabilized our core business and returned both of our segments to growth. We continued to drive strong performance in both the companion and production animal businesses, and we achieved our second consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth in Dental, fueled by strong growth across the equipment category. We are pleased with Patterson’s performance during the first full year of our three-year plan, and we are positioned to build momentum behind our improved performance going forward.”

Patterson Animal Health

Reported net sales in our Animal Health segment for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, which comprised approximately 60 percent of the company’s total sales, were $866.4 million compared to $848.0 million in the same quarter last year. Internal sales for the segment increased 4.1 percent from the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter.

Patterson Dental

Reported net sales in our Dental segment for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, which represented approximately 40 percent of total company sales, were $563.5 million compared to $545.8 million in the same quarter last year. Internal sales increased 4.2 percent compared to the fiscal 2018 fourth quarter.

Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation

For fiscal 2019, Patterson Companies generated $48.2 million of cash from operating activities and collected deferred purchase price receivables of $402.4 million for a total of $450.6 million, compared to a total of $228.5 million in fiscal 2018. During fiscal 2019, debt was reduced by $265.5 million and cash grew by $32.7 million.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, Patterson Companies paid $24.7 million in cash dividends to shareholders. During fiscal 2019, Patterson returned $99.5 million in cash dividends to shareholders.

Fiscal 2019 Results

Consolidated net sales for fiscal 2019 totaled $5.6 billion, a 2.0 percent year-over-year increase. Reported net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc. was $83.6 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, compared to $201.0 million, or $2.16 per diluted share in fiscal 2018. The fiscal 2018 period included the recognition of a provisional tax benefit of $76.6 million, reflecting the revaluation of tax-deferred assets and liabilities, net of a one-time transition tax on unremitted foreign earnings as a result of the 2017 Tax Act. In July 2018, Patterson Companies booked a pre-tax reserve of $28.3 million for the settlement of certain purported class action antitrust litigation.

Adjusted net income1 attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc. for fiscal 2019, which excludes deal amortization costs, integration and business restructuring costs, legal reserve costs and discrete tax matters, totaled $130.9 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $156.8 million, or $1.68 per diluted share, in fiscal 2018.

FY2020 Guidance

Patterson Companies today announced its fiscal 2020 earnings guidance, which is provided on both a GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted1 basis:

  • GAAP earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.99 to $1.09 per diluted share.
  • Non-GAAP adjusted earnings1 are expected to be in the range of $1.33 to $1.43 per diluted share.
  • Our non-GAAP adjusted earnings1 guidance excludes the after-tax impact of:

-Deal amortization expenses of approximately $28.7 million ($0.32 per diluted share).

-Integration and business restructuring expenses of approximately $1.4 million ($0.02 per diluted share).

Our guidance is for current operations as well as completed or previously announced acquisitions and does not include the impact of potential future acquisitions or similar transactions, if any, or impairments and material restructurings beyond those previously publicly disclosed. Our guidance assumes North American and international market conditions similar to those experienced in fiscal 2019.

1Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures table appearing behind the accompanying financial information is provided to adjust reported GAAP measures, namely operating income, income before taxes, income tax expense, net income, net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc. and diluted earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc., for the impact of deal amortization, integration and business restructuring expenses, legal reserve costs and discrete tax matters, along with the related tax effects of these items.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures may provide a helpful representation of the company's fourth-quarter performance and earnings guidance, and enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented solely for informational and comparative purposes and should not be regarded as a replacement for corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures.

In addition, the term “internal sales” used in this release represents net sales adjusted to exclude foreign currency impact and changes in product selling relationships. Foreign currency impact represents the difference in results that is attributable to fluctuations in currency exchange rates the company uses to convert results for all foreign entities where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. The company calculates the impact as the difference between the current period results translated using the current period currency exchange rates and using the comparable prior period's currency exchange rates. The company believes the disclosure of net sales changes in constant currency provides useful supplementary information to investors in light of significant fluctuations in currency rates.

Fourth-Quarter Conference Call and Replay

Patterson Companies’ fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter earnings conference call will start at 10 a.m. Eastern today. Investors can listen to a live webcast of the conference call at www.pattersoncompanies.com. The conference call will be archived on the Patterson Companies website. A replay of the fiscal 2019 fourth-quarter conference call can be heard for one week at 800-585-8367 and by providing the Conference ID 8389409 when prompted.

About Patterson Companies Inc.

Patterson Companies Inc. (Nasdaq:PDCO) is a value-added distributor serving the dental and animal health markets.

Dental Market

Patterson’s Dental segment provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey digital solutions and value-added services to dentists and dental laboratories throughout North America.

Animal Health Market

Patterson’s Animal Health segment is a leading distributor of products, services and technologies to both the production and companion animal health markets in North America and the U.K.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond Patterson's ability to control. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of Patterson or the price of Patterson stock. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, operations disruptions attributable to our enterprise resource planning system implementation; our ability to attract or retain qualified sales representatives and service technicians who relate directly with our customers; the reduction, modification, cancellation or delay of purchases of innovative, high-margin equipment; material changes in our purchasing relationships with suppliers; changes in general market and economic conditions; and the other risks and important factors contained and identified in Patterson's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except to the extent required under the federal securities laws, Patterson does not intend to update or revise the forward-looking statements.

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
 

Net sales

$

1,436,706

$

1,400,609

$

5,574,523

$

5,465,683

 

Gross profit

 

312,527

 

289,839

 

1,190,775

 

1,199,366

 

Operating expenses

 

265,904

 

248,588

 

1,053,059

 

979,477

 

Operating income

 

46,623

 

41,251

 

137,716

 

219,889

 

Other income (expense):

Other income (expense), net

 

(443)

 

1,349

 

8,178

 

6,117

Interest expense

 

(9,817)

 

(12,289)

 

(39,666)

 

(46,743)

 
Income before taxes

 

36,363

 

30,311

 

106,228

 

179,263

 
Income tax expense (benefit)

 

8,678

 

9,383

 

23,352

 

(21,711)

 
Net income

 

27,685

 

20,928

 

82,876

 

200,974

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(305)

 

-

 

(752)

 

-

Net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.

$

27,990

$

20,928

$

83,628

$

200,974

 
Earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.:
Basic

$

0.30

$

0.23

$

0.90

$

2.17

Diluted

$

0.30

$

0.23

$

0.89

$

2.16

 
Weighted average shares:
Basic

 

92,990

 

91,846

 

92,755

 

92,467

Diluted

 

93,899

 

92,446

 

93,484

 

93,094

 
Dividends declared per common share

$

0.26

$

0.26

$

1.04

$

1.04

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

95,646

$

62,984

Receivables, net

 

582,094

 

826,877

Inventory

 

761,018

 

779,834

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

165,605

 

103,029

Total current assets

 

1,604,363

 

1,772,724

Property and equipment, net

 

305,790

 

290,590

Goodwill and identifiable intangibles, net

 

1,167,379

 

1,205,401

Long-term receivables, net and other

 

191,737

 

202,949

Total assets

$

3,269,269

$

3,471,664

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

648,418

$

610,368

Other accrued liabilities

 

203,319

 

205,415

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

23,975

 

76,598

Borrowings on revolving credit

 

-

 

16,000

Total current liabilities

 

875,712

 

908,381

Long-term debt

 

725,341

 

922,030

Other non-current liabilities

 

187,709

 

179,463

Total liabilities

 

1,788,762

 

2,009,874

Stockholders' equity

 

1,480,507

 

1,461,790

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

3,269,269

$

3,471,664

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Twelve Months Ended
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
 
Operating activities:
Net income

$

82,876

$

200,974

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

82,773

 

83,816

Non-cash employee compensation

 

33,425

 

36,532

Deferred consideration in securitized receivables

 

(402,367)

 

(49,650)

Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquired

 

251,451

 

(92,777)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

48,158

 

178,895

Investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment

 

(60,734)

 

(43,263)

Collection of deferred purchase price receivables

 

402,367

 

49,650

Other investing activities

 

(906)

 

10,600

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

340,727

 

16,987

Financing activities:
Dividends paid

 

(99,468)

 

(99,199)

Repurchases of common stock

 

-

 

(87,500)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net

 

-

 

150,000

Retirement of long-term debt

 

(249,542)

 

(164,754)

Payment on revolving credit

 

(16,000)

 

(43,000)

Other financing activities

 

9,764

 

14,291

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(355,246)

 

(230,162)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(977)

 

2,305

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

32,662

 

(31,975)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

62,984

 

94,959

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

95,646

$

62,984

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
SALES SUMMARY
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
Total
Sales
Growth
Foreign
Exchange
Impact
Other (a) Internal
Sales
Growth
Three Months Ended
 
Consolidated net sales
Consumable

$

1,154,802

$

1,145,258

0.8

%

(1.3)

%

(0.3)

%

2.4

%

Equipment and software

 

190,536

 

168,393

13.1

(1.1)

-

14.2

Other

 

91,368

 

86,958

5.1

(0.9)

-

6.0

Total

$

1,436,706

$

1,400,609

2.6

%

(1.3)

%

(0.2)

%

4.1

%

 
Dental
Consumable

$

312,061

$

317,951

(1.9)

%

(1.0)

%

-

%

(0.9)

%

Equipment and software

 

174,572

 

155,979

11.9

(1.2)

-

13.1

Other

 

76,844

 

71,834

7.0

(0.8)

-

7.8

Total

$

563,477

$

545,764

3.2

%

(1.0)

%

-

%

4.2

%

 
Animal Health
Consumable

$

842,741

$

827,307

1.9

%

(1.5)

%

(0.4)

%

3.8

%

Equipment and software

 

15,964

 

12,414

28.6

-

-

28.6

Other

 

7,706

 

8,257

(6.7)

(2.6)

-

(4.1)

Total

$

866,411

$

847,978

2.2

%

(1.5)

%

(0.4)

%

4.1

%

 
Corporate
Other

$

6,818

$

6,867

(0.7)

%

-

%

-

%

(0.7)

%

Total

$

6,818

$

6,867

(0.7)

%

-

%

-

%

(0.7)

%

(a) Sales of certain products previously recognized on a gross basis were recognized on a net basis during the three and twelve months ended April 27, 2019.
 

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

SALES SUMMARY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
Total
Sales
Growth
Foreign
Exchange
Impact
Other (a) Internal
Sales
Growth
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
Consolidated net sales
Consumable

$

4,482,016

$

4,415,643

1.5

%

(0.5)

%

(0.2)

%

2.2

%

Equipment and software

 

753,805

 

709,253

6.3

(0.3)

-

6.6

Other

 

338,702

 

340,787

(0.6)

(0.2)

-

(0.4)

Total

$

5,574,523

$

5,465,683

2.0

%

(0.4)

%

(0.2)

%

2.6

%

 
Dental
Consumable

$

1,214,814

$

1,251,642

(2.9)

%

(0.2)

%

-

%

(2.7)

%

Equipment and software

 

694,864

 

660,355

5.2

(0.3)

-

5.5

Other

 

282,112

 

284,081

(0.7)

(0.2)

-

(0.5)

Total

$

2,191,790

$

2,196,078

(0.2)

%

(0.2)

%

-

%

-

%

 
Animal Health
Consumable

$

3,267,202

$

3,164,001

3.3

%

(0.6)

%

(0.3)

%

4.2

%

Equipment and software

 

58,941

 

48,898

20.5

-

-

20.5

Other

 

28,385

 

29,665

(4.3)

(0.8)

-

(3.5)

Total

$

3,354,528

$

3,242,564

3.5

%

(0.6)

%

(0.3)

%

4.4

%

 
Corporate
Other

$

28,205

$

27,041

4.3

%

-

%

-

%

4.3

%

Total

$

28,205

$

27,041

4.3

%

-

%

-

%

4.3

%

(a) Sales of certain products previously recognized on a gross basis were recognized on a net basis during the three and twelve months ended April 27, 2019.
 

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

OPERATING INCOME BY SEGMENT

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
April 27,
2019
April 28,
2018
 
Operating income (loss)
Dental

$

50,649

$

46,036

$

179,236

$

229,201

Animal Health

 

25,376

 

20,128

 

81,472

 

78,058

Corporate

 

(29,402)

 

(24,913)

 

(122,992)

 

(87,370)

Total

$

46,623

$

41,251

$

137,716

$

219,889

 
PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended April 27, 2019 GAAP Deal
amortization
Integration and
business
restructuring
expenses
Legal
reserve
Discrete tax
matters
Non-GAAP
Operating income

$

46,623

$

9,238

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

55,861

Other expense, net

 

(10,260)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(10,260)

Income before taxes

 

36,363

 

9,238

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

45,601

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

8,678

 

2,198

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

10,876

Net income

 

27,685

 

7,040

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

34,725

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(305)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(305)

Net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.

$

27,990

$

7,040

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

35,030

 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.*

$

0.30

$

0.07

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

0.37

 
Operating income as a % of sales

 

3.2%

 

3.9%

Effective tax rate

 

23.9%

 

23.9%

 
For the three months ended April 28, 2018 GAAP Deal
amortization
Integration and
business
restructuring
expenses
Legal
reserve
Discrete tax
matters
Non-GAAP
Operating income

$

41,251

$

9,533

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

50,784

Other expense, net

 

(10,940)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(10,940)

Income before taxes

 

30,311

 

9,533

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

39,844

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

9,383

 

2,893

 

-

 

-

 

(608)

 

11,668

Net income

 

20,928

 

6,640

 

-

 

-

 

608

 

28,176

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.

$

20,928

$

6,640

$

-

$

-

$

608

$

28,176

 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.*

$

0.23

$

0.07

$

-

$

-

$

0.01

$

0.30

 
Operating income as a % of sales

 

2.9 %

 

3.6 %

Effective tax rate

 

31.0 %

 

29.3 %

*May not sum due to rounding
 

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 
For the twelve months ended April 27, 2019 GAAP Deal
amortization
Integration and
business
restructuring
expenses
Legal
reserve
Discrete tax
matters
Non-GAAP
Operating income

$

137,716

$

38,193

$

-

$

28,263

$

-

$

204,172

Other expense, net

 

(31,488)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(31,488)

Income before taxes

 

106,228

 

38,193

 

-

 

28,263

 

-

 

172,684

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

23,352

 

8,992

 

-

 

7,523

 

2,686

 

42,553

Net income

 

82,876

 

29,201

 

-

 

20,740

 

(2,686)

 

130,131

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(752)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(752)

Net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.

$

83,628

$

29,201

$

-

$

20,740

$

(2,686)

$

130,883

 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.*

$

0.89

$

0.31

$

-

$

0.22

$

(0.03)

$

1.40

 
Operating income as a % of sales

 

2.5%

 

3.7%

Effective tax rate

 

22.0%

 

24.6%

 
For the twelve months ended April 28, 2018 GAAP Deal
amortization
Integration and
business
restructuring
expenses
Legal
reserve
Discrete tax
matters
Non-GAAP
Operating income

$

219,889

$

38,515

$

8,594

$

-

$

-

$

266,998

Other expense, net

 

(40,626)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(40,626)

Income before taxes

 

179,263

 

38,515

 

8,594

 

-

 

-

 

226,372

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(21,711)

 

11,793

 

2,879

 

-

 

76,648

 

69,609

Net income

 

200,974

 

26,722

 

5,715

 

-

 

(76,648)

 

156,763

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net income attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.

$

200,974

$

26,722

$

5,715

$

-

$

(76,648)

$

156,763

 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Patterson Companies, Inc.*

$

2.16

$

0.29

$

0.06

$

-

$

(0.82)

$

1.68

 
Operating income as a % of sales

 

4.0 %

 

4.9 %

Effective tax rate

 

(12.1)%

 

30.7 %

*May not sum due to rounding
 

 

Contacts

INVESTORS: John M. Wright, Investor Relations
COMPANY: Patterson Companies Inc.
TEL: 651.686.1364
EMAIL: john.wright@pattersoncompanies.com

MEDIA: Patterson Corporate Communications
COMPANY: Patterson Companies Inc.
TEL: 651.905.3349
EMAIL: corporate.communications@pattersoncompanies.com
WEB: pattersoncompanies.com

Contacts

INVESTORS: John M. Wright, Investor Relations
COMPANY: Patterson Companies Inc.
TEL: 651.686.1364
EMAIL: john.wright@pattersoncompanies.com

MEDIA: Patterson Corporate Communications
COMPANY: Patterson Companies Inc.
TEL: 651.905.3349
EMAIL: corporate.communications@pattersoncompanies.com
WEB: pattersoncompanies.com