CONMED Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

LARGO, Fla.--()--CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Sales of $332.1 million increased 4.5% year-over-year as reported and 5.2% in constant currency.
  • Domestic revenue increased 6.1% year-over-year.
  • International revenue increased 2.6% year-over-year as reported and 4.0% in constant currency.
  • Diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) were $0.96 compared to diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) of $0.43 in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Adjusted diluted net earnings per share(1) were $0.98, an increase of 18.1% compared to the second quarter of 2023.

“Our second quarter and first half of 2024 played out largely as expected. Looking forward, we have not yet fully recovered from our supply chain challenges, which has delayed the commercial reacceleration that we had contemplated in our plan at the beginning of the year,” commented Curt R. Hartman, CONMED’s Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. “We remain highly focused on getting back on offense to serve our customers and driving above-market, long-term growth.”

2024 Outlook

Full year reported revenue is now expected to be between $1.305 billion and $1.315 billion, compared to the prior guidance range of between $1.330 billion and $1.355 billion. Foreign currency is expected to have a negative impact on revenue in the range of $5 million to $10 million for the full year.

The Company now expects full-year adjusted diluted net earnings per share(2) in the range of $3.95 to $4.02, compared to its prior range of $4.25 to $4.35. Foreign currency is expected to have an immaterial impact on earnings per share for the full year.

Supplemental Financial Disclosures

(1) A reconciliation of reported diluted net earnings per share to adjusted diluted net earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, appears below.

(2) Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted diluted net earnings per share to the comparable GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort, as discussed below.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2024 results.

To participate in the conference call via telephone, please click here to pre-register and obtain the dial-in number and passcode.

This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the “Investors” section of CONMED's website at www.conmed.com. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

(in thousands except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

332,097

 

$

317,652

 

$

644,371

 

$

613,121

Cost of sales

 

148,368

 

 

146,962

 

 

288,677

 

 

287,110

Gross profit

 

183,729

 

 

170,690

 

 

355,694

 

 

326,011

% of sales

 

55.3%

 

 

53.7%

 

 

55.2%

 

 

53.2%

Selling & administrative expense

 

122,524

 

 

129,700

 

 

245,881

 

 

259,784

Research & development expense

 

14,098

 

 

13,572

 

 

27,692

 

 

26,110

Income from operations

 

47,107

 

 

27,418

 

 

82,121

 

 

40,117

% of sales

 

14.2%

 

 

8.6%

 

 

12.7%

 

 

6.5%

Interest expense

 

9,593

 

 

9,997

 

 

19,188

 

 

20,252

Income before income taxes

 

37,514

 

 

17,421

 

 

62,933

 

 

19,865

Provision for income taxes

 

7,538

 

 

3,689

 

 

13,248

 

 

4,314

Net income

$

29,976

 

$

13,732

 

$

49,685

 

$

15,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS

$

0.97

 

$

0.45

 

$

1.61

 

$

0.51

Diluted EPS

 

0.96

 

 

0.43

 

 

1.59

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic shares

 

30,813

 

 

30,662

 

 

30,792

 

 

30,587

Diluted shares

 

31,106

 

 

31,795

 

 

31,170

 

 

31,499

Sales Summary

(in millions, unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

% Change

Domestic

International

2024

2023

As Reported

Impact of Foreign Currency

Constant Currency

As Reported

As Reported

Impact of Foreign Currency

Constant Currency

Orthopedic Surgery

$

139.5

$

140.8

-0.9%

0.8%

-0.1%

-0.4%

-1.2%

1.3%

0.1%

General Surgery

 

192.6

 

176.9

8.9%

0.5%

9.4%

8.9%

8.8%

1.7%

10.5%

$

332.1

$

317.7

4.5%

0.7%

5.2%

6.1%

2.6%

1.4%

4.0%

 

Single-use Products

$

279.3

$

264.8

5.5%

0.7%

6.2%

8.6%

1.6%

1.4%

3.0%

Capital Products

 

52.8

 

52.9

-0.3%

0.7%

0.4%

-8.4%

7.0%

1.3%

8.3%

$

332.1

$

317.7

4.5%

0.7%

5.2%

6.1%

2.6%

1.4%

4.0%

 

Domestic

$

185.4

$

174.7

6.1%

0.0%

6.1%

International

 

146.7

 

143.0

2.6%

1.4%

4.0%

$

332.1

$

317.7

4.5%

0.7%

5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

% Change

Domestic

International

2024

2023

As Reported

Impact of Foreign Currency

Constant Currency

As Reported

As Reported

Impact of Foreign Currency

Constant Currency

Orthopedic Surgery

$

274.5

$

272.0

0.9%

0.5%

1.4%

4.9%

-1.5%

0.8%

-0.7%

General Surgery

 

369.9

 

341.1

8.4%

0.4%

8.8%

7.4%

10.9%

1.3%

12.2%

$

644.4

$

613.1

5.1%

0.4%

5.5%

6.6%

3.2%

0.9%

4.1%

 

Single-use Products

$

544.0

$

514.0

5.8%

0.4%

6.2%

7.6%

3.5%

0.9%

4.4%

Capital Products

 

100.4

 

99.1

1.3%

0.5%

1.8%

0.6%

1.9%

0.9%

2.8%

$

644.4

$

613.1

5.1%

0.4%

5.5%

6.6%

3.2%

0.9%

4.1%

 

Domestic

$

361.8

$

339.3

6.6%

0.0%

6.6%

International

 

282.6

 

273.8

3.2%

0.9%

4.1%

$

644.4

$

613.1

5.1%

0.4%

5.5%

Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

Gross Profit

Selling & Administrative Expense

Operating Income

Interest
Expense

Tax
Expense

Effective Tax Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

As reported

$

183,729

$

122,524

$

47,107

$

9,593

$

7,538

20.1%

$

29,976

$

0.96

% of sales

 

55.3%

 

36.9%

 

14.2%

Legal matters(1)

 

-

 

(1,343)

 

1,343

 

-

 

61

 

1,282

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(2)

 

-

 

8,673

 

(8,673)

 

-

 

(391)

 

 

(8,282)

$

183,729

$

129,854

$

39,777

$

9,593

$

7,208

 

$

22,976

Adjusted gross profit %

 

55.3%

Amortization(3)

$

1,500

 

(7,157)

 

8,657

 

(1,407)

 

2,436

 

7,628

As adjusted

$

122,697

$

48,434

$

8,186

$

9,644

24.0%

$

30,604

$

0.98

% of sales

 

 

36.9%

 

14.6%

 

Shares

 

31,106

Convertible note hedges(4)

 

-

Adjusted diluted shares

 

31,106

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Gross Profit

Selling & Administrative Expense

Operating Income

Interest
Expense

Tax
Expense

Effective Tax Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

As reported

$

170,690

$

129,700

$

27,418

$

9,997

$

3,689

21.2%

$

13,732

$

0.43

% of sales

 

53.7%

 

40.8%

 

8.6%

Acquisition and integration costs(5)

 

2,173

 

(303)

 

2,476

 

-

 

492

 

1,984

Termination of distributor agreements(6)

 

-

 

(2,098)

 

2,098

 

-

 

417

 

1,681

Software implementation costs(7)

 

-

 

(1,797)

 

1,797

 

-

 

357

 

1,440

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(2)

 

-

 

636

 

(636)

 

-

 

(126)

 

 

(510)

$

172,863

$

126,138

$

33,153

$

9,997

$

4,829

 

$

18,327

Adjusted gross profit %

 

54.4%

Amortization(3)

$

1,500

 

(7,270)

 

8,770

 

(1,506)

 

2,490

 

7,786

As adjusted

$

118,868

$

41,923

$

8,491

$

7,319

21.9%

$

26,113

$

0.83

% of sales

 

 

37.4%

 

13.2%

 

Shares

 

31,795

Convertible note hedges(4)

 

(214)

Adjusted diluted shares

 

31,581

(1) In 2024, the Company incurred costs for third party services pertaining to potential issues with certain royalty payments to design surgeons.

(2) In 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded income related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration.

(3) Includes amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing fees.

(4) Non-GAAP adjusted dilutive weighted average shares outstanding exclude dilution that is expected to be offset by the Company’s convertible notes hedge transactions.

(5) In 2023, the Company incurred charges related to the amortization of inventory step-up to fair value associated with the acquisition of In2Bones Global, Inc., and integration costs and professional fees associated with the acquisitions of In2Bones Global, Inc. and Biorez, Inc.

(6) In 2023, the Company incurred costs related to the termination of distributor agreements.

(7) In 2023, the Company incurred additional freight, labor and travel costs as well as professional fees related to the implementation of a warehouse management software.

Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

Gross Profit

Selling & Administrative Expense

Operating Income

Interest
Expense

Tax
Expense

Effective Tax Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

 

As reported

$

355,694

$

245,881

$

82,121

$

19,188

$

13,248

21.1%

$

49,685

$

1.59

 

% of sales

 

55.2%

 

38.2%

 

12.7%

 

Legal matters(1)

 

-

 

(2,680)

 

2,680

 

-

 

253

 

2,427

 

Restructuring and related costs(2)

 

235

 

(1,539)

 

1,774

 

-

 

255

 

 

1,519

 

 

Asset impairment costs (3)

 

1,414

 

-

 

1,414

 

-

 

203

 

 

1,211

 

 

Termination of distributor agreement(4)

 

-

 

970

 

(970)

 

-

 

(139)

 

 

(831)

 

 

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(5)

 

-

 

15,219

 

(15,219)

 

-

 

(1,331)

 

(13,888)

 

$

357,343

$

257,851

$

71,800

$

19,188

$

12,489

 

$

40,123

 

Adjusted gross profit %

 

55.5%

 

Amortization(6)

$

3,000

 

(14,309)

 

17,309

 

(2,813)

 

4,879

 

15,243

 

 

As adjusted

$

243,542

$

89,109

$

16,375

$

17,368

23.9%

$

55,366

$

1.78

 

% of sales

 

37.8%

 

13.8%

 

 

Shares

 

31,170

 

Convertible note hedges(7)

 

-

 

Adjusted diluted shares

 

31,170

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

 

Gross Profit

Selling & Administrative Expense

Operating Income

Interest
Expense

Tax
Expense

Effective Tax Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

 

As reported

$

326,011

$

259,784

$

40,117

$

20,252

$

4,314

21.7%

$

15,551

$

0.49

 

% of sales

 

53.2%

 

42.4%

 

6.5%

 

Software implementation costs(8)

 

-

 

(6,056)

 

6,056

 

-

 

1,453

 

4,603

 

Acquisition and integration costs(9)

 

4,269

 

(752)

 

5,021

 

-

 

1,147

 

 

3,874

 

 

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(5)

 

-

 

(3,799)

 

3,799

 

-

 

1,014

 

2,785

 

Restructuring and related costs(2)

 

2,035

 

(1,578)

 

3,613

 

-

 

930

 

2,683

 

Termination of distributor agreements(4)

 

-

 

(2,098)

 

2,098

 

-

 

417

 

1,681

 

$

332,315

$

245,501

$

60,704

$

20,252

$

9,275

 

$

31,177

 

Adjusted gross profit %

 

54.2%

 

Amortization(6)

$

3,000

 

(14,535)

 

17,535

 

(3,012)

 

5,020

 

 

15,527

 

 

As adjusted

$

230,966

$

78,239

$

17,240

$

14,295

23.4%

$

46,704

$

1.49

 

% of sales

 

37.7%

 

12.8%

 

 

Shares

 

31,499

 

Convertible note hedges(7)

 

(138)

 

Adjusted diluted shares

 

31,361

 

(1) In 2024, the Company incurred costs for third party services pertaining to potential issues with certain royalty payments to design surgeons.

(2) In 2024, the Company incurred severance costs related to the elimination of certain positions. In 2023, the Company incurred consulting fees related to an operational cost improvement initiative and severance related to the elimination of certain positions.

(3) In 2024, the Company wrote off inventory, tooling and equipment related to the cancellation of a planned new product line.

(4) In 2024, the Company recorded an accrual adjustment related to the previous termination of a distributor agreement. In 2023, the Company incurred costs related to the termination of distributor agreements.

(5) In 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred income/(expense) related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration.

(6) Includes amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing fees.

(7) Non-GAAP adjusted dilutive weighted average shares outstanding exclude dilution that is expected to be offset by the Company’s convertible notes hedge transactions.

(8) In 2023, the Company incurred additional freight, labor and travel costs as well as professional fees related to the implementation of a warehouse management software.

(9) In 2023, the Company incurred charges related to the amortization of inventory step-up to fair value associated with the acquisition of In2Bones Global, Inc., and integration costs and professional fees associated with the acquisitions of In2Bones Global, Inc. and Biorez, Inc.

Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA

(in thousands, unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

29,976

 

$

13,732

 

$

49,685

 

$

15,551

Provision for income taxes

 

7,538

 

 

3,689

 

 

13,248

 

 

4,314

Interest expense

 

9,593

 

 

9,997

 

 

19,188

 

 

20,252

Depreciation

 

4,165

 

 

4,164

 

 

8,211

 

 

8,222

Amortization

 

13,674

 

 

13,900

 

 

27,666

 

 

27,777

EBITDA

$

64,946

 

$

45,482

 

$

117,998

 

$

76,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

6,974

 

 

6,422

 

 

13,214

 

 

12,148

Legal matters

 

1,343

 

 

-

 

 

2,680

 

 

-

Contingent consideration fair value adjustments

 

(8,673)

 

 

(636)

 

 

(15,219)

 

 

3,799

Termination of distributor agreements

 

-

 

 

2,098

 

 

(970)

 

 

2,098

Software implementation costs

 

-

 

 

1,797

 

 

-

 

 

6,056

Acquisition and integration costs

 

-

 

 

2,476

 

 

-

 

 

5,021

Restructuring and related costs

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,774

 

 

3,613

Asset impairment costs

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,414

 

 

-

Adjusted EBITDA

$

64,590

 

$

57,639

 

$

120,891

 

$

108,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

19.6%

 

 

14.3%

 

 

18.3%

 

 

12.4%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

19.4%

 

 

18.1%

 

 

18.8%

 

 

17.8%

About CONMED Corporation

CONMED is a medical technology company that provides devices and equipment for surgical procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and other healthcare professionals in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, thoracic surgery, and gastroenterology. For more information, visit www.conmed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and associated conference call may contain forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and contingencies that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. For example, in addition to general industry and economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the full year ended December 31, 2023 and other risks and uncertainties, which may be detailed from time to time in reports filed by CONMED with the SEC. Any and all forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company’s performance on a going-forward basis. The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct.

Supplemental Information - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company supplements the reporting of its financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including percentage sales growth in constant currency; adjusted gross profit; cost of sales excluding specified items; adjusted selling and administrative expenses; adjusted operating income; adjusted interest expense; adjusted income tax expense; adjusted effective income tax rate; adjusted net income, adjusted diluted shares and adjusted diluted net earnings per share (EPS). The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and shareholders in understanding its financial results and assessing its prospects for future performance. Management believes percentage sales growth in constant currency and the other adjusted measures described above are important indicators of its operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, its core operating results and provide a baseline for analyzing trends in the Company’s underlying business. Further, the presentation of EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement that management considers useful for measuring aspects of the Company’s cash flow. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for reviewing the operating results and analyzing potential future business trends in connection with its budget process and bases certain management incentive compensation on these non-GAAP financial measures.

Net sales on a constant currency basis is a non-GAAP measure. The Company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. To measure percentage sales growth in constant currency, the Company removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of net sales. To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, the Company excludes certain items that affect the comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported sales growth, gross profit, cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses, operating income, interest expense, income tax expense, effective income tax rate, net income, diluted shares and diluted net earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures above, provide a more complete understanding of the business. The Company strongly encourages investors and shareholders to review its financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

We are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of our expected diluted net earnings per share to expected adjusted diluted net earnings per share as we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort the impact and timing of acquisition, integration and other charges. The financial impact of these items is uncertain and is dependent on various factors, including timing, and could be material to our consolidated condensed statements of income.

Contacts

CONMED Corporation
Todd W. Garner
Chief Financial Officer
727-214-2975
ToddGarner@conmed.com

Contacts

CONMED Corporation
Todd W. Garner
Chief Financial Officer
727-214-2975
ToddGarner@conmed.com