LivaNova Reports Third-Quarter 2022 Results

LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Financial Summary and Highlights¹

• Revenue of $252.6 million for the quarter decreased 0.2 percent on a reported basis and increased 5.2 percent on a constant-currency basis, as compared to the prior-year period

• U.S. GAAP diluted loss per share was $2.01, including a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of approximately $2.40 per share, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.58

• Michael Hutchinson named LivaNova Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, succeeding Keyna Skeffington, who will retire as previously announced

“Our revenue growth in the third quarter, excluding foreign currency impact, reflects solid execution driven by our Neuromodulation and Cardiopulmonary business units,” said Damien McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of LivaNova. “We saw improving revenue growth across all regions in Neuromodulation and year-over-year growth in Cardiopulmonary as cardiac surgery procedure volumes continue to recover. Our full-year 2022 outlook is unchanged, and we remain focused on executing on our core growth drivers, delivering on our clinical and product pipeline opportunities, and generating cash."

Third-Quarter 2022 Results

The following table summarizes revenue for the third quarter of 2022 by segment (in millions):

Cardiopulmonary revenue increased 6.6 percent² versus the third quarter of 2021 driven by the Rest of World and Europe regions. This growth was primarily driven by oxygenator revenue due to an increase in cardiac surgery procedures and strength in heart-lung machine placements in the Rest of World region.

Neuromodulation revenue increased 10.4 percent² versus the third quarter of 2021 with growth across all regions. This increase was driven by improving market dynamics.

Advanced Circulatory Support (ACS) revenue decreased 43.8 percent² compared to the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to a reduction in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) related to fewer severe COVID-19 cases, hospital-related challenges and product mix, which was partially offset by growth in non-COVID-19 cases.

Financial Performance³

On a U.S. GAAP basis, third-quarter 2022 operating loss was $132.0 million, as compared to an operating income of $16.4 million for the third quarter of 2021. Reported results include a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $129.4 million for the ACS reporting unit reflecting current market conditions. Adjusted operating income for the third quarter of 2022 was $36.6 million, as compared to $46.5 million for the third quarter of 2021.

On a U.S. GAAP basis, third-quarter 2022 diluted loss per share was $2.01, as compared to a diluted loss per share of $0.84 in the third quarter of 2021. Third-quarter 2022 adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.58, as compared to $0.66 per share in the third quarter of 2021.

Appointment of Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

Today, LivaNova announced that Michael Hutchinson has been named LivaNova Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, effective November 14, 2022. He succeeds Keyna Skeffington, who will assist with the transition and retire from the Company on June 30, 2023. Hutchinson joins LivaNova having previously served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of several companies, including Varian Medical Systems and Stryker Corporation.

"At LivaNova, we seek out leaders with a patient-first approach who will guide our company as we develop innovative products and therapies," McDonald said. "Mike has a strong medical device industry background. His legal and business acumen and strategic counsel will benefit the entire team, and we look forward to welcoming him to LivaNova."

Full-Year 2022 Outlook

LivaNova continues to expect revenue for full-year 2022 to grow between 4 and 6 percent on a constant-currency basis, excluding the impact of the Heart Valves divestiture. Foreign currency is now expected to be a 5 percent headwind.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share for 2022 remains in the range of $2.25 to $2.45, assuming a fully diluted share count of 54 million for full-year 2022. The Company continues to estimate that adjusted free cash flow will be in the range of $60 to $80 million.

Conference Call Instructions

The Company will host a live audiocast at 12 p.m. London time (8 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 that will be accessible at www.livanova.com/events. Listeners should register in advance and log on approximately 10 minutes early to ensure proper setup. To listen to the conference call by telephone, dial +1 844 200 6205 (if dialing from within the U.S.) or +1 929 526 1599 (if dialing from outside the U.S.). The conference call access code is 548193. Within 24 hours of the audiocast, a replay will be available at www.livanova.com/events, where it will be archived and accessible for approximately 90 days.

About LivaNova

LivaNova PLC is a global medical technology and innovation company built on nearly five decades of experience and a relentless commitment to provide hope for patients and their families through innovative medical technologies, delivering life-changing improvements for both the Head and Heart. Headquartered in London, LivaNova employs approximately 3,000 employees and has a presence in more than 100 countries for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals and healthcare systems worldwide. For more information, please visit www.livanova.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, management has disclosed financial measurements that present financial information not in accordance with GAAP. Company management uses these measurements as aids in monitoring the Company’s ongoing financial performance from quarter to quarter and year to year on a regular basis and for benchmarking against other medical technology companies. Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, operating performance measures as prescribed by GAAP.

Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth rates in this release reflect comparable, constant-currency growth. Management believes that referring to comparable, constant-currency growth is the most useful way to evaluate the revenue performance of LivaNova and to compare the revenue performance of current periods to prior periods on a consistent basis. Constant-currency growth, a non-GAAP financial measure, measures the change in revenue between current and prior-year periods using average exchange rates in effect during the applicable prior-year period.

LivaNova calculates forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures based on internal forecasts that omit certain amounts that would be included in GAAP financial measures. For example, forward-looking net revenue growth projections are estimated on a constant-currency basis and exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Forward-looking non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance exclude other items such as, but not limited to, changes in fair value of derivatives and contingent consideration arrangements and asset impairment charges that would be included in comparable GAAP financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for constant-currency net revenue, non-GAAP adjusted tax rate and adjusted diluted earnings per share are net revenue, the effective tax rate and earnings per share, respectively. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for adjusted free cash flow is net cash provided by operating activities. However, non-GAAP financial adjustments on a forward-looking basis are subject to uncertainty and variability as they are dependent on many factors, including but not limited to, the effect of foreign currency exchange fluctuations, impacts from potential acquisitions or divestitures, the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings, gains or losses on the potential sale of businesses or other assets, restructuring costs, merger and integration activities, changes in fair value of derivatives and contingent consideration arrangements, asset impairment charges and the tax impact of the aforementioned items, tax law changes or other tax matters. Accordingly, forward-looking GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures are not available without unreasonable effort.

The Company also believes adjusted financial measures such as adjusted gross profit percentage, adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted other operating expenses, adjusted operating income, adjusted income tax expense, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, are measures by which LivaNova generally uses to facilitate management review of the operational performance of the company, to serve as a basis for strategic planning and to assist in the design of compensation incentive plans. Additionally, the Company also uses the non-GAAP liquidity measure adjusted free cash flow. Furthermore, adjusted financial measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s core performance for different periods on a more comparable and consistent basis, and with other entities in the medical technology industry by adjusting for items that are not related to the ongoing operations of the Company or incurred in the ordinary course of business.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Important factors that may cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: (i) risks related to reductions, interruptions or increasing costs related to the supply of raw materials and components and the distribution of finished products, including as a result of inflation and war; (ii) volatility in the global market and worldwide economic conditions, including volatility caused by the invasion of Ukraine, inflation, changes to existing trade agreements and relationships between the U.S. and other countries including the implementation of sanctions; (iii) non-U.S. operational and economic risks and concerns including the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on quarterly operating results; (iv) failure to retain key personnel, prevent labor shortages, or manage labor costs; (v) risks associated with the impairment of goodwill and other assets resulting from acquisitions; (vi) risks relating to the effects of interest rate fluctuations on our operating results; (vii) risks relating to the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 and its variants around the world, including market volatility, reductions in business operations and reduction in medical procedures; (viii) changes in technology, including the development of superior or alternative technology or devices by competitors and/or competition from providers of alternative medical therapies; (ix) losses or costs from pending or future lawsuits and governmental investigations, including any amount of liability or damages imposed by the Appeals Court or the Supreme Court of Italy with respect to SNIA S.p.A.; (x) failure to develop and commercialize new products and the rate and degree of market acceptance of such products; (xi) failure to obtain approvals or maintain the current regulatory approvals for our products’ approved indications; (xii) failure to comply with, or changes in, laws, regulations or administrative practices affecting government regulation of our products, including, but not limited to, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) laws and regulations; (xiii) changes in customer spending patterns; (xiv) failure to establish, expand or maintain market acceptance of our products for the treatment of our approved indications; (xv) any legislative or administrative reform to the healthcare system, including the U.S. Medicare or Medicaid systems or international reimbursement systems, that significantly reduces reimbursement for our products or procedures or denies coverage for such products or procedures or enhances coverage for competitive products or procedures, as well as adverse decisions by administrators of such systems on coverage or reimbursement issues relating to our products; (xvi) failure to obtain or maintain coverage and reimbursement for our products’ approved indications and risks related to cost containment efforts of healthcare purchasing organizations; (xvii) unfavorable results from clinical studies or failure to meet milestones; (xviii) risks relating to our indebtedness under the exchangeable senior notes, our revolving credit facility and our 2022 Term Facilities; (xix) effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting; (xx) changes in our profitability and/or failure to manage costs and expenses; (xxi) fluctuations in future quarterly operating results and/or variations in revenue and operating expenses relative to estimates; (xxii) cyber-attacks or other disruptions to our information technology systems; (xxiii) product liability, intellectual property, shareholder-related, environmental-related, income tax and other litigation, disputes, losses and costs; (xxiv) protection, expiration and validity of our intellectual property; (xxv) failure to comply with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, including federal and state privacy and security laws and regulations, and applicable non-U.S. laws and regulations; (xxvi) harsh weather or natural disasters, including as a result of climate change, that interrupt our business operations or the business operations of our hospital-customers or failure to comply with evolving environmental laws; (xxvii) failure of new acquisitions to further our strategic objectives or strengthen our existing businesses; (xxviii) changes in tax laws and regulations, including exposure to additional income tax liabilities; (xxix) changes in our common stock price; and (xxx) activist investors causing disruptions to the business.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect the Company’s business, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by LivaNova.

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