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AngioDynamics, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "AngioDynamics," the "Company,""we,""our" or "us") designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, vascular access and for use in oncology and surgical
settings. Our devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures.
HISTORY
AngioDynamics was founded in Queensbury, N.Y., U.S., in 1988. Queensbury was chosen due to its location in the heart of "Catheter Valley," an area in New York's Adirondack Region named for its long history of catheter and other medical device manufacturing. Initially dedicated to the research and development of products used in interventional radiology, AngioDynamics began manufacturing and shipping product in the early 1990s. The Company soon became well established as a producer of diagnostic catheters for non-coronary angiography and thrombolytic delivery systems.
The
Company grew over the following years as a result of acquisitions of companies including RITA Medical Systems in January 2007, Oncobionic in May 2008, Vortex Medical, Inc. in October 2012, Clinical Devices in August 2013, the assets of Diomed in June 2008 and the assets of Microsulis Medical Limited in January 2013. These acquisitions added product lines including market-leading ablation and NanoKnife systems, vascular access products, angiographic products and accessories, dialysis products, drainage products, thrombolytic products, embolization products and venous products. In May 2012, AngioDynamics acquired Navilyst Medical, bringing market-leading Fluid Management systems into our portfolio. The acquisition significantly expanded the Company's scale, doubling its share of the vascular access market while building critical mass in the peripheral vascular market.
In
August 2018, the Company acquired the BioSentry product line from Surgical Specialties, LLC. In September 2018, the Company acquired RadiaDyne, which consisted of the OARtrac dose monitoring technology along with endorectal and vaginal balloons.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Fluid Management business and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business to Medline Industries, Inc. pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated April 17, 2019.
On October
2, 2019, the Company acquired Eximo Medical, Ltd., a pre-commercial stage medical device company and its proprietary 355nm laser atherectomy technology, which treats Peripheral Artery Disease. This product has been renamed Auryon.
On December 17, 2019, the Company acquired the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components Inc. This acquisition fills a gap in the Vascular Access portfolio.
Headquartered in Latham, N.Y., with manufacturing primarily out of the Queensbury facility, AngioDynamics is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol ANGO.
PRODUCTS
Our
product offerings fall within three Global Business Units (GBUs): Oncology/Surgery ("OS"), Vascular Interventions and Therapies ("VIT") and Vascular Access ("VA"). All products discussed below have been cleared for sale in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration. International regulatory clearances vary by product and jurisdiction.
Oncology/Surgery Products
AngioDynamics offers a range of comprehensive ablation technologies, including thermal tissue ablation systems (microwave energy and radiofrequency energy), surgical resection and the NanoKnife System, an innovative alternative to thermal ablation.
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Ablation
NanoKnife®
The NanoKnife® System is an alternative to traditional thermal ablation that has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for the surgical ablation of soft tissue. The NanoKnife Ablation System utilizes low energy direct current electrical pulses to permanently open pores in target cell membranes. These permanent pores or nano-scale defects in the cell membranes result in cell death. The treated tissue is then removed by the body’s natural processes in a matter of weeks, mimicking natural cell death. Unlike other ablation technologies, NanoKnife Ablation System does not achieve tissue ablation using thermal energy.
The
NanoKnife Ablation System consists of two major components: a Low Energy Direct Current, or LEDC Generator and needle-like electrode probes. Up to six (6) electrode probes can be placed into or around the targeted soft tissue. Once the probes are in place, the user enters the appropriate parameters for voltage, number of pulses, interval between pulses, and the pulse length into the generator user interface. The generator then delivers a series of short electric pulses between each electrode probe. The energy delivery is hyperechoic and can be monitored under real-time ultrasound.
Microwave Ablation
Solero Microwave Tissue Ablation (MTA) System
The Solero MTA System features the Solero Microwave (MW) Generator and the specially designed Solero MW Applicators. The solid state Solero MW Generator with a 2.45
GHz operating frequency can power up to 140W for optimized power delivery and fast ablations. The Solero MW Applicator’s optimized ceramic tip diffuses MW energy nearly spherically, and its patented cooling channel with thermocouple provides real-time monitoring to help protect non-targeted tissue during the ablation. In addition, the Solero MTA System offers physicians scalability with a single applicator designed for multiple, predictable ablation volumes by varying time and wattage. Solero is a single applicator system able to complete up to a 5 cm ablation in six (6) minutes at maximum power.
The Solero MTA System and Accessories
are indicated in the U.S. for the ablation of soft tissue during open procedures. The Solero MTA System is not intended for cardiac use.
Radiofrequency Ablation
StarBurst Radiofrequency Ablation Devices
Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) products use radiofrequency energy to provide a minimally invasive approach to ablating solid cancerous or benign tumors. Our StarBurst Radiofrequency Ablation devices deliver radiofrequency energy to raise the temperature of cells above 45-50°C, causing cellular death. The physician inserts the disposable needle electrode device into the targeted body tissue, typically under ultrasound, CT or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) guidance.
During the procedure, our system automatically adjusts the amount of energy delivered in order to maintain the temperature necessary
to ablate the targeted tissue. For a typical 5 cm ablation using our StarBurst ® Xli-enhanced disposable device, the ablation process takes approximately ten minutes. The RFA system consists of a radiofrequency generator and a family of disposable devices.
In addition to thermal ablation systems and NanoKnife, AngioDynamics also offers Habib 4X Surgical Resection devices that are used in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery procedures in surgical specialties such as Hepato-Biliary, GI, Surgical Oncology, Transplant Surgery and Urology (Partial Nephrectomy Resections). It is clinically indicated to assist in coagulation of tissue during intraoperative and laparoscopic procedures.
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BioSentry
Tract Sealant System
The BioSentry tract sealant system deploys a self-expanding hydrogel plug into the pleural space following a percutaneous lung biopsy, creating an airtight seal that closes the pleural puncture. Depth markings provide accurate and consistent placement based on CT-guided measurements, while depth adjustment wheel and locking mechanisms ensure proper plug deployment.
The hydrogel plug is made from a synthetic tissue-friendly polymer that fully reabsorbs into the body and the coaxial adapter mates with a coaxial needle to ensure a proper fit and delivery of the plug.
The BioSentry Tract Sealant System is indicated for sealing pleural punctures to significantly reduce the risk of pneumothoraxes (air leaks) associated with percutaneous, transthoracic needle lung biopsies
and to provide accuracy in marking a biopsy location for visualization during surgical resection.
IsoLoc Endorectal Balloon
The IsoLoc Endorectal Balloon's unique, customer-driven design is the result of collaborations with Radiation Oncologists, Therapists and Physicists with one goal in mind - to create a new standard for endorectal balloons (ERB) in the oncology space.
The design of IsoLoc not only addresses patient comfort, but also simplifies three challenging clinical scenarios that many physicians face when using radiation therapy for and/or in relation to the prostate. First, it's gas-release tip removes rectal gas and reduces prostate motion for gaseous patients. Secondly, the structure of the ERB aids in defining the anatomy for difficult
planning scenarios with post-radical patients. Lastly, IsoLoc repositions and lifts the bowel in patients that have a low-lying bowel.
Alatus Vaginal Balloon Packing System
Alatus was developed with the patient's comfort in mind and to assist the physician to move healthy tissue away from the radiation treatment field. Prior to Alatus, the clinician would push gauze into the vagina to move the bladder and bowel away from the radiation treatment field. Inserting gauze into the vagina can be uncomfortable before treatment and unpleasant at the end of treatment as it tends to dry out before removing.
Studies have shown, relative to traditional gauze packing, Alatus offers a more comfortable procedure for the patient, reduces the need for post-procedural
pain medication and moves healthy tissue away from the radiation field.
Vascular Interventions and Therapies Products
AngioDynamics’ Vascular Interventions and Therapies product offerings support the medical areas of Thrombus Management, Atherectomy, Peripheral Products (Core) and Venous Insufficiency.
Thrombus Management
Our Thrombus Management portfolio includes the proprietary AngioVac venous drainage cannula and circuit, as well as catheter directed thrombolytic devices, including the Uni-Fuse, Pulse Spray and SpeedLyser infusion catheters. AngioDynamics offers a range of options when treating thrombus and removing fresh, soft thrombi or emboli.
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AngioVac
Our
AngioVac venous drainage system includes a Venous Drainage Cannula and Extracorporeal Circuit. The cannula is indicated for use as a venous drainage cannula and for removal of fresh, soft thrombi or emboli during extracorporeal bypass. The AngioVac circuit is indicated for use in procedures requiring extracorporeal circulatory support for periods of up to six hours. AngioVac devices are for use with other manufacturers’ off-the-shelf pump, filter and reinfusion cannula, to facilitate venous drainage as part of an extracorporeal bypass procedure.
The AngioVac venous drainage cannula is a 22 French flat coil-reinforced cannula designed with a self-expanding nitinol reinforced funnel shaped distal tip. The proprietary funnel
shaped tip enhances venous drainage flow when the distal tip is exposed by retracting the sheath and prevents clogging of the cannula with commonly encountered undesirable intravascular material, and facilitates embolic removal of such extraneous material.
Auryon
The Auryon Atherectomy system is the latest advancement in peripheral arterial disease. Auryon System is designed to deliver an optimized wavelength, pulse width, and amplitude to remove lesions while preserving vessel wall endothelium. Additionally, the Auryon system includes aspiration which enhances the safety of the procedure. Regardless of lesion type, Auryon has been shown to provide exceptional safety and efficacy. The Auryon Atherectomy System is indicated for use in the treatment, including atherectomy, of infrainguinal stenoses and occlusions, including in-stent restenosis (ISR).
Thrombolytic
Catheters
Thrombolytic catheters are used to deliver thrombolytic agents, which are drugs that dissolve blood clots in hemodialysis access grafts, arteries, veins and surgical bypass grafts. AngioDynamics’ Uni-Fuse infusion catheter features pressure response outlets, a patented, time-tested slit technology that provides a consistent, even distribution of fluid volume along the entire length of the infusion pattern, resulting in a 12-fold advantage over standard side-hole catheters.¹
We also offer the Pulse-Spray infusion system for high pressure, pulsed delivery of lytic agent to shorten treatment time, and the SpeedLyser infusion system built for dialysis grafts and fistulas.
Peripheral Products (Core)
We offer a comprehensive portfolio for minimally invasive peripheral products. Product categories
include an extensive line of angiographic catheters and diagnostic and interventional guidewires, percutaneous drainage catheters and coaxial micro-introducer kits.
¹ Yusuf SW, et al. Immediate and Early Follow-up Results of Pulse Spray Thrombolysis in Patients with Peripheral Ischaemia. British Journal of Surgery 1995; 82:338-340.
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Angiographic Products and Accessories
Angiographic products and accessories are used during peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures. These products permit physicians to reach targeted locations to deliver contrast media for visualization purposes and therapeutic agents and devices, such as percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty (PTA) balloons. Angiographic products consist of angiographic catheters and guidewires.
Our angiographic catheter line includes the following brands, all with radiopaque tips to assure excellent visibility under fluoroscopy:
•Soft-Vu flush catheters are available in flush and selective varieties. Flush catheters are used in procedures where a high flow of contrast is required for “big picture” diagnostics. Anomalies discovered through a flush angiogram may require further investigation into a vessel of interest. Soft-Vu selective catheters are used to gain access to smaller or more distal vessels and advance the catheter or wire into the diseased section.
•Accu-Vu sizing catheters feature radiopaque marker bands at the distal (farthest away) portion of the catheter to provide
a highly accurate measurement of the patient’s anatomy. This enables precise measurement for interventional devices (stents, filters, etc.)
•AngiOptic catheters have total catheter radiopacity, ensuring tip-to-hub visibility. This catheter is also constructed with a firm tip material that enhances stability during high-flow injections, providing excellent pushability.
•Mariner catheters have a hydrophilic coating that, when combined with water, reduces friction. This makes insertion potentially easier and more comfortable for the patient, and can also be used for advancing through tortuous anatomy.
AngioDynamics guidewires include Nit-Vu (featuring a kink-resistant NiTi alloy core facilitating smooth navigation through tortuous vasculature and accurate wire control) and PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
Coated (fixed core and movable core) diagnostic guidewires.
AngioDynamics catheters and guidewires are available in more than 500 tip configurations and lengths.
Drainage Products
Drainage products percutaneously drain abscesses and other fluid pockets. An abscess is a tender inflamed mass that typically must be drained by a physician. AngioDynamics offers two brands of drainage catheters for multi-purpose/general, nephrostomy and biliary drainage: Total Abscession and Exodus. Each offer features and benefits depending on case presentation and physician preferences.
Micro Access Kits
Our Micro Access sets provide interventional physicians a smaller introducer system for minimally-invasive procedures. Our Micro Access product line provides physicians with
the means to choose from the wide selection of configurations, including guidewire, needle and introducer options. Two lines are available in stiff/standard, 10cm or 15cm and echogenic for visibility under ultrasound guidance: Micro Introducer Kit and Ministick Max.
Venous Insufficiency
VenaCure EVLT laser system
Our VenaCure EVLT (endovenous laser treatment) system products are used in endovascular laser procedures to treat superficial venous disease (varicose veins). Superficial venous disease is a malfunction of one or more valves in the leg veins whereby blood refluxes or does not return to the heart, thereby pooling in the legs and leading to symptoms such as pain, swelling and ulcerations. VenaCure EVLT uses laser energy to stop the reflux by ablating (collapsing and destroying)
the affected vein. Blood is then re-routed to other healthy veins.
The procedure is minimally invasive and generally takes less than an hour, allowing the patient to quickly return to normal activities with minimal post-operative pain.
VenaCure EVLT is sold as a system that includes diode laser hardware and procedure kits which include disposable laser fiber components, an access sheath, access wires and needles. Our VenaCure EVLT 1470 nanometer wavelength laser allows physicians to more efficiently heat the vein wall using lower power settings thereby reducing the risk of collateral damage. The NeverTouch tip fiber eliminates laser tip contact with the vein wall, which in turn
minimizes perforations of the vein wall that
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typically result in less pain and bruising as compared to traditional bare-tip fibers. The NeverTouch tip also maximizes ultrasonic visibility, making it easier for physicians to use. Procedure kits are available in a variety of lengths and configurations to accommodate varied patient anatomies.
The VenaCure EVLT system comes with a comprehensive physician training program and extensive marketing support.
Vascular Access Products
Our portfolio of Vascular Access products includes a broad offering of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), midline catheters, implantable ports, dialysis
catheters and related accessories and supplies. These products are used to deliver, primarily, short-term drug therapies, such as chemotherapeutic agents and antibiotics, into the central venous system. Delivery to the circulatory system allows drugs to mix with a large volume of blood as compared to intravenous drug delivery into a superficial vessel. Our Vascular Access product family also includes the proprietary BioFlo catheter and C3 Wave tip location.
BioFlo®
AngioDynamics offers BioFlo, the only catheter on the market with Endexo Technology, a material more resistant to thrombus accumulation, in vitro (based on platelet count). Endexo Technology is a permanent and non-eluting polymer that is “blended” into the polyurethane from which the catheter is made. It is present throughout the catheter, including the extraluminal,
intraluminal and cut catheter surface of the tip. Endexo Technology remains present for the life of the catheter. BioFlo’s long-term durability and efficacy is intended to provide clinicians a high degree of safety and confidence in providing better patient care and improved patient outcomes. BioFlo catheters are available across the Vascular Access family of products, including PICCs, midlines, ports and dialysis catheters.
Midlines
Midline catheters are inserted via the same veins used for PICC placement in the middle third of the upper arm; however, the midline catheter is advanced and placed so that the
catheter tip is level or near the level of the axilla and distal to the shoulder. Our Midline product offerings include:
•BioFlo® Midline: Our BioFlo Midline Catheter which incorporates Endexo Technology, is an effective solution to preserving a patient’s peripheral access . It provides a cost-effective alternative to multiple IV site rotations for patients who need short-term venous access.
PICCs
A peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC, is a long thin catheter that is inserted into a peripheral vein, typically in the upper arm, and advanced until the catheter tip terminates in a large vein in the chest near the heart to obtain intravenous access. PICCs can typically be used for prolonged periods of time and provide an alternative to central
venous catheters. Our PICC product offerings include:
•BioFlo® PICC: Our BioFlo line is the only power injectable PICC available that incorporates Endexo Technology into the manufacturing and design of the catheter. Advanced features such as large lumen diameters allow the BioFlo® PICC to deliver the power injection flow rates required for contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) scans compatible with up to 325 psi CT injections.
•Xcela PICC: The Xcela® PICC line is designed to provide a high degree of safety, ease and confidence in patient care. Advanced features such as large lumen diameters allow the Xcela®
PICC to deliver the power injection flow rates required for contrast-enhanced CTs compatible with up to 325 psi CT injections.
•PASV® Valve Technology: The PASV® Valve Technology is available in both BioFlo and Xcela lines and is designed to automatically resist backflow and reduce blood reflux that could lead to catheter-related complications.
C3 Wave PICC tip location system
Our innovative, wireless, app-based ECG system eliminates the need for a confirmatory chest x-ray of PICC tip placement, allowing greater patient access to the Company’s proprietary BioFlo PICCs.
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Ports
Ports are implantable devices utilized for the central venous administration of a variety of medical therapies and for blood sampling and diagnostic purposes. Central venous access facilitates a more systemic delivery of treatment agents, while mitigating certain harsh side effects of certain treatment protocols and eliminating the need for repeated access to peripheral veins. Depending upon needle gauge size and the port size, a port can be utilized for up to approximately 2,000 accesses once implanted in the body. Our ports are used primarily in systemic or regional short- and long-term cancer treatment protocols that require frequent infusions of highly concentrated or toxic medications (such as chemotherapy agents, antibiotics or analgesics) and frequent blood samplings. Our port products and accessories include:
•BioFlo®
Port: Our BioFlo Port is the only port available that features a catheter with Endexo Technology. Advanced features of the BioFlo Port include multiple profile and catheter options, a large septum area for ease of access and the ability to administer contrast through a CT injection for purposes of imaging.
•SmartPort®: The Smart Port power-injectable port with Vortex technology offers the ability for a clinician to access a vein for both the delivery of medications or fluids and for administering power-injected contrast to perform a (CT) scan. The ability to access a port for power-injected contrast studies eliminates the need for additional needle sticks in the patient’s arm and wrist veins. Once implanted, repeated access to the bloodstream can be accomplished with greater ease and less discomfort. Our Smart Port is available in mini
and low-profiles to accommodate more patient anatomies.
•Vortex®: Our Vortex port technology line of ports is a clear-flow port technology that, we believe, revolutionized port design. With its rounded chamber, the Vortex port is designed to have no sludge-harboring corners or dead spaces. This product line consists of titanium, plastic and dual-lumen offerings.
•PASV® Valve Technology: The PASV® Valve Technology is designed to automatically resist backflow and reduce blood reflux that could lead to catheter-related complications.
•LifeGuard®:
The LifeGuard Safety Infusion Set and The LifeGuard Vision are used to infuse our ports and complement our port and vascular access catheters. The needles’ low profile design is intended to allow clinicians to easily dress the site.
Dialysis Products
We market a complete line of dialysis products that provide short and long-term vascular access for dialysis patients. Dialysis, or cleaning of the blood, is necessary in conditions such as acute renal failure, chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We currently offer a variety of dialysis catheters, including:
•BioFlo® DuraMax: Our BioFlo DuraMax is the only dialysis catheter with Endexo Technology. Advanced features of the BioFlo DuraMax dialysis catheter include large inner diameter
lumens designed for long term patency, a proprietary guidewire lumen to facilitate catheter exchanges and Curved Tip Technology that allows the catheter to self-center in the Superior Vena Cava (SVC).
•DuraMax®: The DuraMax catheter is a stepped-tip catheter designed to improve ease of use, dialysis efficiency and overall patient outcomes.
In addition, AngioDynamics also offers other renal therapies, including DuraFlow™ Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter, Schon Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter, EVENMORE Chronic Hemodialysis Catheter, EMBOSAFE™ Valved, Splitable Sheath Dilator and Perchik™ Button Suture Retention Device.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Our growth depends in large part on the continuous introduction of
new and innovative products, together with ongoing enhancements to our existing products. This happens through internal product development, technology licensing and strategic alliances. We recognize the importance of, and intend to continue to make investments in, research and development (R&D).
Our R&D teams work closely with our marketing teams, sales force and regulatory and compliance teams to incorporate customer feedback into our development and design process. We believe that we have a reputation among interventional physicians as a strong partner for developing high quality products because of our tradition of close physician collaboration, dedicated market focus, responsiveness and execution capabilities for product development and commercialization.
COMPETITION
We encounter significant competition across our product lines
and in each market in which our products are sold. These markets are characterized by rapid change resulting from technological advances, scientific discoveries and changing customer needs and expectations. We face competitors, ranging from large manufacturers with multiple business lines, to small manufacturers that offer a limited selection of products.
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Our primary device competitors include: Boston Scientific Corporation; Cook Medical; Medical Components, Inc. (MedComp); TeleFlex Medical; BD Medical Technology; Smiths Medical, a subsidiary of Smiths Group plc; Medtronic; Merit Medical; Terumo Medical Corporation; Johnson and Johnson; Varian Medical Systems and Total Vein Systems.
We believe our products compete primarily
based on their quality, clinical outcomes, ease of use, reliability, physician familiarity and cost-effectiveness. In the current environment of managed care, which is characterized by economically motivated buyers, consolidation among health care providers, increased competition and declining reimbursement rates, we have been increasingly required to compete on the basis of price. We believe that our continued competitive success will depend upon our ability to develop or acquire scientifically advanced technology, apply our technology cost-effectively across product lines and markets, attract and retain skilled personnel, obtain patent or other protection for our products, obtain required regulatory and reimbursement approvals, manufacture and successfully market our products either directly or through outside parties, and maintain sufficient inventory to meet customer demand.
SALES AND MARKETING
We
sell our broad line of quality devices in the United States primarily through a direct sales force and internationally through a combination of direct sales and distributor relationships. We support our customers and sales organization with a marketing staff that includes product managers, customer service representatives and other marketing specialists.
We focus our sales and marketing efforts on interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses.
MANUFACTURING
We manufacture certain proprietary components and products and then assemble, inspect, test and package our finished products. By designing and manufacturing many of our products from raw materials, and assembling and testing our subassemblies and products, we believe that we are
able to maintain better quality control, ensure compliance with applicable regulatory standards and our internal specifications, and limit outside access to our proprietary technology. We have custom-designed proprietary manufacturing and processing equipment and have developed proprietary enhancements for existing production machinery.
We own two primary manufacturing properties providing capabilities which include manufacturing, service, engineering and research, distribution warehouses and offices. These facilities are registered with the FDA and have been certified to ISO 13485 standards, as well as the CMD/CAS Canadian Medical Device Regulations. ISO 13485 is a quality system standard that satisfies European Union regulatory requirements, thus allowing us to market and sell our products in European Union countries. Our manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by regulatory authorities to ensure compliance
with domestic and non-U.S. regulatory requirements. See “Government Regulation” section of this report for additional information. See Item 2 "Properties" for details on each manufacturing location.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Fluid Management business which included one of the two Glens Falls, NY manufacturing facilities. As of June 1, 2019, the Company manufactures most of its product from the Queensbury, NY facility and one small facility in Glens Falls, NY.
BACKLOG
Historically, we ship the majority of products within 24-48
hours of receiving an order, and accordingly our backlog is not significant.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights are very important to our business. We also rely upon trade secrets, manufacturing know-how, technological innovations and licensing opportunities to maintain and improve our competitive position. We regularly monitor and review third-party proprietary rights, including patents and patent applications, as available, to aid in the development of our intellectual property strategy, avoid infringement of third-party proprietary rights, and identify licensing opportunities.
The Company owns an extensive portfolio of patents and patent applications in the United States and in certain foreign
countries. The portfolio also includes exclusive licenses to third party patents and applications.
Most of our products are sold under the AngioDynamics trade name or trademark. Additionally, products are sold under product trademarks and/or registered product trademarks owned by AngioDynamics, Inc., or an affiliate or subsidiary. Some products contain trademarks of companies other than AngioDynamics.
See Part I. Item 3 of this report for additional details on litigation regarding proprietary technology.
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LITIGATION
We operate in an industry characterized by extensive patent litigation. Patent litigation can result in significant damage
awards and injunctions that could prevent the manufacture and sale of affected products, or result in significant royalty payments in order to continue selling those products. The medical device industry is also susceptible to significant product liability claims. These claims may be brought by individuals seeking relief on their own behalf or purporting to represent a class. In addition, product liability claims may be asserted against us in the future based on events we are not aware of at the present time. At any given time, we are involved in a number of product liability actions. For additional information, see both Part I. Item 3 of this report and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The products we manufacture and market are subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or FDCA, and international regulations to our specific target markets.
United States FDA Regulation
Before a new medical device can be introduced into the market, a manufacturer generally must obtain marketing clearance or approval from the FDA through either a 510(k) submission (a premarket notification) or a premarket approval application (PMA).
The 510(k) procedure is available only in particular circumstances. The 510(k) clearance procedure is available only if a manufacturer can establish that its device is “substantially equivalent” in intended use and in safety and effectiveness to a “predicate device,” which is a legally marketed device with 510(k) clearance in class I or II or preamendment status based upon products commercially distributed on or before May 28, 1976. After a device receives
510(k) clearance, any modification that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a major change in its intended use, requires a new 510(k) clearance. The 510(k) clearance procedure including questions and responses may take up to 12 months. In some cases, supporting clinical data may be required. The FDA may determine that a new or modified device is not substantially equivalent to a predicate device or may require that additional information, including clinical data, be submitted before a determination is made, either of which could significantly delay the introduction of new or modified device products. If a device cannot demonstrate substantial equivalence, it may be subject to either a de novo submission or a PMA.
The PMA application procedure is more comprehensive than the 510(k) procedure and typically takes more time to complete. The PMA application must be supported by scientific
evidence providing pre-clinical and clinical data relating to the safety and efficacy of the device and must include other information about the device and its components, design, manufacturing and labeling. The FDA will approve a PMA application only if reasonable assurance that the device is safe and effective for its intended use can be provided. As part of the PMA application review, the FDA will inspect the manufacturer’s facilities for compliance with its Quality System Regulation, or QSR. As part of the PMA approval the FDA may place restrictions on the device, such as requiring additional patient follow-up for an indefinite period of time. If the FDA’s evaluation of the PMA application or the manufacturing facility is not favorable, the FDA may deny approval of the PMA application or issue a “not approvable” letter. The FDA may also require additional clinical trials, which can delay the PMA approval process by several years. After the PMA is approved,
if significant changes are made to a device, its manufacturing or labeling, a PMA supplement containing additional information must be filed for prior FDA approval.
Historically, our products have been introduced into the market using the 510(k) procedure.
The process of FDA submissions requires extensive and expensive validations and testing. The financial outlay for this is large and requires a significant amount of time. Recent changes in both regulations and FDA perspectives have increased both time and testing requirements, which have caused significant delays and increased costs for approvals. The parameters for increased testing have and will continue to cause severe delays. The increased focus by the FDA on such issues as chemical identification of all colorants, non-acceptance of certain colorants (certain forms of carbon black) and other concerns, continue to cause problems
and delays. In addition, changes to existing products call into question previously approved devices and result in additional costs for testing and material analysis.
The devices manufactured by us are also subject to the QSR, which imposes elaborate testing, control, documentation and other quality assurance procedures. Every phase of production, including raw materials, components and subassembly, manufacturing, testing, quality control, labeling, tracing of consignees after distribution and follow-up and reporting of complaint information is governed by the FDA’s QSR. Device manufacturers are required to register their facilities and list their products with the FDA and certain state agencies. The FDA periodically inspects manufacturing facilities and, if there are alleged violations, the operator of a facility must correct them or satisfactorily demonstrate the absence of the violations or face regulatory action. Penalties
for failure to maintain compliance to the QSR include warning letters and potentially consent decrees. Failure to maintain the QSR appropriately could result in the development of further warning letters. In addition, non-compliance with applicable FDA requirements can result in, among other things, fines, injunctions, civil penalties, recall or
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seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production, failure of the FDA to grant marketing approvals, withdrawal of marketing approvals, a recommendation by the FDA to disallow us to enter into government contracts, and criminal prosecutions. The FDA also has the authority to request repair, replacement or refund of
the cost of any device manufactured or distributed by us.
Other U.S. Regulatory Bodies
We and our products are subject to a variety of state and local laws in those jurisdictions where our products are, or will be, marketed. We and our products are also subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws relating to matters such as safe working conditions, manufacturing practices, environmental protection, fire hazard control and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances. In addition, we are subject to various federal and state laws governing our relationships with the physicians and others who purchase or make referrals for our products. For instance, federal law prohibits payments of any form that are intended to induce a referral for any item payable under Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal healthcare program. Many states have similar laws. There can be no
assurance that we will not be required to incur significant costs to comply with such laws and regulations now or in the future, or that such laws or regulations will not have a material adverse effect upon our ability to do business.
International Regulation
Internationally, all of our current products are considered medical devices under applicable regulatory regimes, and we anticipate that this will be true for all of our future products. Sales of medical devices are subject to regulatory requirements in many countries. The regulatory review process may vary greatly from country to country. For example, the European Union has a dedicated set of regulations regarding medical devices, specifically regulating their design, manufacturing, clinical trials, labeling and adverse event reporting. Devices that comply with those requirements are entitled to bear a Conformité Européenne, or
CE Mark, indicating that the device conforms to the essential requirements of the applicable directives and can be commercially distributed in countries that are members of the European Union. Similar regulations are in place for Canada, Japan, China and most other countries.
In some cases, we rely on our international distributors to obtain regulatory approvals, complete product registrations, comply with clinical trial requirements and complete those steps that are customarily taken in the applicable jurisdictions.
International sales of medical devices manufactured in the United States that are not approved or cleared by the FDA for use in the United States, or are banned or deviate from lawful performance standards, are subject to FDA export requirements. Before exporting such products to a foreign country, we must first comply with the FDA’s regulatory procedures for exporting
unapproved devices.
The process of obtaining approval to distribute medical products is costly and time-consuming in virtually all the major markets where we sell medical devices. We cannot assure that any new medical devices we develop will be approved in a timely or cost-effective manner or approved at all. There can be no assurance that new laws or regulations regarding the release or sale of medical devices will not delay or prevent sale of our current or future products.
THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT AND ANTI-FRAUD AND CORRUPT PRACTICES REGULATION
United States
The delivery of our devices is subject to regulation by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and comparable state and non-U.S. agencies responsible for reimbursement and regulation of health care items and services. U.S. laws
and regulations are imposed primarily in conjunction with the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as the government’s interest in regulating the quality and cost of health care. Foreign governments also impose regulations in conjunction with their health care reimbursement programs and the delivery of health care items and services.
U.S. federal health care laws apply when we or customers submit claims for items or services that are reimbursed under Medicare, Medicaid, or other federally-funded health care programs. The principal U.S. federal laws include: (1) the Anti-kickback Statute which prohibits offers to pay or receive remuneration of any kind for the purpose of including or rewarding referrals of items or services reimbursable by a federal health care program; (2) the False Claims Act which prohibits the submission of false or otherwise improper claims for payment to a federally-funded health care program, including
claims resulting from a violation of the Anti-kickback Statute; (3) the Stark law which prohibits physicians from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to a provider that bills these programs for the provision of certain designated health services if the physician (or a member of the physician’s immediate family) has a financial relationship with that provider; and (4) health care fraud statutes that prohibit false statements and improper claims to any third-party payer. There are often similar state false claims, anti-kickback, and anti-self-referral and insurance laws that apply to state-funded Medicaid and other health care programs and private third-party payers. In addition, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) can be used to prosecute companies in
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U.S. for arrangements with physicians or other parties outside the U.S. if the physician or party is a government official of another country and the arrangement violates the law of that country.
International
Our success in international markets will depend largely upon the availability of reimbursement from the third-party payors through which healthcare providers are paid in those markets. Reimbursement and healthcare payment systems vary significantly by country. The main types of healthcare payment systems are government sponsored healthcare and private insurance. Reimbursement approval must be obtained individually in each country in which our products are marketed. Outside the U.S., we generally rely on our distributors to obtain reimbursement approval in the countries in which they will sell our products. There can be no assurance that reimbursement approvals will be received.
INSURANCE
Our
product liability insurance coverage is limited to a maximum of $10 million per product liability claim and an annual aggregate policy limit of $10 million, subject to a self-insured retention of $500,000 per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate. The policy covers, subject to policy conditions and exclusions, claims of bodily injury and property damage from any product sold or manufactured by us.
There is no assurance that this level of coverage is adequate. We may not be able to sustain or maintain this level of coverage and cannot assure you that adequate insurance coverage will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. A successful product liability claim or other claim, with respect to uninsured or underinsured liabilities, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY
We
are subject to federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and policies governing the use, generation, manufacture, storage, air emission, effluent discharge, handling and disposal of certain hazardous and potentially hazardous substances used in connection with our operations. Our operations are also subject to laws and regulations related to occupational health and safety. We maintain safety, training and maintenance programs as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Although we believe that we have complied with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations in all material respects and, to date, have not been required to take any action to correct any noncompliance, there can be no assurance that we will not be required to incur significant costs to comply with environmental regulations in the future.
EMPLOYEES
As
of May 31, 2020, we had approximately 800 full time employees. None of our employees are represented by a labor union and we have never experienced a work stoppage.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers.
Name
Age
Position
James
C. Clemmer
56
President and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen A. Trowbridge
46
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Brent J. Boucher
53
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oncology/Surgery
Marna
Bronfen-Moore
53
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Chad T. Campbell
49
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Vascular Access
Scott Centea
42
Senior
Vice President and General Manager, VIT
Benjamin H. Davis
55
Senior Vice President Business Development
David D. Helsel
56
Senior Vice President Global Operations
Warren G. Nighan
51
Senior Vice President Quality
and Regulatory Affairs
Kim L. Seabury
53
Senior Vice President, Information Technology
James C. Clemmer became our President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2016. Prior to joining AngioDynamics, Mr. Clemmer served as President of the $1.8 billion medical supplies segment at Covidien plc. where he directed the strategic and day-to-day operations for global business divisions that collectively manufactured 23 different product categories. In addition, he managed global manufacturing, research and development, operational excellence, business development and all
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other
functions associated with the medical supplies business. Prior to his role at Covidien, Mr. Clemmer served as Group President at Kendall Healthcare, where he managed the U.S. business across five divisions and built the strategic plan for the medical supplies segment before it was spun off from Tyco. Mr. Clemmer began his career at Sage Products, Inc. Mr. Clemmer currently serves on the Board of Directors for AngioDynamics and previously served on the Board of Directors for Lantheus Medical Imaging. Mr. Clemmer is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where he served as interim president from August 2015 until March 2016.
Stephen A. Trowbridge was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2020, having served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2019. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, he served as the
Company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. He joined AngioDynamics in June 2008 as Corporate Counsel. In addition to serving as the Company’s CFO and managing the finance functions, Mr. Trowbridge also manages the Legal function on an interim basis. Mr. Trowbridge also oversees the Company’s clinical affairs, medical affairs and healthcare economics departments. Prior to AngioDynamics, Mr. Trowbridge served as Corporate Counsel at Philips Healthcare and Intermagnetics General Corporation. Mr. Trowbridge began his career with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Group. Mr. Trowbridge received a Bachelor of Science in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania
Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
Brent J. Boucher is our Senior Vice President and General Manager of our Oncology business. Prior to joining AngioDynamics in November 2017, Mr. Boucher served as Executive in Residence for PDI's Infection Prevention business. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at Covidien where he served as General Manager for several global businesses, including Lung Solutions, Surgical Solutions and Respiratory Care. Mr. Boucher is a graduate of North Dakota State University. Mr. Boucher left the Company effective July 10, 2020.
Marna I. Bronfen-Moore joined AngioDynamics as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources
in September 2019 bringing with her over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry. Prior to joining AngioDynamics, Ms. Bronfen-Moore spent almost 3 years at Hologic as the Vice President, Global Human Resources, for both the Corporate Functions and Asia Pacific. Before Hologic, Ms. Bronfen-Moore served as Vice President, Human Resources for Global Operations, Quality, and Regulatory at Haemonetics, Director, Human Resources for Boston Scientific, and in various leadership roles of increasing responsibility at CR. Bard, Inc. Ms. Bronfen-Moore began her professional career as the Head of Human Resources for Burrows Paper Corporation. Ms. Bronfen-Moore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University in Psychology, Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and completed all of the coursework requirements for a PhD in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Chad
T. Campbell joined AngioDynamics in May 2016 as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Vascular Access Global Business Unit. In his role, Mr. Campbell oversees research and development and global commercialization of the Global Business Unit’s portfolio. Mr. Campbell joined AngioDynamics from Medtronic where he served as the Vice President of Marketing for the Patient Care and Safety business after serving as the Vice President of Marketing for the SharpSafety business at Covidien (Medtronic). During his tenure at Covidien, Mr. Campbell also held roles including Director of Marketing, Area Vice President of Sales, Region Manager, Product Manager and Account Manager. Mr. Campbell received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kentucky.
Scott Centea joined AngioDynamics in 2005 as a sales representative serving the Carolinas. During his tenure, he has served in
a variety of positions with increased responsibility including VP of Corporate Accounts where he was in charge of leading a team of individuals to execute Health System Purchasing Contracts. From there Mr. Centea assumed the role VP of Marketing for Vascular Interventions and Therapies, before being promoted into his most recent and current role as Sr. Vice President/General Manager of Vascular Interventions and Therapies and Peripheral Artery Disease. Mr. Centea currently holds board positions with the American Venous Forum (AVF) and the Capital District American Heart Association. Mr. Centea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Newberry College.
Benjamin H. Davis joined AngioDynamics as Senior Vice President of Business Development in March 2015. Prior to joining AngioDynamics, Mr. Davis most recently
was the Vice President of Business Integration at C.R. Bard, Inc. where he also served as the Divisional Head of Business Development from 2004-2013. Before joining C.R. Bard, Inc., Mr. Davis held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Axya Medical Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant College and Master in Business Administration in Finance from Bentley University Graduate School of Business.
David D. Helsel currently services as Senior Vice President of Global Operations and has been with AngioDynamics since December 2017. Prior to joining AngioDynamics he was Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, at Hill-Rom Holdings for almost three years. Before that, Mr. Helsel worked at Haemonetics for three years where he served as Executive Vice President for Global Manufacturing and also spent almost nineteen years in various positions with increasing
responsibility at Covidien, including Vice President of Operations for the Surgical Solutions Division and Medical Supplies Division. An expert
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in Lean and Six Sigma, Mr. Helsel also served as Global Director of Operational Excellence, supporting sixty-three manufacturing facilities. Mr. Helsel holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from LeTourneau University.
Warren G. Nighan joined AngioDynamics as the Senior Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs in April 2017. Before joining AngioDynamics, Mr. Nighan was a quality and regulatory consultant to clients in FDA-regulated industries, specializing in execution and management of quality systems implementation and remediation.
Previously, Mr. Nighan served as the Executive Vice President of Global Clinical, Quality Affairs and Regulatory Affairs at Haemonetics Corporation, Vice President of Quality/Regulatory/Clinical/Technical Services at St. Jude Medical’s Atrial Fibrillation Division, and Corporate Vice President of Quality/Compliance at Tyco Healthcare/Covidien (Medtronic). Mr. Nighan earned a Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences.
Kim L. Seabury is our Senior Vice President, Information Technology and joined the Company in September 2011. Prior to joining AngioDynamics, Mrs. Seabury served as Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Product Development for Pitney Bowes Software, managing global software development teams for both core products and emerging SaaS solutions.
Prior to her role at Pitney Bowes, Mrs. Seabury held several key leadership positions at MapInfo Corporation, including Global Managing Director of IT, IT Business Applications Director and Director of Web Operations. Mrs. Seabury is certified in PSI, Operational Excellence, ITIL and is a Six-Sigma Green Belt. In addition, Mrs. Seabury has extensive experience in project management and has participated in a variety of leadership development programs. Mrs. Seabury holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Arts and Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.
We make available, free-of-charge through our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials
to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. In addition, our website includes, among other things, charters of the various committees of our Board of Directors and our code of business conduct and ethics applicable to all employees, officers and directors. Any stockholder also may obtain copies of these documents, free of charge, by sending a request in writing to our investor relations department: AngioDynamics, 14 Plaza Drive, Latham, N.Y.12110, Attention: Saleem Cheeks. Information on our website
or connected to our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form
10-K, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating the Company's business. Our financial and operating results are subject to a number of factors, many of which are not within our control. These factors include those set forth below. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected by any of these risks. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
Consolidation in the healthcare industry could have an adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations.
Many healthcare industry companies, including
medical device companies, are consolidating to create new companies with greater market power. As the healthcare industry consolidates, competition to provide goods and services to industry participants will become more intense. These industry participants may try to use their market power to negotiate price concessions or reductions for medical devices that incorporate components produced by us. If we are forced to reduce our prices because of consolidation in the healthcare industry, our revenues would decrease and our consolidated earnings, financial condition, or cash flow would suffer.
We face intense competition in the medical device industry. We may be unable to compete effectively with respect to technological innovation and price which may have an adverse effect on our revenues, financial condition or results of operations.
The markets for our products are highly competitive,
and we expect competition to continue to intensify. We may not be able to compete effectively, and we may lose market share to our competitors. Our primary device competitors include: Boston Scientific Corporation; Cook Medical; Medical Components, Inc. (MedComp); TeleFlex Medical; BD Medical Technology; Smiths Medical, a subsidiary of Smiths Group plc; Medtronic; Merit Medical; Terumo Medical Corporation; Johnson and Johnson; Varian Medical Systems and Total Vein Systems. Many of our competitors have substantially greater:
•financial and other resources to devote to product acquisitions, research and development, marketing and manufacturing;
•variety of products;
•technical capabilities;
•history of
developing and introducing new products;
•patent portfolios that may present an obstacle to our conduct of business;
•name recognition; and
•distribution networks and in-house sales forces.
Our competitors may succeed in developing technologies and products earlier, in obtaining patent protection or regulatory clearance earlier, or in commercializing new products or technologies more rapidly than us. Our competitors may also develop products and technologies that are superior to those we are developing or that otherwise could render our products obsolete or noncompetitive. In addition, we may face competition from providers of other medical therapies, such as pharmaceutical companies, that may offer non-surgical therapies for
conditions that are currently, or in the future, may be treated using our products. Our products are generally sold at higher prices than those of our competitors. However, in the current environment of managed care, which is characterized by economically motivated buyers, consolidation among healthcare providers, increased competition and declining reimbursement rates, we are increasingly being required to compete on the basis of price. If we are not able to compete effectively, our market share and revenues may decline.
We face intense competition from other companies, and our inability to continue to effectively develop, acquire and/or market new products and technologies could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.
The medical device business is intensely competitive and is characterized by rapid technological change,
frequent product introductions and evolving customer requirements. Our customers consider many factors when choosing among products, including features and reliability, quality, technology, clinical or economic outcomes, availability, price and services provided by the manufacturer. We face competition globally from a wide range of companies, some of which may have greater resources than us, which may enable them to adapt faster than us to customer needs or changes in customer requirements. Product introductions, alternative products or enhancements by competitors that provide better features, clinical outcomes or economic value and/or offer lower pricing may make our products or proposed products obsolete or less competitive. In addition, the trend of consolidation in the medical device industry and among our customers could result in greater competition and pricing pressures.
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As
a result, we engage in product development and improvement programs to maintain and improve our competitive position. These development and improvement programs involve significant investment in research and development, clinical trials and regulatory approvals and may require more time than anticipated to bring such products to market. We may not, however, be successful in enhancing existing products or developing new products or technologies that will achieve regulatory approval, be developed or manufactured in a cost effective manner, obtain appropriate intellectual property protection or receive market acceptance and we may be unable to recover all or a meaningful part of our investment in such products or technologies. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the size of the markets in which we compete will increase above existing levels or not decline, that we will be able to maintain, gain or regain market share or that we can compete effectively on the basis
of price or that the number of procedures in which our products are used will increase above existing levels or not decline.
As part of our business strategy, we also pursue the acquisition of complementary businesses, technologies and products. We may not be able to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, consummate transactions or obtain agreements with favorable terms. Further, once a business is acquired, any inability to successfully integrate the business, decreases in customer loyalty or product orders, failure to retain and develop its workforce, failure to establish and maintain appropriate controls or unknown or contingent liabilities could adversely affect our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition. The integration of an acquired business, whether or not successful, requires significant efforts which may result in additional expenses and divert the attention of our management and technical
personnel from other projects. These transactions are inherently risky, and there can be no assurance that any past or future transaction will be successful. If we fail to develop and successfully manufacture and launch new products, generate satisfactory clinical results, provide sufficient economic value, enhance existing products, or identify, acquire and integrate complementary businesses, technologies and products or if we experience a decrease in market size or market share or declines in average selling price or procedural volumes, or otherwise fail to compete effectively, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition could be adversely affected.
If we are not able to successfully execute our business development strategies our business and prospects could be materially impacted.
We expect to continue to engage in business development activities including evaluating
acquisitions, technology licensing arrangements and other opportunities. These activities may result in substantial investment of our time and financial resources. Our success developing products or expanding into new markets from such activities will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to find suitable opportunities for acquisition or investment; competition from competitors seeking similar opportunities; whether we are able to negotiate terms that are satisfactory to us or at all; and our ability to successfully integrate the acquired company, business, product, technology or research into our existing operations, including the ability to adequately fund acquired in-process R&D projects and to maintain adequate controls over the combined operations. If we are unsuccessful in our business development activities, we may not be able to achieve our growth goals or we may incur significantly more expenses than we anticipate.
If
we do not maintain our reputation with interventional physicians, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses our growth will be limited and our business could be harmed.
Physicians typically influence the medical device purchasing decisions of the hospitals and other healthcare institutions in which they practice. Consequently, our reputation with interventional physicians, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses is crucial to our continued growth. We believe that we have built a positive reputation based on the quality of our products, our physician-driven product development efforts, our marketing and training efforts and our presence at medical society meetings. Any actual or perceived diminution in the quality of our products, or our failure or inability to maintain these other efforts, could damage our reputation with interventional physicians and cause our growth to be limited
and our business to be harmed.
If we fail to develop or market new products and enhance existing products, we could lose market share to our competitors and our results of operations could suffer.
The market for interventional devices is characterized by rapid technological change, new product introductions, technological improvements, changes in physician requirements and evolving industry standards. To be successful, we must continue to develop and commercialize new products and to enhance versions of our existing products. Our products are technologically complex and require significant research, planning, design, development and testing before they may be marketed. This process generally takes at least 12 to 18 months from initial concept and may take up to several years. In addition, product life cycles are relatively short because medical device manufacturers continually develop
smaller, more effective and less expensive versions of existing devices in response to physician demand.
Our success in developing and commercializing new and enhanced versions of our products is affected by our ability to:
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•recruit engineers;
•timely and accurately identify new market trends;
•accurately assess customer needs;
•minimize the time and costs required to obtain regulatory clearance or approval;
•adopt competitive
pricing;
•timely manufacture and deliver products;
•accurately predict and control costs associated with the development, manufacturing and support of our products; and
•anticipate and compete effectively with our competitors’ efforts.
Market acceptance of our products depends in part on our ability to demonstrate that our products are cost-effective and easier to use, as well as offer technological advantages. Additionally, we may experience design, manufacturing, marketing or other difficulties that could delay or prevent our development, introduction or marketing of new products or new versions of our existing products. As a result of such difficulties and delays, our development expenses may increase and, as a consequence,
our results of operations could suffer.
Development and sales of our products are dependent on a number of factors beyond our control, and our inability to make and complete research and development investments, enhance the product development process and be innovative to solve customer needs with respect to the respective products may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
A significant aspect of our growth strategy is the continued market development of products including NanoKnife, AngioVac, Auryon and BioFlo products.
There can be no guarantee that we will be able to develop and manufacture additional next generation or updated products on commercially favorable terms, or at all. NanoKnife, AngioVac and Auryon are developing technologies and the inability of any of them to achieve clinical acceptance,
as well as our inability to generate meaningful clinical data to convince providers of the clinical and economic benefits of our BioFlo platform, could severely limit our ability to drive revenue growth.
The future prospects of many of our high growth products, such as NanoKnife, AngioVac and Auryon, rely on continued generation of clinical data pursuant to clinical trials conducted by us, our competitors or other third parties. If the results of these trials are not what we expect, or are perceived as unfavorable by the market, our business could be materially harmed.
As a part of the market development and regulatory process of obtaining marketing clearance for new products and new indications for existing products, we conduct and participate in numerous clinical trials with a variety of study designs, patient populations and trial endpoints. Negative, unexpected or inconsistent
clinical data from existing or future clinical trials conducted by us, by our competitors or by third parties, or the market's or regulators’ negative perception of this clinical data, may adversely impact our ability to obtain product approvals and successfully market our products and our business, financial condition, results of operations or future prospects may be materially impacted.
Our business and prospects depend heavily on NanoKnife, which is currently approved for the surgical ablation of soft tissue. If we are unable to secure expanded specific regulatory approvals for NanoKnife, our business and prospects may be materially harmed.
Our NanoKnife System is indicated for the surgical ablation of soft tissue. The long-term prospects for our NanoKnife business may rely on securing expanded indications for specific disease states and treatments. Based on our current indication,
our ability to promote NanoKnife and provide training with respect to the use of NanoKnife is limited to the surgical ablation of soft tissue. In the fourth quarter of our fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, we received approval from the FDA to initiate our DIRECT clinical trial to study the use of NanoKnife for the treatment of Stage III pancreatic cancer. If we are not able to successfully complete this trial and secure clearances or approvals for expanded indications for our NanoKnife System, including for the treatment of Stage III pancreatic cancer, or if expanded indications are significantly delayed or limited, our business and prospects may be materially harmed and we may need to delay our initiatives or even significantly curtail operations.
Our business and prospects rely heavily upon our ability to successfully complete clinical trials, including our NanoKnife DIRECT
Clinical study, our Auryon Pathfinder study and clinical studies for AngioVac. We may choose to, or may be required to, suspend, repeat or terminate our clinical trials if they are not conducted in accordance with regulatory requirements, the results are negative or inconclusive or the trials are not well designed.
Clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which the clinical trials are conducted, including FDA’s current Good Clinical Practices. The clinical trials are subject to oversight by the
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FDA, regulatory agencies in other jurisdictions, ethics committees and institutional review boards at the medical institutions where the clinical trials
are conducted. Clinical trial protocols may require a large number of patients to be enrolled in the trials. Patient enrollment is a function of many factors, including the size of the patient population for the target indication, the proximity of patients to clinical sites, the eligibility criteria for the trial, the existence of competing clinical trials and the availability of alternative or new treatments. Clinical trials may be suspended by the FDA or by a regulatory agency in another jurisdiction at any time if the FDA or the regulatory agency finds deficiencies in the conduct of these trials or it is believed that these trials expose patients to unacceptable health risks.
We, the FDA or regulatory agencies in other jurisdictions might delay or terminate our clinical trials for various reasons, including:
•Enrolled patients may have unforeseen adverse
side effects;
•New therapies may become the standard of care while we are conducting our clinical trials, which may require us to revise or amend our clinical trial protocols or terminate a clinical trial;
•Fatalities may occur during a clinical trial due to medical problems that may or may not be related to clinical trial treatments;
•Patient enrollment in the clinical trials may be insufficient or significantly delayed.
Patients may be discouraged from enrolling in our clinical trials if the trial protocol requires them to undergo extensive follow-up to assess the safety and effectiveness of NanoKnife treatments, or if they determine that the treatments received under the trial protocols are not attractive or involve unacceptable
risks or discomforts. Patients may also not participate in our clinical trials if they choose to participate in contemporaneous clinical trials of competing products. In addition, the inclusion of critically ill patients in our clinical trials may result in deaths or other adverse medical events for reasons that may not be related to the clinical trial.
In addition, we rely on contract research organizations, or CROs, with respect to conducting our clinical trials. We may experience significant cost overruns associated with, and we may encounter difficulties managing, these CROs.
Termination of our clinical trials or significant delays in completing our clinical trials could have a materially negative impact on our financial condition and prospects.
We,
our competitors or other third parties, may engage in clinical trials with respect to our products. The results of these trials may be unfavorable, or perceived as unfavorable by the market, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our products may be the subject of clinical trials conducted by us, our competitors or third parties for the purposes of obtaining regulatory clearances or to gather market data. Unfavorable or inconsistent clinical data from existing or future clinical trials conducted by us, by our competitors or by third parties, or the FDA's or the market's perception of this clinical data, may adversely impact our ability to obtain product approvals, our position in, and share of, the markets in which we participate and our business, financial condition, results of operations or future prospects.
Undetected
defects may increase our costs and impair the market acceptance of our products.
Our products have occasionally contained, and may in the future contain, undetected defects. When these problems occur, we must divert the attention of our engineering personnel to address them. There is no assurance that we will not incur warranty or repair costs, be subject to liability claims for damages related to product defects, or experience manufacturing, shipping or other delays or interruptions as a result of these defects in the future. Our insurance policies may not provide sufficient protection should a claim be asserted. In addition, the occurrence of defects may result in significant customer relations problems and injury to our reputation, and may impair market acceptance of our products.
If we are unable to convince customers that our products can improve the cost structure of their business,
our revenue growth and profitability may be materially adversely impacted.
Worldwide initiatives to contain healthcare costs have led government and the private sector to enact cost containment efforts as a means of managing the growth of health care utilization. Common techniques include policies on price regulation, competitive pricing, bidding and tender mechanics, coverage and payment, comparative effectiveness of therapies, technology assessments, and managed-care arrangements. These changes are causing the marketplace to put increased emphasis on the delivery of more cost-effective medical devices and therapies. Government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, private health care insurance, and managed-care plans have attempted to control costs by limiting the amount of reimbursement they will pay for particular procedures or treatments, tying reimbursement to outcomes, shifting to population health management,
and other mechanisms designed to constrain utilization and contain costs. Simultaneously, hospitals are
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redefining their role in health care delivery as many assume much more risk and control of the total cost of patient care. To successfully make this transformation, health systems are consolidating, purchasing or partnering with physicians, post-acute care providers, while also narrowing networks thus allowing greater control over outcomes. Today, many systems are becoming ‘mini’ payer/provider organizations. These newly redesigned health systems are creating mechanisms such as value analysis and centralized purchasing functions that set pricing and in some cases limit the number of vendors that can participate in the purchasing program. Hospitals are also
aligning interests with physicians through employment and other arrangements, such as gainsharing, where a hospital agrees with physicians to share any realized cost savings resulting from the physicians’ collective change in practice patterns such as standardization of devices where medically appropriate. This has created an increasing level of price sensitivity among customers for our products. Some third-party payers must also approve coverage and set reimbursement levels for new or innovative devices or therapies before they will reimburse health care providers who use the medical devices or therapies. Even though a new medical device may have been cleared for commercial distribution, we may find limited demand for the device until coverage and sufficient reimbursement levels have been obtained from governmental and private third-party payers. In addition, some private third-party payers require that certain procedures or that the use of certain products be authorized
in advance as a condition of reimbursement. International examples of cost containment initiatives and health care reforms advancing clinical outcomes as the key to market access are emerging in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. This new criteria can severely restrict coverage, reduce reimbursement and delay access to key markets with requirements for incremental clinical benefit and coverage with evidence development.
Cost-containment efforts of group purchasing organizations could adversely affect our selling prices, financial position and results of operations.
Many of our existing and potential customers have become members of group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, and integrated delivery network, or IDNs, in an effort to reduce costs. GPOs and IDNs negotiate pricing arrangements with healthcare product manufacturers and distributors and offer the negotiated prices
to affiliated hospitals and other members. GPOs and IDNs typically award contracts on a category-by-category basis through a competitive bidding process. Bids are generally solicited from multiple manufacturers with the intention of driving down pricing. Due to the highly competitive nature of the GPO and IDN contracting processes, we may not be able to obtain market prices for our products or obtain or maintain contract positions with major GPOs and IDNs, which could adversely impact our profitability. Also, sales through a GPO or IDN can be significant to our business and if we are unable to retain contracts with our customers, or acquire additional contracts,
our financial results may be negatively impacted.
We are dependent on single and limited source suppliers which subjects our business and results of operations to risks of supplier business interruptions.
We currently purchase significant amounts of several key products and product components from single and limited source suppliers and anticipate that we will do so for future products as well. Any delays in delivery of or shortages in those or other products and components could interrupt and delay manufacturing of our products and result in the cancellation of orders for our products. Any or all of these suppliers could discontinue the manufacture or supply of these products and components at any time. Due to FDA and other business considerations, we may not be able to identify and integrate alternative sources of supply in a timely fashion or at all. Any transition to alternate
suppliers may result in production delays and increased costs and may limit our ability to deliver products to our customers. Furthermore, if we are unable to identify alternative sources of supply, we would have to modify our products to use substitute components, which may cause delays in shipments, increased design and manufacturing costs and increased prices for our products.
In addition, we purchase certain products as a distributor for the manufacturer of those products. Operational, quality or regulatory issues of the manufacturers of the products we distribute could constrain or interrupt the availability of those products or services. Any constraint or interruption in the supply of finished products that we distribute could have a material adverse effect on our ability to sell products, our financial condition and our results of operations.
We are heavily dependent on third-party
distributors to generate a substantial portion of international revenues and are at the risk of these distributors also selling for our competitors along with being financially viable to be able to effectively distribute our products and make timely payment.
Outside of North America we rely heavily on third party distributors, either on acountry-by-countrybasis or on a multi-country, regional basis, to market, sell and distribute our products. International distributors accounted for approximately 68% of international revenues for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. In certain circumstances, distributors may also sell competing products, or products for competing diagnostic modalities, and may have incentives to shift sales towards those competing products. As a result, we cannot
assure you that our international distributors will increase or maintain our current levels of unit sales or increase or maintain our current unit pricing, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business,
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results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, there is a risk that our distributors will not be financially viable due to current economic and/or regulatory events in their respective countries.
We rely on distributors for the commercialization of our products in countries in which we do not have a direct sales and marketing presence. If we are unable to maintain our relationships or establish direct sales capabilities, our sales may significantly decline, materially
impacting our financial position and results of operations.
We have no or limited direct sales or marketing capabilities in some of the regions and countries in which our products are sold, including, among others, China, Japan, Brazil, the Middle East and many European countries. We have entered into distribution agreements with third parties to market and sell our products in those countries in which we do not have a direct sales force. If we are unable to maintain or enter into such distribution arrangements on acceptable terms, or at all, we may lose significant revenue or be unable to achieve our growth aspirations. Moreover, to the extent that we enter into distribution arrangements with other companies, our revenues, if any, will depend on the terms of any such arrangements and the efforts of others. These efforts may turn out not to be sufficient and our third-party distributors may not effectively sell our products.
In addition, although our contract terms require our distributors to comply with all applicable laws regarding the sale of our products, including anti-competition, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, we may not be able to ensure proper compliance. If our distributors fail to effectively market and sell our products in full compliance with applicable laws, our financial position and results of operations could be materially impacted.
Failure to secure adequate reimbursement for our products could materially impair our ability to grow revenue and drive profitability.
Our products are used in medical procedures generally covered by government or private health plans.
In general, a third-party payor only covers a medical product
or procedure when the plan administrator is satisfied that the product or procedure improves health outcomes, including quality of life or functional ability, in a safe and cost-effective manner. Even if a device has received clearance or approval for marketing by the FDA, there is no assurance that third-party payors will cover the cost of the device and related procedures.
In many instances, third-party payors use price schedules that do not vary to reflect the cost of the products and equipment used in performing those procedures. In other instances, payment or reimbursement is separately available for the products and equipment used, in addition to payment or reimbursement for the procedure itself. Even if coverage is available, third-party payors may place restrictions on the circumstances where they provide coverage or may offer reimbursement that is not sufficient to cover the cost of our products.
Third-party
payors who cover the cost of medical products or equipment, in addition to allowing a general charge for the procedure, often maintain lists of exclusive suppliers or approved lists of products deemed to be cost-effective. Authorization from those third-party payors is required prior to using products that are not on these lists as a condition of reimbursement. If our products are not on the approved lists, healthcare providers must determine if the additional cost and effort required in obtaining prior authorization, and the uncertainty of actually obtaining coverage, is justified by any perceived clinical benefits from using our products.
Finally, the advent of contracted fixed rates per procedure has made it difficult to receive reimbursement for disposable products, even if the use of these products improves clinical outcomes. In addition, many third-party payors are moving to managed care systems in which providers contract
to provide comprehensive healthcare for a fixed cost per person. Managed care providers often attempt to control the cost of healthcare by authorizing fewer elective surgical procedures. Under current prospective payment systems, such as the diagnosis related group system and the hospital out-patient prospective payment system, both of which are used by Medicare and in many managed care systems used by private third-party payors, the cost of our products will be incorporated into the overall cost of a procedure and not be separately reimbursed. As a result, we cannot be certain that hospital administrators and physicians will purchase our products, despite the clinical benefits and opportunity for cost savings that we believe can be derived from their use. If hospitals and physicians cannot obtain adequate reimbursement for our products or the procedures in which they are used, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could suffer a material
adverse impact.
Our success in international markets will depend largely upon the availability of reimbursement from the third-party payors through which healthcare providers are paid in those markets. Reimbursement and healthcare payment systems vary significantly by country. The main types of healthcare payment systems are government sponsored healthcare and private insurance. Reimbursement approval must be obtained individually in each country in which our products are marketed. Outside the United States, we generally rely on our distributors to obtain reimbursement approval in the countries in which they will sell our products. There can be no assurance that reimbursement approvals will be received. The failure to secure reimbursement approvals in international markets could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.
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If
a product liability claim is brought against us or our product liability insurance coverage is inadequate, our business could be harmed.
The design, manufacture and marketing of the types of medical devices we sell entail an inherent risk of product liability. Our products are used by physicians to treat seriously ill patients. We are periodically subject to product liability claims, and patients or customers may in the future bring claims against us in a number of circumstances and for a number of reasons, including if our products were misused, if a component of our product fails, if our manufacture or design was flawed, if the product produced unsatisfactory results or if the instructions for use and operating manuals and disclosure of product related risks for our products were found to be inadequate. In addition, individuals or groups seeking to represent a class may file suit against us. The outcome of litigation, particularly
class action lawsuits, is difficult to assess or quantify. Plaintiffs in these types of lawsuits often seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts, including not only actual damages, but also punitive damages. The magnitude of the potential losses relating to these lawsuits may remain unknown for substantial periods of time.
We carry a product liability policy with a limit of $10.0 million per product liability claim and an aggregate policy limit of $10.0 million, subject to a self-insured retention of $0.5 million per occurrence and $2.0 million in the aggregate. We believe, based on claims made against us in the past, our existing product liability insurance coverage is reasonably adequate to protect us from any liabilities we might incur. However, there is no assurance that this coverage will be sufficient to satisfy any claim made against us. In addition, we may not be able to continue to maintain adequate coverage
at a reasonable cost and on reasonable terms, if at all. Any product liability claim brought against us, with or without merit, could increase our product liability insurance rates or prevent us from securing any coverage in the future. Additionally, if one or more product liability claims is brought against us for uninsured liabilities or is in excess of our insurance coverage, our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted. Further, such claims may require us to recall some of our products, which could result in significant costs to us and could divert management’s attention from our business.
We may be exposed to risks associated with acquisitions, including integration risks and risks associated with methods of financing. Accordingly, completed acquisitions may not enhance our financial position or results of operations or create value for our shareholders as they are based on projections
and assumptions which are uncertain and subject to change.
Part of our growth strategy is to acquire businesses and technologies that are complementary to ours. There is no assurance that acquisition opportunities will be available on acceptable terms, or at all, or that we will be able to obtain necessary financing or regulatory approvals. Any acquisitions that we do undertake would be accompanied by the risks commonly encountered in acquisitions, including the:
•potential disruption of our business while we evaluate opportunities, complete acquisitions and develop and implement new business strategies to take advantage of these opportunities;
•inability of our management to maximize our financial and strategic position by incorporating an acquired technology or business into our existing offerings;
•inability
to achieve the cost savings and operating synergies anticipated in the acquisition, which would prevent us from achieving the positive earnings gains expected as a result of the acquisition;
•diversion of management attention from ongoing business concerns to integration matters;
•difficulty of maintaining uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies;
•challenges in demonstrating to our customers that the acquisition will not result in adverse changes in customer service standards or business focus;
•possible cash flow interruption or loss of revenue as a result of change of ownership transition matters;
•difficulty of assimilating
the operations and personnel of acquired businesses;
•potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses, and the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of changes in management; and
•uncertainty as to the long-term success of any acquisitions we may make including the impact on contingent liabilities.
There is no assurance that any completed acquisition will be accretive to our margins or profits in the short term or in the long term. If we proceed with one or more significant acquisitions in which the consideration consists of cash, a substantial portion of our available cash could be used to consummate the acquisitions. If we consummate one or more acquisitions in which the consideration consists of capital stock, our stockholders could suffer significant
dilution of their interest in us. In addition, we could incur or assume significant amounts of indebtedness in connection with acquisitions. Further, acquisitions could also result in significant goodwill and/or amortization charges for acquired businesses or technologies.
Failure to attract additional capital which we may require to expand our business could curtail our growth.
We may require additional capital to expand our business. If cash generated internally is insufficient to fund capital requirements, we will require additional debt or equity financing. In addition, we may require financing to fund any significant
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acquisitions we may seek to make. Needed financing
may not be available or, if available, may not be available on terms satisfactory to us and may result in significant stockholder dilution. Covenants in our existing financing agreements may also restrict our ability to obtain additional debt financing. If we fail to obtain sufficient additional capital in the future, we could be forced to curtail our growth strategy by reducing or delaying capital expenditures and acquisitions, selling assets, restructuring our operations or refinancing our indebtedness.
We may never realize the expected benefits from the divestiture of our Fluid Management business. In addition, the divestiture of our Fluid Management business entails significant personnel, systems and infrastructure changes that could cause operational disruptions.
The divestiture of our Fluid Management business is part of a strategy to transform ourselves into a high growth,
highly profitable, medical technology company. If we are unable to achieve our growth and profitability objectives due to competition, lack of acceptance of our products, failure to generate favorable clinical data or gain regulatory approvals, or other risks as described in this section, or due to other events, we will not be successful in transforming our business and may not see the appropriate market valuation. Moreover, our Fluid Management business generated substantial revenue, earnings and cash flow, which we have not replaced. While over time we expect to replace this revenue and cash flow by investing in, acquiring and accelerating higher margin revenue streams, there is a risk we will be unable to replace the revenue, earnings and cash flow that our Fluid Management business generated, or that the cost of such will be higher than expected. If we are unable to achieve our profit and growth objectives, such failure will be exacerbated by the loss of revenue,
earnings and cash flow generated by our divested Fluid Management business, and could materially impact our financial position and results of operations, resulting in a decline in our stock price.
The sale of our Fluid Management business required us to restructure significant personnel, systems and infrastructure. As part of this process, many long-term employees with valuable institutional knowledge were transitioned to Medline, and key systems were replicated or relocated across both companies. In some instances, existing processes and systems could not be fully replicated, requiring that we enter into short term transition service arrangements with Medline, and vice versa, under which the parties perform certain services for each other pending establishment of new processes and systems. Although these transitions were thoroughly planned, it is not unlikely in a transaction of this complexity that disruptions could occur. If
disruptions to our financial controls, IT, administrative support, manufacturing or regulatory processes occur, and if such disruptions prove to be more severe than our planning anticipated, this could have a material adverse effect on our business.
International and national economic and industry conditions constantly change, and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business, financial condition and results of operation are affected by many changing economic, industry and other conditions beyond our control. Actual or potential changes in international, national, regional and local economic, business and financial conditions, including recession, inflation and trade protection measures, may negatively affect consumer preferences, perceptions, spending patterns or demographic trends, any of which could adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our customers may experience financial difficulties or be unable to borrow money to fund their operations, which may adversely impact their ability or decision to purchase or pay for our products. Disruptions in the credit markets have previously resulted, and could again result, in volatility, decreased liquidity, widening of credit spreads, and reduced availability of financing. There can be no assurance that future financing will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. An inability to obtain necessary additional financing on acceptable terms may have an adverse impact on us and on our ability to execute on our business plan.
We are subject to a variety of market and financial risks due to our international operations that could adversely affect those operations or our profitability and operating results.
Our
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and we are a global Company. Operations in countries outside of the U.S., which account for approximately 21% percent of our net sales for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, are accompanied by certain financial and other risks that would not be faced by a company operating purely within the U.S. We intend to continue to pursue growth opportunities in sales outside the U.S., especially in emerging markets, which could expose us to greater risks associated with international sales and operations. Our profitability and international operations are, and will continue to be, subject to a number of risks and potential costs, including:
•fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
•healthcare reform legislation;
•multiple
non-U.S. regulatory requirement that are subject to change and could restrict our ability to manufacture and sell our products;
•local product preferences and product requirements;
•longer-term receivables than are typical in the U.S.;
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•trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;
•less intellectual property protection in some countries outside the U.S. than exists in the U.S.;
•different labor regulations and workforce instability;
•political
instability;
•the potential payment of U.S. income taxes on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries subject to U.S. taxation upon repatriation;
•the expiration and non-renewal of foreign tax rulings;
•potential negative consequences from changes in or interpretation of tax laws;
•economic instability and inflation, recession or interest rate fluctuations: and
•the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (EU) (commonly referred to as “Brexit”) on January 31, 2020.
There
are recent legislative proposals to tax profits of U.S. affiliates which are earned abroad. While it is impossible for us to predict whether these and other proposals will be implemented, or how they will ultimately impact us, they may materially impact our results of operations if, for example, our profits earned abroad are subject to U.S. income tax, or we are otherwise disallowed deductions as a result of these profits.
Finally, changes in currency exchange rates may reduce the reported value of our revenues outside the U.S, net of expenses, and cash flows. We cannot predict changes in currency exchange rates, the impact of exchange rate changes, nor the degree to which we will be able to manage the impact of currency exchange rate changes.
The United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, or Brexit, could adversely affect us.
During June 2016,
the U.K. held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit. On January 24, 2020, the U.K. Parliament approved a withdrawal agreement (the “Withdrawal Agreement”) between the U.K. and the EU. On January 31, 2020, the U.K. exited the European Union and under the Withdrawal Agreement, the U.K. is subject to an eleven-month transition period (the “Transition Period”) by which to leave the single market and customs union.
The uncertainty concerning the U.K.’s legal, political and economic relationship with the EU after the Transition Period could contribute to instability in global financial and foreign exchange markets, including volatility in the value of the British Pound Sterling and Euro, which in turn could adversely affect us or
our customers and companies that do business with us. Such uncertainties could also trigger a general deterioration in credit conditions, a downturn in consumer sentiment and overall negative economic growth. Any of these scenarios could have an adverse effect on our business or our customers.
If the U.K. and the EU are unable to negotiate acceptable trading and customs terms, barrier-free access between the U.K. and other EU member states could be diminished or eliminated. The long-term effects of Brexit will depend on any agreements (or lack thereof) between the U.K. and the EU and, in particular, any arrangements for the U.K. to retain access to EU markets after the Transition Period. Such a withdrawal from the EU is unprecedented, and it is unclear how the U.K.’s access to the European single market for goods, capital, services and labor within the EU and the wider commercial, legal and regulatory environment, will impact
our U.K. operations.
In addition, Brexit could lead to legal uncertainty and increased complexity as national laws and regulations in the U.K. start to diverge from EU laws and regulations. In particular, depending on the terms of Brexit, we may face new regulatory costs and challenges, including the following:
•if we are unable to utilize appropriate authorizations and regulator permissions, our U.K. and EU-based operations could lose their ability to offer services on a cross-border basis into the U.K. market and for our U.K. based operations to offer services on a cross-border basis in the EU market;
•we could be required to obtain additional regulatory permissions to operate in the U.K. and EU market, adding costs and potential inconsistency to our business (and, depending on the capacity
of the U.K. authorities, the criteria for obtaining permission, and any possible transitional arrangements, there is a risk that our business in the U.K. could be materially affected or disrupted);
•we could be required to comply with regulatory requirements in the U.K. that are in addition to, or inconsistent with, the regulatory requirements of the EU, leading to increased complexity and costs for our EU and U.K. operations; and
•our ability to attract and retain the necessary human resources in appropriate locations to support the U.K. business and the EU business could be adversely impacted.
These and other factors related to Brexit could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Continuing
worldwide economic instability, including challenges faced by the Eurozone countries, could adversely affect our revenues, financial condition or results of operations.
Since fiscal year 2008, the global economy has been impacted by the sequential effects of an ongoing global financial crisis. There can be no assurance that there will not be further deterioration in the global economy. Our customers and vendors may experience financial difficulties or be unable to borrow money to fund their operations which may adversely impact their ability to purchase our products or to pay for our products on a timely basis, if at all. As with our customers and vendors, these economic conditions make it more difficult for us to accurately forecast and plan our future business activities. In addition, trade receivables are in many countries. Repayment of these receivables is dependent upon the financial stability of the economies of those
countries.
In light of these global economic fluctuations, we continue to monitor the creditworthiness of customers located outside the U.S. Failure to receive payment of all or a significant portion of these receivables could adversely affect our results of operations. Further, there are concerns for the overall stability and suitability of the Euro as a single currency, given the economic and political challenges facing individual Eurozone countries. Continuing deterioration in the creditworthiness of the Eurozone countries, the withdrawal of one or more member countries from the EU, or the failure of the Euro as a common European currency could adversely affect our revenues, financial condition or results of operations.
We are exposed to risks associated with worldwide economic slowdowns and related uncertainties.
We are subject to macro-economic
fluctuations in the U.S. and worldwide economy. Concerns about consumer and investor confidence, volatile corporate profits and reduced capital spending, international conflicts, terrorist and military activity, civil unrest and pandemic illness could reduce customer orders or cause customer order cancellations. For example, the spread of coronavirus may cause adverse impacts on global economic activity which could negatively impact our business. In addition, political and social turmoil may put further pressure on economic conditions in the United States and abroad.
Our business could be harmed if we lose the services of our key personnel.
Our business depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly qualified personnel, including managerial, sales and technical personnel. We compete for key personnel with other companies, healthcare institutions, academic institutions, government
entities and other organizations. We do not have written employment agreements with our executive officers, other than the CEO. Our ability to maintain and expand our business may be impaired if we are unable to retain our current key personnel or hire or retain other qualified personnel in the future. In addition, our sales force is highly talented and there is competition in the sales industry which could have an adverse effect on our business if there is significant turnover.
If we are unable to manage our growth profitably, our business, financial results and stock price could suffer.
Our future financial results will depend in part on our ability to profitably manage our growth. Management will need to maintain existing customers and attract new customers, recruit, retain and effectively manage employees, as well as expand operations and integrate customer support and financial
control systems. If integration-related expenses and capital expenditure requirements are greater than anticipated or if we are unable to manage our growth profitably, our financial results and the market price of our common stock may decline.
In recent years we have begun to implement our operational excellence initiatives which include a number of restructuring, realignment and cost reduction initiatives. While we have realized some efficiencies from these actions, we may not realize the benefits of these initiatives to the extent we anticipated. Further, such benefits may be realized later than expected, and the ongoing difficulties in implementing these measures may be greater than anticipated, which could cause us to incur additional costs or result in business disruptions. In addition, if these measures are not successful or sustainable, we may undertake additional realignment
and cost reduction efforts, which could result in significant additional charges. Moreover, if our restructuring and realignment efforts prove ineffective, our ability to achieve our other strategic goals and business plans may be adversely affected.
We may incur indebtedness which could impose operating and financial restrictions on us as a result of debt service obligations which could significantly limit our ability to execute our business strategy.
We may incur indebtedness in the future subject to limitations contained in the agreements governing our debt. The interest rate on potential borrowings could be a floating rate which could expose us to the risk of increased interest expense in the future. The terms of a credit facility could require us to comply with certain financial maintenance covenants. In addition, the terms of our indebtedness could also include certain covenants
restricting or limiting our ability to take certain actions.
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These covenants could adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or limit our ability to pursue certain business opportunities or take certain corporate actions. The covenants could also restrict our flexibility in planning for changes in our business and the industry and could make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments.
Our ability to meet our cash requirements, including our debt service obligations, could be dependent upon our operating performance, which would be subject to general economic and competitive conditions and to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which could be beyond
our control. We cannot provide assurance that our business operations would generate sufficient cash flows from operations to fund potential cash requirements and debt service obligations. If our operating results, cash flow or capital resources prove inadequate, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt and other obligations. If we incurred indebtedness and were unable to service our debt, we could be forced to reduce or delay planned expansions and capital expenditures, sell assets, restructure or refinance our debt or seek additional equity capital, and we could be unable to take any of these actions on satisfactory terms or in a timely manner. Further, any of these actions may not be sufficient to allow us to service our potential debt obligations or could have an adverse impact on our business. Our potential debt agreements could limit our ability to take certain of these actions.
Our failure to generate sufficient operating cash flow to pay our potential debts or to successfully undertake any of these actions could have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, the degree to which we are leveraged as a result of potential indebtedness incurred in connection with an acquisition or otherwise could materially and adversely affect our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements or other purposes, could make us more vulnerable to general adverse economic, regulatory and industry conditions, could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes and opportunities in the markets in which we compete, could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt or could require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to service our debt.
Our
international sales and operations are subject to risks and uncertainties that vary by country and could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.
Sales outside the United States accounted for approximately 21% of our net sales during our fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. We anticipate that sales from international operations will continue to represent a significant portion of our total sales, and we intend to continue our expansion into emerging and/or faster-growing markets outside the United States. Our sales and profitability from our international operations are subject to risks and uncertainties that can vary by country, and include those related to political and economic conditions, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in tax laws, regulatory and reimbursement programs and policies, and the protection of intellectual property
rights. These risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.
Foreign currency exchange rate may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Products manufactured in, and sold into, foreign markets represent a significant portion of our operations. When the United States dollar strengthens or weakens in relation to the foreign currencies of the countries in which we sell our products, such as the Euro, our United States dollar-reported revenue and income will fluctuate. The effects of currency rate fluctuations and changes in the relative values of currencies may, in some instances, have a significant effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
Our goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets are subject to potential impairment.
A significant portion of our assets consists of goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets, the carrying value of which may be reduced if we determine that those assets are impaired. Included in the intangible assets, are intangible assets from the recent acquisitions of Eximo Medical Ltd. for $60.3 million, BioSentry for $26.0 million, RadiaDyne (OARtrac, IsoLoc® and Alatus® balloons) for $25.6 million and C3 Wave tip location for $9.4 million.
Most of our intangible and fixed assets have finite useful lives and are amortized or depreciated over their useful lives on either a straight-line basis or over the expected period of benefit or as revenues are earned from the sales of the related products. The
underlying assumptions regarding the estimated useful lives of these intangible assets are reviewed quarterly and more often if an event or circumstance occurs making it likely that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable and are adjusted through accelerated amortization if necessary. Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable we test intangible assets for impairment based on estimates of future cash flows. When testing for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets held for use, the Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. The Company operates as a single asset group. If an intangible asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment will
equal the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset.
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We review our single reporting unit for potential goodwill impairment in the third fiscal quarter of each year as part of our annual goodwill impairment testing, and more often if an event or circumstance occurs making it likely that impairment exists. We conduct impairment testing based on our current business strategy in light of present industry and economic conditions, as well as future expectations. The annual goodwill impairment review performed in December 2019 indicated no goodwill impairments. As a result of the current economic environment and the impact that the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on the global capital markets and the fact that the
Company's market capitalization is below its reporting unit's carrying value as of May 31, 2020, the Company performed an interim test for goodwill impairment as of May 31, 2020. As a result of the interim impairment test, a $158.6 million goodwill impairment charge was recorded as of May 31, 2020.
If actual results differ from the assumptions and estimates used in the goodwill and intangible asset calculations, we could incur future impairment or amortization charges, which could negatively impact our results of operations.
We have recorded significant goodwill impairment charges and may be required to record additional charges to future earnings
if our goodwill or intangible assets become impaired.
We are required under generally accepted accounting principles to review our intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at least annually. Factors that may be considered a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of our intangible assets and/or goodwill may not be recoverable include a decline in stock price and market capitalization, slower growth rates in our industry or our own operations, and/or other materially adverse events that have implications on the profitability of our business. In fiscal year 2020, we recorded a goodwill impairment loss of $158.6 million. We may be required to record additional charges to earnings during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets is determined
which could adversely impact our results of operations.
We may be limited in our ability to utilize, or may not be able to utilize, net operating loss carryforwards to reduce our future tax liability.
IRC Section 382 and related provisions contain rules that limit for U.S. federal income tax purposes the ability of a Company that undergoes an “ownership change” to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes existing as of the date of such ownership change. Our Federal net operating loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2020 after considering IRC Section 382 limitations are $112.3 million. The expiration of the Federal net operating loss carryforwards is as follows: $8.6 million between 2022 and 2023, $79.4 million between 2028 and 2037 and $24.3 million indefinitely. Our state net operating loss
carryforwards as of May 31, 2020 after considering remaining IRC Section 382 limitations are $9.3 million which expire in various years from 2020 to 2040. Future ownership changes within the meaning of IRC Section 382 may also subject our tax loss carryforwards to annual limitations which would restrict our ability to use them to offset our taxable income in periods following the ownership changes.
See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 for a further discussion of our tax loss carryovers.
Fluctuations in our effective tax rate and changes to tax laws may adversely affect us.
As an international company, we are subject to taxation in numerous
countries, states and other jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate is derived from a combination of applicable tax rates in the various countries, states and other jurisdictions in which we operate. In preparing our financial statements, we estimate the amount of tax that will become payable in each of these jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate may, however, differ from the estimated amount due to numerous factors, including a change in the mix of our profitability from country to country and changes in tax laws. Any of these factors could cause us to experience an effective tax rate significantly different from previous periods or our current expectations, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and cash flows.
We rely on the proper function, availability and security of information technology systems to operate our business as a cyber-attack or other breach of
these systems could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We rely on information technology systems to process, transmit, and store electronic information in our day-to-day operations. Similar to other large multi-national companies, the size and complexity of our information technology systems makes them vulnerable to cyber-attacks, malicious intrusions, breakdowns, destructions, losses of data privacy, or other significant disruptions. Our information systems require an ongoing commitment of significant resources to maintain, protect, and enhance existing systems and develop new systems to keep pace with continuing changes in information processing technology, evolving systems and regulatory standards, the increasing need to protect patient and customer information, and changing customer patterns. In addition, third parties may attempt to hack into our products to obtain
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with our products or our proprietary information. Any failure by us to maintain or protect our information technology systems and data integrity, including from cyber-attacks, intrusions or other breaches, could result in the unauthorized access to patient data and personally identifiable information, theft of intellectual property or other misappropriation of assets, or otherwise compromise our confidential or proprietary information and disrupt our operations. Any of these events, in turn, may cause us to lose existing customers, have difficulty preventing, detecting, and controlling fraud, have disputes with customers, physicians, and other health care professionals, be subject to legal claims and liability, have regulatory sanctions
or penalties imposed, have increases in operating expenses, incur expenses or lose revenues as a result of a data privacy breach or theft of intellectual property, or suffer other adverse consequences, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Any disaster at our manufacturing facilities could disrupt our ability to manufacture our products for a substantial amount of time, which could cause our revenues to decrease.
We conduct our manufacturing and assembly at facilities in Queensbury, New York and Glens Falls, New York. It would be difficult, expensive and time-consuming to transfer resources from one facility to the other, replace, or repair these facilities and our manufacturing equipment if they were significantly affected by a disaster. Additionally, we might be forced to rely on third-party manufacturers
or to delay production of our products. Insurance for damage to our properties and the disruption of our business from disasters may not be sufficient to cover all of our potential losses and may not continue to be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, if one of our principal suppliers were to experience a similar disaster, uninsured loss or under-insured loss, we might not be able to obtain adequate alternative sources of supplies or products or could face significant delays and incur substantial expense in doing so. Any significant uninsured loss, prolonged or repeated disruption, or inability to operate experienced by us or any of our principal suppliers could cause significant harm to our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Manufacturing and assembly takes place in Queensbury, New York and Glens Falls, New York. If we were significantly affected by a disaster, we no longer have
an option to transfer manufacturing to another facility so we would be forced to rely on third-party manufacturers or would have to delay production of our products.
Anti-takeover provisions in our organizational documents and Delaware law may discourage or prevent a change of control, even if an acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders, which could cause our stock price to decline and prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that may enable our management to resist a change in control. These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent a change in
the ownership of our Company or a change in our management. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that investors would be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. Such provisions include:
•Our Board of Directors is authorized, without prior stockholder approval, to create and issue “blank check” preferred stock, with rights senior to those of our common stock;
•Our Board of Directors is classified so that not all members of our Board of Directors are elected at one time, which may make it more difficult for a person who acquires control of a majority of our outstanding voting stock to replace our directors;
•Advance notice is required for stockholders
to nominate individuals to serve on our Board of Directors or for stockholders to submit proposals that can be acted upon at stockholder meetings;
•Stockholder action by written consent is prohibited; and
•Stockholders are not permitted to cumulatively vote for the election of directors.
We are also subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which may prohibit certain business combinations with stockholders owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock.
These and other provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws
and Delaware law could make it more difficult for stockholders or potential acquirers to obtain control of our Board of Directors or initiate actions that are opposed by our then-current Board of Directors, including delaying or impeding a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving our Company. Any delay or prevention of a change of control transaction or changes in our Board of Directors could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
We are dependent on the proper functioning of our critical facilities, our supply chain and distribution networks and our sales force as well as the financial stability of our customers, all of which could be negatively impacted by the coronavirus in a manner that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our
ability to manufacture products may be materially adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
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The Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (“coronavirus”) is impacting worldwide economic activity. Estimates for economic growth have been reduced as a result of the coronavirus, which may have a corresponding effect on our sales activity. The virus continues to spread globally, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and has spread to over 100 countries, including the United States. The impact of this pandemic has been and will likely continue to be extensive in many aspects of society, which has resulted in and will likely continue to result in significant disruptions to the global economy, as well as businesses and capital markets around
the world. With the spread of the coronavirus to the United States and other countries, it is unclear how economic activity and work flows might be impacted on a worldwide basis. Many employers in the United States are requiring their employees to work from home or not come into their offices or facilities. We manufacture primarily out of one facility in Queensbury, New York, and partially out of a facility in Glens Falls, New York. If the manufacturing capabilities of these two sites are impacted as a result of the coronavirus, it may not be possible for us to timely manufacture relevant products at required levels or at all. A reduction or interruption in any of our manufacturing processes could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
We also might be unable to obtain products, product components, or sterilized products from our suppliers and vendors due
to the additional constraints on suppliers created by the coronavirus. Any delays in delivery of or shortages in products and components could interrupt and delay manufacturing of our products and result in the cancellation of orders for our products.
Our sales may be materially adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
Our sales force functions by meeting in person with physicians and health care providers to discuss our products. The coronavirus may negatively affect demand for our products by limiting the ability of our sales personnel to maintain their customary contacts with customers for a period of time. We may also find that distributors will have to prioritize their work load and may be forced to slow their activities as a result of the coronavirus. As a result, we cannot assure you that our sales force or distributors will increase or maintain our
current levels of unit sales or increase or maintain our current unit pricing, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, there is a risk that our international distributors will not be financially viable due to the impact of coronavirus in their respective countries.
We may also experience significant and unpredictable reductions in demand for certain products as our health care customers re-prioritize the treatment of patients and divert resources away from non-coronavirus areas. For example, elective surgeries are being de-prioritized which may negatively impact the usage of certain products, including, without limitation, our EVLT and core products and certain Oncology products. As a result of coronavirus, our customers and vendors may experience financial difficulties or be unable to borrow money to fund their operations,
which may adversely impact their ability to purchase our products or pay for our products on a timely basis, if at all.
The execution of our clinical studies may be materially adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
Our future business prospects are highly dependent on generating, collecting and disseminating data pursuant to clinical trials. Clinical trials, including, without limitation, our DIRECT Study, studying the use of NanoKnife to treat pancreatic cancer, and our Pathfinder Registry, collecting data on the use of our Atherectomy laser, may be materially impacted by the coronavirus as hospitals prioritize treating coronavirus patients and creating capacity. Delays in the initiation of sites or enrollment of patients in these and other clinical studies, may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and future business prospects.
Our
ability to raise capital may be materially adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
Any sustained disruption in the capital markets from the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively impact our ability to raise capital. As of the end of our fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 we have a strong balance sheet and do not anticipate the need to raise additional capital. However, we cannot predict when the macro-economic disruption stemming from the coronavirus will ebb or when the economy will return to pre-coronavirus levels, if at all. If the macro-economic disruption continues for pro-longed periods we may need to raise additional capital and capital may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
The impact of the coronavirus on economic activity, and its effect on our manufacturing facility, supply chain and distribution networks, our sales
force and our customers are uncertain at this time and could have a material adverse effect on our results, especially to the extent these effects persist or exacerbate over an extended period of time.
RISKS RELATED TO THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Reforms to the United States healthcare system may adversely affect our business.
In response to perceived increases in health care costs in recent years, there have been and continue to be proposals by the federal government, state governments, regulators and third-party payers to control these costs and, more generally, to reform
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the health care system, including U.S. health care reform
legislation. Certain of these proposals could, among other things, limit the prices we are able to charge for our products or the amounts of reimbursement available for our products and could limit the acceptance and availability of our products. The adoption of some or all of these proposals could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Our industry is experiencing greater scrutiny and regulation by governmental authorities, which has led to certain costs and business distractions as we respond to inquiries and comply with new regulations, and may lead to greater governmental regulation in the future.
Our medical devices and our business activities are subject to rigorous regulation by the FDA and numerous other federal, state and foreign governmental authorities. These authorities and members of Congress have been increasing
their scrutiny of our industry. In addition, certain states, including Massachusetts, have recently passed or are considering legislation restricting our interactions with health care providers and requiring disclosure of many payments to them. The federal government has recently introduced similar legislation, which may or may not preempt state laws. Recent Supreme Court case law has clarified that the FDA’s authority over medical devices preempts state tort laws, but legislation has been introduced at the federal level to allow state intervention, which could lead to increased and inconsistent regulation at the state level. We anticipate that the government will continue to scrutinize our industry closely, and that additional regulation by governmental authorities may increase compliance costs, increase exposure to litigation and may have other adverse effects to our operations.
We are subject to a comprehensive system of
federal, state and international laws and regulations, and we could be the subject of investigations, enforcement actions or face lawsuits and monetary or equitable judgments.
We operate in many parts of the world, and our operations are affected by complex state, federal and international laws relating to healthcare, environmental protection, antitrust, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, fraud and abuse, export control, tax, employment and laws regarding privacy, personally identifiable information and protected health information, including, for example, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), various FDA and international regulations relating to, among other things, the development, quality assurance, manufacturing, importation, distribution, marketing and sale of, and billing for, our products, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and Federal False Claims Act (Note 17), the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”),
the UK Bribery Act of 2010, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and other foreign data protection and privacy laws, and laws and regulations relating to sanctions and money laundering. We are subject to periodic inspections to determine compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation requirements, current medical device adverse event reporting regulations, and similar foreign rules and regulations. Despite our training and compliance programs, our internal control policies and procedures may not always protect us from negligent, reckless or criminal acts committed by our employees or agents. The failure to comply with these laws and regulatory standards, allegations of such non-compliance or the discovery of previously unknown problems with a product or manufacturer: (i) could result in FDA Form-483 notices and/or warning letters or the foreign equivalent, fines,
delays or suspensions of regulatory clearances, investigations, detainment, seizures or recalls of products (with the attendant expenses), the banning of a particular device, an order to replace or refund the cost of any device previously manufactured or distributed, operating restrictions and/or civil or criminal prosecution, and/or penalties, as well as decreased sales as a result of negative publicity and product liability claims; and (ii) could disrupt our business and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.
Most of our products must receive clearance or approval from the FDA or comparable regulatory agencies abroad before they can be marketed or sold. State, federal and foreign registration regulations are both evolving and subject to varied levels of interpretation and enforcement. It can be costly and time-consuming to obtain and maintain regulatory
approvals to market a medical device. Approvals might not be granted on a timely basis, if at all, for new devices, new indications for use or certain modifications or enhancements to previously approved products. Even after a device receives regulatory approval it remains subject to significant regulatory and quality requirements, such as manufacturing, recordkeeping, renewal, recertification or reporting and other post market approval requirements, which may include clinical, laboratory or other studies. Product approvals by the FDA and other foreign regulators can be withdrawn due to failure to comply with regulatory standards or the occurrence of unforeseen problems following initial approval or may be re-classified to a higher regulatory classification, such as requiring a Pre-Market Approval (“PMA”) for a previously cleared 510(k) device. Regulations are also subject to change as a result of legislative, administrative or judicial action, which may further
increase our costs or reduce sales. Our failure to maintain approvals, obtain approval for new products or comply with other applicable regulatory requirements could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.
The healthcare industry is under continued scrutiny from state, federal and international governments with respect to industry practices in the area of sales and marketing, including provisions of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. If our marketing, sales or other activities fail to comply with the FDA’s or other comparable foreign regulatory agencies’ regulations or guidelines, or other applicable laws, we may be subject to warnings from the FDA or investigations or enforcement actions
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the FDA, Medicare, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or other government agencies or enforcement bodies. Additionally, in the European Union, a new draft Medical Device Regulation was published in 2016 imposing stricter requirements for the marketing and sale of medical devices and grants Notified Bodies increased post-market surveillance authority. The Company is monitoring the implementation of the regulation and has undertaken initial actions to move toward compliance based on the published draft of the regulation. The Company’s failure to comply with any marketing or sales regulations or any other applicable regulatory requirements could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.
In
the recent past, medical device manufacturers have been the subject of investigations from government agencies related to their relationships with doctors, product sales and marketing and off-label promotion of products, among other activities or practices. If an enforcement action involving the Company were to occur, it could result in penalties, fines, detainment, seizures, recalls, product bans, operating restrictions (which may include loss of a license or authorization), the exclusion of our products from reimbursement under government-funded programs and/or prohibitions on our ability to sell our products, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity. In addition, remediation of any issues identified by the FDA or other regulators could require facility upgrades, process changes, additional labeling requirements
or other measures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.
In addition, lawsuits by or otherwise involving employees, customers, licensors, licensees, suppliers, vendors, business partners, distributors, shareholders or competitors with respect to how we conduct our business could be very costly and could substantially disrupt our business. Disputes from time-to-time with companies or individuals are not uncommon, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to resolve these disputes on terms favorable to us. The occurrence of an adverse monetary or equitable judgment or a large expenditure in connection with a settlement of any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.
We are subject to data privacy and protection regulations and laws
globally, and could face substantial penalties if we fail to comply with such regulations and laws.
We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations globally regarding privacy, data protection, and data security, including those related to the collection, storage, handling, use, disclosure, transfer, and security of personal data, including Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These laws and regulations regarding the handling of personal data are broad in scope and are subject to evolving interpretation and can include significant penalties for non-compliance. We could be required to incur substantial costs to monitor compliance or to alter our practices.
Failure to comply with laws relating to the handling and transmission of electronic health data may require us to make significant changes to our products, or incur penalties or other liabilities.
State,
federal and foreign laws, such as the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), regulate the confidentiality of personally identifiable health information and other sensitive personal information and the circumstances under which such information may be released. These measures may govern the disclosure and use of personal and patient medical record information and may require users of such information to implement specified technical, administrative and security measures, and to notify individuals in the event of privacy and security breaches. Evolving laws and regulations in this area could require us to incur significant additional costs to re-design our products or systems and procedures which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations. Failure to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive personal information in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements, or to abide by electronic health data
transmission standards, could expose us to breach of contract claims, fines and penalties, costs for remediation and harm to our reputation.
We are subject to healthcare fraud and abuse regulations that could result in significant liability, require us to change our business practices and restrict our operations in the future.
We are subject to various federal, state and local laws targeting fraud and abuse in the healthcare industry, including anti-kickback and false claims laws. Violations of these laws are punishable by criminal or civil sanctions, including substantial fines, imprisonment and exclusion from participation in healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and health programs outside the United States. These laws and regulations are wide ranging and subject to changing
interpretation and application, which could restrict our sales or marketing practices. Furthermore, since many of our customers rely on reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and other governmental programs to cover a substantial portion of their expenditures, our exclusion from such programs as a result of a violation of these laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flow.
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If we or some of our suppliers fail to comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, or QSR, and other applicable post-market requirements, our manufacturing operations could be disrupted, our product sales and profitability could suffer, and we may be subject to a wide variety of FDA enforcement actions.
After
a device is placed on the market, numerous regulatory requirements apply. We are subject to inspection and marketing surveillance by the FDA to determine our compliance with all regulatory requirements. Our failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements could result in the FDA or a court instituting a wide variety of enforcement actions against us, including a public "Warning Letter"; an order to shut down some or all manufacturing operations; a recall of products; fines or civil penalties; seizure or detention of our products; refusing our requests for 510(k) clearance or a PMA of new or modified products; withdrawing 510(k) clearance or PMA approvals already granted to us; and criminal prosecution.
Our manufacturing processes and those of some of our suppliers must comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, or QSR, which governs the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the design,
testing, manufacture, control, quality assurance, installation, servicing, labeling, packaging, storage and shipping of medical devices. The FDA enforces the QSR through unannounced inspections. If we, or one of our suppliers, fail a QSR inspection, or if a corrective action plan adopted by us or one of our suppliers is not sufficient, the FDA may bring an enforcement action, and our operations could be disrupted and our manufacturing delayed. We are also subject to the FDA’s general prohibition against promoting our products for unapproved or “off-label” uses, the FDA’s adverse event reporting requirements and the FDA’s reporting requirements for field correction or product removals. The FDA has recently placed increased emphasis on its scrutiny of compliance with the QSR and these other post-market requirements.
If we, or one of our suppliers, violate the FDA’s requirements or fail to take adequate corrective action
in response to any significant compliance issue raised by the FDA, the FDA can take various enforcement actions which could cause our product sales and profitability to suffer.
In addition, most other countries require us and our suppliers to comply with manufacturing and quality assurance standards for medical devices that are similar to those in force in the United States before marketing and selling our products in those countries. If we, or our suppliers, should fail to do so, we would lose our ability to market and sell our products in those countries.
If we cannot obtain and maintain marketing clearance or approval from governmental agencies, we will not be able to sell our products.
Our products are medical devices that are subject to extensive regulation in the United States and in the foreign countries in which they are sold. Unless
an exemption applies, each medical device that we wish to market in the United States must receive either 510(k) clearance or premarket approval (PMA) from the FDA before the product can be sold. Either process can be lengthy and expensive. The FDA’s 510(k) clearance procedure, also known as “premarket notification,” is the process we have used for our current products. This process usually takes from four to twelve months from the date the premarket notification is submitted to the FDA, but may take significantly longer. Although we have obtained 510(k) clearances for our current products, our clearances may be revoked by the FDA if safety or effectiveness problems develop with the devices. The PMA process is much more costly, lengthy and uncertain. It generally takes from one to three years from the date the application is submitted to, and filed with the FDA, and may take even longer. Regulatory regimes in other countries similarly require approval or clearance
prior to our marketing or selling products in those countries. We rely on our distributors to obtain regulatory clearances or approvals of our products outside of the United States. If we are unable to obtain additional clearances or approvals needed to market existing or new products in the United States or elsewhere or obtain these clearances or approvals in a timely fashion or at all, or if our existing clearances are revoked, our revenues and profitability may decline.
Modifications to our current products may require new marketing clearances or approvals or require us to cease marketing or recall the modified products until such clearances or approvals are obtained.
Any modification to an FDA-cleared medical device that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a major change or modification in its intended use, requires a new FDA 510(k)
clearance or, possibly, a premarket approval. The FDA requires every manufacturer to make its own determination as to whether a modification requires a new 510(k) clearance or premarket approval, but the FDA may review and disagree with any decision reached by the manufacturer. We have modified aspects of some of our devices since receiving regulatory clearance. We believed that some of these modifications did not require new 510(k) clearance or premarket approval and, therefore, we did not seek new 510(k) clearances or premarket approvals. In the future, we may make additional modifications to our products after they have received FDA clearance or approval and, in appropriate circumstances, determine that new clearance or approval is unnecessary. Regulations in other countries in which we market or sell, or propose to market or sell, may also require that we make judgments about changes to our products and whether or not those changes are such that regulatory approval
or clearance should be obtained. In the United States and elsewhere, regulatory authorities may disagree with our past or future decisions not
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to seek new clearance or approval and may require us to obtain clearance or approval for modifications to our products. If that were to occur for a previously cleared or approved product, we may be required to cease marketing or recall the modified device until we obtain the necessary clearance or approval. Under these circumstances, we may also be subject to significant regulatory fines or other penalties. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted.
Even after receiving regulatory clearance or approval,
our products may be subject to product recalls, which may harm our reputation and divert managerial and financial resources.
The FDA and similar governmental authorities in other countries have the authority to order mandatory recall of our products or order their removal from the market if there are material deficiencies or defects in design, manufacture, installation, servicing or labeling of the device, or if the governmental entity finds that our products would cause serious adverse health consequences. A government mandated voluntary recall or field action by us could occur as a result of component failures, manufacturing errors or design defects, including labeling defects. Any recall of our products may harm our reputation with customers and divert managerial and financial resources. In fiscal year 2020, we did a voluntary recall of the OARtrac product, that was acquired as part of the RadiaDyne acquisition in the second
quarter of fiscal year 2019, to address installation issues that were identified once the product was placed in the field.
We may be subject to fines, penalties, injunctions or costly investigations if we are determined to be promoting the use of our products for unapproved or “off-label” uses.
If we are incorrect in our belief that our promotional materials and training methods regarding physicians are conducted in compliance with regulations of the FDA and other applicable regulations, and the FDA determines that our promotional materials or training constitutes promotion of an unapproved use, the FDA could request that we modify our training or promotional materials or subject us to regulatory enforcement actions, including the issuance of a warning letter, injunction, seizure, civil fine and criminal penalties. It is also possible that other federal, state or foreign enforcement
authorities might take action if they consider promotional or training materials to constitute promotion of an unapproved use, which could result in significant fines or penalties under other statutory authorities, such as laws prohibiting false claims for reimbursement. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
If our employees or agents violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or anti-bribery laws in other jurisdictions, we may incur fines or penalties, or experience other adverse consequences.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, and similar anti-bribery laws in international jurisdictions, including the UK Anti-Bribery Act, which generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining
business. Because of the predominance of government-sponsored healthcare systems around the world, many of our customer relationships outside of the United States are with governmental entities and are therefore subject to such anti-bribery laws. Our sales to customers and distributors outside of the United States have been increasing and we expect them to continue to increase in the future. If our employees or agents violate the provisions of the FCPA or other anti-bribery laws, we may incur fines or penalties, we may be unable to market our products in other countries or we may experience other adverse consequences which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or financial condition.
Laws and regulations governing the export of our products could adversely impact our business. If the U.S. government imposes strict sanctions on Iran, our revenue could be impacted.
The
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Bureau of Industry and Security at the U.S. Department of Commerce (BIS), administer certain laws and regulations that restrict U.S. persons and, in some instances, non-U.S. persons, in conducting activities, transacting business with or making investments in certain countries, governments, entities and individuals subject to U.S. economic sanctions. Due to our international operations, we are subject to such laws and regulations, which are complex, restrict our business dealings with certain countries and individuals, and are constantly changing. Further restrictions may be enacted, amended, enforced or interpreted in a manner that materially impacts our operations.
In fiscal year 2020 we generated $1.8 million of revenue for sales to distributors doing business in Iran. We continuously review our ability to sell products to distributors that
conduct business in Iran in accordance with all applicable U.S. laws. If laws, rules or regulations of the United States with respect to doing business in, or with parties that do business in, Iran change to restrict our ability to generate revenue in Iran, our revenue could decline, impacting our results of operations.
From time to time, we have limited business dealings in countries subject to comprehensive sanctions. These business dealings may expose us to a heightened risk of violating applicable sanctions regulations. Violations of these regulations are
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punishable by civil penalties, including fines, denial of export privileges, injunctions, asset seizures, debarment from government contracts
and revocations or restrictions of licenses, as well as criminal fines and imprisonment. We have established policies and procedures designed to assist with our compliance with such laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these regulations in every transaction in which we may engage, and such a violation could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Changes in reimbursement levels by governmental or other third-party payors for procedures using our products may cause our revenues to decline.
Our products are purchased principally by hospitals or physicians which typically bill various third-party payors, such as governmental programs (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid and comparable foreign programs), private insurance plans and managed care
plans, for the healthcare services provided to their patients. The ability of our customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for products and services from third-party payors is critical to the success of medical device companies because it affects which products customers purchase and the prices they are willing to pay. Reimbursement varies by country and can significantly impact the acceptance of new technology. Implementation of healthcare reforms in the United States and in other countries may limit, reduce or eliminate reimbursement for our products and adversely affect both our pricing flexibility and the demand for our products. Even when we develop a promising new product, we may find limited demand for the product unless reimbursement approval is obtained from private and governmental third party payors.
Third-party payors have adopted, and are continuing to adopt, a number of healthcare policies intended to curb
rising healthcare costs. These policies include:
•controls on government-funded reimbursement for healthcare services and price controls on medical products and services providers;
•challenges to the pricing of medical procedures or limits or prohibitions on reimbursement for specific devices and therapies through other means; and
•the introduction of managed care systems in which healthcare providers contract to provide comprehensive healthcare for a fixed cost per person.
We are unable to predict whether federal, state or local healthcare reform legislation or regulation affecting our business may be proposed or enacted in the future,
or what effect any such legislation or regulation would have on our business. Changes in healthcare systems in the United States or elsewhere in a manner that significantly reduces reimbursement for procedures using our medical devices or denies coverage for these procedures, or adverse decisions relating to our products by administrators of these systems in coverage or reimbursement issues, would have an adverse impact on the acceptance of our products and the prices which our customers are willing to pay for them.
RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, we may not be able to generate revenues from new or existing products and our business may suffer.
Our success depends in part on obtaining, maintaining and enforcing our patents, trademarks and other proprietary rights,
and our ability to avoid infringing the proprietary rights of others. We take precautionary steps to protect our technological advantages and intellectual property. We rely upon patent, trade secret, copyright, know-how and trademark laws, as well as license agreements and contractual provisions, to establish our intellectual property rights and protect our products. However, no assurances can be made that any pending or future patent applications will result in the issuance of patents, that any current or future patents issued to, or licensed by, us will not be challenged or circumvented by our competitors, or that our patents will not be found invalid.
Patent positions of medical device companies, including our Company, are uncertain and involve complex and evolving legal and factual questions. The coverage sought in a patent application
can be denied or significantly reduced either before or after the patent is issued. Consequently, there can be no assurance that any of our pending patent applications will result in an issued patent. There is also no assurance that any existing or future patent will provide significant protection or commercial advantage, or whether any existing or future patent will be circumvented by a more basic patent, thus requiring us to obtain a license to produce and sell the product. Generally, patent applications can be maintained in secrecy for at least 18 months after their earliest priority date. In addition, publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries. Therefore, we cannot be certain that we were the first to invent the subject matter covered by each of our pending U.S. patent applications or that we were the first to file non-U.S. patent applications for such subject matter.
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Additionally,
we rely on trade secret protection for certain unpatented aspects of our proprietary technology. There can be no assurance that others will not independently develop or otherwise acquire substantially equivalent proprietary information or techniques, that others will not gain access to our proprietary technology or disclose such technology, or that we can meaningfully protect our trade secrets. We have a policy of requiring key employees and consultants to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of an employment or consulting relationship with us. Our confidentiality agreements also require our employees to assign to us all rights to any inventions made or conceived during their employment with us. We also generally require our consultants to assign to us any inventions made during the course of their engagement by us. There can be no assurance, however, that these agreements will provide meaningful protection or adequate remedies for us in the event
of unauthorized use, transfer or disclosure of confidential information or inventions.
If we are not able to adequately protect our intellectual property, our market share, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.
If third parties claim that our products infringe their intellectual property rights, we may be forced to expend significant financial resources and management time defending against such actions and our financial condition and our results of operations could suffer.
Third parties may claim that our products infringe their patents and other intellectual property rights. Identifying third-party patent rights can be particularly difficult because, in general, patent applications can be maintained in secrecy for at least 18 months after their earliest priority date. Some companies in the medical device industry have
used intellectual property infringement litigation to gain a competitive advantage. If a competitor were to challenge our patents, licenses or other intellectual property rights, or assert that our products infringe its patent or other intellectual property rights, we could incur substantial litigation costs, be forced to make expensive changes to our product design, pay royalties or other fees to license rights in order to continue manufacturing and selling our products, or pay substantial damages. Third-party infringement claims, regardless of their outcome, would not only consume our financial resources but also divert our management’s time and effort. Such claims could also cause our customers or potential customers to purchase competitors’ products or defer or limit their purchase or use of our affected products until resolution of the claim. See Note 17 in the consolidated financial statements.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR
STOCK PRICE
Our future operating results are difficult to predict and may vary significantly from quarter to quarter, which may adversely affect the price of our common stock.
The ongoing introduction of new products and services that affect our overall product mix make the prediction of future operating results difficult. You should not rely on our past results as any indication of future operating results. The price of our common stock will likely fall in the event that our operating results do not meet the expectations of analysts and investors. Comparisons of our quarterly operating results are an unreliable indication of our future performance because they are likely to vary significantly based on many factors, including:
•the level of sales of our products and services in our markets;
•our
ability to introduce new products or services and enhancements in a timely manner;
•the demand for and acceptance of our products and services;
•the success of our competition and the introduction of alternative products or services;
•our ability to command favorable pricing for our products and services;
•the growth of the market for our devices and services;
•the expansion and rate of success of our direct sales force in the United States and internationally and our independent distributors internationally;
•actions relating to ongoing FDA compliance;
•our
ability to integrate acquired assets or companies;
•our ability to timely divest of assets that are covered by Transition Service Agreements;
•the effect of intellectual property disputes;
•the size and timing of orders from independent distributors or customers;
•the attraction and retention of key personnel, particularly in sales and marketing, regulatory, manufacturing and research and development;
•unanticipated delays or an inability to control costs;
•general economic conditions as well as those specific to our customers and markets; and
•seasonal
fluctuations in revenue due to the elective nature of some procedures.
Our stock price may be volatile, which may cause the value of our stock to decline or subject us to a securities class action litigation.
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The trading price of our common stock price may be volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
•general economic, industry and market conditions;
•actions by institutional or other large stockholders;
•the depth and
liquidity of the market for our common stock;
•volume and timing of orders for our products;
•developments generally affecting medical device companies;
•the announcement of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;
•changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts;
•investor perceptions of us and our business, including changes in market valuations of medical device companies; and
•our results of operations and financial performance.
In connection with the recent stock market decline
that began in March 2020, the closing market price of our common stock has declined significantly. In recent years, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market price for many companies in industries similar to ours. Some of these fluctuations have been unrelated to operating performance and are attributable, in part, to outside factors such as the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its potential impact on the world economy.
In addition, the stock market in general, and the NASDAQ Stock Market and the market for medical devices in particular, have experienced substantial price and volume volatility that is often seemingly unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may cause the trading price of our common stock to decline. In the past, securities class action litigation has often been brought against
a company after a period of volatility in the market price of its common stock. We may become involved in this type of litigation in the future. Any securities litigation claims brought against us could result in substantial expense and the diversion of management’s attention from our business.
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Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
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Item 2.
Properties.
During
the year ended May 31, 2020, we operated in the following locations:
Location
Purpose
Approx. Sq. Ft.
Property Type
Latham, NY
Corporate headquarters
39,000
Leased
Glens
Falls, NY
Manufacturing
41,000
Owned
Queensbury, NY
Manufacturing and distribution
194,000
Owned
Marlborough, MA
Research and development
31,000
Leased
Amsterdam,
NL
Selling, marketing and administrative
8,100
Leased
Rehovot, IL
Manufacturing and distribution
4,300
Leased
In addition, we lease sales offices in various other jurisdictions.
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Item 3.
Legal
Proceedings.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including commercial, intellectual property, product liability, and regulatory matters of a nature considered normal for its business. The Company accrues for amounts related to these matters if it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and an amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company discloses such matters when there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss may have been incurred. However, the Company cannot
predict the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation.
C.R. Bard, Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc.
On January 11, 2012, C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) filed a suit in the United States District Court of Utah claiming certain of the Company's implantable port products infringe on three U.S. patents held by Bard (the "Utah Action"). Bard’s complaint sought unspecified damages and other relief. The Company filed petitions for reexamination in the US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") seeking to invalidate all three patents asserted by Bard in the litigation. The
Company's petitions were granted and 40 of Bard's 41 patent claims were rejected and, following further proceedings, the Patent Office issued a Final Rejection of all 40 claims subject to reexamination. Thereafter, Bard filed appeals to the USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences for all three reexaminations which were decided as follows: For US Patent No. 7,785,302, the rejections of six of the ten claims under reexamination were affirmed, but were reversed on four of the ten claims. For U.S. Patent No. 7,959,615 the rejections of eight of the ten claims under reexamination were affirmed but the rejections of the other two of the ten claims were reversed. In the third, for U.S. Patent No. 7,947,022 the rejections of all twenty claims under reexamination were affirmed. Thereafter, Bard sought Rehearing in all three appeals and the Company sought Rehearing in the ‘302 and
‘615 appeals. The PTO denied all three Rehearing Requests, but modified its characterization of one prior art reference for the ‘302 and ‘022 decisions.
Bard filed appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in all three reexams and the Company Cross-Appealed for the ‘302 and the ‘615 reexams. MedComp also filed an Amicus Brief in support of the Company on November 22, 2017. Meanwhile, on July 12, 2017 Bard assigned the asserted patents to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (“BPV”) which was added as co-Appellant before the Federal Circuit and as a co-Plaintiff in the Utah action. An oral hearing was held on September
5, 2018 and the Court rendered its decision on September 28, 2018, affirming that claims 1-5 and 10 of the ‘615 patent were invalid, but that claims 6-7 of the 615 patent and claims 1-4 of the 302 patent were valid over the prior art references considered in the Reexamination proceedings. The Federal Circuit also reversed the PTAB’s claim construction ruling and remanded for consideration of obviousness for the remaining claims under the new claim construction ruling and for further findings with respect to whether one of the asserted references qualified as a printed publication. On January 28, 2019, on remand, the USPTO reversed the rejections of the ‘302 claims 1-10, ‘022 claims 1-20 and ‘615 claims 8-9. The USPTO has since issued Inter Partes Reexamination Certificates for the ‘302 Patent for the ‘022 patent and for the ‘615 patent. The
Company thereafter filed a Motion to Unstay the Utah Case and that motion was granted. On November 4, 2019 the Court held a joint Status Conference among the Company’s Utah Action and two other cases filed by Bard on the same patents against MedComp and Smiths. The Court set a schedule for defendant's Motions to Dismiss or Transfer. The Company filed its motion on November 25, 2019; and Bard filed a responsive brief and a motion for venue discovery on December 9, 2019. The Company filed a responsive brief on December
16, 2019 and Bard filed a reply on December 23, 2019. On February 27, 2020, the Court referred all non-dispositive motions to the presiding Magistrate and on March 3, 2020 the Court granted Bard’s Motion for Venue Discovery and denied the Company’s transfer motion without prejudice to re-filing after completion of the venue discovery, but no later than June 30, 2020. The parties have since engaged in venue discovery and AngioDynamics re-filed its Motion to Dismiss or Transfer on June 30, 2020. Bard filed an opposition brief on July 28, 2020, and the
Company’s Reply is due 14 days thereafter. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to defend them vigorously. The Company has not recorded an expense related to the outcome of this litigation because it is not yet possible to determine if a potential loss is probable nor reasonably estimable.
On March 10, 2015, Bard and BPV filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware Action") claiming certain of the Company's implantable port products infringe on three other U.S. patents held by Bard, which are different from those asserted in the Utah action. Bard's
complaint seeks unspecified damages and other relief. On June 1, 2015, the Company filed two motions in response to Bard’s Complaint - one sought transfer to the District of Utah where the Utah Action is currently pending, and the other sought dismissal of the entire complaint on grounds that none of the claims in the asserted patents is directed to patent eligible subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Statute and in light of recent authority from the U. S. Supreme Court.
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On January 12, 2016, the Court issued a decision denying both motions. A Markman hearing was held
on March 10, 2017 and the Court issued its Claim Construction Order on May 19, 2017. On May 19, 2017, Bard served its Final Infringement Contentions and on June 2, 2017, the Company served its Final Invalidity Contentions.
On October 20, 2017, the scheduling order for the case was amended to, among other things, set a trial date commencing July 23, 2018. The parties completed Expert Discovery in January 2018 and completed briefing on their respective case dispositive motions on April 27, 2018.
On June 26, 2018, the Court denied all case dispositive motions, ruling that issues of material fact remained in dispute. On July 9, 2018, the Court continued the trial until March 2019. On January 9, 2019 the Court held a further claim construction hearing to resolve two outstanding claim construction issues prior to trial. A Report and Recommendation (by Magistrate-Judge Fallon) was issued on February 11, 2019 and entered by the Court on February 28, 2019. Jury selection was held on Friday March 1, 2019 and trial began on March 4, 2019. On day four of the jury trial, at the close of C.R. Bard’s case, the Court granted
the Company's oral motion for judgment as a matter of law under rule 50(a) as well as its motions for summary judgement on the grounds that the asserted patents are invalid, ineligible, not infringed and not willfully infringed. On April 5, 2019, Bard filed a precautionary Notice of Appeal to the Federal Circuit. On April 26, 2019, the District Court issued a Memorandum and Order confirming the grant of judgment in the Company’s favor of patent ineligibility, non-infringement, patent invalidity and no willful infringement. Meanwhile, on May 10, 2019, the Company
filed a Motion for Attorney fees and non-taxable expenses under 35 USC Sec. 285. On May 21, 2019, the Court issued a Memorandum and Order which, inter alia, stayed proceedings on the Company’s fee Motion and the Company’s equitable claims pending appeal; and entered Final Judgment on May 21, 2019 as well. Bard filed a second Notice of Appeal on May 23, 2019. Both appeals have since been consolidated and Bard’s opening brief was filed on September 27, 2019; the Company's answering brief was filed on January
15, 2020; and Bard’s reply brief was filed on March 4, 2020. A hearing date was held on June 1, 2020, and the Company is currently awaiting a decision from the Federal Circuit . The Company maintains its belief that Bard’s claims are without merit. The Company has not recorded an expense related to the outcome of this litigation because it is not yet possible to determine if a potential loss is probable nor reasonably estimable.
AngioDynamics, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
On May
30, 2017, the Company commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York entitled AngioDynamics, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Access Systems, Inc. (“Bard”). In this action, the Company alleges that Bard has illegally tied the sales of its tip location systems to the sales of its PICCs. The Company alleges that this practice violates the federal antitrust laws and has had, and continues to have, an anti-competitive effect in the market for PICCs. The Company seeks both monetary damages and injunctive relief. Bard moved to dismiss on September
8, 2017. On August 6, 2018 the court denied Bard’s motion in its entirety. Discovery is largely complete, summary judgment will be fully briefed by September 11, 2020, and the case will subsequently proceed to trial thereafter.
Merz North America Settlement
On May 16, 2019, Merz North America, Inc. (“Merz”) commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled Merz North America, Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc. In this action, Merz alleged breach of contract against AngioDynamics based on a March 1, 2016 Distribution Agreement. On June
28, 2019, AngioDynamics reached a settlement with Merz. AngioDynamics made a lump-sum payment of $2.5 million to Merz in return for dismissal of the case with prejudice during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The case was subsequently dismissed.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Part
II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Our common stock is traded on the Global Select Market tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (formerly the Nasdaq National Market), under the symbol “ANGO.”
The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low sale prices for our common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market.
As
of August 5, 2020, there were 174 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We did not declare any cash dividends on our common stock during our last three fiscal years. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
Performance Graph
The graph below matches AngioDynamics, Inc.’s cumulative 5-year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NASDAQ Composite index, the RDG SmallCap Medical Devices index, and the NASDAQ Medical Equipment index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from May 31, 2015 to May 31,
2020. The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
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Item 6.
Selected
Financial Data.
The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Fluid Management business and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business (Note 3). As the disposal of this business represents a strategic shift with a major effect on the Company's operations, for all periods presented in our Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Comprehensive Income, all sales, costs, expenses, gains and income taxes attributable to Fluid Management have been reported under the captions, “Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax.” The consolidated statements of operations data for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 31, 2019, and May 31, 2018, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019, are derived from the consolidated financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated statements of operations data for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017 and May 31,
2016, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of May 31, 2018, May 31, 2017 and May 31, 2016, are derived from audited consolidated financial statements not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for future periods. See Note 15 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a description of the method that was used to compute historical basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common stockholders.
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands, except per share information)
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
Net
sales
$
264,157
$
270,634
$
261,655
$
269,788
$
271,014
Gross
profit (exclusive of intangible amortization)
150,272
156,000
143,856
143,950
141,719
Operating expenses
Research
and development
29,682
28,258
24,338
24,148
23,932
Sales and marketing
78,634
76,829
73,109
74,865
79,789
General
and administrative
37,872
34,902
30,991
31,133
30,314
Amortization of intangibles
18,121
17,056
13,906
14,567
15,235
Goodwill
impairment
158,578
—
—
—
—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(11,531)
(6,776)
250
(15,261)
948
Acquisition,
restructuring and other items, net (1)
6,014
15,127
15,432
27,510
12,591
Medical device excise tax
—
—
—
(1,837)
2,416
Total
operating expenses
317,370
165,396
158,026
155,125
165,225
Operating loss
(167,098)
(9,396)
(14,170)
(11,175)
(23,506)
Total
other expenses, net
(1,037)
(5,306)
(3,093)
(3,120)
(4,271)
Net
loss from continuing operations
(166,787)
(11,146)
(6,227)
(7,052)
(55,895)
Net income from discontinued operations
—
72,486
22,562
12,060
12,305
Net
income (loss)
$
(166,787)
$
61,340
$
16,335
$
5,008
$
(43,590)
Loss
per share - continuing operations
Basic
$
(4.39)
$
(0.30)
$
(0.17)
$
(0.19)
$
(1.55)
Diluted
$
(4.39)
$
(0.30)
$
(0.17)
$
(0.19)
$
(1.55)
Income
per share - discontinued operations
Basic
$
—
$
1.93
$
0.61
$
0.33
$
0.34
Diluted
$
—
$
1.93
$
0.61
$
0.33
$
0.34
Income
(loss) per share
Basic
$
(4.39)
$
1.64
$
0.44
$
0.14
$
(1.21)
Diluted
$
(4.39)
$
1.64
$
0.44
$
0.14
$
(1.21)
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(1)
Acquisition, restructuring and one-time items include restructuring expenses or expenses incurred as part of M&A, product discontinuance, legal settlements and legal costs that are related to litigation that is not in the ordinary course of business.
As
of May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
$
54,435
$
227,641
$
75,413
$
48,759
$
33,986
Total
assets
594,214
836,438
705,472
707,961
726,194
Long-term debt, including current portion
40,000
131,907
91,621
96,320
120,541
Contingent
consideration, including current portion
15,647
13,486
3,261
12,761
38,275
Total long-term liabilities
87,897
148,321
105,576
121,418
152,239
Total
stockholders’ equity
454,872
614,815
542,595
515,027
507,228
Item 7.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.
The following information should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other information included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.
For all periods presented in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations, all sales, cost of sales, expenses, gains and income taxes are exclusive of Fluid Management.
Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report on Form 10-K, including the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements regarding AngioDynamics’ expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, capital expenditures, products, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, as well as statements that include the words such as “expects,”“reaffirms,”“intends,”“anticipates,”“plans,”“believes,”“seeks,”“estimates,” or variations of such words and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Investors are cautioned that actual events or results may differ from our expectations. Factors that may affect our actual results achieved include, without limitation, our ability to develop existing and new products, future actions by FDA or other regulatory agencies, results of pending
or future clinical trials, the results of ongoing litigation, overall economic conditions, general market conditions, market acceptance, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the effects on pricing from group purchasing organizations and competition, our ability to integrate purchased businesses and other factors including natural disasters and pandemics (such as the scope, scale and duration of the impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19). Other risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC.
Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties
inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. AngioDynamics disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this document.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Company and Market
We design, manufacture and sell a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral
vascular disease and for use in oncology and surgical settings. Our devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Most of our products are intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be implanted for short or long term use.
Our business operations cross a variety of markets. Our financial performance is impacted by changing market dynamics, which have included an emergence of value-based purchasing by healthcare providers, consolidation of healthcare providers, the increased role of the consumer in health care decision-making and an aging population, among others. In addition, our
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growth is impacted by changes within our sector, such as the merging of competitors to gain scale
and influence; changes in the regulatory environment for medical device; and fluctuations in the global economy.
Our sales and profitability growth also depends, in part, on the introduction of new and innovative products, together with ongoing enhancements to our existing products. Expansions to our product offerings are created through internal product development, technology licensing and strategic alliances. We recognize the importance of, and intend to continue to make investments in research and development activities and business development opportunities and feel confident that our existing capital structure and free cash flow generation will allow us to properly fund those activities.
On August 14, 2018, the Company acquired the BioSentry
Tract Sealant System (BioSentry) technology from Surgical Specialties, LLC, a medical device company headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts for a total purchase price of $39.8 million of which $37.0 million was paid on August 14, 2018 and $2.8 million was recorded as contingent consideration. The contingent consideration liability was recorded at fair value and was paid upon fulfillment of hydrogel orders during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. This is part of the Company’s strategic focus on building a continuum of care within the oncology space. Refer to Note 2 for further disclosure on the acquisition.
On September 21, 2018, the Company acquired
RadiaDyne, a privately held medical diagnostic and device company that designs and develops patient dose monitoring technology to improve cancer treatment outcomes. The aggregate purchase price of $75.0 million included an upfront payment of $47.9 million, contingent consideration with an estimated fair value of $22.3 million, an indemnification holdback of $4.6 million and a purchase price holdback of $0.2 million. This acquisition expands the Company’s growing Oncology business by adding RadiaDyne’s early-stage, proprietary OARtrac® real-time radiation dose monitoring platform and other market-leading oncology solutions, including the IsoLoc®/ImmobiLoc® and Alatus® balloon stabilizing technologies. During fiscal year 2020, the Company revised the sales projections for RadiaDyne products as a
result of reviews performed by executive management. The adjustments to the sales projections over the contractual earn-out period resulted in a $9.2 million reduction in the fair value of the contingent liability. It was also determined that one of the technical milestones would not be achieved, which resulted in an additional reduction in the liability of $2.7 million. In addition, an inventory reserve of $1.0 million was recorded for raw materials and existing dosimetry inventory associated with OARtrac that was purchased pursuant to the Company's acquisition of RadiaDyne, as these inventory items were deemed unmarketable absent subsequent design and development activities.
On March 7, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted judgment as a matter of
law under rule 50(a) in favor of the Company. This judgment dismissed Bard's suit claiming certain of the Company's implantable port products infringe on three U.S. patents held by Bard. See Note 17 for additional disclosure.
On March 14, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Biolitec, Inc. related to the action commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in January 2008. The Company sought judgment against Biolitec for defense and indemnification in two lawsuits which were
previously settled. As a result of the settlement, Biolitec paid the Company $3.4 million during fiscal year 2019 and $0.5 million during fiscal year 2020.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the NAMIC Fluid Management business (the “Divestiture”) and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business to Medline Industries, Inc. (“Medline”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated April 17, 2019 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). Total consideration received by the Company for the Divestiture in the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $169.2 million in cash and resulted in a gain of $46.6 million after working capital adjustments of $0.6 million. The gain is recorded in discontinued operations. A portion of the net proceeds were used on June 3, 2019 to retire the outstanding balance on the Term Loan and Revolving Facility and the remaining net proceeds will continue to be invested in the business.
On October 2, 2019, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Eximo Medical, Ltd., a pre-commercial stage medical device company and its proprietary 355nm laser atherectomy technology. The aggregate purchase price of $60.7 million included an upfront payment of $45.8 million and contingent consideration with an estimated
fair value of $14.9 million. This acquisition expands and complements the Company’s Vascular Interventions and Therapies product portfolio by adding the 355nm laser atherectomy technology which treats Peripheral Artery Disease.
On December 17, 2019, the Company acquired the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million with $5.0 million of potential future contingent consideration related to technical milestones. This acquisition fills a gap in the Vascular Access portfolio and supports the Company's strategic plan. The
Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase. The Company recorded the amount paid at closing as inventory of $0.6 million and intangible assets of a trademark of $0.9 million and product technology of $8.5 million.
As of May 31, 2020, the Company identified a triggering event resulting from the Company’s market capitalization being below its book value of equity for a sustained period of time. Following the triggering event at May 31, 2020, the Company
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determined
its fair value using a combination of the income approach and market approach. This valuation assessment indicated that the Company’s book value exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment of goodwill of $158.6 million.
The COVID-19 global pandemic may pose significant risks to our business. It is too early to quantify the impact this situation will have on fiscal year 2021 or beyond, but the public health actions being undertaken to reduce spread of the virus are causing and may continue to cause significant disruptions with respect to consumer demand, hospital operating procedures and workflow, our ability to continue to manufacture products and the reliability of our supply chain. Accordingly, management is evaluating the
Company’s liquidity position, communicating with and monitoring the actions of our customers and suppliers, and reviewing our near-term financial performance as we manage the Company through the uncertainty related to the coronavirus.
As of the date of this report:
1.Our field based sales personnel are starting to re-enter the field in a safe and well orchestrated manner in order to once again provide unparalleled service to our physicians.
2.Our Latham headquarters reopened in accordance with New York State guidelines. Our other office-based employees continue to work remotely.
3.Our manufacturing facility in Queensbury, New York
is operating under our business continuity plan with precautions including, without limitation, creating small “work pods”, increasing distancing and regularly monitoring temperatures.
We anticipate that guidance and restrictions from the Center for Medicaid Services, hospitals and hospital systems, to reduce “elective-like” procedures and prioritize critical care and coronavirus patients, will have a materially adverse impact on certain procedure volumes to which certain of our products relate.
As discussed in more detail below, we will closely monitor our liquidity and capital resources through the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In evaluating the operating performance of our business, management focuses on revenue, gross margin, operating income, earnings per share and cash flow from operations. A summary of these
key financial metrics for the year ended May 31, 2020 compared to the year ended May 31, 2019 follows:
•Gross margin as a percentage of sales decreased by 70 bps to 56.9%
•Operating loss increased by $157.7 million to $167.1 million
•Cash flow from operations decreased by $52.0 million to cash used in operations of $14.6 million
Strategic Initiatives to Drive Growth
Throughout
the year, we introduced strategic moves designed to streamline our business, improve our overall business operations and position ourselves for growth. Those initiatives included:
•Product development process. The Company continued its robust product development process which is intended to improve the Company’s ability to bring new products to market.
•Value Creation. To create value and drive future growth, the Company plans to practice dispassionate portfolio optimization and continue to focus on areas of compelling unmet needs
including those that are patient-centric and evidenced-based. This was evident through the Auryon and C3 Wave tip location acquisitions noted. In addition, the Company is pursuing targeted global expansion opportunities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-K. While all of these significant accounting policies affect the reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require us to use a greater degree of judgment and/or estimates. Actual results may differ from those
estimates.
Revenue Recognition
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Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract;
(iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company's products consist of a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and for use in oncology and surgical settings. The Company's devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Most of the Company's products are
intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be temporarily implanted for short- or longer-term use. The Company sells its products to its distribution partners and to end users, such as interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses.
The Companycontracts with its customers based on customer purchase orders, which in many cases are governed by master purchasing agreements. The Company’s contracts
with customers are generally for product only, and do not include other performance obligations such as services or other material rights. As part of its assessment of each contract, the Company evaluates certain factors including the customer’s ability to pay (or credit risk). For each contract, the Company considers the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations.
Transaction prices of products are typically based on contracted rates. Product revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the
Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to a customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing the expected value method. As such, revenue is recorded net of rebates, returns and other deductions.
If a contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling
prices of the promised products underlying each performance obligation. The Company has standard pricing for its products and determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. Contracts with our customers typically include a single performance obligation related to the sale of our products.
Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e., when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied), which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment from the Company’s manufacturing
site or delivery to the customer’s named location, based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract.
In determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment from the customer and when physical possession, legal title and risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer.
The Company typically invoices customers upon satisfaction of identified performance obligations. As the Company’s standard payment terms are 30 to 90 days from invoicing, the
Company does not provide any significant financing to its customers.
Sales, value add, and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue.
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established for discounts, returns, rebates and allowances that are offered within contracts between the Company and its customers. These reserves are based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as a current liability.
A receivable is recognized in the period the
Company ships the product. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are based on contractual terms with each customer and generally coincide with revenue recognition. Accordingly, the Company does not have any contract assets associated with the future right to invoice its customers. In some cases, if control of the product has not yet transferred to the customer or the timing of the payments made by the customer precedes the Company’s fulfillment of the performance obligation, the Company recognizes a contract liability that is included
in deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The Company provides certain customers with rebates and allowances that are explicitly stated in the Company’s contracts and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company establishes a liability for such amounts, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance
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sheets. These
rebates and allowances result from performance-based offers that are primarily based on attaining contractually specified sales volumes and administrative fees the Company is required to pay to group purchasing organizations.
The Company generally offers customers a limited right of return. Product returns after 30 days must be pre-approved by the Company and customers may be subject to a 20% restocking charge. To be accepted, a returned product must be unadulterated, undamaged and have at least twelve months remaining prior to its expiration date. The Company estimates the amount
of its product sales that may be returned by its customers and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company currently estimates product return liabilities using its historical product return information and considers other factors that it believes could significantly impact its expected returns, including product recalls. During the year ended May 31, 2020, such product returns were not material.
Acquisitions and Contingent Consideration
The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated
fair values. The estimates used to value the net assets acquired are based in part on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired company. The Company generally values the identifiable intangible assets acquired using a discounted cash flow model. The significant estimates used in valuing certain of the intangible assets include, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows of the asset, discount rates to determine the present value of the future cash flows, attrition rates of customers, royalty rates and expected technology life cycles. The Company also estimates the useful lives of the intangible assets based on the expected period over which the Company anticipates
generating economic benefit from the asset.
The Company’s estimates of fair value are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable at that time. If management made different estimates or judgments, material differences in the fair values of the net assets acquired may result.
Certain of the Company’s business combinations involve potential payment of future consideration that is contingent upon the achievement of certain product development milestones and/or contingent on the acquired business reaching certain performance milestones. The Company records contingent consideration at fair value at the date of acquisition based
on the consideration expected to be transferred, estimated as the probability weighted future cash flows, discounted back to present value. The fair value of contingent consideration is measured using projected payment dates, discount rates, probabilities of payment, and projected revenues (for revenue-based considerations). Projected revenues are based on the Company’s most recent internal operational budgets and long-range strategic plans. The discount rate used is determined at the time of measurement in accordance with accepted valuation methodologies. Changes in projected revenues, probabilities of payment, discount rates, and projected payment dates may result in adjustments to the fair value measurements. Contingent consideration is remeasured each reporting period using Level 3 inputs, and the change in fair value, including accretion for the passage of time, is recognized
as income or expense within operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income. Contingent consideration payments made soon after the acquisition date are classified as investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Contingent consideration payments not made soon after the acquisition date that are related to the acquisition date fair value are reported as financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows, and amounts paid in excess of the original acquisition date fair value are reported as operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Intangible assets other than goodwill, indefinite lived intangible assets and in process research and development ("IP R&D") are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to eighteen years, on either a straight-line
basis over the expected period of benefit or as revenues are earned from the sales of the related product. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and reviews such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Such conditions could include significant adverse changes in the business climate, current-period operating or cash flow losses, significant declines in forecasted operations, or a current expectation that an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. When testing for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets held for use, the Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. The
Company operates as a single asset group. If a triggering event is deemed to exist, the Company performs an undiscounted operating cash flow analysis to determine if an impairment exists. If an intangible asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment will equal the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but rather, are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. Goodwill and intangible assets have been recorded at either incurred or allocated cost. Allocated costs were based on respective fair market
values at the date of acquisition.
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For goodwill, the impairment test requires a comparison of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of that reporting unit. The determination of reporting units also requires management judgment. The Company considers whether a reporting unit exists within a reportable segment based on the availability of discrete financial information. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based
on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the carrying value is reduced to its fair value through an adjustment to the goodwill balance, resulting in an impairment charge.
Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others. Changes in assumptions or estimates could materially affect the estimated fair value, and therefore could affect the likelihood and amount of a potential impairment.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the
Company concluded that the sustained decline in its market capitalization represented an impairment indicator that required the Company to perform an interim test for goodwill impairment as of May 31, 2020.
To determine the fair value of the single reporting unit as of May 31, 2020, the Company utilized a weighting of fair values derived from the income approach and the market approach. The income approach is based on the projected cash flows that are discounted to their present value using discount rates that consider the timing and risk of the forecasted cash flows. Fair value is estimated using internally developed forecasts and assumptions. The discount
rate used is the average estimated value of a market participant’s cost of capital and debt, derived using customary market metrics and includes an additional risk premium to account for additional forecast and company specific risk. Other significant assumptions include revenue growth rates, profitability projections, and terminal value growth rates. The market approach estimates fair values based on the determination of appropriate publicly traded market comparison companies and market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from those companies with similar operating and investment characteristics as the Company being valued. Finally, the Company compared and reconciled the Company’s overall fair value to
its market capitalization in order to assess the reasonableness of the calculated fair values of the reporting unit.
As detailed in Note 9, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets,"the Company recorded a goodwill impairment loss of $158.6 million for the year ended May 31, 2020 as the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, we reported net loss from continuing operations of $166.8 million, or $4.39 loss per diluted share, on net
sales of $264.2 million compared to a fiscal year 2019 net loss of $11.1 million, or $0.30 loss per diluted share, on net sales of $270.6 million.
Net Sales
Net sales - Net sales are derived from the sale of our products and related freight charges, less discounts and returns.
For
year ended May 31, 2020, net sales decreased $6.5 million to $264.2 million compared to the year ended May 31, 2019.
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Vascular Interventions & Therapies
•Total Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales decreased $7.2 million primarily attributable to decreased sales of Venous and Core products of $10.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The decrease in Venous products is due to the impact from COVID-19, as this is considered an elective procedure, along with the termination of the Asclera distribution agreement which contributed $5.9 million in the prior year. The decrease in Core
products is a direct result of COVID-19 as Core product sales were up year-over-year through the end of the third quarter. These decreases were partially offset by continued strong performance in AngioVac, where case volumes were up 19% year-over-year. There was $0.7 million in sales of Auryon that was acquired as part of the Eximo acquisition in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
•U.S. Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales decreased $7.8 million due to decreased sales volume in Venous and Core products as discussed above. This was partially offset by increased case volume in AngioVac and $0.7 million in sales of Auryon.
•International Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales increased $0.6 million due to increased volume in Angiographic catheters primarily in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).
Vascular
Access
•Total Vascular Access sales decreased $0.4 million primarily due to lower port sales. This was partially offset by increased PICC and Midline sales as a result of the new distribution agreement with MedComp and the C3 Wave tip location acquisition. The Company's BioFlo portfolio comprises 51% of overall Vascular Access sales, consistent with prior year.
•U.S. Vascular Access sales decreased by $2.8 million due to competitive pressures in the PICC and Port product lines. This was partially offset by growth in Midlines and BioFlo Dialysis which continue to gain traction in the marketplace along with the C3 Wave tip location acquisition.
•International Vascular Access sales
increased by $2.4 million as the Company continues to expand its global reach of its Vascular Access product offerings.
Oncology/Surgery
•Total Oncology/Surgery sales increased $1.1 million year over year primarily due to $4.8 million in NanoKnife capital sales and increased sales of BioSentry and Balloon products of $0.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. This was partially offset by decreased sales in Radiofrequency Ablation, Microwave and NanoKnife disposables.
•U.S. Oncology sales increased by $1.7 million primarily due to $2.4 million in NanoKnife capital sales and increased sales of BioSentry and Balloon products of $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. This was partially offset by
a $1.5 million decrease in RadioFrequency Ablation and Microwave sales and a $0.4 decrease in NanoKnife disposable sales.
•International Oncology sales decreased by $0.6 million due to decreased RadioFrequency Ablation and Microwave sales of $2.4 million and decreased NanoKnife disposables of $0.8 million. This was partially offset by increased NanoKnife capital sales of $2.4 million.
Gross Profit, Operating expenses, and Other income (expense)
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
% Change
Gross profit (exclusive of intangible amortization)
$
150,272
$
156,000
-3.7
%
Gross
profit % of sales
56.9
%
57.6
%
Research and development
$
29,682
$
28,258
5.0
%
% of sales
11.2
%
10.4
%
Selling
and marketing
$
78,634
$
76,829
2.3
%
% of sales
29.8
%
28.4
%
General and administrative
$
37,872
$
34,902
8.5
%
%
of sales
14.3
%
12.9
%
Gross profit - Gross profit consists of net sales less the cost of goods sold, which includes the costs of materials, products purchased from third parties and sold by us, manufacturing personnel, royalties, freight, business insurance, depreciation of property and equipment and other manufacturing overhead, exclusive of intangible amortization.
Gross profit decreased by $5.7 million compared to the prior year. The decrease is attributable to the following:
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•Sales
volume negatively impacted gross margin by $1.9 million, while price positively impacted gross margin by $3.0 million.
•Net productivity negatively impacted gross margin by $1.0 million as a result of under absorption in manufacturing operations as the Company maintained staffing levels and continued producing product in the plant to provide flexibility during the severe uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
•Inventory reserve of $1.0 million for raw materials and existing dosimetry inventory associated with OARtrac that was purchased pursuant to the Company's acquisition of RadiaDyne as these inventory items were deemed unmarketable absent
subsequent design and development activities.
•Mix negatively impacted gross margin by $0.7 million as a result of higher Vascular Access sales, which are lower margin products.
•Other items, including a royalty step-up and a prior year supplier reimbursement, negatively impacted gross margin by $0.8 million.
•The termination of the Asclera distribution agreement negatively impacted gross margin by $3.4 million.
Research and development expenses - Research and development (“R&D”) expenses include internal and external costs to develop new products, enhance existing products, validate new and enhanced products, manage clinical, regulatory and medical affairs.
R&D
expense increased $1.4 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•Compensation and benefits increased approximately $0.4 million due to increased variable compensation along with increased headcount as a result of the Eximo acquisition.
•Research and development spend related to the Eximo acquisition contributed $2.3 million along with $1.2 million in other project spend.
•Outside consultant and other spend decreased $2.2 million.
Sales and marketing expenses - Sales and marketing (“S&M”) expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions, travel and related business expenses, attendance at medical society meetings,
product promotions and marketing activities.
S&M expense increased by $1.8 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•Compensation and benefits increase of approximately $0.7 million which is primarily attributed to increased variable compensation and increased commissions as a result of NanoKnife capital sales.
•Expenses related to the build-out of the Eximo sales and marketing teams to prepare for full product launch of $3.1 million.
•Travel expenses decreased $1.6 million directly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that the sales force could not travel in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.
•Outside
service and other fees decreased $1.3 million which was partially offset by other sales and marketing expenses of $1.1 million to support company-wide initiatives.
General and administrative expenses - General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include executive management, finance, information technology, human resources, business development, legal, and the administrative and professional costs associated with those activities.
G&A expense increased by $3.0 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•Legal and professional fees relating to ongoing litigation that is within the normal course of business increased $3.7 million, primarily related to the
Company's suit against C.R. Bard.
•Compensation and benefits decreased approximately $2.9 million primarily as a result of reversal of share based compensation expense of $1.8 million for employees who are no longer with the Company and favorable benefits expense of $0.9 million.
•Increased consultant spend of $0.4 million, increased expenses related to the Eximo acquisition to integrate the business of $0.8 million and other expenses of $0.9 million.
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Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
$ Change
Amortization of intangibles
$
18,121
$
17,056
$
1,065
Goodwill
impairment
$
158,578
$
—
$
158,578
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
$
(11,531)
$
(6,776)
$
(4,755)
Acquisition,
restructuring and other items, net
$
6,014
$
15,127
$
(9,113)
Other expense
$
(1,037)
$
(5,306)
$
4,269
Amortization
of intangibles - Represents the amount of amortization expense that was taken on intangible assets held by the Company.
•Amortization expense increased $1.1 million compared to the prior year. The Eximo Medical and C3 Wave tip location acquisitions increased intangible assets by $60.3 million and $9.4 million, respectively. These additions resulted in additional amortization expense of $2.9 million. This was partially offset by the write-off of the Merz intangible in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 and other intangibles that became fully amortized.
Goodwill Impairment - Represents the impairment charge taken on goodwill.
•The
Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $158.6 million for the year ended May 31, 2020 as the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration - Represents changes in contingent consideration driven by changes to estimated future payments on earn-out liabilities created through acquisitions and amortization of present value discounts on long-term contingent consideration.
•The change from the prior year is primarily due to revised sales projections for RadiaDyne products as a result of reviews performed by executive management. The adjustments to the sales projections over the contractual earn-out period resulted in a $9.2 million reduction in the fair value of the contingent liability. It
was also determined that one of the technical milestones would not be achieved, which resulted in an additional reduction in the liability of $2.7 million. These reductions in the fair value were offset by normal amortization of the present value of the remaining contingent consideration, including the Eximo contingent consideration that was recorded for $14.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. In addition, the final minimum payment of $1.2 million was paid for the Microsulis contingent consideration during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net - Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net represents costs associated with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring expenses, legal costs that are related to litigation that is not in the ordinary course of business, legal settlements and other one-time items.
Acquisition,
restructuring and other items, net decreased by $9.1 million compared to the prior year. The decrease is attributable to the following:
•M&A expense of $0.8 million was incurred in fiscal year 2020 compared to $4.0 million in the prior year.
•Legal expense, related to litigation that is outside of the normal course of business, of $2.7 million was recorded in fiscal year 2020, which includes an offset of $0.5 million from the Biolitec bankruptcy settlement, compared to $7.8 million in the prior year. Included in the $7.8 million from prior year, is a $3.4 million settlement received for the Biolitec litigation and a $2.5 million accrual for the settlement of the Merz contract termination.
•In
fiscal year 2020, the Company incurred $2.8 million of expense to move manufacturing facilities as a result of the sale of the Fluid Management business.
•As part of the sale of the Fluid Management business, the Company entered into a transition services agreement with Medline for certain legal, human resource, tax, accounting and information technology services from the Company for a period not to exceed 24 months. Income of $1.8 million for these services was recognized in fiscal year 2020.
•The prior year had a $1.7 million asset impairment charge.
•Other
expenses of $1.5 million in fiscal year 2020 compared to $1.3 million in the prior year consists of expenses to move the manufacturing of BioSentry products and severance associated with the sale of the Fluid Management business.
Other expenses - Other expenses include interest expense, foreign currency impacts, bank fees, and amortization of deferred financing costs.
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•The decrease in other expenses from the prior year of $4.3 million is due to decreased interest expense of $4.6 million as the Credit Facility was paid down in full at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. In addition to the decrease in interest expense, interest
income increased $0.3 million from the prior year as a result of increased cash due to proceeds from the sale of the Fluid Management business. These increases are partially offset by the write-off of the deferred financing fees that were associated with the old Credit Facility of $0.5 million. Other expenses also include foreign currency fluctuations which increased by $0.2 million.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
Year ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
Income
tax expense (benefit)
$
(1,348)
$
(3,556)
Effective tax rate
1
%
24
%
Our effective tax rate was a benefit of 1% for fiscal year 2020 compared with an effective tax rate benefit of 24% for the prior year. The current year effective tax rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to no tax benefit being recorded
on the goodwill impairment of $158.6 million.
The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the Company considered included its history of net operating losses, which resulted in the Company recording a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets
in fiscal year 2016, except the naked credit deferred tax liability.
Based on the review of all available evidence, the Company determined that it has not yet attained a sustained level of profitability and the objectively verifiable negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence. Therefore, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets that have a limited life and are not supportable by the naked credit deferred tax liability sourced income as of May 31, 2020. The Company will
continue to assess the level of the valuation allowance required. If sufficient positive evidence exists in future periods to support a release of some or all of the valuation allowance, such a release would likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019, we reported net loss from continuing operations of $11.1 million, or $0.30 loss per basic and diluted common share, on net sales of $270.6 million compared to a fiscal year 2018 net loss of $6.2 million, or $0.17 loss per basic and diluted common share, on net sales of $261.7
million.
Net Sales
Net sales - Net sales are derived from the sale of our products and related freight charges, less discounts and returns.
For
year ended May 31, 2019, net sales increased $9.0 million to $270.6 million compared to the year ended May 31, 2018.
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Vascular Interventions & Therapies
•Total Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales increased $0.2 million primarily attributable to strong performance in AngioVac and Core Peripheral products. The Company continues to see strong case volumes in AngioVac, which increased 20% percent from the prior year due to increased adoption of the
Company's unique technology. This was partially offset by decreases in Venous products due to reimbursement challenges and the termination of the Asclera distribution agreement.
•U.S. Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales decreased $1.1 million due to decreased sales volume in Venous products and the termination of the Asclera distribution agreement. This was partially offset by increased case volume in AngioVac and increased sales volume of Core Peripheral products.
•International Vascular Interventions & Therapies sales increased $1.3 million due to increased volume in Venous and Angiographic catheters in EMEA and China.
Vascular Access
•Total Vascular Access sales increased $2.0 million due to growth
in BioFlo which increased $2.8 million year over year. The increase in sales is also due to the launch of the BIIM ultrasound product in fiscal year 2019 which had $0.5 million in sales. This was partially offset by a decline in non-BioFlo PICCs of $1.8 million. The Company's BioFlo portfolio now comprises 51% of overall Vascular Access sales, compared to 49% a year ago.
•U.S. Vascular Access sales decreased by $1.2 million due to competitive pressures in the PICC product line. This was partially offset by growth in Midlines and BioFlo Dialysis and Ports which continue to gain traction in the marketplace.
•International Vascular Access sales increased by $3.2 million as the
Company continues to expand its global reach of its Vascular Access product offerings.
Oncology/Surgery
•Total Oncology/Surgery sales increased $6.8 million year over year primarily due to $4.9 million in sales of BioSentry products and $4.8 million in sales of RadiaDyne products along with increased sales of NanoKnife disposables of $0.5 million. This was partially offset by decreased sales in Radiofrequency Ablation, Microwave and NanoKnife capital. Microwave sales were negatively impacted by the timing of the Company's prior year replacement shipments of $2.6 million which took place primarily in the first and second quarters of the prior year as a result of the market withdrawal of Acculis. NanoKnife capital decreased $0.9 million due to the timing of capital
sales.
•U.S. Oncology sales increased by $6.9 million primarily due to $4.8 million in sales of BioSentry products and $4.8 million in sales of RadiaDyne products. This was partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in NanoKnife capital and disposable sales and a $0.6 million decrease in RadioFrequency Ablation and Microwave sales.
•International Oncology sales decreased by $0.1 million due to decreased RadioFrequency Ablation and Microwave sales of $0.7 million, partially offset by increased NanoKnife capital and disposable sales of $0.8 million.
Gross Profit, Operating expenses, and Other income (expense)
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2019
2018
% Change
Gross profit
$
156,000
$
143,856
8.4
%
Gross
profit % of sales
57.6
%
55.0
%
Research and development
$
28,258
$
24,338
16.1
%
% of sales
10.4
%
9.3
%
Selling
and marketing
$
76,829
$
73,109
5.1
%
% of sales
28.4
%
27.9
%
General and administrative
$
34,902
$
30,991
12.6
%
%
of sales
12.9
%
11.8
%
Gross profit - Gross profit consists of net sales less the cost of goods sold, which includes the costs of materials, products purchased from third parties and sold by us, manufacturing personnel, royalties, freight, business insurance, depreciation of property and equipment and other manufacturing overhead.
Gross profit increased by $12.1 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
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•Net
productivity of $2.5 million, where plant consolidation contributed $3.3 million of favorability partially offset by increased freight expense of $0.8 million.
•Sales volume and mix positively contributed $1.5 million year over year.
•Currency and pricing headwinds negatively impacting gross margin by $2.0 million year over year.
•Sales of BioSentry and RadiaDyne products contributed $6.9 million to gross profit.
•Prior year reserve of $1.7 million related to the discontinuation of our RadioFrequency Ablation product in Japan.
•The expiration of a royalty agreement in fiscal year 2018 resulted in $1.5 million of favorability compared
to the prior year.
Research and development expenses - Research and development (“R&D”) expenses include internal and external costs to develop new products, enhance existing products, validate new and enhanced products, manage clinical, regulatory and medical affairs.
R&D expense increased $3.9 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•New product development and clinical efforts related to the Company’s investment areas of NanoKnife, Thrombus Management and BioFlo increased $3.5 million.
•Increased compensation and benefits of $0.5 million primarily as a result of increased variable
compensation.
Sales and marketing expenses - Sales and marketing (“S&M”) expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions, travel and related business expenses, attendance at medical society meetings, product promotions and marketing activities.
S&M expense increased by $3.7 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•Compensation and benefits increase of approximately $3.7 million which is primarily attributed to increased headcount as a result of the BioSentry and RadiaDyne acquisitions along with higher variable compensation.
General and administrative expenses - General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses include executive management, finance, information
technology, human resources, business development, legal, and the administrative and professional costs associated with those activities.
G&A expense increased by $3.9 million compared to the prior year. The increase is attributable to the following:
•Compensation and benefits increase of approximately $2.8 million primarily as a result of increased variable compensation, salaries and benefits and stock based compensation.
•Increased legal fees related to ongoing litigation that is within the normal course of business of $0.6 million.
•Increased other expenses for technology investments of $0.3 million and lease expense of $0.2 million.
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2019
2018
$ Change
Amortization of intangibles
$
17,056
$
13,906
$
3,150
Change
in fair value of contingent consideration
$
(6,776)
$
250
$
(7,026)
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net
$
15,127
$
15,432
$
(305)
Other
expense
$
(5,306)
$
(3,093)
$
(2,213)
Amortization of intangibles - Represents the amount of amortization expense that was taken on intangible assets held by the Company.
•The change in amortization expense from the prior year is due to intangible asset additions as a result of the BioSentry
and RadiaDyne acquisitions. The BioSentry acquisition increased intangible assets by $26.0 million and resulted in additional amortization expense of $1.5 million. The RadiaDyne acquisition increased intangible assets by $25.6 million and resulted in additional amortization expense of $1.7 million.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration - Represents changes in contingent consideration driven by changes to estimated future payments on earn-out liabilities created through acquisitions and amortization of present value discounts on long-term contingent consideration.
•The increase from the prior year is due to contingent considerations that were recorded as part of the BioSentry and RadiaDyne acquisitions of $2.8 million and $22.3 million, respectively. In the fourth quarter, adjustments to the sales projections for RadiaDyne
products resulted in an $8.4 million gain. The remaining change in the fair value in contingent consideration is the result of amortization of the present value discount of $1.6 million. In addition, in the
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second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the final minimum payment was made on the AngioVac product contingent consideration and a $2.1 million payment was made on the Microsulis contingent consideration during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Only one minimum payment is remaining on the Microsulis contingent consideration.
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net - Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net represents costs associated with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring
expenses, legal costs that are related to litigation that is not in the ordinary course of business, legal settlements and other one-time items.
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net decreased $0.3 million compared to the prior year. The decrease is attributable to the following:
•M&A expense of $4.0 million was incurred in fiscal year 2019 compared to $1.7 million in the prior year.
•Legal expense, related to litigation that is outside of the normal course of business, of $7.8 million was recorded in fiscal year 2019 compared to $8.4 million in fiscal year 2018. Included in the $7.8 million, is a $3.4 million settlement received for the Biolitec litigation and a $2.5 million accrual for the settlement of the Merz contract
termination.
•For the year ended 2018, the Company incurred $4.7 million of expense which consisted of $1.4 million of severance, $2.9 million of costs to move the product lines and $0.2 million in contract termination expenses related to the plant consolidation that was announced in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. The plant consolidation was completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018; therefore, only $0.3 million of expense was incurred for the year ended 2019.
Other expenses - Other expenses include interest expense, foreign currency impacts, bank fees, and amortization of deferred financing costs and remained consistent with the prior year.
•The
increase in other expenses from the prior year of $2.2 million is due to increased interest expense of $1.9 million primarily due to the draw on the Revolving Facility during fiscal year 2019. In addition, foreign currency fluctuations increased $0.7 million. These increases were partially offset by other income of $0.4 million.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
Year ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2019
2018
Income
tax expense (benefit)
$
(3,556)
$
(11,036)
Effective tax rate including discrete items
24
%
64
%
Our effective tax rate benefit was 24% for fiscal year 2019 compared with a benefit of 64% for the prior year.
The prior year rate primarily reflects income tax benefit of $8.9 million driven by the impact
of the U.S. Tax Reform, the valuation allowance recorded and the deferred tax liability related to intangibles that have an indefinite reversal period ("naked credit deferred tax liability"), which as a result of U.S. Tax Reform can now be considered as a source of income to recover indefinite lived NOLs.
The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the
Company considered included its history of net operating losses, which resulted in the Company recording a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2016, except the naked credit deferred tax liability.
Based on the review of all available evidence, the Company determined that it has not yet attained a sustained level of profitability and the objectively verifiable negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence. Therefore, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets that have a limited life and
are not supportable by the naked credit deferred tax liability sourced income as of May 31, 2019. The Company will continue to assess the level of the valuation allowance required. If sufficient positive evidence exists in future periods to support a release of some or all of the valuation allowance, such a release would likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
Income From Discontinued Operations
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Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2019
2018
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale of Fluid Management
$
27,579
$
24,728
Gain on sale of Fluid Management
46,592
—
Income
from discontinued operations before income taxes
74,171
24,728
Provision for income taxes
1,685
2,166
Income from discontinued operations
$
72,486
$
22,562
The
Company applied the “Intraperiod Tax Allocation” rules under ASC 740, which requires the allocation of an entity’s total annual income tax provision among continuing operations and, in the Company’s case, discontinued operations. Included in the $1.6 million income tax expense for fiscal year 2019 is $0.6 million tax expense related to the gain on the Divestiture. The taxes on the gain were calculated using various state statutory tax rates and are partially offset by the utilization of historical state net operating losses. There are no current federal taxes on the gain due to utilization of historical net operating losses which had a corresponding valuation allowance.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We are continuously and critically reviewing our liquidity and anticipated capital
requirements in light of the significant uncertainty created by the COVID-19 global pandemic. We believe that our current cash on hand and availability under the Revolving Facility provides sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated needs for capital for at least the next 12 months. We are closely monitoring receivables and payables. In addition, we believe that our recently increased inventory levels provide additional risk mitigation in the event we incur a manufacturing disruption.
Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $54.4 million as of May 31, 2020, compared with $227.6 million as of May 31, 2019. As of May 31, 2020, total debt outstanding related to the Revolving Facility was $40.0 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability as of May 31,
2020 was $15.6 million.
The table below summarizes our cash flows for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Year ended May 31,
(in
thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
$
(14,554)
$
37,440
$
41,287
Investing
activities
(63,345)
82,554
(3,656)
Financing activities
(95,242)
33,931
(11,551)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(65)
(380)
472
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
$
(173,206)
$
153,545
$
26,552
During the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, cash flows consisted of the following:
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Year ended 2020:
•Net
loss of $166.8 million plus the non-cash items, primarily driven by the goodwill impairment, depreciation and amortization and share based compensation, contributed to cash used in operations of $14.6 million.
•Working capital was negatively impacted by increased inventory on hand of $18.8 million and decreased accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $15.5 million. Accounts receivable had a favorable impact of $11.9 million on working capital as a result of the sale of the Fluid Management business and decreased sales in the fourth quarter as a result of the impact from COVID-19.
Year ended 2019:
•Net income was driven by the sale of the Fluid Management business. Net loss from continuing operations was driven by higher operating expenses in research and development,
selling and marketing and general administrative as well as costs related to our acquisition and restructuring activities. The loss was partially offset by increased sales and improved gross profit.
•Working capital was negatively impacted by increased inventory on hand of $1.4 million. Days sales outstanding ("DSO") increased as a result of increased sales during the fourth quarter. This had a $3.2 million negative impact on
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working capital. The Company continued to optimize days payables outstanding ("DPO"), which resulted in a $5.2 million favorable impact on working capital.
Year
ended 2018:
•Net income was driven by higher gross margin, lower operating expenses in selling and marketing, general and administrative and acquisition, restructuring and other items, net. Partially offsetting the positive cash impact was a $9.3 million non-cash discrete tax benefit as a result of the Tax Reform Act and the revaluation of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities to reflect the lower statutory rate.
•The Company continues to focus on optimizing days sales outstanding ("DSO") which contributed $5.0 million to working capital improvement. Working capital was also positively impacted by decreased inventory on hand of $5.7 million. Even
though the Company continued to optimize days payables outstanding ("DPO"), the decrease in raw material purchases at year end negatively impacted working capital from accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
Cash used in investing activities:
Year ended 2020:
•$45.8 million payment to acquire Eximo Medical Ltd. and $10.0 million payment to acquire the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components, Inc. Refer to Note 2 of the financial statements.
•$7.2 million in fixed asset additions primarily related to building improvements along with maintenance of equipment.
Year ended 2019:
•$3.1
million in fixed asset additions, primarily for maintenance of equipment.
•$37.0 million cash payment to acquire the BioSentry product from SSC and a $47.9 million cash payment to acquire RadiaDyne as described in Note 2 to the financial statements.
•$169.2 million in cash proceeds as a result of the Divestiture described in Note 3 to the financial statements.
•$1.3 million in proceeds from the sale of an auction rate security.
Year ended 2018:
•$2.4 million in fixed asset additions.
•In the third quarter, we entered into a distribution and license agreement where we recorded the upfront
license fee of $1.3 million as an intangible asset that will be amortized over thirty-six months.
Cash used in financing activities:
Year ended 2020:
•$132.5 million repayment of long-term debt in conjunction with the new Credit Agreement that was entered into at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Refer to Note 12 of the financial statements.
•$40.0 million draw on the Revolving Facility.
•$0.8 million of outlays from stock option and ESPP activity.
•$1.2 million payment on earn-out liabilities.
Year ended 2019:
•$55.0
million draw on the Revolving Facility as a result of the RadiaDyne acquisition described in Note 2 to the financial statements.
•$5.0 million repayment on the Term Loan. This is consistent with the required amortization payment on the Term Loan. There was also a $10.0 million repayment on the Revolving Facility in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019.
•$2.0 million of proceeds from stock option and ESPP activity.
•$8.1 million payment on earn-out liabilities.
Year ended 2018:
•$5.0 million in repayments on long-term debt, consistent with the required amortization payment on the Term Loan.
•$2.9
million of proceeds from stock option and ESPP activity.
•$9.5 million payment on earn-out liabilities.
On June 3, 2019 and in connection with the completion of the Fluid Management divestiture, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under its existing Credit Agreement and entered into a new Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
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provides for a $125.0 million secured Revolving Facility, which includes an uncommitted expansion feature that allows the
Company to increase the total revolving commitments and/or add new tranches of term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million. The Credit Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, and acceleration, indemnity and events of default provisions, including, among other things, two financial covenants. One financial covenant requires us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00. The other financial covenant requires us to maintain a total leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00. The total leverage ratio is based upon our trailing twelve months total adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The amount that we can borrow under our Credit Agreement is directly based on our leverage ratio.
On December 17, 2019, the
Company made a $15.0 million draw on the Revolving Facility as part of the acquisition of the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components Inc. that is described Note 2 to the financial statements. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company made an additional $25.0 million draw on the Revolving Facility. We believe that our current cash balance, together with cash generated from operations and access to our Revolving Facility, will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated needs for capital for at least the next 12 months. If we seek to make significant acquisitions of other businesses or technologies in the future for cash, we may require external financing.
Our contractual obligations as of May 31, 2020 are set forth in the table below (in thousands). We
have no variable interest entities or other off-balance sheet obligations.
(1)
Operating leases include short-term leases that are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet under ASU No. 2016-02.
(2) The inventory purchase obligations are not reflected on our consolidated balance sheets under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(3) Acquisition-related future obligations include scheduled minimum payments and contingent payments based upon achievement of performance measures or milestones such as sales or profitability targets, the achievement of research and development objectives or the receipt of regulatory approvals. The amount represents the undiscounted value of contingent liabilities recorded on the balance sheet. Timing of payments are as contractually scheduled, or where contingent, the Company's
best estimate of payment timing.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
FOREIGN
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK
We are exposed to market risk from changes in currency exchange rates, as well as interest rate fluctuations on our credit facility and investments that could impact our results of operations and financial position.
We transact sales in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, particularly the Euro, British pound and Canadian dollar. Approximately 6.8% of our sales in fiscal year 2020 were denominated in foreign currencies. We do not have expenses denominated in foreign currencies at the level of our sales and as a result, our profitability is exposed to currency fluctuations. When the U.S. Dollar strengthens, our sales and gross profit will be negatively impacted. In addition, we have assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies which are remeasured at each reporting period, with the offset to changes presented as a component of Other
(Expenses) Income. Significant non-functional balances include accounts receivable due from a sub-section of our international customers.
INTEREST RATE RISK
On June 3, 2019, we entered into the Credit Agreement which provides for a $125.0 million Revolving Facility. Interest on the facility will be based, at the Company’s option, on a base rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin tied to the Company’s total leverage ratio and having ranges between 0.25% and 0.75% for base rate loans and between 1.25% and 1.75% for LIBOR loans. In the event of default, the interest rate may be increased by 2.0%. As of May 31, 2020,
there was $40.0 million outstanding on the Revolving Facility.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, our credit facility and trade accounts receivable.
The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at various institutions and performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standings of these financial institutions to ensure their credit worthiness. In addition, the Credit Agreement is structured across five investment grade banks. The
Company has the ability to draw equally amongst the five banks which limits the concentration of credit risk of one institution.
Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to the large number of customers that purchase products from the Company. No single customer represents more than 10% of total sales. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of its customers to which it grants credit terms in the normal course of business. Although the Company does not currently foresee a significant credit risk associated with the outstanding accounts receivable, repayment is dependent upon the financial stability of our customers.
Item 8.
Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
Financial statements and supplementary data required by Part II, Item 8 are included in Part IV of this report as indexed as Item 15 (a) (1) and (2) of this report, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 8.
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
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Item 9A.
Controls
and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC
rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our Company. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and includes those policies and procedures that:
•Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
•Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and members of our Board of Directors; and
•Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based
on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of May 31, 2020.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
AngioDynamics, Inc.
Latham, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of AngioDynamics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of May
31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended May 31, 2020, of the
Company and our report dated August 7, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent
with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K because we will file a definitive proxy statement within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year end pursuant to Regulation 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) for our annual meeting of Stockholders, currently scheduled for October 2020. The information included in the Proxy Statement under the respective headings noted below is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Information required in this Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to Executive Officers is contained in the discussion titled “Executive Officers of the Company” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The balance of the information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Election of Directors”.
Item 11.
Executive
Compensation.
The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Executive Compensation”.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the
heading “Ownership of Securities”.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions”.
Item 14.
Principal
Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the headings “Audit Matters—Principal Accounting Fees and Services and—Policy on Audit Committee Pre-approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”.
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Part IV
Item 15.
Exhibits,
Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)(1)Financial Statements
The following consolidated financial statements and supplementary data of Registrant and its subsidiaries required by Part II, Item 8, are included in Part IV of this report:
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
AngioDynamics, Inc.
Latham, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsof AngioDynamics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders'
equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2020, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance
with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated August 7, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement
of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Accounts
receivable, net of allowances of $i2,150 and $i1,906, respectively
i31,263
i43,577
Inventories
i59,905
i40,071
Prepaid
expenses and other
i7,310
i4,003
Total
current assets
i152,913
i315,292
Property,
plant and equipment, net
i28,312
i24,258
Other
assets
i15,338
i3,835
Intangible
assets, net
i197,136
i145,387
Goodwill
i200,515
i347,666
Total
Assets
$
i594,214
$
i836,438
Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$
i19,096
$
i22,829
Accrued
liabilities
i29,380
i38,338
Current
portion of long-term debt
i—
i7,500
Current
portion of contingent consideration
i836
i4,635
Other
current liabilities
i2,133
i—
Total
current liabilities
i51,445
i73,302
Long-term
debt, net of current portion
i40,000
i124,407
Deferred
income taxes
i24,057
i14,542
Contingent
consideration, net of current portion
i14,811
i8,851
Other
long-term liabilities
i9,029
i521
Total
Liabilities
i139,342
i221,623
Commitments
and Contingencies (Note 17)
i
i
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred
stock, par value $ii0.01/
per share, ii5,000,000/
shares authorized; iiiino///
shares issued and outstanding
i—
i—
Common
stock, par value $ii0.01/ per share, ii75,000,000/
shares authorized; i38,448,536 and i37,984,382 shares issued and i38,078,536
and i37,614,382 shares outstanding at May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
i374
i372
Additional
paid-in capital
i561,871
i555,040
Retained
earnings
(i100,318)
i66,469
Treasury
stock, ii370,000/ shares, at cost at May
31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
(i5,714)
(i5,714)
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
(i1,341)
(i1,352)
Total
Stockholders' Equity
i454,872
i614,815
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
i594,214
$
i836,438
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
1. iBASIS
OF PRESENTATION, BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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Basis of Presentation and Description of Business
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AngioDynamics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively, the “Company”).
The
Company designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and in oncology and surgical settings. The devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Most of the Company's products are intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be temporarily implanted for short- or long-term use.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Fluid Management business and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business (Note 3). As the disposal of this business represents a strategic shift
with a major effect on the Company's operations, for all periods presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, all sales, costs, expenses, gains and income taxes attributable to Fluid Management have been reported under the captions, “Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Tax.” Cash flows used in or provided by Fluid Management have been reported in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under operating and investing activities.
Accounting Principles
The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").
Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AngioDynamics and its subsidiaries (all of which are wholly owned). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates also affect reported amounts of sales and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all unrestricted highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of iless than three months at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances with financial institutions in the United States in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Fair
Value Instruments
The carrying amount of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt approximates fair value due to the short-term nature or market interest rates of these items. The Company bases the fair value of short-term investments on quoted market prices or other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets. The Company measures and records derivative financial instruments at fair value. See Note 5 for further discussion of financial instruments that are carried at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis.
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Accounts
Receivable
Accounts receivable, principally trade receivables, are generally due within i30 to i90 days and are stated at amounts due from customers, net of an allowance for estimated sales returns and doubtful accounts. The
Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness, as determined by a review of their current credit information. The Company continuously monitors aging reports, collections and payments from customers, and a provision for estimated credit losses is maintained based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. While such credit losses have historically been within expectations
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and the provisions
established, the Company cannot guarantee that the same credit loss rates will be experienced in the future. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible.
i
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out
method) or market. Appropriate consideration is given to deterioration, obsolescence, expiring and other factors in evaluating net realizable value.
i
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. iRefer
below for useful lives by category:
Estimated useful lives
Building and building improvements
i39 years
Machinery and equipment
i5
to i8 years
Computer software and equipment
i3 to i5
years
The Company evaluates property, plant and equipment for impairment periodically to determine if changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events suggest the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized.
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Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
Intangible assets other than goodwill, indefinite lived intangible assets and in process research and development ("IP R&D") are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to ieighteen years, on either a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit or as revenues are earned from the sales of the related product. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of intangible
assets and reviews such assets or asset groups for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Such conditions could include significant adverse changes in the business climate, current-period operating or cash flow losses, significant declines in forecasted operations, or a current expectation that an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. When testing for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets held for use, the Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. The Company operates as a single asset group. If a triggering event is deemed to exist, the Company
performs an undiscounted operating cash flow analysis to determine if an impairment exists. If an intangible asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment will equal the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but rather, are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. Goodwill and intangible assets have been recorded at either incurred or allocated cost. Allocated costs were based on respective fair market values at the date of acquisition.
For goodwill, the impairment test requires a comparison of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to
which the goodwill is assigned to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of that reporting unit. The determination of reporting units also requires management judgment. The Company considers whether a reporting unit exists within a reportable segment based on the availability of discrete financial information. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the carrying value is reduced to its fair value through an adjustment to the goodwill balance, resulting in an impairment
charge.
As detailed in Note 9, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets,"the Company recorded a goodwill impairment loss of $158.6 million for the year ended May 31, 2020 as the fair value of the reporting unit was less than its carrying value.
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Contingent
Consideration
The fair value of the liability for contingent consideration recorded on the acquisition date for a business combination is based on probability weighted estimated cash flow streams, discounted back to present value using a discount rate determined in accordance with accepted valuation methods and reflective of the risk associated with the estimated cash flow streams. The liability for contingent consideration is remeasured to fair value at each reporting period with changes recorded in earnings until the contingency is resolved.
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Revenue
Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control of promised goods or services to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services. See Note 4, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further discussion on revenue.
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Research
and Development
Research and development costs, including salaries, consulting fees, building costs, utilities and administrative expenses that are related to developing new products, enhancing existing products, validating new and enhanced products, managing clinical, regulatory and medical affairs are expensed as incurred.
i
Income Taxes
The
Company calculates income tax expense for each jurisdiction in which it operates. This involves estimating actual current taxes due plus assessing temporary differences arising from differing treatment for tax and accounting purposes that are recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company periodically evaluates deferred tax assets, capital loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards to determine their recoverability based primarily on the Company's ability to generate future taxable income and capital gains. Where it is more-likely-than-not these will not be recovered, the Company estimates a valuation allowance and records a corresponding additional tax expense in the consolidated statement
of operations.
The Company recognizes and measures uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return utilizing a two-step approach. The Company first determines if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is that the Company measures the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain
tax positions in the provision for income taxes on the consolidated statements of operations.
iStock Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock-based awards measured at the grant date and recognized over the relevant service period. The expense recognized includes the impact of
forfeitures as they occur. The Company estimates the fair value of each stock-based award on the measurement date using either the current market price of the stock, the Black-Scholes option valuation model, or the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model. The Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo Simulation valuation models incorporate assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of options or restricted stock units, a risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense related to options, restricted stock units and market based performance stock units on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award, which is generally i4
years for options and restricted stock units and i3 years for market based performance stock units.
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Foreign
Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is the local currency in which the subsidiary operates. For foreign operations where the local currency is considered to be the functional currency, the Company translates assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. The Company translates income and expense items at average rates of exchange prevailing during each period. The Company accumulates translation adjustments
in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains or losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in other expense in the statements of operations as incurred.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The
Company is exposed to market risks, including changes in foreign currency and interest rates. The Company periodically enters into certain derivative financial instruments to hedge the underlying economic exposure.
Derivative instruments are presented in the consolidated financial statements at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in income or in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting and, if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value or cash flow hedge. Generally, the changes in the fair value of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are recorded in income along with the portions of the changes in the fair value of hedged
items that relate to the hedged risks. Changes in the fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the
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extent they are effective as hedges, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). There were no derivative instruments held by the Company as of May 31, 2020 and 2019.
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Contingencies
The
Company is subject to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including patent infringement and product liability matters. The Company records accruals for contingencies when it is probable the liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. Insurance recoveries related to potential claims are recognized up to the amount of the recorded liability when coverage is confirmed and the estimated recoveries are probable of payment. These recoveries are not netted against the related liabilities for financial statement presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
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The
following table provides a description of recent accounting pronouncements that may have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements:
This ASU increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. For leases with a term of twelve months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and liabilities.
Refer
to Note 16, Leases, for the required disclosures related to adopting this standard.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Applicable or Adopted
Standard
Description
Effective Date
Effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements
ASU 2018-13, Fair
Value Measurement (Topic 820)
This ASU removes, modifies and adds various disclosure requirements related to fair value disclosures. Disclosures related to transfers between fair value hierarchy levels will be removed and further detail around changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period and unobservable inputs used in determining level 3 fair value measurements will be added, among other changes.
The Company plans to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and does not expect there to be a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.
ASU
2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
This ASU replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology for financial assets measured at amortized cost with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information, including forecasted information, to develop credit loss estimates.
The Company plans to adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and does not expect there to be a material impact to the consolidated financial statements.
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2. iACQUISITIONS
C3
Wave Tip Location Acquisition
On December 17, 2019, the Company acquired the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $i10.0 million with $i5.0 million
of potential future contingent consideration related to technical milestones. This acquisition fills a gap in the Vascular Access portfolio and supports the Company's strategic plan. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase. The Company recorded the amount paid at closing as inventory of $i0.6 million
and intangible assets of a trademark of $i0.9 million and product technology of $i8.5 million. The
intangible assets will be amortized over i15 years. The contingent consideration is comprised of technical milestones and will be accounted for when the contingency is resolved or becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
Eximo Acquisition
On October 2, 2019, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Eximo Medical, Ltd., a pre-commercial stage medical device company
and its proprietary 355nm laser atherectomy technology. The aggregate purchase price of $i60.7 million included an upfront payment of $i45.8
million and contingent consideration with an estimated fair value of $i14.9 million. This acquisition expands and complements the Company’s Vascular Interventions and Therapies product portfolio by adding the 355nm laser atherectomy technology which treats Peripheral Artery Disease.
The Company accounted
for the Eximo acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, the cost to acquire the assets was allocated to the underlying net assets in proportion to estimates of their respective fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is non-deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company has not disclosed the amount of revenue and earnings for sales of Eximo products since acquisition, nor proforma information, because these amounts are not significant to the Company's financial statements. Acquisition-related costs associated with the Eximo acquisition, which are included in "acquisition, restructuring and other items,
net" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, were approximately $i0.6 million in fiscal year 2020. iThe
following table summarizes the preliminary and final aggregate purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired:
(in thousands)
Preliminary allocation
Adjustments (1)
Final allocation
Accounts receivable
$
i50
$
—
$
i50
Inventory
i150
—
i150
Prepaid
and other current assets
i54
—
i54
Long-term
deposits
i51
i51
Property,
plant and equipment
i397
—
i397
Intangible
assets:
Product technology
i59,000
i1,300
i60,300
Goodwill
i12,428
(i1,001)
i11,427
Total
assets acquired
$
i72,130
$
i299
$
i72,429
Liabilities
assumed
Accounts payable
$
i84
$
—
$
i84
Other
current liabilities
i615
—
i615
Deferred
tax liabilities
i10,771
i299
i11,070
Total
liabilities assumed
$
i11,470
$
i299
$
i11,769
Net
assets acquired
$
i60,660
$
i—
$
i60,660
(1)
Measurement period adjustments are recognized on a prospective basis in the period of change, instead of restating prior periods. There was no impact to reported earnings in connection with these measurement period adjustments for the periods presented. Amounts represent adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation first presented in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2019 resulting from revising the Company's purchase price allocation for this acquisition.
The Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.
The value assigned to the product technology was derived using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This approach estimates the excess earnings generated over the lives of the customers that existed as of the
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acquisition date and discounts such earnings to present value. The product technology is deemed to have a useful life of ififteen
years and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life.
The goodwill arising from the acquisition consists largely of synergies and economies of scale the Company hopes to achieve from combining the acquired assets with the Company's current operations.
RadiaDyne Acquisition
On September 21, 2018, the Company acquired RadiaDyne, a privately held medical diagnostic and device company that designs and develops patient dose monitoring technology to improve cancer treatment outcomes. The aggregate purchase price
of $i75.0 million included an upfront payment of $i47.9 million, contingent consideration with an estimated
fair value of $i22.3 million, an indemnification holdback of $i4.6 million and a purchase price holdback of $i0.2
million. The fair value of contingent consideration of $i22.3 million is comprised of $i16.5
million for the revenue milestones and $i5.8 million for the technical milestones. The indemnification holdback is recorded in accrued liabilities at May 31, 2020 and the purchase price holdback was initially recorded in accrued liabilities, but was paid during the third quarter of fiscal year 2019.
This acquisition expands the Company’s growing
Oncology business by adding RadiaDyne’s early-stage, proprietary OARtrac® real-time radiation dose monitoring platform and other market-leading oncology solutions, including the IsoLoc®/ImmobiLoc® and Alatus® balloon stabilizing technologies.
The Company accounted for the RadiaDyne acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, the cost to acquire the assets was allocated to the underlying net assets in proportion to estimates of their respective fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company has not disclosed the amount
of revenue and earnings for sales of RadiaDyne products since acquisition, nor proforma information, because these amounts are not significant to the Company's financial statements. Acquisition-related costs associated with the RadiaDyne acquisition, which are included in "acquisition, restructuring and other items, net" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, were approximately $i1.6 million in fiscal year 2019. The
following table summarizes the preliminary and final aggregate purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired:
(in thousands)
Final allocation
Accounts receivable
$
i900
Inventory
i732
Prepaid
and other current assets
i98
Property, plant and equipment
i133
Intangible
assets:
RadiaDyne trademark
i400
OARtrac
trademark
i200
RadiaDyne legacy product technology
i1,500
OARtrac
product technology
i18,900
RadiaDyne customer relationships
i4,600
Goodwill
i47,982
Total
assets acquired
$
i75,445
Liabilities assumed
Accounts
payable
$
i352
Accrued expenses
i106
Total
liabilities assumed
$
i458
Net assets acquired
$
i74,987
The
Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
The values assigned to the RadiaDyne and OARtrac trademark and product technologies were derived using the relief-from-royalties method under the income approach. This approach is used to estimate the cost savings that accrue for the owner of an intangible asset who would otherwise have to pay royalties or licensing fees on revenues earned through the use of the asset if they had not owned the rights to use the assets. The net after-tax royalty savings are calculated for each year in the
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remaining economic life of the intangible asset and discounted to present value. The trademarks
are deemed to have a useful life of five to iseven years and the product technologies are deemed to have a useful life of seven to iten years. Both are amortized on a straight-line basis over their
useful life.
The value assigned to customer relationships was derived using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This approach estimates the excess earnings generated over the lives of the customers that existed as of the acquisition date and discounts such earnings to present value. Customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over ififteen years.
The goodwill arising from the acquisition consists largely of synergies and economies of scale the
Company hopes to achieve from combining the acquired assets with the Company's current operations.
BioSentry Acquisition
On August 14, 2018, the Company acquired the BioSentry product from Surgical Specialties, LLC (“SSC”), for an aggregate purchase price of $i39.8
million of which $i37.0 million was paid on August 14, 2018 and $i2.8
million was recorded as contingent consideration. The contingent consideration liability was recorded at fair value and was paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 upon fulfillment of hydrogel orders by SSC.
The Company accounted for the BioSentry acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, the cost to acquire the assets was allocated to the underlying net assets in proportion to estimates of their respective fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company has not disclosed the amount of revenue and earnings for
sales of BioSentry products since acquisition, nor proforma information, because these amounts are not significant to the Company's financial statements. Acquisition-related costs associated with the BioSentry acquisition, which are included in acquisition, restructuring and other expenses, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, were approximately $i1.0 million in fiscal year 2019. The following table summarizes the preliminary
and revised final purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired:
(in thousands)
Final allocation
Inventory
$
i50
Property,
plant and equipment
i10
Intangible assets:
BioSentry
trademark
i2,500
BioSentry product technology
i20,900
Customer
relationships
i2,600
Goodwill
i13,740
Net
assets acquired
$
i39,800
The
Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
The values assigned to the BioSentry trademark and product technologies were derived using the relief-from-royalties method under the income approach. This approach is used to estimate the cost savings that accrue for the owner of an intangible asset who would otherwise have to pay royalties or licensing fees on revenues earned through the use of the asset if they had not owned the rights to use the assets. The net after-tax royalty savings are calculated for each year in the remaining economic life of the intangible asset and discounted to present value. The trademark and product technologies are deemed to have a fifteen year useful life and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful life.
The
value assigned to customer relationships was derived using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This approach estimates the excess earnings generated over the lives of the customers that existed as of the acquisition date and discounts such earnings to present value. Customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over iten years.
The goodwill arising from the acquisition consists largely of synergies and economies of scale the Company
hopes to achieve from combining the acquired assets with the Company's current operations.
3. iDIVESTITURES
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Fluid
Management
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the NAMIC Fluid Management business (the “Divestiture”) and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business to Medline Industries, Inc. (“Medline”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated April 17, 2019 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”). Total consideration received by the Company for the Divestiture in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $i169.2
million in cash and resulted in a gain of $i46.6 million after working capital adjustments of $i0.6
million. The gain is recorded in discontinued operations. On June 3, 2019, a portion of the net proceeds were used to retire the outstanding balance on the Term Loan and Revolving Facility and the remaining net proceeds will continue to be invested in the business.
Pursuant to a transition services agreement entered into and effective on the closing of the transaction, the Company will supply certain services to Medline. Medline will receive certain legal, human resource, tax, accounting and information technology services from the Company for a period generally not to exceed i24
months.
As a result of the Divestiture, the results of operations from the Fluid Management business are reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as “Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax” for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018.
i
The
following table summarizes the financial results of discontinued operations:
Year ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2019
2018
Net sales
$
i88,850
$
i82,630
Cost
of sales (exclusive of amortization)
i52,978
i49,611
Gross
profit
i35,872
i33,019
Operating
expenses
Research and development
i1,177
i1,121
Sales
and marketing
i4,129
i4,167
General
and administrative
i271
i274
Amortization
of intangibles
i2,716
i2,729
Total
operating expenses
i8,293
i8,291
Operating
income
i27,579
i24,728
Gain
on divestiture
i46,592
i—
Income
from discontinued operations before income taxes
i74,171
i24,728
Income
tax expense
(i1,685)
(i2,166)
Income
from discontinued operations
$
i72,486
$
i22,562
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In
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), only expenses specifically identifiable and related to a business to be disposed may be allocated to discontinued operations. As such, the selling and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses recorded in discontinued operations include corporate costs incurred directly in support of the Fluid Management portfolio.
The Company applied the “Intraperiod Tax Allocation” rules under ASC 740, which requires the allocation of an entity’s total annual income tax provision among continuing operations and, in the Company’s case, discontinued operations. Included in the $i1.6
million income tax expense for fiscal year 2019 is $i0.6 million tax expense related to the gain on the Divestiture. The taxes on the gain were calculated using various state statutory tax rates and are partially offset by the utilization of historical state net operating losses. There are no current federal taxes on the gain due to utilization of historical net operating losses which had a corresponding valuation allowance.
The
table below provides a reconciliation of the gain recorded on the sale of the Fluid Management business:
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(in thousands)
Proceeds received from Divestiture
$
i169,242
Working
capital adjustment
(i612)
Fluid Management assets:
Inventories
i11,029
Property,
plant and equipment, net
i16,624
Intangible assets, net
i15,047
Goodwill
i75,308
Total
Fluid Management assets
i118,008
Transaction
costs for Divestiture (1)
i4,030
Gain on sale of the Fluid Management business before income taxes
$
i46,592
(1)
Costs include advisory fees, legal fees and professional fees
Proceeds from the sale of Fluid Management have been presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows under investing activities for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019. Total operating and investing cash flows of discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 and 2018 are comprised of the following, which exclude the effect of income taxes:
Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with
a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company has one primary revenue stream which is the sales of its products.
Disaggregation of Revenue
i
The
following tables summarize net product revenue by Global Business Unit ("GBU") and geography for the year ended May 31, 2020 and for the year ended May 31, 2019:
The Company's products consist of a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and for use in oncology and surgical settings. The Company's devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Most of the Company's products are intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be implanted for short or long term use. The Company sells its products to its distribution partners and to end users, such as interventional
radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses.
The Companycontracts with its customers based on customer purchase orders, which in many cases are governed by master purchasing agreements. The Company’s contracts with customers are generally for product only, and do not include other performance obligations
such as services or other material rights. As part of its assessment of each contract, the Company evaluates certain factors including the customer’s ability to pay (or credit risk). For each contract, the Company considers the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations.
Transaction Price and Allocation to Performance Obligations
Transaction prices of products are typically based on contracted rates. Product revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the
Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to a customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing the expected value method. As such, revenue is recorded net of rebates, returns and other deductions.
If a contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling
prices of the promised products underlying each performance obligation. The Company has standard pricing for its products and determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e., when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied), which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment from the
Company’s manufacturing site or delivery to the customer’s named location, based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract.
In determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment from the customer and when physical possession, legal title and risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer.
The Company typically invoices customers upon satisfaction of identified performance obligations. As the Company’s standard payment terms are i30
to i90 days from invoicing, the Company does not provide any significant financing to its customers.
Sales, value added, and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue.
Variable Consideration
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established for discounts,
returns, rebates and allowances that are offered within contracts between the Company and its customers. These reserves are based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as a current liability.
Rebates and Allowances:The Company provides certain customers with rebates and allowances that are explicitly stated in the Company’s contracts and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the related
product revenue is recognized. The Company establishes a liability for such amounts, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. These rebates and allowances result from performance-based offers that are primarily based on attaining contractually specified sales volumes and administrative fees the Company is required to pay to group purchasing organizations.
Product Returns: The Company generally offers customers a limited right of return. Product returns after i30
days must be pre-approved by the Company and customers may be subject to a i20% restocking charge. To be accepted, a returned product must be unadulterated, undamaged and have at least itwelve
months remaining prior to its expiration date. The Company estimates the amount of its product sales that may be returned by its customers and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company currently estimates product return liabilities using its historical product return information and considers other factors that it believes could significantly impact its expected returns, including product recalls. During the year ended May 31, 2020, such product returns were not material.
A
receivable is recognized in the period the Company ships the product. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are based on contractual terms with each customer and generally coincide with revenue recognition. Accordingly, the Company does not have any contract assets associated with the future right to invoice its customers. In some cases, if control of the product has not yet transferred to the customer or the timing of the payments made by the customer precedes the Company’s fulfillment of the performance obligation, the Company recognizes
a contract liability that is included in deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
i
The following table presents changes in the Company’s receivables, contract assets and contract
liabilities with customers:
During
the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had additions to contract liabilities of $i2.1 million and $i0.6 million,
respectively. This was offset by $i2.2 million and $i1.1 million in
revenue that was recognized during the years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects to recover those costs. The Company’s sales incentive compensation plans qualify for capitalization since these plans are directly related to sales achieved
during a period of time. However, the Company has elected the practical expedient under
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ASC 340-40-25-4 to expense the costs as they are incurred within selling and marketing expenses since the amortization period is less than one year.
The Company accounts for shipping and handling activities related to contracts with customers as costs to fulfill the promise to transfer the associated products. Shipping and handling costs, associated with the distribution of finished
products to customers, are recorded in costs of goods sold and are recognized when the related finished product is shipped to the customer. Amounts charged to customers for shipping are recorded in net sales.
5. iFAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
On a recurring basis, the
Company measures certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value based upon quoted market prices, where available. Where quoted market prices or other observable inputs are not available, the Company applies valuation techniques to estimate fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization of financial assets and financial liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are defined as follows:
•Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities.
•Level
2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are other observable inputs, including quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities and market-corroborated inputs.
•Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based on management’s best estimate of inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions about risk.
The Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and contingent consideration. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximates fair value due to their immediate or short-term maturities. The recurring fair value measurements using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3) relate to contingent consideration liabilities.
i
The following tables provide information by level for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair
Value Measurements using inputs considered as:
(1)
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration is included in earnings and comprised of changes in estimated earn out payments based on projections of Company performance and amortization of the present value discount.
/
During fiscal year 2020, the Company revised the sales projections for RadiaDyne products as a result of reviews performed by executive management. The adjustments to the sales projections over the contractual earn-out period resulted in a $i9.2
million reduction in the fair value of the contingent liability. It was also determined that one of the technical milestones would not be achieved, which resulted in an additional reduction in the liability of $i2.7 million.
The table below presents the changes in fair value components of Level 3 instruments in the year ended May 31, 2019:
Financial Assets
Financial Liabilities
(in
thousands)
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
(1)
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration is included in earnings and comprised of changes in estimated earn out payments based on projections of Company performance and amortization of the present value discount.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company revised the sales projections for RadiaDyne products as a result of reviews performed by executive management. The adjustments to the sales projections over the contractual earn-out period resulted in a $i8.4 million
reduction in the fair value of the contingent liability.
Contingent Liability for Acquisition Earn Outs
Some of the Company's business combinations involve the potential for the payment of future contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain product development milestones or various other performance conditions. Payment of the additional consideration is generally contingent on the acquired company reaching certain performance milestones, including attaining specified revenue levels or product development targets. Contingent consideration is recorded at the estimated fair value of the contingent payments on the acquisition date. The fair value of the contingent consideration is remeasured at the estimated fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized as
income or expense within change in fair value of contingent consideration in the consolidated statements of income.
The Company measures the initial liability and remeasures the liability on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs as defined under authoritative guidance for fair value measurements which is determined using a discounted cash flow model applied to projected net sales, using probabilities of achieving projected net sales and projected payment dates. Projected net sales are based on internal projections and extensive analysis of the target market and the sales potential. Increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation may result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement in the future.
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i
The
recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of the contingent consideration liabilities include the following significant unobservable inputs as of May 31, 2020:
(in thousands)
Fair Value
Valuation Technique
Unobservable
Input
Range
Revenue based payments
$
i14,811
Discounted cash flow
Discount rate
i5%
Probability
of payment
i66% - i100%
Projected
fiscal year of payment
2024 - 2025
Technical milestones
i836
Estimated probability
Estimated probability
i90%
Projected
year of payment
2021
$
i15,647
/
At
May 31, 2020, the amount of undiscounted future contingent consideration that the Company expects to pay as a result of all completed acquisitions is approximately $i21.0 million. The milestones, including revenue projections and technical milestones, associated with the contingent consideration must be reached in future periods ranging from fiscal years 2021 to
2025 in order for the associated consideration to be paid.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $i158.6 million as of May 31, 2020 to write down the carrying value of the reporting unit to fair value using Level 3 inputs.
There
were no other items measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended May 31, 2020.
6. iINVENTORIES
i
Inventories
are stated at lower of cost and net realizable value (using the first-in, first-out method). Inventories consisted of the following:
The
Company periodically reviews its inventory for both obsolescence and loss of value. The Company makes assumptions about the future demand for and market value of the inventory. Based on these assumptions, the Company estimates the amount of obsolete, expiring and slow moving inventory. The total inventory reserve at May 31, 2020 and 2019 was $i4.7
million and $i4.2 million, respectively.
7. iPREPAID
EXPENSES AND OTHER
i
Prepaid expenses and other consisted of the following:
Depreciation
expense for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i3.3 million, $i3.1 million and $i3.4
million, respectively.
9. iGOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The Company's annual testing for impairment of goodwill was completed as of December
31, 2019. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. The Company determines the fair value of the reporting unit based on the market valuation approach and concluded that it was not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the Company's reporting unit was less than its carrying value as of December 31, 2019.
As a result of the current economic environment and the impact that the
COVID-19 global pandemic has had on the global capital markets, the Company’s market capitalization was below its reporting unit’s carry value as of February 29, 2020; however, it was concluded that this decline in market capitalization was temporary. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company concluded that the sustained decline in its market capitalization represented an impairment indicator that required the Company to perform an interim test for goodwill impairment as of May 31, 2020.
To determine the fair value of the single reporting unit as of May
31, 2020, the Company utilized a weighting of fair values derived from the income approach and the market approach. The income approach is based on the projected cash flows that are discounted to their present value using discount rates that consider the timing and risk of the forecasted cash flows. Fair value is estimated using internally developed forecasts and assumptions. The discount rate used is the average estimated value of a market participant’s cost of capital and debt, derived using customary market metrics. Other significant assumptions include revenue growth rates, profitability projections, and terminal value growth rates. The market approach estimates fair values based on the determination of appropriate publicly traded market comparison companies and market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from those companies with similar operating and investment characteristics
as the Company being valued. Finally, the Company compared and reconciled the Company’s overall fair value to its market capitalization in order to assess the reasonableness of the calculated fair values of the reporting unit.
Based on the results of this evaluation, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $158.6 million as of May 31, 2020 to write down the carrying value of the reporting unit to fair value. The impairment loss is disclosed separately on the face of the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The
assumptions related to the development of fair value could deviate materially from actual results and forecasts used to support the assets carrying value and may change in the future, which could result in impairment charges that would adversely affect financial results of operations.
iThe changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended May 31, 2020 were as follows:
Definite lived intangible assets consist primarily of product technologies
and customer relationships and are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to ieighteen years, on either a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit or as revenues are earned from the sales of the related product. Amortization expense was $i18.1
million, $i17.1 million and $i13.9 million for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no impairment charges on definite
lived intangible assets for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
The
net deferred tax liability in the U.S. as of May 31, 2020 and 2019 principally relates to tax amortization of intangibles that have an indefinite reversal period for book purposes, also known as a “naked credit deferred tax liability”, that cannot be considered as a source of income to recover the deferred tax asset. In addition, during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 a net deferred tax liability of $i11.0 million
was recorded in purchase accounting related to the stock acquisition of Eximo Medical Ltd. primarily related to book intangibles offset by tax net operating losses.
The Company's U.S. Federal net operating loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2020 after considering IRC Section 382 limitations are $i112.3 million. The expiration of the Federal net
operating loss carryforwards are as follows: $i8.6 million between 2022 and 2023, $i79.4 million between 2028 and 2037 and
$i24.3 million indefinitely.
The Company's state net operating loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2020 after considering remaining IRC Section 382 limitations are $i9.3
million which expire in various years from 2020 to 2040. The Company has Israel tax net operating losses of $i11.0 million that can be carried forward indefinitely.
Beginning in 2018, except for GILTI, the Company will no longer record United States federal income tax on its share of the income of its foreign subsidiaries,
nor will it record a benefit for foreign tax credits related to that income. Upon distribution of these earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to withholding taxes payable, where applicable, to foreign countries, but would have no further federal income tax liability.
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The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the
Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the Company considered included its history of net operating losses, which resulted in the Company recording a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2016, except the naked credit deferred tax liability.
Based on the review of all available evidence, the Company determined that it has not yet attained a sustained level of profitability and the objectively verifiable negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence. Therefore, the
Company has provided a valuation allowance on its federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets that have a limited life and are not supportable by the naked credit deferred tax liability sourced income as of May 31, 2020. The Company will continue to assess the level of the valuation allowance required. If sufficient positive evidence exists in future periods to support a release of some or all of the valuation allowance, such a release would likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
i
The
Company's consolidated income tax expense has differed from the amount that would be provided by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's income before income taxes for the following reasons:
Year ended May 31,
(in
thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Income tax benefit at federal statutory tax rate of 21.0%, 21.0% and 28.6%, respectively
$
(i35,308)
$
(i3,087)
$
(i4,941)
State
income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit
(i40)
(i177)
i120
Impact
of Non-U.S. operations
(i81)
i76
(i288)
Research
and development tax credit
(i1,152)
(i936)
(i951)
Impact
of tax reform
i—
i—
i12,860
Meals
and entertainment
i171
i190
i242
Goodwill
impairment
i33,301
i—
i—
Non-deductible
interest on contingent payments
i99
i—
i—
Non-taxable
gain on revaluation of contingent consideration liability
(i118)
i—
i—
Change
in valuation allowance
i1,426
i175
(i18,526)
Effect
of elimination of stock compensation APIC pool
i162
i—
i—
Other
i192
i203
i448
Income
tax benefit
$
(i1,348)
$
(i3,556)
$
(i11,036)
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During
fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment of $i158.6 million. The Company has made the tax accounting policy election to first allocate the impairment to the Company’s nondeductible goodwill based on the Company’s
pre-impairment nondeductible goodwill balance.
i
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at June 1
$
i464
$
i464
$
i899
Decrease
in gross amounts of tax positions related to prior years due to U.S. tax reform
i—
i—
(i287)
Decrease
due to lapse in statute of limitations
i—
i—
(i148)
Unrecognized
tax benefits balance at May 31
$
i464
$
i464
$
i464
/
The
table above includes unrecognized tax benefits associated with the calculation of limitations placed on the utilization of tax attributes related to an acquired company. If recognized, $i0.5 million would result in adjustments to other tax accounts.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. There are iino/
accrued interest and penalties recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019.
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The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Fiscal years 2017 through 2019 remain open to examination by the various tax authorities.
The
Company does not anticipate that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
On June 3, 2019 and in connection with the completion of the Fluid Management divestiture, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under its existing Credit Agreement and entered into a new Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and KeyBank National Association, as co-syndication agents.
The Credit Agreement provides for a $i125.0 million
secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), which includes an uncommitted expansion feature that allows the Company to increase the total revolving commitments and/or add new tranches of term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $i75.0 million. The proceeds may be used to refinance certain existing indebtedness of the
Company and its subsidiaries, to finance the working capital needs, and for general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions), of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement has a five year maturity. Interest on the facility will be based, at the Company’s option, on a base rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin tied to the Company’s total leverage ratio and having ranges between i0.25%
and i0.75% for base rate loans and between i1.25% and i1.75%
for LIBOR loans. After default, the interest rate may be increased by i2.0%. The facility will also carry a commitment fee of i0.20% to i0.25%
per annum on the unused portion.
The Company's obligations under the Revolving Facility are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Company's material direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”). All obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Revolving Facility are secured by first priority security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors.
The Credit Agreement
includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, and acceleration, indemnity and events of default provisions, including, among other things, itwo quarterly financial covenants as follows:
•Maximum leverage ratio of consolidated total indebtedness* to consolidated EBITDA* of not greater than i3.00
to 1.00 (during certain periods following material acquisitions the ratio shall be increased to i3.50 to 1.00).
•Fixed charge coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA minus consolidated capital expenditures to consolidated interest expense paid or payable in cash plus scheduled principal payments in respect of indebtedness under the Credit Agreement of not less than i1.25
to 1.00.
* The definitions of consolidated total indebtedness and consolidated EBITDA are maintained in the credit agreement included as an exhibit to Form 8-k filed on June 6, 2019.
As of May 31, 2020 there was $i40.0 million outstanding on the Revolving Facility. As of May 31, 2020 and May 31, 2019, the carrying
value of long-term debt approximated its fair market value.
The interest rate on the Revolving Facility at May 31, 2020 was i1.43%.
The Company has a 401(k) plan under which eligible employees can defer a portion of their
compensation, part of which is matched by the Company. Matching contributions were $i3.2 million, $i3.6
million and $i3.9 million in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There are also various immaterial foreign retirement plans.
14. iSTOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Capitalization
On October 29, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended Certificate”). Under the Amended Certificate, the authorized capital stock is i80,000,000 shares, consisting of i75,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $i.01 per share and i5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $i.01
per share.
The holders of common stock are entitled to ione vote for each share held. Subject to preferences applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for dividend payments. If the Company liquidates, dissolves, or winds up, the holders of common stock are entitled to share
ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no pre-emptive rights or rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that the Company may designate in the future.
The Board of Directors has the authority to (i) issue the undesignated preferred stock in one or more series, (ii) determine the powers, preferences and rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly un-issued series of undesignated
preferred stock and (iii) fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of the series, without any further vote or action by the Company's stockholders.
Stock Options
2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan
The 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan (the “2004 Plan”) provides for the grant of incentive options to employees and for the grant of non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and other incentive awards to employees, directors and other service providers. A total of i7,750,000
shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan, of which up to i800,000 shares may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors administers the 2004 Plan. The Committee determines vesting terms and the exercise price of options granted under the 2004 Plan, but for all incentive stock options the exercise price must at least be equal
to the fair market value of common stock on the date of grant. The term of an incentive stock option may not exceed iten years.
On October 25, 2016, the Company amended the 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan to increase the shares of common stock reserved for issuance by i250,000
shares. On October 10, 2018, the Company amended the 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan to increase the shares of common stock reserved for issuance by i750,000 shares.
As of May 31, 2020,
there remained approximately i1.6 million shares available for granting under the 2004 Plan.
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The
following table summarizes information about stock option activity for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020:
Stock
options are granted at exercise prices equal to the quoted market price of common stock at the date of the grant. Options vest i25% per year over ifour
years for employees. Grants to directors vest i33.33% per year over ithree
years. Stock options granted prior to May 1, 2007 and after June 1, 2017 expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. Stock options granted between May 1, 2007 through May 31, 2017 expire on the seventh anniversary of the grant date.
The Company measures the fair value of each stock option grant at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i5.46,
$i6.53, and $i4.95,
respectively. The following assumptions were used in arriving at the fair value of options granted during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively: risk-free interest rates of i1.63%, i2.78%
and i2.08%; expected volatility of i31%,
i31%, and i30%;
and expected lives of i4.91 years, i4.79
years, and i4.72 years. The Company does not declare dividends therefore a dividend yield of zero was used for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. Risk-free interest rates reflect the yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds whose maturity period
equals the expected term of the option. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company's stock. The expected option lives are based on historical experience of employee exercise behavior.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i0.5
million, $i1.4 million, and $i0.7
million, respectively. As of May 31, 2020, there was $i4.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of i3
years.
Cash received from option exercises during 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i0.6 million, $i1.5
million and $i2 million, respectively. Due to the valuation allowance there was iiino//
tax benefit realized from stock option exercises during the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Performance Share and Restricted Stock Unit Awards
The Company grants restricted stock units to certain employees under the 2004 Plan which give the recipients the right to receive shares of Company stock upon vesting. The restricted stock unit awards vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Restricted stock unit awards granted to directors vest over one year. Unvested restricted stock unit awards will be forfeited if the recipient ceases to be employed by the
Company.
iThe following table summarizes information about restricted stock unit activity for the year ended May 31, 2020:
The
fair value of each restricted stock unit is the market price of Company stock on the date of grant. The weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted during the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i20.35,
$i20.87 and $i16.60,
respectively. The total intrinsic value of restricted stock units (meaning the fair value of the units on the date of vest) vesting during the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $i3.9 million,
$i4.6 million, and $i2.7
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million, respectively. As of May 31, 2020, there was $i5.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized
over a weighted average period of i3 years.
The Company grants performance share awards to certain employees under the 2004 Plan which gives the recipients the right to receive shares of Company stock if certain criteria is met.
The
following table summarizes information about performance unit award activity for the year ended May 31, 2020:
During
fiscal year 2020, the Company granted performance unit awards. Performance unit awards subject to vesting are based on the Company's level of attainment of the performance targets which are set for each of the three performance years along with continued employment of the grantee. At the end of the three year period, the vested shares are subject to modification based on the Company’s TSR targets relative to the percentage appreciation of a specified index of companies for the respective three-year period.
During fiscal years 2019 and 2018, the Company granted performance unit awards
that include a three-year market condition. Vesting of the performance unit awards is based on the Company's level of attainment of specified TSR targets relative to the percentage appreciation of a specified index of companies for the respective three-year periods. It is also subject to the continued employment of the grantees.
In order to estimate the fair value of such awards, a Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model on the date of the grant was used. For the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the weighted average grant date fair market value for new grants was $i14.06,
$i28.62 and $i23.83,
respectively. Compensation cost is recognized over the performance period which is typically three years. As of May 31, 2020, there was $i2.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of one year.
Compensation Expense
i
The
following tables represents the break out of share-based compensation included in the Company's consolidated statement of operations:
Year ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Cost
of sales
$
i655
$
i461
$
i119
Research
and development
i971
i724
i554
Sales
and marketing
i1,665
i1,952
i1,778
General
and administrative
i4,302
i6,112
i5,461
$
i7,593
$
i9,249
$
i7,912
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The
income tax benefit on the compensation expense recognized for all share-based compensation arrangements was $i1.7 million, $i2.1
million and $i1.8 million for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The income tax benefit for 2020, 2019 and 2018 are negated by the full valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets.
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Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
The Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Stock Purchase Plan”) provides a means by which employees (the “participants”) are given an opportunity to purchase the Company's common stock through payroll deductions. A total of i3,500,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance
under the Stock Purchase Plan. Shares are offered through itwo purchase periods, each with duration of approximately i6 months, commencing on the first business day of the first and third fiscal quarters. An employee is eligible to participate
in an offering period if, on the first day of an offering period, he or she has been employed in a full-time capacity for at least isix months, with a customary working schedule of i20
or more hours per week and more than ifive months in a calendar year. Employees who own stock possessing i5%
or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock are not eligible to participate in the Stock Purchase Plan. The purchase price of the shares of common stock acquired on each purchase date will be the lower of (i) i85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first day of the offering period or (ii) i85%
of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the last day of the purchase period, subject to adjustments made by the Board of Directors. The Stock Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. During the years ended May 31, 2017 and 2019, an additional i500,000
and i1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, respectively, were reserved for issuance under the Stock Purchase Plan.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the
purchase date fair value of the shares issued under the Stock Purchase Plan and recognize expense related to shares purchased ratably over the offering period. During the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, i100,567, i72,863
and i89,943 shares, respectively, were issued at an average price of $i12.11,
$i16.08 and $i14.03,
respectively, under the Stock Purchase Plan. As of May 31, 2020, i2.1 million shares remained available for future purchases under the Stock Purchase Plan.
15. iEARNINGS
PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. In addition, diluted earnings per share include the dilutive effect of potential common stock consisting of stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units, provided that the inclusion of such securities is not anti-dilutive. In periods with a net loss, stock options and restricted stock units are not included in the computation of basic loss per share as the impact would be anti-dilutive.
i
The
following table reconciles basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Securities
excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive
i2,581,006
i2,200,318
i1,077,256
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16. iLEASES
Adoption
of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
On June 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach. This ASU increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Comparative periods prior to adoption have not been retrospectively adjusted.
The Company elected the three practical expedients that permit an entity to a) not reassess whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, b)
not reassess lease classification for existing or expired leases, and c) not consider whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would be appropriate under the new standard. Further, the Company has elected to not recognize leases with terms of 12 months or less on the balance sheet, and elected to account for lease and non-lease components as a single component for certain classes of assets.
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The adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of an additional lease asset and lease liability of approximately $ii5.6/ million. The
standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations, Stockholders Equity or Cash Flows.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the contract. The Company has operating leases for buildings, primarily for office space, R&D, manufacturing and warehousing.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments
over the lease term at commencement date. Many of the lease agreements contain renewal or termination clauses that are factored into the determination of the lease term if it is reasonably certain that these options would be exercised. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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The following table presents supplemental balance sheet information related to leases:
The interest rate implicit in lease agreements is typically not readily determinable, and as such the
Company used the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The incremental borrowing rate is defined as the interest the Company would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis, considering factors such as length of lease term. The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate:
Included
in the total lease obligations is a i7-year building operating lease with undiscounted payment obligations of $i6.4 million
that commenced during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 and a i5-year building operating lease with undiscounted payment obligations of $i1.5 million
that commenced during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.
During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company recognized $i3.4 million of operating lease expense which includes immaterial short-term leases. Rent expense prior to adoption of ASC 842 amounted to $i2.5 million
and $i2.8 million for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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As
of May 31, 2020, the expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations were classified as follows:
The following table summarizes the Company's other future commitments and contingencies as of May 31, 2020:
(in
thousands)
Total
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter
Purchase obligations (1)
$
i553
$
i553
$
i—
$
i—
$
i—
$
i—
Royalties
(2)
i51,500
i3,800
i3,800
i3,800
i3,800
i36,300
$
i52,053
$
i4,353
$
i3,800
$
i3,800
$
i3,800
$
i36,300
(1)
The non-cancelable inventory purchase obligations are not reflected on the consolidated balance sheets under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2) These are future minimum royalty payments.
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Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including commercial, intellectual property, product liability, and regulatory matters of a nature considered normal for its business. The Company accrues for amounts related to these matters if it is probable that a liability has been incurred,
and an amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company discloses such matters when there is at least a reasonable possibility that a material loss may have been incurred. However, the Company cannot predict the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation.
C.R. Bard, Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc.
On January 11, 2012, C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) filed a suit in the United States District Court of Utah claiming certain of the Company's implantable port products infringe on ithree
U.S. patents held by Bard (the "Utah Action"). Bard’s complaint
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sought unspecified damages and other relief. The Company filed petitions for reexamination in the US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") seeking to invalidate all ithree
patents asserted by Bard in the litigation. The Company's petitions were granted and i40 of Bard's i41 patent
claims were rejected and, following further proceedings, the Patent Office issued a Final Rejection of all i40 claims subject to reexamination. Thereafter, Bard filed appeals to the USPTO Board of Appeals and Interferences for all ithree
reexaminations which were decided as follows: For US Patent No. 7,785,302, the rejections of isix of the iten claims
under reexamination were affirmed, but were reversed on ifour of the ten claims. For U.S. Patent No. 7,959,615 the rejections of ieight
of the iten claims under reexamination were affirmed but the rejections of the other itwo of the iten
claims were reversed. In the third, for U.S. Patent No. 7,947,022 the rejections of all itwenty claims under reexamination were affirmed. Thereafter, Bard sought Rehearing in all ithree
appeals and the Company sought Rehearing in the ‘302 and ‘615 appeals. The PTO denied all ithree Rehearing Requests, but modified its characterization of one prior art reference for the ‘302 and ‘022 decisions.
Bard filed appeals to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in all three reexams and the Company Cross-Appealed
for the ‘302 and the ‘615 reexams. MedComp also filed an Amicus Brief in support of the Company on November 22, 2017. Meanwhile, on July 12, 2017 Bard assigned the asserted patents to Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (“BPV”) which was added as co-Appellant before the Federal Circuit and as a co-Plaintiff in the Utah action. An oral hearing was held on September 5, 2018 and the Court rendered its decision on September 28, 2018, affirming that claims 1-5 and 10 of the ‘615 patent were invalid, but that claims 6-7 of the 615 patent and claims 1-4 of the 302 patent were valid over the prior art references considered in the Reexamination proceedings. The Federal Circuit also reversed
the PTAB’s claim construction ruling and remanded for consideration of obviousness for the remaining claims under the new claim construction ruling and for further findings with respect to whether one of the asserted references qualified as a printed publication. On January 28, 2019, on remand, the USPTO reversed the rejections of the ‘302 claims 1-10, ‘022 claims 1-20 and ‘615 claims 8-9. The USPTO has since issued Inter Partes Reexamination Certificates for the ‘302 Patent for the ‘022 patent and for the ‘615 patent. The Company thereafter filed a Motion to Unstay the Utah Case and that motion was granted. On November 4, 2019 the Court held a joint Status Conference among the Company’s Utah Action
and itwo other cases filed by Bard on the same patents against MedComp and Smiths. The Court set a schedule for defendant's Motions to Dismiss or Transfer. The Company filed its motion on November 25, 2019; and Bard filed a responsive brief and a motion for venue discovery on December 9, 2019. The
Company filed a responsive brief on December 16, 2019 and Bard filed a reply on December 23, 2019. On February 27, 2020, the Court referred all non-dispositive motions to the presiding Magistrate and on March 3, 2020 the Court granted Bard’s Motion for Venue Discovery and denied the Company’s transfer motion without prejudice to re-filing after completion of the venue discovery, but no later than June 30, 2020. The parties have since engaged in venue discovery and AngioDynamics re-filed its Motion to Dismiss or Transfer on June 30, 2020. Bard filed an opposition brief on July
28, 2020, and the Company’s Reply is due 14 days thereafter. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to defend them vigorously. The Company has not recorded an expense related to the outcome of this litigation because it is not yet possible to determine if a potential loss is probable nor reasonably estimable.
On March 10, 2015, Bard and BPV filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware Action") claiming certain of the Company's implantable port products
infringe on ithree other U.S. patents held by Bard, which are different from those asserted in the Utah action. Bard's complaint seeks unspecified damages and other relief. On June 1, 2015, the Company filed itwo
motions in response to Bard’s Complaint - one sought transfer to the District of Utah where the Utah Action is currently pending, and the other sought dismissal of the entire complaint on grounds that none of the claims in the asserted patents is directed to patent eligible subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Statute and in light of recent authority from the U. S. Supreme Court.
On January 12, 2016, the Court issued a decision denying both motions. A Markman hearing was held on March 10, 2017 and the Court issued its Claim Construction Order on May 19, 2017. On May 19, 2017, Bard served its Final Infringement Contentions and on June 2, 2017, the
Company served its Final Invalidity Contentions.
On October 20, 2017, the scheduling order for the case was amended to, among other things, set a trial date commencing July 23, 2018. The parties completed Expert Discovery in January 2018 and completed briefing on their respective case dispositive motions on April 27, 2018. On June 26, 2018, the Court denied all case dispositive motions, ruling that issues of material fact remained in dispute. On July 9, 2018, the Court continued the trial until March 2019. On January 9, 2019 the Court held a further claim construction hearing to resolve itwo
outstanding claim construction issues prior to trial. A Report and Recommendation (by Magistrate-Judge Fallon) was issued on February 11, 2019 and entered by the Court on February 28, 2019. Jury selection was held on Friday March 1, 2019 and trial began on March 4, 2019. On day four of the jury trial, at the close of C.R. Bard’s case, the Court granted the Company's oral motion for judgment as a matter of law under rule 50(a) as well as its motions for summary judgement on the grounds that the asserted patents are invalid, ineligible, not infringed and not willfully infringed. On April 5, 2019, Bard filed a precautionary Notice of Appeal
to the Federal Circuit. On April 26, 2019, the District Court issued a Memorandum and Order confirming the grant of judgment in the Company’s favor of patent ineligibility, non-infringement, patent invalidity and no willful infringement. Meanwhile, on May 10, 2019, the Company filed
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a Motion for Attorney fees and non-taxable expenses under 35 USC Sec. 285. On May 21, 2019, the Court issued a Memorandum and Order which, inter alia, stayed proceedings
on the Company’s fee Motion and the Company’s equitable claims pending appeal; and entered Final Judgment on May 21, 2019 as well. Bard filed a second Notice of Appeal on May 23, 2019. Both appeals have since been consolidated and Bard’s opening brief was filed on September 27, 2019; the Company's answering brief was filed on January 15, 2020; and Bard’s reply brief was filed on March 4, 2020. A hearing date was held on June
1, 2020, and the Company is currently awaiting a decision from the Federal Circuit . The Company maintains its belief that Bard’s claims are without merit. The Company has not recorded an expense related to the outcome of this litigation because it is not yet possible to determine if a potential loss is probable nor reasonably estimable.
AngioDynamics, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc.
On May 30, 2017, the Company commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of New York entitled AngioDynamics, Inc. v. C.R. Bard, Inc. and Bard Access Systems, Inc. (“Bard”). In this action, the Company alleges that Bard has illegally tied the sales of its tip location systems to the sales of its PICCs. The Company alleges that this practice violates the federal antitrust laws and has had, and continues to have, an anti-competitive effect in the market for PICCs. The Company seeks both monetary damages and injunctive relief. Bard moved to dismiss on September 8, 2017. On August 6, 2018 the court denied Bard’s motion in its entirety. Discovery is largely complete, summary judgment
will be fully briefed by September 11, 2020, and the case will subsequently proceed to trial thereafter.
Merz North America Settlement
On May 16, 2019, Merz North America, Inc. (“Merz”) commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York entitled Merz North America, Inc. v. AngioDynamics, Inc. In this action, Merz alleged breach of contract against AngioDynamics based on a March 1, 2016 Distribution Agreement. On June 28, 2019, AngioDynamics reached a settlement with Merz. AngioDynamics made a lump-sum payment of $i2.5
million to Merz in return for dismissal of the case with prejudice during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The case was subsequently dismissed.
18. iSEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Segment information
The
Company considers its business to be a single segment entity related to the development, manufacture and sale on a global basis of medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology. The Company's chief operating decision maker (CEO) evaluates the various global product portfolios on a net sales basis. Executives reporting in to the CEO include those responsible for operations and supply chain management, research and development, sales, franchise marketing and certain corporate functions. The CEO evaluates profitability, investment and cash flow metrics on a consolidated worldwide basis due to shared infrastructure and resources.
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Total
sales by product category are summarized below:
Year ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Net
sales by Product Category
Vascular Interventions & Therapies
$
i112,706
$
i119,901
$
i119,704
Vascular
Access
i94,299
i94,730
i92,760
Oncology/Surgery
i57,152
i56,003
i49,191
Total
$
i264,157
$
i270,634
$
i261,655
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Geographic
information
i
Total sales for geographic areas are summarized below:
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Net sales by Geography
United States
$
i207,980
$
i216,957
$
i213,727
International
i56,177
i53,677
i47,928
Total
$
i264,157
$
i270,634
$
i261,655
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For
fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, international sales as a percentage of total net sales were i21%, i20% and i18%,
respectively. Sales to any one country outside the U.S., as determined by shipment destination, did not comprise a material portion of net sales in any of the last three fiscal years. In addition, no one customer represents more than 10% of consolidated net sales. i99% of long-lived assets are located within the United States.
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19. iACQUISITION,
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER ITEMS, NET
i
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net consisted of:
Year
ended May 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
2018
Legal (1)
$
i2,666
$
i7,802
$
i8,407
Mergers
and acquisitions (2)
i782
i4,030
i1,660
Transition
service agreement (3)
(i1,799)
i—
i—
Divestiture
(4)
i2,809
i—
i—
Intangible
and other asset impairment
i—
i1,704
i—
Restructuring
i26
i289
i4,674
Other
i1,530
i1,302
i691
Total
$
i6,014
$
i15,127
$
i15,432
(1)
Legal expenses related to litigation that is outside the normal course of business.
(2) Mergers and acquisitions expenses related to investment banking, legal and due diligence.
(3) Transition services agreement that was entered into as a result of the sale of the Fluid Management business.
(4) Divestiture expenses incurred to transition manufacturing from Glens Falls, NY to Queensbury, NY.
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Included in legal for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 are settlements received for the Biolitec litigation of $i0.5 million
and $i3.4 million, respectively. The settlement received offsets legal expenses paid related to the settlement proceedings. In addition, the $i2.5
million accrual for the settlement of the Merz contract termination is included in legal expenses for fiscal year 2019.
Restructuring
The Company evaluates its performance and looks for opportunities to improve the overall operations of the Company on an ongoing basis. As a result of this evaluation, certain restructuring initiatives are taken to enhance the Company’s overall operations.
Operational Consolidation
On February
1, 2017, the Company announced to employees an operational consolidation plan (the “plan”) to consolidate manufacturing facilities in Manchester, GA and Denmead, UK into the Glens Falls and Queensbury, NY facilities. This plan will streamline and optimize the manufacturing functions into one centralized location increasing the utilization of the Glens Falls and Queensbury facilities, optimizing inventory and reducing cost of goods sold through savings in overhead expenses and direct labor. The restructuring activities associated with the plan were completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 with immaterial validation and regulatory costs incurred in fiscal year 2019.
The Company recorded restructuring charges related to the plan during
the year ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 of $i0.0 million, $i0.3
million and $i4.7 million, respectively. Total restructuring charges recorded as part of the plan were $i6.3 million. Termination benefits were only earned if an employee stays until their
termination date; therefore, the expenses related to termination benefits were recorded ratably over the service period.
The following table presents a rollforward of the restructuring reserve for the years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
Quarterly results of operations during the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
2020
(in
thousands, except per share data)
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Net sales
$
i66,042
$
i70,003
$
i69,780
$
i58,332
Gross
profit
i38,217
i41,544
i40,299
i30,212
Net
loss (1)
$
(i1,275)
$
(i2,736)
$
(i5,709)
$
(i157,067)
Earnings
per share net income
Basic
$
(i0.03)
$
(i0.07)
$
(i0.15)
$
(i4.14)
Diluted
$
(i0.03)
$
(i0.07)
$
(i0.15)
$
(i4.14)
(1)
Net loss in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 included the goodwill impairment charge of i158.6 million.
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2019
(in
thousands, except per share data)
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Net sales
$
i63,943
$
i69,985
$
i65,524
$
i71,182
Gross
profit
i35,953
i40,552
i38,163
i41,332
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
(i5,704)
(i3,587)
(i4,609)
i2,753
Net
income from discontinued operations
i5,235
i5,727
i5,405
i56,120
Net
income (loss) (1)
$
(i469)
$
i2,140
$
i796
$
i58,873
Loss
per share from continuing operations
Basic
$
(i0.15)
$
(i0.10)
$
(i0.12)
$
i0.07
Diluted
$
(i0.15)
$
(i0.10)
$
(i0.12)
$
i0.07
Earnings
per share from discontinued operations
Basic
$
i0.14
$
i0.15
$
i0.14
$
i1.49
Diluted
$
i0.14
$
i0.15
$
i0.14
$
i1.47
Earnings
per share net income
Basic
$
(i0.01)
$
i0.06
$
i0.02
$
i1.57
Diluted
$
(i0.01)
$
i0.06
$
i0.02
$
i1.54
(1)
Net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019 was driven by the gain on the sale of the Fluid Management business.
The data in the schedules above has been intentionally rounded to the nearest thousand and therefore the quarterly amounts may not sum to the full year amounts.
On May 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the Fluid Management business and all of the assets used primarily in connection with the Fluid Management business (Note 3). The Company has adjusted the consolidated financial statements to reflect the Fluid Management business as a discontinued operation for the current year and all prior periods presented. The quarterly information
for fiscal year 2019 reflect the Fluid Management business as a discontinued operation.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ANGIODYNAMICS,
INC.
Date:
By:
/S/ HOWARD W. DONNELLY
Howard W. Donnelly, Chairman of the Board, Director
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
