BEAT - BioTelemetry Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Announces Record Quarterly and Full Year Results

MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT), the leading remote medical technology company focused on the delivery of health information to improve quality of life and reduce cost of care, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

Quarter Highlights

• Recognized quarterly revenue of $112.0 million
• Reached 8.1% year-over-year quarterly revenue growth
• Achieved 30th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth
• Reported GAAP net income of $1.6 million, or 1.4% of revenue
• Realized quarterly adjusted EBITDA of $31.7 million, or 28.3% of revenue
• Received coverage from five new Blue Cross companies for MCT services

President and CEO Commentary

Joseph H. Capper, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioTelemetry, Inc., commented:
“Our fourth quarter capped off a strong year for BioTelemetry, highlighted by our highest quarterly revenue and adjusted EBITDA in company history.  These results came in at the high end of our expectations and marked the 30th consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth.  Healthcare services demand remained robust, with revenue growing 9% on a year-over-year basis, driven primarily by our MCT, extended Holter and Geneva services.  We also benefited from continued growth in our Research and digital population health businesses.

“2019 was a solid year for BioTelemetry.  We began with the acquisitions of Geneva Health Solutions and ADEA Medical, increasing our addressable market by over $1 billion.  The Geneva acquisition provides access to the monitoring of implantable devices and ADEA broadens our reach into Europe.  We saw top-line growth across all segments, led by Healthcare services, resulting in record revenue for the year.  We invested in information technology, research and development and sales resources, which we expect will enhance our operations and drive growth for years to come.  Also during 2019, through our “Heart for Hope” corporate give-back program, we proudly funded life-saving heart surgeries and follow-up care for 200 underprivileged children.

“As we look forward to 2020, we will continue to execute on our proven growth strategy, which we expect will deliver double-digit top-line growth and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion.  Given the strong fundamentals of our core business, combined with our acquisitions and the newly expanded MCT insurance coverage, we believe BioTelemetry is on track to have another record year.”

Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Revenue for the fourth quarter 2019 was $112.0 million compared to $103.6 million for the fourth quarter 2018, an increase of $8.4 million, or 8.1%.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter 2019 was $69.9 million, or 62.4% of revenue, compared to $63.9 million, or 61.7% of revenue, for the fourth quarter 2018.

On a GAAP basis, net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. for the fourth quarter 2019 was $1.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. of $10.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2018.  The decline in net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. was primarily due to an increase in general and administrative and sales and marketing expenses resulting from ongoing investment in infrastructure.  The decline was also attributable to increases in other charges resulting primarily from our information technology incident, the change in the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration, an impairment of our equity method investment and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.

On an adjusted basis¹, net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. for the fourth quarter 2019 was $17.8 million, or $0.48 per diluted share.  This compares to adjusted net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. of $20.1 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2018.  Revenue growth is being offset by the impact of the ongoing investments in our sales force and technology.  The details regarding adjusted net income are included in the reconciliation tables included in this release.

¹ The Company believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures offers a meaningful representation of our performance, as we exclude expenses that are not necessary to support our ongoing business.  We also make adjustments to facilitate year over year comparisons.  Please refer to our “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in this release for additional information.

Conference Call

BioTelemetry, Inc. will host an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.  The call will be webcast on the investor information page of our website, www.gobio.com/investors/events.  The call will be archived on our website for two weeks.

About BioTelemetry

BioTelemetry, Inc. is the leading remote medical technology company focused on delivery of health information to improve quality of life and reduce cost of care.  We provide remote cardiac monitoring, centralized core laboratory services for clinical trials, remote blood glucose monitoring and original equipment manufacturing that serves both healthcare and clinical research customers.  More information can be found at www.gobio.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, our growth prospects, the prospects for our products and our confidence in our future.  These statements may be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “promises” and other words and terms of similar meaning.  Examples of forward-looking statements include statements we make regarding the successful execution of our operating plan, our ability to increase demand for our products and services, to grow our market share, to expand in the European market, our expectations regarding revenue trends in our segments, and our growth expectations for 2020.  Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including important factors that could delay, divert or change any of these expectations, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations.  These factors include, among other things: our ability to identify acquisition candidates, acquire them on attractive terms and integrate their operations into our business; our ability to educate physicians and continue to obtain prescriptions for our products and services; changes to insurance coverage and reimbursement levels by Medicare and commercial payors for our products and services; our ability to attract and retain talented executive management and sales personnel; the commercialization of new competitive products; impact of the October 2019 information technology incident; our ability to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals for our products, services and manufacturing facilities; changes in governmental regulations and legislation; adverse regulatory actions; our ability to obtain and maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property; interruptions or delays in the telecommunications systems that we use; our ability to successfully resolve outstanding legal proceedings; and the other factors that are described in “Part I; Item 1A.  Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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1. In the fourth quarter 2019, other charges of $7.1 million were primarily due to $3.0 million of charges related to our October 2019 information technology incident, a $1.5 million unfavorable change in the fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration, $1.3 million of integration and other expenses related to our acquisitions and $1.2 million of patent litigation and other legal costs.  In the fourth quarter 2018, other charges of $3.0 million were primarily due to $2.2 million for integration and restructuring activities related to our acquisitions and $0.8 million for patent and other litigation.
    
2. In the fourth quarter 2019 and 2018, we recognized $3.7 million and $3.3 million of expense, respectively, related to the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles assets.  We have excluded this amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets from non-GAAP adjusted net income due to the non-operational nature of the expense.  This amortization was recorded as a component of general and administrative expense.
    
3. In the fourth quarter 2019, we had a non-cash charges for an impairment of our equity method investment of $1.0 million, an unrealized foreign exchange loss of $0.2 million and an impairment of a loan receivable of $0.2 million.
    
4. In the fourth quarter 2019, we incurred $0.1 million of interest expense related to a portion of the Geneva Healthcare deferred purchase consideration.
    
5. Represents the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments at the Company’s annual effective tax rate.
    
6. After giving effect to taxes at the estimated annual effective tax rate on the adjustments, the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards had a $6.9 million and a $3.5 million positive impact on the fourth quarter 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), this press release also includes certain financial measures which have been adjusted and are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP financial measures”).  These Non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted income from operations, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc., adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc., adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.  In accordance with Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have provided a reconciliation of these Non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

These Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace GAAP financial measures.  They are presented as supplemental measures of our performance in an effort to provide our stakeholders better visibility into our ongoing operating results and to allow for comparability to prior periods as well as to other companies’ results.  Management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures to assess the financial health of our ongoing operating performance.  Management encourages our stakeholders to consider all of our financial measures and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our performance.

Adjusted net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. for the fourth quarter 2019 excludes other charges of $7.1 million, $3.7 million of amortization expense related to our acquisition-related intangible assets, $1.4 million of unrealized foreign currency loss, loss on equity method investment and loan impairments, $0.1 million of interest expense related to a portion of the Geneva Healthcare contingent consideration, the tax effect of these adjustments, as well as the impact from the utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards.  Adjusted net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. for the fourth quarter 2018 excludes other charges of $3.0 million, $3.3 million of amortization expense related to LifeWatch intangibles, the tax effect of these adjustments, as well as the impact from the utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards.  By excluding expenses that are considered unnecessary to support the ongoing business, are nonrecurring in nature or which limit year over year comparability, we believe these Non-GAAP financial measures offer a meaningful representation of our ongoing operating performance.  Included in these excluded items are transaction related expenses, primarily legal and professional fees, integration related expenses, primarily severance, legal fees related to patent litigation, amortization of intangibles from the LifeWatch and Geneva Healthcare acquisitions, costs related to the October information technology incident, costs related to restructuring programs aimed at streamlining operations and reducing future expense, as well as other one-time items.  These excluded charges are not part of the ongoing operations, and therefore, not reflective of our core operations.  We view patent litigation as an extreme measure not typically required in our industry to protect a company’s intellectual property and which has not been common practice for us.  We commenced patent litigation proceedings after we uncovered specific evidence of four distinct cases of misappropriation and infringement.  We can choose to resolve the outstanding matters and terminate the expense at any time.  We also included the income tax effect of these adjustments.

In addition to adjusted income from operations, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc., adjusted net income per diluted share attributable to BioTelemetry, Inc. and free cash flow, we also present adjusted EBITDA.  This Non-GAAP financial measure excludes loss from noncontrolling interest, income taxes, total other expense, net, other charges, depreciation and amortization and stock compensation expense.  EBITDA is a widely accepted financial measure which we believe our stakeholders use to compare our ongoing financial performance to that of other companies.  Adjusting our EBITDA for other charges and other one-time items is a meaningful financial measure as we believe it is an indication of our ongoing operations.  In addition, we also add back stock-based compensation expense because it is non-cash in nature.  Other companies in our industry may calculate adjusted EBITDA in a different manner.