Integer Holdings Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020

~ Strong 4Q sequential sales and profit increase ~
~ 4Q sales at the high end of guidance, profit above guidance ~
~ Strong cash management … reduced net total debt by $123 million in 2020 ~

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE:ITGR), a leading medical device outsource manufacturer, today announced results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Unless otherwise stated, all results and comparisons are from continuing operations.

Executing strategy through the COVID-19 pandemic

• Throughout the pandemic, Integer associates continue to deliver critical products that customers and patients rely on every day.
• Integer’s Manufacturing Excellence strategic imperative delivered strong operational results in 2020, delivering productivity and continued improvements in safety, quality and on-time delivery.
• Integer continues to invest in its product line and operational strategy to create long-term value, including manufacturing capabilities, R&D resources and talent additions to execute the strategic imperatives.
  

Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results (compared to fourth quarter 2019, except as noted)

• Integer delivered fourth quarter sales at the high end of guidance and profit above guidance.
• Strong sequential improvement versus the third quarter including margin expansion on sales recovery and continued operating efficiencies.
• Sales declined 17% to $269 million.
• GAAP net income grew $4 million to $15 million, an increase of 40%. Adjusted net income declined $18 million to $23 million, a decrease of 43%.
• Adjusted EBITDA declined $24 million to $49 million, a decrease of 33%.
• GAAP diluted EPS grew $0.14 per share to $0.47 per share, an increase of 42%. Adjusted EPS declined $0.54 per share to $0.71 per share, a decrease of 43%.
• Net total debt decreased $59 million from the end of the third quarter 2020 to $689 million.
  

Full Year 2020 Financial Results (compared to full year 2019)

• Sales declined 15% to $1.073 billion.
• GAAP net income declined $14 million to $77 million, a decrease of 15%. Adjusted net income declined $63 million to $92 million, a decrease of 41%.
• GAAP diluted EPS declined $0.43 per share to $2.33 per share, a decrease of 16%. Adjusted EPS declined $1.91 per share to $2.77 per share, a decrease of 41%.
• Adjusted EBITDA declined $94 million to $190 million, a decrease of 33%.
• Generated $181 million of cash flow from operating activities.
• Reduced net total debt by $123 million.

“Our fourth quarter results reflect the beginning of the recovery from the pandemic as both sales and profit improved significantly from the third quarter,” said Joseph Dziedzic, Integer’s president and CEO. “Integer’s dedicated associates continued to deliver for our customers and their patients while executing our strategy to achieve excellence in everything we do. Our strong operational performance and continued strong cash generation last year enabled Integer to increase investments in our strategy versus 2019. During 2020, Integer improved our manufacturing processes, enhanced our customer relationships, built and added leadership capability and strengthened our culture, positioning 2021 to be a return to profitable growth on our Journey to Excellence.”

Discussion of Product Line Fourth Quarter and Full Year Sales

• Cardio & Vascular sales declined 14% in the fourth quarter and full year sales declined 7%. Sales were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and a blend of our customers’ responses across nearly all C&V markets.
• Cardiac & Neuromodulation sales declined 21% in the fourth quarter and full year sales declined 24%. CRM and Neuromodulation declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact and a blend of our customers’ responses. Additionally, the fourth quarter 2019 Nuvectra bankruptcy created a $17 million headwind for the full year.
• Advanced Surgical, Orthopedics & Portable Medical includes sales to the acquirer of our AS&O product line, Viant, under supply agreements associated with the divestiture. Fourth quarter sales declined 12% and full year sales decreased 8%, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic impact and a blend of our customers’ responses.
• Electrochem sales declined 41% in the fourth quarter and full year sales declined 39% driven by a severe decline in the energy market and demand fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Outlook

Our full year 2021 financial outlook reflects an expected recovery of the industry with year-over-year sales growth projected to be 8% to 12%. Integer’s first quarter sales are projected to be sequentially better than the fourth quarter of 2020 and we believe the second quarter should be similar or slightly better than the first quarter. We expect the improvement in the second half of 2021 to be determined by the pace of COVID-19 recovery.

We expect our operating income to reflect the increase in sales and the continued execution of our manufacturing excellence strategic imperative. We project to generate $90 to $110 of free cash flow, with an equivalent amount of net total debt reduction.

2021 Outlook^(a)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

First Quarter 2021

Full Year 2021

Adjusted EBITDA is expected to consist of Adjusted net income, excluding items such as depreciation, interest, stock-based compensation and taxes totaling approximately $116 million to $120 million.

Supplemental Financial Information

Summary of Financial and Product Line Results from Continuing Operations

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 8:00 a.m. CDT to discuss these results. The scheduled conference call will be webcast live and is accessible through our website at investor.integer.net or by dialing (833) 714-0898 (U.S.) or (778) 560-2691 (outside U.S.) and the conference ID is 1898248. The call will be archived on the Company’s website. An earnings call slide presentation containing supplemental information about the Company’s results will be posted to our website at investor.integer.net prior to the conference call and will be referenced during the conference call.

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About Integer^®
Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR) is one of the largest medical device outsource (MDO) manufacturers in the world serving the cardiac, neuromodulation, vascular, portable medical and orthopedics markets. The Company provides innovative, high-quality medical technologies that enhance the lives of patients worldwide. In addition, the Company develops batteries for high-end niche applications in energy, military, and environmental markets. The Company's brands include Greatbatch Medical^®, Lake Region Medical^® and Electrochem^®. Additional information is available at www.integer.net.

Contact Information
Tony Borowicz
SVP, Strategy, Business Development & Investor Relations
716.759.5809
tony.borowicz@integer.net

Notes Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to our results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we provide adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin, and organic change rates, all from continuing operations. Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS consist of GAAP amounts from continuing operations adjusted for the following to the extent occurring during the period: (i) acquisition and integration related expenses, including fair value adjustments to contingent consideration resulting from acquisitions, (ii) amortization of intangible assets, (iii) facility consolidation, optimization, manufacturing transfer and system integration charges, (iv) asset write-down and disposition charges, (v) charges in connection with corporate realignments or a reduction in force, (vi) certain legal expenses, charges and gains, (vii) unusual or infrequently occurring items, (viii) (gain) loss on equity investments, (ix) extinguishment of debt charges, (x) the income tax provision (benefit) related to these adjustments and (xi) certain tax items that are outside the normal tax provision for the period. Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted income from continuing operations by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. EBITDA is calculated by adding back interest expense, GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, to income from continuing operations, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA plus GAAP stock-based compensation and the same adjustments as listed above except for items (ii), (ix), (x) and (xi).

Adjusted operating income consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted for the same items listed above except for items (viii), (ix), (x) and (xi). Adjusted operating income margin is adjusted operating income as a percentage of sales.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales. Organic sales change is reported sales growth adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and the contribution of acquisitions. To calculate the impact of foreign currency on sales growth rates, we convert any sale made in a foreign currency by converting current period sales into prior period sales using the exchange rate in effect at that time and then compare the two, negating any effect foreign currency had on our transactional revenue, and exclude the amount of sales acquired or divested during the period from the current/previous period amounts, respectively.

Organic change rates for adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange gains and losses included in other (income) loss, net, and the contribution of acquisitions. Contribution of acquisitions represents results, based on the growth rate being presented, attributable to acquired entities for the first four full quarters plus any partial period since the entities' acquisition date. After the completion of four full fiscal quarters, results of the acquired entity are treated as organic for current and comparable historical periods.

We believe that the presentation of adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin, and organic change rates, provides important supplemental information to management and investors seeking to understand the financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. In addition to the performance measures identified above, we believe that net total debt and leverage ratio provide meaningful measures of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to fund our activities, including the financing of acquisitions and debt repayments. Net total debt is calculated as total principal amount of debt outstanding less cash and cash equivalents. We calculate leverage ratio as net total debt divided by adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 4 quarters.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements relating to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic; future sales, expenses, and profitability; future development and expected growth of our business and industry; our ability to execute our business model and our business strategy; having available sufficient cash and borrowing capacity to meet working capital, debt service and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months; and projected capital spending. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or variations or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those stated or implied by these forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements and our prospects, you should carefully consider the factors set forth below.

Although it is not possible to create a comprehensive list of all factors that may cause actual results to differ from the results expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements or that may affect our future results, some of these factors include the following: the duration, scope and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including government, social, business and other actions taken in response to the pandemic and the effect of the pandemic on our associates, suppliers and customers as well as the global economy; our dependence upon a limited number of customers; pricing pressures that we face from customers; our ability to respond to changes in technology; the intense competition we face and our ability to successfully market our products; our ability to develop new products and expand into new geographic and product markets; our reliance on third party suppliers for raw materials, key products and subcomponents; the potential for harm to our reputation caused by quality problems related to our products; regulatory issues resulting from product complaints, recalls or regulatory audits; the potential of becoming subject to product liability claims; our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights; our significant amount of outstanding indebtedness and our ability to remain in compliance with financial and other covenants under our senior secured credit facilities; our ability to integrate acquisitions and operate acquired businesses in accordance with expectations; our dependence upon our senior management team and technical personnel; our ability to realize the benefits from cost savings and consolidation initiatives; interruptions in our manufacturing operations; our ability to comply with environmental regulations; our complex international tax profile; our dependence upon our information technology systems and our ability to prevent cyber-attacks and other failures; market, financial and other risks related to our international operations and sales; global economic factors, including currency exchange rates and interest rates; the fact that the healthcare industry is highly regulated and subject to various regulatory changes; the dependence of our energy market-related revenues on the conditions in the oil and natural gas industry; and other risks and uncertainties that arise from time to time and are described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other periodic filings with the SEC. Except as may be required by law, we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements in this press release whether to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results, financial conditions or prospects, or otherwise.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures from Continuing Operations
Table A: Income from Continuing Operations and Diluted EPS Reconciliations
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Please see “Notes Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information” for additional information regarding our use of non-GAAP financial measures.

Table B: EBITDA and Sales Reconciliations
(in thousands)

Table C: Organic Sales from Continuing Operations Change Reconciliation (% Change)

Table D: Non-GAAP Organic Change Reconciliation (% Change)

Table E: Net Total Debt Reconciliation
(in thousands)