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For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, Volcano reported revenues of $94.5 million versus revenues of $93.2 million in the same period a year ago. On a constant currency basis, revenues increased four percent year-over-year after adjusting for a negative impact of approximately $2.7 million from foreign currency. Medical segment revenues increased approximately one percent and four percent on a reported and constant currency basis, respectively. The company reported a net loss on a GAAP basis of $10.9 million, or $0.21 per share, in the first quarter of 2014, versus a net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.06 per share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding acquisition-related items, amortization of intangibles and non-cash interest expense on convertible notes, net of tax, the company reported a non-GAAP net loss of $0.12 per share compared with non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.02 in the first quarter a year ago. "The first quarter was marked by important accomplishments in our product pipeline, including the U.S. approval of our iFR® (Instant Wave-Free Ratio™) FFR (Fractional Flow Reserve) and SyncVision™ Co-Registration System technologies for which we are commencing limited market releases during the second quarter. In addition, during the first quarter we initiated the full market release of our Crux IVC (inferior vena cava) filter," said Scott Huennekens, president and chief executive officer. "We also realized solid growth in our U.S. peripheral business and with our FFR and IVUS (Intravascular Imaging) disposable revenues in Europe," he noted. "Volcano is off to a good start in 2014 with growth of our core businesses, the roll out of new products and an expanded and realigned sales force that we believe will drive growth acceleration through the remainder of 2014 and into 2015," Huennekens added. Guidance The company said it expects gross margins on a reported basis will be in the range of 64.0-64.5 percent and that operating expenses, including restructuring charges, will be 68.0-69.0 percent of revenues. On a reported basis, the company expects a GAAP net loss of $0.57-$0.60 per share. On a non-GAAP basis, the company expects a net loss per share of $0.16-$0.19. Non-GAAP results exclude acquisition-related expenses, amortization of intangibles and non-cash interest expense, and assume an effective tax rate of 35.0 percent for the GAAP to non-GAAP adjustments. The company expects weighted average basic shares in 2014 will be approximately 51.4 million shares. For the second quarter of 2014, Volcano expects revenues in the range of $102.0-$104.0million on both a reported and constant currency basis. The company expects a loss per share of $0.13-$0.15 on a GAAP basis and $0.04-$0.06 on a non-GAAP basis. Conference Call Information About Volcano Note Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Constant Currency Basis Revenue Changes: Volcano reports changes on a constant currency basis, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Volcano believes that investors' understanding of the company's short-term and long-term financial results is enhanced by taking into consideration the impact of foreign currency translation on revenues. In addition, Volcano's management uses results of operations before currency translation to evaluate the operational performance of Volcano and as a basis for strategic planning. Volcano reports its expectations of earnings per share performance excluding certain expenses described below; for additional details please see the "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP EPS Guidance" table in this press release. This accompanying table has more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. Exclusion of Acquisition-Related Expenses: Volcano excludes acquisition-related expenses because it does not consider these acquisition-related costs and adjustments to be related to the continuing organic operations of the acquired businesses and are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the acquired assets. In addition, the size, complexity and/or volume of past acquisitions, which often drive the magnitude of acquisition-related costs, may not be indicative of the size, complexity and/or volume of future acquisitions. Exclusion of Amortization of Intangibles: Volcano excludes amortization of intangibles because it is a non-cash expense relating primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the intangible assets of the acquired company, which consist primarily of developed or in-process technology, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. Volcano believes that since intangible assets represent efforts of the acquired company to build value prior to the acquisition, Volcano management eliminates the impact of the amortization when evaluating its current operating performance. Exclusion of Non-Cash Interest Expenses: In addition to disclosing the financial statement impact of the authoritative guidance for convertible debt accounting, Volcano management believes that excluding the impact of this authoritative guidance because it is non-cash in nature, may provide meaningful supplemental information regarding elements of the company's borrowing costs in order to properly understand its operational performance and liquidity, and facilitates comparisons to competitors' results. Forward-Looking Statements |
