Abiomed Announces Q1 FY 2018 Revenue of $132.5 Million, Up 29% Over Prior Year

Company announces Japanese reimbursement for Impella® heart pumps and raises lower end of FY 2018 revenue guidance

DANVERS, Mass., July 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABMD), a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported first quarter fiscal 2018 revenue of $132.5 million, an increase of 29% compared to revenue of $103.0 million for the same period of fiscal 2017. First quarter fiscal 2018 GAAP net income was $37.4 million or $0.82 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $12.9 million or $0.29 per diluted share for the prior year period.  

Financial and operating highlights during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 include:

• Fiscal first quarter worldwide revenue from Impella^® heart pumps totaled $127.2 million, an increase of 30% compared to revenue of $97.8 million during the same period of the prior fiscal year.  U.S. revenue from Impella heart pumps grew 28% to $114.7 million and U.S. Impella patient usage grew 27%.  
   
• Outside the U.S., revenue from Impella heart pumps totaled $12.5 million and was up 53%, predominately from Germany, which grew 62% in revenue from the prior fiscal year.
   
• The installed base for Impella 2.5^® heart pumps in the U.S. grew by an additional 16 hospitals, which made initial purchases of Impella heart pumps, bringing the installed customer base to 1,154 sites. The installed customer base for Impella CP^® heart pumps grew by 46 new U.S. hospitals, bringing the total number of Impella CP sites to 1,062. The installed customer base for Impella 5.0^® heart pumps grew by 19 new U.S. hospitals, bringing the total number of Impella 5.0 sites to 472.
   
• An additional 15 sites made initial purchases of the Impella RP^® heart pumps during the quarter, bringing the total number to 142 sites.
   
• Gross margin for fiscal first quarter 2018 was 83.5% compared to 85.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. 
   
• Operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 was $33.1 million, or 25.0% operating margin, compared to $21.2 million, or 20.6% operating margin in the prior year period. 
   
• First quarter fiscal 2018 GAAP net income was $37.4 million or $0.82 per diluted share, which benefited from the adoption of a new accounting standard that required $16.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, of excess tax benefits related to employee share-based compensation awards be recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. This compared to GAAP net income of $12.9 million or $0.29 per diluted share for the prior year period, before new accounting standards.
   
• The Company generated $12.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, totaling $289.1 million as of June 30, 2017, compared to $277.1 million at March 31, 2017. The Company incurs annual cash outlays in the first quarter and currently has no debt.
   
• The Company has recently received approval from the Japanese Ministry Health Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for reimbursement on Impella 2.5 and 5.0 Impella heart pumps and 10 physician societies have completed the hospital guidance document. At recent average exchange rates, reimbursement in Japan is estimated to be $24,000, equivalent to our Impella sales price in the U.S., and commences this September. We expect our first Japanese patient in September and are reiterating our controlled Impella launch at 10 hospitals by end of this fiscal year in March.
   
• On June 30, a new study of Abiomed's Impella 2.5 heart pump demonstrated potential survival benefit with pre-PCI insertion in heart attacks with the left main coronary artery.

"We have been notified by MHLW of Japanese reimbursement for Impella beginning in September allowing our introduction into the world's second largest medical device market," said Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Abiomed. "Our continued execution validates Abiomed as one of the fastest growing medical technology companies with increasing GAAP profitability and no debt. I am proud of our team's ability to consistently achieve our strategic initiatives and execute on our tactical plan as Abiomed builds the Field of Heart Recovery."

FISCAL YEAR 2018 OUTLOOK
The Company is increasing the lower end of its fiscal year 2018 revenue guidance by $5 million to a new range of $560 million to $575 million, an increase in revenue of 26% to 29% from the prior year. This compares to the prior forecast of $555 million to $575 million. The Company is maintaining its fiscal year guidance for GAAP operating margin in the range of 22% to 24%.

CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. Michael R. Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Michael Tomsicek, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call.

To listen to the call live, please tune into the webcast via http://investor.abiomed.com or dial (855) 212-2361; the international number is (678) 809-1538.  A replay of this conference call will be available beginning at 11 a.m. EDT July 27, 2017 through 11 a.m. EDT on July 30, 2017. The replay phone number is (855) 859-2056; the international number is (404) 537-3406. The replay access code is 51159965.

ABOUT ABIOMED 
Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, Abiomed, Inc. is a leading provider of medical devices that provide circulatory support.  Our products are designed to enable the heart to rest by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping of the heart. For additional information, please visit: www.abiomed.com

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding development of Abiomed's existing and new products, the Company's progress toward commercial growth, and future opportunities and expected regulatory approvals. The Company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements based upon a number of factors, including uncertainties associated with development, testing and related regulatory approvals, including the potential for future losses, complex manufacturing, high quality requirements, dependence on limited sources of supply, competition, technological change, government regulation, litigation matters, future capital needs and uncertainty of additional financing, and other risks and challenges detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
		June 30, 2017		March 31, 2017
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	43,970			$	39,040
Short-term marketable securities			207,441				190,908
Accounts receivable, net			53,557				54,055
Inventories			36,926				34,931
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			9,021				8,024
Total current assets			350,915				326,958
Long-term marketable securities			37,669				47,143
Property and equipment, net			92,804				87,777
Goodwill			33,199				31,045
In-process research and development			15,487				14,482
Long-term deferred tax assets, net			113,457				34,723
Other assets			8,686				8,286
Total assets		$	652,217			$	550,414
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	12,784			$	20,620
Accrued expenses			35,695				37,703
Deferred revenue			9,697				10,495
Current portion of capital lease obligation			829				799
Total current liabilities			59,005				69,617
Other long-term liabilities			588				3,251
Contingent consideration			9,418				9,153
Long-term deferred tax liabilities			837				783
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion			15,325				15,539
Total liabilities			85,173				98,343
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Class B Preferred Stock, $.01 par value			-				-
Authorized - 1,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - none
Common stock, $.01 par value			441				437
Authorized - 100,000,000 shares; Issued - 45,791,680 shares at June 30, 2017 and 45,249,281 shares at March 31, 2017
Outstanding - 44,080,941 shares at June 30, 2017 and 43,673,286 shares at March 31, 2017
Additional paid in capital			580,017				565,962
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)			65,661				(46,959	)
Treasury stock at cost - 1,710,739 shares at June 30, 2017  and 1,575,995 shares at March 31, 2017			(64,567	)			(46,763	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(14,508	)			(20,606	)
Total stockholders' equity			567,044				452,071
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	652,217			$	550,414

Abiomed, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended  June 30,
	2017			2016
Revenue:
Product revenue	$	132,431			$	102,989
Funded research and development		37				6
		132,468				102,995
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product revenue		21,862				15,070
Research and development		16,931				15,660
Selling, general and administrative		60,597				51,032
		99,390				81,762
Income from operations		33,078				21,233
Other income:
Investment income, net		635				269
Other income (expense), net		79				(77	)
		714				192
Income before income taxes		33,792				21,425
Income tax (benefit) provision (1)		(3,582	)			8,515
Net income	$	37,374			$	12,910
Basic net income per share	$	0.85			$	0.30
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		43,895				42,811
Diluted net income per share (2)	$	0.82			$	0.29
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		45,608				45,178
(1) Income tax provision includes the effect of the following item:
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards *	$	16,842			$	-
(2) Diluted net income per share includes the effect of the following item:
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards *	$	0.37			$	-
* In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which requires that all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related share-based compensation arrangements be recognized as income tax benefit or expense, instead of in stockholders' equity as previous guidance required.

For further information please contact: 

Ingrid Goldberg Ward
Director, Investor Relations
978-646-1590
ir@abiomed.com

Adrienne Smith
Senior Director, Public Relations and Corporate Communications
978-646-1553
adsmith@abiomed.com