DUBLIN, Ireland, May 01, 2018 — Trinity Biotech plc (Nasdaq:TRIB), a leading developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory markets, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Quarter 1 Results
Total revenues for Q1, 2018 were $23.8m which compares to $23.5m in Q1, 2017, an increase of $0.3m and were broken down as follows:
| 2017 Quarter 1 |
2018 Quarter 1 |
Increase/ (decrease) |
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| US$’000 | US$’000 | % | ||
| Point-of-Care | 4,010 | 3,776 | (5.8 | %) |
| Clinical Laboratory | 19,526 | 20,023 | 2.5 | % |
| Total | 23,536 | 23,799 | 1.1 | % |
Point-of-Care revenues for Q1, 2018 decreased from $4.0m to $3.8m when compared to Q1, 2017, a reduction of 5.8%. This was due to a combination of the impact of lower public health spending on U.S. HIV sales and the normal fluctuation of African HIV orders.
Clinical Laboratory revenues increased from $19.5m to $20.0m, which represents an increase of 2.5% compared to Q1 2017. As has been the case in previous quarters, this growth was due to higher Diabetes and Autoimmunity sales.
Gross profit for Q1, 2018 amounted to $10.4m representing a gross margin of 43.8%. This was higher than the 42% achieved in Q1, 2017 and was higher than the gross margin reported in each of the subsequent quarters of 2017.
Research and Development expenses remained flat at $1.3m whilst Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) fell slightly from $7.0m to $6.9m during the quarter.
Operating profit for the quarter was $1.8m, which is higher than the $1.3m achieved in Q1, 2017 and this was attributable to the combination of the higher revenues and improved gross margin.
Financing income for the quarter was marginally higher at $0.2m reflecting higher available deposit interest rates. Meanwhile, interest payable, mainly arising on the Company’s exchangeable notes, remained static at $1.2m. A further non-cash expense of $0.3m was recognised in the quarter. This was due to a loss of $0.1m arising on an increase in the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the exchangeable notes plus non-cash interest of $0.2m.
The profit after tax, before non-cash financial expenses, for the quarter was $0.7m and compares favourably to $0.2m for the equivalent period last year. This was primarily due to the improved operating profit this quarter.
The basic EPS (excluding non-cash financial expenses) for the quarter was 3.4 cents versus 1.0 cent in Q1, 2017. Unconstrained diluted EPS for the quarter amounted to 7.1 cents, which compares to 5.0 cents in the equivalent quarter in 2017.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and share option expense for the quarter was $3.3m, compared with $2.7m in Q1, 2017.
Share Buyback
During the quarter, the Company bought back 27,000 shares at an average price of $5.15 and a total value of $0.1m. This brings the total purchased since the beginning of the program to over 2.5m shares with a total value of $17.5m.
Comments
Commenting on the results, Kevin Tansley, Chief Financial Officer stated, “There were a number of positive aspects to our performance this quarter. In addition to our growth in revenues, we saw a significant improvement in gross margins to 43.8%, which is the highest we have recorded in the last six quarters. By maintaining the level of our indirect costs, this translated into an increase in operating profit from $1.3m to $1.8m – an increase of over 38%. Similarly our Diluted EPS increased from 5 cents to 7.1 cents.”
Ronan O’Caoimh, Chief Executive Officer stated, “Clinical Laboratory revenues grew by 2.5% this quarter. As in previous quarters, this was driven by the continued growth of our Diabetes and Autoimmunity businesses. Meanwhile, our Point-of-Care revenues fell by 5.8%. This partly due to the adverse impact of lower federal funding for public health programs on US HIV revenues. In addition, African HIV sales were slightly lower this quarter due to the normal fluctuations which are a feature of this market. Of greater importance is the fact that Trinity’s Uni-gold product remains the pre-eminent confirmatory HIV test in the African market.”
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the results of research and development efforts, the effect of regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration and other agencies, the impact of competitive products, product development commercialisation and technological difficulties, and other risks detailed in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trinity Biotech develops, acquires, manufactures and markets diagnostic systems, including both reagents and instrumentation, for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory segments of the diagnostic market. The products are used to detect infectious diseases and to quantify the level of Haemoglobin A1c and other chemistry parameters in serum, plasma and whole blood. Trinity Biotech sells direct in the United States, Germany, France and the U.K. and through a network of international distributors and strategic partners in over 75 countries worldwide. For further information please see the Company’s website: www.trinitybiotech.com.
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Consolidated Income Statements
| (US$000’s except share data) | Three Months Ended Mar 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
Three Months Ended Mar 31, 2017 (unaudited) |
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| Revenues | 23,799 | 23,536 | |||
| Cost of sales | (13,371 | ) | (13,645 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 10,428 | 9,891 | |||
| Gross profit % | 43.8% | 42.0% | |||
| Other operating income | 24 | 23 | |||
| Research & development expenses | (1,272 | ) | (1,328 | ) | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (6,940 | ) | (7,028 | ) | |
| Indirect share based payments | (434 | ) | (250 | ) | |
| Operating profit | 1,806 | 1,308 | |||
| Financial income | 205 | 177 | |||
| Financial expenses | (1,159 | ) | (1,170 | ) | |
| Net financing expense | (954 | ) | (993 | ) | |
| Profit before tax & non-cash items | 852 | 315 | |||
| Income tax expense | (132 | ) | (99 | ) | |
| Profit after tax before non-cash items | 720 | 216 | |||
| Non-cash financial (expense)/income | (342 | ) | 1,030 | ||
| Profit after tax and non-cash items | 378 | 1,246 | |||
| Earnings per ADR (US cents) | 1.8 | 5.6 | |||
| Earnings per ADR excluding non-cash financial expense/income (US cents) | 3.4 | 1.0 | |||
| Diluted earnings per ADR (US cents)* | 7.1 | 5.0 | |||
| Weighted average no. of ADRs used in computing basic earnings per ADR | 20,907,885 | 22,102,620 | |||
| Weighted average no. of ADRs used in computing diluted earnings per ADR | 26,163,828 | 27,362,174 | |||
* Under IAS 33 Earnings per Share, diluted earnings per share cannot be anti-dilutive. In a reporting period where it is anti-dilutive, diluted earnings per ADR should be constrained to equal basic earnings per ADR.
The above financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards and the Company’s accounting policies but do not constitute an interim financial report as defined in IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting).
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
| Mar 31, 2018 US$ ‘000 (unaudited) |
Dec 31, 2017 US$ ‘000 (unaudited) |
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| ASSETS | ||
| Non-current assets | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 7,033 | 5,800 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 66,474 | 64,754 |
| Deferred tax assets | 8,968 | 8,698 |
| Other assets | 779 | 771 |
| Total non-current assets | 83,254 | 80,023 |
| Current assets | ||
| Inventories | 34,179 | 32,805 |
| Trade and other receivables | 22,118 | 20,740 |
| Income tax receivable | 1,234 | 1,440 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and deposits | 53,895 | 57,607 |
| Total current assets | 111,426 | 112,592 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 194,680 | 192,615 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent | ||
| Share capital | 1,224 | 1,224 |
| Share premium | 16,187 | 16,187 |
| Accumulated surplus | 46,837 | 46,157 |
| Other reserves | 1,529 | 1,628 |
| Total equity | 65,777 | 65,196 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Income tax payable | 344 | 310 |
| Trade and other payables | 21,761 | 20,845 |
| Provisions | 50 | 75 |
| Total current liabilities | 22,155 | 21,230 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Exchangeable senior note payable | 95,167 | 94,825 |
| Other payables | 453 | 532 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 11,128 | 10,832 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 106,748 | 106,189 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 128,903 | 127,419 |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 194,680 | 192,615 |
The above financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards and the Company’s accounting policies but do not constitute an interim financial report as defined in IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting).
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| (US$000’s) | Three Months Ended Mar 31, 2018 (unaudited) |
Three Months Ended Mar 31, 2017 (unaudited) |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 57,607 | 77,108 | |||
| Operating cash flows before changes in working capital | 3,258 | 2,267 | |||
| Changes in working capital | (2,679 | ) | (2,208 | ) | |
| Cash generated from operations | 579 | 59 | |||
| Net Interest and Income taxes paid | 204 | 177 | |||
| Capital Expenditure & Financing (net) | (4,061 | ) | (3,646 | ) | |
| Free cash flow | (3,278 | ) | (3,410 | ) | |
| Payment of HIV-2 licence fee | – | (1,112 | ) | ||
| Share buyback | (434 | ) | (1,833 | ) | |
| Once-off items | – | (902 | ) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 53,895 | 69,851 |
The above financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards and the Company’s accounting policies but do not constitute an interim financial report as defined in IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting).
| Contact: | Trinity Biotech plc | Lytham Partners LLC |
| Kevin Tansley | Joe Diaz, Joe Dorame & Robert Blum | |
| (353)-1-2769800 | 602-889-9700 | |
| E-mail: kevin.tansley@trinitybiotech.com |