SURMODICS INC - 10-Q Quarterly Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


[X]	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003


[ ]	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 0-23837

SurModics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)


MINNESOTA		41-1356149
(State of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9924 West 74^th Street
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 829-2700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [X] No [ ]

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.05 par value per share, outstanding as of April 30, 2003 was 17,371,871.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1. Financial Statements
		Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
	ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
	ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
	ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
	Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
	Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
	Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
	Item 5. Other Information.
	Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
CERTIFICATION
EX-99.1 Certification-Chief Executive Officer
EX-99.2 Certification-Principal Financial Officer

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SURMODICS, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)


				March 31,			September 30,
				2003			2002

			ASSETS
Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	5,258		$	9,207
	Short-term investments				3,290			3,942
	Accounts receivable, net				5,138			5,506
	Inventories				728			746
	Deferred tax asset				417			417
	Prepaids and other				961			1,058

			Total current assets		15,792			20,876

Property and equipment, net					23,933			18,836
Long-term investments					38,023			30,726
Deferred tax asset					812			740
Other assets, net					6,053			6,070

				$	84,613		$	77,248

		LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable			$	544		$	877
	Accrued liabilities				4,552			3,899
	Accrued income taxes payable				941			—
	Deferred revenue				1,130			281

			Total current liabilities		7,167			5,057
Deferred revenue, less current portion					1,793			2,196

			Total liabilities		8,960			7,253

Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
	Series A Preferred stock- $.05 par value, 450,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding				—			—
	Common stock- $.05 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 17,359,423 and 17,271,594 shares issued and outstanding				868			864
	Additional paid-in capital				54,754			53,936
	Unearned compensation				(387	)		(460	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income				515			673
	Retained earnings				19,903			14,982

			Total stockholders’ equity		75,653			69,995

				$	84,613		$	77,248

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

SURMODICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


			Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
			March 31,						March 31,

			2003			2002			2003			2002

Revenue
	Royalties		$	4,774		$	2,848		$	8,124		$	5,583
	License fees			125			380			655			459
	Product sales			2,893			1,933			5,932			3,553
	Research and development			1,950			1,948			3,079			3,573

		Total revenue		9,742			7,109			17,790			13,168

Operating costs and expenses
	Product			783			689			1,371			1,254
	Research and development			2,926			2,262			5,586			4,692
	Sales and marketing			534			368			1,071			719
	General and administrative			1,507			1,405			2,915			2,299

		Total operating costs and expenses		5,750			4,724			10,943			8,964

Income from operations				3,992			2,385			6,847			4,204

Other income
	Investment income, net			366			368			747			787
	Gain on sale of investments			48			46			290			50

		Other income, net		414			414			1,037			837

Income before income taxes				4,406			2,799			7,884			5,041
Income tax provision				(1,656	)		(1,041	)		(2,963	)		(1,873	)

Net income			$	2,750		$	1,758		$	4,921		$	3,168

Basic net income per share			$	0.16		$	0.10		$	0.28		$	0.19

Diluted net income per share			$	0.15		$	0.10		$	0.28		$	0.18

Weighted average shares outstanding
	Basic			17,326			16,926			17,305			16,852
	Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options			477			923			508			990

		Diluted		17,803			17,849			17,813			17,842

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

SURMODICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


					Six Months Ended
					March 31,

					2003			2002

Operating Activities
	Net income				$	4,921		$	3,168
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities-
		Depreciation and amortization				1,145			902
		Gain on sale of investments				(290	)		(50	)
		Amortization of unearned compensation				73			54
		Deferred tax				(72	)		—
		Change in operating assets and liabilities:
			Accounts receivable			368			(62	)
			Inventories			18			(15	)
			Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			319			(175	)
			Income taxes			1,427			798
			Deferred revenue			446			58
			Prepaids and other			(383	)		237

				Net cash provided by operating activities		7,972			4,915

Investing Activities
	Purchases of property and equipment					(6,230	)		(8,971	)
	Purchases of available-for-sale investments					(40,633	)		(19,468	)
	Sales/maturities of available-for-sale investments					34,120			21,705
	Purchase of other assets					—			(4,000	)

				Net cash used in investing activities		(12,743	)		(10,734	)

Financing Activities
	Issuance of common stock					822			565

				Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(3,949	)		(5,254	)

Cash and Cash Equivalents
	Beginning of period					9,207			9,044

	End of period				$	5,258		$	3,790

Supplemental Information
	Cash paid for income taxes				$	1,528		$	1,068

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

SURMODICS, INC.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, needed to fairly present the financial results for these interim periods. These financial statements include some amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. These estimates may be adjusted as more information becomes available, and any adjustment could be significant. The impact of any change in estimates is included in the determination of earnings in the period in which the change in estimate is identified. The results of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2003, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

According to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company has omitted footnote disclosures that would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements of the Company. Read together with the disclosures below, management believes the interim financial statements are presented fairly. However, these unaudited condensed financial statements should be read together with the financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2002, and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2) New Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus on Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables”, which provides guidance on how to account for arrangements that involve the delivery or performance of multiple products, services and/or right to use assets. The provisions of EITF Issue No. 00-21 will apply to revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of EITF Issue No. 00-21 will have on its financial statements.

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, which amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirement of SFAS 123 to require more prominent and more frequent disclosures in financial statements of the effects of stock-based compensation. The transition guidance and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The interim disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing condensed financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. The Company has adopted the disclosure provisions of this standard as of March 31, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 148 has not had a material impact on the Company’s balance sheet or results of operations.

(3) Subsequent event

In the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company announced an alliance with Novocell, Inc., a privately held Irvine, California-based biotech firm that is developing a potential cure for diabetes. Included in other assets is the $4.0 million equity investment in Novocell, representing an ownership interest of less than 15%. The investment is accounted for under the cost basis. On April 29, 2003, the Company invested an additional $925,000 in Novocell for a total investment of $4.9 million. The ownership interest remains approximately 15%.

(4) Operating Segments (dollars in thousands)


						Research &
		Licensing		Manufacturing		Development			Corporate			Consolidated

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003
Revenue:
	Coating	$	4,293	$	1,990	$	1,833		$	—		$	8,116
	Diagnostic		606		—		—			—			606
	Stabilization & other		—		903		—			—			903
	Government research		—		—		117			—			117

Total revenue			4,899		2,893		1,950			—			9,742
Expenses			—		783		2,926			2,041			5,750

Operating income (loss)			4,899		2,110		(976	)		(2,041	)		3,992
Other income, net										414			414
Income tax provision										(1,656	)		(1,656	)

Net income												$	2,750

Three Months Ended March 31, 2002
Revenue:
	Coating	$	2,560	$	1,005	$	1,841		$	—		$	5,406
	Diagnostic		668		—		—			—			668
	Stabilization & other		—		928		—			—			928
	Government research		—		—		107			—			107

Total revenue			3,228		1,933		1,948			—			7,109
Expenses			—		689		2,262			1,773			4,724

Operating income (loss)			3,228		1,244		(314	)		(1,773	)		2,385
Other income, net										414			414
Income tax provision										(1,041	)		(1,041	)

Net income												$	1,758

(4) Operating Segments — continued (dollars in thousands)


						Research &
		Licensing		Manufacturing		Development			Corporate			Consolidated

Six Months Ended March 31, 2003
Revenue:
	Coating	$	7,310		4,499		2,859		$	—			14,668
	Diagnostic		1,469		—		—			—			1,469
	Stabilization & other		—		1,433		—			—			1,433
	Government		—		—		220			—			220

Total Revenue			8,779		5,932		3,079			—			17,790
Expenses			—		1,371		5,586			3,986			10,943

Operating income (loss)			8,779		4,561		(2,507	)		(3,986	)		6,847
Other income										1,037			1,037
Income tax provision										(2,963	)		(2,963	)

Net income												$	4,921

Six Months Ended March 31, 2002
Revenue:
	Coating	$	4,860	$	2,172	$	3,281		$	—		$	10,313
	Diagnostic		1,182		—		—			—			1,182
	Stabilization & other		—		1,381		—			—			1,381
	Government		—		—		292			—			292

Total Revenue			6,042		3,553		3,573			—			13,168
Expenses			—		1,254		4,692			3,018			8,964

Operating income (loss)			6,042		2,299		(1,119	)		(3,018	)		4,204
Other income										837			837
Income tax provision										(1,873	)		(1,873	)

Net income												$	3,168

(5) Inventories (dollars in thousands)

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the specific identification method and include direct labor, materials and overhead. Inventories consisted of the following components:


	March 31,		September 30,
	2003		2002

Raw materials	$	420	$	408
Finished goods		308		338

	$	728	$	746

(6) Stock-based Compensation

As discussed in Note 2, the Company adopted SFAS No. 148 effective for the current quarter. The disclosures required by SFAS 148 interim financial statements are provided below.

Had the Company determined stock-based compensation costs based on the estimated fair value at the grant date for its stock options, the Company’s net income and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002 would have been as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


		Three months ended						Six months ended
		March 31,						March 31,

		2003			2002			2003			2002

Net income
	As reported	$	2,750		$	1,758		$	4,921		$	3,168
	Fair value compensation expense		(358	)		(310	)		(675	)		(565	)

	Pro forma	$	2,392		$	1,448		$	4,246		$	2,603

Basic net income per share:
	As reported	$	0.16		$	0.10		$	0.28		$	0.19
	Fair value compensation expense		(.02	)		(.01	)		(.03	)		(.04	)

	Pro forma	$	0.14		$	0.09		$	0.25		$	0.15

Diluted net income per share:
	As reported	$	0.15		$	0.10		$	0.28		$	0.18
	Fair value compensation expense		(.02	)		(.02	)		(.04	)		(.03	)

	Pro forma	$	0.13		$	0.08		$	0.24		$	0.15

The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 3.04% and 4.45%; expected lives of 7.3 and 7.0; and expected volatility of 71%, and 74%. The weighted-average assumptions for the six months ended March 31, 2003 and March 31, 2002, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 3.04% and 3.67%; expected lives of 7.3 and 7.1; and expected volatility of 71%, and 74%.

(7) Comprehensive Income (dollars in thousands)

The components of comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods are as follows:


		Three months ended						Six months ended
		March 31,						March 31,

		2003			2002			2003			2002

Net income		$	2,750		$	1,758		$	4,921		$	3,168

Other comprehensive income:
	Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities arising during the period, net of tax		48			(222	)		23			(211	)
	Less reclassification adjustment for realized gains included in net income, net of tax		(30	)		(29	)		(181	)		(31	)

Other comprehensive income (loss)			18			(251	)		(158	)		(242	)

Comprehensive income		$	2,768		$	1,507		$	4,763		$	2,926


ITEM 2.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

SurModics is a leading provider of surface modification solutions to medical device manufacturers. The Company’s revenues are derived from four primary sources: fees from licensing its patented technology to customers; royalties received from licensees; product sales (reagent chemical compounds to licensees, stabilization products to the diagnostics industry, and coated slides to the genomics market); and research and development fees generated on projects for commercial customers and pursuant to government grants.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those policies that require the application of management’s most challenging subjective or complex judgment, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. Critical accounting policies involve judgements and uncertainties that are sufficiently sensitive to result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. For a detailed description of our critical accounting policies, see the notes to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

Revenue. The Company’s revenue was $9.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of $2.6 million, or 37%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The revenue components were as follows (in thousands):


								$ Increase			% Increase
				2003		2002		(Decrease)			(Decrease)

Coatings revenue:
	Royalties			$	4,168	$	2,180	$	1,988			91	%
	License fees				125		380		(255	)		(67	%)
	Reagent sales				1,990		1,005		985			98	%
	Commercial development				1,833		1,841		(8	)		*	%

		Total coatings revenue			8,116		5,406		2,710			50	%
Other revenue:
	Diagnostic royalties				606		668		(62	)		(9	%)
	Stabilization & slide sales				903		928		(25	)		(3	%)
	Government research				117		107		10			9	%

			Total revenue	$	9,742	$	7,109	$	2,633			37	%

*less than 1%

Total coatings revenue increased 50% in the second quarter as a result of substantial growth in coating royalties and reagent sales. Royalty revenue increased 91% to $4.2 million, a quarterly record. The growth in royalties principally resulted from minimum royalty obligations by two licensees. The results include royalties earned under the new Cordis contract, which became effective January 1, 2003, in addition to the royalties due under the previous agreement. License fee revenue decreased 67% to $125,000 compared with the same period last year. Prior year license fee results included a $250,000 payment for achieving a technical milestone. Excluding the impact of the milestone payment, current year results would have decreased 4%.

Reagent chemical sales increased 98% to $2.0 million. Substantially all of this increase resulted from increased sales of reagent chemicals to Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company, for the coating of stents in support of their recent U.S. product launch of, and the continued growth in Cordis’ drug-eluting stent sales outside the U.S. Cordis represented 72% of the reagent sales in the second quarter. As predicted, reagent sales revenue decreased from the record level the Company reported in the first quarter of fiscal year 2003.

Commercial development revenue, while slightly lower than last year’s second quarter, was still one of our strongest quarters on record at $1.8 million. Most of this revenue reflects a high level of effort on two projects: coating work to support Cordis’ human clinical trials of drug-eluting stents and genomics work performed for Amersham plc. Cordis represented 71% of the Company’s commercial development revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. On April 24, 2003, Cordis received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin marketing its CYPHER Stent. Therefore, management believes that demand by Cordis for clinical coating work on CYPHER will decrease significantly. However, the Company continues to perform other development work for Cordis and other customers, but on a much smaller scale.

Product costs. The Company’s product costs were $783,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of $94,000, or 14%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. Overall product gross margins increased to 73% in the second quarter of fiscal 2003 from 64% in the same period last year as higher margin reagent product sales constituted a greater percentage of total product sales.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $2.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of $664,000, or 29%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The increase was primarily a result of higher depreciation and facilities costs as the Company moved a segment of its research and development activities to a portion of its new Bloomington facility and compensation and benefits associated with technical personnel added by the Company during the last year.

Sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were $534,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, a $166,000 or 45% increase from the same period of fiscal 2002. A substantial portion of the increase results from compensation, benefits, and business travel related to marketing personnel added in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. In addition, the Company increased its promotional expenses.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $1.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, an increase of $102,000, or 7%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The increase was principally a result of contract advisory fees, offset by a decrease in facilities costs because they were allocated to research and development expenses as described above. The Company expects that general and administrative expenses may possibly decrease from this quarter’s level for the balance of the year because of lower anticipated contract advisory fees and continued transfers of the Bloomington facility costs to research and development.

Other income, net. The Company’s other income was $414,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2003, at the same level as the same period of fiscal 2002. A decrease in investment income, a result of lower investment yields, was offset by gains realized from activity in the Company’s investment portfolio.

Income tax expense. The Company’s income tax provision was $1.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 compared with $1.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2002. The effective tax rates were 37.5% in fiscal 2003 and 37.0% in fiscal 2002.

Six Months Ended March 31, 2003 and 2002

Revenue. The Company’s revenue was $17.8 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $4.6 million, or 35%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The revenue components were as follows (in thousands):


								$ Increase			% Increase
				2003		2002		(Decrease)			(Decrease)

Coatings revenue:
	Royalties			$	6,655	$	4,401	$	2,254			51	%
	License fees				655		459		196			43	%
	Reagent chemical sales				4,499		2,172		2,327			107	%
	Commercial development				2,859		3,281		(422	)		(13	%)

		Total coatings revenue			14,668		10,313		4,355			42	%
Other revenue:
	Diagnostic royalties				1,469		1,182		287			24	%
	Stabilization & slide sales				1,433		1,381		52			4	%
	Government research				220		292		(72	)		(25	%)

			Total revenues	$	17,790	$	13,168	$	4,622			35	%

Reagent chemical sales increased 107% to $4.5 million. The increase primarily reflects purchases by Cordis as they coated stents in support of their CYPHER Stent. Cordis purchased 79% of the reagents sold during the first six months, as compared with 53% in the prior year period. As stated above, Cordis recently received FDA approval to market its drug eluting stent in the U.S. As such, management expects Cordis to continue to purchase a substantial percentage of the reagents sold for the balance of the fiscal year. The 51% growth in coatings royalties was primarily a result of minimum royalty payments by two of the Company’s licensees, including Cordis.

Commercial development revenue decreased 13% to $2.9 million. All of the decrease was related to less Cordis drug eluting stent work described earlier. Cordis accounted for 70% of the commercial development revenue in the first six months of fiscal 2003 compared with 82% in the prior year period. Most of the work performed for Cordis was for clinical trial support. Now that Cordis has received FDA approval, management expects demand for this type of work on the CYPHER Stent to decrease significantly. The Company continues to provide commercial development services to Cordis and other customers, but on a much smaller scale as in most cases, the projects are at an earlier stage of development.

License fees increased 43% to $655,000 from the same period in fiscal 2002. The Company cancelled a non-performing license in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 resulting in the recognition of approximately $340,000 of deferred license fee revenue, accounting for the majority of the increase over last year. In addition, prior year results included a one-time milestone payment of $250,000. Taking into account the one-time nature of the cancelled license and milestone payment, management expects the current quarter’s license fees results to be a good indication of activity for the balance of the fiscal year.

In total, other revenue increased 9% from the same period last year. Diagnostic royalty revenue increased 24% to $1.5 million primarily as a result of a one-time payment from a new sub-licensee received in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. If this $265,000 payment were excluded, diagnostic royalties in the first six months of fiscal 2003 would have increased only 2%. Stabilization and DNA slide sales increased 4% from the same period in fiscal 2002.

Product costs. The Company’s product costs were $1.4 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $117,000, or 9%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. Overall product margins were 77% in the first six months of fiscal 2003 compared with 65% in the same period of fiscal 2002. Once again, higher margin reagent product sales constituted a greater percentage of total product sales mix.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $5.6 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $894,000, or 19%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The change was primarily a result of compensation and benefits associated with technical personnel added by the Company during the last year and increased depreciation and facilities expenses. The Company moved some of its operations to a portion of the newly renovated Bloomington facility early in fiscal year 2003. Management expects research and development expenses to increase throughout the balance of the fiscal year as the Company completes more of its renovations and moves additional research and development activity to the Bloomington facility.

Sales and marketing expenses. Sales and marketing expenses were $1.1 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $352,000 or 49% from the same period of fiscal 2002. As explained earlier, most of the increase can be attributed to compensation and benefits expense on marketing personnel added in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 along with increased business travel and promotional expenses.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $2.9 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $616,000, or 27%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. The increase was primarily a result of costs associated with contract negotiations earlier this year. Management expects general and administrative expenses to decrease for the balance of fiscal 2003 as contract negotiations are substantially complete and the carrying costs of the Bloomington facility are transferred to research and development.

Other income, net. The Company’s other income was $1.0 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003, an increase of $200,000, or 24%, compared with the same period of fiscal 2002. Investment income decreased 5% in the current period reflecting lower yields. Offsetting this decrease was realized gains of $290,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2003 compared with $50,000 in fiscal 2002.

Income tax expense. The Company’s income tax provision was $3.0 million for the first six months of fiscal 2003 compared with $1.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2002. The effective tax rates were 37.5% in fiscal 2003 and 37.0% in fiscal 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2003, the Company had working capital of $8.6 million and cash, cash equivalents and investments totaling $46.6 million. The Company’s investments principally consist of U.S. government and government agency obligations and investment grade, interest-bearing corporate debt securities with varying maturity dates, the majority of which are five years or less. The Company generated positive cash flows from operating activities of $8.0 million in the first six months, which was an increase of 62% from the same period of last year.

In October 2001, the Company purchased a facility in Bloomington, Minnesota, situated on 27 acres of land, for approximately $7.1 million and expended an additional $4.0 million throughout fiscal 2002 on capital improvements. During fiscal 2003, the Company expects to invest approximately $12.4 million to construct additional manufacturing capacity at this same location. Approximately $3.3 million of this amount was incurred during the first half of fiscal 2003.

As of March 31, 2003, the Company had no debt, nor did it have any credit agreements. The Company believes that its existing capital resources will be adequate to fund SurModics’ operations into the foreseeable future.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report and other written and oral statements made from time to time by the Company do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. As such, they are considered “forward-looking statements” that provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “anticipate,”

“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “possible,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “forecast” and similar words or expressions. Any statement that is not a historical fact, including estimates, projections, future trends and the outcome of events that have not yet occurred, are forward-looking statements. The Company’s forward-looking statements generally relate to its growth strategy, financial results, product development programs, sales efforts, and the impact of the Cordis agreement. One must carefully consider forward-looking statements and understand that such statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, and may be affected by inaccurate assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may vary materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Although it is not possible to create a comprehensive list of all factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s forward-looking statements, such factors include, among others: (i) the trend of consolidation in the medical device industry, resulting in more significant, complex and long-term contracts than in the past and potentially greater pricing pressures; (ii) frequent intellectual property litigation in the medical device industry that may directly or indirectly adversely affect our customers ability to market their products incorporating SurModics’ technology; (iii) our ability to protect our own intellectual property; (iv) health care reform efforts and reimbursement rates for medical device products that may adversely affect our customers’ ability to cost-effectively market and sell devices incorporating SurModics’ technology; (v) the Company’s significant dependence upon Cordis, which causes our results to be subject indirectly to factors affecting Cordis and its CYPHER Stent program, including among others, the rate of market penetration by Cordis, the timing of market introduction of competing products, intellectual property litigation generally and specifically the litigation involving Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. and Cordis currently pending in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and product safety or efficacy concerns; (vi) the Company’s ability to attract new licensees and to enter into agreements for additional product applications with existing licensees, the willingness of potential licensees to sign license agreements under the terms offered by the Company, and the Company’s ability to maintain satisfactory relationships with its licensees; (vii) the success of existing licensees in selling products incorporating SurModics’ technology and the timing of new product introductions by licensees; (viii) the difficulties and uncertainties associated with the lengthy and costly new product development and foreign and domestic regulatory approval processes, such as delays, difficulties or failures in achieving acceptable clinical results or obtaining foreign or FDA marketing clearances, which may result in lost market opportunities or postpone or preclude product commercialization by licensees; (ix) efficacy or safety concerns with respect to products marketed by SurModics and its licensees, whether scientifically justified or not, that may lead to product recalls, withdrawals or declining sales; (x) product liability claims not covered by insurance; (xi) the development of new products or technologies by competitors, technological obsolescence and other changes in competitive factors; (xii) economic and other factors over which the Company has no control, including changes in inflation and consumer confidence; and (xiii) acts of God or terrorism which impact the Company’s personnel or facilities. Many of these factors are outside the control and knowledge of the Company and could result in increased volatility in period-to-period results. Investors are advised not to place undue reliance upon the Company’s forward-looking information and to consult any further disclosures by the Company on this subject in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ITEM 3.		QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

SurModics’ investment policy requires investments with high credit quality issuers and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The Company’s investments principally consist of U.S. government and government agency obligations and investment-grade, interest-bearing corporate debt securities with varying maturity dates, the majority of which are five years or less. Because of the credit criteria of the Company’s investment policies, the primary market risk associated with these investments is interest rate risk. SurModics does not use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk

or to speculate on future changes in interest rates. A one percentage point increase in interest rates would result in an approximate $620,000 decrease in the fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2003, but no material impact on the results of operations or cash flows. Management believes that a reasonable change in raw material prices would not have a material impact on future earnings or cash flows because the Company’s inventory exposure is not material. Also, the Company’s foreign currency exposure is not significant.


ITEM 4.		CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Chief Executive Officer and the Controller of the Company (its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) have concluded, based on their evaluation as of a date within 90 days prior to the date of the filing of this Report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of such evaluation.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1. Legal Proceedings

	None.


Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

	None.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

	None.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

	None.


Item 5. Other Information

	None.


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

	(a) Exhibits –

	99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	99.2 Certification of principal financial officer Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

	(b) Reports on Form 8-K - None

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	SurModics, Inc.

May 14, 2003

	By:	/s/ Loren R. Miller Loren R. Miller Controller (principal financial officer)

CERTIFICATION

I, Dale R. Olseth, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SurModics, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Dated: May 14, 2003					Signature:	/s/ Dale R. Olseth Dale R. Olseth Chief Executive Officer

CERTIFICATION

I, Loren R. Miller, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SurModics, Inc.;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and


Dated: May 13, 2003					Signature:	/s/ Loren R. Miller Loren R. Miller Controller (principal financial officer)

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