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EXHIBIT 99.1
   
 
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact:
Susan Noonan
SA Noonan Communications
212.966.3650
susan@sanoonan.com
 
 

MERGE HEALTHCARE REPORTS RECORD SALES
IN THE FIRST QUARTER

Company generates $54 million of pro-forma revenue
 
Chicago, IL – May 3, 2011Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ: MRGE), a global corporation dedicated to health IT interoperability solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2011.
 
 
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Revenue grew to $52.7 million ($54.0 million on a pro forma basis) in the quarter, compared to $20.0 million in the first quarter of 2010
 
 
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Adjusted EBITDA was $13.2 million, representing 25.0% of revenue (24.4% on a pro forma basis) in the quarter compared to $5.6 million and 27.9% in the first quarter of 2010
 
 
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Cash from core business operations increased to $8.9 million in the quarter, compared to $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2010
 
 
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Announced signing of first client for Meaningful Use upgrade of Merge radiology platform
 
 
"Merge delivered a very strong Q1 performance with record sales, while at the same time we positioned our portfolio to help our customers achieve Meaningful Use,” said Jeff Surges, Merge’s Chief Executive Officer. “During the quarter, we added significant talent to our organization through our ongoing investment in sales and marketing teams, which is expanding market awareness for our solutions.”
 

 
 

 


Quarter Results:
Results compared to the same quarter in the prior year are as follows (in millions, except per share data):

      Q1 2011       Q1 2010  
Net sales
  $ 52.7     $ 20.0  
Operating income (loss)
    5.8       (3.2 )
Net loss available to common shareholders
    (3.2 )     (3.2 )
Net loss per diluted share
  $ (0.04 )   $ (0.04 )
                 
Cash balance at period end
  $ 47.7     $ 15.8  
Cash from core business operations*
    8.9       0.8  
 
 
*
See table at the back of this earnings release.
 
 
Pro forma results and other, non-GAAP measures compared to the same quarter in the prior year are as follows (in millions, except percentages and per share data):
 
      Q1 2011       Q1 2010  
Pro forma results
               
Net sales
  $ 54.0     $ 50.3  
Adjusted net income
    2.3       1.9  
Adjusted EBITDA
    13.2       12.7  
                 
Adjusted net income per diluted share
  $ 0.03     $ 0.02  
Adjusted EBITDA per diluted share
  $ 0.15     $ 0.15  
                 
Non-GAAP and other measures**
               
Recurring revenue as % of net sales
 
~65%
   
~55%
 
Non-recurring backlog at period end
  $ 42.3     $ 8.9  
Days sales outstanding
    91       94  

** Q1 2010 measures are Merge stand-alone metrics.

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA is included after the financial information, below.
 
Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
 
Merge Healthcare reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement its GAAP information. Non-GAAP measures are not an alternative to GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A quantitative reconciliation of GAAP net income available to common shareholders to adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA is included after the financial information included in this press release.
 
 
Management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP results, when shown in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to it and investors regarding financial and business trends related to results of operations, because certain charges, costs and expenses reflect events that are not essential to recurring business operations. In addition, management believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors useful information regarding the underlying
 

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performance of the post-acquisition business operations when compared to the pre-acquisition results of Merge and any significant acquired company.  Purchase accounting adjustments made in accordance with GAAP can make it difficult to make meaningful comparisons of the underlying operations of the business without considering the non-GAAP adjustments that are provided and discussed herein. Further, management believes that these non-GAAP measures improve its and investors’ ability to compare Merge’s financial performance with other companies in the technology industry. Management also uses financial statements that exclude these charges, costs and expenses for its internal budgets.  While GAAP results are more complete, these supplemental metrics are offered since, with reconciliations to GAAP, they may provide greater insight into our financial results. Management does not intend the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
Additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures presented is as follows:
 
 
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Pro forma revenue consists of GAAP revenue as reported, adjusted to reflect the acquisition of AMICAS as if it had occurred at the beginning of the respective periods presented and to add back the acquisition related sales adjustment (for all significant acquisitions) booked for GAAP purposes.
 
 
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Recurring revenue is generated from agreements that generally contain a stated annual amount and which we have a high likelihood of renewing each year.  More specifically, this includes revenue generated from our DICOM toolkit and eFilm Workstation® product lines, long-term contracts associated with our Sales as a Service (SaaS) related offerings, and EDI and maintenance contracts across the entire business.
 
 
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Non-recurring revenue backlog represents revenue that we anticipate recognizing in future periods from signed customer contracts as of the end of the period presented.  Non-recurring revenue is comprised of all other sources of revenue not included as recurring revenue, primarily from perpetual software licenses, hardware and professional services (including installation, training and consultative engineering services).
 
 
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Adjusted net income consists of GAAP net income available to common stockholders, adjusted to reflect the acquisition of AMICAS as if it had occurred at the beginning of the respective period presented and, to the extent such items occurred in the periods presented, excludes (a) one-time preferred stock deemed dividend at issuance date, (b) one time income tax benefit, (c) impairment of investments, (d) sale of non-core patents, (e) acquisition-related costs, (f) restructuring and other costs, (g) stock-based compensation expense, (h) acquisition-related amortization, and (i) acquisition-related cost of sales adjustments and adds back (j) the acquisition-related sales adjustments.
 
 
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Adjusted EBITDA adjusts GAAP net income available to common stockholders for the items considered in adjusted net income as well as (a) remaining depreciation and amortization, (b) net interest expense, (c) non-cash preferred stock dividends and (d) income tax expense (benefit).
 
 
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Cash from core business operations reconciles the cash generated from such operations to the change in GAAP cash balance for the period by reflecting payments of liabilities associated with our acquisitions, payments of acquisition related fees, interest payments and other payments and receipts of cash not generated by the core business operations.  
 
 
Management has excluded certain items from non-GAAP adjusted net income because it believes (i) the amount of certain expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of business operations and (ii) the adjustment facilitates comparisons of pre-acquisition results to post-acquisition results.  In addition, the following adjustments are described in more detail below:
 

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Acquisition-related amortization expense is a non-cash expense arising from the acquisition of intangible assets in connection with significant acquisitions. Management excludes acquisition-related amortization expense from non-GAAP net income because it believes such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of new acquisitions and full amortization of previously acquired intangible assets.
 
 
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Stock-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense arising from the grant of stock awards to employees and is excluded from non-GAAP net income because management believes such expenses can vary significantly between periods as a result of the timing of grants of new stock-based awards, including grants to new employees resulting from acquisitions.
 
 
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Acquisition related sales and costs of sales adjustments reflect the fair value adjustment to deferred revenues acquired in connection with significant acquisitions. The fair value of deferred revenue represents an amount equivalent to the estimated cost plus an appropriate profit margin to perform services-related software and product support, which assumes a legal obligation to do so, based on the deferred revenue balances as of the date the acquisition of a significant company was completed. Management adds back this deferred revenue adjustment, net of related costs, for non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP net income because it believes the inclusion of this amount directly correlates to the underlying performance of operations and facilitates comparisons of pre-acquisition to post-acquisition results.
 
Notice of Conference Call:

Merge will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 8:30 am EDT to discuss its financial results for the first quarter 2011. Jeff Surges, CEO, and Steve Oreskovich will co-chair the call. Investors can listen to the conference call live via telephone by dialing 800.221.2015 (US and Canada) or 706.634.2159 (International), and referencing Conference ID Number 61977854. Alternatively, the call can be accessed over the Internet at Merge Healthcare Web Cast. The conference call will be recorded and the recording may be found via the internet shortly after the call at http://www.merge.com/investor/conferencecall.asp.
 
 
Merge Healthcare develops and integrates information technology to create a better electronic healthcare experience. Merge products, ranging from standards-based development toolkits to sophisticated clinical applications, have been used by healthcare providers, vendors and researchers worldwide for over 20 years. Additional information can be found at www.merge.com.

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Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This news release contains "forward-looking statements," including statements which are related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements usually describe expected future business and financial outlook or performance, and often contain words such as “will,” “believes,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “expects,” "plans," "seeks," “see” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain and subject to various known and unknown risks. For Merge, particular uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from post-merger forward-looking statements include, among other issues: the successful integration of companies we acquire; achieving certain post-acquisition synergies; the market acceptance of implemented product solutions; market acceptance and performance of Merge’s products and services; the impact of competitive products and pricing; possible delays in the implementation of its managed services offering; the risks and effects of its recent changes in its executive and Board leadership, including the costs and expenses related to severance payments made to departing officers; the risks and effects of its recent securities issues, including the issuance of certain senior secured notes; the past restatement of its financial statements and other actions that may be taken or required as a result of such restatement; its ability to generate sufficient cash from operations to meet future operating, financing and capital requirements, including repayment obligations with respect to its outstanding indebtedness; risks associated with its prior delays in filings with the SEC or its ability to continue to meet the listing requirements of The NASDAQ Global Select Market; the costs, risks and effects of various pending legal proceedings; and other risk factors detailed in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Merge does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements or any of risks, uncertainties and other factors.
 

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MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(in thousands)
 
             
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
    Cash (including restricted cash)
  $ 47,736     $ 41,029  
    Accounts receivable, net
    54,418       53,254  
    Inventory
    3,612       3,486  
    Prepaid expenses
    3,223       4,191  
    Deferred income taxes
    2,545       2,545  
    Other current assets
    13,705       9,336  
Total current assets
    125,239       113,841  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    4,900       5,772  
Purchased and developed software, net
    25,120       26,619  
Other intangible assets, net
    47,043       48,957  
Goodwill
    170,079       169,533  
Deferred tax assets
    16,394       17,006  
Other
    12,748       14,660  
Total assets
  $ 401,523     $ 396,388  
                 
Current liabilities:
               
    Accounts payable
  $ 20,433     $ 18,370  
    Interest payable
    9,792       3,917  
    Accrued wages
    4,371       4,304  
    Restructuring accrual
    1,225       1,707  
    Other accrued liabilities
    6,874       6,875  
    Deferred revenue
    45,877       49,876  
Total current liabilities
    88,572       85,049  
                 
Notes payable
    195,292       195,077  
Deferred revenue
    5,814       3,809  
Income taxes payable
    5,683       5,683  
Other
    1,683       1,964  
Total liabilities
    297,044       291,582  
                 
Total shareholders' equity
    104,479       104,806  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $ 401,523     $ 396,388  
                 


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MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
(unaudited)
 
                   
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
         
2010
 
Net sales
                 
    Software and other
  $ 18,671           $ 9,365  
    Professional services
    8,400             3,745  
    Maintenance and EDI
    25,601             6,860  
Total net sales
    52,672             19,970  
Cost of sales
                     
    Software and other
    6,577             704  
    Professional services
    5,063             2,997  
    Maintenance and EDI
    7,964             1,497  
    Depreciation and amortization
    2,499             1,218  
Total cost of sales
    22,103             6,416  
Gross margin
    30,569             13,554  
Operating costs and expenses:
                     
    Sales and marketing
    8,693             2,819  
    Product research and development
    6,752             3,256  
    General and administrative
    6,590             3,851  
    Acquisition-related expenses
    104             5,938  
    Restructuring and other expenses
    (36 )           -  
    Depreciation and amortization
    2,650             840  
Total operating costs and expenses
    24,753             16,704  
Operating income (loss)
    5,816             (3,150 )
Other expense, net
    (6,560 )           46  
Loss before income taxes
    (744 )           (3,104 )
Income tax expense
    845             48  
Net loss
    (1,589 )           (3,152 )
Less:  preferred stock dividends
    1,566             -  
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (3,155 )         $ (3,152 )
                       
Net loss per share - basic
  $ (0.04 )         $ (0.04 )
Weighted average number of common
                     
    shares outstanding - basic
    84,208,907             74,801,177  
                       
Net loss per share - diluted
  $ (0.04 )         $ (0.04 )
Weighted average number of common
                     
    shares outstanding - diluted
    84,208,907             74,801,177  
                       



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MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(in thousands)
 
(unaudited)
 
                   
     
Three Months Ended
 
     
March 31,
 
     
2011
       
2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net loss
    $ (1,589 )       $ (3,152 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
                     
       (used in) operating activities:
                     
    Depreciation and amortization
      5,149           2,058  
    Share-based compensation
      1,062           354  
    Change in contingent consideration for acquisitions
      -           165  
    Amortization of notes payable issuance costs & discount
      569           -  
    Provision for doubtful accounts receivable and sales returns,
                     
       net of recoveries
      428           55  
    Deferred income taxes
      612           -  
Net change in assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisitions)
      670           (4,082 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
      6,901           (4,602 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
                     
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
      -           (1,350 )
Purchases of property, equipment and leasehold improvements
      (284 )         (555 )
Change in restricted cash
      800           42  
Preferred stock deposits in escrow
      -           (25,700 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
      516           (27,563 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                     
Note and stock issuance costs paid
      -           (1,551 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock
                     
    purchase plan
      90           31  
Principal payments on capital leases
      -           (57 )
Preferred stock deposits
      -           30,000  
Net cash provided by financing activities
      90           28,423  
Net increase (decrease) in cash
      7,507           (3,742 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (net of restricted cash)
(1)
    39,382           19,062  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period (net of restricted cash)
(2)
  $ 46,889         $ 15,320  
                       
(1) Restricted cash of $1,647 and $559 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
             
(2) Restricted cash of $847 and $517 as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
             
                       




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MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
 
(in thousands)
 
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (3,155 )   $ (3,152 )
Acquisition related costs
    104       5,938  
Restructuring and other
    (36 )     -  
Stock-based compensation expense
    1,062       354  
Amortization of significant acquisition intangibles
    3,088       501  
Acquisition-related sales adjustments
    1,337       328  
Acquisition-related cost of sales adjustments
    (72 )     -  
Adjusted net income
  $ 2,328     $ 3,969  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,061       1,557  
Net interest expense
    6,354       (10 )
Non-cash preferred stock dividend
    1,566       -  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    845       48  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 13,154     $ 5,564  
                 
Adjusted net income per share - diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.05  
Adjusted EBITDA per share - diluted
  $ 0.15     $ 0.07  
                 
Fully diluted shares (if net income)
    86,391,245       76,508,293  
                 
   
Pro Forma Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
      2011       2010  
Net loss available to common shareholders
  $ (1,890 )   $ (1,130 )
Acquisition related costs
    104       255  
Restructuring and other
    (36 )     -  
Stock-based compensation expense
    1,062       354  
Amortization of significant acquisition intangibles
    3,088       2,432  
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ 2,328     $ 1,911  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,061       2,545  
Net interest expense
    6,354       6,558  
Non-cash preferred stock dividend
    1,566       1,566  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    845       94  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 13,154     $ 12,674  
                 
Adjusted net income (loss) per share - diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.02  
Adjusted EBITDA per share - diluted
  $ 0.15     $ 0.15  
                 
Fully diluted shares (if net income)
    86,391,245       84,023,293  
                 
                 
                 



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MERGE HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CASH FROM CORE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
 
(unaudited)
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(amounts in millions)
 
Cash received from (paid for):
           
Acquisitions
  $ -     $ (1.4 )
Restructuring initiatives
    (0.6 )     (0.4 )
Acquisition related costs
    (0.4 )     (4.9 )
Preferred stock deposits, net of escrow
    -       4.3  
Debt and equity issuance costs
    -       (1.6 )
Property and equipment purchases
    (0.3 )     (0.6 )
Settlements with former officers
    (0.9 )     -  
Core business operations
    8.9       0.8  
Increase (decrease) in cash
  $ 6.7     $ (3.8 )
                 
                 




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