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Exactech 2014 Revenue Up 5% to $248.4 Million,
Net Income Up 7% to $16.5 Million, EPS $1.18

Q4 Revenue Up 3% to $63.3M, Net Income Up 11% to $5.1M, EPS $0.36


Gainesville, Fla. - February 17, 2015 -- Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder and spine, announced today that revenue for 2014 increased 5% to $248.4 million from $237.1 million in 2013. Diluted earnings per share for the year was $1.18 based on net income of $16.5 million, representing a 7% increase compared to net income of $15.4 million or $1.12 diluted earnings per share during 2013.

2014 Full Year Highlights and Segment Performance
Revenue for the year increased 5% to $248.4 million
Extremity implant revenue increased 21% to $79.0 million
Knee implant revenue decreased 2% to $78.7 million
Hip implant revenue increased 6% to $43.5 million
Biologic & spine revenues decreased 7% to $23.8 million
Other revenues decreased 5% to $23.4 million

2014 Fourth Quarter Highlights and Segment Performance
For the fourth quarter of 2014 revenue was $63.3 million, an increase of 3% over $61.6 million for the comparable period last year. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 increased 11% to $5.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $4.6 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013. Fourth quarter total and segment revenues were as follows:

Total revenue for the quarter increased 3% to $63.3 million
Extremity implant revenue increased 18% to $21.7 million
Knee implant revenue decreased 7% to $18.9 million
Hip implant revenue increased 12% to $11.3 million
Biologic & spine revenues decreased 8% to $6.1 million
Other revenues decreased 13% to $5.2 million

Management Comment
Exactech CEO and President David Petty said, “Total sales were up 5% to $248.4 million in 2014. Continuing double-digit strength in our shoulder segment resulted in our extremities implant revenue emerging as our largest revenue segment in 2014 with an increase of 21% to $79.0 million.

“The major success of our shoulder business was directly attributable to excellent results that our surgeon customers continue to achieve with our Equinoxe® shoulder system. With a strong pipeline of new products

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and a well-established competency in the segment, we believe this will continue to be a robust business segment in 2015. Our hip business received a strong boost during the year with introduction of the Alteon® brand, which features a Tapered Wedge Femoral Stem and Neck Preserving Femoral Stem. These innovations have also produced very positive feedback from surgeons, providing us with excellent momentum going into the new year.

“Currency issues had a particularly specific impact on our knee revenues, which represent the largest volume product that we sell outside of the U.S. Knee unit sales increased on a worldwide basis during the year although revenues slipped as pricing pressure was a factor. Based upon new product launches, sales force engagement, sales organization development and the product development pipeline, we see a number of positives in our knee business that we expect to be beneficial in the second half of 2015.

“U.S. sales for the year were up 4% to $165.6 million compared with $159.6 million in 2013. International sales increased 7% to $82.8 million. U.S. sales represented 67% of total sales and international sales were 33% of the total. For the fourth quarter of 2014 U.S. sales remained constant at $41.7 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. International sales increased 9% to $21.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, which represented 34% of total sales,” Petty said.

Chief Financial Officer Jody Phillips said, “Full year gross margins increased to 70% compared with 69% for 2013 due to manufacturing cost reductions that offset some pricing pressure. Total operating expenses for the year increased 6% to $147.9 million and as a percentage of sales increased to 59.5% from 59.1% resulting in an operating profit increase of 10% to $26.3 million. Currency losses and income taxes significantly impacted our net income in the fourth quarter. The currency loss of $677,000 was partially offset by reinstatement of the Research and Development tax credit during the quarter.”

Looking forward, Exactech released its initial 2015 revenue guidance of $252-$260 million and diluted EPS target of $1.20-$1.28. For the first quarter of 2015, the company anticipates USGAAP revenues of $62-$65 million and diluted EPS of $0.30-$0.32. The foregoing statements regarding targets for the quarter and full year are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. These are the company’s targets, not predictions of actual performance.

The financial statements are below.

Conference Call
The company will hold a conference call with CEO David Petty and key members of the management team on Wednesday, February 18th at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will cover Exactech’s fourth quarter and year end 2014 results. Petty will open the conference call and a question-and-answer session will follow.

To participate in the call, dial 1-888-504-7963 any time after 9:50 a.m. Eastern on February 18th. International and local callers should dial 1-719-457-2627. A live webcast of the call will be available at http://www.hawkassociates.com/profile/exac.cfm or http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=112991.
This call will be archived for approximately 90 days.

About Exactech
Based in Gainesville, Fla., Exactech develops and markets orthopaedic implant devices, related surgical instruments and biologic materials and services to hospitals and physicians. The company manufactures many of its orthopaedic devices at its Gainesville facility. Exactech’s orthopaedic products are used in the restoration of bones and joints that have deteriorated as a result of injury or diseases such as arthritis. Exactech markets its products in the United States, in addition to more than 30 markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. Additional information about Exactech, Inc. can be found at http://

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www.exac.com. Copies of Exactech’s press releases, SEC filings, current price quotes and other valuable information for investors may be found at http://www.exac.com and http://www.hawkassociates.com.

An investment profile on Exactech may be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com/profile/exac.cfm. To receive future releases in e-mail alerts, sign up at http://www.hawkassociates.com/about/alert.

This release contains various forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which represent the company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events of the company’s financial performance. These forward-looking statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include the effect of competitive pricing, the company’s dependence on the ability of third party manufacturers to produce components on a basis which is cost-effective to the company, market acceptance of the company’s products and the effects of government regulation. Results actually achieved may differ materially from expected results included in these statements.


Investor contacts                        Julie Marshall or Frank Hawkins
Jody Phillips                             Hawk Associates
Chief Financial Officer                    305-451-1888
352-377-1140                            E-mail: exactech@hawkassociates.com



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EXACTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(audited)
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
10,051

 
$
6,011

 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $946 and $993
50,731

 
59,109

 
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net
2,436

 
2,865

 
Income taxes receivable
1,492

 
1,331

 
Inventories – current
72,827

 
71,590

 
Deferred tax assets – current
1,620

 
1,653

 
Total current assets
139,157

 
142,559

 
 
 
 
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
 
 
 
 
Land
2,742

 
2,215

 
Machinery and equipment
35,434

 
35,439

 
Surgical instruments
101,142

 
95,902

 
Furniture and fixtures
4,556

 
4,200

 
Facilities
19,981

 
19,187

 
Projects in process
1,166

 
852

 
Total property and equipment
165,021

 
157,795

 
Accumulated depreciation
(84,915
)
 
(76,127
)
 
Net property and equipment
80,106

 
81,668

 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
Deferred financing and deposits, net
676

 
870

 
Non-current inventories
17,465

 
11,100

 
Product licenses and designs, net
8,641

 
9,457

 
Patents and trademarks, net
1,701

 
2,005

 
Customer relationships, net
203

 
669

 
Goodwill
13,091

 
13,514

 
Total other assets
41,777

 
37,615

 
TOTAL ASSETS
$
261,040

 
$
261,842

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
13,615

 
$
16,254

 
Income taxes payable
146

 
39

 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
9,194

 
10,974

 
Other current liabilities
250

 
250

 
Current portion of long-term debt
3,000

 
3,000

 
Total current liabilities
26,205

 
30,517

 
 
 
 
 
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
2,794

 
4,200

 
Line of credit

 
10,732

 
Long-term debt, net of current portion
20,250

 
23,250

 
Other long-term liabilities
420

 
719

 
Total long-term liabilities
23,464

 
38,901

 
Total liabilities
49,669

 
69,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 
 
 
 
Common stock
139

 
136

 
Additional paid-in capital
76,126

 
69,175

 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(8,397
)
 
(3,902
)
 
Retained earnings
143,503

 
127,015

 
Total shareholders’ equity
211,371

 
192,424

 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
261,040

 
$
261,842

 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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EXACTECH, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Month Periods
 
Twelve Month Periods
 
 
Ended December 31,
 
Ended December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
NET SALES
$
63,312

 
$
61,578

 
$
248,373

 
$
237,088

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COST OF GOODS SOLD
19,116

 
19,228

 
74,244

 
73,019

 
Gross profit
44,196

 
42,350

 
174,129

 
164,069

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
21,894

 
21,718

 
89,796

 
84,999

 
General and administrative
5,860

 
5,348

 
22,692

 
21,149

 
Research and development
4,856

 
4,279

 
18,377

 
17,802

 
Depreciation and amortization
4,255

 
4,198

 
16,990

 
16,190

 
Total operating expenses
36,865

 
35,543

 
147,855

 
140,140

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
7,331

 
6,807

 
26,274

 
23,929

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
3

 
3

 
16

 
8

 
Other income
25

 
69

 
78

 
138

 
Interest expense
(251
)
 
(371
)
 
(1,111
)
 
(1,223
)
 
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
(677
)
 
(132
)
 
(1,129
)
 
(444
)
 
Total other income (expense)
(900
)
 
(431
)
 
(2,146
)
 
(1,521
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
6,431

 
6,376

 
24,128

 
22,408

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
1,312

 
1,781

 
7,640

 
7,036

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET INCOME
$
5,119

 
$
4,595

 
$
16,488

 
$
15,372

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
0.37

 
$
0.34

 
$
1.20

 
$
1.14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
$
0.36

 
$
0.33

 
$
1.18

 
$
1.12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHARES - BASIC
13,837

 
13,546

 
13,732

 
13,462

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHARES - DILUTED
14,083

 
13,844

 
14,016

 
13,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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