EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

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Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

Gordon C. Bigler

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gbigler@alphatecspine.com

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Announces Record Revenue and Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

CARLSBAD, Calif., October 23, 2007 — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEC), a medical device company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced today financial results and record revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007.

Third Quarter 2007 Results Highlights:

 

   

Consolidated revenues grew 17.1% to a quarterly record of $20.3 million from Q3 2006 to Q3 2007

 

   

U.S. revenues grew 20.0% to $16.8 million from Q3 2006 to Q3 2007

 

   

Asia revenue grew 4.6% to $3.5 million from Q3 2006 to Q3 2007

 

   

Non-GAAP net loss per share for the quarter was $(0.04); from a non-GAAP net loss of $(0.13) during Q3 2006

 

   

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA grew to $1.5 million in Q3 2007 from negative adjusted EBITDA of $2.4 million in Q3 2006

 

   

Completed follow-on equity offering with net proceeds of $32.2 million

 

   

Acquired exclusive worldwide license for vertebroplasty technology system as an entry into the large and growing vertebral compression fracture market

 

   

Acquired exclusive worldwide license for a proprietary system to deliver minimally invasive guided lumbar interbody fusion (“GLIF”) solutions


Third Quarter 2007 Results:

Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were $20.3 million, an increase of 8.0% from the $18.8 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 17.1% from the $17.4 million reported for the third quarter of 2006. U.S. revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were $16.8 million, an increase of 3.8% from the $16.2 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 20.0% from the $14.0 million reported for the third quarter of 2006. Asia revenues for the third quarter of 2007 were $3.5 million, an increase of 33.9% from the $2.6 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 4.6% from the $3.4 million reported for the third quarter of 2006.

Net loss computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the third quarter of 2007 was $5.6 million, or ($0.16) per share (diluted), compared with a GAAP net loss of $703,000, or ($0.02) per share (diluted), for the second quarter of 2007, and GAAP net loss of $5.5 million, or ($0.16) per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2006. GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2007 includes $2.3 million of in-process research and development expense associated with the acquisition of the GLIF system. In 2006, the net loss is after accretion related to our redeemable preferred stock of $30,000, or ($0.00) per share.

Net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $58.7 million, an increase of 7.1% from the $54.8 million reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Net loss computed in accordance with GAAP for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $9.0 million, or ($0.26) per share (diluted), compared with GAAP net loss of $18.0 million, or ($0.72) per share (diluted), for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. GAAP net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 includes $2.3 million of in-process research and development expense associated with the acquisition of the GLIF system. In 2006, the net loss is after accretion related to our redeemable preferred stock of $3.5 million, or ($0.14) per share.

In addition to GAAP results, Alphatec reports earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), net earnings or net loss, and net earnings or net loss per share calculations, as adjusted or on a non-GAAP basis. A discussion of Alphatec’s use of these non-GAAP financial measures is set forth below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

EBITDA, as adjusted, for the third quarter of 2007, improved substantially to $1.5 million compared to adjusted EBITDA of $740,000 for the second quarter of 2007 and compared to negative adjusted EBITDA of $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2006.

Non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter of 2007 was $1.5 million, or ($0.04) per share (diluted), compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $1.9 million, or ($0.06) per share (diluted), for the second quarter of 2007, and non-GAAP net loss of $4.2 million, or ($0.13) per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2006.

“During the third quarter we made substantial strides in rebuilding on our heritage of customer service to the physician and developing innovative product solutions for the spinal disorder marketplace,” stated Dirk Kuyper, President and CEO. “In addition to the follow-on equity offering that we completed in the third quarter, we also completed the refinancing of our asset-based line-of-credit that will provide Alphatec with additional liquidity options to execute our plan of being the leading independent spinal disorder solutions company. The Alphatec team is coming together nicely and we are focused on accelerating our new product momentum and commercializing the exciting platform technologies that we licensed in the third quarter.”

As of September 30, 2007, cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, totaled $36.8 million.

Non-GAAP Information

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) included in this press release is a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) financial measure which represents net income


(loss) excluding the effects of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation costs, and other non-recurring income of expense items. EBITDA, as defined above, may not be similar to EBITDA measures used by other companies and is not a measurement under generally accepted accounting principles. In prior periods, EBITDA was calculated as detailed above, with the exclusion of other income.

The company believes that EBITDA provides useful information to investors about the company’s performance because it eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the company’s business operations. Management uses EBITDA in evaluating the overall performance of the company’s business operations.

Though management finds EBITDA useful for evaluating aspects of the company’s business, its reliance on this measure is limited because excluded items often have a material effect on the company’s earnings and earnings per common share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, management always uses EBITDA in conjunction with GAAP earnings and earnings per common share measures. The company believes that EBITDA provides investors with an additional tool for evaluating the company’s core performance, which management uses in its own evaluation of performance, and a base-line for assessing the future earnings potential of the company. While the GAAP results are more complete, the company prefers to allow investors to have this supplemental metric since, with reconciliation to GAAP, it may provide greater insight into the company’s financial results.

The company believes that non-GAAP net earnings or net loss figures and non-GAAP net earnings or loss per share calculation provides useful information to investors about the company’s performance because it eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the company’s business operations. Management uses a non-GAAP net earnings or loss calculation in evaluating the overall performance of the company’s business operations.

Conference Call

Alphatec will host a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results. To participate in the conference call, please visit the investor relations section of the Alphatec website at www.alphatecspine.com. The dial-in number for the conference call is (888) 245-0988. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations section of the Alphatec website at www.alphatecspine.com. The webcast will be recorded and will remain available on the investor relations section of Alphatec’s website, for one year.

About Alphatec

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC) designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. Alphatec’s broad product portfolio and pipeline includes a variety of spinal implant products and systems focused on solutions addressing the cervical, thoracolumbar, intervertebral, minimally invasive, motion preservation, vertebral compression fractures and allograft markets. Alphatec’s “surgeons’ culture” emphasizes collaboration with spinal surgeons to conceptualize, design and co-develop a broad range of products. State-of-the-art in-house manufacturing capabilities provide a unique competitive advantage, enabling Alphatec to rapidly deliver customized solutions to meet surgeons’ and patients’ critical needs. Alphatec has 22 issued U.S. patents, six issued foreign patents


and 21 pending patent applications, including 10 pending U.S. applications, six pending international applications and five pending foreign national applications. Alphatec’s principal product offerings are primarily focused on the global spine fusion market, which is estimated by Alphatec to be more than $5.9 billion in 2007. In addition to its U.S. operations, Alphatec also markets a range of spine and orthopedic products in Japan through its subsidiary, Alphatec Pacific, Inc. For more information, please visit www.alphatecspine.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainty. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Alphatec’s ability to successfully design, develop, manufacture and market products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders and Alphatec’s expectations regarding the continued growth of the U.S. and global spine market. Alphatec cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the following: Alphatec’s ability to maintain its level of previously reported sales growth, Alphatec’s ability to successfully control its costs, Alphatec’s ability to successfully leverage upon the experience of its Scientific Advisory Board, Alphatec’s ability to develop and expand its spine fusion business in the United States and Japan, Alphatec’s ability to enter the high-growth areas of spine disorders, Alphatec’s ability to expand and maintain a successful sales and marketing organization, continuation of favorable third party payor reimbursement for procedures performed using Alphatec’s products, unanticipated expenses or liabilities or other adverse events affecting cash flow or Alphatec’s ability to achieve profitability, uncertainty of additional funding, uncertainty of success in developing new products or products currently in Alphatec’s pipeline, failure to successfully introduce and develop new products, including products related to the license agreements entered into in the third quarter of 2007, failure to achieve acceptance of Alphatec’s products by the surgeon community, failure to obtain FDA clearance or approval for new products, Alphatec’s ability to compete with other competing products and with emerging new technologies within and outside of spinal fusion, product liability exposure, patent infringement claims and claims related to Alphatec’s intellectual property. Please refer to the risks detailed from time to time in Alphatec’s SEC reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. Alphatec disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by law.

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ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

   $ 20,319     $ 17,358     $ 58,689     $ 54,809  

Cost of revenues

     7,379       6,606       21,096       19,583  
                                

Gross profit

     12,940       10,752       37,593       35,226  

% revenue

     63.7 %     61.9 %     64.1 %     64.3 %

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     1,336       1,016       4,105       2,576  

In-process research and development

     2,344       0       2,344       0  

Sales and marketing

     7,506       8,587       22,295       23,130  

General and administrative

     7,122       6,758       17,379       22,050  
                                

Total operating expenses

     18,308       16,361       46,123       47,756  
                                

Operating loss

     (5,368 )     (5,609 )     (8,530 )     (12,530 )

Interest and other income (expense), net

     11       171       (147 )     (2,026 )
                                

Loss before taxes

     (5,357 )     (5,438 )     (8,677 )     (14,556 )

Income taxes

     221       0       278       (64 )
                                

Net loss

     (5,578 )     (5,438 )     (8,955 )     (14,492 )

Accretion to redemption value of redeemable convertible preferred

     0       (30 )     0       (3,480 )
                                

Net loss applicable to common stockholders’

   $ (5,578 )   $ (5,468 )   $ (8,955 )   $ (17,972 )
                                

Net loss per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.72 )

Diluted

   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.72 )

Weighted-average shares:

        

Basic

     35,634       33,376       34,370       25,105  

Diluted

     35,634       33,376       34,370       25,105  

Adjusted net loss calculation:

        

Net loss applicable to common stockholders’

   $ (5,578 )   $ (5,468 )   $ (8,955 )   $ (17,972 )

Significant items:

        

Stock-based compensation

     236       1,165       78       3,375  

In-process research and development

     2,344       0       2,344       0  

IPO related bonuses

     0       0       0       1,615  

Lawsuit settlement/plant shutdown/relocation

     1,057       0       2,105       401  

Severance cost (reduction)

     402       100       (1,476 )     537  
                                

Net loss as adjusted

   $ (1,539 )   $ (4,203 )   $ (5,904 )   $ (12,044 )
                                

Adjusted net loss per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.48 )

Diluted

   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.48 )

EBITDA and significant items:

        

Operating loss

   $ (5,368 )   $ (5,609 )   $ (8,530 )   $ (12,530 )

Addback:

        

Stock-based compensation

     236       1,165       78       3,375  

Depreciation

     1,727       1,118       4,705       2,606  

Amortization of intangibles

     1,065       857       3,024       2,528  
                                

Total EBITDA

     (2,340 )     (2,469 )     (723 )     (4,021 )

Significant items:

        

In-process research and development

     2,344       0       2,344       0  

IPO related bonuses

     0       0       0       1,615  

Lawsuit settlement/plant shutdown/relocation

     1,057       0       2,105       401  

Severance cost (reduction)

     402       100       (1,476 )     537  
                                

EBITDA as adjusted

   $ 1,463     $ (2,369 )   $ 2,250     $ (1,468 )
                                


ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2007
   December 31,
2006
ASSETS      

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 33,661    $ 16,943

Restricted Cash

     3,100      1,100

Accounts receivable, net

     12,807      10,583

Inventories, net

     18,220      13,454

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,469      2,234

Deferred income taxes

     1,213      1,184
             

Total current assets

     71,470      45,498

Property and equipment, net

     12,507      12,583

Goodwill

     59,465      60,389

Intangibles, net

     12,138      10,185

Other assets

     1,160      622
             

Total assets

   $ 156,740    $ 129,277
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 4,931    $ 5,798

Accrued expenses

     10,981      10,369

Lines of credit

     2,698      3,163

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,475      2,060
             

Total current liabilities

     21,085      21,390

Total long term liabilities

     6,370      6,464

Minority Interest

     0      2,724

New redeemable preferred stock

     23,682      23,703

Total equity

     105,603      74,996
             

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

   $ 156,740    $ 129,277