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CONMED Corp - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended
Commission File Number
September 30, 2019
0-16093

CONMED CORPORATION
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
16-0977505
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
525 French Road
Utica,
New York
13502
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(315) 797-8375
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
CNMD
NASDAQ

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    No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  

Yes    No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

Large accelerated filer     Accelerated filer     Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company     Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No

The number of shares outstanding of registrant's common stock, as of October 29, 2019 is 28,379,043 shares.



CONMED CORPORATION
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item Number
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
CONMED CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
$
233,590

 
$
202,307

 
$
690,232

 
$
617,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
103,479

 
91,680

 
307,492

 
280,736

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
130,111

 
110,627

 
382,740

 
336,455

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and administrative expense
98,187

 
84,983

 
298,140

 
259,156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development expense
10,985

 
14,122

 
33,366

 
31,817

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Operating expenses
109,172

 
99,105

 
331,506

 
290,973

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
20,939

 
11,522

 
51,234

 
45,482

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
321

 

 
4,867

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
11,174

 
5,214

 
32,382

 
15,123

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
9,444

 
6,308

 
13,985

 
30,359

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
2,474

 
483

 
299

 
5,158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
6,970

 
$
5,825

 
$
13,686

 
$
25,201

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
4,661

 
$
7,136

 
$
11,508

 
$
27,845

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per share data:
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.25

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.90

Diluted
0.23

 
0.20

 
0.47

 
0.87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Basic
28,353

 
28,124

 
28,280

 
28,096

Diluted
29,792

 
29,088

 
29,354

 
28,872


 See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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CONMED CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share amounts)
 
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
30,068

 
$
17,511

Accounts receivable, net
173,282

 
181,550

Inventories
173,920

 
154,599

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
21,753

 
20,691

Total current assets
399,023

 
374,351

Property, plant and equipment, net
116,743

 
113,245

Goodwill
615,768

 
400,440

Other intangible assets, net
535,793

 
413,193

Other assets
91,091

 
67,909

Total assets
$
1,758,418

 
$
1,369,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 

Current liabilities:
 
 
 

Current portion of long-term debt
$
13,482

 
$
18,336

Accounts payable
45,852

 
53,498

Accrued compensation and benefits
45,123

 
42,924

Other current liabilities
56,208

 
46,186

Total current liabilities
160,665

 
160,944

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
780,689

 
438,564

Deferred income taxes
76,289

 
81,061

Other long-term liabilities
39,853

 
26,299

Total liabilities
1,057,496

 
706,868

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies


 


 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity:
 
 
 

Preferred stock, par value $ .01 per share;
 
 
 

authorized 500,000 shares; none outstanding

 

Common stock, par value $ .01 per share;
100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,299,194 shares
issued in 2019 and 2018, respectively
313

 
313

Paid-in capital
379,137

 
341,738

Retained earnings
461,564

 
464,851

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(57,915
)
 
(55,737
)
Less: 2,928,060 and 3,167,422 shares of common stock
in treasury, at cost in 2019 and 2018, respectively
(82,177
)
 
(88,895
)
Total shareholders’ equity
700,922

 
662,270

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
1,758,418

 
$
1,369,138


 See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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CONMED CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 
Common Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Treasury
Stock
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Shares
Amount
Balance at December 31, 2018
31,299

$
313

$
341,738

$
464,851

$
(55,737
)
$
(88,895
)
$
662,270

Common stock issued under employee plans
 

 

(769
)
 
 

2,517

1,748

Stock-based compensation
 

 

2,703

 

 

 

2,703

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,643
)
 
 
(5,643
)
Convertible note discount, net
 
 
39,145

 
 
 
39,145

Convertible note hedge, net
 
 
(38,829
)
 
 
 
(38,829
)
Issuance of warrants
 
 
30,567

 
 
 
30,567

Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 


Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(578
)
 
 
Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
547

 
 
Cash flow hedging gain, net
 
 
 
 
106

 
 
Net income
 
 
 
1,021

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,096

Balance at March 31, 2019
31,299

$
313

$
374,555

$
460,229

$
(55,662
)
$
(86,378
)
$
693,057

Common stock issued under employee plans
 
 
(1,144
)
 
 
1,894

750

Stock-based compensation
 
 
3,108

 
 
 
3,108

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,657
)
 
 
(5,657
)
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
1,108

 
 
Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
546

 
 
Cash flow hedging loss, net
 
 
 
 
(1,598
)
 
 
Net income
 
 
 
5,695

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,751

Balance at June 30, 2019
31,299

$
313

$
376,519

$
460,267

$
(55,606
)
$
(84,484
)
$
697,009

Common stock issued under employee plans
 
 
(390
)
 
 
2,307

1,917

Stock-based compensation
 
 
3,008

 
 
 
3,008

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,673
)
 
 
(5,673
)
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(4,770
)
 
 
Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
546

 
 
Cash flow hedging gain, net
 
 
 
 
1,915

 
 
Net income
 
 
 
6,970

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,661

Balance at September 30, 2019
31,299

$
313

$
379,137

$
461,564

$
(57,915
)
$
(82,177
)
$
700,922



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Common Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Treasury
Stock
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Shares
Amount
Balance at December 31, 2017
31,299

$
313

$
333,795

$
440,085

$
(49,078
)
$
(93,683
)
$
631,432

Common stock issued under employee plans
 

 

(1,344
)
 
 

2,001

657

Stock-based compensation
 

 

2,303

 

 

 

2,303

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,606
)
 
 
(5,606
)
Comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
 


Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
649

 
 
Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
510

 
 
Cash flow hedging gain, net
 
 
 
 
1,586

 
 
Net income
 
 
 
10,657

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
13,402

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle(1)
 
 
 
440

 
 
440

Balance at March 31, 2018
31,299

$
313

$
334,754

$
445,576

$
(46,333
)
$
(91,682
)
$
642,628

Common stock issued under employee plans
 

 

(844
)
 
 

2,071

1,227

Stock-based compensation
 

 

2,650

 

 

 

2,650

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,620
)
 
 
(5,620
)
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 


Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(5,749
)
 


Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
510

 
 
Cash flow hedging gain, net
 
 
 
 
3,827

 
 
Net income
 
 
 
8,719

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,307

Balance at June 30, 2018
31,299

$
313

$
336,560

$
448,675

$
(47,745
)
$
(89,611
)
$
648,192

Common stock issued under employee plans
 

 

(39
)
 
 

480

441

Stock-based compensation
 

 

2,512

 

 

 

2,512

Dividends on common stock ($0.20 per share)
 
 
 
(5,625
)
 
 
(5,625
)
Comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 


Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
 
 
 
(384
)
 
 
Pension liability, net
 
 
 
 
510

 
 
Cash flow hedging gain, net
 
 
 
 
1,185

 
 
Net income
 
 
 
5,825

 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,136

Balance at September 30, 2018
31,299

313

339,033

448,875

(46,434
)
(89,131
)
652,656


(1)We recorded the cumulative impact of adopting ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (and its amendments) as of January 1, 2018.

See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.


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CONMED CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
13,686

 
$
25,201

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 

Depreciation
14,225

 
13,881

Amortization of debt discount
6,038

 

Amortization
41,372

 
32,329

Stock-based compensation
8,819

 
7,465

Impairment charges
312

 
4,212

Deferred income taxes
(5,506
)
 
(1,268
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
300

 

Increase (decrease) in cash flows from changes in assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
10,756

 
4,361

Inventories
(15,645
)
 
(13,677
)
Accounts payable
(10,104
)
 
6,212

Accrued compensation and benefits
1,728

 
465

Other assets
(13,202
)
 
(20,323
)
Other liabilities
1,478

 
(8,860
)
 
40,571

 
24,797

Net cash provided by operating activities
54,257

 
49,998

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(13,875
)
 
(11,751
)
Payments related to business acquisition, net of cash acquired
(364,928
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
(378,803
)
 
(11,751
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 

Payments on term loan
(151,000
)
 
(9,844
)
Proceeds from term loan
265,000

 

Payments on revolving line of credit
(435,000
)
 
(119,000
)
Proceeds from revolving line of credit
370,000

 
104,000

Proceeds from convertible notes
345,000

 

Payments related to contingent consideration
(5,687
)
 

Payments related to debt issuance costs
(16,210
)
 

Dividends paid on common stock
(16,927
)
 
(16,819
)
Purchases of convertible hedges
(51,198
)
 

Proceeds from issuance of warrants
30,567

 

Other, net
3,310

 
1,043

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
337,855

 
(40,620
)
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(752
)
 
(558
)
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
12,557

 
(2,931
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
17,511

 
32,622

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
30,068

 
$
29,691

 
 
 
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Contractual obligations from asset acquisition
$
5,639

 
$
25,849

   Dividends payable
$
5,673

 
$
5,625


See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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CONMED CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)

Note 1 – Operations

CONMED Corporation (“CONMED”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a medical technology company which provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures.  The Company’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and gastroenterology.

Note 2 - Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. The information herein reflects all normal recurring material adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair statements of the results for the periods presented. The consolidated condensed financial statements herein consist of all wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated. Results for the period ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.

The consolidated condensed financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2018 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Note 3 - Business Acquisition

On February 11, 2019 we acquired Buffalo Filter, LLC and all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Palmerton Holdings, Inc. from Filtration Group FGC LLC (the "Buffalo Filter Acquisition") for approximately $365 million in cash. Buffalo Filter develops, manufactures and markets smoke evacuation technologies that are complementary to our general surgery offering. The acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and long-term borrowings as further described below.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as a result of the Buffalo Filter Acquisition.
Cash
$
119

Other current assets
9,315

Current assets
9,434

Property, plant & equipment
4,036

Deferred income taxes
80

Goodwill
215,793

Customer relationships
124,000

Developed technology
9,000

Trademarks & tradenames
7,000

Other non-current assets
166

Total assets acquired
$
369,509

 
 
Current liabilities assumed
4,462

Total liabilities assumed
4,462

Net assets acquired
$
365,047



The goodwill recorded as part of the acquisition primarily represents revenue synergies, as well as operating efficiencies and cost savings. The goodwill deductible for tax purposes is $215.8 million. The weighted amortization period for intangibles

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acquired is 16 years. Customer relationships, developed technology and trademarks and tradenames are being amortized over a weighted average life of 16, 10 and 20 years, respectively.

The unaudited pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, assuming Buffalo Filter Acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2018 are presented below. This information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had the Buffalo Filter acquisition occurred on the dates indicated, or which may result in the future.

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
$
233,590

 
$
211,421

 
$
695,250

 
$
645,101

Net income (loss)
8,675

 
(140
)
 
26,045

 
(1,459
)

 
These pro forma results include certain adjustments, primarily due to increases in amortization expense due to fair value adjustments of intangible assets, increases in interest expense due to additional borrowings incurred to finance the acquisition and amortization of debt issuance costs incurred to finance the transaction, and acquisition related costs including transaction costs such as legal, accounting, valuation and other professional services as well as integration costs such as severance and retention.

Acquisition related costs included in the determination of pro forma net income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 included $0.2 million in cost of goods sold and $1.5 million in selling and administrative expense and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $1.3 million in cost of goods sold and $11.2 million in selling and administrative expense on the consolidated condensed statement of comprehensive income. Such amounts are excluded from the determination of pro forma net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Net sales associated with Buffalo Filter of $13.9 million and $33.4 million have been recorded in the consolidated condensed statement of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. It is impracticable to determine the earnings recorded in the consolidated condensed statement of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as these amounts are not separately measured.

Note 4 - Revenues
    
The following tables present revenue disaggregated by primary geographic market where the products are sold, by product line and timing of revenue recognition:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
General Surgery
 
Total
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
General Surgery
 
Total
Primary Geographic Markets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
42,530

 
$
85,652

 
$
128,182

 
$
39,574

 
$
67,955

 
$
107,529

Americas (excluding the United States)
17,069

 
7,356

 
24,425

 
14,949

 
7,347

 
22,296

Europe, Middle East & Africa
24,692

 
14,139

 
38,831

 
23,206

 
11,492

 
34,698

Asia Pacific
26,037

 
16,115

 
42,152

 
25,200

 
12,584

 
37,784

Total sales from contracts with customers
$
110,328

 
$
123,262

 
$
233,590

 
$
102,929

 
$
99,378

 
$
202,307

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Timing of Revenue Recognition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods transferred at a point in time
$
101,454

 
$
122,620

 
$
224,074

 
$
94,640

 
$
98,992

 
$
193,632

Services transferred over time
8,874

 
642

 
9,516

 
8,289

 
386

 
8,675

Total sales from contracts with customers
$
110,328

 
$
123,262

 
$
233,590

 
$
102,929

 
$
99,378

 
$
202,307



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Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
General Surgery
 
Total
 
Orthopedic Surgery
 
General Surgery
 
Total
Primary Geographic Markets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
131,120

 
$
243,023

 
$
374,143

 
$
123,782

 
$
199,653

 
$
323,435

Americas (excluding the United States)
47,890

 
22,644

 
70,534

 
48,307

 
23,374

 
71,681

Europe, Middle East & Africa
86,199

 
45,826

 
132,025

 
80,951

 
38,420

 
119,371

Asia Pacific
74,313

 
39,217

 
113,530

 
68,883

 
33,821

 
102,704

Total sales from contracts with customers
$
339,522

 
$
350,710

 
$
690,232

 
$
321,923


$
295,268

 
$
617,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Timing of Revenue Recognition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods transferred at a point in time
$
312,964

 
$
348,972

 
$
661,936

 
$
297,096

 
$
294,196

 
$
591,292

Services transferred over time
26,558

 
1,738

 
28,296

 
24,827

 
1,072

 
25,899

Total sales from contracts with customers
$
339,522

 
$
350,710

 
$
690,232

 
$
321,923

 
$
295,268

 
$
617,191



Contract liability balances related to the sale of extended warranties to customers are as follows:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Contract liability
$
13,718

 
$
11,043



Revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 from amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period were $5.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively. There were no material contract assets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Note 5 – Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of the following:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
6,970

 
$
5,825

 
$
13,686

 
$
25,201

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension liability, net of income tax (income tax expense of $174 and $162 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $521 and $488 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively)
546

 
510

 
1,639

 
1,529

Cash flow hedging gain, net of income tax (income tax expense of $610 and $378 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $135 and $2,102 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively)
1,915

 
1,185

 
423

 
6,598

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(4,770
)
 
(384
)
 
(4,240
)
 
(5,483
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
4,661

 
$
7,136

 
$
11,508

 
$
27,845




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Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
 
Cash Flow
Hedging
Gain (Loss)
 
Pension
Liability
 
Cumulative
Translation
Adjustments
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, December 31, 2018
$
4,085

 
$
(31,718
)
 
$
(28,104
)
 
$
(55,737
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax
5,120

 

 
(4,240
)
 
880

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before taxa
(6,193
)
 
2,160

 

 
(4,033
)
Income tax
1,496

 
(521
)
 

 
975

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
423

 
1,639

 
(4,240
)
 
(2,178
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, September 30, 2019
$
4,508

 
$
(30,079
)
 
$
(32,344
)
 
$
(57,915
)

 
Cash Flow
Hedging
Gain (Loss)
 
Pension
Liability
 
Cumulative
Translation
Adjustments
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance, December 31, 2017
$
(3,530
)
 
$
(25,813
)
 
$
(19,735
)
 
$
(49,078
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax
5,462

 

 
(5,483
)
 
(21
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before taxa
1,498

 
2,017

 

 
3,515

Income tax
(362
)
 
(488
)
 

 
(850
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
6,598

 
1,529

 
(5,483
)
 
2,644

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, September 30, 2018
$
3,068

 
$
(24,284
)
 
$
(25,218
)
 
$
(46,434
)

(a) The cash flow hedging gain (loss) and pension liability accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) components are included in sales or cost of sales and as a component of net periodic pension cost, respectively. Refer to Note 6 and Note 12, respectively, for further details.

Note 6 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
 We enter into derivative instruments for risk management purposes only. We operate internationally and in the normal course of business are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. These fluctuations can increase the costs of financing, investing and operating the business. We use forward contracts, a type of derivative instrument, to manage certain foreign currency exposures.
 
By nature, all financial instruments involve market and credit risks. We enter into forward contracts with major investment grade financial institutions and have policies to monitor the credit risk of those counterparties. While there can be no assurance, we do not anticipate any material non-performance by any of these counterparties.
 
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts. We hedge forecasted intercompany sales denominated in foreign currencies through the use of forward contracts.  We account for these forward contracts as cash flow hedges.  To the extent these forward contracts meet hedge accounting criteria, changes in their fair value are not included in current earnings but are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  These changes in fair value will be recognized into earnings as a component of sales or cost of sales when the forecasted transaction occurs.  


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We also enter into forward contracts to exchange foreign currencies for United States dollars in order to hedge our currency transaction exposures.  These forward contracts settle each month at month-end, at which time we enter into new forward contracts.  We have not designated these forward contracts as hedges and have not applied hedge accounting to them.  

The following table presents the notional contract amounts for forward contracts outstanding:

 
 
 
As of
 
FASB ASC Topic 815 Designation
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Forward exchange contracts
Cash flow hedge
 
$
155,877

 
$
155,313

Forward exchange contracts
Non-designated
 
34,457

 
39,631



The remaining time to maturity as of September 30, 2019 is within 2 years for hedge designated foreign exchange contracts and approximately 1 month for non-hedge designated forward exchange contracts.

Statement of comprehensive income presentation

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges

Foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges had the following effects on accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and net earnings on our consolidated condensed statement of comprehensive income and our consolidated condensed balance sheet:
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Amount of Line Item Presented
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
2019
 
2018
 
Location of amount reclassified
 
2019
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
4,887

 
$
1,710

 
Net Sales
 
$
233,590

$
202,307

 
$
2,241

 
$
(34
)
 
 
 
 
 

 
Cost of Sales
 
103,479

91,680

 
120

 
181

Pre-tax gain
 
$
4,887

 
$
1,710

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,361

 
$
147

Tax expense
 
1,181

 
413

 
 
 
 
 
 
570

 
35

Net gain
 
$
3,706

 
$
1,297

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,791

 
$
112



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Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Amount of Line Item Presented
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instrument
 
2019
 
2018
 
Location of amount reclassified
 
2019
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
$
6,751

 
$
7,202

 
Net Sales
 
$
690,232

$
617,191

 
$
5,834

 
$
(1,862
)
 
 
 
 
 

 
Cost of Sales
 
307,492

280,736

 
359

 
364

Pre-tax gain (loss)
 
$
6,751

 
$
7,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
6,193

 
$
(1,498
)
Tax expense (benefit)
 
1,631

 
1,740

 
 
 
 
 
 
1,496

 
(362
)
Net gain (loss)
 
$
5,120

 
$
5,462

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,697

 
$
(1,136
)


At September 30, 2019, $3.9 million of net unrealized gains on forward contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges, and included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, are expected to be recognized in earnings in the next twelve months.

Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges

Net gains and losses from derivative instruments not accounted for as hedges offset by gains and losses on our intercompany receivables on our consolidated condensed statements of comprehensive income were:

 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Derivative Instrument
 
Location on Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net gain (loss) on currency forward contracts
 
Selling and administrative expense
 
$
138

 
$
237

 
$
(355
)
 
$
565

Net gain (loss) on currency transaction exposures
 
Selling and administrative expense
 
$
(368
)
 
$
(459
)
 
$
(530
)
 
$
(1,172
)



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Balance sheet presentation

We record these forward foreign exchange contracts at fair value. The following tables summarize the fair value for forward foreign exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
September 30, 2019
Location on Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet
Asset Fair Value
 
Liabilities Fair Value
 
Net
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedged instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
Prepaids and other current assets
$
5,336

 
$
(256
)
 
$
5,080

Foreign exchange contracts
Other long-term assets
935

 
(70
)
 
865

 
 
$
6,271

 
$
(326
)
 
$
5,945

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Foreign exchange contracts
Prepaids and other current assets
15

 
(124
)
 
(109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 


Total derivatives
 
$
6,286

 
$
(450
)
 
$
5,836

December 31, 2018
Location on Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet
Asset Fair Value
 
Liabilities Fair Value
 
Net
Fair
Value
Derivatives designated as hedged instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
Prepaids and other current assets
$
5,817

 
$
(431
)
 
$
5,386

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 

 
 

 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
Prepaids and other current assets
19

 
(217
)
 
(198
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total derivatives
 
$
5,836

 
$
(648
)
 
$
5,188



Our forward foreign exchange contracts are subject to a master netting agreement and qualify for netting in the consolidated condensed balance sheets.
 
Fair Value Disclosure. FASB guidance defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and related disclosure requirements. This guidance applies when fair value measurements are required or permitted. The guidance indicates, among other things, that a fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value is defined based upon an exit price model.

Valuation Hierarchy. A valuation hierarchy was established for disclosure of the inputs to the valuations used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, including interest rates, yield curves and credit risks or inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data through correlation. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There have been no significant changes in the assumptions.
 
Valuation Techniques. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 consist of forward foreign exchange contracts. The Company values its forward foreign exchange contracts using quoted prices for similar assets. The most significant assumption is quoted currency rates. The value of the forward foreign exchange contract assets and liabilities were valued using Level 2 inputs and are listed in the table above.  

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The carrying amounts reported in our consolidated condensed balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt approximate fair value.  

Note 7 - Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:
 
September 30,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Raw materials
$
52,104

 
$
45,898

Work-in-process
18,293

 
15,000

Finished goods
103,523

 
93,701

Total
$
173,920

 
$
154,599


 
Note 8 – Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share (“diluted EPS”) gives effect to all dilutive potential shares outstanding resulting from employee stock options, restricted stock units, performance share units and stock appreciation rights ("SARs") during the period.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:


Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
6,970

 
$
5,825

 
$
13,686

 
$
25,201


 
 


 
 
 


Basic – weighted average shares outstanding
28,353

 
28,124

 
28,280

 
28,096


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of dilutive potential securities
1,439

 
964

 
1,074

 
776


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted – weighted average shares outstanding
29,792

 
29,088

 
29,354

 
28,872


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (per share)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.25

 
$
0.21

 
$
0.48

 
$
0.90

Diluted
0.23

 
0.20

 
0.47

 
0.87


 
The shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS exclude options and SARs to purchase shares where the exercise price was greater than the average market price of common shares for the period and the effect of the inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Such shares aggregated approximately 0.8 million and 0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 0.0 million and 0.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. As more fully described in Note 17, our 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 (the “Notes”) are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, into a combination of cash and CONMED common stock.  The calculation of diluted EPS would include potential diluted shares upon conversion of the Notes when the average market price per share of our common stock for the period, is greater than the conversion price of the Notes of $88.80. We intend to settle in cash the principal outstanding and use the treasury stock method when calculating their potential dilutive effect, if any. We have entered into convertible note hedge transactions to increase the effective conversion price of the Notes to $114.92.  However, our convertible note hedges are not included when calculating potential dilutive shares since their effect is always anti-dilutive.

During the three months ended September 30, 2019, our average share price exceeded the conversion price of the Notes and we included 0.2 million shares assumed to be issued if the Notes were converted in our diluted share count. During the nine

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months ended September 30, 2019 our average share price has not exceeded the conversion price of the Notes; therefore, under the net share settlement method, there were no potential shares issuable under the Notes to be used in the calculation of diluted EPS. 

Note 9 – Leases

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) on January 1, 2019 and applied the modified retrospective approach to adoption whereby the standard is applied only to the current period. The Company leases various manufacturing facilities, office facilities and equipment under operating and finance leases. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use ("ROU") assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our leases include variable lease payments, mainly when a lease is tied to an index rate. These variable lease payments are recorded as expense in the period incurred and are not material.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which we account for separately. For certain equipment leases, we apply a portfolio approach to efficiently account for the operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities. We also elected the short-term lease exemption and do not recognize leases with terms less than one year on the balance sheet. The related short-term lease expense is not material.

Our leases have remaining lease terms of one year to twelve years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to five years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. We only account for such extensions or early terminations when it is reasonably certain we will exercise such options.

Lease costs consists of the following:

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2019
Operating lease cost:
 
 
 
     Straight-line lease cost
$
1,957

 
$
5,938

     Right-of-use asset impairment cost
312

 
312

Total operating lease cost
2,269

 
6,250

Finance lease cost:
 
 
 
     Depreciation
55

 
162

     Interest on lease liabilities
6

 
19

Total finance lease cost
61

 
181

Total lease cost
$
2,330

 
$
6,431


        

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:

 
September 30, 2019
Operating leases
 
Other assets (net of lease impairment of $1,243)
$
17,675

 
 
Other current liabilities
$
5,384

Other long-term liabilities
13,953

Total operating lease liabilities
$
19,337

 
 
Finance leases
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
$
1,190

Accumulated depreciation
(422
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
768

 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
232

Long-term debt
188

Total finance lease liabilities
$
420

 
 
 
 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
 
Operating leases
4.33 years

Finance leases
3.58 years

 
 
Weighted average discount rate
 
Operating leases
4.67
%
Finance leases
4.96
%


Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$
6,391

Financing cash flows from finance leases
272

 
 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
 
Operating leases
5,789

Finance leases
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Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2019 are as follows:

 
Finance Lease
 
Operating Lease
 
 
 
 
Remaining, 2019
$
90

 
$
1,843

2020
234

 
5,662

2021
36

 
4,356

2022
86

 
3,667

2023
4

 
2,815

2024

 
1,968

Thereafter

 
1,117

Total lease payments
450

 
21,428

 
 
 
 
Less imputed interest
(30
)
 
(2,091
)
 
 
 
 
Total lease liabilities
$
420

 
$
19,337


    
As of September 30, 2019, we have entered into approximately $0.3 million of operating leases that have not yet commenced. As of September 30, 2019, we have entered into no additional finance leases that have not yet commenced. Maturities of lease liabilities under ASC 840 are consistent with the above disclosure.

The Company places certain of our capital equipment with customers on a loaned basis and at no charge in exchange for commitments to purchase related single-use products over time periods generally ranging from one to three years. Placed equipment is loaned and subject to return if minimum single-use purchases are not met. The Company accounts for these placements as operating leases but applies a practical expedient and does not separate the nonlease and lease components from the combined component. Accordingly, the Company accounts for the combined component as a single performance obligation with revenue recognized upon shipment of the related single use-products. The cost of the equipment is amortized over its estimated useful life which is generally five years.

Note 10 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2018
$
400,440

 
 
Goodwill resulting from business acquisition
215,793

 
 
Foreign currency translation
(465
)
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2019
$
615,768


Assets and liabilities of acquired businesses are recorded at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition.  Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company acquired Buffalo Filter as further described in Note 3. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition amounted to $215.8 million and acquired intangible assets including customer and distributor relationships, developed technology and trademarks and tradenames amounted to $140.0 million.


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Other intangible assets consist of the following:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer and distributor relationships
24
$
338,463

 
$
(110,727
)
 
$
214,577

 
$
(97,131
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales representation, marketing and promotional rights
25
149,376

 
(46,500
)
 
149,376

 
(42,000
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents and other intangible assets
15
69,553

 
(45,895
)
 
61,473

 
(44,242
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Developed technology
16
106,604

 
(11,625
)
 
91,965

 
(7,369
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized intangible assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks and tradenames
 
86,544

 

 
86,544

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22
$
750,540

 
$
(214,747
)
 
$
603,935

 
$
(190,742
)


Customer and distributor relationships, trademarks and tradenames, developed technology and patents and other intangible assets primarily represent allocations of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of acquired businesses. Sales representation, marketing and promotional rights represent intangible assets created under our agreement with Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (“MTF”).

Amortization expense related to intangible assets which are subject to amortization totaled $8.4 million and $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $24.1 million and $17.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is included as a reduction of revenue (for amortization related to our sales representation, marketing and promotional rights) and in selling and administrative expense (for all other intangible assets) in the consolidated condensed statements of comprehensive income. Included in developed technology is $8.3 million of earn-out consideration that is considered probable as of September 30, 2019 associated with a prior asset acquisition. This is recorded in other current liabilities at September 30, 2019.
 
The estimated intangible asset amortization expense remaining for the year ending December 31, 2019 and for each of the five succeeding years is as follows:
 
 
Amortization included in expense
 
Amortization recorded as a reduction of revenue
 
Total
Remaining, 2019
$
6,635

 
$
1,500

 
$
8,135

2020
27,716

 
6,000

 
33,716

2021
26,925

 
6,000

 
32,925

2022
25,776

 
6,000

 
31,776

2023
24,922

 
6,000

 
30,922

2024
24,158

 
6,000

 
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Note 11 – Guarantees

We provide warranties on certain of our products at the time of sale and sell extended warranties. The standard warranty period for our capital equipment is generally 1 year and our extended warranties typically vary from one to three years. Liability under service and warranty policies is based upon a review of historical warranty and service claim experience. Adjustments are made to accruals as claim data and historical experience warrant.

Changes in the carrying amount of service and product standard warranties for the nine months ended September 30, are as follows:
 
2019
 
2018
Balance as of January 1,
$
1,798

 
$
1,750

 
 
 
 
Provision for warranties
1,495

 
1,036

Claims made
(1,034
)
 
(937
)
 
 
 


Balance as of September 30,
$
2,259

 
$
1,849


 
Costs associated with extended warranty repairs are recorded as incurred and amounted to $4.0 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.


Note 12 – Pension Plan

Net periodic pension cost consists of the following: 

Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Service cost
$
253

 
$
169

 
$
759

 
$
506


 
 


 
 
 


Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
782

 
701

 
2,346

 
2,104


 
 


 
 
 


Expected return on plan assets
(1,181
)
 
(1,354
)
 
(3,543
)
 
(4,063
)

 
 


 
 
 


Net amortization and deferral
720

 
672

 
2,160

 
2,017


 
 


 
 
 


Net periodic pension cost
$
574

 
$
188

 
$
1,722

 
$
564


 
We do not expect to make any pension contributions during 2019. Non-service cost of $0.3 million and $1.0 million are included in other expense in the consolidated condensed statement of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.


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Note 13 – Acquisition and Other Expense

Acquisition and other expense consists of the following:

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing consolidation costs
$
1,430

 
$

 
$
1,430

 
$

Business acquisition costs
171

 

 
1,335

 

Acquisition and other expense included in cost of sales
$
1,601

 
$

 
$
2,765

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business acquisition costs included in selling and administrative expense
$
1,490

 
$
1,073

 
$
11,196

 
$
1,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairment charges included in research and development expense
$

 
$
4,212

 
$

 
$
4,212

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt refinancing costs included in other expense
$

 
$

 
$
3,904

 
$


        
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $1.4 million in costs related to the consolidation of certain manufacturing operations. These costs mainly related to severance and were charged to costs of sales.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $0.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in costs for inventory adjustments and other costs associated with the acquisition of Buffalo Filter as further described in Note 3. These costs were charged to cost of sales.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred $1.5 million and $11.2 million in costs associated with the February 11, 2019 acquisition of Buffalo Filter as further described in Note 3 that were included in selling and administrative expense. These costs include investment banking fees in the first quarter of 2019, and, consulting fees, legal fees, severance and integration related costs in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a $1.1 million charge to selling and administrative expense associated with a vacant building under lease from a prior acquisition.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a net charge of $4.2 million to research and development expense mainly associated with the impairment of an in-process research and development asset, net of the release of previously accrued contingent consideration in other current and long-term liabilities, as further described in Note 15.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a $3.6 million charge related to commitment fees paid to certain of our lenders, which provided a financing commitment for the Buffalo Filter acquisition and recorded a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million in conjunction with the sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement as further described in Note 17.


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Note 14 — Business Segment
We are accounting and reporting for our business as a single operating segment entity engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale on a global basis of surgical devices and related equipment. Our product lines consist of orthopedic surgery and general surgery. Orthopedic surgery consists of sports medicine instrumentation and small bone, large bone and specialty powered surgical instruments as well as imaging systems for use in minimally invasive surgery procedures including 2DHD and 3DHD vision technologies and service fees related to the promotion and marketing of sports medicine allograft tissue. General surgery consists of a complete line of endo-mechanical instrumentation for minimally invasive laparoscopic and gastrointestinal procedures, a line of cardiac monitoring products as well as electrosurgical generators and related instruments. These product lines' net sales are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Orthopedic surgery
$
110,328

 
$
102,929

 
$
339,522

 
$
321,923

General surgery
123,262

 
99,378

 
350,710

 
295,268

Consolidated net sales
$
233,590

 
$
202,307

 
$
690,232

 
$
617,191



Note 15 – Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company may receive an information request or subpoena from a government agency such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Labor, the Treasury Department or other federal and state agencies or foreign governments or government agencies. These information requests or subpoenas may or may not be routine inquiries, or may begin as routine inquiries and over time develop into enforcement actions of various types. Likewise, if we receive reports of alleged misconduct from employees and third parties, we investigate as appropriate.

Manufacturers of medical devices have been the subject of various enforcement actions relating to interactions with health care providers domestically or internationally whereby companies are claimed to have provided health care providers with inappropriate incentives to purchase their products. Similarly, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") imposes obligations on manufacturers with respect to interactions with health care providers who may be considered government officials based on their affiliation with public hospitals. The FCPA also requires publicly listed manufacturers to maintain accurate books and records, and maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide assurance that transactions are accurately recorded, lawful and in accordance with management's authorization. The FCPA poses unique challenges both because manufacturers operate in foreign cultures in which conduct illegal under the FCPA may not be illegal in local jurisdictions, and because, in some cases, a United States manufacturer may face risks under the FCPA based on the conduct of third parties over whom the manufacturer may not have complete control. While CONMED has not experienced any material enforcement action to date, there can be no assurance that the Company will not be subject to a material enforcement action in the future, or that the Company will not incur costs including, in the form of fees for lawyers and other consultants, that are material to the Company’s results of operations in the course of responding to a future inquiry or investigation.

Manufacturers of medical products may face exposure to significant product liability claims, as well as patent infringement and other claims incurred in the ordinary course of business. To date, we have not experienced any claims that have been material to our financial statements or financial condition, but any such claims arising in the future could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or cash flows. We currently maintain commercial product liability insurance of $30 million per incident and $30 million in the aggregate annually, which we believe is adequate. This coverage is on a claims-made basis. There can be no assurance that claims will not exceed insurance coverage, that the carriers will be solvent or that such insurance will be available to us in the future at a reasonable cost.

Our operations are subject, and in the past have been subject, to a number of environmental laws and regulations governing, among other things, air emissions; wastewater discharges; the use, handling and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes; soil and groundwater remediation and employee health and safety. Likewise, the operations of our suppliers and sterilizers are subject to similar environmental laws and regulations. In some jurisdictions, environmental requirements may be expected to become more stringent in the future. In the United States, certain environmental laws can impose liability for the entire cost of site restoration upon each of the parties that may have contributed to conditions at the site regardless of fault or the lawfulness of the party’s activities. While we do not believe that the present costs of environmental compliance and remediation are material, there can be no assurance that future compliance or remedial obligations would not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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In 2014, the Company acquired EndoDynamix, Inc. The agreement governing the terms of the acquisition provides that, if various conditions are met, certain contingent payments relating to the first commercial sale of the products (the milestone payment), as well as royalties based on sales (the revenue based payments), are due to the seller. In 2016, we notified the seller that there was a need to redesign the product, and that, as a consequence, the first commercial sale had been delayed. Consequently, the payment of contingent milestone and revenue-based payments were delayed. On January 18, 2017, the seller provided notice ("the Notice") seeking $12.7 million, which essentially represents the seller's view as to the sum of the projected contingent milestone and revenue-based payments on an accelerated basis. CONMED responded to the Notice denying that there was any basis for acceleration of the payments due under the acquisition agreement. On February 22, 2017, the representative of the former shareholders of EndoDynamix filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court claiming breach of contract with respect to the duty to commercialize the product and seeking the contingent payments on an accelerated basis. We believe that there was a substantive contractual basis to support the Company's decision to redesign the product, such that there was no legitimate basis for seeking the acceleration of the contingent payments at that time. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company decided to halt the development of the EndoDynamix clip applier. While we previously recorded a charge to write off assets and released a previously accrued contingent consideration liability, we expect to defend the claims asserted by the sellers of EndoDynamix in the Delaware Court, although there can be no assurance that we will prevail in the litigation.

We record reserves sufficient to cover probable and estimable losses associated with any such pending claims. We do not expect that the resolution of any pending claims, investigations or reports of alleged misconduct will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. There can be no assurance, however, that future claims or investigations, or the costs associated with responding to such claims, investigations or reports of misconduct, especially claims and investigations not covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 16 – New Accounting Pronouncements
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
    
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), along with amendments issued in 2017 and 2018. This ASU requires lessees to record leases on their balance sheets but recognize the expense on their income statements in a manner similar to current practice. ASU 2016-02 states that a lessee would recognize a lease liability for the obligation to make lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset for the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term.

The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2019, and applied the modified retrospective approach along with the package of transition practical expedients. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which we account for separately. For certain equipment leases, we apply a portfolio approach to efficiently account for the operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities. We also elected the short-term lease exemption and do not recognize leases with terms less than one year on the balance sheet. The related short-term lease expense is not material. On January 1, 2019, we recorded initial right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, that were previously unrecorded under prior GAAP, of $17.9 million. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other assets and lease liabilities are included in other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities. Our accounting for finance leases, which were capital leases under prior GAAP, remained substantially unchanged. Finance leases are included in property and equipment, current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. This update did not have a material impact on our net income, earnings per share or cash flows. Refer to Note 9 for further detail on leases.
    
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This ASU makes more financial and non-financial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess effectiveness. It is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with companies’ risk management strategies, simplify the application of hedge accounting and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedging programs. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. We adopted this update on January 1, 2019 and it did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the SEC adopted a final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, that amends certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. The amendments also expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of shareholders' equity for interim financial statements, in which registrants must now analyze changes in shareholders’ equity, in the form of reconciliation, for the current and comparative year-to-date periods, with subtotals for each interim period. This final rule was effective on November 5, 2018. The Company

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adopted all relevant disclosure requirements during the fourth quarter of 2018, with the exception of the shareholders’ equity interim disclosures, which was adopted as of January 1, 2019.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards, Not Yet Adopted
    
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, along with subsequent amendments issued in 2019. This ASU requires instruments measured at amortized cost, including accounts receivable, to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The new model requires an entity to estimate credit losses based on historical information, current information, and reasonable and supportable forecasts, including estimates of prepayments. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019 and early adoption is permissible during any interim period after December 31, 2018. The Company will adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020. We performed an initial assessment of the impact of adopting this guidance and we do not expect the update to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which modifies the disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 17 - Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Revolving line of credit
$
247,000

 
$
312,000

Term loan, net of deferred debt issuance costs of $1,627 and $311 in 2019 and 2018, respectively
256,748

 
144,064

2.625% convertible notes, net of deferred debt issuance costs of $9,421 and unamortized discount of $45,576 in 2019
290,003

 

Financing leases
420

 

Mortgage notes

 
836

Total debt
794,171

 
456,900

Less:  Current portion
13,482

 
18,336

Total long-term debt
$
780,689

 
$
438,564



On February 7, 2019 we entered into a sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement consisting of: (a) a $265.0 million term loan facility and (b) a $585.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility will terminate and the loans outstanding under the term loan facility will expire on the earlier of (i) February 7, 2024 or (ii) 91 days prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date of the 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 described below, (if, as of such date, more than $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of such convertible notes (or any refinancing thereof) remains outstanding). The term loan facility is payable in quarterly installments increasing over the term of the facility. Proceeds from the term loan facility and borrowings under the revolving credit facility were used to repay the then existing senior credit agreement and in part to finance the acquisition of Buffalo Filter. Interest rates are at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.750% (3.813% at September 30, 2019). For those borrowings where we elect to use the alternate base rate, the initial base rate will be the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (iii) the one-month Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%, plus, in each case, an interest rate margin.

There were $258.4 million in borrowings outstanding on the term loan facility as of September 30, 2019. There were $247.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2019. Our available borrowings on the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2019 were $335.5 million with approximately $2.5 million of the facility set aside for outstanding letters of credit.


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The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement is collateralized by substantially all of our personal property and assets. The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement contains covenants and restrictions which, among other things, require the maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrict dividend payments and the incurrence of certain indebtedness and other activities, including acquisitions and dispositions. We were in full compliance with these covenants and restrictions as of September 30, 2019. We are also required, under certain circumstances, to make mandatory prepayments from net cash proceeds from any issuance of equity and asset sales.
 
On January 29, 2019, we issued $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 (the "Notes"). Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2019. The Notes will mature on February 1, 2024, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Notes represent subordinated unsecured obligations and are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, into a combination of cash and CONMED common stock.  The Notes may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 11.2608 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $88.80 per share of common stock). Holders of the Notes may convert the Notes at their option at any time on or after November 1, 2023 through the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date. Holders of the Notes will also have the right to convert the Notes prior to November 1, 2023, but only upon the occurrence of specified events. The conversion rate is subject to anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were used as part of the financing for the Buffalo Filter acquisition and $21.0 million were used to pay the cost of certain convertible notes hedge transactions as further described below.

Our effective borrowing rate for nonconvertible debt at the time of issuance of the Notes was estimated to be 6.14%, which resulted in $51.6 million of the $345.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued, or $39.1 million after taxes, being attributable to equity.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we have recorded interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount on the Notes of $2.3 million and $6.0 million, respectively, at the effective interest rate of 6.14%.  The debt discount on the Notes is being amortized through February 2024.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we have recorded interest expense on the Notes of $2.3 million and $6.0 million, respectively, at the contractual coupon rate of 2.625%.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with a number of financial institutions (each, an “option counterparty”). The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of our common stock underlying the Notes. Concurrently with entering into the convertible note hedge transactions, we also entered into separate warrant transactions with each option counterparty whereby we sold to such option counterparty warrants to purchase, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the same number of shares of our common stock.

The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price ($114.92) of the convertible note hedge transactions, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Notes. If, however, the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants, there would nevertheless be dilution to the extent that such market price exceeds the strike price of the warrants.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we paid in full our mortgage note in connection with the Largo, Florida property and facilities.

The scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2019 are as follows:

Remaining, 2019
$
3,312

2020
13,250

2021
18,219

2022
24,844

2023
445,750

2024
345,000



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

Forward-Looking Statements
 
In this Report on Form 10-Q, we make forward-looking statements about our financial condition, results of operations and business. Forward-looking statements are statements made by us concerning events that may or may not occur in the future. These statements may be made directly in this document or may be “incorporated by reference” from other documents. Such statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “intends” and “believes” and variations thereof and other terms of similar meaning.

Forward-Looking Statements are not Guarantees of Future Performance
 
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include those identified under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2018 and the following, among others:

general economic and business conditions;
compliance with and changes in regulatory requirements;
the possibility that United States or foreign regulatory and/or administrative agencies may initiate enforcement actions against us or our distributors;
competition;
changes in customer preferences;
changes in technology;
the introduction and acceptance of new products;
the availability and cost of materials;
cyclical customer purchasing patterns due to budgetary and other constraints;
quality of our management and business abilities and the judgment of our personnel;
the availability, terms and deployment of capital;
future levels of indebtedness and capital spending;
changes in foreign exchange and interest rates;
the ability to evaluate, finance and integrate acquired businesses, products and companies;
changes in business strategy;
the risk of an information security breach, including a cybersecurity breach;
the risk of a lack of allograft tissues due to reduced donations of such tissues or due to tissues not meeting the appropriate high standards for screening and/or processing of such tissues;
the ability to defend and enforce intellectual property;
the risk of patent, product and other litigation, as well as the cost associated with such litigation;
environmental compliance and remediation costs, including the risks arising from environmental compliance with suppliers and sterilizers and, in particular, sterilizers which use Ethylene Oxide (“EtO”), as approximately 25% of CONMED’s products are sterilized with EtO; and
trade protection measures, tariffs and other border taxes, and import or export licensing requirements.

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below and “Risk Factors” and “Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2018 for a further discussion of these factors. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview

CONMED Corporation (“CONMED”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is a medical technology company which provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and gastroenterology.


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Our product lines consist of orthopedic surgery and general surgery. Orthopedic surgery consists of sports medicine instrumentation and small bone, large bone and specialty powered surgical instruments as well as imaging systems for use in minimally invasive surgery procedures including 2DHD and 3DHD vision technologies and service fees related to the promotion and marketing of sports medicine allograft tissue. General surgery consists of a complete line of endo-mechanical instrumentation for minimally invasive laparoscopic and gastrointestinal procedures, a line of cardiac monitoring products as well as electrosurgical generators and related instruments. These product lines as a percentage of consolidated net sales are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Orthopedic surgery
47
%
 
51
%
 
49
%
 
52
%
General surgery
53
%
 
49
%
 
51
%
 
48
%
Consolidated net sales
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

A significant amount of our products are used in surgical procedures with approximately 79% of our revenues derived from the sale of single-use products. Our capital equipment offerings also facilitate the ongoing sale of related disposable products and accessories, thus providing us with a recurring revenue stream. We manufacture substantially all of our products in facilities located in the United States and Mexico. We market our products both domestically and internationally directly to customers and through distributors. International sales approximated 46% and 48% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Business Environment

On February 11, 2019 we acquired Buffalo Filter, LLC and all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Palmerton Holdings, Inc. from Filtration Group FGC LLC (the "Buffalo Filter Acquisition") for approximately $365 million in cash. Buffalo Filter develops, manufactures and markets smoke evacuation technologies that are complementary to our general surgery offering. See Note 3 to the consolidated condensed financial statements for further information on this business acquisition. The acquisition was funded through a combination of cash on hand and long-term borrowings as further described below.

We financed the purchase price for the Buffalo Filter Acquisition using a combination of the issuance of $345.0 million of 2.625% convertible notes due 2024 issued on January 29, 2019 (the "Notes”) and the incurrence of indebtedness under our sixth amended and restated senior secured credit agreement, which closed on February 7, 2019. Refer to Financing Cash Flows and Note 17 to the consolidated condensed financial statements for further details.

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2018 describes the significant accounting policies used in preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate the critical accounting policies used to prepare our consolidated financial statements, including, but not limited to, those related to:

inventory valuation; and

goodwill and intangible assets.

See Note 9 and Note 16 to the consolidated condensed financial statements for updates to our accounting policy resulting from the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is codified in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table presents, as a percentage of net sales, certain categories included in our consolidated condensed statements of income for the periods indicated:

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
Cost of sales
44.3

 
45.3

 
44.5

 
45.5

Gross profit
55.7

 
54.7

 
55.5

 
54.5

Selling and administrative expense
42.0

 
42.0

 
43.2

 
42.0

Research and development expense
4.7

 
7.0

 
4.8

 
5.2

Income from operations
9.0

 
5.7

 
7.4

 
7.4

Other expense
0.1



 
0.7

 

Interest expense
4.8

 
2.6

 
4.7

 
2.5

Income before income taxes
4.0

 
3.1

 
2.0

 
4.9

Provision for income taxes
1.1

 
0.2

 

 
0.8

Net income
3.0
%
 
2.9
%
 
2.0
%
 
4.1
%

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Net Sales

The following table presents net sales by product line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
As Reported
 
Impact of Foreign Currency
 
Constant Currency
Orthopedic surgery
$
110.3

 
$
102.9

 
7.2
%
 
0.4
%
 
7.6
%
General surgery
123.3

 
99.4

 
24.0
%
 
%
 
24.0
%
   Net sales
$
233.6

 
$
202.3

 
15.5
%
 
0.1
%
 
15.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-use products
$
184.4

 
$
159.4

 
15.6
%
 
0.2
%
 
15.8
%
Capital products
49.2

 
42.9

 
14.8
%
 
0.4
%
 
15.2
%
   Net sales
$
233.6

 
$
202.3

 
15.5
%
 
0.1
%
 
15.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
As Reported
 
Impact of Foreign Currency
 
Constant Currency
Orthopedic surgery
$
339.5

 
$
321.9

 
5.5
%
 
1.0
%
 
6.5
%
General surgery
350.7

 
295.3

 
18.8
%
 
0.4
%
 
19.2
%
   Net sales
$
690.2

 
$
617.2

 
11.8
%
 
0.8
%
 
12.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-use products
$
547.0

 
$
493.0

 
11.0
%
 
0.7
%
 
11.7
%
Capital products
143.2

 
124.2

 
15.3
%
 
0.9
%
 
16.2
%
   Net sales
$
690.2

 
$
617.2

 
11.8
%
 
0.8
%
 
12.6
%

Net sales increased 15.5% and 11.8% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the same period a year ago due to growth in both the Orthopedic and General Surgery product lines, as described below. Buffalo Filter sales were $13.9 million and $33.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

Orthopedic surgery sales increased 7.2% and 5.5% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, driven by new product innovations in the procedure specific categories coupled with continued strength in capital sales.

General surgery sales increased 24.0% and 18.8% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, driven by sales from the Buffalo Filter acquisition, as well as growth across the portfolio.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales increased to $103.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $91.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased to $307.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $280.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Gross profit margins increased 1.0 percentage point to 55.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 54.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased 1.0 percentage point to 55.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 54.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in gross profit margins of 1.0 percentage point in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was driven by improved performance by our manufacturing plants offset by $1.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, in charges related to inventory adjustments associated with the Buffalo Filter Acquisition mainly in the first half of the year and manufacturing consolidation costs in the third quarter of 2019 as further described in Note 13.


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Selling and Administrative Expense

Selling and administrative expense increased to $98.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $85.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased to $298.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $259.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Selling and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales remained flat at 42.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased to 43.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 42.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Selling and administrative expense remained flat at 42.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period a year ago and increased 1.2 percentage points to 43.2% as a percentage of net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period a year ago. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 included $1.5 million and $11.2 million in charges for investment banking fees, consulting fees, legal fees, severance and integration related costs as further described in Note 3 and Note 13, and the associated amortization of the intangible assets. Offsetting these increases is lower spending as a percent of net sales as we leverage our operating structure.

Research and Development Expense

Research and development expense decreased to $11.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $14.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased to $33.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $31.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expense decreased 2.3 percentage points to 4.7% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 7.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and decreased 0.4 percentage points to 4.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 5.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in both periods is primarily due to a net charge of $4.2 million to research and development expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 associated with the impairment of an in-process research and development asset as further described in Note 13.

Other Expense

Other expense in the three months ended September 30, 2019 related to non-service pension costs as further described in Note 12.

Other expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was mainly related to non-service pension costs and costs associated with our sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement entered into on February 7, 2019 as further described in Note 17. These costs include a $3.6 million charge related to commitment fees paid to certain of our lenders, which provided a financing commitment for the Buffalo Filter acquisition, and a loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased to $11.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $5.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and increased to $32.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $15.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due the additional borrowings under the sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement and the issuance of $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024, as further described in Note 17. The weighted average interest rates on our borrowings decreased to 3.66% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 4.45% in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and decreased to 3.83% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 4.23% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Provision for Income Taxes

Income tax expense has been recorded at an effective tax rate of 26.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to income tax expense recorded at an effective tax rate of 7.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and income tax expense has been recorded at an effective tax rate of 2.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to income tax expense recorded at an effective tax rate of 17.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The higher effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was in part the result of recording less effective tax rate benefit relating to discrete income taxes associated with stock options and other income tax items which increased the effective rate by 7.9%. The lower effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily due to recording discrete income tax benefits associated with stock options and other income tax items which decreased the effective rate by 21.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019

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as compared to the effective rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, the lower federal statutory tax rate of 21.0% enacted with Tax Reform was offset by other provisions of Tax Reform including global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) as well as income earned in foreign jurisdictions with effective tax rates in excess of the federal statutory rate. This offset was more significant for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same periods in the prior year. A reconciliation of the United States statutory income tax rate to our effective tax rate is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, under Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Net sales on a "constant currency" basis is a non-GAAP measure. The Company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. To measure percentage sales growth in constant currency, the Company removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of net sales.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare this financial measure with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. This adjusted financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported net sales growth, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure is an additional way of viewing net sales that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of our business. The Company strongly encourages investors and shareholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs arise primarily from capital investments, working capital requirements and payments on indebtedness under the sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement, described below. We have historically met these liquidity requirements with funds generated from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In addition, we have historically used term borrowings, including borrowings under the sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement, the issuance of convertible notes, and borrowings under separate loan facilities, in the case of real property purchases, to finance our acquisitions. We also have the ability to raise funds through the sale of stock or we may issue debt through a private placement or public offering. Management believes that cash flow from operations, including cash and cash equivalents on hand and available borrowing capacity under our sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement, will be adequate to meet our anticipated operating working capital requirements, debt service, funding of capital expenditures, dividend payments and common stock repurchases in the foreseeable future.

Operating cash flows

Our net working capital position was $238.4 million at September 30, 2019.  Net cash provided by operating activities was $54.3 million and $50.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, generated on net income of $13.7 million and $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Although there was a decline in net income in the period, this decline was driven by non-cash amortization associated with the intangible assets acquired with the Buffalo Filter Acquisition and amortization of the debt discount associated with the 2.625% convertible notes further described below.


Investing cash flows

Net cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $367.1 million from the same period a year ago mainly due to the $364.9 million payment for the Buffalo Filter Acquisition. Capital expenditures were $13.9 million and $11.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and are expected to approximate $19.0 million in 2019.

Financing cash flows

Net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $337.9 million compared to a use of cash of $40.6 million during 2018. Below is a summary of the significant financing activities impacting the change during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018:

We received proceeds of $345.0 million related to the issuance of 2.625% convertible notes as further described below.

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We entered into a $265.0 million term loan in conjunction with the refinancing of our senior credit agreement. This new term loan replaced the previous term loan and resulted in net proceeds of $114.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $9.8 million in payments in the prior year.
We had net payments on our revolving line of credit of $65.0 million compared to $15.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
We paid $51.2 million to purchase hedges related to our convertible notes. Partially offsetting this, were proceeds of $30.6 million from the issuance of warrants as further described below.
We paid $16.2 million in debt issuance costs associated with the 2.625% convertible notes and the sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement.
We paid $5.7 million in contingent consideration related to prior asset acquisitions.

On February 7, 2019 we entered into a sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement consisting of: (a) a $265.0 million term loan facility and (b) a $585.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility will terminate and the loans outstanding under the term loan facility will expire on the earlier of (i) February 7, 2024 or (ii) 91 days prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date of the $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 described below, (if, as of such date, more than $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of such convertible notes (or any refinancing thereof) remains outstanding). The term loan facility is payable in quarterly installments increasing over the term of the facility. Proceeds from the term loan facility and borrowings under the revolving credit facility were used to repay the then existing senior credit agreement and in part to finance the acquisition of Buffalo Filter. Interest rates are at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.750% (3.813% at September 30, 2019). For those borrowings where we elect to use the alternate base rate, the initial base rate will be the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (iii) the one-month Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%, plus, in each case, an interest rate margin.

There were $258.4 million in borrowings outstanding on the term loan facility as of September 30, 2019. There were $247.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2019. Our available borrowings on the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2019 were $335.5 million with approximately $2.5 million of the facility set aside for outstanding letters of credit.
 
The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement is collateralized by substantially all of our personal property and assets. The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement contains covenants and restrictions which, among other things, require the maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrict dividend payments and the incurrence of certain indebtedness and other activities, including acquisitions and dispositions. We were in full compliance with these covenants and restrictions as of September 30, 2019. We are also required, under certain circumstances, to make mandatory prepayments from net cash proceeds from any issuance of equity and asset sales.

On January 29, 2019, we issued $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 (the "Notes"). Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2019. The Notes will mature on February 1, 2024, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Notes represent subordinated unsecured obligations and are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, into a combination of cash and CONMED common stock.  The Notes may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 11.2608 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $88.80 per share of common stock). Holders of the Notes may convert the Notes at their option at any time on or after November 1, 2023 through the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date. Holders of the Notes will also have the right to convert the Notes prior to November 1, 2023, but only upon the occurrence of specified events. The conversion rate is subject to anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were used as part of the financing for the Buffalo Filter acquisition and $21.0 million were used to pay the cost of certain convertible notes hedge transactions as further described below.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with a number of financial institutions (each, an “option counterparty”). The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of our common stock underlying the Notes. Concurrently with entering into the convertible note hedge transactions, we also entered into separate warrant transactions with each option counterparty whereby we sold to such option counterparty warrants to purchase, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the same number of shares of our common stock.

The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price ($114.92) of the convertible note hedge transactions, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the

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conversion rate of the Notes. If, however, the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants, there would nevertheless be dilution to the extent that such market price exceeds the strike price of the warrants, unless we elect to settle the warrants in cash.

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we paid in full our mortgage note in connection with the Largo, Florida property and facilities.

Our Board of Directors has authorized a $200.0 million share repurchase program. Through September 30, 2019, we have repurchased a total of 6.1 million shares of common stock aggregating $162.6 million under this authorization and have $37.4 million remaining available for share repurchases. The repurchase program calls for shares to be purchased in the open market or in private transactions from time to time. We may suspend or discontinue the share repurchase program at any time. We have not purchased any shares of common stock under the share repurchase program during 2019. We have financed the repurchases and may finance additional repurchases through operating cash flow and from available borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Management believes that cash flow from operations, including cash and cash equivalents on hand and available borrowing capacity under our sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement, will be adequate to meet our anticipated operating working capital requirements, debt service, funding of capital expenditures, dividend payments and common stock repurchases in the foreseeable future.

Contractual Obligations
 
On February 7, 2019 we entered into a sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement consisting of: (a) a $265.0 million term loan facility and (b) a $585.0 million revolving credit facility and on January 29, 2019, we issued $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes. As a result, the below is a summary of our long-term debt obligations for the next five years as of September 30, 2019.
   
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Total
 
Less than
1 Year
 
 1-3
Years
 
 3-5
Years
 
More than
5 Years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
$
850,375

 
$
13,250

 
39,750

 
797,375

 
$


New accounting pronouncements

See Note 16 to the consolidated condensed financial statements for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no significant changes in our primary market risk exposures or in how these exposures are managed during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  Reference is made to Item 7A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for a description of Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out by CONMED Corporation’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.  In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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Reference is made to Item 3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2018 and to Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in Part I of this Report for a description of certain legal matters.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Index
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
 
 
31.1
 
 
31.2
 
 
32.1
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 on the date indicated below.

 
 
CONMED CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Todd W. Garner
 
 
Todd W. Garner
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  
 
 
October 31, 2019


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