Halyard Health, Inc.

Halyard Health, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Results

Completes Acquisition of CORPAK MedSystems

ALPHARETTA, May 4, 2016/PRNewswire/ -- Halyard Health, Inc. (NYSE: HYH) today reported first quarter 2016 results.

"I'm pleased with our start to the year as we delivered solid earnings and completed our first acquisition to accelerate our Medical Devices business," said Robert Abernathy, Halyard Chairman and CEO. "Our balance sheet remains strong and we are positioned to continue our transformation to a leading medical device company."

First Quarter 2016 Operating Results

Net sales of $385 million were 2 percent below the prior year and down 1 percent on a constant currency basis. Excluding expected lower Corporate and Other sales, volumes increased 4 percent, which was partially offset by 2 percent lower selling price.

Operating profit was $33 million in the first quarter of 2016 versus $41 million in 2015. On an adjusted basis, operating profit was $45 million compared to $46 million in the prior year. Lower selling prices in Surgical and Infection Prevention (S&IP) and higher planned research and development expenses were offset by commodity deflation and favorable currency exchange rates.

Adjusted results for 2016 exclude $2 million spin-related transition charges, $1 million for acquisition-related charges, $4 million for litigation matters, $5 million of intangible amortization expense and a $4 million revaluation of a prior year deferred tax asset, due to a change in Thailand's statutory tax rate.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter, excluding spin-related transition charges, acquisition-related charges and litigation expenses was $55 million, even with the prior year quarter.

First Quarter 2016 Business Segment Results

Surgical and Infection Prevention

S&IP net sales were $255 million, even with the first quarter of 2015. On a constant currency basis, net sales increased 1 percent. Sales volumes increased 4 percent driven by a strong demand for exam gloves in North America and a favorable comparison with last year's first quarter, when distributors heavily drew down their inventory. Volume was partially offset by 3 percent lower selling price, primarily in exam gloves and sterilization.

S&IP operating profit for the quarter was $25 million compared to $20 million in the first quarter of 2015. The increase was driven by favorable currency exchange rates and commodity cost deflation.

Net sales of Medical Devices in the first quarter 2016 were $127 million, a 4 percent increase compared to the first quarter 2015. On a constant currency basis, sales increased 4 percent driven by a 5 percent increase in sales volumes, offset by 1 percent lower selling prices. Performance was driven by continued strong demand in interventional pain in North America. In respiratory health, despite this year's light cold and flu season, sales volumes increased as the company cycled a quarter that was impacted by the timing of distributor shipments.

Operating profit for Medical Devices was $30 million in the first quarter 2016, compared to $25 million in the prior year. Performance was driven by higher sales volumes and favorable currency exchange rates partially offset by increased research and development spending.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

Total debt at the end of the first quarter 2016 was $579 million, consisting of a secured term loan and unsecured notes, compared to total debt of $578 million at the end of 2015.

Cash from operations less capital expenditures, or free cash flow, for the first quarter was $35 million compared to $12 million a year ago. Capital spending for the first quarter fell to $8 million compared to $28 million in 2015 due to fewer spin-related activities. The company's cash balance was $165 million at the end of the first quarter 2016, compared to $130 million at the end of 2015.

2016 Outlook and Key Planning Assumptions

The company maintains its full-year 2016 adjusted diluted earnings per share outlook of $1.50 to $1.70, which includes $0.05 accretion from the CORPAK acquisition announced on April 11. Additionally, the key planning assumptions that it provided on its Year-End 2015 conference call, on February 29, remain unchanged.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables include the following financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or GAAP, and are therefore referred to as non-GAAP financial measures:

These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the following items, as applicable, for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures:

The company provides these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to our GAAP financial measures. Management and the company's Board of Directors use net sales on a constant currency basis, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted operating profit, adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow to (a) evaluate the company's historical and prospective financial performance and its performance relative to its competitors, (b) allocate resources and (c) measure the operational performance of the company's business units and their managers. Management also believes that the use of an adjusted effective tax rate provides improved insight into the tax effects of our ongoing business operations.

Additionally, the Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors will use certain of the non-GAAP financial measures when setting and assessing achievement of incentive compensation goals. These goals are based, in part, on the company's net sales on a constant currency basis, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA which will be determined by excluding certain items that are used in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the attached financial tables.

Halyard Health, Inc. will host a conference call today at 9 a.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live over the internet at https://halyardhealth.investorroom.com or via telephone by dialing 877.240.5772 in the United States. A replay of the call will be available at noon ET today by calling 877.344.7529 in the United States and entering passcode 10083749. A webcast of the call will also be archived in the Investors section on the Halyard website.

About Halyard Health

Halyard Health (NYSE: HYH) is a medical technology company focused on preventing infection, eliminating pain and speeding recovery for healthcare providers and their patients. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Halyard is committed to addressing some of today's most important healthcare needs, such as preventing healthcare-associated infections and reducing the use of narcotics while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Halyard's business segments - Surgical and Infection Prevention (S&IP) and Medical Devices - develop, manufacture and market clinically superior solutions that improve medical outcomes and business performance in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.halyardhealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains information that includes or is based on "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may", "believe", "will", "expect", "project", " estimate", "anticipate", "plan", or "continue" and similar expressions, among others. Such factors include, but are not limited to: weakening of economic conditions that could adversely affect the level of demand for our products; pricing pressures generally, including cost-containment measures that could adversely affect the price of or demand for our products; changes in foreign exchange markets; legislative and regulatory actions; unanticipated issues arising in connection with clinical studies and otherwise that affect U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of new products; changes in reimbursement levels from third-party payors; a significant increase in product liability claims; the impact of investigative and legal proceedings and compliance risks; the impact of the federal legislation to reform the United States healthcare system; changes in financial markets; and changes in the competitive environment. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact future results is contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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