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STAAR Surgical Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results ICL Unit Growth Up 33% Y/Y in Fiscal 2022 STAAR Reaffirms Outlook for Strong Trajectory of Growth in 2023

Key Takeaway: STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022, with a significant year-over-year increase in ICL unit sales. The company's net income for fiscal 2022 rose to $38.8 million, reflecting a growing demand for its implantable lenses. Despite challenges such as increased operating expenses and a decline in other product sales, STAAR remains optimistic, projecting an approximate $340 million in ICL sales for 2023, signaling continued market confidence and investment in growth strategies.

Market Sentiment Analysis

POSITIVE FACTORS

  • ICL unit growth up 33% year-over-year in fiscal 2022.
  • Successfully reaffirmed strong growth outlook for 2023.
  • Net income increased to $38.8 million in fiscal year 2022.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Operating expenses increased by 24% compared to the prior year.
  • Other product sales decreased by 16% compared to the prior year.

Full Press Release Details

STAAR Surgical Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results
ICL Unit Growth Up 33% Y/Y in Fiscal 2022
STAAR Reaffirms Outlook for Strong Trajectory of Growth in 2023
LAKE FOREST, CA, February 21, 2023 --- STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses for the eye, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Overview
Fiscal Year 2022 Overview
"Our fourth quarter and fiscal 2022 results continue STAAR's multi-quarter track record of industry leading growth with fiscal 2022 global ICL sales up 27% and in constant currency up 32% and units up 33% year over year. These levels of ICL growth exceed the ambitious goals we previously announced for 2022. Moreover, our growth significantly outpaced the roughly flat growth for refractive industry procedures over the same period1," said Tom Frinzi, President and CEO of STAAR Surgical. "For the fourth quarter ICL unit growth was up 20% year over year, including U.S. units up 109% and China units up 18%. In China, transient COVID-related headwinds that impacted our results in the fourth quarter are subsiding as we move through the first quarter of 2023. Our outlook for fiscal 2023 total ICL sales is approximately $340 million, which represents 26% year over year growth. STAAR will move forward in 2023 with purpose and increased investment to further accelerate consumer awareness, surgeon confidence and adoption of our EVO ICL family of lenses, all while continuing our industry leading position as a high growth and profitable ophthalmic medical device company."
Financial Overview - Q4 2022
Net sales were $64.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, up 9% compared to $59.0 million reported in the prior year quarter. Changes in currency, primarily the Japanese Yen as well as the Euro, negatively impacted reported net sales by $3.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The sales increase in the fourth quarter was driven by ICL sales and unit growth of 15% and 20%, respectively, as compared to the prior year period. Other Product sales decreased 52% compared to the prior year quarter. ICL sales were 96% of total net sales for the fourth quarter of 2022.
1 STAAR Market Share Refractive Procedures and ICL Trends proprietary model as of January 12, 2023 estimates 4,322,688 global refractive procedures in 2022 and 4,345,812 refractive procedures in 2021, a 0.53% decline Y/Y.
Gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 77.7% compared to the prior year quarter of 76.3%. Factors impacting the favorability in gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to the prior year quarter, include product and geographic mix, partially offset by increased period costs associated with manufacturing projects.
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $48.8 million compared to the prior year quarter of $37.6 million. General and administrative expenses were $14.8 million compared to the prior year quarter of $11.5 million. The increase in general and administrative expenses was due to increased compensation related expenses, facilities costs and outside services. Selling and marketing expenses were $24.2 million compared to the prior year quarter of $17.1 million. The increase in selling and marketing expenses is due to increased advertising and promotional activities, trade shows and sales meetings, travel expenses and compensation related expenses. Research and development expenses were $9.8 million compared to the prior year quarter of $9.1 million. The increase in research and development expenses is due to increased clinical trial expenses related to U.S. post-approval studies.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $5.9 million or $0.12 per diluted share compared with net income of $4.9 million or $0.10 per diluted share for the prior year quarter. The year over year increase in net income is attributable to higher other income, gross profit and a lower provision for income taxes, offset by increased SG&A expenses. Adjusted Net Income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $6.8 million or $0.14 per diluted share compared to $9.5 million or $0.19 per diluted share for the prior year quarter. The reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information is provided in the financial tables included with this release.
Financial Overview - Fiscal Year 2022
Net sales were $284.4 million for fiscal year 2022, up 23% compared to $230.5 million reported in the prior year. The increase in Net sales was driven by ICL sales and unit growth of 27% and 33%, respectively. Other Products Sales decreased 16% compared to the prior year. ICL sales were 95% of total Net sales for fiscal 2022 and 92% of total Net sales for fiscal 2021. Changes in currency, primarily in the Japanese Yen as well as the Euro, negatively impacted reported total net sales by $12.9 million for fiscal year 2022.
Gross profit margin for fiscal year 2022 increased to 78.5% of total net sales compared to 77.5% of total net sales for fiscal year 2021. The increase in gross margin for the year is due to geographic sales mix and an increased mix of ICL sales which carry a higher margin, partially offset by increased period costs associated with the manufacturing expansion projects.
Operating expenses for fiscal year 2022 were $179.6 million compared to $145.3 million in the prior year. The 24% increase in operating expense is primarily due to higher marketing, promotion and advertising, compensation-related expenses, tradeshows and sales meetings and facilities costs.
Net income for fiscal year 2022 was $38.8 million or $0.78 per diluted share compared with net income of $24.5 million or $0.50 per diluted share for the prior year. The year over year increase in net income is due to higher gross profit and other income, primarily from changes in interest income and foreign currency transactions, partially offset by increased SG&A expenses. Adjusted Net Income for fiscal year 2022 was $60.0 million or $1.22 per diluted share, compared with an Adjusted Net Income of $42.9 million or $0.87 per diluted share for fiscal year 2021. The reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial information is provided in the financial tables included with this release.
Cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments available for sale at December 30, 2022 totaled $225.5 million, compared to $199.7 million at end of the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company generated $35.7 million in cash from operations for fiscal year 2022 and invested $18.1 million in property and equipment.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, Tuesday, February 21 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m. Pacific to discuss its financial results and operational progress. To access the conference call (Access Code 268065), please dial 844-200-6205 for domestic participants and 929-526-1599 for international participants. The live webcast can be accessed from the investor relations section of the STAAR website at www.staar.com.
A taped replay of the conference call (Replay Code 120085) will be available beginning approximately one hour after the call's conclusion for seven days. This replay can be accessed by dialing 866-813-9403 for domestic callers and 929-458-6194 for international callers. An archived webcast will also be available at www.staar.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes supplemental non-GAAP financial information, which STAAR believes investors will find helpful in understanding its operating performance. "Adjusted Net Income" excludes the following items that are included in "Net Income" as calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"): gain or loss on foreign currency transactions, stock-based compensation expenses, and valuation allowance adjustments. Management believes that "Adjusted Net Income" is useful to investors in gauging the outcome of the key drivers of the business performance: the ability to increase sales revenue and our ability to increase profit margin by improving the mix of high value products while reducing the costs over which management has control.
Management has excluded gains and losses on foreign currency transactions because of the significant fluctuations that can result from period to period as a result of market driven factors. Stock-based compensation expenses consist of expenses for stock options and restricted stock under the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 718. Valuation allowance adjustments can occur from time to time based on forecasted changes in operating results until all net operating loss carryforwards are fully utilized. In calculating Adjusted Net Income, STAAR excludes stock-based compensation expenses and valuation allowance adjustments because they are non-cash expenses and because of the considerable judgment involved in calculating their values. In addition, these expenses tend to be driven by fluctuations in the price of our stock and not by the same factors that generally affect our other business expenses.
The Company also uses Constant Currency as a Non-GAAP financial measure to exclude the effects of currency fluctuations on net sales. The Company conducts a significant part of its activities outside the U.S. It receives sales revenue and pays expenses principally in U.S. dollars, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and euros. The exchange rates between dollars and non-U.S. currencies can fluctuate greatly and can have a significant effect on the Company's results when reported in U.S. dollars. In order to compare the Company's performance from period to period without the effect of currency, the Company will apply the same average exchange rate applicable in the prior period, or the "constant currency" rate to sales or expenses in the current period as well. Because changes in currency are outside of the control of the Company and its managers, management finds this non-GAAP measure useful in determining the long-term progress of its initiatives and determining whether its managers are achieving their performance goals. The Company believes that the non-GAAP constant-currency sales results measures provided in this press release are similarly useful to investors to give insight on long term trends in the Company's performance without the external effect of changes in relative currency values. The table provided in this press release shows sales results calculated in accordance with GAAP, the effect of currency, and the resulting non-GAAP measure expressed in constant currency.
About STAAR Surgical
STAAR, which has been dedicated solely to ophthalmic surgery for over 40 years, designs, develops, manufactures and markets implantable lenses for the eye. These lenses are intended to provide visual freedom for patients, lessening or eliminating the reliance on glasses or contact lenses. All of these lenses are foldable, which permits the surgeon to insert them through a small incision. STAAR's lens used in refractive surgery is called an Implantable Collamer Lens or "ICL," which includes the EVO ICL product line. More than 2,000,000 ICLs have been sold to date and STAAR markets these lenses in over 75 countries. To learn more about the ICL go to: EVOICL.com. Headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, the company operates manufacturing and packaging facilities in Aliso Viejo, CA, Monrovia, CA and Nidau, Switzerland. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.staar.com.
All statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements about any of the following: any financial projections (including sales), plans, strategies, and objectives of management for 2023 or prospects for achieving such plans, expectations for sales, revenue, margin, expenses or earnings, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, including those relating to financial performance in the
first quarter and fiscal year 2023. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures, as well as the factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the caption "Risk Factors," which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available in the "Investor Information" section of the company's website under the heading "SEC Filings." We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any financial projections or forward-looking statement due to new information or events. These statements are based on expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include the following: global economic conditions; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on markets; the discretion of regulatory agencies to approve or reject existing, new or improved products, or to require additional actions before approval, or to take enforcement action; international trade disputes; and the willingness of surgeons and patients to adopt a new or improved product and procedure.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
ASSETS December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 86,480 $ 199,706
Investments available for sale 125,159 -
Accounts receivable trade, net 62,447 43,531
Inventories, net 24,161 17,274
Prepayments, deposits, and other current assets 13,726 10,900
Total current assets 311,973 271,411
Investments available for sale 13,902 -
Property, plant, and equipment, net 50,921 35,912
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net 342 506
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 30,270 31,310
Intangible assets, net 173 218
Goodwill 1,786 1,786
Deferred income taxes 4,824 3,813
Other assets 957 822
Total assets $ 415,148 $ 345,778
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 11,576 $ 8,699
Obligations under finance leases 169 127
Obligations under operating leases 3,524 3,283
Allowance for sales returns 5,706 4,816
Other current liabilities 30,741 31,877
Total current liabilities 51,716 48,802
Obligations under finance leases 210 382
Obligations under operating leases 27,136 28,269
Deferred income taxes 1,489 811
Asset retirement obligations 220 198
Pension liability 1,935 8,758
Total liabilities 82,706 87,220
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 482 477
Additional paid-in capital 404,189 373,519
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 156 (4,048 )
Accumulated deficit (72,385 ) (111,390 )
Total stockholders' equity 332,442 258,558
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 415,148 $ 345,778
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In 000's except for per share data)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
% of December 30, % of December 31, Fav (Unfav) % of December 30, % of December 31, Fav (Unfav)
Sales 2022 Sales 2021 Amount % Sales 2022 Sales 2021 Amount %
Net sales 100.0 % $ 64,044 100.0 % $ 59,001 $ 5,043 8.5 % 100.0 % $ 284,391 100.0 % $ 230,472 $ 53,919 23.4 %
Cost of sales 22.3 % 14,259 23.7 % 14,010 (249 ) -1.8 % 21.5 % 61,008 22.5 % 51,835 (9,173 ) -17.7 %
Gross profit 77.7 % 49,785 76.3 % 44,991 4,794 10.7 % 78.5 % 223,383 77.5 % 178,637 44,746 25.0 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
General and administrative 23.1 % 14,808 19.5 % 11,471 (3,337 ) -29.1 % 19.2 % 54,742 19.1 % 44,142 (10,600 ) -24.0 %
Selling and marketing 37.8 % 24,223 28.9 % 17,065 (7,158 ) -41.9 % 31.2 % 88,856 29.2 % 67,294 (21,562 ) -32.0 %
Research and development 15.3 % 9,790 15.4 % 9,072 (718 ) -7.9 % 12.7 % 35,983 14.7 % 33,862 (2,121 ) -6.3 %
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses 76.2 % 48,821 63.8 % 37,608 (11,213 ) -29.8 % 63.1 % 179,581 63.0 % 145,298 (34,283 ) -23.6 %
Operating income 1.5 % 964 12.5 % 7,383 (6,419 ) -86.9 % 15.4 % 43,802 14.5 % 33,339 10,463 31.4 %
Other expense, net:
Interest income (expense), net 2.4 % 1,514 0.0 % (3 ) 1,517 50566.7 % 0.9 % 2,448 0.0 % (38 ) 2,486 6542.1 %
Loss on foreign currency transactions 5.0 % 3,197 -1.6 % (924 ) 4,121 446.0 % -0.6 % (1,707 ) -1.3 % (2,964 ) 1,257 42.4 %
Royalty income 0.8 % 527 0.9 % 519 8 1.5 % 0.4 % 1,054 0.4 % 1,015 39 3.8 %
Other income (expense), net 0.0 % 27 0.0 % (1 ) 28 2800.0 % 0.0 % 205 0.0 % (48 ) 253 527.1 %
Total other expense, net 8.2 % 5,265 -0.7 % (409 ) 5,674 1387.3 % 0.7 % 2,000 -0.9 % (2,035 ) 4,035 198.3 %
Income before provision for income taxes 9.7 % 6,229 11.8 % 6,974 (745 ) -10.7 % 16.1 % 45,802 13.6 % 31,304 14,498 46.3 %
Provision for income taxes 0.2 % 126 3.5 % 2,052 1,926 93.9 % 2.4 % 6,797 3.0 % 6,803 6 0.1 %
Net income 9.5 % $ 6,103 8.3 % $ 4,922 $ 1,181 24.0 % 13.7 % $ 39,005 10.6 % $ 24,501 $ 14,504 59.2 %
Net income per share - basic $ 0.13 $ 0.10 $ 0.81 $ 0.52
Net income per share - diluted $ 0.12 $ 0.10 $ 0.79 $ 0.50
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 48,203 47,652 47,987 47,210
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 49,389 49,478 49,380 49,456
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 December 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 6,103 $ 4,922 $ 39,005 $ 24,501
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment 1,380 937 4,481 3,608
Amortization of long-lived intangibles 6 8 28 34
Accretion/Amortization of investments available for sale (891 ) - (1,198 ) -
Deferred income taxes (1,367 ) 650 (1,344 ) 1,495
Change in net pension liability 13 46 53 137
Stock-based compensation expense 4,995 3,620 20,370 14,605
Accretion of asset retirement obligation 47 - 47 -
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 65 - 65 2
Provision for sales returns and bad debts 552 (751 ) 913 318
Inventory provision 403 557 2,423 1,654
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable (6,493 ) (1,796 ) (19,601 ) (8,868 )
Inventories (3,820 ) (1,235 ) (7,943 ) 66
Prepayments, deposits and other current assets (3,325 ) (1,999 ) (2,799 ) (711 )
Accounts payable 3,639 148 1,805 108
Other current liabilities 1,663 3,391 (590 ) 7,013
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,970 8,498 35,715 43,962
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment (4,025 ) (4,689 ) (18,108 ) (13,645 )
Purchase of investments available for sale (60,172 ) - (155,748 ) -
Proceeds from sale or maturity of investments available for sale 17,480 - 17,480 -
Net cash used in investing activities (46,717 ) (4,689 ) (156,376 ) (13,645 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of finance lease obligations (41 ) (34 ) (126 ) (348 )
Proceeds from vested restricted stock and exercise of stock options 243 1,115 8,423 19,438
Net cash provided by financing activities 202 (216 ) 8,297 17,793
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 783 (133 ) (862 ) (857 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (42,762 ) 3,460 (113,226 ) 47,253
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of the period 129,242 196,246 199,706 152,453
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of the period $ 86,480 $ 199,706 $ 86,480 $ 199,706
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Adjusted Net Income and Net Income Per Share
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 30, December 31, December 30, December 31,
2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income (as reported) $ 6,103 $ 4,922 $ 39,005 $ 24,501
Less:
Foreign currency impact (3,197 ) 924 1,707 2,964
Stock-based compensation expense 4,995 3,620 20,370 14,605
Valuation allowance adjustment (829 ) - (829 ) 845
Net income (adjusted) $ 7,072 $ 9,466 $ 60,253 $ 42,915
Net income per share, basic (as reported) $ 0.13 $ 0.10 $ 0.81 $ 0.52
Foreign currency impact (0.06 ) 0.02 0.05 0.06
Stock-based compensation expense 0.10 0.08 0.42 0.31
Valuation allowance adjustment (0.02 ) - (0.02 ) 0.02
Net income per share, basic (adjusted) $ 0.15 $ 0.20 $ 1.26 $ 0.91
Net income per share, diluted (as reported) $ 0.12 $ 0.10 $ 0.79 $ 0.50
Foreign currency impact (0.06 ) 0.02 0.03 0.06
Stock-based compensation expense 0.10 0.07 0.42 0.29
Valuation allowance adjustment (0.02 ) - (0.02 ) 0.02
Net income per share, diluted (adjusted) $ 0.14 $ 0.19 $ 1.22 $ 0.87
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic 48,203 47,652 47,987 47,210
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted 49,389 49,478 49,380 49,456
Note: Net income per share (adjusted), basic and diluted, may not add due to rounding
STAAR Surgical Company
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
Constant Currency Sales
Three Months Ended
December 30, Effect of Constant December 31, As Reported Constant Currency
Sales 2022 Currency Currency 2021 $ Change % Change $ Change % Change
ICL $ 61,162 $ 3,141 $ 64,303 $ 53,016 $ 8,146 15.4 % $ 11,287 21.3 %
Cataract IOL 1,998 409 2,407 3,195 (1,197 ) -37.5 % (788 ) -24.7 %
Other 884 298 1,182 2,790 (1,906 ) -68.3 % (1,608 ) -57.6 %
Other Products 2,882 707 3,589 5,985 (3,103 ) -51.8 % (2,396 ) -40.0 %
Total Sales $ 64,044 $ 3,848 $ 67,892 $ 59,001 $ 5,043 8.5 % $ 8,891 15.1 %
Twelve Months Ended
December 30, Effect of Constant December 31, As Reported Constant Currency
Sales 2022 Currency Currency 2021 $ Change % Change $ Change % Change
ICL $ 269,712 $ 10,307 $ 280,019 $ 212,905 $ 56,807 26.7 % $ 67,114 31.5 %
Cataract IOL 9,638 1,546 11,184 12,519 (2,881 ) -23.0 % (1,335 ) -10.7 %
Other 5,041 1,019 6,060 5,048 (7 ) -0.1 % 1,012 20.0 %
Other Products 14,679 2,565 17,244 17,567 (2,888 ) -16.4 % (323 ) -1.8 %
Total Sales $ 284,391 $ 12,872 $ 297,263 $ 230,472 $ 53,919 23.4 % $ 66,791 29.0 %

Frequently Asked Questions

What was STAAR's ICL unit growth in fiscal 2022?

ICL unit growth for STAAR in fiscal 2022 was 33% year over year.

How much did STAAR's net sales increase in Q4 2022?

Net sales in Q4 2022 increased by 9%, reaching $64.0 million.

What is STAAR's expected ICL sales for fiscal 2023?

STAAR expects total ICL sales of approximately $340 million in fiscal 2023.

What were STAAR's operating expenses for fiscal 2022?

Operating expenses for fiscal 2022 totaled $179.6 million, up 24% year over year.

What was the gross profit margin for Q4 2022?

The gross profit margin for Q4 2022 was 77.7%, up from 76.3% the previous year.

Last updated: Feb 21, 2023