Masimo Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results; Provides 2011 Guidance

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended January 1, 2011.

Masimo's total revenue for the fourth quarter rose 14.0% to $105.6 million, compared to $92.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  Masimo's fourth quarter product revenue rose 16.6% to $93.8 million, compared to $80.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  Revenue from Masimo rainbow products rose 44.4% to $8.4 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $5.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  

Net income for the fourth quarter was $16.1 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, including $0.02 per diluted share in one-time marketing and other related expenses that Masimo had previously planned and announced after receiving $30.8 million in proceeds in 2010 from an antitrust lawsuit against Covidien.  Excluding these one-time marketing and other related expenses, adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $17.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to net income of $14.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.  Due to rounding, the impact of excluding $0.02 per diluted share in one-time marketing and other related expenses added $0.03 per diluted share to the adjusted earnings per share calculation in the fourth quarter of 2010.

For 2010, Masimo's total revenue rose 16.1% to $405.4 million, compared to $349.1 million for 2009.  The company's product revenue rose 18.8% in 2010 to $356.4 million, compared to $300.1 million in 2009.  Revenue from Masimo rainbow products rose 69.0% to $32.9 million in 2010, compared to $19.5 million in 2009.  

Masimo's net income for 2010 was $73.5 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, including $0.18 per diluted share from the net of a one-time gain related to the $30.8 million in antitrust proceeds from Covidien and offset by $14.7 million in marketing and other related expenses that Masimo had previously planned and announced after receiving the proceeds.  Excluding these one-time items, adjusted net income for 2010 was $62.5 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $53.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, in 2009.

During the fourth quarter, the company shipped approximately 41,800 Masimo SET pulse oximetry and Masimo rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry units, excluding handheld units, up 37.5% compared to approximately 30,400 in the same prior year period.  For 2010, Masimo shipped approximately 153,200 Masimo SET pulse oximetry and Masimo rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry units, excluding handheld units, up 37.5% compared to approximately 111,400 in 2009.  Masimo estimates its worldwide installed base as of January 1, 2011 to be 855,000 units, up 18.0% from 724,000 units as of January 2, 2010.      

Joe Kiani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Masimo, said, "Our strong fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 performance was driven by increasing global demand for our breakthrough Masimo SET and Masimo rainbow SET technologies, allowing us to advance our mission to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care by taking noninvasive monitoring to new sites and applications."              

As of January 1, 2011, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $88.3 million, compared to $189.0 million as of January 2, 2010.  The decline was due primarily to special dividend payments of $117.5 million and $44.5 million, made on March 31, 2010 and December 21, 2010, respectively.  Total 2010 dividend payments of $162.0 million were partially offset by the net proceeds from the Covidien antitrust lawsuit and operating cash flow during the year.    

2011 Financial Guidance

Masimo expects fiscal 2011 total revenue to be between $446 million and $463 million, including product revenue in the range of $415 million to $430 million, and royalty revenue in the range of $31 million and $33 million. Included within these product revenue ranges are 2011 rainbow revenue expectations of $40 million to $50 million.  As a result, the company expects fiscal 2011 GAAP earnings per share to be between $1.17 and $1.25.  Each of the components of Masimo's guidance set forth above is an estimate only and actual performance could differ.  

Conference Call

Masimo will hold a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss the results.  The dial-in numbers are (888) 520-7182 for domestic callers and +1 (706) 679-9937 for international callers. The reservation code for both dial-in numbers is 38781834. After the live webcast, the call will be available on Masimo's website through March 15, 2011. In addition, a telephonic replay of the call will be available through March 1, 2011. The replay dial-in numbers are (800) 642-1687 for domestic callers and +1 (706) 645-9291 for international callers. Please use reservation code 38781834.

About Masimo

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is the global leader in innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care—helping solve "unsolvable" problems.  In 1995, the company debuted Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET®, which virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events.  More than 100 independent and objective studies demonstrate Masimo SET provides the most reliable SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most challenging clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion.  In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® SET Pulse CO-Oximetry™ technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), and Pleth Variability Index (PVI®), in addition to SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI).  In 2008, Masimo introduced Patient SafetyNet™, a remote monitoring and wireless clinician notification system designed to help hospitals avoid preventable deaths and injuries associated with failure to rescue events.  In 2009, Masimo introduced rainbow Acoustic Monitoring™, the first-ever noninvasive and continuous monitoring of acoustic respiration rate (RRa™).  Masimo's rainbow SET technology platform offers a breakthrough in patient safety by helping clinicians detect life-threatening conditions and helping guide treatment options.  In 2010, Masimo acquired SEDLine®, a pioneer in the development of innovative brain function monitoring technology and devices.  Masimo SET and Masimo rainbow SET technologies can also be found in over 100 multiparameter patient monitors from over 50 medical device manufacturers around the world.  Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of "Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care ... by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications®." Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements including, in particular, the statements about our financial condition, results of operations and business generally; expectations regarding our ability to design and deliver innovative new noninvasive technologies; and expectations for total revenue, royalty revenue and product revenue, including rainbow revenue, and GAAP earnings per share for the full fiscal year 2011.  These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to uncertainties and factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, those related to: our dependence on Masimo SET and Masimo rainbow SET products and technologies for substantially all of our revenue; any failure in protecting our intellectual property exposure to competitors' assertions of intellectual property claims; the highly competitive nature of the markets in which we sell our products and technologies; any failure to continue developing innovative products and technologies; the lack of acceptance of any of our current or future products and technologies; obtaining regulatory approval of our current and future products and technologies; the risk that the implementation of our international realignment will not continue to produce anticipated operational and financial benefits, including a continued lower effective tax rate; the loss of our customers; the failure to retain and recruit senior management; product liability claims exposure; a failure to obtain expected returns from the amount of intangible assets we have recorded; the maintenance of our brand; the impact of the decline in the worldwide credit markets on us and our customers; the amount and type of equity awards that we may grant to employees and service providers in the future; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which you may obtain for free on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, even if subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

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