SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in
point-of-care, hand-carried ultrasound, today announced financial
results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31,
2007. Worldwide revenue in the fourth quarter of 2007 grew 19% to
$64.8 million compared with $54.4 million in the fourth quarter of
2006. For the full year of 2007, worldwide revenue grew 20% to
$205.1 million compared with $171.1 million for 2006. SonoSite
reported net income of $4.3 million or $0.25 per diluted share for
the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with net income of $5.8 million
or $0.34 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2006. The 2007
comparison with 2006 was impacted by SonoSite�s effective tax rate
of 40% in the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with 1% in the fourth
quarter of 2006. Income taxes are largely a non-cash expense due to
unused net operating loss carryforwards. For the full year of 2007,
SonoSite reported net income of $6.9 million or $0.40 per diluted
share compared with net income of $7.2 million or $0.43 per diluted
share in the prior year. The 2007 comparison was impacted by the
company�s tax rate of 38% for the year compared to 8% for the full
year of 2006. �The fourth quarter capped a year of steadily
improving execution and culminated with the largest new product
introduction in our history,� said Kevin M. Goodwin, President and
CEO. �The early success of our M-Turbo� system and S Series�
ultrasound tools added momentum to our fourth quarter growth and
positions us solidly for 2008.� �Increased expenses for pending
patent litigation inflated G&A expense, which alongside a
planned step-up in R&D investment, affected overall bottom-line
progress,� Mr. Goodwin said. �Importantly, the R&D investment
has positioned SonoSite to open new market opportunities in 2008.
We are pleased that even with a $4.0 million increase in legal
expenses, we grew operating income 16% for 2007.� During the fourth
quarter of 2007, US revenue grew 18% to $32.8 million and accounted
for 51% of total revenue. International revenue grew 21% to $32.0
million. For the year, US revenue grew approximately 16%,
accounting for 51% of total year revenue. International revenue
grew 24% for the year. Changes in foreign currency rates increased
worldwide revenue by approximately 3% in the fourth quarter and 2%
for the year. �We continued to take steps during 2007 to increase
our global presence and opened new subsidiaries in India and Italy,
bringing us to ten international subsidiaries,� Mr. Goodwin said.
�In the US, we saw strong progress in our direct hospital channel,
which grew revenue approximately 25% in the quarter,� Mr. Goodwin
said. �Although our physician office channel partner improved
performance as we moved through the year, sales were down in the
segment on a year-over-year basis. At year-end, we decided to bring
the office channel in-house and integrate the office sales
representatives with our direct sales team. We now have 70 sales
territories in the US.� Operating expenses in the fourth quarter
increased 19% to $39.6 million and 18% for the full year to $138.1
million. Changes in foreign currency rates increased expenses by 2%
for both the quarter and the year. As of December 31, 2007, cash
and investments totaled $309.8 million. Cash and investments
increased by $14.2 million for the year, net of the proceeds of the
convertible senior note financing. Days sales outstanding decreased
by four days compared to the prior year due to improved collections
worldwide. Inventories increased by $6.7 million for the year.
Company Outlook for 2008 The company updated its outlook for the
full year 2008. SonoSite continues to target revenue growth of
approximately 15% for the year and an operating margin of 7-8%,
which includes estimated expenses for pending litigation. R&D
expenses are expected to be approximately 12% of revenue while
SG&A expenses are targeted at approximately 49 � 50% of
revenue. The company expects other income to approximate $5 million
and to have a tax rate of approximately 38% for the year. Diluted
shares outstanding are expected to be in a range of 17.5 � 17.8
million. Conference Call Information SonoSite will hold a
conference call today at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET. The call will be
broadcast live and can be accessed via the �Investors� Section of
SonoSite�s website at www.sonosite.com. A replay of the audio
webcast will be available beginning February 14, 2008, at 4:30 pm
(PT) until�March 13, 2008, at 10:00 pm (PT) by dialing (719)
457-0820 or toll-free (888) 203-1112. The confirmation code 9103418
is required to access the replay. The call will also be archived on
SonoSite�s website at http://ir.sonosite.com. About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader
in hand-carried ultrasound. Headquartered near Seattle, the company
is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global distribution
network in over 100 countries. SonoSite�s small, lightweight
systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical
spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound
to the point of patient care. The company employs over 600 people
worldwide. Forward-looking Information and the Private Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 Certain statements in this press release
relating to the market acceptance of our products, possible future
sales relating to expected orders, and our future financial
position and operating results are �forward-looking statements� for
the purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on the opinions and estimates of our
management at the time the statements are made and are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guaranties of future
performance and are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions.
Factors that could affect the rate and extent of market acceptance
of our products, the receipt of expected orders, and our financial
performance include our ability to successfully manufacture, market
and sell our ultrasound systems, our ability to accurately forecast
customer demand for our products, our ability to manufacture and
ship our systems in a timely manner to meet customer demand,
variability in quarterly results caused by the timing of large
project orders from governmental or international entities and the
seasonality of hospital purchasing patterns, timely receipts of
regulatory approvals to market and sell our products, regulatory
and reimbursement changes in various national health care markets,
constraints in government and public health spending, the ability
of our distribution partners and other sales channels to market and
sell our products, the impact of patent litigation, our ability to
execute our acquisition strategy, the effect of transactions and
activities associated with our issuance of senior convertible debt
in July 2007 on the market price of our common stock, and as well
as other factors contained in the Item 1A. �Risk Factors� section
of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our
most recent quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers not to place
undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak
only as to the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to
publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new
information, events or circumstances after the date of this release
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. SonoSite,
Inc. Selected Financial Information � Consolidated Statements of
Operations (in thousands except per share data) (unaudited) � Three
Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31, December 31, � 2007 �
� � 2006 � � 2007 � � � 2006 � � Revenue $ 64,835 $ 54,353 $
205,068 $ 171,083 Cost of revenue � 19,687 � � 16,140 � � 62,505 �
� 49,673 � Gross margin 45,148 38,213 142,563 121,410 Gross margin
percentage 69.6 % 70.3 % 69.5 % 71.0 % � Operating expenses:
Research and development 6,234 6,126 25,872 20,183 Sales and
marketing 26,200 22,746 91,054 81,631 General and administrative �
7,145 � � 4,491 � � 21,186 � � 15,760 � Total operating expenses
39,579 33,363 138,112 117,574 � Other income, net � 1,522 � � 1,060
� � 6,565 � � 3,977 � � Income before income taxes 7,091 5,910
11,016 7,813 � Income tax provision � 2,838 � � 85 � � 4,132 � �
582 � . Net income $ 4,253 � $ 5,825 � $ 6,884 � $ 7,231 � � � Net
income per share: Basic $ 0.25 � $ 0.35 � $ 0.41 � $ 0.44 � Diluted
$ 0.25 � $ 0.34 � $ 0.40 � $ 0.43 � � � Weighted average common and
potential common shares outstanding: Basic � 16,723 � � 16,409 � �
16,621 � � 16,274 � Diluted � 17,350 � � 16,918 � � 17,168 � �
16,857 � Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)
(unaudited) � December 31, December 31, � 2007 � � 2006 � � Cash
and cash equivalents $ 188,701 $ 45,673 Short-term investment
securities 119,873 38,428 Accounts receivable, net 60,954 52,838
Inventories 29,740 23,020 Deferred income taxes, current 13,138
7,684 Prepaid expenses and other current assets � 7,759 � � 4,821 �
Total current assets 420,165 172,464 � Property and equipment, net
10,133 10,752 Investment securities 1,257 3,014 Deferred income
taxes 12,959 20,113 Intangible assets, net 16,346 3,864 Other
assets � 9,521 � � 1,687 � Total assets $ 470,381 � $ 211,894 � �
Accounts payable $ 8,868 $ 6,450 Accrued expenses 24,431 15,459
Deferred revenue, current portion 3,502 3,253 Deferred tax
liability , current � 115 � � - � Total current liabilities 36,916
25,162 � Long-term debt 225,000 - Deferred tax liability 4,528 384
Other liabilities, net of current portion � 11,075 � � 5,317 �
Total liabilities 277,519 30,863 � Shareholders' equity: Common
stock and additional paid-in capital 236,325 231,551 Accumulated
deficit (44,893 ) (51,777 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income
� 1,430 � � 1,257 � Total shareholders' equity � 192,862 � �
181,031 � Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 470,381 � $
211,894 �
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