Globus Medical (GMED) Q3 Earnings In Line, View Reiterated

Globus Medical Inc. GMED reported third-quarter 2017 earnings of 30 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings improved from the year-ago figure by a penny.

The upside was driven by roughly 11.9% growth in revenues, which totaled $151.7 million. Revenues also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $151.0 million.

Q3 Details

In the reported quarter, sales in the United States increased 4.5% year over year to $125.9 million. The rise can be attributed to structural improvements. International sales increased 70.1% year over year to $25.8 million on continued market penetration in Japan, gains in key distributor markets and improved momentum in the core international business.

Research and development expenses were $10.9 million, up from $10.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $63.4 million, up from $54.2 million in the comparable quarter of 2016. This was due to the inclusion of pre-revenue robotics and trauma commercial organization builds and increased investments in the domestic sales force.

 

Globus Medical, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Financial Update

Total cash and cash equivalents increased to $154.9 million as of Sep 30, 2017, from $132.6 million as of Dec 31, 2016. Cash generated from operations in the first nine months of 2017 was $114.7 million compared with $121.5 million in the year-ago period.

Guidance

The company reaffirmed its guidance for fiscal 2017 sales at $625 million and adjusted earnings at $1.27.

Zacks Rank & Key Picks

Globus Medical currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

A few better-ranked stocks in the broader medical sector are PetMed Express, Inc. PETS, Luminex Corporation LMNX and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG. PetMed and Luminex sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while Intuitive Surgical carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

PetMed reported earnings per share of 43 cents in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, up 79.2% from the year-ago quarter’s 24 cents. Also, gross margin expanded 548 basis points year over year to 35.2% in the reported quarter.

Luminex reported adjusted earnings per share of 19 cents in the third quarter of 2017, up 216.7% year over year. Revenues increased almost 4.1% year over year to $74.1 million.

Intuitive Surgical posted adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share in the third quarter of 2017, up 34.5% year over year. Revenues rose 18% year over year to $806.1 million.

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