OTTAWA, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MDS Inc. (TSX:
MDS; NYSE: MDZ), a leading provider of products and services to the
global health science markets, today reported financial results and
filed its unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and
related Management Discussion & Analysis for the three months
ended January 31, 2010. In order to
simplify our disclosures, we have discontinued the use of non-GAAP
measures such as adjusted EBITDA.
As a result of the strategic repositioning announced in
September 2009, including the sale of
MDS Analytical Technologies and the sale of MDS Pharma Services
Early Stage, the Company has reported the results for these
businesses as discontinued operations. Continuing operations now
focus solely on the MDS Nordion business, as well as Corporate and
Other functions.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2010, MDS reported revenues from
continuing operations of $46 million,
and a loss from continuing operations of $43
million, which includes a $33
million pre-tax restructuring charge, and a basic loss per
share from continuing operations of $0.36. This result compares with revenues from
continuing operations of $66 million,
income from continuing operations of $3
million, and basic earnings per share from continuing
operations of $0.03 in the
corresponding quarter in fiscal 2009.
Including discontinued operations for the first quarter of
fiscal 2010, MDS reported a loss of $143
million compared with income of $2
million last year. The current quarter includes an
incremental estimated after-tax loss of $50
million related to the sale of MDS Pharma Services Early
Stage, which closed on March 5, 2010.
It also includes the current best estimate of proceeds being
equivalent to the carrying value on the sale of MDS Analytical
Technologies. Management will be finalizing both estimates based on
post closing adjustments.
First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Highlights
- MDS reported revenues from continuing operations of $46 million for
the first quarter of 2010, down from revenues of $66 million in the
corresponding quarter in fiscal 2009. Excluding the impact of foreign
exchange, revenues decreased by 35%.
- MDS Nordion continues to be adversely impacted by the prolonged
shutdown of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL) National
Research Universal (NRU) reactor. As a result, operating income in
the first quarter of fiscal 2010 for MDS Nordion was $3 million
compared to $15 million in the same quarter last year.
- On January 8, 2010, Steve West became Chief Executive Officer of MDS
Inc., and on February 1, 2010, Peter Dans became Chief Financial
Officer.
- On January 29, 2010, MDS completed the divestiture of MDS Analytical
Technologies for $641 million in cash including a $9 million
reduction related to preliminary working capital adjustments.
- As of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2010, MDS had a cash
balance of $871 million.
Subsequent to the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2010, the following
key events occurred:
- On February 3, 2010, MDS repaid in full its remaining outstanding
senior unsecured notes for $223 million.
- On February 19, 2010, the Company launched a Substantial Issuer Bid
to repurchase up to $450 million of MDS's Common shares with an
anticipated expiry date of March 29, 2010.
- On March 5, 2010, MDS completed the divestiture of MDS Pharma
Services Early Stage for $45 million including $20 million in cash,
which based on preliminary adjustments for working capital and other
items was reduced to $13 million, a five-year, $25 million principal
amount note and certain other minority interests.
- MDS completed its strategic repositioning and disbanded its Special
Committee, however, MDS continues to provide transitional services to
the businesses it has sold and the Company will continue to see the
effects of the strategic repositioning in its financial results for
the next few quarters.
"With the completion of the Company's strategic repositioning,
we are now focused on transitioning the remaining corporate
functions to Ottawa, which we
expect to be complete by the end of the year," said Mr.
Steve West, Chief Executive Officer,
MDS Inc. "We are encouraged by the growth in radiotherapeutics and
sterilization operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2010."
Continuing Operations
MDS Inc.
First Quarter
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Revenues $ 46 $ 66 (30%)
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Operating (loss) income $ (43) $ 1
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Continuing operations consist of the MDS Nordion business and
Corporate and Other functions, which include finance, information
technology, human resources, and certain assets and liabilities
expected to be retained by MDS.
MDS Nordion
First Quarter
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Revenues $ 46 $ 66 (30%)
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Operating income $ 3 $ 15 (80%)
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Revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were $46 million, compared with $66 million last year. The reduction in revenue
was primarily driven by AECL's shutdown of the NRU reactor in
May 2009 and higher revenues reported
in the first quarter of 2009 due to competitor supply disruptions.
MDS Nordion's results were positively impacted by strength in its
radiotherapeutics operations, largely driven by TheraSphere(R), a
targeted liver cancer treatment, as well as increased cobalt
volumes. Operating income was $3
million compared to $15
million in the same quarter last year, as the impact of
lower revenues was partially offset by productivity and the
year-over-year change in the fair value of embedded derivatives.
During the current quarter, operating income included $2 million of restructuring charges related to
accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation awards associated
with the Company's strategic repositioning.
Corporate and Other
First Quarter
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% Change
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Operating loss $ (46) $ (14) (229%)
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Included in operating income is selling, general and
administration (SG&A) expenses in the first quarter of fiscal
2010 of $11 million which was
unchanged from last year. Lower compensation costs, due to
workforce reductions and cost-control initiatives, were offset by
the negative impact of foreign exchange and increased professional
fees. During the current quarter, operating income included
$31 million in restructuring charges
related to the Company's closure of its Toronto, Canada office and the accelerated
vesting of stock-based compensation awards.
Discontinued Operations
First Quarter
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Loss from discontinued operations,
net of income taxes $ (100) $ (1)
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As a result of the Company's ongoing strategic review process,
on January 29, 2010, MDS completed
the sale of its MDS Analytical Technologies business, and on
March 5, 2010, completed the sale of
its MDS Pharma Services Early Stage business.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2010, MDS recorded a loss of
$100 million from discontinued
operations, net of income taxes, which includes operating results
from MDS Analytical Technologies and MDS Pharma Services. The
Company recorded an additional $50
million after-tax estimated loss on the sale of the MDS
Pharma Services Early Stage business, resulting in a total
estimated loss of $63 million. MDS
Pharma Service Early Stage also reported a $32 million operating loss primarily as a result
of operating performance and a $12
million asset impairment charge. In addition, a $23 million make-whole payment was accrued in
relation to the repayment of the Company's senior unsecured notes.
The results of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 included a
$1 million loss from MDS Analytical
Technologies and breakeven from MDS Pharma Services.
Additional background materials pertaining to the new strategic
direction for MDS Inc. can be found on MDS Inc.'s Website at
http://www.mdsinc.com/strategic_repositioning_of_mds/index.asp.
Conference Call
MDS will hold a conference call today at 9:30 a.m. EST to discuss first quarter 2010
results. This call will be Webcast live at www.mdsinc.com, and be
available in archived format at
www.mdsinc.com/news_events/webcasts_presentations.asp after the
call.
About MDS Inc.
MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ) is a global health science
company that provides market-leading products and services used for
the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a
leading provider of innovative technologies for use in medical
imaging and radiotherapeutics, and sterilization technologies
benefiting the lives of millions of people in more than 65
countries around the world. Our products and services are used
daily by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical-device
manufacturers, hospitals, clinics and research laboratories. MDS
has more than 850 highly skilled people in five locations. Find out
more at www.mdsinc.com or www.mdsnordion.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements. Some
forward-looking statements may be identified by words like
"believes", "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "intends",
"indicates", "estimates" "projects" or similar expressions. The
statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. MDS's actual results
could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking
statements due to these risks and a number of other factors,
including, but not limited to, management of operational risks,
obligations retained and projected adjustments related to the sale
of MDS Analytical Technologies and MDS Pharma Services' Early Stage
and their success as ongoing businesses, or at all; the fact that
our operations will be substantially reduced as a result of the
sale of businesses; liabilities that we will retain from the
businesses sold; successful implementation of structural changes,
including restructuring plans; our ability to complete other
strategic transactions and to execute them successfully; technical
or manufacturing or distribution issues, the competitive
environment for MDS's products and services, the degree of market
penetration of its products and services, the ability to secure a
reliable supply of raw materials, the impact of our clients'
exercising rights to delay or cancel certain contracts, the
strength of the global economy, the stability of global equity
markets, the availability and cost of financing, the impact of the
movement of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies,
particularly the Canadian dollar and the euro, uncertainties
associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates, and
other factors set forth in reports and other documents filed by MDS
with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities from time
to time, including MDS's quarterly and annual MD&A, Annual
Information Form, and Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2009 filed
with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
SOURCE MDS Inc.