CONMED Corporation (NYSE:CNMD) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter 2025 Highlights

Sales of $321.3 million increased 2.9% year-over-year as reported and 3.8% in constant currency.
Domestic revenue increased 4.2% year-over-year.
International revenue increased 1.2% year-over-year as reported and 3.4% in constant currency.
Diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) were $0.19, compared to diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) of $0.63 in the first quarter of 2024.
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share⁽¹⁾ were $0.95, compared to adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $0.79 in the first quarter of 2024.

"We had a good start to 2025, which positions us well to achieve our full-year guidance," commented Patrick J. Beyer, CONMED's President and Chief Executive Officer. "I am proud of our team's dedication to strengthening our operations in order to better support our key growth platforms and drive long-term shareholder value."

2025 Outlook

Based on current foreign currency exchange rates, the Company now expects revenue currency headwinds of approximately 50 to 70 basis points, compared to 100 to 120 basis points previously. As a result of the Company's updated foreign currency expectations and its first quarter performance, full-year reported revenue is now expected to be between $1.350 billion and $1.378 billion, compared to the prior guidance range of between $1.344 billion and $1.372 billion.

Primarily as a result of these same updated foreign currency expectations and its first quarter performance, the Company now expects full-year adjusted diluted net earnings per share⁽²⁾ in the range of $4.45 to $4.60, compared to its prior range of $4.25 to $4.40.

This updated guidance does not include the effects of recent tariff announcements, which the Company estimates would result in a negative impact to EPS of approximately $0.14 in the second half of 2025.

Supplemental Financial Disclosures

⁽¹⁾ A reconciliation of reported diluted net earnings per share to adjusted diluted net earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, appears below.

⁽²⁾ Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted diluted net earnings per share to the comparable GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort, as discussed below.

Conference Call

The Company's management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its first quarter 2025 results.

To participate in the conference call via telephone, please click here to pre-register and obtain the dial-in number and passcode.

This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the "Investors" section of CONMED's website at www.conmed.com. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(in thousands except per share amounts, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025		2024

Net sales	$	321,256	$	312,273
Cost of sales		143,504		140,308
Gross profit		177,752		171,965
% of sales		55.3%		55.1%
Selling & administrative expense		148,847		123,358
Research & development expense		12,947		13,594
Income from operations		15,958		35,013
% of sales		5.0%		11.2%
Interest expense		8,286		9,594
Income before income taxes		7,672		25,419
Provision for income taxes		1,636		5,710
Net income	$	6,036	$	19,709

Basic EPS	$	0.19	$	0.64
Diluted EPS		0.19		0.63

Basic shares		30,973		30,780
Diluted shares		31,151		31,272

Sales Summary
(in millions, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
					% Change
								Domestic	International
	2025		2024		As Reported	Impact of Foreign Currency	Constant Currency	As Reported	As Reported	Impact of Foreign Currency	Constant Currency
Orthopedic Surgery	$	138.3	$	134.9	2.5%	1.4%	3.9%	-2.1%	5.6%	2.3%	7.9%
General Surgery		183.0		177.4	3.2%	0.6%	3.8%	6.9%	-5.2%	1.9%	-3.3%
	$	321.3	$	312.3	2.9%	0.9%	3.8%	4.2%	1.2%	2.2%	3.4%

Single-use Products	$	276.3	$	264.7	4.4%	1.0%	5.4%	6.2%	1.9%	2.3%	4.2%
Capital Products		45.0		47.6	-5.6%	0.9%	-4.7%	-9.5%	-2.0%	1.7%	-0.3%
	$	321.3	$	312.3	2.9%	0.9%	3.8%	4.2%	1.2%	2.2%	3.4%

Domestic	$	183.8	$	176.4	4.2%	0.0%	4.2%
International		137.5		135.9	1.2%	2.2%	3.4%
	$	321.3	$	312.3	2.9%	0.9%	3.8%

Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Gross Profit		Selling & Administrative Expense		Operating Income		Interest Expense		Tax Expense		Effective Tax Rate	Net Income		Diluted EPS
As reported	$	177,752	$	148,847	$	15,958	$	8,286	$	1,636	21.3%	$	6,036	$	0.19
% of sales		55.3%		46.3%		5.0%
Executive transition costs⁽¹⁾		-		(12,165)		12,165		-		2,812			9,353
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments⁽²⁾		-		(3,962)		3,962		-		916			3,046
Operational consulting fees⁽³⁾		3,410		(490)		3,900		-		901			2,999
Legal matters⁽⁴⁾		-		(1,037)		1,037		-		240			797
Gain on sale of product line⁽⁵⁾		-		354		(354)		-		(82)			(272)
	$	181,162	$	131,547	$	36,668	$	8,286	$	6,423		$	21,959
Adjusted gross profit %		56.4%
Amortization⁽⁶⁾	$	1,500		(7,172)		8,672		(1,443)		2,455			7,660
As adjusted			$	124,375	$	45,340	$	6,843	$	8,878	23.1%	$	29,619	$	0.95
% of sales				38.7%		14.1%

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Gross Profit		Selling & Administrative Expense		Operating Income		Interest Expense		Tax Expense		Effective Tax Rate	Net Income		Diluted EPS
As reported	$	171,965	$	123,358	$	35,013	$	9,594	$	5,710	22.5%	$	19,709	$	0.63
% of sales		55.1%		39.5%		11.2%
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments⁽²⁾		-		6,545		(6,545)		-		(940)			(5,605)
Legal matters⁽⁴⁾		-		(1,337)		1,337		-		192			1,145
Restructuring and related costs⁽⁷⁾		235		(1,539)		1,774		-		255			1,519
Asset impairment costs⁽⁸⁾		1,414		-		1,414		-		203			1,211
Termination of distributor agreement⁽⁹⁾		-		970		(970)		-		(139)			(831)
	$	173,614	$	127,997	$	32,023	$	9,594	$	5,281		$	17,148
Adjusted gross profit %		55.6%
Amortization⁽⁶⁾	$	1,500		(7,152)		8,652		(1,407)		2,444			7,615
As adjusted			$	120,845	$	40,675	$	8,187	$	7,725	23.8%	$	24,763	$	0.79
% of sales				38.7%		13.0%

(1) In 2025, the Company incurred cash and stock-based compensation costs related to advisory services provided by our former Chief Executive Officer.
(2) In 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded income/(expense) related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration.
(3) In 2025, the Company incurred costs related to the engagement of a consulting firm to evaluate and propose improvements to our manufacturing operations which are included in cost of sales. In addition, we incurred costs related to consultants which are included in selling & administrative expense.
(4) In 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred costs for third party services pertaining to potential issues with certain royalty payments to surgeons involved in design teams.
(5) In 2025, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of a product line.
(6) Includes amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing fees.
(7) In 2024, the Company incurred severance costs related to the elimination of certain positions.
(8) In 2024, the Company wrote off inventory, tooling and equipment related to the cancellation of a planned new product line.
(9) In 2024, the Company recorded an accrual adjustment related to the previous termination of a distributor agreement.

Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA
(in thousands, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025		2024

Net income	$	6,036	$	19,709
Provision for income taxes		1,636		5,710
Interest expense		8,286		9,594
Depreciation		4,235		4,046
Amortization		14,018		13,992
EBITDA	$	34,211	$	53,051

Stock-based compensation		6,381		6,240
Executive transition costs		12,165		-
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments		3,962		(6,545)
Operational consulting fees		3,900		-
Legal matters		1,037		1,337
Gain on sale of product line		(354)		-
Restructuring and related costs		-		1,774
Asset impairment costs		-		1,414
Termination of distributor agreement		-		(970)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	61,302	$	56,301


EBITDA Margin
EBITDA		10.6%		17.0%
Adjusted EBITDA		19.1%		18.0%

About CONMED Corporation

CONMED is a medical technology company that provides devices and equipment for surgical procedures. The Company's products are used by surgeons and other healthcare professionals in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, thoracic surgery, and gastroenterology. For more information, visit www.conmed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and associated conference call may contain forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and contingencies that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. For example, in addition to general industry and economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the full year ended December 31, 2024 and other risks and uncertainties, which may be detailed from time to time in reports filed by CONMED with the SEC. Any and all forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company's performance on a going-forward basis. The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management's expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct.

Supplemental Information - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company supplements the reporting of its financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including percentage sales growth in constant currency; adjusted gross profit; cost of sales excluding specified items; adjusted selling and administrative expenses; adjusted operating income; adjusted interest expense; adjusted income tax expense; adjusted effective income tax rate; adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net earnings per share (EPS). The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and shareholders in understanding its financial results and assessing its prospects for future performance. Management believes percentage sales growth in constant currency and the other adjusted measures described above are important indicators of its operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, its core operating results and provide a baseline for analyzing trends in the Company's underlying business. Further, the presentation of EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement that management considers useful for measuring aspects of the Company's cash flow. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for reviewing the operating results and analyzing potential future business trends in connection with its budget process and bases certain management incentive compensation on these non-GAAP financial measures.

Net sales on a constant currency basis is a non-GAAP measure. The Company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. To measure percentage sales growth in constant currency, the Company removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of net sales. To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, the Company excludes certain items that affect the comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported sales growth, gross profit, cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses, operating income, interest expense, income tax expense, effective income tax rate, net income and diluted net earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company's operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures above, provide a more complete understanding of the business. The Company strongly encourages investors and shareholders to review its financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

We are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of our expected diluted net earnings per share to expected adjusted diluted net earnings per share as we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort the impact and timing of acquisition, integration and other charges. The financial impact of these items is uncertain and is dependent on various factors, including timing, and could be material to our consolidated condensed statements of income.

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CONMED Corporation

Todd W. Garner

Chief Financial Officer

727-214-2975

ToddGarner@conmed.com

CONMED Corporation Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results