FORM 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

March 1, 2012

 

 

IRIDEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-27598   77-0210467

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1212 Terra Bella Avenue

Mountain View, California 94043

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 940-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 1, 2012, IRIDEX Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release discussing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated March 1, 2012.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    IRIDEX CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ DOMINIK BECK

 

Dominik Beck

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 1, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated March 1, 2012.
PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 1, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    LOGO         

IRIDEX Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Mountain View, Calif. - March 1, 2012…IRIDEX Corporation (Nasdaq: IRIX) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. Due to the sale of the Company’s aesthetics laser business in February 2012, the Company will be reporting its results for its continuing ophthalmology business.

 

 

Revenues from ophthalmology were $8.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, up sequentially from $8.3 million in the third quarter of 2011, and down from $9.0 million in the prior year period. Total sales from continuing operations for the year increased to $33.2 million, up from $32.3 million.

 

 

For the fourth quarter of 2011, income from continuing operations was $0.8 million or $0.08 per diluted share, up sequentially from $0.3 million or $0.02 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011, and up from $0.2 million or $0.02 per diluted share reported in the fourth quarter of 2010. The fourth quarter of 2011 includes a credit of $1.3 million to operating expenses and $0.3 million of other expense representing the impact of the settlement and distribution agreement signed in November with Alcon.

 

 

For the full-year 2011, income from continuing operations was $2.1 million or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to $1.7 million or $0.16 per diluted share reported in the full-year 2010. The full-year 2011 includes a credit of $1.3 million to operating expenses and $0.3 million of other expense representing the impact of the agreements with Alcon.

President and CEO Dominik Beck said, “The turn of the year 2011/12 marked the culmination of a period of intense business development and market activity as we executed on a number of key elements of our strategic plan. By selling our aesthetics laser business, we can now focus solely on our ophthalmology business. By entering into a distribution agreement with Alcon we have taken the next big step in making consumable products a key part of our growth strategy. And we now have growing affirmation that vision-preserving MicroPulse laser therapy is the way of the future - it makes more economic sense to healthcare systems, it is more profitable for physicians and healthcare providers and it has improved clinical outcomes for the patient compared to the current standard of care. We now have 10 year data and a pronouncement from the UK’s National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence to support our assertions.”

“As a result of these accomplishments, IRIDEX is uniquely positioned as the only public company with an exclusive focus on the large and growing retinal disease and glaucoma markets. In the coming year we will leverage our strong clinical foundation by adding more commercial focus to our business and product portfolio to drive significant revenue growth,” continued Dr. Beck.

Guidance for first quarter of fiscal 2012: Historically, the Company has provided quarterly revenue, margin and operating expense guidance for the coming 3-month period and intends to continue that practice in the future. Given the complexities surrounding the closing of the sale of the aesthetics business and related organizational changes in the first quarter, providing an accurate


assessment of margin and income is not possible at this time. Revenues are expected to be in the range of $8.5 million to $8.8 million. Gross margins and operating expenses will be impacted by special costs involved with selling the aesthetics business and the resulting organizational changes that have been made following that divestiture. For your information, the Company has provided an additional schedule with this press release that presents the four quarters and year for 2011 separating continuing operations from discontinued operations.

During the fourth quarter 2011, the Company continued to execute its share repurchase program. Since the beginning of 2011, approximately 168,000 shares have been repurchased at an average price of $3.86. The Board of Directors has approved an extension of the Company’s share repurchase program through May 2013 and an increase in the amount of cash available for the program to a total of $4 million.

Q4 2011 Business Highlights

 

   

Dominik Beck was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the IRIDEX Board of Directors in October 2011.

 

   

The Company expanded its product offering by introducing an optional MicroPulse module for the IQ532 (green) laser system and now provides a complete portfolio of infrared, yellow and green laser systems which can deliver MicroPulse laser treatments.

 

   

The Company entered into a license and distribution agreement with Alcon for the IRIDEX GreenTip™ Soft Tip Cannula family of products. The Company is excited about working with Alcon, the market leader in ophthalmology devices, and anticipates near term revenue growth in its cannula product line - part of the Company’s overall consumable product portfolio - as a result of this relationship, and will explore additional opportunities for future collaboration.

 

   

The Company announced that data from a clinical study compiled over 10 years demonstrated superior safety and efficacy of MicroPulse laser therapy - a vision preserving laser treatment without the retinal tissue damage associated with conventional laser therapy - for treating diabetic macular edema (DME).

 

   

The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance which determined that Novartis AG’s drug Lucentis® is not as cost effective as conventional laser therapy and rejected the leading drug therapy as a treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME), a swelling of retinal tissue and the most common cause of vision loss in diabetics.

 

   

The Company announced and subsequent to the year-end closed a purchase agreement for Cutera to acquire IRIDEX’ aesthetic business for approximately $5.1 million. The sale allows the resources of the entire organization to now focus on the substantial and growing opportunity in the worldwide retina and glaucoma markets.


Conference Call

IRIDEX management will conduct a conference call later today, Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties may access the live conference call via telephone by dialing (800) 762-8779 (U.S.) or (480) 629-9771 (International) and quoting Conference ID 4517801, or by visiting the Company’s website at www.iridex.com. A telephone replay will be available beginning on Thursday, March 1, 2012 through Thursday, March 8, 2012 by dialing (800) 406-7325 (U.S.) or (303) 590-3030 (International) and entering Access Code 4517801. In addition, later today an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website at www.iridex.com.

About IRIDEX

IRIDEX Corporation was founded in 1989 and is a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative and versatile laser-based medical systems, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation for the ophthalmology and otolaryngology market. We maintain a deep commitment to the success of our customers, with comprehensive technical, clinical, and service support programs. IRIDEX is dedicated to a standard of excellence, offering superior technology for superior results. IRIDEX products are sold in the United States through a direct sales force and internationally through a combination of a direct sales force and a network of approximately 70 independent distributors into 107 countries. For further information, visit the Company’s website at http://www.iridex.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the Company’s growth strategy, MicroPulse laser therapy, revenue growth and the Company’s projected fiscal 2012 financial results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Please see a detailed description of these and other risks contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 2, 2011, July 2, 2011 and October 1, 2011, each of which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date and will not be updated.

 

Company Contact:    Investor Relations Contact:
Jim Mackaness    Matt Clawson
Chief Financial Officer    Allen & Caron
650-940-4700    949-474-4300
   matt@allencaron.com

TABLES FOLLOW


IRIDEX Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended  
     December 31,     January 1,      December 31,     January 1,  
     2011     2011      2011     2011  

Total revenues

   $ 8,620      $ 9,037       $ 33,159      $ 32,308   

Cost of revenues

     4,342        4,573         16,869        16,106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     4,278        4,464         16,290        16,202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

         

Research and development

     1,166        885         3,913        3,753   

Sales and marketing

     2,147        2,094         7,458        7,095   

General and administrative

     1,066        923         4,259        4,163   

Legal settlement, net of expenses

     (1,274     —           (1,274     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,105        3,902         14,356        15,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     1,173        562         1,934        1,191   

Other income (expense)

         

Legal settlement

     —          —           800        800   

Interest and other income (expense), net

     (250     4         (296     (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (250     4         504        770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     923        566         2,438        1,961   

Provision for income taxes

     122        322         297        308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     801        244         2,141        1,653   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (15     593         469        1,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 786      $ 837       $ 2,610      $ 3,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

         

Basic:

         

Continuing operations

   $ 0.09      $ 0.03       $ 0.24      $ 0.18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

   ($ 0.00   $ 0.06       $ 0.05      $ 0.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.09      $ 0.09       $ 0.29      $ 0.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted:

         

Continuing operations

   $ 0.08      $ 0.02       $ 0.21      $ 0.16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

   ($ 0.00   $ 0.06       $ 0.05      $ 0.14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.08      $ 0.08       $ 0.26      $ 0.30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share - basic

     8,945        8,982         8,958        8,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share - diluted

     10,200        10,200         10,225        10,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 


IRIDEX Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     December 31,     January 1,  
     2011     2011  
Assets     

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,789      $ 8,347   

Accounts receivable, net

     5,551        5,457   

Inventories, net

     6,659        5,632   

Prepaids and other current assets

     464        389   

Current assets held for sale

     6,043        6,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     29,506        26,372   

Property and equipment, net

     325        336   

Other long-term assets

     199        206   

Other intangible assets, net

     745        821   

Goodwill

     533        473   

Non-current assets held for sale

     841        1,012   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 32,149      $ 29,220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Current Liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,580      $ 1,514   

Accrued compensation

     1,180        1,389   

Accrued expenses

     1,920        1,438   

Accrued warranty

     556        607   

Deferred revenue

     1,014        1,002   

Current liabilities held for sale

     2,663        3,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     8,913        9,197   

Long-Term Liabilities:

    

Other long-term liabilities

     810        596   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,723        9,793   

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Convertible preferred stock

     5        5   

Common stock

     92        89   

Additional paid-in capital

     42,032        41,168   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (35     (205

Treasury stock, at cost

     (1,078     (430

Accumulated deficit

     (18,590     (21,200
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     22,426        19,427   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 32,149      $ 29,220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


IRIDEX Corporation

2011 Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations, Quarterly and Year

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended      Quarter Ended      Quarter Ended     Quarter Ended     Fiscal Year  
     April 2,      July 2,      October 1,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2011      2011      2011     2011     2011  

Total revenues

   $ 8,196       $ 8,085       $ 8,258      $ 8,620      $ 33,159   

Cost of revenues

     4,112         4,147         4,268        4,342        16,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     4,084         3,938         3,990        4,278        16,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

            

Research and development

     963         890         894        1,166        3,913   

Sales and marketing

     1,778         1,786         1,747        2,147        7,458   

General and administrative

     1,083         1,022         1,088        1,066        4,259   

Legal settlement, net of expenses

     —           —           —          (1,274     (1,274
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,824         3,698         3,729        3,105        14,356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     260         240         261        1,173        1,934   

Other income (expense)

            

Legal settlement

     —           800         —          —          800   

Interest and other income (expense), net

     4         3         (53     (250     (296
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     4         803         (53     (250     504   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     264         1,043         208        923        2,438   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     79         144         (48     122        297   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     185         899         256        801        2,141   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     381         10         93        (15     469   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 566       $ 909       $ 349      $ 786      $ 2,610   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

            

Basic:

            

Continuing operations

   $ 0.02       $ 0.10       $ 0.03      $ 0.09      $ 0.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.04       $ 0.00       $ 0.01      ($ 0.00   $ 0.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.06       $ 0.10       $ 0.04      $ 0.09      $ 0.29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted:

            

Continuing operations

   $ 0.02       $ 0.09       $ 0.02      $ 0.08      $ 0.21   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

   $ 0.04       $ 0.00       $ 0.01      ($ 0.00   $ 0.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.06       $ 0.09       $ 0.03      $ 0.08      $ 0.26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share - basic

     8,964         8,961         8,965        8,945        8,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share - diluted

     10,215         10,231         10,253        10,200        10,225