Teleflex Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Apr 26, 2011
Teleflex Inc. (TFX, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-03-27.

Teleflex Inc. has a market cap of $2.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $61 with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of Teleflex Inc. stocks is 2.2%. Teleflex Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 6.1% over the past 10 years.

Highlight of Business Operations:

On March 22, 2011, we completed the sale of our Marine business to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC for $123.1 million, consisting of $101.6 million in cash, net of $1.5 million of cash included in the Marine business as part of the net assets sold, plus a subordinated promissory note in the amount of $4.5 million and the assumption by the buyer of approximately $15.5 million in liabilities related to the Marine business. We realized a gain of $59.6 million, net of tax benefits, in connection with the sale. The Marine business consisted of our businesses that were engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of steering and throttle controls and engine and drive assemblies for the recreational marine market, heaters for commercial vehicles and burner units for military field feeding appliances.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues for the first quarter of 2011 increased to 28.3% from 27.4% in 2010. The $9.2 million increase in costs was due to approximately $6 million of higher spending, principally related to Medical Segment sales, marketing, and regulatory activities, and approximately $2 million of net separation costs for our former CEO (comprised of $5 million of payments under his employment agreement, less approximately $3 million of stock option and restricted share forfeitures).

Operating profit in the Medical Segment decreased 18%, from $73.5 million in the first quarter of 2010 to $60.5 million during the first quarter of 2011. Operating profit during the first quarter of 2011 was unfavorably impacted by approximately $8 million higher spending on sales, marketing, regulatory and research and development activities and by lower gross profit of approximately $6 million, in spite of core revenue growth. Gross profit during the first quarter of 2011 was negatively impacted by higher manufacturing and raw material costs in North America and Europe of approximately $7 million, unfavorable product mix in Europe and Asia of approximately $2 million and fuel-related freight surcharges of approximately $2 million.

During the first quarter of 2011, we prepaid the entire outstanding $165.8 million principal amount of our senior notes issued in 2004 (2004 Notes). In addition, we paid the holders of the 2004 Notes a $13.9 million prepayment make-whole amount and accrued and unpaid interest. We recorded the prepayment make-whole amount and a $0.7 million write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs incurred prior to the prepayment of the 2004 Notes as a loss on extinguishment of debt during the first quarter of 2011. We used $150 million in borrowings under our revolving credit facility and available cash to fund the prepayment of the 2004 Notes.

Investing activities from continuing operations provided net cash of $64.6 million during the first three months of 2011, primarily reflecting $101.6 million in proceeds, net of $1.5 million in cash sold, from the sale of Marine, partly offset by the acquisition of VasoNova for $30.6 million and capital expenditures of $6.4 million. The $30.6 million paid for the acquisition of VasoNova includes the initial payment of $25 million plus a $6 million contingent payment made to the former VasoNova security holders upon receiving 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration less a hold back fee and cash in the business obtained in the acquisition.

Financing activities from continuing operations used net cash of $87.5 million during the first three months of 2011. Of this amount, we used approximately $80.6 million in connection with the prepayment of our 2004 Notes (including the related make whole amounts paid to the holders of the 2004 Notes and related fees), which was partly offset by the borrowings under the Incremental Agreement as described above. The remaining $6.9 million use of cash related to dividend payments of $13.6 million, partly offset by $6.7 million in proceeds we received from the exercise of outstanding stock options issued under our stock compensation plans.

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