UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): July 27, 2017  

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware001-3395704-3306140
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

84 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA 01746
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(508) 893-8999
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company [   ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

 
 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 27, 2017, Harvard Bioscience, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and the details of a related conference call to be held at 4:30 PM EST on July 27, 2017. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Number Title
   
99.1 Press Release issued by Harvard Bioscience, Inc. on July 27, 2017.


SIGNATURE

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.

 HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
   
  
Date: July 27, 2017By: /s/ Robert E. Gagnon        
  Robert E. Gagnon
  Chief Financial Officer
  


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
   
99.1 Press Release issued by Harvard Bioscience, Inc. on July 27, 2017.

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Harvard Bioscience Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results

HOLLISTON, Mass., July 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO) (the “Company”), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of solutions to advance life science, reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

Second Quarter Reported Results

Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were $25.2 million, a decrease of approximately $0.9 million, or 4% compared to revenues of $26.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. There were two main factors that contributed to the decline. Currency translation and the loss in revenues from the October 2016 AHN disposition both negatively impacted revenues in the quarter by approximately $0.6 million. Excluding currency translation and the impact of the AHN disposition, organic revenues grew approximately 1%, or $0.3 million in the second quarter. This result was primarily due to growth in the U.S. and China, partially offset by the continued softness in Europe. For a reconciliation of changes in revenues, refer to Exhibit 9 below.

Net loss, as measured under GAAP, was $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the same quarter in 2016.

Net income, on a non-GAAP basis, was $0.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2016. For a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP net income, and between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, refer to Exhibits 6 and 7 below, respectively. 

Year-to-Date Reported Results

Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were $49.4 million, a decrease of approximately $3.7 million, or 7% compared to revenues of $53.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Currency translation and the loss in revenues from the October 2016 AHN disposition negatively impacted revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 by approximately $1.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. For a reconciliation of changes in revenues, refer to Exhibit 9 below.     

Net loss, as measured under GAAP, was $1.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $1.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Net income, on a non-GAAP basis, was $1.5 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $2.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the same period in 2016. For a reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP net income, and between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, refer to Exhibits 6 and 7 below, respectively.

Financial Guidance

The Company expects to report 1% to 2% organic revenue growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2017, which equates to the high end of the full year 2017 guidance range previously issued on March 9, 2017. The Company now expects 2017 revenues to be flat compared to 2016 revenues on a constant currency basis and excluding the AHN disposition. This compares to the Company’s prior guidance of flat to slightly down compared to 2016 revenues on a constant currency basis and excluding the decline in revenues from the disposition of AHN in October of 2016.

As of today, the Company is updating its full-year 2017 earnings per diluted share guidance.  The Company expects to report a full-year 2017 GAAP diluted loss per share of approximately $0.02 to diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.00 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.13 to $0.15. This compares to the Company’s prior guidance of a full-year 2017 GAAP diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.02 to $0.04 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.15 to $0.17 compared to 2016 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. The Company’s non-GAAP earnings per share guidance has been updated to reflect current expectations, including foreign currency rates, as well as certain inventory charges incurred during the quarter.

The Company may incur charges, realize gains, or experience other events in 2017 that could cause actual results to vary from this guidance. Refer to Exhibit 8 below for a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance.

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Harvard Bioscience will be hosting a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 pm ET to discuss the financial results and recent business developments. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing 800-708-4539 for domestic callers or 847-619-6396 for international callers, and referencing the conference ID# 45318167. To listen to a live webcast or a replay, please visit the investor relations section of the Harvard Bioscience website at www.harvardbioscience.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In this press release, we have included non-GAAP financial information including revenues, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share. We believe that this non-GAAP financial information provides investors with an enhanced understanding of the underlying operations of the business. For the periods presented, these non-GAAP financial measures of revenues and income have excluded certain revenues and expenses and income primarily resulting from purchase accounting or events that we do not believe are related to the ongoing operations of the business such as currency translation, amortization of intangibles related to acquisitions, costs related to acquisition and disposition initiatives, forensic investigation and remediation costs, severance and restructuring expenses, and stock-based compensation expense. They also exclude the tax impact of the reconciling items. This non-GAAP financial information is used by our management to internally evaluate the operating results of the Company.  Tabular reconciliations of our non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are included as exhibits below in this press release.

The non-GAAP financial information provided in this press release should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the financial information provided and presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different than other companies’ non-GAAP financial information.

About Harvard Bioscience

Harvard Bioscience is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of solutions to advance life science. Our products are sold to thousands of researchers in over 100 countries through our global sales organization, websites, catalogs, and through distributors including Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., VWR, and other specialized distributors. We have sales and manufacturing operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Spain, France, Canada and China. For more information, please visit our website at www.harvardbioscience.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can identify these statements by our use of such words as "will," "guidance," "objectives," "optimistic," "potential," "future," "expects," "plans," "estimates," "continue," "drive," "strategy," "potential," "potentially," "growth," "long-term," "projects," "projected," "intends," "believes," "goals," "sees," "seek," "develop" "possible" "new," "emerging," "opportunity," "pursue" and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. Forward-looking statements in this press release or that may be made during our conference call may include, but are not limited to, statements or inferences about the Company's or management's beliefs or expectations, the Company's anticipated future revenues and earnings, the strength of the Company's market position and business model, the impact of acquisitions, or potential acquisitions, the outlook for the life sciences industry, the Company's business strategy, the positioning of the Company for growth, the market demand and opportunity for the Company's current products, or products it is developing or intends to develop, and the Company's plans, objectives and intentions that are not historical facts.

These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include reductions in customers’ research budgets or government funding; domestic and global economic conditions; economic, political and other risks associated with international revenues and operations; currency exchange rate fluctuations; economic and political conditions generally and those affecting pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; the seasonal nature of purchasing in Europe; the Company's failure to expand into foreign countries and international markets; the Company’s failure to realize the expected benefits of facility consolidations; the Company's inability to manage its growth; competition from the Company's competitors; material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; failure or inadequacy of the Company's information technology structure; impact of difficulties implementing our enterprise resource planning systems; the Company's failure to identify potential acquisition candidates and successfully close such acquisitions with favorable pricing or integrate acquired businesses or technologies; unanticipated costs relating to acquisitions and known and unknown costs arising in connection with the Company's consolidation of business functions and any restructuring initiatives; the Company’s inability to effectively sell spectrophotometer products following the retirement of the GE Healthcare brand; failure of any banking institution in which the Company deposits its funds or the institution's failure to provide services; the Company's substantial debt and its ability to meet the financial covenants contained in its credit facility; the Company's failure to raise or generate capital necessary to implement its acquisition and expansion strategy, expand operation and invest in new products; the failure of the Company's spin-off of Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (now known as Biostage, Inc., “Biostage”), to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes; the failure of Biostage to indemnify the Company for any liabilities associated with Biostage’s business; impact of any impairment of the Company's goodwill or intangible assets; the Company's ability to retain key personnel; rising commodity and precious metals costs; the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property and operate without infringing on others' intellectual property; exposure to product and other liability claims; plus factors described under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 or otherwise described in our other public filings. The Company's results may also be affected by factors of which the Company is not currently aware. The Company may not update these forward-looking statements, even though its situation may change in the future, unless it has obligations under the federal securities laws to update and disclose material developments related to previously disclosed information.

For investor inquiries, please call (508) 893-8066. Press releases may be found on the Harvard Bioscience website.

Exhibit 1   
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
(unaudited, in thousands)
    
 June 30, December 31,
  2017  2016
Assets   
    
  Cash and cash equivalents$4,724 $5,596
  Trade receivables 15,981  15,746
  Inventories  20,371  19,955
  Property, plant and equipment 4,286  4,296
  Goodwill and other intangibles 57,373  56,712
  Other assets 6,124  5,460
     Total assets$108,859 $107,765
    
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   
    
  Total liabilities$33,647 $35,569
  Stockholders’ equity 75,212  72,196
     Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$108,859 $107,765


Exhibit 2            
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. 
Consolidated Statements of Operations 
(In thousands, except per share data) 
(unaudited) 
                    
         Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
         June 30,  June 30, 
          2017    2016    2017    2016  
                    
Revenues $25,213   $26,136   $49,369   $53,099  
Cost of revenues  13,926    14,461    26,583    28,479  
 Gross profit  11,287    11,675    22,786    24,620  
                    
Sales and marketing expenses  4,982    5,086    10,030    10,188  
General and administrative expenses  4,404    5,236    9,610    11,184  
Research and development expenses  1,296    1,502    2,581    2,927  
Restructuring charges  -    1    -    12  
Amortization of intangible assets  604    690    1,203    1,370  
 Total operating expenses  11,286    12,515    23,424    25,681  
                    
Operating income (loss)  1    (840)   (638)   (1,061) 
                    
Other (expense) income:            
 Foreign exchange  (272)   282    (415)   273  
 Interest expense  (183)   (180)   (345)   (344) 
 Interest income  3    -    3    1  
 Other expense, net  (11)   (29)   (110)   (79) 
Other expense, net  (463)   73    (867)   (149) 
                    
Loss before income taxes  (462)   (767)   (1,505)   (1,210) 
Income tax (benefit) expense  (81)   (54)   (58)   139  
Net loss $(381)  $(713)  $(1,447)  $(1,349) 
                    
Loss per share:            
 Basic loss per common share $(0.01)  $(0.02)  $(0.04)  $(0.04) 
                    
 Diluted loss per common share $(0.01)  $(0.02)  $(0.04)  $(0.04) 
                    
Weighted average common shares:            
 Basic  34,695    34,127    34,638    34,070  
                    
 Diluted  34,695    34,127    34,638    34,070  


Exhibit 3    
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Information
(unaudited, in thousands)
     
 Six Months Ended
 June 30,
  2017    2016 
     
Cash flows from operations:    
Net loss$(1,447)  $(1,349)
Changes in assets and liabilities (2,286)   (2,377)
Other adjustments to operating cash flows 3,598    3,942 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (135)   216 
     
Investing activities:    
Additions to property, plant and equipment (437)   (402)
Other investing activities (39)   (10)
Net cash used in investing activities (476)   (412)
     
Financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of debt 2,000    2,000 
Repayments of debt (2,552)   (4,625)
Other financing activities (77)   (9)
Net cash used in financing activities (629)   (2,634)
     
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 368    (283)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (872)   (3,113)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period 5,596    6,744 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period$4,724   $3,631 


Exhibit 4 
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. 
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit 
(unaudited, in thousands) 
            
 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30, 
  2017    2016    2017    2016  
            
GAAP gross profit$11,287   $11,675   $22,786   $24,620  
            
Adjustments:           
            
            
Severance charges 67    -    79    -  
            
Stock-based compensation expense 17    16    30    27  
            
Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit$11,371   $11,691   $22,895   $24,647  
            
GAAP adjusted gross profit percentage 44.8%   44.7%   46.2%   46.4% 
            
Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit percentage 45.1%   44.7%   46.4%   46.4% 


Exhibit 5 
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. 
Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income 
(unaudited, in thousands) 
            
 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 June 30,  June 30, 
  2017   2016    2017    2016  
            
GAAP operating income (loss)$1  $(840)  $(638)  $(1,061) 
            
Adjustments:           
            
Amortization of intangible assets 604   690    1,203    1,370  
            
            
Forensic investigation and remediation costs 150   498    386    1,663  
            
Severance and restructuring charges 135   1    256    12  
            
Stock-based compensation expense 808   899    1,671    1,653  
            
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income$1,698  $1,248   $2,878   $3,637  


Exhibit 6           
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income
(unaudited, in thousands)
            
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
  June 30,  June 30,
  2017  2016  2017  2016
            
GAAP net loss$(381) $(713) $(1,447) $(1,349)
            
Adjustments:           
            
Amortization of intangible assets 604   690   1,203   1,370 
            
Forensic investigation and remediation costs 150   498   386   1,663 
            
Severance and restructuring charges 135   1   256   12 
            
Acquisition costs -   -   74   6 
            
Stock-based compensation expense 808   899   1,671   1,653 
            
Income taxes (A) (447)  (386)  (654)  (799)
            
Non-GAAP adjusted net income$869  $989  $1,489  $2,556 
            
(A)  Income taxes includes the tax effect of adjusting for the reconciling items using the calculated effective tax rate in the jurisdictions in which the reconciling items arise.
 


Exhibit 7          
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted Loss Per Common Share to Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
(unaudited)
           
 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
 June 30,  June 30,
  2017    2016    2017    2016 
           
GAAP diluted loss per common share$(0.01)  $(0.02)  $(0.04)  $(0.04)
           
Adjustments:          
           
Amortization of intangible assets 0.02    0.02    0.03    0.04 
           
           
Forensic investigation and remediation costs 0.01    0.01    0.01    0.05 
           
           
Severance and restructuring (credits) charges -    -    0.01    - 
           
           
Stock-based compensation expense 0.02    0.03    0.05    0.05 
           
Income taxes  (A) (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.02)   (0.02)
           
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per common share$0.03   $0.03   $0.04   $0.08 
           
(A)  Income taxes includes the tax effect of adjusting for the reconciling items using the calculated effective tax rate for the consolidated entity and any changes to valuation allowances.


Exhibit 8     
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Reconciliation of Guidance for 2017 GAAP Diluted Earnings per Common Share to Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share
(unaudited)
      
    
GAAP diluted earnings per common share (A) $(0.02) - 0.00   
      
Adjustments:     
      
Amortization of intangible assets  0.07   
      
Forensic investigation and remediation costs  0.01   
      
Severance and restructuring charges  0.01   
      
Stock-based compensation expense  0.10   
      
Income taxes (B)  (0.04)  
      
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per common share (A) $0.13 - 0.15   
      
(A)  This guidance excludes the impact of future acquisitions, acquisition costs, restructuring charges, forensic investigation and remediation costs, or other one time charges.
(B)  Income taxes includes the tax effect of adjusting for the reconciling items using the calculated effective tax rate in the jurisdictions in which the reconciling items arise and any changes to valuation allowances.


Exhibit 9                        
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Reconciliation of Changes In Revenues Compared to the Same Period of the Prior Year
(unaudited)
                         
  Three Months Ended For the
Year
Ended
 Three Months Ended For the
Year
Ended
 Three Months Ended Six Month
Ended
  Jun. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Jun. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, Jun. 30, Jun. 30,
  2015  2015  2015  2015  2016  2016  2016  2016  2016  2017  2017  2017 
                         
Change * 11.5% 3.9% -3.3% 3.7% 6.0% -8.6% -0.1% -3.6% -1.8% -7.9% -1.4% -4.7%
                         
Foreign exchange effect -4.7% -2.8% -3.3% -3.7% -1.3% -0.7% -2.7% -3.3% -2.0% -2.5% -2.1% -2.3%
                         
Total revenue change 6.8% 1.1% -6.6% 0.0% 4.7% -9.3% -2.8% -6.9% -3.8% -10.4% -3.5% -7.0%
                         
* - Excluding the impact of the AHN disposition in October of 2016, organic revenue declined 5.5%, increased 1.0%, and declined 2.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, and the six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.

 

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Director, Finance and Investor Relations

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