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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): November 5, 2020  

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware 001-33957 04-3306140
(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)

 

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:
 
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value HBIO The NASDAQ Stock Market

 

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 November 5, 2020, Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the details of a related conference call to be held at 8:00 AM EST on November 5, 2020. 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 Index   Description
  99.1   Press release issued by Harvard Bioscience, Inc. on November 5, 2020.
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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: November 5, 2020 By:  /s/ Michael A. Rossi  
    Michael A. Rossi  
    Chief Financial Officer  
       

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Harvard Bioscience Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

 

Disciplined cost management, cash conservation actions drive increased year-over-year operating income and reduced net debt

 

Operating margin up year-over-year on GAAP and adjusted basis
Revenue improved sequentially with solid CRO/pharma demand and academic labs reopening
Generated positive operating cash flow in Q3 with working capital improvements

 

HOLLISTON, Mass., Nov. 5, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Jim Green, Chairman and CEO said, “Since anticipating academic labs around the world would likely experience pandemic-related shutdowns early in the year, we moved aggressively to manage costs. These actions, combined with restructuring programs, reduced overall cost of operations delivering year-over-year adjusted operating income and margin growth.”

 

Green concluded, “The continued growth from CRO/pharma customers, reopening of academic labs and our lower cost of operations, are expected to drive solid operating margins throughout the rest of 2020 and allow for targeted commercial and product investments to drive revenue growth. We expect adjusted operating margins for the second half of 2020 to be in the mid to upper teens.”

 

Quarterly Financial Results Summary            
    Q3'20   Q2'20   Q3'19
             
Revenue   $24.0 million   $23.3 million   $27.4 million
             
Operating Income (Loss) (GAAP)   $0.2 million   $0.6 million   $(1.4) million
             
Adjusted Operating Income   $3.6 million   $4.1 million   $3.3 million
             
Adjusted Operating Margin   14.8%   17.7%   12.1%
             
Loss per diluted share (GAAP)   ($0.03)   ($0.04)   ($0.07)
             
Diluted EPS (GAAP)   $0.04   $0.05   $0.04
             
Adjusted Diluted EPS*   $41.6 million   $42.1 million   $48.8 million

 

*Debt outstanding less cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

 

Please refer to the exhibits below for a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures, including operating income, net income and loss, and diluted earnings per share. Please see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for additional information regarding our use of such adjusted financial information.

 

Webcast and Conference Call Details

 

Harvard Bioscience will be hosting a conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. You can access the live conference call by dialing the following phone numbers: toll-free 1 (877) 303-7611 or international 1 (970) 315-0445 and referencing the conference ID# 9438549.

 

The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and can be accessed through the Harvard Bioscience website. A slide presentation that will be referenced during the webcast will be posted to our Investor Relations website shortly before the webcast begins. To listen to the webcast, log on to the webcast at: http://investor.harvardbioscience.com/ and click on the Earnings Call icon.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

In this press release, we have included non-GAAP financial information including adjusted operating income, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per 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 have excluded certain expenses and income primarily resulting from purchase accounting or events that we do not believe are related to the underlying operations of the business such as amortization of intangibles related to acquisitions, costs related to acquisition, disposition and integration initiatives, impairment charges, severance, restructuring and other business transformation expenses, and stock-based compensation expense. They also exclude the tax impact of the reconciling items. This non-GAAP financial information approximates information used by our management to internally evaluate the operating results of the Company. Tabular reconciliations of our adjusted operating income, adjusted net income (loss), and adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share 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 leading developer, manufacturer and seller of technologies, products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Our customers range from renowned academic institutions and government laboratories, to the world’s leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical research organizations. With operations in North America, Europe, and China, we sell through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world.

 

 

 

For more information, please visit our website at www.harvardbioscience.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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, industry outlook, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business, 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. Investors should note that many factors, as more fully described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q issued in 2020 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as otherwise enumerated herein or therein may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified by these risk factors. 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 contact Michael A. Rossi, Chief Financial Officer at (508) 893-8999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended
   September 30, 2020  June 30, 2020  September 30, 2019
          
Revenues  $24,037   $23,308   $27,418 
Cost of revenues   10,542    9,452    12,440 
Gross profit   13,495    13,856    12,439 
                
Operating expenses:               
Sales and marketing expenses   4,588    4,279    5,294 
General and administrative expenses   5,399    5,670    6,604 
Research and development expenses   1,949    1,897    2,564 
Amortization of intangible assets   1,377    1,454    1,422 
Impairment charges   -    -    460 
Total operating expenses   13,313    13,300    16,344 
                
Operating income (loss)   182    556    (1,365)
                
Other expense:               
Interest expense, net   (1,205)   (1,233)   (1,348)
Other (expense) income, net   (392)   (191)   39 
Other expense   (1,597)   (1,424)   (1,309)
                
Loss before income taxes   (1,415)   (868)   (2,674)
Income tax provision (benefit)   (317)   713    (54)
Net loss  $(1,098)  $(1,581)  $(2,620)
                
Basic and diluted loss per share  $(0.03)  $(0.04)  $(0.07)
                
Weighted average common shares:               
Basic and diluted   38,920    38,468    38,036 

 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Nine Months Ended
   September 30, 2020  September 30, 2019
       
Revenues  $71,116   $85,204 
Cost of revenues   30,783    38,116 
Gross profit   40,333    47,088 
           
Operating expenses:          
Sales and marketing expenses   14,446    17,370 
General and administrative expenses   17,828    17,215 
Research and development expenses   6,336    8,070 
Amortization of intangible assets   4,258    4,289 
Impairment charges   -    1,401 
Total operating expenses   42,868    48,345 
           
Operating loss   (2,535)   (1,257)
           
Other expense:          
Interest expense, net   (3,737)   (4,129)
Other expense, net   (472)   (214)
Other expense   (4,209)   (4,343)
           
Loss before income taxes   (6,744)   (5,600)
Income tax provision (benefit)   451    (363)
Net loss  $(7,195)  $(5,237)
           
Basic and diluted loss per share  $(0.19)  $(0.14)
           
Weighted average common shares:          
Basic and diluted   38,540    37,764 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

   September 30, 2020  December 31, 2019
Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents  $2,806   $8,335 
Accounts receivables   13,879    20,704 
Inventories   22,689    22,061 
Other current assets   4,146    2,472 
Total current assets   43,520    53,572 
Property, plant and equipment   4,309    4,776 
Goodwill and other intangibles   91,962    95,786 
Other long-term assets   9,823    10,736 
Total assets  $149,614   $164,870 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
Current portion, long-term debt  $2,807   $6,900 
Other current liabilities   18,441    18,412 
Total current liabilities   21,248    25,312 
Long-term debt   40,669    46,917 
Other long-term liabilities   10,530    10,947 
Stockholders’ equity   77,167    81,694 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $149,614   $164,870 

 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

   Nine Months Ended
   September 30, 2020  September 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss  $(7,195)  $(5,237)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities   5,360    960 
Other adjustments to operating cash flows   8,676    10,102 
Net cash provided by operating activities   6,841    5,825 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Additions to property, plant and equipment   (1,088)   (778)
Disposition of business   -    1,020 
Other investing activities   -    (15)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (1,088)   227 
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from borrowings   9,615    4,300 
Repayments of debt   (20,251)   (11,103)
Other financing activities   (688)   (392)
Net cash used in financing activities   (11,324)   (7,195)
           
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   42    (185)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (5,529)   (1,328)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period   8,335    8,173 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period  $2,806   $6,845 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended
   September 30,  June 30,  September 30,
   2020  2020  2019
          
GAAP operating income (loss)  $182   $556   $(1,365)
Stock-based compensation expense   1,079    769    987 
Severance, restructuring and transformation costs   876    1,287    1,759 
Acquired intangible assets amortization and impairments   1,377    1,455    1,882 
Non-cash expense - acquisition accounting   51    53    59 
Adjusted operating income  $3,565   $4,120   $3,322 
                
GAAP operating margin   0.8%   2.4%   -5.0%
                
Adjusted operating margin   14.8%   17.7%   12.1%
                
GAAP net loss  $(1,098)  $(1,581)  $(2,620)
Stock-based compensation expense   1,079    769    987 
Severance, restructuring and transformation costs   876    1,287    1,759 
Acquired intangible assets amortization and impairments   1,377    1,455    1,882 
Non-cash expense - acquisition accounting   51    53    59 
Income taxes (A)   (823)   103    (341)
Adjusted net income  $1,462   $2,086   $1,726 
                
GAAP loss per diluted share  $(0.03)  $(0.04)  $(0.07)
Adjusted items after tax per share assuming dilution   0.07    0.09    0.11 
Adjusted earnings per diluted share  $0.04   $0.05   $0.04 
                
Weighted average diluted common shares:               
GAAP   38,920    38,468    38,036 
                
Adjusted   40,307    39,593    38,603 

 

(A)Income taxes includes the tax effect of the adjustments to GAAP results.

 

 

 

 

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Nine Months Ended
   September 30,  September 30,
   2020  2019
       
GAAP operating (loss) income  $(2,535)  $(1,257)
Stock-based compensation expense   2,641    2,193 
Severance, restructuring and transformation costs   3,635    2,391 
Acquired intangible assets amortization and impairments   4,258    5,690 
Non-cash expense - acquisition accounting   159    239 
Adjusted operating income  $8,158   $9,256 
           
GAAP operating margin   -3.6%   -1.5%
           
Adjusted operating margin   11.5%   10.9%
           
GAAP net loss  $(7,195)  $(5,237)
Stock-based compensation expense   2,641    2,193 
Severance, restructuring and transformation costs   3,635    2,391 
Acquired intangible assets amortization and impairments   4,258    5,690 
Non-cash expense - acquisition accounting   159    239 
Income taxes (A)   (435)   (1,294)
Adjusted net income  $3,063   $3,982 
           
GAAP loss per diluted share  $(0.19)  $(0.14)
Adjusted items after tax per share assuming dilution   0.27    0.24 
Adjusted earnings per diluted share  $0.08   $0.10 
           
Weighted average diluted common shares:          
GAAP   38,540    37,764 
           
Adjusted   39,824    38,251 

 

(A)Income taxes includes the tax effect of the adjustments to GAAP results.