Varian Medical Systems Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 | Varian

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Varian Medical Systems Reports Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today is reporting net earnings from continuing operations of $0.86 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, up 18 percent from the year-ago quarter.  Revenues for the quarter were $648 million, up 11 percent from the prior-year period and up 9 percent on a constant currency basis. Order backlog at the end of the second quarter rose 11 percent from the prior-year quarter to $2.2 billion.

"Demand for our new TrueBeam system, Oncology services, X-ray tubes and panels, as well as our security products, led to healthy orders and revenue growth and improved gross and operating margins during the quarter," said Tim Guertin, president and CEO of Varian Medical Systems.  "Although it is too early to determine the eventual impact of the tragic situation in Japan, it had minimal impact on orders, revenues, and profits in any of our businesses during the quarter."

At the end of the quarter, the company had $584 million in cash and cash equivalents and $143 million of debt.  During the second quarter, the company spent $238 million to buy 3.5 million shares of its common stock through a previously announced accelerated share repurchase program.  Days sales outstanding for the quarter was 79, an increase of 3 days from the year-ago period.  

Oncology Systems

Second quarter revenues from Oncology Systems' products and services for radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and brachytherapy totaled $508 million, up 9 percent from the same period last fiscal year.  Second quarter net orders totaled $520 million, up 9 percent versus the year-ago period, or 8 percent on a constant currency basis.  Net orders rose 12 percent in North America and increased 7 percent in the international markets. Double digit order gains in Europe and the Rest of the World more than offset a decline in Asia where the year-ago comparison included unusually high orders related to the final quarter of a government stimulus spending program in Japan.

"Oncology Systems generated healthy order growth for its TrueBeam radiotherapy and radiosurgery platform, global services, and software upgrades," Guertin said.  "Higher TrueBeam shipments and service also drove revenue growth for the business during the quarter."  

X-Ray Products

Second quarter revenues from X-Ray Products tubes and flat panel digital detectors for filmless imaging were $118 million, up 15 percent from the year-ago quarter.  Compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010, X-Ray Products' second quarter net orders rose 18 percent to $124 million.  

"This business maintained its growth momentum during the quarter with strong demand for both tubes and panels," said Guertin.  "Robust demand for our dynamic panels contributed to the orders growth in our flat panel business. Meanwhile, we saw balanced order growth across our line of tubes, reflecting what we believe is a continued recovery in the X-ray imaging industry."    

Other

The company's Other category, which is comprised of the Security and Inspection Products (SIP) business, the Varian Particle Therapy business, and the Ginzton Technology Center, recorded second quarter revenues of $23 million, up 20 percent from the year-ago period.  Net orders in the company's Other category were $38 million, up by $25 million driven by growth in the Security and Inspection Products business which, as previously announced, booked a large order from the U.S. government for border protection products.

Outlook

"While our businesses face some uncertainty related to ongoing effects of the catastrophe in Japan, our outlook for the balance of the fiscal year remains unchanged," said Guertin. "For fiscal 2011, we continue to estimate that annual revenues could grow 10 to 11 percent over the fiscal 2010 total, and net earnings per diluted share from continuing operations could be in the range of $3.39 to $3.45.  For the third quarter of fiscal 2011, we estimate that total company revenues could increase by about 11 to 12 percent over the prior year period and that net earnings per diluted share from continuing operations could be in the range of $0.80 to $0.83."

Investor Conference Call

Varian Medical Systems is scheduled to conduct its second quarter fiscal year 2011 conference call at 2 p.m. PT today.  To hear a live webcast or replay of the call, visit the investor relations page on the company's website at www.varian.com/investor where it will be archived for a year.  To access the call via telephone, dial 1-866-383-8108 from inside the U.S. or 1-617-597-5343 from outside the U.S. and enter confirmation code 51675560.  The replay can be accessed by dialing 1 888 286-8010 from inside the U.S. or 1-617-801-6888 from outside the U.S. and entering confirmation code 43268063.  The telephone replay will be available through 5 p.m. PT, Friday, April 29, 2011.

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Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California,  is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 5,500 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 70 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information, this news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning industry outlook, including growth drivers; the company's future orders, revenues, backlog, or earnings growth; future financial results; market acceptance of or transition to new products or technology such as TrueBeam and our radiographic flat panel detectors, image-guided radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, filmless X-rays, proton therapy, and security and inspection, and any statements using the terms "expect," "can," "could," "believe," "estimate," "outlook," or similar statements are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include the effect of economic conditions, including the strength of any recovery from the global recession; the impact of recently enacted federal health care legislation and any further health care reforms (including changes to Medicare and Medicaid), and/or changes in third-party reimbursement levels; currency exchange rates and tax rates; demand for the company's products; the company's ability to develop, commercialize, and deploy new products such as the TrueBeam platform; the company's ability to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory requirements for product clearances or to comply with FDA and other regulatory regulations or procedures; changes in the regulatory environment, including with respect to FDA requirements; challenges in reducing or eliminating ongoing commitments retained from our discontinued research instruments business; the effect of adverse publicity; the company's reliance on sole or limited-source suppliers; the impact of reduced or limited demand by purchasers of certain X-ray products, including those located in Japan; the company's ability to maintain or increase margins; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the potential loss of key distributors or key personnel; challenges to public tender awards and the loss of such awards or other orders; and the other risks listed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which by this reference are incorporated herein. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this release because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

A summary of earnings and other financial information follows.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(Unaudited)





(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)


Q2 QTR
2011


Q2 QTR
2010


Q2 YTD
2011


Q2 YTD
2010



Net orders

$

681.5


593.2


1274.3


1,088.8



   Oncology Systems


520.1


476.2


979.1


912.7



   X-Ray Products


123.7


104.7


235.6


203.7



   Security & Inspection Products


37.1


11.7


58.4


33.8



   Varian Particle Therapy (1)


0.6


0.6


1.2


(61.4)



Order backlog

$

2,238.7


2,016.7


2,238.7


2,016.7



Revenues

$

648.4


585.6


1,228.3


1,126.5



   Oncology Systems


507.9


464.5


960.3


894.6



   X-Ray Products


117.8


102.2


229.4


193.6



   Other


22.7


18.9


38.6


38.3



Cost of revenues

$

359.4


331.6


672.5


631.5



Gross margin


289.0


254.0


555.8


495.0



   As a percent of revenues


44.6%


43.4%


45.3%


43.9%



Operating expenses











   Research and development  


43.9


38.9


82.4


77.3



   Selling, general and administrative  


93.9


79.6


185.2


163.1



Operating earnings


151.2


135.5


288.2


254.6



   As a percent of revenues


23.3%


23.1%


23.5%


22.6%




Interest income/(expense), net


-


(0.3)


0.1


(0.6)



Earnings before taxes


151.2


135.2


288.3


254.0



Taxes on earnings


48.1


44.1


88.7


84.1



Net earnings

$

103.1


91.1


199.6


169.9



 As a percent of revenues


15.9%


15.6%


16.2%


15.1%














Net earnings per share – basic

$

0.87


0.74


1.69


1.38














Net earnings per share – diluted

$

0.86


0.73


1.66


1.36














Shares used in the calculation of net earnings per share:    











   Average shares outstanding - basic


118.0


122.9


117.9


123.3



   Average shares outstanding - diluted


120.4


124.3


120.3


124.5














(1) Net orders for Q2 2010 YTD include the $62 million cancellation of the Skandion Kliniken proton therapy system order.




Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets






(In thousands)


April 1,


October 1,

2011

2010 (1)

(Unaudited)


Assets





Current assets





   Cash and cash equivalents

$

584,389

$

520,221

   Accounts receivable, net


564,147


591,677

   Inventories


422,467


363,933

   Deferred tax assets and other


235,091


205,513

Total current assets


1,806,094


1,681,344






Property, plant and equipment


589,584


562,763

   Accumulated depreciation and amortization


(307,761)


(294,836)

Property, plant and equipment, net


281,823


267,927






Goodwill


214,731


208,451

Other assets


166,922


166,230

Total assets

$

2,469,570

$

2,323,952






Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity





Current liabilities





   Accounts payable

$

122,920

$

119,018

   Accrued expenses


267,961


287,851

   Deferred revenues


142,795


141,916

   Advance payments from customers


304,961


275,998

   Product warranty


50,063


53,233

   Short-term borrowings


119,343


20,000

   Current maturities of long-term debt


10,759


5,525

Total current liabilities


1,018,802


903,541

Other long-term liabilities


122,545


127,175

Long-term debt


12,500


17,869

Total liabilities


1,153,847


1,048,585






Stockholders' Equity





Common stock


116,953


118,007

Capital in excess of par value


528,873


508,366

Retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss


669,897


648,994

Total stockholders' equity


1,315,723


1,275,367

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,469,570

$

2,323,952


(1)  The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of October 1, 2010 was derived from audited financial statements as of that date.




FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elisha Finney (650) 424-6803
elisha.finney@varian.com

Spencer Sias (650) 424-5782
spencer.sias@varian.com

SOURCE Varian Medical Systems