UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

 

x                Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended April 4, 2015

 

Or

 

o                   Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from             to              

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-49798

 

THORATEC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

94-2340464

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

or organization)

 

 

 

 

 

6035 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton, California

 

94588

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(925) 847-8600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes o No x

 

As of May 1, 2015, the registrant had 54.2 million shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 



 

THORATEC CORPORATION

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part I. Financial Information

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Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014

6

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

28

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

28

Part II. Other Information

29

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

29

Item 1A. Risk Factors

29

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

30

Item 6. Exhibits

31

Signatures

32

Exhibits

 

EX-10.1

 

EX-31.1

 

EX-31.2

 

EX-32.1

 

EX-32.2

 

EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

 

EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT

 

EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

 



 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

THORATEC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

90,713

 

$

72,814

 

Short-term available-for-sale investments

 

149,661

 

157,664

 

Receivables, net of allowances of $1,565 in 2015 and $1,504 in 2014

 

70,209

 

72,847

 

Inventories

 

65,053

 

62,204

 

Deferred tax assets

 

15,727

 

15,727

 

Income tax receivable

 

8,128

 

10,778

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

11,581

 

12,458

 

Total current assets

 

411,072

 

404,492

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

50,122

 

51,231

 

Goodwill

 

224,372

 

225,293

 

Purchased intangible assets, net

 

40,844

 

44,488

 

Long-term available-for-sale investments

 

4,258

 

4,239

 

Other long-term assets

 

34,836

 

34,240

 

Total Assets

 

$

765,504

 

$

763,983

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

16,432

 

$

12,662

 

Accrued compensation

 

18,767

 

22,836

 

Warranty and related accrual

 

9,676

 

10,639

 

Contingent liabilities, current portion

 

5,782

 

14,902

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

17,819

 

20,441

 

Total current liabilities

 

68,476

 

81,480

 

Long-term deferred tax liability

 

3,745

 

3,592

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

15,507

 

14,458

 

Contingent liabilities, non-current portion (Note 2)

 

32,484

 

31,656

 

Total Liabilities

 

120,212

 

131,186

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares: no par, authorized 100,000; issued and outstanding 54,251 in 2015 and 54,109 in 2014

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

628,901

 

614,577

 

Retained earnings

 

35,675

 

40,242

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 

(19,284

)

(22,022

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

645,292

 

632,797

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

765,504

 

$

763,983

 

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THORATEC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4,
2015

 

March 29,
 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

121,308

 

$

125,697

 

Cost of product sales

 

37,129

 

40,026

 

Gross profit

 

84,179

 

85,671

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

40,117

 

35,501

 

Research and development

 

26,117

 

23,339

 

Total operating expenses

 

66,234

 

58,840

 

Income from operations

 

17,945

 

26,831

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income and other

 

817

 

247

 

Income before income taxes

 

18,762

 

27,078

 

Income tax expense

 

7,982

 

8,839

 

Net income

 

$

10,780

 

$

18,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.32

 

Diluted

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to compute net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

54,012

 

56,840

 

Diluted

 

54,906

 

57,666

 

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THORATEC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4,
2015

 

March 29,
 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

10,780

 

$

18,239

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on investments (net of taxes of $6 and $(286) for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively)

 

9

 

(1,411

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

2,729

 

1,459

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

2,738

 

48

 

Comprehensive Income

 

$

13,518

 

$

18,287

 

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THORATEC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4,
2015

 

March 29,
2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

10,780

 

$

18,239

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,493

 

4,163

 

Investment premium amortization, net

 

923

 

1,045

 

Allowance (benefit) for bad debt

 

164

 

(599

)

Foreign currency re-measurement and other

 

8,291

 

405

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

1,064

 

(467

)

Tax benefit related to stock plans

 

299

 

875

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

9,397

 

6,782

 

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

 

(1,036

)

(898

)

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

 

6

 

(41

)

Change in net deferred tax liability

 

(125

)

(207

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

675

 

(5,026

)

Inventories

 

(3,971

)

507

 

Other current and non-current assets

 

525

 

(316

)

Accounts payable

 

4,298

 

(1,030

)

Income taxes, net

 

5,204

 

(2,458

)

Other current and non-current liabilities

 

(5,603

)

(3,545

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

34,384

 

17,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

 

(36,405

)

(71,436

)

Sales and maturities of available-for-sale investments

 

43,197

 

50,011

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,473

)

(2,157

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

5,319

 

(23,582

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of contingent consideration

 

(7,699

)

(6,107

)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

10,635

 

2,653

 

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

 

1,036

 

898

 

Repurchase and retirement of common shares

 

(26,829

)

(22,285

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(22,857

)

(24,841

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,053

 

548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

17,899

 

(30,446

)

Net cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

72,814

 

139,099

 

Net cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

90,713

 

$

108,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of consolidated cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

2,685

 

$

10,801

 

Supplemental disclosure of consolidated non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers of equipment from inventory

 

$

257

 

$

650

 

Repurchases and retirement of common shares through other accrued liabilities

 

$

500

 

$

625

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment through accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

207

 

$

410

 

 

See notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THORATEC CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Thoratec Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) have been prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), without audit, and reflect all adjustments necessary (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and the accompanying notes thereto, filed with the SEC in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 (the “2014 Annual Report”). The operating results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

 

The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements necessarily requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet dates and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Significant items subject to management’s estimates include revenue recognition, the useful lives of property and equipment, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, stock-based compensation, income tax uncertainties, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, warranty accrual and contingent consideration.The actual amounts could differ from those estimated amounts.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of non-financial assets. The guidance in this ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. On April 1, 2015, FASB voted to propose to defer the effective date of this standard by one year to December 15, 2017. If amended, the standard will be effective for the Company starting in the fiscal year 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The new standard amends the guidelines for determining whether certain legal entities should be consolidated and reduces the number of consolidation models. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this new accounting guidance on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2. Acquisitions

 

We have accounted for our acquisitions as business combinations. In accordance with authoritative guidance on business combination accounting, the assets and liabilities of the acquired companies were recorded as of the acquisition date, at their respective fair values, and are consolidated within our condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations related to each company acquired have been included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations since the date each company was acquired. All acquisition-related costs are expensed and recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the periods presented.

 

Apica Acquisition in 2014

 

On July 2, 2014, we acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Apica Cardiovascular Limited (“Apica”) and certain related subsidiaries from the former stockholders of Apica (the “Apica Acquisition”). Under the terms of the Apica Acquisition, the initial purchase consideration was approximately $35.1 million (net of acquired cash and inclusive of the settlement of existing debt and Apica’s direct acquisition-related transaction costs), and we will be obligated to make potential future milestone payments, based on

 

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regulatory approvals and commercial sales, of up to $40.0 million. Total purchase price allocation was estimated at $60.8 million at the acquisition date, including the initial purchase consideration of approximately $35.1 million and the estimated fair values for contingent consideration totaling $25.7 million, which was recorded as a non-current liability because such contingent consideration is expected to be settled no earlier than 2016. Prior to the acquisition, Apica was developing a surgical implantation system (“SIS”) to improve the apical access and attachment of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (“LVAD”) to the apex of the heart. We plan to couple the SIS with our HeartMate product line with the intention to obtain regional regulatory approvals for commercialization. In addition, Apica had developed the apical access, stabilization, and closure (“ASC”) device, which is commercially sold in Europe and is used for transapical valve procedures. We incurred $2.3 million of acquisition-related costs in connection with the Apica Acquisition in 2014.

 

The purchase price allocation as of the acquisition date (as adjusted) is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Current assets (excluding cash)

 

$

548

 

Identifiable intangible assets:

 

 

 

Developed technology (ASC)

 

5,300

 

IPR&D asset (SIS)

 

26,500

 

Goodwill

 

31,491

 

Total assets

 

63,839

 

Less: Liabilities assumed

 

463

 

Deferred tax liability

 

2,562

 

Total estimated purchase price consideration

 

60,814

 

Less: Contingent consideration

 

25,700

 

Cash paid or payable at the acquisition closing

 

$

35,114

 

 

We recorded an IPR&D asset of $26.5 million, which represents an estimate of the fair value of the in-process technology related to the SIS device. The fair value of the IPR&D asset was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method which is equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable to that intangible asset, using a discount rate of 23% based on our best estimate of a market participant’s after-tax weighted average cost of capital. We also recorded an ASC intangible asset of $5.3 million, which represents the estimated fair value of the technology associated with the ASC device. The fair value of the ASC intangible asset was determined using the replacement cost method, which represents what a market participant’s estimated cost would be to obtain or develop the technology in its current state. The replacement cost method was utilized because of limited market opportunities associated with the ASC technology. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we discontinued the commercialization of the ASC device and impaired the unamortized net book value associated with the ASC intangible asset.

 

Goodwill is calculated as the difference between the acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair values assigned to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and primarily represents the expected synergies of Apica with our technologies. The goodwill of $31.5 million was allocated to our sole operating segment (Cardiovascular group) and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

 

The following pro forma information presents the combined results of operations for the three months ended March 29, 2014 as if we had completed the Apica acquisition at the beginning of 2013. The pro forma financial information is provided for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what actual results would have been had the acquisition occurred on the date indicated, nor does it give effect to synergies, cost savings, fair market value adjustments, immaterial depreciation expense and other changes expected to result from the acquisition. Accordingly, the pro forma financial results do not purport to be indicative of condensed consolidated results of operations as of the date hereof, for any period ended on the date hereof, or for any other future date or period.

 

 

 

Three months
Ended

March 29,
2014

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

125,697

 

Income before taxes

 

25,865

 

Net income

 

17,422

 

 

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Contingent Consideration

 

Our acquisition of Apica includes payments of future contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain regulatory approvals and commercial sales milestones. We determined the initial fair value of the contingent consideration in connection with the regulatory and commercial sales milestones using various estimates, including probabilities of success, discount rates and the estimated amount of time until the conditions of the milestone payments are met. This fair value measurement was based on significant inputs not observable in the market, representing a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy (see Note 3 for more information about fair value measurements). The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the regulatory milestones at the acquisition dates included a discount rate and probability-adjusted milestone payment date ranges. The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the commercial sales milestones at the acquisition dates included a discount rate and probability-weighted expected milestone payment date ranges based on the aggregate number of commercial units sold.

 

The fair value of recorded contingent consideration is re-measured at each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized within operating expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. We measure the liabilities on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. See Note 3 for further information regarding fair value measurements.

 

·                  In the first quarter of 2015, the fair value of the Apica contingent consideration increased by $0.5 million, in which $0.4 million was reported as research and development (“R&D”) expense and $0.1 million was reported as selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense. The increase was primarily a result of accretion associated with the passage of time.

 

·                  We acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities from Terumo Corporation related to the DuraHeart II Left Ventricular Assist System product line (“DuraHeart II”) in June 2013. Under the terms of the DuraHeart II acquisition, the initial purchase consideration was $13.0 million and we will be obligated to make potential future milestone payments, based on regulatory approvals and product sales, of up to $43.5 million. In the first quarter of 2015, the fair value of the DuraHeart II contingent consideration increased by $0.3 million ($0.1 million reported as R&D expense and $0.2 million reported as SG&A expense) as a result of a change in the discount rate and accretion associated with the passage of time. In the first quarter of 2014, the fair value decreased by $0.5 million ($1.6 million decrease reported as R&D expense, partially offset by $1.1 million increase reported as SG&A expense) as a result of the changes in the probabilities of success and timing of when milestones were expected to be met.

 

·                  Our acquisition of the medical business of Levitronix LLC (“Levitronix Medical”) in August 2011 requires payments of future contingent consideration annually through August 2015, which is calculated as 36% of annual revenues above agreed upon revenue targets. In the first quarter of 2015 and 2014, we paid $9.4 million and $7.0 million, respectively, related to the Levitronix Medical contingent consideration. We recorded a re-measurement adjustment of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, which was reported as SG&A expense. There were no re-measurement adjustments in first quarter of 2014.

 

Note 3. Fair Value Measurements

 

Our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are primarily comprised of investments in money market funds, certificates of deposit, municipal and corporate bonds, commercial paper, U.S. government agency securities, variable demand notes, asset-backed securities, auction rate securities, forward contracts, certain investments held as assets under the deferred compensation plan, marketable equity securities and the contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions. The fair value accounting guidance requires that assets and liabilities be carried at fair value and classified in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access

 

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves

 

Level 3: Inputs that are unobservable data points that are not corroborated by market data

 

We review the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the ability to observe valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels of certain securities within the fair value hierarchy. We recognize transfers into and out of levels within the fair value hierarchy in the period in which the actual event or change in circumstances caused the transfers to occur. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during either of the three months ended April 4, 2015 or March 29, 2014.

 

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The following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

Total Fair
Value

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

At April 4, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

51,588

 

$

51,558

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

1,250

 

 

1,250

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

1,151

 

 

1,151

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

2,711

 

 

2,711

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

106,258

 

 

106,258

 

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

8,338

 

 

8,338

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

23,552

 

 

23,552

 

 

Commercial paper

 

10,397

 

 

10,397

 

 

Asset-backed securities

 

1,116

 

 

1,116

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

4,018

 

 

4,018

 

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

4,258

 

 

 

4,258

 

Other long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments included in our deferred compensation plan

 

1,778

 

 

1,778

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

1,810

 

1,810

 

 

 

Other accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

1,622

 

 

1,622

 

 

Contingent consideration (current and long-term portions)

 

$

38,265

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,265

 

 

 

 

Total Fair
Value

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

At January 3, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

34,742

 

$

34,742

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial paper

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

1,006

 

 

1,006

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

2,691

 

 

2,691

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

117,681

 

 

117,681

 

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

8,340

 

 

8,340

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

19,632

 

 

19,632

 

 

Commercial paper

 

10,297

 

 

10,297

 

 

Asset-backed securities

 

1,714

 

 

1,714

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

3,759

 

 

3,759

 

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

4,239

 

 

 

4,239

 

Other long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments included in our deferred compensation plan

 

1,552

 

 

1,552

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

1,836

 

1,836

 

 

 

Other accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

913

 

 

913

 

 

Contingent consideration (current and long-term portions)

 

$

46,558

 

$

 

$

 

$

46,558

 

 

Financial assets and liabilities are considered Level 2 when their fair values are determined using inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data such as pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions, cash flow models with yield curves, and benchmark securities. Our Level 2 financial assets and liabilities include short-term investments, foreign exchange instruments and certain of our deferred compensation plan securities. In addition, Level 2 financial instruments are valued using comparisons to like-kind financial instruments and models that use readily observable market data as their basis.

 

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Financial assets and liabilities are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. Level 3 financial assets and liabilities include the following:

 

Auction rate securities—Due to limited market activity the determination of fair value requires significant judgment and estimates. The auction rate securities were valued using a discounted cash flow model over a five-year period based on estimated interest rates, the present value of future principal payments, and interest payments discounted at rates considered to reflect the current market conditions and the credit quality of auction rate securities.

 

Contingent liabilities—The fair value of the contingent consideration related to the acquisitions of Levitronix Medical, DuraHeart II and Apica requires significant management judgment and estimates. The fair value of each contingent consideration is re-measured at the end of each reporting period with the change in fair value recorded in operating expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Actual amounts paid may differ from the obligations recorded. The fair value of the Levitronix Medical contingent consideration is calculated using the income approach, using various revenue assumptions and applying a probability to each scenario. The fair value of the DuraHeart II contingent consideration is calculated using the income approach, using various estimates, including probabilities of success, discount rate and the estimated amount of time until the conditions of the milestone payments are met. Refer to Note 2 for a discussion of the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the Apica acquisition and further information regarding fair value measurements associated with the DuraHeart II acquisition.

 

Available-for-sale investments are carried at fair value and are included in the tables above under short- and long-term investments. The aggregate market value, cost basis and gross unrealized gains and losses of available-for-sale investments by major security type are as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

At April 4, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

$

106,197

 

$

70

 

$

(9

)

$

106,258

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

8,338

 

 

 

8,338

 

Corporate bonds

 

23,550

 

12

 

(10

)

23,552

 

Commercial paper

 

10,397

 

 

 

10,397

 

Asset-backed securities

 

1,117

 

 

(1

)

1,116

 

Total short-term investments

 

$

149,599

 

$

82

 

$

(20

)

$

149,661

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

4,900

 

$

 

$

(642

)

$

4,258

 

Other long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

2,996

 

 

(1,186

)

1,810

 

Total long-term

 

$

7,896

 

$

 

$

(1,828

)

$

6,068

 

At January 3, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal bonds

 

$

117,614

 

$

83

 

$

(16

)

$

117,681

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

8,341

 

 

(1

)

8,340

 

Corporate bonds

 

19,655

 

1

 

(24

)

19,632

 

Commercial paper

 

10,297

 

 

 

10,297

 

Asset-backed securities

 

1,715

 

 

(1

)

1,714

 

Total short-term investments

 

$

157,622

 

$

84

 

$

(42

)

$

157,664

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

4,900

 

$

 

$

(661

)

$

4,239

 

Other long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable equity securities

 

2,996

 

 

(1,160

)

1,836

 

Total long-term

 

$

7,896

 

$

 

$

(1,821

)

$

6,075

 

 

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As of April 4, 2015, our marketable equity securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months. We believe that the decline in fair value of the marketable equity securities below our cost basis is temporary and we intend to retain the securities for a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery in the market value of these investments.

 

Our deferred compensation plan includes our corporate owned life insurance policies and mutual fund investments. The underlying mutual fund investments are deemed trading securities. The mutual fund investments’ fair value and the cash surrender value of our corporate-owned life insurance policies are classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in “Other long-term assets.” The aggregate value of our deferred compensation plan assets as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015 was $6.3 million and $6.0 million, respectively. The unrealized gain before tax from the change in the value of the deferred compensation plan was not significant in the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt investments, by contractual maturity, were as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

At April 4, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

Maturing within 1 year

 

$

112,033

 

$

112,072

 

Maturing after 1 year through 5 years

 

37,566

 

37,589

 

Short-term available-for-sale investments

 

149,599

 

149,661

 

Maturing after 5 years

 

4,900

 

4,258

 

 

 

$

154,499

 

$

153,919

 

 

The following table provides a roll forward of the fair value, as determined by Level 3 inputs, of the auction rate securities during the first quarter of 2015:

 

 

 

Auction
Rate
Securities

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of January 3, 2015

 

$

4,239

 

Unrealized holding gain on auction rate securities, included in other comprehensive income (loss)

 

19

 

Balance as of April 4, 2015

 

$

4,258

 

 

The following table provides a roll forward of the fair value, as determined by Level 3 inputs, of contingent consideration during the first quarter of 2015:

 

 

 

Contingent
Consideration

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of January 3, 2015

 

$

46,558

 

Payments

 

(9,357

)

Change in fair value

 

1,065

 

Balance as of April 4, 2015

 

$

38,266

 

 

The following table presents quantitative information about the inputs and valuation methodologies used for our fair value measurements classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at April 4, 2015, and January 3, 2015:

 

 

 

Fair Value at
April 4, 2015
(in thousands)

 

Valuation
Methodology

 

Significant Unobservable
Input

 

Weighted Average
(range, if applicable)

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

4,258

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

1.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market credit spread

 

2.72

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity factor

 

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levitronix Medical Contingent consideration

 

$

5,783

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Revenue

 

$30.1 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuraHeart II Contingent consideration

 

$

5,513

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Milestone dates

 

2017 to 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.47% to 25%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent probabilities assigned to scenarios

 

5% to 67%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apica Contingent consideration

 

$

26,970

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Milestone dates

 

2016 to 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent probabilities assigned to scenarios

 

7.5% to 30%

 

 

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Fair Value at
January 3,
2015
(in thousands)

 

Valuation
Methodology

 

Significant Unobservable
Input

 

Weighted Average
(range, if applicable)

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

4,239

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Discount rate

 

1.61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market credit spread

 

2.83

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity factor

 

0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Levitronix Medical Contingent consideration

 

$

14,902

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Revenue

 

$29.4 million for fiscal year 2015; $50.0 million for fiscal year 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuraHeart II Contingent consideration

 

$

5,189

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Milestone dates

 

2017 to 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.63% to 22.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent probabilities assigned to scenarios

 

5% to 67%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apica Contingent consideration

 

$

26,467

 

Multiple outcome discounted cash flow

 

Milestone dates

 

2016 to 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.63

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent probabilities assigned to scenarios

 

7.5% to 30%

 

 

Auction Rate Securities

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the auction rate securities are the weighted average discount rate, market credit spread and liquidity factor. A significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate in isolation could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement, whereas a significant increase (decrease) in the market credit spread and liquidity factor in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Although the discount rate as compared to the market credit spread and liquidity factors are not directly related, they will generally move in opposite directions.

 

The fair value of auction rate securities is calculated on a quarterly basis by senior management based on a collaborative effort of the corporate treasury and accounting groups. To assess the reasonableness of the fair value measurement, management compares its fair value measurement to the values calculated by independent third parties.

 

Contingent Consideration

 

The fair values of contingent consideration are measured using projected payment dates, discount rates, probabilities of payments, and projected revenues (for revenue-based considerations). Projected contingent payment amounts are discounted back to the current period using a discounted cash flow model. A significant increase (decrease) in the projected revenue in isolation could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement; a significant delay (acceleration) in the product development (including projected regulatory milestone) achievement date in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement; a significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement; and the changes in the probability of occurrence between the outcomes in isolation could result in a significant change in fair value measurement.

 

The fair values of the contingent consideration are calculated on a quarterly basis by management based on a collaborative effort of our regulatory, research and development, operations, finance and accounting groups, as appropriate. Potential valuation adjustments are made as additional information becomes available, including the progress toward achieving revenue and milestone targets as compared to initial projections, the impact of market competition and changes in actual and projected product mix and average selling price, with the impact of such adjustments being recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

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Assets and Liabilities That Are Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

 

Non-marketable equity investments and non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets, and property, plant, and equipment (measured at fair value if a write-down is recognized) are evaluated for impairment annually or when indicators of impairment exist. Non-financial assets such as identified intangible assets acquired in connection with our acquisitions are measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs, which include discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, when there is limited market activity and the determination of fair value requires significant judgment and estimates. In addition, in evaluating the fair value of goodwill impairment, further corroboration is obtained using our market capitalization. No impairment was recorded in either the three months ended April 4, 2015 or March 29, 2014.

 

Note 4. Foreign Exchange Instruments

 

We utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts and options with recognized financial institutions to manage our exposure to the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on certain intercompany balances and foreign currency denominated sales and purchase transactions. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. These forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Principal hedged currencies include the Euro, British Pound Sterling, and U.S. Dollar. The periods of these forward contracts range up to approximately three months and the notional amounts are intended to be consistent with changes in the underlying exposures. We intend to exchange foreign currencies for U.S. Dollars at maturity.

 

Total gross notional amounts for outstanding derivatives instruments were as follows:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

Forward contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

Euro (sell)

 

19.2 million

 

15.8 million

 

British Pound Sterling (sell)

 

£

1.5 million

 

£

1.5 million

 

U.S. Dollar (sell)

 

$

24.0 million

 

$

21.2 million

 

U.S. Dollar (buy)

 

$

57.5 million

 

$

59.0 million

 

 

The following table shows the derivative instruments measured at gross fair value reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

As of April 4, 2015

 

As of January 3, 2015

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses
and other assets

 

Other accrued
liabilities

 

Prepaid expenses
and other assets

 

Other accrued
liabilities

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (forward contracts)

 

$

4,018

 

$

1,622

 

$

3,759

 

$

913

 

 

The following table shows the effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments and foreign currency transactions gains and losses which were included in “Interest income and other” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Foreign currency exchange gain on foreign contracts

 

$

9,491

 

$

353

 

Foreign currency transactions loss

 

(9,271

)

(410

)

 

Note 5. Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations Information

 

The following tables provide details of selected condensed consolidated balance sheets items as of the end of each period:

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Finished goods

 

$

27,161

 

$

24,871

 

Work in process

 

18,818

 

18,135

 

Raw materials

 

19,074

 

19,198

 

Total

 

$

65,053

 

$

62,204

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Land, building and improvements

 

$

20,600

 

$

20,600

 

Equipment and capitalized software

 

56,312

 

56,696

 

Furniture and leasehold improvements

 

26,016

 

25,710

 

Total

 

102,928

 

103,006

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(52,806

)

(51,775

)

Total

 

$

50,122

 

$

51,231

 

 

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As of April 4, 2015, we have $4.4 million of equipment from the DuraHeart II acquisition which is expected to be placed in service in 2015 and is included in the “Equipment and capitalized software” line in the table above.

 

Depreciation expense in the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 was $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

 

Warranty and related costs are accrued for based on our best estimates when management determines that it is probable a charge or liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Warranty and related accruals and the changes in the balances for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 were as follows:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of the period

 

$

10,639

 

$

9,899

 

Additions

 

1,575

 

909

 

Change in estimate

 

688

 

 

Settlements

 

(3,226

)

(1,162

)

Balance, end of the period

 

$

9,676

 

$

9,646

 

 

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by component during the three months ended April 4, 2015:

 

 

 

Foreign currency
items (A)

 

Unrealized
gain (loss) on
available-for-sale
securities (A)

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance as of January 3, 2015

 

$

(20,781

)

$

(1,241

)

$

(22,022

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassification

 

2,729

 

9

 

2,738

 

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

2,729

 

9

 

2,738

 

Balance as of April 4, 2015

 

$

(18,052

)

$

(1,232

)

$

(19,284

)

 


(A)       All amounts are net of tax.

 

Items included in “Other accrued liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets that are in excess of 5% of total current liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Deferred revenue

 

$

3,435

 

$

5,063

 

 

Interest income and other consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

148

 

$

224

 

Foreign currency, net

 

220

 

(57

)

Other

 

449

 

80

 

Total interest income and other

 

$

817

 

$

247

 

 

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Note 6. Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets, net

 

The carrying amount of goodwill and the changes in the balance for the three months ended April 4, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance as of January 3, 2015

 

$

225,293

 

Foreign currency translation impact

 

(921

)

Balance as of April 4, 2015

 

$

224,372

 

 

Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization and impairment) were as follows:

 

 

 

At April 4, 2015

 

 

 

Gross
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Accumulated
Impairment

 

Net
Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents and trademarks

 

$

43,532

 

$

(36,502

)

$

 

$

7,030

 

Core technology

 

37,180

 

(23,959

)

(12,642

)

579

 

Developed technology

 

133,373

 

(86,369

)

(42,079

)

4,925

 

Customer based relationships and other

 

7,243

 

(5,821

)

 

1,422

 

Pre-existing license agreement

 

2,300

 

(1,205

)

 

1,095

 

Foreign currency translation impact

 

147

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

223,775

 

(153,856

)

(54,721

)

15,198

 

Intangible assets not yet subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuraHeart II IPR&D

 

12,400

 

 

(7,700

)

4,700

 

Apica VAD Tool IPR&D

 

26,500

 

 

 

26,500

 

Foreign currency translation impact

 

(5,554

)

 

 

(5,554

)

Total intangible assets

 

$

257,121

 

$

(153,856

)

$

(62,421

)

$

40,844

 

 

 

 

At January 3, 2015

 

 

 

Gross
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Accumulated
Impairment

 

Net
Amount

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patents and trademarks

 

$

43,532

 

$

(36,095

)

$

 

$

7,437

 

Core technology

 

37,180

 

(23,854

)

(12,642

)

684

 

Developed technology

 

133,373

 

(85,613

)

(42,079

)

5,681

 

Customer based relationships and other

 

7,243

 

(5,569

)

 

1,674

 

Pre-existing license agreement

 

2,300

 

(1,123

)

 

1,177

 

Foreign currency translation impact

 

(411

)

 

 

(411

)

 

 

223,217

 

(152,254

)

(54,721

)

16,242

 

Intangible assets not yet subject to amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DuraHeart II IPR&D

 

12,400

 

 

(7,700

)

4,700

 

Apica VAD Tool IPR&D

 

26,500

 

 

 

26,500

 

Foreign currency translation impact

 

(2,954

)

 

 

(2,954

)

Total intangible assets

 

$

259,163

 

$

(152,254

)

$

(62,421

)

$

44,488

 

 

Amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 was $1.2 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

 

Estimated amortization expenses for the next five fiscal years and all years thereafter, excluding intangible assets not yet subject to amortization are as follows:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fiscal year:

 

 

 

Remainder of 2015

 

$

3,486

 

2016

 

3,375

 

2017

 

2,504

 

2018

 

2,092

 

2019

 

1,697

 

Thereafter

 

2,044

 

Total

 

$

15,198

 

 

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Note 7. Credit Facility

 

On December 19, 2011, we signed an unsecured revolving credit facility agreement that provides for up to $50.0 million revolving credit that will expire on December 19, 2016. The interest rate charged on the amounts borrowed is LIBOR plus a margin (ranging from 0.75% to 1.25%). The agreement contains financial covenants with which we were in compliance as of April 4, 2015. The credit agreement permits us to use the facility for working capital and general corporate purposes. We did not have any borrowings under this credit facility during the three months ended April 4, 2015 or March 29, 2014.

 

Note 8. Legal Proceeding

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we are involved in litigation arising out of claims in the normal course of business. Based on the information presently available, management believes that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against us, the ultimate resolution of which will have a material effect on our financial position, liquidity or results of operations, although the results of litigation are inherently uncertain.

 

On January 24, 2014, we and three of our present and former officers were named as defendants in a putative shareholder class action entitled Cooper v. Thoratec Corp., Case No. 4:14-cv-00360, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The action asserts violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. On April 21, 2014, the Court appointed Bradley Cooper as Lead Plaintiff. On June 20, 2014, Mr. Cooper filed an amended class action complaint (“Amended Complaint”), adding a former officer of the Company as a defendant. The Amended Complaint alleged that during proposed class period (April 29, 2010 to November 27, 2013, inclusive), Defendants made false or misleading statements in various SEC filings, press releases, earnings calls, and healthcare conferences regarding the Company’s business and outlook, focusing primarily on Defendants’ alleged failure to disclose that there was a purported, known increase in the rate of pump  thrombosis for patients using the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device during the proposed class period. Plaintiff sought unspecified damages, among other relief. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim on August 19, 2014, which the Court granted in its entirety with leave to amend on November 26, 2014. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on January 20, 2015 (the “Second Amended Complaint”). In the Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff amended the class period from May 11, 2011 to August 6, 2014, inclusive, dropped a former officer of the Company as a defendant, and added Plaintiff Todd Labak, who is intended to replace Mr. Cooper as the Lead Plaintiff because Mr. Cooper no longer has Thoratec stock purchases within the proposed class period, among other changes. On March 23, 2015, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim.  Although the results of litigation are inherently uncertain, based on the information currently available, we do not believe the ultimate resolution of this action will have a material effect on our financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

Note 9. Share-Based Compensation

 

Our Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Stock Plan (“2006 Plan”) permits the issuance of stock options (“options”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”) and other types of awards to employees, directors, and consultants. As of April 4, 2015, approximately 1.9 million shares remained available for future issuance under the 2006 Plan, which assumes that PSUs will convert at 100% of target.

 

Share-based compensation consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

783

 

$

621

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

6,657

 

4,025

 

Research and development

 

1,957

 

2,136

 

Total share-based compensation expense before taxes

 

9,397

 

6,782

 

Tax benefit for share-based compensation expense

 

2,960

 

2,272

 

Total share-based compensation (net of taxes)

 

$

6,437

 

$

4,510

 

 

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Stock Options

 

The fair value of each option is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

Risk-free interest rate (weighted average)

 

1.52

%

2.19

%

Expected volatility

 

37

%

37

%

Expected option life (years)

 

5.01 years

 

4.96 years

 

Dividends

 

None

 

None

 

 

Stock option activity is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Number of
Options
(in thousands)

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Per Share

 

Weighted Average
Remaining Contract
Life (years)

 

Outstanding options as of January 3, 2015

 

2,737

 

$

31.04

 

6.95

 

Granted

 

167

 

40.26

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(371

)

28.70

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(37

)

34.73

 

 

 

Outstanding options as of April 4, 2015

 

2,496

 

31.95

 

7.10

 

Outstanding options exercisable as of April 4, 2015

 

1,342

 

29.74

 

5.69

 

Outstanding options vested as of April 4, 2015 and expected to vest

 

2,393

 

$

31.81

 

7.02

 

 

As of April 4, 2015, there was $8.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to options, which expense we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.78 years. The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted in the first quarter of 2015 was $13.86 per share.

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

Restricted stock unit activity is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Number of
Units
(in thousands)

 

Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value

 

Weighted Average
Remaining Contract
Life (in years)

 

Outstanding units as of January 3, 2015

 

1,573

 

$

33.31

 

1.36

 

Granted

 

598

 

40.95

 

 

 

Released

 

(415

)

33.38

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(75

)

34.18

 

 

 

Outstanding units as of April 4, 2015

 

1,681

 

$

35.97

 

1.85

 

 

As of April 4, 2015, there was $53.6 million of unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to RSUs, which amount we expect to recognize over 2.90 years.

 

Performance Share Units

 

We issue PSUs representing hypothetical shares of our common stock. Each PSU reflects multiple shares that may be issued to the award recipient, with the number of shares to be issued determined based on performance and market conditions (referred to as either a “Performance Condition PSU” or a “Market Condition PSU”). The actual number of shares the recipient receives at the end of a performance period may range from 0% up to 200% of the target shares granted. Recipients generally must remain employed by us on a continuous basis through the end of the applicable performance period in order to receive shares subject to that award. The stock-based compensation costs for these PSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, are recorded over the three- or four-year vesting period based on a graded accelerated vesting method.

 

With respect to Performance Condition PSUs, any change in estimates affecting the number of shares to be issued upon vesting of the PSUs would be accounted for as a cumulative adjustment to the compensation expense in the period in which the change occurs. In 2014, we issued approximately 69,000 Performance Condition PSUs and we expect that no shares will be issuable under such PSU’s based on a change in management’s estimate in 2014.

 

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On September 22, 2014, we granted approximately 188,000 Market Condition PSUs to our President and Chief Executive Officer. In the first quarter of 2015, we granted approximately 115,000 Market Condition PSUs to certain employees of the Company. Share-based compensation expense related to all Market Condition PSUs was $0.6 million in first quarter of 2015. As of April 4, 2015, we had $11.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, which we expect to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.32 years.

 

Note 10. Common and Preferred Stock

 

On December 5, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our shares of common stock (“December 2013 program”), which will expire on December 31, 2015. In the three months ended April 4, 2015, we repurchased $18.2 million of shares of our common stock under the December 2013 program, of which $0.5 million was unsettled and accrued in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 4, 2015. As of April 4, 2015, $76.7 million was available for repurchases of shares of our common stock under the December 2013 program. The December 2013 program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time.

 

We are incorporated in California, and as California law does not recognize treasury stock, the shares repurchased decreased the common shares outstanding. We recorded the $18.2 million of shares repurchased in the three months ended April 4, 2015 by reducing the additional paid-in capital (“APIC”) balance by the average value per share reflected in the account prior to the repurchase and allocating the excess as a reduction of retained earnings. Based on this allocation, APIC decreased by $6.5 million and retained earnings decreased by $11.7 million in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity.

 

We also purchased shares of our common stock that were not part of our publicly announced repurchase program, which represent the surrender value of shares of restricted stock units withheld in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting. The shares purchased do not reduce the dollar value that may yet be purchased under our publicly announced repurchase programs. The aggregate value of shares purchased in the three months ended April 4, 2015 was $5.4 million, which decreased APIC and retained earnings by $1.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, based on the same allocation methodology discussed above. The aggregate value of shares purchased in the three months ended March 29, 2014 was $6.7 million, which decreased APIC and retained earnings by $2.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively, based on the same allocation methodology discussed above.

 

Note 11. Income Taxes

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, we recorded a $2.3 million out-of-period adjustment to income tax expense related to the overstatement of certain tax benefits from 2011 to 2014. The adjustment was not considered material to the quarterly period ended April 4, 2015, or any previously issued interim or annual consolidated financial statements.

 

Our effective income tax rates in the first quarter of 2015 and 2014 were 42.5% and 32.6%, respectively. The increase is primarily due to the adjustment discussed above and was partially offset by a higher mix of income generated in lower tax rate jurisdictions.

 

During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that audit resolutions and the expiration of statutes of limitations could reduce our unrecognized tax benefits by up to $2.2 million. However, this amount may be subject to change as a result of final determinations by taxing authorities throughout the year.

 

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Note 12. Segment and Geographic Information

 

We have one operating segment and, and therefore, one reportable segment which develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for mechanical circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. Our chief operating decision-maker reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance, accompanied by disaggregated revenue information by product line. We do not assess the performance of our individual product lines on measures of profit or loss, or asset-based metrics. Therefore, the information below is presented only for revenues by product line, geography, and certain revenue category.

 

Product sales attributed to a country or region include product sales to hospitals, physicians and distributors and are based on final destinations where the products are sold. No individual customer or individual country outside of the U.S. accounted for more than 10% of product sales in either the first quarter of 2015 or 2014.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Product sales by geographic location:

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

96,093

 

$

95,605

 

International

 

25,215

 

30,092

 

Total

 

$

121,308

 

$

125,697

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Product sales by product line:

 

 

 

 

 

HeartMate

 

$

105,056

 

$

110,011

 

CentriMag

 

13,842

 

12,994

 

PVAD

 

1,731

 

2,252

 

Other

 

679

 

440

 

Total

 

$

121,308

 

$

125,697

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Product sales by category:

 

 

 

 

 

Pump

 

$

86,896

 

$

89,300

 

Non-Pump

 

33,733

 

35,957

 

Other

 

679

 

440

 

Total

 

$

121,308

 

$

125,697

 

 

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13. Net Income Per Share

 

We calculate basic earnings per share (“EPS”) using net earnings and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted EPS includes any dilutive effect of outstanding options and RSUs. PSUs are excluded from the shares used to compute diluted EPS until the performance conditions associated with the PSUs are met.

 

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators of each of the basic and diluted EPS calculations were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(stated in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,780

 

$

18,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used to compute basis EPS

 

54,012

 

56,840

 

Dilutive effect of share—based compensation plans

 

894

 

826

 

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted EPS

 

54,906

 

57,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.32

 

Diluted

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.32

 

 

Options to purchase 369,000 and 686,000 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, respectively, because their effect would have been antidilutive.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements can be identified by the words “expects,” “projects,” “believes,” “intends,” “should,” “estimate,” “will,” “would,” “may,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “could” and other similar words. Actual results, events or performance could differ materially from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. Therefore, readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these statements. Factors that could cause actual results or conditions to differ from those anticipated by these and other forward-looking statements include those more fully described in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We are not under any obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to publicly release any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

The following presentation of management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Thoratec Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a world leader in mechanical circulatory support with a product portfolio to treat the full range of clinical needs for advanced heart failure patients. We develop, manufacture and market proprietary medical devices used for mechanical circulatory support (“MCS”) for the treatment of heart failure (“HF”) patients. For chronic circulatory support for HF patients, our primary product lines are our ventricular assist devices (“VADs”): HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (“HeartMate II”), HeartMate III Left Ventricular Assist System (“HeartMate III”), and Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device (“PVAD”). We refer to HeartMate II and HeartMate III collectively as the “HeartMate product line” and PVAD as the “Thoratec product line.” For acute circulatory support, our product lines are CentriMag Acute Circulatory System (“CentriMag”) and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System (“PediMag/PediVAS”). HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD, CentriMag and PediMag/PediVAS are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), and have received Conformité Européene (“CE”) Mark approval in Europe.

 

MCS devices supplement the pumping function of the heart in patients with HF. In most cases, a cannula connects the left ventricle of the heart to a blood pump. Blood flows from the left ventricle to the pump chamber via the cannula, powered by an electric or air driven mechanism that drives the blood through another cannula into the aorta. From the aorta, the blood then circulates throughout the body. Mechanical or tissue valves enable unidirectional flow in some devices. Currently, the power source remains outside the body for all FDA-approved MCS devices. Some of our devices can also provide support for the right side of the heart.

 

HeartMate III, a centrifugal-flow, chronic, left ventricular assist system, is currently in U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) and Conformité Européene Mark clinical trials and has not yet been approved for commercial sales. The HeartMate III U.S. clinical trial is a randomized non-inferiority study comparing HeartMate III with HeartMate II and includes a primary endpoint of survival free of device replacement and debilitating stroke. In 2014, the trial began enrollment in a safety phase under conditional approval from the FDA for 30 patients at five sites. In early 2015, enrollment broadened up to 60 sites following full approval from the FDA based on 30-day follow-up data from the initial safety phase. The trial provides that the first 294 randomized patients will be followed for six months to evaluate a short-term indication such as Bridge-to-Transplantation. The first 366 randomized patients will be followed for 24 months to evaluate a long-term indication such as Destination Therapy. The trial also allows for approximately 600 additional randomized patients to be enrolled beyond the pivotal cohort in order to assess secondary endpoints. In 2014, fifty patients were enrolled in the CE Mark trial at ten locations in Europe, Central Asia, Canada and Australia. The CE Mark trial will evaluate patient survival with a six-month follow-up period, which will be reached in May 2015. HeartMate III, which incorporates a fully magnetically levitated technology foundation, is designed to lower adverse event rates through improved hemocompatibility and to enhance the ease of surgical placement through a compact size.

 

Our product portfolio of commercially approved implantable and external MCS devices is described below.

 

HeartMate II

 

HeartMate II is an implantable, electrically powered, continuous flow, left ventricular assist device (“LVAD”) consisting of a rotary blood pump designed to provide intermediate and long-term MCS. HeartMate II is designed to improve survival and quality of life for a broad range of advanced HF patients. Significantly smaller than our previous generation device and with only one moving part, HeartMate II is simpler and designed to operate more quietly than pulsatile devices.

 

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HeartMate II received FDA approval in April 2008 for bridge-to-transplantation (“BTT”) and received FDA approval for use in HF patients who are not eligible for heart transplantation (“Destination Therapy” or “DT”) in January 2010. In November 2005, we completed the required conformity assessment procedure and design dossier reviews to be given authority from our Notified Body to affix the CE Mark to the HeartMate II for marketing in Europe. HeartMate II is the world’s most widely used LVAD.

 

CentriMag

 

The CentriMag is an extracorporeal circulatory support device that provides hemodynamic stabilization in patients in need of cardiopulmonary support. The CentriMag Pump is electronically driven, centrifugal pump based on bearingless motor technology. CentriMag is cleared by the FDA for use up to six hours in patients requiring short-term extracorporeal circulatory support during cardiac surgery. Additionally, CentriMag is approved under an FDA humanitarian device exemption (“HDE”) to be used as a right ventricular assist device for periods of support up to thirty days in patients in cardiogenic shock due to acute right ventricular failure. The device is marketed in Europe to provide support for up to thirty days for both cardiac and respiratory failure.

 

PediMag/PediVAS

 

PediMag and PediVAS are identical, extracorporeal full-flow acute surgical support platforms incorporating a polycarbonate pump, based on magnetically levitated bearingless motor technology, designed to provide acute surgical support to pediatric patients. The brand names differ according to indication for use, duration of support, and regulatory approval. PediMag is cleared by the FDA for use, in conjunction with the CentriMag console and motor, for support periods of up to six hours. Outside the U.S., the device is branded as PediVAS. This device has been CE Marked for marketing in Europe to provide support for up to 30 days for both cardiac and respiratory failure.

 

PVAD

 

PVAD is an external, pulsatile VAD, FDA-approved for BTT and post-cardiotomy myocardial recovery. PVAD is a paracorporeal device that is less invasive than implantable VADs since only the cannulae are implanted. The paracorporeal nature of PVAD provides several benefits including shorter implantation times and the ability to use the device in smaller patients.

 

PVAD is designed for short-to-intermediate duration for post-cardiotomy myocardial recovery following cardiac surgery and BTT. PVAD and IVAD, described below, offer left, right or biventricular support for use for BTT. This characteristic is significant because the vast majority of BTT patients treated with PVAD and IVAD require right as well as left-side ventricular assistance. PVAD and IVAD are also the only devices approved for both BTT and recovery following cardiac surgery. PVAD incorporates our proprietary biomaterial, Thoralon, which has high tissue and blood compatibility and is resistant to blood clots.

 

PVAD received FDA approval for BTT in December 1995 and for recovery (post-cardiotomy) in May 1998. In June 1998, we completed the required conformity assessment procedure and design dossier reviews to be given authority from our Notified Body to affix the CE Mark to the PVAD, allowing for its commercial sale in Europe.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of these statements requires management to make judgments and estimates. Some accounting policies have a significant impact on amounts reported in these financial statements. A summary of significant accounting policies and a description of accounting policies that are considered critical may be found in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 1) and the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. There have been no changes in these significant accounting policies during the three months ended April 4, 2015.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth selected unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the periods indicated and as a percentage of total product sales:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

(in thousands, except for percentage data)

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

%

 

March 29, 2014

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

121,308

 

100.0

%

$

125,697

 

100.0

%

Cost of product sales

 

37,129

 

30.6

 

40,026

 

31.8

 

Gross profit

 

84,179

 

69.4

 

85,671

 

68.2

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

40,117

 

33.1

 

35,501

 

28.3

 

Research and development

 

26,117

 

21.5

 

23,339

 

18.6

 

Total operating expenses

 

66,234

 

54.6

 

58,840

 

46.9

 

Income from operations

 

17,945

 

14.8

 

26,831

 

21.3

 

Other income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income and other

 

817

 

0.7

 

247

 

0.2

 

Income before income tax expense

 

18,762

 

15.5

 

27,078

 

21.5

 

Income tax expense

 

7,982

 

6.6

 

8,839

 

7.0

 

Net income

 

$

10,780

 

8.9

 

$

18,239

 

14.5

 

 

Three months ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014

 

Product Sales

 

Product sales consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Total product sales

 

$

121,308

 

$

125,697

 

(3.5

)%

 

In the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014, product sales decreased by $4.4 million or 3.5%, driven by decreased sales volume of our HeartMate II, which was partially offset by an increase in sales volume of our CentriMag products. HeartMate II contributed $5.0 million to the decrease due primarily to lower sales activity in Japan and the impact of foreign exchange. Additionally, we experienced reduced market growth relative to the prior period in conjunction with market share loss to a competitive device, dynamics that may continue to affect our results. The PVAD product line declined by $0.5 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.8 million in sales of the CentriMag product line. From a regional perspective, the U.S. sales increased by $0.5 million and international sales decreased by $4.9 million in 2015 as compared to 2014, respectively.

 

Sales originating outside of the U.S. and U.S. export sales collectively accounted for 21% and 24% of our total product sales in the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2014, respectively.

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross profit and gross margin were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

Total gross profit

 

$

84,179

 

$

85,671

 

Total gross margin

 

69.4

%

68.2

%

 

In the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014, gross margin increased by 1.2 percentage points, which was primarily due to lower inventory—related charges and favorable manufacturing variances, in part offset by increased warranty expense, unfavorable product mix and the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The increased warranty expense primarily relates to the Pocket Controller, a trend that we have experienced in recent quarters and which may continue to affect our results.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Total selling, general and administration

 

$

40,117

 

$

35,501

 

13.0

%

 

In the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $4.6 million primarily due to $5.5 million of higher personnel and stock-based compensation expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million from the remeasurement of our estimated contingent consideration associated with our acquisitions and a $0.4 million decrease in other administrative expenses.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Total research and development

 

$

26,117

 

$

23,339

 

11.9

%

 

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses are largely project-driven, and fluctuate based on the level of project activity planned and subsequently approved and conducted.

 

In the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter of 2014, R&D expenses increased by $2.8 million primarily due to the remeasurement of our estimated contingent consideration of $2.1 million associated with our acquisitions and an increase in personnel costs of $0.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in other expenses of $0.1 million.

 

Interest Income and Other

 

Interest income and other consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

March 29, 2014

 

% Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

148

 

$

224

 

(33.9

)%

Foreign currency, net

 

220

 

(57

)

486

%

Other

 

449

 

80

 

461.3

%

Total interest income and other

 

$

817

 

$

247

 

 

 

 

The changes in interest income and other were primarily driven by changes in foreign exchange rates, the mark-to-market value of our deferred compensation plan assets, and favorable foreign currency re-measurement related to the Apica contingent consideration in the first quarter of 2015.

 

Income Taxes

 

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, we recorded a $2.3 million out-of-period adjustment to income tax expense related to the overstatement of certain tax benefits from 2011 to 2014. The adjustment was not considered material to the quarterly period ended April 4, 2015, or any previously issued interim or annual consolidated financial statements.

 

Our effective income tax rates in the first quarter of 2015 and 2014 were 42.5% and 32.6%, respectively. The increase is primarily due to the adjustment discussed above and was partially offset by a higher mix of income generated in lower tax rate jurisdictions.

 

Our effective tax rate is calculated based on the statutory tax rates imposed on projected annual pre-tax income or loss in various jurisdictions. Because changes in our forecasted earnings for 2015 can significantly affect our projected annual effective tax rate, our quarterly tax rate could fluctuate significantly depending on our profitability.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

 

Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid financial instruments that are readily convertible to cash and have maturities of 90 days or less from the date of purchase.

 

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Investments classified as short-term consist of various financial instruments such as municipal bonds, corporate bonds, variable demand notes, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and asset-backed securities. Bonds with high credit quality with maturities of greater than 90 days when purchased are classified as short-term available-for-sale investments. Investments classified as long-term consist of our investments in auction rate securities.

 

Following is a summary of our cash, cash equivalents and investments:

 

 

 

April 4, 2015

 

January 3, 2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

90,713

 

$

72,814

 

Short-term investments

 

149,661

 

157,664

 

Long-term investments

 

4,258

 

4,239

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and investments

 

$

244,632

 

$

234,717

 

 

We believe that cash and cash equivalents, short-term available-for-sale investments on hand and expected cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund our operations, capital requirements, and share repurchase programs for at least the next 12 months.

 

Cash Flow Activities

 

 

 

Three Months ended 
April 4, 2015

 

Three Months ended
March 29, 2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

34,384

 

$

17,429

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

5,319

 

(23,582

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(22,857

)

(24,841

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,053

 

548

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

17,899

 

$

(30,446

)

 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Cash provided by operating activities in the three months ended April 4, 2015 was $34.4 million and consisted of net income of $10.8 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $22.5 million, and cash provided by working capital of $1.1 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $9.4 million of stock-based compensation expense, $8.3 million of foreign currency remeasurement, $3.5 million of depreciation and amortization expense, and the remeasurement of the contingent consideration of $1.1 million. The increase in cash from the changes in working capital activities primarily consisted of increases in accounts payable and other liabilities totaling $3.9 million, offset by an increase in in inventory of $4.0 million with decreases in accounts receivable and other current assets of $1.2 million.

 

Cash provided by operating activities in the three months ended March 29, 2014 was $17.4 million and consisted of net income of $18.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $11.1 million, and cash used in working capital of $11.9 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $6.8 million of stock-based compensation expense and $4.2 million of depreciation and amortization expense, offset in part by the remeasurement of the contingent consideration of $0.5 million and excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation of $0.9 million. The decrease in cash from the changes in working capital activities primarily consisted of an increase in accounts receivable of $5.0 million due in part to a large international order in the first quarter of 2014. Decreases to accounts payable and other liabilities totaling $7.0 million also contributed to decrease in cash provided by operating activities.

 

Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

Cash provided by investing activities in the three months ended April 4, 2015 of $5.3 million was primarily attributable to maturities and sales of available for sale investments of $43.2 million, which was offset by the purchase of available for sale investments of $36.4 million and capital expenditures of $1.5 million to support our manufacturing facilities and administration growth.

 

Cash (used in) investing activities in the three months ended March 29, 2014 of $23.6 million was primarily attributable to purchases of available for sale investments of $71.4 million and capital expenditures of $2.2 million to support our manufacturing facilities and administration growth, which was offset by the maturities and sales of available for sale investments of $50.0 million.

 

Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities in the three months ended April 4, 2015 of $22.9 million was primarily comprised of $21.4 million used to repurchase shares of our common stock under the stock repurchase programs authorized, $5.4 million used to repurchase vested restricted stock units for settlement of income tax withholding liabilities and $7.7 million paid in contingent consideration. This amount was offset in part by $10.6 million of proceeds related to stock option exercises, and $1.0 million from excess tax benefits for share-based compensation.

 

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Cash used in financing activities in the three months ended March 29, 2014 of $24.8 million was primarily comprised of $13.5 million used to repurchase shares of our common stock under the stock repurchase programs authorized, $6.7 million used to repurchase vested restricted stock units for settlement of income tax withholding liabilities and $6.1 million paid in contingent consideration. This amount was offset in part by $2.7 million of proceeds related to stock option exercises, and $0.9 million from excess tax benefits for share-based compensation.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

On December 5, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our shares of common stock (“December 2013 program”), which will expire on December 31, 2015. In the three months ended April 4, 2015, we repurchased $18.2 million worth of shares of our common stock under the December 2013 program. As of April 4, 2015, $76.7 million was available for repurchases of shares of our common stock under the December 2013 program. The December 2013 program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time.

 

We are incorporated in California, and as California law does not recognize treasury stock, the shares repurchased decreased the common shares outstanding. We recorded the $18.2 million of shares repurchased in the three months ended April 4, 2015 by reducing the additional paid-in capital (“APIC”) balance by the average value per share reflected in the account prior to the repurchase and allocating the excess as a reduction of retained earnings. Based on this allocation, APIC decreased by $6.5 million and retained earnings decreased by $11.7 million.

 

We also purchased shares of our common stock that were not part of our publicly announced repurchase program, which represent the surrender value of shares of restricted stock units withheld in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting. The shares purchased do not reduce the dollar value that may yet be purchased under our publicly announced repurchase programs. The aggregate value of shares purchased in the three months ended April 4, 2015 was $5.4 million, which decreased APIC and retained earnings by $1.7 million and $3.7 million, respectively, based on the same allocation methodology discussed above. The aggregate value of shares purchased in the three months ended March 29, 2014 was $6.7 million, which decreased APIC and retained earnings by $2.3 million and $4.4 million, respectively, based on the same allocation methodology discussed above.

 

Credit Facility

 

On December 19, 2011, we signed an unsecured revolving credit facility agreement that provides for up to $50.0 million revolving credit that will expire on December 19, 2016. The interest rate charged on the amounts borrowed is LIBOR plus a margin (ranging from 0.75% to 1.25%). The agreement contains financial covenants with which we were in compliance as of April 4, 2015. The credit agreement permits us to use the facility for working capital and general corporate purposes. We did not have any borrowings under this credit facility during the three months ended April 4, 2015 or March 29, 2014.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As of April 4, 2015, the liability for uncertain tax positions was $12.5 million, including interest and penalties. Due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with these liabilities, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the amount and period in which these liabilities might be paid.

 

During the three months ended April 4, 2015, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations reported in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

A 50 basis point reduction in interest rates on our investment portfolio and cash equivalents that bear variable interest would have an immaterial impact to interest income on the consolidated statements of operations. In addition, if interest rates were to rise, the market value of our investment portfolio would decline, which could result in a loss if we were to choose or be forced to sell an investment before its scheduled maturity. If interest rates were to rise or fall from current levels by 100 basis points, the change in our net unrealized loss on our short and long-term investments would be $0.8 million. We do not utilize derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risks.

 

Foreign Currency Rate Fluctuations

 

The fair value of our forward currency-exchange contracts is sensitive to changes in currency exchange rates and is estimated based on the amount that we would pay or receive upon termination of the contracts, taking into account the change in currency exchange rates. A 10% directional change in the non-functional currency exchange rates as of April 4, 2015 related to our contracts would result in an increase in the unrealized gain or loss on forward currency-exchange contracts of $10.4 million. The unrealized gains or losses on forward currency-exchange contracts resulting from changes in currency exchange rates are expected to approximately offset losses or gains on the currency exposures resulting from our operations.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Attached as exhibits to this Form 10-Q are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This “Controls and Procedures” section includes information concerning the controls and controls evaluation referred to in the certifications.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of April 4, 2015. The evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures included a review of our processes and implementation and the effect on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In the course of this evaluation, we sought to identify any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures to determine whether we had identified any acts of fraud involving personnel who have a significant role in our disclosure controls and procedures, and to confirm that necessary corrective action, including process improvements, was taken. This type of evaluation is done quarterly so that our conclusions concerning the effectiveness of these controls can be reported in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. The overall goals of these evaluation activities are to monitor our disclosure controls and procedures and to make modifications as necessary. We intend to maintain these disclosure controls and procedures, modifying them as circumstances warrant.

 

Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that as of April 4, 2015, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended April 4, 2015 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Inherent Limitations on Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurances that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of a control system reflects resource constraints; the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been or will be detected. As these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, these risks. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. While our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

We intend to review and evaluate the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures on an ongoing basis and to improve our controls and procedures over time and to correct any deficiencies that we may discover in the future. While our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of April 4, 2015, the design of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act, was effective, future events affecting our business may cause us to significantly modify our disclosure controls and procedures.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time we are involved in litigation arising out of claims in the normal course of business. Based on the information presently available, management believes that there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against us, the ultimate resolution of which will have a material effect on our financial position, liquidity or results of operations, although the results of litigation are inherently uncertain.

 

On January 24, 2014, we and three of our present and former officers were named as defendants in a putative shareholder class action entitled Cooper v. Thoratec Corp., Case No. 4:14-cv-00360, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The action asserts violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, as well as Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. On April 21, 2014, the Court appointed Bradley Cooper as Lead Plaintiff. On June 20, 2014, Mr. Cooper filed an amended class action complaint (“Amended Complaint”), adding a former officer of the Company as a defendant. The Amended Complaint alleged that during proposed class period (April 29, 2010 to November 27, 2013, inclusive), Defendants made false or misleading statements in various SEC filings, press releases, earnings calls, and healthcare conferences regarding the Company’s business and outlook, focusing primarily on Defendants’ alleged failure to disclose that there was a purported, known increase in the rate of pump  thrombosis for patients using the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device during the proposed class period. Plaintiff sought unspecified damages, among other relief. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim on August 19, 2014, which the Court granted in its entirety with leave to amend on November 26, 2014. Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on January 20, 2015 (the “Second Amended Complaint”). In the Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiff amended the class period from May 11, 2011 to August 6, 2014, inclusive, dropped a former officer of the Company as a defendant, and added Plaintiff Todd Labak, who is intended to replace Mr. Cooper as the Lead Plaintiff because Mr. Cooper no longer has Thoratec stock purchases within the proposed class period, among other changes. On March 23, 2015, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim.  Although the results of litigation are inherently uncertain, based on the information currently available, we do not believe the ultimate resolution of this action will have a material effect on our financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

You should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future operating results. The risks described in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

There were no unregistered sales of our equity securities during the three months ended April 4, 2015.

 

The following table sets forth certain information about our common stock repurchased during the three months ended April 4, 2015:

 

 

 

Total number
of shares
purchased(1)

 

Average price
paid per share

 

Total number
of shares
purchased
as part of
publicly
announced plans or
programs(2)

 

Approximate dollar
value of
shares
that may yet be
purchased under
the plans or
programs(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 4, 2015 to January 31, 2015

 

362,848

 

$

34.49

 

360,230

 

$

82.5 million

 

February 1, 2015 to February 28, 2015

 

54,163

 

$

36.66

 

49,000

 

$

80.8 million

 

March 1, 2015 to April 4, 2015

 

227,519

 

$

40.18

 

99,369

 

$

76.7 million

 

Total

 

644,530

 

$

36.68

 

508,599

 

$

76.7 million

 

 


(1)         Includes 135,931 shares purchased at an average price of $39.89 that were not part of our publicly announced repurchase programs for the three months ending April 4, 2015. These shares represent the surrender value of restricted stock units used to pay income taxes due upon vesting, and do not reduce the dollar value that may yet be purchased under our publicly announced repurchase programs.

(2)         Cumulative amounts through each respective month of the quarter ended April 4, 2015.

 

On December 5, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to $200.0 million of our shares of common stock (“December 2013 program”), which will expire on December 31, 2015. In the three months ended April 4, 2015, we repurchased $18.2 million worth of shares of our common stock on the open market under the December 2013 program, of which $0.5 million was unsettled and accrued on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 4, 2015. As of April 4, 2015, $76.7 million was available for repurchases of shares of our common stock under the December 2013 program. The December 2013 program may be accelerated, suspended, delayed or discontinued at any time.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

3.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Thoratec Corporation, as amended and restated April 27, 2015.(1)

 

 

 

10.1†

 

Thoratec Corporation Corporate Executive Incentive Plan FY 2015, effective for certain executive officers of the Company.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1*

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

32.2*

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

101

 

The following materials from Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended April 4, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) includes: (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


†Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

*Furnished herewith.

(1)     Filed as an Exhibit to Thoratec’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 27, 2015, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

THORATEC CORPORATION

 

 

Date: May 12, 2015

/s/ Taylor C. Harris

 

Taylor C. Harris

 

Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

3.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Thoratec Corporation, as amended and restated April 27, 2015.(1)

 

 

 

10.1†

 

Thoratec Corporation Corporate Executive Incentive Plan FY 2015, effective for certain executive officers of the Company.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32.1*

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

 

 

 

32.2*

 

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

 

 

 

101

 

The following materials from Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended April 4, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) includes: (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 4, 2015 and January 3, 2015, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


†Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

*Furnished herewith.

(1)              Filed as an Exhibit to Thoratec’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 27, 2015, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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