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LivaNova Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results; Issues 2025 Guidance

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LONDON, February 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results and issued full-year 2025 guidance.

Financial Summary and Highlights(1)

  • Fourth-quarter revenue of $321.8 million increased 3.8% on a reported basis, 4.7% on a constant-currency basis, and 6.8% on an organic basis as compared to the prior-year period

  • Fourth-quarter U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.02 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.81

  • Full-year 2024 revenue of $1.25 billion increased 8.7% on a reported basis, 9.3% on a constant-currency basis, and 10.7% on an organic basis as compared to the prior-year

  • Full-year 2024 U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.16 and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $3.38

  • Full-year 2024 net cash provided by operating activities of $183.0 million and adjusted free cash flow of $162.9 million

  • Expects full-year 2025 revenue to grow between 5.0% and 6.0% on a constant-currency basis and between 6.0% and 7.0% on an organic basis. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for 2025 is expected to be in the range of $3.65 to $3.75. Adjusted free cash flow is expected to be in the range of $135 million to $155 million

  • Announced the OSPREY clinical study for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea met its primary safety and efficacy endpoints as well as a significant reduction of apnea-hypopnea index and oxygenation desaturation index against baseline values through six months of therapy

  • Announced the publication of two pivotal articles chronicling the treatment-resistant depression unipolar cohort data set in the RECOVER clinical study; the articles concluded that active VNS TherapyTM, as compared to sham, safely and effectively demonstrated clinically meaningful therapeutic effects on depressive symptoms and positive effects on quality of life and daily function

  • In January 2025, announced Natalia Kozmina's appointment as Chief Human Resources Officer

"In 2024, LivaNova delivered strong revenue growth, expanded operating margin, and significantly improved cash generation," said Vladimir Makatsaria, Chief Executive Officer of LivaNova. "We are pleased with these results and the clinical milestones achieved in both the obstructive sleep apnea and difficult-to-treat depression programs. We look forward to building on this momentum in 2025 with a continued focus on talent, innovation, growth, and operational excellence."

(1) Constant-currency percent change, organic revenue percent change, organic revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and adjusted free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. Constant-currency percent change excludes the impact from fluctuations in the various currencies in which the Company operates as compared to reported percent change. Organic revenue percent change excludes the impact of acquisitions, divestitures, and currency translation effects. Organic revenue excludes the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. For an explanation of these and other non-GAAP measures used in this news release, see the section entitled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures." For reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures, see the tables that accompany this news release. As discussed in the section entitled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below, the Company is unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact GAAP measures but would not impact the non-GAAP measures. Accordingly, the Company is unable to reconcile the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures included in this paragraph to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures without unreasonable efforts.

Fourth-Quarter 2024 Results

The following table summarizes revenue by segment (in millions):