REPLACING: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Results

Fourth Quarter Revenue Growth Ahead of Company Expectations at 9.1%

RARITAN, N.J., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued earlier today under the same headline by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (Nasdaq: OCDX), please note that in the last sentence of the first paragraph under the “Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational Highlights” section, the COVID-19 test is an antigen test, not an antibody test. The corrected release follows:

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (Nasdaq: OCDX), one of the world's largest pure-play in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) companies, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 3, 2021.

Highlights

  • Fourth quarter revenue increased 9.1% to $516.6 million, or 8.2% in constant currency

  • Core revenue grew 9.1% on a constant currency basis to $501.0 million for the quarter

  • Operating Income increased 33.3% to $40.4 million.

  • Net loss was $40.9 million, or ($0.28) per diluted share, while Adjusted net income was $29.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2020.

  • Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $133.6 million represented a 3.5% increase. Adjusted free cash flow rose 185.1% to $101.5 year over year

  • Company is providing 2021 guidance of 7% to 9% Core revenue growth in constant currency

Fourth Quarter 2020 Operational Highlights

“We continue to see strong momentum in our base business as reflected in our fourth quarter 2020 Core revenue growth of 9%,” said Chris Smith, chairman and chief executive officer, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. “This was mainly driven by the continued double-digit growth in our integrated instrument installed base, as well as higher volumes in both the Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine product portfolios. In addition, the company showed great agility by developing and launching the first high throughput COVID-19 antigen test in Q4, 2020.”

“The past 12 months have been foundational for Ortho, as we strengthened our leadership position as an innovator in infectious disease and donor testing,” said Smith. “In addition, we further enhanced our long-term growth profile, completed our IPO in February, strengthened our balance sheet, and established our position as one of the largest pure-play, publicly traded companies in the growing IVD market.”

$ in millions, other than per
share amounts

Quarter Ended

Change

Jan 3, 2021

Dec 29, 2019

as reported

constant
currency

Revenue

$516.6

$473.7

9.1%

8.2%

Core Revenue

$501.0

$455.1

10.1%

9.1%

Gross Profit

50.1%

49.7%

0.8%

-

Income from Operations

$40.4

$30.3

33.3%

-

EPS (GAAP)

$(0.28)

$0.01

n/a

-

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$0.19

$0.13

46.2

-

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

$101.5

$35.6

185.1%

-

Adjusted EBITDA

$133.6

$129.1

3.5%

-

  • Core revenue, which excludes contract manufacturing and other licensing revenue, increased to $501.0 million dollars in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with $455.1 million in the similar period last year, or a 9.1% increase on constant currency terms

  • Net loss for the fourth quarter was $40.9 million, or $0.28 per share, compared with net income of $1.6 million, or $0.01 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2019

  • Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $133.6 million, an increase of 3.5% as compared to $129.1 million in the prior year period

  • Adjusted free cash flow for the fourth quarter was $101.5 million, an increase of 185.1% compared with $35.6 million in the prior year period