MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (“Tactile Medical”) (Nasdaq: TCMD), a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary:

• Total revenue increased 20% year-over-year to $73.9 million, compared to $61.7 million in fourth quarter 2021
  • Revenue from lymphedema products increased 14% year-over-year to $65.8 million
  • Revenue from airway clearance products increased 90% year-over-year to $8.1 million
• Operating income of $7.9 million, compared to $3.8 million in fourth quarter 2021
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $9.5 million, compared to $6.4 million in fourth quarter 2021
• Net income of $4.6 million, compared to net loss of $7.5 million in fourth quarter 2021
  • Non-GAAP net income of $5.9 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss of $5.5 million in fourth quarter 2021
• Adjusted EBITDA of $12.1 million, compared to $9.5 million in fourth quarter 2021

Full Year 2022 Summary:

• Total revenue increased 19% year-over-year to $246.8 million, compared to $208.1 million in 2021
  • Revenue from lymphedema products increased 5% year-over-year to $212.3 million, compared to $202.9 million in 2021
  • Revenue from airway clearance products, acquired on September 8, 2021, totaled $34.5 million in 2022, compared to $5.1 million in 2021
• Operating loss of $12.8 million, compared to $1.8 million in 2021
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $6.2 million, compared to $5.3 million in 2021
• Net loss of $17.9 million, compared to $11.8 million in 2021
  • Non-GAAP net loss of $3.6 million, compared to $6.5 million in 2021
• Adjusted EBITDA of $18.3 million, compared to $17.7 million in 2021

Highlights Subsequent to Quarter End:

• On January 5, 2023, the Company announced the appointment of Carmen Volkart to the Company’s Board of Directors
• On February 20, 2023, Brent Moen, Chief Financial Officer, announced his intention to retire in 2023

“We are pleased with how we finished 2022, with total revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 20%, coupled with significant year-over-year improvements in fourth quarter profitability,” said Dan Reuvers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tactile Medical. “Our revenue growth was driven by strong contributions from both our lymphedema and airway clearance products, as we continued to benefit from the improving productivity of our lymphedema salesforce, the introduction of our Flexitouch ComfortEase lower extremity garments and solid demand from our DME channel partners for our AffloVest airway clearance therapy.”

Mr. Reuvers continued, “Our 2023 guidance reflects our progress in 2022 and cautious optimism as we target a return to double-digit organic revenue growth on an annual basis, while continuing to enhance our profitability profile. In 2023, we are focused on improving productivity within our lymphedema salesforce, expanding our reach with our DME partners, developing and introducing additional new products and enhancing our operational efficiency. In doing so, we aim to extend our leadership in our end markets as we progress towards achieving our stated 2025 goals for long-term, profitable growth.”

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased $12.2 million, or 20%, to $73.9 million, compared to $61.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in total revenue was attributable to an increase of $8.3 million, or 14%, in sales and rentals of the lymphedema product line, and an increase of $3.9 million, or 90%, in sales of the airway clearance product line compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased $7.3 million, or 16%, to $52.1 million, compared to $44.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Gross margin was 70.5% of revenue, compared to 72.6% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP gross margin was 71.2% of revenue, compared to 73.3% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased $3.2 million, or 8%, to $44.2 million, compared to $41.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Operating income was $7.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $3.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP operating income in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $9.5 million, compared to $6.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Other expense was $1.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Income tax expense was $2.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $10.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Net income in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $4.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $7.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net income in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $5.9 million, compared to non-GAAP net loss $5.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share were 20.3 million and 19.8 million for the fourth quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA was $12.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $9.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Full Year 2022 Financial Results

Total revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, increased $38.7 million, or 19%, to $246.8 million, compared to $208.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in revenue was attributable to an increase of $29.4 million in sales of the airway clearance product line, and an increase of $9.4 million, or 5%, in sales and rentals of the lymphedema product line.

Net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $17.9 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, compared to $11.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. Non-GAAP net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $3.6 million, compared to $6.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

Weighted average shares used to compute diluted net loss per share were 20.1 million and 19.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA was $18.3 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, compared to $17.7 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

Balance Sheet Summary

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $21.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $49.0 million of outstanding borrowings under its credit agreement, compared to $28.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $55.0 million of outstanding borrowings under its credit agreement as of December 31, 2021.

2023 Financial Outlook

The Company expects full year 2023 total revenue in the range of $269.0 million to $273.0 million, representing growth of approximately 9% to 11% year-over-year, compared to total revenue of $246.8 million in 2022.

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2023, to discuss the results of the quarter and the fiscal year with a question-and-answer session. Those who would like to participate may dial 877-407-3088 (201-389-0927 for international callers) and provide access code 13736241. A live webcast of the call will also be provided on the investor relations section of the Company's website at investors.tactilemedical.com.

For those unable to participate, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 877-660-6853 (201-612-7415 for international callers); access code 13736241. The webcast will be archived at investors.tactilemedical.com.

About Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (DBA Tactile Medical)

Tactile Medical is a leader in developing and marketing at-home therapies for people suffering from underserved, chronic conditions including lymphedema, lipedema, chronic venous insufficiency and chronic pulmonary disease by helping them live better and care for themselves at home. The company collaborates with clinicians to expand clinical evidence, raise awareness, increase access to care, reduce overall healthcare costs and improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of patients each year.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), and non-GAAP net income (loss), which differ from financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Adjusted EBITDA in this release represents net income or loss, plus interest expense, net, or less interest income, net, less income tax benefit or plus income tax expense, plus depreciation and amortization, plus stock-based compensation expense, plus impairment charges and inventory write-offs, plus acquisition costs, plus litigation defense costs, plus or minus the change in fair value of earn-out, and plus executive transition costs. Non-GAAP gross profit in this release represents gross profit plus non-cash intangible amortization expense, inventory write-offs, and inventory purchase price adjustments. Non-GAAP gross margin in this release represents non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) in this release represents operating income (loss) adjusted for non-cash intangible amortization expense, inventory write-offs, inventory purchase price adjustments, acquisition costs and expenses, change in fair value of earn-out, litigation defense costs and executive transition expenses. Non-GAAP net income (loss) represents net income (loss) adjusted for non-cash intangible amortization expense, inventory write-offs, inventory purchase price adjustments, acquisition costs and expenses, change in fair value of earn-out, litigation defense costs and executive transition expenses and adjusted for the income tax effect on reconciling items. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this press release.

These non-GAAP financial measures are presented because the Company believes they are useful indicators of its operating performance. Management uses these measures principally as measures of the Company’s operating performance and for planning purposes, including the preparation of the Company’s annual operating plan and financial projections. The Company believes these measures are useful to investors as supplemental information and because they are frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in its industry. The Company also believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to its management and investors as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used as a performance metric in the Company’s compensation program.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as an alternative to, or superior to, their respective GAAP financial measures, as measures of financial performance or cash flows from operations as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, and they should not be construed to imply that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not reflect certain cash requirements such as tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future. Adjusted EBITDA contains certain other limitations, including the failure to reflect our cash expenditures, cash requirements for working capital needs and cash costs to replace assets being depreciated and amortized. In evaluating non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. The Company’s presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed to imply that its future results will be unaffected by any such adjustments. Management compensates for these limitations by primarily relying on the Company’s GAAP results in addition to using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis. The Company’s definition of these non-GAAP financial measures is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to different methods of calculation.

The following table summarizes revenue by product line for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

The following table contains a reconciliation of gross margin to non-GAAP gross margin:

The following table contains a reconciliation of GAAP operating income (loss) to non-GAAP operating income:

The following table contains a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP net income (loss):

The following table contains a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, as well as the dollar and percentage change between the comparable periods: