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Form 10-Q for I FLOW CORP /DE/


10-Nov-2008

Quarterly Report


Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements by the Company in this report and in other reports and statements released by the Company are and will be forward-looking in nature and express the Company's current opinions about trends and factors that may impact future operating results. Statements that use words such as "may," "will," "should," "believes," "predicts," "estimates," "projects," "anticipates" or "expects" or use similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to material risks, assumptions and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expected, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated or subsequent events. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in this report that seek to advise interested parties of the risks and other factors that affect the Company's business. Interested parties should also review the Company's reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other reports that are periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risks affecting the Company's business include, among others: physician acceptance of infusion-based therapeutic regimens; implementation of the Company's direct sales strategy; successful integration of the Company's recent acquisition of AcryMed Incorporated and further development and commercialization of AcryMed's technologies; potential inadequacy of insurance to cover existing and future product liability claims; dependence on the Company's suppliers and distributors; the Company's continuing compliance with applicable laws and regulations, such as the Medicare Supplier Standards and Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the Medicare's and FDA's concurrence with management's subjective judgment on compliance issues; the reimbursement system currently in place and future changes to that system; product availability, acceptance and safety; competition in the industry; technological changes; intellectual property challenges and claims; economic and political conditions in foreign countries; currency exchange rates; inadequacy of booked reserves; and reliance on the success of the home health care industry. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this report or elsewhere, should be considered in context with the various disclosures made by the Company about its business.
Overview
The Company is improving surgical outcomes by designing, developing and marketing technically advanced, low cost drug delivery systems and innovative surgical products for post-surgical pain relief and surgical site care. The Company previously focused on three distinct markets: Regional Anesthesia, IV Infusion Therapy, and Oncology Infusion Services. The Company's products are used in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physicians' offices and patients' homes. Revenue from the Oncology Infusion Services market was generated by InfuSystem, Inc. ("InfuSystem"), which was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. InfuSystem primarily engages in the rental of infusion pumps on a month-to-month basis for the treatment of cancer. On October 25, 2007, the Company completed the sale of InfuSystem to InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., formerly known as HAPC, Inc. ("HAPC"). See Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the sale of InfuSystem. The Company's current strategic focus for future growth is on the rapidly growing Regional Anesthesia market, with particular emphasis on the Company's pain relief products marketed under its ON-Q® brand. The Company intends to continue its sales and marketing efforts to further penetrate the United States post-surgical pain relief market with its ON-Q products.
The Company is also seeking to expand its strategic focus to include general surgical site care management in addition to its leadership position in Regional Anesthesia for post-surgical pain management. To that end, on December 13, 2007, the Company announced that it entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire AcryMed Incorporated ("AcryMed"), a privately held Oregon-based developer of innovative infection control and wound healing products. The agreement contemplated the merger of a new subsidiary of the Company into AcryMed, with AcryMed being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company completed the acquisition of AcryMed on February 15, 2008 for $26.7 million in cash. As such, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 include AcryMed's contributions subsequent to the February 15, 2008 acquisition date. See Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the acquisition of AcryMed.


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Results of Operations
Revenue
Net revenues from continuing operations increased 14%, or $4.0 million, to $32.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $28.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 18%, or $14.4 million, to $96.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $81.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Prior to the acquisition of AcryMed on February 15, 2008, the Company operated in one reportable operating segment. The Company's products were predominately assembled from common subassembly components in a single integrated manufacturing facility, and operating results were reviewed by management on a combined basis including all products as opposed to several operating segments. Management currently evaluates AcryMed's performance on a separate internal reporting basis. As such, the Company currently operates in two reportable operating segments: Infusion Pumps and Antimicrobial Materials. The Company's consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 include AcryMed's contributions subsequent to the February 15, 2008 acquisition date. Further, the Company believes it is most meaningful for the purposes of revenue analyses to group the product lines in the Infusion Pumps operating segment into two categories representing specific clinical applications - Regional Anesthesia and IV Infusion Therapy. The Company's revenues from the Infusion Pumps operating segment increased 9%, or $2.5 million, to $30.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $28.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 13%, or $10.5 million, to $92.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $81.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Regional Anesthesia revenues increased 11%, or $2.5 million, to $24.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $22.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 14%, or $9.0 million, to $73.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $64.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This increase was primarily due to increased clinical usage of the ON-Q PainBuster® Post-Operative Pain Relief System and C-bloc®Continuous Nerve Block System by surgeons in the United States. Revenue from the C-bloc Continuous Nerve Block System increased 36%, or $1.6 million, to $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year and increased 59%, or $6.4 million, to $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year. The increases in revenue from the C-bloc Continuous Nerve Block System were primarily due to improved customer awareness of clinical efficacy and favorable reimbursement from third parties. Other Regional Anesthesia products include the Soaker® Catheter and the SilverSoaker™ Catheter.
Sales of IV Infusion Therapy products, which include the Company's intravenous elastomeric pumps, mechanical infusion devices and disposables, increased 9%, or $1.5 million, to $18.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $17.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Sales of IV Infusion Therapy products for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was comparable to the same period in the prior year. The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to increased unit sales of IV Infusion Therapy products to B. Braun Medical Inc., a domestic distributor, and international distributors, including B. Braun Medical S.A. (France). The Company has a distribution agreement with B. Braun Medical S.A., a manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals and infusion products, to distribute the Company's elastomeric infusion pumps in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, South America and Africa.
The Company's revenues from the Antimicrobial Materials operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $1.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively. As discussed above, the revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 reflect AcryMed's net sales after February 15, 2008.


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Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues from continuing operations increased 14%, or $1.1 million, to $8.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 17%, or $3.7 million, to $25.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $21.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. These increases were primarily due to higher sales volume.
As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was comparable to the same periods in the prior year. Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses from continuing operations decreased 1%, or $0.2 million, to $17.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 4%, or $2.1 million, to $54.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $52.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the decrease in selling and marketing expenses was primarily attributable to decreases in commissions ($0.6 million) and non-cash compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation ($0.4 million), offset in part by increases in travel and entertainment expenses ($0.2 million), compensation and related expenses ($0.2 million), consulting fees ($0.3 million) and rebates ($0.1 million). For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the increase in selling and marketing expenses was primarily attributable to increases in compensation and related expenses ($1.3 million), consulting fees ($0.9 million), travel and entertainment expenses ($0.7 million), national sales meeting ($0.3 million), rebates ($0.2 million) and equipment rental fees ($0.2 million), offset in part by decreases in non-cash compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation related to stock awards ($1.1 million) and commissions ($0.5 million).
Increases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 relating to compensation and related expenses, travel and entertainment expenses and national sales meeting were primarily due to costs related to the expansion of the Company's direct sales force in the United States. In a transaction effective January 1, 2002, I-Flow re-acquired from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. the contractual rights to distribute ON-Q products on a direct basis. Since that time, ON-Q revenues have increased rapidly, and the Company's primary strategy in the Regional Anesthesia market has been to rapidly increase market awareness of the clinical and economic advantages of ON-Q technology through a combination of clinical studies, sales force expansion and marketing programs. The increases in compensation and related expenses, consulting, travel and entertainment expenses and national sales meeting were directly related to the increase in revenue, an increase in the number of quota-carrying sales representatives and changes in the Company's direct sales force and sales management. The decrease in commissions was primarily due to a decrease in the number of sales representatives achieving quota, resulting in lower commission rates earned on revenues. The decrease in non-cash compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation was due to a decrease in the number of shares of restricted stock awards granted to sales representatives during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior year.
As a percentage of net revenues, selling and marketing expenses decreased by approximately eight percentage points for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 versus the same periods in the prior year primarily because net revenues increased at a rate that outpaced the increase in selling and marketing expenses described above.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses from continuing operations increased 28%, or $1.2 million, to $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 23%, or $2.9 million, to $16.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $13.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.


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For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the increase was primarily attributable to increases in general and administrative expenses incurred by AcryMed ($0.6 million), legal fees ($0.4 million), non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation ($0.4 million) and management services fees ($0.1 million), offset in part by a decrease in bonus expense ($0.4 million). For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the increase was primarily attributable to general and administrative expenses incurred by AcryMed ($1.6 million), increases in non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation ($1.4 million), legal fees ($0.7 million), management services fees ($0.4 million) and compensation and related expenses ($0.2 million), offset in part by decreases in bonus expense ($1.2 million) and bad debt expense ($0.5 million).
The increases in non-cash compensation expense related to the amortization of deferred compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were primarily due to the adoption of SFAS 123R, which began in fiscal 2006 and requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on estimated fair values for all equity-based compensation, including unvested stock options previously granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares at the grant date. The general and administrative expenses incurred by AcryMed subsequent to its acquisition by the Company were consolidated with the Company's operations effective February 15, 2008. The management services fees were paid for processing costs related to the Company's ON-Q billings as part of the services agreement entered into with InfuSystem in October 2007.
As a percentage of net revenues, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately two percentage points for three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year and increased by approximately one percentage point for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year. The increases were primarily due to the increases in general and administrative expenses, as described above, outpacing the increases in net revenues.
Product Development Expenses
Product development expenses from continuing operations include research and development for new products and the cost of obtaining and maintaining regulatory approvals of products and processes. Product development expenses increased 130%, or $0.7 million, to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 85%, or $1.5 million, to $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increases were primarily due to expenses incurred by AcryMed and an increase in compensation and related expenses that resulted from an increase in the number of headcount. Expenses incurred by AcryMed subsequent to its acquisition by the Company were consolidated with the Company's operations effective February 15, 2008. The Company will continue to incur product development expenses as it continues its efforts to introduce new technology and cost-efficient products into the market. Certain Litigation and Insurance Charges For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded $0.1 million and $12.3 million in certain litigation and insurance charges. The increase of $0.1 million in certain litigation and insurance charges during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was recorded to adjust the loss contingency for estimated self-insured retention payments. Certain litigation and insurance charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was comprised of $3.5 million in expense for additional retroactive product liability coverage and $8.8 million in loss contingency. The Company has, to date, been served as a defendant in approximately 39 ongoing lawsuits seeking damages as a result of alleged chondrolysis. Many of these lawsuits name defendants in addition to the Company such as physicians, drug companies and other device manufacturers. For the policy period beginning June 1, 2008, the Company has in place product liability insurance in the aggregate amount of $50 million for liability losses, including legal defense costs. For the expired period prior to June 1, 2008, the Company increased its product liability insurance on a claims-made basis from an aggregate amount of $10 million to $35 million, which includes a $5 million self-insured layer above the original $10 million primary policy and below the additional $20 million in excess policies the Company purchased. The additional excess policies for the retroactive period cost the Company $3.5 million in additional insurance expense during the second quarter of 2008.


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In addition, SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies ("SFAS 5"), and FASB Interpretation No. 14, Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss ("FIN 14"), requires the Company to record an estimated loss from loss contingency such as the legal proceedings described immediately above when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a known or probable loss is a range and no amount within the range is a better estimate, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. In most cases, significant judgment is required to estimate the range of potential loss and timing of a loss to be recorded. Events may arise that were not anticipated and the outcome of a contingency may result in a loss to the Company that differs from previously estimated liability, which could result in a material difference from that recorded in the current period. During the second quarter of 2008, the Company believed the range of potential loss to the Company for the legal proceedings described immediately above as of June 30, 2008 was between $8.7 million to $21.4 million. The range of potential loss included the cost of litigation, which is in compliance with the Company's accounting policy. Since the Company was unable to determine the best estimate within the range, the Company recorded $8.7 million in loss contingency during the second quarter of 2008, which represented the low end of the estimated range. See Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Purchased In-Process Research and Development On February 15, 2008, the Company acquired AcryMed, a privately held Oregon-based corporation, for $26.7 million in cash. As a result of the AcryMed acquisition, the Company recorded $12.4 million of goodwill, $2.0 million of acquired intangible assets and $11.6 million of in-process research and development that was expensed as of the date of acquisition. The Company's methodology for allocating the purchase price of purchased acquisitions to in-process research and development is determined through established valuation techniques. In-process research and development is expensed upon acquisition because technological feasibility has not been established and no future alternative uses exist.
Interest Income, Net
Interest income, net of interest expense, from continuing operations increased 307%, or $0.8 million, to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and increased 403%, or $3.2 million, to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior year were primarily due to the interest earned from the HAPC note receivable, amortization of deferred financing fees received from HAPC at the close of the sale of InfuSystem and increased investment income from higher cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balances.
Income Taxes
Income tax benefit from continuing operations increased $0.9 million to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and decreased $0.3 million to $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The Company's effective tax benefit rates for continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were 8.1% and 7.5%, respectively, compared to tax benefit rates of 24.8% and 33.9%, respectively, in the same periods of the prior year. The decreases in the effective income tax benefit rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were primarily due to the Company not receiving a tax benefit for the $11.6 million in purchased in-process research and development charges recorded during the third quarter of 2008 and an increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to the $8.7 million in loss contingency recorded during the second quarter of 2008. See Note 10 on Commitments and Contingencies for additional information on the loss contingency.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, cash used in operating activities from continuing operations was $12.4 million compared to $0.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in cash used by operating activities is primarily due to federal income tax payments of $12.9 million made during the first


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and third quarters of 2008 in connection with the taxable gain from sale of InfuSystem in October 2007, an increase in inventories and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued payroll and related expenses due to the timing of payments, offset in part by a decrease in accounts receivable resulting from improved collections.
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was $19.1 million compared to cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations of $8.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the cash payment made for the acquisition of AcryMed in February 2008 and an increase in the purchases of investments, offset in part by the increase in net proceeds from the maturities of investments and the repayments from HAPC on the note receivable.
The Company's investing activities are impacted by sales, maturities and purchases of its short-term investments. The principal objective of the Company's asset management activities is to maximize net investment income while maintaining acceptable levels of credit and interest rate risk and facilitating its funding needs. Thus, the Company's policy is to invest its excess cash in highly liquid money market funds, U.S. government agency notes and investment grade corporate bonds and commercial paper. The Company does not hold any direct investments in auction rate securities.
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, cash used in financing activities from continuing operations was $11.7 million compared to cash provided by financing activities of $3.5 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in cash used in financing activities was due to a decrease in proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the repurchase of approximately 832,000 shares of Company stock totaling $10.3 million in open market transactions and approximately 182,000 shares of Company stock totaling $2.3 million repurchased by the Company related to employee payroll tax withholdings from the vesting of certain restricted stock and restricted stock units and the exercise of certain outstanding stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This compares to approximately 95,000 shares purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 totaling $1.5 million related to employee payroll tax withholdings. No shares of Company stock were repurchased in the open market during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $35.4 million, short-term investments of $12.3 million, net accounts receivable of $17.5 million and net working capital of $72.0 million. Management believes the current funds, together with possible borrowings on the existing line of credit and other bank loans, are sufficient to provide for the Company's projected needs to maintain operations for at least the next 12 months. The Company may decide to sell additional equity securities or increase its borrowings in order to fund or increase its expenditures for selling and marketing, to fund increased product development, or for other purposes. The Company has a $10.0 million working capital line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The expiration of the line of credit facility has been extended from July 14, 2008 to October 15, 2008. The Company expects to renew the line of credit facility on at least as favorable of terms as originally established between the Company and Silicon Valley Bank. The Company is able to borrow, repay and reborrow under the line of credit facility at any time. The line of credit facility bears interest at either Silicon Valley Bank's prime rate (5.0% at September 30, 2008) or LIBOR per annum plus 2.75%, at the Company's option. The Company's line of credit is collateralized by substantially all of the Company's assets and requires the Company to comply with covenants principally relating to the achievement of a minimum profitability level and satisfaction of a quick ratio test. As of September 30, 2008, the Company believes it was in compliance with, or received a waiver with respect to, all related covenants. On February 26, 2008, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock under a new stock repurchase program, which would be in existence for 12 months, unless the program was terminated sooner by the board of directors. This new stock repurchase program superseded and replaced any other repurchase . . .

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