Thermo Fisher Scientific Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

WALTHAM, Mass.--()--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights

  • First quarter revenue was $11.82 billion.
  • First quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $5.61.
  • First quarter adjusted EPS was $7.25.
  • Delivered very strong financial results in the first quarter, with 16% Core organic growth and $1.68 billion of COVID-19 testing revenue.
  • Strengthened our unique customer value proposition with the opening of a new biorepository in Vacaville, California, to advance our cell and gene therapy services. We also brought additional bioproduction capacity online for single-use containers and cell culture media.
  • Reflecting the customer value proposition for our pharma and biotech customers, and as an example of our trusted partner status, Moderna announced a 15-year strategic collaboration agreement with Thermo Fisher to enable large-scale U.S. manufacturing of future mRNA-based vaccines and therapies.
  • Building on our environmental, social and governance priorities and enabling broad adoption of sustainable solutions, we exceeded the milestone of shipping more than one million readily recyclable paper coolers to transport cold-chain products without the use of traditional polystyrene foam coolers.
  • Repurchased $2.0 billion of stock and increased our dividend by 15 percent.

“We are very pleased to deliver another quarter of excellent performance,” said Marc N. Casper, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We started the year with great momentum, executing our proven growth strategy and continuing to be a trusted partner for our customers. Our PPD clinical research business is performing very well, the integration is going smoothly and we are even more excited about the opportunities we have to further enable the success of our pharma and biotech customers.”

Casper added, “The strong execution by our team in the first quarter positions us to deliver another outstanding year.”

First Quarter 2022

Revenue for the quarter grew 19% to $11.82 billion in 2022. Organic revenue growth was 3%, acquisitions increased revenue by 18% and currency translation decreased revenue by 2%. Core organic growth was 16%. COVID-19 testing revenue was $1.68 billion.

GAAP Earnings Results

GAAP diluted EPS in the first quarter of 2022 was $5.61, versus $5.88 in the same quarter last year. GAAP operating income for the first quarter of 2022 was $2.82 billion, compared with $3.05 billion in the year-ago quarter. GAAP operating margin was 23.9%, compared with 30.8% in the first quarter of 2021.

Non-GAAP Earnings Results

Adjusted EPS in the first quarter of 2022 was $7.25, versus $7.21 in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating income for the first quarter of 2022 was $3.45 billion, compared with $3.51 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating margin was 29.2%, compared with 35.4% in the first quarter of 2021.

Annual Guidance for 2022

The company will provide updated 2022 financial guidance during its earnings conference call this morning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EPS, adjusted net income, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, free cash flow, organic revenue growth and Core organic revenue growth are non-GAAP measures that exclude certain items detailed after the tables that accompany this press release, under the heading "Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures." The reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the tables that accompany this press release.

Conference Call

Thermo Fisher Scientific will hold its earnings conference call today, April 28, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To listen, dial (844) 200-6205 within the U.S. or (929) 526-1599 outside the U.S. The access code is 310385. You may also listen to the call live on our website, www.thermofisher.com, by clicking on “Investors.” You will find this press release, including the accompanying reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and related information, in that section of our website under “Financials.” An audio archive of the call will be available under “News and Events” through Friday, May 13, 2022.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to: the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; the need to develop new products and adapt to significant technological change; implementation of strategies for improving growth; general economic conditions and related uncertainties; dependence on customers' capital spending policies and government funding policies; the effect of economic and political conditions and exchange rate fluctuations on international operations; use and protection of intellectual property; the effect of changes in governmental regulations; any natural disaster, public health crisis or other catastrophic event; and the effect of laws and regulations governing government contracts, as well as the possibility that expected benefits related to recent or pending acquisitions may not materialize as expected. Additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, which is on file with the SEC and available in the “Investors” section of our website under the heading “SEC Filings.” While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if estimates change and, therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to today.

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

April 2,

 

% of

 

April 3,

 

% of

(In millions except per share amounts)

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

2021

 

Revenues

Revenues

 

$

11,818

 

 

 

 

$

9,906

 

 

 

Costs and operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (a)

 

 

6,214

 

 

52.6

%

 

 

4,557

 

 

46.0

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses (b)

 

 

1,808

 

 

15.3

%

 

 

1,543

 

 

15.6

%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

 

609

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

423

 

 

4.3

%

Research and development expenses

 

 

364

 

 

3.1

%

 

 

320

 

 

3.2

%

Restructuring and other costs (c)

 

 

2

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

14

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

8,997

 

 

76.1

%

 

 

6,857

 

 

69.2

%

Operating income

 

 

2,821

 

 

23.9

%

 

 

3,049

 

 

30.8

%

Interest income

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(136

)

 

 

 

 

(125

)

 

 

Other income/(expense) (d)

 

 

(163

)

 

 

 

 

(183

)

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

2,540

 

 

 

 

 

2,753

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes (e)

 

 

(301

)

 

 

 

 

(416

)

 

 

Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated entities

 

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

2,220

 

 

 

 

 

2,337

 

 

 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

 

$

2,215

 

 

18.7

%

 

$

2,337

 

 

23.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

5.66

 

 

 

 

$

5.93

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

5.61

 

 

 

 

$

5.88

 

 

 

Weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

392

 

 

 

 

 

394

 

 

 

Diluted

 

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP operating income

 

$

2,821

 

 

23.9

%

 

$

3,049

 

 

30.8

%

Cost of revenues adjustments (a)

 

 

11

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

8

 

 

0.1

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)

 

 

7

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

16

 

 

0.1

%

Restructuring and other costs (c)

 

 

2

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

14

 

 

0.1

%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

 

609

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

423

 

 

4.3

%

Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP measure)

 

$

3,450

 

 

29.2

%

 

$

3,510

 

 

35.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of adjusted net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net income attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

 

$

2,215

 

 

 

 

$

2,337

 

 

 

Cost of revenues adjustments (a)

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

Restructuring and other costs (c)

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

 

609

 

 

 

 

 

423

 

 

 

Other income/expense adjustments (d)

 

 

167

 

 

 

 

 

197

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)

 

 

(169

)

 

 

 

 

(130

)

 

 

Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure)

 

$

2,861

 

 

 

 

$

2,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of adjusted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

 

$

5.61

 

 

 

 

$

5.88

 

 

 

Cost of revenues adjustments (a)

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

Restructuring and other costs (c)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

 

1.54

 

 

 

 

 

1.06

 

 

 

Other income/expense adjustments (d)

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

 

 

0.50

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes adjustments (e)

 

 

(0.43

)

 

 

 

 

(0.33

)

 

 

Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP measure)

 

$

7.25

 

 

 

 

$

7.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of free cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

2,202

 

 

 

 

$

1,978

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(640

)

 

 

 

 

(628

)

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)

 

$

1,564

 

 

 

 

$

1,355

 

 

 

 

Segment data

 

Three months ended

 

 

April 2,

 

% of

 

April 3,

 

% of

(In millions)

 

2022

 

Revenues

 

2021

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Solutions

 

$

4,231

 

 

35.8

%

 

$

4,203

 

 

42.4

%

Analytical Instruments

 

 

1,518

 

 

12.8

%

 

 

1,387

 

 

14.0

%

Specialty Diagnostics

 

 

1,482

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

1,615

 

 

16.3

%

Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services

 

 

5,442

 

 

46.0

%

 

 

3,597

 

 

36.3

%

Eliminations

 

 

(855

)

 

-7.1

%

 

 

(896

)

 

-9.0

%

Consolidated revenues

 

$

11,818

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

9,906

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income and operating margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Solutions

 

$

2,176

 

 

51.4

%

 

$

2,279

 

 

54.2

%

Analytical Instruments

 

 

301

 

 

19.8

%

 

 

272

 

 

19.6

%

Specialty Diagnostics

 

 

353

 

 

23.9

%

 

 

428

 

 

26.5

%

Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services

 

 

620

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

531

 

 

14.8

%

Subtotal reportable segments

 

 

3,450

 

 

29.2

%

 

 

3,510

 

 

35.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues adjustments (a)

 

 

(11

)

 

-0.1

%

 

 

(8

)

 

-0.1

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses adjustments (b)

 

 

(7

)

 

0.0

%

 

 

(16

)

 

-0.1

%

Restructuring and other costs (c)

 

 

(2

)

 

0.0

%

 

 

(14

)

 

-0.1

%

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

 

 

(609

)

 

-5.2

%

 

 

(423

)

 

-4.3

%

GAAP operating income

 

$

2,821

 

 

23.9

%

 

$

3,049

 

 

30.8

%

(a) Adjusted results in 2022 and 2021 exclude charges for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition.

(b) Adjusted results in 2022 and 2021 exclude certain third-party expenses, principally transaction/integration costs related to recent acquisitions and charges/credits for changes in estimates of contingent acquisition consideration.

(c) Adjusted results in 2022 and 2021 exclude restructuring and other costs consisting principally of severance, abandoned facility and other expenses of headcount reductions within several businesses and real estate consolidations. Adjusted results in 2021 also exclude $13 of charges for compensation due to employees at recently acquired businesses at the date of acquisition.

(d) Adjusted results in 2022 and 2021 exclude net gains/losses on investments and losses on the early extinguishment of debt.

(e) Adjusted provision for income taxes in 2022 and 2021 excludes incremental tax impacts for the pre-tax reconciling items between GAAP and adjusted net income and incremental tax impacts as a result of tax rate changes.

Note:

Consolidated depreciation expense is $250 and $198 in 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Organic and Core organic revenue growth

 

Three months ended

 

 

April 2, 2022

Revenue growth

 

19 %

Acquisitions

 

18 %

Currency translation

 

-2 %

Organic revenue growth

 

3 %

COVID-19 testing revenue

 

-12 %

Contribution of PPD to Core organic revenue growth (a)

 

1 %

Core organic revenue growth

 

16 %

(a) Adjustment to include the contribution of PPD to Core organic revenue growth as though the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021.

 

Note:

For more information related to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the section titled “Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” of this release.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2,

 

December 31,

(In millions)

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,752

 

 

$

4,477

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

7,889

 

 

7,977

Inventories

 

 

5,483

 

 

 

5,051

 

Other current assets

 

 

2,652

 

 

 

2,608

 

Total current assets

 

 

18,776

 

 

 

20,113

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

8,448

 

 

 

8,333

 

Acquisition-related intangible assets, net

 

 

19,378

 

 

 

20,113

 

Other assets

 

 

4,424

 

 

 

4,640

 

Goodwill

 

 

41,721

 

 

 

41,924

 

Total assets

 

$

92,747

 

 

$

95,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Short-term obligations and current maturities of long-term obligations

 

$

1,866

 

 

$

2,537

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

10,204

 

 

 

10,899

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

12,070

 

 

 

13,436

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

8,157

 

 

 

8,377

 

Long-term obligations

 

 

31,389

 

 

 

32,333

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

113

 

 

 

122

 

Total equity

 

 

41,018

 

 

 

40,855

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity

 

$

92,747

 

 

$

95,123

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

April 2,

 

April 3,

(In millions)

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,220

 

 

$

2,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

859

 

 

 

621

 

Change in deferred income taxes

 

 

(339

)

 

 

24

 

Other non-cash expenses, net

 

 

337

 

 

 

317

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions

 

 

(875

)

 

 

(1,321

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,202

 

 

 

1,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(1,343

)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(640

)

 

 

(628

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

2

 

 

 

5

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

8

 

 

 

(32

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(670

)

 

 

(1,998

)

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Repayment of debt

 

 

(375

)

 

 

(2,803

)

Net proceeds from issuance of commercial paper

 

 

626

 

 

 

 

Repayment of commercial paper

 

 

(1,259

)

 

 

 

Purchases of company common stock

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

(2,000

)

Dividends paid

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(87

)

Net proceeds from issuance of company common stock under employee stock plans

 

 

2

 

 

 

20

 

Other financing activities, net

 

 

(36

)

 

 

20

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(3,145

)

 

 

(4,850

)

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange rate effect on cash

 

 

(99

)

 

 

137

 

Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(1,712

)

 

 

(4,733

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

4,491

 

 

 

10,336

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

2,779

 

 

$

5,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)

 

$

1,564

 

 

$

1,355

 

Notes:

For more information related to non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the section titled “Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures” of this release.

 

Supplemental Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures such as organic revenue growth, which is reported revenue growth, excluding the impacts of revenues from acquired businesses and the effects of currency translation. We also report Core organic revenue growth, which is reported revenue growth including the impact of PPD revenue, excluding the impacts of COVID-19 testing revenue, and excluding the impacts of acquisitions other than PPD and currency translation. We calculate period-to-period Core organic revenue growth by adding to the baseline period PPD’s pre-acquisition revenues from such period. We report these measures because Thermo Fisher management believes that in order to understand the company’s short-term and long-term financial trends, investors may wish to consider the impact of acquisitions, foreign currency translation and/or COVID-19 testing on revenues. In particular, given PPD’s significance relative to our existing businesses, management believes it is appropriate to also present information on a basis that includes PPD pre-acquisition revenues in order to demonstrate the impact PPD has on our current growth profile. Core organic revenue growth amounts are not necessarily indicative of the combined results of operations that would have been realized had the PPD acquisition occurred on January 1, 2021. Thermo Fisher management uses these measures to forecast and evaluate the operational performance of the company as well as to compare revenues of current periods to prior periods.

We report adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted EPS. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, helps investors to gain a better understanding of our core operating results and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the company’s core operating performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods, forecasts, and to the performance of our competitors. Such measures are also used by management in their financial and operating decision-making and for compensation purposes. To calculate these measures we exclude, as applicable:

  • Certain acquisition-related costs, including charges for the sale of inventories revalued at the date of acquisition, significant transaction/acquisition-related costs, including changes in estimates of contingent acquisition-related consideration, and other costs associated with obtaining short-term financing commitments for pending/recent acquisitions. We exclude these costs because we do not believe they are indicative of our normal operating costs.
  • Costs/income associated with restructuring activities, such as reducing overhead and consolidating facilities. We exclude these costs because we believe that the costs related to restructuring activities are not indicative of our normal operating costs.
  • Equity in earnings/losses of unconsolidated entities; impairments of long-lived assets; and certain other gains and losses that are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any predictability, including gains/losses on investments, the sale of businesses, product lines, and real estate, significant litigation-related matters, curtailments/settlements of pension plans, and the early retirement of debt. We exclude these items because they are outside of our normal operations and/or, in certain cases, are difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.
  • The expense associated with the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets because a significant portion of the purchase price for acquisitions may be allocated to intangible assets that have lives of up to 20 years. Exclusion of the amortization expense allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for both our newly acquired and long-held businesses and with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies.
  • The tax impacts of the above items and the impact of significant tax audits or events (such as changes in deferred taxes from enacted tax rate changes), the latter of which we exclude because they are outside of our normal operations and difficult to forecast accurately for future periods.

We report free cash flow, which is operating cash flow, excluding net capital expenditures to provide a view of the continuing operations’ ability to generate cash for use in acquisitions and other investing and financing activities. The company also uses this measure as an indication of the strength of the company. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since we have certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure.

Thermo Fisher Scientific does not provide GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort items such as the timing and amount of future restructuring actions and acquisition-related charges as well as gains or losses from sales of real estate and businesses, the early retirement of debt and the outcome of legal proceedings. The timing and amount of these items are uncertain and could be material to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s results computed in accordance with GAAP.

The non-GAAP financial measures of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s results of operations and cash flows included in this press release are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are set forth in the tables above.

Contacts

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Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Thermo Fisher Scientific
Phone: 781-622-1356
E-mail: rafael.tejada@thermofisher.com

Contacts

Media Contact Information:
Ron O’Brien
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Phone: 781-622-1242
E-mail: ron.obrien@thermofisher.com

Investor Contact Information:
Rafael Tejada
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Phone: 781-622-1356
E-mail: rafael.tejada@thermofisher.com