• Q4 year-over-year revenue growth of 8%
• Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.72^* and Adjusted EPS of $1.14^* representing growth of nearly 400%
• 2021 Adjusted Net Income per share expected to be $3.00 - $3.50

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2021-- Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2020, as summarized in the table below.

“The monumental effort of the Owens & Minor teammates in 2020 along with their relentless focus on serving our customers has reinforced our position in the healthcare industry as a trusted partner,” said Edward A. Pesicka, President and Chief Executive Officer of Owens & Minor. “I am very proud of how our teammates delivered on our mission of ‘Empowering Our Customers to Advance Healthcare’ and exemplified our IDEAL values in our swift response to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

Pesicka added, “In the midst of the pandemic, we utilized the Owens & Minor disciplined business process to drive productivity and improve our customers’ experience. Specifically, we enhanced our Americas based vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities to address our customers’ current and future needs for our market leading broad-based products and services.”

“We delivered exceptional financial results for the quarter and full year through strong execution,” said Pesicka. “Our productivity gains along with favorable product mix drove our margin improvement and significant earnings growth. During the year we successfully deleveraged our balance sheet while continuing to reinvest in our businesses. We have established a solid foundation for long-term profitable growth and enhanced financial flexibility.”

Results and Highlights

• Significant increase in year-over-year fourth quarter earnings performance driven by sales growth, operating efficiencies, and product mix
  • 390 basis point gross margin expansion
  • 204% increase in adjusted operating income
  • 396% increase in adjusted net income per share
• Total company Q4 revenue growth was driven by increased demand for PPE both through our medical distribution channel and direct to customers along with strong performance in our home healthcare business, which was partially offset by elective procedures
  • Global Solutions segment revenue grew to $1.95 billion or 1% year-over-year and 5% from Q3
  • Global Products segment revenue grew to $575 million or 58% year-over-year and 21% from Q3
• Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
  • Total debt reduced by $303 million in the fourth quarter; and by $534 million or 34% for the full year. As a result, interest expense was reduced by 23% in the fourth quarter and by 15% for the full year
  • Generated $71 million of operating cash flow in the fourth quarter
  • Operating cash flow more than doubled in 2020 to $339 million when compared to 2019
  • Continued to re-invest in the business across technology, infrastructure and services
• Other Achievements
  • Delivered over 12 billion units of PPE to healthcare workers in the fight against Covid-19, of which approximately 5 billion units were produced with materials manufactured in our American factories or Owens & Minor owned facilities, since January 2020
  • Partnered with federal and state agencies to strengthen the nation’s response to the pandemic through investment in PPE manufacturing capacity, distribution of PPE to frontline healthcare workers, and working to replenish the strategic national stockpile
  • Completed the sale of Movianto, our European logistics business
  • Successfully completed an upsized $200 million equity offering of 9.7 million shares

Financial Outlook

The Company’s outlook for 2021 reflects sustained growth momentum driven by reinvestment in both business segments while enhancing operating efficiencies. The Company believes these investments have created a solid foundation for continued strong performance in 2021. Subject to the key assumptions below, the Company expects adjusted net income for 2021 to be in a range of $3.00 to $3.50 per share which represents growth in the range of 33% to 55% over 2020 adjusted net income per share.

Key assumptions supporting the Company’s 2021 financial guidance:

• Increase in PPE capacity and manufacturing efficiencies during 2021
• Pass through of exam glove cost increases will contribute $300-$500 million to top line, with minimal impact to profitability
• The strength of Q4 2020 elective procedures expected to continue through 1H 2021

Although the Company does provide guidance for adjusted net income per share (which is a non-GAAP financial measure), it is not able to forecast the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP without unreasonable effort. Certain elements of the composition of the GAAP amount are not predictable, making it impracticable for the Company to forecast. Such elements include, but are not limited to restructuring and acquisition charges. As a result, no GAAP guidance or reconciliation of the Company’s adjusted net income per share guidance is provided. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially significant impact on its future GAAP financial results. The outlook is based on certain assumptions that are subject to the risk factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Dividend Information 

The Board of Directors approved a first quarter 2021 dividend payment of $0.0025 per share, payable on March 31, 2021, to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2021.

Investor Conference Call for 4th Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results 

Owens & Minor executives will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today, February 24, 2021, to discuss the results. Participants may access the call at 866-393-1604. The international dial-in number is 224-357-2191. A replay of the call will be available for one week by dialing 855-859-2056. The access code for the conference call, international dial-in and replay is 8993404. A webcast of the event will be available at www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section.

Safe Harbor

This release is intended to be disclosure through methods reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution to the public in compliance with the SEC's Fair Disclosure Regulation. This release contains certain ''forward-looking'' statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the statements in this release regarding our expectations with respect to our 2021 financial performance and related assumptions, as well as other statements related to the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s results and operations and the Company’s expectations regarding the performance of its business and improvement of operational performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Investors should refer to Owens & Minor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC including the sections captioned “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and subsequent annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with or furnished to the SEC, for a discussion of certain known risk factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its current estimates. These filings are available at www.owens-minor.com. Given these risks and uncertainties, Owens & Minor can give no assurance that any forward-looking statements will, in fact, transpire and, therefore, cautions investors not to place undue reliance on them. Owens & Minor specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

About Owens & Minor

Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is a global healthcare solutions company that incorporates product manufacturing, distribution support and innovative technology services to deliver significant and sustained value across the breadth of the industry – from acute care to patients in their home. Aligned to its Mission of Empowering Our Customers to Advance Healthcare^TM, more than 15,000 global teammates serve over 4,000 healthcare industry customers. A vertically-integrated, predominantly Americas-based footprint enables Owens & Minor to reliably supply its self-manufactured surgical and PPE products. This seamless value chain integrates with a portfolio of products representing 1,200 branded suppliers. Operating continuously since 1882 from its headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, Owens & Minor has grown into a FORTUNE 500 company with operations located across North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. For more information about Owens & Minor, visit owens-minor.com, follow @Owens_Minor on Twitter and connect on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/owens-&-minor.

Owens & Minor, Inc.
GAAP/Non-GAAP Reconciliations (unaudited)

The following table provides a reconciliation of reported operating income, income (loss) from continuing operations and income (loss) from continuing operations per share to non-GAAP measures used by management.

Owens & Minor, Inc.
GAAP/Non-GAAP Reconciliations (unaudited)

The following items have been excluded in our non-GAAP financial measures:

⁽¹⁾ Intangible amortization in 2020 and 2019 includes amortization of intangible assets established during purchase accounting for business combinations. These amounts are highly dependent on the size and frequency of acquisitions and are being excluded to allow for a more consistent comparison with forecasted, current and historical results and the results of our peers.

⁽²⁾ Acquisition-related charges were $2.7 million and $11.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $4.3 million and $15.7 million for the same periods of 2019. Acquisition-related charges in 2020 and 2019 consist primarily of transition costs for the Halyard acquisition. Exit and realignment charges were $16.6 million and $25.9 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $11.0 million and $14.4 million for the same periods of 2019. Exit and realignment charges in 2020 were associated with severance from reduction in workforce, restructuring charges related to our client engagement center, IT restructuring charges, loss on sale of certain Fusion5 assets, and other costs related to the reorganization of the U.S. commercial, operations and executive teams. Exit and realignment charges in 2019 were associated with severance from reduction in workforce, IT restructuring charges and other costs related to the reorganization of the U.S. commercial, operations and executive teams.

⁽³⁾ Software as a Service (SaaS) implementation costs in 2019 were associated with significant global IT platforms in connection with the redesign of our global information system strategy.

⁽⁴⁾ Other includes interest costs and net actuarial losses related to the U.S. Retirement Plan of $0.6 million and $2.3 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, and gain from the surrender of company-owned life insurance policies of $(3.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

⁽⁵⁾ (Gain) loss on extinguishment and modification of debt for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020 includes a make-whole premium related to the extinguishment of our 2021 Notes of $5.0 million, the write-off of deferred financing costs of $2.7 million and $5.1 million, respectively, third party fees incurred of $1.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively, which was offset by a gain on extinguishment of debt related to the partial repurchase of our 2021 and 2024 Notes of $(3.1) million for the year ended December 31, 2020. (Gain) loss on extinguishment and modification of debt for the three months and year ended December 31, 2019 includes the write-off of deferred financing costs associated with the revolving credit facility as a result of the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement in February 2019 of $2.0 million, offset by a (gain) on extinguishment of debt related to the partial repurchase of our 2021 Notes of $(1.0) million and $(1.2) million, respectively.

⁽⁶⁾ Includes tax adjustments associated with the estimated (benefits) expense under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

⁽⁷⁾ These charges have been tax effected in the preceding table by determining the income tax rate depending on the amount of charges incurred in different tax jurisdictions and the deductibility of those charges for income tax purposes.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

This earnings release contains financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In general, the measures exclude items and charges that (i) management does not believe reflect Owens & Minor, Inc.'s (the "Company") core business and relate more to strategic, multi-year corporate activities; or (ii) relate to activities or actions that may have occurred over multiple or in prior periods without predictable trends. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to evaluate the Company's performance, evaluate the balance sheet, engage in financial and operational planning and determine incentive compensation.

Management provides these non-GAAP financial measures to investors as supplemental metrics to assist readers in assessing the effects of items and events on its financial and operating results and in comparing the Company's performance to that of its competitors. However, the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements set forth above should be carefully evaluated.

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Chandrika Nigam, Director, Investor Relations, Investor.Relations@owens-minor.com, 804-723-7556

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