NxStage(R) Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

LAWRENCE, Mass., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2010 ended March  31, 2010, with total revenue above the top end of its guidance range.

Net revenue for first quarter of 2010 increased to $40.4 million compared with revenue of $33.7 million for the first quarter of 2009, representing a 20% increase.  The increase was driven by strong performance of the Company's Home and Critical Care markets, which experienced growth of 33 percent and 36 percent, respectively, when compared with the first quarter of 2009.

Home revenue grew to $19.0 million for the first quarter of 2010 compared with revenues of $14.4 million for the first quarter of 2009.  Critical Care revenue grew to $6.1 million for the first quarter of 2010 compared with revenues of $4.5 million for the first quarter of 2009.  Revenue in the In-Center market, from the Company's Medisystems business, increased to $15.3 million for the first quarter of 2010 compared with revenues of $14.9 million for the first quarter of 2009.  

"The Home market showed strong sequential growth over the fourth quarter of 2009, as a result of systematic execution against our strategic initiatives to further develop the home hemodialysis market with the System One™," stated Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive Officer of NxStage Medical, Inc.  "As the only company with a home hemodialysis product cleared for home use by the FDA, and over 3 million treatments, we feel good about our outlook for 2010 and see significant opportunity to continue to grow our top line and improve our bottom line with a lower risk profile than in the past."

NxStage reported a net loss of $9.0 million or ($0.19) per share for the first quarter of 2010 compared with a net loss of $12.2 million or ($0.26) per share for the first quarter of 2009.  

For the first quarter of 2010, the Company had an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.3 million, compared with an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2009.  

"We remain focused on achieving our goal of breakeven Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2010, and believe we are on track to meet or exceed our goal of breakeven cash flow 2 to 3 quarters following this milestone," stated Robert S. Brown, Chief Financial Officer of NxStage Medical, Inc.

Guidance:

For the second quarter of 2010, the Company is forecasting revenues to be between $40 and $42 million, a net loss in the range of $8.0 to $9.0 million or ($0.17) to ($0.19) per share, and an Adjusted EBITDA loss in the range of $0.0 to $1.0 million.  

This release contains a non-GAAP financial measure.  A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP financial measure to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is in the exhibits to this press release.

Conference Call:

NxStage will also host a conference call today, May 5, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter financial results. To listen to the conference call, please dial 866-788-0540 (domestic) or 857-350-1678 (international).  The passcode is 32266659.   The call will also be webcast LIVE and can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.nxstage.com/ir.cfm.

A replay of the conference call will be available 2 hours after the start of the call through May 19, 2010.  To access the replay dial 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and enter passcode 55973465.  An online archive of the conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.nxstage.com/ir.cfm.

About NxStage

NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM) is a medical device company, headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, that develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for the treatment of ESRD and acute kidney failure. For more information on NxStage and its products, please visit the company's website at www.nxstage.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this release that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "plan," and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of these forward-looking statements include statements as to the anticipated demand for the Company's products, anticipated operating results, including revenues, loss, gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA numbers, expectations regarding achievement of improved and breakeven cash flow, and other expectations as to future operating results. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond NxStage's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements, including market acceptance and demand for NxStage's products, growth in home and/or daily hemodialysis, unanticipated difficulties in achieving operational efficiencies and cost reductions,  changes in reimbursement for home and daily hemodialysis, changes in the regulatory environment, changes in the historical purchasing patterns and preferences of our major customers, including DaVita Inc., and certain other factors that may affect future operating results and which are detailed in NxStage's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent NxStage's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. NxStage anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while NxStage may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing NxStage's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The Company discloses a non-GAAP financial measure to supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis. This non-GAAP measure is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and may be different from similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measure disclosed by the Company is not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for stock based-compensation, deferred revenue recognized, and other non-cash and non-recurring expenses) to understand operational cash usage.  The Company believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful and supplementary information allowing investors greater transparency to one measure used by management.  This non-GAAP financial measure is meant to supplement, and to be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures.  This non-GAAP financial measure is reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measure below.

SOURCE NxStage Medical, Inc.