2015-10-22 22:00:00 CEST

2015-10-22 22:01:02 CEST


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Össur hf. - Financial Statement Release

Ossur Hf : Q3 Results 2015 


Announcement from Össur hf. no: 41/2015



Highlights Q3 2015

  * Sales amounted to USD 117 million compared to USD 127 million in Q3 2014.
    Sales growth in local currency amounted to 3%.
  * Bracing and supports sales growth was 5%, measured in local currency.
  * Prosthetics sales growth was flat, measured in local currency, compared to a
    strong quarter last year.
  * Gross profit amounted to USD 74 million and 63% of sales, compared to USD
    81 million and 64% of sales in Q3 2014.
  * EBITDA amounted to USD 25 million or 22% of sales, compared to USD 29
    million or 23% of sales in Q3 2014.
  * Net profit amounted to USD 14 million or 12% of sales, compared to USD 16
    million or 13% of sales in Q3 2014.
  * USD strengthening has had a significant impact on reported sales and profits
    when comparing to prior year results. It has negatively impacted sales by
    USD 11 million and EBITDA by USD 2 million.
  * Cash generated by operations amounted to USD 23 million or 20% of sales,
    compared to USD 33 million or 26% of sales in Q3 2014.



Financial Guidance for 2015

The financial guidance for the full year of 2015 is unchanged:

  * Total sales growth LCY in the range of 4-6%.
  * Organic sales growth LCY in the range of 3-5%.
  * EBITDA margin in the range of 20-21% of sales.
  * Capital expenditures 3.5-4.5% of sales.
  * Effective tax rate around 26%.



Jón Sigurðsson, President & CEO, comments:"The  results  of  the  quarter  are  in  line with expectations. As in previous
quarters  there is an adverse impact  from currency fluctuations. B&S sales were
good  in  all  markets,  driven  by  growth  of  high  end  innovative products.
Prosthetics growth was flat, however we are comparing to an exceptionally strong
quarter  last year. At the  end of the quarter  we proudly announced a technical
update  to our  RHEO KNEE(®)  3 that entails  enhanced features and weatherproof
design."

You    can    find    all    announcements    from   Össur   on   our   website:
http://www.ossur.com/corporate/



Conference Call

Össur will host a conference call on Friday 23 October 2015 at 10:00 CET/ 8:00
GMT/ 4:00 EDT.

To participate in the call please dial:
Europe: + 45 3544 5579, +44 (0) 203 364 5374 or +46 (0) 8 505 564 74
The United States: + 1 855 753 2230
Iceland: +354 800 7417


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