On July 29, 2020 Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) reported sales of $2.003 billion during the second quarter of 2020 (Press release, Boston Scientific, JUL 29, 2020, View Source [SID1234562496]). This represents a decline of (23.9) percent on a reported basis, (23.1) percent on an operational1 basis and (28.7) percent on an organic2 basis, all compared to the prior year period. The company reported a GAAP loss of $147 million or $(0.11) per share (EPS), compared to GAAP earnings of $154 million or $0.11 per share a year ago, and achieved adjusted earnings per share of $0.08 for the period, compared to $0.39 a year ago.

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"We remain focused on the safety of our team, our customers and the patients they serve, and were pleased to see the business recovering over the course of the quarter," said Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, Boston Scientific. "With a strong pipeline of differentiated products and an agile global team, we’ll continue to execute on our strategy and make prudent decisions to position us for success as deferred procedures resume."

Second quarter financial results and recent developments:

Reported a GAAP loss of $(0.11) per share. Achieved adjusted earnings per share of $0.08. The company did not provide second quarter sales and EPS guidance due to ongoing uncertainty associated with the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Second quarter sales declined in each of our reportable segments4, compared to the prior year period:

MedSurg: (29.6) percent reported, (29.1) percent operational and (28.4) percent organic
Rhythm and Neuro: (33.2) percent reported, (32.7) percent operational and (33.4) percent organic
Cardiovascular: (18.7) percent reported, (17.6) percent operational and (25.3) percent organic

Second quarter regional5 sales declined, compared to the prior year period:

U.S.: (28.4) percent reported and operational
EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa): (27.2) percent reported and (25.6) percent operational
APAC (Asia-Pacific): (14.8) percent reported and (14.0) percent operational
Emerging Markets3: (19.7) percent reported and (14.6) percent operational

Received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device which is indicated to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. This next-generation implant is the first LAAC device that can be fully recaptured, repositioned and redeployed in the left atrial appendage, with additional design features to enhance safety and performance while treating a wider range of patient anatomies than the previous WATCHMAN LAAC device.
Received FDA approval for the SYNERGY XD Bioabsorbable Polymer (BP) Drug-Eluting Stent (DES) System, the next-generation SYNERGY BP-DES platform with the only 48 mm length DES available in the U.S. and enhanced deliverability features to enable improved arterial navigation in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cases. The system was recently launched in Japan following approval from the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).
Received FDA 510(k) clearance and began limited market release for the LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System, a new, long-term diagnostic device implanted in patients to detect arrythmias associated with conditions such as atrial fibrillation (AF), cryptogenic stroke and syncope. The LUX-Dx ICM System can be programmed remotely and have settings adjusted without requiring patients to visit their physician’s office and is designed with a dual-stage algorithm that detects and then verifies potential arrhythmias before an alert is sent to clinicians.
Received approval for the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System from China’s Center for Medical Device Evaluation and will begin a limited market release by the end of the year. Also announced results of a sub-study of patients from the IMPERIAL trial who were treated with the Eluvia stent during the 2020 Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Livestream event. Data demonstrated the Eluvia stent offers durable and consistent results in complex and long lesions, with an average lesion length of 162.8 mm and that patients treated with the Eluvia stent had a 77.2% Kaplan-Meier primary patency rate, a 13.6% clinically-driven target lesion revascularization rate and no stent thrombosis, despite long, heavily calcified lesions.
Received CE Mark and began limited European release for the INTELLANAV STABLEPOINT Ablation Catheter enabled with DIRECTSENSE Technology. This first-of-its-kind catheter combines measures of mechanical contact, or contact force, with local impedance to provide insight into the cardiac tissue’s response to ablation.
Received Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval for a new transitional pass-through (TPT) payment category to describe single-use endoscopes, including the EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope, to facilitate Medicare beneficiary access to the advantages of new and innovative devices by allowing for adequate payment while cost data is collected, starting July 1, 2020. The EXALT duodenoscope is the world’s first and only single-use, flexible duodenoscope cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which eliminates the risk of infection from inadequate scope reprocessing between procedures.
Presented positive findings from the largest reported clinical experience to date with the LOTUS Edge Aortic Valve System at TVT Connect. Data from a pre-specified interim analysis of the first 50 patients enrolled in the European RESPOND EDGE post-market registry demonstrated no reports of mortality, no repeat procedures for valve-related dysfunction or re-hospitalization for valve-related symptoms and excellent valve hemodynamics, the lowest PVL rates in this valve category and a reduced permanent pacemaker implantation rate in line with competitive valves in real-world experience.
Commenced enrollment of the FROZEN-AF investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial which will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the POLARx Cryoablation System for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), an intermittent form of AF which causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate.
Announced at HRS 2020 Science final results from the UNTOUCHED study of the EMBLEM Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System, the only FDA-approved implantable defibrillator without wires touching the heart, demonstrating high efficacy and safety of the device and a lower rate of inappropriate shock than many similar devices. Also presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at the virtual meeting were results from the investigator-sponsored PRAETORIAN trial confirming that the S-ICD can be the preferred therapy choice for the majority of ICD-indicated patients without a need for pacing.
Published a meta-analysis of 1,011 prostate cancer patients in The Journal of the American Medicine Association (JAMA) Network Open which found that placing SpaceOAR Hydrogel before radiation is an effective preventative strategy to reduce treatment-induced rectal complications. Each year, more than 1.1 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide and approximately 400,000 men will undergo prostate radiotherapy. Recently, SpaceOAR surpassed 100,000 patients treated worldwide.
Announced The Lancet Neurology publication of the INTREPID study—a double-blind, randomized study evaluating the Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system for Parkinson’s disease. One-year results demonstrated a significant 51% improvement in motor symptoms (UDPRS III scores) compared to pre-surgery screening and six additional hours of ON time – or daily symptom control – over medication.
Launched a multi-year program to combat racism, inequity and injustice, including $3.5 million in philanthropic commitments, focused on five pillars: community, economic empowerment, education, healthcare disparities and government/legislative change.
Increased financial flexibility by completing a public offering of $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, as well as completing an approximately $2.0 billion public offering of common stock and mandatory convertible preferred stock, and using a portion of the proceeds of both offerings to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facility and a significant portion of our pre-payable bank debt.

1. Operational revenue growth excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

2. Organic revenue growth excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and sales from the recent acquisitions of Vertiflex, Inc. and BTG plc (BTG), each with no prior year comparable sales. Organic revenue growth also excludes the impact of the divestiture of our global embolic microspheres portfolio, a transaction entered into in connection with obtaining the antitrust clearances required to complete the BTG transaction, as well as the Q2 divestiture of our intrauterine health franchise.

3. We define Emerging Markets as the 20 countries that we believe have strong growth potential based on their economic conditions, healthcare sectors and our global capabilities.

4. We have three historical reportable segments comprised of Medical Surgical (MedSurg), Rhythm and Neuro, and Cardiovascular, which represent an aggregation of our operating segments that generate revenues from the sale of medical devices (Medical Devices). As part of our acquisition of BTG on August 19, 2019, we acquired an Interventional Medicine business, which is now included in our Peripheral Interventions operating segment’s revenues from the date of acquisition.

5. As part of our acquisition of BTG on August 19, 2019, we acquired a specialty pharmaceuticals business (Specialty Pharmaceuticals). Subsequent to acquisition, Specialty Pharmaceuticals is now a stand-alone operating segment presented alongside our Medical Device reportable segments. Specialty Pharmaceuticals net sales are substantially U.S. based. Our chief operating decision maker (CODM) reviews financial information of our globally managed Specialty Pharmaceuticals operating segment at the worldwide level without further disaggregation into regional results. As such, Specialty Pharmaceuticals net sales are presented globally, and our Medical Devices reportable segments regional net sales results do not include Specialty Pharmaceuticals.

Conference Call Information

Boston Scientific management will be discussing these results with analysts on a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The company will webcast the call to interested parties through its website: www.bostonscientific.com. Please see the website for details on how to access the webcast. The webcast will be available for approximately one year on the Boston Scientific website.