On November 8, 2017 Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) reported its preliminary revenue for its second quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended October 27, 2017. The company announced preliminary second quarter worldwide revenue of approximately $7.050 billion, a decrease of 4 percent as reported, with the decline driven by the company’s divestiture of its Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis (Compression), and Nutritional Insufficiency businesses to Cardinal Health that occurred at the beginning of the quarter. Second quarter revenue increased 3 percent on a comparable, constant currency basis, which adjusts for the divestiture and a $35 million positive impact from foreign currency (Press release, Medtronic, NOV 8, 2017, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2315619 [SID1234521801]). Excluding the impact of Hurricane Maria, second quarter revenue growth would have been 4 percent on a comparable, constant currency basis.

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The company announced that the impact of Hurricane Maria was approximately $55 to $65 million to its second quarter revenue and is expected to be approximately $0.03 to its second quarter non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS). The company was able to limit the financial impact versus its original expectations provided on October 6th due to the performance and resilience of its employees driving a faster-than-anticipated recovery of its operations in Puerto Rico. As expected, the majority of the impact was to its Minimally Invasive and Restorative Therapies Groups in the United States.

On September 20th, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico and incapacitated Medtronic’s four manufacturing plants. Within two weeks, on October 2nd the company had substantially repaired its four Puerto Rico manufacturing facilities and restarted limited production, with production reaching 50 to 60 percent capacity by October 9th, and ramping to near pre-hurricane capacity by October 18th.

Medtronic’s primary focus has been to support the well-being of its more than 5,000 direct and contract employees on the island and restore its operations to full productivity. The company has and continues to provide critical supplies for its people in Puerto Rico, including water, food, temporary housing, medical care, counseling services, child care, laundry facilities, and power generators.

Despite ongoing island infrastructure challenges, the company is now fully prepared for sustained operations on the island. Medtronic took several actions to restore its manufacturing operations, including implementing on-site and redundant power generator systems; alternate technologies for telecommunication and data connectivity; access to critical suppliers and production materials; and shipping, transportation, and logistics capabilities. As a result, the company was able to minimize the impact of the hurricane on both its supply to customers as well as the company’s second quarter financial results.

"The creativity, dedication, and persistence of our employees – both on and off the island – in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria was simply incredible. In particular, our employees in Puerto Rico made countless selfless contributions, despite extensive impact to their personal lives, coming to work every day to ensure customers and patients worldwide received our products," said Omar Ishrak, Medtronic chairman and chief executive officer. "Through the efforts of our team, along with help from the local government and the U.S. FDA, we were able to achieve extraordinary results with our Puerto Rico operations over the month of October, well exceeding our initial expectations. I am extremely proud of our passionate employees whose tireless dedication was critical in restoring our operations."

Second Quarter EPS Guidance

Excluding the impact of Hurricane Maria, Medtronic today reiterated its expectation that second quarter adjusted EPS would be flat to slightly up on a comparable, constant currency basis from the prior year comparable EPS of $1.04. The company expects a one cent positive impact to adjusted EPS from foreign currency. Adjusted EPS guidance does not include any charges or gains that would be reported as non-GAAP adjustments to earnings.

Webcast Information

Medtronic will report financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 and provide an outlook for its fiscal year on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. This is one week earlier than the preliminary date previously provided by the company. A news release will be issued at approximately 5:45 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) and will be available at View Source Medtronic will host a webcast at 7:00 a.m. CST to discuss its financial results. The webcast can be accessed at View Source on November 21, 2017. Within 24 hours of the webcast, a replay and transcript of the prepared remarks will be available by clicking on the Investor Events link at View Source.

Looking ahead, Medtronic plans to report its fiscal 2018 third and fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, and Thursday, May 24, 2018, respectively. Confirmation and additional details will be provided closer to the specific quarterly earnings release date.

Non-GAAP Schedule

To view the Preliminary FY18 Second Quarter Non-GAAP Reconciliation schedule, click here. The document can also be accessed by visiting newsroom.medtronic.com.