Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2023 5:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Fred Lampropoulos - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Raul Parra - Chief Financial Officer

Brian Lloyd - Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Conference Call Participants

Steve Lichtman - Oppenheimer & Company

Jayson Bedford - Raymond James

Larry Biegelsen - Wells Fargo

Jason Bednar - Piper Sandler

Mike Matson - Needham & Company

Jim Sidoti - Sidoti & Company

Michael Petusky - Barrington Research

Operator

Welcome to the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call for Merit Medical Systems, Inc. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference call is being recorded and that the recording will be available on the company’s website for replay shortly.

I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Fred Lampropoulos, Merit Medical Systems’ Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Please go ahead, sir.

Fred Lampropoulos

Thank you, and welcome, everyone, to Merit Medical’s second quarter of fiscal year 2023 earnings conference call. I am joined on the call today by Raul Parra, our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and Brian Lloyd, our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Brian, would you mind taking us through the safe harbor statements, please?

Brian Lloyd

Thanks, Fred. I would like to remind everyone that this presentation contains forward-looking statements that receive safe harbor protection under federal securities laws. Although we believe these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to unknown risks and uncertainties. The realization of any of these risks or uncertainties as well as extraordinary events or transactions impacting our company could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today, July 25, 2023, and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any other date. We specifically disclaim any obligation to update such statements, except as required by applicable law. Please refer to the sections entitled Cautionary Statement regarding forward-looking statements in today’s press release and presentation for important information regarding such statements. Please also refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements.

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles, which are generally accepted in the United States. However, we believe certain non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful information regarding the underlying business trends and performance of our ongoing operations and can be useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures is included in today’s press release and presentation furnished to the SEC under Form 8-K. Please refer to the sections of our press release and presentation entitled non-GAAP Financial Measures for important information regarding non-GAAP financial measures discussed on this call.