Sirona Reports Record Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Sirona (Nasdaq: SIRO), the dental technology leader, today announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2012 vs. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results

Revenue was $247.4 million, an increase of $28.6 million or up 13.1% (and up 23.4% on a constant currency basis). The Company's business segments grew as follows: CAD/CAM Systems increased 25.6% (up 36.5% on a constant currency basis), Treatment Centers increased 13.2% (up 28.0% on a constant currency basis), Imaging Systems increased 6.9% (up 14.0% on a constant currency basis), and Instruments increased 1.0% (up 14.0% on a constant currency basis).

Revenue in the United States increased 34.1%, while revenues outside the United States increased 5.7% (up 19.2% constant currency), with particularly robust performance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Gross profit was $132.1 million, up $21.4 million. Gross profit margin was 53.4% in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2012, compared to 50.6% in the prior year. Gross profit margin as a percent of sales was positively impacted by better segment gross profit margin and lower amortization.

Fourth quarter 2012 operating income excluding amortization expense was $57.1 million (operating income of $45.4 million plus amortization expense of $11.7 million), compared to $45.5 million (operating income of $25.0 million plus amortization expense of $13.9 million, plus a $6.6 million non-cash compensation charge) in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $34.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, versus $13.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share in the prior year period. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $0.71 compared to $0.68 in the prior year quarter.

At September 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $151.1 million and total debt of $75.5 million, resulting in net cash of $75.6 million. This compares to net debt of $22.5 million at September 30, 2011.

Jost Fischer, Chairman and CEO of Sirona commented: “We had an outstanding fourth quarter, with every segment of our business growing double digits, constant currency and strong operating income growth. Fiscal 2012 was another year of double digit constant currency revenue growth for Sirona, where we exceeded sales expectations. We posted record revenues and earnings, strengthened our balance sheet, extended our global leadership position and introduced the revolutionary Omnicam. Our 12.6% constant currency revenue growth was particularly noteworthy compared to a record setting fiscal 2011 in which Sirona grew over 16% constant currency.”

Mr. Fischer continued: “For the year, Treatment Centers and CAD/CAM led our growth, up 15.1% and 13.9% respectively on a constant currency basis. Revenue growth was particularly strong in non-European international markets, led again by the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. continues to improve for us, accelerating for the third consecutive quarter, ending up a robust 11.4% for the year. Although Germany was down due to a difficult IDS comparison to last year, we had our second best year ever in Germany, and the rest of Europe grew this quarter and for the year, on a constant currency basis. We ended our year with an unprecedented celebration at CEREC 27.5 where we received a standing ovation from a crowd of around 4,000 dental professionals with the launch of the revolutionary Omnicam. With the investment in our global sales and service infrastructure continuing to pay dividends and innovation as our top priority, we expect our momentum to continue into next year as reflected in our revenue guidance.”

Fiscal 2013 Guidance

Management anticipates fiscal year 2013 constant currency revenue growth to be in the range of 9% to 11%, and EPS on a non-GAAP adjusted basis^ in a range of $3.33 to $3.43 (reflecting growth of approximately 10% to 13%).

Fiscal 2012 vs. Fiscal 2011 Financial Results

Revenue was $979.4 million, an increase of $65.5 million or up 7.2% (up 12.6% on a constant currency basis). The Company's business segments grew as follows: CAD/CAM Systems increased 9.1% (up 13.9% on a constant currency basis), Imaging Systems increased 7.4% (up 11.5% on a constant currency basis), Treatment Centers increased 7.2% (up 15.1% on a constant currency basis), and Instruments increased 0.2% (up 7.5% on a constant currency basis).

Revenue in the United States increased 11.4%, while revenues outside the United States increased 5.5% (up 13.2% constant currency), with particularly robust performance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Gross profit was $524.0 million, up $40.3 million. Gross profit margin was 53.5% for Fiscal 2012, compared to 52.9% in the prior year. Gross profit margin as a percent of sales was positively impacted by lower amortization.

Fiscal 2012 operating income excluding amortization expense was $233.7 million (operating income of $185.7 million plus amortization expense of $47.9 million). This compares to 2011 operating income excluding amortization and a non-cash compensation charge of $222.5 million (operating income of $160.9 million plus amortization expense of $54.9 million, plus the $6.6 million charge).

Conference Call/Webcast Information

Sirona will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on November 16, 2012. The teleconference can be accessed by calling +1 800.299.7635 (domestic) or +1 617.786.2901 (international) using passcode # 43749778. The webcast will be available via the Internet at http://ir.sirona.com and a presentation relating to the call will be available on our website. A replay of the conference call will be available through November 23, 2012 by calling +1 888 286 8010 (domestic) or +1 617 801 6888 (international) using passcode #17050016. A web archive will be available for 30 days at www.sirona.com.

About Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.

Sirona, the dental technology leader, has served dealers and dentists worldwide for more than 130 years. Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a complete line of dental products, including CAD/CAM restoration systems (CEREC), digital intra-oral, panoramic and 3D imaging systems, dental treatment centers and handpieces. Visit http://www.sirona.com for more information about Sirona and its products.

This press release contains forward-looking information about Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.’s financial results, guidance and estimates, business prospects, and products and services that involve substantial risks and uncertainties or other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "estimate," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "think," "intend," "expect," "project," "plan," "target," "forecast", and similar words and expressions which identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and other factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. For a discussion of such risks, uncertainties and other matters that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks relating to, among other factors, the market for dental product and services, pricing, future sales volume of the Company's products, the possibility of changing economic, market and competitive conditions, dependence on products, dependence on key personnel, technological developments, intense competition, market uncertainties, dependence on distributors, ability to manage growth, dependence on key suppliers, dependence on key members of management, government regulation, acquisitions and affiliations and currency exchange rate fluctuations, readers are urged to carefully review and consider various disclosures made by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. This presentation contains non GAAP financial measures, which should not be viewed in isolation and do not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) as an indicator of operating performance or an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. The Company assumes no obligation to and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this document to reflect new information or future events or developments after the date any such statement is made.

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^{* Operating income plus amortization and constant currency growth and results are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items. Please refer to "Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Information (unaudited)” in the attached exhibits for a description of these items.}

^{^This metric is a new, non-GAAP financial measure that excludes certain items. Please refer to "Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Information (unaudited)” in the attached exhibits for a description of these items. The 10% to 13% growth rate for non-GAAP Adjusted EPS compares this new metric for fiscal 2013 guidance to fiscal 2012 non-GAAP Adjusted EPS re-calculated on the same basis.}

Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Information (unaudited)

HISTORICAL

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Financial Measures (unaudited)

Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income (unaudited)

FORWARD-LOOKING

Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS Guidance (unaudited)

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) non-GAAP adjusted net income, and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share, which exclude, as applicable, amortization and depreciation expense resulting from the step-up to fair values of intangible and tangible assets related to past business combinations, unrealized, non-cash loss/(gain) on revaluation of the carrying value of the $-denominated exclusivity fee, unrealized, non-cash loss/(gain) on revaluation of the carrying value of short-term intra-group loans and any related tax effects; and (ii) non-GAAP adjusted operating income, which excludes amortization.

Commencing with fiscal 2013 guidance, and to supplement our business outlook, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP adjusted net income, and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share, which exclude, as applicable, amortization and depreciation expense resulting from the step-up to fair values of intangible and tangible assets related to past business combinations, gain/loss on foreign currency transactions, gain/loss on derivative instruments and any related tax effects. Also set forth above under the heading “FORWARD-LOOKING” are reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Management recognizes that the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations, including the fact that they might not be comparable with similar non-GAAP measures used by other companies and that management must exercise judgment in determining which types of charges and other items should be excluded from its non-GAAP financial measures. Management currently compensates for these limitations by providing full disclosure of each non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our "core operating performance". Management believes that "core operating performance" represents Sirona’s operating performance in the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of its operations. Accordingly, management excludes from "core operating performance" the impact of acquisition-related intangible depreciation and amortization in order to compare our underlying financial performance to prior periods, certain charges related to currency revaluation of assets and liabilities that do not reflect our period-to-period core operating performance, and to the extent relevant in a particular period, any other cash or non-cash items that management does not view as indicative of its on-going operating performance. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal evaluation of period-to-period comparisons. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making and (2) they are provided to and used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to facilitate comparisons with prior and subsequent reporting periods.

Constant Currency: We have included certain revenue information in this press release on a constant currency basis. This information is a non-GAAP financial measure. We additionally present revenue on a constant currency basis because we believe it facilitates a comparison of our operating results from period to period without regard to changes resulting solely from fluctuations in currency rates.

Sirona calculates constant currency revenue growth by comparing current period revenues to prior period revenues with both periods converted at the U.S. Dollar/Euro average foreign exchange rate for each month of the current period. The average exchange rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012, was $1.25141. The average exchange rate for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, was $1.29922 and varied from $1.23114 to $1.37045. For the three months and full year ended September 30, 2011, an average exchange rate converting Euro denominated revenues into U.S. Dollars of $1.41653 and $1.39570, respectively, was applied.

Our forecasted 2013 constant currency net revenue guidance excludes the impact of foreign exchange. We are unable to reconcile our projected 2013 constant currency net revenue growth to our full-year projected 2013 net revenue growth because we are unable to predict the 2013 and long-term impact of foreign exchange due to the unpredictability of future changes in foreign exchange rates. Therefore, we are unable to provide a reconciliation of these measures.

The following is a reconciliation of (i) the historical non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share reporting to (ii) non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share calculated on the same basis as the new metric we announced today for fiscal 2013 guidance.