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Lemaitre Vascular Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 lowered, 5 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Sales grew 11% to $61.0mm: Net sales were $61.0mm, up 11% from $54.8mm; organic growth was 12%, excluding currency and divestitures. Source
  • Reported profit includes non-recurring tax credit: The Employee Retention Tax Credit benefit was $3.4mm in operating income and is excluded from adjusted figures. Source
  • Full-year sales midpoint lowered: Full-year 2025 sales guidance is $247mm to $249mm, midpoint $248mm, against $248mm to $254mm previously (midpoint $251mm). Source
  • Full-year operating income midpoint raised: Full-year operating income guidance is $66.4mm to $67.8mm, midpoint $67.1mm, up from $60.9mm; adjusted midpoint is $63.7mm. Source
  • Full-year EPS midpoint raised: Full-year diluted EPS guidance is $2.48 to $2.53, midpoint $2.51, up from $2.30; adjusted midpoint is $2.37. Source
  • Artegraft growth accelerated: Artegraft sales rose 33%, with growth accelerating due to the international launch. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin rose to 70.8%: Adjusted gross margin was 70.8%, up from 67.8%, which the company attributed to higher average selling prices and manufacturing efficiencies. Source

“2025 is shaping up to be another year of healthy sales and profit growth”

Chairman/CEO George LeMaitre

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales SourceQ4 2025$61.8mm - $63.8mm (mid $62.8mm)New
Net sales SourceFull year 2025$247mm - $249mm (mid $248mm)Lowered from $248mm - $254mm (mid $251mm)
Gross margin SourceQ4 202571.2%New
Gross margin SourceFull year 202571.4% (adjusted 70.3%)Raised from 69.7%
Operating income SourceQ4 2025$17.3mm - $18.7mm (mid $18.0mm)New
Operating income SourceFull year 2025$66.4mm - $67.8mm (mid $67.1mm; adjusted mid $63.7mm)Raised from $58.8mm - $63.0mm (mid $60.9mm)
Operating margin SourceQ4 202529% (midpoint)New
Operating margin SourceFull year 202527% (adjusted 26%)Raised from 24%
Diluted EPS SourceQ4 2025$0.64 - $0.69 (mid $0.67)New
Diluted EPS SourceFull year 2025$2.48 - $2.53 (mid $2.51; adjusted mid $2.37)Raised from $2.23 - $2.37 (mid $2.30)
Share repurchases SourceThrough February 17, 2026up to $75.0mmKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year diluted EPS midpoint raised to $2.51 from $2.30. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year operating income midpoint raised to $67.1mm from $60.9mm. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year gross margin raised to 71.4% from 69.7%, and operating margin to 27% from 24%. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year sales midpoint lowered to $248mm from $251mm. Source
  • New guidance: Q4 2025 guidance given for sales, gross margin, operating income, operating margin and diluted EPS. Source
  • New: Q3 2025 results include a one-time Employee Retention Tax Credit benefit, excluded from adjusted figures. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Sales grew 11% to $61.0mm: Net sales were $61.0mm, up 11% from $54.8mm; organic growth was 12%, excluding currency and divestitures. Source
  • Reported profit includes non-recurring tax credit: The Employee Retention Tax Credit benefit was $3.4mm in operating income and is excluded from adjusted figures. Source
  • Diluted EPS reached $0.75: Diluted EPS was $0.75, up 54%; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.62, up 27%. Operating margin was 33%, adjusted 28%. Source

Full-year and fourth-quarter guidance

  • Full-year sales midpoint lowered: Full-year 2025 sales guidance is $247mm to $249mm, midpoint $248mm, against $248mm to $254mm previously (midpoint $251mm). Source
  • Full-year operating income midpoint raised: Full-year operating income guidance is $66.4mm to $67.8mm, midpoint $67.1mm, up from $60.9mm; adjusted midpoint is $63.7mm. Source
  • Full-year EPS midpoint raised: Full-year diluted EPS guidance is $2.48 to $2.53, midpoint $2.51, up from $2.30; adjusted midpoint is $2.37. Source
  • Fourth-quarter guidance issued: Q4 2025 sales, operating income and diluted EPS guided to ranges; midpoints are $62.8mm, $18.0mm and $0.67. Source
  • Full-year gross margin guidance raised: Full-year gross margin guided to 71.4%, adjusted 70.3%, against 69.7% in the prior release. Q4 gross margin guided to 71.2%. Source

“We continue to make investments in our sales force, new international offices, and regulatory approvals. We have increased our bottom-line guidance.”

Chairman/CEO George LeMaitre

Segments and regions

  • EMEA grew fastest by region: EMEA sales rose 18%, Americas 10% and APAC 4%. Americas was $39.2mm, 64% of Q3 sales; EMEA $17.6mm, 29%; APAC $4.2mm, 7%. Source

Products and customers

  • Grafts and Shunts drove growth: Grafts rose 23% and Shunts 18%, and these two product lines drove Q3 sales growth. Source
  • Artegraft growth accelerated: Artegraft sales rose 33%, with growth accelerating due to the international launch. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Adjusted gross margin rose to 70.8%: Adjusted gross margin was 70.8%, up from 67.8%, which the company attributed to higher average selling prices and manufacturing efficiencies. Source
  • Adjusted operating income rose 29%: Adjusted operating income was $16.9mm, up 29%. Management attributed this to moderating operating expenses. Source
  • Operating expenses rose year on year: Total operating expenses were $25.6mm versus $24.0mm, with general and administrative up to $10.8mm and R&D down to $3.0mm. Source

Capital, cash and returns

  • Cash rose to $343.1mm: Cash and short-term securities rose $23.6mm sequentially to $343.1mm, with cash and cash equivalents at $25.5mm at quarter end. Source
  • Dividend of $0.20 approved: The board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on October 27, 2025. Source
  • Repurchase authority unchanged at $75.0mm: The board authorized up to $75.0mm of share repurchases on February 18, 2025; the prior release carried the same authority. Source
  • Convertible notes net $168.4mm: Convertible senior notes, net, were $168.4mm at September 30, 2025, versus $167.8mm at December 31, 2024. Source

Strategy and investment

  • Investment in sales force and offices: Management said it continues to invest in its sales force, new international offices and regulatory approvals. Source

People and leadership

  • Headcount slightly lower year on year: Headcount was 633 at September 30, 2025, compared with 637 a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 November 2025

  • Dividend payment in December: The $0.20 quarterly dividend is payable December 4, 2025, to holders of record on November 20, 2025. Source
  • Repurchase program ends February 2026: The $75.0mm repurchase program runs until February 17, 2026, unless the board extends it, and may be suspended at any time. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said the Artegraft international launch is ahead of plan. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.