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Lemaitre Vascular Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 25 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 10 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Sales grew 16% in Q4: Q4 net sales were $64.5mm, up from $55.7mm a year earlier. Adjusted for currency and divestitures, sales grew 15%. Source
  • Operating income rose 47%: Operating income was $18.8mm, up from $12.9mm, and operating margin was 29%. Source
  • EMEA sales grew 29%: EMEA sales were $19.7mm, up from $15.3mm. APAC sales were $4.6mm, up from $3.8mm. Americas sales were $40.2mm, up from $36.6mm. Source
  • Product lines drove Q4 growth: Grafts, valvulotomes and carotid shunts were the product lines management named as drivers of Q4 sales growth. Source
  • Gross margin rose on pricing: Q4 gross margin was 71.7%, up 240 basis points, which management attributed to higher average selling prices and manufacturing efficiencies. Source

“International Artegraft growth, higher ASPs and disciplined spending produced 16% Q4 sales growth and 47% op. income growth.”

Chairman/CEO George LeMaitre

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales SourceQ1 2026$65.6mm - $67.6mm (midpoint $66.6mm)New
Gross margin SourceQ1 202672.1%New
Operating income SourceQ1 2026$16.7mm - $18.1mm (midpoint $17.4mm)New
Operating margin SourceQ1 202626% (midpoint)New
Diluted EPS SourceQ1 2026$0.64 - $0.69 (midpoint $0.66)New
Net sales SourceFull year 2026$276mm - $284mm (midpoint $280mm)New
Gross margin SourceFull year 202672.1%New
Operating income SourceFull year 2026$75.0mm - $80.7mm (midpoint $77.8mm)New
Operating margin SourceFull year 202628% (midpoint)New
Diluted EPS SourceFull year 2026$2.81 - $3.01 (midpoint $2.91)New
Quarterly dividend SourcePayable March 26, 2026$0.25 per shareRaised from $0.20 per share
Share repurchases SourceThrough February 18, 2027up to $100.0mmRaised from $75.0mm

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Q1 2026 and full-year 2026 guidance given; the prior release gave guidance for Q4 2025 and full-year 2025. Source
  • New: Quarterly dividend increased 25% to $0.25 per share from $0.20. Source
  • New: New repurchase authorization of up to $100.0mm, replacing the $75.0mm program in the prior release. Source
  • New: Operating income and EPS guidance now include growth percentages adjusted to exclude the 2025 employee retention tax credit. Source

Q4 results and growth drivers

  • Sales grew 16% in Q4: Q4 net sales were $64.5mm, up from $55.7mm a year earlier. Adjusted for currency and divestitures, sales grew 15%. Source
  • Operating income rose 47%: Operating income was $18.8mm, up from $12.9mm, and operating margin was 29%. Source
  • EPS and cash both rose: Diluted EPS was $0.68 against $0.49 a year earlier. Cash, including short-term marketable securities, rose $16.1mm from the prior quarter to $359.1mm. Source
  • Net income rose to $15.6mm: Net income was $15.6mm, compared with $11.2mm a year earlier. Source

Regions and product lines

  • EMEA sales grew 29%: EMEA sales were $19.7mm, up from $15.3mm. APAC sales were $4.6mm, up from $3.8mm. Americas sales were $40.2mm, up from $36.6mm. Source
  • Americas share of sales narrowed: Americas made up 62% of Q4 sales, down from 66% a year earlier. EMEA rose to 31% from 27%. APAC was 7%, unchanged. Source
  • Product lines drove Q4 growth: Grafts, valvulotomes and carotid shunts were the product lines management named as drivers of Q4 sales growth. Source

“Full year 2025 showed similar op. leverage: 14% sales growth & 30% op. income growth.”

Chairman/CEO George LeMaitre

Margins and operating costs

  • Gross margin rose on pricing: Q4 gross margin was 71.7%, up 240 basis points, which management attributed to higher average selling prices and manufacturing efficiencies. Source
  • Operating expenses rose 6%: Total operating expenses were $27.4mm, up 6%. Sales and marketing rose 6%, general and administrative rose 9%, and research and development fell 2%. Source
  • Investment income and interest expense rose: Investment income was $3.3mm, up from $1.6mm. Interest expense was $1.3mm, up from $0.2mm a year earlier. Source

Full-year 2025 results

  • Full-year sales rose 14%: Full-year 2025 net sales were $249.6mm, up from $219.9mm. Organic growth for the year was 14%. Source
  • Full-year operating income rose: Full-year operating income was $67.9mm, up from $52.3mm. Full-year diluted EPS was $2.52, up from $1.93. Source
  • Tax credit excluded from adjusted results: Full-year 2025 included a $3.4mm employee retention tax credit. Excluding it, adjusted operating income was $64.5mm and adjusted diluted EPS was $2.38. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 20%: Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $74.3mm, up from $61.7mm. Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $20.9mm, up 39%. Source

“2026 guidance of $280mm (+12%) in sales and op. income of $77.8mm (+21% adjusted) suggests another year of healthy sales & profit growth.”

Chairman/CEO George LeMaitre

Basis of 2026 guidance

  • 2026 growth rates exclude credit: Adjusted 2026 growth rates for operating income and EPS are measured against 2025 figures that exclude the employee retention tax credit. Source
  • Currency shown separately in sales: The 2026 sales midpoint is shown before a $3.55mm currency impact, leaving adjusted projected sales of $276.4mm. Source
  • Gross margin compared with 2025: The 2026 gross margin guidance is compared with 71.5% reported for 2025 and 70.4% adjusted for the tax credit. Source

Balance sheet and debt

  • Convertible notes rose slightly: Convertible senior notes, net, were $168.6mm at December 31, 2025, up from $167.8mm a year earlier. Source
  • Receivables and inventory grew: Accounts receivable, net, were $33.6mm and inventory and other deferred costs were $70.4mm, up from $30.1mm and $64.9mm. Source
  • Equity rose over the year: Total stockholders’ equity was $393.5mm, up from $337.3mm, with retained earnings at $184.7mm. Source

Dividends and repurchases

  • Dividends declared rose in 2025: Dividends declared in 2025 totaled $0.80 per share, up from $0.64. The Q4 2025 declared amount was $0.20, up from $0.16. Source
  • Diluted share count edged up: Q4 diluted weighted-average shares were 22.97 million, up from 22.90 million. For the full year they were 22.93 million, up from 22.78 million. Source
  • Treasury stock rose: Treasury stock was $17.4mm at year end, up from $15.6mm. The release does not state repurchase activity for the period. Source

Coming up, as management said on 25 February 2026

  • Dividend payable March 26, 2026: The $0.25 per share dividend is payable March 26, 2026 to holders of record on March 12, 2026. Source
  • Repurchase program runs to February 2027: The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time and concludes February 18, 2027 unless the Board extends it. 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.