UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2005
SYNERGETICS USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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000-51602
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23-2131580 |
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Identification No.) |
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| 3845 Corporate Centre Drive |
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| O’Fallon, Missouri
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63368 |
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(636) 939-5100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 12, 2005, Synergetics USA, Inc. held a conference call regarding its financial
results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, which ended October 27, 2005. The conference
call contained a discussion of EBITDA, which, according to applicable Securities and Exchange
Commission rules, is a “non-GAAP financial measure.” A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical
measure of a company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows
that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that
are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the statement of income, balance sheet or
statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements) of the issuer; or includes amounts, or is
subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most
directly comparable measure so calculated and presented.
The Company defines EBITDA as operating income plus depreciation and amortization. A
reconciliation of EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included below. The
Company believes that EBITDA provides useful information to investors in evaluating the Company’s
performance relative to that of its peers. The Company believes that EBITDA is an operating
performance measure, and not a liquidity measure, that provides investors with a measure of
operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and
ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. EBITDA should not be considered as a
measure of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from EBITDA are significant
components in understanding and assessing financial performance. EBITDA should not be considered
in isolation or as an alternative to net earnings, cash flows generated by operating, investing, or
financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the condensed consolidated
financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. EBITDA, as presented,
may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Operating Income:
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October 27, 2005 |
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Operating Income |
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760,283 |
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Plus Depreciation and Amortization |
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243,404 |
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EBITDA |
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1,003,687 |
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The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished under Item 2.02 and shall not be
deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
“Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall
such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933
or the Exchange Act, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.
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