Avanos Medical, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. , May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE: AVNS) today reported first quarter 2026 financial results. "Building off our strong 2025 results, we delivered solid first quarter performance led by double-digit organic revenue growth in our Specialty Nutrition Systems segment," said David Pacitti, Avanos' chief executive officer. Pacitti continued, "Our overall execution this quarter was positive, and I'm very pleased with the steady progress we're making against each of our strategic imperatives." First Quarter 2026 Highlights Specialty Nutrition Systems Segment Pain Management & Recovery Segment Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Cash used in operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $12.3 million, compared to cash flow from operations of $25.7 million a year ago. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, free cash flow was an outflow of $16.6 million, compared to an inflow of $19.0 million in the prior year. As of March 31, 2026, the Company's cash balance was $65.6 million compared to $97.0 million a year ago and $89.8 million as of December 31, 2025. Total debt at the end of the first quarter totaled $98.2 million, consisting of borrowings on the Company's term loan facility. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This press release and the accompanying tables include the following financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or GAAP, and are therefore referred to as non-GAAP financial measures: These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the following items, as applicable, for the relevant time periods as indicated in the accompanying non-GAAP reconciliations to the comparable GAAP financial measures: The Company provides these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to its GAAP financial measures. Management and the Company's board of directors use net sales on a constant currency basis, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow to: (a) evaluate the Company's historical and prospective financial performance and its performance relative to its competitors, (b) allocate resources, and (c) measure the operational performance of the Company's business units and their managers. Management also believes that the use of an adjusted effective tax rate provides improved insight into the tax effects of the Company's ongoing business operations. Additionally, the Compensation Committee of the Company's board of directors will use certain of the non-GAAP financial measures when setting and assessing achievement of incentive compensation goals. These goals are based, in part, on the Company's net sales on a constant currency basis and adjusted EBITDA, which will be determined by excluding certain items that are used in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures. Our competitors may define these non-GAAP financial measures differently, and as a result, our measure of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to those of other companies. Items excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent, and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to, or substitute for, the financial statement data presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements as indicators of financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the attached financial tables. About Avanos Medical, Inc. Avanos Medical (NYSE: AVNS) is a medical technology company focused on delivering clinically superior solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Avanos is committed to addressing some of today's most important healthcare needs, including providing a vital lifeline for nutrition to patients from hospital to home, and reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Avanos develops, manufactures and markets its recognized brands globally and holds leading market positions in multiple categories across its portfolio. For more information, visit www.avanos.com  and follow Avanos Medical on X (@AvanosMedical), LinkedIn and Facebook. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains information that includes or is based on "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may," "believe," "will," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "plan" or "continue" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the current plans and expectations of management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: weakening of economic conditions that could adversely affect the level of demand for our products; pricing pressures generally, including cost-containment measures that could adversely affect the price of or demand for our products; our inability to complete our pending merger with certain affiliates of American Industrial Partners on the anticipated terms or timeline, or at all; potential adverse effects on our business and operations due to the pendency of the merger; shortage in drugs used in our Surgical Pain and Recovery products or other disruptions in our supply chain; the ongoing regional conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; our ability to successfully execute on or achieve the expected benefits of our transformation initiative or our divestiture, acquisition or merger transactions; inflationary pressures; the expected impact of tariffs and our ability to mitigate tariffs; financial conditions affecting the banking system and the potential threats to the solvency of commercial banks; changes in foreign exchange markets; legislative and regulatory actions; unanticipated issues arising in connection with clinical studies and otherwise that affect U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of new products; changes in reimbursement levels from third-party payors; a significant increase in product liability claims; the impact of investigative and legal proceedings and compliance risks; the impact of the federal legislation to reform the United States healthcare system; changes in financial markets; and changes in the competitive environment. The information contained herein speaks only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as may be required by the securities laws. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact future results is contained in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Form 10-Q.                   View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avanos-medical-inc-announces-first-quarter-2026-results-302762365.html

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