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| We have the organic pipeline to deliver sustained organic growth of 200 basis points above the market |
| We're confident that we'll keep improving that throughout 2024 |
| 2023 sales were up 16%, and adjusted operating income grew by 26% over 2022 |
| We were able to grow sales at a rate significantly above the market rate while expanding operating margin by 117 basis points |
| And so 6% to 8% organic growth for us is exactly what we've been talking about as our strategic objective, and we're confident in being able to do that |
| We expect this strong performance to continue in 2024 with an outlook of 9% to 11% sales growth and adjusted operating income growth of 13% to 20% |
| We are confident in sustaining above-market sales growth in 2024 and beyond |
| We acquired Pulse Technologies on January 5, which deepens our precision micromachining capabilities and further strengthens our pipeline in high-growth markets like electrophysiology, structural heart and heart pumps |
| Integer continues to execute our strategy to deliver sustained outperformance |
| Our portfolio and product line strategies position us for sustained above-market growth as we continue to shift the mix of our business to higher growth markets |
| We saw very strong growth in the early part of 2023 |
| The supply chain and labor environments have meaningfully improved, and we have refocused our organization to execute our operational strategy to expand margins |
| The acquisitions of Oscor, Aran Biomedical, InNeuroCo and Pulse Technologies have strengthened Integer's position in high-growth markets while adding differentiated capabilities for our customers |
| Cardiac rhythm management has actually grown very strongly throughout 2023 |
| The execution of our strategy, both organically and inorganically is producing results as we continue to demonstrate above-market sales growth with expanding margins |
| These key metrics reinforce why we remain confident |
| Pulse deepens Integer's capabilities in precision micro machining and further strengthens our pipeline in high-growth markets |
| So in cardiac rhythm management and neuromod, neuromod continues to grow very strongly, driven by the emerging PMA customers, we've talked a little bit about on this call |
| Their focus on high-growth markets and products, along with excellent customer relationships, aligned perfectly with Integer's strategy |
| We expect this strong performance to continue in 2024 with an outlook of 9% to 11% sales growth and a 13% to 20% increase in adjusted operating income |
| These product line strategies have generated a strong product development pipeline that is delivering results and positions us for sustained above-market growth |
| We delivered a very strong 2023 with full-year sales up 16% and adjusted operating income improving by 26% over 2022 |
| And so this is above-market sales growth with margin expansion, and the 91 basis points is the midpoint of our guidance |
| Integer is uniquely positioned to serve our customers across all phases of the product life cycle because of our deep technology, breadth of capabilities and products, global manufacturing footprint and vertical integration |
| The new products that are ramping gives us confidence in being able to do that |
| And oftentimes, we'll put an earnout in there if they outperform over the first couple of years of ownership, they can get more, but we've been able to get these acquisitions, we think at a fair price, a price that lets us then bring commercial and operational synergies and get a great return |
| Integer is uniquely positioned to be able to bring full design, development and high-volume manufacturing to these customers, while also vertically integrating the most technologically advanced components with our own intellectual property from decades of innovation |
| We expect adjusted operating income as a percent of sales to expand throughout 2024 from a significantly improved supply chain, direct labor attrition returning to pre-pandemic levels and the typical quarterly trend for product development revenue |
| As life-saving and life-enhancing products are introduced to the market and enter the manufacturing ramp phase, Integer benefits from accelerated sales growth |
| We expect sales in the first quarter of 2024 to grow high-single-digit year-over-year, with sequential sales acceleration in the second quarter through the fourth quarter from new product introductions and emerging PMA customer growth |
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| Our view of the end market is 2022 was a below average growth year because of hospital staffing shortages and 2023 was higher than average |
| And that risk adjustment proved to be overly conservative |
| The previously announced exit of our Portable Medical product line, which has limited technology differentiation and low growth is proceeding as planned |
| Our view is that there were fewer procedures during the pandemic and the staffing shortages and hospitals in '22 |
| We think 2023 was elevated the end market growth and 2022 was below average |
| I don't know if it's just because the comp was tough last year |
| And the biggest driver of that has to do with the direct labor attrition and the supply chain disruptions that we experienced heavily in 2022 and even throughout 2023 |
| And referencing back to kind of pre-pandemic, that is still slightly below where we were pre-pandemic |
| We had talked about that when the direct labor turnover improves and supply chain disruption improves, we felt like then we could work out the inefficiencies that we've experienced in manufacturing over the last three years, driven by those disruptions |
| I'm curious what's built in, in terms of buffer because you mentioned more of a normalized environment this year, although we're hearing volumes are still very good |
| And then kind of along similar lines, you have some of these cost headwinds starting to subside a little bit |
| And at some point, it's going to revert back to its more historical levels |
| And that was our first question to customers when we saw orders that look like they were meaningfully above any pattern or trend that we could observe in the end markets |
| And the reason for that is we are just now getting back to the same level of direct labor turnover that we were at pre-pandemic |
| Please refer to the company's SEC filings for a discussion of the risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially |
| We also anticipate our typical quarterly trend for product development revenue, which is generally at its lowest levels in the first quarter and at its highest levels in the fourth quarter |
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