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| Within this segment, our Orthodontic business grew nearly 15% with Spark continuing to outperform, our Bracket & Wires business delivered mid-single-digit growth with emerging markets performing especially well |
| We've got a great reputation in brass |
| As we move into 2024, we believe we are well-positioned to navigate potential short-term uncertainties while executing a long-term value creation model |
| Spark margins are improving sequentially as we drive down the production cost of aligners and improve our process automation |
| This represents a greater than $100 million improvement in free cash flow over the full year of 2022 |
| Our orthodontic business is performing well, growing double-digits for the full year |
| Long-term, this segment is positioned to accelerate growth and improve operating margins |
| Ormco's comprehensive portfolio, including Bracket & Wires and aligners and our clear focus under orthodontic specialist creates a sustained competitive advantage and a more stable business with ample opportunity for long-term share gains |
| During the year, we leveraged Envista Business System, EBS to drive our Spark growth formula and consistently added new doctors, increased case volumes with existing doctors, and grew revenue per case |
| The Spark business delivered over 50% year-over-year growth and we are positioned to double this business by 2026 |
| You had good performance in the quarter |
| We have a strong brands, a leading product portfolio, a passionate and capable team, and a dedicated community of implant specialists around the world |
| We believe that the focus investments we are making in both Spark and North American implants will support our margin expansion over the long-term |
| We're making thoughtful investments in sales and marketing, training and education and community development and are leveraging a successful European leadership model and playbook, which has resulted in over 300 basis point share gains in the past three years to reinvigorate growth in North America |
| So every quarter, the spot margin has improved every quarter |
| We were able to get good momentum on various pieces of our business |
| In addition to driving growth for Envista, DEXIS IOS Solutions enhances our end-to-end orthodontic and implant solutions |
| We saw a strong volume growth and a stabilizing price environment as we exited the year |
| Our IOS business grew greater than 30% in the fourth quarter, driven by strong unit demand and a stabilizing price environment |
| While this will create a modest headwind to core growth in the short-term, long-term it will allow us to improve both the growth and margin profile of this business |
| Outside of North America, we saw solid growth in our Consumables business and we continue to drive sellout that is at or above market growth in both geographies |
| Continuously, we have some very strong candidates, and our goal is to have that name as quickly as possible in the near future |
| And we think throughout the year, we'll see acceleration of our margin as well as our growth throughout the year every quarter |
| The dental market is attractive, under penetrated and has solid growth trends |
| We remain confident in our strategy and long-term outlook |
| We improved our free cash flow generation in 2023 and delivered greater than $220 million while continuing to invest in our strategic priorities to accelerate our long-term growth and enhance our margin |
| Our specialty business is really well positioned |
| Our business is strategically differentiated and we have a proven track record of executing in a dynamic environment |
| Go back to the North America implant now that we have a really good feel for what it takes to invigorate the growth in there as well as the G&A spending |
| Overall, we see signs our implant business is stabilizing with our Q4 performance improving relative to the first three quarters of the year |
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| Uncertain economic environment interest rate, inflation, consumer sentiment, we see that demand for our high-end dental procedures is going to be below long run growth expectation, and we are cautioned about capital spending |
| On a reported basis, fourth quarter sales declined 2.3% to $645.6 million |
| The lower adjusted EBITDA margins were anticipated and driven by lower gross margins, unfavorable geographic mix and investments in both Spark and the turnaround North American implants |
| The decline in margins was primarily driven by the lower sales of consumables in the quarter |
| Core sales in the fourth quarter decreased by 12.4% compared to Q4 2022 |
| Our implant business declined modestly in the fourth quarter as strong growth in China was offset by underperformance in North America |
| So I think you can assume given where our guidance, I think you can assume that our gross margins for the year, year-over-year will be down a little bit |
| The decrease in gross margin was the result of lower volumes and unfavorable product mix, VBP driven price reductions and currency headwinds |
| Emerging markets saw a large decline in the quarter, driven by the combined effect of a challenging macro conditions and the de-emphasizing of non-strategic geographies and solutions |
| Our Equipment business also declined in the fourth quarter relative to the prior year |
| As higher interest rates and concerns around the macroeconomic environment reduce global demand for large imaging equipment |
| I mean, that came in pretty disappointing in our view |
| Sales in the quarter declined by 0.3% due to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, and our core sales were down 2% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| Our adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 15.6%, which is 530 basis points lower than Q4 2022 |
| Our fourth quarter adjusted gross margin was 52.4%, a decrease of 380 basis points compared to the prior year |
| But this quarter really dragged down those gross margins that flowed through to both Specialty and the E&C operating margins |
| This was down 460 basis points versus the same period in the prior year, with the decline largely due to unfavorable mix, the pricing impact of the China VBP program, continued investment in Spark and targeted investments in North American implants |
| Turning to our Equipment & Consumables segment, we declined mid-single-digits for the full year 2023 |
| We further expect private practices and DSOs to remain cautious before making large investments in new clinics |
| Our Consumables business declined in Q4 primarily due to the timing of orders in North American distribution channel |
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