nasdaq:smed investor overview november 2020
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A Leader In Medical Waste Solutions
Serving Two Billion Dollar Markets
Medical Waste for Small to Medium Sized Generators
10.6% 5-YEAR CAGR; STRONG BALANCE SHEET
72% of Revenue*
10% Revenue Growth*
18% of Revenue*
32% Revenue Growth*
• Full Year Ended 6.30.20; Medical Waste for Small and Medium Sized Generators
includes Mailback and Route Based
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Unused Medications
MarketMarket
Size
Market
Growth
Rate
Market
Position
(U.S.)
Market
Penetration
Small-
Medium
Quantity
Medical
Waste
>$1B ~5.5% 2nd <4%
Unused
Medication >$1B ~4.2% 1st <1%
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*
*Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Analysis of National Health Expenditure from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on December 13, 2017)
Well Positioned In Attractive Markets
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Growing End Market Opportunity
Addressable Market Size
$1.0B*
$2.0B*
Founding of
Company
~3 Years Ago
Today
Comprehensive
Medical Waste:
Mailback
+
Pick-Up Service
(Company Owned)
+
Unused
Medication
Comprehensive
Medical Waste:
Mailback
+
Pick-Up Service
(Company Owned)Medical Waste:
Mailback
$0.25B - $0.5B*
*
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Improving Revenue Mix% of Total Revenue
Route-Based20%
Unused Medication
18%
Mailback52%
2020 Route-Based
1%
Unused Medication
6%
Mailback93%
2013
Everything But The Hospital
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Serving All Small to Medium Quantity Generator Markets
* Professional includes dentists, veterinarians, clinics, physician groups, urgent care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, labs, dialysis centers and other healthcare facilities.
Point-of-Care Shifting Towards Sharps’ Core Customers
Aging
Population
Traditional
Healthcare Setting
Professional
Market*
Retail
Pharmacies
Home
Health Care
Assisted Living/
Long-Term Care
Small to Medium Setting
Cost Pressure
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Market Landscape: Small & Medium Quantity Generators
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
Local/Regional National/Full-Service
Revenues (in millions)
Market Opportunity
200+ Small Private
Local & Regional Providers
+
Well Positioned to Grow Organically and Through Acquisition
No Other
Providers
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Industry-Leading Mailback Offering
▪ Flagship solution available for all small to medium quantity
generators throughout the United States.
▪ Quickly scalable to meet market demands.
▪ Comprehensive solution for collecting sharps and other
small quantities of medical waste.
▪ Available in a vast array of sizes
and configurations to meet
market needs.
▪ Provides flexibility and expands
offering when blended with route-
based service.
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Strategic Expansion Of Route-Based Offering
▪ Extending our route-based reach through acquisitions in new geographic areas, tuck-in opportunities in current service areas and organic growth.
▪ Serving 14,175 direct route-based customers at 9.30.20
▪ Expanded footprint complements mailback offering to provide versatile solution options; enables engagement of larger customers with extensive locations.
▪ Provides more predictable revenue stream.
▪ Focused route-based strategy in densely populated areas.
▪ Strengthens our leadership in healthcare and retail markets.
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Service to 32 States & 70% of U.S. Population
Route-based service (via network)
Company owned route-based
Evolution Of National Footprint
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State-of-the-Art Treatment Facilities
Carthage, TX
▪ 1 of 10 permitted incinerators for medical waste and
unused medications in the U.S.
▪ 2 autoclaves
Nesquehoning, PA
▪ 2 Autoclaves
Treating Sharps-Collected Waste
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Significant Capacity Available To Support Growth At Treatment Facilities
Expanded Processing Capacity to 27 Million Pounds Per Year From
10 million a year ago
Current
Shifts
1
2
3
Shifts
1
2
3
Total Capacity
• Running two
autoclaves with
one shift each
• Capacity to run 3
shifts each
• Footprint is now
40,000 square feet
for treatment,
Current
Shifts
1
2
3
Shifts
1
2
3
Total Capacity
Carthage, TX Nesquehoning, PA
• Running 1.5 shifts
for autoclaves and
one shift for
incinerator
• Capacity to run 3
shifts each
• Increased footprint
from 13,000 square
feet to 30,500
square feet
• August 2020: Added
second autoclave to
expand capacity
Autoclave
IncineratorAutoclave
Autoclave
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Shift To Full-Service
Route-based28%
Mailback72%
2020
Mailback 99%
Route-based 1%
2013
Route-based as Percentage of Medical Waste Revenue
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Attractive Segments In Small To Medium Quantity Generator Markets; Addressing Medical Waste Only
2. Assumes about 45% of adults received flu shots and about 40% of U.S. flu shots for adults administered in retail pharmacies, per industry sources
1. Average projected growth rates of physician, dental, and veterinary spending
3. Over the flu seasons from 2011-2020, Sharps saw growth in seven years of 10% to 36%, including a 25% increase in 2020, and declines in three years of 13% to 17%.
Market Market Size
Market
Growth
Rate
Current
Penetration
Professional $727M 5%¹ 2%
Long-Term Care $85M 6% 4%
Home Health Care $100M 7% 10%
Retail Pharmacy $15.6M² 20-25%³ 71%
(FY 2020)
4. Excludes revenues associated with unused medications solutions
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$727M
Market
Opportunity
Professional Market
• Dental
• Veterinarian
• Physicians
• Labs
• Urgent Care
• Surgery Centers
• Dialysis Centers
• Funeral Homes
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800,000
Professional
Offices (U.S.)
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Long-Term Care Market
*National Institute on Aging
Market Opportunity
$85M
Total
Addressable
Market
1 in 5 Americans
Age 65+
Customers
20
21
Retail Pharmacy Market
We serve 69% of retail immunizing pharmacies
*2016 and 2018 per Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, November 2018. 2019 and 2020
per industry sources.
Market Opportunity
Percentage of adults getting flu
shots in the retail setting:
24%
2016
32%
2018
21
40%
2019
Retail
Pharmacies
Expect up
to 50% in
2020
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COVID-19 Operational Update
Providing Uninterrupted Essential Medical Waste Solutions to Healthcare Customers
▪ Increased route-based drivers, plant & operations personnel by 10% to ensure operations wouldn’t be adversely impacted by potential employee absences
▪ Temporarily increased pay for frontline operations through June 2020
Increased medical waste processing capacity from 10 million to 27 million pounds
▪ Carthage facility: added new, larger autoclave and expanded footprint
▪ Pennsylvania facility: Added second autoclave; secured larger warehouse and distribution facility to store and distribute larger volumes of medical waste mailbacks
Preparing For Increased Immunizations
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Potential COVID-19
vaccine available in
late 2020 to early 2021
Tracking closely and
will ensure customers
are supported
- Increasing flu
mailback inventory 2x
to 3x for 20/21season
- Expect pandemic to
motivate more flu
shots
~$8M is typical
revenue
generated from
flu season
Leadership Position In Retail Clinics Where ~40% of Flu and Other Immunizations are Administered
Historical
Near-Term
Medium-Long Term
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Unused Medications Market Opportunity Growing Concern Given Opioid Epidemic and Accidental Overdoses
~250M lbs. Unused Medication
Waste Per Year
$1BMarket
Opportunity
Sharps Unused Medication Revenue increased from
$1.3 million in 2014 to $9.2 million in 2020
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Unused Medication & Controlled Substances: MedSafe
Solution Designed to Meet or Exceed DEA Proper Disposal Guidelines:
Helping Address the Opioid Abuse Crisis
Customers
Pharmacies (retail and hospital)
Long-term care facilities
Government & local law enforcement
Narcotic treatment programs
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Growing Installed Base of MedSafe Creates Recurring Revenue Opportunity
Installs: 876
Returned Liners: 5,583
(3/31/17)
Installs: 2,173
Returned Liners: 13,182
(3/31/18)
Installs: 5,700
Returned Liners: 61,300
(9/30/20)
Installs: 3,200
Returned Liners: 28,500
(3/31/19)
Installs: 4,700
Returned Liners: 50,000+
(3/31/20)
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Solution Designed to Meet or Exceed DEA Proper Disposal Guidelines:
▪ TakeAway Medication Recovery
System™ envelopes for proper
mailback disposal of unused
medication, including controlled
substances, from ultimate users
Unused Medication & Controlled Substances: Takeaway Envelopes
Customers
Retail pharmacies
Long-term care
VA & Military
Note: Envelope image shown above is for marketing purposes only. The actual envelope is not branded as
to meet the requirements of the Disposal Act (nondescript packaging).
~3.9M TakeAway Medication Recovery
System™ envelopes sold since 2009
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New Solution Offering: Takeaway Recycle System
Increased Use of Single Use Devices in Healthcare Settings Driving Need For Compliant
Solutions for Recyclable Components
Customers
Surgery Centers
Hospitals
Device Manufacturers
Opportunity to bundle the original product
with the Sharps TakeAway Recycle
System
Solution Designed for Compliant, Sustainable Disposal/Recycling of Single Use Devices:
• Laryngoscopes
• Tubes
• Masks
• Forceps
• Scopes
• Airway Management
74.6%
2.8%
8.6%
14.0%
52.0%
20.3%
17.9%
9.8%
FY 2015 Revenue $30.9 million
FY 2020 Revenue $51.1 million
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Breakdown By Solution
Mailback
Route-Based
Unused Medications
Other
Home Health Care19%
Retail30%
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
9%
Long-term Care6%
Other2%
Professional29%
Government4%
Environmental1%
Home Health Care55%
Retail8%
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
7%
Long-term Care9%
Other15%
Professional 6%
FY 2008 Billings $13.2 million
FY 2020 Billings$53.0 million
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Increased Revenue Diversity By Market
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Billings By Market & Solution
* Represents the net impact of the revenue recognition adjustments to arrive at reported GAAP revenue. Customer billings
include all invoiced amounts for products shipped or services rendered during the period reported. GAAP revenue includes
customer billings as well as numerous adjustments necessary to reflect, (i) the deferral of a portion of current period sales, (ii)
recognition of certain revenue associated with product returned for treatment and destruction and (iii) provisions for certain
product returns and discounts to customers which are accounted for as reductions in sales in the same period the related sales
are recorded..
Three Months Ended September 30,
2020 % Total 2019 $ Change %
BILLINGS BY Solution:
Mailbacks $ 6,439 47.9% $ 7,737 $ (1,298 ) (16.8 )%
Route-Based Pickup 3,156 23.5% 2,657 499 18.8 %
Unused Medications 2,361 17.6% 2,383 (22) (0.9 )%
Third Party Treatment 135 1.0% 19 116 610.5 %
Other 1,337 10.0% 1,423 (86) (6.0 )%
Total Billings By Solution $ 13,428 100.0% $ 14,219 $ (791 ) (5.6 )%
Three Months Ended September 30,
2020 % Total 2019 $ Change %
BILLINGS BY MARKET:
Professional $ 4,133 30.8% $ 4,135 $ (2 ) 0 %
Retail 3,647 27.2% 4,142 (495) (12.0) %
Home Health Care 2,348 17.5% 3,317 (969) (29.2) %
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer 1,179 8.8% 937 242 25.8 %
Long-Term Care 1,309 9.7% 624 685 109.8 %
Government 515 3.8% 764 (249) (32.6) %
Environmental 135 1.0% 19 116 610.5 %
Other 162 1.2% 281 (119) (42.3) %
Subtotal $ 13,428 100.0% $ 14,219 $ (791) (5.6) %
GAAP Adjustment * (277) (620) 343
Revenue Reported $ 13,151 $ 13,599 $ (448) (3.3) %
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$21.5
$26.6
$30.9$33.4
$38.2$40.1
$44.3 $51.1
$-
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY2020
($ in millions)
Steady Annual Revenue Growth:
10.6 % 5-year CAGR
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Select Financials
(In thousands,
excluding per share data)
Three Months Ended
Sept. 30,
2020
Three Months Ended
Sept. 30,
2019
Revenue $13,151 $13,599
Gross Margin 27.5% 33.0%
SG&A Expense $3,788 $3,512
% of Sales 28.8% 25.8%
Net Income (Loss) $(293) $686
Net Income (Loss) Per
Share$(0.02) $0.04
EBITDA $59 $1,189
Strong Balance Sheet: $10.1M in Working Capital
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Attractive Business Model
Significant Operating Leverage
▪ Costs are relatively fixed• Operating infrastructure in place to grow 2-3X
▪ 45% - 50% gross margins on incremental revenues▪ 10%+ SG&A increase on incremental revenues
High Recurring Revenue
▪ Recurring revenue model; high customer retention rates• Expect strong flu immunization season potentially followed by COVID-19
immunization effort and anticipated growth in the long-term care, home healthcare and professional markets
Attractive Alternative For Marketplace
▪ Competitive contract pricing and terms
▪ Customizable solution
▪ Nationwide coverage
▪ Route-based footprint expansion to 32 states or 70% of population increases new
prospect pipeline of larger small and medium quantity generators