DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

12 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Haemonetics is a global healthcare company dedicated to providing a suite of innovative hematology products and solutions to customers, to help them improve patient care and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our technology addresses important medical markets, including blood and plasma component collection, the surgical suite, and hospital transfusion services.

Blood and its components (plasma, platelets, and red cells) have many vital - and frequently life-saving - clinical applications. Plasma is used for patients with major blood loss and is manufactured into biopharmaceuticals to treat a variety of illnesses, including immune diseases and coagulation disorders. Red cells treat trauma patients or patients undergoing surgery with high blood loss, such as open heart surgery or organ transplant. Platelets have many uses in patient care, including supporting cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Blood is essential to a modern healthcare system.

Haemonetics develops and markets a wide range of devices and solutions to serve our customers. We provide plasma collection systems and software which enable plasma fractionators to make life saving pharmaceuticals. We provide analytical devices for measuring hemostasis which enable healthcare providers to better manage their patients’ bleeding risk. Haemonetics makes blood processing systems and software which make blood donation more efficient and track life giving blood components. Finally, Haemonetics supplies systems and software which facilitate blood transfusions and cell processing.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements present separately our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and changes in shareholders’ equity. All amounts presented, except per share amounts, are stated in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Operating results for fiscal 2017 include an overstatement of inventory related charges due to the correction of capitalized manufacturing variances and corrections of certain out of period items. Absent these corrections, our operating loss for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2017 would have been $2.4 million lower than the amount included in the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive loss.

Operating results for fiscal 2016 include the correction of an overstated liability in fiscal 2014, the correction of capitalized manufacturing variances identified during fiscal 2017 and corrections of certain other out of period items, all of which were determined to be immaterial to all periods impacted. Absent these corrections, our net loss for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2016 would have been $3.5 million higher than the amount included in the accompanying consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive loss.

We consider events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. Refer to Note 19, Subsequent Events, for information pertaining to the sale of a product line which occurred after the balance sheet date but prior to the issuance of the financial statements. There were no other material subsequent events identified.