WARSAW, Ind., May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The Company reported first quarter net sales of $1.784 billion, a decrease of 9.7% from the prior year period, and a decrease of 8.9% on a constant currency basis – both consistent with the preliminary results disclosed in the Company’s press release on April 6, 2020. Net loss for the first quarter was $509 million, including goodwill impairment. Net earnings on an adjusted basis were $354 million.
Diluted loss per share was $2.46 for the first quarter. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.70 for the first quarter, a decrease of 9.1% from the prior year period.
“While our full first quarter results have been impacted by the global spread of COVID-19 and the deferral of elective procedures, our operational performance prior to the COVID-19 disruption was trending ahead of our expectations,” said Bryan Hanson, President and CEO of Zimmer Biomet. “Over the past two years, we have made significant strides in reshaping and evolving Zimmer Biomet. This progress has better positioned us to address the COVID-19 challenge. We have an innovative and mobilized team, operational scale and increased financial flexibility – all of which we are using to support healthcare professionals and patients. I continue to be so proud of our global team and our collective, unyielding commitment to the ZB mission to better the lives of people around the world.” 
First quarter performance was negatively impacted by COVID-19, which reached a pandemic level in March and resulted in a significant and sudden global decline in elective procedure volumes.
Please see the attached schedules accompanying this press release for additional details on performance in the quarter, including sales by Zimmer Biomet’s three geographies and five product categories.