On May 3, 2016 Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 (Press release, Illumina, MAY 3, 2016, View Source [SID:1234511839]).
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First quarter 2016 results:
Revenue of $572 million, a 6% increase compared to $539 million in the first quarter of 2015, and an increase of 7% on a constant currency basis
GAAP net income attributable to Illumina stockholders for the quarter of $90 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared to $137 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Illumina stockholders for the quarter of $106 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared to $135 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 (see the table entitled "Itemized Reconciliation Between GAAP and Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Illumina Stockholders" for a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures)
Cash flow from operations of $40 million and free cash flow of negative $14 million for the quarter, compared to $67 million and positive $30 million in the prior year period. Increased operating expenses and higher capital expenditures contributed to the lower free cash flow.
Gross margin in the first quarter of 2016 was 69.4% compared to 69.6% in the prior year period. Excluding the effect of non-cash stock compensation expense and amortization of acquired intangible assets, non-GAAP gross margin was 71.7% for the first quarter of 2016 compared to 72.2% in the prior year period.
Research and development (R&D) expenses for the first quarter of 2016 were $124.0 million compared to $91.8 million in the prior year period. R&D expenses included $10.7 million and $11.3 million of non-cash stock compensation expense in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Excluding these charges and contingent compensation, R&D expenses as a percentage of revenue were 19.8%, including 0.9% attributable to GRAIL and Helix. This compares to 14.9% in the prior year period.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the first quarter of 2016 were $149.2 million compared to $116.3 million in the prior year period. SG&A expenses included $22.0 million and $18.0 million of non-cash stock compensation expense in the first quarters of 2016 and 2015, respectively. Excluding these charges, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and contingent compensation, SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue were 21.9%, including 0.6% attributable to GRAIL and Helix. This compares to 18.0% in the prior year period.
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $33.2 million and capital expenditures were $53.4 million during the first quarter of 2016. The company settled the remaining 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes of $75.5 million. At the close of the quarter, the company held $1.34 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, compared to $1.39 billion as of January 3, 2016.
"As we have previously shared, Q1 was a slower start to the year than we expected," stated Jay Flatley, Chairman and CEO. "Our view of the growth potential of the sequencing market remains unchanged, as the largest opportunities are in their earliest stages of development. In the near-term, we are focused on improving execution to restore the growth rate we believe our markets can support."
Updates since our last earnings release:
Introduced BaseSpace Informatics Suite, a complete set of genomics software tools and solutions to facilitate precision medicine and genomics research
Applied CE mark to VeriSeq NIPT Analysis Software for use in clinical laboratories
Announced partnerships to enable long read applications including co-marketing agreements with 10X Genomics and NRGene
Entered into a partnership with Genomics England to develop a platform and knowledge base to improve and automate genome interpretation
Committed $100 million to a new venture capital firm that will pursue early stage investments which are strategically aligned with Illumina’s vision
Announced that on July 5, 2016 Jay Flatley will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Francis deSouza will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
Financial outlook and guidance
The non-GAAP financial guidance discussed below reflects certain pro forma adjustments to assist in analyzing and assessing our core operational performance. Please see our Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Guidance included in this release for a reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.
For fiscal 2016, the company is projecting approximately 12% revenue growth and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share attributable to Illumina stockholders of $3.35 to $3.45. For the second quarter 2016, the company is projecting revenue of $590 million to $595 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share attributable to Illumina stockholders of $0.72 to $0.74.
Quarterly conference call information
The conference call will begin at 2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 888.687.3295 (passcode: 85797542), or if outside North America by dialing +1.503.406.4070 (passcode: 85797542). Individuals may access the live teleconference in the Investor Relations section of Illumina’s web site under the "company" tab at www.illumina.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available from 5:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm Eastern Time) on May 3, 2016 through May 10, 2016 by dialing 855.859.2056 (passcode: 85797542), or if outside North America by dialing +1.404.537.3406 (passcode: 85797542).
Statement regarding use of non-GAAP financial measures
The company reports non-GAAP results for diluted net income per share, net income, gross margins, operating expenses, operating margins, other income, and free cash flow in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
The company’s financial measures under GAAP include substantial charges such as stock compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, non-cash interest expense associated with the company’s convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash, and others that are listed in the itemized reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release. Management believes that presentation of operating results that excludes these items provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis of the company’s core operating results and comparison of operating results across reporting periods. Management also believes that this supplemental non-GAAP information is useful to investors in analyzing and assessing the company’s past and future operating performance.
The company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP results are presented in the tables of this release.