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National Instruments Reports Q1 2016 Revenue of $287 Million
 
Weakness Seen in Industrial Economy and Wireless Supply Chain
 

Q1 2016 Highlights
 
 
Revenue of $287 million, down 1 percent year over year in U.S. dollar terms with core revenue up 3 percent year-over-year
 
GAAP gross margin of 73.5 percent
 
Non-GAAP gross margin of 74.8 percent
 
Fully diluted GAAP EPS of $0.07 and fully diluted non-GAAP EPS of $0.16
 
EBITDA of $32 million or $0.25 per share
 
Cash and short-term investments of $329 million as of March 31, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas – April 28, 2016 – National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced Q1 2016 revenue of $287 million, down 1 percent year-over-year in U.S. dollar terms with core revenue up 3.4 percent year over year.  The company’s definition of core revenue is GAAP revenue excluding the impact of NI’s largest customer and the impact of foreign currency exchange. A reconciliation of GAAP revenue to core revenue is included with this news release.

In Q1 2016, NI received $6 million in orders from its largest customer compared with $3 million in orders from this customer in Q1 2015. Excluding NI’s largest customer, the company’s total order growth was down 1 percent for the quarter with orders under $20,000 down 2 percent year-over-year; orders between $20,000 and $100,000 up 2 percent year-over-year; and orders above $100,000 down 2 percent year-over-year.

“While it is clear that the industrial economy, especially in the U.S., experienced a slowdown in Q1, we believe the diversity of our business and the solid execution of our sales force allowed us to continue to gain market share,” said James Truchard, NI president, co-founder and CEO. “Going forward, we plan to be very disciplined in managing our expenses while working to ensure that our highly differentiated platform and broad ecosystem continue to help engineers and scientists address their test, measurement and control needs.”

GAAP net income for Q1 was $9 million, with fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.07, and non-GAAP net income was $20 million, with non-GAAP fully diluted EPS of $0.16. EBITDA, or Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, was $32 million, or $0.25 per share in the first quarter.

In Q1, GAAP gross margin was 73.5 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 74.8 percent. Total GAAP operating expenses were $197 million, up 2 percent year-over-year. Total non-GAAP operating expenses were $190 million, up 2 percent year-over-year. GAAP operating margin was 5 percent in Q1, with GAAP operating income of $14 million. Non-GAAP operating margin was 9 percent in Q1, with non-GAAP operating income of $25 million.

“In light of the uncertain outlook for the industrial economy, we plan to leverage the strategic investments we have already made while managing expenses carefully,” said Alex Davern, NI COO and CFO. “Looking forward we will be focused on driving operating leverage while gaining market share through our differentiated platform.”

Geographic revenue in U.S. dollar terms for Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015 was down 6 percent in the Americas and down 3 percent in EMEIA. Revenue growth in APAC was strong at approximately 11 percent year over year. In constant currency terms, revenue was down 5 percent in the Americas, up 6 percent in EMEIA and up 18 percent in APAC. Historical revenue from these three regions can be found on NI’s investor website at www. ni.com/nati.

As of March 31, 2016, NI had $329 million in cash and short-term investments. During the quarter, NI paid $26 million in dividends and used $4.6 million to repurchase 171,000 shares of NI’s common stock at an average price of $27.18 per share. The NI Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share payable on June 6, 2016, to stockholders of record on May 16, 2016.
 
The company’s non-GAAP results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, acquisition-related transaction costs, taxes levied on the transfer of acquired intellectual property, foreign exchange loss on acquisitions, and restructuring charges. Reconciliations of the company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are included as part of this news release.

Guidance for Q2 2016
 
NI currently expects Q2 revenue to be in the range of $287 million to $323 million. Based on current exchange rates the company expects that the impact of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar will reduce the company’s year-over-year dollar revenue growth rate by approximately 300 basis points in Q2 and approximately 200 basis points in each of Q3 and Q4. The company currently expects that GAAP fully diluted EPS will be in the range of $0.08 to $0.24 for Q2, with non-GAAP fully diluted EPS expected to be in the range of $0.16 to $0.32.
 
Non-GAAP Presentation
 
In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with GAAP, NI discloses certain non-GAAP operating results and non-GAAP information that exclude certain charges. In this news release, the company has presented its gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, income before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net income and basic and fully diluted EPS for the three-month periods ending March 31, 2016 and 2015, on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. NI is also providing guidance on its non-GAAP fully diluted EPS.
 
When presenting non-GAAP information, the company includes a reconciliation of the non-GAAP results to the GAAP results. Management believes that including the non-GAAP results assists investors in assessing the company’s operational performance and its performance relative to its competitors. The company presents these non-GAAP results as a complement to results provided in accordance with GAAP, and these results should not be regarded as a substitute for GAAP. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to manage and assess the profitability and performance of its business and does not consider stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, acquisition-related transaction costs, taxes levied on the transfer of acquired intellectual property, foreign exchange loss on acquisitions, and restructuring charges. Specifically, management uses non-GAAP measures to plan and forecast future periods; to establish operational goals; to compare with its business plan and individual operating budgets; to measure management performance for the purposes of executive compensation, including payments to be made under bonus plans; to assist the public in measuring the company’s performance relative to the company’s long-term public performance goals; to allocate resources; and, relative to the company’s historical financial performance, to enable comparability between periods. Management also considers such non-GAAP results to be an important supplemental measure of its performance.
 
This news release discloses the company's EBITDA and EBITDA diluted EPS for the three- month periods ending March 31, 2016 and 2015. The company believes that including the EBITDA results assists investors in assessing the company's operational performance relative to its competitors. A reconciliation of EBITDA and EBITDA diluted EPS to GAAP net income and GAAP diluted EPS is included with this news release. This news release also discloses the company's core revenue for the three- month period ending March 31, 2016.  The company believes that including its core revenue assists investors in assessing the company’s operational performance. A reconciliation of GAAP revenue to core revenue is included with this news release.
 
Conference Call Information and Availability of Presentation Materials
 
Interested parties can listen to the Q1 2016 earnings conference call with NI management today, April 28 at 4:00 p.m. CT at ni.com/call. Replay information is available by calling (855) 212-2361, confirmation code 76767338 shortly after the call through May 1, at 11:00 p.m. CT, or by visiting the company’s website at www.ni.com/call. Presentation materials referred to on the conference call can also be found at ni.com/nati.

Forward-Looking Statements
 
This release contains “forward-looking statements” including statements regarding our belief that the diversity of our business and the solid execution of our sales force allowed us to continue to gain market share, our plan to be very disciplined in managing our expenses, while working to ensure that our highly differentiated platform and broad ecosystem continues to help engineers and scientists address their test, measurement and control needs, our plan to leverage the strategic investments we have already made, while managing expenses carefully, being focused on driving operating leverage while gaining market share through our differentiated platform, our guidance for Q2 revenue, that the company expects that the impact of the strengthening of the U.S dollar will reduce the company’s year-over-year dollar revenue growth rate by approximately 300 basis points in Q2 and approximately 200 basis points in each of Q3 and Q4, our guidance for Q2 GAAP fully diluted EPS and non-GAAP fully diluted EPS. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk of adverse changes or fluctuations in the global economy, foreign exchange fluctuations, component shortages, delays in the release of new products, fluctuations in demand for NI products including orders from NI’s largest customer, the company’s ability to effectively manage its operating expenses, manufacturing inefficiencies and the level of capacity utilization, the impact of any recent or future acquisitions by NI, expense overruns, adverse effects of price changes or effective tax rates. Actual results may differ materially from the expected results.

The company directs readers to its Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015; and the other documents it files with the SEC for other risks associated with the company’s future performance.

About NI
 
Since 1976, NI (www.ni.com) has made it possible for engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges with powerful, flexible technology solutions that accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation. Customers from a wide variety of industries – from healthcare to automotive and from consumer electronics to particle physics – use NI’s integrated hardware and software platform to improve the world we live in. (NATI-F)

National Instruments, NI and ni.com are trademarks of National Instruments. Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies.

 
 
 

 

 
National Instruments
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)
     
 
March 31,
December 31,
 
2016
2015
     
     
Assets
   
Current assets:
   
Cash and cash equivalents
           265,400
 251,129
Short-term investments
             63,208
 81,789
Accounts receivable, net
           207,308
 216,244
Inventories, net
           192,054
 185,197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
             65,523
 65,381
     
Total current assets
           793,493
 799,740
     
Property and equipment, net
           256,961
 257,853
Goodwill
           262,900
 257,718
Intangible assets, net
           110,100
 108,196
Other long-term assets
             32,826
 30,349
Total assets
        1,456,280
 1,453,856
     
     
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
   
Current liabilities:
   
Accounts payable
             54,347
 50,970
Accrued compensation
             26,546
 27,956
Deferred revenue - current
           116,656
 112,283
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
             26,272
 11,756
Other taxes payable
             31,264
 37,250
Total current liabilities
           255,085
 240,215
     
Long-term debt
             25,000
 37,000
Deferred income taxes
             39,353
 44,673
Liability for uncertain tax positions
             12,283
 11,974
Deferred revenue - long-term
             27,359
 27,708
Other long-term liabilities
               8,738
 10,565
     367,818
 372,135
Total liabilities
         
 
     
     
Stockholders' equity:
   
Preferred stock
                     -
                    -
Common stock
               1,277
 1,275
Additional paid-in capital
           730,970
 717,705
Retained earnings
           380,896
 400,831
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
            (24,681)
 (38,090)
     
Total stockholders' equity
        1,088,462
 1,081,721
     
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
        1,456,280
 1,453,856
     
 
 
 

 
 
National Instruments
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
   
 
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Net sales:
       
Product
$
 259,434
$
   261,574
Software maintenance
 
 27,743
 
     27,939
Total net sales
 
 287,177
 
   289,513
         
Cost of sales:
       
Product
 
 74,209
 
     74,881
Software maintenance
 
 1,937
 
       1,455
Total cost of sales
 
 76,146
 
76,336
Gross profit
 
 211,031
 
   213,177
         
   
 73.5%
 
73.6%
Operating expenses:
       
Sales and marketing
 
 113,207
 
   109,553
Research and development
 
 59,340
 
     60,520
General and administrative
 
 24,640
 
     22,971
Total operating expenses
 
 197,187
 
   193,044
         
         
Operating income
 
 13,844
 
     20,133
         
Other income (expense):
       
Interest income
 
 253
 
          353
Net foreign exchange loss
 
 574
 
      (1,674)
Other (expense) income, net
 
 (2,406)
 
          628
         
         
Income before income taxes
 
 12,265
 
     19,440
         
Provision for income taxes
 
 2,967
 
       4,436
         
         
Net income
$
 9,298
$
     15,004
         
         
Basic earnings per share
$
 0.07
$
         0.12
         
Diluted earnings per share
$
 0.07
$
         0.12
         
         
Weighted average shares outstanding -
       
basic
 
127,595
 
   128,040
diluted
 
    128,103
 
   128,676
         
Dividends declared per share
$
          0.20
$
         0.19

 
 

 
 
 
National Instruments
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(in thousands, unaudited)
         
   
Three Months  Ended March 31,
     
   
2016
 
2015
         
     
Cash flow from operating activities:
       
Net income
 
$
9,298
 
15,004
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
 
 19,432
 
17,924
Stock-based compensation
 
 6,748
 
6,391
Tax expense/(benefit) expense from deferred income taxes
 
(6,915)
 
(2,238)
Tax benefit from stock option plans
 
  (7)
 
(16)
Net change in operating assets and liabilities
 
20,062
 
(10,654)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
48,618
 
26,411
         
         
Cash flow from investing activities:
       
Capital expenditures
 
(9,267)
 
(10,263)
Capitalization of internally developed software
 
(8,003)
 
(2,222)
Additions to other intangibles
 
(363)
 
(399)
Acquisitions, net of cash received
 
(549)
 
(24,523)
Purchases of short-term investments
 
(5,008)
 
(22,332)
Sales and maturities of short-term investments
 
23,589
 
15,774
Net cash used by investing activities
 
399
 
(43,965)
 
         
         
Cash flow from financing activities:
       
Principal payments on revolving line of credit
 
 (12,000)
 
-
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
7,445
 
7,402
Repurchase of common stock
 
(4,642)
 
-
Dividends paid
 
(25,556)
 
(24,346)
Tax benefit from stock option plans
 
7
 
16
Net cash used by financing activities
 
(34,746)
 
(16,928)
 
         
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
14,271
 
(34,482)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
251,129
 
274,030
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
         265,400
 
239,548
         
 
 
 

 
Detail of GAAP charges related to stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition intangibles, acquisition related transaction costs, restructuring charges, foreign exchange loss on acquisitions and taxes levied on the transfer of acquired intellectual property (unaudited)
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
Stock-based compensation
       
Cost of sales
 $
 548
 $
           456
Sales and marketing
2,937
 
2,643
Research and development
 
 2,349
 
        2,461
General and administrative
 
 908
 
           831
Provision for income taxes
 
 (2,093)
 
       (1,566)
Total
 $
 4,649
 $
        4,825
         
         
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
       
Cost of sales
 $
         3,042
 $
 2,575
Sales and marketing
 
           819
 
 438
Research and development
 
           261
 
 344
Other income, net
 
-
 
 154
Provision for income taxes
 
           221
 
 (1,162)
         
Total
$
         4,343
 $
         2,349
         
         
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges, and other
       
Cost of sales
 $
 106
 $
 573
Sales and marketing
 
 57
 
 -
Research and development
 
 258
 
 -
General and administrative
 
 30
 
 201
Foreign exchange loss on acquisition
 
94
 
-
Taxes levied on transfer of acquired intellectual property
 
2,474
 
 -
Provision for income taxes
 
 (1,041)
 
 (249)
         
Total
$
  1,978
 $
 525
         
         
 
 
 

 
         
Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Gross profit, as reported
$
         211,031
$
       213,177
Stock-based compensation
 
               548
 
             456
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
             3,042
 
           2,575
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other
 
               106
 
             573
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
         214,727
$
       216,781
Non-GAAP gross margin
 
75%
 
75%
         
Reconciliation of Operating Expenses to Non-GAAP Operating Expenses
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Operating expenses, as reported
$
197,187
$
193,044
Stock-based compensation
 
(6,194)
 
(5,935)
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
(1,080)
 
(782)
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other
 
(345)
 
(201)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
$
         189,568
$
       186,126
         
         
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Non-GAAP Operating Income
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Operating income, as reported
$
           13,844
$
         20,133
Stock-based compensation
 
             6,742
 
           6,391
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
             4,122
 
           3,357
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other
 
               451
 
             774
Non-GAAP operating income
$
           25,159
$
         30,655
         
Non-GAAP operating margin
 
9%
 
11%
         

 
 

 


Reconciliation of Income before income taxes to Non-GAAP Income before income taxes
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Income before income taxes, as reported
$
           12,265
$
         19,440
Stock-based compensation
 
             6,742
 
           6,391
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
             4,122
 
           3,511
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other
 
             3,019
 
             774
Non-GAAP income before income taxes
$
           26,148
$
         30,116
         
         
         
         
Reconciliation of Provision for income taxes to Non-GAAP Provision for income taxes
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
         
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Provision for income taxes, as reported
$
             2,967
$
           4,436
Stock-based compensation
 
2,093
 
           1,566
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
              (221)
 
           1,162
Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other
 
              1,041
 
             249
         
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes
$
             5,880
$
           7,413
         
         
         
         
         

 
 

 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Net Income, Non-GAAP Basic EPS and Non-GAAP Diluted EPS (unaudited)
 
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
   
2016
 
2015
         
         
Net income, as reported
$
 9,298
$
15,004
Adjustments to reconcile net income to non-GAAP net income:
       
  Stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
 
4,649
 
 4,825
  Amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
 
 4,343
 
 2,349
  Acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other, net of tax effect
 
1,978
 
525
Non-GAAP net income
$
20,268
$
22,703
         
         
Basic EPS, as reported
$
0.07 .
$
0.12
Adjustment to reconcile basic EPS to non-GAAP basis EPS:
       
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
 
0.04
 
0.04
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
 
0.03
 
0.02
  Impact of acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other, net of tax effect
 
0.02
 
-
Non-GAAP basic EPS
$
0.16
$
0.18
         
         
         
Diluted EPS, as reported
$
0.07
$
0.12
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to non-GAAP diluted EPS:
       
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
 
0.04
 
0.04
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
 
0.03
 
0.02
  Impact of acquisition transaction costs, restructuring charges and other, net of tax effect
 
0.02
 
-
Non-GAAP diluted EPS
$
0.16
$
0.18
         
         
Weighted average shares outstanding -
       
Basic
 
127,595
 
128,040
Diluted
 
 128,103
 
128,676

 
 

 

National Instruments
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted EPS to EBITDA and EBITDA Diluted EPS
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
         
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
   
2016
 
2015
         
Net income, as reported
$
 9,298
$
 15,004
Adjustments to reconcile net income to EBITDA:
       
     Interest income, net of interest expense
 
 (62)
 
 (353)
     Tax expense
 
 2,967
 
 4,436
     Depreciation and amortization
 
 19,432
 
 17,924
EBITDA
$
 31,635
$
 37,011
         
         
Diluted EPS, as reported
$
 0.07
$
 0.12
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to EBITDA
       
     Interest income, net of interest expense
 
 -
 
 -
     Taxes
 
 0.03
 
 0.03
     Depreciation and amortization
 
 0.15
 
 0.14
EBITDA diluted EPS
$
 0.25
$
 0.29
         
         
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
 
        128,103
 
128,676
         


Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP EPS Guidance
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2016
   
         
   
Low
 
High
GAAP Fully Diluted EPS, guidance
$
0.08
$
0.24
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to non-GAAP diluted EPS:
       
         
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
 
0.04
 
0.04
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
 
0.04
 
0.04
Non-GAAP diluted EPS, guidance
$
            0.16
  $
                          0.32
         
 


National Instruments
Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue to Core Revenue
(unaudited)
     
   
Three Months Ended
   
March 31,
   
2016
     
YoY GAAP revenue growth, as reported
$
(0.8)%
Effect of excluding our current largest customer
 
(1.4)%
YoY GAAP revenue growth, excluding our largest customer
 
(2.2)%
     
Effect of excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange
 
5.6%
YoY Core revenue growth
$
3.4%