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Form 8-K NVIDIA CORP For: May 10

May 10, 2018 4:32 PM


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
______________
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2018
NVIDIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
0-23985
94-3177549
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA
95051
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 486-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Emerging Growth Company o

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 10, 2018, NVIDIA Corporation, or the Company, issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended April 29, 2018. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is financial information and commentary by Colette M. Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, regarding results of the quarter ended April 29, 2018, or the CFO Commentary. The CFO Commentary will be posted to http://investor.nvidia.com immediately after the filing of this Current Report.
The press release and CFO Commentary are furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
 
Description
99.1
 
99.2
 







SIGNATURE 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
NVIDIA Corporation
Date: May 10, 2018
 
By: /s/ Colette M. Kress
 
 
Colette M. Kress
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2019
Record revenue of $3.21 billion, up 66 percent from a year ago
Record GAAP EPS of $1.98, up 151 percent from a year ago
Record Datacenter revenue of $701 million, up 71 percent from a year earlier

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-May 10, 2018-NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported record revenue for the first quarter ended April 29, 2018, of $3.21 billion, up 66 percent from $1.94 billion a year earlier, and up 10 percent from $2.91 billion in the previous quarter.

GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were a record $1.98, up 151 percent from $0.79 a year ago and up 11 percent from $1.78 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $2.05, also a record, up 141 percent from $0.85 a year earlier and up 19 percent from $1.72 in the previous quarter. 

“We had a strong quarter with growth across every platform,” said Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive officer of NVIDIA. “Our datacenter business achieved another record and gaming remained strong.
“At the heart of our opportunity is the incredible growth of computing demand of AI, just as traditional computing has slowed. The GPU computing approach we have pioneered is ideal for filling this vacuum. And our invention of the Tensor Core GPU has further enhanced our strong position to power the AI era,” he said.
Capital Return
During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, NVIDIA returned $746 million to shareholders through a combination of $655 million in share repurchases and $91 million in quarterly cash dividends.

For fiscal 2019, NVIDIA intends to return $1.25 billion to shareholders through ongoing quarterly cash dividends and share repurchases.

NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on June 15, 2018, to all shareholders of record on May 24, 2018.
Q1 Fiscal 2019 Summary
GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%
Gross margin
64.5%
61.9%
59.4%
Up 260 bps
Up 510 bps
Operating expenses
$773
$728
$596
Up 6%
Up 30%
Operating income
$1,295
$1,073
$554
Up 21%
Up 134%
Net income
$1,244
$1,118
$507
Up 11%
Up 145%
Diluted earnings per share
$1.98
$1.78
$0.79
Up 11%
Up 151%






Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%
Gross margin
64.7%
62.1%
59.6%
Up 260 bps
Up 510 bps
Operating expenses
$648
$607
$517
Up 7%
Up 25%
Operating income
$1,428
$1,202
$637
Up 19%
Up 124%
Net income
$1,285
$1,081
$533
Up 19%
Up 141%
Diluted earnings per share
$2.05
$1.72
$0.85
Up 19%
Up 141%
NVIDIA’s outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 is as follows:

Revenue is expected to be $3.10 billion, plus or minus two percent.
GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 63.3 percent and 63.5 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.
GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $810 million and $685 million, respectively.
GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be income of approximately $15 million.
GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 11.0 percent, plus or minus one percent, excluding any discrete items. GAAP discrete items include excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation, which are expected to generate variability on a quarter by quarter basis.
First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Highlights
During the first quarter, NVIDIA achieved progress in these areas:
Gaming
Gaming revenue grew 68 percent from a year earlier to $1.72 billion.
Announced NVIDIA RTX™, a groundbreaking computer graphics technology that produces movie-quality images in real time.
Datacenter
Datacenter revenue grew 71 percent from a year earlier to a record $701 million.
Unveiled at the annual GPU Technology Conference, in San Jose, with nearly 8,500 registered attendees, advances to its deep learning computing platform - including NVIDIA® Tesla® V100 GPUs with 32GB memory, NVIDIA NVSwitch™ GPU interconnect fabric and NVIDIA DGX-2™, the first server with two petaflops of computational power.
Announced TensorRT 4™, the latest version of the TensorRT AI inference accelerator software, expanding its reach in the inference market by accelerating deep learning across a much broader range of applications.
Announced GPU acceleration for Kubernetes to facilitate enterprise inference deployment on multi-cloud GPU clusters.
Professional Visualization
Professional Visualization revenue grew 22 percent from a year earlier to $251 million.
Announced the Quadro® GV100 GPU with RTX technology, making real-time ray tracing possible on professional design and content creation applications.





Automotive
Automotive revenue grew 4 percent from a year earlier to a record $145 million.
Introduced the NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation™ server with DRIVE Sim™ software, a complete system to safely test drive autonomous vehicles over billions of miles in virtual reality by leveraging NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA DRIVE Pegasus™.
New Platforms
Introduced Project Clara, a medical imaging supercomputer, to revolutionize medical imaging.
Announced the Isaac software development kit for robotics, offering a collection of libraries, drivers, APIs and other tools for researchers, developers and startups.
Announced that Arm will integrate the open-source NVIDIA Deep Learning Accelerator to bring AI inference to mobile, consumer electronics and Internet of Things devices.
CFO Commentary
Commentary on the quarter by Colette Kress, NVIDIA’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is available at http://investor.nvidia.com/.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2019 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Eastern time). To listen to the conference call, dial (877) 223-3864 in the United States or (574) 990-1377 internationally, and provide the following conference ID: 2387419. A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be accessible at NVIDIA’s investor relations website, http://investor.nvidia.com, and at www.streetevents.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay until NVIDIA’s conference call to discuss its financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2019.
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement NVIDIA’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP other income (expense), non-GAAP income tax expense, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted shares, and free cash flow. In order for NVIDIA’s investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation expense, legal settlement costs, acquisition-related costs, contributions, gains from non-affiliated investments, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, debt-related costs, the associated tax impact of these items, where applicable, and the provisional tax benefit from income tax reform. Weighted average shares used in the non-GAAP diluted net income per share computation includes the anti-dilution impact of our Note Hedge. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user’s overall understanding of the company’s historical financial performance. The presentation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the company’s non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.






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About NVIDIA
NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI - the next era of computing - with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/.
 
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Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: NVIDIA’s opportunities based on the growth of computing demand for AI; NVIDIA’s GPU computing approach being ideal for filling a vacuum as traditional computing has slowed; NVIDIA’s invention of the Tensor Core GPU enhancing its strong position to power the AI era; NVIDIA’s intended capital return for fiscal 2019; NVIDIA’s next quarterly cash dividend; NVIDIA’s financial outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2019; NVIDIA’s expected tax rates for the second quarter of fiscal 2019; our expectation to generate variability from excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation; the benefits and impacts of advances in our deep learning platform including NVIDIA Tesla V100, NVIDIA NVSwitch, and NVIDIA DGX-2, the latest version of our TensorRT software and the expansion of NVIDIA in the inference market, our work with Kubernetes to facilitate enterprise inference deployment, Project Clara to revolutionize medical imaging, Arm integrating NVIDIA Deep Learning Accelerator and bringing inference to devices, and the offerings of the Isaac software development kit; and the benefits, impacts and performance of NVIDIA RTX, Quadro GV100 GPU making real-time ray tracing possible, and NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation server with DRIVE Sim software to safely test drive autonomous vehicles are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners’ products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2018. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company’s website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

© 2018 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, Quadro, Tesla, NVIDIA DGX, NVIDIA DRIVE, NVIDIA DRIVE Constellation, NVIDIA DRIVE Sim, NVIDIA RTX, NVSwitch and TensorRT are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.








NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
 
April 29,
 
April 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Revenue
$
3,207

 
$
1,937

Cost of revenue
1,139

 
787

Gross profit
2,068

 
1,150

Operating expenses
 
 
 
Research and development
542

 
411

Sales, general and administrative
231

 
185

Total operating expenses
773

 
596

Income from operations
1,295

 
554

Interest income
25

 
16

Interest expense
(15
)
 
(16
)
Other, net
6

 
(18
)
Total other income (expense)
16

 
(18
)
Income before income tax
1,311

 
536

Income tax expense
67

 
29

Net income
$
1,244

 
$
507

 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
2.05

 
$
0.86

Diluted
$
1.98

 
$
0.79

 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
 
 
 
Basic
606

 
592

Diluted
627

 
641










NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
 
 
2018
 
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
 
$
7,300

 
$
7,108

 
Accounts receivable, net
 
1,220

 
1,265

 
Inventories
 
797

 
796

 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
131

 
86

 
Total current assets
 
9,448

 
9,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
 
1,066

 
997

Goodwill
 
618

 
618

Intangible assets, net
 
55

 
52

Other assets
 
273

 
319

 
Total assets
 
$
11,460

 
$
11,241

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
623

 
$
596

 
Accrued and other current liabilities
 
469

 
542

 
Convertible short-term debt
 
14

 
15

 
  Total current liabilities
 
1,106

 
1,153

 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
1,986

 
1,985

Other long-term liabilities
 
651

 
632

 
  Total liabilities
 
3,743

 
3,770

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
 
7,717

 
7,471

 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
11,460

 
$
11,241







 NVIDIA CORPORATION
 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 (In millions, except per share data)
 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP gross profit
 
$
2,068

 
$
1,801

 
$
1,150

GAAP gross margin
 
64.5
%
 
61.9
%
 
59.4
%
Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
8

 
7

 
4

Legal settlement costs
 

 
1

 

Non-GAAP gross profit
 
$
2,076

 
$
1,809

 
$
1,154

Non-GAAP gross margin
 
64.7
%
 
62.1
%
 
59.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
773

 
$
728

 
$
596

Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
(121
)
 
(119
)
 
(73
)
Acquisition-related costs (B)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Legal settlement costs
 
(2
)
 

 

Contributions
 

 

 
(2
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
648

 
$
607

 
$
517

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,295

 
$
1,073

 
$
554

Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations
 
133

 
129

 
83

Non-GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,428

 
$
1,202

 
$
637

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
16

 
$
5

 
$
(18
)
Gains from non-affiliated investments (C)
 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 

Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount
 
1

 

 
2

Debt-related costs (D)
 

 
2

 
14

Non-GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
11

 
$
5

 
$
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income
 
$
1,244

 
$
1,118

 
$
507

Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
 
128

 
129

 
99

Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (E)
 
(87
)
 
(33
)
 
(73
)
Provisional tax benefit from income tax reform
 

 
(133
)
 

Non-GAAP net income
 
$
1,285

 
$
1,081

 
$
533








 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Diluted net income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
$
1.98

 
$
1.78

 
$
0.79

Non-GAAP
 
$
2.05

 
$
1.72

 
$
0.85

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
627

 
628

 
641

Anti-dilution impact from note hedge (F)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(14
)
Non-GAAP
 
626

 
627

 
627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
1,445

 
$
1,358

 
$
282

Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets
 
(118
)
 
(416
)
 
(53
)
Free cash flow
 
$
1,327

 
$
942

 
$
229



(A) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of revenue
 
$
8

 
$
7

 
$
4

Research and development
 
$
74

 
$
73

 
$
41

Sales, general and administrative
 
$
47

 
$
46

 
$
31

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(B) Consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and compensation charges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(C) Consists of realized and unrealized gains from non-affiliated investments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(D) Consists of loss on early debt conversions and termination of interest rate swap.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(E) Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments, including the recognition of excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation under GAAP accounting standard (ASU 2016-09).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(F) Represents the number of shares that would be delivered upon conversion of the currently outstanding 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018. Under GAAP, shares delivered in hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully diluted share calculation until actually delivered.








 NVIDIA CORPORATION
 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
 
 
 
 
 Q2 FY2019 Outlook
  GAAP gross margin
 
63.3
%
 
Impact of stock-based compensation expense
 
0.2
%
  Non-GAAP gross margin
 
63.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Q2 FY2019 Outlook
 
 
 
(In millions)
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
810

 
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs
 
(125
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
685







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CFO Commentary on First Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results
Q1 Fiscal 2019 Summary
GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%
Gross margin
64.5%
61.9%
59.4%
Up 260 bps
Up 510 bps
Operating expenses
$773
$728
$596
Up 6%
Up 30%
Operating income
$1,295
$1,073
$554
Up 21%
Up 134%
Net income
$1,244
$1,118
$507
Up 11%
Up 145%
Diluted earnings per share
$1.98
$1.78
$0.79
Up 11%
Up 151%
Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%
Gross margin
64.7%
62.1%
59.6%
Up 260 bps
Up 510 bps
Operating expenses
$648
$607
$517
Up 7%
Up 25%
Operating income
$1,428
$1,202
$637
Up 19%
Up 124%
Net income
$1,285
$1,081
$533
Up 19%
Up 141%
Diluted earnings per share
$2.05
$1.72
$0.85
Up 19%
Up 141%
Revenue by Reportable Segments
($ in millions)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
GPU Business
$2,765
$2,461
$1,562
Up 12%
Up 77%
Tegra Processor Business
442
450
332
Down 2%
Up 33%
Other
--
--
43
--
Down 100%
Total
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%
Revenue by Market Platform
($ in millions)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Q/Q
Y/Y
Gaming
$1,723
$1,739
$1,027
Down 1%
Up 68%
Professional Visualization
251
254
205
Down 1%
Up 22%
Datacenter
701
606
409
Up 16%
Up 71%
Automotive
145
132
140
Up 10%
Up 4%
OEM and IP
387
180
156
Up 115%
Up 148%
Total
$3,207
$2,911
$1,937
Up 10%
Up 66%





Revenue
Revenue increased 66 percent year over year and 10 percent sequentially to a record $3.21 billion. All platforms - Gaming, Professional Visualization, Datacenter, and Automotive - produced year-over-year growth.

GPU business revenue was $2.77 billion, up 77 percent from a year earlier and up 12 percent sequentially, led by Gaming and Datacenter. Gaming revenue was up 68 percent from a year ago and down 1 percent sequentially. Gaming GPU growth was fueled by demand for the best experience while playing eSports, momentum of the Battle Royale genre, and AAA cinematic games. Datacenter revenue exceeded $700 million, up 71 percent from a year ago and up 16 percent sequentially, led by strong sales of our Volta™ architecture, including NVIDIA® Tesla® V100, new DGX™ systems, and HPC design wins. Professional Visualization revenue reached $251 million, up 22 percent from a year earlier and down 1 percent sequentially. OEM sales included $289 million related to GPUs for cryptocurrency mining.

Tegra® Processor business revenue - which includes SOC modules for the Nintendo Switch gaming console - was $442 million, up 33 percent from a year ago and down 2 percent sequentially. Also included was Automotive revenue of $145 million, which was up 4 percent from a year earlier and up 10 percent sequentially, incorporating infotainment modules, production DRIVE™ PX platforms, and development agreements with automotive companies.

Revenue from our patent license agreement with Intel concluded in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

We adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 the new accounting standard for revenue recognition using the modified retrospective approach. The impact of adopting the new revenue standard was not significant to our consolidated financial statements in the first quarter. As of April 29, 2018, remaining performance obligations not yet recognized as revenue totaled $243 million, of which approximately 50 percent will be recognized over the next 12 months.
Gross Margin
GAAP gross margin was a record 64.5 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was a record 64.7 percent. These reflect a favorable mix shift toward our higher value platforms in the GPU segment.
Expenses
GAAP operating expenses were $773 million, including $125 million in stock-based compensation and other charges. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $648 million, up 25 percent from a year earlier and up 7 percent sequentially. This reflects growth in hiring and related costs, as well as investments in growth initiatives, including gaming, AI, and autonomous driving.
Operating Income
GAAP operating income was a record $1.29 billion, up 134 percent from a year earlier and up 21 percent sequentially. Non-GAAP operating income was $1.43 billion, up 124 percent from a year earlier and up 19 percent sequentially.





Other Income & Expense and Income Tax
GAAP
($ in millions)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Interest income
$25
$20
$16
Interest expense
(15)
(15)
(16)
Other, net
6
--
(18)
Total
$16
$5
$(18)
Non-GAAP
($ in millions)
Q1 FY19
Q4 FY18
Q1 FY18
Interest income
$25
$20
$16
Interest expense
(14)
(15)
(14)
Other, net
--
--
(4)
Total
$11
$5
$(2)
Other income and expense, or OI&E, includes interest earned on cash and investments, interest expense associated with corporate bonds and remaining convertible debt, and other gains and losses. GAAP OI&E includes interest expense associated with corporate bonds and remaining convertible debt, interest income from our investment portfolio, gains or losses from investments, and charges from early conversions of convertible debt and termination of an interest rate swap. Non-GAAP OI&E excludes the charges from early conversions of convertible debt, termination of an interest rate swap, the portion of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and the gains or losses from certain investments.

GAAP effective tax rate was 5 percent, inclusive of excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP effective tax rate was 11 percent, which excludes the excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
Net Income and EPS
GAAP net income was $1.24 billion and earnings per diluted share were $1.98, up 145 percent and 151 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. Non-GAAP net income was $1.28 billion and earnings per diluted share were $2.05, both up 141 percent from a year earlier, fueled by strong revenue growth and improved gross and operating margins.





Weighted Average Shares
Weighted average shares used in the GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS calculations were as follows:
Weighted Average Shares
(in millions)
GAAP
Non-GAAP
Basic shares
606
606
Dilutive impact from:
 
 
      Equity awards
20
20
      Convertible notes
1
--
Diluted shares
627
626
Capital Return
Capital Return
(in millions)
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
Q1FY19
Dividends
$47
$181
$186
$213
$261
$341
$91
Share repurchases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      $
$100
$887
$814
$587
$739
$909
$655
      Shares
8
62
44
25
15
6
3
During the first quarter, we returned $746 million to shareholders through a combination of $655 million in share repurchases and $91 million in quarterly cash dividends.
Since the restart of our capital return program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, we have returned more than $6 billion to shareholders. This return represents 68 percent of our cumulative free cash flow for fiscal 2013 through the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
For fiscal 2019, we intend to return $1.25 billion to shareholders through ongoing quarterly cash dividends and share repurchases.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at the end of the quarter were $7.30 billion, compared with $7.11 billion in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily related to higher operating income, partially offset by an increase in share repurchases.

Accounts receivable at the end of the quarter was $1.22 billion compared with $1.27 billion in the prior quarter. DSO at quarter-end was 35 days, down from 40 days in the prior quarter.

Inventory at the end of the quarter was $797 million, up slightly from $796 million in the prior quarter. DSI at quarter-end was 64 days, down from 65 days in the prior quarter.

Cash flow from operating activities was a record $1.45 billion, up from $1.36 billion in the prior quarter. This increase was primarily due to growth in net income and changes in working capital.

Free cash flow was $1.33 billion, compared with $942 million in the previous quarter.

Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $57 million. Capital expenditures were $118 million.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, we intend to begin construction on a 750,000 square foot building on our Santa Clara campus.





Second Quarter of Fiscal 2019 Outlook
Our outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 is as follows:

Revenue is expected to be $3.10 billion, plus or minus two percent.
GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 63.3 percent and 63.5 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.
GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $810 million and $685 million, respectively.
GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be income of approximately $15 million.
GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 11.0 percent, plus or minus one percent, excluding any discrete items. GAAP discrete items include excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation, which are expected to generate variability on a quarter by quarter basis.
Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $130 million to $150 million.
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For further information, contact:
Simona Jankowski
 
Robert Sherbin
Investor Relations
 
Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation
 
NVIDIA Corporation
 





Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement NVIDIA’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP other income (expense), non-GAAP income tax expense, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted shares, and free cash flow. In order for NVIDIA’s investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation expense, legal settlement costs, acquisition-related costs, contributions, gains from non-affiliated investments, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, debt-related costs, the associated tax impact of these items, where applicable, and the provisional tax benefit from income tax reform. Weighted average shares used in the non-GAAP diluted net income per share computation includes the anti-dilution impact of our Note Hedge. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user's overall understanding of the company’s historical financial performance. The presentation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the company’s non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

Certain statements in this CFO Commentary including, but not limited to, statements as to: our intended fiscal 2019 capital return; our construction plans for a Santa Clara campus building; our financial outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2019; our expected tax rates for the second quarter of fiscal 2019; variability from excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation; and our expected capital expenditures for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners’ products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2018. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company’s website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

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 NVIDIA CORPORATION
 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 (In millions, except per share data)
 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP gross profit
 
$
2,068

 
$
1,801

 
$
1,150

GAAP gross margin
 
64.5
%
 
61.9
%
 
59.4
%
Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
8

 
7

 
4

Legal settlement costs
 

 
1

 

Non-GAAP gross profit
 
$
2,076

 
$
1,809

 
$
1,154

Non-GAAP gross margin
 
64.7
%
 
62.1
%
 
59.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
773

 
$
728

 
$
596

Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
(121
)
 
(119
)
 
(73
)
Acquisition-related costs (B)
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Legal settlement costs
 
(2
)
 

 

Contributions
 

 

 
(2
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
648

 
$
607

 
$
517

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,295

 
$
1,073

 
$
554

Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations
 
133

 
129

 
83

Non-GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,428

 
$
1,202

 
$
637

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
16

 
$
5

 
$
(18
)
Gains from non-affiliated investments (C)
 
(6
)
 
(2
)
 

Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount
 
1

 

 
2

Debt-related costs (D)
 

 
2

 
14

Non-GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
11

 
$
5

 
$
(2
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income
 
$
1,244

 
$
1,118

 
$
507

Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
 
128

 
129

 
99

Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (E)
 
(87
)
 
(33
)
 
(73
)
Provisional tax benefit from income tax reform
 

 
(133
)
 

Non-GAAP net income
 
$
1,285

 
$
1,081

 
$
533








 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Diluted net income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
$
1.98

 
$
1.78

 
$
0.79

Non-GAAP
 
$
2.05

 
$
1.72

 
$
0.85

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
627

 
628

 
641

Anti-dilution impact from note hedge (F)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(14
)
Non-GAAP
 
626

 
627

 
627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
1,445

 
$
1,358

 
$
282

Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets
 
(118
)
 
(416
)
 
(53
)
Free cash flow
 
$
1,327

 
$
942

 
$
229



(A) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
April 29,
 
January 28,
 
April 30,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of revenue
 
$
8

 
$
7

 
$
4

Research and development
 
$
74

 
$
73

 
$
41

Sales, general and administrative
 
$
47

 
$
46

 
$
31

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(B) Consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and compensation charges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(C) Consists of realized and unrealized gains from non-affiliated investments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(D) Consists of loss on early debt conversions and termination of interest rate swap.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(E) Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments, including the recognition of excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation under GAAP accounting standard (ASU 2016-09).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(F) Represents the number of shares that would be delivered upon conversion of the currently outstanding 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018. Under GAAP, shares delivered in hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully diluted share calculation until actually delivered.








 NVIDIA CORPORATION
 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
 
 
 
 
 Q2 FY2019 Outlook
  GAAP gross margin
 
63.3
%
 
Impact of stock-based compensation expense
 
0.2
%
  Non-GAAP gross margin
 
63.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Q2 FY2019 Outlook
 
 
 
(In millions)
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
810

 
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs
 
(125
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
685






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