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NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2019

November 15, 2018 4:20 PM

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported revenue for the third quarter ended Oct. 28, 2018, of $3.18 billion, up 21 percent from $2.64 billion a year earlier, and up 2 percent from $3.12 billion in the previous quarter.

GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $1.97, up 48 percent from $1.33 a year ago and up 12 percent from $1.76 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.84, up 38 percent from $1.33 a year earlier and down 5 percent from $1.94 in the previous quarter.

“AI is advancing at an incredible pace across the world, driving record revenues for our datacenter platforms,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Our introduction of Turing GPUs is a giant leap for computer graphics and AI, bringing the magic of real-time ray tracing to games and the biggest generational performance improvements we have ever delivered.

“Our near-term results reflect excess channel inventory post the crypto-currency boom, which will be corrected. Our market position and growth opportunities are stronger than ever. During the quarter, we launched new platforms to extend our architecture into new growth markets – RAPIDS for machine learning, RTX Server for film rendering, and the T4 Cloud GPU for hyperscale and cloud.”

Capital ReturnDuring the first nine months of fiscal 2019, NVIDIA returned $1.13 billion to shareholders through a combination of $855 million in share repurchases and $273 million in quarterly cash dividends.

In November 2018, the board of directors authorized an additional $7 billion under the company’s share repurchase program for a total of $7.94 billion available through the end of December 2022.

NVIDIA announced a 7 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.16 per share from $0.15 per share, to be paid with its next quarterly cash dividend on December 21, 2018, to all shareholders of record on November 30, 2018.

NVIDIA intends to return an additional $3 billion to shareholders by the end of fiscal 2020, which may begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.

Q3 Fiscal 2019 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)Q3 FY19Q2 FY19Q3 FY18Q/QY/Y
Revenue$3,181$3,123$2,636Up 2%Up 21%
Gross margin60.4%63.3%59.5%Down 290 bpsUp 90 bps
Operating expenses$863$818$674Up 6%Up 28%
Operating income$1,058$1,157$895Down 9%Up 18%
Net income$1,230$1,101$838Up 12%Up 47%
Diluted earnings per share$1.97$1.76$1.33Up 12%Up 48%

Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)Q3 FY19Q2 FY19Q3 FY18Q/QY/Y
Revenue$3,181$3,123$2,636Up 2%Up 21%
Gross margin61.0%63.5%59.7%Down 250 bpsUp 130 bps
Operating expenses$730$692$570Up 5%Up 28%
Operating income$1,210$1,290$1,005Down 6%Up 20%
Net income$1,151$1,210$833Down 5%Up 38%
Diluted earnings per share$1.84$1.94$1.33Down 5%Up 38%

NVIDIA’s outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 is as follows:

Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 HighlightsSince its second quarter earnings release, NVIDIA has achieved progress in these areas:

Company-wide

Datacenter

Gaming

Professional Visualization

Automotive

Edge AI

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 third quarter fiscal 2019 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 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: 5485625. 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 fourth quarter and 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, restructuring and other, 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 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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NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
October 28, October 29, October 28, October 29,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenue$ 3,181 $ 2,636 $ 9,511 $ 6,803
Cost of revenue 1,260 1,067 3,547 2,782
Gross profit 1,921 1,569 5,964 4,021
Operating expenses
Research and development 605 462 1,729 1,290
Sales, general and administrative 258 212 725 594
Total operating expenses 863 674 2,454 1,884
Income from operations 1,058 895 3,510 2,137
Interest income 37 17 94 48
Interest expense (15) (15) (44) (46)
Other, net 1 (1) 12 (22)
Total other income (expense) 23 1 62 (20)
Income before income tax 1,081 896 3,572 2,117
Income tax expense (benefit) (149) 58 (3) 189
Net income$ 1,230 $ 838 $ 3,575 $ 1,928
Net income per share:
Basic$ 2.02 $ 1.39 $ 5.88 $ 3.23
Diluted$ 1.97 $ 1.33 $ 5.71 $ 3.05
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
Basic 609 603 608 597
Diluted 625 628 626 633

NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
October 28, January 28,
2018 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 7,591 $ 7,108
Accounts receivable, net 2,219 1,265
Inventories 1,417 796
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 159 86
Total current assets 11,386 9,255
Property and equipment, net 1,292 997
Goodwill 618 618
Intangible assets, net 49 52
Other assets 312 319
Total assets $ 13,657 $ 11,241
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 902 $ 596
Accrued and other current liabilities 703 542
Convertible short-term debt 3 15
Total current liabilities 1,608 1,153
Long-term debt 1,987 1,985
Other long-term liabilities 587 632
Total liabilities 4,182 3,770
Shareholders' equity 9,475 7,471
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 13,657 $ 11,241

NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
October 28, July 29, October 29, October 28, October 29,
2018 2018 2017 2018 2017
GAAP gross profit $ 1,921 $ 1,975 $ 1,569 $ 5,964 $ 4,021
GAAP gross margin 60.4% 63.3% 59.5% 62.7% 59.1%
Stock-based compensation expense (A) 5 8 6 21 14
Legal settlement costs 14 - - 14 -
Non-GAAP gross profit$ 1,940 $ 1,983 $ 1,575 $ 5,999 $ 4,035
Non-GAAP gross margin 61.0% 63.5% 59.7% 63.1% 59.3%
GAAP operating expenses$ 863 $ 818 $ 674 $ 2,454 $ 1,884
Stock-based compensation expense (A) (135) (124) (101) (379) (251)
Acquisition-related costs (B) (1) (2) (3) (5) (11)
Legal settlement costs (1) - - (3) -
Restructuring and other 4 - - 4 -
Contributions - - - - (2)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$ 730 $ 692 $ 570 $ 2,071 $ 1,620
GAAP income from operations$ 1,058 $ 1,157 $ 895 $ 3,510 $ 2,137
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations 152 133 110 418 278
Non-GAAP income from operations$ 1,210 $ 1,290 $ 1,005 $ 3,928 $ 2,415
GAAP other income (expense)$ 23 $ 23 $ 1 $ 62 $ (20)
Gains from non-affiliated investments (C) (2) (2) - (11) -
Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount - - - 1 3
Debt-related costs (D) - - 1 - 19
Non-GAAP other income (expense) $ 21 $ 21 $ 2 $ 52 $ 2
GAAP net income $ 1,230 $ 1,101 $ 838 $ 3,575 $ 1,928
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments 150 131 111 409 300
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (E) (91) (22) (116) (199) (224)
Tax benefit from income tax reform (138) - - (138) -
Non-GAAP net income $ 1,151 $ 1,210 $ 833 $ 3,647 $ 2,004
Diluted net income per share
GAAP $ 1.97 $ 1.76 $ 1.33 $ 5.71 $ 3.05
Non-GAAP $ 1.84 $ 1.94 $ 1.33 $ 5.83 $ 3.20
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation
GAAP 625 626 628 626 633
Anti-dilution impact from note hedge (F) - (1) (2) - (7)
Non-GAAP 625 625 626 626 626
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities$ 487 $ 913 $ 1,157 $ 2,845 $ 2,144
Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets (150) (128) (69) (397) (178)
Free cash flow $ 337 $ 785 $ 1,088 $ 2,448 $ 1,966
(A) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
October 28, July 29, October 29, October 28, October 29,
2018 2018 2017 2018 2017
Cost of revenue $ 5 $ 8 $ 6 $ 21 $ 14
Research and development $ 88 $ 76 $ 61 $ 237 $ 146
Sales, general and administrative $ 47 $ 48 $ 40 $ 142 $ 105
(B) Consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and compensation charges.
(C) Consists of unrealized gains from non-affiliated investments.
(D) Consists of loss on early debt conversions.
(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
Q4 FY2019Outlook
GAAP gross margin 62.3%
Impact of stock-based compensation expense 0.2%
Non-GAAP gross margin 62.5%
Q4 FY2019 Outlook
(In millions)
GAAP operating expenses$ 915
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs (160)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$ 755

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/.

For further information, contact:

Simona Jankowski Investor Relations NVIDIA Corporation [email protected]Robert SherbinCorporate CommunicationsNVIDIA Corporation[email protected]

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: AI advancing at an incredible pace across the world, driving record revenues for our datacenter platforms; NVIDIA’s introduction of Turing-based RTX GPUs making a giant leap in computer graphics and AI, bringing the magic of real-time ray tracing to games and bringing the biggest generation performance improvements NVIDIA has delivered; NVIDIA’s near-term results reflecting excess channel inventory post the crypto-currency boom and its correction; NVIDIA’s market position and growth opportunities being stronger than ever; the launch of new platforms to extend NVIDIA’s architecture into new growth markets; NVIDIA’s intended capital return for fiscal 2019 and through the end of fiscal 2020; NVIDIA’s next quarterly cash dividend; NVIDIA’s financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019; NVIDIA’s expected tax rates for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019; our expectation to generate variability from excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation; the expected number of attendees at GTC events this year; the impact, benefits, abilities and performance of NVIDIA RTX Server, RAPIDS, NVIDIA Turing GPU architecture, NVIDIA T4 Cloud GPU, NVIDIA Tensor RT Hyperscale Inference Platform, NVIDIA Clara platform, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier developer kit and GeForce RTX series fusing next-generation shaders with real-time ray tracing and new AI capabilities; NVIDIA T4 rapidly being adopted, it being featured in designs from leading computer makers and its availability on Google Cloud Platform; the NVIDIA Clara platform bringing AI to the next generation of medical instruments; the Quadro RTX series revolutionizing the workflow of millions of designers and artists; NVIDIA’s Level-2 autopilot designs being used by Toyota, Volvo cars and Isuzu Motors; Continental and Veoneer selecting DRIVE AGX Xavier to power self-driving solutions to be offered early in the 2020s; NVIDIA starting to produce Xavier and shipping the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier developer kit; NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier developer kit being adopted by leading Japanese companies; and Yamaha Motor Co. using NVIDIA to power its lineup of autonomous machines 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 most recent reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. 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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