Commission File No.: 000-30668
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NOVA LTD.
(Registrant) By: /s/ Guy Kizner ————————————— Guy Kizner
Chief Financial Officer |

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Record Quarterly revenue of $194.8 million, a 9% QoQ increase, exceeding the Company guidance and up 45% YoY.
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GAAP net income of $50.5 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, up 32% YoY.
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Record non-GAAP net income of $62.3 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, exceeding the Company guidance, and up 43% YoY.
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Record sales of materials metrology, driven by sales of Nova Metrion and Nova Veraflex platforms
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Record sales for dimensional metrology stand-alone solutions, driven by demand for unique capabilities in advanced packaging and GAA manufacturing.
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Record annual revenue of $672.4 million up 30% YoY
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Record GAAP net income of $183.8 million, or $5.75 per diluted share up 34% YoY
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Record Non-GAAP net income of $214.9 million, or $6.69 per diluted share up 38% YoY
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Record sales for advanced packaging processes, more than doubling revenues from the segment
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Record sales of materials metrology, driven by growing adoption of the Company’s solutions across market segments
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Q4 2024
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Q3 2024
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Q4 2023
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FY 2024
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FY 2023
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Revenues
|
$194,766
|
$178,974
|
$134,219
|
$672,396
|
$517,922
|
Net Income
|
$50,481
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$51,279
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$38,068
|
$183,762
|
$136,310
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Earnings per Diluted Share
|
$1.58
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$1.60
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$1.20
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$5.75
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$4.28
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Q4 2024
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Q3 2024
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Q4 2023
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FY 2024
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FY 2023
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Net Income
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$62,302
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$56,056
|
$43,597
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$214,926
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$155,891
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Earnings per Diluted Share
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$1.94
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$1.74
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$1.36
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$6.69
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$4.86
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$205 million to $215 million in revenue
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$1.75 to $1.91 in diluted GAAP EPS
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$2.00 to $2.16 in diluted non-GAAP EPS
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31,
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2024
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2023
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ASSETS |
||||||||
Current assets
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
157,779
|
107,574
|
||||||
Short-term interest-bearing bank deposits
|
211,877
|
119,850
|
||||||
Marketable securities
|
216,910
|
216,258
|
||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net
|
139,318
|
111,256
|
||||||
Inventories
|
156,599
|
138,198
|
||||||
Other current assets
|
19,466
|
17,084
|
||||||
Total current assets
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901,949
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710,220
|
||||||
Non-current assets
|
||||||||
Marketable securities
|
225,818
|
191,351
|
||||||
Interest-bearing bank deposits and restricted deposits
|
7,847
|
6,254
|
||||||
Deferred tax assets
|
31,639
|
23,583
|
||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
51,193
|
41,856
|
||||||
Property plant and equipment, net
|
81,746
|
66,874
|
||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
31,458
|
39,184
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
48,317
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50,080
|
||||||
Other long-term assets
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10,455
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4,405
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||||||
Total non-current assets
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488,473
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423,587
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||||||
Total assets
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1,390,422
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1,133,807
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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||||||||
Current liabilities
|
||||||||
Convertible senior notes, net
|
180,564
|
197,678
|
||||||
Trade accounts payable
|
59,578
|
35,158
|
||||||
Deferred revenues
|
72,886
|
41,978
|
||||||
Operating lease current liabilities
|
7,169
|
6,703
|
||||||
Other current liabilities
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68,033
|
41,294
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
388,230
|
322,811
|
||||||
Non-current liabilities
|
||||||||
Operating lease long-term liabilities
|
48,363
|
39,762
|
||||||
Long-term deferred tax liability
|
8,495
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10,574
|
||||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
17,539
|
9,908
|
||||||
Total non-current liabilities
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74,397
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60,244
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Shareholders' equity
|
927,795
|
750,752
|
||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
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1,390,422
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1,133,807
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended
December 31,
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Year ended
December 31,
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2024
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2023
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2024
|
2023
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|||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Products
|
158,546
|
104,108
|
538,350
|
405,037
|
||||||||||||
Services
|
36,220
|
30,111
|
134,046
|
112,885
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||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
194,766
|
134,219
|
672,396
|
517,922
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||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues
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84,835
|
60,207
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285,310
|
224,745
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||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
109,931
|
74,012
|
387,086
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293,177
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||||||||||||
Operating expenses:
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||||||||||||||||
Research and development, net
|
30,909
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21,290
|
110,257
|
88,043
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||||||||||||
Sales and marketing
|
15,980
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13,580
|
65,090
|
52,467
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative
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7,571
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5,480
|
24,199
|
20,404
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
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54,460
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40,350
|
199,546
|
160,914
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||||||||||||
Operating income
|
55,471
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33,662
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187,540
|
132,263
|
||||||||||||
Financing income, net
|
3,756
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7,283
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28,747
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22,436
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||||||||||||
Income before taxes on income
|
59,227
|
40,945
|
216,287
|
154,699
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||||||||||||
Income tax expenses
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8,746
|
2,877
|
32,525
|
18,389
|
||||||||||||
Net income for the period
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50,481
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38,068
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183,762
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136,310
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Earnings per share:
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Basic
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1.72
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1.31
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6.31
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4.73
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Diluted
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1.58
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1.20
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5.75
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4.28
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Shares used in calculation of earnings per share
(in thousands): |
||||||||||||||||
Basic
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29,304
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28,975
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29,113
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28,828
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Diluted
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32,062
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32,023
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32,138
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32,089
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three months ended
December 31,
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Year ended
December 31,
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2024
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2023
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2024
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2023
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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||||||||||||||||
Net income
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50,481
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38,068
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183,762
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136,310
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation of property and equipment
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3,029
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2,756
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11,736
|
10,344
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets
|
1,267
|
1,461
|
5,643
|
5,857
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on marketable securities, net
|
(1,820
|
)
|
(1,134
|
)
|
(7,178
|
)
|
(3,001
|
)
|
||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
310
|
324
|
1,280
|
1,284
|
||||||||||||
Share-based compensation
|
6,349
|
5,654
|
25,209
|
18,286
|
||||||||||||
Net effect of exchange rate fluctuation
|
4,109
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(2,591
|
)
|
3,025
|
1,754
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|||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net
|
(26,196
|
)
|
(18,606
|
)
|
(29,051
|
)
|
(1,183
|
)
|
||||||||
Inventories
|
876
|
2,851
|
(23,897
|
)
|
(26,000
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other current and long-term assets
|
(4,097
|
)
|
(361
|
)
|
(9,671
|
)
|
(5,752
|
)
|
||||||||
Deferred tax, net
|
(4,849
|
)
|
(185
|
)
|
(9,722
|
)
|
(6,241
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
559
|
259
|
3,668
|
3,050
|
||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable
|
6,309
|
8,917
|
17,506
|
(7,807
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Deferred revenues
|
19,494
|
(292
|
)
|
34,553
|
11,391
|
|||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities
|
97
|
2,091
|
(3,938
|
)
|
(3,221
|
)
|
||||||||||
Other current and long-term liabilities
|
12,686
|
(9,671
|
)
|
32,299
|
(11,352
|
)
|
||||||||||
Accrued severance pay, net
|
(82
|
)
|
64
|
42
|
(188
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
68,522
|
29,605
|
235,266
|
123,531
|
||||||||||||
Cash flows from investment activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Change in short-term and long-term interest-bearing bank deposits
|
(4,339
|
)
|
31,367
|
(93,595
|
)
|
(29,658
|
)
|
|||||||||
Investment in marketable securities
|
(60,175
|
)
|
(106,695
|
)
|
(271,987
|
)
|
(273,572
|
)
|
||||||||
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities
|
57,421
|
44,443
|
246,397
|
195,087
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment
|
(8,121
|
)
|
(7,601
|
)
|
(17,215
|
)
|
(17,188
|
)
|
||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(15,214
|
)
|
(38,486
|
)
|
(136,400
|
)
|
(125,331
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury shares
|
(30,000
|
)
|
-
|
(30,000
|
)
|
(112
|
)
|
|||||||||
Conversion of convertible senior notes
|
(18,506
|
)
|
-
|
(18,506
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Proceeds from exercise of options
|
90
|
-
|
160
|
122
|
||||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
(48,416
|
)
|
-
|
(48,346
|
)
|
10
|
||||||||||
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
|
(1,076
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
(315
|
)
|
(2,357
|
)
|
||||||||
Changes in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
3,816
|
(8,906
|
)
|
50,205
|
(4,147
|
)
|
||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash -beginning of period
|
153,963
|
116,480
|
107,574
|
111,721
|
||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
|
157,779
|
107,574
|
157,779
|
107,574
|
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
Three months ended
|
||||||||||||
December 31,
2024 |
September 30,
2024 |
December 31,
2023 |
||||||||||
GAAP gross profit
|
109,931
|
101,333
|
74,012
|
|||||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
1,805
|
1,722
|
1,537
|
|||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
1,182
|
1,380
|
1,354
|
|||||||||
Non-GAAP gross profit
|
112,918
|
104,435
|
76,903
|
|||||||||
GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
|
56
|
%
|
57
|
%
|
55
|
%
|
||||||
Non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
|
58
|
%
|
58
|
%
|
57
|
%
|
||||||
GAAP operating income
|
55,471
|
49,231
|
33,662
|
|||||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
6,349
|
6,194
|
5,654
|
|||||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
917
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
1,267
|
1,467
|
1,461
|
|||||||||
Non-GAAP operating income
|
64,004
|
56,892
|
40,777
|
|||||||||
GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
|
28
|
%
|
28
|
%
|
25
|
%
|
||||||
Non-GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
|
33
|
%
|
32
|
%
|
30
|
%
|
||||||
GAAP net income
|
50,481
|
51,279
|
38,068
|
|||||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
6,349
|
6,194
|
5,654
|
|||||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
917
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
1,267
|
1,467
|
1,461
|
|||||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
310
|
326
|
324
|
|||||||||
Revaluation of operating lease and intercompany loans
|
4,706
|
(2,309
|
)
|
(827
|
)
|
|||||||
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
|
(1,728
|
)
|
(901
|
)
|
(1,083
|
)
|
||||||
Non-GAAP net income
|
62,302
|
56,056
|
43,597
|
|||||||||
GAAP basic earnings per share
|
1.72
|
1.76
|
1.31
|
|||||||||
Non-GAAP basic earnings per share
|
2.13
|
1.93
|
1.50
|
|||||||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
1.58
|
1.60
|
1.20
|
|||||||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
1.94
|
1.74
|
1.36
|
|||||||||
Shares used for calculation of earnings per share
(in thousands): |
||||||||||||
Basic
|
29,304
|
29,099
|
28,975
|
|||||||||
Diluted
|
32,062
|
32,238
|
32,023
|
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
Year ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2024
|
2023
|
|||||||
GAAP gross profit
|
387,086
|
293,177
|
||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
7,013
|
4,946
|
||||||
Acquisition-related inventory step-up
|
5,284
|
5,430
|
||||||
Non-GAAP gross profit
|
399,383
|
303,553
|
||||||
GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
|
58
|
%
|
57
|
%
|
||||
Non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
|
59
|
%
|
59
|
%
|
||||
GAAP operating income
|
187,540
|
132,263
|
||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
25,209
|
18,286
|
||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
917
|
-
|
||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
5,643
|
5,857
|
||||||
Non-GAAP operating income
|
219,309
|
156,406
|
||||||
GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
|
28
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
||||
Non-GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
|
33
|
%
|
30
|
%
|
||||
GAAP net income
|
183,762
|
136,310
|
||||||
Stock-based compensation*
|
25,209
|
18,286
|
||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
917
|
-
|
||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
|
5,643
|
5,857
|
||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
1,280
|
1,284
|
||||||
Revaluation of operating lease liabilities
|
3,221
|
(1,994
|
)
|
|||||
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
|
(5,106
|
)
|
(3,852
|
)
|
||||
Non-GAAP net income
|
214,926
|
155,891
|
||||||
GAAP basic earnings per share
|
6.31
|
4.73
|
||||||
Non-GAAP basic earnings per share
|
7.38
|
5.41
|
||||||
GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
5.75
|
4.28
|
||||||
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
|
6.69
|
4.86
|
||||||
Shares used for calculation of earnings per share
(in thousands): |
||||||||
Basic
|
29,113
|
28,828
|
||||||
Diluted
|
32,138
|
32,089
|
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION OF FIRST QUARTER 2025
GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE
Low
|
High
|
|||||||
Estimated GAAP net income per diluted share
|
1.75
|
1.91
|
||||||
Estimated non-GAAP items:
|
||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
0.19
|
0.19
|
||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory step-up
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
||||||
Acquisition related expenses
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
||||||
Amortization of issuance costs
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
||||||
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||
Estimated non-GAAP net income per diluted share
|
2.00
|
2.16
|