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National Instruments Reports Record Revenue
 
Record Second Quarter Operating Profit Validates the Strength of Business Model
 
AUSTIN, Texas – July 27, 2011
 
Q2 2011 Highlights
 
 · 
Record quarterly revenue of $253 million, up 20  percent year-over-year
 · 
Strong revenue growth in academic, PXI Modular Instrumentation, Software, Data Acquisition and NI CompactRIO products
 · 
GAAP gross margin of 77.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin of 78.5 percent
 · 
Record GAAP and non-GAAP operating income for a second quarter
 · 
Fully diluted GAAP EPS of $ 0.22
 · 
Fully diluted non-GAAP EPS of $0.27, at the mid-point of guidance
 · 
Record  EBITDA of $44 million, or $0.37  per share for a second quarter
 · 
Cash and short-term investments of $320  million as of June 30, 2011
 
National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced Q2 revenue of $253 million, a quarterly record and a 20 percent increase from Q2 2010. This met the company’s guidance of between $241 million and $255 million, which was provided on April 28, 2011. In Q2, the Company’s orders greater than $20,000 grew 39 percent year-over-year, and the average order size reached a new second quarter record of approximately $4,440.
 
In Q2, GAAP and non-GAAP operating income reached all-time records for a second quarter. Net income for Q2 was $ 26.5 million, with fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.22, and non-GAAP net income was $32.2 million, with non-GAAP fully diluted EPS of $0.27.
 
In Q2, GAAP gross margin increased 90 basis points year-over-year to 77.9 percent. Non-GAAP gross margin reached 78.5 percent, an increase of 90 basis points year-over-year.
 
The company’s non-GAAP results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and acquisition related transaction costs. Reconciliations of the company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are included as part of this news release.
 
“I am extremely pleased with our ability to deliver record quarterly revenue and record operating profit for a second quarter,” said Dr. James Truchard, co-founder, president and CEO.  “We believe these results validate the strength of our business model and our commitment to long term investments.”
 
NI graphical system design product sales were up 21 percent year-over-year, and NI instrument control product sales were up 6 percent year-over-year in Q2. Geographically, revenue in U.S. dollar terms for Q2 2011 compared to Q2 2010 was up 15 percent in the Americas, up 28 percent in Europe and up 19 percent in Asia. In local currency terms, revenue was up 23 percent in Europe and up 12 percent in Asia.
 
As of June 30, 2011, NI had $320 million in cash and short-term investments. The National Instruments Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on the company’s common stock payable on August 29 to stockholders of record on August 8.
 
“We are encouraged by the scale of the long-term opportunity open to us, and plan to continue to execute on our 2011 investment plans,” said Alex Davern, NI COO and CFO. “We are confident our investments will significantly advance our long-term position in the industries we serve.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Instruments Reports Record Revenue and Profit
July 27, 2011
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Guidance for Q3 2011
 
NI expects revenue for Q3 to be between $257 million and $273 million, an increase of between 17 and 24 percent over Q3 2010. Due to the impact of the acquisition accounting for the AWR transaction, we are also including guidance for non-GAAP revenue to reflect the write-down of AWR’s historical deferred revenue to the fair value recorded as a result of acquisition accounting. As a result, we expect non-GAAP revenue to be in the range of $260 and $276 million, an increase of between 18 percent and 25 percent over Q3 2010.  We expect the non-GAAP revenue adjustment in Q4 to be approximately $2 million and for the Q1 2012  and Q2 2012 adjustments to be approximately $1 million.  Starting in Q3 2012, we do not expect to continue to report non-GAAP revenue as the recognition period for AWR’s historical deferred revenue write down will expire at the end of Q2 2011.
 
Given our aggressive 2011 investment plan and the recent acquisitions we expect to see a significant increase in non-GAAP operating expenses in Q3, to approximately $170 million, plus or minus $2 million.  In Q4 we are budgeting for a very modest sequential increase in expense as the 2011 investment plan is closed out.  Looking out to 2012 and assuming a normal economy we expect to return to a plan of growing revenues faster than expenses.
 
The company expects fully diluted EPS will be in the range of $0.16 to $0.24 for Q3, with non-GAAP fully diluted EPS expected to be in the range of $0.23 to $0.31.  Please remember that in Q3 the GAAP to Non-GAAP adjustments will include a $0.03 per share adjustment related to the acquisitions of AWR and Phase Matrix.
 
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, operating expenses, operating income, income before income taxes, provision for income taxes, net income and basic and fully diluted EPS for the three- month periods ending June 30, 2011 and 2010, on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. We are also providing guidance on our non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP operating expenses, and 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 acquired intangibles, or acquisition related transaction costs that are non-cash charges in managing its operations. 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 also discloses the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and EBITDA diluted EPS for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Instruments Reports Record Revenue and Profit
July 27, 2011
Page 3
 
 
and 2010. The company also 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.
 
Conference Call Information
 
Interested parties can listen to the Q2 2011 conference call today, July 27, beginning at 4:00 p.m. CDT, at www.ni.com/call. Replay information is available by calling 888-203-1112, confirmation code #4574954, shortly after the call through August 1 at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This release contains “forward-looking statements,” including statements related to the strength of our business model, commitments to long-term investments, watching closely to see how global business responds, the scale of the opportunity open to us, our plan to execute on our investment plans, that our investments will advance our long-term position and our Q3 guidance for GAAP and non-GAAP revenue (including AWR revenue) and GAAP and non-GAAP EPS. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk of adverse changes or fluctuations in the global economy, component shortages, delays in the release of new products, fluctuations in customer demand for NI products, the company’s ability to continue to control its operating expenses, manufacturing inefficiencies, the outcome of events in Japan, foreign exchange fluctuations and the impact of our recent and any future acquisitions. Actual results may differ materially from the expected results. The company directs readers to its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2010, its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and the other documents it files with the SEC for other risks associated with the company’s future performance.
 
About National Instruments
 
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 30,000 different companies worldwide, with its largest customer representing approximately 4 percent of revenue in 2010 and no one industry representing more than 15 percent of revenue. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 5,800 employees and direct operations in more than 40 countries. For the past 12 years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. Readers can obtain investment information from the company’s investor relations department by calling (512) 683-5090, e-mailing nati@ni.com or visiting www.ni.com/nati. (NATI-F)
 
CompactRIO, LabVIEW, 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.
 
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National Instruments
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(in thousands)
 
             
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 207,367     $ 219,447  
Short-term investments
    112,341       131,215  
Accounts receivable, net
    148,939       127,214  
Inventories, net
    141,571       117,765  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    42,007       36,239  
Deferred income taxes, net
    13,919       18,838  
Total current assets
    666,144       650,718  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    171,506       160,410  
Goodwill
    132,011       70,278  
Intangible assets, net
    93,971       52,816  
Other long-term assets
    25,938       25,460  
Total assets
  $ 1,089,570     $ 959,682  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 36,475     $ 33,544  
Accrued compensation
    34,135       27,734  
Deferred revenue
    80,172       71,650  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    20,156       16,538  
Other taxes payable
    19,478       16,846  
Total current liabilities
    190,416       166,312  
                 
Deferred income taxes
    37,476       29,477  
Liability for uncertain tax position
    18,016       14,953  
Other long-term liabilities
    17,201       4,395  
Total liabilities
  $ 263,109     $ 215,137  
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock
    -       -  
Common stock
    1,201       1,179  
Additional paid-in capital
    447,407       407,713  
Retained earnings
    369,512       336,363  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    8,341       (710)  
Total stockholders' equity
  $ 826,461     $ 744,545  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,089,570     $ 959,682  

 
 
 
 
 

 
National Instruments
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
                 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
   
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Net sales:
               
Product
$
233,141
$
194,830
$
451,751
$
370,225
Software maintenance
 
20,143
 
16,887
 
39,383
 
32,583
Total net sales
 
253,284
 
211,717
 
491,134
 
402,808
                 
Cost of sales:
               
Cost of product
$
54,803
$
47,176
$
105,761
$
89,438
Cost of software maintenance
 
1,083
 
1,463
 
2,601
 
2,443
Total cost of sales
 
55,886
 
48,639
 
108,362
 
91,881
                 
Gross profit
$
197,398
$
163,078
$
382,772
$
310,927
                 
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing
$
96,197
$
79,231
$
183,352
$
153,672
Research and development
 
47,027
 
36,395
 
89,895
 
74,941
General and administrative
 
21,232
 
16,969
 
40,071
 
32,309
Total operating expenses
$
164,456
$
132,595
$
313,318
$
260,922
                 
Operating income
$
32,942
$
30,483
$
69,454
$
50,005
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Interest income
$
344
$
371
$
685
$
671
Net foreign exchange (loss)
 
 (486)
 
 (2,203)
 
 (709)
 
 (2,901)
Other income (loss), net
 
 (571)
 
462
 
 (125)
 
810
                 
Income before income taxes
$
32,229
$
29,113
$
69,305
$
48,585
                 
Provision for income taxes
 
5,681
 
4,511
 
12,296
 
5,630
                 
Net income
$
26,548
$
24,602
$
57,009
$
42,955
                 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.22
$
0.21
$
0.48
$
0.37
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.22
$
0.21
$
0.47
$
0.36
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding -
               
basic
 
119,736
 
116,898
 
119,218
 
116,485
diluted
 
121,161
 
118,488
 
120,810
 
118,128
                 
Dividends declared per share
$
0.10
$
          0.09
$
          0.20
$
           0.18
 

 
 
 
 

 
National Instruments
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(in thousands)
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 57,009     $ 42,955  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
               
by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    23,390       18,988  
Stock-based compensation
    10,296       9,459  
Tax expense from deferred income taxes
    2,770       3,774  
Tax  (benefit) expense from stock option plans
    (5,035)       579  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (13,841)       (6,803)  
Inventories
    (21,393)       (9,163)  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,186       (18,740)  
Accounts payable
    937       4,953  
Deferred revenue
    7,051       7,205  
Taxes and other liabilities
    9,926       18,513  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 73,296     $ 71,720  
                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (23,053)       (10,015)  
Capitalization of internally developed software
    (9,391)       (11,021)  
Additions to other intangibles
    (1,756)       (1,690)  
Acquisition, net of cash received
    (73,558)       (2,191)  
Purchases of short-term investments
    (54,097)       (85,199)  
Sales and maturities of short-term investments
    73,915       41,538  
Net cash (used by) investing activities
  $ (87,940)     $ (68,578)  
                 
Cash flow from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    21,389       32,550  
Repurchase of common stock
    -       (30,935)  
Dividends paid
    (23,860)       (20,225)  
Tax benefit (expense) from stock option plans
    5,035       (579)  
Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities
  $ 2,564     $ (19,189)  
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (12,080)       (16,047)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    219,447       201,465  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 207,367     $ 185,418  

 

 

 
 
 
 


 

 
Detail of GAAP charges related to stock-based compensation,
amortization of acquisition intangibles, and acquisition related transaction costs
(Unaudited)
                 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
                 
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Stock-based compensation
               
Cost of sales
$
398
$
320
$
715
$
682
Sales and marketing
 
2,457
 
1,996
 
4,379
 
4,100
Research and development
 
2,070
 
1,593
 
3,756
 
3,358
General and administrative
 
781
 
634
 
1,446
 
1,319
Provision for income taxes
 
 (2,120)
 
 (1,582)
 
 (3,960)
 
 (3,127)
Total
$
3,586
$
2,961
$
6,336
$
6,332
                 
                 
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
               
Cost of sales
$
1,005
$
922
$
2,009
$
1,644
Sales and marketing
 
100
 
100
 
177
 
222
Provision for income taxes
 
 (359)
 
 (327)
 
 (709)
 
 (580)
Total
$
746
$
695
$
1,477
$
1,286
                 
Acquisition related transaction costs
               
Sales and marketing
$
982
$
-
$
982
$
-
General and administrative
 
427
 
-
 
427
 
-
Provision for income taxes
 
 (51)
 
-
 
 (51)
 
-
Total
$
1,358
$
-
$
1,358
$
                  -
                 

 
 
 
 
 
National Instruments
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
                 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
                 
Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
       
                 
Gross profit, as reported
$
197,398
$
163,078
$
382,772
$
310,927
Stock-based compensation
 
398
 
320
 
715
 
682
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
1,005
 
922
 
2,009
 
1,644
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
198,801
$
164,320
$
385,496
$
313,253
                 
Reconciliation of Operating Expenses to Non-GAAP Operating Expenses
       
                 
Operating expenses, as reported
$
164,456
$
132,595
$
313,318
$
260,922
Stock-based compensation
 
 (5,308)
 
 (4,223)
 
 (9,581)
 
 (8,777)
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
 (100)
 
 (100)
 
 (177)
 
 (222)
Acquisition related transaction costs
 
 (1,409)
 
-
 
 (1,409)
 
-
Non-GAAP operating expenses
$
157,639
$
128,272
$
302,151
$
251,923
                 
Reconciliation of Operating Income  to Non-GAAP Operating Income
       
                 
Operating income, as reported
$
32,942
$
30,483
$
69,454
$
50,005
Stock-based compensation
 
5,706
 
4,543
 
10,296
 
9,459
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
1,105
 
1,022
 
2,186
 
1,866
Acquisition related transaction costs
 
1,409
 
-
 
1,409
 
-
Non-GAAP operating income
$
41,162
$
36,048
$
83,345
$
61,330
                 
Reconciliation of Income before income taxes to Non-GAAP Income before income taxes
       
                 
Income before income taxes, as reported
$
32,229
$
29,113
$
69,305
$
48,585
Stock-based compensation
 
5,706
 
4,543
 
10,296
 
9,459
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
1,105
 
1,022
 
2,186
 
1,866
Acquisition related transaction costs
 
1,409
 
-
 
1,409
 
-
Non-GAAP income before income taxes
$
40,449
$
34,678
$
83,196
$
59,910
                 
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes to Non-GAAP Provision For  Income Taxes
       
                 
                 
Provision for  income taxes, as reported
$
5,681
$
4,511
$
12,296
$
5,630
Stock-based compensation
 
2,120
 
1,582
 
3,960
 
3,127
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
 
359
 
327
 
709
 
580
Acquisition related transaction costs
 
51
 
-
 
51
 
-
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes
$
8,211
$
6,420
$
17,016
$
9,337
 
 
 
 
 

 
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Net Income, Basic EPS and Diluted EPS
(unaudited)
                 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Net income, as reported
$
26,548
$
24,602
$
57,009
$
42,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to non-GAAP net income:
               
  Stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
 
3,586
 
2,961
 
6,336
 
6,332
  Amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
 
746
 
695
 
1,477
 
1,286
  Acquisition related transaction costs
 
1,358
 
-
 
1,358
 
-
Non-GAAP net income
$
32,238
$
28,258
$
66,180
$
50,573
                 
Basic EPS, as reported
$
0.22
$
0.21
$
0.48
$
0.37
Adjustment to reconcile basic EPS to non-GAAP
               
basic EPS:
               
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
$
0.03
$
0.02
$
0.06
$
0.05
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
$
0.01
$
0.01
$
0.01
$
0.01
  Impact of acquisition related transaction costs
$
0.01
$
-
$
0.01
$
-
Non-GAAP basic EPS
$
0.27
$
0.24
$
0.56
$
0.43
                 
                 
Diluted EPS, as reported
$
0.22
$
0.21
$
0.47
$
0.36
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to non-GAAP
               
diluted EPS:
               
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
$
0.03
$
0.02
$
0.06
$
0.06
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
$
0.01
$
0.01
$
0.01
$
0.01
  Impact of acquisition related transaction costs
$
0.01
$
-
$
0.01
$
-
Non-GAAP diluted EPS
$
0.27
$
0.24
$
0.55
$
0.43
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding -
               
Basic
 
119,736
 
116,898
 
119,218
 
116,485
Diluted
 
121,161
 
118,488
 
120,810
 
118,128

 
 
 
 

 
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted EPS to EBITDA and EBITDA Diluted EPS
(unaudited)
                 
   
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
   
June 30,
 
June 30,
   
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Net income, as reported
$
26,548
$
24,602
$
57,009
$
42,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to EBITDA:
               
     Interest income
 
 (344)
 
 (371)
 
 (685)
 
 (671)
     Taxes
 
5,681
 
4,511
 
12,296
 
5,630
     Depreciation and amortization
 
12,417
 
9,546
 
23,390
 
18,988
EBITDA
$
44,302
$
38,288
$
92,010
$
66,902
                 
Diluted EPS, as reported
$
0.22
$
0.21
$
0.47
$
0.36
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to EBITDA
               
     Interest income
$
 (0.00)
$
 (0.00)
$
 (0.01)
$
 (0.01)
     Taxes
$
0.05
$
0.03
$
0.10
$
0.05
     Depreciation and amortization
$
0.10
$
0.08
$
0.20
$
0.17
EBITDA diluted EPS
$
0.37
$
0.32
$
0.76
$
0.57
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
 
121,161
 
118,488
 
120,810
 
118,128

 
National Instruments
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Expense
(unaudited)

 
     
Three months ended
     
September 30, 2011
     
(Thousands)
           
     
Low
 
High
GAAP operating expense, guidance
$
        174,650
$
        178,650
Adjustment to reconcile operating expense to non-GAAP
       
operating expense:
       
  Impact of stock-based compensation
$
          (5,800)
$
          (5,800)
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles
$
             (850)
$
             (850)
           
Non-GAAP operating expense, guidance
$
        168,000
$
        172,000

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
National Instruments
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Revenue Guidance
(unaudited)
           
 
           
     
Three months ended
     
September 30, 2011
     
(Millions)
           
     
Low
 
High
GAAP revenue, guidance
$
              257
$
              273
Adjustment to reconcile revenue to non-GAAP
       
revenue:
       
  Impact of acquistion deferred revenue write down
$
                  3
$
                  3
           
Non-GAAP revenue, guidance
$
              260
$
              276

 

 
National Instruments
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP EPS Guidance
(unaudited)
           
 
           
     
Three months ended
     
September 30, 2011
           
     
Low
 
High
GAAP Fully Diluted EPS, guidance
$
0.16
$
0.24
Adjustment to reconcile diluted EPS to non-GAAP
       
diluted EPS:
       
  Impact of acquisition deferred revenue write down, net of tax effect
$
             0.02
$
             0.02
  Impact of stock-based compensation, net of tax effect
$
             0.03
$
             0.03
  Impact of amortization of acquisition intangibles, net of tax effect
$
             0.02
$
             0.02
           
Non-GAAP diluted EPS, guidance
$
0.23
$
0.31