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CFO Commentary on Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2018 Results

Q4 Fiscal 2018 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$2,911
$2,636
$2,173
Up 10%
Up 34%
Gross margin
61.9%
59.5%
60.0%
Up 240 bps
Up 190 bps
Operating expenses
$728
$674
$570
Up 8%
Up 28%
Operating income
$1,073
$895
$733
Up 20%
Up 46%
Net income
$1,118
$838
$655
Up 33%
Up 71%
Diluted earnings per share
$1.78
$1.33
$0.99
Up 34%
Up 80%

Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
Q/Q
Y/Y
Revenue
$2,911
$2,636
$2,173
Up 10%
Up 34%
Gross margin
62.1%
59.7%
60.2%
Up 240 bps
Up 190 bps
Operating expenses
$607
$570
$498
Up 6%
Up 22%
Operating income
$1,202
$1,005
$809
Up 20%
Up 49%
Net income
$1,081
$833
$704
Up 30%
Up 54%
Diluted earnings per share
$1.72
$1.33
$1.13
Up 29%
Up 52%

Revenue by Reportable Segments
($ in millions)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
Q/Q
Y/Y
GPU Business
$2,461
$2,217
$1,850
Up 11%
Up 33%
Tegra Processor Business
450
419
257
Up 7%
Up 75%
Other
--
--
66
--
Down 100%
Total
$2,911
$2,636
$2,173
Up 10%
Up 34%

Revenue by Market Platform
($ in millions)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
Q/Q
Y/Y
Gaming
$1,739
$1,561
$1,348
Up 11%
Up 29%
Professional Visualization
254
239
225
Up 6%
Up 13%
Datacenter
606
501
296
Up 21%
Up 105%
Automotive
132
144
128
Down 8%
Up 3%
OEM and IP
180
191
176
Down 6%
Up 2%
Total
$2,911
$2,636
$2,173
Up 10%
Up 34%





Fiscal 2018 Summary
GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
FY18
FY17
Y/Y
Revenue
$9,714
$6,910
Up 41%
Gross margin
59.9
%
58.8
%
Up 110 bps
Operating expenses
$2,612
$2,129
Up 23%
Operating income
$3,210
$1,934
Up 66%
Net income
$3,047
$1,666
Up 83%
Diluted earnings per share
$4.82
$2.57
Up 88%

Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)
FY18
FY17
Y/Y
Revenue
$9,714
$6,910
Up 41%
Gross margin
60.2
%
59.2
%
Up 100 bps
Operating expenses
$2,227
$1,867
Up 19%
Operating income
$3,617
$2,221
Up 63%
Net income
$3,085
$1,851
Up 67%
Diluted earnings per share
$4.92
$3.06
Up 61%

Revenue by Reportable Segments
($ in millions)
FY18
FY17
Y/Y
GPU
$8,137
$5,822
Up 40%
Tegra Processor
1,534
824
Up 86%
Other
43
264
Down 84%
Total
$9,714
$6,910
Up 41%

Revenue by Market Platform
($ in millions)
FY18
FY17
Y/Y
Gaming
$5,513
$4,060
Up 36%
Professional Visualization
934
835
Up 12%
Datacenter
1,932
830
Up 133%
Automotive
558
487
Up 15%
OEM and IP
777
698
Up 11%
Total
$9,714
$6,910
Up 41%






Revenue

Fourth quarter revenue increased 34 percent year over year and 10 percent sequentially to a record $2.91 billion. Growth was driven by GPUs for gaming, datacenter, and professional visualization, as well as by Tegra® processors.

GPU business revenue was $2.46 billion, up 33 percent from a year earlier and up 11 percent sequentially, led by growth in gaming and datacenter. Strong growth across our Pascal™-based GeForce® gaming GPUs was driven by new games, holiday-season demand, iCafe upgrades, eSports and cryptocurrency mining. Revenue for datacenter, including Tesla®, NVIDIA GRID™ and NVIDIA DGX™, was a record $606 million, up 105 percent year on year and up 21 percent sequentially, led by strong sales of our Volta architecture, including V100 GPU accelerators, new DGX systems, and design wins in high performance computing. Professional visualization revenue grew 13 percent year over year and 6 percent sequentially to a record $254 million, led by ultra-high-end and high-end desktop workstations, as well as unique form factors and emerging opportunities, including AI, deep learning, VR and rendering.

Tegra Processor business revenue, which includes gaming development platforms and services, was $450 million, up 75 percent from a year ago and up 7 percent sequentially. Tegra Processor business revenue includes SOC modules for the Nintendo Switch gaming console and development services. Also included is automotive revenue of $132 million, which was up 3 percent from a year earlier and down 8 percent sequentially, incorporating infotainment modules, production DRIVE PX platforms, and development agreements for self-driving cars.

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

Fiscal 2018 revenue grew 41 percent to a record $9.71 billion, reflecting broad growth and records in each of our market platforms -- gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive. GPU business revenue was $8.14 billion, up 40 percent from a year earlier, and Tegra business revenue was $1.53 billion, up 86 percent from a year ago.

Gross Margin

GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter was a record 61.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 62.1 percent. For fiscal 2018, GAAP gross margin was also a record 59.9 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 60.2 percent. These reflect a favorable shift in mix, the growth of our GeForce gaming GPUs, and the growth of our GPU computing platform for cloud, deep learning, AI, and graphics virtualization.

Expenses

GAAP operating expenses for the fourth quarter were $728 million, including $121 million in stock-based compensation and other charges. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $607 million, up 22 percent from a year earlier and up 6 percent sequentially. For fiscal 2018, GAAP operating expenses were $2.61 billion, including $385 million in stock-based compensation and other charges. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $2.23 billion, up 19 percent from fiscal 2017. These reflect growth in employees and related costs, as well as investments in growth initiatives, including gaming, AI, and autonomous driving.

Operating Income

GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter was a record $1.07 billion, up 46 percent from a year earlier and 20 percent sequentially. Non-GAAP operating income was $1.20 billion in the fourth quarter, up 49 percent from a year earlier and 20 percent sequentially. For fiscal 2018, GAAP operating income was a record $3.21 billion and non-GAAP operating income was $3.62 billion.







Other Income & Expense and Income Tax

GAAP
($ in millions)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
FY18
FY17
Interest income
$20
$17
$17
$69
$54
Interest expense
(15)
(15)
(18)
(61)
(58)
Other income (expense)
--
(1)
(6)
(22)
(25)
Total
$5
$1
$(7)
$(14)
$(29)

Non-GAAP
($ in millions)
Q4 FY18
Q3 FY18
Q4 FY17
FY18
FY17
Interest income
$20
$17
$17
$69
$54
Interest expense
(15)
(15)
(14)
(58)
(33)
Other income (expense)
--
--
(1)
(4)
(8)
Total
$5
$2
$2
$7
$13

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 primarily associated with corporate bonds and remaining convertible debt, interest income from our investment portfolio, charges from early conversions of convertible debt, and termination of interest rate swap. Non-GAAP OI&E excludes the charges from early conversions of convertible debt, termination of interest rate swap, the portion of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and the gains or losses from sales of certain investments.

We recorded a U.S. tax reform provisional net tax benefit of $133 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, associated with the one-time transition tax on our historical foreign earnings and the adjustment of deferred tax balances to the lower corporate tax rate. Our fourth quarter GAAP effective tax rate was a benefit of 3.7 percent, which includes the provisional net tax benefit, excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, and other U.S. tax reform benefits. Overall, the lower-than-expected tax rate contributed $0.36 to GAAP earnings per diluted share.

Our fourth quarter non-GAAP effective tax rate was 10.5 percent, which excludes the U.S. tax reform provisional net tax benefit and the excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation. The lower-than-expected tax rate contributed $0.13 to non-GAAP earnings per diluted share.

For fiscal 2018, our GAAP effective tax rate was 4.7 percent and our non-GAAP effective tax rate was 14.9 percent.

Net Income and EPS

Record fourth quarter GAAP net income was $1.12 billion and earnings per diluted share were $1.78, up 71 percent and 80 percent, respectively, from a year earlier. Non-GAAP net income was $1.08 billion and earnings per diluted share were $1.72, up 54 percent and 52 percent, respectively, from a year earlier, fueled by strong revenue growth and improved gross and operating margins.

For fiscal 2018, GAAP net income was a record $3.05 billion and earnings per diluted share were $4.82, up 83 percent and 88 percent, respectively, from a year ago. Non-GAAP net income was $3.09 billion and earnings per diluted share were $4.92, up 67 percent and 61 percent, respectively, from a year ago.






Weighted Average Shares

Weighted average shares used in the GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS calculations for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 were as follows:
Weighted Average Shares
(in millions)
Q4 FY18
GAAP
Q4 FY18
Non-GAAP
FY18
GAAP
FY18
Non-GAAP
Basic shares
606
606
599
599
Dilutive impact from:
 
 
 
 
     Equity awards
21
21
24
24
     Warrants
--
--
4
4
     Convertible notes
1
--
5
--
Diluted shares
628
627
632
627

Capital Return

Capital Return
(in millions)
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
Dividends
$47
$181
$186
$213
$261
$341
Share repurchases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
      $
$100
$887
$814
$587
$739
$909
      Shares
8
62
44
25
15
6

For fiscal 2018, we returned $1.25 billion to shareholders through a combination of $909 million in share repurchases and $341 million in quarterly cash dividends.
Since the restart of our capital return program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, we have returned $5.27 billion to shareholders. This represents approximately 70 percent of our cumulative free cash flow for fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2018.
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 fourth quarter were $7.11 billion, compared with $6.32 billion at the end of the prior quarter. The sequential increase in cash was primarily related to the increase in operating income.

Accounts receivable at the end of the quarter was $1.27 billion compared with $1.17 billion in the prior quarter and $826 million a year earlier. DSO at quarter-end was 40 days, the same as the prior quarter and up 5 days from a year earlier.

Inventory at the end of the quarter was $796 million, down from $857 million in the prior quarter and up from $794 million a year earlier. DSI at quarter-end was 65 days, down from 73 days in the prior quarter and down from 83 days a year earlier.






Cash flow from operating activities was a record $1.36 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $1.16 billion in the prior quarter and up from $721 million a year earlier. Cash flow from operating activities in fiscal 2018 was a record $3.50 billion, up from $1.67 billion a year ago. These increases were primarily due to growth in net income and changes in working capital.

Free cash flow was $942 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $1.09 billion in the previous quarter and $669 million a year earlier. For fiscal 2018, free cash flow was $2.91 billion, up from $1.50 billion a year ago.

Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $53 million for the fourth quarter and $199 million for fiscal 2018. Capital expenditures were $416 million for the fourth quarter and $593 million for the fiscal year, inclusive of $335 million associated with the purchase during the fourth quarter of the previously-financed Santa Clara campus building.

First Quarter of Fiscal 2019 Outlook

Our outlook for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 is as follows:

Revenue is expected to be $2.90 billion, plus or minus two percent.

GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 62.7 percent and 63.0 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.

GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $770 million and $645 million, respectively.

GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be nominal.

GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 12.0 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 we expect to generate variability on a quarter by quarter basis.

Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $100 million to $120 million.

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For further information, contact:

Simona Jankowski
 
Robert Sherbin
Investor Relations
 
Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation
 
NVIDIA Corporation
(408) 566-6474
 
(408) 566-5150
sjankowski@nvidia.com
 
rsherbin@nvidia.com






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, restructuring and other charges, 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 our 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 expectation to generate variability from excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation; our intended fiscal 2019 capital return; our financial outlook for the first quarter of fiscal 2019; our expected tax rates for the first quarter of fiscal 2019; and our expected capital expenditures for the first 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-Q for the fiscal period ended October 29, 2017. 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
 
 Twelve Months Ended
 
 
January 28,
 
October 29,
 
January 29,
 
January 28,
 
January 29,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP gross profit
 
$
1,801

 
$
1,569

 
$
1,303

 
$
5,822

 
$
4,063

GAAP gross margin
 
61.9
%
 
59.5
%
 
60.0
%
 
59.9
%
 
58.8
%
Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
7

 
6

 
4

 
21

 
15

Legal settlement costs
 
1

 

 

 
1

 
10

Non-GAAP gross profit
 
$
1,809

 
$
1,575

 
$
1,307

 
$
5,844

 
$
4,088

Non-GAAP gross margin
 
62.1
%
 
59.7
%
 
60.2
%
 
60.2
%
 
59.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
728

 
$
674

 
$
570

 
$
2,612

 
$
2,129

Stock-based compensation expense (A)
 
(119
)
 
(101
)
 
(68
)
 
(370
)
 
(233
)
Acquisition-related costs (B)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(13
)
 
(16
)
Contributions
 

 

 

 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Legal settlement costs
 

 

 

 

 
(6
)
Restructuring and other charges
 

 

 

 

 
(3
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
607

 
$
570

 
$
498

 
$
2,227

 
$
1,867

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,073

 
$
895

 
$
733

 
$
3,210

 
$
1,934

Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations
 
129

 
110

 
76

 
407

 
287

Non-GAAP income from operations
 
$
1,202

 
$
1,005

 
$
809

 
$
3,617

 
$
2,221

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
5

 
$
1

 
$
(7
)
 
$
(14
)
 
$
(29
)
Gains from non-affiliated investments
 
(2
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
Debt-related costs (C)
 
2

 
1

 
6

 
20

 
21

Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount
 

 

 
4

 
3

 
25

Non-GAAP other income (expense)
 
$
5

 
$
2

 
$
2

 
$
7

 
$
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income
 
$
1,118

 
$
838

 
$
655

 
$
3,047

 
$
1,666

Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments
 
129

 
111

 
85

 
428

 
329

Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (D)
 
(33
)
 
(116
)
 
(36
)
 
(257
)
 
(144
)
Provisional tax benefit from income tax reform
 
(133
)
 

 

 
(133
)
 

Non-GAAP net income
 
$
1,081

 
$
833

 
$
704

 
$
3,085

 
$
1,851








 
 
 Three Months Ended
 
 Twelve Months Ended
 
 
January 28,
 
October 29,
 
January 29,
 
January 28,
 
January 29,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Diluted net income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
$
1.78

 
$
1.33

 
$
0.99

 
$
4.82

 
$
2.57

Non-GAAP
 
$
1.72

 
$
1.33

 
$
1.13

 
$
4.92

 
$
3.06

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
628

 
628

 
660

 
632

 
649

Anti-dilution impact from note hedge (E)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(36
)
 
(5
)
 
(44
)
Non-GAAP
 
627

 
626

 
624

 
627

 
605

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
1,358

 
$
1,157

 
$
721

 
$
3,502

 
$
1,672

Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets
 
(416
)
 
(69
)
 
(52
)
 
(593
)
 
(176
)
Free cash flow
 
$
942

 
$
1,088

 
$
669

 
$
2,909

 
$
1,496



(A) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
January 28,
 
October 29,
 
January 29,
 
January 28,
 
January 29,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of revenue
 
$
7

 
$
6

 
$
4

 
$
21

 
$
15

Research and development
 
$
73

 
$
61

 
$
40

 
$
219

 
$
135

Sales, general and administrative
 
$
46

 
$
40

 
$
27

 
$
151

 
$
98

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(B) Consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and compensation charges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(C) Consists of loss on early debt conversions and termination of interest rate swap.
 
(D) 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).
 
(E) 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
 
 
 
 
 Q1 FY2019 Outlook
  GAAP gross margin
 
62.7
%
 
Impact of stock-based compensation expense
 
0.3
%
  Non-GAAP gross margin
 
63.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Q1 FY2019 Outlook
 
 
 
(In millions)
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
770

 
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs
 
(125
)
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
645