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Exhibit 99.1

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FARO Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

LAKE MARY, FL, October 31, 2018 - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for 3D factory, construction BIM, 3D design, public safety forensics, and photonics applications, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Highlights from the first nine months of 2018 results included:

Continued our double-digit year-over-year sales growth at 14.3% year-to-date
Decreased operating expenses as a percentage of sales by 1.1 pts.
Continued our new product drumbeat with 14 new product releases
Increased ending sales headcount by 11.3% with improved salesforce efficiency

“We continued our new product drumbeat by releasing eight new important products since the start of July, highlighted by the introduction of our 6DoF Vantage Laser Tracker platform with 6Probe to expand the reach of large volume measurement,” stated Dr. Simon Raab, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We continued our trend of year-over-year double-digit sales growth for a fifth consecutive quarter and invested in increasing our sales headcount while maintaining our trailing 12 months orders per sales FTE metric from the prior quarter. We added to our vertical footprint with a new Photonics vertical through a combination of acquisitions aimed at being a technology leader in laser steering. We enter our important fourth quarter with the most technically advanced and expansive product portfolio in our history.”






Nine months ended September 30, 2018
Total sales increased by $36.3 million, or 14.3%, to $290.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $254.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our sales increase was primarily driven by strong growth of units sold in our construction BIM and emerging verticals segments, higher average selling prices in our 3D factory segment, and service revenue growth. New order bookings increased by $36.7 million, or 13.8%, to $303.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 from $266.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

During the third quarter of 2018, we performed an analysis of our inventory reserves in connection with our recent new product introductions and acquisitions and recorded a charge of $4.7 million, or approximately 5% of total inventory, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on the determination that quantities on-hand for certain legacy products exceeded our revised sales projections.

Gross margin increased to 56.3% for the first nine months of 2018, compared with 56.0% for the same prior year period mostly due to higher average selling prices and improvements in manufacturing efficiencies offset partly by the increase in our inventory reserve during the third quarter. Excluding the $4.7 million increase in the inventory reserve during the third quarter of 2018, gross margin would have been 58.0%, up 2.0 percentage points compared with the same prior year period.

Net loss for the first nine months of 2018 was $0.8 million or a loss of $0.05 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.5 million or loss of $0.21 per share for the first nine months of 2017. Excluding the $4.7 million increase in the inventory reserve during the third quarter of 2018, net income would have been $3.2 million or $0.19 per share, up $0.40 per share compared with the same prior year period.






Third Quarter 2018
Total sales increased by $9.4 million, or 10.5%, to $99.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 from $90.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Our third quarter sales increase was primarily driven by higher units sold and average selling prices across all segments, highlighted by a 17.4% year-over-year sales growth for our Asia Pacific region. We entered the third quarter last year with additional order backlog of approximately $5 million between construction BIM and public safety forensics, as demand for our new Focus laser scanner models exceeded our production capacity at that time. We shipped this additional backlog in the third quarter last year which shifted the timing of our quarterly sales with the third quarter in 2017 driven higher than our typical seasonality.

New order bookings increased by $10.0 million, or 11.0%, to $100.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 from $90.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. With our trailing 12 months new order bookings of $413.7 million and sales FTE headcount at 586, our trailing 12 months orders per sales FTE metric was approximately $706,000, same as prior quarter.

Gross margin was 52.5% for the third quarter of 2018, compared with 57.7% for the same prior year period, primarily driven by the increase in the inventory reserve, the product mix of used demo sales, and lower service margin. Excluding the $4.7 million increase in the inventory reserve, gross margin would have been 57.2%, down 0.5 percentage points compared with the same prior year period.

Net loss was $2.5 million or loss of $0.15 per share for the third quarter of 2018, compared with net income of $1.6 million or $0.10 per share for the third quarter last year. Excluding the $4.7 million increase in the inventory reserve, net income would have been $1.5 million or $0.09 per share, down $0.01 per share compared with the same prior year period.

As of September 30, 2018, cash and short-term investments totaled $135.0 million, of which $71.4 million was held by foreign subsidiaries.






Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains information about our financial results that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share, exclude the impact of the increase in our inventory reserve resulting from the analysis of our inventory reserves performed in the third quarter of 2018 in connection with our recent new product introductions and acquisitions. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our historical operations and financial performance. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with relevant period-to-period comparisons of our core operations. These financial measures are not recognized terms under GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations that should be considered before using these measures to evaluate a company’s financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to varying methods of calculation. The financial statement tables that accompany this press release include a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

About FARO
FARO is the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology. The Company develops and markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and software for the following vertical markets:
3D Factory - High-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures within production and quality assurance processes
Construction BIM - 3D capture of as-built construction projects and factories to document complex structures and perform quality control, planning and preservation
Public Safety Forensics - Capture and analysis of on-site real world data to investigate crash, crime and fire, plan security activities and provide virtual reality training for public safety personnel
3D Design - Capture and edit part geometries or environments for design purposes in product development, computer graphics and dental and medical applications
Photonics - Develop and market galvanometer-based laser measurement products and solutions

FARO’s global headquarters is located in Lake Mary, Florida. The Company also has a technology center and manufacturing facility consisting of approximately 90,400 square feet located in Exton, Pennsylvania containing research and development, manufacturing and service operations of our FARO Laser Tracker and FARO Cobalt Array Imager product lines.  The Company's European regional headquarters is located in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters is located in Singapore. FARO has other offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Turkey, the Netherlands, Switzerland, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as statements about demand for and customer acceptance of FARO’s products, and FARO’s product development and product launches. Statements that are not historical facts or that describe the Company’s plans, objectives, projections, expectations, assumptions, strategies, or goals are forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “is,” “will” and similar expressions or discussions of FARO’s plans or other intentions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performances, or achievements to differ materially from future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
development by others of new or improved products, processes or technologies that make the Company’s products less competitive or obsolete;
the Company’s inability to maintain its technological advantage by developing new products and enhancing its existing products;





declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement, in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and international economies in the regions of the world where the Company operates and other general economic, business, and financial conditions; and
other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Forward-looking statements in this release represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law.
More information is available at http://www.faro.com





FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product
$
75,817


$
68,563

 
$
222,118


$
193,476

Service
23,888


21,687

 
68,665


61,018

Total sales
99,705


90,250

 
290,783


254,494

Cost of Sales



 



Product
34,004


26,673

 
88,766


78,186

Service
13,384


11,543

 
38,223


33,765

Total cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below)
47,388


38,216

 
126,989


111,951

Gross Profit
52,317


52,034

 
163,794


142,543

Operating Expenses



 



Selling and marketing
27,811


25,990

 
86,166


74,884

General and administrative
12,496


10,307

 
34,889


32,883

Depreciation and amortization
4,747


4,368

 
13,467


12,075

Research and development
9,975


9,019

 
29,364


26,530

Total operating expenses
55,029


49,684

 
163,886


146,372

(Loss) income from operations
(2,712
)

2,350

 
(92
)

(3,829
)
Other expense (income)



 



Interest income, net
(96
)

(78
)
 
(205
)

(249
)
Other expense (income), net
226


(147
)
 
868


320

(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense
(2,842
)

2,575

 
(755
)

(3,900
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(354
)

947

 
73


(442
)
Net (loss) income
$
(2,488
)

$
1,628

 
$
(828
)

$
(3,458
)
Net (loss) income per share - Basic
$
(0.15
)

$
0.10

 
$
(0.05
)

$
(0.21
)
Net (loss) income per share - Diluted
$
(0.15
)

$
0.10

 
$
(0.05
)

$
(0.21
)
Weighted average shares - Basic
17,122,705


16,708,446

 
16,976,459


16,697,729

Weighted average shares - Diluted
17,122,705


16,796,518

 
16,976,459


16,697,729







FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30, 2018 (unaudited)
 
December 31, 2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
115,098


$
140,960

Short-term investments
19,871


10,997

Accounts receivable, net
75,361


72,105

Inventories, net
62,471


53,786

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
22,024


16,311

Total current assets
294,825


294,159

Property and equipment:



Machinery and equipment
73,748


66,514

Furniture and fixtures
6,817


6,945

Leasehold improvements
20,049


19,872

Property and equipment at cost
100,614


93,331

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
(69,919
)

(61,452
)
Property and equipment, net
30,695


31,879

Goodwill
66,201


52,750

Intangible assets, net
36,030


22,540

Service and sales demonstration inventory, net
35,288


39,614

Deferred income tax assets, net
15,685


15,606

Other long-term assets
4,689


2,030

Total assets
$
483,413


$
458,578

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY



Current liabilities:



Accounts payable
$
16,401


$
11,569

Accrued liabilities
29,186


27,362

Income taxes payable
908


4,676

Current portion of unearned service revenues
30,517


29,674

Customer deposits
2,538


2,604

Total current liabilities
79,550


75,885

Unearned service revenues - less current portion
13,940


11,815

Deferred income tax liabilities
613


695

Income taxes payable - less current portion
14,579


15,952

Other long-term liabilities
3,772


2,165

Total liabilities
112,454


106,512

Shareholders’ equity:





Common stock - par value $.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 18,675,208 and 18,277,142 issued, respectively; 17,252,160 and 16,796,884 outstanding, respectively
19


18

Additional paid-in capital
249,284


223,055

Retained earnings
170,161


168,624

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(16,896
)

(7,822
)
Common stock in treasury, at cost; 1,423,048 and 1,480,258 shares, respectively
$
(31,609
)

$
(31,809
)
Total shareholders’ equity
$
370,959


$
352,066

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
483,413


$
458,578






FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Cash flows from:
 
 
 
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(828
)

$
(3,458
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:



Depreciation and amortization
13,467


12,075

Stock-based compensation
5,717


4,823

Provision for bad debts
360


321

Loss on disposal of assets
401


263

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory
5,357


1,271

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense
(161
)

224

Change in operating assets and liabilities:



Decrease (Increase) in:



Accounts receivable
(1,882
)

3,701

Inventories
(12,104
)

(11,450
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(4,257
)

(3,834
)
(Decrease) Increase in:



Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
569


(2,774
)
Income taxes payable
(5,082
)

(598
)
Customer deposits
(107
)

(6
)
Unearned service revenues
3,415


(1,326
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
4,865


(768
)
Investing activities:



Proceeds from sale of investments


32,000

Purchases of investments
(9,000
)


Purchases of property and equipment
(6,895
)

(6,081
)
Payments for intangible assets
(1,716
)

(1,345
)
Acquisition of businesses
(27,638
)

(5,496
)
Equity investments and advances to affiliates
(1,786
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(47,035
)

19,078

Financing activities:



Payments on capital leases
(84
)

(6
)
Payment of contingent consideration for acquisitions
(638
)

(521
)
Proceeds from issuance of stock related to stock option exercises
20,901


387

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
20,179


(140
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(3,871
)

5,502

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(25,862
)

23,672

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
140,960


106,169

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
115,098


$
129,841







FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Net (loss) income
$
(2,488
)

$
1,628


$
(828
)

$
(3,458
)
Currency translation adjustments, net of income tax
(4,911
)

3,875


(9,074
)

15,174

Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(7,399
)

$
5,503


$
(9,902
)

$
11,716







FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(sales in thousands)
 
Q3 2018 Sales
 
Q3 2017 Sales
 
% Change
 
Q3 2018 Sales
 
Q3 2017 Sales
 
% Change
Reporting Segments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3D Factory(1)
 
$
64,182

 
$
58,529

 
9.7
%
 
$
190,584

 
$
172,524

 
10.5
%
Construction BIM(2)
 
23,710

 
22,751

 
4.2
%
 
69,994

 
60,550

 
15.6
%
Emerging Verticals(3)
 
11,813

 
8,970

 
31.7
%
 
30,205

 
21,420

 
41.0
%
Total
 
$
99,705

 
$
90,250

 
10.5
%
 
$
290,783

 
$
254,494

 
14.3
%

(1) The 3D Factory reporting segment (formerly known as Factory Metrology) contains solely our 3D Factory vertical (formerly our Factory Metrology and 3D Machine Vision verticals).
(2) The Construction BIM reporting segment contains solely our Construction BIM vertical (formerly known as Construction BIM-CIM).
(3) The Emerging Verticals reporting segment (formerly known as Other) includes our 3D Design (formerly known as Product Design), Public Safety Forensics, and Photonics verticals.






FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL DATA











New Order Bookings
(in millions)

Ending Sales Headcount

Sales FTE Headcount (1)

Trailing 12 Months Sales FTE Headcount (1)

Trailing 12 Months Orders per Sales FTE (in thousands) (1)
Q2-16
$81.6

468

424

419

$782
Q3-16
$79.8

507

435

424

$790
Q4-16
$95.8

536

454

432

$766
Q1-17
$86.9

593

486

450

$765
Q2-17
$88.9

627

516

473

$743
Q3-17
$90.5

635

548

501

$723
Q4-17
$110.6

631

568

530

$711
Q1-18
$96.1

653

581

553

$698
Q2-18
$106.5

672

591

572

$706
Q3-18
$100.5

707

604

586

$706

(1) Sales full-time experienced (“FTE”) is a metric whereby sales headcount is measured as a time-weighted average with the first year contribution of a new employee discounted by an experience factor.





FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED TO ADJUSTED
GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)
2018
 
% of Sales
 
2017
 
% of Sales
 
2018
 
% of Sales
 
2017
 
% of Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit and gross margin, as reported
$
52,317

 
52.5
%
 
$
52,034

 
57.7
%
 
$
163,794

 
56.3
%
 
$
142,543

 
56.0
%
Inventory reserve charge (1)
4,734

 
4.7
%
 

 
%
 
4,734

 
1.7
%
 

 
%
Gross profit and gross margin, as adjusted
$
57,051

 
57.2
%
 
$
52,034

 
57.7
%
 
$
168,528

 
58.0
%
 
$
142,543

 
56.0
%

(1) During the third quarter of 2018, we performed an analysis of our inventory reserves in connection with our recent new product introductions and acquisitions and recorded a charge of $4.7 million, or approximately 5% of total inventory, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on the determination that quantities on-hand for certain legacy products exceeded our revised sales projections.






FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED TO ADJUSTED
NET INCOME (LOSS) AND NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
(UNAUDITED)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income, as reported
$
(2,488
)
 
$
1,628

 
$
(828
)
 
$
(3,458
)
Inventory reserve charge (1)
$
4,734

 
$

 
$
4,734

 
$

Income tax expense on inventory reserve charge
(702
)
 

 
(702
)
 

Total inventory reserve charge after tax
4,032

 

 
4,032

 

Net income (loss), as adjusted
$
1,544

 
$
1,628

 
$
3,204

 
$
(3,458
)

(1) During the third quarter of 2018, we performed an analysis of our inventory reserves in connection with our recent new product introductions and acquisitions and recorded a charge of $4.7 million, or approximately 5% of total inventory, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on the determination that quantities on-hand for certain legacy products exceeded our revised sales projections.

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income per share - Diluted, as reported
$
(0.15
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.21
)
Inventory reserve charge (1)
$
0.27

 
$

 
$
0.27

 
$

Income tax expense on inventory reserve charge
(0.03
)
 

 
(0.03
)
 

Total inventory reserve charge after tax
0.24

 

 
0.24

 

Net income (loss) per share - Diluted, as adjusted
$
0.09

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.19

 
$
(0.21
)

(1) During the third quarter of 2018, we performed an analysis of our inventory reserves in connection with our recent new product introductions and acquisitions and recorded a charge of $4.7 million, or approximately 5% of total inventory, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on the determination that quantities on-hand for certain legacy products exceeded our revised sales projections.