National Instruments reports revenue for 2017 third quarter

  • National Instruments (NI) announced a third quarter 2017 revenue of $321 million, up 5 percent year over year.
  • Net income up 43% year over year through first nine months.
  • NI currently expects 2017 fourth quarter revenue to be in the range of $331 million to $361 million.

 
 
NI third quarter (Q3) 2017 Highlights : 

  • Revenue of $321 million, up 5 percent year over year
  • GAAP(*) net income of $33 million
  • Non-GAAP net income of $42 million
  • EBITDA of $57 million

 
(*) GAAP : Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
 
In Q3 2017, NI received $8 million in orders from its largest customer compared with $5 million in orders from this customer in Q3 2016. The value of the company’s total orders was up 5 percent year over year for the quarter; orders under $20,000 were up 1 percent year over year; orders between $20,000 and $100,000 were up 8 percent year over year; and orders above $100,000 were up 9 percent year over year.

GAAP net income for Q3 was $33 million, and non-GAAP net income was $42 million, a record for a third quarter. Included in NI’s GAAP net income for Q3 is $1 million related to restructuring charges. EBITDA, or Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, was $57 million for Q3.

In Q3, GAAP gross margin was 74 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 75 percent. Total GAAP operating expenses were $200 million, down slightly year over year. Total non-GAAP operating expenses were $190 million, down 2 percent year over year. GAAP operating margin was 12 percent in Q3, with GAAP operating income of $38 million, up 28 percent year over year.

Non-GAAP operating margin was 15 percent in Q3, with non-GAAP operating income of $49 million, up 29 percent year over year. Year-to-date, GAAP operating expenses were $608 million, up 2 percent year over year, and non-GAAP operating expenses were $576 million, flat year over year. GAAP operating income year-to-date was $88 million, up 26 percent year over year, and non-GAAP operating income year-to-date was $128 million, up 26 percent year over year.

Geographic revenue in U.S. dollar terms for Q3 2017 compared with Q3 2016 was up 3 percent in the Americas, up 12 percent in APAC and up 1 percent in EMEIA. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange, revenue was up 3 percent in the Americas , up 12 percent in APAC and up 1 percent in EMEIA.

NI currently expects Q4 revenue to be in the range of $331 million to $361 million, which would be a new Q4 record at the midpoint. Based on current exchange rates, the company expects that the impact of foreign exchange on dollar revenue will be minimal in Q4. Included in the company’s Q4 2017 GAAP EPS guidance is approximately $1 million of restructuring charges. For 2017, NI estimates its non-GAAP effective tax rate to be approximately 21 percent.

The company’s non-GAAP results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, acquisition-related transaction costs, taxes levied on the transfer of acquired intellectual property, foreign exchange loss on acquisitions, and restructuring charges. The company’s definition of core revenue is GAAP revenue excluding the impact of NI’s largest customer and the impact of foreign currency exchange.