Stratasys Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019.

Q4 2019 Financial Results Summary:
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $160.2 million, compared to $177.1 million for the same period last year.

• GAAP gross margin was 49.1% for the quarter, flat compared to the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP gross margin was 52.4% for the quarter, compared to 52.2% for the same period last year.
• GAAP operating loss for the quarter was $3.3 million, compared to an operating loss of $3.8 million for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP operating income for the quarter was $10.2 million, compared to non-GAAP operating income of $12.8 million for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA was $15.8 million for the quarter, compared to $20.1 million for the same period last year.
• GAAP net loss for the quarter was $2.8 million, or ($0.05) per diluted share, compared to a net income of $6.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same period last year.
• Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $10.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the same period last year.
• The Company used $3.4 million of cash from operations during the fourth quarter and ended the period with $321.8 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits.

"Since joining Stratasys I have taken the opportunity to begin an in-depth review of the business and am already impressed by the deep level of knowledge, professionalism, and dedication exhibited at all levels of the organization. I strongly believe in the solid foundation for growth that has been created at Stratasys, including an innovative and expanding product portfolio, disciplined financial management, and the industry's leading distribution partners," said Yoav Zeif, Chief Executive Officer of Stratasys. "Starting in the back half of this year we expect to introduce our next phase of growth with a notable step-change in our portfolio as we begin to launch a series of new products for both manufacturing and design prototyping solutions. I am extremely optimistic regarding the outlook of the business, and I believe that there is tremendous potential to drive significant near-term and long-term value for all of our stakeholders."

Fiscal 2019 Financial Results Summary:

• Revenue for fiscal 2019 was $636.1 million compared to $663.2 million for fiscal 2018.
• GAAP operating loss for fiscal 2019 was $11.7 million, compared to a loss of $8.8 million for fiscal 2018.
• Non-GAAP operating income for fiscal 2019 was $34.1 million, compared to $36.5 million for fiscal 2018.
• GAAP net loss for fiscal 2019 was $10.8 million, or ($0.20) per diluted share, compared to a loss of $11.0 million, or ($0.22) per diluted share, for fiscal 2018.
• Non-GAAP net income for fiscal 2019 was $30.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $27.8 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for fiscal 2018.
• The Company used $11.2 million in cash from operations in fiscal 2019.

Financial Guidance:
Stratasys today issued the following information regarding the Company's guidance for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020:

• Revenue guidance of $620 million to $680 million.
• GAAP net loss of $30 million to $18 million, or ($0.54) to ($0.33) per diluted share.
• Non-GAAP net income of $25 million to $34 million, or $0.45 to $0.60 per diluted share.
• Non-GAAP operating margins of 5% to 6.5%.
• Capital expenditures are projected at $40 million to $60 million.

Given the expected ongoing negative impact of not recording a tax benefit on U.S. tax losses on the Company's non-GAAP net income, the Company believes that the rate of growth in its non-GAAP operating income is the best measure of its performance.

Non-GAAP earnings guidance excludes $25 million to $26 million of projected amortization of intangible assets; $26 million to $28 million of share-based compensation expense; reorganization and other expenses of ($3 million) to $4 million. Non-GAAP guidance includes tax adjustments of $3 million to $4 million on the above non-GAAP items.

Stratasys Ltd. Q4 2019 Conference Call Details

The Company plans to hold the conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

The investor conference call will be available via live webcast on the Stratasys Web site at investors.stratasys.com; or directly at the following web address: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/fkuz2uod.

To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is (866) 394-5776 and the international dial-in is (409) 350-3596. The access code is 3394546.

Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register. The webcast will be available for 90 days at investors.stratasys.com, or by accessing the provided web address.

Stratasys is a global leader in additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology, and is the manufacturer of FDM®, PolyJettm and stereolithography 3D Printers. The Company's technologies are used to create prototypes, manufacturing tools, and production parts for industries, including aerospace, automotive, healthcare, consumer products and education. For 30 years, Stratasys products have helped manufacturers reduce product-development time, cost, and time-to-market, as well as reduce or eliminate tooling costs and improve product quality. The Stratasys 3D printing ecosystem of solutions and expertise includes: 3D printers, materials, software, strategic consulting and professional services, and paid parts production. Online at: http://www.stratasys.com, http://blog.stratasys.com and LinkedIn.

Stratasys is a registered trademark and the Stratasys signet is a trademark of Stratasys Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this press release regarding Stratasys' strategy, and the statements regarding its projected future financial performance, including the financial guidance concerning its expected results for 2020, are forward-looking statements reflecting management's current expectations and beliefs. These forward-looking statements are based on current information that is, by its nature, subject to rapid and even abrupt change. Due to risks and uncertainties associated with Stratasys' business, actual results could differ materially from those projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the degree of our success at introducing new or improved products and solutions that gain market share; the degree of growth of the 3D printing market generally; the impact of potential shifts in the prices or margins of the products that we sell or services that we provide, including due to a shift towards lower-margin products or services; the impact of competition and new technologies; potential further charges against earnings that we could be required to take due to impairment of additional goodwill or other intangible assets; to the extent of our success at successfully consummating acquisitions or investments in new businesses, technologies, products or services; potential changes in our management and board of directors; global market, political and economic conditions, and in the countries in which we operate in particular (including risks related to the impact of coronavirus on our supply chain and business); costs and potential liability relating to litigation and regulatory proceedings; risks related to infringement of our intellectual property rights by others or infringement of others' intellectual property rights by us; the extent of our success at maintaining our liquidity and financing our operations and capital needs; the impact of tax regulations on our results of operations and financial condition; and those additional factors referred to in Item 3.D "Key Information - Risk Factors", Item 4, "Information on the Company", Item 5, "Operating and Financial Review and Prospects," and all other parts of our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "2019 Annual Report"), which we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 26, 2020. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout our 2019 Annual Report and the Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K that attach Stratasys' unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements and its review of its results of operations and financial condition, for the quarterly periods throughout 2020, which will be furnished to the SEC throughout 2020, and our other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any guidance provided, and other forward-looking statements made, in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and Stratasys undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Use of non-GAAP financial measures

The non-GAAP data included herein, which excludes certain items as described below, are non-GAAP financial measures. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful information for investors and shareholders of our Company in gauging our results of operations (x) on an ongoing basis after excluding mergers, acquisitions and divestments related expense or gains and reorganization-related charges or gains, and (y) excluding non-cash items such as stock-based compensation expenses, acquired intangible assets amortization, including intangible assets amortization related to equity method investments, impairment of long-lived assets, and the corresponding tax effect of those items. These non-GAAP adjustments either do not reflect actual cash outlays that impact our liquidity and our financial condition or have a non-recurring impact on the statement of operations, as assessed by management. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented to permit investors to more fully understand how management assesses our performance for internal planning and forecasting purposes. The limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures as performance measures are that they provide a view of our results of operations without including all items indicated above during a period, which may not provide a comparable view of our performance to other companies in our industry. Investors and other readers should consider non-GAAP measures only as supplements to, not as substitutes for or as superior measures to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table below.