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Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN)
- Q2 worldwide Clear Aligner shipments of 144.6 thousand, up 21.2% year-over-year, with North America up 17.4% and International up 30.4%
- Q2 revenues of $209.5 million, up 8.8% year-over-year, and diluted EPS of $0.39
- On a constant currency basis, total revenues up 14.2% year-over-year, and Clear Aligner revenues up 17.5% year-over-year
Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Clear Aligner shipments in Q2'15 were 144.6 thousand, a 21.2% increase year-over-year from 119.3 thousand in Q2'14. Revenues for the second quarter of 2015 (Q2'15) were $209.5 million, an 8.8% increase year-over-year from $192.5 million in the second quarter of 2014 (Q2'14). Net profit for Q2'15 was $31.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to $35.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted share in Q2'14. For Q2'15, on a constant currency basis, year-over-year total revenue growth would have been 14.2%, year-over-year Clear Aligner revenue growth would have been 17.5%, and earnings per diluted share would have been $0.03 per share higher.
"Our second quarter results were solid driven by strong Invisalign volume and growth across all customer channels and geographies," said Joe Hogan, Align president and CEO. "North America volumes grew 17% year-over-year and our international geographies were up 30% compared to last year. This reflects another record quarter for North American Ortho utilization and record volume in almost every major country in Europe, as well as China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan."
Summary Financial Comparisons
(In millions except for shipments and per share amounts)
Q2'15 Q1'15 Q2'14 Q/Q Y/Y
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GAAP
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Clear Aligner
shipments 144,570 130,780 119,300 10.5 % 21.2 %
Net revenues $209.5 $198.1 $192.5 5.8 % 8.8 %
Clear Aligner $200.8 $187.0 $179.7 7.4 % 11.7 %
Scanner & Services $8.7 $11.1 $12.8 (21.6)% (32.2)%
Net profit $31.4 $36.2 $35.6 (13.3)% (11.9)%
Net profit per share $0.39 $0.44 $0.43 $(0.05) $(0.04)
Note: Changes and percentages are based on actual values and may effect
totals due to rounding
As of June 30, 2015, Align had $596.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities compared to $602.6 million as of December 31, 2014. During Q2'15, we paid out $70 million under an accelerated stock repurchase plan ("ASR") in which we received an initial delivery of approximately 824,000 shares of our common stock. The final number of shares repurchased will be determined upon completion of the ASR based on Align's volume-weighted average stock price during the term of the ASR, less an agreed upon discount. The ASR is expected to be completed by July 29, 2015. There remains approximately $130 million available for repurchases under the existing stock repurchase authorization, of which $30 million is expected to be used for open market repurchases pursuant to a 10b-5 trading plan over the next nine months. These repurchases were collectively part of a three-year, $300 million stock repurchase program announced on April 23, 2014 of which the second $100 million was authorized to be purchased through April 2016.
Additional Aligners at No Charge Effective July 18, 2015
"We are committed to delivering a better customer experience for our doctors and their patients," said Joe Hogan, Align president and CEO. "Our goal is to continue to improve how customers experience our products and services, our business processes and interactions with them, and the Invisalign and iTero brands. Over the past two years we have made improvements in each of these areas and as a result, our key customer experience measure for success, our Net Promoter Score (NPS), has continued to rise. We expect this new policy will result in significant improvement in customer satisfaction and loyalty, which we believe will further increase Invisalign utilization and volume over time."
On July 18, 2015, Align launched a new product policy called "Additional Aligners At No Charge" to address one of our customer's top complaints. Previously, Align charged customers for additional aligners ordered beyond those covered by the initial treatment plan. With this new policy, Align will no longer distinguish between mid-course corrections and case refinements and allow doctors to order additional aligners to address either treatment need at no charge, subject to certain requirements. These changes will be effective for all new Invisalign Full, Teen, and Assist treatments shipped worldwide after July 18, 2015, as well as any open Invisalign Full, Teen, and Assist cases as of this date.
Based on this new policy, beginning in Q3'15, we will now defer more revenue as a result of providing free additional aligners for eligible treatments. Additionally, since we are "grandfathering" over 1 million open cases, we will recognize lower revenue when additional aligners are shipped for at least the next two years until these cases complete. Therefore, we expect this new product policy will decrease Clear Aligner net revenues by approximately $6 to $7 million in Q3'15 and $7 to $8 million in Q4'15.
Q3 2015 Business Outlook
For the third quarter of 2015 (Q3'15), Align provides the following guidance:
- Clear Aligner case shipments in the range of 141.8 thousand to 144.3 thousand, up approximately 18.5% to 20.6% over the same period a year-ago.
- Net revenues in the range of $201.4 million to $205.7 million.
- Diluted EPS in the range of $0.28 to $0.31.
- For Q3'15, on a constant currency basis and excluding the impact of the Additional Aligners policy, year-over-year total net revenues growth is expected to be 12.5% to 15.3%, year-over-year Clear Aligner net revenues growth expected to be 13.9% to 16.6%, and earnings per diluted share with the additional costs associated with the organizational change is expected to be $0.09 to $0.10 per share higher.
Align Announces Leadership Changes to Support Continued Growth and Expansion Globally
In a separate press release today, Align announced that it is simplifying the commercial reporting structure for its three key regions and global marketing to better support regional growth and priorities, and to extend best practices across the company.
Align Web Cast and Conference Call
Align will host a conference call today, July 23, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. ET, 1:30 p.m. PT, to review its second quarter 2015 results, discuss future operating trends and the business outlook. The conference call will also be web cast live via the Internet. To access the web cast, go to the "Events & Presentations" section under Company Information on Align's Investor Relations web site at http://investor.aligntech.com. To access the conference call, please dial 201-689-8261 approximately fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call. An archived audio web cast will be available beginning approximately one hour after the call's conclusion and will remain available for approximately 12 months. Additionally, a telephonic replay of the call can be accessed by dialing 877-660-6853 with conference number 13612927 followed by #. For international callers, please dial 201-612-7415 and use the same conference number referenced above. The telephonic replay will be available through 5:30 p.m. ET on July 30, 2015.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology is the leader in modern clear aligner orthodontics that designs, manufactures and markets the Invisalign® system, which provides dental professionals with a range of treatment options for adults and teenagers. Align also offers the iTero 3D digital scanning system and services for orthodontic and restorative dentistry. Align was founded in March 1997 and received FDA clearance to market the Invisalign system in 1998. Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to find an Invisalign provider in your area, please visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the iTero 3D digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This news release, including the tables below, contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expectation that the program simplification "Additional Aligners for No Charge" will help increase Invisalign utilization and volume, as well as the expected impact this program change will have on Invisalign Clear Aligner net revenues in the third and fourth quarter of 2015, in addition to certain other business metrics for the third quarter of 2015, including, but not limited to, anticipated net revenues, deferrals, gross margin, operating expenses, operating profit, diluted earnings per share, case shipments, and additional common stock repurchases. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release and the tables below relating to expectations about future events or results are based upon information available to Align as of the date hereof. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, difficulties predicting customer and consumer purchasing behavior, the willingness and ability of our customers to maintain and/or increase product utilization in sufficient numbers, the possibility that the development and release of new products does not proceed in accordance with the anticipated timeline, the possibility that the market for the sale of these new products may not develop as expected, the risks relating to Align's ability to sustain or increase profitability or revenue growth in future periods while controlling expenses, growth related risks, including capacity constraints and pressure on our internal systems and personnel, our ability to successfully achieve the anticipated benefits from the scanner and services business, continued customer demand for our existing and new products, changes in consumer spending habits as a result of, among other things, prevailing economic conditions, levels of employment, salaries and wages and consumer confidence, the timing of case submissions from our doctors within a quarter, acceptance of our products by consumers and dental professionals, foreign operational, political and other risks relating to Align's international manufacturing operations, Align's ability to protect its intellectual property rights, continued compliance with regulatory requirements, competition from existing and new competitors, Align's ability to develop and successfully introduce new products and product enhancements and the loss of key personnel. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Align's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015. Align undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
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Net revenues $ 209,488 $ 192,531 $ 407,574 $ 373,177
Cost of revenues 50,854 47,055 97,850 90,450
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Gross profit 158,634 145,476 309,724 282,727
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Operating expenses:
Selling, general and
adminstrative 100,625 83,455 188,906 165,522
Research and development 15,684 13,289 29,569 26,669
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Total operating expenses 116,309 96,744 218,475 192,191
Operating profit 42,325 48,732 91,249 90,536
Interest and other income
(expense), net 174 (93) (1,278) 508
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Profit before income taxes 42,499 48,639 89,971 91,044
Provision for income taxes 11,149 13,039 22,444 23,000
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Net profit $ 31,350 $ 35,600 $ 67,527 $ 68,044
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Net profit per share
- basic $ 0.39 $ 0.44 $ 0.84 $ 0.84
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- diluted $ 0.39 $ 0.43 $ 0.83 $ 0.82
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Shares used in computing
net profit per share
- basic 80,257 81,027 80,358 81,073
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- diluted 81,394 82,341 81,729 82,651
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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
June 30, December 31,
2015 2014
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 161,753 $ 199,871
Marketable securities, short-term 276,789 254,787
Accounts receivable, net 146,466 129,751
Inventories 16,415 15,928
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 56,483 56,823
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Total current assets 657,906 657,160
Marketable securities, long-term 158,161 147,892
Property, plant and equipment, net 108,029 90,125
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 80,590 82,056
Deferred tax assets 16,014 3,099
Other assets 7,881 7,665
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Total assets $ 1,028,581 $ 987,997
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 29,513 $ 23,247
Accrued liabilities 91,992 87,880
Deferred revenues 101,420 90,684
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Total current liabilities 222,925 201,811
Other long term liabilities 35,855 33,415
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Total liabilities 258,780 235,226
Total stockholders' equity 769,801 752,771
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,028,581 $ 987,997
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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Q1 2015 FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS METRICS
(in thousands except average selling price, utilization and doctors trained)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2014 2014 2014 2014
Invisalign Clear Aligner
Net Revenues by
Geography:
North America $ 107,910 $ 111,648 $ 113,349 $ 113,670
International 49,848 55,988 53,439 60,467
Non-case* 10,481 12,099 11,350 12,300
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Total Clear Aligner
Net Revenues $ 168,239 $ 179,735 $ 178,138 $ 186,437
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YoY % growth 18.8% 17.2% 16.0% 12.2%
QoQ % growth 1.2% 6.8% -0.9% 4.7%
*includes Invisalign
training, ancillary
products, and
retainers
Average Invisalign
Selling Price (ASP):
Worldwide ASP $ 1,405 $ 1,405 $ 1,395 $ 1,370
International ASP $ 1,620 $ 1,625 $ 1,560 $ 1,510
Invisalign Clear Aligner
Cases Shipped by
Geography:
North America 81,420 84,850 85,405 86,855
International 30,760 34,450 34,210 40,050
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Total Cases Shipped 112,180 119,300 119,615 126,905
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Number of Invisalign
Doctors Cases Shipped
To:
North America 19,015 19,505 19,550 19,745
International 7,185 7,685 7,950 8,945
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Total Doctors Cases
Shipped To 26,200 27,190 27,500 28,690
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Invisalign Doctor
Utilization Rates*:
North America 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4
North American
Orthodontists 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.6
North American GP
Dentists 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9
International 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.5
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Total Utilization
Rates 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4
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* # of cases shipped/#
of doctors to whom
cases were shipped
Number of Invisalign
Doctors Trained:
North America 700 1,150 1,125 1,170
International 1,255 1,380 1,400 1,255
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Total Doctors
Trained Worldwide 1,955 2,530 2,525 2,425
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Total to Date
Worldwide 86,515 89,045 91,570 93,995
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Total Net Revenues:
Clear Aligner Net
Revenues $ 168,239 $ 179,735 $ 178,138 $ 186,437
Scanner & Services Net
Revenues 12,407 12,796 11,738 12,163
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Total Worldwide Net
Revenues $ 180,646 $ 192,531 $ 189,876 $ 198,600
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YoY % growth 17.6% 17.5% 15.4% 11.4%
QoQ % growth 1.3% 6.6% -1.4% 4.6%
Stock-based Compensation
(SBC)
SBC included in Gross
Profit $ 800 $ 940 $ 865 $ 965
SBC included in
Operating Expenses 8,300 9,370 9,045 9,510
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Total SBC Expense $ 9,100 $ 10,310 $ 9,910 $ 10,475
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Fiscal Q1 Q2
2014 2015 2015
Invisalign Clear Aligner
Net Revenues by
Geography:
North America $ 446,577 $ 118,844 $ 126,137
International 219,742 55,920 61,896
Non-case* 46,230 12,265 12,784
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Total Clear Aligner
Net Revenues $ 712,549 $ 187,029 $ 200,817
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YoY % growth 15.9% 11.2% 11.7%
QoQ % growth 0.3% 7.4%
*includes Invisalign
training, ancillary
products, and
retainers
Average Invisalign
Selling Price (ASP):
Worldwide ASP $ 1,395 $ 1,335 $ 1,300
International ASP $ 1,575 $ 1,410 $ 1,380
Invisalign Clear Aligner
Cases Shipped by
Geography:
North America 338,530 91,110 99,630
International 139,470 39,670 44,940
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Total Cases Shipped 478,000 130,780 144,570
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Number of Invisalign
Doctors Cases Shipped
To:
North America 29,890 20,165 21,335
International 13,450 9,050 9,790
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Total Doctors Cases
Shipped To 43,340 29,215 31,125
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Invisalign Doctor
Utilization Rates*:
North America 11.3 4.5 4.7
North American
Orthodontists 27.7 9.0 9.5
North American GP
Dentists 6.9 2.9 3.0
International 10.4 4.4 4.6
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Total Utilization
Rates 11.0 4.5 4.6
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* # of cases shipped/#
of doctors to whom
cases were shipped
Number of Invisalign
Doctors Trained:
North America 4,145 870 1,120
International 5,290 1,540 1,335
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Total Doctors
Trained Worldwide 9,435 2,410 2,455
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Total to Date
Worldwide 93,995 96,405 98,860
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Total Net Revenues:
Clear Aligner Net
Revenues $ 712,549 $ 187,029 $ 200,817
Scanner & Services Net
Revenues 49,104 11,057 8,671
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Total Worldwide Net
Revenues $ 761,653 $ 198,086 $ 209,488
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YoY % growth 15.4% 9.7% 8.8%
QoQ % growth -0.3% 5.8%
Stock-based Compensation
(SBC)
SBC included in Gross
Profit $ 3,570 $ 980 $ 970
SBC included in
Operating Expenses 36,225 10,670 11,860
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Total SBC Expense $ 39,795 $ 11,650 $ 12,830
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Note: Historical public data may differ due to rounding. Additionally, rounding may effect totals.
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP KEY FINANCIAL METRICS
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Revenues
(in millions) Q2 2015
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(using Q2'14 FX
rates)
GAAP Net Revenues $209.5
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q2'15 revenues 10.3
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Non-GAAP Net Revenues excluding foreign exchange impact $219.8
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Net Revenues in Q2'14 $192.5
% Year-over-year growth excluding the impact of foreign
exchange 14.2%
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Clear Aligner Net
Revenues
(in millions) Q2 2015
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(using Q2'14 FX
rates)
GAAP Clear Aligner Net Revenues $200.8
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q2'15 revenues 10.3
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Non-GAAP Clear Aligner Net Revenues excluding foreign
exchange impact $211.1
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Clear Aligner Net Revenues in Q2'14 $179.7
% Year-over-year growth excluding the impact of foreign
exchange 17.5%
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net Revenues
(in millions) Q3 2015 Guidance
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(using Q3'14 FX
rates)
GAAP Net Revenues $201.4 - $205.7
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q3'15 revenues 6.2
Exclude the impact of Additional Aligner deferral on
Q3'15 revenues $6.0 - $7.0
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Non-GAAP Net Revenues excluding foreign exchange and
additional aligners deferrals impact $213.6 - $218.9
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Net Revenues in Q3'14 $189.9
% Year-over-year growth excluding the impact of foreign
exchange and additional aligners deferrals 12.5% - 15.3%
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Clear Aligner Net
Revenues
(in millions) Q3 2015 Guidance
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(using Q3'14 FX
rates)
GAAP Clear Aligner Net Revenues $190.6 - $194.4
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q3'15 revenues 6.2
Exclude the impact of Additional Aligner deferral on
Q3'15 revenues $6.0 - $7.0
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Non-GAAP Clear Aligner Net Revenues excluding foreign
exchange and additional aligners deferrals impact $202.8 - $207.6
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Clear Aligner Net Revenues in Q3'14 $178.1
% Year-over-year growth excluding the impact of foreign
exchange and additional aligners deferral 13.9% - 16.6%
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP EPS
Q3 2015 Guidance
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(using Q3'14 FX
rates)
GAAP EPS $0.28 - $0.31
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q3'15 revenues 0.06
Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q3'15 operating
expenses (0.05)
Exclude the impact of Additional Aligner deferral on
Q3'15 revenues $0.06 - $0.07
Exclude the impact of organizational costs on Q3'15
operating expenses 0.02
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Non-GAAP EPS excluding foreign exchange, additional
aligners deferrals and organizational costs impact $0.37 - $0.41
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About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements and our business outlook, we may use from time to time the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP constant currency revenue growth and non-GAAP constant currency earnings per share. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our "core operating performance." Management believes that "core operating performance" represents Align's performance in the ordinary, on-going and customary course of its operations. Accordingly, management excludes from "core operating performance" certain expenditures and other items that may not be indicative of our operating performance, such as our revenues and earnings per share excluding the impact for foreign currency fluctuations, severance and other costs related to organizational changes, amounts related to the Additional Aligners at no Charge policy change, as well as discrete cash and non-cash charges that are infrequent, or one-time in nature. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal evaluation of period-to-period comparisons. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making, and (2) they are provided to and used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to facilitate comparisons with prior and subsequent reporting periods. A reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures for the quarter and year and a more detailed explanation of each non-GAAP financial measure and its uses are provided in the footnotes to the table captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Key Financial Metrics" and "Business Outlook Summary" included at the end of this release.
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK SUMMARY
(unaudited)
The outlook figures provided below and elsewhere in this press release are
approximate in nature since Align's business outlook is difficult to
predict. Align's future performance involves numerous risks and
uncertainties and the company's results could differ materially from the
outlook provided. Some of the factors that could affect Align's future
financial performance and business outlook are set forth under "Forward
Looking Information" above in this press release.
Financial Outlook
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Q3'15 Guidance
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GAAP Adjustment (a) Non-GAAP
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Net Revenues $201.4 - $205.7 $12.2 - $13.2 $213.6 - $218.9
Gross Margin 74.5% - 75.1%
Operating Expenses $119.5 - $120.9
Operating Margin 15.1% - 16.4%
Net Income per Diluted
Share $0.28 - $0.31 $0.09 - $0.10 $0.37 - $0.41
(a) Excludes impact from foreign exchange, additional aligner deferrals and
organizational costs
Business Metrics: Q3'15
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Case Shipments 141.8K - 144.3K
Capital Expenditure $20M - $25M
Depreciation &
Amortization $4.5M - $5.0M
Diluted Shares
Outstanding 81.2M*
Stock Based Compensation
Expense $14.3M
Tax Rate 24.0%
* Includes impact of ASR program and excludes any other
repurchases during the quarter
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