Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
- Revenue of $957.3 million, up 8 percent on a year-over-year basis, up 2 percent year-over-year on an organic basis
- Annualized recurring revenue ("ARR") was $1.94 billion, up 25 percent year-over-year, up 13 percent on an organic basis
- GAAP operating income was $121.3 million and non-GAAP operating income was $251.0 million
- GAAP net income was $74.9 million and non-GAAP net income was $170.2 million
- Diluted earnings per share ("EPS") was $0.30 on a GAAP basis and $0.68 on a non-GAAP basis
- Adjusted EBITDA of $268.2 million, 28.0 percent of revenue
Executive Quote
"Record annualized recurring revenue of $1.94 billion and record gross margin of 65.0% in this third quarter demonstrate progression of the Connect & Scale strategy," said Rob Painter, Trimble's president and chief executive officer. "In an increasingly difficult macroeconomic environment, we continue to simplify and focus our business to execute to our full potential."
Forward Looking Guidance
For the full-year 2023, Trimble now expects to report revenue between $3,757 million and $3,797 million, GAAP EPS of $1.15 to $1.23, and non-GAAP EPS of $2.58 to $2.66. The full-year 2023 GAAP EPS assumes a tax rate of 15.0 percent, and the non-GAAP EPS assumes a tax rate of 17.4 percent. Both GAAP and non-GAAP EPS assume approximately 250 million shares outstanding.
For the fourth quarter of 2023, Trimble expects to report revenue between $890 million and $930 million, GAAP EPS of $0.14 to $0.23, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.55 to $0.63. The fourth quarter of 2023 GAAP EPS assumes a tax rate of 9.0 percent and the non-GAAP EPS assumes a tax rate of 16.9 percent. Both GAAP and non-GAAP EPS assume approximately 251 million shares outstanding.
A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures and other information relating to these non-GAAP measures are included in the supplemental reconciliation schedule attached.
Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details
Trimble will hold a conference call on November 1, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET to review its third quarter 2023 results. An accompanying slide presentation will be made available on the "Investors" section of the Trimble website, www.trimble.com, under the subheading "Events & Presentations." The call will be broadcast live on the web at http://investor.trimble.com. Investors without internet access may dial into the call at (888) 660-6347 (U.S.) or (929) 201-6594 (international). The conference ID is 1043223. The replay will also be available on the web at the address above.
About Trimble
Dedicated to the world's tomorrow, Trimble is a technology company delivering solutions that enable our customers to work in new ways to measure, build, grow and move goods for a better quality of life. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products and enterprise lifecycle solutions to industry cloud services, Trimble is transforming critical industries such as construction, geospatial, agriculture and transportation to power an interconnected world of work. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
Safe Harbor
Certain statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include expectations about our future financial and operational results. These forward-looking statements are subject to change, and actual results may materially differ due to certain risks and uncertainties. The Company's results may be adversely affected if the Company is unable to market, manufacture and ship new products, obtain new customers, or effectively integrate new acquisitions. The Company's results would also be negatively impacted due to weakness and deterioration in the US and global macroeconomic outlook, including slowing growth, inflationary pressures and increases in interest rates, which may affect demand for our products and services and increase our costs, adversely affecting our revenues and profitability, supply chain shortages and disruptions, the pace at which our dealers work through their inventory, changes in our distribution channels, adverse geopolitical developments and the potential impact of volatility and conflict in the political and economic environment, including the Middle East and the Russian conflict with Ukraine and its direct and indirect impact on our business, foreign exchange fluctuations, the pace we transition our business model towards a subscription model, the imposition of barriers to international trade, and the impact of acquisitions or divestitures. Any failure to achieve predicted results could negatively impact the Company's revenue, cash flow from operations, and other financial results. The Company's financial results will also depend on a number of other factors and risks detailed from time to time in reports filed with the SEC, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement contained herein. These statements reflect the Company's position as of the date of this release. The Company expressly disclaims any undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any statements to reflect any change in the Company's expectations or any change of events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
