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About FARO
For 40 years, FARO has provided industry-leading technology solutions that enable customers to measure their world, and then use that data to make smarter decisions faster. FARO continues to be a pioneer in bridging the digital and physical worlds through data-driven reliable accuracy, precision, and immediacy. For more information, visit
www.faro.com.
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 non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share, exclude the impact of purchase accounting intangible amortization expense and fair value adjustments, stock-based compensation, restructuring and other charges, and other tax adjustments, and are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of our historical operations and financial performance.
In addition, we present EBITDA, which is calculated as net income (loss) before interest (income) expense, net, income tax benefit (expense) and depreciation and amortization and fair value adjustments, and Adjusted EBITDA, which is calculated as EBITDA, excluding other (income) expense, net, stock-based compensation, and restructuring and other charges, as measures of our operating profitability. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss). We also present Adjusted EBITDA margin, which is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of total sales.
In our fourth quarter reporting, we have included non-GAAP total sales on a constant currency basis. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to total sales on a constant currency basis is total sales. We believe constant currency information is useful in analyzing underlying trends in our business and the commercial performance of our products by eliminating the impact of highly volatile fluctuations in foreign currency markets and allows for period-to-period comparisons of our performance. For simplicity, we may elect to omit this information in future periods if we determine a lack of material impact. To present this information, current period performance for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. dollars are converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect during the last day of the prior comparable period.
Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with relevant period-to-period comparisons of our core operations using the same methodology that management employs in its review of the Company's operating results. 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.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
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 the outlook for the first quarter of 2024, demand for and customer acceptance of FARO's products, FARO's product development and product launches, FARO's growth, strategic and restructuring plans and initiatives, including but not limited to the additional restructuring charges expected to be incurred in connection with our restructuring and integration plans and the timing and amount of cost savings and other benefits expected to be realized from the restructuring and integration plans and other strategic initiatives, and FARO's growth potential and profitability. 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:
- the Company's ability to realize the intended benefits of its undertaking to transition to a company that is reorganized around functions to improve the efficiency of its sales organization and to improve operational effectiveness;
- the Company's inability to successfully execute its strategic plan, restructuring plan and integration plan, including but not limited to additional impairment charges and/or higher than expected severance costs and exit costs, and its inability to realize the expected benefits of such plans;
- the changes in our executive management team in 2023 and 2024 and the loss of any of our executive officers or other key personnel, which may be impacted by factors such as our inability to competitively address inflationary pressures on employee compensation and flexibility in employee work arrangements;
- the outcome of any litigation to which the Company is or may become a party;
- loss of future government sales;
- potential impacts on customer and supplier relationships and the Company's reputation;
- 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;
- the effect of general economic and financial market conditions, including in response to public health concerns;
- assumptions regarding the Company's financial condition or future financial performance may be incorrect;
- the impact of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and inflation rates; and
- other risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 that will be filed with the SEC following this earnings release, and in other SEC filings.
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.
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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| Three Months Ended |
| Twelve Months Ended | ||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | December 31,
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| December 31,
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| December 31,
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| December 31,
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Sales |
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Product | $ 78,818 |
| $ 83,265 |
| $ 278,572 |
| $ 265,280 |
Service | 20,022 |
| 20,594 |
| 80,259 |
| 80,485 |
Total sales | 98,840 |
| 103,859 |
| 358,831 |
| 345,765 |
Cost of sales |
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Product | 37,781 |
| 40,957 |
| 150,472 |
| 123,836 |
Service | 10,773 |
| 11,867 |
| 43,360 |
| 46,166 |
Total cost of sales | 48,554 |
| 52,824 |
| 193,832 |
| 170,002 |
Gross profit | 50,286 |
| 51,035 |
| 164,999 |
| 175,763 |
Operating expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative | 39,429 |
| 37,923 |
| 157,336 |
| 146,657 |
Research and development | 9,238 |
| 12,659 |
| 41,806 |
| 49,415 |
Restructuring costs | 263 |
| 2,102 |
| 15,393 |
| 4,614 |
Total operating expenses | 48,930 |
| 52,684 |
| 214,535 |
| 200,686 |
Income (loss) from operations | 1,356 |
| (1,649) |
| (49,536) |
| (24,923) |
Other (income) expense |
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Interest expense (income) | 819 |
| (8) |
| 3,348 |
| (36) |
Other expense (income), net | 1,303 |
| (159) |
| 1,178 |
| (3,236) |
Loss before income tax | (766) |
| (1,482) |
| (54,062) |
| (21,651) |
Income tax (benefit) expense | (2,354) |
| 753 |
| 2,515 |
| 5,105 |
Net income (loss) | $ 1,588 |
| $ (2,235) |
| $ (56,577) |
| $ (26,756) |
Net income (loss) per share - Basic | $ 0.08 |
| $ (0.12) |
| $ (2.99) |
| $ (1.46) |
Net income (loss) per share - Diluted | $ 0.08 |
| $ (0.12) |
| $ (2.99) |
| $ (1.46) |
Weighted average shares - Basic | 18,961,632 |
| 18,780,081 |
| 18,917,778 |
| 18,318,191 |
Weighted average shares - Diluted | 21,086,277 |
| 18,780,081 |
| 18,917,778 |
| 18,318,191 |