NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2017

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 11, 2016) - NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)

• Record revenue of $1.43 billion, up 24 percent from a year ago -- growth across all platforms
• GAAP EPS of $0.40. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.53, up 56 percent from a year ago
• Strong launch of Pascal-based GPUs, growing demand for deep learning

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported revenue for the second quarter ended July 31, 2016, of $1.43 billion, up 24 percent from $1.15 billion a year earlier, and up 9 percent from $1.30 billion in the previous quarter.

GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.40, compared with $0.05 a year ago and up 21 percent from $0.33 in the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.53, up 56 percent from $0.34 a year earlier and up 15 percent from $0.46 in the previous quarter.

"Strong demand for our new Pascal-generation GPUs and surging interest in deep learning drove record results," said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer, NVIDIA. "Our strategy to focus on creating the future where graphics, computer vision and artificial intelligence converge is fueling growth across our specialized platforms -- Gaming, Pro Visualization, Datacenter and Automotive."

"We are more excited than ever about the impact of deep learning and AI, which will touch every industry and market. We have made significant investments over the past five years to evolve our entire GPU computing stack for deep learning. Now, we are well positioned to partner with researchers and developers all over the world to democratize this powerful technology and invent its future," he said.

Capital Return
During the first half of fiscal 2017, NVIDIA paid $509 million in share repurchases and $124 million in cash dividends.

NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.115 per share on September 16, 2016, to all shareholders of record on August 25, 2016.

Q2 FY2017 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)		Q2 FY17		Q1 FY17		Q2 FY16		Q/Q		Y/Y
Revenue		$1,428		$1,305		$1,153		Up 9%		Up 24%
Gross margin		57.9%		57.5%		55.0%		Up 40 bps		Up 290 bps
Operating expenses		$509		$506		$558		Up 1%		Down 9%
Operating income		$317		$245		$76		Up 29%		Up 317%
Net income		$253		$196		$26		Up 29%		Up 873%
Diluted earnings per share		$0.40		$0.33		$0.05		Up 21%		Up 700%
Non-GAAP
($ in millions except earnings per share)		Q2 FY17		Q1 FY17		Q2 FY16		Q/Q		Y/Y
Revenue		$1,428		$1,305		$1,153		Up 9%		Up 24%
Gross margin		58.1%		58.6%		56.6%		Down 50 bps		Up 150 bps
Operating expenses		$448		$443		$421		Up 1%		Up 6%
Operating income		$382		$322		$231		Up 19%		Up 65%
Net income		$313		$263		$190		Up 19%		Up 65%
Diluted earnings per share		$0.53		$0.46		$0.34		Up 15%		Up 56%

NVIDIA's outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 is as follows:

• Revenue is expected to be $1.68 billion, plus or minus two percent.
  
  
• GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 57.8 percent and 58.0 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.
  
  
• GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $530 million. Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $465 million.
  
  
• GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 are both expected to be 21 percent, plus or minus one percent.
  
  
• Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $35 million to $45 million.
  
  

Second Quarter Fiscal 2017 Highlights

During the second quarter, NVIDIA achieved progress in each of its four major platforms:

Gaming:

• Introduced the first four members of its Pascal™ family of gaming GPUs: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 and 1070, which have set records for speed and power efficiency; GTX 1060, which delivers immersive VR at strong value; and TITAN X, the most powerful consumer GPU ever built.
• Released its first game, NVIDIA VR Funhouse, which uses enhanced graphics, interactive audio and simulated physics to bring a new level of immersion to VR.
• Released NVIDIA Ansel, an in-game 360° capture tool, which enables gamers to take and share screenshots of their favorite in-game moments.

Professional Visualization:

• Unveiled Quadro® P6000 to power the most advanced workstations, enabling designers to manipulate complex designs up to twice as fast as before.
• Introduced in partnership with SMI an innovative rendering technique that uses eye tracking to enable developers to create more immersive VR environments.
• Refreshed NVIDIA DesignWorks™ and NVIDIA VRWorks™ with new SDKs and updates that bring developers enhanced capabilities for interactive ray tracing, 360° video stitching and streaming and physically based materials.

Datacenter:

• Opened the path to virtualizing all enterprise applications with Tesla® M10, providing the industry's highest user density.
• Introduced Tesla P100 GPU accelerator for PCI Express-based servers, delivering substantial performance and value compared with CPU-based systems.
• Unveiled its Inception Program which provides access to NVIDIA technology and expertise to support the growth of startups driving breakthroughs in deep learning and data science.

Automotive:

• Initiated collaborative research in advanced self-driving technology with New York University's pioneering deep learning team.

CFO Commentary
Commentary on the quarter by Colette Kress, NVIDIA's executive vice president and chief financial officer, is available at http://investor.nvidia.com/.

Conference Call and Webcast Information
NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2017 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Eastern time). To listen to the conference call, dial (877) 223-3864 in the United States or (574) 990-1377 internationally, and provide the following conference ID: 47401500. A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be accessible at NVIDIA's investor relations website, http://investor.nvidia.com, and at www.streetevents.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay until the company's conference call to discuss its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2017.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement NVIDIA's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP income tax expense, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted shares, and free cash flow. In order for NVIDIA's investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation, legal settlement costs, product warranty charge, acquisition-related costs, contributions, restructuring and other charges, gains from non-affiliated investments, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, and the associated tax impact of these items, where applicable. Weighted average shares used in the non-GAAP diluted net income per share computation includes the anti-dilution impact of the company's Note Hedge. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user's overall understanding of the company's historical financial performance. The presentation of the company's non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and its non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

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About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a computer technology company that has pioneered GPU-accelerated computing. It targets the world's most demanding users -- gamers, designers and scientists -- with products, services and software that power amazing experiences in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, professional visualization and autonomous cars. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com/.

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to statements as to: surging interest in deep learning; the company's strategy fueling growth across the company's specialized platforms; deep learning and AI touching every industry and market; the company's next quarterly cash dividend; the company's financial outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2017; the company's tax rates for the third quarter of fiscal 2017; and the impact and benefits of Pascal GPUs, NVIDIA VR Funhouse, NVIDIA Ansel, Quadro P6000, NVIDIA DesignWorks, NVIDIA VRWorks, Tesla M10, and Tesla P100 GPU accelerator are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners' products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended May 1, 2016. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

© 2016 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce, Quadro, Tesla, NVIDIA DesignWorks, NVIDIA VRWorks, and Pascal are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
			July 31,				July 26,				July 31,				July 26,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Revenue			$	1,428			$	1,153			$	2,733			$	2,304
Cost of revenue				602				519				1,156				1,018
Gross profit				826				634				1,577				1,286
Operating expenses
	Research and development			350				320				697				658
	Sales, general and administrative			157				149				316				289
	Restructuring and other charges			2				89				3				89
		Total operating expenses		509				558				1,016				1,036
Income from operations				317				76				561				250
	Interest income			12				9				23				18
	Interest expense			(12	)			(12	)			(23	)			(22	)
	Other income (expense), net			-				(1	)			(3	)			(2	)
Income before income tax expense				317				72				558				244
Income tax expense				64				46				109				84
Net income			$	253			$	26			$	449			$	160
Net income per share:
	Basic		$	0.47			$	0.05			$	0.84			$	0.29
	Diluted		$	0.40			$	0.05			$	0.73			$	0.28
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
	Basic			534				541				536				545
	Diluted			631				556				617				563

NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
			July 31,			January 31,
			2016			2016
ASSETS
Current assets:
	Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		$	4,879		$	5,037
	Accounts receivable, net			644			505
	Inventories			521			418
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			112			93
		Total current assets		6,156			6,053
Property and equipment, net				485			466
Goodwill				618			618
Intangible assets, net				138			166
Other assets				64			67
		Total assets	$	7,461		$	7,370
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE DEBT CONVERSION OBLIGATION AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable		$	423		$	296
	Accrued and other current liabilities			556			642
	Convertible short-term debt			1,428			1,413
		Total current liabilities		2,407			2,351
Other long-term liabilities				494			453
Capital lease obligations, long-term				8			10
		Total liabilities		2,909			2,814
Convertible debt conversion obligation				72			87
Shareholders' equity				4,480			4,469
		Total liabilities, convertible debt conversion obligation and shareholders' equity	$	7,461		$	7,370

NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
					Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
					July 31,				May 1,				July 26,				July 31,				July 26,
					2016				2016				2015				2016				2015
GAAP gross profit					$	826			$	751			$	634			$	1,577			$	1,286
	GAAP gross margin					57.9	%			57.5	%			55.0	%			57.7	%			55.8	%
		Stock-based compensation expense (A)				4				4				3				8				6
		Legal settlement costs (B)				-				10				-				10				-
		Product warranty charge (C)				-				-				15				-				15
Non-GAAP gross profit					$	830			$	765			$	652			$	1,595			$	1,307
	Non-GAAP gross margin					58.1	%			58.6	%			56.6	%			58.4	%			56.7	%
GAAP operating expenses					$	509			$	506			$	558			$	1,016			$	1,036
	Stock-based compensation expense (A)					(54	)			(49	)			(44	)			(104	)			(87	)
	Legal settlement costs (B)					-				(6	)			-				(6	)			-
	Acquisition-related costs (D)					(4	)			(4	)			(4	)			(8	)			(13	)
	Contributions					(1	)			(3	)			-				(4	)			-
	Restructuring and other charges					(2	)			(1	)			(89	)			(3	)			(89	)
Non-GAAP operating expenses					$	448			$	443			$	421			$	891			$	847
GAAP income from operations					$	317			$	245			$	76			$	561			$	250
	Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations					65				77				155				143				211
Non-GAAP income from operations					$	382			$	322			$	231			$	704			$	461
GAAP other income (expense), net					$	-			$	(4	)		$	(4	)		$	(3	)		$	(6	)
	Gains from non-affiliated investments					-				(3	)			-				(3	)			-
	Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount					7				7				7				14				14
Non-GAAP other income (expense), net					$	7			$	-			$	3			$	8			$	8
GAAP net income					$	253			$	196			$	26			$	449			$	160
	Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments					72				81				162				154				225
	Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments					(12	)			(14	)			2				(27	)			(8	)
Non-GAAP net income					$	313			$	263			$	190			$	576			$	377
Diluted net income per share
	GAAP				$	0.40			$	0.33			$	0.05			$	0.73			$	0.28
	Non-GAAP				$	0.53			$	0.46			$	0.34			$	0.99			$	0.68
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation
	GAAP					631				597				556				617				563
	Anti-dilution impact from note hedge (E)					(43	)			(29	)			(4	)			(37	)			(5	)
	Non-GAAP					588				568				552				580				558
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities					$	184			$	309			$	163			$	493			$	409
	Purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets					(33	)			(55	)			(24	)			(88	)			(54	)
Free cash flow					$	151			$	254			$	139			$	405			$	355
(A) Excludes stock-based compensation as follows:
						Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
						July 31,				May 1,				July 26,				July 31,				July 26,
						2016				2016				2015				2016				2015
			Cost of revenue		$	4			$	4			$	3			$	8			$	6
			Research and development		$	30			$	29			$	27			$	59			$	54
			Sales, general and administrative		$	24			$	20			$	17			$	44			$	33
(B) Legal settlement with Advanced Silicon Technologies LLC and other settlement related costs.
(C) Represents warranty charge associated with a product recall.
(D) Consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, transaction costs, compensation charges, and other credits related to acquisitions.
(E) Represents the number of shares that would be delivered upon conversion of the currently outstanding 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2018. Under U.S. GAAP, shares delivered in hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully diluted share calculation until actually delivered.

NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
		Q3 FY2017 Outlook
GAAP gross margin			57.8	%
	Impact of stock-based compensation expense		0.2	%
Non-GAAP gross margin			58.0	%
		Q3 FY2017 Outlook
		(In millions)
GAAP operating expenses		$	530
	Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs		(65	)
Non-GAAP operating expenses		$	465