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NOVT - Novanta Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022

  • Full Year 2022 GAAP Revenue increased 22% to $861 million
  • Full Year 2022 GAAP Net Income of $74 million
  • Full Year 2022 GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share increased 46% to $2.06
  • Full Year 2022 Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased 17% to $3.07
  • Full Year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of $184 million

Novanta Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVT) (“Novanta” or the “Company”), a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced technology equipment manufacturers, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022.

Financial Highlights

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

(In millions, except per share amounts)

2022

2021

2022

2021

GAAP

Revenue

$

218.4

$

199.0

$

860.9

$

706.8

Operating Income

$

26.8

$

21.7

$

103.1

$

64.1

Net Income

$

15.3

$

13.8

$

74.1

$

50.3

Diluted EPS

$

0.42

$

0.38

$

2.06

$

1.41

Non-GAAP*

Adjusted Operating Income

$

37.3

$

33.9

$

147.5

$

116.9

Adjusted Diluted EPS

$

0.75

$

0.67

$

3.07

$

2.62

Adjusted EBITDA

$

46.1

$

42.6

$

184.1

$

152.7

*Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, as well as definitions for the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release and the reasons for their use, are presented below.

“Novanta delivered record financial results for 2022,” said Matthijs Glastra, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Novanta. “In the fourth quarter, our teams continued to execute well, delivering impressive performance in a challenging operating environment, delivering strong revenue and profit growth for the quarter and for the full year.”

Matthijs Glastra continued, “Looking at 2023 and beyond, we intend to continue to focus on new product development, design wins in high growth applications, driving cash flows, and institutionalizing the Novanta Growth System. With leading and diverse technologies across attractive high growth markets, we believe Novanta is well positioned to continue to deliver sustained long-term shareholder value.”

Fourth Quarter

During the fourth quarter of 2022, Novanta generated GAAP revenue of $218.4 million, an increase of $19.4 million, or 9.8%, versus the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company’s acquisition activities resulted in an increase in revenue of $3.2 million, or 1.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates year over year adversely impacted our revenue by $11.3 million, or 5.6%, during the fourth quarter of 2022. Our year-over-year Organic Revenue Growth, which excludes the net impact of acquisitions and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, was an increase of 13.8% for the fourth quarter of 2022 (see “Organic Revenue Growth” in the non-GAAP reconciliations below).

In the fourth quarter of 2022, GAAP operating income was $26.8 million, compared to $21.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. GAAP net income was $15.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $13.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. GAAP diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.42 in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $0.38 in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.75 in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $0.67 in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2022 with 36.0 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA was $46.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $42.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $40.6 million, compared to $28.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Full Year

For the full year 2022, Novanta generated GAAP revenue of $860.9 million, an increase of $154.1 million, or 21.8%, versus the full year 2021. The Company’s acquisition activities resulted in an increase in revenue of $93.3 million, or 13.2%. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates year over year favorably impacted our revenue by $36.9 million, or 5.2%, in 2022. Our year-over-year Organic Revenue Growth, which excludes the net impact of acquisitions and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, was an increase of 13.8% for the full year 2022 (see “Organic Revenue Growth” in Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).

For the full year 2022, GAAP operating income was $103.1 million, compared to $64.1 million for 2021. GAAP net income was $74.1 million for the full year 2022, compared to $50.3 million for 2021. GAAP diluted EPS was $2.06 for the full year 2022, compared to $1.41 for 2021.

Adjusted Diluted EPS was $3.07 for the full year 2022, compared to $2.62 for 2021. For the full year 2022, the Company had 35.9 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA was $184.1 million for the full year 2022, compared to $152.7 million for 2021.

Operating cash flow for the full year 2022 was $90.8 million, compared to $94.6 million for 2021. The Company finished the year with approximately $435.5 million of total debt and $100.1 million of total cash. Net Debt, as defined in the non-GAAP reconciliation below, was $340.2 million.

Financial Guidance

“We remain very optimistic about our position and opportunities in the medical and advanced industrial end markets that we serve,” said Matthijs Glastra, “Sales in our medical end markets are expected to have solid demand in 2023. And despite some near term slowdown in some areas of the microelectronics end market capital spending, we enter the year with strong backlog and resilient customer demand. We are confident in the ability of our teams to remain disciplined and diligent to serve our customers and deliver strong operating performance in the year ahead.”

For the first quarter of 2023, the Company expects GAAP revenue of approximately $210 million to $212 million. The Company expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $44 million to $45 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS to be in the range of $0.64 to $0.65. The Company’s guidance assumes no significant changes in foreign exchange rates.

For the full year 2023, the Company expects GAAP revenue of approximately $890 million to $915 million. The Company expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $195 million to $207 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS to be in the range of $3.00 to $3.20. The Company’s guidance assumes no significant changes in foreign exchange rates, but does assume a weighted average interest rate of 6%, and therefore $24 million to $26 million of net interest expense.

Novanta provides earnings guidance on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide earnings guidance on a GAAP basis, with the exception of GAAP revenue guidance. A reconciliation of the Company’s forward-looking Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is not provided because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including future changes in the fair value of contingent considerations; significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits); divestitures and related expenses; acquisitions and related expenses; impact of purchase price allocations for recently completed acquisitions; gains and losses from sale of real estate assets; costs related to product line closures; intangible asset impairment charges and related asset write-offs; future restructuring expenses; foreign exchange gains/(losses); benefits or expenses associated with the completion of tax audits; and other charges reflected in the Company’s reconciliation of historical non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material. For additional information regarding Novanta’s non-GAAP financial measures, see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results and to provide a business update. To access the call, please dial (888) 346-3959 prior to the scheduled conference call time. Alternatively, the conference call can be accessed online via a live webcast on the Events & Presentations page of the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.novanta.com .

A replay of the audio webcast will be available approximately three hours after the conclusion of the call in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.novanta.com . The replay will remain available until Monday, April 3, 2023.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are Organic Revenue Growth, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Operating Income and Operating Margin, Adjusted Income before Income Taxes, Adjusted Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income, and Net Debt.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful and supplementary information to investors regarding the operating performance of the Company. It is management’s belief that these non-GAAP financial measures would be particularly useful to investors because of the significant changes that have occurred outside of the Company’s day-to-day business in accordance with the execution of the Company’s strategy. This strategy includes streamlining the Company’s existing operations through site and functional consolidations, strategic divestitures and product line closures, expanding the Company’s business through significant internal investments, and broadening the Company’s product and service offerings through acquisition of innovative and complementary technologies and solutions. The financial impact of certain elements of these activities, particularly acquisitions, divestitures, and site and functional restructurings, is often large relative to the Company’s overall financial performance and can adversely affect the comparability of its operating results and investors’ ability to analyze the business from period to period.

The Company’s Adjusted EBITDA, Organic Revenue Growth and Adjusted Gross Margin are used by management to evaluate operating performance, communicate financial results to the Board of Directors, benchmark results against historical performance and the performance of peers, and evaluate investment opportunities, including acquisitions and divestitures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA, Organic Revenue Growth and Adjusted Gross Margins are used to determine bonus payments for senior management and employees. The Company also uses Adjusted Diluted EPS as a measurement for certain performance-based restricted stock units issued to certain executives. Accordingly, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide greater transparency and insight into management’s method of analysis.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as substitutes for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. They are limited in value because they exclude charges that have a material effect on the Company’s reported results and, therefore, should not be relied upon as the sole financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial results. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and to be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “future,” “could,” “should,” “plan,” “aim,” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding anticipated financial performance and financial position, including our financial outlook for the first quarter and full year 2023; expectations for our end markets and market position; expectations regarding our ability to navigate difficult macroeconomic conditions; our ability to deliver sustained long-term shareholder value; expectations regarding our backlog and demand in our medical and advanced industrial end-markets; and other statements that are not historical facts.

These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including, but not limited to, the following: economic and political conditions and the effects of these conditions on our customers’ businesses, capital expenditures and level of business activities; risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and other events outside our control; our dependence upon our ability to respond to fluctuations in product demand; our ability to continually innovate, introduce new products timely, and successfully commercialize our innovations; failure to introduce new products in a timely manner; customer order timing and other similar factors may cause fluctuations in our operating results; disruptions or breaches in security of our and our third-party providers’ information technology systems; our failure to comply with data privacy regulations; changes in interest rates, credit ratings or foreign currency exchange rates; risks associated with our operations in foreign countries; our increased use of outsourcing in foreign countries; risks associated with increased outsourcing of components manufacturing; our exposure to increased tariffs, trade restrictions or taxes on our products; the continuing impact of “Brexit”; violations of our intellectual property rights and our ability to protect our intellectual property against infringement by third parties; risk of losing our competitive advantage; our failure to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our restructuring and realignment activities and disruptions to our operations as a result of consolidation of our operations; product defects or problems integrating our products with other vendors’ products; disruptions in the supply of certain key components or other goods from our suppliers; our failure to accurately forecast component and raw material requirements leading to excess inventories or delays in the delivery of our products; production difficulties and product delivery delays or disruptions; our exposure to medical device regulations, which may impede or hinder the approval or sale of our products and, in some cases, may ultimately result in an inability to obtain approval of certain products or may result in the recall or seizure of previously approved products; potential penalties for violating foreign, U.S. federal, and state healthcare laws and regulations; impact of healthcare industry cost containment and healthcare reform measures; changes in governmental regulations affecting our business or products; our failure to implement new information technology systems and software successfully; our failure to realize the full value of our intangible assets; increasing scrutiny and changing expectations from investors, customers, and governments with respect to Environmental, Social and Governance policies and practices; our reliance on original equipment manufacturer customers; being subject to U.S. federal income taxation even though we are a non-U.S. corporation; changes in tax laws, and fluctuations in our effective tax rates; our exposure to the credit risk of some of our customers and in weakened markets; any need for additional capital to adequately respond to business challenges or opportunities and repay or refinance our existing indebtedness, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; our existing indebtedness limiting our ability to engage in certain activities; volatility in the market price for our common shares; and our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls in the future.

Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Company’s operating results and financial condition are discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as updated by our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such statements are based on the Company’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the Company. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document except as required by law.

About Novanta

Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision, and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “NOVT.”

More information about Novanta is available on the Company’s website at www.novanta.com . For additional information, please contact Novanta Investor Relations at (781) 266-5137 or InvestorRelations@novanta.com .

NOVANTA INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars or shares, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenue

$

218,373

$

198,960

$

860,903

$

706,793

Cost of revenue

123,830

116,076

482,431

406,465

Gross profit

94,543

82,884

378,472

300,328

Operating expenses:

Research and development and engineering

21,904

19,418

85,770

72,522

Selling, general and administrative

38,710

34,966

158,901

129,155

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

5,351

5,277

26,338

16,577

Restructuring and acquisition related costs

1,734

1,535

4,384

18,020

Total operating expenses

67,699

61,196

275,393

236,274

Operating income

26,844

21,688

103,079

64,054

Interest income (expense), net

(5,688

)

(2,891

)

(15,616

)

(7,387

)

Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), net

(2,240

)

172

67

(127

)

Other income (expense), net

19

(130

)

(371

)

(368

)

Income before income taxes

18,935

18,839

87,159

56,172

Income tax provision

3,673

5,085

13,108

5,841

Net income

$

15,262

$

13,754

$

74,051

$

50,331

Earnings per common share:

Basic

$

0.43

$

0.39

$

2.08

$

1.42

Diluted

$

0.42

$

0.38

$

2.06

$

1.41

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

35,738

35,485

35,652

35,396

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

36,000

35,811

35,909

35,781

NOVANTA INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

100,105

$

117,393

Accounts receivable, net

137,697

115,617

Inventories

167,997

125,657

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

14,720

15,158

Total current assets

420,519

373,825

Property, plant and equipment, net

103,186

87,439

Operating lease assets

43,317

48,338

Intangible assets, net

175,766

220,989

Goodwill

478,897

479,500

Other assets

19,527

17,792

Total assets

$

1,241,212

$

1,227,883

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt

$

4,800

$

5,097

Accounts payable

75,225

68,514

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

84,497

110,327

Total current liabilities

164,522

183,938

Long-term debt

430,662

429,361

Operating lease liabilities

40,808

45,700

Other long-term liabilities

27,634

47,593

Total liabilities

663,626

706,592

Stockholders’ Equity:

Total stockholders’ equity

577,586

521,291

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,241,212

$

1,227,883

NOVANTA INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

15,262

$

13,754

$

74,051

$

50,331

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

12,159

12,781

53,158

43,394

Share-based compensation

5,299

5,437

23,108

25,606

Deferred income taxes

(4,026

)

(881

)

(18,654

)

(3,945

)

Other non-cash items

1,441

1,847

3,853

6,248

Changes in assets and liabilities which provided/(used) cash, excluding effects from business acquisitions:

Accounts receivable

11,198

(3,897

)

(23,246

)

(25,355

)

Inventories

(1,995

)

(7,135

)

(48,547

)

(19,078

)

Other operating assets and liabilities

1,274

6,807

27,056

17,424

Net cash provided by operating activities

40,612

28,713

90,779

94,625

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired and working capital adjustments

453

(21,565

)

(284,728

)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(4,258

)

(5,217

)

(19,643

)

(19,976

)

Other investing activities

200

(1,333

)

(2,000

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(4,258

)

(4,564

)

(42,541

)

(306,704

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

69,941

280,000

Repayments under term loan and revolving credit facilities

(21,238

)

(8,345

)

(59,029

)

(32,381

)

Repurchases of common shares

(10,000

)

Payments of contingent consideration related to acquisitions

(46,254

)

(1,836

)

Other financing activities

(2,247

)

(1,192

)

(14,812

)

(41,030

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(23,485

)

(9,537

)

(60,154

)

204,753

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

2,656

386

(5,372

)

(335

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

15,525

14,998

(17,288

)

(7,661

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

84,580

102,395

117,393

125,054

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

100,105

$

117,393

$

100,105

$

117,393

NOVANTA INC.

Revenue by Reportable Segment

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenue

Photonics

$

71,632

$

56,346

$

274,674

$

232,459

Vision

77,081

65,631

277,992

262,060

Precision Motion

69,660

76,983

308,237

212,274

Total

$

218,373

$

198,960

$

860,903

$

706,793

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin by Reportable Segment (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Photonics

Gross Profit (GAAP)

$

34,905

$

24,980

$

129,173

$

107,993

Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)

48.7

%

44.3

%

47.0

%

46.5

%

Amortization of intangible assets

597

753

2,482

3,087

Acquisition fair value adjustments

Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)

$

35,502

$

25,733

$

131,655

$

111,080

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)

49.6

%

45.7

%

47.9

%

47.8

%

Vision

Gross Profit (GAAP)

$

28,747

$

24,757

$

108,713

$

100,890

Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)

37.3

%

37.7

%

39.1

%

38.5

%

Amortization of intangible assets

1,212

1,485

4,905

6,025

Acquisition fair value adjustments

Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)

$

29,959

$

26,242

$

113,618

$

106,915

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)

38.9

%

40.0

%

40.9

%

40.8

%

Precision Motion

Gross Profit (GAAP)

$

32,304

$

34,651

$

146,150

$

99,345

Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)

46.4

%

45.0

%

47.4

%

46.8

%

Amortization of intangible assets

1,455

1,775

5,883

4,176

Acquisition fair value adjustments

1,131

160

1,411

Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)

$

33,759

$

37,557

$

152,193

$

104,932

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)

48.5

%

48.8

%

49.4

%

49.4

%

Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services

Gross Profit (GAAP)

$

(1,413

)

$

(1,504

)

$

(5,564

)

$

(7,900

)

Amortization of intangible assets

Acquisition fair value adjustments

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

76

254

240

3,568

Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)

$

(1,337

)

$

(1,250

)

$

(5,324

)

$

(4,332

)

Novanta Inc.

Gross Profit (GAAP)

$

94,543

$

82,884

$

378,472

$

300,328

Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)

43.3

%

41.7

%

44.0

%

42.5

%

Amortization of intangible assets

3,264

4,013

13,270

13,288

Acquisition fair value adjustments

1,131

160

1,411

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

76

254

240

3,568

Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)

$

97,883

$

88,282

$

392,142

$

318,595

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)

44.8

%

44.4

%

45.6

%

45.1

%

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

Operating
income

Operating
Margin

Income before
Income Taxes

Income Tax
Provision

Effective Tax
Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

GAAP results

$

26,844

12.3

%

$

18,935

$

3,673

19.4

%

$

15,262

$

0.42

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of intangible assets

8,615

4.0

%

8,615

Restructuring costs

1,400

0.6

%

1,400

Acquisition related costs

334

0.2

%

334

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

76

0.0

%

76

Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net

2,240

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

2,392

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

(1,534

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

10,425

4.8

%

12,665

858

11,807

0.33

Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)

$

37,269

17.1

%

$

31,600

$

4,531

14.3

%

$

27,069

$

0.75

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

36,000

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Operating
income

Operating
Margin

Income before
Income Taxes

Income Tax
Provision

Effective Tax
Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

GAAP results

$

21,688

10.9

%

$

18,839

$

5,085

27.0

%

$

13,754

$

0.38

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of intangible assets

9,290

4.7

%

9,290

Restructuring costs

445

0.2

%

445

Acquisition related costs

1,090

0.5

%

1,090

Acquisition inventory fair value adjustments

1,131

0.6

%

1,131

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

254

0.1

%

254

Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net

(172

)

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

2,848

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

(1,164

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

12,210

6.1

%

12,038

1,684

10,354

0.29

Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)

$

33,898

17.0

%

$

30,877

$

6,769

21.9

%

$

24,108

$

0.67

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

35,811

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):

Year Ended December 31, 2022

Operating
income

Operating
Margin

Income before
Income Taxes

Income Tax
Provision

Effective Tax
Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

GAAP results

$

103,079

12.0

%

$

87,159

$

13,108

15.0

%

$

74,051

$

2.06

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of intangible assets

39,608

4.6

%

39,608

Restructuring costs

4,408

0.5

%

4,408

Acquisition related costs

(24

)

0.0

%

(24

)

Acquisition inventory fair value adjustments

160

0.0

%

160

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

240

0.0

%

240

Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs

624

Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net

(67

)

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

9,502

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

(806

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

44,392

5.1

%

44,949

8,696

36,253

1.01

Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)

$

147,471

17.1

%

$

132,108

$

21,804

16.5

%

$

110,304

$

3.07

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

35,909

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):

Year Ended December 31, 2021

Operating
income

Operating
Margin

Income before
Income Taxes

Income Tax
Provision

Effective Tax
Rate

Net Income

Diluted EPS

GAAP results

$

64,054

9.1

%

$

56,172

$

5,841

10.4

%

$

50,331

$

1.41

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of intangible assets

29,865

4.2

%

29,865

Restructuring costs

8,341

1.2

%

8,341

Acquisition related costs

9,679

1.4

%

9,679

Acquisition inventory fair value adjustments

1,411

0.2

%

1,411

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

3,568

0.5

%

3,568

Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net

127

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments

10,815

Non-GAAP tax adjustments

(1,370

)

Total non-GAAP adjustments

52,864

7.5

%

52,991

9,445

43,546

1.21

Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)

$

116,918

16.6

%

$

109,163

$

15,286

14.0

%

$

93,877

$

2.62

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

35,781

NOVANTA INC.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net Income (GAAP)

$

15,262

$

13,754

$

74,051

$

50,331

Net Income Margin

7.0

%

6.9

%

8.6

%

7.1

%

Interest (income) expense, net

5,688

2,891

15,616

7,387

Income tax provision

3,673

5,085

13,108

5,841

Depreciation and amortization

12,159

12,647

53,158

43,126

Share-based compensation

5,299

5,353

23,108

22,557

Restructuring and acquisition related costs

1,734

1,535

4,384

18,020

Acquisition inventory fair value adjustments

1,131

160

1,411

Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs

624

Employee COVID-19 testing costs

76

254

240

3,568

Other non-operating income (expense), net

2,221

(42

)

(320

)

495

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$

46,112

$

42,608

$

184,129

$

152,736

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Non-GAAP)

21.1

%

21.4

%

21.4

%

21.6

%

Organic Revenue Growth (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2022
Compared to
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021

Year Ended
December 31, 2022
Compared to
Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Reported Revenue Growth (GAAP)

9.8

%

21.8

%

Less: Change attributable to acquisitions

1.6

%

13.2

%

Plus: Change due to foreign currency

5.6

%

5.2

%

Organic Revenue Growth (Non-GAAP)

13.8

%

13.8

%

Net Debt (Non-GAAP):

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

Total Debt (GAAP)

$

435,462

$

434,458

Plus: Deferred financing costs

4,843

4,126

Gross Debt

440,305

438,584

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

(100,105

)

(117,393

)

Net Debt (Non-GAAP)

$

340,200

$

321,191

Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP):

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Cash Provided by Operating Activities (GAAP)

$

40,612

$

28,713

$

90,779

$

94,625

Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(4,258

)

(5,217

)

(19,643

)

(19,976

)

Plus: Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

200

137

200

Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)

$

36,354

$

23,696

$

71,273

$

74,849

Net Income (GAAP)

$

15,262

$

13,754

$

74,051

$

50,331

Cash Provided by Operating Activities as a Percentage of Net Income

266

%

209

%

123

%

188

%

Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income

238

%

172

%

96

%

149

%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Organic Revenue Growth

The Company defines the term “organic revenue” as revenue excluding the impact from business acquisitions, divestitures, product line discontinuations, and the effect of foreign currency translation. The Company uses the related term “organic revenue growth” to refer to the financial performance metric of comparing current period organic revenue with the reported revenue of the corresponding period in the prior year. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, when taken together with our GAAP financial measures, allows the Company and its investors to better measure the Company’s performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic revenue growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company’s performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. The Company excludes the effect of foreign currency translation from these measures because foreign currency translation is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. The Company excludes the effect of acquisitions and divestitures because these activities can vary dramatically between reporting periods and between the Company and its peers, which the Company believes makes comparisons of long-term performance trends difficult for management and investors. Organic Revenue Growth is also used as a performance metric to determine bonus payments for senior management and employees.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

The calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin is displayed in the tables above. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions because: (1) the amounts are non-cash; (2) the Company cannot influence the timing and amount of future expense recognition; and (3) excluding such expenses provides investors and management better visibility into the underlying trends and performance of our businesses. Additionally, the Company excluded costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing as these costs are unique to the COVID-19 pandemic and have had a significant impact on the Company’s operating results.

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin

The calculation of Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin is displayed in the tables above. Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, and costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing for the reasons described for Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin above. The Company also excludes restructuring and acquisition-related costs due to the significant changes that have occurred outside of the Company’s day-to-day business for the reasons described above in the introductory paragraphs of the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Adjusted Income before Income Taxes

The calculation of Adjusted Income before Income Taxes is displayed in the tables above. The calculation of Adjusted Income before Income Taxes excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing, and restructuring and acquisition-related costs for the reasons described for Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin above. The Company excludes write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs because they only arise in certain specific situations when the Company’s existing credit agreement is terminated or modified. The Company also excludes foreign exchange transaction gains (losses) from the calculation of Adjusted Income before Income Taxes as the Company cannot fully influence the timing and amount of foreign exchange transaction gains (losses).

Non-GAAP Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate

The Non-GAAP Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate are calculated based on the Adjusted Income before Income Taxes by jurisdiction and the applicable tax rates currently in effect for the respective jurisdictions. In addition, the Company excludes significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances, benefits or expenses associated with the completion of tax audits, effects of changes in tax laws, effects of acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company’s effective tax rate, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments discussed above.

Adjusted Net Income

The calculation of Adjusted Net Income is displayed in the tables above. Because income before income taxes is included in determining Net Income, the calculation of Adjusted Net Income also excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs, write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, and foreign exchange transaction gains (losses) for the reasons described for Adjusted Income before Income Taxes. In addition, the Company excludes significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances, expenses (benefits) associated with the completion of tax audits, effects of changes in tax laws, effects of acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company’s effective tax rate, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments discussed above.

Adjusted Diluted EPS

The calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS is displayed in the tables above. Because Net Income is used in the calculation of diluted EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets and inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs, write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances, expenses (benefits) associated with the completion of tax audits, effects of changes in tax laws, effects of acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company’s effective tax rate, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments for the reasons described above for Adjusted Net Income.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as income before deducting interest (income) expense, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation, amortization, non-cash share-based compensation, costs directly related to employee COVID-19 testing, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs, acquisition fair value adjustments, other non-operating (income) expense items, including foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, and net periodic pension costs of the Company’s frozen U.K. defined benefit pension plan for the reasons described above in the introductory paragraphs of the “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Revenue.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as, or similar to, some of the adjustments in this presentation.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income

The Company defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for purchases of property, plant and equipment and plus cash proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment. Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income is defined as Free Cash Flow divided by Net Income. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important indicators of the Company’s liquidity as well as its ability to service its outstanding debt and to fund future growth.

Net Debt

The Company defines Net Debt as its total debt as reported on the consolidated balance sheet plus unamortized deferred financing costs and less its cash and cash equivalents as of the end of the period presented. Management uses Net Debt to monitor the Company’s outstanding debt obligations that could not be satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand.

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Novanta Inc.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ray Nash
(781) 266-5137

Stock Information

Company Name: Novanta Inc.
Stock Symbol: NOVT
Market: NASDAQ
Website: novanta.com

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