SAN
DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) ("Illumina" or the "company") today announced
unaudited preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and
fiscal year 2024 and preliminary outlook for fiscal year 2025 ahead
of its presentation at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare
Conference on January 14, 2025 at 9:00
a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern
Time). The webcast can be accessed through Illumina's
website at investor.illumina.com.
Core Illumina
- Revenue of approximately $1.10
billion for Q4 2024, up 1% from Q4 2023
- Revenue of approximately $4.33
billion for 2024, down 2% from 2023 (and on a constant
currency basis)
- GAAP operating margin of approximately 16.7% for Q4 2024 and
34.2% for 2024
- Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 19.7% for Q4 2024
and 21.3% for 2024
- GAAP diluted EPS of approximately $0.77 - $0.79 for
Q4 2024 and $5.65 - $5.67 for 2024
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS of approximately $0.91 - $0.93 for
Q4 2024 and $4.12 - $4.14 for 2024
- Cash flow provided by operations of approximately $1.21 billion and free cash flow (cash flow
provided by operations less capital expenditures) of approximately
$1.07 billion for 2024
- For fiscal year 2025, expect constant currency revenue growth
in the low single digits (reported revenue in the range of
approximately $4.28 billion to
$4.4 billion), non-GAAP operating
margin of approximately 23%, and non-GAAP diluted EPS growth of
approximately 10%
As previously announced, the company expects to report its full
fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 results following the
close of market on Thursday, February 6,
2025. The unaudited results in this press release are
preliminary and subject to the completion of accounting and annual
audit procedures and are therefore subject to adjustment.
Statement regarding use of non-GAAP financial
measures
The company reports non-GAAP results for diluted earnings per
share, net income, gross margin, operating expenses, including
research and development expense, selling general and
administrative expense, legal contingencies and settlement, and
goodwill and intangible impairment, operating income, operating
margin, gross profit, other income (expense), tax provision,
constant currency revenue growth, and free cash flow (on a
consolidated and, as applicable, segment basis) in addition to, and
not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures
calculated in accordance with GAAP. The company's financial
measures under GAAP include substantial charges such as
amortization of acquired intangible assets among others that are
listed in the reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP financial
measures included in this press release, as well as the effects of
currency translation. Management has excluded the effects of these
items in non-GAAP measures to assist investors in analyzing and
assessing past and future operating performance. Non-GAAP net
income, diluted earnings per share and operating margin are key
components of the financial metrics utilized by the company's board
of directors to measure, in part, management's performance and
determine significant elements of management's compensation.
The company encourages investors to carefully consider its
results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP
information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to
more fully understand its business. Reconciliations between GAAP
and non-GAAP results are presented in the tables of this
release.
The company provides forward-looking guidance on a non-GAAP
basis. The company is unable to provide a reconciliation of
forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly
comparable GAAP reported financial measures because it is unable to
predict with reasonable certainty the impact of items such as
acquisition-related expenses, gains and losses from strategic
investments, fair value adjustments to contingent consideration,
potential future asset impairments, restructuring activities, and
the ultimate outcome of pending litigation without unreasonable
effort. These items are uncertain, inherently difficult to predict,
depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP
reported results for the guidance period. For the same reasons, the
company is unable to address the significance of the unavailable
information, which could be material to future results.
Use of forward-looking statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors to which our
business is subject that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in any forward-looking statements are: (i)
changes in the rate of growth in the markets we serve; (ii) the
volume, timing and mix of customer orders among our products and
services; (iii) our ability to adjust our operating expenses to
align with our revenue expectations; (iv) our ability to
manufacture robust instrumentation and consumables; (v) the success
of products and services competitive with our own; (vi) challenges
inherent in developing, manufacturing, and launching new products
and services, including expanding or modifying manufacturing
operations and reliance on third-party suppliers for critical
components; (vii) the impact of recently launched or pre-announced
products and services on existing products and services; (viii) our
ability to modify our business strategies to accomplish our desired
operational goals; (ix) our ability to realize the anticipated
benefits from prior or future actions to streamline and improve our
R&D processes, reduce our operating expenses and maximize our
revenue growth; (x) our ability to further develop and
commercialize our instruments, consumables, and products; (xi) to
deploy new products, services, and applications, and to expand the
markets for our technology platforms; (xii) the risks and costs
associated with the divestment of GRAIL; (xiii) the risk of
additional litigation arising against us in connection with the
GRAIL acquisition; (xiv) our ability to obtain approval by
third-party payors to reimburse patients for our products; (xv) our
ability to obtain regulatory clearance for our products from
government agencies; (xvi) our ability to successfully partner with
other companies and organizations to develop new products, expand
markets, and grow our business; (xvii) uncertainty, or adverse
economic and business conditions, including as a result of slowing
or uncertain economic growth or armed conflict; (xviii) the
application of generally accepted accounting principles, which are
highly complex and involve many subjective assumptions, estimates,
and judgments and (xix) legislative, regulatory and economic
developments, together with other factors detailed in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most
recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, or in information disclosed
in public conference calls, the date and time of which are released
beforehand. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to
update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm
analysts' expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates on
the progress of the current quarter.
About Illumina
Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the
genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global
leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving
customers in the research, clinical, and applied markets. Our
products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology,
reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. To
learn more, visit www.illumina.com and connect with us on X,
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Illumina, Inc.
Preliminary Results
of Operations for Core Illumina - Non-GAAP
(unaudited)
Our performance and financial results are subject to risks and
uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from
preliminary results set forth below. Some of the factors that could
affect our financial results are included from time to time in the
public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), including Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on
February 16, 2024, Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024,
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2024, and Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 29, 2024. We assume no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements or
information.
The preliminary unaudited information included in the tables
below is approximate and subject to change. As previously
announced, we will report our fourth quarter and full year fiscal
2024 results on February 6, 2025.
PRELIMINARY CONSTANT
CURRENCY REVENUE:
|
|
Dollars in
millions
|
Fiscal
Year
2024
|
|
Fiscal
Year
2023
|
|
%
Change
|
Revenue
|
$
4,332
|
|
$
4,438
|
|
(2) %
|
Less: Hedge
gains
|
15
|
|
18
|
|
|
Revenue, excluding
hedge effect
|
4,317
|
|
4,420
|
|
|
Less: Exchange rate
effect
|
(8)
|
|
—
|
|
|
Constant currency
revenue (a)
|
$
4,325
|
|
$
4,420
|
|
(2) %
|
RECONCILIATION
BETWEEN PRELIMINARY GAAP AND NON-GAAP OPERATING
MARGIN:
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
2024
|
|
Fiscal
Year
2024
|
Preliminary GAAP
operating margin
|
16.7 %
|
|
34.2 %
|
Amortization of
acquired intangible assets
|
1.5
|
|
1.5
|
Acquisition-related
expenses (c)
|
0.4
|
|
2.1
|
Restructuring
(d)
|
1.3
|
|
1.4
|
Contingent
consideration liabilities (e)
|
(1.0)
|
|
(7.3)
|
Intangible (IPR&D)
impairment (f)
|
—
|
|
0.1
|
Legal contingency and
settlement (g)
|
0.8
|
|
(10.7)
|
Preliminary non-GAAP
operating margin (b)
|
19.7 %
|
|
21.3 %
|
Illumina, Inc.
Preliminary Results
of Operations for Core Illumina - Non-GAAP (continued)
(unaudited)
RECONCILIATION
BETWEEN PRELIMINARY GAAP AND NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER
SHARE:
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
2024
|
|
Fiscal
Year
2024
|
Preliminary GAAP
earnings per share - diluted
|
$0.77 -
$0.79
|
|
$5.65 -
$5.67
|
Amortization of
acquired intangible assets
|
0.11
|
|
0.40
|
Acquisition-related
expenses (c)
|
0.03
|
|
0.60
|
Restructuring
(d)
|
0.09
|
|
0.38
|
Contingent
consideration liabilities (e)
|
(0.07)
|
|
(1.98)
|
Intangible (IPR&D)
impairment (f)
|
—
|
|
0.02
|
Legal contingency and
settlement (g)
|
0.06
|
|
(2.92)
|
Other (income) expense,
net (h)
|
(0.19)
|
|
1.84
|
Income tax provision
(i)
|
0.11
|
|
0.13
|
Preliminary non-GAAP
earnings per share - diluted (b)
|
$0.91 -
$0.93
|
|
$4.12 -
$4.14
|
CALCULATION OF
PRELIMINARY FREE CASH FLOW:
|
|
In
millions
|
Fiscal
Year
2024
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
$
1,207
|
Purchases of property
and equipment
|
(137)
|
Free cash flow
(j)
|
$
1,070
|
|
|
(a)
|
Constant currency
revenue growth, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is
calculated using comparative prior period foreign exchange rates to
translate current period revenue, net of the effects of
hedges.
|
(b)
|
Non-GAAP operating
margin and diluted earnings per share exclude the effects of the
pro forma adjustments detailed above. Non-GAAP operating margin and
diluted earnings per share are key components of the financial
metrics utilized by the company's board of directors to measure, in
part, management's performance and determine significant elements
of management's compensation. Management has excluded the effects
of these items to assist investors in analyzing and assessing past
and future operating performance.
|
(c)
|
Amounts consist
primarily of legal and other expenses related to the acquisition
and divestiture of GRAIL.
|
(d)
|
Amounts consist
primarily of lease and other asset impairments and employee
severance costs.
|
(e)
|
Amounts consist
primarily of fair value adjustments for our contingent
consideration liability related to GRAIL.
|
(f)
|
Amounts consist of
an IPR&D intangible asset impairment recognized in Q1
2024.
|
(g)
|
Amounts for FY2024
primarily consist of the reversal of the accrued EC fine,
including accrued interest.
|
(h)
|
Amounts consist
primarily of mark-to-market adjustments and impairments from
strategic investments.
|
(i)
|
Amounts represent the
aggregate of (1) the impact of GRAIL pre-acquisition net operating
losses on GILTI, the utilization of US foreign tax credits,
and the Pillar Two global minimum top-up tax, which became
effective in Q1 2024, (2) the difference between book and tax
accounting related to stock-based compensation cost, and (3) the
tax impact related to the non-GAAP adjustments listed.
|
(j)
|
Free cash flow, which
is a non-GAAP financial measure, is calculated as net cash provided
by operating activities reduced by purchases of property and
equipment. Free cash flow is useful to management as it is one of
the metrics used to evaluate our performance and to compare us with
other companies in our industry. Our calculation of free cash flow
may not be comparable to similar measures used by other
companies.
|
Investors:
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+1.858.291.6421
ir@illumina.com
Media:
Bonny Fowler
+1.740.641.5579
pr@illumina.com
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