UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2024
Commission File No.: 000-30668
 
NOVA LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, Israel
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ☒      Form 40-F ☐
 
Attached hereto and incorporated by way of reference herein is a press release issued by the Registrant and entitled: “Nova Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results”.

The GAAP financial statements tables included in the press release attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the following dates: November 5, 2007 (File No. 333-147140); October 25, 2012 (File No. 333-184585), March 6, 2015 (File No. 333-202550); and August 25, 2017 (File No. 333-220158).
 


SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

Date: August 8, 2024
NOVA LTD.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Guy Kizner
Guy Kizner
Chief Financial Officer



 

Company Contact:
Guy Kizner, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail - investors@novami.com
Nova website link - https://www.novami.com/
 
Investor Relations Contact:
Miri Segal MS-IR LLC
Tel: +917-607-8654
E-mail - msegal@ms-ir.com
 
Nova Reports Record Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
 
REHOVOT, Israel - Aug 8, 2024 - Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI) today announced financial results for the second quarter, the three-month period ended June 30, 2024.
 
Second Quarter 2024 Highlights:


Record Quarterly revenue of $156.9 million, a 11% QoQ increase, exceeding the Company guidance and up 28% YoY.

GAAP net income of $45.1 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, exceeding the Company guidance, a 23% QoQ increase and up 48% YoY.

Non-GAAP net income of $52.0 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, exceeding the Company guidance, a 16% increase QoQ, and up 52% YoY.

Record booking for advanced packaging processes and materials metrology solutions.

Record revenue from chemical metrology, driven by demand in high-bandwidth-memory and front-end logic processes.
 
GAAP Results (K)

 
Q2 2024
Q1 2024
Q2 2023
Revenues
$156,858
$141,798
$122,702
Net Income
$45,142
$36,860
$29,926
Earnings per Diluted Share
$1.41
$1.15
$0.95

Non-GAAP Results (K)

 
Q2 2024
Q1 2024
Q2 2023
Net Income
$51,956
$44,612
$33,814
Earnings per Diluted Share
$1.61
$1.39
$1.06
 
A reconciliation between GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements included in this release. See also "Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures" section.


Management Comments
 
“Nova delivered an exceptionally strong quarter, exceeding the high end of the guidance, with record results across the board,” said Gaby Waisman, President and CEO. “Our performance was driven by broad demand for our entire portfolio, from a large number of customers and diverse territories. We succeeded in leveraging multiple opportunities created by the increasing demand for Gate-All-Around and advanced packaging solutions and the robust demand for mature nodes. We remain confident in our ability to outperform the market this year.”
 
2024 Third Quarter Financial Outlook
 
Management provided an outlook for the third quarter, the period ending September 30, 2024. Based on current estimates, management expects:
 

$168 million to $176 million in revenue

$1.39 to $1.52 in diluted GAAP EPS

$1.60 to $1.73 in diluted non-GAAP EPS
 
2024 Second Quarter Results
 
Total revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were $156.9 million, an increase of 11% compared with the first quarter of 2024 and an increase of 28% compared with the second quarter of 2023.
 
Gross margin in the second quarter of 2024 was 59%, compared with 59% in the first quarter of 2024 and 57% in the second quarter of 2023.
 
Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2024 were $46.9 million, compared with $46.0 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $40.9 million in the second quarter of 2023.
 
On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $45.1 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024. This is compared with net income of $36.9 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024, and $29.9 million, or $ 0.95 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.
 
On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $52.0 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024. This is compared with net income of $44.6 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024, and $33.8 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.
 
Conference Call Information

Nova will host a conference call today, Aug 08, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2024 financial results and outlook. To attend the conference call, please dial one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin by placing your calls five minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.

U.S. TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-833-816-1427
ISRAEL TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-809-213-284
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: 1-412-317-0519

At:
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
5:30 a.m. Pacific Time
 
The conference call will also be webcast live from a Link on Nova's website at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/.
 
A replay of the conference call will be available from August 8, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time until August 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:
 

Replay Dial-in U.S. TOLL-FREE: 1-877-344-7529
Replay Dial-in INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Pin Number: 6382602
A replay will also be available for 90 days on Nova's website link at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/.

 
About Nova

Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous innovation by providing state-of-the-art, high-performance metrology solutions for effective process control throughout the semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. Nova’s product portfolio, which combines high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software, provides its customers with deep insight into developing and producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova’s unique capability to deliver innovative solutions enables its customers to improve performance, enhance product yields and accelerate time to market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor manufacturers from its offices worldwide. Additional information may be found on Nova’s website link - https://www.novami.com/.

Nova is traded on the Nasdaq and TASE, Nasdaq ticker symbol NVMI.
 
Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures

This press release provides financial measures that exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, revaluation of operating lease liabilities and remeasurement of intercompany loans, amortization of issuance costs and tax effect of non-GAAP adjustment, as applicable, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Nova's performance because they reflect our operational results and enhance management's and investors' ability to evaluate Nova's performance before charges or benefits considered by management to be outside Nova's ongoing operating results. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that it is in the best interest of its investors to provide financial information that will facilitate comparison of both historical and future results and allow greater transparency to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A reconciliation of each GAAP to non-GAAP financial measure discussed in this press release is contained in the accompanying financial tables.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding, but not limited to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about our business and its future revenues, expenses and profitability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results, performance, circumstances or achievements include, but are not limited to, the following:  increased information technology security threats and sophisticated computer crime; foreign political and economic risks including supply-chain difficulties; regulations that could restrict our operations such as economic sanctions and export restrictions; changes in U.S. trade policies; indirect effects of the Russia – Ukraine conflict; market instability including inflation and recessionary pressures; risks related to doing business with China; catastrophic events; inability to protect our intellectual property; open source technology exposure, including risks related to artificial intelligence; failure to compete effectively or to respond to rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting the length and strength of any downturn or expansion period of the market we target; factors that adversely affect the pricing and demand for our product lines; dependency on a small number of large customers; dependency on a single manufacturing facility per product line; dependency on a limited number of suppliers; difficulty in integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; risks related to conditions in Israel, including related to the war against Hamas and other terrorist organizations; risks related to our convertible notes; currency fluctuations; and quarterly fluctuations in our operating results. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in Nova's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2024. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

(Tables to Follow)


NOVA LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands) - (Unaudited)

   
As of
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
ASSETS
 
2024
   
2023
 
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
   
130,353
     
107,574
 
Short-term interest-bearing bank deposits
   
200,384
     
119,850
 
Marketable securities
   
207,101
     
216,258
 
Trade accounts receivable, net
   
93,590
     
111,256
 
Inventories
   
156,658
     
138,198
 
Other current assets
   
14,481
     
17,084
 
Total current assets
   
802,567
     
710,220
 
Non-current assets
               
Marketable securities
   
213,641
     
191,351
 
Interest-bearing bank deposits and restricted deposits
   
7,585
     
6,254
 
Deferred tax assets
   
25,514
     
23,583
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
39,697
     
41,856
 
Property plant and equipment, net
   
67,058
     
66,874
 
Intangible assets, net
   
35,025
     
39,184
 
Goodwill
   
49,090
     
50,080
 
Other long-term assets
   
6,819
     
4,405
 
Total non-current assets
   
444,429
     
423,587
 
Total assets
   
1,246,996
     
1,133,807
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
   Convertible senior notes, net
   
198,322
     
197,678
 
Trade accounts payable
   
40,997
     
35,158
 
Deferred revenues
   
54,212
     
41,978
 
Operating lease current liabilities
   
6,417
     
6,703
 
Other current liabilities
   
46,420
     
41,294
 
Total current liabilities
   
346,368
     
322,811
 
Non-current liabilities
               
Operating lease long-term liabilities
   
36,535
     
39,762
 
Long-term deferred tax liability
   
9,752
     
10,574
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
11,730
     
9,908
 
Total non-current liabilities
   
58,017
     
60,244
 
Shareholders' equity
   
842,611
     
750,752
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
   
1,246,996
     
1,133,807
 


NOVA LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data) - (Unaudited)

   
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Six months ended
June 30,
 
   
2024
   
2023
   
2024
   
2023
 
Revenues:
                       
Products
   
124,596
     
95,627
     
236,166
     
200,958
 
Services
   
32,262
     
27,075
     
62,490
     
53,937
 
Total revenues
   
156,858
     
122,702
     
298,656
     
254,895
 
Total cost of revenues
   
64,297
     
53,044
     
122,834
     
107,971
 
Gross profit
   
92,561
     
69,658
     
175,822
     
146,924
 
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development, net
   
25,513
     
22,413
     
50,265
     
45,381
 
Sales and marketing
   
16,023
     
12,927
     
32,516
     
26,449
 
General and administrative
   
5,407
     
5,602
     
10,203
     
10,641
 
Total operating expenses
   
46,943
     
40,942
     
92,984
     
82,471
 
Operating income
   
45,618
     
28,716
     
82,838
     
64,453
 
Financing income, net
   
7,961
     
5,628
     
13,961
     
10,356
 
Income before taxes on income
   
53,579
     
34,344
     
96,799
     
74,809
 
Income tax expenses
   
8,437
     
4,418
     
14,797
     
10,256
 
Net income for the period
   
45,142
     
29,926
     
82,002
     
64,553
 
                                 
Earnings per share:
                               
Basic
   
1.55
     
1.04
     
2.83
     
2.25
 
Diluted
   
1.41
     
0.95
     
2.56
     
2.04
 
                                 
Shares used in calculation of earnings per share
 (in thousands):
                               
Basic
   
29,048
     
28,766
     
29,018
     
28,706
 
Diluted
   
32,239
     
31,928
     
32,221
     
31,927
 
 


NOVA LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in thousands) - (Unaudited)

   
Three months ended
June 30,
   
Six months
ended June 30,
 
   
2024
   
2023
   
2024
   
2023
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
   
45,142
     
29,926
     
82,002
     
64,553
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation of property and equipment
   
2,918
     
2,476
     
5,821
     
4,816
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
1,441
     
1,475
     
2,909
     
2,919
 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on marketable securities, net
   
(1,777
)
   
(621
)
   
(3,425
)
   
(1,049
)
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
   
322
     
320
     
644
     
636
 
Share-based compensation
   
6,294
     
3,667
     
12,666
     
8,061
 
Net effect of exchange rate fluctuation
   
678
     
407
     
1,935
     
1,756
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                               
Trade accounts receivable, net
   
5,602
     
18,064
     
17,004
     
26,681
 
Inventories
   
(8,760
)
   
(14,689
)
   
(20,278
)
   
(35,024
)
Other current and long-term assets
   
2,915
     
5,513
     
(567
)
   
(2,718
)
Deferred tax, net
   
(1,583
)
   
(2,406
)
   
(2,349
)
   
(4,343
)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
1,101
     
839
     
2,145
     
1,641
 
Trade accounts payable
   
1,649
     
(7,773
)
   
5,624
     
(7,273
)
Deferred revenues
   
7,395
     
(3,055
)
   
12,279
     
(3,368
)
Operating lease liabilities
   
(1,933
)
   
(1,617
)
   
(3,499
)
   
(3,262
)
Other current and long-term liabilities
   
(1,038
)
   
(8,288
)
   
6,855
     
(6,618
)
Accrued severance pay, net
   
(37
)
   
(71
)
   
1
     
(169
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
60,329
     
24,167
     
119,767
     
47,239
 
Cash flows from investment activities:
                               
Change in short-term and long-term interest-bearing bank deposits
   
(43,757
)
   
14,452
     
(82,016
)
   
(8,610
)
Investment in marketable securities
   
(81,393
)
   
(44,458
)
   
(146,548
)
   
(98,140
)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities
   
79,503
     
42,423
     
136,752
     
84,315
 
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(2,412
)
   
(3,274
)
   
(5,180
)
   
(6,032
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
(48,059
)
   
9,143
     
(96,992
)
   
(28,467
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Purchases of treasury shares
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(112
)
Proceeds from exercise of options
   
-
     
115
     
-
     
115
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
-
     
115
     
-
     
3
 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
   
(23
)
   
(310
)
   
4
     
(1,306
)
Changes in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
   
12,247
     
33,115
     
22,779
     
17,469
 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash -beginning of period
   
118,106
     
96,075
     
107,574
     
111,721
 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
   
130,353
     
129,190
     
130,353
     
129,190
 
 

NOVA LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except percentage and per share data) - (Unaudited)

   
Three months ended
 
   
June 30,
2024
   
March 31,
2024
   
June 30,
2023
 
GAAP gross profit
   
92,561
     
83,261
     
69,658
 
Stock-based compensation*
   
1,723
     
1,763
     
1,071
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
1,356
     
1,366
     
1,368
 
Non-GAAP gross profit
   
95,640
     
86,390
     
72,097
 
GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
   
59
%
   
59
%
   
57
%
Non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenues
   
61
%
   
61
%
   
59
%
                         
GAAP operating income
   
45,618
     
37,220
     
28,716
 
Stock-based compensation*
   
6,294
     
6,372
     
3,667
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
1,441
     
1,468
     
1,475
 
Non-GAAP operating income
   
53,353
     
45,060
     
33,858
 
GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
   
29
%
   
26
%
   
23
%
Non-GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenues
   
34
%
   
32
%
   
28
%
                         
GAAP net income
   
45,142
     
36,860
     
29,926
 
Stock-based compensation*
   
6,294
     
6,372
     
3,667
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
1,441
     
1,468
     
1,475
 
Amortization of issuance costs
   
322
     
322
     
320
 
Revaluation of operating lease and intercompany loans
   
(69
)
   
893
     
(768
)
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
   
(1,174
)
   
(1,303
)
   
(806
)
Non-GAAP net income
   
51,956
     
44,612
     
33,814
 
                         
GAAP basic earnings per share
   
1.55
     
1.27
     
1.04
 
Non-GAAP basic earnings per share
   
1.79
     
1.54
     
1.18
 
                         
GAAP diluted earnings per share
   
1.41
     
1.15
     
0.94
 
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
   
1.61
     
1.39
     
1.06
 
                         
Shares used for calculation of earnings per share
(in thousands):
                       
Basic
   
29,048
     
29,030
     
28,766
 
Diluted
   
32,239
     
32,159
     
31,928
 

* Stock-based compensation for the three months ended June 30, 2024 included in – Cost of revenues - 1,723; Research and development, net – 2,849; Sales and marketing – 1,201; General and administrative – 521.


NOVA LTD.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION OF THIRD QUARTER 2024
GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE
(U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)

   
Low
   
High
 
Estimated GAAP net income per diluted share
   
1.39
     
1.52
 
Estimated non-GAAP items:
               
Stock-based compensation
   
0.20
     
0.20
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
0.04
     
0.04
 
Amortization of issuance costs
   
0.01
     
0.01
 
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
   
(0.04
)
   
(0.04
)
Estimated non-GAAP net income per diluted share
   
1.60
     
1.73
 


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