Stratasys Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
Shipments Grow By 21% for 2007 to a Record 2,169 Units
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Stratasys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSYS) today announced record fourth quarter and fiscal year financial results. The results and financial guidance have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split completed in August, 2007.
Revenues rose to $30.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 over the $29.7 million reported for the same period in 2006. Revenue from proprietary products and services, which excludes all distributed products, increased by 20% in the fourth quarter over the same period last year. Total system shipments increased to a record 536 for the fourth quarter of 2007 compared with 483 for the same period in 2006.
GAAP net income increased 18% to $4.3 million for the fourth quarter, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006. Income tax expense amounted to $1.1 million for the fourth quarter, or an effective rate of 20%.
Non-GAAP net income increased 16% to $4.5 million for the fourth quarter, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to Non-GAAP net income of $3.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006. Non-GAAP net income excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expense required under Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 123R. This expense, net of tax, amounted to approximately $202,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, and $222,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006.
Income tax expense for the fourth quarter includes approximately $710,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, in previously unrecognized state tax credits for prior years' research and development expenditures.
Revenues rose to $112.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 over the $103.8 million reported for the same period of the previous year. Revenue from proprietary products and services increased by 25% in the twelve-month period over the same period last year, which excludes all distributed products. Total system shipments increased 21% to a record 2,169 for the twelve-month period of 2007 compared with 1,796 for the same period in 2006.
GAAP net income increased 28% to $14.3 million for the twelve-month period, or $0.66 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.2 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006.
Non-GAAP net income increased 24% to $15.1 million for the twelve-month period, or $0.70 per diluted share, compared to Non-GAAP net income of $12.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006. Non-GAAP net income excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expense required under SFAS 123R. This expense, net of tax, amounted to approximately $748,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the twelve-month period, and $972,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the same period in 2006.
Income tax expense for fiscal year 2007 includes approximately $822,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, in previously unrecognized state tax credits for prior years' research and development expenditures.
The reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures is provided in a table at the end of this press release.
"Revenue from our core businesses grew impressively during the fourth quarter," said Scott Crump, chairman and chief executive officer of Stratasys. "However, our operating profit was impacted by higher operating expenses, as well as sales and product mix shifts. The higher operating costs were mostly related to a short-term increase in commission expenses, as well as the acceleration of new product and market development programs, which will benefit 2008 and beyond.
"We expect our new product initiatives will generate positive results in both our Dimension 3D printer and high-end FDM system businesses in the near future. The impact has already been dramatic for our high-end systems, as system revenue for the group increased by 25% during the fourth quarter versus last year. This growth was a result of improved marketing focus on proprietary products, as well as the introduction of two new systems in 2007, the FDM 200mc and 400mc.
"Building on these successes, we made a significant new high-end product introduction in December, with the introduction of the FDM 900mc. The 900mc represents the most advanced FDM system in our company's history, exhibiting significant improvements in speed, build accuracy and part quality. Most noticeable is the new system's size, which has a build chamber approximately 9X larger than that of the 400mc, and can build parts that are over four and one-half feet long. We began commercial production of the 900mc during the first quarter of 2008 of this year, and plan to gradually ramp to full production by the end of the third quarter.
"We began 2008 with four new high-end systems, the FDM 200mc, 360mc, 400mc and 900mc. The products have all been well received, and we have established a strong sales pipeline. Our high-end system initiatives represent a strategy to solidify our value proposition for prototype applications, but more importantly target incremental opportunities for the manufacture of end use parts, or direct digital manufacturing (DDM). The 900mc is our first system that directly targets these types of applications, and we are excited about the new system's potential. We are becoming increasingly confident that DDM applications can provide incremental growth opportunities for Stratasys.
"Dimension 3D printer revenue increased by 21% during the fourth quarter versus last year. The Dimension Elite, which was introduced in January of 2007, continued to perform above our expectations, remaining one of our best-selling 3D printers in the fourth quarter. This higher-priced system has proven the importance of offering 3D printers with high functionality, in addition to an attractive price. The Elite provides users with our hands-free support removal option, Waterworks, as well a premium material, ABSplus, which produces stronger, functional models that exhibit finer feature detail and improved surface finish.
"Following this success, today we launched two new 3D printers that incorporate the same premium ABSplus material found only previously on the Dimension Elite. The new systems, the Dimension 1200es BST and 1200es SST, will replace the existing Dimension 1200 line, and will be offered only with the ABSplus material. Given the added functionality of ABSplus, which is up to 40% stronger than our standard ABS, we are introducing the new systems at a significant price premium to our legacy Dimension 1200 systems. Customers that have legacy 1200 systems will be offered an enhancement package to upgrade their existing 1200 to a 1200es for $5,000.
"We recently announced the rollout of our instant internet quoting and ordering service, RedEyeRPM.com, into Europe, as well as the opening of a new rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing center in Australia. In addition, we announced a new initiative, www.RedEyeARC.com, which serves the emerging opportunity for architectural applications, producing 3D scaled replica models of residential and commercial buildings. Although our Redeye paid parts business grew by only 14% during the fourth quarter versus last year, the business grew by 30% for fiscal 2007, and we are optimistic about the positive impact of our new initiatives in 2008.
"With over 2,000 units shipped in 2007, we have now shipped more than 5,000 units over the past three years, exceeding the combined shipments of the previous ten-years. We believe the total market potential is for 500,000 systems, by targeting the 5 million 3D CAD seats that currently exist worldwide. In addition to this large target market, it's important to note that a significant growth opportunity still exists in 3D CAD, as we estimate that less than half the mechanical designers and engineers that exist worldwide currently utilizing the modeling software.
"The rapid expansion in our installed base is contributing to strong growth in our high-margin proprietary consumables revenue, which grew by 27% during the fourth quarter compared to last year. Consumables revenue will remain a central part of our growth strategy considering our estimate of the market's potential and our expectation of continued strong growth in system sales. We are planning for 4,000 units per year in the near future, with a longer-term vision of 13,000 units per year.
"Our year-end backlog of $5.7 million is almost entirely composed of products that were introduced in 2007, such as the Elite, and the FDM 400mc and 900mc. This year will benefit from the new products that were introduced throughout 2007, as well as our announcement today of two new higher-priced 3D printers. It's worth noting that in addition to effectively raising the price of two 3D printers with today's product release, we are maintaining stable pricing on our remaining portfolio of printers.
"We will invest heavily in new product and market development this year, as well as in quality initiatives that will make our products more competitive and attractive for new applications. Our recent success with new products makes us confident that these investments will generate favorable returns in the near future. Although product mix and higher spending levels impacted our fourth quarter profits, our long-term strategy remains intact, and we look forward to a very successful 2008," Crump concluded.
Stratasys released the following information regarding its financial guidance for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2008:
-- Revenue guidance of $130 million to $136 million.
-- Non-GAAP earnings guidance of $0.81 to $0.89 per diluted
share, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation
required under SFAS 123R.
-- GAAP earnings guidance of $0.77 to $0.85 per diluted share.
The reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP financial guidance is provided in a table at the end of this press release.
The company will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter financial results today, February 26, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The investor conference call will be available via live webcast on the Stratasys web site at www.stratasys.com under the "Investors" tab. To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is 888-680-0879 and the international dial-in is 617-213-4856. The access code is 49829122. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register.
Participants may pre-register for the call at http://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P9B94YF8P Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection.
The webcast will be available for replay until Friday, May 30, 2008 on the "Investors" page of the Stratasys website.
Stratasys Inc., Minneapolis, manufactures office-based rapid prototyping and manufacturing systems and 3D printers and offers rapid prototyping and manufacturing parts services. According to Wohlers Report 2007, Stratasys supplied 41 percent of all systems installed worldwide in 2006, making it the unit market leader, for the fifth consecutive year. Stratasys patented the rapid prototyping process known as fused deposition modeling (FDM). The process creates functional models and end-use parts directly from any 3D CAD program using ABS plastic, polycarbonate, PPSF, and blends. The company holds over 180 granted or pending rapid prototyping patents globally. Stratasys products are used in the aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, education, electronic, and consumer product industries. The company's systems are also used for direct digital manufacturing (DDM) and rapid tooling applications. For more information on the company, go to www.Stratasys.com; www.RedEyeRPM.com; or www.DimensionPrinting.com. FDM is a registered trademark and FDM 200mc, FDM 360mc, FDM 400mc, and FDM 900mc are trademarks of Stratasys, Inc.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements herein that are not historical facts or that include such words as "expects", "anticipates", "projects", "estimates", "vision", "planning" or "believes" or similar words are forward-looking statements that we deem to be covered by and to qualify for the safe harbor protection covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our belief that we have the largest part-building service is based on the number of dedicated machines. Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties; these include the continued market acceptance and growth of our Dimension(TM) 3D printer line, FDM 200mc(TM) , 360mc(TM) , 400mc(TM) , 900mc(TM), Maxum(TM), Titan(TM), and Vantage(TM) product lines; the size of the 3D printing market; our ability to penetrate the 3D printing market; our ability to maintain the growth rates experienced in this and preceding quarters; our ability to introduce and market new materials such as ABS-Plus and ABS-M30; and the market acceptance of these and other materials; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the timely development and acceptance of new products and materials; the success of our recent R&D initiative to expand the direct digital manufacturing capabilities of our core FDM technology; the success of our RedEyeRPM(TM) and other paid parts services; and the other risks detailed from time to time in our SEC Reports, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, our quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q throughout 2007; and our annual report on Form 10-K to be filed for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Non-GAAP Discussion
The information discussed within this release includes financial results and forward-looking financial guidance that are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, certain non-GAAP financial measures and guidance have been included that excludes certain expenses. The non-GAAP financial measures are provided in an effort to give information that investors may deem relevant to the company's operations and comparative performance; primarily the identification and exclusion of expenses associated with stock-based compensation required under SFAS 123R. In addition, the company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for evaluating comparable financial performance against prior periods.
This release is also available on the Stratasys Web site at www.Stratasys.com.
STRATASYS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
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2007 2006 2007 2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
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Net Sales
Product $24,700,449 $24,446,872 $ 89,280,009 $ 83,449,388
Services 5,510,306 5,290,436 22,962,572 20,359,463
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30,210,755 29,737,308 112,242,581 103,808,851
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Cost of goods
sold
Product 11,395,345 11,926,379 40,540,564 41,953,162
Services 2,902,707 2,799,380 11,993,906 10,414,305
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14,298,052 14,725,759 52,534,470 52,367,467
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Gross profit 15,912,703 15,011,549 59,708,111 51,441,384
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Costs and
expenses
Research and
development 1,894,080 1,832,769 7,465,334 6,699,373
Selling,
general and
administrative 9,102,640 8,039,396 33,769,880 29,105,342
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10,996,720 9,872,165 41,235,214 35,804,715
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Operating income 4,915,983 5,139,384 18,472,897 15,636,669
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Other income
(expense)
Interest
income, net 585,969 452,388 2,316,001 1,648,035
Foreign
currency
transaction
losses (157,491) (40,625) (503,309) (307,314)
Other 41,137 (1,561) 76,468 (13,211)
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469,615 410,202 1,889,160 1,327,510
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Income before
income taxes 5,385,598 5,549,586 20,362,057 16,964,179
Income taxes 1,089,527 1,896,208 6,037,999 5,800,000
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Net income $ 4,296,071 $ 3,653,378 $ 14,324,058 $ 11,164,179
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Earnings per
common share
Basic $ 0.20 $ 0.18 $ 0.69 $ 0.55
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Diluted $ 0.20 $ 0.18 $ 0.66 $ 0.54
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Weighted average
number of
common shares
outstanding
Basic 21,003,272 20,177,054 20,771,656 20,240,012
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Diluted 21,877,225 20,599,204 21,565,618 20,723,166
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STRATASYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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December 31, December 31,
2007 2006
(unaudited)
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ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 16,211,771 $ 9,302,845
Short-term investments 27,257,592 24,574,332
Accounts receivable, less allowance
for returns and doubtful accounts of
$1,205,621 in 2007 and $1,265,837 in
2006 26,307,053 25,035,665
Inventories 12,771,235 9,925,217
Net investment in sales-type leases 3,256,953 2,858,054
Prepaid expenses 2,507,316 3,368,586
Deferred income taxes 711,000 459,000
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Total current assets 89,022,920 75,523,699
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Property and equipment, net 26,577,362 20,412,719
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Other assets
Intangible assets, net 8,063,319 5,663,141
Net investment in sales-type leases 4,101,682 3,271,015
Deferred income taxes 719,000 915,000
Long-term investments 17,965,489 10,747,689
Other 2,307,250 1,470,982
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Total other assets 33,156,740 22,067,827
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$148,757,022 $118,004,245
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and other current
liabilities $ 13,959,022 $ 10,335,607
Unearned revenues 10,964,471 9,876,719
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Total current liabilities 24,923,493 20,212,326
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Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
30,000,000 shares, issued 25,610,654
shares in 2007 and 24,889,760 shares in
2006 256,108 248,898
Capital in excess of par value 87,023,541 75,602,267
Retained earnings 56,284,182 41,960,124
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 172,073 (116,995)
Less cost of treasury stock, 4,600,056
shares in 2007 and 2006 (19,902,375) (19,902,375)
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Total stockholders' equity 123,833,529 97,791,919
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$148,757,022 $118,004,245
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STRATASYS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended December 31,
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2007 2007
(unaudited) Non-GAAP (unaudited)
As Reported Adjustments (1) Non-GAAP
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Selling, general and
administrative $ 9,102,640 $ (231,783) $ 8,870,857
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Total operating expenses 10,996,720 (231,783) 10,764,937
Operating income 4,915,983 231,783 5,147,766
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Income before income taxes 5,385,598 231,783 5,617,381
Income taxes 1,089,527 30,188 1,119,715
Net income $ 4,296,071 $ 201,595 $ 4,497,666
Earnings per common share
Basic $ 0.20 $ 0.01 $ 0.21
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Diluted $ 0.20 $ 0.01 $ 0.21
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding
Basic 21,003,272 21,003,272
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Diluted 21,877,225 21,877,225
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Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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2007 2007
(unaudited) Non-GAAP (unaudited)
As Reported Adjustments (1) Non-GAAP
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Selling, general and
administrative $33,769,880 $ (954,783) $32,815,097
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Total operating expenses 41,235,214 (954,783) 40,280,431
Operating income 18,472,897 954,783 19,427,680
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Income before income taxes 20,362,057 954,783 21,316,840
Income taxes 6,037,999 207,000 6,244,999
Net income $14,324,058 $ 747,783 $15,071,841
Earnings per common share
Basic $ 0.69 $ 0.04 $ 0.73
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Diluted $ 0.66 $ 0.03 $ 0.70
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding
Basic 20,771,656 20,771,656
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Diluted 21,565,618 21,565,618
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Three Months Ended December 31,
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2006 2006
(unaudited) Non-GAAP (unaudited)
As Reported Adjustments (1) Non-GAAP
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Selling, general and
administrative $ 8,039,396 $ (284,283) $ 7,755,113
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Total operating expenses 9,872,165 (284,283) 9,587,882
Operating income 5,139,384 284,283 5,423,667
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Income before income taxes 5,549,586 284,283 5,833,869
Income taxes 1,896,208 62,530 1,958,738
Net income $ 3,653,378 $ 221,753 $ 3,875,131
Earnings per common share
Basic $ 0.18 $ 0.01 $ 0.19
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Diluted $ 0.18 $ 0.01 $ 0.19
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding
Basic 20,177,054 20,177,054
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Diluted 20,599,204 20,599,204
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Twelve Months Ended December 31,
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2006 2006
(unaudited) Non-GAAP (unaudited)
As Reported Adjustments (1) Non-GAAP
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Selling, general and
administrative $29,105,342 $ (1,265,557) $27,839,785
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Total operating expenses 35,804,715 (1,265,557) 34,539,158
Operating income 15,636,669 1,265,557 16,902,226
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Income before income taxes 16,964,179 1,265,557 18,229,736
Income taxes 5,800,000 294,000 6,094,000
Net income $11,164,179 $ 971,557 $12,135,736
Earnings per common share
Basic $ 0.55 $ 0.05 $ 0.60
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Diluted $ 0.54 $ 0.05 $ 0.59
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding
Basic 20,240,012 20,240,012
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Diluted 20,723,166 20,723,166
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(1) These adjustments reconcile the Company's GAAP results of operations to its non-GAAP results of operations. The Company believes that presentation of results excluding non-cash stock-based compensation provides meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors that is indicative of the Company's core operating results and facilitates comparison of operating results across reporting periods. The Company uses these non-GAAP measures when evaluating its financial results as well as for internal planning and forecasting purposes. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for the Company's GAAP results. The Company adopted the fair-value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 revised (123R) to expense stock-based compensation effective January 1, 2006 . Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company accounted for employee stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB No. 25.
STRATASYS, INC.
FISCAL YEAR 2008
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FORWARD LOOKING GUIDANCE
Earnings Per Diluted
Share Range
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U.S. GAAP measure $0.77 to $0.85
Adjustments to exclude the effects of
expenses related to stock-based
compensation under SFAS 123R $0.04 - $0.05
Non-GAAP estimates $0.81 to $0.89
Source: Stratasys, Inc.
Released February 26, 2008