Nova Reports Record First Quarter 2021 Results

First Quarter 2021 Highlights:

• Record quarterly revenue of $84.1 million, up 38% year over year
• Record GAAP net income of $17.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, up 46% year over year on a per-share basis
• Record Non-GAAP net income of $20.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, up 37% year over year on a per-share basis
• Record service revenue, led by installed base functionality expansions and productivity upgrades
• Record product bookings driven by continued diversification across geographies, fabrication technologies and customers

Management Comments

“Nova delivered a strong growth quarter, outperforming our guidance and achieving revenue and profit records. Our remarkable results were driven by the proliferation of our advanced solutions across customers, segments and technology nodes,” commented Eitan Oppenhaim, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our differentiated portfolio, honed by our commitment to innovation, continues to strengthen our market position as we address increasingly complex technical transitions to new generations of semiconductors. The achievements this quarter mark another successful milestone in our growth trajectory for this year, as we expand our market presence and deploy our new leading-edge technologies.”

2021 Second Quarter Financial Outlook

Management provided an outlook for the second quarter, the period ending June 30, 2021. Based on current estimates, management expects:

• $84 million to $92 million in revenue
• $0.51 to $0.64 in diluted GAAP EPS
• $0.64 to $0.77 in diluted non-GAAP EPS

2021 First Quarter Results

Total revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $84.1 million, an increase of 10%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 and an increase of 38% compared with the first quarter of 2020.

Gross margin for the first quarter of 2021 was 57%, compared with a gross margin of 55% in the fourth quarter of 2020, and compared with a gross margin of 56% in the first quarter of 2020.

Operating expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were $28.2 million, compared with $25.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and compared with $21.5 million in the first quarter of 2020.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $17.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021. This is compared with net income of $13.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2020, and compared with net income of $11.7 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020.

On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, a one-time expense related to a transaction made by a financial institution without Company authorization, facilities transition costs, revaluation of operating lease liabilities, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and tax effect of non-GAAP adjustment, the Company reported net income of $20.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021. This is compared with net income of $15.9 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2020, and compared with net income of $13.5 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020.

Conference Call Information

Nova will host a conference call today, May 6, 2021, at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the 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: 1-800-289-0438
ISRAEL TOLL-FREE Dial-in Number: 1-809-212-883
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: 1-323-794-2423

At:
9 a.m. Eastern Time
6 a.m. Pacific Time
4 p.m. Israel Time

Please reference conference ID: 3276680

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 May 6, 2021 at 12 p.m. Eastern Time to May 13, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:

Replay Dial-in TOLL-FREE: 1-844-512-2921
Replay Dial-in TOLL/INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-6671
Replay Pin Number: 3276680

A replay will also be available for 90 days on Nova’s website at https://www.novami.com/investors/events/.

About Nova: Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of metrology solutions for advanced process control used 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 the development and production of the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova’s unique capability to deliver innovative x-ray and optical 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 around the world. Additional information may be found at www.novami.com.

Nova is traded on the NASDAQ & TASE under the symbol NVMI.

This press release provides financial measures that exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, expense related to a transaction made by a financial institution without Company authorization, facilities transition costs, revaluation of operating lease liabilities, amortization of debt discount and 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.

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 are 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 be materially different 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: catastrophic events such as the outbreak of COVID-19; increased information technology security threats and sophisticated computer crime; foreign political and economic risks; changes in U.S. trade policies; inability to protect intellectual property; open source technology exposure; failure to compete effectively or to respond to the rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty to predict 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; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; political, economic, and military instability in Israel; 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, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2021. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

(Tables to Follow)

* Stock-based compensation expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included in – Cost of revenues products – 250; Cost of revenues services – 168; Research and development expenses, net – 843; Sales and marketing expenses – 501; General and administrative expenses – 460