Intuitive Surgical Announces $156.9 Million Third Quarter Revenue, Up 64%

October 18, 2007 at 4:09 PM EDT
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct 18, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), the industry leader in surgical robotics, today reported third quarter 2007 revenue of $156.9 million, increasing 64% from $95.8 million for the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter 2007 revenue growth was driven by continued robotic procedure adoption and higher da Vinci(r) Surgical System sales.

Third quarter 2007 instruments and accessories revenue increased 70% to $49.5 million from $29.0 million during the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter 2007 da Vinci(r) Surgical Systems revenue increased 63% to $85.5 million from $52.4 million during the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter 2007 service and training revenue increased 52% to $21.9 million from $14.4 million during the third quarter of 2006.


 Revenue ($ Millions)
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                       Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                          September 30,              September 30,
                    ------------------------  -------------------------
                     2007     2006  Increase   2007     2006   Increase
                    ------   ------  ------   ------   ------   ------

 Instruments/
  Accessories       $ 49.5   $ 29.0  $ 20.5   $135.6   $ 78.4   $ 57.2
 Systems              85.5     52.4    33.1    215.8    142.9     72.9
 Service/Training     21.9     14.4     7.5     60.0     38.8     21.2
                    -----------------------   ------------------------
                    $156.9   $ 95.8  $ 61.1   $411.4   $260.1   $151.3
                    =======================   ========================

Third quarter 2007 operating income increased 110% to $54.0 million, compared with $25.7 million for the third quarter of 2006. Operating results for the third quarter of 2007 included $8.7 million of stock-based compensation expense in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board SFAS 123R, compared with $6.9 million for the third quarter of 2006.

Third quarter 2007 results included unusual, non-operating income resulting from gains on sales of equity investments of $4.1 million and foreign exchange gains of $1.8 million, impacting net income by approximately $3.7 million, or $0.09 per share, net of tax. Including the impact of these items, third quarter 2007 net income increased 137% to $40.9 million, compared with $17.3 million for the third quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.04 for the third quarter of 2007 from $0.45 for the third quarter of 2006.

Intuitive ended the third quarter of 2007 with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $533 million, up $86 million from June 30, 2007 and $203 million from December 31, 2006.

Commenting on the announcement, Lonnie Smith, Chairman and CEO of Intuitive Surgical, said, "We are pleased with our third quarter revenue and income growth. Robotic surgery momentum is strong as patient demand and adoption within the medical community continue to grow."

The Company will also announce these results at a conference call today at 1:30 pm PDT. The dial-in numbers for the call are 877-909-3508 for participants located in the U.S. and 517-645-6051 for participants located outside the U.S. The passcode is ISRG and the meeting leader is Mr. Lonnie Smith. To access financial information that will be discussed on the call, please visit Intuitive Surgical's website at www.intuitivesurgical.com.

About Intuitive's Products:

The da Vinci(r) Surgical System consists of a surgeon's viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance InSite(r) 3-D, high definition vision system, a patient-side cart consisting of three or four robotic arms that position and precisely maneuver endoscopic instruments and an endoscope, and a variety of articulating EndoWrist(r) Instruments. By integrating computer-enhanced technology with surgeons' technical skills, Intuitive believes that its system enables surgeons to perform better surgery in a manner never before experienced. The da Vinci(r) Surgical System seamlessly and directly translates the surgeon's natural hand, wrist and finger movements on instrument controls at the surgeon's console outside the patient's body into corresponding micro-movements of the instrument tips positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions, or ports.

Intuitive(r), da Vinci(r), da Vinci(r) S, InSite(r), and EndoWrist(r) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various important factors, including the following: timing and success of product development and market acceptance of developed products; regulatory approvals, clearances and restrictions; guidelines and recommendations in the health care and patient communities; intellectual property positions and litigation; competition in the medical device industry and in the specific markets of surgery in which Intuitive Surgical operates; and unanticipated manufacturing disruptions; delays in regulatory approvals of new manufacturing facilities or the inability to meet demand for products. Words such as "estimate", "project", "plan", "intend", "expect", "anticipate", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


                 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
       UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
           (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

                                         Three months ended
                                ----------------------------------
                                Sept. 30,    June 30,    Sept. 30,
                                ----------------------------------
                                  2007         2007         2006
                                ----------------------------------
 Revenue:
  Products                      $135,053     $119,885     $ 81,433
  Services                        21,851       20,364       14,399
                                --------     --------     --------
   Total revenue                 156,904      140,249       95,832

 Cost of revenue:
  Products                        38,305       35,656       26,663
  Services                        10,129       10,485        6,936
                                --------     --------     --------
   Total cost of revenue*         48,434       46,141       33,599

  Gross profit                   108,470       94,108       62,233

 Operating expenses:
  Selling, general
   and administrative             40,163       38,883       28,578
  Research and development        14,319       10,192        7,979
                                --------     --------     --------
    Total operating expenses*     54,482       49,075       36,557

 Income from operations           53,988       45,033       25,676

 Interest and other income, net   12,220        5,232        3,146
                                --------     --------     --------

 Income before income taxes       66,208       50,265       28,822
 Provision for income taxes       25,289       19,602       11,559
                                --------     --------     --------
 Net lncome                     $ 40,919     $ 30,663     $ 17,263
                                ========     ========     ========
 Earnings per share:
  Basic                         $   1.08     $   0.81     $   0.47
                                ========     ========     ========
  Diluted                       $   1.04     $   0.79     $   0.45
                                ========     ========     ========
 Shares used in computing
  earnings per share:
   Basic                          38,033       37,636       36,875
                                ========     ========     ========
   Diluted                        39,271       38,657       38,184
                                ========     ========     ========

  * Includes stock-based compensation expense of $1.4 million, $1.5
    million and $1.1 million in total cost of revenue and and $7.3
    million, $7.9 million and $5.9 million in total operating expenses
    for the three months ended September 30, 2007, June 30, 2007 and
    September 30, 2006, respectively.


                 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
        UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
          (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

                                           Nine months Ended
                                              September 30,
                                          ---------------------
                                            2007         2006
                                          ---------------------
 Revenue:
  Products                                $351,387     $221,312
  Services                                  59,995       38,803
                                          --------     --------
   Total revenue                           411,382      260,115

 Cost of revenue:
  Products                                 103,067       68,454
  Services                                  29,229       18,770
                                          --------     --------
   Total cost of revenue*                  132,296       87,224

  Gross profit                             279,086      172,891

 Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and administrative      112,989       79,652
  Research and development                  32,736       21,330
                                          --------     --------
   Total operating expenses*               145,725      100,982

 Income from operations                    133,361       71,909

 Interest and other income, net             22,060        8,602
                                          --------     --------

 Income before income taxes                155,421       80,511
 Provision for income taxes                 60,037       32,108
                                          --------     --------
 Net lncome                               $ 95,384     $ 48,403
                                          ========     ========
 Earnings per share:
  Basic                                   $   2.53     $   1.32
                                          ========     ========
  Diluted                                 $   2.46     $   1.27
                                          ========     ========

 Shares used in computing
  earnings per share:
   Basic                                    37,653       36,646
                                          ========     ========
   Diluted                                  38,776       38,044
                                          ========     ========

 * Includes stock compensation expense of $4.1 million and $2.8
    million in total cost of revenue and $22.1 million and $15.6
    million in total operating expenses for the nine months ended
    September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


                 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
     UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      (IN THOUSANDS)

                               9/30/2007    6/30/2007   12/31/2006
                               ---------    ---------   ----------
 Cash, cash equivalents,
  and investments               $533,489     $447,512     $330,296
 Accounts receivable, net        120,456      105,649       94,680
 Inventory                        26,773       24,040       24,295
 Property and equipment, net      64,153       62,040       59,939
 Goodwill                        112,170      118,207      118,240
 Deferred tax assets              36,211       34,118       31,677
 Other assets                     18,995       17,132       12,663
                                --------     --------     --------
   Total assets                 $912,247     $808,698     $671,790
                                ========     ========     ========

 Accounts payable and other
  accrued liabilities           $ 63,525     $ 53,956     $ 44,700
 Deferred revenue                 48,571       43,393       37,385
                                --------     --------     --------
   Total liabilities             112,096       97,349       82,085
 Stockholders' equity            800,151      711,349      589,705
                                --------     --------     --------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity        $912,247     $808,698     $671,790
                                ========     ========     ========

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SOURCE: Intuitive Surgical

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