FORM 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: February 12, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

 


 

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   Commission File Number:   77-0416458

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  000-30713  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

950 Kifer Road

Sunnyvale, California 94086

(Address of Principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(408) 523-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 



Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

 

On February 12, 2004, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. These financial results are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated by reference into this Item 5 for the purpose of causing such financial results to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information in this Item, including that incorporated herein by reference, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item, including that incorporated herein by reference, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On February 12, 2004, Intuitive Surgical issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 12.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized,

 

   

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Date: February 12, 2004

 

By

 

/s/ Lonnie M. Smith


       

Name:

 

Lonnie M. Smith

       

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99.1   Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2003.
99.2   Press Release issued by Intuitive Surgical, dated February 12, 2004.
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER

Exhibit 99.1

 

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     3 Months Ended

 
     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Sales:

                

Products

   $ 23,627     $ 19,448  

Services

     3,966       1,697  
    


 


Total sales

     27,593       21,145  

Cost of sales:

                

Products

     15,901       8,517  

Services

     2,156       1,906  
    


 


Total cost of sales

     18,057       10,423  

Gross profit

     9,536       10,722  

Gross profit %

     34.6 %     50.7 %

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Selling, general, and administrative

     10,417       9,691  

Research and development

     4,732       4,026  
    


 


Total operating costs and expenses

     15,149       13,717  

Loss from operations

     (5,613 )     (2,995 )

Other income, net

     758       395  
    


 


Net loss

   $ (4,855 )   $ (2,600 )
    


 


Net loss per share - basic and diluted

   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.14 )
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share - basic and diluted

     30,616       18,321  
    


 


 

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended

 
     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Sales:

                

Products

   $ 80,586     $ 66,407  

Services

     11,089       5,615  
    


 


Total sales

     91,675       72,022  

Cost of sales:

                

Products

     39,977       31,183  

Services

     7,669       6,938  
    


 


Total cost of sales

     47,646       38,121  

Gross profit

     44,029       33,901  

Gross profit %

     48.0 %     47.1 %

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Selling, general, and administrative

     39,719       37,327  

Research and development

     16,190       16,793  
    


 


Total operating costs and expenses

     55,909       54,120  

Loss from operations

     (11,880 )     (20,219 )

Other income, net

     2,257       1,798  
    


 


Net loss

   $ (9,623 )   $ (18,421 )
    


 


Net loss per share - basic and diluted

   $ (0.41 )   $ (1.01 )
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share - basic and diluted

     23,626       18,229  
    


 


 

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,165     $ 9,007  

Short-term investments

     101,614       41,832  

Accounts receivable, net

     26,820       16,887  

Inventories, net

     8,788       8,738  

Prepaid expenses

     3,203       1,912  
    


 


Total current assets

     152,590       78,376  

Property and equipment, net

     10,288       10,388  

Intangible assets, net

     8,089       2,568  

Goodwill

     143,106       —    

Other assets

     921       249  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 314,994     $ 91,581  
    


 


Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 12,455     $ 9,282  

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

     4,667       4,666  

Warranty accrual

     702       2,269  

Restructuring accrual

     971       —    

Other accrued liabilities

     3,024       3,497  

Deferred revenue

     11,345       4,638  

Current portion of notes payable

     1,030       1,511  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     34,194       25,863  

Long-term notes payable

     695       1,838  

Long-term deferred revenue

     1,148       200  

Stockholders’ equity

                

Common stock

     33       18  

Preferred stock

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     416,559       191,038  

Deferred compensation

     (99 )     (223 )

Accumulated deficit

     (138,414 )     (128,791 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     878       1,638  
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     278,957       63,680  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 314,994     $ 91,581  
    


 


 

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PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.2

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  Contacts:    Ben Gong   408-523-2175
         Sarah Norton   408-523-2161

 

INTUITIVE SURGICAL ANNOUNCES RECORD $27.6 MILLION FOURTH QUARTER REVENUE, UP 30%

 

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. February 12, 2004 – Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), the leader in operative surgical robotics, today reported fourth quarter 2003 sales of $27.6 million, increasing 30% from $21.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2002. Higher sales were driven by continued recurring revenue growth and shipments of da Vinci® Surgical System fourth arm upgrades. Fourth quarter 2003 recurring revenue, consisting of instrument, accessory, service and training revenue, totaled $10.1 million, up 107% over the prior year and up $2.2 million, or 28%, sequentially from the third quarter of 2003. Recurring revenue increased to 37% of total sales from 23% during the fourth quarter of 2002.

 

Intuitive shipped 18 da Vinci® Surgical Systems during the fourth quarter 2003, compared to 17 during the fourth quarter of 2002. Intuitive ended 2003 with 210 cumulative da Vinci® Surgical Systems sold. Intuitive also shipped 11 additional fourth arms during the fourth quarter 2003. Overall fourth quarter 2003 system revenue increased to $17.5 million from $16.3 million during the fourth quarter 2002.

 

Sales for 2003 totaled $91.7 million for the year, up 27% from $72.0 million in 2002. Recurring revenue totaled $29.9 million in 2003, compared to $15.7 million in 2002. Intuitive sold 61 total da Vinci® Surgical Systems and 37 fourth surgical arms in 2003 compared to 60 systems and no fourth arms in the previous year. The following table compares fourth quarter and fiscal year 2003 revenue to the prior year.

 

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     3 Months Ended

   Fiscal Year Ended

     12/31/03

   12/31/02

   Var.

   12/31/03

   12/31/02

   Var.

Revenue ($ Millions)

                                         

Systems

   $ 17.5    $ 16.3    $ 1.2    $ 61.8    $ 56.3    $ 5.5

Instruments/Accessories

   $ 6.1    $ 3.1    $ 3.0    $ 18.8    $ 10.1    $ 8.7

Service/Training

   $ 4.0    $ 1.7    $ 2.3    $ 11.1    $ 5.6    $ 5.5
    

  

  

  

  

  

     $ 27.6    $ 21.1    $ 6.5    $ 91.7    $ 72.0    $ 19.7

da Vinci® Surgical System Population

                                         

Placements

     18      17      1      61      60      1

Cumulative Placements

     210      149      61      210      149      61

 

During the fourth quarter of 2003, Intuitive recognized $5.5 million for charges to impair intangible assets and write-down excess inventory related to Computer Motion Aesop products, of which $5.3 million was charged to cost of sales. Also during the fourth quarter 2003, Intuitive recorded the settlement of its litigation with Brookhill Wilk for $2.6 million, of which $0.6 million was charged to fourth quarter cost of sales. The remaining $2.0 million will be amortized into cost of sales over approximately the next six years on a straight-line basis.

 

Intuitive reported fourth quarter 2003 gross profit of 34.6%, including the 21.3% impact of the Aesop and Wilk charges described above, compared to 50.7% reported for the fourth quarter 2002. The improvement in 2003 gross margin, excluding the Aesop and Wilk charges, was driven by lower product material costs, product reliability improvements, and productivity.

 

Fourth quarter 2003 operating expenses of $15.1 million increased $1.4 million from fourth quarter 2002 operating expenses of $13.7 million. Total fiscal year operating expenses increased 3% to $55.9 million in 2003 from $54.1 million in 2002.

 

Intuitive reported a fourth quarter 2003 net loss of $4.9 million, or $0.16 per share, including the $6.1 million of Aesop and Wilk charges. During the fourth quarter 2002, Intuitive reported a net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.14 per share. Intuitive reported a fiscal year 2003 net loss of $9.6 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to a net loss of $18.4 million, or $1.01 per share in fiscal 2002.

 

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During the fourth quarter of 2003, Intuitive changed its classification of customer training costs from operating expense to cost of goods sold. As a result of this change, fourth quarter 2003 cost of sales included $1.0 million of customer training costs that would have been charged to operating expenses under previous treatment, impacting gross margin by 3.8%. All prior accounting periods are now being presented on a basis consistent with this treatment.

 

Intuitive ended 2003 with $114 million in cash and short-term investments, reflecting $78 million of net proceeds received from the follow-on stock offering closed during the fourth quarter 2003. Excluding the impact of this funding event, the fourth quarter was approximately cash neutral.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Lonnie Smith, Chairman and CEO of Intuitive Surgical said, “We are pleased with our record fourth quarter sales and our substantial recurring revenue growth. During the quarter, we substantially completed the Computer Motion integration, settled the Brookhill Wilk lawsuit, and added significant cash resources with a successful follow-on stock offering. At this stage, we are better positioned than ever to follow through on the promise of robotic surgery.”

 

The company will also announce these results at a conference call today at 1:30 PM PST. The dial-in numbers for the call are 877-909-3508 for participants located in the U.S. and 484-630-4228 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® Surgical System consists of a surgeon’s viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance InSite® 3-D 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® 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® 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.

 

The Aesop® Endoscope Positioner is a voice-activated robotic arm that automates the critical task of endoscope positioning, providing the surgeon with direct control over a smooth, precise and stable view of the internal surgical field.

 

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The Hermes® Control Center is a centralized system designed to voice control a series of networked “smart” medical devices.

 

# # #

 

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®, da Vinci®, InSite®, EndoWrist®, Zeus®, Hermes®, and Aesop® are registered trademarks of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

 

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

     3 Months Ended

 
     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Sales:

                

Products

   $ 23,627     $ 19,448  

Services

     3,966       1,697  
    


 


Total sales

     27,593       21,145  

Cost of sales:

                

Products

     15,901       8,517  

Services

     2,156       1,906  
    


 


Total cost of sales

     18,057       10,423  

Gross profit

     9,536       10,722  

Gross profit %

     34.6 %     50.7 %

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Selling, general, and administrative

     10,417       9,691  

Research and development

     4,732       4,026  
    


 


Total operating costs and expenses

     15,149       13,717  

Loss from operations

     (5,613 )     (2,995 )

Other income, net

     758       395  
    


 


Net loss

   $ (4,855 )   $ (2,600 )
    


 


Net loss per share - basic and diluted

   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.14 )
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share - basic and diluted

     30,616       18,321  
    


 


 

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended

 
     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Sales:

                

Products

   $ 80,586     $ 66,407  

Services

     11,089       5,615  
    


 


Total sales

     91,675       72,022  

Cost of sales:

                

Products

     39,977       31,183  

Services

     7,669       6,938  
    


 


Total cost of sales

     47,646       38,121  

Gross profit

     44,029       33,901  

Gross profit %

     48.0 %     47.1 %

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Selling, general, and administrative

     39,719       37,327  

Research and development

     16,190       16,793  
    


 


Total operating costs and expenses

     55,909       54,120  

Loss from operations

     (11,880 )     (20,219 )

Other income, net

     2,257       1,798  
    


 


Net loss

   $ (9,623 )   $ (18,421 )
    


 


Net loss per share - basic and diluted

   $ (0.41 )   $ (1.01 )
    


 


Weighted average shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share - basic and diluted

     23,626       18,229  
    


 


 

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     12/31/03

    12/31/02

 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,165     $ 9,007  

Short-term investments

     101,614       41,832  

Accounts receivable, net

     26,820       16,887  

Inventories, net

     8,788       8,738  

Prepaid expenses

     3,203       1,912  
    


 


Total current assets

     152,590       78,376  

Property and equipment, net

     10,288       10,388  

Intangible assets, net

     8,089       2,568  

Goodwill

     143,106       —    

Other assets

     921       249  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 314,994     $ 91,581  
    


 


Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 12,455     $ 9,282  

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

     4,667       4,666  

Warranty accrual

     702       2,269  

Restructuring accrual

     971       —    

Other accrued liabilities

     3,024       3,497  

Deferred revenue

     11,345       4,638  

Current portion of notes payable

     1,030       1,511  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     34,194       25,863  

Long-term notes payable

     695       1,838  

Long-term deferred revenue

     1,148       200  

Stockholders’ equity

                

Common stock

     33       18  

Preferred stock

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     416,559       191,038  

Deferred compensation

     (99 )     (223 )

Accumulated deficit

     (138,414 )     (128,791 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     878       1,638  
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     278,957       63,680  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 314,994     $ 91,581  
    


 


 

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