NI Achieves Record Revenue for a First Quarter, up 13 Percent YOY

Company’s transformation continues to deliver improved operating performance

Q1 2023 Highlights

•	Revenue of $437 million, up 13 percent year-over-year

•	Q1 GAAP operating margin of 13%; non-GAAP operating margin of 23 percent

•	Diluted GAAP EPS of $0.35 and diluted non-GAAP EPS of $0.62

•	Cash flow from operations of $99 million

AUSTIN, Texas - April 27, 2023 - National Instruments Corporation (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced Q1 2023 revenue of $437 million, up 13 percent year-over-year, a record for a first quarter.

For Q1 2023, the value of the company's total orders was down 10 percent year-over-year, compared to a very strong Q1 2022. For Q1, year-over-year orders in the Americas region were down 12 percent, in EMEA orders were flat, and in APAC orders were down 15 percent.

In Q1, GAAP gross margin was 70 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 72 percent. GAAP operating expenses were $247 million, up 5 percent year-over-year. Total non-GAAP operating expenses were up 2 percent year-over-year at $212 million. GAAP operating margin was 13 percent in Q1, with GAAP operating income of $57 million, up 86 percent year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 23 percent in Q1, with non-GAAP operating income of $102 million, up 55 percent year-over-year.

GAAP net income for Q1 was $47 million, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.35, and non-GAAP net income was $83 million, with non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.62.

“We delivered strong results with EPS and revenue above the midpoint of our guidance. Revenue for the first quarter was up 13 percent year over year and a record for a first quarter. For Q1, GAAP operating margin was up over 500 bps and non-GAAP operating margin was up over 600 bps as compared to the same quarter last year,” said Eric Starkloff, NI President and CEO. “We believe these results are a testament to the initiatives that we’ve executed since 2017 to transform NI into a company with higher growth, better profitability, and lower cyclicality. I'm proud of the performance of our team in a dynamic environment”

"With supply chain constraints beginning to ease, we continued reducing our delinquent backlog as planned to support revenue growth despite a challenging economic environment. This dynamic also supported our continued gross margin expansion" said Daniel Berenbaum, NI CFO. "GAAP and non-GAAP EPS were in the upper half of our guidance range, driven primarily by operational execution, as well as a lower-than-expected tax rate."

As of March 31, 2023, NI had $138 million in cash and cash equivalents. During Q1, NI paid $37 million in dividends. The NI Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.28 per share payable on May 31, 2023, to stockholders of record on May 9, 2023.

Given the pending acquisition of NI by Emerson Electric Co., NI will not host an earnings conference call for first quarter results nor provide future guidance.

The company’s non-GAAP results exclude, as applicable, the impact of purchase accounting fair value adjustments, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, taxes levied on the transfer of acquired intellectual property, foreign exchange gain/loss on acquisitions, restructuring charges, tax reform charges, disposal gain/loss on buildings and related charitable contributions, tax effects related to businesses held for sale, gain/loss on sale of business, remeasurement gains and impairment losses related to equity-method investments, and capitalization and amortization of internally developed software costs. Reconciliations of the company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are included as part of this news release.

Non-GAAP Presentation

To supplement NI’s financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, NI has provided non-GAAP financial information, including non-GAAP revenue or net sales, gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, operating margin, provision for income taxes, net income, net margin and diluted EPS. A reconciliation of the adjustments to GAAP results is included in the tables below. Non-GAAP financial information is not meant as a substitute for GAAP results, but is included because management believes such information is useful to our investors for informational and comparative purposes. In addition, certain non-GAAP financial information is used internally by management to evaluate and manage the company. The non-GAAP financial information used by NI may differ from that used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include without limitation: the global shortage of key components; effect of the global economic and geopolitical conditions; our international operations and foreign economies; adverse public health matters, including epidemics and pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to effectively manage our partners and distribution channels; interruptions in our technology systems or cyber-attacks on our systems; the dependency of our product revenue on certain industries and the risk of contractions in such industries; concentration of credit risk and uncertain conditions in the global financial markets; our ability to compete in markets that are highly competitive; our ability to release successful new products or achieve expected returns; the risk that our manufacturing capacity and a substantial majority of our warehousing and distribution capacity are located outside of the U.S.; our dependence on key suppliers and distributors; longer delivery lead times from our suppliers; risk of product liability claims; dependence on our proprietary rights and risks of intellectual property litigation; the continued service of key management, technical personnel and operational employees; our ability to comply with environmental laws and associated costs; our ability to maintain our website; the risks of bugs, vulnerabilities, errors or design flaws in our products; our restructuring activities; our exposure to large orders; our shift to more system orders; our ability to effectively manage our operating expenses and meet budget; fluctuations in our quarterly results due to factors outside of our control; our outstanding debt; the interest rate risk associated with our variable rate indebtedness; seasonal variation in our revenues; our ability to comply with laws and regulations; changes in tax rates and exposure to additional tax liabilities; our ability to make certain acquisitions or dispositions, integrate the companies we acquire or separate the companies we sold and/or enter into strategic relationships; risks related to currency fluctuations; risks that provisions in charter documents and Delaware law may delay or prevent our acquisition; the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed transaction that could cause the parties to terminate the merger agreement with Emerson Electric Co (the "Merger Agreement"); the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; the possibility that our stockholders may not approve the proposed transaction; the risk that the parties to the Merger Agreement may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of our common stock; the risk of any unexpected costs or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; the risk of any litigation relating to the proposed transaction; the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on our ability to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, stockholders and other business relationships and on its operating results and business generally; and the risk the pending proposed transaction could distract our management.  In addition, our ability to declare and/or pay declared dividends is subject to compliance with the terms of our existing credit agreement. The company directs readers to its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the other documents it files with the SEC for other risks associated with the company’s future performance. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our forward-looking statements. All information in this release is as of the date above. The company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company’s expectations.

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