NI Reports Record Revenue for a Second Quarter

Strong execution in challenging macro environment

Q2 2023 Summary

•	Record GAAP revenue for a second quarter of $417 million, up 5 percent year over year

•	Solid Q2 GAAP operating margin of 10%

•	Record Q2 Non-GAAP operating margin of 22%

•	Strong diluted GAAP EPS of $0.23 and diluted non-GAAP EPS of $0.51

AUSTIN, Texas - July 27, 2023 - National Instruments Corporation (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced Q2 2023 revenue of $417 million, up 5 percent year over year, a record for a second quarter.

In Q2, the total value of the company's orders was down 17 percent year over year. Orders were down 20 percent in the Americas, down 26 percent in APAC, and flat in EMEA year over year.

In Q2, GAAP gross margin was 72 percent and non-GAAP gross margin was 74 percent. Total GAAP operating expenses were $257 million and non-GAAP operating expenses were $218 million. GAAP operating income for Q2 was $41 million with non-GAAP operating income of $91 million. In Q2, GAAP operating margin was 10 percent with non-GAAP operating margin of 22 percent.

In Q2, GAAP net income for Q2 was $30 million and non-GAAP net income was $68 million, with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.23 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.51.

“I am pleased with our results in the second quarter. We delivered record revenue for a second quarter, along with strong operating margin and EPS, which demonstrates the operating leverage we have developed through our ongoing transformation. Revenue was up 5 percent year-over-year and was bolstered by our strong backlog, even as orders weakened more than we initially anticipated throughout the quarter,” said Eric Starkloff, NI President and CEO. “Despite the challenging macro environment, we executed our strategy. Our performance is a testament to our continued focus on high growth subsegments and global execution.”

"Our focus on operational execution and expense management continued, resulting in second quarter GAAP operating margin up over 450 bps and non-GAAP operating margin up over 600 bps as compared to the same quarter last year," said Daniel Berenbaum, NI CFO. "While we still see difficulty in obtaining reliable supply of a few specific parts, a general easing of supply chain constraints combined with the laser-focus of our team enabled more shipments from our strong backlog, offsetting a difficult bookings environment."

As of June 30, 2023, NI had $139 million in cash and cash equivalents. During the second quarter, NI paid $37 million in dividends. The NI Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share payable on August 29, 2023, to stockholders of record on August 8, 2023.

NI'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 loss on acquisitions, restructuring charges, tax reform charges, disposal gains on buildings and related charitable contributions, tax effects related to businesses held for sale, gain on sale of businesses, and capitalization and amortization of internally developed software costs. Reconciliations of the NI's GAAP and non-GAAP results are included as part of this news release.

YTD 2023 Summary

•	Record GAAP revenue of $854 million, up 9 percent year over year

•	Strong GAAP operating margin of 11% and record non-GAAP operating margin of 23%

•	Strong diluted GAAP EPS of $0.58, up 107 percent year over year and record diluted non-GAAP EPS of $1.13, up 47 percent year over year

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 Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are subject to risks and uncertainties.  These statements include those set forth above relating to our ability to execute on our strategy.  All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections of future events.  We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors which could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in 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 financial 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; provisions in charter documents and Delaware law that 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 entered into in connection with the proposed transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; 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 the ability of the Company 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 management of the Company.  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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