Nova Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights:

• Record Quarterly revenue of $194.8 million, a 9% QoQ increase, exceeding the Company guidance and up 45% YoY.
• GAAP net income of $50.5 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, up 32% YoY.
• Record non-GAAP net income of $62.3 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, exceeding the Company guidance, and up 43% YoY.
• Record sales of materials metrology, driven by sales of Nova Metrion and Nova Veraflex platforms
• Record sales for dimensional metrology stand-alone solutions, driven by demand for unique capabilities in advanced packaging and GAA manufacturing.

Full Year 2024 Highlights:

• Record annual revenue of $672.4 million up 30% YoY
• Record GAAP net income of $183.8 million, or $5.75 per diluted share up 34% YoY
• Record Non-GAAP net income of $214.9 million, or $6.69 per diluted share up 38% YoY
• Record sales for advanced packaging processes, more than doubling revenues from the segment
• Record sales of materials metrology, driven by growing adoption of the Company's solutions across market segments

GAAP Results (K)

Non-GAAP Results (K)

Management Comments

"Nova continues to outperform the market, with quarterly and annual sales records which exceeded the high end of the guidance in both revenue and profitability," said Gaby Waisman, President and CEO. "As we reflect on the past year, we count multiple achievements across our product lines, including strategic penetrations into leading manufacturers, an evolving position in new segments, and a growing market share. All of these, combined with Nova's long-term strategy for perpetual growth, set the stage for our continued growth in 2025."

2025 First Quarter Financial Outlook

Management provided an outlook for the first quarter, the period ending March 31, 2025. Based on current estimates, management expects:

• $205 million to $215 million in revenue
• $1.75 to $1.91 in diluted GAAP EPS
• $2.00 to $2.16 in diluted non-GAAP EPS

2024 Fourth Quarter Results

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $194.8 million, an increase of 9% compared with the third quarter of 2024 and an increase of 45% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

Gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2024 was 56.4%, compared with 56.6% in the third quarter of 2024 and 55.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024 were $54.5 million, compared with $52.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $40.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $50.5 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. This is compared with net income of $51.3 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2024, and $38.1 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $ 62.3 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. This is compared with net income of $ 56.1 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2024, and $43.6 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

2024 Full Year Results

Total revenues for 2024 were $672.4 million, an increase of 30% compared to total revenues of $517.9 million for 2023.

Gross margin in 2024 was 57.6%, compared with 56.6% in 2023.

Operating expenses in 2024 were $199.5 million, compared with operating expenses of $160.9 million in 2023.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $183.7 million, or $5.75 per diluted share, in 2024. This is compared with a net income of $136.3 million, or $4.28 per diluted share, in 2023.

On a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $214.9 million, or $6.69 per diluted share, in 2024. This is compared with net income of $155.9 million, or $4.86 per diluted share, in 2023.

Conference Call Information

Nova will host a conference call today, February 13, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company's fourth quarter 2024 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: 1-833-816-1427
ISRAEL TOLL-FREE    Dial-in Number: 1-809-213-284
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: 1-412-317-0519

At:
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
5:30 a.m. Pacific Time
3:30 p.m. Israel Time

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 February 13, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time until August 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:

Replay Dial-in U.S. TOLL-FREE: 1-877-344-7529
Replay Dial-in INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Pin Number: 8533745

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

About Nova
Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control 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 developing and producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova's unique capability to deliver innovative 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 worldwide. Additional information may be found on Nova's website link - https://www.novami.com/.

Nova is traded on the Nasdaq and TASE, Nasdaq ticker symbol NVMI.

Use of Non-GAAP Adjusted Financial Measures
This press release provides financial measures that exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, revaluation of operating lease liabilities and remeasurement of intercompany loans, amortization of 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.

Forward-Looking Statements
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 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 differ materially 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:  increased information technology security threats and sophisticated computer crime; foreign political and economic risks including supply-chain difficulties; regulations that could restrict our operations such as economic sanctions and export restrictions; changes in U.S. trade policies; indirect effects of the Russia – Ukraine conflict; market instability including inflation and recessionary pressures; risks related to doing business with China; catastrophic events; inability to protect our intellectual property; open source technology exposure, including risks related to artificial intelligence; failure to compete effectively or to respond to rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting 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; difficulty in integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; risks related to conditions in Israel, including related to the war against Hamas and other terrorist organizations; 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, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2024. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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Company Contact:
Guy Kizner, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail - [email protected]
Nova website link - https://www.novami.com/

Investor Relations Contact:
Miri Segal MS-IR LLC
Tel: +917-607-8654
E-mail - [email protected]

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