Revenue rose to $31.9 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008 over the $30.2 million reported for the same period in 2007. Revenue from proprietary products and services for the fourth quarter increased by 11% over the same period last year. System shipments totaled 570 units for the fourth quarter of 2008, versus 536 for the same period last year.
Operating profit, including discrete items, declined to $4.0 million for the fourth quarter, compared to operating profit of $4.9 million for the same period in 2007.
Net income, including discrete items, declined to $2.0 million for the fourth quarter, or $0.10 per share, compared to net income of $4.3 million, or $0.20 per share, for the same period last year.
Non-GAAP net income, which excludes discrete items and stock-based compensation expense, declined by 15% to $3.2 million for the fourth quarter, or $0.16 per share, compared to Non-GAAP net income of $3.8 million, or $0.17 per share, for the same period last year.
Discrete items in the fourth quarter of 2008 included an asset impairment charge and restructuring expense that totaled $1.4 million. The impairment charge was for an adjustment to fair value of an auction rate security. The restructuring expense is associated with the recent restructuring of the company’s North American sales and marketing organization. The total impairment charge and restructuring expense, net of tax, was approximately $869,000, or $0.04 per share.
Income tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2007 includes approximately $710,000, or $0.03 per share, in previously unrecognized state tax credits for prior years’ research and development expenditures.
Stock-based compensation expense required under Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) 123R was approximately $341,000 net of tax, or $0.02 per share for the fourth quarter of 2008, and approximately $202,000 net of tax, or $0.01 per share, for the same period last year.
A table provided with this release provides itemized detail of these charges and expenses.
Revenues rose to a record $124.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 over the $112.2 million reported for 2007. Revenue from proprietary products and services increased by 15% in the twelve-month period over last year. Total system shipments increased to a record 2,184 for the twelve-month period of 2008 compared with 2,169 for 2007.
Operating profit, including discrete items, increased 11% to a record $20.6 million for the twelve-month period, compared to operating profit of $18.5 million for 2007.
Net income, including discrete items, declined by 5% to $13.6 million for the twelve-month period, or $0.65 per share, compared to net income of $14.3 million, or $0.66 per share, for the same period last year.
Non-GAAP net income, which excludes discrete items and stock-based compensation expense, increased by 12% to $16.0 million for the twelve-month period, or $0.76 per share, compared to Non-GAAP net income of $14.3 million, or $0.66 per share, for the same period last year.
Discrete items in fiscal 2008 included an asset impairment charge and restructuring expense that totaled $2.0 million. The total impairment charge and restructuring expense, net of tax, was approximately $1.3 million, or $0.06 per share.
Stock-based compensation expense required under SFAS 123R was approximately $1.1 million net of tax, or $0.05 per share for the twelve-month period of 2008, and approximately $748,000 net of tax, or $0.03 per share, for 2007.
“Despite a challenging economic environment during the fourth quarter, we generated 11% growth in our proprietary products and services over last year,” said Scott Crump, chairman and chief executive officer of Stratasys. “Sales of our proprietary high-end systems, which we recently repositioned as 3D Production Systems under the brand name Fortus grew by 41% in the fourth quarter, continuing a positive trend that has followed the introduction of several new products and our successful expansion into direct digital manufacturing, or DDM, applications.
“Starting in January, we began selling our Fortus 3D production systems through a select group of our existing Dimension resellers in North America. In addition to selling our Dimension 3D printer line, these resellers have committed additional resources for the Fortus line. This structure mirrors our successful international model and leverages the company’s success with what we believe is the strongest sales channel in the industry. We believe the new structure will make the most of our expanding Fortus line and new DDM initiatives.
“Our 3D printer sales continued to be negatively impacted by the weak
global economy, as our users deferred capital investments and cut back
on discretionary expenditures. In addition, 3D printer revenue was
likely negatively impacted by the anticipated rollout of our new
personal 3D printer, the uPrint, which we introduced in January of this
year. We began limited distribution of uPrint in December of last year
to better position for the product’s immediate availability in January.
We believe the market’s anticipation of uPrint may have cost us orders
for our other Dimension 3D printers during the fourth quarter.
