Novanta Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter 2024

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novanta Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVT) ("Novanta" or the "Company"), a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced technology equipment manufacturers, today reported financial results for the first quarter 2024.

Financial Highlights	Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
GAAP
Revenue	$	230.9			$	219.1
Operating Income	$	25.6			$	26.3
Net Income	$	14.7			$	18.3
Diluted EPS	$	0.41			$	0.51
Non-GAAP*
Adjusted Operating Income	$	40.1			$	36.9
Adjusted Diluted EPS	$	0.74			$	0.74
Adjusted EBITDA	$	49.7			$	47.0
*Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, as well as definitions for the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release and the reasons for their use, are presented below.

"Novanta achieved great results for the first quarter, beating expectations for sales, profit, and cash flow," said Matthijs Glastra, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Novanta. "We finished the quarter with $231 million in revenue, adjusted gross margin of 46.3%, adjusted EBITDA of $50 million, and more than doubling our operating cash flow year over year. In addition, we are pleased with our progress at integrating the recent Motion Solutions acquisition."

First Quarter

During the first quarter of 2024, Novanta generated GAAP revenue of $230.9 million, an increase of $11.8 million, or 5.4%, versus the first quarter of 2023. The Company's acquisition activities resulted in an increase in revenue of $21.2 million, or 9.7%, compared to the first quarter of 2023. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates year over year had immaterial impact on our revenue during the first quarter of 2024. Our year-over-year Organic Revenue Growth, which excludes the net impact of acquisitions and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, was a decrease of 4.2% for the first quarter of 2024 (see "Organic Revenue Growth" in the non-GAAP reconciliations below).

In the first quarter of 2024, GAAP operating income was $25.6 million, compared to $26.3 million in the first quarter of 2023. GAAP net income was $14.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $18.3 million in the first quarter of 2023. GAAP diluted earnings per share ("EPS") was $0.41 in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $0.51 in the first quarter of 2023.

Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.74 in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $0.74 in the first quarter of 2023. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding was 36.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $49.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $47.0 million in the first quarter of 2023.

Operating cash flow for the first quarter of 2024 was $32.8 million, compared to $10.2 million for the first quarter of 2023.

Financial Guidance

For the second quarter of 2024, the Company expects GAAP revenue of approximately $230 million to $235 million. The Company expects Adjusted Gross Profit Margin to be approximately 46.0% to 46.3%. The Company expects Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $48 million to $50 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS to be in the range of $0.68 to $0.74. The Company's guidance assumes no significant changes in foreign exchange rates.

Novanta provides earnings guidance on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide earnings guidance on a GAAP basis, with the exception of GAAP revenue guidance. A reconciliation of the Company's forward-looking Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is not provided because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliations, including acquisitions and related expenses; impact of purchase price allocations for recently completed acquisitions; future changes in the fair value of contingent considerations; future restructuring expenses; foreign exchange gains/(losses); significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits); benefits or expenses associated with the completion of tax audits; divestitures and related expenses; gains and losses from sale of real estate assets; costs related to product line closures; intangible asset impairment charges and related asset write-offs; and other charges reflected in the Company's reconciliation of historical non-GAAP financial measures, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material. For additional information regarding Novanta's non-GAAP financial measures, see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results and to provide a business update. To access the call, please dial [phone] prior to the scheduled conference call time. Alternatively, the conference call can be accessed online via a live webcast on the Events & Presentations page of the Investors section of the Company's website at www.novanta.com.

A replay of the audio webcast will be available approximately three hours after the conclusion of the call in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.novanta.com. The replay will remain available until Monday, July 1, 2024.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are Organic Revenue Growth, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Margin, Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes, Adjusted Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income, and Net Debt.

The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful and supplementary information to investors regarding the operating performance of the Company. It is management's belief that these non-GAAP financial measures would be particularly useful to investors because of the significant changes that have occurred outside of the Company's day-to-day business in accordance with the execution of the Company's strategy. This strategy includes streamlining the Company's existing operations through site and functional consolidations, strategic divestitures and product line closures, expanding the Company's business through significant internal investments, and broadening the Company's product and service offerings through acquisitions of innovative and complementary technologies and solutions. The financial impact of certain elements of these activities, particularly acquisitions, divestitures, and site and functional restructurings, is often large relative to the Company's overall financial performance and can adversely affect the comparability of its operating results and investors' ability to analyze the business from period to period.

The Company's Adjusted EBITDA, Organic Revenue Growth and Adjusted Gross Margin are used by management to evaluate operating performance, communicate financial results to the Board of Directors, benchmark results against historical performance and the performance of peers, and evaluate investment opportunities, including acquisitions and divestitures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA, Organic Revenue Growth and Adjusted Gross Margin are used to determine bonus payments for senior management and employees. The Company has also used in the past, and may use in the future, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA as performance targets for certain performance-based restricted stock units. Accordingly, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide greater transparency and insight into management's method of analysis.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as substitutes for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. They are limited in value because they exclude charges that have a material effect on the Company's reported results and, therefore, should not be relied upon as the sole financial measures to evaluate the Company's financial results. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and to be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "future," "could," "should," "plan," "aim," and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding anticipated financial performance and financial position, including our financial outlook for the second quarter of 2024; expectations for our end markets and market position; our competitive position, including our positioning for long-term growth and other statements that are not historical facts.

These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including, but not limited to, the following: economic and political conditions and the effects of these conditions on our customers' businesses, capital expenditures and level of business activities; risks associated with epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; our dependence upon our ability to respond to fluctuations in product demand; our ability to continuously innovate, to introduce new products in a timely manner, and to manage transitions to new product innovations effectively; customer order timing and other similar factors; disruptions or breaches in security of our or our third-party providers' information technology systems; risks associated with our operations in foreign countries; our increased use of outsourcing in foreign countries; risks associated with increased outsourcing of components manufacturing; our exposure to increased tariffs, trade restrictions or taxes on our products; violations of our intellectual property rights and our ability to protect our intellectual property against infringement by third parties; risk of losing our competitive advantage; our failure to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our restructuring and realignment activities; product defects or problems integrating our products with other vendors' products; disruptions in the supply of certain key components and other goods from our suppliers; our failure to accurately forecast component and raw material requirements leading to additional costs and significant delays in shipments; production difficulties and product delivery delays or disruptions; our exposure to extensive medical device regulations, which may impede or hinder the approval, certification or sale of our products and, in some cases, may ultimately result in an inability to obtain approval or certification of certain products or may result in the recall or seizure of previously approved or certified products; potential penalties for violating foreign and U.S. federal and state healthcare laws and regulations; impact of healthcare industry cost containment and healthcare reform measures; changes in governmental regulations related to our business or products; actual or perceived failures to comply with applicable data protection, privacy and security laws, regulations, standards, and other requirements; our failure to implement new information technology systems successfully; changes in foreign currency rates; our failure to realize the full value of our intangible assets; our reliance on original equipment manufacturer customers; increasing scrutiny and changing expectations from investors, customers, governments and other stakeholders and third parties with respect to corporate sustainability policies and practices; the effects of climate change and related regulatory responses; our exposure to the credit risk of some of our customers and in weakened markets; being subject to U.S. federal income taxation even though we are a non-U.S. corporation; changes in tax laws and fluctuations in our effective tax rates; any need for additional capital to adequately respond to business challenges or opportunities and repay or refinance our existing indebtedness, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; our existing indebtedness limiting our ability to engage in certain activities; volatility in the market price for our common shares; and our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls in the future.

Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Company's operating results and financial condition are discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such statements are based on the Company's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to the Company. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document except as required by law.

About Novanta

Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation and customer success. Novanta's common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT."

More information about Novanta is available on the Company's website at www.novanta.com. For additional information, please contact Novanta Investor Relations at [phone] or [e-mail].

NOVANTA INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands of U.S. dollars or shares, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Revenue	$	230,916			$	219,126
Cost of revenue		130,500				121,498
Gross profit		100,416				97,628
Operating expenses:
Research and development and engineering		23,246				22,828
Selling, general and administrative		43,530				40,923
Amortization of purchased intangible assets		5,750				5,089
Restructuring, acquisition, and related costs		2,283				2,476
Total operating expenses		74,809				71,316
Operating income		25,607				26,312
Interest income (expense), net		(8,254	)			(6,332	)
Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), net		(321	)			(77	)
Other income (expense), net		(116	)			(166	)
Income before income taxes		16,916				19,737
Income tax provision (benefit)		2,240				1,472
Net Income	$	14,676			$	18,265
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.41			$	0.51
Diluted	$	0.41			$	0.51
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic		35,914				35,810
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted		36,127				35,999

NOVANTA INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
	March 29,				December 31,
	2024				2023
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	93,520			$	105,051
Accounts receivable, net		150,911				139,410
Inventories		161,371				149,371
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		23,014				21,465
Total current assets		428,816				415,297
Property, plant and equipment, net		113,461				109,449
Operating lease assets		44,649				38,302
Intangible assets, net		215,090				145,022
Goodwill		589,856				484,507
Other assets		18,720				33,479
Total assets	$	1,410,592			$	1,226,056
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,847			$	4,968
Accounts payable		71,401				57,195
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		75,158				77,012
Total current liabilities		151,406				139,175
Long-term debt		508,858				349,404
Operating lease liabilities		42,926				37,345
Other long-term liabilities		25,687				26,672
Total liabilities		728,877				552,596
Stockholders' Equity:
Total stockholders' equity		681,715				673,460
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,410,592			$	1,226,056

NOVANTA INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income	$	14,676			$	18,265
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		12,929				11,731
Share-based compensation		6,077				6,466
Deferred income taxes		(3,711	)			(3,695	)
Other		4,513				2,587
Changes in assets and liabilities which (used)/provided cash, excluding effects from business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		(4,162	)			(2,920	)
Inventories		(3,781	)			52
Other operating assets and liabilities		6,288				(22,241	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		32,829				10,245
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for business acquisition, net of working capital adjustments		(191,200	)			-
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(6,415	)			(3,620	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(197,615	)			(3,620	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities		198,000				-
Repayments under term loan and revolving credit facilities		(35,976	)			(15,309	)
Payments of withholding taxes from share-based awards		(8,385	)			(9,601	)
Other financing activities		(176	)			(156	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		153,463				(25,066	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(208	)			1,012
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(11,531	)			(17,429	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		105,051				100,105
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	93,520			$	82,676

NOVANTA INC. Revenue by Reportable Segment (In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Revenue
Precision Medicine and Manufacturing	$	65,234			$	69,528
Medical Solutions		102,452				77,640
Robotics and Automation		63,230				71,958
Total	$	230,916			$	219,126

NOVANTA INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin by Reportable Segment (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Precision Medicine and Manufacturing
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	31,784			$	34,333
Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)		48.7	%			49.4	%
Amortization of intangible assets		495				570
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	32,279			$	34,903
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)		49.5	%			50.2	%
Medical Solutions
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	39,391			$	31,886
Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)		38.4	%			41.1	%
Amortization of intangible assets		1,962				1,064
Acquisition fair value adjustments		2,777				-
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	44,130			$	32,950
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)		43.1	%			42.4	%
Robotics and Automation
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	30,549			$	32,815
Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)		48.3	%			45.6	%
Amortization of intangible assets		1,235				1,388
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	31,784			$	34,203
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)		50.3	%			47.5	%
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	(1,308	)		$	(1,406	)
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	(1,308	)		$	(1,406	)
Novanta Inc.
Gross Profit (GAAP)	$	100,416			$	97,628
Gross Profit Margin (GAAP)		43.5	%			44.6	%
Amortization of intangible assets		3,692				3,022
Acquisition fair value adjustments		2,777				-
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)	$	106,885			$	100,650
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (Non-GAAP)		46.3	%			45.9	%

NOVANTA INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Amounts in thousands except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended March 29, 2024
	Operating Income				Operating Margin				Income Before Income Taxes				Income Tax Provision / (Benefit)				Effective Tax Rate				Net Income				Diluted EPS
GAAP results	$	25,607				11.1	%		$	16,916			$	2,240				13.2	%		$	14,676			$	0.41
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		9,442				4.1	%			9,442
Restructuring costs		548				0.2	%			548
Acquisition and related costs		1,735				0.8	%			1,735
Acquisition fair value adjustments		2,777				1.2	%			2,777
Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net										321
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments														2,963
Non-GAAP tax adjustments														(98	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		14,502				6.3	%			14,823				2,865								11,958				0.33
Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)	$	40,109				17.4	%		$	31,739			$	5,105				16.1	%		$	26,634			$	0.74
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted																										36,127

NOVANTA INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Amounts in thousands except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	Operating Income				Operating Margin				Income Before Income Taxes				Income Tax Provision / (Benefit)				Effective Tax Rate				Net Income				Diluted EPS
GAAP results	$	26,312				12.0	%		$	19,737			$	1,472				7.5	%		$	18,265			$	0.51
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Amortization of intangible assets		8,111				3.7	%			8,111
Restructuring costs		2,471				1.1	%			2,471
Acquisition and related costs		5				0.0	%			5
Foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses, net										77
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments														2,130
Non-GAAP tax adjustments														(3	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments		10,587				4.8	%			10,664				2,127								8,537				0.23
Adjusted results (Non-GAAP)	$	36,899				16.8	%		$	30,401			$	3,599				11.8	%		$	26,802			$	0.74
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted																										35,999

NOVANTA INC. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Net Income (GAAP)	$	14,676			$	18,265
Net Income Margin		6.4	%			8.3	%
Interest (income) expense, net		8,254				6,332
Income tax provision (benefit)		2,240				1,472
Depreciation and amortization		12,929				11,731
Share-based compensation		6,077				6,466
Restructuring, acquisition and related costs		2,298				2,476
Acquisition fair value adjustments		2,777				-
Other, net		437				243
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)	$	49,688			$	46,985
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Non-GAAP)		21.5	%			21.4	%

Organic Revenue Growth (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended March 29, 2024
	Compared to
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Reported Revenue Growth/(Decline) (GAAP)		5.4	%
Less: Change attributable to acquisitions		9.7	%
Plus: Change due to foreign currency		0.1	%
Organic Revenue Growth/(Decline) (Non-GAAP)		(4.2	)%

Net Debt (Non-GAAP):
	March 29,				December 31,
	2024				2023
Total Debt (GAAP)	$	513,705			$	354,372
Plus: Deferred financing costs		3,390				3,681
Gross Debt		517,095				358,053
Less: Cash and cash equivalents		(93,520	)			(105,051	)
Net Debt (Non-GAAP)	$	423,575			$	253,002

Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP):
	Three Months Ended
	March 29,				March 31,
	2024				2023
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (GAAP)	$	32,829			$	10,245
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(6,415	)			(3,620	)
Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)	$	26,414			$	6,625
Net Income (GAAP)	$	14,676			$	18,265
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities as a Percentage of Net Income		223.7	%			56.1	%
Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income		180.0	%			36.3	%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following provides additional explanations for non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company, including explanations for certain non-GAAP adjustments that may not be present in the quarterly disclosures included in the current earnings release but have been used by the Company in the two most recent fiscal years. See the tables above for the calculations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release.

Organic Revenue Growth

The Company defines the term "organic revenue" as revenue excluding the impact from business acquisitions, divestitures, product line discontinuations, and the effect of foreign currency translation. The Company uses the related term "organic revenue growth" to refer to the financial performance metric of comparing current period organic revenue with the reported revenue of the corresponding period in the prior year. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure, when taken together with our GAAP financial measures, allows the Company and its investors to better measure the Company's performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic revenue growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. The Company excludes the effect of foreign currency translation from these measures because foreign currency translation is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. The Company excludes the effect of acquisitions and divestitures because these activities can vary dramatically between reporting periods and between the Company and its peers, which the Company believes makes comparisons of long-term performance trends difficult for management and investors. Organic Revenue Growth is also used as a performance metric to determine bonus payments for senior management and employees.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

The calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, and inventory related charges associated with product line closures because: (i) the amounts are non-cash; (ii) the Company cannot influence the timing and amount of future expense recognition; and (iii) excluding such expenses provides investors and management better visibility into the underlying trends and performance of our businesses. The Company also excludes inventory related charges associated with product line closures as these costs occurred outside of the Company's day-to-day business for the reasons described above in the introductory paragraphs of the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin

The calculation of Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, amortization of inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, and inventory related charges associated with product line closures for the reasons described above for Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin. The Company also excludes restructuring and acquisition-related costs due to the significant changes that have occurred outside of the Company's day-to-day business for the reasons described above in the introductory paragraphs of the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes

The calculation of Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, amortization of inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, inventory related charges associated with product line closures, and restructuring and acquisition-related costs for the reasons described above for Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Margin. The Company excludes write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs because they only arise in certain specific situations when the Company's existing credit agreement is terminated or modified. The Company also excludes foreign exchange transaction gains (losses) from the calculation of Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes as the Company cannot fully influence the timing and amount of foreign exchange transaction gains (losses).

Non-GAAP Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate

Non-GAAP Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) and Effective Tax Rate are calculated based on the Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes by jurisdiction, the applicable tax rates in effect for the respective jurisdictions and the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments discussed above. In addition, the Company excludes significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions, tax audits, certain changes in tax laws, and acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company's effective tax rate.

Adjusted Net Income

Because Income Before Income Taxes is included in determining Net Income, the calculation of Adjusted Net Income also excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, amortization of inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions, inventory related charges associated with product line closures, restructuring costs, acquisition-related costs, and foreign exchange transaction gains (losses) for the reasons described above for Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes. In addition, the Company excludes (i) significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions, tax audits or amendments to prior year returns, certain changes in tax laws, and acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company's effective tax rate; and (ii) the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments discussed above.

Adjusted Diluted EPS

Because Net Income is used in the calculation of diluted EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS excludes: (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets; (ii) amortization of inventory fair value adjustments related to business acquisitions; (iii) inventory related charges associated with product line closures; (iv) restructuring costs, acquisition and related costs; (v) foreign exchange transaction gains (losses); (vi) significant discrete income tax expenses (benefits) related to releases of valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions, tax audits or amendments to prior year returns, certain changes in tax laws, and acquisition related tax planning actions on the Company's effective tax rate; and (vii) the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments for the reasons described above for Adjusted Net Income.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as income before deducting interest (income) expense, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation, amortization, non-cash share-based compensation, restructuring, acquisition and related costs, acquisition fair value adjustments, inventory related charges associated with product line closures, other non-operating (income) expense items, including foreign exchange transaction (gains) losses and net periodic pension costs of the Company's frozen U.K. defined benefit pension plan for the reasons described above in the introductory paragraphs of the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Revenue.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as, or similar to, some of the adjustments in this presentation.

Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income

The Company defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for purchases of property, plant and equipment and plus cash proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment. Free Cash Flow as a Percentage of Net Income is defined as Free Cash Flow divided by Net Income. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are important indicators of the Company's liquidity as well as its ability to service its outstanding debt and to fund future growth.

Net Debt

The Company defines Net Debt as its total debt as reported on the consolidated balance sheet plus unamortized deferred financing costs and less its cash and cash equivalents as of the end of the period presented. Management uses Net Debt to monitor the Company's outstanding debt obligations that could not be satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand.

Contacts

Novanta Inc.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ray Nash
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