09 May 2025 | Friday | Company results
Illumina, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.
"I'm proud that the Illumina team delivered strong Q1 revenue and EPS, a good start to the year in an increasingly dynamic business environment," said Jacob Thaysen, Chief Executive Officer. "Our outlook for the year has weakened due to shifting policy and geopolitical developments and we have taken swift incremental actions to protect our earnings. Our strategic focus remains on customer collaboration, driving differentiated innovations, and delivering on our long-term financial targets of growth and profitability."
First quarter Core Illumina segment results
GAAP |
Non-GAAP (a) |
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Dollars in millions, except per share amounts |
Q1 2025 |
Q1 2024 |
Q1 2025 |
Q1 2024 |
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Revenue (b) |
$ 1,041 |
$ 1,056 |
$ 1,041 |
$ 1,056 |
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Gross margin (c) |
65.6 % |
65.7 % |
67.4 % |
67.1 % |
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Research and development (R&D) expense |
$ 252 |
$ 241 |
$ 241 |
$ 237 |
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Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense |
$ 267 |
$ 336 |
$ 248 |
$ 254 |
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Operating profit |
$ 164 |
$ 116 |
$ 212 |
$ 218 |
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Operating margin |
15.8 % |
11.0 % |
20.4 % |
20.6 % |
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Tax provision |
$ 51 |
$ 45 |
$ 44 |
$ 54 |
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Tax rate |
27.9 % |
39.3 % |
22.0 % |
25.7 % |
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Net income |
$ 131 |
$ 70 |
$ 154 |
$ 155 |
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Diluted EPS |
$ 0.82 |
$ 0.44 |
$ 0.97 |
$ 0.98 |
(a) |
See tables in "Results of Operations - Non-GAAP" section below for GAAP and non-GAAP reconciliations. |
(b) |
Revenue for Q1 2024 included intercompany revenue of $7 million prior to the spin-off of GRAIL. |
(c) |
Increase in gross margin was driven by execution of our operational excellence initiatives, that continue to deliver cost savings and improve productivity, and lower strategic partnership revenue that is lower margin, offset by lower product margins, primarily due to reduced pricing, and an increase in field service costs. |
Capital expenditures for free cash flow purposes were $32 million for Q1 2025. Cash flow provided by operations was $240 million, compared to $284 million in the prior year period. Free cash flow (cash flow provided by operations less capital expenditures) was $208 million for the quarter, compared to $251 million in the prior year period. Depreciation and amortization expense was $69 million for Q1 2025. At the close of the quarter, the company held $1.24 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Share repurchases for Q1 2025 were $200 million and the company intends to repurchase incremental shares over the course of the year as part of our ~$1.2 billion authorization remaining at the end of the quarter.
Key announcements since our last earnings release
A full list of recent announcements can be found in the company's News Center.
Financial outlook and guidance
For fiscal year 2025, we expect:
The company provides forward-looking guidance on a non-GAAP basis, including on a constant currency basis for revenue and revenue growth rates. The company is unable to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP reported financial measures because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the impact of items such as acquisition-related expenses, fair value adjustments to contingent consideration, gains and losses from strategic investments, potential future asset impairments, restructuring activities, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, and currency exchange rate fluctuations without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, inherently difficult to predict, depend on various factors, and could have a material impact on GAAP reported results for the guidance period. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
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