Agilent Reports Second-Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results

Delivers Strong, Broad-Based Growth

Raising Full-Year Outlook on Continued Company Momentum

Highlights:

  • Revenue of $1.525 billion represents an increase of 23% reported growth year-over-year, up 19% on a core(1) basis.
  • GAAP net income of $216 million, or 70 cents per share.
  • Non-GAAP(2) net income of $299 million, or 97 cents per share.
  • Completed the Resolution Bioscience acquisition.
  • Full-year guidance raised with revenue now expected to be in the range of $6.15 billion to $6.21 billion and non-GAAP(3) earnings per share (EPS) of $4.09 to $4.14.
  • Third-quarter revenue expected to be in the range of $1.51 billion to $1.54 billion with non-GAAP(3) EPS of 97 cents to 99 cents.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--()--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today reported revenue of $1.525 billion for the second quarter ended April 30, 2021, an increase of 23% compared to the second quarter of 2020 and up 19% on a core(1) basis.

Second-quarter GAAP net income was $216 million, or 70 cents per share. This compares with $101 million, or 32 cents per share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020. Non-GAAP(2) net income was $299 million, or 97 cents per share compared with $223 million, or 71 cents per share, during the second quarter a year ago.

“The Agilent team delivered an exceptional quarter, exceeding our revenue and earnings expectations as our growth momentum continues,” said Mike McMullen, Agilent president and CEO. “Our very strong growth is broad-based across all end-markets, geographies and business groups. These results reflect our relentless customer focus, innovative solutions, and excellent operational execution. Due to our strong-second quarter performance and expected continued momentum, we are raising our revenue and earnings outlook for the full year.

“We also welcomed the Resolution Bioscience team to Agilent in Q2, continuing our investment in high-growth markets as part of our ‘build and buy’ growth strategy.”

Financial Highlights

Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group

Second-quarter revenue of $674 million from Agilent’s Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group (LSAG) increased 28% year-over-year and was up 25% on a core(1) basis. LSAG’s operating margin was 22.9%.

Agilent CrossLab Group

Second-quarter revenue of $536 million from the Agilent CrossLab Group (ACG) increased 19% year-over-year and was up 15% on a core(1) basis. ACG’s operating margin was 26.3%.

Diagnostics and Genomics Group

Second-quarter revenue of $315 million from Agilent’s Diagnostics and Genomics Group (DGG) increased 20% year-over-year and was up 16% on a core(1) basis. DGG’s operating margin was 21.9%.

Full-Year and Third-Quarter Outlook

Agilent has increased its outlook and now expects revenue in the range of $6.15 billion to $6.21 billion for fiscal year 2021. Fiscal year 2021 non-GAAP(3) earnings guidance has also increased to a range of $4.09 to $4.14 per share.

Agilent expects third-quarter 2021 revenue in the range of $1.51 billion to $1.54 billion, with non-GAAP(3) earnings expected to be in the range of 97 to 99 cents per share.

The outlook is based on currency-exchange rates as of April 30, 2021.

Conference Call

Agilent’s management will present additional details regarding the company’s second-quarter 2021 financial results on a conference call with investors today at 1:30 p.m. PST. This event will be broadcast live online in listen-only mode. To listen to the webcast, select the “Q2 2021 Agilent Technologies Inc. Earnings Conference Call” link in the “News & Events -- Events” portion of the Investor Relations section of the Agilent website. The webcast will remain on the company site for 90 days.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, delivering insight and innovation toward improving the quality of life. Agilent instruments, software, services, solutions, and people provide trusted answers to customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenue of $5.34 billion in fiscal year 2020 and employs 16,400 people worldwide. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com. To receive the latest Agilent news, please subscribe to the Agilent Newsroom. Follow Agilent on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbors created therein. The forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, information regarding Agilent’s growth prospects and strategy, business, financial results, revenue and non-GAAP earnings guidance for the third quarter and full fiscal year 2021 and future amortization of intangibles. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Agilent’s results to differ materially from management’s current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, unforeseen changes in the strength of Agilent’s customers’ businesses; unforeseen changes in the demand for current and new products, technologies, and services; unforeseen changes in the currency markets; customer purchasing decisions and timing, and the risk that Agilent is not able to realize the savings expected from integration and restructuring activities. In addition, other risks that Agilent faces in running its operations include the ability to execute successfully through business cycles; the ability to meet and achieve the benefits of its cost-reduction goals and otherwise successfully adapt its cost structures to continuing changes in business conditions; ongoing competitive, pricing and gross-margin pressures; the risk that its cost-cutting initiatives will impair its ability to develop products and remain competitive and to operate effectively; the impact of geopolitical uncertainties and global economic conditions on its operations, its markets and its ability to conduct business; the ability to improve asset performance to adapt to changes in demand; the ability of its supply chain to adapt to changes in demand; the ability to successfully introduce new products at the right time, price and mix; the ability of Agilent to successfully integrate recent acquisitions; the ability of Agilent to successfully comply with certain complex regulations; the adverse impacts of and risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks detailed in Agilent’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2021. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of Agilent’s management and on currently available information. Agilent undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

(1) Core revenue growth excludes the impact of currency and acquisitions and divestitures within the past 12 months. Core revenue is a non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation between Q2 FY21 GAAP revenue and core revenue is set forth on page 6 of the attached tables along with additional information regarding the use of this non-GAAP measure.

(2) Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per share primarily exclude the impacts of non-cash asset impairments, intangibles amortization, transformational initiatives, acquisition and integration costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and business exit and divestiture costs. Agilent also excludes any tax benefits or expenses that are not directly related to ongoing operations and which are either isolated or are not expected to occur again with any regularity or predictability. A reconciliation between non-GAAP net income and GAAP net income is set forth on page 4 of the attached tables along with additional information regarding the use of this non-GAAP measure.

(3) Non-GAAP earnings per share as projected for Q3 FY21 and full fiscal year 2021 exclude primarily the impacts of non-cash intangibles amortization, transformational initiatives and acquisition and integration costs. Agilent also excludes any tax benefits or expenses that are not directly related to ongoing operations and which are either isolated or are not expected to occur again with any regularity or predictability. Most of these excluded amounts pertain to events that have not yet occurred and are not currently possible to estimate with a reasonable degree of accuracy and could differ materially. Therefore, no reconciliation to GAAP amounts has been provided. Future amortization of intangibles is expected to be approximately $49 million per quarter.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

April 30,

 

April 30,

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 
Net revenue

$

1,525

 

$

1,238

 

$

3,073

 

$

2,595

 

 
Costs and expenses:
Cost of products and services

 

708

 

 

581

 

 

1,418

 

 

1,215

 

Research and development

 

109

 

 

197

 

 

212

 

 

301

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

420

 

 

358

 

 

827

 

 

762

 

Total costs and expenses

 

1,237

 

 

1,136

 

 

2,457

 

 

2,278

 

 
Income from operations

 

288

 

 

102

 

 

616

 

 

317

 

 
Interest income

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

Interest expense

 

(20

)

 

(20

)

 

(39

)

 

(40

)

Other income (expense), net

 

4

 

 

36

 

 

7

 

 

57

 

 
Income before taxes

 

273

 

 

121

 

 

585

 

 

340

 

 
Provision for income taxes

 

57

 

 

20

 

 

81

 

 

42

 

 
Net income

$

216

 

$

101

 

$

504

 

$

298

 

 
 
Net income per share:
Basic

$

0.71

 

$

0.33

 

$

1.65

 

$

0.96

 

Diluted

$

0.70

 

$

0.32

 

$

1.64

 

$

0.95

 

 
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic

304

309

305

310

Diluted

 

307

 

 

312

 

 

308

 

 

313

 

 
 
The preliminary income statement is estimated based on our current information.
 
 
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In millions, except par value and share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
April 30, October 31,

2021

2020

ASSETS
 
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,380

 

$

1,441

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

1,075

 

 

1,038

 

Inventory

 

791

 

 

720

 

Other current assets

 

268

 

 

216

 

Total current assets

 

3,514

 

 

3,415

 

 
Property, plant and equipment, net

 

884

 

 

845

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

5,059

 

 

4,433

 

Long-term investments

 

188

 

 

158

 

Other assets

 

753

 

 

776

 

Total assets

$

10,398

 

$

9,627

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

423

 

$

354

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

386

 

 

367

 

Deferred revenue

 

429

 

 

386

 

Short-term debt

 

205

 

 

75

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

315

 

 

285

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,758

 

 

1,467

 

 
Long-term debt

 

2,727

 

 

2,284

 

Retirement and post-retirement benefits

 

377

 

 

389

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

726

 

 

614

 

Total liabilities

 

5,588

 

 

4,754

 

 
Total Equity:
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 125 million shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock; $0.01 par value, 2 billion shares authorized; 303 million shares at April 30, 2021 and 306 million shares at October 31, 2020, issued and outstanding

 

3

 

 

3

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

5,271

 

 

5,311

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

(12

)

 

81

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(452

)

 

(522

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

4,810

 

 

4,873

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

10,398

 

$

9,627

 

 
 
The preliminary balance sheet is estimated based on our current information.
 
 
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
Six Months Ended
April 30, April 30,

2021

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

$

504

 

$

298

 

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

 

153

 

 

155

 

Share-based compensation

 

66

 

 

44

 

Excess and obsolete inventory related charges

 

14

 

 

9

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

17

 

 

 

Asset impairment charges

 

2

 

 

99

 

Unrealized gain on equity securities, net

 

(11

)

 

(27

)

Other non-cash expenses, net

 

2

 

 

3

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

 

(17

)

 

25

 

Inventory

 

(80

)

 

(85

)

Accounts payable

 

51

 

 

(10

)

Employee compensation and benefits

 

(3

)

 

(50

)

Other assets and liabilities

 

12

 

 

(207

)

Net cash provided by operating activities (a)

 

710

 

 

254

 

 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in property, plant and equipment

 

(72

)

 

(67

)

Acquisition of businesses and intangible assets, net of cash acquired

 

(547

)

 

 

Payment to acquire fair value investments

 

(8

)

 

(18

)

Payment in exchange for convertible note

 

(2

)

 

(3

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(629

)

 

(88

)

 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans

 

26

 

 

32

 

Payment of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(73

)

 

(33

)

Issuance of senior notes

 

848

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

(7

)

 

 

Payment of dividends

 

(118

)

 

(111

)

Repayment of senior notes

 

(417

)

 

 

Proceeds from commercial paper

 

1,232

 

 

 

Repayment of commercial paper

 

(1,102

)

 

 

Proceeds from credit facility

 

 

 

798

 

Repayment of credit facility

 

 

 

(713

)

Repayment of finance lease

 

 

 

(4

)

Treasury stock repurchases

 

(539

)

 

(186

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(150

)

 

(217

)

 
Effect of exchange rate movements

 

9

 

 

(8

)

 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(60

)

 

(59

)

 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

1,447

 

 

1,388

 

 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

1,387

 

$

1,329

 

 
 
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheet:
 
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,380

 

$

1,324

 

Restricted cash, included in other assets

 

7

 

 

5

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

1,387

 

$

1,329

 

 
 
(a) Cash payments included in operating activities:
 
Income tax payments (refunds), net

$

116

 

$

286

 

Interest payments

$

36

 

$

39

 

 
 
The preliminary cash flow is estimated based on our current information.
 
 
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND DILUTED EPS RECONCILIATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

April 30,

 

April 30,

2021

Diluted
EPS

 

2020

Diluted
EPS

 

2021

Diluted
EPS

 

2020

Diluted
EPS

 
GAAP net income

$

216

 

$

0.70

 

$

101

 

$

0.32

 

$

504

 

$

1.64

 

$

298

 

$

0.95

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:
Asset impairments

 

2

 

 

0.01

 

 

99

 

 

0.32

 

 

2

 

 

0.01

 

 

99

 

 

0.32

 

Intangible amortization

 

46

 

 

0.15

 

 

46

 

 

0.15

 

 

90

 

 

0.29

 

 

94

 

 

0.30

 

Transformational initiatives

 

9

 

 

0.03

 

 

15

 

 

0.05

 

 

20

 

 

0.06

 

 

28

 

 

0.09

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

13

 

 

0.04

 

 

11

 

 

0.03

 

 

22

 

 

0.07

 

 

24

 

 

0.08

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

12

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

Business exit and divestiture costs

 

3

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

(8

)

 

(0.03

)

 

(29

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(5

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(23

)

 

(0.08

)

Adjustment for taxes (a)

 

6

 

 

0.02

 

 

(20

)

 

(0.07

)

 

(27

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(45

)

 

(0.14

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

299

 

$

0.97

 

$

223

 

$

0.71

 

$

627

 

$

2.03

 

$

475

 

$

1.52

 

 
 
(a) The adjustment for taxes excludes tax expense (benefits) that management believes are not directly related to ongoing operations and which are either isolated or cannot be expected to occur again with any regularity or predictability. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2021, management used a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 14.75%. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2020, management used a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 15.50%.
 
We provide non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share amounts in order to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance and our prospects for the future. These supplemental measures exclude, among other things, charges related to asset impairments, amortization of intangibles, transformational initiatives, acquisition and integration costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and business exit and divestiture costs.
Asset impairments include assets that have been written down to their fair value.
Transformational initiatives include expenses associated with targeted cost reduction activities such as manufacturing transfers including costs to move manufacturing, small site consolidations, legal entity and other business reorganizations, insourcing or outsourcing of activities. Such costs may include move and relocation costs, one-time termination benefits and other one-time reorganization costs. Included in this category are also expenses associated with company programs to transform our product lifecycle management (PLM) system, human resources and financial systems.
Acquisition and integration costs include all incremental expenses incurred to effect a business combination. Such acquisition costs may include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. Such integration costs may include expenses directly related to integration of business and facility operations, the transfer of assets and intellectual property, information technology systems and infrastructure and other employee-related costs.
Loss on extinguishment of debt relates to the net loss recorded on the redemption of $100 million of the $400 million outstanding 3.2% 2022 senior notes due on October 1, 2022, called on December 22, 2020 and settled on January 21, 2021 and the net loss recorded on the redemption of the remaining $300 million called on March 5, 2021 and settled on April 5, 2021.
Business exit and divestiture costs include costs associated with business divestitures.
Other includes certain legal costs and settlements, net unrealized gains related to our equity securities and acceleration of share-based compensation expense in addition to other miscellaneous adjustments.
 
Our management uses non-GAAP measures to evaluate the performance of our core businesses, to estimate future core performance and to compensate employees. Since management finds this measure to be useful, we believe that our investors benefit from seeing our results “through the eyes” of management in addition to seeing our GAAP results. This information facilitates our management’s internal comparisons to our historical operating results as well as to the operating results of our competitors.
 
Our management recognizes that items such as amortization of intangibles can have a material impact on our cash flows and/or our net income. Our GAAP financial statements including our statement of cash flows portray those effects. Although we believe it is useful for investors to see core performance free of special items, investors should understand that the excluded items are actual expenses that may impact the cash available to us for other uses. To gain a complete picture of all effects on the company’s profit and loss from any and all events, management does (and investors should) rely upon the GAAP income statement. The non-GAAP numbers focus instead upon the core business of the company, which is only a subset, albeit a critical one, of the company’s performance.
 
Readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. They should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. It should be noted as well that our non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.
 
The preliminary non-GAAP net income and diluted EPS reconciliation is estimated based on our current information.
 
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In millions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
Quarter-over-Quarter
 
Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group
Q2'21 Q2'20
Revenue

$

674

 

$

526

 

Gross Margin, %

 

59.4

%

 

58.1

%

Income from Operations

$

154

 

$

98

 

Operating margin, %

 

22.9

%

 

18.7

%

 
 
Diagnostics and Genomics Group
Q2'21 Q2'20
Revenue

$

315

 

$

263

 

Gross Margin, %

 

53.4

%

 

55.1

%

Income from Operations

$

69

 

$

57

 

Operating margin, %

 

21.9

%

 

21.6

%

 
 
Agilent CrossLab Group
Q2'21 Q2'20
Revenue

$

536

 

$

449

 

Gross Margin, %

 

51.6

%

 

52.5

%

Income from Operations

$

141

 

$

122

 

Operating margin, %

 

26.3

%

 

27.2

%

 
 
Income from operations reflect the results of our reportable segments under Agilent's management reporting system which are not necessarily in conformity with GAAP financial measures. Income from operations of our reporting segments exclude, among other things, charges related to asset impairments, amortization of intangibles, transformational initiatives, acquisition and integration costs and business exit and divestiture costs.
 
Readers are reminded that non-GAAP numbers are merely a supplement to, and not a replacement for, GAAP financial measures. They should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures. It should be noted as well that our non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.
 
The preliminary segment information is estimated based on our current information.
 
 
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF REVENUE BY SEGMENT
EXCLUDING ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND THE IMPACT OF CURRENCY ADJUSTMENTS (CORE)
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
Year-over-Year
 
GAAP
Year-over-Year
GAAP Revenue by Segment Q2'21 Q2'20 % Change
 
Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group

$

674

$

526

28%

Diagnostics and Genomics Group

 

315

 

263

20%

Agilent CrossLab Group

 

536

 

449

19%

Agilent

$

1,525

$

1,238

23%

 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP
(excluding Acquisitions & Divestitures)
Year-over-Year
at Constant Currency (a)
Year-over-Year Year-over-Year Percentage Point Impact from Currency Current Quarter Currency
Impact (b)
Non GAAP Revenue by Segment Q2'21 Q2'20 % Change % Change
 
Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group

$

674

$

526

28%

25%

3 ppts

$

18

 

Diagnostics and Genomics Group

 

315

 

263

20%

16%

4 ppts

 

9

 

Agilent CrossLab Group

 

536

 

449

19%

15%

4 ppts

 

21

 

Agilent (Core)

$

1,525

$

1,238

23%

19%

4 ppts

$

48

 
 
 
We compare the year-over-year change in revenue excluding the effect of recent acquisitions and divestitures and foreign currency rate fluctuations to assess the performance of our underlying business.
 
(a) The constant currency year-over-year growth percentage is calculated by recalculating all periods in the comparison period at the foreign currency exchange rates used for accounting during the last month of the current quarter and then using those revised values to calculate the year-over-year percentage change.
 
(b) The dollar impact from the current quarter currency impact is equal to the total year-over-year dollar change less the constant currency year-over-year change.
 
The preliminary reconciliation of GAAP revenue adjusted for recent acquisitions and divestitures and impact of currency is estimated based on our current information.
 
 
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