Varex Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Varex Imaging Corporation (Nasdaq: VREX) today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2026.

Q3FY26 Summary

• Revenues $211 million
• GAAP gross margin 36% | Non-GAAP gross margin* 37%
• GAAP operating margin 11% | Non-GAAP operating margin* 12%
• GAAP net income $0.37 per diluted share | Non-GAAP net income* $0.31 per diluted share
• Cash flow from operations of $21 million

"Third-quarter product sales before the IEEPA-related customer reimbursement adjustment were approximately $217 million, reflecting strong growth in Industrial and continued expansion in cargo and vehicle inspection systems,” said Sunny Sanyal, Chief Executive Officer. “The quarter also included the recovery of tariffs that had increased our product costs in prior periods. We generated $21 million of operating cash flow and enter the fourth quarter with continued momentum.”

During the quarter, Varex received refunds totaling $17 million from U.S. Customs related to previously paid IEEPA tariffs. The Company recorded a corresponding $7 million reduction to revenues reflecting an accrual for expected customer reimbursements of previously billed IEEPA tariffs. Together, these items resulted in higher third-quarter gross profit by approximately $10 million.

Third quarter revenues were up 4% year-over-year. Third quarter Medical revenue was $134 million and Industrial revenue was $77 million. Non-GAAP gross margin increased to 37% from 34% in the prior-year quarter, and non-GAAP EPS was $0.31 compared to $0.13 in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $99 million as of the end of the third quarter, compared to $155 million at the end of fiscal year 2025. The change in cash primarily reflects the Company's debt redemption and refinancing completed in March, as well as increased working capital associated with inventory.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

*Please refer to "Reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation of non-GAAP items to the comparable GAAP measures.

Cancellation of Earnings Conference Call

In light of the announced transaction with Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and as is customary during the pendency of such a transaction, Varex has cancelled its earnings conference call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 previously scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time on August 10, 2026, and will not be providing financial guidance in conjunction with its third quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings release.

About Varex

Varex Imaging Corporation is a leading innovator, designer, and manufacturer of X-ray imaging components, which include X-ray tubes, digital detectors, and other image processing solutions that are key components of X-ray imaging systems, as well as X-ray imaging systems for industrial applications. With a 70+ year history of successful innovation, Varex’s products are used in medical imaging as well as in industrial and security imaging applications. Global OEM manufacturers incorporate the company’s X-ray sources, digital detectors, connecting devices, and imaging software in their systems to detect, diagnose, protect, and inspect. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Varex employs approximately 2,500 people located in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information visit www.vareximaging.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning unaudited financial results; industry or business outlook; product demand environment; and any statements using the terms “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “can,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “estimate,” “may,” “intend,” and “potential,” or similar statements are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results and the outcome and timing of certain events to differ materially from those projected or management’s current expectations. While forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by management of Varex that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results and developments will depend on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results, performance, and financial condition to differ materially from such expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include: the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction with Teledyne on anticipated terms and timing or at all, including obtaining stockholder and regulatory approvals and other conditions to the completion of the transaction; changes in import/export regulatory regimes, tariffs, trade wars, and national policies, including exemptions thereto; reduction in or loss of business of one or more of the company's limited original equipment manufacturing customers; global, regional, and country-specific economic instability, shifting political environments, changing tax treatment, tariffs, trade wars, and other risks associated with international manufacturing, operations and sales; loss of business to, and an inability to effectively compete with, competitors; pricing pressures and other factors that could result in market erosion or loss of customers; failure to meet customers’ needs and demands; supply chain disruptions resulting in delayed product delivery, and increased costs as a result of reliance on a limited number of suppliers for certain key components; disruption of critical information systems or material breaches in the security of such systems; inability to maintain or defend intellectual property rights, and cost associated with protecting the company's intellectual property and defending such rights and defending against infringement claims; non-compliance with regulations applicable to marketing, manufacturing, labeling, and distributing the company's products and delays in obtaining regulatory clearances or approvals; limitations imposed by operating and financial restrictions of the company's debt financing agreements; the financial results of the company's equity method investments and joint ventures, and the other risks listed from time to time in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause the company's actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Varex assumes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements in this release because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Varex has not filed its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026. All financial results described here should be considered preliminary and are subject to change to reflect any necessary adjustments or changes in accounting estimates that are identified prior to the time Varex files its Form 10-Q.

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except for per share amounts)	July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025			July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025
Revenues, net
Medical	$	134.0		$	142.1		$	435.0		$	440.5
Industrial		76.5			60.9			201.1			175.2
Total revenues		210.5			203.0			636.1			615.7
Cost of revenues
Medical		85.7			95.4			290.1			288.4
Industrial		48.1			40.1			126.9			114.6
Total cost of revenues		133.8			135.5			417.0			403.0
Gross profit
Medical		48.3			46.7			144.9			152.1
Industrial		28.4			20.8			74.2			60.6
Total gross profit		76.7			67.5			219.1			212.7
Operating expenses:
Research and development		23.3			21.4			67.2			66.9
Selling, general, and administrative		30.6			32.9			99.3			99.3
Impairment of goodwill		—			93.9			—			93.9
Total operating expenses		53.9			148.2			166.5			260.1
Operating income (loss)		22.8			(80.7	)		52.6			(47.4	)
Interest income		0.9			2.5			1.9			7.5
Interest expense		(5.8	)		(9.4	)		(30.9	)		(27.6	)
Other (expense) income, net		(1.7	)		1.0			(10.0	)		(5.8	)
Interest and other expense, net		(6.6	)		(5.9	)		(39.0	)		(25.9	)
Income (loss) before taxes		16.2			(86.6	)		13.6			(73.3	)
Income tax expense		0.3			2.5			3.3			8.8
Net income (loss)		15.9			(89.1	)		10.3			(82.1	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0.2			—			0.4			0.4
Net income (loss) attributable to Varex	$	15.7		$	(89.1	)	$	9.9		$	(82.5	)
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Varex
Basic	$	0.37		$	(2.15	)	$	0.24		$	(2.00	)
Diluted	$	0.37		$	(2.15	)	$	0.23		$	(2.00	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		42.1			41.5			42.0			41.3
Diluted		42.6			41.5			42.5			41.3

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)	July 3, 2026			October 3, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99.2		$	145.0
Marketable securities		0.0			10.1
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1.9 million and $2.1 million at July 3, 2026 and October 3, 2025, respectively		144.7			156.6
Inventories, net		347.1			299.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		42.1			30.7
Total current assets		633.1			641.8
Property, plant, and equipment, net		169.3			157.8
Goodwill		197.6			198.4
Intangible assets, net		12.4			14.0
Investments in privately-held companies		20.2			24.5
Deferred tax assets		2.0			2.9
Operating lease assets		27.7			29.4
Other assets		37.7			38.6
Total assets	$	1,100.0		$	1,107.4
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	83.5		$	69.9
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities		72.6			98.4
Current operating lease liabilities		4.5			4.4
Current maturities of long-term debt, net		18.2			1.5
Deferred revenues		8.6			13.0
Total current liabilities		187.4			187.2
Long-term debt, net		328.9			366.0
Deferred tax liabilities		4.5			5.5
Operating lease liabilities		22.0			24.0
Other long-term liabilities		46.7			38.1
Total liabilities		589.5			620.8
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized
Shares issued and outstanding: 42,147,925 and 41,689,672 at July 3, 2026 and October 3, 2025, respectively.		0.4			0.4
Additional paid-in capital		495.1			483.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2.9	)		(5.2	)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		4.0			(5.9	)
Total Varex stockholders' equity		496.6			472.6
Noncontrolling interests		13.9			14.0
Total stockholders' equity		510.5			486.6
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,100.0		$	1,107.4

VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)	July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025			July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025
GROSS PROFIT RECONCILIATION
Revenues, net	$	210.5		$	203.0		$	636.1		$	615.7
Gross profit		76.7			67.5			219.1			212.7
Amortization of intangible assets		0.5			0.5			1.7			1.6
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	77.2		$	68.0		$	220.8		$	214.3
Gross margin %		36.4	%		33.3	%		34.4	%		34.5	%
Non-GAAP gross margin %		36.7	%		33.5	%		34.7	%		34.8	%
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE RECONCILIATION
Selling, general, and administrative	$	30.6		$	32.9		$	99.3		$	99.3
Amortization of intangible assets		0.5			0.5			1.4			1.3
Restructuring charges		—			0.4			0.2			2.1
Non-ordinary course litigation		0.6			1.7			6.7			5.1
Other non-operational costs		0.1			0.3			0.1			0.3
Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense	$	29.4		$	30.0		$	90.9		$	90.5
OPERATING EXPENSE RECONCILIATION
Total operating expenses	$	53.9		$	148.2		$	166.5		$	260.1
Amortization of intangible assets		0.5			0.5			1.4			1.3
Restructuring charges		—			0.4			0.2			2.1
Impairment of goodwill		—			93.9			—			93.9
Non-ordinary course litigation		0.6			1.7			6.7			5.1
Other non-operational costs		0.1			0.3			0.1			0.3
Non-GAAP operating expense	$	52.7		$	51.4		$	158.1		$	157.4
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)	July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025			July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) RECONCILIATION
Operating income (loss)	$	22.8		$	(80.7	)	$	52.6		$	(47.4	)
Amortization of intangible assets (includes amortization impacts to cost of revenues)		1.0			1.0			3.1			2.9
Restructuring charges (includes restructuring impact to cost of revenues)		—			0.4			0.2			2.1
Impairment of goodwill		—			93.9			—			93.9
Non-ordinary course litigation		0.6			1.7			6.7			5.1
Other non-operational costs (includes other non- operational impacts to cost of revenues)		0.1			0.3			0.1			0.3
Total operating income adjustments		1.7			97.3			10.1			104.3
Non-GAAP operating income	$	24.5		$	16.6		$	62.7		$	56.9
Operating margin %		10.8	%		(39.8	)%		8.3	%		(7.7	)%
Non-GAAP operating margin %		11.6	%		8.2	%		9.9	%		9.2	%
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES RECONCILIATION
Income (loss) before taxes	$	16.2		$	(86.6	)	$	13.6		$	(73.3	)
Total operating income adjustments		1.7			97.3			10.1			104.3
Restructuring charges		—			(0.6	)		—			(0.6	)
(Gain) loss from equity-method investments		(0.2	)		(1.4	)		4.3			2.2
Other non-operational (gain) costs^1		—			(0.1	)		10.0			0.3
Total income before taxes adjustments		1.5			95.2			24.4			106.2
Non-GAAP income before taxes	$	17.7		$	8.6		$	38.0		$	32.9
INCOME TAX EXPENSE RECONCILIATION
Income tax expense	$	0.3		$	2.5		$	3.3		$	8.8
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments		(3.8	)		(0.8	)		(4.2	)		0.4
Non-GAAP income tax expense	$	4.1		$	3.3		$	7.5		$	8.4
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)	July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025			July 3, 2026			July 4, 2025
NET INCOME (LOSS) AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE RECONCILIATION
Net income (loss) attributable to Varex	$	15.7		$	(89.1	)	$	9.9		$	(82.5	)
Total income before taxes adjustments		1.5			95.2			24.4			106.2
Effective tax rate on non-GAAP adjustments %		253.3	%		0.8	%		17.2	%		(0.4	)%
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments		(3.8	)		(0.8	)		(4.2	)		0.4
Non-GAAP net income		13.4			5.3			30.1			24.1
Non-GAAP net income adjusted for interest add-back		13.4			5.3			30.1			24.1
Diluted net income (loss) per share		0.37			(2.15	)		0.23			(2.00	)
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share	$	0.31		$	0.13		$	0.71		$	0.58
^1 Other non-operational costs consist primarily of costs related to the early extinguishment of debt. For the nine months ended July 3, 2026 and July 4, 2025 these costs totaled $9.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively. These amounts reflect losses incurred in connection with the early repayment, refinancing, or modification of existing debt agreements. Such costs are episodic, arise from discrete financing decisions, and are not reflective of the Company’s ongoing operating performance. Management believes excluding these amounts from its non‑GAAP results enhances comparability across periods and with peer companies and provides investors with a clearer view of the Company’s core operating results.

ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
Net income (loss) attributable to Varex	$	15.7		$	(89.1	)	$	9.9	$	(82.5	)
Interest expense		5.8			9.4			21.5		27.5
Income tax expense		0.3			2.5			3.3		8.8
Depreciation		5.9			5.8			17.3		17.6
Amortization		1.1			1.0			3.3		2.9
Share-based compensation		3.8			3.7			11.6		11.6
Restructuring charges		—			(0.2	)		0.2		1.5
Impairment of goodwill		—			93.9			—		93.9
Non-ordinary course litigation		0.6			1.7			6.7		5.1
(Gain) loss from equity-method investments		(0.2	)		(1.4	)		4.3		2.2
Other non-operational costs		0.1			0.2			10.1		0.6
Adjusted EBITDA	$	33.1		$	27.5		$	88.2	$	89.2

Reconciliation of 2025 Non-GAAP Financial Information As Previously Reported to 2025 Non-GAAP Financial Results as per Updated Policy - Excluding gains and losses from equity-method investments
(Unaudited)

We annually review our non-GAAP policy to determine whether any changes to the policy should be made. As part of our review, we considered a strategic shift at one of our equity method investees. Because of this, and because we do not control operations of either of our equity method investments, we believe that the results of these businesses no longer provide investors with information helpful to evaluate our ongoing operations. As such, we have modified our non-GAAP policy to exclude the gains and losses from our equity method investments. The gains and losses on the company's equity-method investments in privately-held companies are recorded to other (expense) income, net, in the company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. This updated non-GAAP policy will become the basis for the company’s comparisons going forward in fiscal year 2026 and is reflected in its 2026 guidance. The reconciliations below reflect the application of the new policy as if it had been adopted at the beginning of fiscal year 2025. Please refer to "Reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation of non-GAAP items to the most comparable GAAP measures.

INCOME BEFORE TAXES RECONCILIATION
(In millions)	Q1 2025			Q2 2025		Q3 2025			Q4 2025			FY 2025
Non-GAAP income before taxes (as reported)	$	5.8		$	14.9	$	10.0		$	17.8		$	48.5
Loss (income) from equity-method investments		1.7			1.9		(1.4	)		0.1			2.3
Non-GAAP income before taxes (as adjusted)	$	7.5		$	16.8	$	8.6		$	17.9		$	50.8
INCOME TAX EXPENSE RECONCILIATION
(In millions)	Q1 2025			Q2 2025		Q3 2025			Q4 2025			FY 2025
Non-GAAP income tax expense (as reported)	$	2.7		$	3.2	$	2.4		$	2.5		$	10.8
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustment		(0.3	)		1.1		(0.9	)		(0.4	)		(0.5	)
Non-GAAP income tax expense (as adjusted)	$	3.0		$	2.1	$	3.3		$	2.9		$	11.3
NET INCOME (LOSS) AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE RECONCILIATION
(In millions, except per share amounts)	Q1 2025			Q2 2025		Q3 2025			Q4 2025			FY 2025
Non-GAAP net income (as reported)	$	2.9		$	11.5	$	7.6		$	15.3		$	37.3
Loss (income) from equity-method investments		1.7			1.9		(1.4	)		0.1			2.3
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustment		(0.3	)		1.1		(0.9	)		(0.4	)		(0.5	)
Non-GAAP net income (as adjusted)	$	4.3		$	14.5	$	5.3		$	15.0		$	39.1
Non-GAAP net income adjusted for interest add-back (as reported)	$	2.9		$	13.1	$	7.6		$	15.3		$	37.3
Loss (income) from equity-method investments		1.7			1.9		(1.4	)		0.1			2.3
Tax effect on non-GAAP adjustment		(0.3	)		1.1		(0.9	)		(0.4	)		(0.5	)
Non-GAAP net income adjusted for interest add-back (as adjusted)	$	4.3		$	16.1	$	5.3		$	15.0		$	39.1
Diluted shares		41.1			51.2		41.5			41.8			41.4
Diluted EPS (as reported)	$	0.07		$	0.26	$	0.18		$	0.37		$	0.90
Diluted EPS (as adjusted)	$	0.10		$	0.31	$	0.13		$	0.36		$	0.94
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION
(In millions)	Q1 2025			Q2 2025		Q3 2025			Q4 2025			FY 2025
Adjusted EBITDA (as reported)	$	23.8		$	34.3	$	28.9		$	34.9		$	121.9
Loss (income) from equity-method investments		1.7			1.9		(1.4	)		0.1			2.3
Adjusted EBITDA (as adjusted)	$	25.5		$	36.2	$	27.5		$	35.0		$	124.2

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures derived from the company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. These measures are not presented in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. These measures include: non-GAAP gross profit; non-GAAP gross margin; non-GAAP operating expense; non-GAAP operating earnings; non-GAAP operating earnings margin; non-GAAP earnings before taxes; non-GAAP net earnings; non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP dilutive shares; and non-GAAP EBITDA. The company is providing a reconciliation above of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The company utilizes a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of its business, in making operating decisions, and forecasting and planning for future periods. The company considers the use of the non-GAAP measures to be helpful in assessing the performance of the ongoing operation of its business by excluding unusual and one-time costs. The company believes that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental data that allows for greater transparency in the review of its financial and operational performance. The company also believes that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.

Non-GAAP measures include the following items:

Amortization of intangible assets: The company does not acquire businesses and assets on a predictable cycle. The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition or asset purchase. The company believes that excluding amortization of intangible assets allows the users of its financial statements to better review and understand the historic and current results of its operations, and also facilitates comparisons to peer companies.

Purchase price accounting charges to cost of revenues: The company may incur charges to cost of revenues as a result of acquisitions. The company believes that excluding these charges allows the users of its financial statements to better understand the historic and current cost of its products, its gross margin, and also facilitates comparisons to peer companies.

Restructuring charges: The company incurs restructuring charges that result from events which arise from unforeseen circumstances and/or often occur outside of the ordinary course of its on-going business. Although these events are reflected in its GAAP financials, these unique transactions may limit the comparability of its on-going operations with prior and future periods.

Acquisition and integration related costs: The company incurs expenses or benefits with respect to certain items associated with its acquisitions, such as transaction costs, changes in fair value of acquisition related hedges, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, gain or expense on settlement of pre-existing relationships, etc. The company excludes such expenses or benefits as they are related to acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of its on-going business. The company also incurs expenses or benefits with respect to certain items associated with its acquisitions, such as integration costs relating to acquisition costs incurred prior to closing and up to 12 months after the closing date of the acquisition.

Impairment of goodwill: The company may incur impairment charges that result from events which arise from unforeseen circumstances and/or often occur outside of the ordinary course of its on-going business and such charges may limit the comparability of its on-going operations with prior and future periods.

Non-ordinary course litigation: The company may incur charges that result from non-ordinary course litigation matters such as certain intellectual property disputes and joint venture litigation. Litigation matters that are part of the ordinary course of the company’s business, such as product liability claims, employment related matters and commercial contract disputes, are not excluded.

Other non-operational costs: Certain items may be non-recurring, unusual, infrequent and directly related to an event that is distinct and non-reflective of the company’s ongoing business operations. These may include such items as legal settlements, inventory write-downs for discontinued products, cost of facilities no longer in use, extinguishment of debt and hedge costs, environmental settlements, governmental settlements including tax settlements, and other items of similar nature.

Non-operational tax adjustments: Certain tax items may be non-recurring, unusual, infrequent and directly related to an event that is distinct and non-reflective of the company’s normal business operations. These may include such items as the retroactive impact of significant changes in tax laws, including changes to statutory tax rates and one-time tax charges.

Tax effects of operating earnings adjustments: The company applies its non-GAAP adjustments to the GAAP pretax income to calculate the non-GAAP effective tax rate. This application of its non-GAAP effective tax rate excludes any discrete items, as defined in the guidance for accounting for income taxes in interim periods, or any other non-operational tax adjustments.

Dilution offset from convertible notes hedge transaction: In connection with the issuance of the company’s Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the Convertible Notes) in June 2020, the company entered into convertible note hedge transactions (the Hedge Transactions) to reduce the potential dilutive effect on common shares upon the potential conversion of the Convertible Notes. GAAP diluted shares outstanding includes the incremental dilutive shares from the company’s Convertible Notes. Under GAAP, the anti-dilutive impact of the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions is not reflected in GAAP diluted shares outstanding. In periods in which the average stock price per share exceeds $20.81 and the company has GAAP net income, the non-GAAP diluted share count includes the anti-dilutive impact of the company’s Hedge Transactions, which reduces the potential dilution that otherwise would occur upon conversion of the company’s Convertible Notes. The company believes non-GAAP diluted shares is a useful non-GAAP metric because it provides insight into the offsetting economic effect of the Hedge Transactions against potential conversion of the Convertible Notes.

Gains and losses on equity-method investments: The company's net income (loss) is impacted by gains and losses associated with its equity-method investments in privately-held companies included in other (expense) income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. These gains and losses may arise from unforeseen circumstances and/or often occur outside of the ordinary course of the company's on-going business. By excluding these gains and losses, investors can better evaluate its operating performance period-over-period.