On October 29, 2019 Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARAY) reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 ended September 30, 2019 (Press release, Accuray, OCT 29, 2019, View Source [SID1234549997]).

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Recent Company Highlights

Gross orders increased 28 percent year over year to $78.5 million
11 orders received from China, including 2 orders sourced from the China joint venture
Accuray systems named in 50 out of 58 Class A licenses awarded by the China Ministry of Health
"Our first quarter performance represented a solid start to our fiscal year with double digit gross order growth," said Joshua H. Levine, president and chief executive officer. "We are also very excited about Accuray systems named in 50 out of 58 Class A licenses recently awarded by the China National Health Commission which were announced on October 9, 2019. We need to remember that the process identified by the Ministry of Health requires a tender process following the license awards for all participating end user hospitals prior to being able to take receipt of a Type A device. This tender process has been put in place to define the transactional terms and conditions related to each hospital’s equipment order and is not a competitive bidding situation that would result in changes in the specific device that the hospital has received the Type A license for. We expect that based on the timelines required for this tendering process, we would not begin to see revenue impact related to the China Type A awards until sometime in our fiscal 4th quarter, and we remain excited about the China market opportunity as a significant growth catalyst for our business."

Fiscal First Quarter Results

Gross orders totaled $78.5 million, an increase of 28 percent compared to $61.4 million for the prior year period. Backlog as of September 30, 2019 was $495.0 million, an increase of 7 percent compared to $461.9 million for the prior year period.

Total revenue was $89.6 million compared to $95.8 million for the prior year period. Product revenue totaled $37.6 million compared to $41.5 million, while service revenue totaled $52.0 million compared to $54.3 million.

Total gross profit for the fiscal 2020 first quarter was $32.9 million, or 36.8 percent of sales, comprised of product gross margin of 42.6 percent and service gross margin of 32.5 percent. This compares to total gross profit of $37.9 million, or 39.5 percent of sales, comprised of product gross margin of 40.9 percent and service gross margin of 38.5 percent for the prior fiscal year first quarter.

Operating expenses were $37.2 million, a decrease of 13 percent compared to $42.6 million in the prior fiscal year first quarter.

Net loss was $9.4 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to a net loss of $9.2 million, or $0.11 per share, for the prior fiscal year period.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was a loss of $1.0 million, compared to $4.0 million in the prior fiscal period.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term restricted cash were $86.7 million as of September 30, 2019 compared with $87.0 million as of June 30, 2019.

2020 Financial Guidance

The Company is reiterating its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance provided on August 15, 2019. Total revenue for fiscal year 2020 is expected to range between $410.0 and $420.0 million with revenue during the first half of the fiscal year expected to be approximately five to six percent below the first half of the prior fiscal year. The Company expects to generate revenue growth during the second half of fiscal year 2020 compared to the second half of the prior fiscal year. Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2020 is expected to range between $19.0 to $24.0 million and include approximately $2.0 million of the Company’s share of expected loss from the joint venture operations in China.

Conference Call Information

Accuray will host a conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET today to discuss results for the first fiscal quarter as well as recent corporate developments. Conference call dial-in information is as follows:

U.S. callers: (855) 867-4103
International callers: (262) 912-4764
Conference ID Number (U.S. and international): 4191278
Individuals interested in listening to the live conference call via the Internet may do so by logging on to Accuray’s website, www.accuray.com. In addition, a taped replay of the conference call will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call’s conclusion and available for seven days. The replay telephone number is (855) 859-2056 (USA) or (404) 537-3406 (International), Conference ID: 4191278. An archived webcast will also be available at Accuray’s website until Accuray announces its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Accuray has supplemented its GAAP net loss with a non-GAAP measure of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation ("adjusted EBITDA"). Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding the performance of the company and facilitates a meaningful comparison of results for current periods with previous operating results. A reconciliation of GAAP net loss (the most directly comparable GAAP measure) to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is provided in the schedule below.

There are limitations in using these non-GAAP financial measures because they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Investors and potential investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures only in conjunction with the company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.