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Intuitive Surgical Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Intuitive Surgical reported first quarter earnings with revenue increasing by 11% year-over-year, driven by growth in da Vinci procedure volume and an increase in the installed base of systems.

Intuitive Surgical announced its Q1 2024 financial results, highlighted by an 11% increase in revenue to $1.89 billion compared to Q1 2023. The company's GAAP net income attributable to Intuitive Surgical was $545 million, or $1.51 per diluted share. The growth was fueled by increased da Vinci procedure volume and expansion of the installed base.

  • Worldwide da Vinci procedures grew approximately 16% compared to the first quarter of 2023.
  • The company placed 313 da Vinci surgical systems, compared with 312 in the first quarter of 2023.
  • The company grew its da Vinci surgical system installed base to 8,887 systems as of March 31, 2024, an increase of 14% compared with the first quarter of 2023.
  • First quarter 2024 revenue increased 11% compared with the first quarter of 2023.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.89B

Previous: $1.7B+11.5%
EPS

$1.51

Previous: $1.23+22.8%
Da Vinci systems installed base

8.9K

Previous: 7.8K+14.2%
Total da Vinci system placements

313

Previous: 312+0.3%
Free Cash Flow

$545M

Previous: $355M+53.4%
Net Income

$545M

Previous: $355M+53.4%
Operating Income

$469M

Previous: $388M+21.1%
Gross Profit

$1.25B

Previous: $1.11B+11.9%
R&D Expense

$285M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$153M

Previous: $140M+9.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Intuitive Surgical · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.89B

Q1 2024+11.5%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Intuitive Surgical · $1.74B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Instruments and accessories
    $1.07B+22.9%
  • Systems
    $379M-10.9%
  • Services
    $293M+12.7%

Forward guidance

Intuitive Surgical's core business measures remained healthy, with meaningful milestones achieved across several areas. The company is focused on delivering goals shared with customers, including improving patient outcomes.

Tailwinds

  • Feedback from the measured da Vinci 5 launch is positive.
  • Continued adoption of SP and Ion systems.
  • Focus on improving patient outcomes.
  • The company obtained CE mark certification for the da Vinci single-port (SP) surgical system.
  • The Company obtained FDA clearance for da Vinci 5.

Headwinds

  • The overall macroeconomic environment may impact customer spending and the Company’s costs, including the levels of inflation and interest rates.
  • The conflict in Ukraine, conflicts in the Middle East, including Israel, disruption to the Company’s supply chain, including increased difficulties in obtaining a sufficient supply of materials.
  • Curtailed or delayed capital spending by hospitals.
  • The impact of global and regional economic and credit market conditions on healthcare spending.
  • Risk that COVID-19 could lead to material delays and cancellations of, or reduced demand for, procedures.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

40 / 73 earnings

Positive

+31.1%

Q2 2009

Best reaction

-16.7%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.8%-3.5%-9.3%
Q4 2025-3.1%+4.4%-2.8%
Q3 2025-2.3%+19.1%+21.4%
Q2 2025+0.7%+0.7%-5.7%
Q1 2025+1.9%+7.4%+12.7%
Q4 2024-4.0%+4.1%+2.7%
Q3 2024+9.3%+8.6%+10.7%
Q2 2024+6.8%+6.8%+12.4%
Q1 2024-2.1%+0.8%+6.6%
Q4 2023-1.5%+10.6%+17.7%
Q3 2023-3.1%+0.7%+10.8%
Q2 2023-3.7%-5.4%-18.2%
Q1 2023+11.0%+11.7%+16.1%
Q4 2022-4.8%-4.6%-9.6%
Q3 2022+11.1%+14.9%+37.2%
Q2 2022-3.4%-1.1%+2.5%
Q1 2022-16.7%-19.3%-27.7%
Q4 2021-8.2%-6.2%-13.7%
Q3 2021+2.3%+2.8%+8.1%
Q2 2021+1.4%+4.7%+13.2%
Q1 2021+9.9%+7.9%+2.6%
Q4 2020-6.8%-1.3%+2.5%
Q3 2020+0.2%-2.4%+0.3%
Q2 2020+2.1%+1.2%+3.8%
Q1 2020+3.0%-2.8%+1.8%
Q4 2019-3.4%-6.6%+0.5%
Q3 2019+6.8%+1.0%+7.4%
Q2 2019+1.0%+2.7%-5.4%
Q1 2019-6.5%-4.7%-6.6%
Q4 2018-2.8%-6.7%+4.1%
Q3 2018-7.1%-6.6%-4.5%
Q2 2018-2.1%-0.9%-0.6%
Q1 2018+12.6%+9.1%+9.5%
Q4 2017+0.6%-2.2%-2.3%
Q3 2017+4.3%+4.8%+10.8%
Q2 2017-4.1%-2.3%+1.8%
Q1 2017+5.1%+5.9%+11.9%
Q4 2016+6.9%+0.4%+6.5%
Q3 2016-4.0%-4.4%-7.7%
Q2 2016+4.9%+2.8%+2.2%
Q1 2016+2.8%
Q4 2015+2.1%
Q3 2015+4.4%
Q2 2015+10.5%
Q1 2015-6.5%
Q4 2014-0.1%
Q3 2014-0.7%
Q2 2014+18.8%
Q1 2014-9.0%
Q4 2013-6.5%
Q3 2013-6.2%
Q2 2013-5.5%
Q1 2013-4.5%
Q4 2012+11.6%
Q3 2012+3.9%
Q2 2012-9.3%
Q1 2012+8.0%
Q4 2011+0.4%
Q3 2011+9.3%
Q2 2011+10.3%
Q1 2011+2.0%
Q4 2010+1.5%
Q1 2009+1.5%
Q3 2010-7.9%
Q2 2010+7.4%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q4 2007-1.9%
Q4 2009-1.9%
Q3 2009-3.1%
Q3 2008-3.1%
Q2 2008+31.1%
Q4 2008+31.1%
Q2 2009+31.1%

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