Cutera® Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

CUTERA, INC. (Nasdaq: CUTR), a leading provider of aesthetic and dermatology solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

• Consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2024 of $32.5 million
• Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of $59.0 million
• AviClear growth of 16% vs prior year period driven by international capital system sales
• Global core capital growth of 7% on a sequential quarterly basis
• Full-year guidance maintained for both revenue and year-end cash balance

“Our third quarter reflects consistent execution against our strategic priorities, with core capital sales improving on a sequential basis, AviClear continuing to grow year-over-year driven by strong sales and utilization in international markets, and favorable underlying trends in our gross margin and operating expense profile,” commented Taylor Harris, Chief Executive Officer of Cutera, Inc. “We remain focused on expanding access to AviClear, our breakthrough technology for the treatment of acne, through training and education, practice development, and clinical indication expansion.”

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

Consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2024 was $32.5 million, a decrease of 30% compared to the third quarter 2023. Revenue in the third quarter of 2023 included skincare revenue of $7.1 million; following the termination of our skincare distribution agreement in February 2024, the third quarter of 2024 did not include skincare revenue. Revenue related to capital systems sales declined 17%, while recurring sources of revenue, excluding skincare, declined 19%.

Gross profit was $1.8 million, or 6% of revenue for the third quarter of 2024, compared to a gross profit of $6.5 million, or 14% of revenue, for the third quarter of 2023. On a non-GAAP basis, gross profit was $3.7 million, or 12% of revenue, for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $9.0 million, or 19%, for the third quarter of 2023. Gross profit in the third quarter, on a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis, was negatively affected by $10.1 million, or 31% of revenue, of non-cash expense related to excess and obsolete inventory.

Operating expenses were $38.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $47.4 million in the prior year period. On a non-GAAP basis, operating expenses were $34.7 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $39.8 million for the prior year period. Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2024, on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, include a $5.4 million charge related to doubtful accounts receivable. The Company no longer adjusts for costs related to a retention plan implemented in April 2023, in its Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Accordingly, the Company has not adjusted for $0.4 million of retention plan costs incurred in the third quarter of 2024. Further, the Company has revised the presentation of current and prior year periods to remove adjustments related to retention plan costs of $4.0 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2024, and $1.4 million and $4.3 million, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

GAAP operating loss was $36.2 million and $40.9 million for the third quarters of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Non-GAAP operating loss was $31.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to a Non-GAAP operating loss of $30.9 million for the third quarter of 2023.

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, were $59.0 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $84.3 million as of June 30, 2024.

2024 Outlook

Management is reaffirming full-year revenue guidance of $140 million to $145 million, as well as guidance for year-end 2024 cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of approximately $40 million.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call to discuss these results and related matters today at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). Participating in the call will be Taylor Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Stuart Drummond, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Shelby Eckerman, Vice President, Finance.

Participants can register for the conference call at this registration link. Upon registering, a calendar booking will be provided by email including the dial-in details and a unique PIN to access the call. Using this process will by-pass the operator and avoid the call queue. Registration will remain open until the end of the live conference call.

If participants prefer to dial in and speak with an operator, dial Canada/USA Toll Free: 1-844-763-8274 or +1-647-484-8814. It is recommended that you call in 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time if you are using one of these operator-assisted phone numbers.

The call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of Cutera’s website at http://www.cutera.com/. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call.

About Cutera, Inc.

Cutera is a leading provider of aesthetic and dermatology solutions for practitioners worldwide. For over 25 years, Cutera has strived to improve lives through medical aesthetic technologies that are driven by science and powered through partnerships. For more information, call 1-888-4-CUTERA or visit Cutera.com.

*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, to supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), management has disclosed certain non-GAAP financial measures for gross profit, gross margin rate, and income or loss from operations. Non-GAAP adjustments include depreciation and amortization including contract acquisition costs, stock-based compensation, enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) implementation costs, certain legal and litigation costs, costs associated with restructuring activities and the separation of its officers and other executives, gain on termination of a distribution agreement, and certain other adjustments. From time to time in the future, there may be other items that the Company may exclude if the Company believes that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors and management. The Company has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The Company defines non-GAAP operating income (loss), also commonly known as adjusted EBITDA, as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, ERP implementation costs, certain legal and litigation costs, severance, gain on early termination of distribution agreement, and other adjustments.

Company management uses non-GAAP financial measures as aids in monitoring the Company’s ongoing financial performance from quarter to quarter, and year to year, and for benchmarking against other similar companies. Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, the operating performance measure as prescribed by GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures for the statement of operations and net income per share exclude the following:

Depreciation and amortization, including contract acquisition costs. The Company has excluded depreciation and amortization expense in calculating its non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measures. Depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges to current operations;

Stock-based compensation. The Company has excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expenses in calculating its non-GAAP operating expenses and net income measures. Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to the Company's employees, the Company continues to evaluate its business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. The Company records stock-based compensation expenses related to grants of options, employee stock purchase plans, and performance and restricted stock. Depending upon the size, timing, and terms of the grants, this expense may vary significantly but will recur in future periods. The Company believes that excluding stock-based compensation better allows for comparisons to its peer companies;

ERP implementation costs. The Company has excluded ERP system costs related to direct and incremental costs incurred in connection with its multi-phase implementation of a new ERP solution and the related technology infrastructure costs. The Company excludes these costs because it believes that these items do not reflect future operating expenses and will be inconsistent in amounts and frequency, making it difficult to contribute to a meaningful evaluation of the Company’s operating performance;

Certain legal and litigation costs. The Company has excluded costs incurred related to its litigation against Lutronic Aesthetics as well as the settlement of $5.8 million, which is not part of the Company’s ordinary course of business. The Company’s complaint against Lutronic alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), interference with contractual relations and other claims. The Company excludes these costs as well as the settlement because this litigation is a result of a discrete event that was not part of the Company’s business strategy, but has a significant effect on the results of operations. The costs are incidental to and do not reflect the efficiencies and effectiveness of the Company’s core operations;

Severance. The Company has excluded costs associated with restructuring activities and the separation of its officers and other executives in calculating its non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP Operating Income. The Company has excluded restructuring costs because a restructuring represents a discrete event that signifies a change in the Company’s strategy, but these costs are not indicative of the ongoing financial performance of the business. The Company excludes executive separation costs because executive separations are unpredictable and not part of the Company’s business strategy but could have a significant impact on the results of operations;

Gain on early termination of distribution agreement. The Company has excluded a gain recorded in connection with the early termination of a distribution agreement with ZO USA in calculating its non-GAAP operating expenses and non-GAAP operating income (loss). The Company recorded the net gain of $9.7 million in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company has excluded this gain as it is not indicative of the ongoing financial performance of the business, and not part of the Company’s business strategy.

The Company believes that excluding all of the items above allows users of its financial statements to better review and assess both current and historical results of operations. The Company no longer adjusts for costs related to a retention plan implemented in April 2023, as such costs represent a normal, recurring, operating cost, and accordingly, has not adjusted for $0.4 million of retention plan costs incurred in the third quarter of 2024. Further, the Company has revised the presentation of the prior year periods to remove adjustments for retention plan costs of $1.4 million and $4.3 million, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release, other than purely historical information, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements include but are not limited to express or implied statements regarding expanding access to AviClear, and full year revenues and cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, along with other express or implied statements regarding Cutera’s plans, objectives, strategies, financial performance, guidance and outlook, product launches and performance, trends, prospects, or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “may,” “could,” “seek,” “guidance,” “predict,” “potential,” “likely,” “believe,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “forecast,” “foresee” or variations of these terms and similar expressions or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and may cause Cutera's actual results to differ materially from the express or implied forward-looking statements herein. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and stockholders should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. There are several risks, uncertainties, and other important factors, many of which are beyond Cutera’s control, that could cause its actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including risks involved with continued expansion of AviClear, Cutera’s financial position and debt service requirements, and making financial projections, as well as the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other documents filed from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by Cutera.

All statements made in this release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Cutera undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. If Cutera updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates concerning those or other forward-looking statements. Cutera's financial performance for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, as discussed in this release, is preliminary and unaudited, and subject to adjustment.

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