Accuray Announces Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2010

May 6, 2010 at 4:11 PM EDT
14 Orders Added to Backlog Highlight Profitable Quarter

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2010.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2010, Accuray reported total revenue of $51.9 million, compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2009 total revenue of $61.3 million.

Accuray reported net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 of $2.3 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, during the same period last year.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2010, 14 orders for CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery Systems with a value of $64.3 million were added to company backlog, which combined with service renewal orders and other ancillary accessory orders yielded a total addition to backlog of $76.6 million. For the first nine months of fiscal 2010, Accuray added 41 CyberKnife Systems to backlog and shipped 26 units.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2010, six CyberKnife Systems were installed, bringing the worldwide CyberKnife installation base to 196 units.

For the nine months ended March 31, 2010, total revenue was $159.8 million, an 8.6 percent decline over total revenue of $174.8 million during the same period last year. Net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2010 was ($2.2) million or a loss of ($0.04) per share, compared to a net loss of ($613,000) or ($0.01) per share during the first nine months of fiscal 2009.

"We are pleased to report a third quarter with 14 orders being added to backlog," said Euan Thomson, president and chief executive officer of Accuray Incorporated. "Solid order performance and the achievement of profitability in a quarter where deferred platinum revenue is tailing off, highlights our ongoing core revenue growth."

Accuray's cash and investment balances at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2010 totaled $145.8 million, which includes cash and cash equivalents of $36.0 million, restricted cash of $21,000, short-term investments of $81.5 million, trading securities of $21.9 million and long-term investments of $6.4 million.

Outlook

The following statement is forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. During fiscal year 2010 Accuray expects that revenue will likely be toward the lower end of the guidance range of $220 million to $230 million. CyberKnife System revenue, which represents approximately two-thirds of total revenue, is driven by customer installation schedules.

Additional Information

Additional information regarding backlog segmentation, which will be discussed during the conference call, is available in the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site at www.accuray.com.

Earnings Call Open to Investors

Accuray will hold a conference call for financial analysts and investors on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call dial-in numbers are 1-866-362-4832 (USA) or 1-617-597-5364 (International), Conference ID: 71384530. A live webcast of the call will also be available from the Investor Relations section on the company's Web site at www.accuray.com. In addition, a recording of the call will be available by calling 1-888-286-8010 (USA) or 1-617-801-6888 (International), Conference ID number: 89588146, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET, May 6, 2010 and will be available through May 9, 2010. A webcast replay will also be available from the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site at www.accuray.com from approximately 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET today through Accuray's release of its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, ending June 30, 2010.

About the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System

The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.

About Accuray

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a non-surgical treatment option for those diagnosed with cancer. Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, which extends the benefits of radiosurgery to include extracranial tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. To date, the CyberKnife System has been used to deliver more than 80,000 treatments worldwide and currently 196 systems have been installed in leading hospitals in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.accuray.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those concerning Accuray's expectations about revenue for fiscal year 2010, the portion of revenue attributable to CyberKnife System revenue, gross margin, profitability, customer installation schedules, realization of backlog and service activity. Forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may lead to actual results varying materially from the forward looking statements. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Many factors could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from these forward looking statements, including, but not limited to the uncertainties associated with the medical device industry; variability of installation and sales cycle including customer financing and construction delays; changes in the regulatory environment, including reimbursement for CyberKnife procedures; market acceptance of products; and the impact of competition. These and other risks are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our report on Form 10-K for the 2009 fiscal year as well as in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, both of which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual performance or results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information.


                                  Accuray Incorporated
                Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                          (in thousands, except per share data)



                                    Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                        March 31,               March 31,
                                        ---------               ---------
                                     2010         2009    2010          2009
                                     ----         ----    ----          ----

      Net revenue:
        Products                  $33,783      $41,006 $99,815      $119,762
        Shared ownership programs     484        1,285   1,421         3,197
        Services                   17,545       17,901  57,887        47,730
        Other                         128        1,109     714         4,106
                                      ---        -----     ---         -----
      Total net revenue            51,940       61,301 159,837       174,795
      Cost of revenue:
        Cost of products           14,430       17,630  46,638        49,894
        Cost of shared ownership
         programs                     228          185     877           654
        Cost of services           11,806       12,057  38,859        32,214
        Cost of other                 100        1,067     503         3,833
                                      ---        -----     ---         -----
      Total cost of revenue        26,564       30,939  86,877        86,595
                                   ------       ------  ------        ------
      Gross profit                 25,376       30,362  72,960        88,200
      Operating expenses:
        Selling and marketing       7,179       11,420  25,891        35,623
        Research and development    7,719        9,259  23,150        26,807
        General and
         administrative             7,719        8,821  27,079        28,513
                                    -----        -----  ------        ------
      Total operating expenses     22,617       29,500  76,120        90,943
                                   ------       ------  ------        ------
    Income (loss) from
     operations                     2,759          862  (3,160)       (2,743)
      Other income (loss), net       (227)         575     684         2,436
                                     ----          ---     ---         -----
    Income (loss) before
     provision for (benefit
     from) income taxes             2,532        1,437  (2,476)         (307)
    Provision for (benefit
     from) income taxes               260          221    (297)          306
                                      ---          ---    ----           ---
    Net income (loss)              $2,272       $1,216 $(2,179)        $(613)
                                   ======       ====== =======         =====
    Net income (loss) per
     share:
      Basic net income (loss)
       per share                    $0.04        $0.02  $(0.04)       $(0.01)
                                    =====        =====  ======        ======
      Weighted average common
       shares used in computing
        basic net income (loss)
         per share                 57,851       55,724  57,352        55,138
                                   ======       ======  ======        ======
      Diluted net income (loss)
       per share                    $0.04        $0.02  $(0.04)       $(0.01)
                                    =====        =====  ======        ======
      Weighted average common
       shares used in computing
        diluted net income (loss)
         per share                 60,470       58,772  57,352        55,138
                                   ======       ======  ======        ======

    Cost of revenue, selling
     and marketing, research
     and development, and
     general and
     administrative expenses
     include stock-based
     compensation charges as
     follows:
      Cost of revenue                $492         $622  $1,168        $1,801
      Selling and marketing          $(84)        $538  $1,379        $2,518
      Research and development       $636         $797  $1,937        $2,330
      General and
       administrative                $839       $1,167  $3,753        $5,027


                             Accuray Incorporated
               Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                     (in thousands, except share amounts)



                                                         March 31,  June 27,
                                                              2010       2009
                                                              ----       ----
    Assets
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                            $36,036    $36,835
      Restricted cash                                           21        527
      Short-term available-for-sale securities              81,542     64,634
      Trading securities                                    21,860          -
      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       doubtful accounts of $35
        at March 31, 2010 and $484 at June 27, 2009         36,321     36,427
      Inventories                                           28,231     28,909
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets             11,636      6,186
      Deferred cost of revenue-current                      12,876     18,984
                                                            ------     ------
        Total current assets                               228,523    192,502
                                                           -------    -------
    Long-term available-for-sale securities                  6,359     35,245
    Long-term trading securities                                 -     22,007
    Property and equipment, net                             13,242     15,066
    Goodwill                                                 4,495      4,495
    Intangible assets, net                                     452        668
    Deferred cost of revenue-noncurrent                      3,274      2,933
    Other assets                                             1,630      1,470
        Total assets                                      $257,975   $274,386
                                                          ========   ========
    Liabilities and stockholders' equity
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                      $9,734    $14,941
      Accrued expenses                                      17,022     15,768
      Customer advances-current                             13,170     13,185
      Deferred revenue-current                              50,830     68,105
        Total current liabilities                           90,756    111,999
                                                            ------    -------
    Long-term liabilities:
      Long-term other liabilities                              928        708
      Deferred revenue-noncurrent                            4,599      7,777
        Total liabilities                                   96,283    120,484
                                                            ------    -------

    Stockholders' equity
      Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized:
       5,000,000 shares; no shares issued
        and outstanding.                                         -          -
      Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized:
       100,000,000 shares; issued: 60,147,061
        and 58,783,547 shares at March 31, 2010 and June
         27,2009, respectively; outstanding: 58,007,043
         and 56,643,529 shares at March 31, 2010 and
         June 27, 2009, respectively                            58         57
      Additional paid-in capital                           284,268    273,946
      Accumulated other comprehensive income                    62        416
      Accumulated deficit                                 (122,696)  (120,517)
                                                                     --------
        Total stockholders' equity                         161,692    153,902
                                                           -------    -------
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $257,975   $274,386
                                                          ========   ========



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