Accuray Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010

August 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM EDT
Strong CyberKnife(R) Orders Highlight Quarter and Fiscal Year

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug 31, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2010, ended June 30, 2010.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, Accuray reported total revenue of $61.8 million, a 5.1 percent increase over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 total revenue of $58.8 million. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, total revenue was $221.6 million, a twelve million dollar decrease from the $233.6 million in total revenue recorded for fiscal year 2009.

Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $5.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, during the same period last year. Net income for fiscal year 2010 was $2.8 million or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net income of $609,000 or $0.01 per diluted share for fiscal year 2009.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, 16 CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery Systems were added to company backlog, with a total value of $74 million. In addition, new service and other ancillary orders with a value of $18 million were signed. During the fourth quarter, one order was canceled by a customer and removed from backlog.

Total backlog for the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $374 million, with approximately $132 million associated with CyberKnife System contracts and approximately $242 million associated with services and other recurring revenue.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, 10 new CyberKnife Systems were installed, making a full year installation total of 31 systems. At the end of the 2010 fiscal year, the worldwide CyberKnife installation base was 206.

"With 16 CyberKnife orders added into backlog, we are pleased to report another strong quarter of continued sales momentum, which has yielded 56 net orders for fiscal 2010," said Euan Thomson, president and chief executive officer of Accuray Incorporated. "Cancer patients worldwide are receiving highly precise, non-invasive, state-of-the-art radiosurgery treatment from an expanding base of installed CyberKnife Systems."

Accuray's cash and investment balances at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010 totaled $145.3 million, which includes cash and cash equivalents of $45.4 million, restricted cash of $22,000 and short-term investments of $99.9 million. Not included in the year-end cash and investments balance was $5.9 million, net, of in-transit cash associated with the liquidation of our auction-rate securities on June 30, 2010, which was received on July 1, 2010.

Outlook

The following statement is forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. During fiscal year 2011 Accuray expects revenue to be in the range of $210 million to $225 million.

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 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. The conference call dial-in numbers are 1-866-578-5771 (USA) or 1-617-213-8055 (International), Conference ID: 28021423. 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: 24002694, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET, August 31, 2010 and will be available through September 3, 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 first quarter of fiscal 2011, ending September 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 treat more than 95,000 patients worldwide and currently more than 206 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 2011, 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 2010 fiscal year which has 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            Years ended
                            ------------------            -----------
                             June 30,    June 27,    June 30,    June 27,
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
    Net revenue:
      Products                 $41,482     $39,495    $141,297    $159,257
      Shared ownership
       program                     469         454       1,890       3,651
      Services                  19,617      18,614      77,504      66,344
      Other                        220         240         934       4,346
      Total net revenue         61,788      58,803     221,625     233,598
    Cost of revenue:
      Cost of products          18,559      19,010      65,197      68,904
      Cost of shared
       ownership program           142         121       1,019         775
      Cost of services          11,873      12,377      50,732      44,591
      Cost of other                156         205         659       4,038
      Total cost of revenue     30,730      31,713     117,607     118,308
                                ------      ------     -------     -------
      Gross profit              31,058      27,090     104,018     115,290
    Operating expenses:
      Selling and marketing      8,296       9,870      34,187      45,493
      Research and
       development               8,373       9,185      31,523      35,992
      General and
       administrative            8,393       7,710      35,472      36,223
                                 -----       -----      ------      ------
      Total operating
       expenses                 25,062      26,765     101,182     117,708
                                ------      ------     -------     -------
    Income (loss) from
     operations                  5,996         325       2,836      (2,418)
    Interest and other
     income, net                  (683)        646           1       3,082
                                  ----         ---         ---       -----
    Income before
     provision for income
     taxes                       5,313         971       2,837         664
    Provision (benefit)
     for income taxes              292        (251)         (4)         55
                                   ---        ----         ---         ---
    Net income                  $5,021      $1,222      $2,841        $609
                                ======      ======      ======        ====

    Net income per common
     share, basic and
     diluted:
      Basic                      $0.09       $0.02       $0.05       $0.01
      Diluted                    $0.08       $0.02       $0.05       $0.01
    Weighted average
     common shares
     outstanding used in
     computing net income
     per
    share:
      Basic                     58,205      56,238      57,560      55,413
      Diluted                   60,564      59,324      60,191      58,729
    Cost of revenue,
     selling and
     marketing, research
     and development, and
     general
    and administrative
     expenses include
     stock-based
     compensation charges
     as follows:
      Cost of revenue             $553        $484      $1,721      $2,285
      Selling and marketing        $54        $923      $1,433      $3,441
      Research and
       development                $913        $860      $2,850      $3,190
      General and
       administrative             $889      $1,518      $4,642      $6,545


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

                                                    June 30,   June 27,
                                                         2010       2009
                                                         ----       ----
    Assets
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                       $45,434    $36,835
      Restricted cash                                      22        527
      Short-term marketable securities                 99,881     64,634
      Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
       doubtful accounts of $115
        at June 30, 2010 and $484 at June 27,
         2009                                          37,955     36,427
      Inventories                                      28,186     28,909
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets        19,356      6,186
      Deferred cost of revenue-current                  7,889     18,984
                                                        -----     ------
        Total current assets                          238,723    192,502
                                                      -------    -------
    Long-term marketable securities                         -     57,252
    Property and equipment, net                        14,684     15,066
    Goodwill                                            4,495      4,495
    Intangible assets, net                                388        668
    Deferred cost of revenue-noncurrent                 3,213      2,933
    Other assets                                        1,681      1,470
        Total assets                                 $263,184   $274,386
                                                     ========   ========
    Liabilities and stockholders' equity
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                $10,317    $14,941
      Accrued expenses                                 21,455     16,188
      Customer advances-current                        12,884     13,185
      Deferred revenue-current                         42,019     68,105
        Total current liabilities                      86,675    112,419
                                                       ------    -------
    Long-term liabilities:
      Long-term other liabilities                       1,059        288
      Customer advances-noncurrent                          -          -
      Deferred revenue-noncurrent                       5,374      7,777
        Total liabilities                              93,108    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:
       60,666,974                                          59         57
           and 58,783,159 shares at June 30, 2010
            and June 27, 2009, respectively;
            outstanding:
           58,526,956 and 56,643,529 shares at June
            30, 2010 and June 27, 2009,
            respectively.
      Additional paid-in capital                      287,764    273,946
      Accumulated other comprehensive income
       (loss)                                             (71)       416
      Accumulated deficit                            (117,676)  (120,517)
        Total stockholders' equity                    170,076    153,902
                                                      -------    -------
        Total liabilities and stockholders'
         equity                                      $263,184   $274,386
                                                     ========   ========


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