SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 ended April 27, 2008.

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For the first quarter of fiscal 2009, revenue was $1.15 billion, compared to $844.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of 37 percent. Net income computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 increased by 34 percent year-over-year to $176.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, which excludes stock-based compensation charges and the associated tax impact, was $211.8 million, or $0.36 per diluted share.

"The growth of GPUs continues to outpace the PC market. We shipped 42 percent more GPUs this quarter compared to the same period a year ago, resulting in our best first quarter ever," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "This is the era of visual computing. With a few hundred million GeForce GPUs in the market, developers can now confidently create applications with dazzling graphics. Amazing applications with beautiful graphics are showing up on the Web constantly, driving even faster adoption of GPUs. We expect this positive feedback loop to continue to drive our growth."

    First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Highlights:

    -- Revenue grew 37 percent year-over-year.
    -- GAAP net income increased 34 percent year-over-year.
    -- Launched multiple industry-leading products:
        - GeForce(R) 9600 GT GPU: More than double the performance of the
          previous 8600 GTS.
        - GeForce 9800 GX2: New dual GPU board featuring Quad SLI(R)
          technology.
        - GeForce 9800 GTX: Most flexible GPU to support both two-way and
          three-way SLI technology.
        - GeForce 8800 GT for the Mac Pro: First after-market consumer
          graphics card for the Mac sold directly by NVIDIA.
        - NVIDIA nForce(R) 790i Ultra SLI MCP: Industry's most overclockable
          platform for Intel processors.
        - Quadro(R) FX 3600M Professional: Industry's highest-performance
          notebook GPU.
        - NVIDIA(R) APX 2500 Application Processor: World's lowest-power,
          high-definition computer-on-a-chip.
    -- The Professional Solutions Business achieved record revenue, growing 44
       percent year-over-year.
    -- Shipped first Hybrid SLI DX10 motherboard GPUs - the GeForce 8000 GPU
       series.  The GeForce 8000 GPU series includes GeForce Boost Hybrid SLI
       technology, which can double performance when paired with a GeForce 8
       desktop GPU.
    -- Became a founding member of Stanford University's new Pervasive
       Parallelism Lab (PPL).  The PPL will develop new techniques, tools, and
       training materials to allow software engineers to harness the
       parallelism of the heterogeneous multi-core computing available in
       virtually every new computer.

Conference Call and Web Cast Information

NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2009 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time). To listen to the call, please dial 212-231-2900; no password is required. The conference call will also be Web cast live (listen-only mode) at the following Web sites: http://www.nvidia.com and http://www.streetevents.com. A live Web cast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be held at the NVIDIA investor relations Web site http://www.nvidia.com/ir and at http://www.streetevents.com. The Web cast will be recorded and available for replay until the Company's conference call to discuss its financial results for its second quarter fiscal 2009.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income presented in accordance with GAAP, we use non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. In order for our investors to be better able to compare our current results with those of previous periods, we have shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation, and the associated tax impact, where applicable. We believe the presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user's overall understanding of our historical financial performance. The presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce products, the professional design and visualization market with its Quadro products, and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.

Certain statements in this release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the use and importance of graphics; the significance of visual computing; the role of the GPU, the impact of graphics applications on the growth the GPU market and the rate of GPU adoption; our expected growth; and the expected benefits, materials and technologies to be developed by the PPL are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: slower than anticipated adoption of new technologies or development of a market; the impact of competition and competitive products; technological advances; the development of more effective or efficient GPUs or CPUs; changes in consumer preferences or product uses; incompatibility of technologies; changes in industry standards; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce, Quadro, Tesla, NVIDIA nForce, and SLI are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

                               NVIDIA CORPORATION
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                      April 27,      April 29,
                                                        2008           2007


    Revenue                                         $1,153,388       $844,280

    Cost of revenue                                    638,545        464,142

    Gross profit                                       514,843        380,138

    Operating expenses:
      Research and development                         218,830        158,321
      Sales, general and administrative                 93,034         80,571

          Total operating expenses                     311,864        238,892

    Operating income                                   202,979        141,246

    Interest and other income, net                      10,039         12,543

    Income before income tax expense                   213,018        153,789

    Income tax expense (A)                              36,213         21,530

    Net income                                        $176,805       $132,259


    Basic net income per share                           $0.32          $0.24

    Diluted net income per share                         $0.30          $0.22

    Shares used in basic per share computation (B)     555,673        541,247

    Shares used in diluted per share computation (B)   591,989        598,299


    (A) The effective income tax rate for the three months ended April 27,
        2008 and April 29, 2007 was 17% and 14%, respectively.
    (B) Reflects a three-for-two stock split on September 10, 2007.




                                NVIDIA CORPORATION
              RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                      April 27,      April 29,
                                                        2008           2007

    GAAP gross profit                                 $514,843       $380,138
       Stock-based compensation expense included
        in cost of revenue                               3,136          2,809
    Non-GAAP gross profit                             $517,979       $382,947

    GAAP net income                                   $176,805       $132,259
       Stock-based compensation expense (A)             42,124         37,405
       Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments        (7,161)        (5,237)
    Non-GAAP net income                               $211,768       $164,427

    Diluted net income per share

       GAAP                                              $0.30          $0.22
       Non-GAAP                                          $0.36          $0.28


    Shares used in GAAP diluted net income per
     share computation (B)                             591,989        598,299
       Cumulative impact of non-GAAP adjustments (C)   (10,653)       (17,203)
    Shares used in non-GAAP diluted net income per
     share computation (B)                             581,336        581,096


    (A) Results include stock-based compensation
         expense as follows (in thousands):

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                      April 27,      April 29,
                                                        2008           2007

           Cost of revenue                              $3,136         $2,809
           Research and development                    $24,534        $22,400
           Sales, general and administrative           $14,454        $12,196

    (B) Reflects a three-for-two stock split on September 10, 2007.

    (C) Reflects an adjustment to the diluted outstanding shares calculated
        under SFAS 123R to conform to diluted outstanding shares calculated
        under prior accounting standards (APB 25).




                               NVIDIA CORPORATION
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      April 27,    January 27,
                                                        2008           2008
    ASSETS

    Current assets:
     Cash, cash equivalents and marketable
      securities                                    $1,621,639     $1,809,478
     Accounts receivable, net                          651,800        666,494
     Inventories                                       420,126        358,521
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets          55,428         54,336

       Total current assets                          2,748,993      2,888,829

    Property and equipment, net                        522,056        359,808
    Goodwill                                           371,019        354,057
    Intangible assets, net                             125,001        106,926
    Deposits and other assets                           40,389         38,051

       Total assets                                 $3,807,458     $3,747,671

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                 $427,855       $492,099
     Accrued liabilities                               448,697        475,062

       Total current liabilities                       876,552        967,161

    Other long-term liabilities                        193,728        162,598

    Stockholders' equity                             2,737,178      2,617,912

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $3,807,458     $3,747,671

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