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Dec 31, 2021

Align Q4 2021 Earnings Report

Announced record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021 financial results.

Key Takeaways

Align Technology reported a record fourth quarter with total revenues up 23.6% year-over-year to $1.03 billion. Full year net revenues of $4.0 billion and operating margin of 24.7% were both at the high end of the company's guidance for fiscal 2021.

Q4 total revenues up 23.6% year-over-year to a record $1.03 billion

Q4 operating income up 3.6% year-over-year to $220.9 million and operating margin of 21.4%

Q4 diluted net income per share of $2.40; Q4 non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $2.83

During 2021, Align achieved several major installed base milestones including 12 millionth Invisalign patient, 68 thousandth iTero scanner sold, and 47 thousandth exocad software license sold.

Total Revenue
$1.03B
Previous year: $835M
+23.5%
EPS
$2.83
Previous year: $2.61
+8.4%
Invisalign Cases Shipped
631.15K
Previous year: 568K
+11.1%
Gross Profit
$745M
Previous year: $610M
+22.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.3B
Previous year: $961M
+35.3%
Free Cash Flow
$164M
Previous year: $328M
-50.1%
Total Assets
$5.94B
Previous year: $4.83B
+23.0%

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Forward Guidance

Net revenues growth is expected to be within the long-term model range of 20% to 30%. On a GAAP basis, Align anticipates its 2022 operating margin to be around 24.0%. Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be approximately 3 points higher than GAAP operating margin.

Challenges Ahead

  • The Omicron headwind
  • Our 2022 guidance assumes no significant new surges after the current wave
  • Our 2022 guidance assumes no meaningful practice disruptions
  • Our 2022 guidance assumes no material supply chain issues throughout the year

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income