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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2021

NVIDIA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-23985 94-3177549
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 486-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, $0.001 par value per shareNVDAThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 18, 2021, NVIDIA Corporation, or the Company, issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended August 1, 2021. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is financial information and commentary by Colette M. Kress, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, regarding results of the quarter ended August 1, 2021, or the CFO Commentary. The CFO Commentary will be posted to http://investor.nvidia.com immediately after the filing of this Current Report.

The press release and CFO Commentary are furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release, datedAugust 18, 2021, entitled "NVIDIA Announces Financial Results forSecondQuarter Fiscal 2022"
99.2 CFO Commentary onSecondQuarter Fiscal 2022 Results

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NVIDIA Corporation
Date: August 18, 2021 By: /s/ Colette M. Kress
Colette M. Kress
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2022

•Record revenue of $6.51 billion, up 68 percent from a year earlier

•Record Gaming revenue of $3.06 billion, up 85 percent from a year earlier

•Record Data Center revenue of $2.37 billion, up 35 percent from a year earlier

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Aug. 18, 2021- NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported record revenue for the second quarter ended August 1, 2021, of $6.51 billion, up 68 percent from a year earlier and up 15 percent from the previous quarter, with record revenue from the company’s Gaming, Data Center and Professional Visualization platforms.

GAAP earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.94, up 276 percent from a year ago and up 24 percent from the previous quarter. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.04, up 89 percent from a year ago and up 14 percent from the previous quarter.

“NVIDIA’s pioneering work in accelerated computing continues to advance graphics, scientific computing and AI,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA.

“Enabled by the NVIDIA platform, developers are creating the most impactful technologies of our time – from natural language understanding and recommender systems, to autonomous vehicles and logistic centers, to digital biology and climate science, to metaverse worlds that obey the laws of physics.

“This quarter, we launched NVIDIA Base Command and Fleet Command to develop, deploy, scale and orchestrate the AI workloads that run on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite. With our new enterprise software, wide range of NVIDIA-powered systems and global network of system and integration partners, we can accelerate the world’s largest industries racing to benefit from the transformative power of AI.

“We are thrilled to have launched NVIDIA Omniverse, a simulation platform nearly five years in the making that runs physically realistic virtual worlds and connects to other digital platforms. We imagine engineers, designers and even autonomous machines connecting to Omniverse to create digital twins and industrial metaverses,” he said.

NVIDIA paid quarterly cash dividends of $100 million in the second quarter. It will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on September 23, 2021, to all shareholders of record on September 1, 2021.

On July 19, 2021, the company completed a four-for-one split of its common stock in the form of a stock dividend to shareholders of record as of June 21, 2021. All share and per share amounts presented have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.

Q2 Fiscal 2022 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings per share) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Revenue 6,507 5,661 3,866 Up 15% Up 68%
Gross margin 64.8 64.1 58.8 Up 70 bps Up 600 bps
Operating expenses 1,771 1,673 1,624 Up 6% Up 9%
Operating income 2,444 1,956 651 Up 25% Up 275%
Net income 2,374 1,912 622 Up 24% Up 282%
Diluted earnings per share 0.94 0.76 0.25 Up 24% Up 276%

All values are in US Dollars.

Non-GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings per share) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Revenue 6,507 5,661 3,866 Up 15% Up 68%
Gross margin 66.7 66.2 66.0 Up 50 bps Up 70 bps
Operating expenses 1,266 1,189 1,035 Up 6% Up 22%
Operating income 3,071 2,557 1,516 Up 20% Up 103%
Net income 2,623 2,313 1,366 Up 13% Up 92%
Diluted earnings per share 1.04 0.91 0.55 Up 14% Up 89%

All values are in US Dollars.

NVIDIA’s outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 is as follows:

•Revenue is expected to be $6.80 billion, plus or minus 2 percent.

•GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 65.2 percent and 67.0 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.

•GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $1.96 billion and $1.37 billion, respectively.

•GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be an expense of approximately $60 million, excluding gains and losses on equity securities.

•GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 11 percent, plus or minus 1 percent, excluding any discrete items such as excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation.

Highlights

NVIDIA achieved progress since its previous earnings announcement in these areas:

Gaming

•Second-quarter revenue was a record $3.06 billion, up 85 percent from a year earlier and up 11 percent from the previous quarter.

•Introduced GeForce RTX® 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, delivering up to 50 percent more performance over the previous generation.

•Announced that NVIDIA RTX™ is featured in 130+ games and applications, including Red Dead Redemption 2, F1 2021 and Minecraft RTX, in China, as well as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro.

•Announced that NVIDIA Reflex, which reduces gaming latency, is supported in 20 games, including top e-sports titles.

•Announced that GeForce RTX technologies are available for Arm platforms, with demos of Wolfenstein: Youngblood and The Bistro.

•Announced that GeForce NOW™ gives members access to more than 1,000 PC games, more than any other cloud-gaming service.

Data Center

•Second-quarter revenue was a record $2.37 billion, up 35 percent from a year earlier and up 16 percent from the previous quarter.

•Unveiled NVIDIA Base Command™ and Fleet Command™ – software platforms optimized for NVIDIA-powered systems running NVIDIA AI software – to develop, deploy, and manage AI applications across the enterprise and the industrial edge.

•Announced NVIDIA AI LaunchPad, a program delivered by hybrid-cloud providers giving enterprises instant AI infrastructure, with Equinix as the first partner.

•Launched TensorRT™ 8, the latest generation of NVIDIA’s AI inference software, delivering record-setting speed for natural language processing and other AI applications.

•Announced NVIDIA® technology supports 342 supercomputers on the latest TOP500 list, including 70 percent of all new systems and 8 of the top 10, and powers 35 of the top 40 greenest systems.

•Announced NVIDIA is powering major new supercomputers, including: Perlmutter, the world’s fastest AI supercomputer, at the U.S. National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center; Cambridge-1, the U.K.’s most powerful supercomputer; Tesla’s new training system; and Petrobras’ Dragão supercomputer, Latin America’s fastest.

•Extended the Arm ecosystem with the NVIDIA Arm HPC Developer Kit, with applicants for early access from 70+ leading organizations.

•Set performance records across all eight AI training benchmarks for commercially available systems in the latest MLPerf results, delivering up to 3.5x more performance than last year’s scores.

•Announced there are now more than 55 NVIDIA-Certified Systems™ offered by the world’s leading server makers supporting NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, with many powered by NVIDIA BlueField®-2 DPUs and NVIDIA DOCA™.

•Supported Microsoft Azure’s general availability of NVIDIA A100 GPU VMs, their most powerful virtual machines for supercomputer-class AI and HPC workloads.

•Worked with Google Cloud to establish the first AI-on-5G Innovation Lab, helping to accelerate the creation of smart cities, smart factories and other 5G and AI applications.

•Powered Palo Alto Networks’ virtual next-generation firewall – the industry’s first running on DPUs – with NVIDIA BlueField-2, enabling up to 5x acceleration and maximizing data center security.

Professional Visualization

•Second-quarter revenue was a record $519 million, up 156 percent from a year earlier and up 40 percent from the previous quarter.

•Expanded NVIDIA Omniverse™, the world’s first 3D, real-time simulation and collaboration platform, through new integrations with Blender and Adobe, applications used by millions of users.

•Launched the NVIDIA RTX A2000, which brings RTX to the volume segment of the desktop workstation market and enables a range of new form factors from backs of displays to edge devices.

Automotive

•Second-quarter revenue was $152 million, up 37 percent from a year earlier and down 1 percent from the previous quarter.

•Announced that self-driving startup AutoX’s Gen5 robotaxi platform uses NVIDIA DRIVE® to achieve level 4 autonomy.

•Collaborated with autonomous trucking company Plus on plans to provide Amazon with at least 1,000 self-driving systems, which are powered by NVIDIA DRIVE.

•Announced that autonomous trucking platform startup Embark is using NVIDIA DRIVE to create systems for Freightliner, Navistar International, PACCAR and Volvo.

CFO Commentary

Commentary on the quarter by Colette Kress, NVIDIA’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is available at https://investor.nvidia.com/.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its second quarter financial results and current financial prospects today at 2 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Eastern time). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be accessible at NVIDIA’s investor relations website, https://investor.nvidia.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay until NVIDIA’s conference call to discuss its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2022.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement NVIDIA’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, and free cash flow. For NVIDIA’s investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related and other costs, IP-related costs, gains and losses from non-affiliated investments, mark to market adjustments of our publicly traded equity securities, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, the associated tax impact of these items where applicable, and domestication tax benefit. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less both purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets and principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user’s overall understanding of the company’s historical financial performance. The presentation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the company’s non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market and has redefined modern computer graphics, high performance computing and artificial intelligence. The company’s pioneering work in accelerated computing and AI is reshaping trillion-dollar industries, such as transportation, healthcare and manufacturing, and fueling the growth of many others. More information at https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/.

For further information, contact:

Simona Jankowski Robert Sherbin
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Corporation
sjankowski@nvidia.com rsherbin@nvidia.com

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: NVIDIA’s pioneering work in accelerated computing and its impacts; NVIDIA’s platform enabling developers to create the most impactful technologies of our time; NVIDIA accelerating the world’s largest industries racing to benefit from the transformative power of AI; the benefits, performance and abilities of our products and technologies, including NVIDIA Base Command, Fleet Command, NVIDIA Omniverse, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti, NVIDIA Reflex, GeForce NOW, NVIDIA AI LaunchPad, TensorRT 8, NVIDIA A100 GPU VMs, NVIDIA BlueField-2, NVIDIA RTX A2000, and NVIDIA DRIVE; our ability to bring the power of AI to the world’s largest industries with our global network of system partners and new enterprise software and subscriptions; engineers, designers and autonomous machines connecting to Omniverse to create digital twins and industrial metaverses; NVIDIA’s next quarterly cash dividend; NVIDIA’s financial outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2022; NVIDIA’s expected tax rates for the third quarter of fiscal 2022; and the impact of the first AI-on-5G Innovation Lab 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: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners’ products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the most recent reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company’s 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.

© 2021 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce, BlueField, Fleet Command, GeForce NOW, GeForce RTX, NVIDIA Base Command, NVIDIA DOCA, NVIDIA DRIVE, NVIDIA Omniverse, NVIDIA RTX, GeForce NOW, GeForce RTX and TensorRT are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

NVIDIA CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Revenue $ 6,507 $ 3,866 $ 12,168 $ 6,946
Cost of revenue 2,292 1,591 4,324 2,667
Gross profit 4,215 2,275 7,844 4,279
Operating expenses
Research and development 1,245 997 2,398 1,732
Sales, general and administrative 526 627 1,046 920
Total operating expenses 1,771 1,624 3,444 2,652
Income from operations 2,444 651 4,400 1,627
Interest income 6 13 13 44
Interest expense (60) (54) (113) (78)
Other, net 4 (1) 138 (2)
Other income (expense), net (50) (42) 38 (36)
Income before income tax 2,394 609 4,438 1,591
Income tax expense (benefit) 20 (13) 153 52
Net income $ 2,374 $ 622 $ 4,285 $ 1,539
Net income per share (A):
Basic $ 0.95 $ 0.25 $ 1.72 $ 0.63
Diluted $ 0.94 $ 0.25 $ 1.69 $ 0.62
Weighted average shares used in per share computation (A):
Basic 2,493 2,464 2,489 2,460
Diluted 2,532 2,504 2,529 2,496

(A) Reflects a four-for-one stock split on July 19, 2021.

NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
August 1, January 31,
2021 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities $ 19,654 $ 11,561
Accounts receivable, net 3,586 2,429
Inventories 2,114 1,826
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 452 239
Total current assets 25,806 16,055
Property and equipment, net 2,364 2,149
Operating lease assets 801 707
Goodwill 4,193 4,193
Intangible assets, net 2,478 2,737
Deferred income tax assets 958 806
Other assets 2,050 2,144
Total assets $ 38,650 $ 28,791
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,474 $ 1,201
Accrued and other current liabilities 1,974 1,725
Short-term debt 1,000 999
Total current liabilities 4,448 3,925
Long-term debt 10,943 5,964
Long-term operating lease liabilities 716 634
Other long-term liabilities 1,396 1,375
Total liabilities 17,503 11,898
Shareholders' equity 21,147 16,893
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 38,650 $ 28,791
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2020 2021 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 2,374 $ 622 $ 4,285 $ 1,539
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense 465 374 894 598
Depreciation and amortization 286 404 567 511
Deferred income taxes (185) (80) (161) (64)
(Gains) losses on investments in non affiliates, net 1 2 (133) 5
Other 18 (10) 16 (10)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (563) 44 (1,157) (205)
Inventories (123) 54 (282) (97)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 16 42 18 34
Accounts payable 209 (8) 279 63
Accrued and other current liabilities 133 112 132 81
Other long-term liabilities 51 10 98 21
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,682 1,566 4,556 2,476
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 2,096 1,032 5,236 1,032
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 347 258 705 259
Purchases of marketable securities (4,798) (7,425) (9,268) (8,286)
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets (183) (217) (481) (372)
Investments and other, net 5 3 (7)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (7,137) (7,171)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,533) (13,489) (3,805) (14,545)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs 4,985 (8) 4,985 4,971
Proceeds related to employee stock plans 2 6 128 94
Payments related to tax on restricted stock units (365) (196) (843) (418)
Dividends paid (100) (99) (198) (197)
Principal payments on property and equipment (21) (40)
Other (2) (3)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 4,501 (297) 4,030 4,447
Change in cash and cash equivalents 4,650 (12,220) 4,781 (7,622)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 978 15,494 847 10,896
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,628 $ 3,274 $ 5,628 $ 3,274
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
GAAP gross profit $ 4,215 $ 3,629 $ 2,275 $ 7,844 $ 4,279
GAAP gross margin 64.8 % 64.1 % 58.8 % 64.5 % 61.6 %
Acquisition-related and other costs (A) 86 87 245 173 246
Stock-based compensation expense (B) 32 25 14 57 35
IP-related costs 4 5 17 9 17
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 4,337 $ 3,746 $ 2,551 $ 8,083 $ 4,577
Non-GAAP gross margin 66.7 % 66.2 % 66.0 % 66.4 % 65.9 %
GAAP operating expenses $ 1,771 $ 1,673 $ 1,624 $ 3,444 $ 2,652
Stock-based compensation expense (B) (433) (404) (360) (837) (563)
Acquisition-related and other costs (A) (72) (80) (229) (152) (233)
Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 1,266 $ 1,189 $ 1,035 $ 2,455 $ 1,856
GAAP income from operations $ 2,444 $ 1,956 $ 651 $ 4,400 $ 1,627
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations 627 601 865 1,228 1,094
Non-GAAP income from operations $ 3,071 $ 2,557 $ 1,516 $ 5,628 $ 2,721
GAAP other income (expense), net $ (50) $ 88 $ (42) $ 38 $ (36)
(Gains) losses from non-affiliated investments (134) 2 (133) 5
Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount 1 1 1 2 1
Non-GAAP other income (expense), net $ (49) $ (45) $ (39) $ (93) $ (30)
GAAP net income $ 2,374 $ 1,912 $ 622 $ 4,285 $ 1,539
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments 628 468 868 1,097 1,100
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (C) (127) (67) (124) (194) (153)
Domestication tax benefit (252) (252)
Non-GAAP net income $ 2,623 $ 2,313 $ 1,366 $ 4,936 $ 2,486
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Diluted net income per share (D)
GAAP $ 0.94 $ 0.76 $ 0.25 $ 1.69 $ 0.62
Non-GAAP $ 1.04 $ 0.91 $ 0.55 $ 1.95 $ 1.00
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation (D) 2,532 2,528 2,504 2,529 2,496
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,682 $ 1,874 $ 1,566 $ 4,556 $ 2,476
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets (183) (298) (217) (481) (372)
Principal payments on property and equipment (21) (19) (40)
Free cash flow $ 2,478 $ 1,557 $ 1,349 $ 4,035 $ 2,104
(A) Acquisition-related and other costs primarily include amortization of intangible assets, inventory step-up, transaction costs, and certain compensation charges presented as follows:
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of revenue $ 86 $ 87 $ 245 $ 173 $ 246
Research and development $ 1 $ 1 $ 3 $ 4 $ 5
Sales, general and administrative $ 71 $ 79 $ 226 $ 148 $ 228
(B) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of revenue $ 32 $ 25 $ 14 $ 57 $ 35
Research and development $ 297 $ 276 $ 228 $ 573 $ 362
Sales, general and administrative $ 136 $ 128 $ 132 $ 264 $ 201
(C) Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments, including the recognition of excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation under GAAP accounting standard (ASU 2016-09).
(D) Reflects a four-for-one stock split on July 19, 2021.
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
Q3 FY2022 Outlook
( in millions)
GAAP gross margin 65.2 %
Impact of stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs 1.8 %
Non-GAAP gross margin 67.0 %
GAAP operating expenses
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs (590)
Non-GAAP operating expenses

All values are in US Dollars.

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CFO Commentary on Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results

Q2 Fiscal 2022 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings per share) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Revenue 6,507 5,661 3,866 Up 15% Up 68%
Gross margin 64.8 64.1 58.8 Up 70 bps Up 600 bps
Operating expenses 1,771 1,673 1,624 Up 6% Up 9%
Operating income 2,444 1,956 651 Up 25% Up 275%
Net income 2,374 1,912 622 Up 24% Up 282%
Diluted earnings per share 0.94 0.76 0.25 Up 24% Up 276%

All values are in US Dollars.

Non-GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings per share) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Revenue 6,507 5,661 3,866 Up 15% Up 68%
Gross margin 66.7 66.2 66.0 Up 50 bps Up 70 bps
Operating expenses 1,266 1,189 1,035 Up 6% Up 22%
Operating income 3,071 2,557 1,516 Up 20% Up 103%
Net income 2,623 2,313 1,366 Up 13% Up 92%
Diluted earnings per share 1.04 0.91 0.55 Up 14% Up 89%

All values are in US Dollars.

Revenue by Reportable Segments
($ in millions) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Graphics $3,907 $3,451 $2,085 Up 13% Up 87%
Compute & Networking 2,600 2,210 1,781 Up 18% Up 46%
Total $6,507 $5,661 $3,866 Up 15% Up 68% Revenue by Market Platform
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($ in millions) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21 Q/Q Y/Y
Gaming $3,061 $2,760 $1,654 Up 11% Up 85%
Data Center 2,366 2,048 1,752 Up 16% Up 35%
Professional Visualization 519 372 203 Up 40% Up 156%
Automotive 152 154 111 Down 1% Up 37%
OEM and Other 409 327 146 Up 25% Up 180%
Total $6,507 $5,661 $3,866 Up 15% Up 68%

We specialize in markets where our computing platforms can provide tremendous acceleration for applications. These platforms incorporate processors, interconnects, software, algorithms, systems, and services to deliver unique value. Our platforms address four large markets where our expertise is critical: Gaming, Data Center, Professional Visualization, and Automotive.

On July 19, 2021, we completed a four-for-one split of our common stock in the form of a stock dividend to shareholders of record as of June 21, 2021. All share and per share amounts presented herein have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.

Revenue

Revenue for the second quarter was a record $6.51 billion, up 68 percent from a year earlier. Record quarterly revenue was achieved in Gaming, Data Center, and Professional Visualization.

Gaming revenue was up 85 percent from a year ago and up 11 percent sequentially, reflecting higher sales in GeForce GPUs and game-console SOCs. We continued to benefit from strong sales of our GeForce RTXTM 30 Series based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. We have introduced Low Hash Rate (LHR) GeForce GPUs with limited Ethereum mining capability and increased the supply of Cryptocurrency Mining Processors (CMP) in an effort to direct GeForce to gamers and CMP to miners. Over 80 percent of our Ampere architecture-based GeForce GPU shipments in the quarter were LHR GPUs. CMP is included in OEM.

Data Center revenue was up 35 percent from a year ago and up 16 percent sequentially. The year-on-year growth was led by the ramp of NVIDIA Ampere architecture products into vertical industries and hyperscale customers, including strong growth in inference. Sequentially, growth stemmed from both compute and networking products, led by hyperscale customers.

Professional Visualization revenue was up 156 percent from a year earlier and up 40 percent sequentially, driven by the ramp of NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPUs, with growth led by desktop workstation GPUs.

Automotive revenue was up 37 percent from a year earlier and down 1 percent sequentially. The year-on-year increase was due to the recovery in automotive demand which was impacted by the pandemic in the prior year.

OEM and Other revenue was up 180 percent from a year ago and up 25 percent sequentially, primarily reflecting growth in CMP, which generated revenue of $266 million.

Gross Margin

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margin
($ in millions) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21
GAAP gross profit 4,215 3,629 2,275
GAAP gross margin 64.8 64.1 58.8
Acquisition-related and other costs 86 87 245
Stock-based compensation expense 32 25 14
IP-related costs 4 5 17
Non-GAAP gross profit 4,337 3,746 2,551
Non-GAAP gross margin 66.7 66.2 66.0

All values are in US Dollars.

GAAP gross margin for the second quarter was up 600 basis points from a year earlier, primarily due to a non-recurring inventory step-up expense of $161 million related to the Mellanox acquisition in the year-ago quarter. GAAP gross margin was up 70 basis points sequentially.

Non-GAAP gross margin was up 70 basis points from a year earlier and up 50 basis points sequentially, reflecting higher ASPs within desktop GeForce GPUs with continued growth in high-end Ampere architecture products, partially offset by a mix shift within Data Center.

Expenses

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Expenses
($ in millions) Q2 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY21
GAAP operating expenses $1,771 $1,673 $1,624
Stock-based compensation expense (433) (404) (360)
Acquisition-related and other costs (72) (80) (229)
Non-GAAP operating expenses $1,266 $1,189 $1,035

GAAP operating expenses for the second quarter were up 9 percent from a year earlier and up 6 percent sequentially. Non-GAAP operating expenses were up 22 percent from a year earlier and up 6 percent sequentially. The year-on-year and sequential increases were primarily driven by compensation-related costs largely relating to employee growth. The year-on-year increases also reflect growth of infrastructure costs.

Operating Income

GAAP operating income for the second quarter was a record $2.44 billion, up 275 percent from a year earlier and up 25 percent sequentially. Non-GAAP operating income was $3.07 billion, up 103 percent from a year earlier and up 20 percent sequentially.

Other Income & Expense and Income Tax

GAAP other income and expense, or OI&E, includes interest income, interest expense, and other items. Non-GAAP OI&E excludes the portion of interest expense from the amortization of the debt discount and the gains or losses from non-affiliated investments.

GAAP OI&E for the second quarter was an expense of $50 million, compared with an expense of $42 million a year earlier and income of $88 million in the prior quarter. The sequential decrease primarily reflects a reduction of $130 million in net unrealized gains from an equity investment. Non-GAAP OI&E was an expense of $49 million, compared with an expense of $39 million a year earlier and an expense of $45 million in the prior quarter. The year-on-year expense increase primarily reflects higher interest expense from our $5 billion note issuance in June 2021 and lower average yields in interest income.

On June 28, 2021, we simplified our corporate structure by repatriating the economic rights of certain non-U.S. intellectual property to the United States via domestication of a foreign subsidiary. The GAAP effective tax rate for the second quarter was 0.9 percent, reflecting a discrete benefit from the domestication of $252 million. Additionally, the effective rate was affected by tax benefits related to foreign-derived intangible income deduction, the U.S. research tax credit, and excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation. The non-GAAP effective tax rate was 13.2 percent.

Net Income and EPS

GAAP net income for the second quarter was a record $2.37 billion. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the second quarter were $0.94, up 276 percent from a year earlier and up 24 percent sequentially.

Non-GAAP net income was $2.62 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.04, up 89 percent from a year earlier and up 14 percent sequentially.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $19.65 billion, up from $10.98 billion a year earlier and up from $12.67 billion in the prior quarter. The year-on-year and sequential increases reflect $5 billion of debt issuance proceeds and free cash flow generation.

Accounts receivable was $3.59 billion compared with $2.08 billion a year earlier and $3.02 billion in the prior quarter. DSO was 50 days, up from 49 days both a year earlier and in the prior quarter.

Inventory was $2.11 billion compared with $1.40 billion a year earlier and $1.99 billion in the prior quarter. Outstanding inventory purchase and long-term supply obligations were $4.79 billion, up from $2.04 billion a year earlier and up from $3.46 billion in the prior quarter, due to longer lead-times throughout the supply chain and long-term capacity obligations. DSI was 84 days, up from 80 days a year earlier and down from 89 days in the prior quarter.

Cash flow from operating activities was a record $2.68 billion, up from $1.57 billion a year earlier and up from $1.87 billion in the prior quarter. The year-on-year increase primarily reflects higher operating income, partially offset by higher accounts receivable due to shipment linearity. The sequential increase primarily reflects higher operating income.

Free cash flow was $2.48 billion, up from $1.35 billion a year earlier and up from $1.56 billion in the previous quarter.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $286 million, including amortization of intangible assets related to the Mellanox acquisition. Capital expenditures including principal payments on property and equipment were $204 million.

We paid quarterly cash dividends of $100 million in the second quarter.

We are working through the regulatory process for our pending acquisition of Arm Ltd. Although some Arm licensees have expressed concerns or objected to the transaction, and discussions with regulators are taking longer than initially thought, we are confident in the deal and that regulators should recognize the benefits of the acquisition to Arm, its licensees, and the industry.

Third Quarter of Fiscal 2022 Outlook

Our outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 is as follows:

•Revenue is expected to be $6.80 billion, plus or minus 2 percent.

•GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 65.2 percent and 67.0 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.

•GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $1.96 billion and $1.37 billion, respectively.

•GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are both expected to be an expense of approximately $60 million, excluding gains and losses on equity securities.

•GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are both expected to be 11 percent, plus or minus 1 percent, excluding any discrete items such as excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation.

•Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $200 million to $225 million, including principal payments on property and equipment.

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For further information, contact:

Simona Jankowski Robert Sherbin
Investor Relations Corporate Communications
NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Corporation
sjankowski@nvidia.com rsherbin@nvidia.com

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement NVIDIA’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, and free cash flow. In order for NVIDIA’s investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related and other costs, IP-related costs, gains and losses from non-affiliated investments, mark to market adjustments of our publicly traded equity securities, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, the associated tax impact of these items where applicable, and domestication tax benefit. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less both purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets and principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user's overall understanding of the company’s historical financial performance. The presentation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the company’s non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

Certain statements in this CFO Commentary including, but not limited to, statements as to: our computing platforms providing tremendous acceleration for applications in the markets in which we specialize; the impact of our introduction of Low Hash Rate GeForce GPUs with limited Ethereum mining capability; the status, outcome and timing of the regulatory process for the pending acquisition of Arm Ltd.; our financial outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2022; our expected tax rates for the third quarter of fiscal 2022; and our expected capital expenditures for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 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: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners’ products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the most recent reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company’s 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.

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NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
GAAP gross profit $ 4,215 $ 3,629 $ 2,275 $ 7,844 $ 4,279
GAAP gross margin 64.8 % 64.1 % 58.8 % 64.5 % 61.6 %
Acquisition-related and other costs (A) 86 87 245 173 246
Stock-based compensation expense (B) 32 25 14 57 35
IP-related costs 4 5 17 9 17
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 4,337 $ 3,746 $ 2,551 $ 8,083 $ 4,577
Non-GAAP gross margin 66.7 % 66.2 % 66.0 % 66.4 % 65.9 %
GAAP operating expenses $ 1,771 $ 1,673 $ 1,624 $ 3,444 $ 2,652
Stock-based compensation expense (B) (433) (404) (360) (837) (563)
Acquisition-related and other costs (A) (72) (80) (229) (152) (233)
Non-GAAP operating expenses $ 1,266 $ 1,189 $ 1,035 $ 2,455 $ 1,856
GAAP income from operations $ 2,444 $ 1,956 $ 651 $ 4,400 $ 1,627
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to income from operations 627 601 865 1,228 1,094
Non-GAAP income from operations $ 3,071 $ 2,557 $ 1,516 $ 5,628 $ 2,721
GAAP other income (expense), net $ (50) $ 88 $ (42) $ 38 $ (36)
(Gains) losses from non-affiliated investments (134) 2 (133) 5
Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount 1 1 1 2 1
Non-GAAP other income (expense), net $ (49) $ (45) $ (39) $ (93) $ (30)
GAAP net income $ 2,374 $ 1,912 $ 622 $ 4,285 $ 1,539
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments 628 468 868 1,097 1,100
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (C) (127) (67) (124) (194) (153)
Domestication tax benefit (252) (252)
Non-GAAP net income $ 2,623 $ 2,313 $ 1,366 $ 4,936 $ 2,486
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Diluted net income per share (D)
GAAP $ 0.94 $ 0.76 $ 0.25 $ 1.69 $ 0.62
Non-GAAP $ 1.04 $ 0.91 $ 0.55 $ 1.95 $ 1.00
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation (D) 2,532 2,528 2,504 2529 2496
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities $ 2,682 $ 1,874 $ 1,566 $ 4,556 $ 2,476
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets (183) (298) (217) (481) (372)
Principal payments on property and equipment (21) (19) (40)
Free cash flow $ 2,478 $ 1,557 $ 1,349 $ 4,035 $ 2,104
(A) Acquisition-related and other costs primarily include amortization of intangible assets, inventory step-up, transaction costs, and certain compensation charges presented as follows:
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of revenue $ 86 $ 87 $ 245 $ 173 $ 246
Research and development $ 1 $ 1 $ 3 $ 4 $ 5
Sales, general and administrative $ 71 $ 79 $ 226 $ 148 $ 228
(B) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 1, May 2, July 26, August 1, July 26,
2021 2021 2020 2021 2020
Cost of revenue $ 32 $ 25 $ 14 $ 57 $ 35
Research and development $ 297 $ 276 $ 228 $ 573 $ 362
Sales, general and administrative $ 136 $ 128 $ 132 $ 264 $ 201
(C) Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments, including the recognition of excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation under GAAP accounting standard (ASU 2016-09).
(D) Reflects a four-for-one stock split on July 19, 2021.
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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
Q3 FY2022 Outlook
( in millions)
GAAP gross margin 65.2 %
Impact of stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs 1.8 %
Non-GAAP gross margin 67.0 %
GAAP operating expenses
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs (590)
Non-GAAP operating expenses

All values are in US Dollars.