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Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. this week introduced preliminary fourth-quarter outcomes that spotlight important da Vinci surgical robotic process progress.
Shares of the Sunnyvale, Calif.–based mostly firm rose practically 5% to $565 apiece in early morning buying and selling on Jan. 15 following the discharge of the preliminary outcomes.
Intuitive Surgical reported 17% progress in worldwide da Vinci procedures in 2024. For the fourth quarter, that progress totaled 18%. The surgical robotics chief stated it anticipates 13% to 16% process quantity progress for da Vinci in 2025 as nicely.
Placements of da Vinci additionally elevated by 11% — from 1,526 vs. 1,370 — as compared with 2024. Intuitive stated 362 of these placements had been its latest-generation da Vinci 5 system.
Preliminary fourth-quarter 2024 income totaled $2.41 billion, marking a 25% enhance in contrast with the identical interval a yr in the past. That additionally got here in forward of Wall Avenue expectations of $2.2 billion in gross sales. Intuitive stated it expects full-year 2024 revenues to whole $8.35 billion — good for 17% progress in comparison with 2023.
The corporate reported 23% progress in devices and equipment income, because of progress in da Vinci and Ion process quantity.
Intuitive additionally highlighted that 2024 included no noticeable process quantity disruptions attributable to COVID-19, an exterior issue that had beforehand affected process volumes since 2020. The corporate reported therapies for a big portion of sufferers within the backlog created by the pandemic as nicely. Subsequently, it reported an immaterial impression of affected person backlogs to process volumes in 2024.
“We’re happy with buyer adoption of da Vinci 5, Ion, and SP in the course of the quarter and full yr,” Intuitive CEO Gary Guthart stated. “We stay targeted on delivering the objectives we share with our clients, centered on bettering affected person outcomes.”
Analysts approve of Intuitive’s preliminary This fall outcomes
BTIG analysts Ryan Zimmerman and Iseult McMahon maintained a “Purchase” ranking for Intuitive following the preliminary report.
They famous that da Vinci 5 procedures got here in forward of Wall Avenue expectations, whereas the corporate’s steerage fell in keeping with expectations. Zimmerman and McMahon additionally stated they count on Intuitive to proceed to boost that vary greater over the course of 2025.
“Total, we view outcomes positively,” the analysts wrote. “We expect [da Vinci 5] progress continues to tempo nicely forward of expectations.”
Intuitive Surgical provides executives
In the beginning of this yr, Intuitive introduced three new government management promotions to help its continued progress. Henry Charlton, Gary Loeb, and Jamie Samath all acquired promotions throughout the group.
Charlton, a 21-year Intuitive veteran, moved as much as the position of government vp (EVP) and chief industrial and advertising and marketing officer. Loeb, who joined Intuitive in 2022 as senior vp and basic counsel, shifted to the position of EVP and chief authorized and compliance officer. Whereas Samath took on the place of EVP, chief monetary officer, and enterprise expertise chief.
Editor’s observe: This text was syndicated from The Robotic Report sibling website MassDevice.
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