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DexCom Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM)

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Income Statement
Quarterly Data

The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.

DexCom Inc., consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Revenue 975,000 871,300 741,500 815,200 769,600 696,200 628,800 698,200 650,200 595,100 505,000 568,900 500,900 451,800 405,100 462,800 396,300 336,400 280,500 338,000 266,700 242,500 184,400
Cost of sales (351,700) (324,900) (278,900) (273,900) (275,400) (246,700) (230,700) (225,600) (203,300) (178,000) (161,100) (169,800) (160,500) (167,700) (148,600) (153,500) (149,400) (129,900) (111,700) (115,200) (98,100) (88,900) (65,500)
Gross profit 623,300 546,400 462,600 541,300 494,200 449,500 398,100 472,600 446,900 417,100 343,900 399,100 340,400 284,100 256,500 309,300 246,900 206,500 168,800 222,800 168,600 153,600 118,900
Research and development (131,400) (119,300) (119,000) (116,300) (110,300) (121,700) (135,900) (149,800) (128,800) (129,100) (109,400) (119,200) (87,700) (79,900) (73,100) (78,800) (66,700) (69,000) (59,000) (57,600) (50,100) (47,200) (44,800)
Collaborative research and development fee — — — — — — — (87,100) — — — — — — — — — — — (217,700) — — —
Amortization of intangible assets (1,700) (1,700) (1,800) (1,800) (1,800) (1,900) (2,000) (1,900) (1,300) (500) — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Selling, general and administrative (284,700) (297,300) (294,600) (297,800) (234,600) (248,900) (218,900) (233,200) (198,500) (186,500) (188,600) (175,900) (158,600) (136,400) (149,800) (129,000) (124,200) (138,300) (124,200) (112,100) (104,600) (111,300) (104,800)
Operating expenses (417,800) (418,300) (415,400) (415,900) (346,700) (372,500) (356,800) (472,000) (328,600) (316,100) (298,000) (295,100) (246,300) (216,300) (222,900) (207,800) (190,900) (207,300) (183,200) (387,400) (154,700) (158,500) (149,600)
Operating income (loss) 205,500 128,100 47,200 125,400 147,500 77,000 41,300 600 118,300 101,000 45,900 104,000 94,100 67,800 33,600 101,500 56,000 (800) (14,400) (164,600) 13,900 (4,900) (30,700)
Interest expense — — — (4,700) (4,600) (4,700) (4,600) (25,200) (25,100) (25,200) (24,800) (24,600) (24,400) (20,300) (15,400) (15,300) (15,100) (15,000) (14,900) (8,200) (4,900) (4,800) (4,800)
Loss on extinguishment of debt — — — — — — — (700) (800) — — — (500) (5,400) — — — — — — — — —
Income (loss) from equity investments 1,000 — — — — — 200 11,600 — — — — — — — — — — (4,200) (4,900) 34,900 42,700 7,400
Other income (expense), net 33,900 31,200 17,300 12,500 3,300 3,000 (800) (1,000) (1,700) 900 100 1,900 5,900 4,100 4,200 8,100 4,900 6,500 6,900 800 900 (3,400) 4,100
Income (loss) before income taxes 240,400 159,300 64,500 133,200 146,200 75,300 36,100 (14,700) 90,700 76,700 21,200 81,300 75,100 46,200 22,400 94,300 45,800 (9,300) (26,600) (176,900) 44,800 29,600 (24,000)
Income tax (expense) benefit (119,700) (43,400) (15,900) (41,400) (45,000) (24,400) 61,200 (4,700) (19,800) (13,800) 19,100 273,900 (2,900) 100 (2,500) (1,600) — (1,200) (300) (2,800) 1,800 600 (200)
Net income (loss) 120,700 115,900 48,600 91,800 101,200 50,900 97,300 (19,400) 70,900 62,900 40,300 355,200 72,200 46,300 19,900 92,700 45,800 (10,500) (26,900) (179,700) 46,600 30,200 (24,200)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).


A consistent and aggressive expansion in top-line growth is observed over the analyzed period, with quarterly revenue increasing from 184.4 million US dollars in March 2018 to 975.0 million US dollars by September 2023. This growth trajectory is accompanied by a transition from periodic operating losses to sustained and growing operating profitability, indicating significant operating leverage as the business scaled.

Revenue and Gross Profitability
Revenue exhibits a strong upward trend, increasing more than fivefold over the period. Gross profit margins remained remarkably stable, generally fluctuating around 64%. For instance, gross profit was 118.9 million US dollars on 184.4 million US dollars of revenue in March 2018, and 623.3 million US dollars on 975.0 million US dollars of revenue in September 2023, demonstrating a consistent ability to maintain production efficiency despite rapid scaling.
Operating Expense Trends
Research and development (R&D) and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses both grew in absolute terms, but at a slower rate than revenue. R&D spending rose from 44.8 million US dollars in March 2018 to 131.4 million US dollars in September 2023. SG&A expenses increased from 104.8 million US dollars to 284.7 million US dollars over the same period. The growth in operating income suggests that the company successfully optimized its cost structure relative to its revenue growth.
Operating Income and Volatility
Operating income showed significant volatility in the early stages, notably highlighted by a loss of 164.6 million US dollars in December 2018, which was primarily driven by a one-time collaborative research and development fee of 217.7 million US dollars. Following this period, operating income trended upward, reaching a peak of 205.5 million US dollars in September 2023, reflecting a shift toward a mature, profitable operating model.
Net Income and Non-Operating Items
Net income results were impacted by several non-recurring items. A substantial spike in net income occurred in December 2020, reaching 355.2 million US dollars, which was largely attributable to an income tax benefit of 273.9 million US dollars. Additionally, interest expenses remained relatively stable around 15 million US dollars per quarter until 2022, after which they decreased significantly to approximately 4.6 to 4.7 million US dollars, suggesting a reduction in debt obligations or a change in financing costs.

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