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DEXCOM INC

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 1, 2025.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 1, 2025

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-10-24.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-01.

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 68 previous paragraphs and 63 current paragraphs.

37 unchanged; 23 reworded; 2 added; 8 removed; 0 previous and 1 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 11 previous and 8 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

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Previous report

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Previous report

The primary cash flows during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 are described below. See the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for complete consolidated statements of cash flows for these periods.

Previous report

We presented our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2023 in Note 6 “Leases and Other Commitments” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. There were no material changes to our lease obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, we had approximately $1.26 billion of open purchase orders and contractual obligations in the ordinary course of business, the majority of which are due within one year. See Note 5 “Debt—Senior Convertible Notes” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on our senior convertible notes.
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Previous wording

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements that are not purely historical regarding Dexcom’s or its management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations and strategies for the future. These forward-looking statements fall within the meaning of the federal securities laws that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, deal with future events, are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially are more fully described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024, together with any updates identified under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the SEC. We assume no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to conform these forward-looking statements to actual results. You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Current wording

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements that are not purely historical regarding Dexcom’s or its management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations and strategies for the future. These forward-looking statements fall within the meaning of the federal securities laws that relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, deal with future events, are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially are more fully described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2025, together with any updates identified under “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the SEC. We assume no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to conform these forward-looking statements to actual results. You should read the following discussion and analysis together with ourcondensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Previous wording

We are a medical device company primarily focused on the design, development and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring, or CGM, systems for the management of diabetes and metabolic health by patients, caregivers, and clinicians around the world.We received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and commercialized our first product in 2006. We launched our latest generation system, the Dexcom G6® integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, or G6, in 2018, and we launched the Dexcom G7®, or G7, in 2023. In August 2024, we launched Stelo, our new biosensor designed for adults with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin, as the first over-the-counter glucose biosensor in the U.S.Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “company,” or “Dexcom” refer to DexCom, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Current wording

We are a medical device company primarily focused on the design, development and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring, or CGM, systems for the management of diabetes and metabolic health by patients, caregivers, and clinicians around the world.We received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and commercialized our first product in 2006. We launched our latest generation systems, the Dexcom G6 integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, or G6, in 2018, and we launched the Dexcom G7, or G7, in 2023. In August 2024, we launched Stelo, our new biosensor designed for adults with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin, as the first over-the-counter glucose biosensor in the U.S. In April 2025, we received FDA clearance for the Dexcom G7 15 Day CGM System for people over the age of 18 with diabetes in the United States.Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “company,” or “Dexcom” refer to DexCom, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Previous wording

Partnerships: We also continue to pursue and support development partnerships with insulin pump companies and companies or institutions developing insulin delivery systems, including automated insulin delivery systems.

Current wording

Partnerships: We also continue to pursue and support development partnerships with insulin pump companies and companies or institutions developing insulin delivery systems, including automated insulin delivery systems. With the introduction of Stelo, we are also pursuing and supporting development partnerships with consumer technology product companies that seek to provide metabolic health insights to their customers.

Previous wording

New Opportunities: We are also exploring how to extend our offerings to other opportunities, including for people with Type 2 diabetes that are non-insulin using, people with pre-diabetes, people who are obese, people who are pregnant, and people in the hospital setting. Eventually, we may apply our technological expertise to products beyond glucose monitoring.

Current wording

New Opportunities: We are also exploring how to extend our offerings to other opportunities, including for people with pre-diabetes, people who are obese, people who are pregnant, and people in the hospital setting. Eventually, we may apply our technological expertise to products beyond glucose monitoring.

Previous wording

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements as well as the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Current wording

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements as well as the reported revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Previous wording

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider them to be our critical accounting policies and estimates. There were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Current wording

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider them to be our critical accounting policies and estimates. There were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Previous wording

We ended the third quarter of 2024 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaling $2.49 billion.

Current wording

We ended the first quarter of 2025 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaling $2.70 billion.

Previous wording

Other income (expense), net consists primarily of interest and dividend income on our cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities portfolio, foreign currency transaction gains and losses due to the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity investments, and interest expense related to our senior convertible notes.

Current wording

Other income, net consists primarily of interest and dividend income on our cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities portfolio, foreign currency transaction gains and losses due to the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, realized and unrealized gains and losses on equity investments, and interest expense related to our senior convertible notes.

Previous wording

Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaled $2.49 billion as of September 30, 2024. None of those funds were restricted and $2.30 billion (approximately 92%) of those funds were located in the United States.

Current wording

Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaled $2.70 billion as of March 31, 2025. None of those funds were restricted and $2.32 billion (approximately 86%) of those funds were located in the United States.

Previous wording

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had positive cash flows of $688.1 million from operating activities. We anticipate that we will continue to generate positive cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future.

Current wording

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had positive cash flows of $183.8 million from operating activities. We anticipate that we will continue to generate positive cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future.

Previous wording

In connection with the 2028 Notes offering, we purchased the 2028 Capped Calls. See Note 5 “Debt” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about our senior convertible notes and the 2028 Capped Calls.

Current wording

In connection with the 2028 Notes offering, we purchased the 2028 Capped Calls. See Note 4 “Debt” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about our senior convertible notes and the 2028 Capped Calls.

Previous wording

As of September 30, 2024, we had no outstanding borrowings, $7.6 million in outstanding letters of credit, and a total available balance of $192.4 million under the Amended Credit Agreement. We monitor counterparty risk associated with the institutional lenders that are providing the Credit Facility. We currently believe that the Credit Facility will be available to us should we choose to borrow under it. Revolving loans will be available for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures. See Note 5 “Debt” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on the Amended Credit Agreement.

Current wording

As of March 31, 2025, we had no outstanding borrowings, $7.7 million in outstanding letters of credit, and a total available balance of $192.3 million under the Amended Credit Agreement. We monitor counterparty risk associated with the institutional lenders that are providing the Credit Facility. We currently believe that the Credit Facility will be available to us should we choose to borrow under it. Revolving loans will be available for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures. See Note 4 “Debt” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on the Amended Credit Agreement.

Previous wording

Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of regular operating costs, interest payments related to our senior convertible notes, capital expenditures for the development of our manufacturing facilities and office spaces, and short-term material cash requirements as described below. As of September 30, 2024, we had a working capital ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.01, which indicates that our current assets are more than enough to cover our short-term liabilities. We expect to have significant capital expenditures for the next year to scale-up capacity in Mesa, Arizona and drive our strategic initiatives of building out our manufacturing facilities and/or equipment in Malaysia and Ireland.

Current wording

Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of regular operating costs, interest payments related to our senior convertible notes, capital expenditures for the development of our manufacturing facilities and office spaces, and short-term material cash requirements as described below. As of March 31, 2025, we had a working capital ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.27, which indicates that our current assets are more than enough to cover our short-term liabilities. We expect to incur significant capital expenditures for the next year as we continue to invest in equipment and our manufacturing facilities.

Previous wording

As of September 30, 2024, we have outstanding senior convertible notes that will mature in November 2025 and May 2028. However, the outstanding principal of our senior convertible notes could be converted into cash and/or shares of our common stock prior to maturity once certain conditions are met. See Note 5 “Debt—Senior Convertible Notes” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information on conversion rights prior to maturity.

Current wording

As of March 31, 2025, we have outstanding senior convertible notes classified as current that will mature in November 2025. However, the outstanding principal of our senior convertible notes could be converted into cash and/or shares of our common stock prior to maturity once certain conditions are met. See Note 4 “Debt—Senior Convertible Notes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on conversion rights prior to maturity.

Previous wording

We believe that our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances, projected cash contributions from our commercial operations, and borrowings under our Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated seasonal working capital needs, all capital expenditure requirements, material cash requirements as described below, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations for at least the next 12 months. We may use cash to repurchase shares of our common stock or for other strategic initiatives that strengthen our foundation for long-term growth.

Current wording

We believe that our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities balances, projected cash contributions from our commercial operations, and borrowings under our Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our anticipated seasonal working capital needs, all capital expenditure requirements, material cash requirements as described below, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations for at least the next 12 months. We may use cash to repurchase shares of our common stock, including pursuant to the 2025 Share Repurchase Program, or for other strategic initiatives that strengthen our foundation for long-term growth.

Previous wording

Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of interest and principal payments related to our senior convertible notes, capital expenditures for the development of our manufacturing facilities and office spaces, and long-term material cash requirements as described below. As of September 30, 2024, we had a debt-to-assets ratio of 0.38, which indicates that our total assets are more than enough to cover our short-term and long-term debts. As demand grows for our products, we will continue to expand global operations to meet demand through investments in manufacturing and operations. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements from our main sources of liquidity as described above to support our future operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations beyond the next 12 months.

Current wording

Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of interest and principal payments related to our senior convertible notes, capital expenditures for the development of our manufacturing facilities and office spaces, and long-term material cash requirements as described below. As of March 31, 2025, we had a debt-to-assets ratio of 0.36, which indicates that our total assets are more than enough to cover our short-term and long-term debts. As demand grows for our products, we will continue to expand global operations to meet demand through investments in manufacturing and operations. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements from our main sources of liquidity as described above to support our future operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations beyond the next 12 months.

Previous wording

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we enter into a variety of purchase arrangements including but not limited to, purchase arrangements related to capital expenditures, components used in manufacturing, and research and development activities. See “Contractual Obligations” below for more information.

Current wording

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we enter into a variety of purchase arrangements including but not limited to, purchase arrangements related to capital expenditures, components used in manufacturing, and research and development activities. As of March 31, 2025, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business.

Previous wording

As market conditions warrant, we may, from time to time, repurchase our outstanding debt securities or shares of our common stock, in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, by exchange transaction or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and other factors and may be commenced or suspended at any time. The amounts involved and total consideration paid may be material. See Note 8 “Stockholder’s Equity—Share Repurchase Program and Treasury Shares” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about our 2024 Share Repurchase Program.

Current wording

As market conditions warrant, we may, from time to time, repurchase our outstanding debt securities or shares of our common stock, including pursuant to the 2025 Share Repurchase Program, in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, by exchange transaction or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity and other factors and may be commenced or suspended at any time. The amounts involved and total consideration paid may be material. See Note 9 “Subsequent Events” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about our 2025 Share Repurchase Program.

Previous wording

See Note 5 “Debt” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, our senior convertible notes, and the 2028 Capped Calls.

Current wording

See Note 4 “Debt” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information about the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, our senior convertible notes, and the 2028 Capped Calls.

Previous wording

We are party to various leasing arrangements, primarily for office, manufacturing and warehouse space that expire at various times through December 2030, excluding any renewal options. We also have land leases in Penang, Malaysia that expire in 2082 and Athenry, Ireland that expire in 3023 for our international manufacturing facilities. We anticipate incurring significant expenditures related to our Malaysia manufacturing facility and equipment over the next year and the build-out of the Ireland manufacturing facility and equipment over the next five years. See Note 6 “Leases and Other Commitments—Leases” to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 for more information about our leases.

Current wording

We are party to various leasing arrangements, primarily for office, manufacturing and warehouse space that expire at various times through December 2030, excluding any renewal options. We also have land leases in Penang, Malaysia that expire in 2082 and Athenry, Ireland that expire in 3023 related to our international manufacturing facilities. We anticipate incurring significant expenditures related to the build-out of our manufacturing facilities and investment in equipment. See Note 6 “Leases and Other Commitments—Leases” to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 for more information about our leases. There were no material changes to our lease obligations during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Previous wording

As of September 30, 2024, we had $2.49 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities, which is a decrease of $231.8 million compared to $2.72 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Current wording

As of March 31, 2025, we had $2.70 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities, which is an increase of $122.0 million compared to $2.58 billion as of December 31, 2024.

Previous wording

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated. See the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the complete consolidated statements of cash flows for these periods.

Current wording

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows and the primary changes in cash flows for the periods shown. See the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the complete condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for these periods.

Previous wording

See Note 1 “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and the potential impact on our consolidated financial statements, if any.

Current wording

See Note 1 “Organization and Significant Accounting Policies” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and the potential impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements, if any.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

As of March 31, 2025, we have outstanding senior convertible notes classified as long-term that will mature in May 2028. However, the outstanding principal of our senior convertible notes could be converted into cash and/or shares of our common stock prior to maturity once certain conditions are met. See Note 4 “Debt—Senior Convertible Notes” to the condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information on conversion rights prior to maturity.