$Intuitive Surgical(ISRG)$ released its Q4 2023 earnings, with beating on both the top and bottom lines, prompting shares to go 6% +higher.Revenue of $1.93B, YoY 16%+, Non-GAAP income of $574M ($1.60 per diluted share) compared to $439M ($1.23 per diluted share)The strong result was driven by growth in installations of its signature da Vinci surgical systems, it makes that COVID-19 did not have any significant impact on its Q4 operations.Now it has $7.34B in cash, cash equivalents, and investments, an increase of $600M from previous year.In the conference callm the company discussed its financial results and provided updates on its da Vinci 5 system, Ion platform, and SP platform. The company reported a decline in system average selling prices and
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