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Kulicke & Soffa Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

Kulicke & Soffa Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results SINGAPORE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 1, 2012--  Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.  (NASDAQ: KLIC) (“K&S” or the Company”) today announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended  March 31, 2012 .

Quarterly Results

 

 

Fiscal Q2 2012

 

Change vs.
Fiscal Q2 2011

 

Change vs.
Fiscal Q1 2012

Net Revenue   $146.3 million   -29.2%   21.9%
Gross Profit   $66.7 million   -32.6%   20.6%
Gross Margin   45.6%   -230 bps   -50 bps
Income from Operations   $20.2 million   -53.6%   63.6%
Operating Margin   13.8%   -730 bps   350 bps
Net Income   $16.6 million   -58.3%   95.3%
Net Margin   11.4%   -790 bps   430 bps
EPS – Diluted   $0.22   -59.3%   100.0%
             

Bruno Guilmart, Kulicke & Soffa’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our quarterly results were above the high end of our guidance, driven by revenue and gross margin strength. Our continued success further validates our leadership position, business strategy and long-term roadmap. We are working to capture all potential opportunities relating to the ongoing transition from gold to copper, as we leverage our broadening line of copper-capable solutions. Importantly, customer and market feedback indicate we are early in the transition based on market demand levels and capacity needs.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Key Product Trends

  • Ball bonder equipment net revenue increased 34% over the December quarter.
  • 70.4% of ball bonder equipment was sold as copper capable bonders.
  • Wedge bonder equipment net revenue decreased 45% from the December quarter.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Highlights

  • Net revenue of $146.3 million.
  • Gross margin of 45.6%.
  • Net income was $16.6 million or $0.22 per share.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and investments increased to $426.1 million up $22.4 million from the prior quarter.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Outlook

The Company expects net revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 to be approximately $220 million to $240 million, reflecting the ongoing transition from gold to copper, strength across all our product lines, combined with an improvement in the broader semiconductor industry led by positive equipment inventory trends, capacity levels and end market growth drivers.

Looking forward, Bruno Guilmart commented, “We are pleased with our financial performance over the past 3 years, our business momentum and improving market trends give us a distinct business advantage and improved level of stability and visibility as we move forward. Our efforts to strengthen the Company’s long-term fundamentals remain focused on new product initiatives, ongoing gross margin improvements, operational efficiency gains and overall cash generation.”

Earnings Conference Call Details

A conference call to discuss these results will be held today, May 1, 2012, beginning at 8:00 am (EDT). To access the conference call, interested parties may call +1-877-407-8037 or internationally +1-201-689-8037. The call will also be available by live webcast at www.kns.com/investors/events.

A replay will be available from approximately one hour after the completion of the call through May 8, 2012 by calling +1-877-660-6853 or internationally +1-201-612-7415, with account number 5521 and replay ID 392356. A webcast replay will also be available at www.kns.com/investors/events.

About Kulicke & Soffa

Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. As a pioneer in this industry, K&S has provided customers with market leading packaging solutions for decades. In recent years, K&S has expanded its product offerings through strategic acquisitions, adding die and wedge bonders and a broader range of expendable tools to its core ball bonding products. Combined with its extensive expertise in process technology, K&S is well positioned to help customers meet the challenges of assembling the next-generation semiconductor and LED devices. (www.kns.com)

Caution Concerning Results and Forward Looking Statements

In addition to historical statements, this press release contains statements relating to future events and our future results. These statements are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to our future revenue, sustained, increasing, continuing or strengthening demand for our products, the continuing transition from gold to copper wirebonding, replacement demand, our research and development efforts, our ability to identify and realize new growth opportunities and our ability to control costs. While these forward-looking statements represent our judgments and future expectations concerning our business, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from our expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to: the risk that customer orders already received may be postponed or canceled, generally without charges; the risk that anticipated customer orders may not materialize; the risk that our suppliers may not be able to meet our demands on a timely basis; the volatility in the demand for semiconductors and our products and services; a slowdown of transition from gold to copper wirebonding by our customers and the industry, volatile global economic conditions, which could result in, among other things, sharply lower demand for products containing semiconductors and for the Company’s products, and disruption of capital and credit markets; the risk of failure to successfully manage our operations; acts of terrorism and violence; risks, such as changes in trade regulations, currency fluctuations, political instability and war, which may be associated with a substantial non-U.S. customer and supplier base and substantial non-U.S. manufacturing operations; and the factors listed or discussed in Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange CommissionKulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share and employee data)
(Unaudited)
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    March 31,   April 2,   March 31,   April 2,
      2012       2011       2012       2011  
                 
Net revenue:                
Equipment   $ 131,053     $ 190,010     $ 237,202     $ 322,708  
Expendable Tools     15,255       16,719       29,130       32,884  
Total net revenue     146,308       206,729       266,332       355,592  
                 
Cost of sales:                
Equipment     72,835       100,833       131,839       171,071  
Expendable Tools     6,786       6,939       12,530       13,452  
Total cost of sales     79,621       107,772       144,369       184,523  
                 
Gross profit:                
Equipment     58,218       89,177       105,363       151,637  
Expendable Tools     8,469       9,780       16,600       19,432  
Total gross profit     66,687       98,957       121,963       171,069  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Selling, general and administrative     27,484       35,415       52,724       66,087  
Research and development     15,911       16,524       30,059       31,719  
Amortization of intangible assets     2,294       2,386       4,589       4,772  
Restructuring     756       983       1,973       2,775  
Total operating expenses     46,445       55,308       89,345       105,353  
                 
                 
Income from operations:                
Equipment     18,016       41,346       27,893       60,530  
Expendable Tools     2,226       2,303       4,725       5,186  
Total income from operations     20,242       43,649       32,618       65,716  
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest income     191       156       451       261  
Interest expense     (242 )     (241 )     (484 )     (483 )
Interest expense: non-cash     (1,958 )     (1,780 )     (3,868 )     (3,552 )
                 
Income from operations before income taxes     18,233       41,784       28,717       61,942  
                 
Provision for income taxes     1,616       1,899       3,593       6,958  
                 
Net income   $ 16,617     $ 39,885     $ 25,124     $ 54,984  
                 
Net income per share:                
Basic   $ 0.23     $ 0.55     $ 0.34     $ 0.77  
Diluted   $ 0.22     $ 0.54     $ 0.33     $ 0.75  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic     73,825       71,512       73,683       71,196  
Diluted     75,553       73,120       75,160       72,410  
                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    March 31,   April 2,   March 31,   April 2,
Supplemental financial data:     2012       2011       2012       2011  
                 
Depreciation and amortization   $ 4,221     $ 4,397     $ 8,479     $ 8,804  
                 
Capital expenditures   $ 1,383     $ 1,884     $ 2,881     $ 4,589  
                 
Equity-based compensation expense:                
Cost of sales   $ 97     $ 56     $ 182     $ 104  
Selling, general and administrative     1,833       2,148       3,444       3,111  
Research and development     463       354       866       630  
Total equity-based compensation expense   $ 2,393     $ 2,558     $ 4,492     $ 3,845  
                 
            As of
            March 31,   April 2,
              2012       2011  
                 
Backlog of orders           $ 164,000     $ 217,000  
                 
Number of employees             2,802       2,884  
                 
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
    March 31,   October 1,
      2012       2011  
ASSETS
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 426,139     $ 378,188  
Short-term investments     -       6,364  

Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,805 and $2,194, respectively

    134,426       138,649  
Inventories, net     63,303       73,092  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     22,675       21,897  
Deferred income taxes     1,658       1,651  
         
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     648,201       619,841  
         
Property, plant and equipment, net     25,233       26,501  
Goodwill     41,546       41,546  
Intangible assets     24,976       29,565  
Other assets     10,909       10,938  
         
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 750,865     $ 728,391  
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Current portion of long term debt   $ 108,795     $ 105,224  
Accounts payable     46,913       36,321  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     36,767       43,528  
Earnout agreement payable     -       14,848  
Income taxes payable     13,717       14,261  
         
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES     206,192       214,182  
         
Deferred income taxes     32,028       32,065  
Other liabilities     10,147       12,267  
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES     248,367       258,514  
         
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Common stock, no par value     448,866       441,749  
Treasury stock, at cost     (46,356 )     (46,356 )
Accumulated income     97,064       71,940  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     2,924       2,544  
         
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY     502,498       469,877  
         

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

  $ 750,865     $ 728,391  
         
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
   

March 31, 2012

 

April 2, 2011

 

March 31, 2012

 

April 2, 2011

                 
Net cash provided by operations   $ 23,623     $ 76,477     $ 57,947     $ 101,787  
Net cash used in discontinued operations     (559 )     (444 )     (1,045 )     (968 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 23,064     $ 76,033     $ 56,902     $ 100,819  
                 
Net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations     (1,383 )     (1,989 )     (11,365 )     (7,637 )
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities, continuing operations     967       3,906       2,543       4,031  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (270 )     175       (129 )     351  
Changes in cash and cash equivalents   $ 22,378     $ 78,125     $ 47,951     $ 97,564  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     403,761       197,551       378,188       178,112  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 426,139     $ 275,676     $ 426,139     $ 275,676  
                 
Short-term investments & restricted cash     -       6,139       -       6,139  
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments   $ 426,139     $ 281,815     $ 426,139     $ 281,815  

 

Source: Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
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