EX-99.1 2 v417394_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR REPORTS

FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

Achieved Quarterly Record Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 48.4% and EPS of $0.18

 

Milpitas, Calif. – August 6, 2015 - Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide supplier of high performance connectivity and timing solutions, today announced results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter and year ended June 27, 2015.

 

FOURTH QUARTER OVERVIEW

§Revenues were $30.6 million
§Achieved 46.5% gross margin (48.4% non-GAAP), a year-over-year increase of 510 bp
§Operating margin was 8.2% (14.3% non-GAAP) as compared to 2.0% in the same quarter last year
§Net income was $0.14 per diluted share as compared to $0.04 in the same quarter last year
§Non-GAAP net income was $0.18 per diluted share as compared to $0.12 in the same quarter last year
§Paid quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share

 

“Continued execution on our strategic initiatives throughout the year resulted in fiscal 2015 non-GAAP gross margin improving 500 basis points, non-GAAP operating margin improving 650 basis points and non-GAAP net income increasing 100 percent over the prior year,” said Alex Hui, President and CEO of Pericom. “Also during the year, we continued the strategic reshaping of our revenue and gross margin profile by growing our integrated circuit revenue by approximately 5% and selectively reducing our frequency control revenue by approximately 6%, while also expanding non-GAAP gross margin 200 basis points (IC) and 850 basis points (FCP), respectively. In the fourth quarter, revenue reflected sequential strength in our consumer and embedded end markets, but was more than offset by weakness in networking. However, we were still successful in delivering improved earnings, which highlights our progress as well as the operating leverage in our business model. Looking forward, we expect continued improvement in profitability as we further expand our content in high-growth applications.”

 

Net revenues for the fiscal fourth quarter 2015 were $30.6 million, a decrease of 6.6% from the $32.7 million reported in the year-ago quarter and down 3.8% compared to $31.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Net revenues for the full fiscal year 2015 were $128.8 million, an increase of 0.6% from the $128.1 million reported last year.

 

GAAP gross margin was 46.5% in the fourth quarter, a 510 basis point increase from 41.4% during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, and a 20 basis point increase compared to 46.3% in the prior quarter. GAAP gross margin for fiscal year 2015 was 44.9%, an increase of 500 basis points from the 39.9% reported in fiscal year 2014.

 

GAAP operating income in the fourth quarter was $2.5 million, or 8.2% of revenue, compared with $0.7 million, or 2.0% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2014, and operating income of $2.5 million, or 7.9% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2015. GAAP operating income for fiscal 2015 was $10.0 million, or 7.7% of revenue, compared with $1.0 million, or 0.8% of revenue, for fiscal 2014.

 

GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was $3.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared with net income of $0.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2014, and net income of $2.5 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. GAAP net income for fiscal 2015 was $11.8 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, as compared with $4.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for fiscal 2014.

 

To facilitate the complete understanding of comparable financial performance between periods, Pericom also presents performance results net of certain non-cash and one-time items as non-GAAP measures.

 

On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 48.4% in the fourth quarter, a 540 basis point increase from 43.0% during the fiscal fourth quarter of 2014, and a 50 basis point increase compared to 47.9% in the prior quarter. For the full fiscal year 2015, non-GAAP gross margin was 46.6%, an increase of 500 basis points from the 41.6% reported in fiscal year 2014.

 

 

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On a non-GAAP basis, fourth quarter operating income was $4.4 million, or 14.3% of revenue, compared to $2.9 million, or 8.9% of revenue, in the year-ago quarter, and operating income of $4.5 million, or 14.1% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2015. The non-GAAP operating income for fiscal 2015 was $17.1 million, or 13.3% of revenue, as compared with $8.8 million, or 6.8% of revenue, for fiscal 2014.

 

On a non-GAAP basis, net income for the fourth quarter was $4.3 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter, and non-GAAP net income of $3.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. For fiscal 2015, non-GAAP net income was $17.0 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, as compared with $8.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for fiscal 2014.

 

New Products

 

In the fiscal fourth quarter of 2015, Pericom introduced a total of 20 new products in Signal Integrity, Connectivity, Switching, and Timing product areas. All of these products are targeted at the Company’s focus market segments and were sampled to key customers during the quarter.

 

The Company introduced 6 new Connectivity products – including a new family of UART bridges, and a PCIe bridge - targeting embedded, Internet of Things (“IoT”), networking, and PC applications.

 

Pericom introduced 1 new switch – a wide range level shifting switch targeting server, storage/server, and embedded/IoT platform applications. The switch enables CPU chipsets to match low level outputs to the higher levels required by most other components.

 

The Company also expanded its Timing solutions for next generation enterprise, cloud computing, and networking platforms with 9 low power clock generators and high performance buffers.

 

For Signal Integrity, 4 new products were introduced, including additions to the USB3 5Gb, and PCIe3/SATA3 ‘combo’ redrivers to support mobility chipsets and platforms, and an HDMI/DP level shifting redriver aimed at consumer and computing applications.

 

Dividend

 

In January 2015, the Company initiated a quarterly cash dividend program, commencing with a dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 27, 2014. The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock for the quarter ended June 27, 2015, payable on September 3, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 20, 2015.

 

Share Repurchase Update

 

The Company repurchased 441,117 shares in the three months ended June 27, 2015 for an aggregate cost of $5.8 million at an average per share purchase price of $13.25. The remaining balance of potential share repurchases under the authorization is approximately $15.7 million. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or through private transactions, at the discretion of Pericom management. As of August 3, 2015, Pericom had approximately 21.9 million shares of common stock outstanding.

 

Fiscal Q1 2016 Outlook

 

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward looking, and actual results may differ materially. For the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2015 guidance is as follows:

 

·Revenues are expected to be in the range of $30.5 million to $32.5 million.

 

·GAAP gross margins are expected to be between 44.5% and 46.5%, and adjusting for share-based compensation, amortization of intangibles and fair value adjustments that are expected to total approximately 1.5%, non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be in the 46.0% to 48.0% range.

 

 

 

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·GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $12.0 million, and adjusting for share-based compensation, amortization of intangibles and fair value adjustments that are expected to total approximately $1.4 million, non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $10.6 million.

 

·Other income is expected to be approximately $1.3 million on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis.

 

·The effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 20% on a GAAP basis and approximately 22% on a non-GAAP basis.

 

Conference Call

 

The press release will be followed by a conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time on August 6, 2015. To listen to the call, dial (877) 377-7103 and provide the operator with conference ID 90114676. A slide presentation will accompany the conference call. To view the slides, please visit the investor relations section of www.pericom.com.

 

The Pericom financial results conference call will also be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of the website at http://www.pericom.com. Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the website for approximately 90 days.

 

About Pericom

 

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications, consumer and embedded market segments. Pericom's analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters is in Milpitas, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices globally. Pericom and the Pericom logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pericom Semiconductor Corp in the U.S. and/or other countries. Our website is http://www.pericom.com.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this announcement of operating results contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the income statement effects of share-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, fair value adjustments on acquired fixed assets, restructuring charges, asset write-offs, discrete adjustment to deferred tax assets, release of tax reserves, write off of government subsidy, lease restructuring and moving costs, the corresponding tax effects and the effects of excluding share-based compensation upon the number of diluted shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings per share.

 

We have excluded share-based compensation expense in calculating these non-GAAP financial measures.  These expenses are non-cash in nature and rely on valuations of the future market price of our common stock that is difficult to predict and is affected by market factors that are largely not within the control of management. We have excluded amortization of intangible assets, amortization of fair value adjustments on acquired fixed assets, restructuring charges, asset write-offs and the corresponding tax effects because we do not consider them to be related to our core operating performance. We also use non-GAAP data in calculating certain metrics such as non-GAAP cost of goods sold in computing inventory days of supply.

 

We use the non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items to make strategic decisions, forecast future results and evaluate the Company’s current operating performance. We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that exclude these items is useful to investors because we do not consider these charges either part of the day-to-day business or reflective of the core operational activities of the Company that are within the control of management or that are used to evaluate the Company’s operating performance.

 

The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

 

 

 

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Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined under The Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements by our CEO concerning future business and continued improvement in profitability and the statements under the captions “Fiscal Q1 2016 Outlook”, which regard the anticipated revenues, gross margin, operating expenses, other income, and effective tax rate in the first fiscal quarter of 2016. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from what is set forth in such forward-looking statements due to a variety of risk factors, including softness in demand for our products, price erosion for certain of our products, unexpected difficulties in developing new products, customer decisions to reduce inventory, economic or financial difficulties experienced by our customers, or technological and market changes. All forward-looking statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and Pericom assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Parties receiving this release are encouraged to review our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 28, 2014, the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2015, and in particular, the risk factors section contained in those reports.

 

Contact: Kevin Bauer

Pericom Semiconductor

Tel: 408 232-9100

kbauer@pericom.com

 

 

 

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   June 27,   March 28,   June 28,   June 27,   June 28, 
   2015   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                     
Net revenues  $30,564   $31,757   $32,739   $128,835   $128,068 
                          
Cost of revenues   16,360    17,054    19,188    71,021    76,983 
                          
Gross profit   14,204    14,703    13,551    57,814    51,085 
                          
Operating expenses:                         
                          
Research and development   4,261    4,614    4,782    17,853    19,795 
                          
Selling, general and administrative   7,444    7,573    8,100    29,998    30,320 
                          
Total operating expenses   11,705    12,187    12,882    47,851    50,115 
                          
Income from operations   2,499    2,516    669    9,963    970 
                          
Interest and other income, net   790    1,039    742    3,266    2,803 
                          
Foreign exchange gain (loss)   (95)   (492)   (286)   1,186    (11)
                          
Income before income taxes   3,194    3,063    1,125    14,415    3,762 
                          
Income tax expense (benefit)   7    635    291    2,765    (230)
                          
Net income from consolidated companies   3,187    2,428    834    11,650    3,992 
                          
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates   27    35    50    175    132 
                          
Net income  $3,214   $2,463   $884   $11,825   $4,124 
                          
Basic income per share  $0.14   $0.11   $0.04   $0.53   $0.18 
                          
Diluted income per share  $0.14   $0.11   $0.04   $0.52   $0.18 
                          
Shares used in computing basic income per share   22,344    22,436    22,123    22,206    22,594 
                          
Shares used in computing diluted income per share   22,928    23,049    22,338    22,716    22,797 

 

 

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation

Supplemental Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   June 27,   March 28,   June 28,   June 27,   June 28, 
   2015   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                     
Share-based compensation                         
Cost of revenues  $112   $41   $37   $242   $163 
Research and development   319    365    229    1,201    1,096 
Selling, general and administrative   671    804    329    2,528    1,533 
Share-based compensation expense  $1,102   $1,210   $595   $3,971   $2,792 
                          
Amortization of intangible assets                         
Cost of revenues  $475   $473   $478   $1,899   $1,930 
Research and development   -    -    -    -    67 
Selling, general and administrative   246    244    247    985    992 
Amortization of intangible assets  $721   $717   $725   $2,884   $2,989 

 

 

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   June 27,   March 28,   June 28,   June 27,   June 28, 
   2015   2015   2014   2015   2014 
GAAP net income  $3,214   $2,463   $884   $11,825   $4,124 
Reconciling items:                         
Share-based compensation expense   1,102    1,210    595    3,971    2,792 
Amortization of intangible assets   721    717    725    2,884    2,989 
Write off of equipment   -    -    -    109    210 
Fair value adjustment to depreciation expense on acquired fixed assets   50    50    51    203    204 
Restructuring charge   -    -    44    112    234 
Discrete adjustment to deferred tax assets   (278)   -    -    (278)   - 
Release of tax reserves   -    -    -    -    (1,776)
Write off of government subsidy   -    -    843    -    843 
Tax on intercompany transaction   -    -    -    -    15 
Lease restructuring and moving costs   -    -    -    -    522 
Tax effect of adjustments   (494)   (521)   (321)   (1,853)   (1,699)
Total reconciling items   1,101    1,456    1,937    5,148    4,334 
Non-GAAP net income  $4,315   $3,919   $2,821   $16,973   $8,458 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Diluted EPS to Non-GAAP Diluted EPS

(unaudited)

 

Diluted net income per share:                         
GAAP diluted income per share  $0.14   $0.11   $0.04   $0.52   $0.18 
Adjustments:                         
Share-based compensation expense   0.04    0.05    0.03   $0.17    0.12 
Amortization of intangible assets   0.03    0.03    0.03    0.12    0.12 
Write off of equipment   -    -    -    -    0.01 
Fair value adjustment to depreciation expense on acquired fixed assets   -    -    -    0.01    0.01 
Restructuring charge   -    -    -    -    0.01 
Discrete adjustment to deferred tax assets   (0.01)   -    -    (0.01)   - 
Release of tax reserves   -    -    -    -    (0.08)
Write off of government subsidy   -    -    0.04    -    0.04 
Tax on intercompany transaction   -    -    -    -    - 
Lease restructuring and moving costs   -    -    -    -    0.02 
Tax effect of adjustments   (0.02)   (0.02)   (0.02)   (0.08)   (0.07)
   Total adjustments   0.04    0.06    0.08    0.21    0.18 
Non-GAAP diluted income per share  $0.18   $0.17   $0.12   $0.73   $0.36 
                          
Shares used in diluted net income per share calculation:                         
GAAP shares   22,928    23,049    22,338    22,716    22,797 
Exclude the benefit of share-based compensation expense (1)   403    441    486    435    457 
Non-GAAP shares   23,331    23,490    22,824    23,151    23,254 

 

(1) For purposes of calculating non-GAAP diluted net income per share, the GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding is adjusted to exclude the benefits of unamortized stock compensation costs that are treated as proceeds assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method.

 

 

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation

Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Margin

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

  

 

Three Months Ended

   Twelve Months Ended 
   June 27,   March 28,   June 28,   June 27,   June 28, 
   2015   2015   2014   2015   2014 
GAAP gross margin  $14,204   $14,703   $13,551   $57,814   $51,085 
  - % of revenues   46.5%   46.3%   41.4%   44.9%   39.9%
Reconciling items:                         
Share-based compensation   112    41    37    242    163 
Amortization of intangible assets   475    473    478    1,899    1,930 
Fair value adjustment to depreciation expense on acquired fixed assets   10    10    10    40    40 
Restructuring charge   -    -    -    84    - 
                          
Total reconciling items   597    524    525    2,265    2,133 
Non-GAAP gross margin  $14,801   $15,227   $14,076   $60,079   $53,218 
  - % of revenues   48.4%   47.9%   43.0%   46.6%   41.6%

 

Reconciliation of GAAP R&D Expenses to Non-GAAP R&D Expenses

(unaudited)

 

GAAP research and development expenses  $4,261   $4,614   $4,782   $17,853   $19,795 
  - % of revenues   13.9%   14.5%   14.6%   13.9%   15.5%
Reconciling items:                         
Share-based compensation   (319)   (365)   (229)   (1,201)   (1,096)
Amortization of intangible assets   -    -    -    -    (67)
Write off of equipment   -    -    -    -    (210)
Fair value adjustment to depreciation expense on acquired fixed assets   (10)   (10)   (10)   (40)   (40)
Restructuring charge   -    -    (28)   (28)   (165)
Total reconciling items   (329)   (375)   (267)   (1,269)   (1,578)
Non-GAAP research and development expenses  $3,932   $4,239   $4,515   $16,584   $18,217 
  - % of revenues   12.9%   13.3%   13.8%   12.9%   14.2%

 

Reconciliation of GAAP SG&A Expenses to Non-GAAP SG&A Expenses

(unaudited)

 

GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses  $7,444   $7,573   $8,100   $29,998   $30,320 
  - % of revenues   24.4%   23.8%   24.7%   23.3%   23.7%
Reconciling items:                         
Share-based compensation   (671)   (804)   (329)   (2,528)   (1,533)
Amortization of intangible assets   (246)   (244)   (247)   (985)   (992)
Fair value adjustment to depreciation expense on acquired fixed assets   (30)   (30)   (31)   (123)   (124)
Restructuring charge   -    -    (16)   -    (69)
Lease restructuring and moving costs   -    -    -    -    (522)
Write off of government subsidy   -    -    (843)   -    (843)
Total reconciling items   (947)   (1,078)   (1,466)   (3,636)   (4,083)
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses  $6,497   $6,495   $6,634   $26,362   $26,237 
  - % of revenues   21.3%   20.5%   20.3%   20.5%   20.5%

 

 

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Pericom Semiconductor Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

   As of   As of 
   June 27, 2015   June 28, 2014 
Assets        
         
Current assets:          
           
Cash and cash equivalents  $38,773   $33,020 
Short-term investments   90,304    86,104 
Accounts receivable - trade   23,962    24,036 
Inventories   13,613    12,288 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   5,723    5,336 
Deferred income taxes   438    726 
Total current assets   172,813    161,510 
           
Property, plant and equipment-net   57,438    58,537 
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates   2,311    2,445 
Deferred income taxes non-current   2,601    2,460 
Intangible assets - net   4,057    7,009 
Other assets   8,031    8,118 
Total assets  $247,251   $240,079 
           
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity          
           
Current liabilities:          
           
Accounts payable  $8,488   $8,927 
Accrued liabilities   11,425    9,934 
Total current liabilities   19,913    18,861 
           
Industrial development subsidy   5,377    6,354 
Deferred tax liabilities   4,705    5,460 
Other long-term liabilities   1,647    1,912 
Total liabilities   31,642    32,587 
           
Shareholders' equity:          
Common stock and paid in capital   114,248    113,118 
Retained earnings and other comprehensive income   101,361    94,374 
Total shareholders' equity   215,609    207,492 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $247,251   $240,079