EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Flextronics contacts:

 

Thomas J. Smach

Chief Financial Officer

+1.408.576.7722

investor_relations@flextronics.com

 

Renee Brotherton

Senior Director of Corporate Marketing

+1.408.576.7189

renee.brotherton@flextronics.com

 

FLEXTRONICS ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR

RESULTS

 

-    Fiscal Year Revenues and Gross Profit Reach Record Highs;

-      Gross Margin Increases for Six Consecutive Quarters;

-  Quarterly GAAP Net Income Increases by $58 Million;

-  Annual GAAP Net Income Increases by $692 Million

 

Singapore, April 28, 2005 – Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 as follows:

 

(USD in millions, except EPS)

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,


   Twelve Months Ended
March 31,


 
   2005

   2004

   2005

   2004

 

Net sales

   $ 3,612.9    $ 3,768.2    $ 15,908.2    $ 14,530.4  

GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 74.2    $ 16.0    $ 339.9    $ (352.4 )

Net income, excluding intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges (1)

   $ 95.3    $ 72.8    $ 388.4    $ 234.8  

Diluted GAAP EPS

   $ 0.12    $ 0.03    $ 0.58    $ (0.67 )

Diluted EPS, excluding intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges (1)

   $ 0.16    $ 0.13    $ 0.66    $ 0.42  

(1) The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this press release exclude certain amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measures under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Non-GAAP results exclude after-tax intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges, as applicable. The Company recorded intangibles amortization expense of $16.0 million and $42.5 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2005, respectively, and $9.8 million and $36.7 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2004, respectively. The Company also recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $7.6 million and $95.4 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2005, respectively, and $82.0 million and $540.3 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2004, respectively, which were primarily related to the closures and consolidations of various manufacturing facilities. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company incurred a $16.3 million loss associated with the early extinguishment of its 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2010 and a $1.4 million loss for the other than temporary impairment of its investments in certain non-publicly traded companies. In addition, during the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company recorded a $29.3 million gain from the liquidation of certain international entities, a $6.8 million loss for the other than temporary impairment of its investments in certain non-publicly traded companies, and $7.6 million in executive separation costs. For the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2004, the Company incurred $103.9 million of losses associated with early extinguishment of its then outstanding 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2010 in August 2003 and the early redemption of its 8 3/4% senior subordinated notes in June 2003. The tax benefit related to all of these items and other non-operational tax adjustments amounted to $20.3 million and $92.2 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2005, respectively, and $34.9 million and $93.8 million during the three- and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2004, respectively. The reconciliation of non-GAAP results to GAAP results is illustrated in Schedules I and II attached to this press release.


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Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005 Results

 

Net sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 were $3.6 billion and $15.9 billion, respectively, which represent a quarterly decrease of $155.3 million or 4%, and an annual increase of $1.4 billion or 9%, as compared with the respective prior periods.

 

Excluding intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges, net income for the fourth quarter increased 31% to $95.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with $72.8 million, or $0.13 per diluted share in the year ago quarter. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter increased by $58.2 million to $74.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, as compared to $16.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share in the year ago quarter.

 

Excluding intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges, net income for the fiscal year increased 65% to $388.4 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, compared with $234.8 million, or $0.42 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year. GAAP net income for the fiscal year increased by $692.3 million to $339.9 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, as compared to a loss of $352.4 million, or $0.67 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year.

 

The quarterly results reflect continued industry-leading working capital management, with a cash conversion cycle of 14.6 days. Return on Invested Tangible Capital (“ROITC”) increased to 25% in the March 2005 quarter from 19% in the prior year quarter. Excluding restructuring charges, gross margin increased for the sixth consecutive quarter to 7.3% and gross profit in fiscal 2005 reached an all-time high of $1.08 billion.

 

“While our quarterly revenue and operating profits were less than expected due to a more than expected decline in handset customer demand, we are extremely pleased that we were able to increase our gross margins for the sixth consecutive quarter. Many of our fourth quarter and fiscal year operating metrics, such as sales, gross profit, GAAP net income, cash conversion cycle, fixed assets to sales, cash and liquidity, and ROITC are at record levels,” said Michael E. Marks, Chief Executive Officers of Flextronics. “We continue to believe that we can increase gross margins and operating margins, while reducing SG&A as a percentage of sales. The gross margin improvement over the past several quarters demonstrates that our many initiatives to enhance returns and profitability are working. In addition, as we return to a period of reduced capital expenditures, cash flow should continue to improve. Of course this all translates into higher returns on capital as well,” added Marks.

 

“The new business opportunities for which we have been selected during the quarter further indicate that our major long-term initiatives, including our industrial parks, vertical integration and design activities, continue to win support from customers. These wins together with our robust pipeline of potential opportunities should continue to diversify our exposure to end-market segments and drive revenue and earnings growth. We continue to believe that the combination of our industry-leading working capital management with our low-cost geographic footprint and these diversified opportunities places us in good competitive shape,” Marks concluded.


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Guidance

 

The Company provided guidance for quarterly earnings per diluted share (excluding amortization, restructuring and other charges) of $0.15 to $0.17 on revenues of $3.7 billion to $3.9 billion for the June 2005 quarter. The Company also provided guidance for fiscal year earnings per diluted share (excluding amortization, restructuring and other items) of $0.80 to $0.90 on revenues of $17.0 billion to $17.5 billion for fiscal 2006. Quarterly GAAP earnings per diluted share are expected to be lower than the guidance provided herein by approximately $0.02 to $0.03 per diluted share reflecting quarterly amortization expense.

 

The Company’s guidance reflects a reduction in previously expected revenues because of a revised schedule for the final phases of the purchase by Flextronics of substantially all of Nortel’s remaining manufacturing operations, including product integration, testing and repair operations. It is now expected that Nortel’s remaining operations will transfer to Flextronics in multiple phases during fiscal 2006.

 

2004 Award Plan for New Employees

 

Flextronics will grant options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1 million ordinary shares to employees of recently acquired companies and other new employees. The options will be granted from the Company’s 2004 Award Plan for New Employees, will have an exercise price equal to the closing price of Flextronics’ ordinary share on the date of grant, will expire 10 years after the date of grant (or following termination of employment, if earlier), and will become exercisable over four years, with the first 25% becoming exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remainder becoming exercisable in equal monthly installments thereafter.

 

Conference Call and Web Cast

 

A conference call hosted by Flextronics’ management will be held today at 1:30 p.m. PDT to discuss the Company’s financial results and its outlook. This call will be broadcast via the Internet and may be accessed by logging on to the Company’s website at www.flextronics.com. Additional information in the form of a slide presentation and CEO’s Letter to Shareholders that summarizes and discusses the quarterly results may also be found on the Company’s site. A replay of the broadcast will remain available on the Company’s website after the call.

 

Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast are Microsoft Windows Media Player software (free download at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp) and at least a 28.8 Kbps bandwidth connection to the Internet.

 

About Flextronics

 

Headquartered in Singapore (Singapore Registration No. 199002645H), Flextronics is the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering operational services to technology companies. With fiscal year 2005 revenues of US$15.9 billion, Flextronics is a major global operating company with design, engineering, manufacturing and logistics operations in 32 countries and five continents. This global presence allows for manufacturing excellence through a network of facilities situated in key markets and geographies that provide its customers with the resources, technology and capacity to optimize their operations. Flextronics’ ability to provide end-to-end operational services that include innovative product


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design, test solutions, manufacturing, IT expertise, network services, and logistics has established the Company as the leading EMS provider. For more information, please visit www.flextronics.com.

 

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements related to anticipated increases in gross margins and operating margins, cash flow, and future returns on capital, reduction in SG&A as a percentage of sales and the effects of new business opportunities. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These risks include the challenges of effectively managing our operations; the risk that we may not obtain anticipated new customer programs, or that if we do, they may be delayed, and may not contribute to our revenue or profitability as expected, or at all; the possible need for future restructurings and impairments of assets; the risks that we may not obtain the benefits anticipated from acquisitions or succeed in integrating acquired companies, including integrations necessary pursuant to the Nortel transaction; our ability to respond to changes in economic trends and to fluctuations in demand for customers’ products and changes in customers’ orders; the risks that we may be unable to generate or support increased ODM and design activity; our dependence on a small number of large customers; our dependence on industries affected by rapid technological change; competition in our industry; risks of shortages of key components; and the other risks described under “Business – Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current expectations and Flextronics assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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SCHEDULE I

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

 
     Non-GAAP (1)

    Required
Adjustments


    GAAP

    Non-GAAP (1)

   Required
Adjustments


    GAAP

 

Net sales

   $ 3,612,912             $ 3,612,912     $ 3,768,153            $ 3,768,153  

Cost of sales

     3,350,127               3,350,127       3,529,256              3,529,256  

Restructuring charges

     —         7,610       7,610       —        75,555       75,555  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Gross profit

     262,785       (7,610 )     255,175       238,897      (75,555 )     163,342  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     144,585               144,585       140,335              140,335  

Restructuring charges

     —                 —         —        6,414       6,414  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Operating income (loss)

     118,200       (7,610 )     110,590       98,562      (81,969 )     16,593  

Intangibles amortization

     —         15,975       15,975       —        9,772       9,772  

Interest and other expense, net

     26,250       1,415       27,665       17,633              17,633  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —         16,328       16,328       —        —         —    
    


 


 


 

  


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     91,950       (41,328 )     50,622       80,929      (91,741 )     (10,812 )

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     (3,334 )     (20,288 )     (23,622 )     8,093      (34,903 )     (26,810 )
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 95,284     $ (21,040 )   $ 74,244     $ 72,836    $ (56,838 )   $ 15,998  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Earnings (loss) per share:

                                               

Basic

   $ 0.17             $ 0.13     $ 0.14            $ 0.03  
    


         


 

          


Diluted

   $ 0.16             $ 0.12     $ 0.13            $ 0.03  
    


         


 

          


Shares used in computing per share amounts:

                                               

Basic

     566,912               566,912       529,323              529,323  
    


         


 

          


Diluted

     597,628               597,628       569,572              569,572  
    


         


 

          



(1) The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release exclude certain amounts that are included in the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non- GAAP results exclude after-tax intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges, as applicable. The Company recorded intangible amortization expense of $16.0 million and $9.8 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. The Company also recorded restructuring charges of $7.6 million and $82.0 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively, which were primarily related to the closures and consolidations of various manufacturing facilities. In addition, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company recorded losses of $16.3 million associated with early extinguishment of its 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2010 and $1.4 million for the other than temporary impairment of its investments in certain non-publicly traded companies. The tax benefit related to all of these items and other non-operational tax adjustments amounted to $20.3 million and $34.9 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.


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SCHEDULE II

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2005

    Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2004

 
     Non-GAAP (2)

   Required
Adjustments


    GAAP

    Non-GAAP (2)

   Required
Adjustments


    GAAP

 

Net sales

   $ 15,908,223            $ 15,908,223     $ 14,530,416            $ 14,530,416  

Cost of sales

     14,827,860              14,827,860       13,704,576              13,704,576  

Restructuring charges

     —        78,381       78,381       —        477,305       477,305  
    

  


 


 

  


 


Gross profit

     1,080,363      (78,381 )     1,001,982       825,840      (477,305 )     348,535  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     568,533              568,533       487,287              487,287  

Restructuring charges

     —        16,978       16,978       —        63,043       63,043  
    

  


 


 

  


 


Operating income (loss)

     511,830      (95,359 )     416,471       338,553      (540,348 )     (201,795 )

Intangibles amortization

     —        42,520       42,520       —        36,715       36,715  

Interest and other expense, net

     94,205      (13,491 )     80,714       77,700              77,700  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     —        16,328       16,328       —        103,909       103,909  
    

  


 


 

  


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     417,625      (140,716 )     276,909       260,853      (680,972 )     (420,119 )

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     29,234      (92,196 )     (62,962 )     26,085      (93,826 )     (67,741 )
    

  


 


 

  


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 388,391    $ (48,520 )   $ 339,871     $ 234,768    $ (587,146 )   $ (352,378 )
    

  


 


 

  


 


Earnings (loss) per share:

                                              

Basic

   $ 0.70            $ 0.61     $ 0.45            $ (0.67 )
    

          


 

          


Diluted

   $ 0.66            $ 0.58     $ 0.42            $ (0.67 )
    

          


 

          


Shares used in computing per share amounts:

                                              

Basic

     552,920              552,920       525,318              525,318  
    

          


 

          


Diluted

     585,499              585,499       559,433              525,318  
    

          


 

          



(2) The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release exclude certain amounts that are included in the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP results exclude after-tax intangibles amortization, restructuring and other charges, as applicable. The Company recorded intangible amortization expense of $42.5 million and $36.7 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively. The Company also recorded restructuring charges of $95.4 million and $540.3 million during the twelve months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively, which were primarily related to the closures and consolidations of various manufacturing facilities. In addition, during the twelve month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company recorded a $29.3 million gain from the liquidation of certain international entities, a $8.2 million loss for the other than temporary impairment of its investments in certain non-publicly traded companies, $7.6 million in executive separation costs and a loss of $16.3 million associated with early extinguishment of its 9 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2010 during the twelve months ended March 31, 2005. During the twelve months ended March 31, 2004, the Company recorded loss on early extinguishment of debt of $103.9 million resulted from the early redemption of its 8.75% senior subordinated notes in June 2003 and the repurchase of the 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2010 in August 2003. The tax benefit related to all of these items and other non-operational tax adjustments amounted to $92.2 million and $93.8 million for the twelve months ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.


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SCHEDULE III

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31, 2005

   March 31, 2004

ASSETS

             

Current Assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 869,258    $ 615,276

Accounts receivable, net

     1,842,010      1,871,637

Inventories

     1,518,866      1,179,513

Deferred income taxes

     12,117      14,244

Other current assets

     544,914      581,063
    

  

Total current assets

     4,787,165      4,261,733

Property, plant and equipment, net

     1,704,516      1,625,000

Deferred income taxes

     684,952      604,785

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

     3,502,189      2,721,432

Other assets

     328,750      370,987
    

  

Total assets

   $ 11,007,572    $ 9,583,937
    

  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

             

Current Liabilities:

             

Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

   $ 17,448    $ 96,287

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     8,718      8,203

Accounts payable

     2,523,269      2,145,174

Other current liabilities

     1,330,759      1,127,253
    

  

       3,880,194      3,376,917

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

             

Capital lease obligations

     9,141      15,084

Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes due 2008

     200,000      200,000

9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, net of discount

     7,659      7,659

9 3/4% Euro Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010

     7,432      181,422

1 % Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010

     500,000      500,000

6 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013

     399,650      399,650

6 1/4% Senior Subordinate Notes due 2014

     490,270      —  

Revolving line of credit due 2008

     —        220,000

Other

     95,418      100,446

Other liabilities

     193,760      215,546

Total shareholders’ equity

     5,224,048      4,367,213
    

  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 11,007,572    $ 9,583,937