SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2013--Ultratech, Inc. (NASDAQ: UTEK) a leading supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), today announced unaudited results for the three-month period ended September 28, 2013.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Ultratech reported net sales of $29.7 million as compared to $60.5 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Ultratech reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2013 of $7.8 million, or $0.28 per share, as compared to net income of $12.4 million, or $0.45 per share (diluted), for the same quarter last year.

“Despite recent reports of strengthening in the memory segment of the semiconductor market, we continue to be impacted by the pause in capital equipment spending that is occurring within the logic sector of the market,” commented Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ultratech. “As we have indicated in the past, the markets that we serve can be volatile, and due to the size of our average unit sale, this volatility can result in significant variability of our near-term results. However, we remain confident in our longer-term view that our leading technology solutions will be key to enabling the industry to make the inevitable and necessary migration to smaller process nodes and larger wafer sizes.”

Mr. Zafiropoulo continued, “We will continue to focus on providing our customers with what we believe are the industry’s most advanced and best-in-class solutions, leveraging our leading positions in advanced packaging, laser spike annealing, wafer inspection systems and high-brightness LEDs.”

At September 28, 2013, Ultratech had $300.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Working capital was $367.0 million and stockholders' equity was $14.44 per share based on 27,829,335 total shares outstanding as of September 28, 2013.

The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, October 17, 2013. To listen to the call, dial 877/941-1427 (toll free) or 480/629-9664 (international) 10 minutes prior to the start time. The passcode is 4642667. A live webcast will also be available on the Investor Relations section of Ultratech’s website at http://ir.ultratech.com. A replay of the call will be available on Ultratech’s website at http://ir.ultratech.com or by dialing 800/406-7325 and entering access code: 4642667. The replay will be available until October 24, 2013.

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "thinks," "intends," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions and include management’s expectation of its longer term prospects for success. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our business and industry, and the markets and customers we serve, and they are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Such risks and uncertainties include the timing and possible delays, deferrals and cancellations of orders by customers; quarterly revenue fluctuations; industry and sector cyclicality, instability and unpredictability; market demand for consumer devices utilizing semiconductors produced by our clients; our ability to manage costs; new product introductions, market acceptance of new products and enhanced versions of our existing products; our lengthy sales cycles, and the timing of system installations and acceptances; lengthy and costly development cycles for laser-processing and lithography technologies and applications; competition and consolidation in the markets we serve; rapid technological change; pricing pressures and product discounts; our ability to collect receivables; product concentration and lack of product revenue diversification; inventory obsolescence; general economic, financial market and political conditions and other factors outside of our control; domestic and international tax policies; cybersecurity threats in the United States and globally that could impact our industry, customers, and technologies; and other factors described in our SEC reports including our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2012, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 29, 2013. Due to these and other factors, the statements, historical results and percentage relationships set forth herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any future period. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release.

About Ultratech: Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK) designs, builds and markets manufacturing systems for the global technology industry. Founded in 1979, Ultratech serves three core markets: front-end semiconductor, back-end semiconductor, and nanotechnology. The company is the leading supplier of lithography products for bump packaging of integrated circuits and high-brightness LEDs. Ultratech is also the market leader and pioneer of laser spike anneal technology for the production of advanced semiconductor devices. In addition, the company offers solutions leveraging its proprietary coherent gradient sensing (CGS) technology to the semiconductor wafer inspection market and provides atomic layer deposition (ALD) tools to leading research organizations, including academic and industrial institutions. Visit Ultratech online at: www.ultratech.com.


ULTRATECH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 28,			September 29,			September 28,			September 29,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Total net sales*	$	29,732		$	60,547		$	133,244		$	169,234
Cost of sales:
Cost of products sold		14,953			22,844			59,071			64,825
Cost of services		2,989			3,534			8,813			9,801
Total cost of sales		17,942			26,378			67,884			74,626
Gross profit		11,790			34,169			65,360			94,608
Operating expenses:
Research, development and engineering		8,415			7,745			24,613			22,280
Selling, general, and administrative		12,082			11,469			35,265			32,938
Operating income (loss)		(8,707	)		14,955			5,482			39,390
Interest expense		-			(1	)		(48	)		(6	)
Interest and other (expense) income, net		327			126			298			208

Income (loss) before income taxes		(8,380	)		15,080			5,732			39,592
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(630	)		2,638			(1,066	)		5,779
Net income (loss)	$	(7,750	)	$	12,442		$	6,798		$	33,813

Earnings per share - basic:
Net income (loss)	$	(0.28	)	$	0.46		$	0.24		$	1.27
Number of shares used in per share calculations - basic		28,079			27,047			27,945			26,635
Earnings per share - diluted:
Net income (loss)	$	(0.28	)	$	0.45		$	0.24		$	1.23
Number of shares used in per share calculations - diluted		28,079			27,777			28,733			27,481

* Systems sales	$	21,088		$	49,743		$	102,377		$	138,476
Parts sales		5,148			6,499			19,095			16,394
Service sales		3,396			3,652			11,372			13,061
License sales		100			653			400			1,303
Total sales	$	29,732		$	60,547		$	133,244		$	169,234


ULTRATECH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	September 28,		December 31,
(In thousands )	2013		2012*
ASSETS	(Unaudited)

Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments	$	300,419	$	302,508
Accounts receivable		35,890		42,464
Inventories, net		57,331		46,794
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,918		8,305
Total current assets		401,558		400,071

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net		24,641		19,801
Intangibles assets, net		16,174		12,282
Other assets		5,816		4,832

Total assets	$	448,189	$	436,986


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Notes payable	$	1,000	$	1,000
Accounts payable		13,233		17,741
Deferred product and service income		6,545		16,964
Other current liabilities		13,808		14,860
Total current liabilities		34,586		50,565

Other liabilities		11,817		11,235

Stockholders' equity		401,786		375,186

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	448,189	$	436,986

* The balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date.

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