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PRESS RELEASE

Press Release #07020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL EDITORS

 

Stephanie Welty    Heidi A. Flannery
VP of Finance & Administration, CFO    Investor Relations Counsel
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.    Fi. Comm
Tel: (503) 615-9224    Tel: (541) 322-0230
Fax: (503) 615-8904    Fax: (541) 322-0231
Email: swelty@tqs.com    Email: heidi.flannery@ficomm.com

TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. ANNOUNCES

SECOND QUARTER 2007 EARNINGS

Hillsboro, Oregon – July 25, 2007 – TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a supplier of high performance products for communications applications, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, which included the following highlights:

Second Quarter 2007

 

   

Revenues totaled $113.8 million, an increase of 18% over the second quarter of 2006

 

   

Kyocera Wireless Corporation awarded TriQuint with the RF Supplier-of-the-Year award

 

   

WCDMA/EDGE revenue up 152% over Q2 2006

 

   

Transmit modules grew 141% over Q2 of 2006

 

   

TriQuint’s cash, cash equivalents, and investments balance grew $4.8 million

 

   

Cash flow from operations was $4.3 million

 

   

New Product Selection Guide released, an overview of nearly 500 new and existing RF products

 

   

Record quarter for number of handset design wins

 

   

WLAN revenue grew 40% over Q2 of 2006

Commenting on the results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, Ralph Quinsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Independent of excess inventory charges and period expense unique to Q2 2007, our fundamental progress continues. Revenues increased 18% as compared to the second quarter of 2006. This strong revenue performance is due to new product success and design wins with both new and existing customers. In Q2 we launched our vision “Simplifying RF Connectivity” for broadband communications providing RF engineers around the world unique, highly-integrated products, more high

 

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performance packaged devices and simplified channel access. With the launch we released our first product selection guide, an overview of nearly 500 new and existing RF products. I expect 2007 revenue growth of 14-18% as compared to 2006 with 10-20% earnings growth year over year.”

Summary Financial Results and Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2007:

Revenue for the second quarter of 2007 was $113.8 million. Revenue for the second quarter of 2006 was $96.3 million and $110.6 million for the first quarter of 2007.

Net income for the second quarter of 2007 was $1.4 million or $0.01 per diluted share. Net income for the second quarter of 2006 was $5.6 million or $0.04 per diluted share. Net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $6.4 million or $0.05 per diluted share.

Excluding equity compensation expense of $2.1 million, net income for the second quarter of 2007 was $3.5 million or $0.02 per diluted share. Excluding equity compensation expense of $2.6 million, net income for the second quarter of 2006 was $8.3 million or $0.06 per diluted share. Excluding equity compensation expense of $1.7 million, net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $8.1 million or $0.06 per diluted share.

Gross margin for the second quarter of 2007 was 26.5%, compared to 32.1% for the second quarter of 2006 and 31.1% for the first quarter of 2007.

Excluding equity compensation expense, our gross margin for the second quarter of 2007 was 27.2%. Gross margin excluding equity compensation expense was 32.9% in the second quarter of 2006 and 31.6% in the first quarter of 2007. Our margins for the second quarter of 2007 were primarily affected by $4.1 million in excess inventory charges. The impact of the charge was 3.6% to gross margin.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2007 were $30.7 million, or 26.9% of revenue, as compared to $27.0 million, or 28.0% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2006 and $29.5 million, or 26.7% of revenue, for the first quarter of 2007.

Excluding equity compensation expense, operating expenses for the second quarter of 2007 were $29.3 million or 25.8% of revenue. Operating expenses excluding equity compensation expense were $25.2 million or 26.1% of revenue in the second quarter of 2006 and $28.3 million, or 25.6% of revenues in the first quarter of 2007.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities were $154.8 million as of June 30, 2007, an increase of $4.8 million as compared to the balance of $150.0 million on March 31, 2007. During the first quarter of 2007, TriQuint retired $218.8 million of its convertible subordinated notes upon maturity.

TriQuint acquired approximately $5.2 million of capital assets during the quarter. Depreciation and amortization expense for the second quarter of 2007 was approximately $7.5 million. Cash flow from operations was approximately $4.3 million during the quarter.

Outlook for the Third Quarter of 2007:

Revenue for the third quarter of 2007 is expected to be slightly up from the second quarter of 2007. Earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.03 to $0.05 per diluted share. Earnings excluding equity compensation expense of $2.3 million are expected to be $0.05 to $0.07 per diluted share.

Outlook for 2007

Revenue for 2007 is expected to be up 14%-18 % over 2006 with earnings up 10-20%.

Conference Call:

TriQuint will host a conference call this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. PDT to discuss the results for the quarter as well as our future expectations for the Company. To access the conference call, investors can dial (888) 813-6582 domestically or (706) 643-7082 internationally approximately ten minutes prior to the invitation of the teleconference. The call can also be heard via webcast accessed through the “Investors” section of TriQuint’s web site: www.triquint.com, or through www.Vcall.com. A replay will be available for 7 days by dialing (719) 457-0820, passcode 8671542.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

This press release provides financial measures for net income, diluted earnings per share, gross margin and operating expenses that exclude equity compensation expense and the related tax effects, and are therefore not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance that enhances management’s and investors’ ability to evaluate TriQuint’s operating results prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payments.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements such as statements of TriQuint’s projected revenues, growth rates, gross margins, operating expenses, operating results, and earnings per share for the second quarter of 2007 and full year 2007 are statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements regarding continued market acceptance of our transmit modules and other products are also forward looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. TriQuint cannot provide any assurance that future results will meet expectations. Results could materially differ based on various factors, including TriQuint’s performance; demand for its products, ability to develop new products; improve yields; maintain product pricing; reduce costs; ability to win customers; market conditions; and the completion of TriQuint’s independent auditor’s review of the second quarter of 2007. In addition, historical information should not be considered an indicator of future performance. Additional considerations and important risk factors are described in TriQuint’s reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports can be accessed at the SEC web site, www.sec.gov.

A reader of this release should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors and should not consider the list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties.

About TriQuint:

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) is a leading supplier of high performance modules, components and foundry services for the world’s leading communications companies. The Company’s focus is on the specialized expertise, materials and know-how of radio frequency (RF) and other high intermediate frequency applications. The Company enjoys diversity in its markets, applications, products, technology and customer base. Markets include wireless handsets, broadband communications, wireless base stations and military systems. TriQuint provides customers with standard and custom products as well as foundry services. The Company’s products are designed on various wafer substrates including compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) and piezoelectric crystals such as lithium tantalate (LiTaO3). The Company also uses a variety of process technologies using GaAs substrates including hetrojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and pseudomophic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT). Using various other substrates the Company also manufacture surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) products. TriQuint customers include major communications companies worldwide. TriQuint has manufacturing facilities in Oregon, Texas, and Florida, as well as an assembly plant in Costa Rica, plus sales/application support offices in Asia and design centers in New England, North Carolina and Germany.

TriQuint is headquartered at 2300 NE Brookwood Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124 and can be reached at 503/615-9000 (fax 503/615-8900). Visit the TriQuint web site at http://www.triquint.com.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

    

June 30,

2007

   March 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash, cash equivalents and investments

   $ 154,836    $ 150,047    $ 373,232

Accounts receivable, net

     71,203      68,220      64,688

Inventories, net

     79,607      89,995      84,879

Other current assets

     13,248      15,004      14,978
                    

Total current assets

     318,894      323,266      537,777

Property, plant and equipment, net

     203,752      205,960      200,346

Other, net

     16,133      16,661      16,292
                    

Total assets

   $ 538,779    $ 545,887    $ 754,415
                    

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 38,615    $ 54,961    $ 54,270

Income tax liability

     —        —        9,202

Convertible subordinated notes

     —        —        218,755
                    

Total current liabilities

     38,615      54,961      282,227

Long term income tax liability

     9,977      9,585      —  

Other long-term liabilities

     5,033      4,884      4,741
                    

Total liabilities

     53,625      69,430      286,968

Stockholders’ equity

     485,154      476,457      467,447
                    

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 538,779    $ 545,887    $ 754,415
                    


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2007
    March 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Revenues

   $ 113,771     $ 110,603     $ 96,341     $ 224,374     $ 184,221  

Cost of goods sold

     83,603       76,212       65,424       159,815       126,715  
                                        

Gross profit

     30,168       34,391       30,917       64,559       57,506  

Operating expenses:

          

Research, development and engineering

     15,040       14,328       12,484       29,368       25,013  

Selling, general and administrative

     15,623       15,066       14,496       30,689       27,244  

(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment

     (10 )     96       (9 )     86       29  

Acquisition related charges

     —         —         42       —         84  
                                        

Total operating expenses

     30,653       29,490       27,013       60,143       52,370  
                                        

Operating (loss) income

     (485 )     4,901       3,904       4,416       5,136  

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income

     1,928       3,437       3,832       5,365       7,416  

Interest expense

     (5 )     (1,631 )     (2,458 )     (1,636 )     (4,916 )

Foreign currency gain

     129       66       101       195       146  

Recovery of impairment

     —         —         133       —         133  

Other, net

     (2 )     35       50       33       8  
                                        

Other income, net

     2,050       1,907       1,658       3,957       2,787  
                                        

Income before income tax

     1,565       6,808       5,562       8,373       7,923  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     214       412       (86 )     626       29  
                                        

Net Income

   $ 1,351     $ 6,396     $ 5,648     $ 7,747     $ 7,894  
                                        

Per Share Data

          

Basic per share net income

   $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.06     $ 0.06  

Diluted per share net income

   $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.05     $ 0.06  

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     139,666       138,623       139,767       139,150       140,307  

Diluted

     142,183       141,148       140,703       141,536       141,473  


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2007
    March 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
    June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Revenues

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Cost of goods sold

   73.5 %   68.9 %   67.9 %   71.2 %   68.8 %
                              

Gross profit

   26.5 %   31.1 %   32.1 %   28.8 %   31.2 %

Operating expenses:

          

Research, development and engineering

   13.2 %   13.0 %   13.0 %   13.1 %   13.6 %

Selling, general and administrative

   13.7 %   13.6 %   15.0 %   13.7 %   14.8 %

(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment

   -0.0 %   0.1 %   -0.0 %   0.0 %   0.0 %

Acquisition related charges

   —       —       0.0 %   —       0.0 %
                              

Total operating expenses

   26.9 %   26.7 %   28.0 %   26.8 %   28.4 %
                              

Operating (loss) income

   -0.4 %   4.4 %   4.1 %   2.0 %   2.8 %

Other income (expense):

          

Interest income

   1.7 %   3.1 %   4.0 %   2.4 %   4.0 %

Interest expense

   0.0 %   -1.5 %   -2.6 %   -0.7 %   -2.7 %

Foreign currency gain

   0.1 %   0.1 %   0.1 %   0.1 %   0.1 %

Recovery of impairment

   —       0.0 %   0.1 %   —       0.1 %

Other, net

   -0.0 %   0.1 %   0.1 %   0.0 %   0.0 %
                              

Other income, net

   1.8 %   1.8 %   1.7 %   1.8 %   1.5 %
                              

Income before income tax

   1.4 %   6.2 %   5.8 %   3.8 %   4.3 %

Income tax expense (benefit)

   0.2 %   0.4 %   -0.1 %   0.3 %   0.0 %
                              

Net Income

   1.2 %   5.8 %   5.9 %   3.5 %   4.3 %
                              


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SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30, 2007     March 31, 2007     June 30, 2006     June 30, 2007     June 30, 2006  
         

(% of

revenues)

         

(% of

revenues)

         

(% of

revenues)

         

(% of

revenues)

         

(% of

revenues)

 

GAAP GROSS PROFIT

  $ 30,168     26.5 %   $ 34,391     31.1 %   $ 30,917     32.1 %   $ 64,559     28.8 %   $ 57,506     31.2 %

Adjustment for equity compensation charges

    784     0.7 %     575     0.5 %     809     0.8 %     1,359     0.6 %     1,577     0.9 %
                                                                     

GROSS PROFIT EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

  $ 30,952     27.2 %   $ 34,966     31.6 %   $ 31,726     32.9 %   $ 65,918     29.4 %   $ 59,083     32.1 %

GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES

                   

Adjustment for equity compensation charges within:

  $ 30,653     26.9 %   $ 29,490     26.7 %   $ 27,013     28.0 %   $ 60,143     26.8 %   $ 52,370     28.4 %

Research, development and engineering

    (305 )   -0.2 %     (272 )   -0.3 %     (488 )   -0.5 %     (577 )   -0.3 %     (874 )   -0.5 %

Selling, general and administrative

    (1,014 )   -0.9 %     (891 )   -0.8 %     (1,312 )   -1.4 %     (1,905 )   -0.8 %     (2,414 )   -1.3 %
                                                                     

OPERATING EXPENSES EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

  $ 29,334     25.8 %   $ 28,327     25.6 %   $ 25,213     26.1 %   $ 57,661     25.7 %   $ 49,082     26.6 %

OPERATING INCOME EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

                   

GAAP OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

  $ (485 )   -0.4 %   $ 4,901     4.4 %   $ 3,904     4.1 %   $ 4,416     2.0 %   $ 5,136     2.8 %

Adjustment for equity compensation charges within:

                   

Cost of sales

    784     0.7 %     575     0.5 %     809     0.8 %     1,359     0.6 %     1,577     0.8 %

Research, development and engineering

    305     0.2 %     272     0.3 %     488     0.5 %     577     0.3 %     874     0.5 %

Selling, general and administrative

    1,014     0.9 %     891     0.8 %     1,312     1.4 %     1,905     0.8 %     2,414     1.3 %
                                                                     

OPERATING INCOME EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

  $ 1,618     1.4 %   $ 6,639     6.0 %   $ 6,513     6.8 %   $ 8,257     3.7 %   $ 10,001     5.4 %

GAAP NET INCOME

  $ 1,351     1.2 %   $ 6,396     5.8 %   $ 5,648     5.9 %   $ 7,747     3.5 %   $ 7,894     4.3 %

Adjustment for equity compensation charges within:

                   

Cost of sales

    784     0.7 %     575     0.5 %     809     0.8 %     1,359     0.6 %     1,577     0.8 %

Research, development and engineering

    305     0.2 %     272     0.3 %     488     0.5 %     577     0.3 %     874     0.5 %

Selling, general and administrative

    1,014     0.9 %     891     0.8 %     1,312     1.4 %     1,905     0.8 %     2,414     1.3 %
                                                                     

NET INCOME EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

  $ 3,454     3.0 %   $ 8,134     7.4 %   $ 8,257     8.6 %   $ 11,588     5.2 %   $ 12,759     6.9 %

TOTAL EQUITY COMPENSATION CHARGES

  $ 2,103     1.9 %   $ 1,738     1.6 %   $ 2,609     2.7 %   $ 3,841     1.7 %   $ 4,865     2.6 %

GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  $ 0.01       $ 0.05       $ 0.04       $ 0.05       $ 0.06    

Adjustment for equity compensation charges

    0.01         0.01         0.02         0.03         0.03    
                                                 

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

  $ 0.02       $ 0.06       $ 0.06       $ 0.08       $ 0.09    

GAAP COMMON SHARES ASSUMING DILUTION

    142,183         141,148         140,703         141,536         141,473    

Adjustment for equity compensation charges

    788         692         2,400         748         1,861    
                                                 

COMMON SHARES ASSUMING DILUTION EXCLUDING EQUITY COMPENSATION

    142,971         141,840         143,103         142,284         143,334