Microchip Technology Announces Record Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share For First Quarter Fiscal Year 2016
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Microchip Technology Announces Record Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share For First Quarter Fiscal Year 2016

-- Net sales of $534.0 million.

(PRNewswire) —  (NASDAQ: MCHP) - Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today reported results for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as summarized in the following table:

(in millions, except earnings per diluted share and percentages)

Three months ended June 30, 2015


GAAP

% of Net Sales

Non-GAAP1

% of Net Sales

Net Sales

$534.0


$534.0


Gross Margin

$309.0

57.9%

$311.2

58.3%

Operating Income

$121.3

22.7%

$174.3

32.6%

Other Expense

$(1.8)


$(6.0)


Income Tax Provision (Benefit)

$(10.9)


$19.2


Net Income Before Noncontrolling Interest

$130.5


$149.1


Net Income (Loss) from Noncontrolling Interest

$(0.2)


$0.2


Net Income Attributable to Microchip

$130.7

24.5%

$148.9

27.9%

Earnings per Diluted Share

60 Cents


69 Cents



1    See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

 

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com.

GAAP net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 were $534.0 million, up 1.0% from GAAP net sales of $528.9 million in the prior year's first fiscal quarter.  GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $130.7 million, or 60 cents per diluted share, up 45.3% from GAAP net income of $89.9 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's first fiscal quarter.

Non-GAAP net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 were $534.0 million, up 0.5% from non-GAAP net sales of $531.3 million in the prior year's first fiscal quarter.  Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was $148.9 million, or 69 cents per diluted share, down 1.8% from non-GAAP net income of $151.6 million, or 68 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's first fiscal quarter.  For the first quarters of fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, our non-GAAP results exclude the effect of share-based compensation, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, inventory valuation costs, severance costs, and legal and other general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), GAAP non recognition of revenue for inventory in the distribution channel at the acquisition date for our acquisitions, gains from equity securities and equity method investment, non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures, and non-recurring tax events.  A reconciliation of our non-GAAP and GAAP results is included in this press release.

Microchip announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 35.80 cents per share.  The quarterly dividend is payable on September 25, 2015 to stockholders of record on September 11, 2015.

Microchip also announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Micrel Incorporated for a combination of approximately $430 million in cash and the issuance of 8,626,795 shares of Microchip common stock.

"Our June quarter revenue was below our guidance but was consistent with industry conditions as evidenced by what others in the semiconductor industry have reported," said Steve Sanghi, President and CEO.  "The June quarter started out well, but the negative effects of a very weak economy in China and challenges in Europe, led by a very weak Euro caused us to finish the quarter below our revenue guidance provided on May 7, 2015."

Mr. Sanghi added, "Our non-GAAP gross margin percentage and our operating profit percentage were within our guidance and we achieved record non-GAAP earnings per share.  The June quarter was our 99th consecutive quarter of profitability."

"Our microcontroller revenue was up 1.3% in the June quarter compared to the year ago quarter and we experienced the same broad-based weakness that has been reported by many other companies in the industry," said Ganesh Moorthy, Chief Operating Officer.  "In the aggregate over the last four rolling quarters, our microcontroller business was up 8% over the prior four quarters.  We are continuing to deliver innovative new 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers that we believe will enable us to continue to gain market share."

Mr. Moorthy added, "Our analog business was down 0.6% in the June quarter compared to the year ago quarter and experienced the same weakness we saw in our microcontroller business.  In the aggregate over the last four rolling quarters, our analog business was up 11% over the prior four quarters.  We continue to develop and introduce a wide range of innovative and proprietary new products to help fuel the future growth of our analog business."

Eric Bjornholt, Microchip's Chief Financial Officer, said, "Our cash generation in the June quarter excluding the purchase of the remaining outstanding shares of ISSC, our dividend payment, and changes in borrowing levels, was $143.8 million.  As of June 30, 2015, our consolidated cash and total investment position was approximately $2.43 billion.  The dividend that we announced today marks the 46th occasion that we have increased our dividend payment, and cumulative dividends paid are now $2.59 billion."

Mr. Sanghi concluded, "We have evaluated the current global economic environment, semiconductor industry conditions, our backlog position and customer designs coming to production and expect our revenue to be between $497 million and $534 million in the September quarter, excluding any revenue from our Micrel acquisition for the partial quarter after the closing of the acquisition.  From the date of acquisition, we expect non-GAAP revenue from Micrel to add an additional $35 million to our September results."

Microchip's Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015:

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Outlook:

The following statements are based on current expectations.  These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially.  Due to the closing of our acquisition of Micrel on August 3, 2015, we are not able to provide GAAP guidance at this time, as the purchase accounting valuation adjustments related to the acquisition including acquired intangibles and inventory write-up as well as other acquisition-related charges are not yet known.  We are able to provide the following non-GAAP guidance which includes Micrel:


Microchip Consolidated Guidance - Non-GAAP1

Net Sales

$532 million to $569 million

   Gross Margin2

57.6% to 57.8%

   Operating Expenses

27.7% to 28.9%

Other Expense

$7.9 million

Income Tax Expense

11.1% to 12.1%

Net Income

$127.3 million to $145.4 million

Diluted Common Shares Outstanding3

220 million shares

Earnings per Diluted Share3

58 cents to 66 cents


1   See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

2   See Footnote 2 under the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

3   Earnings per share have been calculated based on the diluted shares outstanding of Microchip on a consolidated basis.

 

1  Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:  Our non-GAAP adjustments, where applicable, include the effect of share-based compensation, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, inventory valuation costs, severance costs, and legal and other general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), gains from equity securities and equity method investment, non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures, the related income tax implications of these items and non-recurring tax events.  Our non-GAAP net sales outlook for the September 2015 quarter reflects revenue from the sell-through of products from Micrel's distributors that the distributors own as of the acquisition date that is not recognized for GAAP purposes.  We believe that our disclosure of non-GAAP net sales provides investors with information regarding the actual end market demand for our products.

We are required to estimate the cost of certain forms of share-based compensation, including employee stock options, restricted stock units and our employee stock purchase plan, and to record a commensurate expense in our income statement.  Share-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and is affected by the price of our stock at the date of grant.  The price of our stock is affected by market forces that are difficult to predict and are not within the control of management.  Our other non-GAAP adjustments are either non-cash expenses or non-recurring expenses related to such transactions.  Accordingly, management excludes all of these items from its internal operating forecasts and models.

We are using non-GAAP net sales, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit percentage, non-GAAP operating expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales including non-GAAP research and development expenses and non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP other expense, net, non-GAAP income tax provision (benefit)/tax rate, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share which exclude the items noted above, as applicable, to permit additional analysis of our performance.

Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they enhance the understanding of our historical financial performance and comparability between periods.  Many of our investors have requested that we disclose this non-GAAP information because they believe it is useful in understanding our performance as it excludes non-cash and other charges that many investors feel may obscure our underlying operating results.  Management uses these non-GAAP measures to manage and assess the profitability of our business.  Specifically, we do not consider such items when developing and monitoring our budgets and spending.  Our determination of the above non-GAAP measures might not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies, and it should not be construed as a substitute for amounts determined in accordance with GAAP.  There are limitations associated with using non-GAAP measures, including that they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance.  Management compensates for this by presenting information on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis for investors and providing reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP results.

2  Generally, gross margin fluctuates over time, driven primarily by the mix of microcontrollers, mixed-signal products, analog products and memory products sold and licensing revenue; variances in manufacturing yields; fixed cost absorption; wafer fab loading levels; costs of wafers from foundries; inventory reserves; pricing pressures in our non-proprietary product lines; and competitive and economic conditions.  Operating expenses fluctuate over time, primarily due to net sales and profit levels.

3 Diluted Common Shares Outstanding can vary for, among other things, the trading price of our common stock, the actual exercise of options or vesting of restricted stock units, the potential for incremental dilutive shares from our convertible debentures (additional information regarding our share count is available in the investor relations section of our website under the heading "Supplemental Financial Information"), and the repurchase or the issuance of stock.  The diluted common shares outstanding presented in the guidance table above assumes an average Microchip stock price in the September 2015 quarter of $43 per share (however, we make no prediction as to what our actual share price will be for such period or any other period and we cannot estimate what our stock option exercise activity will be during the quarter).  The diluted common shares outstanding number presented in the guidance table above includes the impact of the 8.6 million shares Microchip issued in the Micrel transaction but excludes any shares that Microchip may acquire under its share repurchase program in the September 2015 quarter.

 

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)












Three months ended



June 30,



2015


2014






Net sales

 


$

533,952



$

528,876


Cost of sales


224,935



222,357


Gross profit


309,017



306,519







Operating expenses:





Research and development


84,680



84,370


Selling, general and administrative


66,849



69,255


Amortization of acquired intangible assets


34,612



36,644


Special charges, net


1,557



304




187,698



190,573







Operating income

 


121,319



115,946


Losses on equity method investments


(177)



(32)


Other expense, net


(1,577)



(8,923)







Income before income taxes


119,565



106,991


Income tax (benefit) provision


(10,895)



17,082


Net income


130,460



89,909


Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests


207




Net income attributable to Microchip Technology


$

130,667



$

89,909







Basic net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders


$

0.65



$

0.45


Diluted net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders


$

0.60



$

0.40







Basic common shares outstanding


202,232



200,187


Diluted common shares outstanding


216,767



224,527







 

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)









ASSETS






June 30,


March 31,


2015


2015


(Unaudited)



Cash and short-term investments

$

1,532,550



$

1,958,869


Accounts receivable, net

277,033



273,937


Inventories

303,690



279,456


Deferred tax assets

71,045



71,045


Assets held for sale

13,669



13,989


Other current assets

57,627



67,321


Total current assets

2,255,614



2,664,617






Property, plant & equipment, net

595,247



581,572


Long-term investments

898,024



383,326


Other assets

1,108,100



1,151,198


Total assets

$

4,856,985



$

4,780,713










LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$

204,779



$

187,844


Deferred income on shipments to distributors

167,529



166,128


Total current liabilities

372,308



353,972






Long-term line of credit

496,952



461,952


Senior convertible debentures

1,169,583



1,174,036


Junior convertible debentures

192,162



190,870


Long-term income tax payable

98,001



114,336


Long-term deferred tax liability

380,403



381,192


Other long-term liabilities

48,694



43,329






Microchip Technology stockholders' equity

2,098,882



2,044,654


Noncontrolling interests



16,372


Total equity

2,098,882



2,061,026


Total liabilities and equity

$

4,856,985



$

4,780,713


 

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

(in thousands except per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET SALES TO NON-GAAP NET SALES




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Net sales, as reported

$

533,952



$

528,876


Distributor revenue recognition adjustment



2,469


Non-GAAP net sales

$

533,952



$

531,345




RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Gross profit, as reported

$

309,017



$

306,519


Distributor revenue recognition adjustment, net of product cost



1,362


Share-based compensation expense

1,657



2,055


Acquisition-related restructuring and acquired inventory valuation costs

543



7,811


Non-GAAP gross profit

$

311,217



$

317,747


Non-GAAP gross profit percentage

58.3

%


59.8

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Research and development expenses, as reported

$

84,680



$

84,370


Share-based compensation expense

(7,098)



(6,309)


Non-GAAP research and development expenses

$

77,582



$

78,061


Non-GAAP research and development expenses as a percentage of net sales

14.5

%


14.7

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Selling, general and administrative expenses, as reported

$

66,849



$

69,255


Share-based compensation expense

(5,357)



(4,957)


Acquisition-related costs

(2,174)



(936)


Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses

$

59,318



$

63,362


Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales

11.1

%


11.9

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Operating expenses, as reported

$

187,698



$

190,573


Share-based compensation expense

(12,455)



(11,266)


Acquisition-related costs

(2,174)



(936)


Amortization of acquired intangible assets

(34,612)



(36,644)


Special charges, net

(1,557)



(304)


Non-GAAP operating expenses

$

136,900



$

141,423


Non-GAAP operating expenses as a percentage of net sales

25.6

%


26.6

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING INCOME TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Operating income, as reported

$

121,319



$

115,946


Distributor revenue recognition adjustment



1,362


Share-based compensation expense

14,112



13,321


Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation and other costs

2,717



8,747


Amortization of acquired intangible assets

34,612



36,644


Special charges, net

1,557



304


Non-GAAP operating income

$

174,317



$

176,324


Non-GAAP operating income as a percentage of net sales

32.6

%


33.2

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET TO NON-GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Other expense, net, as reported

$

(1,577)



$

(8,923)


Gain on equity securities and equity method investment

(16,064)




Non-cash other expense, net

11,812



2,365


Non-GAAP other expense, net

$

(5,829)



$

(6,558)


Non-GAAP other expense, net, as a percentage of net sales

(1.1)%



(1.2)%




RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION TO NON-GAAP INCOME TAX PROVISION




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Income tax (benefit) provision, as reported

$

(10,895)



$

17,082


Income tax rate, as reported

(9.1)%



16.0

%

Distributor revenue recognition adjustment



375


Share-based compensation expense

3,532



1,420


Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation costs, intangible asset amortization and other costs

3,038



2,696


Special charges, net

415



113


Non-cash other expense, net

4,388



879


Non-recurring tax events

18,723



(4,465)


Non-GAAP income tax provision

$

19,201



$

18,100


Non-GAAP income tax rate

11.4

%


10.7

%



RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY AND GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY STOCKHOLDERS TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY AND NON-GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY STOCKHOLDERS




Three months ended


June 30,


2015


2014

Net income attributable to Microchip Technology, as reported

$

130,667



$

89,909


Noncontrolling interests

(375)




Distributor revenue recognition adjustment, net of tax effect



987


Share-based compensation expense, net of tax effect

10,580



11,901


Acquisition-related restructuring, acquired inventory valuation costs, intangible asset amortization and other costs, net of tax effect

34,291



42,695


Special charges, net of tax effect

1,142



191


Gain on equity securities and equity method investment

(16,064)




Non-cash other expense, net of tax effect

7,424



1,486


Non-recurring tax events

(18,723)



4,465


Non-GAAP net income attributable to Microchip Technology

$

148,942



$

151,634


Non-GAAP net income attributable to Microchip Technology as a percentage of net sales

27.9

%


28.5

%





Diluted net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders, as reported

$

0.60



$

0.40


Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share attributable to Microchip Technology stockholders

$

0.69



$

0.68


Diluted common shares outstanding, as reported

216,767



224,527


Diluted common shares outstanding Non-GAAP

216,253



223,889


 

Microchip will host a conference call today, August 3, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss this release.  This call will be simulcast over the Internet at www.microchip.com.  The webcast will be available for replay until August 10, 2015.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) August 3, 2015 and will remain available until 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on August 10, 2015.  Interested parties may listen to the replay by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering access code 9319619.

Cautionary Statement:

The statements in this release relating to continuing to gain market share, new products fueling the future growth of our analog business, expecting our revenue to be between $497 million and $534 million excluding Micrel, expected non-GAAP revenue of $35 million from Micrel in the September quarter, growing digital power market, high growth human interface area, our second quarter fiscal 2016 Non-GAAP guidance including net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, other expense, income tax expense, net income, about 1.5 cents of non-GAAP earnings per diluted share dilution from the Micrel transaction, diluted common shares outstanding, earnings per diluted share, inventory days, capital expenditures for the September 2015 quarter and for all of fiscal 2016, reducing wafer starts to manage inventory, continuing to invest to support the growth of our production capabilities for fast growing new products and technologies, net cash generation, and assumed average stock price in the September 2015 quarter are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: any economic uncertainty due to monetary policy, political or other issues in the U.S. or internationally, any unexpected fluctuations or weakness in the U.S. and global economies, changes in demand or market acceptance of our products and the products of our customers; foreign currency effects on our business; the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to satisfy short-term orders from our inventory; changes in utilization of our manufacturing capacity and our ability to effectively manage our production levels; competitive developments including pricing pressures; the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter; the level of sell-through of our products through distribution; changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns and seasonality; our ability to successfully integrate Micrel's operations and employees, retain key employees and otherwise realize the expected synergies and benefits of the Micrel transaction; our ability to continue to realize the expected benefits of our other acquisitions; the impact of any other significant acquisitions that we may make; our ability to obtain a sufficient supply of wafers from third party wafer foundries and the cost of such wafers, the costs and outcome of any current or future tax audit or any litigation involving intellectual property, customers or other issues; our actual average stock price in the September 2015 quarter and the impact such price will have on our share count; fluctuations in our stock price and trading volume which could impact the number of shares we acquire under our share repurchase program and the timing of such repurchases; disruptions in our business or the businesses of our customers or suppliers due to natural disasters including any floods in Thailand), terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, worldwide oil prices and supply, Ebola or other public health concerns or disruptions in the transportation system; and general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to Microchip's filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.  You can obtain copies of Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other relevant documents for free at Microchip's website ( www.microchip.com) or the SEC's website ( www.sec.gov) or from commercial document retrieval services.

Stockholders of Microchip are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made.  Microchip does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after this August 3, 2015 press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Microchip:

Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.  Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.  For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.

Note: The Microchip name and logo, MOST, SuperFlash, PIC, and MPLAB are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.

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