Expects Growth in the First Half of 2020

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Feb. 20, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.

Highlights of the Fourth Quarter of 2019

• Revenues of $33.2 million, similar to the fourth quarter 2018 and in line with guidance;
• GAAP operating income of $4.6 million; non-GAAP operating income of $5.4 million, representing an operating margin of 13.8% and 16.3%, respectively;
• GAAP net income of $4.6 million and non-GAAP net income of $5.4 million; and
• Strong operating cash flow of $7.5 million.

Highlights of the Full Year 2019

• Revenues of $134 million; a 9% year-over-year increase;
• GAAP operating income of $22.0 million;
• Non-GAAP operating income of $25.0 million; 
• GAAP net income of $22.0 million;
• Non-GAAP net income of $23.9 million; and
• Strong operating cash flow of $24.7 million in 2019 leading to year-end net cash balance of $89.5 million.

Forward-Looking Expectations

Based on orders in hand, Camtek expected revenues of between $33 and $34 million for the first quarter. However, despite the demand for Camtek's products by Chinese customers, certain governmental restrictions aiming to control the spread of the Coronavirus may cause delays in installations in China, and may therefore impact upon Camtek's revenues in the first quarter.

Since Camtek has good visibility into its second quarter revenues and, assuming the Coronavirus situation is resolved not too far into the second quarter, it is expected that revenue for the first half of 2020 would be at a record level of approximately $70 million.

Management Comment

Rafi Amit Camtek's CEO commented, "Camtek closed 2019 with record revenues and profit. I am very proud of this impressive achievement, especially in light of the weaker semiconductor market last year. We were able to demonstrate 9% year-over-year growth while the semiconductor market as a whole declined by over 10%."

Continued Mr. Amit, "The market drivers for our products remain strong across different applications such as CMOS image sensors, 5G and advanced interconnect packaging.

"The Chinese market is significant to our business and represents an important long-term growth engine. We continue to receive orders from this region and even in recent days we have received several orders for multiple machines from major Chinese customers. Meanwhile, the demand from other territories is also strong. We hope that the Coronavirus will be contained soon and the people in China will be able to get back to their normal lives.

"We have started 2020 with a strong backlog, and as mentioned, we expect record revenues of approximately $70 million for the first half of the year."

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2019 were $33.2 million, similar to those of the fourth quarter 2018.

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $15.8 million (47.7% of revenues), compared to a gross profit of $16.7 million (50.4% of revenues) in the fourth quarter 2018. Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $15.9 million (48.0% of revenues), compared to $16.8 million (50.6% of revenues) in the fourth quarter 2018.

Operating profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $4.6 million (13.8% of revenues), compared to an operating income of $6.2 million (18.7% of revenues) in the fourth quarter 2018. Operating profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $5.4 million (16.3% of revenues), compared to $6.9 million (20.7% of revenues) in the fourth quarter 2018.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $4.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2018. Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $5.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $6.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2018. 

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits, as of December 31, 2019 were $89.5 million compared to $83.0 million as of September 30, 2019. During the fourth quarter, Camtek generated $7.5 million in operating cash flow.

Full Year 2019 Results Summary

Revenues for 2019 were $134.0 million, an increase of 9% over the $123.2 million reported in 2018.

Gross profit on a GAAP basis totaled $64.8 million (48.3% of revenues), compared to $60.8 million (49.4% of revenues) in 2018.  Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis totaled $65.1 million (48.6% of revenues), compared to $61.2 million (49.7% of revenues) in 2018. 

Operating income on a GAAP basis totaled $22.0 million (16.4% of revenues), compared to operating income of $20.0 million (16.3% of revenues) in 2018.  Operating income on a non-GAAP basis totaled $25.0 million (18.7% of revenues), compared to $22.2 million (18.0% of revenues) in 2018.

Net income on a GAAP basis totaled $22.0 million, or $0.57 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $18.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, in 2018. Net income on a non-GAAP basis totaled $23.9 million, or $0.62 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $20.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, in 2018.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a conference call today, February 20, 2020, at 9:30am ET.

Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results. To participate, please call one of the following telephone numbers a few minutes before the start of the call.