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Cypress Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

(PRNewswire) — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced its first quarter 2016 results, which included the remarks below from its president and CEO, T.J. Rodgers. Highlights for the quarter included (all financial comments are based on non-GAAP results, unless otherwise noted):

Fellow shareholders:

Our revenue and earnings for the quarter are given below, compared with those of the prior quarter:

(In thousands, except per-share data)



 NON-GAAP


GAAP




Q1 2016


Q4 2015


Q1 2016


Q4 2015


Revenue


$425,214


$456,378


$418,964


$450,128












Gross margin


36.9%


39.8%


30.0%


31.8%












Pretax margin


6.2%


10.6%


(24.0%)


(12.7%)












Net income (loss)


$22,985


$45,528


$(104,022)


$(72,330)












Diluted EPS (loss)


$0.07


$0.13


$(0.32)


$(0.22)












First quarter revenue declined 6.8% sequentially consistent with normal seasonality and with our guidance. Our gross margin was 36.9%, above guidance but below our long-term goal, primarily because we continue to run our wafer fabs at a rate lower than actual demand to burn off excess inventory, and because of inefficiencies in ex-Fujitsu manufacturing, which is being integrated now. We achieved $150.4 million in annualized synergies related to the Spansion integration—ahead of our accelerated plan to achieve $180 million by the end of this year.  Due to our strong performance on synergies, our operating expenses decreased to $124.9 million, the lowest level in six years for the combined company or the pro forma company, prior to the merger. This resulted in earnings per share of $0.07, a penny above the midpoint of our guidance, and will represent the bottom for 2016, both in revenue and EPS, barring some unforeseen event.

Design activity for our PSoC and MCU portfolios remained strong during the quarter. Key customer engagement was driven in part by the introduction of our first two families of 40-nm, ARM-based microcontrollers, one for automotive-grade applications, the other for high-volume consumer applications. Since the merger, Cypress has introduced 2,472 new products, which are automotive and commercial derivatives of 44 new chips.

We returned $219.1 million of capital to our shareholders in the first quarter, in line with our strategy and commitment, delivering a dividend payout of $36.6 million and repurchasing $182.5 million of common stock. By quarter's end, we had completed $239 million, or 53.1%, of the $450 million stock buy-back program we announced in the fourth quarter.

BUSINESS REVIEW

+ Our non-GAAP consolidated gross margin for the first quarter was 36.9%, consistent with the lower fab utilization inherent in our lean inventory initiative, which will run through the third quarter of 2016. Excluding our Emerging Technologies Division (ETD), our core semiconductor gross margin was 37.0%. Fab utilization was 52% in the first quarter.

+ Net inventory at the end of the first quarter was $226 million, down 7.3% from the fourth quarter and down 42.0% from the first quarter of 2015. This steep inventory reduction is the intended benefit of our lean inventory initiative.

+ Cypress announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable to holders of record of the company's common stock as of the close of business on March 31, 2016. This dividend was paid on April 21, 2016.

SECOND QUARTER 2016 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

For the second quarter of 2016, Cypress estimates non-GAAP financial results as follows: net sales in the range of $440 million to $470 million, gross margin of 38%, and diluted EPS in the range of $0.10 to $0.14 vs. the street consensus of $0.11.*


NET SALES SUMMARY

(In thousands, except percentages)

(Unaudited)




THREE MONTHS ENDED






Apr. 3,


     Jan. 3,


Sequential


Business Unit


2016


2016


Change


PSD1


$163,985


$157,763


4%


MPD1,3


$215,113


$259,402


(17%)


DCD1


$20,128


$17,522


15%


ETD2


$25,988


$21,691


20%


Total


$425,214


$456,378


(7%)










Geographic








China and ROW


44%


41%


7%


Americas


14%


16%


(13%)


Europe


15%


14%


7%


Japan


27%


29%


(7%)


Total


100%


100%


0%










Channel








Distribution


68%


67%


1%


Direct


32%


33%


(3%)


Total


100%


100%


0%












1.

PSD, Programmable Systems Division; DCD, Data Communications Division; MPD, Memory Products Division.

2.

ETD, Emerging Technologies Division includes businesses outside our core semiconductor businesses named in Footnote 1. ETD includes subsidiaries AgigA Tech Inc., Deca Technologies Inc., and our foundry business unit.

3.

Our net sales for the first quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2015 and our estimates for the second quarter of 2016 include $6.25 million of legacy Spansion non-GAAP licensing revenue in MPD, APAC region and direct channel.



*

Non-GAAP EPS

FIRST QUARTER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

+ Design activity for Cypress's PSoC® and microcontroller portfolios remained strong during the quarter. In the four full quarters since its merger with Spansion in March 2015, Cypress has introduced 180 new PSoC 4 (Programmable System-on-Chip) devices, 150 new FM4 and FM0+ (Flexible Microcontroller) microcontrollers and a new family of Traveo™ automotive microcontrollers.

+ Cypress introduced its first two families of 40-nm, ARM-based microcontrollers, one for automotive-grade products, and the other optimized for high-volume consumer applications. These families, based on Cypress's proprietary embedded charge trap (eCT) technology, move Cypress into the next generation of programmable solutions, which are made on the 180nm and 65nm nodes today. Cypress's 40-nm eCT-based MCU families are targeted at high-volume growth opportunities.  

+ Cypress expanded its portfolio of USB products for the emerging USB Type-C connectivity standard with its new, PSoC-based EZ-PD™ CCG3 controller. The new controller streamlines the design of adapter dongles, power adapters and power banks, replacing multiple discrete components with a single-chip solution. The USB Type-C standard replaces today's multiple USB connectors with a single connector that transfers not only USB data, but also display data and smart power.

+ Cypress introduced its EZ-BLE™ PSoC XT/XR Bluetooth Low Energy module, which extends Bluetooth's range to 400 meters, eight times that of current solutions. The module extends Bluetooth connectivity to home automation, industrial and smart city applications. For example, it enables a parking meter to receive payments via smartphones, while reporting in to a central hub that covers a city block.

+ Cypress presented its growing portfolio of solutions for the Internet of Things—including its PSoC, microcontroller (MCU) and Bluetooth® Low Energy solutions—to 50 customers at the Embedded World 2016 trade show in Nuremberg, Germany. Cypress also demonstrated the latest version of its PSoC Creator™ Integrated Design Environment, which now supports its FM0+ standard MCUs. PSoC Creator enables concurrent hardware and firmware design, simplifying system design and accelerating time-to-market.

+ Cypress's new 4Mb nonvolatile SRAM (nvSRAM) is the industry's highest-density nvSRAM for automotive applications. Its speed, endurance and magnetic field immunity are critical to a broad range of automotive applications that require frequent data logging, including automatic driver assistance systems (ADAS), adaptive cruise controls, autonomous emergency braking and event data recorders.

+ Cypress introduced 512Mb and 1Gb parallel page mode NOR Flash memories based on its most advanced 45nm MirrorBit® technology. The new GL-T NOR family supports temperatures from -40˚C to +125˚C, delivers read bandwidth up to 98 MBps and is ideal for applications such as automotive instrument clusters and networking equipment.

+ Cypress added unpackaged products (Known-Good Die) to its industry-leading nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM) portfolio. This portfolio includes Ferroelectric-RAM (F-RAM™) and nvSRAM devices. Cypress NVRAMs protect critical data during power failures. Many mission-critical applications that require the unique benefits of F-RAM and nvSRAM also require bare die for small or unique packaging options.

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ABOUT CYPRESS

Cypress (NASDAQ: CY) delivers the high-performance, high-quality solutions at the heart of today's most advanced embedded systems. Its products are used in automotive and industrial platforms and highly interactive consumer and mobile devices. With a broad, differentiated product portfolio that includes Traveo™ microcontrollers, the industry's only PSoC® programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense® capacitive touch-sensing controllers, Wireless BLE Bluetooth Low-Energy and USB connectivity solutions, and NOR flash memories, F-RAM™ and SRAM, Cypress is committed to providing its customers worldwide with consistent innovation, best-in-class support and exceptional system value. To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements herein that are not historical facts and that refer to Cypress or its subsidiaries' plans and expectations for the future are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We may use words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "future," "continue" or other wording indicating future results or expectations to identify such forward-looking statements that include, but are not limited to, statements related to our estimated non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP EPS in our financial outlook; the expected synergies related to our integration with Spansion Inc. ("Spansion"); our ability to execute on planned synergies related to our integration with Spansion; the semiconductor market; the expected benefits of our lean inventory initiative; the continued growth of our products in the automotive and industrial markets; our ability to penetrate the Home Appliance and Internet of Things markets; our expectations regarding our revenue growth and earnings leverage;  and our expectations regarding the demand for our products and how our products are expected to perform. Such statements reflect our current expectations, which are based on information and data available to our management as of the date of this release. Our actual results may differ materially due to a variety of uncertainties and risk factors, including, but not limited to, the risk that that future revenues, margins and earnings may not be achieved as expected; the state of and future of the global economy, business conditions and growth trends in the semiconductor market; our ability to continue to realize synergies from our integration with Spansion; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; whether our products perform as expected; whether the demand for our products in the automotive and industrial markets is fully realized; our ability to manage our business to have strong earnings and significant revenue growth and reduce operating expenses; our cash flows from operations; our ability to effectively implement third party wafer processes; the strength or softness of the markets we serve; our ability to maintain and improve our gross margins and realize our bookings; the seasonality of the markets we serve; the financial performance of our subsidiaries and Emerging Technologies Division; and other risks described in "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements.

Cypress, the Cypress logo, Spansion, the Spansion logo, and combinations thereof, PSoC, MirrorBit and CapSense are registered trademarks and EZ-PD, EZ-BLE, F-RAM, PSoC Creator and Traveo are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)








April 3,


January 3,



2016


2016

ASSETS





Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments


$                    87,061


$                  227,561

Accounts receivable, net


297,919


292,736

Inventories, net (a)


225,752


243,595

Property, plant and equipment, net


402,520


425,003

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net


2,458,776


2,528,077

Other assets


294,433


287,289

Total assets


$               3,766,461


$               4,004,261

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Accounts payable


$                  148,278


$                  143,383

Deferred margin and allowances on sales to distributors


56,250


73,370

Income tax liabilities


55,317


54,999

Other liabilities


330,106


346,165

Revolving credit facility and long-term debt


752,584


673,659

Total liabilities


1,342,535


1,291,576

Total Cypress stockholders' equity


2,432,220


2,720,848

Noncontrolling interest


(8,294)


(8,163)

Total equity


2,423,926


2,712,685

Total liabilities and equity


$               3,766,461


$               4,004,261


(a) Inventories include $4.2 million and $4.3 million of capitalized inventories related to stock-based compensation expense, as of April 3, 2016 and January 3, 2016, respectively.

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

ON A GAAP BASIS

(In thousands, except per-share data)

(Unaudited)








Three Months Ended



April 3,


January 3,



2016


2016

Revenues


$                  418,964


$                  450,128

Costs and expenses:





Cost of revenues


293,179


306,880

Research and development


73,967


73,682

Selling, general and administrative


74,501


85,385

Amortization of intangible assets


35,187


33,960

Impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets


33,944


Restructuring costs


270


1,406

Total costs and expenses


511,048


501,313

Operating loss


(92,084)


(51,185)

Interest and other expense, net


(6,250)


(3,556)

Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest


(98,334)


(54,741)

Income tax provision


(3,742)


(15,726)

Equity in net loss of equity method investee


(2,078)


(2,330)

Net loss


(104,154)


(72,797)

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests


132


467

Net loss attributable to Cypress


$                (104,022)


$                  (72,330)

Net loss per share attributable to Cypress:





Basic


$                      (0.32)


$                      (0.22)

Diluted


$                      (0.32)


$                      (0.22)

Cash dividend declared per share


$                        0.11


$                        0.11

Shares used in net loss per share calculation:





Basic


320,351


334,447

Diluted


320,351


334,447

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES  (a)

(In thousands, except per-share data)

(Unaudited)

Table A















Q1 2016


Q4 2015



GAAP


Adjustments (Table B)


Non-GAAP


GAAP


Adjustments (Table C)


Non-GAAP

Revenue (b)


$     418,964


$         6,250


$    425,214


$    450,128


$              6,250


$     456,378

Costs and expenses:













Cost of revenues


293,179


(24,807)


268,372


306,880


(31,935)


274,945

Research and development


73,967


(7,737)


66,230


73,682


(7,352)


66,330

Selling, general and administrative


74,501


(15,820)


58,681


85,386


(22,185)


63,201

Amortization of  intangible assets


35,187


(35,187)


-


33,960


(33,959)


-

Impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets


33,944


(33,944)


-


-


-


-

Restructuring costs


270


(270)


-


1,405


(1,406)


-

  Total costs and expenses


511,048


(117,765)


393,283


501,313


(96,837)


404,476

Operating (loss) income


(92,084)


124,015


31,931


(51,185)


103,087


51,902

Interest and other expense, net


(8,329)


2,832


(5,497)


(5,886)


2,118


(3,768)

(Loss) income before income taxes


(100,412)


126,847


26,434


(57,071)


105,205


48,134

Income tax benefit (provision)


(3,742)


161


(3,581)


(15,726)


12,653


(3,073)

(Loss) income, net of taxes


(104,154)


127,008


22,853


(72,797)


117,858


45,061

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest


132


-


132


467


-


467

Net (loss) income attributable to Cypress


$   (104,022)


$     127,008


$      22,985


$    (72,330)


$          117,858


$       45,528














Net (loss) income per share attributable to Cypress:













  Basic


$         (0.32)




$          0.07


$        (0.22)




$           0.14

  Diluted


$         (0.32)




$          0.07


$        (0.22)




$           0.13














Cash dividend declared per share


$           0.11




$          0.11


$          0.11




$           0.11














Shares used in net (loss) income per share calculation:













  Basic


320,351


-


320,351


334,447


-


334,447

  Diluted


320,351


20,462


340,813


334,447


27,782


362,229














 

Table B























GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciling items (Q1 2016):



Revenue


Cost of revenues


Research and development


SG&A


Amortization of Intangible assets


Restructuring costs


Impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets


Interest and other expense, net


Tax Related Items



Total

[1] Revenue from intellectual property license



6,250


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-



6,250

[2] Stock based compensation



-


5,647


6,930


10,960


-


-


-


-


-



23,538

[3] Changes in value of deferred compensation plan



-


46


130


283


-


-


-


126


-



586

[4] Spansion merger costs and related amortization



-


19,113


677


4,577


-


-


33,944


-


-



58,311

[5] Losses from equity method investments



-


-


-


-


-


-


-


2,078


-



2,078

[6] Imputed interest on convertible debt and other



-


-


-


-


-


-


-


628


-



628

[7] Amortization of  Intangible assets



-


-


-


-


35,187


-


-


-


-



35,187

[8] Income tax provision



-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


161



161

[9] Restructuring costs



-


-


-


-


-


270


-


-


-



270

Total impact of reconciling items



6,250


24,807


7,737


15,820


35,187


270


33,944


2,832


161



127,008

 

Table C




















GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciling items (Q4 2015):



Revenue


Cost of revenues


Research and development


SG&A


Amortization of Intangible assets


Restructuing costs


Interest and other expense, net


Tax Related Items


Total

[1] Revenue from intellectual property license



6,250


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


6,250

[2] Stock based compensation



-


3,321


6,270


12,519


-


-


-


-


22,110

[3] Changes in value of deferred compensation plan



-


53


102


313


-


-


(785)


-


(317)

[4] Spansion merger costs and related amortization



-


28,561


980


9,353


-


-


-


-


38,894

[5] Losses from equity method investments



-


-


-


-


-


-


2,330


-


2,330

[6] Imputed interest on convertible debt and other



-


-


-


-


-


-


573


-


573

[7] Amortization of Intangible assets



-


-


-


-


33,959


-


-


-


33,959

[8] Income tax provision



-


-


-


-


-


-


-


12,653


12,653

[9] Restructuring costs



-


-


-


-


-


1,406


-


-


1,406

Total impact of reconciling items



6,250


31,935


7,352


22,185


33,959


1,406


2,118


12,653


117,858





















(a) Refer to the accompanying "Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a detailed discussion of management's use of non-GAAP financial measures.

(b) Non-GAAP revenue includes $6.25 million of Samsung intellectual property licensing revenue, not included in GAAP revenue as a result of the effects of purchase accounting for the Spansion merger.

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)








Three Months Ended



April 3,


January 3,



2016


2016

Selected Cash Flow Data (Preliminary):





Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities


$               13,729


$               42,094

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities


$             (18,896)


$             (24,351)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities


$           (135,432)


$               15,188

Other Supplemental Data (Preliminary):





Capital expenditures


$               13,027


$                 9,227

Depreciation


$               34,395


$               39,443

Payment of dividend


$               36,550


$               36,914

Dividend paid per share


$                   0.11


$                   0.11

Dividend yield per share (a)


5.0%


4.5%






(a) Dividend yield per share is calculated based on annualized dividend paid per share divided by the common stock share price at the end of the period.

 

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED DILUTED EPS CALCULATION

(In thousands, except per-share data)

(Unaudited)












Three Months Ended



April 3,


January 3,



2016


2016



GAAP


Non-GAAP


GAAP


Non-GAAP

Net income (loss) attributable to Cypress


$    (104,022)


$        22,985


$      (72,330)


$        45,528

Weighted-average common shares outstanding basic


320,351


320,351


334,447


334,447

Effect of dilutive securities:









Stock options, unvested restricted stock and other



11,045



15,363

Impact of convertible bond



9,417



12,419

Weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted computation


320,351


340,813


334,447


362,229

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Cypress - basic


$          (0.32)


$            0.07


$          (0.22)


$            0.14

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Cypress - diluted


$          (0.32)


$            0.07


$          (0.22)


$            0.13












Three Months Ended







April 3,


January 3,







2016


2016





Average stock price for the period ended


$            8.10


$            9.87





Common stock outstanding at period end (in thousands)


311,547


332,276





 

NOTES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

To supplement its consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Cypress uses the following non-GAAP financial measures which are adjusted from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures:

The non-GAAP measures set forth above exclude charges related to our merger with Spansion, stock-based compensation, and other adjustments.  Non-GAAP revenue includes the effect of revenue from an intellectual property license agreement.  Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional and useful way of viewing aspects of Cypress's operations that, when viewed in conjunction with Cypress's GAAP results, provide a more comprehensive understanding of the various factors and trends affecting Cypress's business and operations.  Management uses these non-GAAP measures for strategic and business decision-making, internal budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation processes. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate management's internal comparisons to Cypress's historical operating results and comparisons to competitors' operating results.  Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G and to make clear to our investors the adjustments we make to GAAP measures, we have provided a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

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