• On October 27, 2016 Qualcomm, Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) and NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) announced a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, under which Qualcomm will acquire NXP. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, a subsidiary of Qualcomm will commence a tender offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of NXP for $110.00 per share in cash. The tender offer commenced on November 18, 2016.
   
• Total gross debt was $6.57 billion, flat on a sequential basis, and down from the $9.19 billion at the end of 2016. Cash was $3.55 billion, an increase from the $3.07 billion in the third quarter, and an increase from the $1.89 billion at the end of 2016.  Net debt at the end of the fourth quarter was $3.02 billion, a decline from the $3.49 billion in the third quarter, and decline from $7.29 billion at the end of 2016. Trailing twelve months, adjusted EBITDA was $3.16 billion, an increase from $3.12 billion in the third quarter, and an increase from $2.98 billion at the end of 2016. Financial leverage, defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA was 0.96x, an improvement from 1.12x in the third quarter, and an improvement from 2.45x reported at the end of 2016.
   
• Cash flow from operations was $738 million, an increase from the $643 million in the third quarter. Net capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment was $132 million, a decrease from the $161 million in the third quarter. Non-GAAP free cash flow, defined as cash flow from operations, less net capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment was $606 million, an increase from the $482 million in the third quarter. For the full year 2017, cash flow from operations was $2.45 billion, an increase from the $2.30 billion in 2016. Net capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment was $550 million, an increase from the $388 million in the prior year. Full year non-GAAP free cash flow, defined as cash flow from operations, less net capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment was $1.90 billion, essentially flat versus the prior year.
   
• During the fourth quarter NXP repurchased 2.1 million shares for a total cost of $248 million. Weighted average number of diluted shares (after deduction of treasury shares) for the three-month period ended December 31, 2017 was 347 million. Due to the pending acquisition by Qualcomm, NXP has suspended its open market share repurchases. Shares are currently only repurchased in relation to employee equity award transactions. 
   
• Net cash paid for interest was $81 million in the fourth quarter, and $245 million for the full year 2017.
   
• Net cash paid for income taxes related to on-going operations was $12 million, with an additional $65 million paid related to the divestment of the Standard Products business, for a total of $77 million. For the full year 2017, net cash paid for income taxes related to on-going operations was $96 million, with an additional $270 million paid related to the divestment of the Standard Products business, for a total of $366 million
   
• NXP's fourth quarter results reflect an income tax benefit of approximately $747 million because of the U.S. corporate tax reform enacted in December. This primarily relates to the re-measurement of deferred taxes using the new U.S. statutory tax rate and the one-time transition benefit on our unremitted foreign earnings.
   
• SSMC, NXP’s consolidated joint-venture wafer fab with TSMC, reported fourth quarter 2017 operating income of $40 million, EBITDA of $52 million and a closing cash balance of $250 million. For the full year 2017, operating income was $146 million, EBITDA of $198 million. 
   
• NXP combined wafer-fab utilization averaged 91 percent, as compared to 93 percent in the prior quarter, and 92% in the fourth quarter of 2016.
   
• Working capital metrics and channel inventory was:
     •   Days of inventory held by NXP was 99 days, flat sequentially versus the third quarter;
     •   Days payable was 92 days, up 6 days sequentially from the third quarter;
     •   Days sales was 33 days, a decline of 2 days sequentially from the third quarter;
     •   The cash conversion cycle was 40 days, an improvement of 8 days versus the third quarter;
     •   Channel inventory held by NXP’s distribution partners was 2.3 months, flat on a sequential basis, and in line with NXPs long-term channel target of 2.5 months, plus or minus a half month.
     •   Sales into the distribution channel were up 3 percent sequentially;
     •   Sales out of the distribution channel were up 5 percent sequentially.

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