As we continue into fiscal 2021, we remain optimistic about the growth opportunities for our systems and consumables within our installed base of customers, as well as our ability to expand the number of customers using our family of FOX-P solutions. We expect significant growth in both our top and bottom lines moving forward, with much lower fixed operating expenses and significantly higher margin products and services.
Fiscal 2021 Financial Guidance:
For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, Aehr maintains its expected full year total revenue to be between $25 million and $28 million, which would represent growth between 12% and 26% year over year, and to be profitable for the fiscal year.
Management
Conference Call and Webcast
Aehr Test Systems will host a conference call and webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2021 operating results. To access the call dial 800-353-6461 (+1 334-323-0501 outside the United States) and give the participant pass code 9822939. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available over the Internet at
www.aehr.com in the Investor Relations section. A replay of the conference call will also be available via telephone beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the call through 8:00 p.m. ET on October 1, 2020. To access the replay dial-in information, please
click here.
About Aehr Test Systems
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a worldwide provider of test systems for burning-in and testing logic, optical and memory integrated circuits and has installed over 2,500 systems worldwide. Increased quality and reliability needs of the Automotive and Mobility integrated circuit markets are driving additional test requirements, incremental capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr Test products in package, wafer level, and singulated die/module level test. Aehr Test has developed and introduced several innovative products, including the ABTSTM and FOX-PTM families of test and burn-in systems and FOX WaferPakTM Aligner, FOX-XP WaferPak Contactor, FOX DiePak® Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The ABTS system is used in production and qualification testing of packaged parts for both lower power and higher power logic devices as well as all common types of memory devices. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems used for burn-in and functional test of complex devices, such as leading-edge memories, digital signal processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a new low-cost single-wafer compact test and reliability verification solution for logic, memory and photonic devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The WaferPak contactor contains a unique full wafer probe card capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers to perform test and burn-in of full wafers on Aehr Test FOX systems. The DiePak Carrier is a reusable, temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform cost-effective final test and burn-in of both bare die and modules. For more information, please visit Aehr Test Systems website at
www.aehr.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Aehrs future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates, going to, "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aehrs expectations, strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the temporary nature of customer pushouts and customer needs for additional system capacity and consumables in fiscal year 2021; Aehrs total cost savings related to temporary expense reductions and the impact of Aehrs restructuring on its ability to achieve higher future profitability; customer transitions to new product offerings based on volume production forecasts; potential upside in the mobile sensor segment due incremental applications and devices; the ability of current awareness and adoption rates to drive the markets for silicon carbide and silicon photonics to move to wafer level or singulated die burn-in; customer capacity needs forecasts related to Aehrs products; our expectations related to the timing and volume of our lead customers future purchases; the total available opportunity for silicon carbide and silicon photonics wafer level and singulated die test markets; expectations regarding the timing and occurrence of orders of potential and existing customers and the related impact on Aehrs forecasted revenues; cost savings related to organizational changes to third party sales representation in Europe and Japan; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Aehrs production, customers, applications, product value, and demand for Aehrs products this year and in future years; growth in systems and consumables within Aehrs installed base of customers and expansion of the number of customers in Aehrs FOX-P solutions; Aehrs top and bottom line growth, lower fixed operating expenses and higher margin products and services in 2021; and Aehrs revenue in fiscal 2021. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Aehrs recent 10-K, 10-Q and other reports from time to time filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aehr disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
Contacts:
Aehr Test Systems | MKR Investor Relations Inc. |
Ken Spink | Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers |
Chief Financial Officer | Analyst/Investor Contact |
(510) 623-9400 x309 | (323) 468-2300 |
aehr@mkr-group.com |
Financial Tables to Follow
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
Aug 31, | May 31, | Aug 31, | |||||||||
2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 2,012 | $ | 3,773 | $ | 5,533 | |||||
Cost of sales | 1,785 | 3,866 | 3,262 | ||||||||
Gross profit (loss) | 227 | (93 | ) | 2,271 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 1,514 | 1,674 | 1,808 | ||||||||
Research and development | 900 | 854 | 892 | ||||||||
Restructuring | - | 220 | - | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 2,414 | 2,748 | 2,700 | ||||||||
Loss from operations | (2,187 | ) | (2,841 | ) | (429 | ) | |||||
Interest (expense) income, net | (13 | ) | (17 | ) | 12 | ||||||
Net gain from dissolution of Aehr Test Systems Japan | 2,186 | - | - | ||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | (94 | ) | (17 | ) | 10 | ||||||
Loss before income tax benefit (expense) | (108 | ) | (2,875 | ) | (407 | ) | |||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 215 | (10 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) | 107 | (2,885 | ) | (413 | ) | ||||||
Less: Net income attributable to the | |||||||||||
noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Aehr | |||||||||||
Test Systems common shareholders | $ | 107 | $ | (2,885 | ) | $ | (413 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||
Shares used in per share calculations: | |||||||||||
Basic | 23,248 | 23,060 | 22,708 | ||||||||
Diluted | 23,455 | 23,060 | 22,708 |