Keysight Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter 2020 Results

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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
Three months ended
October 31, Percent

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Inc/(Dec)
 
Orders

$

1,231

 

$

1,194

 

3%

 

 

Net revenue

$

1,220

 

$

1,120

 

9%

 

Costs and expenses:

 

Cost of products and services

 

464

 

 

455

 

2%

Research and development

 

193

 

 

176

 

9%

Selling, general and administrative

 

287

 

 

286

 

-

Other operating expense (income), net

 

(2

)

 

(5

)

(70)%

Total costs and expenses

 

942

 

 

912

 

3%

 

Income from operations

 

278

 

 

208

 

34%

 

Interest income

 

-

 

 

6

 

-

Interest expense

 

(19

)

 

(20

)

(3)%

Other income (expense), net

 

7

 

 

9

 

(27)%

 

Income before taxes

 

266

 

 

203

 

31%

 

Provision for income taxes

 

49

 

 

8

 

486%

 

Net Income

$

217

 

$

195

 

11%

 
 
Net income per share:
Basic

$

1.17

 

$

1.04

 

Diluted

$

1.15

 

$

1.02

 

 
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:

Basic

 

186

 

 

187

 

Diluted

 

188

 

 

191

 

 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
Year ended
October 31, Percent

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Inc/(Dec)
 
Orders

$

4,528

 

$

4,441

 

2%

 

 

Net revenue

$

4,221

 

$

4,303

 

(2)%

 

Costs and expenses:

 

Cost of products and services

 

1,688

 

 

1,769

 

(5)%

Research and development

 

715

 

 

688

 

4%

Selling, general and administrative

 

1,097

 

 

1,155

 

(5)%

Other operating expense (income), net

 

(44

)

 

(20

)

118%

Total costs and expenses

 

3,456

 

 

3,592

 

(4)%

 

Income from operations

 

765

 

 

711

 

8%

 

Interest income

 

11

 

 

23

 

(51)%

Interest expense

 

(78

)

 

(80

)

(3)%

Other income (expense), net

 

63

 

 

61

 

2%

 

Income before taxes

 

761

 

 

715

 

6%

 

Provision for income taxes

 

134

 

 

94

 

42%

 

Net Income

$

627

 

$

621

 

1%

 
 
Net income per share:
Basic

$

3.35

 

$

3.31

 

Diluted

$

3.31

 

$

3.25

 

 
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic

 

187

 

 

188

 

Diluted

 

189

 

 

191

 

 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(In millions, except par value and share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
October 31, October 31,

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,756

 

$

1,598

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

606

 

 

668

 

Inventory

 

757

 

 

705

 

Other current assets

 

255

 

 

244

 

Total current assets

 

3,374

 

 

3,215

 

 
Property, plant and equipment, net

 

595

 

 

576

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

182

 

 

-

 

Goodwill

 

1,537

 

 

1,209

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

361

 

 

490

 

Long-term investments

 

61

 

 

46

 

Long-term deferred tax assets

 

740

 

 

755

 

Other assets

 

368

 

 

332

 

Total assets

$

7,218

 

$

6,623

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

224

 

$

253

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

289

 

 

278

 

Deferred revenue

 

391

 

 

334

 

Income and other taxes payable

 

64

 

 

55

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

43

 

 

-

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

70

 

 

83

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,081

 

 

1,003

 

 
Long-term debt

 

1,789

 

 

1,788

 

Retirement and post-retirement benefits

 

362

 

 

357

 

Long-term deferred revenue

 

175

 

 

176

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

149

 

 

-

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

365

 

 

295

 

Total liabilities

 

3,921

 

 

3,619

 

 
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 100 million shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock; $0.01 par value; 1 billion shares authorized; 196 million shares at October 31, 2020, and 194 million shares at October 31, 2019, issued

 

2

 

 

2

 

Treasury stock at cost; 10.7 million shares at October 31, 2020 and 6.5 million shares at October 31, 2019

 

(752

)

 

(342

)

Additional paid-in-capital

 

2,110

 

 

2,013

 

Retained earnings

 

2,536

 

 

1,909

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(599

)

 

(578

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

3,297

 

 

3,004

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

7,218

 

$

6,623

 

 

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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
Year ended
October 31,

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income

$

627

 

$

621

 

 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation

 

104

 

 

96

 

Amortization

 

222

 

 

212

 

Share-based compensation

 

92

 

 

82

 

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

41

 

 

(2

)

Excess and obsolete inventory-related charges

 

29

 

 

27

 

Gain on insurance proceeds received for damage to property, plant and equipment

 

(32

)

 

-

 

Other non-cash expense (income), net

 

(10

)

 

(3

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

 

75

 

 

(26

)

Inventory

 

(73

)

 

(92

)

Accounts payable

 

(33

)

 

13

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

2

 

 

-

 

Deferred revenue

 

41

 

 

112

 

Income taxes payable

 

5

 

 

(16

)

Retirement and post-retirement benefits

 

(108

)

 

(37

)

Other assets and liabilities

 

34

 

 

11

 

Net cash provided by operating activities (a)

 

1,016

 

 

998

 

 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in property, plant and equipment

 

(117

)

 

(120

)

Acquisition of businesses and intangible assets, net of cash acquired

 

(357

)

 

(88

)

Insurance proceeds received for damage to property, plant and equipment

 

32

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

-

 

 

7

 

Other investing activities

 

-

 

 

5

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(442

)

 

(196

)

 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock plans

 

58

 

 

67

 

Payment of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(53

)

 

(26

)

Treasury stock repurchases

 

(411

)

 

(159

)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

-

 

 

500

 

Debt issuance costs

 

-

 

 

(4

)

Repayment of debt

 

(7

)

 

(500

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(413

)

 

(122

)

 
Effect of exchange rate movements

 

6

 

 

3

 

 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

167

 

 

683

 

 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

 

1,600

 

 

917

 

 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year

$

1,767

 

$

1,600

 

 
 
(a) Cash payments included in operating activities:
Income tax payments, net

$

(84

)

$

(103

)

Interest payment on senior notes

$

(75

)

$

(76

)

 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP CORE REVENUE
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
Year-over-year compare Year-over-year compare
Q4'20 Q4'19 Percent
Inc/(Dec)
FY20 FY19 Percent
Inc/(Dec)
Revenue

$

1,220

 

$

1,120

9

%

$

4,221

 

$

4,303

(2

)%

Amortization of acquisition-related balances

 

-

 

 

2

 

-

 

 

9

Non-GAAP Revenue

$

1,220

 

$

1,122

9

%

$

4,221

 

$

4,312

(2

)%

Adjustments:
Revenue from acquisitions or divestitures included in segment results

 

(10

)

 

-

 

(29

)

 

-

Currency impacts

 

(10

)

 

-

 

(5

)

 

-

Non-GAAP Core Revenue

$

1,200

 

$

1,122

7

%

$

4,187

 

$

4,312

(3

)%

 
 
Non-GAAP core revenue excludes impact of currency and revenue from acquisitions or divestitures closed within the last twelve months.
 
Please refer last page for details on the use of non-GAAP financial measures.
 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
SEGMENT RESULTS INFORMATION
(In millions, except where noted)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
 
 
Communications Solutions Group (a)

 

 

 

 

YoY

Q4'20

 

Q4'19

 

% Chg

Revenue

$

901

 

$

838

 

8

%

Gross margin, %

 

66.3

%

 

64.3

%

Income from operations

$

261

 

$

211

 

Operating margin, %

 

29

%

 

25

%

 
 
Electronic Industrial Solutions Group

YoY

Q4'20

 

Q4'19

 

% Chg

Revenue

$

319

 

$

284

 

12

%

Gross margin, %

 

64.7

%

 

62.4

%

Income from operations

$

97

 

$

79

 

Operating margin, %

 

30

%

 

28

%

 
 
 
(a) Restated for the organizational change to manage our Ixia Solutions Group within our Communications Solutions Group effective Q1'20.
 
Net revenue for Communications Solutions Group excludes the impact of amortization of acquisition-related balances of $2 million for Q4'19. Segment revenue and income from operations are consistent with the respective non-GAAP measures as discussed on last page.
 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND DILUTED EPS RECONCILIATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
Three months ended Year ended
October 31, October 31,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Net
Income
Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
Diluted
EPS
Net
Income
Diluted
EPS
 
GAAP Net income

$

217

$

1.15

$

195

 

$

1.02

 

$

627

 

$

3.31

 

$

621

 

$

3.25

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization of acquisition-related balances

 

57

 

0.30

 

60

 

 

0.31

 

 

224

 

 

1.18

 

 

224

 

 

1.17

 

Share-based compensation

 

20

 

0.10

 

16

 

 

0.08

 

 

93

 

 

0.49

 

 

82

 

 

0.43

 

Acquisition and integration costs

 

1

 

0.01

 

5

 

 

0.03

 

 

12

 

 

0.07

 

 

11

 

 

0.06

 

Northern California wildfire-related impacts

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(32

)

 

(0.17

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

Restructuring and related costs

 

1

 

0.01

 

2

 

 

0.01

 

 

5

 

 

0.03

 

 

9

 

 

0.05

 

Others

 

1

 

0.01

 

2

 

 

0.01

 

 

(19

)

 

(0.11

)

 

(16

)

 

(0.09

)

Adjustment for taxes (a)

 

8

 

0.04

 

(26

)

 

(0.13

)

 

9

 

 

0.05

 

 

(29

)

 

(0.15

)

Non-GAAP Net income

$

305

$

1.62

$

254

 

$

1.33

 

$

919

 

$

4.85

 

$

902

 

$

4.72

 

 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

188

 

191

 

 

189

 

 

191

 

 
(a) For both the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, management uses a non-GAAP effective tax rate 12%.
 
Historical amounts are reclassified to conform with current presentation.
 
Please refer last page for details on the use of non-GAAP financial measures.
 
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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FREE CASH FLOW
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
PRELIMINARY
 
Q4'20 FY20
Net cash provided by operating activities

$

338

 

$

1,016

 

Less: Investments in property, plant and equipment

 

(30

)

 

(117

)

Free cash flow

$

308

 

$

899

 

 
 
 
Free cash flow includes net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for investments in property, plant & equipment.
 
Please refer last page for details on the use of non-GAAP financial measures.
 
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