Financial Results for Fiscal Q3 Ended March 31, 2023
- Revenue was $132.6 million, a decrease of 29.8% from the prior quarter and a decrease of 34.8% from the same quarter last year.
- GAAP gross margin was 23.2%, down from 28.1% in the prior quarter and down from 35.6% in the same quarter last year.
- Non-GAAP gross margin was 25.1%, down from 29.5% in the prior quarter and down from 36.7% in the same quarter last year.
- GAAP operating expenses were $45.2 million, up from $44.3 million in the prior quarter and up from $41.2 million in the same quarter last year.
- Non-GAAP operating expenses were $36.2 million, up from $32.8 million from last quarter and up from $34.0 million in the same quarter last year.
- GAAP operating loss was $14.4 million, down from $8.8 million of operating income in the prior quarter and down from $31.2 million of operating income in the same quarter last year.
- Non-GAAP operating loss was $2.9 million as compared to $22.8 million of operating income for the prior quarter and $40.5 million of operating income for the same quarter last year.
- GAAP net loss per diluted share was $0.68, compared to $0.21 net income per share for the prior quarter, and $1.11 net income per share for the same quarter a year ago.
- Non-GAAP net loss per share was $0.21 compared to $0.67 net income per share for the prior quarter and $1.34 net income per share for the same quarter a year ago.
- Consolidated cash flow provided by operating activities was $11.6 million, as compared to $0.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The Company closed the quarter with $265.9 million of cash and cash equivalents.
AOS Chief Executive Officer Stephen Chang commented, “We closed fiscal Q3 near the high-end of our revenue and gross margin guidance. Revenue was $132.6 million, non-GAAP gross margin was 25.1% and non-GAAP EPS was negative $0.21. Our performance this quarter reflect our effort to bring customer inventory levels back into balance as quickly as possible in response to the sharp industry-wide inventory correction, particularly in PC and smartphones. Broader market consumer demand continues to be weak. However, we are optimistic that the worst is behind us given the intensity of the inventory correction, coupled with our proactive measures. Looking into the rest of the year, we expect to recover a good portion of the revenue decline in the upcoming June quarter, with further improvement expected in our seasonally strongest September quarter.”
Mr. Chang concluded, “As we stated last quarter, our business is affected by the economic environment and industry cycles. However, given our strong fundamentals, leading technology, more diversified product portfolio, Tier 1 customer base in all our business segments, expanding manufacturing capability and supply chain and robust balance sheet, we are in the best position we have ever been to continue our growth momentum once this downturn is past us. We are optimistic about the future and look towards executing on the opportunities ahead of us.”
Business Outlook for Fiscal Q4 Ending June 30, 2023
The following statements are based on management's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. AOS undertakes no obligation to update these statements.
Our expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 are as follows:
- Revenue to be approximately $160 million, plus or minus $5 million.
- GAAP gross margin to be 24.0%, plus or minus 1%. We anticipate non-GAAP gross margin to be 25.8%, plus or minus 1%.
- GAAP operating expenses to be in the range of $45.5 million, plus or minus $1 million. Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $36.5 million, plus or minus $1 million.
- Interest expense to be approximately $1.2 million, and
- Income tax expense to be in the range of $1.3 million to $1.5 million.
Conference Call and Webcast
AOS plans to hold an investor teleconference and live webcast to discuss the financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2023 today, May 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. To listen to the live conference call, please dial +1 (844) 200-6205 or +1 (929) 526-1599 if dialing from outside the United States and Canada. The access code is 358335. A live webcast of the call will also be available in the "Events & Presentations" section of the company's investor relations website, http://investor.aosmd.com. The webcast replay will be available for seven days after the live call on the same website. In addition, a copy of the script of management's prepared remarks and a live webcast of the call will also be available in the "Events & Presentations" section of the company's investor relations website, http://investor.aosmd.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of future performance based on management's judgment, beliefs, current trends, and anticipated product performance. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, market trends in the semiconductor industry; our ability to mitigate economic downturns and expected recovery timeline; seasonality of our business, anticipated earnings power and non-GAAP EPS on an annual basis, our growth opportunities and new markets, our annual revenue target, projected amount of revenue, gross margin, operating income (loss), income tax expenses, net income (loss), and share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, income tax expenses, our objectives to achieve revenue target, our ability to continue to win and acquire market share and other information under the section entitled “Business Outlook for Fiscal Q4 Ending June 30, 2023”. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the state of semiconductor industry and seasonality of our markets; government policies on our business operations in China; our lack of control over the joint venture in China; difficulties and challenges in executing our diversification strategy into different market segments; tariffs on goods from China; ordering pattern from distributors and seasonality; changes in regulatory environment and government investigation; our ability to introduce or develop new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance; decline of PC markets; the actual product performance in volume production; the quality and reliability of our product, our ability to achieve design wins; the general business and economic conditions; our ability to maintain factory utilization at a desirable level; and other risks as described in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 filed by AOS with the SEC and other periodic reports we filed with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and AOS undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited consolidated financial statements presented on a basis consistent with U.S. GAAP, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures for our historical performance, including non-GAAP gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income (loss), net loss attributable to AOS, net income (loss), diluted earnings per share ("EPS") and EBITDAS. These supplemental measures exclude, among other items, share-based compensation expenses, legal and profession fees related to government investigation, amortization of purchased intangible, income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments, equity method investment loss (income) from equity investee, and gain on deconsolidation and changes of the equity interest in the JV Company. We also disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures in our guidance for the next quarter, including non-GAAP gross margin and operating expenses. We believe that these historical and forecast non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items and expenses that are not indicative of our core operating results or do not reflect our normal business operations. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP measures to compare our performance relative to forecasts and to benchmark our performance externally against competitors. Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations in that such non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to those reported by other companies. For example, the terms used in this press release, such as non-GAAP net income (loss) or non-GAAP operating expenses, do not have a standardized meaning. Other companies may use the same or similarly named measures, but exclude different items, which may not provide investors with a comparable view of our performance in relation to other companies. In addition, we included the amount of income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments in the non-GAAP net income (loss) of reconciliation table for all periods presented as the management believes that such non-GAAP presentation provides useful information to investors, even though the amounts are not significant. We seek to compensate for the limitation of our non-GAAP presentation by providing a detailed reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures both in the text in this press release and in the tables attached hereto. Investors are encouraged to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.