Singapore – August 3, 2022 – Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) (“Kulicke & Soffa,” “K&S” or the “Company”), today announced financial results of its third fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2022. The Company reported third quarter net revenue of $372.1 million, net income of $119.0 million, representing EPS of $1.99 per fully diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $125.1 million, representing non-GAAP EPS of $2.09 per fully diluted share.

Fusen Chen, Kulicke & Soffa's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Throughout the June quarter, we have continued to execute several new product development initiatives while generating strong earnings and aggressively returning capital to shareholders."

Over the prior four quarters, K&S has generated $380 million in free-cash-flow and returned $263 million through its repurchase and dividend programs.

•Net revenue of $372.1 million.

•Gross margin of 51.2%.

•Net income of $119.0 million or $1.99 per share; non-GAAP net income of $125.1 million or $2.09 per share.

•Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $745.8 million as of July 2, 2022.

•The Company repurchased a total of 1.0 million shares of common stock through its open market and accelerated repurchase programs at a cost of $61.1 million.

The Company currently expects net revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 ending October 1, 2022 to be approximately $280 million +/- $20 million, and expects non-GAAP EPS to be approximately $0.93 +/- 10%.

Fusen Chen commented, "While the near-term macro environment remains dynamic, over the past several years we have broadened our market access, expanded customer engagements and are now intimately supporting several long-term technology transitions. We expect these efforts have materially increased our long-term growth potential while sustainably enhancing our through-cycle earnings potential."

A conference call to discuss these results will be held on August 4, 2022, beginning at 8:00am EDT. To access the conference call, interested parties may call +1-877-407-8037 or internationally +1-201-689-8037. A live webcast link and supplemental earnings presentation will also be available at investor.kns.com.

A replay will be available from approximately one hour after the completion of the call through August 11, 2022 by calling toll-free +1-877-660-6853 or internationally +1-201-612-7415 and using the replay ID number of 13730497. A webcast replay will also be available at investor.kns.com.

In addition to U.S. GAAP results, this press release also contains the following non-GAAP financial results: income from operations, operating margin, net income, net margin and net income per diluted share. The Company's non-GAAP results exclude amortization related to intangible assets acquired through business combinations, costs associated with restructuring and severance, equity-based compensation, acquisition and integration costs, impairment relating to assets acquired through business combinations, impairment relating to equity investments, income tax expense arising from discrete tax items triggered by acquisition, restructuring and significant changes in tax laws, gain/loss on disposal of business, as well as tax benefits or expenses associated with the foregoing non-GAAP items. The non-GAAP adjustments may or may not be infrequent or nonrecurring in nature, but are a result of periodic or non-core operating activities. These non-GAAP measures are consistent with the way management analyzes and assesses the Company’s operating results. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures enhance investors’ understanding of the Company’s underlying operational performance, as well as their ability to compare the Company’s period-to-period financial results and the Company’s overall performance to that of its competitors.

Management uses both U.S. GAAP metrics as well as these non-GAAP metrics to evaluate the Company's operating and financial results. Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in the Company’s industry, as other companies in the industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on the Company’s reported financial results. The presentation of non-GAAP items is meant to supplement, but not substitute for, GAAP financial measures or information. The Company believes the presentation of non-GAAP results in combination with GAAP results provides better transparency to the investment community when analyzing business trends, providing meaningful comparisons with prior period performance and enhancing investors' ability to view the Company's results from management's perspective. A reconciliation of each available GAAP to non-GAAP financial measure discussed in this press release is contained in the financial tables at the end of this press release.

Management has not reconciled its outlook for non-GAAP Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS for Q4F22 as it does not provide guidance on the reconciling items between Diluted EPS and non-GAAP Diluted EPS, as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, these items. The actual amount of such reconciling items could have a significant impact on our non-GAAP Diluted EPS and, accordingly, a reconciliation of Diluted EPS to non-GAAP Diluted EPS for Q4F22 is not available without unreasonable effort.

 

 

Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a leading provider of semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly solutions serving the global automotive, consumer, communications, computing and industrial markets. Founded in 1951, K&S prides itself on establishing foundations for technological advancement - creating pioneering interconnect solutions that enable performance improvements, power efficiency, form-factor reductions and assembly excellence of current and next-generation semiconductor devices.

Leveraging decades of development proficiency and extensive process technology expertise, Kulicke & Soffa’s expanding portfolio provides equipment solutions, aftermarket products and services supporting a comprehensive set of interconnect technologies including wire bonding, advanced packaging, lithography, mini and micro LED transfer and electronics assembly. Dedicated to empowering technological discovery, always, K&S collaborates with customers and technology partners to push the boundaries of possibility, enabling a smarter future.

(a)GAAP diluted net earnings per share reflects any dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units and stock options, but that effect is excluded when calculating GAAP diluted net loss per share because it would be anti-dilutive.

(b)Non-GAAP adjustments per share include amortization related to intangible assets acquired through business combinations, equity-based compensation expenses, impairment relating to equity investments, and income tax effects associated with the foregoing non-GAAP items.

(c)Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share reflects any dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units and stock options.