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Cohu Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

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Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU), a global leader in back-end semiconductor equipment and services, today reported fiscal 2019 second quarter net sales of $150.0 million and GAAP loss of $19.4 million or $0.47 per share. Net sales for the first six months of 2019 were $297.8 million and GAAP loss was $42.2 million or $1.03 per share. (1)

Cohu also reported non-GAAP results, with second quarter 2019 income of $0.8 million or $0.02 per share and loss of $0.6 million or $0.01 per share for the first six months of 2019. (1)

GAAP Results (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Q2 FY

2019

Q1 FY

2019

Q2 FY

2018

6 Months

2019

6 Months

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

150.0

 

$

147.8

 

$

99.8

$

297.8

 

$

195.0

Income (loss)

$

(19.4

)

$

(22.9

)

$

11.6

$

(42.2

)

$

19.8

Income (loss) per share

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.56

)

$

0.39

$

(1.03

)

$

0.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Results (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Q2 FY

2019

Q1 FY

2019

Q2 FY

2018

6 Months

2019

6 Months

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss)

$

0.8

 

$

(1.4

)

$

18.8

$

(0.6

)

$

29.3

Income (loss) per share

$

0.02

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.64

$

(0.01

)

$

0.99

(1) All amounts presented are from continuing operations. FY 2019 results include Xcerra Corporation acquired on October 1, 2018.

Total cash and investments at the end of second quarter 2019 were $143.6 million.

“While gross margin was higher than expected in the second quarter, revenue was at the low end of guidance due to the impact of export restrictions to Huawei on our customers and continued softness in mobility,” said Cohu President and CEO Luis Müller. “Cohu is focused on delivering the targeted Xcerra acquisition synergies by the end of this year, implementing additional actions to reduce expenses and improve profitability, and securing customer design-wins. We recently qualified a new vision inspection platform at two large mobility customers and started shipping a complete solution for testing next generation RF devices used in a new global satellite network.”

Cohu expects third quarter 2019 sales to be approximately $143 million. Cohu’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on October 18, 2019 to shareholders of record on August 23, 2019.

Conference Call Information:

The company will host a live conference call and webcast with slides to discuss second quarter 2019 results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2019. Interested investors and analysts are invited to dial into the conference call by using 1-866-434-5330 (domestic) or +1-213-660-0873 (international) and entering the pass code 1069198. Webcast access will be available on the Investor Information section of the company’s website at www.cohu.com. Replays of the call can be accessed at www.cohu.com.

About Cohu:

Cohu (NASDAQ: COHU) is a global leader in back-end semiconductor equipment and services, delivering leading-edge solutions for the manufacturing of semiconductors and printed circuit boards. Additional information can be found at www.cohu.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

Included within this press release and accompanying materials are non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP Gross Margin/Profit, Income and Income (adjusted earnings) per share, Operating Income, Operating Expense and adjusted EBITDA that supplement the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations prepared under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude charges and the related income tax effect for: share-based compensation, the amortization of acquired intangible assets including favorable/unfavorable lease adjustments, restructuring costs, manufacturing and sales transition and severance costs, acquisition-related costs and associated professional fees, fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, depreciation of purchase accounting adjustments to property, plant and equipment and purchase accounting inventory step-up included in cost of sales. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for the periods presented herein are provided in schedules accompanying this release and should be considered together with the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. The Company’s management believes that this information can assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity. Management believes these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate Cohu’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements contained in this release and accompanying materials may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding integration and cost synergy savings, timing and targets; additional cost savings and expense reductions; design-wins; new products and solutions; solutions for global satellite networks; 5G and automotive opportunities; incremental sales opportunities; semiconductor market conditions in 2019; PCB test demand; business model for FY’20 and mid-term model; Cohu’s third quarter 2019 sales forecast, guidance, non-GAAP operating expenses, gross margin, adjusted EBITDA and effective tax rate, and cash and shares outstanding; and any other statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “likely,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” and other similar expressions among others. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: risks associated with acquisitions; inventory, goodwill and other asset write-downs; our ability to convert new products into production on a timely basis and to support product development and meet customer delivery and acceptance requirements for new products; our reliance on third-party contract manufacturers and suppliers; failure to obtain customer acceptance resulting in the inability to recognize revenue and accounts receivable collection problems; revenue recognition impacts due to ASC 606; market demand and adoption of our new products; customer orders may be canceled or delayed; the concentration of our revenues from a limited number of customers; intense competition in the semiconductor equipment industry; our reliance on patents and intellectual property; compliance with U.S. export regulations; impacts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and ongoing tax examinations; geopolitical issues, trade wars and Huawei export restrictions; ERP system implementation issues; the seasonal, volatile and unpredictable nature of capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers and the late 2018 and 2019 significantly weakened demand in this market; ongoing weakness in Greater China market; rapid technological change; and significant risks associated with the Xcerra acquisition including but not limited to (i) the ability of Cohu and Xcerra to integrate their businesses successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies and cost savings, (ii) the possibility that other anticipated benefits of the acquisition will not be realized, (iii) litigation relating to the acquisition that still could be instituted against Cohu and/or Xcerra, (iv) the possibility that restructuring charges will significantly exceed estimates, (v) the ability of Cohu or Xcerra to retain, attract and hire key personnel, (vi) potential adverse reactions or changes to relationships with customers, employees, suppliers or other parties resulting from the acquisition, (vii) potential disruptions, expenses and lost revenue associated with the transition to direct sales in China and Taiwan; (viii) the discovery of liabilities, product return issues or deficiencies associated with Xcerra that were not identified in advance, (ix) potential failures to maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting given the significant increase in size, number of employees, global operations and complexity of Cohu’s business, (x) mandatory ongoing impairment evaluation of goodwill and other intangibles whereby Cohu could be required to write off some or all of this goodwill and other intangibles, (xi) the adverse impact to Cohu’s operating results and potential inability to pay cash dividends due to interest expense on the financing debt, rising interest rates, and any restrictions on operations related to such debt, and (xii) continued availability of capital and financing and rating agency actions, and limited market access given our high debt levels. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and the other filings made by Cohu with the SEC from time to time, which are available via the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable law, Cohu does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For press releases and other information of interest to investors, please visit Cohu’s website at www.cohu.com.

COHU, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended (1)

 

Six Months Ended (1)

 

June 29,

 

June 30,

 

June 29,

 

June 30,

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

$

150,011

 

 

$

99,817

 

 

$

297,820

 

 

$

194,967

 

Cost and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales (excludes amortization shown below) (2)

 

87,605

 

 

 

57,677

 

 

 

180,999

 

 

 

112,600

 

Research and development

 

22,108

 

 

 

11,051

 

 

 

44,841

 

 

 

22,826

 

Selling, general and administrative (3)

 

36,428

 

 

 

19,303

 

 

 

74,714

 

 

 

35,089

 

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

 

9,987

 

 

 

1,019

 

 

 

20,006

 

 

 

2,093

 

Restructuring charges

 

8,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,673

 

 

 

89,050

 

 

 

330,466

 

 

 

172,608

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(14,662

)

 

 

10,767

 

 

 

(32,646

)

 

 

22,359

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(5,282

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(10,789

)

 

 

(22

)

Interest income

 

191

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

413

 

 

 

576

 

Foreign transaction gain (loss) and other

 

(546

)

 

 

3,031

 

 

 

(328

)

 

 

1,452

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

 

(20,299

)

 

 

14,116

 

 

 

(43,350

)

 

 

24,365

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(916

)

 

 

2,468

 

 

 

(1,116

)

 

 

4,595

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(19,383

)

 

 

11,648

 

 

 

(42,234

)

 

 

19,770

 

Discontinued operations: (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before taxes

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

188

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(19,359

)

 

$

11,648

 

 

$

(42,046

)

 

$

19,770

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

(36

)

 

 

 

 

 

(80

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cohu

$

(19,323

)

 

$

11,648

 

 

$

(41,966

)

 

$

19,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.03

)

 

$

0.69

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cohu

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(1.02

)

 

$

0.69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interest

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

(1.03

)

 

$

0.67

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cohu

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

(1.02

)

 

$

0.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing income (loss) per share: (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

41,125

 

 

 

28,893

 

 

 

40,999

 

 

 

28,747

 

Diluted

 

41,125

 

 

 

29,651

 

 

 

40,999

 

 

 

29,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The three- and six-month periods ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 were both comprised of 13 weeks and 26 weeks, respectively. The Company’s results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 29, 2019, include the results of Xcerra which was acquired on October 1, 2018.

(2)

In conjunction with the acquisition of Xcerra the Company assessed the need to realign its historical financial statement presentation and certain statement of operations classifications were reclassified to conform to current period presentation. The changes made were as follows:

 

  • Amortization of intangibles previously were presented in cost of sales and SG&A. These amounts are now presented as a separate line item “Amortization of purchased intangible assets” within operating expenses. Amounts associated with purchased intangible assets that previously would have been included in cost of sales are $7.6 million and $15.3 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 29, 2019, respectively. Amounts previously presented in cost of sales that have been reclassified to conform with the Company’s revised presentation for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 are $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
  • Historically, gains and losses associated with foreign currency translation and remeasurement were included within SG&A which resulted in fluctuations in expenses as foreign exchange rates change. These amounts will now be presented within foreign transaction gain (loss) and other as it will provide investors more insight into the Company’s operating expenses.

(3)

SG&A expense for the three- and six-month periods ended June 29, 2019 include Xcerra transaction costs totaling $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 Xcerra transaction costs were $3.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

(4)

On October 1, 2018, the Company made the decision to sell the fixtures business acquired from Xcerra, and, as a result, the operating results of the fixtures business have been presented as discontinued operations.

(5)

For the three- and six-month periods ended June 29, 2019, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the per share computations due to their antidilutive effect. The Company has utilized the “control number” concept in the computation of diluted earnings per share to determine whether a potential common stock instrument is dilutive. The control number used is income from continuing operations. The control number concept requires that the same number of potentially dilutive securities applied in computing diluted earnings per share from continuing operations be applied to all other categories of income or loss, regardless of their anti-dilutive effect on such categories.

COHU, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

June 29,

 

December 29,

 

2019

 

2018

Assets:

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and investments

$

143,595

 

$

165,020

 

Accounts receivable

 

134,435

 

 

149,276

 

Inventories

 

137,229

 

 

139,314

 

Other current assets

 

23,448

 

 

27,888

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

4,100

 

 

3,741

 

Total current assets

 

442,807

 

 

485,239

 

Property, plant & equipment, net

 

71,776

 

 

74,332

 

Goodwill

 

241,466

 

 

242,127

 

Intangible assets, net

 

297,211

 

 

318,961

 

Operating lease right of use assets (1)

 

35,224

 

 

 

Other assets

 

14,955

 

 

13,264

 

Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations

 

65

 

 

79

 

Total assets

$

1,103,504

 

$

1,134,002

 

 

 

 

Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Short-term borrowings

$

3,244

 

$

3,115

 

Current installments of long-term debt

 

3,243

 

 

3,672

 

Deferred profit

 

8,163

 

 

6,896

 

Other current liabilities

 

131,657

 

 

146,388

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

624

 

 

518

 

Total current liabilities

 

146,931

 

 

160,589

 

Long-term debt

 

341,978

 

 

346,041

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities (1)

 

32,773

 

 

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

67,373

 

 

81,428

 

Cohu stockholders’ equity

 

514,805

 

 

546,243

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

(356

)

 

(299

)

Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity

$

1,103,504

 

$

1,134,002

 

 

 

 

(1)

Cohu adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as of December 30, 2018. Upon adoption, we recorded operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities based on the present value of future lease obligations. We applied the practical expedient available in this guidance, which does not require the restatement of prior year balances.

COHU, INC.

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Three Months Ended

 

June 29,

 

March 30,

 

June 30,

 

2019 (1)

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

Income (loss) from operations – GAAP basis (a)

$

(14,662

)

$

(17,984

)

$

10,767

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

 

Share-based compensation included in (b):

 

 

 

Cost of sales (COS)

 

208

 

 

125

 

 

162

 

Research and development (R&D)

 

776

 

 

638

 

 

395

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

 

2,678

 

 

2,930

 

 

1,391

 

 

 

3,662

 

 

3,693

 

 

1,948

 

Amortization of purchased intangible assets (c)

 

9,987

 

 

10,019

 

 

1,019

 

Restructuring charges related to inventory adjustments in COS (d)

 

(1,259

)

 

466

 

 

 

Restructuring charges included in operating expenses (d)

 

8,545

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and sales transition costs included in (e):

 

 

 

Cost of sales (COS)

 

560

 

 

235

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

588

 

 

526

 

 

100

 

 

 

1,148

 

 

761

 

 

100

 

Adjustment to contingent consideration included in SG&A (f)

 

 

 

 

 

577

 

Acquisition costs included in SG&A (g)

 

180

 

 

224

 

 

3,848

 

Inventory step-up included in COS (h)

 

 

 

6,038

 

 

 

PP&E step-up included in SG&A (i)

 

1,257

 

 

1,257

 

 

 

Income from operations – non-GAAP basis (j)

$

8,858

 

$

5,835

 

$

18,259

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations – GAAP basis

$

(19,383

)

$

(22,851

)

$

11,648

 

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

 

23,520

 

 

23,819

 

 

7,492

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (k)

 

(3,348

)

 

(2,358

)

 

(305

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations – non-GAAP basis

$

789

 

$

(1,390

)

$

18,835

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations per share – diluted

$

(0.47

)

$

(0.56

)

$

0.39

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations per share – diluted (l)

$

0.02

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.64

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes operating results from Xcerra acquired on October 1, 2018

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company’s operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. Management initiated certain restructuring activities including employee headcount reductions and other organizational changes to align our business strategies in light of the merger with Xcerra. Restructuring costs have been excluded because such expense is not used by Management to assess the core profitability of Cohu’s business operations. Manufacturing and sales transition costs relate principally to expenses incurred as a result of moving certain manufacturing activities to Asia and incremental costs incurred related to the buildup of a direct sales force for certain equipment sales in Asia. Employee severance are costs incurred in conjunction with the termination of certain employees to streamline our operations and reduce costs. Management has excluded these costs primarily because they are not reflective of the ongoing operating results and they are not used to assess ongoing operational performance. Acquisition costs, fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, adjustments for inventory step-up costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company and the frequency and variability in the nature of the charges can vary significantly from period to period. Excluding this data provides investors with a basis to compare Cohu’s performance against the performance of other companies without this variability. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

(a)

(9.8)%, (12.2)% and 10.8% of net sales, respectively.

(b)

To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.

(c)

To eliminate the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

(d)

To eliminate restructuring costs incurred related to the integration of Xcerra.

(e)

To eliminate manufacturing and sales transition and severance costs.

(f)

To eliminate fair value adjustment to contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Kita.

(g)

To eliminate professional fees and other direct incremental expenses incurred related to acquisitions.

(h)

To eliminate the inventory step-up costs incurred related to the acquisition of Xcerra.

(i)

To eliminate the accelerated depreciation from the property, plant & equipment step-up related to the acquisition of Xcerra.

(j)

5.9%, 3.9% and 18.3% of net sales, respectively.

(k)

To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described above based on applicable tax rates.

(l)

The three months ended June 29, 2019 was computed using 41,534 shares outstanding as the effect of dilutive securities was excluded from GAAP diluted common shares due to the reported net loss under GAAP, but are included for non-GAAP diluted common shares since the Company has non-GAAP net income. All other periods presented were computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding for each period.

COHU, INC.

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 29,

 

June 30,

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

Income (loss) from operations – GAAP basis (a)

$

(32,646

)

$

22,359

 

Non-GAAP adjustments:

 

 

Share-based compensation included in (b):

 

 

Cost of sales (COS)

 

333

 

 

283

 

Research and development (R&D)

 

1,414

 

 

744

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

 

5,608

 

 

2,590

 

 

 

7,355

 

 

3,617

 

Amortization of purchased intangible assets (c)

 

20,006

 

 

2,093

 

Restructuring charges related to inventory adjustments in COS (d)

 

(793

)

 

 

Restructuring charges included in operating expenses (d)

 

9,906

 

 

 

Manufacturing and sales transition costs included in (e):

 

 

Cost of sales (COS)

 

795

 

 

 

SG&A

 

1,114

 

 

87

 

 

 

1,909

 

 

87

 

Adjustment to contingent consideration included in SG&A (f)

 

 

 

430

 

Acquisition costs included in SG&A (g)

 

404

 

 

4,144

 

Inventory step-up included in COS (h)

 

6,038

 

 

 

PP&E step-up included in SG&A (i)

 

2,514

 

 

 

Income from operations – non-GAAP basis (j)

$

14,693

 

$

32,730

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations – GAAP basis

$

(42,234

)

$

19,770

 

Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

 

47,339

 

 

10,371

 

Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (k)

 

(5,706

)

 

(806

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations – non-GAAP basis

$

(601

)

$

29,335

 

 

 

 

GAAP income (loss) per share from continuing operations – diluted

$

(1.03

)

$

0.67

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP income (loss) per share – diluted (l)

$

(0.01

)

$

0.99

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes operating results from Xcerra acquired on October 1, 2018

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company’s operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. Management initiated certain restructuring activities including employee headcount reductions and other organizational changes to align our business strategies in light of the merger with Xcerra. Restructuring costs have been excluded because such expense is not used by Management to assess the core profitability of Cohu’s business operations. Manufacturing and sales transition costs relate principally to expenses incurred as a result of moving certain manufacturing activities to Asia and incremental costs incurred related to the buildup of a direct sales force for certain equipment sales in Asia. Employee severance are costs incurred in conjunction with the termination of certain employees to streamline our operations and reduce costs. Management has excluded these costs primarily because they are not reflective of the ongoing operating results and they are not used to assess ongoing operational performance. Acquisition costs, fair value adjustment to contingent consideration, adjustments for inventory step-up costs have been excluded by management as they are unrelated to the core operating activities of the Company and the frequency and variability in the nature of the charges can vary significantly from period to period. Excluding this data provides investors with a basis to compare Cohu’s performance against the performance of other companies without this variability. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

(a)

(11.0)% and 11.5% of net sales, respectively.

(b)

To eliminate compensation expense for employee stock options, stock units and our employee stock purchase plan.

(c)

To eliminate the amortization of acquired intangible assets.

(d)

To eliminate restructuring costs incurred related to the integration of Xcerra.

(e)

To eliminate manufacturing and sales transition and severance costs.

(f)

To eliminate fair value adjustment to contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Kita.

(g)

To eliminate professional fees and other direct incremental expenses incurred related to the acquisitions.

(h)

To eliminate the inventory step-up costs incurred related to acquisitions.

(i)

To eliminate the property, plant & equipment step-up depreciation accelerated related to the acquisition of Xcerra.

(j)

4.9% and 16.8% of net sales, respectively.

(k)

To adjust the provision for income taxes related to the adjustments described above based on applicable tax rates.

(l)

All periods presented were computed using number of GAAP diluted shares outstanding.

COHU, INC.

Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

June 29,

 

March 30,

 

June 30,

 

2019 (1)

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit Reconciliation

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit – GAAP basis (excluding amortization)(2)

$

62,406

 

 

$

54,415

 

 

$

42,140

 

Non-GAAP adjustments to cost of sales (as scheduled above)

 

(491

)

 

 

6,864

 

 

 

162

 

Gross profit – Non-GAAP basis

$

61,915

 

 

$

61,279

 

 

$

42,302

 

Non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of net sales

 

41.3

%

 

 

41.5

%

 

 

42.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cohu – GAAP Basis

$

(19,323

)

 

$

(22,643

)

 

$

11,648

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

(24

)

 

 

(164

)

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

(916

)

 

 

(200

)

 

 

2,468

 

Interest expense

 

5,282

 

 

 

5,507

 

 

 

11

 

Interest income

 

(191

)

 

 

(222

)

 

 

(329

)

Amortization

 

9,987

 

 

 

10,019

 

 

 

1,019

 

Depreciation

 

5,102

 

 

 

5,020

 

 

 

1,398

 

Other non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

 

11,866

 

 

 

12,406

 

 

 

6,473

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

11,783

 

 

$

9,723

 

 

$

22,688

 

Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales

 

7.9

%

 

 

6.6

%

 

 

22.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expense Reconciliation

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expense – GAAP basis

$

77,068

 

 

$

72,399

 

 

$

31,373

 

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating expenses (as scheduled above)

 

(24,011

)

 

 

(16,955

)

 

 

(7,330

)

Operating Expenses – Non-GAAP basis

$

53,057

 

 

$

55,444

 

 

$

24,043

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes operating results from Xcerra acquired on October 1, 2018

(2)

Excludes amortization of $7,625 for the three months ending June 29, 2019, $7,641 for the three months ending March 30, 2019 and $639 for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 29,

 

June 30,

 

2019 (1)

 

2018

Gross Profit Reconciliation

 

 

Gross profit – GAAP basis (excluding amortization)(2)

$

116,821

 

 

$

82,367

 

Non-GAAP adjustments to cost of sales (as scheduled above)

 

6,373

 

 

 

283

 

Gross profit – Non-GAAP basis

$

123,194

 

 

$

82,650

 

Non-GAAP profit as a percentage of net sales

 

41.4

%

 

 

42.4

%

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Cohu – GAAP Basis

$

(41,966

)

 

$

19,770

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

(188

)

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

(1,116

)

 

 

4,595

 

Interest expense

 

10,789

 

 

 

22

 

Interest income

 

(413

)

 

 

(576

)

Amortization

 

20,006

 

 

 

2,093

 

Depreciation

 

10,122

 

 

 

2,781

 

Other non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)

 

24,272

 

 

 

8,278

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

21,506

 

 

$

36,963

 

Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales

 

7.2

%

 

 

19.0

%

 

 

 

 

Operating Expense Reconciliation

 

 

 

Operating Expense – GAAP basis

$

149,467

 

 

$

60,008

 

Non-GAAP adjustments to operating expenses (as scheduled above)

 

(40,966

)

 

 

(10,088

)

Operating Expenses – Non-GAAP basis

$

108,501

 

 

$

49,920

 

 

(1)

Includes operating results from Xcerra acquired on October 1, 2018

(2)

Excludes amortization of $15,266 for the six months ending June 29, 2019 and $1,315 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.