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Synaptics Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2020
Business Highlights
Michael Hurlston joinsSynaptics as new president and chief executive officerDean Butler joinsSynaptics as new chief financial officer- GAAP gross margin in the first quarter was 31.7 percent and Non-GAAP gross margin was 41.5 percent, which was the first quarter above 40 percent in five years
- Leading US search provider launched a smart speaker and a Wi-Fi mesh router powered by Synaptics’ edge computing SoC with integrated machine learning
- Leading China OEM shipping flagship OLED smartphone with Synaptics’ differentiating touch controller and display driver IC
Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 was up 15% sequentially to
“Our September quarter was stronger than expected as we had a number of successful large OEM customer product launches this quarter including smart home devices leveraging our edge computing SoCs, and new smartphones with both LCD and OLED panels featuring our display and touch IC solutions,” stated
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For the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the company expects:
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustment | Non-GAAP | |
| Revenue | $345M to $365M +2 percent to +7 percent Q/Q |
N/A | N/A |
| Gross Margin | 38 percent to 40 percent | Approximately $8.8m* | 40.5 percent to 42.5 percent |
| Operating Expense | $121M to $126M | Approximately $31M to $33M** | $90M to $93M |
*Projected Non-GAAP gross margin excludes
**Projected Non-GAAP operating expense excludes
Earnings Call and Supplementary Materials
The
Speakers:
Michael Hurlston , President and Chief Executive OfficerDean Butler , Chief Financial OfficerSaleel Awsare , Senior Vice President and General Manager, IoT DivisionJason Tsai , Head of Investor Relations
To participate on the live call, analysts and investors should dial 800-367-2403 (conference ID: 9659203). Supplementary slides, a copy of the prepared remarks, and a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the “Investor Relations” section of the company’s Website at www.synaptics.com.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In evaluating its business,
As presented in the “Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” tables that follow, Non-GAAP Net Income and each of the other Non-GAAP financial measures excludes one or more of the following items:
Acquisition related costs.
Acquisition related costs primarily consist of:
- amortization of purchased intangibles, which includes acquired intangibles such as developed technology, customer relationships, trademarks, backlog, licensed technology, patents, and in-process technology when post-acquisition development is determined to be substantively complete,
- inventory adjustments affecting the carrying value of inventory acquired in an acquisition,
- transitory post-acquisition incentive programs negotiated in connection with an acquired business or designed to encourage post-acquisition retention of key employees, and
- legal and consulting costs associated with acquisitions that have been announced, including non-recurring post-acquisition costs and services.
These acquisition related costs are not factored into the company’s evaluation of its ongoing business operating performance or potential acquisitions, as they are not considered as part of the company’s principal operations. Further, the amount of these costs can vary significantly from period to period based on the terms of an earn-out arrangement, revisions to assumptions that went into developing the estimate of the contingent consideration associated with an earn-out arrangement, the size and timing of an acquisition, the lives assigned to the acquired intangible assets, and the maturity of the business acquired. Excluding acquisition related costs from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare
Share-based compensation.
Share-based compensation expense relates to employee equity award programs and the vesting of the underlying awards, which includes stock options, deferred stock units, market stock units and the employee stock purchase plan. Share-based compensation is a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and is dependent on market forces that are often beyond the company’s control. As a result, the company excludes this item from its internal operating forecasts and models. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for share-based compensation provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of peer companies without the variability created by share-based compensation resulting from the variety of equity awards used by other companies and the varying methodologies and assumptions used.
Restructuring costs.
Restructuring costs consist primarily of employee severance and office closure costs, including the reversal of such costs. These costs are cash-based and designed to address cost structure inefficiencies. As a result, the company excludes restructuring costs from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for restructuring costs provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by restructuring costs designed to address cost structure inefficiencies in its business.
Retention program costs.
Retention program costs consist of employee retention arrangement costs designed to ensure operational continuity and support through employee retention. These costs are cash-based and designed to ensure retention of certain key engineering and management employees as we transition the company through senior level management and product focus changes. As a result, the company excludes retention program costs from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for retention program costs provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by retention program costs designed to ensure operational continuity and support through employee retention during a transition of senior level management and product focus changes.
In-process research and development.
In-process research and development represents research and development that is not yet complete. In the context of a business combination, in-process research and development costs will be capitalized and subsequently amortized over an estimated life or impaired. In the context of an asset acquisition, in-process research and development costs will be expensed immediately unless there is an alternative future use. From time to time, we may acquire in-process research and development assets as part of an asset acquisition. If determined to have no alternative future use, these in-process research and development assets will be expensed in the period acquired. As a result, the company excludes in-process research and development costs from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for in-process research and development costs provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by in-process research and development costs.
Other non-cash items.
Other non-cash items includes non-cash amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. These items are excluded from Non-GAAP results as they are non-cash. Excluding other non-cash items from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare
Recovery on sale of investment.
Recovery on sale of investment, represents the gain on the recovery of an investment in which the cost basis was previously written down to fair value. This item is excluded from Non-GAAP results as the previous write-down was excluded from Non-GAAP results. Excluding recovery on sale of investment from Non-GAAP measures provides investors with a basis to compare
Arbitration settlement, net
Arbitration settlement, net represents the impact of the settlement of an arbitration matter net of related legal and consulting services that is unusual or infrequent. As a result, the company excludes from its internal operating forecasts and models, when evaluating its ongoing business performance, arbitration settlement amounts net of related costs. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting an adjustment for arbitration settlements net of related costs provides investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by infrequent, non-recurring or non-routine arbitration settlements net of related costs.
Equity investment loss.
Equity investment loss represents an adjustment in the book value of an equity investment in a minority owned company. The equity investment loss is a non-cash item. As a result, the company excludes equity investment loss from its internal operating forecasts and models when evaluating its ongoing business performance. The company believes that Non-GAAP measures reflecting adjustments for equity investment loss provide investors with a basis to compare the company’s principal operating performance against the performance of other companies without the variability created by non-cash items.
Non-GAAP tax adjustments.
The company forecasts its long-term Non-GAAP tax rate in order to provide investors with improved long-term modeling accuracy and consistency across financial reporting periods by eliminating the effects of certain items in our Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP net income per share, including the type and amount of deductible stock options, delivery of shares under deferred stock unit awards, market stock unit awards, and performance stock unit awards, the taxation of post-acquisition intercompany intellectual property cross-licensing or transfer transactions, and the impact of other acquisition items that may or may not be tax deductible. The company intends to evaluate its long-term Non-GAAP tax rate annually for significant events, including material tax law changes in the major tax jurisdictions in which the company operates, corporate organizational changes related to acquisitions or tax planning opportunities, and substantive changes in our geographic earnings mix.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements may include words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “target,” “strategy,” “continue,” “may,” “will,” “should,” variations of such words, or other words and terms of similar meaning. All forward-looking statements reflect our best judgment and are based on several factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the risks as identified in the “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
For more information contact:
Head of Investor Relations
jason.tsai@synaptics.com
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | |||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||||
| (In millions except share data) | |||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Sept 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 350.8 | $ | 327.8 | |||||||
| Accounts receivables, net of allowances of $2.1 at September 30, and June 30, 2019 | 232.2 | 230.0 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 138.2 | 158.7 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 15.9 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 737.1 | 731.1 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment at cost, net | 98.8 | 103.0 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 372.8 | 372.8 | |||||||||
| Purchased intangibles, net | 126.6 | 144.8 | |||||||||
| Non-current other assets | 89.0 | 58.1 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,424.3 | $ | 1,409.8 | |||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 99.0 | $ | 98.3 | |||||||
| Accrued compensation | 31.3 | 30.4 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 9.5 | 19.1 | |||||||||
| Other accrued liabilities | 107.7 | 106.1 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 247.5 | 253.9 | |||||||||
| Convertible notes, net | 472.8 | 468.3 | |||||||||
| Non-current portion of acquisition-related liabilities | 1.3 | ||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 47.9 | 30.3 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 769.5 | 752.5 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock; | |||||||||||
| $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||||||
| no shares issued and outstanding | - | - | |||||||||
| Common stock; | |||||||||||
| $.001 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized; | |||||||||||
| 64,493,058 and 64,283,948 shares issued, and 33,003,182 and | |||||||||||
| 33,349,735 shares outstanding, respectively | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 1,277.5 | 1,266.1 | |||||||||
| Less: 31,489,876 and 30,934,213 treasury shares, respectively, at cost | (1,209.4 | ) | (1,192.4 | ) | |||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | - | - | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 586.6 | 583.5 | |||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 654.8 | 657.3 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,424.3 | $ | 1,409.8 | |||||||
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | |||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||
| (In millions except per share data) | |||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 339.9 | $ | 417.6 | |||||||
| Acquisition related costs (1) | 15.3 | 17.0 | |||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 198.4 | 259.7 | |||||||||
| Gross margin | 126.2 | 140.9 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||
| Research and development | 86.0 | 89.6 | |||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 27.5 | 33.6 | |||||||||
| Acquisition related costs, net (2) | 2.9 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Restructuring costs (3) | 6.6 | 8.3 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 123.0 | 135.1 | |||||||||
| Operating income | 3.2 | 5.8 | |||||||||
| Interest and other income, net | (3.6 | ) | (1.9 | ) | |||||||
| Income/(loss) before income taxes | (0.4 | ) | 3.9 | ||||||||
| Benefit for income taxes | (4.9 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||
| Equity investment loss | (0.5 | ) | (0.4 | ) | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 4.0 | $ | 3.8 | |||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.11 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.11 | |||||||
| Shares used in computing net income per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 33.0 | 35.1 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 33.6 | 36.1 | |||||||||
| (1 | ) | These acquisition related costs consist primarily of amortization of acquired intangible | |||||||||
| assets and inventory fair value adjustments associated with acquisitions. | |||||||||||
| (2 | ) | These acquisition related costs, net consist primarily of amortization associated with certain | |||||||||
| acquired intangible assets as well as transitory acquisition related compensation plans. | |||||||||||
| (3 | ) | Restructuring costs primarily include severance costs and facility consolidation | |||||||||
| costs associated with operational restructurings and acquisitions. | |||||||||||
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures | ||||||||||
| (In millions except per share data) | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||
| GAAP gross margin | $ | 126.2 | $ | 140.9 | ||||||
| Acquisition related costs | 15.3 | 17.0 | ||||||||
| Loss/(recovery) on supply commitment | (1.2 | ) | - | |||||||
| Retention costs | 0.1 | - | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin | $ | 141.1 | $ | 158.8 | ||||||
| GAAP gross margin - percentage of revenue | 37.1 | % | 33.7 | % | ||||||
| Acquisition related costs - percentage of revenue | 4.5 | % | 4.1 | % | ||||||
| Loss/(recovery) on supply commitment | -0.3 | % | - | |||||||
| Share-based compensation - percentage of revenue | 0.2 | % | 0.2 | % | ||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin - percentage of revenue | 41.5 | % | 38.0 | % | ||||||
| GAAP research and development expense | $ | 86.0 | $ | 89.6 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | (7.5 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||||
| Retention costs | (2.5 | ) | - | |||||||
| In-process research and development charge | (3.7 | ) | - | |||||||
| Non-GAAP research and development expense | $ | 72.3 | $ | 81.3 | ||||||
| GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense | $ | 27.5 | $ | 33.6 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | (3.0 | ) | (7.5 | ) | ||||||
| Acquisition and integration related costs | - | (1.2 | ) | |||||||
| Retention costs | (1.3 | ) | - | |||||||
| Arbitration settlement, net | - | 1.7 | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP selling, general, and administrative expense | $ | 23.2 | $ | 26.6 | ||||||
| GAAP operating income | $ | 3.2 | $ | 5.8 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | 11.2 | 16.7 | ||||||||
| Acquisition related costs | 18.2 | 21.8 | ||||||||
| Loss/(recovery) on supply commitment | (1.2 | ) | - | |||||||
| Restructuring costs | 6.6 | 8.3 | ||||||||
| Retention costs | 3.9 | - | ||||||||
| In-process research and development charge | 3.7 | - | ||||||||
| Arbitration settlement, net | - | (1.7 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 45.6 | $ | 50.9 | ||||||
| GAAP net income | $ | 4.0 | $ | 3.8 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | 11.2 | 16.7 | ||||||||
| Acquisition related costs | 18.2 | 21.8 | ||||||||
| Loss/(recovery) on supply commitment | (1.2 | ) | - | |||||||
| Restructuring costs | 6.6 | 8.3 | ||||||||
| Retention costs | 3.9 | - | ||||||||
| In-process research and development charge | 3.7 | - | ||||||||
| Arbitration settlement, net | - | (1.7 | ) | |||||||
| Other non-cash items | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||||||||
| Recovery on sale of investment | - | (2.8 | ) | |||||||
| Equity investment loss | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP tax adjustments | (10.5 | ) | (6.4 | ) | ||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 41.0 | $ | 44.6 | ||||||
| GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0.33 | 0.46 | ||||||||
| Acquisition related costs | 0.54 | 0.61 | ||||||||
| Loss/(recovery) on supply commitment | (0.04 | ) | - | |||||||
| Restructuring costs | 0.20 | 0.23 | ||||||||
| Retention costs | 0.12 | - | ||||||||
| In-process research and development charge | 0.11 | - | ||||||||
| Arbitration settlement, net | - | (0.05 | ) | |||||||
| Other non-cash items | 0.14 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| Recovery on sale of investment | - | (0.08 | ) | |||||||
| Equity investment loss | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Non-GAAP tax adjustments | (0.31 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.22 | $ | 1.24 | ||||||
| SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FlOWS | ||||||||
| (In millions) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 4.0 | $ | 3.8 | ||||
| Non-cash operating items | 43.0 | 41.4 | ||||||
| Changes in working capital | 0.3 | (40.6 | ) | |||||
| Provided by operations | 47.3 | 4.6 | ||||||
| Acquisitions | (2.5 | ) | - | |||||
| Fixed asset & intangible asset purchases | (5.0 | ) | (6.8 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments | - | 2.8 | ||||||
| Used in investing | (7.5 | ) | (4.0 | ) | ||||
| Treasury shares purchased | (17.0 | ) | (39.4 | ) | ||||
| Equity compensation, net | 0.2 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Used in financing | (16.8 | ) | (38.2 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | - | (0.1 | ) | |||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 23.0 | (37.7 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 327.8 | 301.0 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 350.8 | $ | 263.3 | ||||
| Cash paid for taxes | $ | 7.1 | $ | 1.7 | ||||
Source: Synaptics Incorporated