Coherent, Inc. Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ, COHR), one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions in a broad range of scientific, commercial and industrial applications, today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2019.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS





Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018

GAAP Results



















(in millions, except per share data)



















Net sales

$

372.9





$

383.1





$

481.1





$

756.0





$

958.7



Net income

$

20.8





$

35.6





$

65.3





$

56.3





$

107.2



Diluted EPS

$

0.85





$

1.45





$

2.61





$

2.31





$

4.29























Non-GAAP Results



















(in millions, except per share data)

















Net income

$

39.2





$

51.1





$

84.3





$

90.3





$

172.9



Diluted EPS

$

1.61





$

2.09





$

3.37





$

3.70





$

6.91



SECOND FISCAL QUARTER DETAILS

For the second quarter of fiscal 2019, Coherent announced net sales of $372.9 million and net income, on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, of $20.8 million, or $0.85 per diluted share. These results compare to net sales of $481.1 million and net income of $65.3 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and net sales of $383.1 million and net income of $35.6 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 was $39.2 million, or $1.61 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $84.3 million, or $3.37 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 was $51.1 million, or $2.09 per diluted share.  Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018 and six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 appear in the financial statements portion of this release under the heading "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP net income."

"Overall demand mirrored the behavior of global end markets. In the display space, revenue was consistent with our previous commentary that 2019 would be a down year for capital investment. Very recent conversations with panel manufacturers indicate a number of new fabs are scheduled to come online starting in 2020. Orders in materials processing improved sequentially and customer sentiment at the recent Shanghai show was upbeat.  While encouraging, it seems too early to declare an imminent bounce back particularly given the unresolved trade issues between the U.S. and China as well as a weakening PMI in the Eurozone. Our OEM component business is robust and headed for a record-setting year. Growth is especially strong in the aerospace and defense market where our U.S. manufacturing base and product portfolio are highly valued," said John Ambroseo, Coherent's President and Chief Executive Officer.

CONFERENCE CALL REMINDER

The Company will host a conference call today to discuss its financial results at 1:30 P.M. Pacific (4:30 P.M. Eastern). A listen-only broadcast of the conference call and a transcript of management's prepared remarks can be accessed on the Company's website at http://www.coherent.com/Investors/. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for approximately three months on the Company's website.

Summarized statement of operations information is as follows (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):



Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018





















Net sales

$

372,860





$

383,146





$

481,118





$

756,006





$

958,683



Cost of sales(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)

242,143





233,796





265,688





475,939





526,230



Gross profit

130,717





149,350





215,430





280,067





432,453



Operating expenses:



















Research & development(A)(B)(E)

30,461





28,942





34,783





59,403





66,175



Selling, general & administrative(A)(B)(E)(F)

69,463





64,557





77,146





134,020





150,583



Other impairment charges (recoveries)(G)

 









(110)









155



  Amortization of intangible assets(C)

 

1,926





3,040





2,950





4,966





5,556



Total operating expenses

101,850





96,539





114,769





198,389





222,469



Income from operations

28,867





52,811





100,661





81,678





209,984



Other income (expense), net(B)

(4,252)





(9,151)





(9,510)





(13,403)





(18,010)



Income from continuing operations, before income taxes

24,615





43,660





91,151





68,275





191,974



Provision for income taxes (H)

3,865





8,110





25,849





11,975





84,769



Net income from continuing operations

20,750





35,550





65,302





56,300





107,205



Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

















(2)



Net income

$

20,750





$

35,550





$

65,302





$

56,300





$

107,203























Net income (loss) per share:



















Basic earnings per share

$

0.86





$

1.46





$

2.64





$

2.32





$

4.34



Diluted earnings per share

$

0.85





$

1.45





$

2.61





$

2.31





$

4.29























Shares used in computations:



















Basic

24,232





24,268





24,761





24,250





24,698



Diluted

24,332





24,472





25,010





24,402





25,018







(A)

Stock-based compensation expense included in operating results is summarized below (all footnote amounts are unaudited, in thousands, except per share data):





Stock-based compensation expense

Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018

Cost of sales

$

1,172





$

1,237





$

1,018





$

2,409





$

2,006



Research & development

783





650





872





1,433





1,540



Selling, general & administrative

7,049





5,989





6,520





13,038





11,940



Impact on income from operations

$

9,004





$

7,876





$

8,410





$

16,880





$

15,486









For the fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the impact on net income, net of tax was  $7,543 ($0.31 per diluted share), $6,643 ($0.27 per diluted share) and $7,235 ($0.29 per diluted share), respectively. For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the impact on net income, net of tax was $14,186 ($0.58 per diluted share) and $12,702 ($0.51 per diluted share), respectively.





(B)

Changes in deferred compensation plan liabilities are included in cost of sales and operating expenses while gains and losses on deferred compensation plan assets are included in other income (expense), net.  Deferred compensation expense (benefit) included in operating results is summarized below:





Deferred compensation expense (benefit)

Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018

Cost of sales

$

62





$

(95)





$

28





$

(33)





$

106



Research & development

118





(286)





128





(168)





487



Selling, general & administrative

1,155





(1,712)





602





(557)





2,229



Impact on income from operations

$

1,335





$

(2,093)





$

758





$

(758)





$

2,822









For the fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the impact on other income (expense), net from gains or losses on deferred compensation plan assets was income of $1,250, expense of $2,073 and income of $768, respectively. For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the impact on other income (expense), net from gains or losses on deferred compensation plan assets was expense of $823 and income of $2,674, respectively.





(C)

Amortization of intangibles is included in cost of sales and operating expenses as summarized below:





Amortization of intangibles

Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018

Cost of sales

$

12,106





$

12,027





$

12,379





$

24,133





$

24,873



Amortization of intangible assets

1,926





3,040





2,950





$

4,966





5,556



Impact on income from operations

$

14,032





$

15,067





$

15,329





$

29,099





$

30,429









For the fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the impact on net income, net of tax was $10,022 ($0.41 per diluted share), $10,818 ($0.45 per diluted share) and $10,931 ($0.44 per diluted share), respectively. For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the impact on net income, net of tax was $20,840 ($0.85 per diluted share) and $21,704 ($0.87 per diluted share), respectively.





(D)

For the fiscal quarters ended December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the impact of inventory and favorable lease step-up costs related to acquisitions was $456 ($353 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)) and $411 ($293 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)). For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the impact of inventory and favorable lease step-up costs related to acquisitions was $456 ($353 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)) and $411 ($293 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)).





(E)

For the fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the impact of restructuring charges was $880 ($768 net of tax ($0.03 per diluted share)), $476 ($351 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)) and $726 ($555 net of tax ($0.02 per diluted share)). For the six months ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018, the impact of restructuring charges was $1,356 ($1,119 net of tax ($0.05 per diluted share)) and $1,886 ($1,405 net of tax ($0.05 per diluted share)).





(F)

For both the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 and six months ended March 31, 2018, the impact of costs related to acquisitions included $400 ($400 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)).





(G)

For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018, other impairment charges (recoveries) was a recovery of $110 ($110 net of tax ($0.00 per diluted share)). For the six months ended March 31, 2018, other impairment charges (recoveries) was a charge of $155 ($155 net of tax ($0.01 per diluted share)).





(H)

The fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2019, December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018 included a charge of $123 ($0.01 per diluted share), a benefit of $2,598 ($0.10 per diluted share) and a benefit of $299 ($0.01 per diluted share) of excess tax charges (benefits) for employee stock-based compensation. The six months ended March 30, 2019 included $2,475 ($0.10 per diluted share) of excess tax benefits for employee stock-based compensation. The six months ended March 31, 2018 included $41,745 ($1.67 per diluted share) non-recurring tax expense due to the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act transition tax and deferred tax remeasurement. The six months ended March 31, 2018 also included $12,750 ($0.51 per diluted share) of excess tax benefits for employee stock-based compensation.

Summarized balance sheet information is as follows (unaudited, in thousands):



Mar. 30, 2019



Sep. 29, 2018

ASSETS







Current assets:







Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments

$

349,615





$

311,473



Accounts receivable, net

313,351





355,208



Inventories

483,741





486,741



Prepaid expenses and other assets

79,465





85,080



Total current assets

1,226,172





1,238,502



Property and equipment, net

318,989





311,793



Other assets

677,107





709,674



Total assets

$

2,222,268





$

2,259,969











LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY







Current liabilities:







Short-term borrowings

$

46,979





$

5,072



Accounts payable

68,155





70,292



Other current liabilities

249,764





297,474



Total current liabilities

364,898





372,838



Other long-term liabilities

544,588





572,667



Total stockholders' equity

1,312,782





1,314,464



Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,222,268





$

2,259,969



 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP net income (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data, net of tax):



Three Months Ended



Six Months Ended



Mar. 30, 2019



Dec. 29, 2018



Mar. 31, 2018



Mar. 30, 2019



Mar. 31, 2018

GAAP net income from continuing operations

$

20,750





$

35,550





$

65,302





$

56,300





$

107,205



Stock-based compensation expense

7,543





6,643





7,235





14,186





12,702



Amortization of intangible assets

10,022





10,818





10,931





20,840





21,704



Restructuring charges

768





351





555





1,119





1,405



Non-recurring tax expense (benefit)

















41,745



Tax charge (benefit) from stock-based compensation expense

123





(2,598)





(299)





(2,475)





(12,750)



Other impairment charges (recoveries)









(110)









155



Acquisition-related costs









400









400



Purchase accounting step-up





353





293





353





293



Non-GAAP net income

$

39,206





$

51,117





$

84,307





$

90,323





$

172,859



Non-GAAP net income per diluted share

$

1.61





$

2.09





$

3.37





$

3.70





$

6.91



RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined under the Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include the statements in this press release that relate to the Company's commentary that 2019 would be a down year for capital investment; the potential for new fabs to come online starting in 2020; customer sentiment; timing of a bounce back in materials processing; unresolved trade issues between the U.S. and China; weakening of the PMI in the Eurozone; performance of our OEM component business; and growth in the aerospace and defense market. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The Company and its business, including the aforementioned forward-looking statements, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with growth in demand for our products, customer acceptance and adoption of our products, the worldwide demand for flat panel displays and adoption of OLED for mobile displays, the pricing and availability of OLED displays, the demand for and use of our products in commercial applications, our ability to generate sufficient cash to fund capital spending or debt repayment, our successful implementation of our customer design wins, our and our customers' exposure to risks associated with worldwide economic conditions, in particular in China and the Eurozone, our customers' ability to cancel long-term purchase orders, the ability of our customers to forecast their own end markets, our ability to accurately forecast future periods, continued timely availability of products and materials from our suppliers, our ability to timely ship our products and our customers' ability to accept such shipments, our ability to have our customers qualify our products, worldwide government economic policies, including trade relations between the United States and China and Chinese monetary policies, our ability to integrate the business of Rofin and other acquisitions successfully, manage our expanded operations and achieve anticipated synergies, and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk disclosures and critical accounting policies described in the Company's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, including the risks identified in today's financial press release, as applicable and as filed from time-to-time by the Company.

Founded in 1966, Coherent, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions in a broad range of scientific, commercial and industrial customers. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is part of the Russell 1000 and Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. For more information about Coherent, visit the company's website at www.coherent.com for product and financial updates.

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