April 26, 2007 at 5:02 PM EDT
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Silicon Motion Announces First Quarter Results for the Period Ended March 31, 2007: Sales & Net Income Set New First Quarter Record
First Quarter 2007
Financial Highlights:
* Sales increased 107% year-over-year to NT$1,172 million (US$35.5 million)
* Gross margin remained unchanged from 4Q06 at 53.5%
* Operating margin increased to 27.8% from 25.4% in 4Q06
* Net income increased 138% year-over-year to NT$326 million
(US$9.9 million) in 1Q07
* Diluted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) were
NT$10.19 (US$0.31), up 133% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in 1Q06
Business Highlights:
* Increased unit shipments of mobile storage products 216% year-over-year
and 3% sequentially to a record 64 million units. Unit shipments of
Multimedia SoC products grew 138% year-over-year and 103% sequentially
to a record 1.18 million units
* Continued to strengthen relationship with Samsung across several product
lines. Samsung began volume production as an OEM of flash memory cards
using Silicon Motion's controllers for leading global card brands
* The Company experienced renewed growth in its MicroSD card controller
business as leading blue-chip mobile phone manufacturers increased the
bundling of cards with their new phone models
* Silicon Motion added Philips Electronics, a global leader in consumer
electronics, as a major customer of multiple products and started
shipping integrated MP3 SoC controllers, USB2.0 flash disk controllers,
and embedded flash memory controllers for DVD devices
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: SIMO; the "Company"), a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets universally compatible, high-performance, low-power semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market, today announced its first quarter 2007 financial results. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP), diluted earnings per ADS were NT$10.19 (US$0.31) in the first quarter of 2007 (1Q07), an increase of 133% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in the same period of the previous year (1Q06) and a decrease of 4% from NT$10.60 (US$0.32) in the fourth quarter of 2006 (4Q06). Net income for 1Q07 was NT$326 million (US$9.9 million), an increase of 138% from NT$137 million in 1Q06 and a decrease of 3% from NT$335 million in 4Q06.
US GAAP net income for 1Q07 reflected NT$39 million (US$1.2 million) of stock-based compensation expenses as a result of the Company's adoption of SFAS No 123(R), effective January 1, 2006. Excluding stock-based compensation, the Company's non-GAAP net income for 1Q07 was NT$365 million (US$11.1 million). Non-GAAP earnings per ADS were NT$11.18 (US$0.34).
Commenting on the results, Silicon Motion's President and CEO, Wallace Kou, said: "We had a great first quarter in which our results came in ahead of even our own optimistic expectations. In our history as a public company, the first quarter has typically been our weakest for a number of mainly seasonal reasons, but this year, a variety of factors contributed to our strong performance. As many people have seen, the broader NAND flash market experienced significant volatility during the first quarter. To manage this turbulent environment, all major NAND flash makers implemented a variety of supply and pricing strategies that limited our customers' visibility on NAND flash market trends, which affected their placement of purchase orders. Despite challenging market conditions, our business was largely unaffected since we have significantly broadened our product offering and customer base in the past year and the overall NAND flash market continued to grow strongly in terms of unit volume. Additionally, our strong position in the market, leadership in flash controller technology, solid operating team, and a steady history of effective R&D investments have enabled us to hold firm our ASP and gross margin. The end result was a modest growth in volume during the quarter and the highest revenue and earnings that we have ever recorded in the first quarter."
First Quarter 2007 Financial Review (Note 1)
Note 1:
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all financial information used in this press release is unaudited, consolidated, prepared in accordance with US GAAP and denominated in New Taiwan dollars. US dollar amounts are translated for convenience only. Such financial information is generated internally and has not been subjected to the same review and scrutiny, including internal auditing procedures and audit by independent auditors, to which we subject our audited consolidated financial statements, and may vary materially from the audited consolidated financial information for the same period. Any evaluation of the financial information presented in this press release should also take into account our published audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements. In addition, the financial information presented is not necessarily indicative of our results for any future period.
The Company maintains its accounts and expresses its financial statements in New Taiwan dollars. For convenience only, U.S. dollar amounts presented in the income statement have been translated from New Taiwan dollars, using an average exchange rate of NT$33.0095 to US$1 for the first quarter of 2007, NT$32.2792 to US$1 for the first quarter of 2006, and NT$32.8431 to US$1 for the fourth quarter of 2006 based on the average of the noon buying rate for cable transfers of the NT dollar as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Amounts from the balance sheet have been translated using the ending exchange rate for the period. The exchange rate at the end of 1Q07 was NT$33.0100 to US$1.
Sales
Net sales in the first quarter totaled NT$1,172 million (US$35.5 million), an increase of 107% from 1Q06 and flat compared with 4Q06. Overall unit shipments increased 214% from 1Q06 and 4% from 4Q06. The blended average selling price (ASP) per unit fell 4% from 4Q06.
By product, net sales from mobile storage products accounted for 90% of total net sales, which was similar to the 90% of total net sales in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net sales from multimedia SoCs represented 9% of total net sales, which was similar to the 9% in 4Q06. Net sales from other products in the first quarter accounted for less than 1% of net sales.
As % of Net
Sales 2Q05 3Q05 4Q05 1Q06 2Q06 3Q06 4Q06 1Q07
Mobile Storage
Products 80% 87% 84% 72% 85% 92% 90% 90%
Multimedia SoCs 19% 13% 16% 27% 14% 8% 9% 9%
Others 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Net sales from mobile storage products, which include flash memory card controllers and USB 2.0 flash disk controllers, increased 159% from 1Q06 to NT$1,060 million (US$32.1 million) and were flat compared with 4Q06. Unit shipments increased 216% from 1Q06 and 3% from 4Q06 to 64 million units. The ASP per unit in 1Q07 declined by 3% from 4Q06.
Net sales from multimedia SoC products, which include multimedia display processors and portable audio SoCs, declined 31% from 1Q06 and increased 1% from 4Q06 to NT$104 million (US$3.2 million). Unit shipments of multimedia SoC products increased 138% from 1Q06 and increased 103% from 4Q06 to approximately 1.2 million units. The ASP per unit for multimedia SoC products declined 50% from 4Q06 because portable audio SoCs, which have lower selling prices compared to multimedia display processors, constituted a growing proportion of the total multimedia SoC product sales in the first quarter.
Unit Shipment
(thousand
units) 2Q05 3Q05 4Q05 1Q06 2Q06 3Q06 4Q06 1Q07
Mobile
Storage
Products 14,120 24,265 30,146 20,306 28,976 49,563 61,966 64,090
Multimedia
SoCs 337 407 947 496 326 395 581 1,179
Others 59 3 7 21 11 23 14 28
Total 14,516 24,675 31,100 20,823 29,313 49,981 62,561 65,297
Expenses
The cost of sales in 1Q07 totaled NT$544 million (US$16.5 million), which was an increase of 105% from 1Q06 and was flat compared to 4Q06. The year- over-year increase was driven primarily by increases in total wafer costs and assembly and test costs as a result of a 214% increase in unit volume from 1Q06. The flat sequential cost of sales was driven by the relatively small 4% unit shipment growth from 4Q06. The gross margin for the quarter was 53.5%, up from 53.0% in 1Q06 and unchanged from 4Q06. The non-GAAP gross margin was 53.6%.
Total operating expenses in 1Q07, which include sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative (G&A) expenses, and research and development (R&D) expenses, were NT$302 million (US$9.1 million), an increase of 74% from 1Q06 and a decrease of 8% from 4Q06. Total operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expenses, increased 68% year-over- year and decreased 15% sequentially.
Total operating expenses represented 25.7% of net sales, compared to 30.7% and 28.1% of net sales in 1Q06 and 4Q06, respectively. The Company's operating margin increased from 22.3% in 1Q06 and 25.4% in 4Q06 to 27.8% in 1Q07. Excluding the stock-based compensation expense, the Company's operating margin would have been 31.1%.
Sales and marketing expenses in 1Q07 increased by 30% from 1Q06 and decreased 2% from 4Q06 and represented 5.2% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, and professional fees and was offset by lower commissions. The sequential decrease was driven mainly by lower professional fees.
General and administrative expenses in 1Q07 increased 49% year-over-year and decreased 7% sequentially, and represented 5.7% of net sales. The year- over-year increase was primarily due to higher salary and benefits, professional fees, stock-based compensation expenses, and allowance for bad debt resulting from our rapidly growing business. The sequential decrease was primarily due to lower salary and benefits.
Research and development expenses in 1Q07 increased 112% year-over-year and 14% sequentially and represented 14.9% of net sales. The year-over-year increase was driven by higher salary and benefits, stock-based compensation expenses, and development tools. The sequential increase was primarily driven by higher stock-based compensation expenses and development tools.
The company-wide headcount increased 3% from 361 at the end of 4Q06 to 373 at the end of 1Q07. A majority of the headcount increase took place in the R&D department.
Earnings
Net income totaled NT$326 million (US$9.9 million) in 1Q07, an increase of 138% from NT$137 million in 1Q06 and a decrease of 3% from NT$335 million in 4Q06. Non-GAAP net income was NT$365 million (US$11.1 million). The net margin was 27.8%, which was up from 24.1% in 1Q06 and down from 28.6% in 4Q06. The non-GAAP net margin was 31.2%. Diluted earnings per ADS were NT$10.19 (US$0.31), up 133% from NT$4.38 (US$0.14) in 1Q06 and down 4% from NT$10.60 (US$0.32) in 4Q06. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS were NT$11.18 (US$0.34).
Balance Sheet
At the end of 1Q07, the Company had NT$2,193 million (US$66.4 million) in cash and cash equivalents and NT$1,673 million (US$50.7 million) in short-term investments. Accounts receivable (A/R) decreased from NT$842 million at the end of 4Q06 to NT$518 million (US$15.7 million) at the end of 1Q07. The average A/R days decreased from 64 days to 53 days. Inventory increased from NT$427 million at the end of 4Q06 to NT$526 million (US$15.9 million) at the end of 1Q07. The average inventory days increased from 62 days to 80 days. Total assets at the end of 1Q07 were NT$5,857 million (US$177.4million), up from NT$5,529 million at the end of 4Q06.
Current liabilities decreased from NT$959 million at the end of 4Q06 to NT$870 million (US$26.4 million) at the end of 1Q07, primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses. There were no material changes in the Company's long-term liabilities.
There were 124.599 million ordinary shares outstanding at the end of 1Q07, which was equivalent to 31.150 million units of ADS.
Business Outlook:
The Company currently expects sales in the second quarter of 2007 to increase 5-10% from 1Q07 to about US$37-39 million. This revenue growth excludes sales by FCI Inc., the acquisition that was announced on April 18. The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of April 2007. If Silicon Motion is able to consolidate two months of FCI revenues in the second quarter, the Company expects total sales to increase 19-24% to US$42-44 million. Excluding the operating results of FCI, gross and operation margins in 2Q07 are expected to be similar to those in 1Q07.
Because of strong business trends and a positive outlook for the remainder of the year, Management expects to achieve, excluding FCI, full-year earnings per ADS of between US$1.40 and US$1.50, which is higher than previously announced guidance of US$1.20-1.30.
Webcast of Conference Call:
The Company's management team will conduct a conference call at 10:00 am Eastern Time on April 27. A webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the Company's web site at http://www.siliconmotion.com .
Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company's earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of share-based compensation and the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R). The non-GAAP financial measures used by management and disclosed by the Company exclude the income statement effects of all forms of share-based compensation and the effects of 123(R) upon the number of diluted shares used in calculating non-GAAP earnings per share.
The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with US GAAP and reconciliations to those financial statements should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may be calculated differently from and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP gross margin, non- GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP net income per share provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
Non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin are GAAP gross margin and GAAP operating margin excluding stock-based compensation expenses that are driven by discrete events that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company's core operating performance. Similarly, Non-GAAP net income consists of net income excluding stock-based compensation expenses that are driven primarily by discrete events that management does not consider to be directly related to the Company's core operating performance. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by adjusted GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding. For this purpose, the calculation of GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding is adjusted to exclude the benefit of compensation costs attributable to future services and not yet recognized in the financial statements that are treated as proceeds assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method.
Listed below are the items included in net income that management excludes
in computing the non-GAAP financial measures referred to in the text of this
press release:
Three Months Ended
Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
2006 2006 2007
(1) Cost of sales:
Stock-based compensation 963 940 1,663
(2) Research and development
expense:
Stock-based compensation 6,519 9,830 19,289
(3) Sales and marketing
expense:
Stock-based compensation 2,461 4,168 7,381
(4) General and administrative
expense:
Stock-based compensation 7,903 7,963 11,098
-- Tables to Follow --
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
(unaudited)
For the 3 Months Ended Change From
Mar. Dec. Mar. Mar.
31, 31, 31, 31,
2006 2006 2007 2007
1Q06 4Q06
(NT$) (NT$) (NT$) (US$) (%) (%)
Net Sales 566,137 1,170,679 1,171,513 35,490 106.9% 0.1%
Cost of sales 265,897 544,336 544,496 16,495 104.8% 0.0%
Gross profit 300,240 626,343 627,017 18,995 108.8% 0.1%
Operating expenses
Research &
development 82,145 152,811 173,944 5,270 111.8% 13.8%
Sales & marketing 46,931 62,412 61,148 1,852 30.3% -2.0%
General &
administrative 44,827 71,456 66,549 2,016 48.5% -6.9%
Write-off of other
receivable -- 42,746 -- -- N/A -100.0%
Subtotal 173,903 329,425 301,642 9,138 74% -8%
Operating income 126,337 296,918 325,374 9,857 158% 10%
Non-operating income
(expense)
Gain on sale of
investments 3,957 5,268 5,346 162 35% 2%
Interest income
(net) 13,696 18,850 20,544 623 50% 9%
Foreign exchange
gain (loss) 51 (3,264) (1,960) (59) -3,943% -40%
Others 708 3,578 (1) 0 -100% 100%
Subtotal 18,412 24,432 23,929 725 30% -2%
Income before tax 144,749 321,350 349,303 10,582 141% 9%
Income tax expense 8,072 (13,371) 23,536 713 192% -276%
Net income 136,677 334,721 325,767 9,869 138% -3%
Basic earnings
per ADS NT$4.45 NT$10.82 NT$10.52 US$0.32 136% -3%
Diluted earnings per
ADS NT$4.38 NT$10.60 NT$10.19 US$0.31 133% -4%
Margin Analysis:
Gross margin 53.0% 53.5% 53.5%
Operating margin 22.3% 25.4% 27.8%
Net margin 24.1% 28.6% 27.8%
Additional Data:
Weighted avg. ADS
Equivalents (Note 2) 30,691 30,941 30,980
Diluted ADS equivalents 31,226 31,592 31,969
Note 2:
Assumes all outstanding ordinary shares are represented by ADSs.
Each ADS represents four ordinary shares.
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(NT$ thousands, except per-share amount and percentages)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Mar. 31,
2006 2006 2007
GAAP cost of sales 265,897 544,336 544,496
Adjustment for share-based
compensation (963) (940) (1,663)
Cost of sales excluding share-based
compensation 264,934 543,396 542,833
GAAP operating income 126,337 296,918 325,374
Adjustment for share-based
compensation within:
Cost of sales 963 940 1,663
Research and development 6,519 9,830 19,289
Sales and marketing 2,461 4,186 7,381
General and administrative 7,903 7,963 11,098
Operating income excluding share-based
compensation 144,183 319,837 364,805
GAAP net income 136,677 334,721 325,767
Adjustment for share-based
compensation within:
Cost of sales 963 940 1,663
Research and development 6,519 9,830 19,289
Sales and marketing 2,461 4,186 7,381
General and administrative 7,903 7,963 11,098
Net income excluding share-based
compensation 154,523 357,640 365,198
GAAP diluted earnings per ADS 4.38 10.60 10.19
Adjustment for share-based
compensation 0.52 0.55 0.99
Diluted earnings per ADS excluding
share-based
compensation NT$4.90 NT$11.15 NT$11.18
GAAP gross margin percentage 53.0% 53.5% 53.5%
Adjustment for share-based
compensation 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Gross margin percentage excluding
share-based
compensation 53.2% 53.6% 53.6%
GAAP operating margin percentage 22.3% 25.4% 27.8%
Adjustment for share-based
compensation 3.2% 1.9% 3.4%
Operating margin percentage excluding
share-based
compensation 25.5% 27.3% 31.2%
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(NT$ thousands)
(unaudited)
Dec. 31, 2006 Mar. 31, 2007
Cash and cash equivalents 1,808,042 2,192,908
Short-term investments 1,458,847 1,673,190
Accounts receivable, net 841,764 518,070
Inventories 427,116 526,485
Refundable deposits - current 65,000
65,000
Deferred income tax assets, net 103,603 67,489
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 244,832 169,690
Total current assets 4,949,204 5,212,832
Long-term investments 170,942 190,642
Property and equipment (net) 319,356 316,015
Other assets 89,182 137,128
Total assets NT$5,528,684 NT$5,856,617
Accounts payable 525,173 437,144
Income tax payable 139,268 180,470
Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities 294,061 252,209
Total current liabilities 958,502 869,823
Accrued pension cost 1,018 544
Other long-term liabilities 1,040 833
Total liabilities 960,560 871,200
Shareholders' equity 4,568,124 4,985,417
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity NT$5,528,684 NT$5,856,617
About Silicon Motion:
Silicon Motion Technology Corporation is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets universally compatible, high- performance, low-power semiconductor solutions for the multimedia consumer electronics market. The Company's semiconductor solutions include controllers used in mobile storage media, such as flash memory cards and USB flash drives, and multimedia systems on a chip, or SoCs, used in digital media devices such as MP3 players, PC cameras, PC notebooks and broadband multimedia phones.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding trends in the multimedia consumer electronics market and our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," ''should,'' ''expect,'' ''intend,'' ''plan,'' ''anticipate,'' ''believe,'' ''estimate,'' ''predict,'' ''potential,'' ''continue,'' or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our belief in the outcome of any claim or lawsuit, including our claim against one of our subcontractors for the inventory loss that we sustained during a fire at the subcontractor's factory; unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from these customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or multimedia consumer electronics markets; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in our customers' products; our customers' sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2006. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
Investor Contact:
Selina Hsieh
Investor Relations
Tel: +886-3-552-6888 x2311
Email: ir@siliconmotion.com
Media Contact:
Sara Hsu
Project Manager
Tel: +886-2-2219-6688 x3509
Email: sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com.tw
SOURCE Silicon Motion Technology Corporation
Selina Hsieh, +886-3-552-6888 x2311, or ir@siliconmotion.com; Sara Hsu, +886-2-2219-6688 x3509, sara.hsu@siliconmotion.com.tw, both of Silicon Motion
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