Flextronics Announces Third Quarter Record Results
Record Quarterly Net Sales Up 31% to $5.4 billion; Non-GAAP Operating Profit Up 29% to $161 million; Record GAAP Operating Profit Up 139% to $153 million; Quarterly GAAP EPS Up 186% to $0.20; Record Quarterly Non-GAAP EPS Up 15% to $0.23
SINGAPORE, Jan. 30 -- Flextronics today announced results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2006 as follows:
(US$ in millions, Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
except EPS) December 31, December 31,
2006 2005 2006 2005
Net sales $5,415 $4,126 $14,177 $11,757
GAAP operating income $153 $64 $300 $206
Operating income, excluding
intangible amortization,
stock-based compensation
expense, restructuring and
other charges (1) $161 $125 $429 $366
GAAP net income $119 $42 $388 $98
Net income, excluding
intangible amortization,
stock-based compensation
expense, restructuring and
other charges (1) $136 $118 $356 $319
Diluted GAAP EPS $0.20 $0.07 $0.66 $0.16
Diluted EPS, excluding
after-tax gains and
losses on divestitures,
intangible amortization,
stock-based compensation
expense, restructuring
and other charges (1) $0.23 $0.20 $0.60 $0.53
(1) The reconciliation of non-GAAP results to GAAP results is illustrated
in Schedules I & II attached to this press release. See the
accompanying Notes on Schedule IV attached to this press release.
Quarterly Results
Net sales for the third quarter ended December 31, 2006 were a record high $5.4 billion, which represents an increase of $1.3 billion, or 31%, over the year ago quarter.
Excluding intangible amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, net income for the third quarter ended December 31, 2006 increased 15% to a record $136 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to $118 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter.
GAAP net income increased 183% to a December quarter record $119 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to $42 million, or $0.07 per diluted share in the year ago quarter.
"Last year we initiated our strategy to accelerate revenue and profit growth in our core EMS business, which is realizing success for our company and our customers. A central part of this strategy is the organization of our resources around a market focused approach, which allows us to better serve our customers," said Mike McNamara, chief executive officer of Flextronics. "We are pleased with the results to date." The December 2006 quarter included the following noteworthy items:
-- Revenue reached a record high $5.4 billion,
-- Non-GAAP net income reached a record high $136 million,
-- Year-over-year revenue increased 31% while non-GAAP operating profit
increased 29%,
-- ROIC improved 120 basis points from the year ago quarter and is at the
highest level in almost six years at 11.5%, which approximates the
Company's cost of capital,
-- Cash conversion cycle improved 2 days on a sequential basis to an
industry leading 12 days,
-- Debt was repaid by $240 million, resulting in a near record low
leverage ratio of 20%,
-- Inventory was reduced by $79 million sequentially despite a sales
increase of $713 million,
-- Cash flow from operations amounted to $350 million in the quarter, and
-- Non-GAAP operating expenses were reduced to a record low 2.4% of sales.
McNamara concluded by stating, "During this high growth quarter, we are executing on the controllable aspects of our business and are extremely pleased with the revenue and profit growth, along with our continued excellence in working capital management, improving return on invested capital, balance sheet strength and cash flow generation."
Guidance
For the fourth quarter ending March 31, 2007, revenue is expected to be approximately $4.8 billion and diluted EPS is expected to be approximately $0.20. This represents year-over-year revenue growth of approximately $1.3 billion, or approximately 36%, and implies an operating profit growth rate of approximately 40%. Management emphasized that there is a range around the March 2007 quarter guidance as demand trends and the economy are dynamic.
GAAP earnings per diluted share are expected to be lower than the guidance provided herein by approximately $0.03 per diluted share per quarter reflecting quarterly intangible amortization and stock-based compensation expense.
2004 Award Plan for New Employees
On January 23, 2007, options to purchase an aggregate of 813,200 ordinary shares were granted from the 2004 Award Plan for New Employees. The options have an exercise price of $11.56 (equal to the closing price of our ordinary shares on the grant date, as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market), and will expire 10 years after the date of grant (or upon termination of employment, if earlier), and generally become exercisable over four years. Also on January 23, 2007, 70,000 share bonus awards were granted from the 2004 Award Plan for New Employees. The share bonus awards will vest in five equal annual installments beginning on February 1, 2008, and any unvested awards will expire upon termination of employment. All options and share bonus awards were granted to new employees.
Conference Call and Web Cast
A conference call hosted by Flextronics' management will be held today at 1:30 p.m. PST to discuss the Company's financial results and its outlook. This call will be broadcast via the Internet and may be accessed by logging on to the Company's website at http://www.flextronics.com/ . Additional information in the form of a slide presentation that summarizes the quarterly results may also be found on the Company's site. A replay of the broadcast will remain available on the Company's website after the call.
Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast are Microsoft Windows Media Player software (free download at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp ) and at least a 28.8 Kbps bandwidth connection to the Internet.
About Flextronics
Headquartered in Singapore (Singapore Reg. No. 199002645H), Flextronics is a leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering complete design, engineering and manufacturing services to automotive, computing, consumer digital, industrial, infrastructure, medical and mobile OEMs. With fiscal year 2006 revenues from continuing operations of US$15.3 billion, Flextronics helps customers design, build, ship, and service electronics products through a network of facilities in over 30 countries on four continents. This global presence provides design and engineering solutions that are combined with core electronics manufacturing and logistics services, and vertically integrated with components technologies, to optimize customer operations by lowering costs and reducing time to market. For more information, please visit http://www.flextronics.com/ .
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws, including statements related to revenue and earnings growth. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. These risks include that revenue and earnings growth may not occur as expected or at all; our dependence on industries that continually produce technologically advanced products with short life cycles; our ability to respond to changes in economic trends, to fluctuations in demand for our customers' products and to the short-term nature of our customers' commitments; competition in our industry, particularly from ODM suppliers in Asia; our dependence on a small number of customers for the majority of our sales; the challenges of effectively managing our operations; the challenges of integrating acquired companies or assets; our reliance on strategic relationships with major customers; the impact on our margins and profitability resulting from substantial investments and start-up and integration costs in our components, design and ODM capabilities; that we may not be able to obtain new customer programs, or that if we do obtain them, that they may not contribute to our revenue or profitability as expected or at all; our ability to design and quickly introduce world-class components products that offer significant price and/or performance advantages over competitive products; production difficulties, especially with new products; our ability to utilize available and recently expanded manufacturing capacity; the risk of future restructuring charges that could be material to our financial condition and results of operations; not realizing expected returns from our retained interests in divested businesses; changes in government regulations and tax laws; our exposure to potential litigation relating to intellectual property rights, product warranty and product liability; potential impairment of our intangible assets; our dependence on the continued trend of outsourcing by OEMs; the effects of customer bankruptcies; and the other risks described under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current expectations and Flextronics assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
SCHEDULE I
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (1)(2)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2006
Non-GAAP Required GAAP
Adjustments
Net sales $5,415,460 $- $5,415,460
Cost of sales 5,124,603 1,708 5,126,311
Restructuring and other charges - - -
Gross profit 290,857 (1,708) 289,149
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 129,538 6,346 135,884
Restructuring and other charges - - -
Operating income 161,319 (8,054) 153,265
Intangible amortization - 7,794 7,794
Interest and other expense, net 15,261 1,530 16,791
Loss on divestiture of operations - - -
Income before income taxes 146,058 (17,378) 128,680
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes 10,224 (135) 10,089
Income from continuing
operations 135,834 (17,243) 118,591
Income from discontinued operations
(net of tax) - - -
Net income $135,834 $(17,243) $118,591
Earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations:
Basic $0.20
Diluted $0.20
Income from discontinued
operations:
Basic $-
Diluted $-
Net income:
Basic $0.23 $0.20
Diluted $0.23 $0.20
Shares used in computing per share
amounts:
Basic 589,414 589,414
Diluted 598,534 598,534
Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
Non-GAAP Required GAAP
Adjustments
Net sales $4,125,957 $- $4,125,957
Cost of sales 3,889,325 - 3,889,325
Restructuring and other charges - 63,115 63,115
Gross profit 236,632 (63,115) 173,517
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 111,198 (15,000) 96,198
Restructuring and other charges - 13,147 13,147
Operating income 125,434 (61,262) 64,172
Intangible amortization - 8,910 8,910
Interest and other expense, net 19,560 2,325 21,885
Loss on divestiture of operations - 3,126 3,126
Income before income taxes 105,874 (75,623) 30,251
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes (5,869) (1,499) (7,368)
Income from continuing
operations 111,743 (74,124) 37,619
Income from discontinued operations
(net of tax) 6,667 (2,332) 4,335
Net income $118,410 $(76,456) $41,954
Earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations:
Basic $0.07
Diluted $0.06
Income from discontinued
operations:
Basic $0.01
Diluted $0.01
Net income:
Basic $0.21 $0.07
Diluted $0.20 $0.07
Shares used in computing per share
amounts:
Basic 574,635 574,635
Diluted 599,761 599,761
SCHEDULE II
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (1)(3)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2006
Non-GAAP Required GAAP
Adjustments
Net sales $14,176,936 $- $14,176,936
Cost of sales 13,374,177 3,560 13,377,737
Restructuring and other charges - 95,683 95,683
Gross profit 802,759 (99,243) 703,516
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 373,989 29,377 403,366
Restructuring and other charges - 565 565
Operating income 428,770 (129,185) 299,585
Intangible amortization - 23,520 23,520
Interest and other expense, net 71,335 5,728 77,063
Gain on divestiture of operations - - -
Income before income taxes 357,435 (158,433) 199,002
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes 22,129 (23,353) (1,224)
Income from continuing
operations 335,306 (135,080) 200,226
Income from discontinued operations
(net of tax) 20,941 166,797 187,738
Net income $356,247 $31,717 $387,964
Earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations:
Basic $0.34
Diluted $0.34
Income from discontinued
operations:
Basic $0.32
Diluted $0.32
Net income:
Basic $0.61 $0.67
Diluted $0.60 $0.66
Shares used in computing per share
amounts:
Basic 582,353 582,353
Diluted 590,658 590,658
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2005
Non-GAAP Required GAAP
Adjustments
Net sales $11,757,087 $- $11,757,087
Cost of sales 11,036,913 - 11,036,913
Restructuring and other charges - 129,150 129,150
Gross profit 720,174 (129,150) 591,024
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 354,587 - 354,587
Restructuring and other charges - 30,147 30,147
Operating income 365,587 (159,297) 206,290
Intangible amortization - 28,890 28,890
Interest and other expense, net 65,367 2,325 67,692
Gain on divestiture of operations - (23,819) (23,819)
Income before income taxes 300,220 (166,693) 133,527
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes 2,059 57,853 59,912
Income from continuing
operations 298,161 (224,546) 73,615
Income from discontinued operations
(net of tax) 21,213 3,386 24,599
Net income $319,374 $(221,160) $98,214
Earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations:
Basic $0.13
Diluted $0.12
Income from discontinued
operations:
Basic $0.04
Diluted $0.04
Net income:
Basic $0.56 $0.17
Diluted $0.53 $0.16
Shares used in computing per share
amounts:
Basic 572,112 572,112
Diluted 600,068 600,068
SCHEDULE III
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
December 31, 2006 March 31, 2006
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $909,195 $942,859
Accounts receivable, net 1,907,123 1,496,520
Inventories 2,535,151 1,738,310
Deferred income taxes 13,095 9,643
Current assets of discontinued
operations - 89,509
Other current assets 622,176 620,095
5,986,740 4,896,936
1,922,660 1,586,486
Property and equipment, net
Deferred income taxes 656,576 646,431
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 3,259,658 2,791,791
Non-current assets of discontinued
operations - 574,384
Other assets 862,258 462,379
$12,687,892 $10,958,407
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Bank borrowings, current portion
of long-term debt and capital
lease obligations $8,224 $106,099
Accounts payable 3,747,138 2,758,019
Current liabilities of
discontinued operations - 57,213
Other current liabilities 1,156,415 1,036,973
Total current liabilities 4,911,777 3,958,304
Long-term debt, net of current
portion:
Zero Coupon Convertible Junior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 195,000 195,000
1 % Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 2010 500,000 500,000
6 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2013 399,650 399,650
6 1/4 % Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2014 387,677 384,879
Other long-term debt and capital
lease obligations 10,172 9,446
Non-current liabilities of
discontinued operations - 30,578
Other liabilities 160,192 125,903
Total shareholders' equity 6,123,424 5,354,647
$12,687,892 $10,958,407
SCHEDULE IV
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRESS RELEASE AND UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(In thousands)
(1) The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this press release
exclude certain amounts that are included in the most directly comparable
measures under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). Non-
GAAP results exclude after-tax gains and losses on divestitures,
intangible amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring
and other charges.
(2) The Company recognized pre-tax restructuring charges of $68.6
million, which were primarily related to the closures and consolidations
of various manufacturing facilities, and an additional $7.7 million in
executive separation costs during the quarter ended December, 31, 2005.
The Company recorded pre-tax intangible amortization expense of $9.3
million and $14.0 million (including $2.8 million attributable to
discontinued operations) during the quarters ended December 31, 2006 and
2005, respectively. The Company recognized $8.1 million of stock-based
compensation expense during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 as a
result of its adoption of SFAS 123( R ) beginning on April 1, 2006.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2005, the Company reversed a $15.0
million bad debt provision previously recognized in the quarter ended
September 30, 2005 associated with accounts receivable with Delphi, as
the receivables were subsequently collected. Final sales price
adjustments related to the divestiture of the Network Services division
resulted in a pre-tax loss of $3.1 million for the quarter ended December
31, 2005. The tax impacts related to all of these items amounted to a
tax benefit of $0.1 million and $2.0 million in the quarters ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(3) The divestiture of the Company's Software Development and Solutions
business resulted in a pre-tax gain of $181.2 million during the nine
months ended December 31, 2006, which is included in discontinued
operations. The divestiture of the Semiconductor and Network Services
divisions resulted in a pre-tax gain of $67.6 million for the nine months
ended December 31, 2005 (including $43.8 million attributable to
discontinued operations). The Company recorded pre-tax charges of $105.9
million during the nine months ended December 31, 2006 related to
impairment, lease termination, exit costs and other charges related
primarily to the disposal and exit of certain real estate owned and
leased by the Company in order to reduce its investment in property,
plant and equipment. The Company also recognized pre-tax restructuring
charges of $151.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005,
which were primarily related to the closures and consolidations of
various manufacturing facilities. The Company recorded pre-tax
intangible amortization expense of $34.4 million (including $5.2 million
attributable to discontinued operations) and $43.3 million (including
$12.1 million attributable to discontinued operations) during the nine
months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company
recognized $23.9 million (including $0.6 million attributable to
discontinued operations) of stock-based compensation expense during the
nine months ended December 31, 2006. The Company recognized $7.7 million
in executive separation costs during the nine months ended December, 31,
2005. The tax impacts related to all of these items amounted to a tax
benefit of $14.7 million and a tax provision of $86.2 million in the nine
months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
(4) Return on invested capital ("ROIC") divides after-tax operating
income by a quarterly average of net invested capital. After-tax
operating income includes after-tax operating income from divested
businesses, and excludes intangible amortization, stock-based
compensation expense, restructuring and other charges. Net invested
capital is defined as total assets less current liabilities and non-
operating assets. Non-operating assets include cash and cash
equivalents, short-term investments, notes receivable, deferred income
tax assets, net hedging assets, and other non-operating assets.
We believe ROIC is a useful measure in providing investors with
information regarding our performance. ROIC is a widely accepted measure
of earnings efficiency in relation to total capital employed. We believe
that increasing the return on total capital employed, as measured by
ROIC, is an effective method to sustain and increase shareholder value.
ROIC is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted
accounting principles in the U.S., and may not be defined and calculated
by other companies in the same manner. ROIC should not be considered in
isolation or as an alternative to net earnings as an indicator of
performance.
The following table reconciles ROIC as calculated using non-GAAP after-
tax operating income to the same performance measure calculated using the
nearest GAAP measure, which is operating income from continuing
operations:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
ROIC 2006 2005
Non-GAAP 11.5% 10.3%
Restructuring and other charges -0.6% -4.7%
Discontinued operations 0.0% -0.7%
GAAP 10.9% 4.9%