Flextronics Announces Second Quarter Record Results
Record Quarterly Net Sales up 18% to $5.6 Billion; Record Quarterly Adjusted Net Income up 25% to $146 Million; Record Quarterly Adjusted EPS of $0.24
SINGAPORE, Oct. 23 -- Flextronics today announced results for its second quarter ended September 28, 2007 as follows:
(US$ in millions, except EPS)
Three Month Periods Ended Six Month Periods Ended
September September September September
28, 2007 29, 2006 28, 2007 29, 2006
Net sales $5,557 $4,702 $10,714 $8,761
GAAP operating
income $161 $29 $295 $146
Adjusted operating
income (1) $172 $144 $325 $267
GAAP net income $121 $185 $228 $269
Adjusted net
income (1) $146 $117 $280 $220
Diluted GAAP EPS $0.20 $0.31 $0.37 $0.46
Adjusted EPS (1) $0.24 $0.20 $0.46 $0.38
(1) A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial
measures is presented in Schedule II attached
to this press release.
Record Second Quarter Results
Net sales increased from the year ago quarter by $855 million, or 18%, to $5.6 billion in the second quarter ended September 28, 2007, which is at the high end of the Company's previously provided revenue guidance of $5.3-$5.6 billion. For the second quarter ended September 28, 2007, adjusted net income increased 25% over the year ago quarter to $146 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to $117 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. The Company's adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.24 in the second quarter ended September 28, 2007 is at the high end of the Company's previously provided guidance of $0.22-$0.24.
Adjusted operating profit increased 20% from the year ago quarter to a record $172 million in the second quarter ended September 28, 2007 while adjusted operating margin increased sequentially 10 basis points to 3.1% from 3.0%. Operating cash flow was $371 million in the second quarter ended September 28, 2007 and $516 million in the six-month period ended September 28, 2007. Free cash flow (net cash flow from operating activities less net purchases of property, plant and equipment) amounted to $297 million in the second quarter ended September 28, 2007 and $370 million in the six-month period ended September 28, 2007.
Mike McNamara, chief executive officer of Flextronics, stated, "We continue to maintain a strong financial position with over $1 billion in cash, no short term debt maturities, and a record low debt to capital leverage ratio of 19%. Inventory turns improved to 8.0x while cash conversion cycle improved by two days sequentially to an industry leading 11 days. We remain intensely focused on generating a higher return on capital while growing our business, as evidenced by our return on invested capital of 11.2%, which increased 80 basis points from the previous quarter." McNamara concluded by stating, "I am very proud of the dedication and hard work of our employees and management across the globe in making this a very successful quarter for Flextronics. We believe we are executing very well on the controllable aspects of the business, which should provide an excellent foundation to add the capabilities of Solectron into the Flextronics framework."
Conference Calls and Web Casts
A conference call hosted by Flextronics's management will be held today at 1:30 p.m. PDT to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended September 28, 2007. Additionally, Flextronics will host its annual analyst and investor meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in New York City to present the Company's strategy and vision as well as the Company's revised financial guidance for the remainder of fiscal 2008 to reflect the previously announced Solectron acquisition, which was completed on October 1, 2007.
Both events 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 slide presentations may also be found on the Company's site. Replays of the broadcasts will remain available on the Company's website afterwards.
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 the acquisition of Solectron, pro forma fiscal year 2007 revenues from continuing operations are more than US$30.0 billion. Flextronics helps customers design, build, ship, and service electronics products through a network of facilities in 35 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 future growth and return on capital. 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 growth may not occur as expected; 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 customers' products and to the short-term nature of 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 risks to our particular electronics and technology sector of economic instability and a slowdown in consumer spending. Other risks relate to Flextronics's acquisition of Solectron, which closed on October 1, 2007, including that the revenues, cost savings, growth prospects and any other synergies expected from the acquisition may not be fully realized due to difficulties integrating the businesses, operations and product lines of Flextronics and Solectron or may take longer to realize than expected; and that Flextronics may incur significant costs associated with the acquisition, including charges to operations to reflect costs associated with integrating the businesses and operations of Flextronics and Solectron. Additional information concerning these and other risks is 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 ("SEC") and under "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and "The Merger" included in the definitive joint proxy/prospectus, which forms a part of our registration statement on Form S-4/A filed by Flextronics with the SEC on August 7, 2007. 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
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Month Periods Six Month Periods
Ended Ended
September September September September
28, 2007 29, 2006 28, 2007 29, 2006
GAAP:
Net sales $5,557,099 $4,702,333 $10,714,125 $8,761,476
Cost of sales 5,243,318 4,428,279 10,109,772 8,251,426
Restructuring and other
charges - 95,683 9,753 95,683
Gross profit 313,781 178,371 594,600 414,367
Selling, general and
administrative
expenses 152,551 148,347 299,139 267,482
Restructuring and other
charges - 565 921 565
Operating income 161,230 29,459 294,540 146,320
Intangible amortization 13,711 8,498 30,386 15,726
Interest and other
expense, net 16,169 31,072 22,428 60,272
Income (loss)
before income
taxes 131,350 (10,111) 241,726 70,322
Provision for (benefit
from) income taxes 10,412 (16,059) 13,841 (11,313)
Income from
continuing
operations 120,938 5,948 227,885 81,635
Income from
discontinued
operations (net of
tax) - 178,922 - 187,738
Net income $120,938 $184,870 $227,885 $269,373
Diluted EPS:
GAAP $0.20 $0.31 $0.37 $0.46
Non-GAAP $0.24 $0.20 $0.46 $0.38
Diluted shares used in
computing per share
amounts 616,416 587,435 615,979 586,720
See Schedule II for the reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted EPS to GAAP diluted EPS.
SCHEDULE II
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (1)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Month Periods Ended
September % of September % of
28, 2007 Sales 29, 2006 Sales
GAAP gross profit $313,781 5.6% $178,371 3.8%
Stock-based compensation
expense 1,470 1,232
Restructuring charges (2) - 95,683
Non-GAAP gross profit $315,251 5.7% $275,286 5.9%
GAAP SG&A Expenses $152,551 2.7% $148,347 3.2%
Stock-based compensation
expense 9,128 6,973
Other charges (2) - 9,619
Non-GAAP SG&A Expenses $143,423 2.6% $131,755 2.8%
GAAP operating income $161,230 2.9% $29,459 0.6%
Stock-based compensation
expense 10,598 8,205
Restructuring and other
charges (2) - 105,867
Non-GAAP operating income $171,828 3.1% $143,531 3.1%
GAAP net income $120,938 2.2% $184,870 3.9%
Stock-based compensation
expense 10,598 8,408
Restructuring and other
charges (2) - 105,867
Intangible amortization 15,139 12,427
Other - foreign currency gain
on liquidation (3) - -
Other - gain on divestiture of
operations (4) - (181,228)
Adjustment for taxes (5) (584) (13,659)
Non-GAAP net income $146,091 2.6% $116,685 2.5%
Diluted net income per share:
GAAP $0.20 $0.31
Non-GAAP $0.24 $0.20
Six Month Periods Ended
September 28, % of September % of
2007 Sales 29, 2006 Sales
GAAP gross profit $594,600 5.5% $414,367 4.7%
Stock-based compensation expense 2,469 1,852
Restructuring charges 9,753 95,683
Non-GAAP gross profit $606,822 5.7% $511,902 5.8%
GAAP SG&A Expenses $299,139 2.8% $267,482 3.1%
Stock-based compensation expense 16,854 13,412
Other charges - 9,619
Non-GAAP SG&A Expenses $282,285 2.6% $244,451 2.8%
GAAP operating income $294,540 2.7% $146,320 1.7%
Stock-based compensation expense 19,323 15,264
Restructuring and other charges 10,674 105,867
Non-GAAP operating income $324,537 3.0% $267,451 3.1%
GAAP net income $227,885 2.1% $269,373 3.1%
Stock-based compensation expense 19,323 15,820
Restructuring and other charges 10,674 105,867
Intangible amortization 33,344 25,126
Other - foreign currency gain on
liquidation (9,309) -
Other - gain on divestiture of
operations - (181,228)
Adjustment for taxes (1,545) (14,545)
Non-GAAP net income $280,372 2.6% $220,413 2.5%
Diluted net income per share:
GAAP $0.37 $0.46
Non-GAAP $0.46 $0.38
See the accompanying notes on Schedule IV attached to this press release.
SCHEDULE III
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED GAAP CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
September 28, 2007 March 31, 2007
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $1,005,580 $714,525
Accounts receivable, net 2,052,449 1,754,705
Inventories 2,731,345 2,562,303
Deferred income taxes 10,935 11,105
Other current assets 710,801 548,409
6,511,110 5,591,047
Property and equipment, net 2,034,387 1,998,706
Deferred income taxes 657,120 669,898
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 3,294,530 3,264,320
Other assets 867,790 817,403
$13,364,937 $12,341,374
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Bank borrowings, current portion
of long-term debt and capital
lease obligations $6,227 $8,385
Accounts payable 4,177,996 3,440,845
Other current liabilities 1,004,361 1,038,838
Total current liabilities 5,188,584 4,488,068
Long-term debt, net of current
portion:
6 1/2 % Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2013 399,650 399,650
6 1/4 % Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2014 389,925 389,119
1 % Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 2010 500,000 500,000
Zero Coupon Convertible Junior
Subordinated Notes due 2009 195,000 195,000
Other long-term debt and capital
lease obligations 9,575 10,036
Other liabilities 229,761 182,842
Total shareholders' equity 6,452,442 6,176,659
$13,364,937 $12,341,374
SCHEDULE IV
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(1) To supplement Flextronics' unaudited selected financial data presented
on a basis consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP"), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures
that exclude certain charges, including non-GAAP gross profit,
non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP
operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per
diluted share. These supplemental measures exclude, among other
things, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges,
intangible amortization, gains or losses on divestitures and certain
other items. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an
alternative for GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used
by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have
limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated
with Flextronics's results of operations as determined in accordance
with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate
Flextronics's results of operations in conjunction with the
corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional
information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We
compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by
relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of Company
performance.
In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items
to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company's operating
performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in
our view, related to the Company's ongoing operational performance.
We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our
business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, for
calculating return on investment, and for benchmarking performance
externally against competitors. In addition, management's incentive
compensation is determined using these non-GAAP measures. Also, when
evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude the items described
below from consideration of the target's performance and valuation.
Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that investors
benefit from seeing results "through the eyes" of management in
addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP
measures, when read in conjunction with the Company's GAAP financials,
provide useful information to investors by offering:
-- the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons
of the Company's on-going operating results;
-- the ability to better identify trends in the Company's underlying
business and perform related trend analyses;
-- a better understanding of how management plans and measures the
Company's underlying business; and
-- an easier way to compare the Company's operating results against
analyst financial models and operating results of competitors
that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial
measures.
The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we
incorporate into non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for
excluding each of these individual items in the reconciliations of
these non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges for
the estimated fair value of stock options and unvested share bonus
awards granted to employees. The Company believes that the
exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate
comparisons of its operating results to peer companies due to the
varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions
and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes
it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact the
application of SFAS 123R has on its operating results.
Restructuring charges include severance, impairment, lease
termination, exit costs and other charges primarily related to the
closures and consolidations of various manufacturing facilities.
These costs may vary in size based on the Company's restructuring
activities, are not directly related to ongoing or core business
results, and do not reflect expected future operating expenses.
These costs are excluded by the Company's management in assessing
current operating performance and forecasting its earnings trends,
and are therefore excluded by the Company from its non-GAAP
measures.
Intangible amortization consists of non-cash charges that can be
impacted by the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. The Company
considers its operating results without these charges when
evaluating its ongoing performance and forecasting its earnings
trends, and therefore excludes such charges when presenting
non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that the
assessment of its operations excluding these costs is relevant to
its assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the
performance of its competitors.
Gains or losses on divestiture of operations relate to discrete and
unusual events associated with the sale of a non-core business of
the Company. These gains or losses can vary significantly in size
and do not reflect expected future operating impacts; therefore, it
is useful to investors to highlight the specific results of these
items on the Company's operating results. The Company's management
excludes these items when evaluating its ongoing performance and
forecasting its earnings trends, and therefore excludes such
charges when presenting non-GAAP net income.
Other charges or gains consist of various other types of items that
are not directly related to ongoing or core business results, such
as executive separation costs, cumulative foreign exchange
adjustments to the cost basis of international entities that have
been divested or liquidated, or reversals of bankruptcy bad debt
provisions. We exclude these items because they do not affect core
operations. Excluding these amounts provide investors with a basis
to compare Company performance against the performance of other
companies without this variability.
Adjustment for taxes relates to the tax effects of the various
adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures in order to
provide a more meaningful measure on non-GAAP net income.
With the exception of net income and diluted earnings per share, the
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures as presented in
Schedule II and discussed further below represent results from
continuing operations. Net income and diluted earnings per share
represent results for both continuing and discontinued operations.
(2) During the six-month period ended September 28, 2007, the Company
recognized restructuring charges for employee termination costs in
Europe.
During the three and six-month periods ended September 29, 2006, the
Company recognized restructuring and other charges related to the
impairment, lease termination, and exit costs primarily related 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.
(3) During the six-month period ended September 28, 2007, the Company
recognized net foreign exchange gains in connection with the
divestiture of a certain international entity.
(4) During the three and six-month periods ended September 29, 2006, the
Company recognized a pretax gain in the amount of $181.2 million
associated with the divestiture of the Company's Software Development
and Solutions business in September 2006.
(5) The Company recognized $584,000 and $1.5 million in tax benefits
related to the amortization of intangible assets during the three and
six-month periods ended September 28, 2007, respectively.
The Company recognized $647,000 and $1.5 million (including $544,000
and $1.3 million attributable to discontinued operations) in tax
benefits related to the amortization of intangible assets, and $23.0
million in tax benefits related to restructuring and other activities
during the three and six-month periods ended September 28, 2006,
respectively. These tax benefits were offset by $10.0 million in tax
expense associated with the gain recognized on the divestiture of the
Company's Software Development and Solutions business during the three
and six-month periods ended September 29, 2006.
(6) Return on invested capital ("ROIC") divides after-tax non-GAAP
operating income by an average of net invested capital. After-tax
non-GAAP 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, and other non-operating assets.
We believe ROIC is a useful measure in providing investors with
information regarding the Company's 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 after-tax non-
GAAP operating income to the same performance measure calculated using
the nearest GAAP measure, which is GAAP operating income from
continuing operations adjusted for taxes:
Three Month Periods Ended
ROIC September 28, 2007 June 29, 2007
Non-GAAP 11.2% 10.4%
Restructuring and other charges -0.7% -1.3%
GAAP 10.5% 9.1%