Amkor Technology Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter 2022

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Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) reported strong Q1 2022 results with net sales of $1.6 billion, a 20% year-on-year increase. Gross margin stood at 20.4% and operating income margin at 13.2%. Net income reached $171 million, with earnings per diluted share at $0.69. Notably, advanced packaging solutions grew 26% year-on-year. However, the company anticipates a decline in Q2 2022 due to a COVID-19 lockdown affecting its Shanghai operations, guiding net sales between $1.47 billion and $1.57 billion.

Positive

• Net sales increased by 20% year-on-year to $1.6 billion.
• Advanced packaging solutions grew 26% year-on-year.
• Net income rose to $171 million, with EPS at $0.69, both setting first quarter records.

Negative

• Q2 2022 guidance reflects potential impacts from a COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, projecting net sales of $1.47 billion to $1.57 billion.
• Expected gross margin decline to 16.5% to 18.5% in Q2 2022 from 20.4% in Q1 2022.

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

First Quarter 2022 Highlights

• Net sales $1.6 billion, up 20% year-on-year
• Gross margin 20.4%, operating income margin 13.2%
• Net income $171 million, earnings per diluted share $0.69
• EBITDA $363 million

“Amkor delivered another strong quarter of financial results, driven by continued demand for our Advanced packaging solutions. Advanced packaging grew 26% year-on-year and drove sales to $1.6 billion and EPS to $0.69, both of which are first quarter records,” said Giel Rutten, Amkor’s president and chief executive officer.

Quarterly Financial Results

($ in millions, except per share data)		Q1 2022		Q4 2021		Q1 2021
Net sales		$1,597		$1,725		$1,326
Gross margin		20.4%		21.0%		20.0%
Operating income		$210		$252		$144
Operating income margin		13.2%		14.6%		10.9%
Net income attributable to Amkor		$171		$217		$120
Earnings per diluted share		$0.69		$0.88		$0.49
EBITDA (1)		$363		$398		$280
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included below under “Selected Operating Data.”

At March 31, 2022, total cash and short-term investments was $1.2 billion, and total debt was $1.2 billion.

The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on March 21, 2022. The declaration and payment of future dividends, as well as any record and payment dates, are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

Business Outlook

“Our second quarter guidance reflects the estimated impact from a temporary, government mandated COVID-19 lockdown of our Shanghai operations. We anticipate that our Shanghai factory will return to normal production during the second half of the quarter,” said Rutten.

The following information presents Amkor’s guidance for the second quarter 2022 (unless otherwise noted):

• Net sales of $1.47 billion to $1.57 billion
• Gross margin of 16.5% to 18.5%
• Net income of $90 million to $140 million, or $0.37 to $0.57 per diluted share
• Full year 2022 capital expenditures of approximately $950 million

Conference Call Information

Amkor will conduct a conference call on Monday, May 2, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This call may include material information not included in this press release. To access the live audio webcast and the accompanying slide presentation, visit the Investor Relations section of Amkor’s website, located at ir.amkor.com. The live call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-4019 or 1-201-689-8337.

About Amkor Technology, Inc.

Amkor Technology, Inc. is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading semiconductor companies, foundries and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s operational base includes production facilities, product development centers, and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the USA. For more information visit amkor.com.

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Selected Operating Data
	Q1 2022				Q4 2021				Q1 2021
Net Sales Data:
Net sales (in millions):
Advanced products (1)	$	1,157			$	1,273			$	921
Mainstream products (2)		440				452				405
Total net sales	$	1,597			$	1,725			$	1,326
Packaging services		86	%			86	%			85	%
Test services		14	%			14	%			15	%
Net sales from top ten customers		64	%			66	%			61	%
End Market Data:
Communications (smart phones, tablets)		41	%			42	%			40	%
Automotive, industrial and other (ADAS, electrification, infotainment, safety)		21	%			20	%			22	%
Consumer (AR & gaming, connected home, home electronics, wearables)		19	%			22	%			21	%
Computing (data center, infrastructure, PC/laptop, storage)		19	%			16	%			17	%
Total		100	%			100	%			100	%
Gross Margin Data:
Net sales		100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of sales:
Materials		46.7	%			47.4	%			43.2	%
Labor		11.5	%			11.4	%			13.8	%
Other manufacturing		21.4	%			20.2	%			23.0	%
Gross margin		20.4	%			21.0	%			20.0	%
(1) Advanced products include flip chip, memory and wafer-level processing and related test services.
(2) Mainstream products include all other wirebond packaging and related test services.

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Selected Operating Data
In this press release, we refer to EBITDA, which is not defined by U.S. GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA to be relevant and useful information to our investors because it provides additional information in assessing our financial operating results. Our management uses EBITDA in evaluating our operating performance, and our ability to service debt, and our ability to fund capital expenditures and pay dividends. However, EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not reflect the impact of certain expenses on our consolidated statements of income, including interest expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because we have borrowed money in order to finance our operations, income tax expense, which is a necessary element of our costs because taxes are imposed by law, and depreciation and amortization, which is a necessary element of our costs because we use capital assets to generate income. EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, operating income, net income or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Furthermore, our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Below is our reconciliation of EBITDA to U.S. GAAP net income.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure Reconciliation:
(in millions)	Q1 2022				Q4 2021				Q1 2021
EBITDA Data:
Net income	$	171			$	217			$	120
Plus: Interest expense		14				13				13
Plus: Income tax expense		30				25				12
Plus: Depreciation & amortization		148				143				135
EBITDA	$	363			$	398			$	280

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2022				2021
Net sales	$	1,596,816			$	1,326,150
Cost of sales		1,271,486				1,060,616
Gross profit		325,330				265,534
Selling, general and administrative		76,959				76,768
Research and development		38,363				44,318
Total operating expenses		115,322				121,086
Operating income		210,008				144,448
Interest expense		14,148				12,673
Other (income) expense, net		(5,096	)			89
Total other expense, net		9,052				12,762
Income before taxes		200,956				131,686
Income tax expense		29,728				11,667
Net income		171,228				120,019
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(565	)			(210	)
Net income attributable to Amkor	$	170,663			$	119,809
Net income attributable to Amkor per common share:
Basic	$	0.70			$	0.49
Diluted	$	0.69			$	0.49
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
Basic		244,403				243,267
Diluted		246,000				245,129

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(In thousands)	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	854,802			$	826,744
Restricted cash		637				962
Short-term investments		307,016				251,530
Accounts receivable, net of allowances		1,201,007				1,258,767
Inventories		516,437				484,959
Other current assets		59,656				33,601
Total current assets		2,939,555				2,856,563
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,938,742				2,871,058
Operating lease right of use assets		180,883				159,742
Goodwill		23,182				24,516
Restricted cash		3,692				3,815
Other assets		139,733				122,860
Total assets	$	6,225,787			$	6,038,554
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	$	156,692			$	153,008
Trade accounts payable		753,279				828,727
Capital expenditures payable		267,598				210,875
Short-term operating lease liability		71,229				64,233
Accrued expenses		374,319				422,892
Total current liabilities		1,623,117				1,679,735
Long-term debt		1,087,408				984,988
Pension and severance obligations		116,138				120,472
Long-term operating lease liabilities		86,300				83,937
Other non-current liabilities		186,002				196,876
Total liabilities		3,098,965				3,066,008
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock		—				—
Common stock		291				290
Additional paid-in capital		1,982,113				1,977,134
Retained earnings		1,322,370				1,163,939
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		10,496				19,978
Treasury stock		(219,147	)			(219,065	)
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity		3,096,123				2,942,276
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries		30,699				30,270
Total equity		3,126,822				2,972,546
Total liabilities and equity	$	6,225,787			$	6,038,554

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	171,228			$	120,019
Depreciation and amortization		148,192				135,390
Other operating activities and non-cash items		11,061				2,370
Changes in assets and liabilities		(164,303	)			(80,991	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		166,178				176,788
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(158,154	)			(110,351	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		416				547
Payments for short-term investments		(125,693	)			(92,879	)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		4,246				19,838
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments		66,694				43,790
Other investing activities		(27,518	)			(25,317	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(240,009	)			(164,372	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term debt		18,112				3,679
Payments of short-term debt		(3,790	)			(7,803	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		150,000				50,000
Payments of long-term debt		(35,973	)			(79,684	)
Payments of finance lease obligations		(7,538	)			(3,216	)
Payments of dividends		(12,228	)			(19,457	)
Other financing activities		653				7,037
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		109,236				(49,444	)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(7,795	)			(10,397	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		27,610				(47,425	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		831,521				702,197
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	859,131			$	654,772

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are often characterized by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or “intend,” by the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on our current expectations, forecasts, estimates and assumptions. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

• health conditions or pandemics, such as COVID-19, impacting labor availability and operating capacity, capital availability, the supply chain and consumer demand for our customers’ products and services;
• dependence on the highly cyclical, volatile semiconductor industry;
• industry downturns and declines in global economic and financial conditions;
• changes in costs, quality, availability and delivery times of raw materials, components and equipment, including any disruption in the supply of certain materials due to regulations and customer requirements, as well as supply constraints, production delays, fluctuations in commodity prices and wage inflation;
• our substantial indebtedness and restrictive covenants in the indentures and agreements governing our current and future indebtedness;
• dependence on international factories and operations and risks relating to our customers’ and vendors’ international operations;
• fluctuations in interest rates and changes in credit risk;
• difficulty funding our liquidity needs;
• dependence on key customers or concentration of customers in certain end markets, such as Communications and Automotive and Industrial;
• fluctuation in demand for semiconductors and conditions in the semiconductor industry generally, as well as by specific customers, such as inventory reductions by our customers impacting demand in key markets;
• our substantial investments in equipment and facilities to support the demand of our customers;
• difficulty attracting, retaining or replacing qualified personnel;
• difficulty achieving high capacity utilization rates due to high percentage of fixed costs;
• changes in our capacity and capacity utilization rates and fluctuations in our manufacturing yields;
• competition with established competitors in the packaging and test business, the internal capabilities of integrated device manufacturers and new competitors, including foundries;
• decisions by our integrated device manufacturer and foundry customers to curtail outsourcing;
• maintaining an effective system of internal controls;
• the absence of backlog, the short-term nature of our customers’ commitments, double bookings by customers and deterioration in customer forecasts and the impact of these factors, including the possible delay, rescheduling and cancellation of large orders, or the timing and volume of orders relative to our production capacity;
• the development, transition and ramp to high volume manufacture of more advanced silicon nodes and evolving wafer, packaging and test services technologies, which may cause production delays, lower manufacturing yields and supply constraints for new wafers and other materials;
• the historical downward pressure on the prices of our packaging and test services;
• laws, rules, regulations and policies imposed by U.S. or other governments, such as tariffs, customs, duties and other restrictive trade barriers and national security, data privacy and cybersecurity, antitrust and competition, tax, currency and banking, labor, environmental, health and safety laws;
• laws, rules, regulations and policies within China and other countries that may favor domestic companies over non-domestic companies, including customer- or government-supported efforts to promote the development and growth of local competitors;
• fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly the dollar/yen exchange rate for our operations in Japan;
• any warranty claims, product return and liability risks, and the risk of negative publicity if our products fail, as well as the risk of litigation incident to our business;
• the possibility that we may decrease or suspend our quarterly dividend;
• our continuing development and implementation of changes to, and maintenance and security of, our information technology systems;
• challenges with integrating diverse operations;
• any changes in tax laws, taxing authorities not agreeing with our interpretation of applicable tax laws, including whether we continue to qualify for tax holidays, or any requirements to establish or adjust valuation allowances on deferred tax assets;
• our ability to develop new proprietary technology, protect our proprietary technology, operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others and implement new technologies;
• our significant severance plan obligations associated with our manufacturing operations in Korea;
• natural disasters and other calamities, political instability, hostilities or other disruptions; and
• the ability of certain of our stockholders to effectively determine or substantially influence the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval.

Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our operating results and financial condition are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Form 10-K”) and from time to time in our other reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in the Form 10-K and from time to time in our other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. You should carefully consider the trends, risks and uncertainties described in this press release, the Form 10-K and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. If any of the following trends, risks or uncertainties actually occurs or continues, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially adversely affected, the trading prices of our securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Amkor undertakes no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release except as may be required by law.

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Jennifer Jue

Senior Director, Investor Relations and Finance

480-786-7594

jennifer.jue@amkor.com

Source: Amkor Technology, Inc.

FAQ

What were Amkor's financial results for Q1 2022?

Amkor's Q1 2022 net sales were $1.6 billion, with a gross margin of 20.4% and net income of $171 million.

How did Amkor's advanced packaging solutions perform in Q1 2022?

Advanced packaging solutions grew by 26% year-on-year in Q1 2022.

What is Amkor's guidance for Q2 2022?

Amkor anticipates net sales of $1.47 billion to $1.57 billion for Q2 2022, due to a COVID-19 lockdown impact.

What was Amkor's EPS for Q1 2022?

Amkor reported earnings per diluted share of $0.69 for Q1 2022.

What are Amkor's capital expenditure plans for 2022?

Amkor plans to spend approximately $950 million on capital expenditures for the full year 2022.