Amkor Technology Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2024

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Amkor Technology (AMKR) reported Q3 2024 financial results with net sales of $1.86 billion, up 27% sequentially. The company achieved a gross profit of $272 million, operating income of $149 million, and net income of $123 million, resulting in earnings per diluted share of $0.49. The growth was primarily driven by strong demand for Advanced SiP technology in Communications and Consumer markets. The company maintains a strong financial position with $1.5 billion in cash and short-term investments, and $1.1 billion in total debt. For Q4 2024, Amkor projects net sales between $1.60-1.70 billion with gross margin of 13.5-15.5%.

Positive

• 27% sequential revenue growth to $1.86 billion
• Operating income increased to $149 million from $82 million in Q2
• Strong cash position of $1.5 billion
• Earnings per share improved to $0.49 from $0.27 in Q2

Negative

• Gross margin declined year-over-year from 15.5% to 14.6%
• Operating income margin decreased from 9.1% to 8.0% year-over-year
• Q4 guidance suggests sequential revenue decline
• EPS decreased year-over-year from $0.54 to $0.49

Insights

Financial Analyst

Amkor's Q3 results demonstrate mixed performance with $1.86 billion in revenue, showing strong 27% sequential growth but slight year-over-year softness. The 14.6% gross margin remains under pressure compared to last year's 15.5%. Key concerns include:

• Operating margin declined to 8.0% from 9.1% YoY
• EPS dropped to $0.49 from $0.54 YoY
• Q4 guidance suggests sequential revenue decline to $1.60-1.70 billion

The substantial $750 million CAPEX commitment for 2024 and strong cash position of $1.5 billion against $1.1 billion debt indicate strategic investments in capacity expansion. The Advanced SiP technology focus in Communications and Consumer markets positions them well for future growth, despite near-term margin pressures.

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Net sales $1.86 billion, up 27% sequentially
• Gross profit $272 million, operating income $149 million
• Net income $123 million, earnings per diluted share $0.49
• EBITDA $309 million

“Amkor delivered third quarter revenue of $1.86 billion, up 27% sequentially, driven by strong demand for our Advanced SiP technology to support the Communications and Consumer end markets,” said Giel Rutten, Amkor’s president and chief executive officer. “During the quarter we focused on executing steep production ramps for several high-volume products and further strengthened key partnerships with leaders in the industry to ensure resilient regional supply chains.”

Quarterly Financial Results

($ in millions, except per share data)		Q3 2024		Q2 2024		Q3 2023
Net sales		$1,862		$1,461		$1,822
Gross margin		14.6%		14.5%		15.5%
Operating income		$149		$82		$167
Operating income margin		8.0%		5.6%		9.1%
Net income attributable to Amkor		$123		$67		$133
Earnings per diluted share		$0.49		$0.27		$0.54
EBITDA (1)		$309		$247		$333
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. The reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure is included below under “Selected Operating Data.”

At September 30, 2024, total cash and short-term investments was $1.5 billion, and total debt was $1.1 billion.

The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.07875 per share on September 23, 2024. 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

The following information presents Amkor’s guidance for the fourth quarter 2024 (unless otherwise noted):

• Net sales of $1.60 billion to $1.70 billion
• Gross margin of 13.5% to 15.5%
• Net income of $70 million to $110 million, or $0.28 to $0.44 per diluted share
• Full year 2024 capital expenditures of approximately $750 million

Conference Call Information

Amkor will conduct a conference call on Monday, October 28, 2024, 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 the world's largest US headquartered OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) service provider. Since its founding in 1968, Amkor has pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test services and is a strategic manufacturing partner for the world's leading semiconductor companies, foundries, and electronics OEMs. Amkor provides turnkey manufacturing services for the communication, automotive and industrial, computing, and consumer industries, including but not limited to smartphones, electric vehicles, data centers, artificial intelligence and wearables. Amkor's operational base includes production facilities, research and development centers, and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the United States. For more information visit amkor.com.

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. Selected Operating Data
	Q3 2024				Q2 2024				Q3 2023
Net Sales Data:
Net sales (in millions):
Advanced products (1)	$	1,568			$	1,180			$	1,452
Mainstream products (2)		294				281				370
Total net sales	$	1,862			$	1,461			$	1,822
Packaging services		90	%			88	%			88	%
Test services		10	%			12	%			12	%
Net sales from top ten customers		74	%			72	%			72	%
End Market Distribution Data:
Communications (smartphones, tablets)		52	%			48	%			55	%
Automotive, industrial and other (ADAS, electrification, infotainment, safety)		16	%			20	%			19	%
Computing (data center, infrastructure, PC/laptop, storage)		16	%			20	%			14	%
Consumer (AR & gaming, connected home, home electronics, wearables)		16	%			12	%			12	%
Total		100	%			100	%			100	%
Gross Margin Data:
Net sales		100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of sales:
Materials		58.4	%			54.0	%			56.8	%
Labor		8.7	%			10.4	%			8.8	%
Other manufacturing		18.3	%			21.1	%			18.9	%
Gross margin		14.6	%			14.5	%			15.5	%
(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, 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)	Q3 2024				Q2 2024				Q3 2023
EBITDA Data:
Net income	$	123			$	67			$	133
Plus: Interest expense		16				16				13
Plus: Income tax expense		19				14				29
Plus: Depreciation & amortization		151				150				158
EBITDA	$	309			$	247			$	333

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024*				2023				2024*				2023
Net sales	$	1,861,589			$	1,821,793			$	4,688,574			$	4,751,254
Cost of sales		1,589,105				1,539,040				4,002,072				4,087,210
Gross profit		272,484				282,753				686,502				664,044
Selling, general and administrative		80,753				73,020				262,379				216,551
Research and development		42,364				43,135				120,103				135,870
Total operating expenses		123,117				116,155				382,482				352,421
Operating income		149,367				166,598				304,020				311,623
Interest expense		15,622				13,001				47,866				43,522
Other (income) expense, net		(8,130	)			(8,777	)			(39,273	)			(24,212	)
Total other expense, net		7,492				4,224				8,593				19,310
Income before taxes		141,875				162,374				295,427				292,313
Income tax expense		19,185				28,923				45,693				49,194
Net income		122,690				133,451				249,734				243,119
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(121	)			(837	)			(1,371	)			(868	)
Net income attributable to Amkor	$	122,569			$	132,614			$	248,363			$	242,251
Net income attributable to Amkor per common share:
Basic	$	0.50			$	0.54			$	1.01			$	0.99
Diluted	$	0.49			$	0.54			$	1.00			$	0.98
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
Basic		246,480				245,740				246,239				245,571
Diluted		247,922				247,129				247,798				247,080
*We periodically assess the estimated useful lives of our property, plant and equipment. Based on our assessment of test equipment and its increased interchangeability enabling broader and longer use, we extended the estimated useful lives of test equipment from five years to seven years as of January 1, 2024. As a result, depreciation expense was reduced by approximately $15 million and $45 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. This benefited net income by approximately $12 million and $37 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.04 and $0.15 for each period, respectively.

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (Unaudited)
	September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	959,140			$	1,119,818
Short-term investments		512,333				474,869
Accounts receivable, net of allowances		1,351,817				1,149,493
Inventories		349,513				393,128
Other current assets		71,515				58,502
Total current assets		3,244,318				3,195,810
Property, plant and equipment, net		3,538,841				3,299,445
Operating lease right of use assets		114,104				117,006
Goodwill		19,643				20,003
Restricted cash		786				799
Other assets		111,394				138,062
Total assets	$	7,029,086			$	6,771,125
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	$	207,570			$	131,624
Trade accounts payable		811,946				754,453
Capital expenditures payable		210,398				106,368
Short-term operating lease liability		27,657				33,616
Accrued expenses		315,260				358,414
Total current liabilities		1,572,831				1,384,475
Long-term debt		893,994				1,071,832
Pension and severance obligations		87,584				87,133
Long-term operating lease liabilities		62,279				56,837
Other non-current liabilities		215,144				175,813
Total liabilities		2,831,832				2,776,090
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock		—				—
Common stock		293				292
Additional paid-in capital		2,028,024				2,008,170
Retained earnings		2,349,938				2,159,831
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		10,248				16,350
Treasury stock		(224,882	)			(222,335	)
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity		4,163,621				3,962,308
Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries		33,633				32,727
Total equity		4,197,254				3,995,035
Total liabilities and equity	$	7,029,086			$	6,771,125

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited)
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	249,734			$	243,119
Depreciation and amortization		445,470				472,396
Other operating activities and non-cash items		22,558				30,717
Changes in assets and liabilities		(166,502	)			(50,045	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		551,260				696,187
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for property, plant and equipment		(458,067	)			(511,654	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		5,097				1,580
Proceeds from foreign exchange forward contracts		32,185				31,038
Payments for foreign exchange forward contracts		(58,430	)			(70,251	)
Payments for short-term investments		(441,851	)			(491,056	)
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		44,361				71,159
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments		367,522				267,393
Other investing activities		7,431				4,894
Net cash used in investing activities		(501,752	)			(696,897	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facilities		—				370,000
Payments of revolving credit facilities		—				(370,000	)
Proceeds from short-term debt		5,012				20,712
Payments of short-term debt		(9,731	)			(14,632	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		58,727				—
Payments of long-term debt		(147,603	)			(104,952	)
Payments of finance lease obligations		(56,359	)			(48,409	)
Payments of dividends		(58,196	)			(55,328	)
Other financing activities		819				(1,801	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(207,331	)			(204,410	)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(2,868	)			(17,603	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(160,691	)			(222,723	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		1,120,617				962,406
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	959,926			$	739,683

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the 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:

• dependence on the cyclical and volatile semiconductor industry and vulnerability to industry downturns and declines in global economic and financial conditions;
• dependence on key customers or concentration of customers in certain end markets, such as mobile communications and automotive;
• changes in costs, quality, availability and delivery times of raw materials, components and equipment;
• 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;
• fluctuations in operating results and cash flows;
• our substantial indebtedness;
• dependence on international factories and operations and risks relating to trade restrictions and regional conflict;
• the effects of business, economic, political, legal and regulatory impacts or conflicts upon our global operations;
• fluctuations in interest rates and changes in credit risk;
• competition with established competitors in the packaging and test business, the internal capabilities of integrated device manufacturers and new competitors, including foundries and contract manufacturers;
• difficulty funding our liquidity needs, including as a result of disruptions to the banking system and capital markets;
• our substantial investments in equipment and facilities to support the demand of our customers;
• difficulty attracting, retaining or replacing qualified personnel;
• difficulty achieving the relatively high-capacity utilization rates necessary to realize satisfactory gross margins given our high percentage of fixed costs;
• maintaining an effective system of internal controls;
• the absence of backlog and the short-term nature of our customers’ commitments;
• our continuing development and implementation of changes to, and maintenance and security of, our information technology systems;
• the historical downward pressure on the prices of our packaging and test services;
• challenges with integrating diverse operations;
• fluctuations in our manufacturing yields;
• any changes in tax laws, taxing authorities not agreeing with our interpretation of applicable tax laws, including whether we continue to qualify for conditional reduced tax rates, 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;
• conditions to, and obligations related to, the receipt of government incentives;
• environmental, health and safety liabilities and expenditures;
• 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;
• natural disasters and other calamities, political instability, hostilities or other disruptions;
• restrictive covenants in the indentures and agreements governing our current and future indebtedness;
• the possibility that we may decrease or suspend our quarterly dividend;
• significant severance plan obligations associated with our manufacturing operations in Korea; 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, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”) and from time to time in our other reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 these trends, risks or uncertainties continues or occurs, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially and 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. We assume 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 applicable law.

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Jennifer Jue

Vice President, Investor Relations and Finance

480-786-7594

jennifer.jue@amkor.com

Source: Amkor Technology, Inc.

FAQ

What was Amkor's (AMKR) revenue in Q3 2024?

Amkor Technology reported revenue of $1.86 billion in Q3 2024, representing a 27% increase from the previous quarter.

What is Amkor's (AMKR) Q4 2024 revenue guidance?

Amkor provided Q4 2024 revenue guidance of $1.60 billion to $1.70 billion.

What was Amkor's (AMKR) earnings per share in Q3 2024?

Amkor reported earnings per diluted share of $0.49 in Q3 2024.

How much cash does Amkor (AMKR) have as of September 30, 2024?

Amkor had $1.5 billion in total cash and short-term investments as of September 30, 2024.