Fabrinet Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) reported strong fiscal Q1 2025 results with record revenue of $804.2 million, up 17% year-over-year from $685.5 million. The company saw revenue growth across all product areas, including telecom. GAAP net income reached $77.4 million ($2.13 per diluted share), compared to $65.1 million ($1.78 per share) in Q1 2024. Non-GAAP net income was $86.9 million ($2.39 per diluted share) versus $72.8 million ($2.00 per share) last year. For Q2 2025, Fabrinet expects revenue between $800-820 million and non-GAAP EPS of $2.44-$2.52.

Positive

• Record quarterly revenue of $804.2M, exceeding guidance
• 17% year-over-year revenue growth
• Revenue growth across all product areas
• GAAP net income increased 19% to $77.4M
• Non-GAAP net income grew 19.4% to $86.9M
• Strong Q2 guidance indicating continued growth

Negative

• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

Fabrinet delivered an impressive Q1 FY2025 with $804.2M revenue, marking a robust 17% YoY growth and exceeding guidance. The company demonstrated strength across all product segments, with a notable turnaround in telecom revenue. Key performance metrics show solid execution:

• GAAP EPS increased to $2.13 from $1.78 YoY
• Non-GAAP EPS rose to $2.39 from $2.00 YoY
• Net income grew to $77.4M from $65.1M

The Q2 FY2025 guidance of $800-820M revenue suggests continued momentum. With expanding margins and growth across all segments, Fabrinet's market position in advanced optical packaging appears increasingly robust. The telecom segment's return to growth particularly signals potential for sustained expansion.

Tech Industry Analyst

The optical manufacturing sector's growth trajectory is clearly reflected in Fabrinet's performance. The company's ability to grow across all product areas, particularly in telecom, indicates strong market demand for advanced optical components. This growth aligns with increasing requirements for high-speed data transmission and optical networking infrastructure. The guidance suggests sustained demand, likely driven by AI infrastructure expansion and 5G deployments. Fabrinet's precision manufacturing capabilities position it well to capitalize on these trends, particularly as complex optical components become increasingly critical for next-generation technologies.

Record First Quarter Revenue Exceeds Guidance Range

BANGKOK, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, today announced its financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 27, 2024.

Seamus Grady, Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet, said, “We started fiscal year 2025 with significant momentum across our business. Record revenue of $804 million increased 17% from a year ago and was above our guidance range. We saw revenue growth from every product area, including our first telecom revenue growth in several quarters. Strong margins coupled with our revenue performance helped produce earnings per share at the upper end of our guidance range. We are optimistic that our strong business momentum and execution will extend into the fiscal second quarter as we continue to expand on our leadership in the market.”

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Highlights

GAAP Results

• Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $804.2 million, compared to $685.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $77.4 million, compared to $65.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• GAAP net income per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.13, compared to $1.78 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
  

Non-GAAP Results

• Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $86.9 million, compared to $72.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.39, compared to $2.00 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Business Outlook

Based on information available as of November 4, 2024, Fabrinet is issuing guidance for its second fiscal quarter ending December 27, 2024, as follows:

• Fabrinet expects second quarter revenue to be in the range of $800 million to $820 million.
• GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $2.20 to $2.28, based on approximately 36.4 million fully diluted shares outstanding.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is expected to be in the range of $2.44 to $2.52, based on approximately 36.4 million fully diluted shares outstanding.        
  

Guidance for non-GAAP net income per diluted share excludes share-based compensation expenses and certain non-recurring items. A reconciliation of non-GAAP net income per diluted share to the corresponding GAAP measure is available at the end of this press release.

Conference Call Information

What:		Fabrinet First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results Call
When:		November 4, 2024
Time:		5:00 p.m. ET
Live Call and Replay:		https://investor.fabrinet.com/events-and-presentations/events

A recorded version of this webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and accessible at http://investor.fabrinet.com. The webcast will be archived on Fabrinet’s website for a period of one year.

About Fabrinet

Fabrinet is a leading provider of advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex products, such as optical communication components, modules and subsystems, automotive components, medical devices, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly and testing. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing resources and facilities in Thailand, the United States of America, the People’s Republic of China, and Israel. For more information visit: www.fabrinet.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include: (1) our optimism that numerous drivers position us to extend our track record of success into the fiscal second quarter; and (2) all of the statements under the “Business Outlook” section regarding our expected revenue, GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share, and fully diluted shares outstanding for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic conditions, either globally or in our markets, and the risk of recession or an economic downturn; continued disruption to our supply chain, which could increase our costs and affect our ability to procure parts and materials; less customer demand for our products and services than forecasted; less growth in the optical communications, automotive, industrial lasers and sensors markets than we forecast; difficulties expanding into additional markets, such as the semiconductor processing, biotechnology, metrology and materials processing markets; increased competition in the optical manufacturing services markets; difficulties in delivering products and services that compete effectively from a price and performance perspective; our reliance on a small number of customers and suppliers; difficulties in managing our operating costs; difficulties in managing and operating our business across multiple countries (including Thailand, the People’s Republic of China, Israel and the U.S.); and other important factors as described in reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the factors described under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 20, 2024. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are in addition to, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information to: (1) measure company performance against historical results, (2) facilitate comparisons to our competitors’ operating results, and (3) allow greater transparency with respect to information used by management in making financial and operational decisions. In addition, we use some of these non-GAAP financial measures to measure company performance for the purposes of determining employee incentive plan compensation.

Non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share exclude: share-based compensation expenses; severance payment and others; restructuring and other related costs; and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs. We have excluded these items in order to enhance investors’ understanding of our underlying operations.

Non-GAAP free cash flow is net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, minus capital expenditures (purchase of property, plant and equipment). We use free cash flow to measure our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures versus their nearest GAAP equivalents. For example, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. We urge you to review the reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Investor Contact:
Garo Toomajanian
ir@fabrinet.com

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data and par value)	September 27, 2024				June 28, 2024
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	400,684			$	409,973
Short-term investments		508,193				448,630
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $1,954 and $1,629, respectively		662,692				592,452
Inventories		440,405				463,206
Prepaid expenses		9,426				10,620
Other current assets		87,538				87,810
Total current assets		2,108,938				2,012,691
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		311,241				307,240
Intangibles, net		2,201				2,321
Operating right-of-use assets		5,133				5,336
Deferred tax assets		10,902				10,446
Other non-current assets		598				485
Total non-current assets		330,075				325,828
Total Assets	$	2,439,013			$	2,338,519
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable		427,892				441,835
Fixed assets payable		10,166				14,380
Operating lease liabilities, current portion		1,416				1,355
Income tax payable		4,377				3,937
Accrued payroll, bonus and related expenses		26,658				22,116
Accrued expenses		30,519				19,916
Other payables		74,950				54,403
Total current liabilities		575,978				557,942
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liability		2,023				4,895
Operating lease liability, non-current portion		3,434				3,635
Severance liabilities		28,053				24,093
Other non-current liabilities		2,925				2,209
Total non-current liabilities		36,435				34,832
Total Liabilities		612,413				592,774
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred shares ($5,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value; no shares issued and outstanding as of September 27, 2024 and June 28, 2024)		—				—
Ordinary shares ($500,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value; 39,579,859 shares and 39,457,462 shares issued as of September 27, 2024 and June 28, 2024, respectively; and 36,267,639 shares and 36,145,242 shares outstanding as of September 27, 2024 and June 28, 2024, respectively)		396				395
Additional paid-in capital		210,505				222,044
Less: Treasury shares (3,312,220 shares as of September 27, 2024 and June 28, 2024)		(234,323	)			(234,323	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		11,858				(3,141	)
Retained earnings		1,838,164				1,760,770
Total Shareholders’ Equity		1,826,600				1,745,745
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	2,439,013			$	2,338,519

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)		September 27, 2024				September 29, 2023
Revenues		$	804,228			$	685,477
Cost of revenues			(705,202	)			(601,073	)
Gross profit			99,026				84,404
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(22,031	)			(20,429	)
Restructuring and other related costs			(57	)			—
Operating income			76,938				63,975
Interest income			10,933				5,898
Interest expense			—				(45	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net			(7,095	)			415
Other income (expense), net			(19	)			(80	)
Income before income taxes			80,757				70,163
Income tax expense			(3,363	)			(5,074	)
Net income			77,394				65,089
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities			6,818				948
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments			8,533				(561	)
Change in net retirement benefits plan – prior service cost			—				126
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment			(352	)			100
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			14,999				613
Net comprehensive income		$	92,393			$	65,702
Earnings per share
Basic		$	2.14			$	1.80
Diluted		$	2.13			$	1.78
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding (in thousands of shares)
Basic			36,203				36,256
Diluted			36,408				36,481

FABRINET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
	Three Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	September 27, 2024				September 29, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income for the period	$	77,394			$	65,089
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		12,752				11,961
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangibles		10				12
Amortization of discount (premium) of short-term investments		(1,087	)			(596	)
(Reversal of) allowance for expected credit losses		325				803
Unrealized loss (gain) on exchange rate and fair value of foreign currency forward contracts		6,204				(52	)
Amortization of fair value at hedge inception of interest rate swaps		—				(88	)
Share-based compensation		8,682				7,733
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(2,721	)			1,377
Other non-cash expenses		9				222
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Trade accounts receivable		(69,396	)			(4,138	)
Inventories		22,801				79,481
Other current assets and non-current assets		1,205				3,238
Trade accounts payable		(17,412	)			(24,397	)
Income tax payable		467				963
Accrued expenses		21,902				2,668
Other payables		18,236				543
Severance liabilities		639				706
Other current liabilities and non-current liabilities		3,172				(476	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		83,182				145,049
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of short-term investments		(95,572	)			(77,692	)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments		43,914				35,909
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(20,250	)			(11,435	)
Purchase of intangibles		(122	)			(180	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment		36				318
Net cash used in investing activities		(71,994	)			(53,080	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of long-term borrowings		—				(3,047	)
Withholding tax related to net share settlement of restricted share units		(20,220	)			(12,147	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(20,220	)			(15,194	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	(9,032	)		$	76,775
Movement in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period	$	409,973			$	231,368
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(9,032	)			76,775
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents		(257	)			195
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	$	400,684			$	308,338
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Construction, software and equipment-related payables	$	10,166			$	9,313

FABRINET RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit and GAAP Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin
		Three Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)		September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
Revenues		$	804,228					$	685,477
Gross profit (GAAP)		$	99,026		12.3	%		$	84,404		12.3	%
Share-based compensation expenses			2,898						2,165
Gross profit (Non-GAAP)		$	101,924		12.7	%		$	86,569		12.6	%

Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Profit and GAAP Operating Margin to Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Non-GAAP Operating Margin
		Three Months Ended
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)		September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
Revenues		$	804,228					$	685,477
Operating profit (GAAP)		$	76,938		9.6	%		$	63,975		9.3	%
Share-based compensation expenses			8,682						7,733
Severance payment and others			730						—
Restructuring and other related costs			57						—
Operating profit (Non-GAAP)		$	86,407		10.7	%		$	71,708		10.5	%

FABRINET RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and EPS to Non-GAAP Net Income and EPS
		Three Months Ended
		September 27, 2024						September 29, 2023
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)		Net income			Diluted EPS			Net income			Diluted EPS
GAAP measures		$	77,394		$	2.13		$	65,089		$	1.78
Items reconciling GAAP net income & EPS to non-GAAP net income & EPS:
Related to cost of revenues:
Share-based compensation expenses			2,898			0.08			2,165			0.06
Total related to cost of revenues			2,898			0.08			2,165			0.06
Related to selling, general and administrative expenses:
Share-based compensation expenses			5,784			0.16			5,568			0.16
Severance payment and others			730			0.02			—			—
Total related to selling, general and administrative expenses			6,514			0.18			5,568			0.16
Related to other income and expense:
Restructuring and other related costs			57			0.00			—			—
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs			—			—			8			0.00
Total related to other income and expense			57			0.00			8			0.00
Total related to net income & EPS			9,469			0.26			7,741			0.22
Non-GAAP measures		$	86,863		$	2.39		$	72,830		$	2.00
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share (in thousands of shares)
GAAP diluted shares						36,408						36,481
Non-GAAP diluted shares						36,408						36,481

FABRINET RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)		Three Months Ended
		September 27, 2024				September 29, 2023
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	83,182			$	145,049
Less: Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(20,250	)			(11,435	)
Non-GAAP free cash flow		$	62,932			$	133,614

FABRINET GUIDANCE FOR QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 27, 2024 RECONCILIATION OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
	Diluted EPS
GAAP net income per diluted share	$2.20 to $2.28
Related to cost of revenues:
Share-based compensation expenses	0.08
Total related to cost of revenues	0.08
Related to selling, general and administrative expenses:
Share-based compensation expenses	0.16
Total related to selling, general and administrative expenses	0.16
Total related to net income & EPS	0.24
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share	$2.44 to $2.52

FAQ

What was Fabrinet's (FN) revenue in Q1 2025?

Fabrinet reported record revenue of $804.2 million in Q1 fiscal 2025, representing a 17% increase from $685.5 million in Q1 fiscal 2024.

What is Fabrinet's (FN) earnings guidance for Q2 2025?

Fabrinet expects Q2 2025 revenue between $800-820 million, with non-GAAP earnings per share between $2.44-$2.52.

How much did Fabrinet's (FN) EPS grow in Q1 2025?

Fabrinet's GAAP EPS grew to $2.13 from $1.78 year-over-year, while non-GAAP EPS increased to $2.39 from $2.00.