Magnachip Reports Results for Third Quarter 2021

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Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX) announced strong third-quarter 2021 results, achieving a historic gross profit margin of 36.7%. Factors contributing to this success included an improved product mix, increased selling prices, and high utilization at Fab 3. The Power business recorded revenue growth for the third consecutive quarter, while the Display business faced revenue constraints due to foundry capacity allocation issues amid global shortages. The company aims to tackle these challenges by enhancing mix management and expanding sustainable supply capacity for the future.

Positive

• Achieved a historic gross profit margin of 36.7%.
• Power business revenue grew for the third consecutive quarter.
• Improved product mix and increased average selling prices.

Negative

• Display business revenue limited by foundry capacity allocation.
• Ongoing global manufacturing shortages may impact future growth.

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: MX) ("Magnachip" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the third quarter 2021.

"Magnachip delivered solid third quarter results driven mainly by higher gross profit margin. Supported by an improved product mix, combined with an increase in average selling price under a favorable pricing environment, and high utilization rate at Fab 3, our gross profit margin reached 36.7%, the highest level reported in the company's history, enabling us to achieve a very healthy bottom line," said YJ Kim, Magnachip's chief executive officer.

"Our Power business posted record revenue again for the third consecutive quarter, driven by strong demand across all our end markets. While demand for Magnachip's OLED DDICs has been strong and outpacing supply, our Display business revenue continues to be limited by foundry capacity allocation amid global shortages in manufacturing capacities. As the supply constraint is expected to persist for the foreseeable future, we will keep pressing forward relentlessly to navigate the ongoing challenges by focusing on mix management in the near-term while also securing and expanding sustainable supply capacity for 2022 and beyond, which has already yielded some future capacity commitments."

Magnachip is not hosting a quarterly earnings conference call and has suspended the practice of providing forward-looking guidance while the Agreement and Plan of Merger executed on March 25, 2021 with an investment vehicle formed by an affiliate of Wise Road Capital LTD is in effect. Please review the 'Investors' section of the Company's website for the quarterly financial results and SEC filings for the latest updates on the pending transaction.

Q3 2021 Financial Highlights
		In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data
				GAAP
	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q/Q change		Q3 2020	Y/Y change
Revenues
Standard Products Business
Display Solutions	58,528	46,601	up	25.6%	69,583	down	15.9%
Power Solutions	58,887	56,667	up	3.9%	46,679	up	26.2%
Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services(1)	9,585	10,608	down	9.6%	8,551	up	12.1%
Gross Profit Margin	36.7%	29.8%	up	6.9%pts	22.9%	up	13.8%pts
Operating Income	20,001	1,627	up	1,129.3%	3,223	up	520.6%
Net Income (Loss)(2)	10,768	(198)	up	n/a	272,962	down	96.1%
Basic Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	0.23	(0.00)	up	n/a	7.74	down	97.0%
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share	0.23	(0.00)	up	n/a	5.89	down	96.1%
		In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data
			Non-GAAP(3)
	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q/Q change		Q3 2020	Y/Y change
Adjusted Operating Income	22,691	9,052	up	150.7%	8,823	up	157.2%
Adjusted EBITDA	26,361	12,692	up	107.7%	11,731	up	124.7%
Adjusted Net Income	20,073	7,034	up	185.4%	5,147	up	290.0%
Adjusted Earnings per Common Share—Diluted	0.42	0.15	up	180.0%	0.14	up	200.0%

(1)	Following the consummation of the sale of the Foundry Services Group business and Fab 4 in Q3 2020, and for a period of up to three years, the Company will provide transitional foundry services to the buyer for foundry products manufactured in the Company's fabrication facility located in Gumi ("Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services"). Management believes that disclosing revenue of Transitional Fab 3 Foundry Services separately from the standard products business allows investors to better understand the results of our core standard products display solutions and power solutions businesses.
(2)	In the third quarter of 2020, total net income of $273.0 million included income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $264.5 million, primarily attributable to the recognition of $287.1 million as gain on sale of the Foundry Services Group business and Fab 4.
(3)	Non-GAAP financial measures are calculated based on the results from continuing operations. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in conjunction with GAAP results, can provide a meaningful understanding of the factors and trends affecting Magnachip's business and operations and assist in evaluating our core operating performance. However, such non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered as a substitute for net income from continuing operations or as a better indicator of our operating performance than measures that are presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results is included in this press release.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release regarding Magnachip's forecasts, business outlook, expectations and beliefs are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Magnachip as of the date of this release, which may change, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among others: the possibility that any or all of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the pending merger may not be satisfied or waived; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the proposed merger; the possibility that the merger may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; the diversion of and attention of Magnachip's management on merger-related issues; legal proceedings, judgments or settlements following the announcement of the proposed merger; disruptions of current plans and operations caused by the announcement and pendency of the proposed merger; potential difficulties in employee retention due to the announcement and pendency of the proposed merger; the response of customers, suppliers, business partners and regulators to the announcement of the proposed merger; the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or general economic conditions, including those caused by or related to the COVID-19 outbreak, recessions, economic instability and the outbreak of disease; manufacturing capacity constraints or supply chain disruptions that may impact our ability to deliver our products or affect the price of components, which may lead to an increase in our costs, as well as impacting demand for our products from customers who are similarly affected by such capacity constraints or disruptions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; timely design acceptance by our customers; timely introduction of new products and technologies; ability to ramp new products into volume production; industry wide shifts in supply and demand for semiconductor products; industry and/or company overcapacity or supply constraints; effective and cost efficient utilization of manufacturing capacity; financial stability in foreign markets and the impact of foreign exchange rates; unanticipated costs and expenses or the inability to identify expenses which can be eliminated; compliance with U.S. and international trade and export laws and regulations by us and our distributors; change or ratification of local or international laws and regulations, including those related to environment, health and safety; public health issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic; other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, Magnachip's products, including uncertainties regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that may result in factory closures, reduced workforces, scarcity of raw materials and goods produced in infected areas, as well as reduced consumer and business spending affecting demand for Magnachip's products due to government and private sector mandatory business closures, travel restrictions or the like to prevent the spread of disease; and other risks detailed from time to time in Magnachip's filings with the SEC, including our Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2021 (including that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions and supply constraints may also exacerbate the risks discussed therein) and subsequent registration statements, amendments or other reports that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or make available on our website. Magnachip assumes no obligation and does not intend to update the forward-looking statements provided, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Magnachip Semiconductor

Magnachip is a designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive applications. The Company provides a broad range of standard products to customers worldwide. Magnachip, with more than 40 years of operating history, owns a portfolio of approximately 1,200 registered patents and pending applications, and has extensive engineering, design and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com. Information on or accessible through Magnachip's website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this release.

CONTACT:

So-Yeon Jeong
Head of Investor Relations
Tel. +1-408-712-6151
Investor.relations@magnachip.com

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2021				June 30, 2021				September 30, 2020				September 30, 2021				September 30, 2020
Revenues:
Net sales – standard products business		$	117,415			$	103,268			$	116,262			$	333,589			$	335,953
Net sales – transitional Fab 3 foundry services			9,585				10,608				8,551				30,306				28,161
Total revenues			127,000				113,876				124,813				363,895				364,114
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales – standard products business			71,641				70,409				87,494				221,297				245,917
Cost of sales – transitional Fab 3 foundry services			8,772				9,497				8,731				27,659				28,341
Total cost of sales			80,413				79,906				96,225				248,956				274,258
Gross profit			46,587				33,970				28,588				114,939				89,856
Gross profit as a percentage of standard products business net sales			39.0	%			31.8	%			24.7	%			33.7	%			26.8	%
Gross profit as a percentage of total revenues			36.7	%			29.8	%			22.9	%			31.6	%			24.7	%
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses			12,550				14,001				12,888				39,185				37,398
Research and development expenses			12,270				13,322				12,477				39,015				34,094
Other charges			1,766				5,020				—				17,202				554
Total operating expenses			26,586				32,343				25,365				95,402				72,046
Operating income			20,001				1,627				3,223				19,537				17,810
Interest expense			(113)				(85)				(5,485)				(1,239)				(16,522)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net			(7,579)				250				8,864				(12,000)				(13,638)
Other income, net			1,608				611				714				2,839				2,343
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense			13,917				2,403				7,316				9,137				(10,007)
Income tax expense (benefit)			3,149				2,601				(1,145)				6,040				836
Income (loss) from continuing operations			10,768				(198)				8,461				3,097				(10,843)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			—				—				264,501				—				289,227
Net income (loss)		$	10,768			$	(198)			$	272,962			$	3,097			$	278,384
Basic earnings (loss) per common share—
Continuing operations		$	0.23			$	(0.00)			$	0.24			$	0.07			$	(0.31)
Discontinued operations			—				—				7.50				—				8.24
Total		$	0.23			$	(0.00)			$	7.74			$	0.07			$	7.93
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share—
Continuing operations		$	0.23			$	(0.00)			$	0.21			$	0.07			$	(0.31)
Discontinued operations			—				—				5.68				—				8.24
Total		$	0.23			$	(0.00)			$	5.89			$	0.07			$	7.93
Weighted average number of shares—
Basic			46,449,234				46,322,027				35,280,864				44,377,250				35,089,479
Diluted			47,808,457				46,322,027				46,581,788				45,811,792				35,089,479

 

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data) (Unaudited)
	September 30, 2021	December 31, 2020
Assets	(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$       276,301	$       279,940
Accounts receivable, net	52,523	64,390
Inventories, net	38,773	39,039
Other receivables	8,971	4,338
Prepaid expenses	9,666	7,332
Hedge collateral	3,720	5,250
Other current assets	1,919	9,321
Total current assets	391,873	409,610
Property, plant and equipment, net	103,352	96,383
Operating lease right-of-use assets	3,727	4,632
Intangible assets, net	2,405	2,727
Long-term prepaid expenses	9,451	4,058
Deferred income taxes	41,255	44,541
Other non-current assets	10,626	9,739
Total assets	$       562,689	$       571,690
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$         33,386	$         52,164
Other accounts payable	18,671	2,531
Accrued expenses	13,168	16,241
Accrued income taxes	1,955	12,398
Operating lease liabilities	1,757	2,210
Current portion of long-term borrowings, net	—	83,479
Other current liabilities	7,800	4,595
Total current liabilities	76,737	173,618
Accrued severance benefits, net	37,741	40,462
Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,970	2,422
Other non-current liabilities	12,944	9,588
Total liabilities	129,392	226,090
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 55,676,851 shares issued and 46,464,889 outstanding at September 30, 2021 and 44,943,854 shares issued and 35,783,347 outstanding at December 31, 2020	557	450
Additional paid-in capital	256,619	163,010
Retained earnings	289,931	286,834
Treasury stock, 9,211,962 shares at September 30, 2021 and 9,160,507 shares at December 31, 2020, respectively	(109,407 )	(108,397 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,403 )	3,703
Total stockholders' equity	433,297	345,600
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$       562,689	$       571,690

 

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30, 2021				September 30, 2021				September 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	10,768			$	3,097			$	278,384
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization			3,578				10,576				13,333
Provision for severance benefits			2,007				5,514				14,150
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount			—				261				1,824
Loss on foreign currency, net			19,254				32,607				6,609
Restructuring and other charges			750				750				490
Provision for inventory reserves			(1,862)				1,484				4,079
Stock-based compensation			2,005				6,056				4,754
Gain on sale of discontinued operations			—				—				(287,117)
Other, net			176				442				85
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable, net			1,598				6,696				(16,583)
Unbilled accounts receivable, net			—				—				14,260
Inventories			2,609				(4,561)				1,390
Other receivables			(446)				(5,287)				6,111
Other current assets			(690)				7,933				9,143
Accounts payable			(17,232)				(16,192)				(5,156)
Other accounts payable			(3,126)				(3,729)				(8,034)
Accrued expenses			(22)				(2,391)				1,991
Accrued income taxes			1,941				(8,308)				12,546
Other current liabilities			657				555				2,243
Other non-current liabilities			(392)				(666)				2,868
Payment of severance benefits			(1,936)				(4,772)				(5,888)
Other, net			13				(49)				59
Net cash provided by operating activities			19,650				30,016				51,541
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from settlement of hedge collateral			3,023				3,995				8,029
Payment of hedge collateral			(2,159)				(2,744)				(7,841)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment			(8,502)				(13,368)				(16,353)
Payment for intellectual property registration			(167)				(455)				(664)
Collection of guarantee deposits			2,885				3,192				891
Payment of guarantee deposits			—				(4,960)				(611)
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations			—				—				350,553
Other, net			27				(103)				26
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(4,893)				(14,443)				334,030
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			1,371				3,920				2,690
Acquisition of treasury stock			—				(1,653)				(1,021)
Repayment of financing related to water treatment facility arrangement			(139)				(427)				(402)
Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liabilities			(16)				(49)				(165)
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,216				1,791				1,102
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents			(11,552)				(21,003)				3,781
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			4,421				(3,639)				390,454
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of the period			271,880				279,940				151,657
End of the period		$	276,301			$	276,301			$	542,111

 

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
		Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				June 30,				September 30,				September 30,				September 30,
		2021				2021				2020				2021				2020
Operating income		$	20,001			$	1,627			$	3,223			$	19,537			$	17,810
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense			2,005				2,405				2,101				6,056				4,366
Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions			(1,081)				—				2,331				(1,081)				2,331
Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage			—				—				1,168				—				1,168
Other charges			1,766				5,020				—				17,202				554
Adjusted operating income		$	22,691			$	9,052			$	8,823			$	41,714			$	26,229

We present Adjusted Operating Income as a supplemental measure of our performance. We define Adjusted Operating Income for the periods indicated as operating income adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense, (ii) Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions, (iii) Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage and (iv) Other charges.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, other charges of $1,766 thousand and $17,202 thousand, respectively, related to non-recurring professional service fees and expenses in connection with the pending merger transaction and regulatory requests.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, other charges were $554 thousand, which pertained to non-recurring professional service fees and expenses incurred in connection with certain treasury and finance initiatives.

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended											Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				June 30,				September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
			2021				2021				2020			2021				2020
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	10,768			$	(198)			$	8,461		$	3,097			$	(10,843)
Adjustments:
Interest expense (income), net			(439)				(493)				4,875			(512)				14,541
Income tax expense (benefit)			3,149				2,601				(1,145)			6,040				836
Depreciation and amortization			3,578				3,550				2,854			10,576				7,968
EBITDA			17,056				5,460				15,045			19,201				12,502
Equity-based compensation expense			2,005				2,405				2,101			6,056				4,366
Foreign currency loss (gain), net			7,579				(250)				(8,864)			12,000				13,638
Derivative valuation loss (gain), net			(237)				57				(50)			(94)				(222)
Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions			(1,081)				—				2,331			(1,081)				2,331
Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage			—				—				1,168			—				1,168
Other charges, net			1,039				5,020				—			16,475				554
Adjusted EBITDA	$		26,361		$		12,692		$		11,731		$	52,557		$		34,337
Income (loss) from continuing operations
		$	10,768			$	(198)			$	8,461		$	3,097			$	(10,843)
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense			2,005				2,405				2,101			6,056				4,366
Foreign currency loss (gain), net			7,579				(250)				(8,864)			12,000				13,638
Derivative valuation loss (gain), net			(237)				57				(50)			(94)				(222)
Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions			(1,081)				—				2,331			(1,081)				2,331
Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage			—				—				1,168			—				1,168
Other charges, net			1,039				5,020				—			16,475				554
Adjusted Net Income		$	20,073			$	7,034			$	5,147		$	36,453			$	10,992
Adjusted Net Income per common share—
- Basic	$		0.43		$		0.15		$		0.15		$	0.82		$		0.31
- Diluted	$		0.42		$		0.15		$		0.14		$	0.78		$		0.30
Weighted average number of shares – basic			46,449,234				46,322,027				35,280,864			44,377,250				35,089,479
Weighted average number of shares – diluted			47,808,457				47,846,217				46,581,788			47,718,578				36,151,622

We present Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income as supplemental measures of our performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated as EBITDA (as defined below), adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense, (ii) Foreign currency loss (gain), net, (iii) Derivative valuation loss (gain), net, (iv) Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions, (v) Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage and (vi) Other charges, net. EBITDA for the periods indicated is defined as Income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense (income), net, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization.

We present Adjusted Net Income by adjusting income (loss) from continuing operations to eliminate the impact of a number of non-cash expenses and other items that may be either one time or recurring that we do not consider to be indicative of our core ongoing operating performance. We believe that Adjusted Net Income is particularly useful because it reflects the impact of our asset base and capital structure on our operating performance. We define Adjusted Net Income for the periods as income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted to exclude (i) Equity-based compensation expense, (ii) Foreign currency loss (gain), net, (iii) Derivative valuation loss (gain), net, (iv) Inventory reserve related to Huawei impact of downstream trade restrictions, (v) Expenses related to Fab 3 power outage and (vi) Other charges, net.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, other charges, net included expenses of $1,766 thousand and $17,202 thousand, respectively, related to non-recurring professional service fees and expenses in connection with the pending merger transaction and regulatory requests, both of which were offset in part by $727 thousand legal settlement gain related to certain expenses incurred in prior periods in connection with our legacy Fab 4 (which was sold during the year ended December 31, 2020) and awarded in the current quarter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, other charges, net were $554 thousand, which pertained to non-recurring professional service fees and expenses incurred in connection with certain treasury and finance initiatives.

 

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