Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended December 31, 2023
- Fourth quarter sales increased by 17% quarter-over-quarter and 1% year-over-year.
- SSD controller sales increased by 15-20% quarter-over-quarter and 0-5% year-over-year.
- eMMC+UFS controller sales increased by 25-30% quarter-over-quarter and 20-25% year-over-year.
- Fourth quarter net sales increased to $202.4 million from $172.3 million in the third quarter of 2023.
- Fourth quarter net income increased to $21.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted ADS, from $10.6 million, or $0.32 per diluted ADS, in the third quarter of 2023.
- The company announced an annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS.
- Full year 2023 net sales decreased by 32% year-over-year.
- The company expects approximately 50% revenue increase from flash maker customers in 2024.
- Full year 2023 net sales decreased by 32% year-over-year.
- The company faced a loss from the settlement of litigation.
- The company's non-GAAP earnings per diluted ADS decreased to $0.93 from $1.22 in the third quarter of 2023.
Insights
The reported financial results for Silicon Motion Technology Corporation show a mixed performance with some segments outperforming others. A key highlight is the quarter-over-quarter (Q/Q) sales growth of 17%, indicating a strong end to the year that could be attributed to the seasonal demand during the holiday period. However, the year-over-year (Y/Y) growth is relatively flat at 1%, which suggests that while the company is growing, it's not at an accelerated rate compared to the previous year.
The SSD controller segment's Q/Q growth of 15% to 20% is significant, as SSDs are a crucial component in computing devices. The demand for faster data processing and storage solutions is likely driving this growth. The eMMC+UFS controller sales show an even more substantial increase of 25% to 30% Q/Q and 20% to 25% Y/Y, which may reflect the growing adoption of these storage formats in mobile devices and the broader electronics market.
On the downside, the SSD solutions sales experienced a decline of 45% to 50% Y/Y, which could be a concern for investors and might indicate a shift in market demand or increased competition. The announcement of an annual cash dividend of $2.00 per ADS could be viewed positively by investors as it demonstrates a return on investment and confidence in the company's cash flow stability.
From a market perspective, the financial highlights of Silicon Motion reveal underlying trends in the semiconductor industry. The growth in eMMC+UFS controller sales aligns with the increasing demand for high-performance memory solutions in smartphones, tablets and automotive applications. This segment's robust performance might be a result of strategic design wins and partnerships in these growth areas.
The decline in SSD solutions sales is a stark contrast to the controller segment and may reflect challenges such as price competition, technological shifts, or a saturation in certain markets. It's important to note that the company's gross margin and operating margin have remained relatively stable Q/Q but show a decrease when compared to the previous year, which could suggest pricing pressure or increased costs that have not been fully passed on to customers.
The non-GAAP adjustments provide insight into the company's operational efficiency by excluding non-recurring items. These adjustments offer a clearer picture of the company's core operating performance, which appears to be strong given the non-GAAP operating margin improvement.
The ongoing legal dispute between Silicon Motion and MaxLinear regarding the purported termination of their merger agreement is a significant event that has financial and strategic implications. Silicon Motion's pursuit of a $160 million termination fee, along with substantial damages, interest and costs, indicates a substantial disagreement that could have material effects on the company's financials and stock performance.
The resolution of this arbitration will be crucial for investors, as it could result in either a significant financial gain if Silicon Motion prevails or potential costs if the outcome is unfavorable. The dispute also sheds light on the risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, particularly in cross-border deals that may involve complex legal and regulatory challenges.
Business Highlights
- Fourth quarter sales increased
17% Q/Q and increased1% Y/Y- SSD controller sales: 4Q increased
15% to20% Q/Q and increased0% to5% Y/Y - eMMC+UFS controller sales: 4Q increased
25% to30% Q/Q and increased20% to25% Y/Y - SSD solutions sales: 4Q decreased
5% to10% Q/Q and decreased45% to50% Y/Y
- SSD controller sales: 4Q increased
- Announced annual cash dividend of
$2.00 per ADS
Financial Highlights
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TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion”, the “Company” or “we”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. For the fourth quarter of 2023, net sales (GAAP) increased sequentially to
For the fourth quarter of 2023, net income (non-GAAP) increased to
Fourth Quarter 2023 Review
“Our fourth quarter results exceeded expectations as demand across the majority of our products increased sequentially, driven by holiday season demand and normalizing channel inventory,” said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. “Both eMMC+UFS and SSD controller demand grew strongly in the quarter. We are confident that our teams’ ongoing commitment to deliver controller solutions that enable our customers to service a broader range of markets will continue to drive share gains for us and be the foundation for strong growth in 2024 and beyond.”
Key Financial Results
| (in millions, except percentages and per ADS amounts) | GAAP | Non-GAAP | ||||||||||||||||
| 4Q 2023 | 3Q 2023 | 4Q 2022 | 4Q 2023 | 3Q 2023 | 4Q 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of revenue | 43.7% | 42.4% | 43.3% | 44.1% | 42.5% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of revenue | 8.7% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per diluted ADS | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Financial Information
| (in millions) | 4Q 2023 | 3Q 2023 | 4Q 2022 | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments—end of period | ||||||
| Routine capital expenditures | ||||||
| Dividend payments | -- | -- | ||||
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we had
Acquisition Update
On May 5, 2022, Silicon Motion and MaxLinear, Inc. (“MaxLinear”) entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Silicon Motion agreed to be acquired by MaxLinear, with (a) holders of Silicon Motion ordinary shares, par value
On July 26, 2023, Silicon Motion and MaxLinear received antitrust approval from the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China (“SAMR Approval”). Shortly after receiving SAMR Approval, Silicon Motion received notice from MaxLinear of its purported termination of the Merger Agreement. MaxLinear did not provide any factual basis for its purported termination, and Silicon Motion believes its actions constituted a willful and material breach of the Merger Agreement. Silicon Motion has filed a claim in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, which is the venue for dispute resolution under the Merger Agreement, and is pursuing payment of the termination fee of
Business Outlook
“We expect sustained growth across our business in 2024, driven by wins with our module maker customers and significant design wins and share gains with our flash maker customers, as they look to outsource more controllers to effectively address a broader range of end-markets,” said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. “We are confident that our strong backlog and project ramps will be the foundation for strong growth this year. These new wins for our eMMC+UFS and SSD controllers will grow our relationship with our flash maker partners this year and increase revenue from these customers by approximately
For the first quarter of 2024, management expects:
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustment | Non-GAAP | |
| Revenue | - + | -- | - + |
| Gross margin | Approximately | ||
| Operating margin | Approximately |
* Projected gross margin (non-GAAP) excludes
** Projected operating margin (non-GAAP) excludes
For the full year 2024, management expects:
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustment | Non-GAAP | |
| Revenue | + | -- | + |
| Gross margin | Approximately | ||
| Operating margin | Approximately |
* Projected gross margin (non-GAAP) excludes
** Projected operating margin (non-GAAP) excludes
Conference Call & Webcast:
The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Eastern Time on February 7, 2024.
Conference Call Details
Participants must register in advance to join the conference call using the link provided below. Conference access information (including dial-in information and a unique access PIN) will be provided in the email received upon registration.
Participant Online Registration:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BIa3091343a70245248e648a453af494b7
A webcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at www.siliconmotion.com.
Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s unaudited selected financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation and other items, including gross profit (non-GAAP), operating expenses (non-GAAP), operating income (non-GAAP), net income (non-GAAP), and earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to 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 the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’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 measure. We compensate for the limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.
Our non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors as these non-GAAP results exclude certain expenses, gains and losses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results and because they are consistent with the financial models and estimates published by many analysts who follow the Company. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with our forecasts, and for benchmarking our performance externally against our competitors. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude the items described below from our consideration of the target’s performance and valuation. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results from management’s perspective in addition to seeing our 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 analysis;
- 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 our competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.
The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into our non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in our reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges related to the fair value of restricted stock units awarded to employees. The Company believes that the exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to our 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 of share-based compensation on its operating results.
Restructuring charges relate to the restructuring of our underperforming product lines, principally the write-down of NAND flash, embedded DRAM and SSD inventory valuation and severance payments.
M&A transaction expenses consist of legal, financial advisory and other fees related to the Transaction.
Dispute related expenses consist of legal, consultant and other fees.
Loss from settlement of litigation relates to an expense accrued in connection with a settlement of a lawsuit.
Foreign exchange loss (gain) consists of translation gains and/or losses of non-US$ denominated current assets and current liabilities, as well as certain other balance sheet items which result from the appreciation or depreciation of non-US$ currencies against the US$. We do not use financial instruments to manage the impact on our operations from changes in foreign exchange rates, and because our operations are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, we therefore exclude foreign exchange gains and losses when presenting non-GAAP financial measures.
Unrealized holding loss (gain) on investments relates to the difference between market value and cost of long-term investments.
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| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| For Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 31, | Sep. 30, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||
| Net Sales | 200,759 | 172,333 | 202,379 | 945,921 | 639,142 | |||||||||
| Cost of sales | 113,786 | 99,193 | 113,854 | 480,090 | 368,752 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 86,973 | 73,140 | 88,525 | 465,831 | 270,390 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Research & development | 51,926 | 41,740 | 56,432 | 188,532 | 174,357 | |||||||||
| Sales & marketing | 5,629 | 6,862 | 6,205 | 31,537 | 26,920 | |||||||||
| General & administrative | 4,349 | 8,939 | 7,600 | 31,447 | 27,923 | |||||||||
| Loss from settlement of litigation | (10 | ) | 591 | 720 | 390 | 1,312 | ||||||||
| Operating income | 25,079 | 15,008 | 17,568 | 213,925 | 39,878 | |||||||||
| Non-operating income (expense) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income, net | 1,261 | 3,480 | 4,221 | 2,636 | 12,246 | |||||||||
| Foreign exchange gain (loss), net | (562 | ) | 569 | (1,117 | ) | (4,880 | ) | 914 | ||||||
| Unrealized holding gain (loss) on investments | 896 | (2,828 | ) | (51 | ) | 896 | 8,002 | |||||||
| Others, net | - | - | 8 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Subtotal | 1,595 | 1,221 | 3,061 | (1,347 | ) | 21,170 | ||||||||
| Income before income tax | 26,674 | 16,229 | 20,629 | 212,578 | 61,048 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3,138 | 5,642 | (464 | ) | 40,068 | 8,175 | ||||||||
| Net income | 23,536 | 10,587 | 21,093 | 172,510 | 52,873 | |||||||||
| Earnings per basic ADS | 0.71 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 5.19 | 1.59 | |||||||||
| Earnings per diluted ADS | 0.71 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 5.17 | 1.58 | |||||||||
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| Additional Data: | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted avg. ADS equivalents | 33,054 | 33,413 | 33,416 | 33,257 | 33,353 | |||||||||
| Diluted ADS equivalents | 33,209 | 33,471 | 33,587 | 33,388 | 33,470 | |||||||||
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| Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| For Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 31, | Sep. 30, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | 86,973 | 73,140 | 88,525 | 465,831 | 270,390 | |||||||||
| Gross margin (GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation (A) | 228 | 94 | 106 | 597 | 406 | |||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 7.918 | 88 | 648 | 8,054 | 3,996 | |||||||||
| Gross profit (non-GAAP) | 95,119 | 73,322 | 89,279 | 474,482 | 274,792 | |||||||||
| Gross margin (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (GAAP) | 61,894 | 58,132 | 70,957 | 251,906 | 230,512 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation (A) | (12,613 | ) | (3,751 | ) | (5,680 | ) | (26,064 | ) | (17,141 | ) | ||||
| M&A transaction expenses | (787 | ) | (708 | ) | 288 | (9,230 | ) | (2,606 | ) | |||||
| Dispute related expenses | - | (2,904 | ) | (2,757 | ) | - | (5,661 | ) | ||||||
| Restructuring charges | - | (661 | ) | (638 | ) | - | (5,217 | ) | ||||||
| Loss from settlement of litigation | 10 | (591 | ) | (720 | ) | (390 | ) | (1,312 | ) | |||||
| Operating expenses (non-GAAP) | 48,504 | 49,517 | 61,450 | 216,222 | 198,575 | |||||||||
| Operating profit (GAAP) | 25,079 | 15,008 | 17,568 | 213,925 | 39,878 | |||||||||
| Operating margin (GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Total adjustments to operating profit | 21,536 | 8,797 | 10,261 | 44,335 | 36,339 | |||||||||
| Operating profit (non-GAAP) | 46,615 | 23,805 | 27,829 | 258,260 | 76,217 | |||||||||
| Operating margin (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-operating income (expense) (GAAP) | 1,595 | 1,221 | 3,061 | (1,347 | ) | 21,170 | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain), net | 562 | (569 | ) | 1,117 | 4,880 | (914 | ) | |||||||
| Unrealized holding loss (gain) on investments | (896 | ) | 2,828 | 51 | - (896) | (8,002 | ) | |||||||
| Non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP) | 1,261 | 3,480 | 4,229 | 2,637 | 12,254 | |||||||||
| Net income (GAAP) | 23,536 | 10,587 | 21,093 | 172,510 | 52,873 | |||||||||
| Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments | 21,202 | 11,056 | 11,429 | 48,319 | 27,423 | |||||||||
| Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments | (3,687 | ) | (584 | ) | (1,202 | ) | (6,921 | ) | (4,169 | ) | ||||
| Net income (non-GAAP) | 41,051 | 21,059 | 31,320 | 213,908 | 76,127 | |||||||||
| Earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP) | ||||||||||||||
| Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP) | 33,209 | 33,471 | 33,587 | 33,388 | 33,470 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments | 341 | 128 | 110 | 272 | 129 | |||||||||
| Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP) | 33,550 | 33,599 | 33,697 | 33,660 | 33,599 | |||||||||
| (A) Excludes stock-based compensation as follows: | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 228 | 94 | 106 | 597 | 406 | |||||||||
| Research & development | 9,670 | 2,422 | 4,103 | 18,678 | 11,709 | |||||||||
| Sales & marketing | 1,053 | 521 | 361 | 2,736 | 1,858 | |||||||||
| General & administrative | 1,890 | 808 | 1,216 | 4,650 | 3,574 | |||||||||
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| Consolidated Balance Sheet | |||||
| (In thousands, unaudited) | |||||
| Dec. 31, | Sep. 30, | Dec. 31, | |||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| ($) | ($) | ($) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 232,179 | 295,385 | 314,302 | ||
| Accounts receivable (net) | 206,105 | 193,389 | 194,701 | ||
| Inventories | 287,964 | 199,003 | 216,950 | ||
| Refundable deposits – current | 49,490 | 49,445 | 49,656 | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12,184 | 16,896 | 17,636 | ||
| Total current assets | 787,922 | 754,118 | 793,245 | ||
| Long-term investments | 9,267 | 17,023 | 17,116 | ||
| Property and equipment (net) | 139,434 | 162,107 | 167,417 | ||
| Other assets | 24,627 | 33,672 | 30,183 | ||
| Total assets | 961,250 | 966,920 | 1,007,961 | ||
| Accounts payable | 36,023 | 26,975 | 55,586 | ||
| Income tax payable | 42,114 | 26,279 | 7,544 | ||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 105,731 | 77,502 | 149,680 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 183,868 | 130,756 | 212,810 | ||
| Other liabilities | 44,781 | 62,112 | 60,455 | ||
| Total liabilities | 228,649 | 192,868 | 273,265 | ||
| Shareholders’ equity | 732,601 | 774,052 | 734,696 | ||
| Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity | 961,250 | 966,920 | 1,007,961 | ||
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| For Three Months Ended | For the Year Ended | |||||||||||||
| Dec. 31, | Sep. 30, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | Dec. 31, | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||
| Net income | 23,536 | 10,587 | 21,093 | 172,510 | 52,873 | |||||||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 4,936 | 5,466 | 5,356 | 18,931 | 21,810 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 12,841 | 3,845 | 5,786 | 26,661 | 17,547 | |||||||||
| Investment losses (gain) & disposals | (894 | ) | 3,135 | (432 | ) | (890 | ) | (7,987 | ) | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (409 | ) | 39,301 | 11,582 | (133,320 | ) | 64,491 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 40,010 | 62,334 | 43,385 | 83,892 | 148,734 | |||||||||
| Purchase of property & equipment | (7,794 | ) | (17,052 | ) | (9,530 | ) | (32,942 | ) | (50,217 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (7,794 | ) | (17,052 | ) | (9,530 | ) | (32,942 | ) | (50,217 | ) | ||||
| Dividend payments | - | - | (16,676 | ) | (49,941 | ) | (16,690 | ) | ||||||
| Share repurchases | - | - | - | (133,155 | ) | - | ||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | - | - | (16,676 | ) | (183,096 | ) | (16,690 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash | 32,216 | 45,282 | 17,179 | (132,146 | ) | 81,827 | ||||||||
| Effect of foreign exchange changes | 954 | 50 | 1,508 | 3,678 | 108 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—beginning of period | 253,885 | 304,971 | 350,303 | 415,523 | 287,055 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—end of period | 287,055 | 350,303 | 368,990 | 287,055 | 368,990 | |||||||||
About Silicon Motion:
We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world for servers, PCs and other client devices and are the leading merchant supplier of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT devices and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and specialized industrial and automotive SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from one or more customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; the impact of inflation on our business and customer’s businesses and any effect this has on economic activity in the markets in which we operate; the effects on our business and our customer’s business taking into account the ongoing US-China tariffs and trade disputes the uncertainties associated with any future outbreaks of COVID-19, including, but not limited to, the emergence of variants to the original COVID-19 strain or other similar global or regional pandemic; the continuing tensions between Taiwan and China including enhanced military activities; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; changes in our cost of finished goods; supply chain disruptions that have affected us and our industry as well as other industries on a global basis; the payment, or non-payment, of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our board of directors and any announced planned increases in such dividends; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in the products we sell given the current raw material supply shortages being experienced in our industry; our customers’ sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions; any potential impairment charges that may be incurred related to businesses previously acquired or divested in the future; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023. Other than as required under the securities laws, we do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
| Silicon Motion Investor Contacts: | |
| Jason Tsai | Selina Hsieh |
| Vice President of IR & Finance | Investor Relations |
| jtsai@siliconmotion.com | ir@siliconmotion.com |
| Media Contact: | |
| Dan Scorpio, H/Advisors Abernathy | |
| Dan.scorpio@h-advisors.global |
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