TI reports first quarter 2021 financial results and shareholder returns

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Texas Instruments reported Q1 2021 revenue of $4.29 billion, a 29% increase from the previous year, driven by strong demand in industrial and automotive sectors. Net income reached $1.75 billion, with earnings per share at $1.87, including a 2-cent benefit. The company generated $7.1 billion in cash flow from operations over the past year, returning $4.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. Q2 2021 revenue outlook is set between $4.13 billion and $4.47 billion.

Positive

• Q1 2021 revenue increased 29% YoY to $4.29 billion.
• Net income rose 49% YoY to $1.75 billion.
• Earnings per share increased 51% YoY to $1.87.
• Strong cash flow from operations of $7.1 billion for trailing 12 months.
• Free cash flow represented 41% of revenue.

Negative

• Total cash returned to shareholders decreased 31% YoY to $1.04 billion.
• Stock repurchases dropped 71% compared to the previous year.

DALLAS, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today reported first quarter revenue of $4.29 billion, net income of $1.75 billion and earnings per share of $1.87. Earnings per share included a 2-cent net benefit for items that were not in the company's original guidance.

Regarding the company's performance and returns to shareholders, Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO, made the following comments:

• "Revenue increased 5% sequentially. In addition, revenue increased 29% from the same quarter a year ago due to strong demand in industrial, automotive and personal electronics.
• "In our core businesses, Analog revenue grew 5% and Embedded Processing grew 7% sequentially. From a year ago, Analog revenue grew 33% and Embedded Processing grew 17%.
• "Our cash flow from operations of $7.1 billion for the trailing 12 months again underscored the strength of our business model. Free cash flow for the same period was $6.3 billion and 41% of revenue. This reflects the quality of our product portfolio, as well as the efficiency of our manufacturing strategy, including the benefit of 300-millimeter Analog production.
• "We returned $4.5 billion to owners in the past 12 months through dividends and stock repurchases. Over the same period, our dividend represented 56% of free cash flow, underscoring its sustainability.
• "TI's second quarter outlook is for revenue in the range of $4.13 billion to $4.47 billion and earnings per share between $1.68 and $1.92. We continue to expect our 2021 annual operating tax rate to be about 14%."

Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.

Earnings summary

Amounts are in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts.

	Q1 2021			Q1 2020			Change
Revenue	$	4,289		$	3,329		29%
Operating profit	$	1,939		$	1,244		56%
Net income	$	1,753		$	1,174		49%
Earnings per share	$	1.87		$	1.24		51%

 

Cash generation

Amounts are in millions of dollars.

				Trailing 12 Months
	Q1 2021			Q1 2021			Q1 2020			Change
Cash flow from operations	$	1,850		$	7,138		$	6,393		12%
Capital expenditures	$	308		$	796		$	757		5%
Free cash flow	$	1,542		$	6,342		$	5,636		13%
Free cash flow % of revenue				41.1%			39.9%

 

Cash return

Amounts are in millions of dollars.

				Trailing 12 Months
	Q1 2021			Q1 2021			Q1 2020			Change
Dividends paid	$	940		$	3,525		$	3,125		13%
Stock repurchases	$	100		$	1,012		$	3,449		(71)%
Total cash returned	$	1,040		$	4,537		$	6,574		(31)%

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Millions of dollars, except share and per-share amounts)
	For Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Revenue	$	4,289		$	3,329
Cost of revenue (COR)	1,492			1,241
Gross profit	2,797			2,088
Research and development (R&D)	386			377
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)	425			417
Acquisition charges	47			50
Operating profit	1,939			1,244
Other income (expense), net (OI&E)	46			25
Interest and debt expense	46			45
Income before income taxes	1,939			1,224
Provision for income taxes	186			50
Net income	$	1,753		$	1,174
Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.87		$	1.24
Average shares outstanding (millions):
Basic	922			931
Diluted	935			943
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	1.02		$	.90
Supplemental Information
(Quarterly, except as noted)
Our annual operating tax rate, which does not include discrete tax items, was 14% during both periods of 2021 and 2020.
Provision for income taxes is based on the following:
Operating taxes (calculated using the estimated annual effective tax rate)	$	275		$	166
Discrete tax items	(89)			(116)
Provision for income taxes (effective taxes)	$	186		$	50
A portion of net income is allocated to unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) on which we pay dividend equivalents. Diluted EPS is calculated using the following:
Net income	$	1,753		$	1,174
Income allocated to RSUs	(8)			(6)
Income allocated to common stock for diluted EPS	$	1,745		$	1,168

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Millions of dollars, except share amounts)
	March 31,
	2021					2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,442				$			2,518
Short-term investments	4,244					2,224
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of ($9) and ($8)	1,584					1,316
Raw materials	183					175
Work in process	980					915
Finished goods	727					913
Inventories	1,890					2,003
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	245					249
Total current assets	10,405					8,310
Property, plant and equipment at cost	5,967					5,736
Accumulated depreciation	(2,536)					(2,503)
Property, plant and equipment	3,431					3,233
Goodwill	4,362					4,362
Acquisition-related intangibles	105					290
Deferred tax assets	331					208
Capitalized software licenses	113					138
Overfunded retirement plans	235					215
Other long-term assets	657					527
Total assets	$	19,639				$			17,283
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—				$			1,051
Accounts payable	567					363
Accrued compensation	388					353
Income taxes payable	278					62
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	467					552
Total current liabilities	1,700					2,381
Long-term debt	6,250					5,499
Underfunded retirement plans	130					95
Deferred tax liabilities	88					64
Other long-term liabilities	1,305					1,510
Total liabilities	9,473					9,549
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $25 par value. Authorized – 10,000,000 shares; none issued	—					—
Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized – 2,400,000,000 shares
Shares issued – 1,740,815,939	1,741					1,741
Paid-in capital	2,391					2,096
Retained earnings	42,860					40,227
Treasury common stock at cost
Shares: March 31, 2021 – 817,573,099; March 31, 2020 – 819,335,097	(36,479)					(36,002)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (AOCI)	(347)					(328)
Total stockholders' equity	10,166					7,734
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	19,639				$		17,283

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Millions of dollars)
	For Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	1,753		$	1,174
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation	179			186
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles	47			50
Amortization of capitalized software	15			14
Stock compensation	61			63
Gains on sales of assets	(1)			—
Deferred taxes	8			(34)
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
Accounts receivable	(170)			(242)
Inventories	65			(2)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	73			(88)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	69			—
Accrued compensation	(379)			(353)
Income taxes payable	131			147
Changes in funded status of retirement plans	28			27
Other	(29)			(91)
Cash flows from operating activities	1,850			851
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(308)			(161)
Proceeds from asset sales	1			—
Purchases of short-term investments	(2,782)			(646)
Proceeds from short-term investments	2,000			1,638
Other	(20)			(5)
Cash flows from investing activities	(1,109)			826
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			749
Repayment of debt	(550)			—
Dividends paid	(940)			(841)
Stock repurchases	(100)			(1,641)
Proceeds from common stock transactions	196			146
Other	(12)			(9)
Cash flows from financing activities	(1,406)			(1,596)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(665)			81
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,107			2,437
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,442		$	2,518

 

Segment results

Amounts are in millions of dollars.

	Q1 2021			Q1 2020			Change
Analog:
Revenue	$	3,280		$	2,460		33%
Operating profit	$	1,646		$	1,025		61%
Embedded Processing:
Revenue	$	767		$	653		17%
Operating profit	$	287		$	182		58%
Other:
Revenue	$	242		$	216		12%
Operating profit*	$	6		$	37		(84)%

* Includes acquisition charges and restructuring charges/other.

 

Non-GAAP financial information

This release includes references to free cash flow and ratios based on that measure. These are financial measures that were not prepared in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow was calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from the most directly comparable GAAP measure, cash flows from operating activities (also referred to as cash flow from operations).

We believe that free cash flow and the associated ratios provide insight into our liquidity, our cash-generating capability and the amount of cash potentially available to return to shareholders, as well as insight into our financial performance. These non-GAAP measures are supplemental to the comparable GAAP measures.

Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the table below.

Amounts are in millions of dollars.

	For 12 Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020			Change
Cash flow from operations (GAAP)	$	7,138		$	6,393		12%
Capital expenditures	(796)			(757)
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)	$	6,342		$	5,636		13%
Revenue	$	15,421		$	14,118
Cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue (GAAP)	46.3%			45.3%
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP)	41.1%			39.9%

 

This release also includes references to an annual operating tax rate, a non-GAAP term we use to describe the estimated annual effective tax rate, a GAAP measure that by definition does not include discrete tax items. We believe the term annual operating tax rate helps differentiate from the effective tax rate, which includes discrete tax items.

Notice regarding forward-looking statements

This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe TI's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of TI or our management:

• The duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, government and other third-party responses to it and the consequences for the global economy, including to our business and the businesses of our suppliers, customers and distributors;
• Economic, social and political conditions, and natural events in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including global trade policies;
• Market demand for semiconductors, particularly in the industrial and automotive markets, and customer demand that differs from forecasts;
• Our ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely competitive industry;
• Evolving cybersecurity and other threats relating to our information technology systems or those of our customers or suppliers;
• Our ability to successfully implement and realize opportunities from strategic, business and organizational changes, or our ability to realize our expectations regarding the amount and timing of associated restructuring charges and cost savings;
• Our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment, and our timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment;
• Availability and cost of raw materials, utilities, manufacturing equipment, third-party manufacturing services and manufacturing technology;
• Product liability, warranty or other claims relating to our products, manufacturing, delivery, services, design or communications, or recalls by our customers for a product containing one of our parts;
• Compliance with or changes in the complex laws, rules and regulations to which we are or may become subject, or actions of enforcement authorities, that restrict our ability to operate our business or subject us to fines, penalties or other legal liability;
• Changes in tax law and accounting standards that impact the tax rate applicable to us, the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed, adverse resolution of tax audits, increases in tariff rates, and the ability to realize deferred tax assets;
• A loss suffered by one of our customers or distributors with respect to TI-consigned inventory;
• Financial difficulties of our distributors or semiconductor distributors' promotion of competing product lines to our detriment; or disputes with current or former distributors;
• Losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers or the timing and amount of distributor and other customer inventory adjustments;
• Our ability to maintain or improve profit margins, including our ability to utilize our manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover our fixed operating costs, in an intensely competitive and cyclical industry and changing regulatory environment;
• Our ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property portfolio and maintain freedom of operation in all jurisdictions where we conduct business; or our exposure to infringement claims;
• Instability in the global credit and financial markets;
• Increases in health care and pension benefit costs;
• Our ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel, and effectively manage key employee succession; and
• Impairments of our non-financial assets.

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the Risk factors discussion in Item 1A of TI's most recent Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. If we do update any forward-looking statement, you should not infer that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement or any other forward-looking statement.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It's what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.

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FAQ

What were Texas Instruments' Q1 2021 revenue and earnings?

Texas Instruments reported Q1 2021 revenue of $4.29 billion and earnings per share of $1.87.

How much cash flow from operations did Texas Instruments generate in the trailing 12 months?

Texas Instruments generated $7.1 billion in cash flow from operations in the trailing 12 months.

What is Texas Instruments' revenue outlook for Q2 2021?

Texas Instruments expects Q2 2021 revenue between $4.13 billion and $4.47 billion.

How much has Texas Instruments returned to shareholders in the past 12 months?

Texas Instruments returned $4.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks over the past 12 months.

What was the year-over-year change in Texas Instruments' earnings per share?

Earnings per share increased by 51% year-over-year to $1.87 in Q1 2021.