Vicor Corporation Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2022

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Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) reported its Q4 and full-year 2022 financial results on February 23, 2023. Q4 revenue rose 16.8% year-over-year to $105.5 million, with a net income of $8.1 million. However, cash flow from operations dropped significantly to $0.9 million from $14.2 million a year prior. Full-year revenue increased by 11.1% to $399.1 million, but net income plummeted 55% to $25.5 million. The company noted a decrease in demand and persistent manufacturing inefficiencies, leading to a backlog decline to $304 million. Future profitability is anticipated to improve as manufacturing processes are integrated in Q2 2023.

Positive

• Q4 revenue increased by 16.8% year-over-year to $105.5 million.
• Gross margin for Q4 improved to $49.1 million, up from $40.8 million a year ago.
• Q4 gross margin percentage rose to 46.6%, compared to 45.2% a year prior.
• Annual revenue for 2022 was $399.1 million, an 11.1% increase from the previous year.

Negative

• Net income for Q4 dropped to $8.1 million, down from $8.9 million year-over-year.
• Cash flow from operations fell drastically to $0.9 million, down from $14.2 million a year ago.
• Full-year net income decreased by 55% to $25.5 million from $56.6 million in 2021.
• Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments decreased by 5.7% sequentially to approximately $190.6 million.

ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. These results will be discussed later today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, during management’s quarterly investor conference call. The details for the call are below.

Revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 totaled $105.5 million, a 16.8% increase from $90.3 million for the corresponding period a year ago, and a 2.3% sequential increase from $103.1 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Gross margin increased to $49.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $40.8 million for the corresponding period a year ago, and increased sequentially from $47.0 million for the third quarter of 2022. Gross margin, as a percentage of revenue, increased to 46.6% for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 45.2% for the corresponding period a year ago, and from 45.5% for the third quarter of 2022.

Net income for the fourth quarter was $8.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $8.9 million or $0.20 per diluted share, for the corresponding period a year ago and net income of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022.

Cash flow from operations totaled $0.9 million for the fourth quarter, compared to cash flow from operations of $14.2 million for the corresponding period a year ago, and cash flow from operations of $6.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. Capital expenditures for the fourth quarter totaled $12.7 million, compared to $16.8 million for the corresponding period a year ago and $14.4 million for the third quarter of 2022. The sum of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments as of December 31, 2022 decreased 5.7% sequentially to approximately $190.6 million compared to approximately $202.0 million as of September 30, 2022.

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased 11.1% to $399.1 million, from $359.4 million for the prior year. Gross margin, as a percentage of revenue, decreased to 45.2% for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 49.6% for the prior year. Net income for 2022 was $25.5 million, or $0.57 per diluted share and 6.4% of revenues, compared to $56.6 million, or $1.26 per diluted share and 15.8% of revenue in the prior year. Cash flows from operations totaled $22.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a 57.9% decrease from cash flows from operations of $54.4 million for the prior year.

Commenting on fourth quarter performance, Dr. Patrizio Vinciarelli, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Demand has fallen short of last year’s peak and is anticipated to stay subdued until new AI, datacenter and automotive applications using advanced Power Distribution Networks (PDNs) get to production ramps. The Q4 book-to-bill came in far below 1 while backlog, which declined to $304 million, can only support essentially flat quarterly revenue in the near term.”

“Q4 profitability reflected manufacturing inefficiencies as Advanced Products have not yet fully transitioned to vertically integrated processes in our first ChiP foundry. We look forward to cutting manufacturing cycle times by nearly 2X soon after the balance of key outsourced processes are vertically integrated, which we anticipate to be Q2 2023.”

“Capital investment continued in Q4 to provide approximately one billion dollars per year total capacity in our Andover fab. A 3X advance in current density by ChiPs leveraging advanced processes, components and next generation silicon bodes well for the future utilization of this capacity.”

For more information on Vicor and its products, please visit the Company’s website at www.vicorpower.com.

Earnings Conference Call

Vicor will be holding its investor conference call today, Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Vicor encourages investors and analysts who intend to ask questions via the conference call to pre-register with BT Conferencing, the service provider hosting the conference call, so that he or she, on the day of the call, may avoid waiting for the BT Conferencing operator to register callers individually. Those pre-registering on BT Conferencing’s website will receive a special dial-in number and PIN for call access. Pre-registration may be completed at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 2023. Telephone participants who are unable to pre-register should dial 800-230-3019 at approximately 4:45 p.m. and use the Passcode 51835082. Internet users may listen to a real-time audio broadcast of the conference call on the Investor Relations section of Vicor’s website at www.vicorpower.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software. For those who cannot participate in the conference call, a replay will be available, shortly after the conclusion of the call, through March 10, 2023. The replay dial-in number is 888-286-8010 and the Passcode is 99813947. In addition, a webcast replay of the conference call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of Vicor’s website at www.vicorpower.com beginning shortly after the conclusion of the call.

This press release contains certain 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. Any statement in this press release that is not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, and, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “assumes,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “continue,” “prospective,” “project,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include statements regarding bookings, shipments, revenue, profitability, targeted markets, increase in manufacturing capacity and utilization thereof, future products and capital resources. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations and estimates as to the prospective events and circumstances that may or may not be within the company’s control and as to which there can be no assurance. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those economic, business, operational and financial considerations set forth in Vicor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, under Part I, Item I — “Business,” under Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors,” under Part I, Item 3 — “Legal Proceedings,” and under Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The risk factors set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K may not be exhaustive. Therefore, the information contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K should be read together with other reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K, which may supplement, modify, supersede or update those risk factors. Vicor does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.

Vicor Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power components and complete power systems based upon a portfolio of patented technologies. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor sells its products primarily to customers in the higher-performance, higher-power segments of the power systems market, including aerospace and defense electronics, enterprise and high performance computing, industrial equipment and automation, telecommunications and network infrastructure, and vehicles and transportation markets.
  
For further information contact:
        
James F. Schmidt, Chief Financial Officer
Voice: 978-470-2900
Facsimile: 978-749-3439
invrel@vicorpower.com

VICOR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands except for per share amounts)
	QUARTER ENDED							YEAR ENDED
	(Unaudited)							(Unaudited)
	DEC 31,				DEC 31,			DEC 31,				DEC 31,
		2022				2021			2022				2021
Net revenues	$	105,493			$	90,281		$	399,079			$	359,364
Cost of revenues		56,354				49,465			218,520				181,164
Gross margin		49,139				40,816			180,559				178,200
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		24,942				18,619			86,264				69,484
Research and development		16,078				13,296			60,594				53,114
Litigation-related		-				-			6,500				-
Total operating expenses		41,020				31,915			153,358				122,598
Income from operations		8,119				8,901			27,201				55,602
Other income (expense), net		1,808				204			1,486				1,203
Income before income taxes		9,927				9,105			28,687				56,805
Less: Provision for income taxes		1,866				206			3,261				176
Consolidated net income		8,061				8,899			25,426				56,629
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to
noncontrolling interest		(1	)			19			(20	)			4
Net income attributable to
Vicor Corporation	$	8,062			$	8,880		$	25,446			$	56,625
Net income per share attributable
to Vicor Corporation:
Basic	$	0.18			$	0.20		$	0.58			$	1.30
Diluted	$	0.18			$	0.20		$	0.57			$	1.26
Shares outstanding:
Basic		44,062				43,887			44,005				43,651
Diluted		44,859				45,148			44,894				44,966

VICOR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Thousands)
	DEC 31,				DEC 31,
		2022				2021
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	190,611			$	182,418
Short-term investments		-				45,215
Accounts receivable, net		65,429				55,097
Inventories		101,410				67,322
Other current assets		5,154				6,708
Total current assets		362,604				356,760
Long-term deferred tax assets		280				208
Long-term investment, net		2,622				2,639
Property, plant and equipment, net		166,009				115,975
Other assets		5,386				1,623
Total assets	$	536,901			$	477,205
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	22,207			$	21,189
Accrued compensation and benefits		10,849				12,753
Accrued expenses		8,613				4,158
Accrued litigation		6,500				-
Sales allowances		1,661				1,464
Short-term lease liabilities		1,450				1,551
Income taxes payable		72				66
Short-term deferred revenue and customer prepayments		13,197				7,912
Total current liabilities		64,549				49,093
Long-term deferred revenue		145				413
Long-term income taxes payable		862				569
Long-term lease liabilities		7,009				3,225
Total liabilities		72,565				53,300
Equity:
Vicor Corporation stockholders' equity:
Capital stock		360,924				346,221
Retained earnings		243,079				217,633
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(988	)			(1,328	)
Treasury stock		(138,927	)			(138,927	)
Total Vicor Corporation stockholders' equity		464,088				423,599
Noncontrolling interest		248				306
Total equity		464,336				423,905
Total liabilities and equity	$	536,901			$	477,205

FAQ

What were Vicor Corporation's Q4 2022 revenue results?

Vicor reported Q4 2022 revenues of $105.5 million, a 16.8% increase year-over-year.

How did Vicor's net income change in Q4 2022?

Net income for Q4 2022 was $8.1 million, down from $8.9 million in the same quarter of the previous year.

What is Vicor's outlook for future revenue?

Vicor anticipates flat quarterly revenue in the near term due to a decline in backlog to $304 million.

When will Vicor hold its investor conference call for Q4 2022?

Vicor's investor conference call is scheduled for February 23, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.