Xilinx Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Xilinx reported record revenues of $851 million for Q4, reflecting a 6% sequential and 13% year-over-year growth. Fiscal 2021 revenues totaled $3.15 billion, nearly flat from the prior year. GAAP net income for Q4 was $188 million ($0.75 per diluted share), while non-GAAP net income stood at $204 million ($0.82 per diluted share). Key growth drivers included strength in the Wireless, Data Center, and Automotive markets. Free cash flow reached $227 million, representing 27% of revenue.

Positive

• Record Q4 revenues of $851 million, up 13% year-over-year.
• GAAP net income increased to $188 million, a 10% sequential growth.
• Free cash flow at $227 million, reflecting a strong financial model.
• Strong demand in Wireless, Data Center, and Automotive markets.

Negative

• Fiscal 2021 revenues of $3.15 billion were flat compared to the prior year.
• Wireless Group revenues declined 14% from fiscal 2020 due to trade impacts and pandemic slowdowns.

Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), the leader in adaptive computing, today announced record revenues of $851 million for the fiscal fourth quarter, up 6% over the previous quarter and an increase of 13% year over year. Fiscal 2021 revenues were $3.15 billion, largely flat from the prior fiscal year.

GAAP net income for the fiscal fourth quarter was $188 million, or $0.75 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $204 million, or $0.82 per diluted share. GAAP net income for fiscal year 2021 was $647 million, or $2.62 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2021 was $762 million, or $3.08 per diluted share.

Additional fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 comparisons are provided in the charts below.

Q4 Fiscal 2021 Financial Highlights (In millions, except EPS)
	GAAP
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020		Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Net revenues*	$851	$803	$756		6%	13%
Gross margin	$570	$547	$528		4%	8%
Operating income	$200	$172	$178		16%	12%
Net income	$188	$171	$162		10%	16%
Diluted earnings per share	$0.75	$0.69	$0.65		9%	15%
	Non-GAAP
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020		Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Net revenues*	$851	$803	$756		6%	13%
Gross margin	$579	$554	$535		5%	8%
Operating income	$228	$201	$218		13%	4%
Net income	$204	$194	$193		5%	5%
Diluted earnings per share	$0.82	$0.78	$0.78		5%	5%
* No adjustment between GAAP and Non-GAAP Note: Q4 FY2021 consisted of 13 weeks; Q3 FY2021 consisted of 14 weeks; Q4 FY2020 consisted of 13 weeks

“We are pleased with our fourth quarter results as we delivered record revenues and double-digit year-over-year growth in the midst of a challenging supply chain environment,” said Victor Peng, Xilinx president and CEO. “Xilinx saw further improvement in demand across a majority of our diversified end markets with key strength in our Wireless, Data Center and Automotive markets, the pillars of our growth strategy. Our teams have executed well and we remain focused on continuing to meet customers’ critical needs.

“Our investment and strong execution toward our platform strategy are paying off as we are now in full production shipments of our 7nm Versal series, which is the culmination of a multi-year effort and a long-term growth driver for Xilinx. We also introduced new platforms for edge compute including Kria, an adaptive system-on-module (SOM) platform, as well as a cost-optimized UltraScale+ portfolio, to enable and accelerate innovation and AI at the edge.”

“Record Q4 revenues were driven by strength in Wireless and Data Center markets, as well as record quarters for our Industrial and Automotive end markets, which resulted in 6% sequential and 13% year-over-year growth,” said Brice Hill, Xilinx CFO. “Advanced Products also grew 6% sequentially and represented 73% of total revenue. Top line performance drove fourth quarter free cash flows of $227 million, or 27% of revenue, reflecting our efficient financial model.”

Net Revenues by Geography:
	Percentages				Growth Rates
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020		Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
North America	27%	30%	37%		-1%	-16%
Asia Pacific	49%	44%	37%		16%	49%
Europe	16%	19%	18%		-12%	-3%
Japan	8%	7%	8%		18%	13%
Net Revenues by End Market:
	Percentages				Growth Rates
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020		Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
A&D, Industrial and TME	41%	45%	50%		-2%	-6%
Automotive, Broadcast and Consumer	18%	19%	16%		-1%	30%
Wired and Wireless Group	31%	29%	24%		13%	43%
Data Center Group	9%	7%	10%		28%	-5%
Channel	1%	0%	0%		NM	NM
Net Revenues by Product:
	Percentages				Growth Rates
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020		Q-T-Q	Y-T-Y
Advanced Products	73%	72%	70%		6%	16%
Core Products	27%	28%	30%		6%	3%

Products are classified as follows:
Advanced Products: Alveo and related products, Versal, UltraScale+, UltraScale and 7-series products.
Core Products: Virtex-6, Spartan-6, Virtex‐5, CoolRunner‐II, Virtex-4, Virtex-II, Spartan-3, Spartan-2, XC9500 products, configuration solutions, software & support/services.

Key Statistics: (Dollars in Millions)
	Q4	Q3	Q4
	FY2021	FY2021	FY2020
Operating Cash Flow	$240	$360	$345
Depreciation Expense (including software amortization)	$30	$31	$29
Capital Expenditures (including software)	$13	$6	$32
Free Cash Flow (1)	$227	$354	$313
Inventory Days (internal)	101	115	122
Revenue Turns (%)	29	34	46
(1) Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures (including software)

Product and Financial Highlights - Fiscal Year 2021

• Data Center Group (DCG) delivered 20% annual revenue growth over fiscal 2020 driven by continuing adoption with hyperscale customers across compute, networking and storage workloads. Xilinx maintains strong engagements with hyperscalers to deliver solutions for AI compute, video acceleration, composable networking and computational storage. We also introduced new products and solutions to power the data center and the edge in fiscal 2021 including new Alveo SmartNICs, real-time server appliances for ultra-high-density video transcoding, the Samsung SmartSSD® Computational Storage Drive, the industry’s first adaptable computational storage platform, and the Xilinx App Store
• Wired and Wireless Group (WWG) revenues were down 14% compared to fiscal 2020 reflecting China trade-related impacts as well as slowdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wireless end market recovered in the second half of fiscal 2021 as 5G deployments accelerated in multiple regions across a variety of technologies. Versal is now in production with a Tier-1 OEM to enable beamforming technology in massive MIMO applications, and continues to gain momentum with design wins with multiple OEMs. RFSoC is in deployment with multiple customers and Xilinx has a strong design win pipeline with RFSoC DFE. Recent announcements with Mavenir and Fujitsu, as well as for the T1 Telco Accelerator Card, position Xilinx to support the emerging growth opportunities in O-RAN
• Aerospace & Defense, Industrial and Test & Measurement (AIT) revenue grew 6% compared to fiscal 2020, driven by strength in Industrial, Scientific & Medical (ISM) and Test, Measurement & Emulation (TME) end markets. Zynq product penetration into applications that have traditionally used ASSPs and ASICs have provided significant expansion of available market opportunities
• Automotive, Broadcast and Consumer (ABC) markets delivered 1% annual growth despite material impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Automotive end market recovered strongly in the second half of fiscal 2021 with consecutive quarters of record revenue in Q3 and Q4 despite ongoing supply chain challenges. Xilinx platforms continue to be adopted by leading global OEMs and manufacturers for ADAS applications, including Continental for a 4-D imaging radar and Subaru to power its new-generation EyeSight ADAS system
• Xilinx introduced new solutions for the edge, including the new Kria adaptive system-on-module (SOM) platform for accelerating AI applications at the edge, and a cost-optimized UltraScale+ portfolio, for ultra-compact, high-performance edge compute
• Strong adoption momentum continues for the Vitis software development platform with over 76,000 downloads and another 23,000 estimated downloads for Vitis AI development environment for accelerating AI inference. In addition, over 20,000 developers have been trained on Xilinx software tools, and more than 1,000 ISV partners have published over 200 applications across all Xilinx powered adaptive platforms including cloud, Alveo and SmartSSD

Commentary on AMD Transaction

As announced on October 27, 2020, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) intends to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction valued at $35 billion. Due to the pending acquisition, Xilinx will not hold an earnings conference call or provide forward-looking guidance. Also, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement between the Company and AMD, Xilinx has suspended its quarterly dividend as well as its open market stock repurchase program.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Fiscal year 2021 and fourth quarter 2021 results include financial measures which are not determined in accordance with the United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), as indicated. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures has been reconciled, in each case, to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, as indicated in the accompanying tables. Xilinx’s (the Company) calculation of such non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.

Management uses the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed herein, other than free cash flow, to evaluate the Company's financial results from continuing operations (excluding the impact of acquisitions) and compare to operating performance in past periods. Similarly, Management believes presentation of these non-GAAP measures is useful to investors because it enables investors and analysts to evaluate operating expenses of the Company's core business, excluding the impact of non-core business expenses, such as acquisition-related amortization and non-recurring items, as described below:

M&A related expenses: These expenses mainly consist of legal, advisory and consulting fees associated with acquisition activities, and also include fees and retention compensation related to the Company’s acquisition by AMD. The Company believes these costs do not reflect its current operating performance.

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles: Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets consists of amortization of intangible assets such as developed technology acquired in connection with business combinations. The non-GAAP adjustments exclude these charges to facilitate an evaluation of the Company’s current operating performance and comparisons to its past operating performance.

Income taxes: The Company excludes the income tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments reflected in operating expenses and other income, as detailed above. It also excludes other significant tax effects of post-acquisition tax integration transactions. The Company believes excluding post-acquisition tax integration items will facilitate a comparable evaluation of its current performance to its past performance.

In addition, free cash flow, which is cash flow from operations adjusted to exclude additions to software, property, plant, and equipment, is used by management when assessing the Company’s sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. The Company believes that this non-GAAP financial measure is helpful in understanding the Company’s capital requirements and provides an additional means to evaluate the cash flow trends of the Company’s business.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, which can often be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “expect,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “intend,” “project” or other similar expressions. Statements that refer to or are based on uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to our proposed acquisition by AMD, the semiconductor market, the growth and acceptance of our products, expected revenue growth, the demand and growth in the markets we serve, and opportunity for expansion into new markets. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Actual events and results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related mitigation measures (which, in addition to presenting its own risks and uncertainties, may also heighten the other risks and uncertainties faced by our business and decrease our visibility into all aspects of our business); closing of the proposed transaction with AMD on anticipated timing (including the risk that the conditions to the transaction are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all or the failure of the transaction to close for any other reason) and terms (including obtaining the anticipated tax treatment, regulatory approvals, required consents or authorizations); unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the transaction; the response of business partners and retention as a result of the announcement and pendency of the transaction; the diversion of management time on transaction-related matters; customer acceptance of our new products; changing global economic conditions; our dependence on certain customers; trade and export restrictions; the condition and performance of our customers and the end markets in which they participate; our ability to forecast end customer demand; a high dependence on turns business; more customer volume discounts than expected; greater product mix changes than anticipated; fluctuations in manufacturing yields; our ability to deliver product in a timely manner; our ability to successfully manage production at multiple foundries; our reliance on third parties (including distributors); variability in wafer pricing; costs and liabilities associated with current and future litigation (including litigation relating to the proposed transaction with AMD); our ability to generate cost and operating expense savings in an efficient and timely manner; our ability to realize the goals contemplated by our acquisitions and strategic investments; the impact of current and future legislative and regulatory changes; the impact of new accounting pronouncements and tax laws, including the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and interpretations thereof; and other risk factors described in our most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Xilinx

Xilinx, Inc. develops highly flexible and adaptive computing platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of technologies - from the cloud, to the edge, to the endpoint. Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA and Adaptive SoCs (including our Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform, or ACAP), designed to deliver the most dynamic computing technology in the industry. We collaborate with our customers to create scalable, differentiated and intelligent solutions that enable the adaptable, intelligent and connected world of the future. For more information, visit xilinx.com.

Xilinx, the Xilinx logo, Alveo, Artix, Kintex, Spartan, Versal, Vitis, Virtex, Vivado, Zynq, Kria and other designated brands included herein are trademarks of Xilinx in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

XILINX, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended							Twelve Months Ended
	April 3, 2021			January 2, 2021		March 28, 2020		April 3, 2021			March 28, 2020
Net revenues	$	850,987		$	803,404	$	756,169	$	3,147,599		$	3,162,666
Cost of revenues:
Cost of products sold		272,851			249,529		221,037		966,604			1,025,234
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles		7,733			6,875		6,697		28,000			22,396
Total cost of revenues		280,584			256,404		227,734		994,604			1,047,630
Gross margin		570,403			547,000		528,435		2,152,995			2,115,036
Operating expenses:
Research and development		239,863			235,018		214,968		904,639			853,589
Selling, general and administrative		127,872			136,701		103,675		483,749			432,308
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles		2,887			2,856		3,401		11,468			8,889
Restructuring charges		-			-		28,362		-			28,362
Total operating expenses		370,622			374,575		350,406		1,399,856			1,323,148
Operating income		199,781			172,425		178,029		753,139			791,888
Interest and other income (expense), net		(4,245	)		3,709		11,717		(23,461	)		42,096
Income before income taxes		195,536			176,134		189,746		729,678			833,984
Provision for income taxes		7,652			5,162		27,489		83,170			41,263
Net income	$	187,884		$	170,972	$	162,257	$	646,508		$	792,721
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.76		$	0.70	$	0.66	$	2.65		$	3.15
Diluted	$	0.75		$	0.69	$	0.65	$	2.62		$	3.11
Cash dividends per common share	$	-		$	0.38	$	0.37	$	1.14		$	1.48

FAQ

What were Xilinx's Q4 2021 revenue figures?

Xilinx reported Q4 2021 revenues of $851 million, a 13% increase year-over-year.

What was Xilinx's GAAP net income for Q4 2021?

GAAP net income for Q4 2021 was $188 million, or $0.75 per diluted share.

How did Xilinx perform in the fiscal year 2021?

Xilinx's revenues for fiscal year 2021 totaled $3.15 billion, largely flat from the prior year.

Which markets showed growth for Xilinx in Q4 2021?

Xilinx saw growth in the Wireless, Data Center, and Automotive markets in Q4 2021.

What was the free cash flow for Xilinx in Q4 2021?

Free cash flow for Q4 2021 was $227 million, equating to 27% of revenue.