Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RTEC), a leading provider of process characterization equipment, lithography equipment and software for wafer fabs and advanced packaging facilities, today announced financial results for the 2016 fourth quarter.
2016 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights
- Fourth quarter revenue of $54.1 million increased six percent over the same period last year and was in-line with the Company’s guidance.
- Fourth quarter included the shipment of a JetStep® lithography system.
- Gross margins remained strong at 52 percent for the quarter.
- GAAP net income of $6.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share; Non-GAAP net income of $6.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, was in-line with Company guidance.
2016 Year-End Financial Highlights
- Two consecutive record sales years posted for the first time in Company history.
- Fast growing lithography business increased by 32 percent year-over-year and at a greater than 25 percent compounded growth rate over the past four years.
- Software products, growing at an 11 percent compounded growth rate over the past five years, posted a second consecutive record sales year.
- JetStep® S panel lithography system installed in the semiconductor industry’s first fan-out packaging panel manufacturing line.
- New 3D inspection systems revenue more than doubled, driven by multiple new customer wins.
- GAAP net income was $37.0 million, or $1.16 per diluted share. Non-GAAP net income was $31.4 million, or $0.99 per diluted share. GAAP and non-GAAP net income increased 106 percent and 19 percent year-over-year, respectively.
- Cash and marketable securities remain strong at $125.7 million after redemption of $60 million senior convertible notes and outstanding warrants.
| Key Financial Data for the Quarters Ended December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, | ||||||||||||
| and December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||
| US GAAP | ||||||||||||
December 2016 | September 2016 | December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 54,076 | $ | 61,641 | $ | 51,057 | ||||||
| Gross profit margin | 51.5% | 52.6% | 52.2% | |||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 6,339 | $ | 12,641 | $ | 5,854 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 6,126 | $ | 9,286 | $ | 2,883 | ||||||
| Net income per diluted share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||
| US NON-GAAP | ||||||||||||
December 2016 | September 2016 | December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 54,076 | $ | 61,641 | $ | 51,057 | ||||||
| Gross profit margin | 51.6% | 52.7% | 52.3% | |||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 9,078 | $ | 13,303 | $ | 8,466 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 6,644 | $ | 9,141 | $ | 5,085 | ||||||
| Net income per diluted share | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
Michael Plisinski, chief executive officer, commented, “Rudolph has evolved from an equipment vendor to a solutions provider, focused on high-growth markets; this is resonating with our customers and resulted in our second consecutive year of record sales. Demand for Rudolph’s solutions is growing as customers increasingly require that their complex technical issues be resolved—not just measured—in order to meet the intense focus on quality and time-to-ramp for new products that support the demanding consumer markets.”
Plisinski continued, “The Rudolph team enters 2017 on a very optimistic note. We see increasing strength across many of our key markets, multiplied by the encouraging initial response to our newest suite of products. We have enhanced our position in the advanced packaging market by our ability to provide more comprehensive solutions to customers that compete on technology and quality. Traditional and new players are making continued investments in 2017 in fan-out packaging, Cu pillar, and panel packaging lines. We also see NAND expansions driving an increase in revenue for our MetaPULSE® system and macro inspection systems, contributing to Rudolph growth in 2017. Though growth was subdued last year, we expect revenue from RF and MEMS customers to grow in 2017 by double digits.” Plisinski concluded, “The considerable gains made by the Company in 2016 have laid the foundation for a stronger 2017.”
Fourth Quarter 2016 GAAP Financial Results
Fourth quarter
revenue totaled $54.1 million, a six percent increase as compared with
$51.1 million for the 2015 fourth quarter and a 12 percent decrease
compared to the 2016 third quarter. Fourth quarter gross margin was 51.5
percent of revenues, compared to 52.6 percent in the 2016 third quarter.
The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a change in product
sales mix; specifically, the shipment of a refurbished lower margin
lithography system in the quarter and slightly lower software sales.
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter totaled $21.5 million, compared to $19.8 million for the third quarter of 2016. The increase in operating expense was primarily due to higher legal expenses in the quarter.
GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2016 was $6.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $2.9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the 2015 fourth quarter. In the 2016 third quarter, GAAP net income was $9.3 million, or $0.30 per diluted share.
Fourth Quarter Non-GAAP Financial Results
Fourth quarter
Non-GAAP net income was $6.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share.
Non-GAAP results excluded items that had a net after tax decrease in
GAAP net income of $0.5 million. The fourth quarter 2015 Non-GAAP
results excluded items that decreased GAAP net income also by $2.2
million after tax, and the 2016 third quarter Non-GAAP results excluded
items that increased GAAP net income by $145 thousand after tax.
Balance Sheet
At December 31, 2016, cash and marketable
securities increased $2.5 million over the previous quarter to $125.7
million. Accounts receivable and inventory decreased in the quarter to
$64.9 million and $65.5 million, respectively. Working capital increased
$381 thousand to $226.7 million.
Outlook
The Company is currently anticipating revenue for
the first quarter ending March 31, 2017 to be in the range of $57
million to $60 million. The Company is also expecting diluted GAAP net
income per share to be in the range of $0.19 to $0.22 and non-GAAP net
income per diluted share to be in the range of $0.22 to $0.25.
Conference Call
Rudolph Technologies will discuss its 2016
fourth quarter, full year results, and other matters on a conference
call it is hosting today at 4:30 PM EST. To participate in the call,
please dial (888) 503-8171 (Domestic) or (719) 457-2632 (International),
and reference Conference ID # 5292812 at least five (5) minutes prior to
the scheduled start time. A live webcast will also be available on the
Company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com.
To listen to the live webcast, please go to the website at least fifteen (15) minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
There will be a replay of the conference call available from 8:00 pm EST on February 2, 2017 until 11:59 pm EST on February 9, 2017. To access the replay, please dial (888) 203-1112 (Domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (International) at any time during that period and use Conference ID #5292812.
A replay will also be available on the Company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com.
Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company has
provided in this release non-GAAP financial information including
non-GAAP gross profit, operating income, net income, and net income per
diluted share, as a supplement to the condensed consolidated financial
statements, which are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures internally in analyzing the Company’s financial results to
assess operational performance. The Company believes that both
management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP
financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning,
forecasting and analyzing future periods. Further, the Company believes
these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they
allow for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics
that the Company uses in making operating decisions and because the
Company believes that investors and analysts use them to help assess the
health of its business and for comparison to other companies. Non-GAAP
results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only for
understanding the Company’s operating results. The non-GAAP information
should not be considered a substitute for financial information
presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP
measures used by other companies.
The financial statements provided with this release include a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to those measures reported in accordance with GAAP.
The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, used in this press release, reflect adjustments based on the following items:
Share-based compensation expense. These expenses primarily relate to employee restricted stock units and employee stock options. The Company excludes stock-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP measures primarily because such expenses are non-cash expenses that the Company does not believe are reflective of ongoing operating results.
Amortization of intangibles. The Company incurs expenses for the amortization of intangible assets acquired in acquisitions. The Company excludes these items because these expenses are not reflective of ongoing operating results in the period incurred. These amounts arise from the Company’s prior acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of the Company’s core business.
Patent litigation fees and settlements. The Company, from time to time, may incur charges or benefits that are outside of the ordinary course of the Company’s business related to litigation. The Company believes it is useful to exclude such charges or benefits because it does not consider such amounts to be part of the ongoing operation of the Company’s business and because of the singular nature of the claims underlying the matter.
Gain on sale of building. The Company received this benefit from the sale of one of its assets. The Company believes it is useful to exclude such benefit because it does not consider such amount to be part of the ongoing operation of the Company’s business and because of the singular nature of the matter.
Net tax provision (benefit) adjustments. This line item represents the income tax effects of the non-GAAP items and excludes a tax benefit unrelated to the current fiscal year that is not indicative of our ongoing business operations.
About Rudolph Technologies
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. is a
leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of defect
inspection, lithography, process control metrology, and process control
software used by semiconductor and advanced packaging device
manufacturers worldwide. Rudolph delivers comprehensive solutions
throughout the fab with its families of proprietary products that
provide critical yield-enhancing information, enabling microelectronic
device manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market of their
devices. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Rudolph supports
its customers with a worldwide sales and service organization.
Additional information can be found on the Company’s website at www.rudolphtech.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) which include Rudolph’s
business momentum and future growth; the benefit to customers of
Rudolph’s products and customer service; Rudolph’s ability to both
deliver products and services consistent with our customers’ demands and
expectations and strengthen its market position; Rudolph’s expectations
regarding the semiconductor market outlook; Rudolph’s first quarter 2017
financial outlook; as well as other matters that are not purely
historical data. Rudolph wishes to take advantage of the “safe harbor”
provided for by the Act and cautions that actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of various factors,
including risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Rudolph’s
control. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the Company’s
ability to leverage its resources to improve its position in its core
markets; its ability to weather difficult economic environments; its
ability to open new market opportunities and target high-margin markets;
the strength/weakness of the back-end and/or front-end semiconductor
market segments; and fluctuations in customer capital spending.
Additional information and considerations regarding the risks faced by
Rudolph are available in Rudolph’s Form 10-K report for the year ended
December 31, 2015 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. As the forward-looking statements are based on Rudolph’s
current expectations, the Company cannot guarantee any related future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Rudolph does
not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information
contained in this press release.
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| (In thousands) - (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
| (Audited) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and marketable securities | $ | 125,731 | $ | 161,478 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 64,912 | 55,492 | ||||||
| Inventories | 65,485 | 71,490 | ||||||
| Prepaid and other assets | 6,502 | 8,137 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 262,630 | 296,597 | ||||||
| Net property, plant and equipment | 11,858 | 12,346 | ||||||
| Intangibles | 32,768 | 35,088 | ||||||
| Other assets | 31,443 | 35,532 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 338,699 | $ | 379,563 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 21,495 | $ | 21,466 | ||||
| Senior convertible notes | — | 57,846 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 14,467 | 20,019 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 35,962 | 99,331 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 9,002 | 9,554 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 44,964 | 108,885 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 293,735 | 270,678 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 338,699 | $ | 379,563 | ||||
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) - (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 54,076 | $ | 61,641 | $ | 51,057 | $ | 232,780 | $ | 221,690 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 26,212 | 29,192 | 24,413 | 109,229 | 102,284 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 27,864 | 32,449 | 26,644 | 123,551 | 119,406 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 11,309 | 9,330 | 10,334 | 44,964 | 41,233 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 9,681 | 9,894 | 9,856 | 38,562 | 43,235 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | 535 | 595 | 600 | 2,320 | 2,145 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patent litigation judgment | — | (11 | ) | — | (14,643 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 21,525 | 19,808 | 20,790 | 71,203 | 86,613 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 6,339 | 12,641 | 5,854 | 52,348 | 32,793 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (145 | ) | 64 | 1,481 | 2,834 | 5,688 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense | (260 | ) | (393 | ) | 194 | (354 | ) | 293 | |||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 6,744 | 12,970 | 4,179 | 49,868 | 26,812 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 618 | 3,684 | 1,296 | 12,916 | 8,856 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 6,126 | $ | 9,286 | $ | 2,883 | $ | 36,952 | $ | 17,956 | |||||||||||||
| Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 1.19 | $ | 0.57 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.56 | |||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 31,085 | 30,988 | 31,016 | 31,128 | 31,408 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 32,018 | 31,459 | 32,075 | 31,790 | 32,166 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NON-GAAP FINANCIAL SUMMARY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except percentage and per share amounts) - (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 54,076 | $ | 61,641 | $ | 51,057 | $ | 232,780 | $ | 221,690 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 27,930 | $ | 32,513 | $ | 26,684 | $ | 123,801 | $ | 119,591 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin as percentage of revenue | 51.6 | % | 52.7 | % | 52.3 | % | 53.2 | % | 53.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 18,852 | $ | 19,210 | $ | 18,218 | $ | 76,543 | $ | 74,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 9,078 | $ | 13,303 | $ | 8,466 | $ | 47,258 | $ | 45,091 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating margin as a percentage of revenue | 16.8 | % | 21.6 | % | 16.6 | % | 20.3 | % | 20.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 6,644 | $ | 9,141 | $ | 5,085 | $ | 31,391 | $ | 26,418 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income per diluted share | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP GROSS PROFIT, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME TO NON-GAAP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT, OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except percentages) - (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. GAAP gross profit | $ | 27,864 | $ | 32,449 | $ | 26,644 | $ | 123,551 | $ | 119,406 | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax non-GAAP items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 66 | 64 | 40 | 250 | 185 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 27,930 | $ | 32,513 | $ | 26,684 | $ | 123,801 | $ | 119,591 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenue | 51.5 | % | 52.6 | % | 52.2 | % | 53.1 | % | 53.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenue | 51.6 | % | 52.7 | % | 52.3 | % | 53.2 | % | 53.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. GAAP operating expenses | $ | 21,525 | $ | 19,808 | $ | 20,790 | $ | 71,203 | $ | 86,613 | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax non-GAAP items: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 535 | 595 | 600 | 2,320 | 2,145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Litigation fees | 1,076 | (1,181 | ) | 741 | 2,458 | 2,550 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patent litigation judgment | — | (11 | ) | — | (14,643 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 1,062 | 1,195 | 1,231 | 4,525 | 7,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating expenses | 18,852 | 19,210 | 18,218 | 76,543 | 74,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 9,078 | $ | 13,303 | $ | 8,466 | $ | 47,258 | $ | 45,091 | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenue | 11.7 | % | 20.5 | % | 11.5 | % | 22.5 | % | 14.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating margin as a percentage of revenue | 16.8 | % | 21.6 | % | 16.6 | % | 20.3 | % | 20.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
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| RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP NET INCOME TO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NON-GAAP NET INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) - (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. GAAP net income | $ | 6,126 | $ | 9,286 | $ | 2,883 | $ | 36,952 | $ | 17,956 | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-tax non-GAAP items | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 535 | 595 | 600 | 2,320 | 2,145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Litigation fees | 1,076 | (1,181 | ) | 741 | 2,458 | 2,550 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patent litigation judgment | — | (11 | ) | — | (14,643 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 1,128 | 1,259 | 1,271 | 4,775 | 7,603 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of building | — | (946 | ) | — | (946 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net tax provision (benefit) adjustments | (2,221 | ) | 139 | (410 | ) | 475 | (3,836 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 6,644 | $ | 9,141 | $ | 5,085 | $ | 31,391 | $ | 26,418 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per diluted share | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.99 | $ | 0.82 | |||||||||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - RECONCILIATION OF FIRST QUARTER 2017 | ||||||
| GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE (net of tax) | ||||||
| Low | High | |||||
| Estimated GAAP net income per diluted share | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.22 | ||
| Estimated non-GAAP items: | ||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Patent litigation fees | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Estimated non-GAAP net income per diluted share | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.25 | ||
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Contacts:
Investors:
Steven R.
Roth, 973-448-4302
Senior Vice President & CFO
steven.roth@rudolphtech.com
or
Guerrant
Associates
Laura Guerrant-Oiye, 808-960-2642
Principal
lguerrant@guerrantir.com
or
Trade
Press:
Amy Shay, 952-259-1794
amy.shay@rudolphtech.com
