Xilinx Reports Record Revenues; Ninth Consecutive Quarter Of Revenue Growth

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced record sales of $631 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, up approximately 2% from the prior quarter and up 8% from the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. December quarter net income was $12 million, or $0.05 per diluted share. Due to the recent enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Xilinx incurred a tax expense of approximately $183 million in the December quarter.

The Xilinx Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per outstanding share of common stock payable on February 22, 2018 to all stockholders of record at the close of business on February 7, 2018.

Additional December quarter comparisons are represented in the charts below:


    GAAP Results

    (In millions, except EPS)


                                 Q3           Q2             Q3         Q-T-Q      Y-T-Y

                              FY 2018       FY 2018       FY 2017
                              -------       -------       -------

    Net
     revenues                          $631          $620          $586         2%         8%

     Operating
     income                            $190          $185          $163         2%        16%

    Net
     income                             $12          $168          $142       -93%       -92%

     Diluted
     earnings
     per
     share                            $0.05         $0.65         $0.52       -92%       -90%

"We delivered our ninth consecutive quarter of revenue growth with December quarter revenues establishing a new record for Xilinx and we achieved our operating margin target of 30% one quarter ahead of schedule," said Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx President and Chief Executive Officer. "Revenues from Advanced Products continued to be strong, increasing 30% from the same quarter a year ago and comprising 56% of company sales, supported by accelerated growth in our industry-leading 20nm and 16nm technology nodes. In addition, our 16nm portfolio continued to gain market momentum as we have cumulatively shipped 43 unique products to 1,160 customers."


    Net Revenues by Geography:


                               Percentages                Growth
                                                          Rates

                                   Q3          Q2          Q3        Q-T-Q    Y-T-Y

                                 FY 2018     FY 2018     FY 2017
                                 -------     -------     -------

    North
     America                             31%         31%         30%       3%       12%

    Asia
     Pacific                             41%         40%         43%       3%        3%

    Europe                               20%         20%         19%       2%       11%

    Japan                                 8%          9%          8%      -8%       10%


    Net Revenues by End Market:


                                 Percentages                Growth
                                                            Rates

                                     Q3          Q2          Q3        Q-T-Q Y-T-Y

                                   FY 2018     FY 2018     FY 2017
                                   -------     -------     -------

    Communications & Data Center           35%         37%         44%   -2%   -12%

    Industrial, Aerospace &
     Defense                               47%         45%         41%    7%    23%

    Broadcast, Consumer &
     Automotive                            18%         18%         15%   -3%    24%


    Net Revenues by Product:


                             Percentages               Growth Rates

                                 Q3          Q2             Q3        Q-T-Q     Y-T-Y

                               FY 2018     FY 2018        FY 2017
                               -------     -------        -------

    Advanced
     Products                          56%         52%            47%       10%        30%

    Core
     Products                          44%         48%            53%       -7%       -12%

Products are classified as follows:

Advanced Products: 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)


                                   Q3          Q2           Q3

                                 FY 2018     FY 2018      FY 2017
                                 -------     -------      -------


    Annual Return on Equity (%)*          19           27           25


    Operating Cash Flow                 $185         $202         $106


    Depreciation Expense                 $11          $12          $11


    Capital Expenditures                  $7          $12          $20


    Combined Inventory Days              121          116          114


    Revenue Turns (%)                    46           53           56


    *Return on equity calculation:
     Annualized year to date net income/
     average stockholders' equity

Product and Financial Highlights - December Quarter

    --  The Advanced Products category continues to deliver strong revenue
        growth, posting an increase of 30% from the year ago quarter and
        constituting 56% of total sales. Broad-based growth was driven by the
        industry-leading 20nm and 16nm technology nodes.  Revenues from the 20nm
        node grew significantly to a new record, increasing more than 70% from
        the same quarter year ago and the 16nm node continued its accelerated
        ramp with sales more than quadrupling during the same period, reflecting
        very broad-based customer adoption.
    --  The Industrial, Aerospace & Defense end market set another quarterly
        record with revenues of $297 million, an increase of 23% from the same
        quarter a year ago, driven by significant strength in Semiconductor Test
        and Emulation Applications.  Xilinx's unrivaled technology leadership
        has been a significant driver for the record-setting revenue
        performance.
    --  Xilinx achieved its operating margin target of 30%, one quarter ahead of
        schedule, while continuing investments in its technology leadership,
        share gains, and market expansion efforts for sustained revenue growth. 
        Xilinx remains committed to returning cash to shareholders and during
        the first nine months of the fiscal year we have returned approximately
        100% of our operating cash flow back to shareholders through a
        combination of dividends and share repurchases.
    --  Xilinx continued to demonstrate strong customer momentum in its Cloud
        Computing market expansion opportunity.  Market leader Alibaba recently
        announced plans for two generations of FPGA as a Service (FaaS) F2 and
        F3 using Virtex® Ultrascale +(TM) FPGAs.  Additionally, Amazon Web
        Services expanded their FaaS F1 deployment to multiple regions,
        including availability in its secured government cloud.

Business Outlook - March Quarter Fiscal Year 2018

    --  Sales are expected to be approximately $635 - $665 million.
    --  Gross margin is expected to be 69% to 71%.
    --  Operating expenses are expected to increase to approximately $285
        million, including a one-time charge of approximately $30 million
        primarily related to the CEO transition.
    --  Other income is expected to be approximately $3 million.
    --  March quarter tax rate is expected to be approximately 0 - 5%.

Conference Call

A conference call will be held today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the December quarter financial results and management's outlook for the March quarter. The webcast and subsequent replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's web site at www.investor.xilinx.com. A telephonic replay of the call may be accessed later in the day by calling (855) 859-2056 and referencing confirmation code 4886278. The telephonic replay will be available for two weeks following the live call.

This release contains forward-looking statements and projections. Forward-looking statements and projections 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 projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the semiconductor market, the growth and acceptance of our products, expected revenue growth, the demand and growth in the markets we serve, opportunity for expansion into new markets, and our expectations regarding our business outlook for the March quarter of fiscal year 2018. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements and projections, 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 customer acceptance of our new products, current global economic conditions, the health 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, variability in wafer pricing, costs and liabilities associated with current and future litigation, the impact of current and future legislative and regulatory changes, and other risk factors listed in our most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K.

About Xilinx

Xilinx is the leading provider of All Programmable FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that are both software defined and hardware optimized - powering industry advancements in Cloud Computing, Embedded Vision, Industrial IoT, and 5G Wireless. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.

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    XILINX, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

    (Unaudited)

    (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                                     Three Months Ended                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                     ------------------                                      -----------------

                                                December 30, 2017                September 30, 2017                            December 31, 2016          December 30, 2017            December 31, 2016
                                                -----------------                ------------------                            -----------------          -----------------            -----------------

    Net revenues                                                        $631,193                    $619,503                                     $585,688                   $1,866,142                   $1,739,877

    Cost of revenues                                                     182,156                     184,786                                      178,233                      559,037                      522,404
                                                                         -------                     -------                                      -------                      -------                      -------

    Gross margin                                                         449,037                     434,717                                      407,455                    1,307,105                    1,217,473
                                                                         -------                     -------                                      -------                    ---------                    ---------

    Operating expenses:

    Research and development                                             166,231                     157,985                                      159,248                      477,267                      437,187

    Selling, general and
     administrative                                                       92,753                      91,053                                       83,780                      272,981                      250,353

    Amortization of
     acquisition-related
     intangibles                                                             353                         510                                        1,455                        1,568                        3,943


    Total operating expenses                                             259,337                     249,548                                      244,483                      751,816                      691,483
                                                                         -------                     -------                                      -------                      -------                      -------

    Operating income                                                     189,700                     185,169                                      162,972                      555,289                      525,990

    Interest and other income
     (expense), net                                                        5,469                       1,831                                        (392)                       9,138                      (6,130)
                                                                           -----                       -----                                         ----                        -----                       ------

    Income before income taxes                                           195,169                     187,000                                      162,580                      564,427                      519,860

    Provision for income taxes                                           183,224                      19,468                                       20,734                      217,705                       50,773
                                                                         -------                      ------                                       ------                      -------                       ------

    Net income                                                           $11,945                    $167,532                                     $141,846                     $346,722                     $469,087
                                                                         =======                    ========                                     ========                     ========                     ========

    Net income per common share:

    Basic                                                                  $0.05                       $0.68                                        $0.57                        $1.39                        $1.86
                                                                           =====                       =====                                        =====                        =====                        =====

    Diluted                                                                $0.05                       $0.65                                        $0.52                        $1.34                        $1.74
                                                                           =====                       =====                                        =====                        =====                        =====

    Cash dividends per common
     share                                                                 $0.35                       $0.35                                        $0.33                        $1.05                        $0.99
                                                                           =====                       =====                                        =====                        =====                        =====

    Shares used in per share calculations:

    Basic                                                                254,089                     248,094                                      250,982                      248,671                      252,811
                                                                         =======                     =======                                      =======                      =======                      =======

    Diluted                                                              258,108                     258,217                                      270,781                      258,995                      269,182
                                                                         =======                     =======                                      =======                      =======                      =======


    XILINX, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    (In thousands)

                                                December 30, 2017        April 1, 2017*
                                                -----------------        -------------

                                                   (unaudited)

    ASSETS

    Current assets:

      Cash, cash equivalents
       and short-term
       investments                                            $3,541,576            $3,321,457

      Accounts receivable,
       net                                                       352,849               243,915

      Inventories                                                226,533               227,033

      Other current assets                                        76,925                87,711

    Total current assets                                       4,197,883             3,880,116

    Net property, plant
     and equipment                                               303,984               303,825

    Long-term investments                                        102,375               116,288

    Other assets                                                 515,377               440,303

    Total Assets                                              $5,119,619            $4,740,532
                                                              ==========            ==========



    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

      Accounts payable and
       accrued liabilities                                      $429,421              $386,301

      Deferred income on
       shipments to
       distributors                                               32,974                54,567

      Current portion of
       long-term debt                                                  -              456,328
                                                                     ---              -------

    Total current
     liabilities                                                 462,395               897,196

    Long-term debt                                             1,730,211               995,247

    Deferred tax
     liabilities                                                     110               317,639

    Long-term income
     taxes payable                                               531,522                 4,503

    Other long-term
     liabilities                                                  30,747                16,908

    Temporary equity                                                   -                1,406

    Stockholders' equity                                       2,364,634             2,507,633

    Total Liabilities and
     Stockholders' Equity                                     $5,119,619            $4,740,532
                                                              ==========            ==========



    * Derived from audited financial statements


    XILINX, INC.

    SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    (Unaudited)

    (In thousands)

                                                         Three Months Ended                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                         ------------------                                      -----------------

                                                   December 30, 2017                September 30, 2017                             December 31, 2016         December 30, 2017            December 31, 2016
                                                   -----------------                ------------------                             -----------------         -----------------            -----------------

    SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

       Depreciation                                                         $11,452                      $11,732                                     $11,110                      $34,416                     $33,917

       Amortization                                                           5,458                        3,432                                       4,887                       12,619                      12,601

       Stock-based compensation                                              36,801                       36,372                                      30,867                      105,209                      90,073

       Net cash provided by
        operating activities                                                184,686                      202,140                                     105,584                      577,734                     627,813

       Purchases of property, plant
        and equipment                                                         6,791                       12,223                                      19,875                       28,940                      51,825

       Payment of dividends to
        stockholders                                                         89,491                       86,957                                      83,256                      263,751                     250,733

       Repurchases of common stock                                           73,290                      170,454                                     213,844                      310,806                     413,983

       Net proceeds (withholding) from issuance of

         common stock to employees                                          (2,131)                    (23,765)                                      1,195                     (24,826)                     10,708


    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION INCLUDED IN:

      Cost of revenues                                                       $2,188                       $2,147                                      $1,945                       $6,486                      $5,994

      Research and development                                               20,217                       20,096                                      17,154                       57,779                      48,803

      Selling, general and
       administrative                                                        14,396                       14,129                                      11,768                       40,944                      35,276

Investor Relations Contact:
Suresh Bhaskaran
Xilinx, Inc.
(408) 879-4784
ir@xilinx.com

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