KLA-Tencor Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Results

MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced operating results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended on Dec. 31, 2017, and reported GAAP net loss of $(134) million and GAAP loss per diluted share of $(0.86) on revenues of $976 million.

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"KLA-Tencor reported a record quarter in December 2017, delivering new quarterly highs in shipments, revenues, gross margin, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the period. Full year results in calendar 2017 also set records for each of these metrics, as well as in free cash flow generation," commented Rick Wallace, president and chief executive officer of KLA-Tencor. "These outstanding results demonstrate the dedication that runs throughout our organization to serving our customers and delivering results to our stockholders, as well as the long-term value generated in successful execution of the Company's strategic objectives."

                          GAAP Results

                    Q2 FY 2018         Q1 FY 2018       Q2 FY 2017

    Revenues           $976 million       $970 million     $877 million
    --------           ------------       ------------     ------------

    Net Income
     (Loss)          $(134) million       $281 million     $238 million
                     --------------       ------------     ------------

    Earnings (Loss)
     per Diluted
     Share                  $(0.86)              $1.78             $1.52
    ---------------          ------               -----             -----


                      Non-GAAP Results

                    Q2 FY 2018         Q1 FY 2018       Q2 FY 2017

    Net Income         $309 million       $284 million     $238 million
                       ------------       ------------     ------------

    Earnings per
     Diluted Share            $1.97               $1.80             $1.52
    --------------            -----               -----             -----

A reconciliation between GAAP operating results and non-GAAP operating results is provided following the financial statements included in this release. Non-GAAP results include the impact of stock-based compensation, but exclude the impact of acquisitions, restructuring, severance, merger and other related charges and certain discrete tax items. KLA-Tencor will discuss the results for its fiscal year 2018 second quarter, along with its outlook, on a conference call today beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A webcast of the call will be available at: www.kla-tencor.com.

About KLA-Tencor:

KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world to develop state-of-the-art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor and other related nanoelectronics industries. With a portfolio of industry-standard products and a team of world-class engineers and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for more than 40 years. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the world. Additional information may be found at http://www.kla-tencor.com. (KLAC-F)

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:

The non-GAAP and supplemental information provided in this press release is a supplement to, and not a substitute for, KLA-Tencor's financial results presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

To supplement KLA-Tencor's condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the company provides certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses (benefits), as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of KLA-Tencor's operating performance and its prospects in the future. Specifically, KLA-Tencor believes that the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to KLA-Tencor's financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses (benefits) that the company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. However, because there are no standardized or generally accepted definitions for most non-GAAP financial metrics, definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics (for example, determining which costs and expenses (benefits) to exclude when calculating such a metric) are inherently subject to significant discretion. As a result, non-GAAP financial metrics may be defined very differently from company to company, or even from period to period within the same company, which can potentially limit the usefulness of such information to an investor. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

    KLA-Tencor
     Corporation

    Condensed
     Consolidated
     Unaudited
     Balance Sheets


    (In thousands)  Dec. 31, 2017            June 30, 2017
    -------------   -------------            -------------

    ASSETS

    Cash, cash
     equivalents
     and marketable
     securities                   $2,758,190                    $3,016,740

    Accounts
     receivable,
     net                  740,903                       571,117

    Inventories           787,971                       732,988

    Other current
     assets                66,929                        71,221

    Land, property
     and equipment,
     net                  281,634                       283,975

    Goodwill              350,023                       349,526

    Deferred income
     taxes, non-
     current              193,740                       291,967

    Purchased
     intangibles,
     net                   16,563                        18,963

    Other non-
     current assets       211,315                       195,676

    Total assets                  $5,407,268                    $5,532,173
                                  ==========                    ==========

    LIABILITIES AND
     STOCKHOLDERS'
     EQUITY

    Current
     liabilities:

    Accounts
     payable                        $149,844                      $147,380

    Deferred system
     profit               248,829                       180,861

    Unearned
     revenue               64,256                        65,507

    Current portion
     of long-term
     debt                       -                      249,983

    Other current
     liabilities          703,619                       649,431
                          -------                       -------

    Total current
     liabilities        1,166,548                     1,293,162

    Non-current
     liabilities:

    Long-term debt      2,486,426                     2,680,474

    Unearned
     revenue               67,927                        59,713

    Other non-
     current
     liabilities          460,742                       172,407
                          -------                       -------

    Total
     liabilities        4,181,643                     4,205,756

    Stockholders'
     equity:

    Common stock
     and capital in
     excess of par
     value                548,691                       529,283

    Retained
     earnings             729,456                       848,457

    Accumulated
     other
     comprehensive
     income (loss)       (52,522)                     (51,323)
                          -------                       -------

    Total
     stockholders'
     equity             1,225,625                     1,326,417
                        ---------                     ---------

    Total
     liabilities
     and
     stockholders'
     equity                       $5,407,268                    $5,532,173
                                  ==========                    ==========

    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations


                                                     Three months ended Dec. 31,               Six months ended Dec. 31,

    (In thousands, except
     per share amounts)                           2017                            2016                 2017              2016
    ---------------------                         ----                            ----                 ----              ----

    Revenues:

    Product                                                $761,587                       $683,733                            $1,522,374  $1,245,486

    Service                                    214,235                           193,152                423,029                   382,072
                                               -------                           -------                -------                   -------

    Total revenues                             975,822                           876,885              1,945,403                 1,627,558

    Costs and expenses:

    Costs of revenues                          347,334                           318,507                700,783                   596,343

    Research and
     development                               156,745                           130,912                303,477                   260,145

    Selling, general and
     administrative                            105,546                            93,532                213,259                   187,920

    Interest expense and
     other, net                                 18,890                            27,089                 44,425                    54,085
                                                ------                            ------                 ------                    ------

    Income before income
     taxes                                     347,307                           306,845                683,459                   529,065

    Provision for income
     taxes                                     481,626                            68,594                536,842                   112,713
                                                                                 ------                -------                   -------

    Net income (loss)                                    $(134,319)                      $238,251                              $146,617    $416,352
                                                          =========                       ========                              ========    ========

    Net income (loss) per
     share:

    Basic                                                   $(0.86)                         $1.52                                 $0.94       $2.66

    Diluted                                                 $(0.86)                         $1.52                                 $0.93       $2.65

    Cash dividends
     declared per share                                       $0.59                          $0.54                                 $1.18       $1.06
                                                              -----                          -----                                 -----       -----

    Weighted-average
     number of shares:

    Basic                                      156,587                           156,335                156,707                   156,232

    Diluted                                    156,587                           157,123                157,688                   157,071

    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                  Three months ended

                                                     Dec. 31,

    (In thousands)                                           2017                        2016
    -------------                                            ----                        ----

    Cash flows from operating activities:

    Net income (loss)                                             $(134,319)                      $238,251

    Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
     cash provided by operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                          16,130                        14,892

    Non-cash stock-based
     compensation expense                                  13,739                        12,444

    Net (gain) loss on sales of
     marketable securities and other
     investments                                               69                         (681)

    Accounts receivable, net                             (73,877)                     (24,386)

    Inventories                                          (24,240)                       13,132

    Other assets                                           84,502                      (28,315)

    Accounts payable                                       11,069                        11,786

    Deferred system profit                                 39,562                         8,302

    Other liabilities                                     196,736                      (23,012)
                                                          -------                       -------

    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                                           129,371                       222,413

    Cash flows from investing activities:

    Acquisition of non-marketable
     securities                                           (3,377)                        (900)

    Business acquisition                                  (4,780)                            -

    Capital expenditures, net                            (13,369)                      (8,629)

    Proceeds from sale of assets                                -                        2,582

    Purchases of available-for-
     sale securities                                    (134,268)                    (372,950)

    Proceeds from sale of available-
     for-sale securities                                   56,506                        78,136

    Proceeds from maturity of
     available-for-sale securities                        123,095                       159,077

    Purchases of trading securities                      (18,914)                     (20,813)

    Proceeds from sale of trading
     securities                                            21,062                        23,164
                                                           ------                        ------

    Net cash provided by (used in)
     investing activities                                  25,955                     (140,333)

    Cash flows from financing activities:

    Proceeds from revolving credit
     facility, net of debt issuance
     costs                                                248,693                             -

    Repayment of debt                                   (540,000)                     (40,000)

    Issuance of common stock                               20,579                        23,694

    Tax withholding payments related
     to vested and released
     restricted stock units                               (2,567)                         (79)

    Common stock repurchases                             (40,427)                            -

    Payment of dividends to
     stockholders                                        (92,575)                     (84,529)


    Net cash used in financing
     activities                                         (406,297)                    (100,914)

    Effect of exchange rate changes
     on cash and cash equivalents                           3,668                      (10,458)
                                                            -----                       -------

    Net decrease in cash and cash
     equivalents                                        (247,303)                     (29,292)

    Cash and cash equivalents at
     beginning of period                                1,320,697                       966,325
                                                        ---------                       -------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end
     of period                                                    $1,073,394                       $937,033
                                                                  ==========                       ========

    Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

    Income taxes paid, net                                          $123,625                        $71,164

    Interest paid                                                    $55,693                        $56,773

    Non-cash activities:

    Purchase of land, property and
     equipment -investing
     activities                                                       $5,548                         $1,985

    Unsettled common stock
     repurchase -financing
     activities                                                       $1,289                    $         -

    Dividends payable -financing
     activities                                                       $7,590                        $12,763

    KLA-Tencor Corporation

    Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Supplemental Information

    (In thousands, except per share amounts)


    Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income
    ---------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                                        Three months ended                                     Six months ended

                                                                      Dec. 31,             Sept. 30,          Dec. 31,            Dec. 31,               Dec. 31,
                                                                           2017                  2017                2016                 2017                    2016
                                                                           ----                  ----                ----                 ----                    ----

    GAAP net income (loss)                                           $(134,319)                                $280,936                                    $238,251                   $146,617              $416,352

    Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net
     income (loss) to non-GAAP net
     income:
    ---------------------------------

                                                        Acquisition-related charges    a                1,608                      1,587                                 513          3,195           1,780

                                                        Merger-related charges         b                    -                     3,015                               4,069          3,015           7,674

                                                         Income tax effect of non-GAAP
                                                         adjustments                   c                (465)                   (1,599)                            (1,580)       (2,064)        (2,839)

                                                        Discrete tax items             d              441,894                          -                            (3,064)       441,894         (3,064)


    Non-GAAP net income                                                $308,718                                 $283,939                                    $238,189                   $592,657              $419,903
                                                                       ========                                 ========                                    ========                   ========              ========

    GAAP net income (loss) per
     diluted share                                                      $(0.86)                                   $1.78                                       $1.52                      $0.93                 $2.65
                                                                         ======                                    =====                                       =====                      =====                 =====

    Non-GAAP net income per diluted
     share                                                                $1.97                                    $1.80                                       $1.52                      $3.76                 $2.67
                                                                          =====                                    =====                                       =====                      =====                 =====

    Shares used in diluted shares
     calculation                                           156,587                            157,846                     157,123                             157,688        157,071
                                                           =======                            =======                     =======                             =======        =======

    Pre-tax impact of items included in Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                             Acquisition-                Merger-
                                                                         related
                                                                         charges            Total pre-tax
                                           related charges                                  GAAP to non-
                                                                                                 GAAP
                                                                                             adjustments
                                                                                            ------------

    Three months ended
     Dec. 31, 2017
    ------------------

    Costs of revenues                                          $1,530                                    $      -        $1,530

    Selling, general and
     administrative                                     78                               -                           78

    Total in three
     months ended Dec.
     31, 2017                                                  $1,608                                    $      -        $1,608
                                                               ======                                  ===    ===        ======

    Three months ended
     Sept. 30, 2017
    ------------------

    Costs of revenues                                          $1,530                                        $405         $1,935

    Research and
     development                                         -                          1,147                         1,147

    Selling, general and
     administrative                                     57                           1,463                         1,520
                                                       ---                           -----

    Total in three
     months ended Sept.
     30, 2017                                                  $1,587                                      $3,015         $4,602
                                                               ======                                      ======         ======

    Three months ended
     Dec. 31, 2016
    ------------------

    Costs of revenues                                            $500                                        $348           $848

    Research and
     development                                         -                          1,054                         1,054

    Selling, general and
     administrative                                     13                           2,667                         2,680

    Total in three
     months ended Dec.
     31, 2016                                                    $513                                      $4,069         $4,582
                                                                 ====                                      ======         ======

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we provide certain non-GAAP financial information, which is adjusted from results based on GAAP to exclude certain costs and expenses, as well as other supplemental information. The non-GAAP and supplemental information is provided to enhance the user's overall understanding of our operating performance and our prospects in the future. Specifically, we believe that the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. The non-GAAP information is among the budgeting and planning tools that management uses for future forecasting. However, because there are no standardized or generally accepted definitions for most non-GAAP financial metrics, definitions of non-GAAP financial metrics (for example, determining which costs and expenses to exclude when calculating such a metric) are inherently subject to significant discretion. As a result, non-GAAP financial metrics may be defined very differently from company to company, or even from period to period within the same company, which can potentially limit the usefulness of such information to an investor. The presentation of non-GAAP and supplemental information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared and presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

    a.                      Acquisition-related charges
                            include amortization of intangible
                            assets and inventory fair value
                            adjustments, and transaction costs
                            associated with acquisitions.
                            Management believes that the
                            expense associated with the
                            amortization of acquisition
                            related intangible assets and
                            acquisition related costs are
                            appropriate to be excluded because
                            a significant portion of the
                            purchase price for acquisitions
                            may be allocated to intangible
                            assets that have short lives, and
                            exclusion of these expenses allows
                            comparisons of operating results
                            that are consistent over time for
                            both KLA-Tencor's newly acquired
                            and long-held businesses.
                            Management believes excluding
                            these items helps investors
                            compare our operating performances
                            with our results in prior periods
                            as well as with the performance of
                            other companies.


    b.                      Merger-related charges associated
                            with the terminated merger
                            agreement between KLA-Tencor and
                            Lam Research Corporation ("Lam")
                            primarily includes employee
                            retention-related expenses, legal
                            expenses and other costs.
                            Management believes that it is
                            appropriate to exclude these items
                            as they are not indicative of
                            ongoing operating results and
                            therefore limit comparability and
                            excluding these items helps
                            investors compare our operating
                            performance with our results in
                            prior periods as well as with the
                            performance of other companies.


    c.                      Income tax effect of non-GAAP
                            adjustments includes the income
                            tax effects of the excluded items
                            noted above. Management believes
                            that it is appropriate to exclude
                            the tax effects of the items noted
                            above in order to present a more
                            meaningful measure of non-GAAP
                            net income.


    d.                      Discrete tax item during the three
                            months ended Dec. 31, 2017
                            includes the income tax effects of
                            an income tax expense from the
                            enacted tax reform legislation
                            through the Tax Cuts and Jobs-Act
                            ("the Act"), which was signed into
                            law on Dec. 22, 2017, of which the
                            impact is primarily related to the
                            provisional tax amounts recorded
                            for the transition tax on
                            accumulated foreign earnings and
                            the re-measurement of certain
                            deferred tax assets and
                            liabilities as a result of the
                            enactment of the Act. Discrete tax
                            item during the three months ended
                            Dec. 31, 2016 include the tax
                            impact of certain merger-related
                            charges that only became
                            deductible during the three months
                            ended Dec. 31, 2016 as a result of
                            the termination of the proposed
                            merger between KLA-Tencor and
                            Lam. Management believes that it
                            is appropriate to exclude these
                            items as they are not indicative
                            of ongoing operating results and
                            therefore limit comparability.
                            Management believes excluding
                            these items helps investors
                            compare our operating performance
                            with our results in prior periods
                            as well as with the performance of
                            other companies.

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