Maxim Integrated Reports Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2018

Maxim Integrated Reports Results For The Third Quarter Of Fiscal 2018

- Revenue: $649 million

- Gross Margin: 65.4% GAAP (67.2% excluding special items)

- EPS: $0.68 GAAP ($0.73 excluding special items)

- Fiscal fourth quarter revenue outlook: $610 to $650 million

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) reported net revenue of $649 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2018 ended March 31, 2018, a 4% increase from the $623 million revenue recorded in the prior quarter, and a 12% increase from the same quarter of last year.

Tunc Doluca, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased with our performance in the March quarter. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue grew strongly, driven by our power management products in Consumer, Automotive and Industrial with continued solid profitability." Mr. Doluca continued, "Looking forward, we continue to expect significant growth drivers in Automotive, Industrial and Data Center."

Fiscal Year 2018 Third Quarter Results
Based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), diluted earnings per share in the March quarter was $0.68. The results were affected by pre-tax special items which primarily consisted of $13 million in charges related to acquisitions and $3 million in charges related to restructuring activities. GAAP earnings per share, excluding special items was $0.73. An analysis of GAAP versus GAAP excluding special items is provided in the last table of this press release.

Cash Flow Items
At the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2018, total cash, cash equivalents and short term investments were $2.72 billion, a decrease of $99 million from the prior quarter.

Notable items included:

    --  Cash flow from operations: $223 million
    --  Capital expenditures: $17 million
    --  Dividends paid: $118 million ($0.42 per share)
    --  Stock repurchases: $128 million

Trailing twelve months free cash flow was $843 million. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and is defined by net cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.

Business Outlook
The Company's 90-day backlog at the beginning of the June 2018 quarter was $436 million. Based on the beginning backlog and expected turns, our results for the June 2018 quarter are forecasted to be as follows:

    --  Revenue: $610 to $650 million
    --  Gross Margin: 64% to 66% GAAP (66% to 68% excluding special items)
    --  EPS: $0.62 to $0.68 GAAP ($0.67 to $0.73 excluding special items)

Maxim Integrated's business outlook does not include the potential impact of any special items related to restructuring activity, acquisitions, or other business combinations that may be completed during the quarter.

Dividend
A cash dividend of $0.42 per share will be paid on June 14, 2018, to stockholders of record on May 31, 2018.

Conference Call
Maxim Integrated has scheduled a conference call on April 26 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 and its business outlook. This call will be webcast by Shareholder.com and can be accessed at the Company's website at investor.maximintegrated.com.

A presentation summarizing financial information to be discussed on the conference call is posted at investor.maximintegrated.com.



                              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

                                         (Unaudited)

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

                                                                                                   March 31,                       December 30,           March 25,

                                                                                                                              2018                   2017                              2017
                                                                                                                              ----                   ----                              ----

                                                                                         (in thousands, except per share data)

     Net revenues                                                                                                         $648,599               $622,637                          $581,216

     Cost of goods sold (1)                                                                                                224,653                212,961                           214,312

     Gross margin                                                                                                          423,946                409,676                           366,904
                                                                                                                           -------                -------                           -------

     Operating expenses:

     Research and development                                                                                              114,390                115,896                           113,163

     Selling, general and administrative                                                                                    81,304                 85,323                            73,987

     Intangible asset amortization                                                                                             876                    995                             2,348

     Impairment of long-lived assets (2)                                                                                         -                   850                             1,000

     Severance and restructuring expenses                                                                                    2,272                  6,523                               450

     Other operating expenses (income), net                                                                                    266                  (959)                            1,704

     Total operating expenses (income), net                                                                                199,108                208,628                           192,652
                                                                                                                           -------                -------                           -------

     Operating income (loss)                                                                                               224,838                201,048                           174,252

     Interest and other income (expense), net                                                                              (2,534)               (3,121)                          (3,884)
                                                                                                                            ------                 ------                            ------

      Income (loss) before provision for income
      taxes                                                                                                                222,304                197,927                           170,368

     Income tax provision (benefit) (3)                                                                                     28,677                272,942                            30,155

     Net income (loss)                                                                                                    $193,627              $(75,015)                         $140,213
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     Earnings (loss) per share:

     Basic                                                                                                                   $0.69                $(0.27)                            $0.50
                                                                                                                             =====                 ======                             =====

     Diluted                                                                                                                 $0.68                $(0.27)                            $0.49
                                                                                                                             =====                 ======                             =====


      Shares used in the calculation of
      earnings (loss) per share:

     Basic                                                                                                                 280,850                281,560                           282,903
                                                                                                                           =======                =======                           =======

     Diluted                                                                                                               285,881                281,560                           287,882
                                                                                                                           =======                =======                           =======


     Dividends paid per share                                                                                                $0.42                  $0.36                             $0.33
                                                                                                                             =====                  =====                             =====



                                  SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL ITEMS

                                         (Unaudited)

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

                                                                                                   March 31,                       December 30,           March 25,

                                                                                                                              2018                   2017                              2017
                                                                                                                              ----                   ----                              ----

                                                                                                     (in thousands)

     Cost of goods sold:

     Intangible asset amortization                                                                                         $12,101                $11,139                           $11,064

     Accelerated depreciation (1)                                                                                                -                     -                            1,103

       Total                                                                                                               $12,101                $11,139                           $12,167
                                                                                                                           =======                =======                           =======


      Operating expenses:

     Intangible asset amortization                                                                                            $876                   $995                            $2,348

     Impairment of long-lived assets (2)                                                                                         -                   850                             1,000

     Severance and restructuring                                                                                             2,272                  6,523                               450

     Other operating expenses (income), net                                                                                    266                  (959)                            1,704

       Total                                                                                                                $3,414                 $7,409                            $5,502
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     Interest and other expense (income), net                                                                                $(97)                $(119)                            $(48)

      Total                                                                                                                  $(97)                $(119)                            $(48)
                                                                                                                              ====                  =====                              ====


      Provision (benefit) for income taxes:

     Impact of U.S. tax legislation (3)                                                                   $                      -              $243,550          $                      -
                                                                                                          ========================                               ========================

       Total                                                                                              $                      -              $243,550          $                      -
                                                                                                          ========================              ========          ========================


      (1) Includes building and equipment accelerated depreciation related to the Dallas
      manufacturing facility during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017.

     (2) Includes impairment of investments in privately-held companies.

     (3) Includes effect of U.S. tax legislation enacted on December 22, 2017.



                 CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS

                          (Unaudited)

                                                      March 31,           December 30,            March 25,

                                                                     2018                    2017                 2017
                                                                     ----                    ----                 ----

                                                        (in thousands)

                            ASSETS

     Current assets:

     Cash and cash equivalents                                 $1,629,593              $1,631,510           $1,656,727

     Short-term investments                                     1,094,801               1,191,765              499,154
                                                                ---------               ---------              -------

      Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term
      investments                                               2,724,394               2,823,275            2,155,881

     Accounts receivable, net                                     320,553                 235,695              257,592

     Inventories                                                  273,616                 259,597              241,439

     Other current assets                                          22,275                  24,153               60,195
                                                                   ------                  ------               ------

     Total current assets                                       3,340,838               3,342,720            2,715,107

     Property, plant and equipment, net                           589,177                 597,818              636,835

     Intangible assets, net                                        90,848                  67,716              103,981

     Goodwill                                                     532,904                 491,015              491,015

     Other assets                                                  69,428                  65,243               70,845

     TOTAL ASSETS                                              $4,623,195              $4,564,512           $4,017,783
                                                               ==========              ==========           ==========


             LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     Current liabilities:

     Accounts payable                                             $84,407                 $84,770              $82,938

     Income taxes payable                                          24,339                  10,523                4,538

     Accrued salary and related expenses                          147,771                 113,716              135,702

     Accrued expenses                                              48,384                  37,687               35,208

     Deferred margin on shipments to distributors                       -                      -              35,724

     Current portion of debt                                      499,050                 498,694                    -
                                                                  -------                 -------                  ---

     Total current liabilities                                    803,951                 745,390              294,110

     Long-term debt                                               990,787                 990,428              991,877

     Income taxes payable                                         817,969                 801,260              534,028

     Other liabilities                                             59,497                  41,736               37,459

     Total liabilities                                          2,672,204               2,578,814            1,857,474
                                                                ---------               ---------            ---------

     Stockholders' equity:

     Common stock and capital in excess of par value                  283                     283                  284

     Retained earnings                                          1,963,912               1,997,207            2,169,760

     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                        (13,204)               (11,792)             (9,735)

     Total stockholders' equity                                 1,950,991               1,985,698            2,160,309
                                                                ---------               ---------            ---------

             TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          $4,623,195              $4,564,512           $4,017,783
                                                               ==========              ==========           ==========


        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                     (Unaudited)

                                                   Three Months Ended

                                                 March 31,            December 30,            March 25,

                                                                2018                     2017                  2017
                                                                ----                     ----                  ----

                                                   (in thousands)

     Cash flows from operating activities:

     Net income (loss)                                      $193,627                $(75,015)             $140,213

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

     Stock-based compensation                                 20,605                   21,040                18,300

     Depreciation and amortization                            37,201                   35,813                40,473

     Deferred taxes                                          (2,670)                 (3,188)             (16,967)

      Loss (gain) from sale of property, plant
      and equipment                                            1,160                    (649)                4,809

      Impairment of of investment in privately-
      held companies                                               -                     850                 1,000

     Changes in assets and liabilities:

     Accounts receivable                                    (80,953)                 (2,480)             (33,249)

     Inventories                                            (11,036)                (14,125)              (5,505)

     Other current assets                                    (1,244)                  31,459                16,862

     Accounts payable                                          (235)                  13,643                11,887

     Income taxes payable                                     30,067                  234,264                20,931

      Deferred revenue on shipments to
      distributors                                                 -                (16,994)                (412)

     Accrued salary and related expenses                      33,408                   10,523                26,227

     All other accrued liabilities                             3,295                  (5,266)              (3,872)

      Net cash provided by (used in) operating
      activities                                             223,225                  229,875               220,697
                                                             -------                  -------               -------

     Cash flows from investing activities:

     Purchase of property, plant and equipment              (16,930)                (22,413)              (8,286)

      Proceeds from sales of property, plant and
      equipment                                                2,844                    1,444                   787

      Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
      securities                                              60,008                   21,895                     -

      Proceeds from maturity of available-for-
      sale securities                                        304,289                  118,211                     -

      Payment in connection with business
      acquisition, net of cash acquired                     (57,773)                       -                    -

     Purchases of available-for-sale securities            (268,821)               (137,166)             (99,398)

      Purchases of privately-held companies'
      securities                                             (1,250)                 (1,500)                (162)

      Net cash provided by (used in) investing
      activities                                              22,367                 (19,529)            (107,059)
                                                              ------                  -------              --------

     Cash flows from financing activities:

     Net issuance of restricted stock units                  (9,642)                 (6,104)              (8,268)

     Proceeds from stock options exercised                     7,716                   13,507                17,502

      Issuance of common stock under employee
      stock purchase program                                       -                  14,975               (3,194)

     Repurchase of common stock                            (127,700)                (76,953)             (56,999)

     Dividends paid                                        (117,883)               (101,421)             (93,387)

      Net cash provided by (used in) financing
      activities                                           (247,509)               (155,996)            (144,346)
                                                            --------                 --------              --------

      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
      equivalents                                            (1,917)                  54,350              (30,708)

     Cash and cash equivalents:

     Beginning of period                                   1,631,510                1,577,160             1,687,435

     End of period                                        $1,629,593               $1,631,510            $1,656,727
                                                          ==========               ==========            ==========


      Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-
      term investments                                    $2,724,394               $2,823,275            $2,155,881
                                                          ==========               ==========            ==========



     ANALYSIS OF GAAP VERSUS GAAP EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS DISCLOSURES

                           (Unaudited)

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

                                                                           March 31,                    December 30,           March 25,

                                                                                           2018                           2017                2017
                                                                                           ----                           ----                ----

                                                                  (in thousands, except per share data)

      Reconciliation of GAAP gross profit to
      GAAP gross profit excluding special
      items:
     ---------------------------------------

     GAAP gross profit                                                                 $423,946                       $409,676            $366,904

                           GAAP gross profit %                                           65.4%                         65.8%              63.1%


     Special items:

     Intangible asset amortization                                                       12,101                         11,139              11,064

     Accelerated depreciation (1)                                                             -                             -              1,103

      Total special items                                                                12,101                         11,139              12,167
                                                                                         ------                         ------              ------

       GAAP gross profit excluding special
        items                                                                          $436,047                       $420,815            $379,071

       GAAP gross profit % excluding special
        items                                                                             67.2%                         67.6%              65.2%


      Reconciliation of GAAP operating
      expenses to GAAP operating expenses
      excluding special items:
     ------------------------------------

     GAAP operating expenses                                                           $199,108                       $208,628            $192,652


     Special items:

     Intangible asset amortization                                                          876                            995               2,348

     Impairment of long-lived assets (2)                                                      -                           850               1,000

     Severance and restructuring                                                          2,272                          6,523                 450

     Other operating expenses (income), net                                                 266                          (959)              1,704

       Total special items                                                                3,414                          7,409               5,502
                                                                                          -----                          -----               -----

       GAAP operating expenses excluding
        special items                                                                  $195,694                       $201,219            $187,150
                                                                                       ========                       ========            ========


      Reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss)
      to GAAP net income excluding special
      items:
     ----------------------------------------

     GAAP net income (loss)                                                            $193,627                      $(75,015)           $140,213


     Special items:

     Intangible asset amortization                                                       12,977                         12,134              13,412

     Accelerated depreciation (1)                                                             -                             -              1,103

     Impairment of long-lived assets (2)                                                      -                           850               1,000

     Severance and restructuring                                                          2,272                          6,523                 450

     Other operating expenses (income), net                                                 266                          (959)              1,704

     Interest and other expense (income), net                                              (97)                         (119)               (48)

      Pre-tax total special items                                                        15,418                         18,429              17,621

      Other income tax effects and adjustments
      (3)                                                                                   151                          (897)              1,957

     Impact of U.S. tax legislation (4)                                                       -                       243,550                   -

      GAAP net income excluding special items                                          $209,196                       $186,067            $159,791
                                                                                       ========                       ========            ========


      GAAP net income per share excluding
       special items:

     Basic                                                                                $0.74                          $0.66               $0.56
                                                                                          =====                          =====               =====

     Diluted                                                                              $0.73                          $0.65               $0.56
                                                                                          =====                          =====               =====


      Shares used in the calculation of
      earnings per share excluding special
      items:

     Basic                                                                              280,850                        281,560             282,903
                                                                                        =======                        =======             =======

     Diluted (5)                                                                        285,881                        286,356             287,882
                                                                                        =======                        =======             =======


      (1) Includes building and equipment accelerated depreciation related to
      the Dallas manufacturing facility during the third quarter of fiscal
      year 2017.

     (2) Includes impairment of investments in privately-held companies.

      (3) Includes tax effect of pre-tax special items and miscellaneous tax
      adjustments.

      (4) Includes effect of  U.S. tax legislation enacted on December 22,
      2017.

      (5) Shares used in diluted earnings per share excluding special items
      differs from GAAP loss per share due to net income on a non-GAAP
      basis during second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement the consolidated financial results prepared under GAAP, Maxim Integrated uses non-GAAP measures which are adjusted from the most directly comparable GAAP results to exclude special items related to intangible asset amortization; accelerated depreciation; impairment of long-lived assets; severance and restructuring; other operating expenses (income), net; interest and other expense (income), net; and other income tax effects and adjustments. We defined free cash flow as net cash provided from operations less gross capital expenditures. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to make strategic decisions, forecast future results and evaluate Maxim Integrated's current performance. Many analysts covering Maxim Integrated use the non-GAAP measures as well. Given management's use of these non-GAAP measures, Maxim Integrated believes these measures are important to investors in understanding Maxim Integrated's current and future operating results as seen through the eyes of management. In addition, management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in enabling them to better assess changes in Maxim Integrated's core business across different time periods. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP financial data and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures, even if they have similar names. The non-GAAP measures displayed in the table above include the following:

GAAP Gross Profit Excluding Special Items
The use of GAAP gross profit excluding special items allows management to evaluate the gross margin of the Company's core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization and accelerated depreciation. In addition, it is an important component of management's internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP gross profit excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to evaluate our revenue generation performance relative to the direct costs of revenue of Maxim Integrated's core businesses.

GAAP Operating Expenses Excluding Special Items
The use of GAAP operating expenses excluding special items allows management to evaluate the operating expenses of the Company's core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization; impairment of long-lived assets; severance and restructuring, and other operating expenses (income), net. In addition, it is an important component of management's internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP operating expenses excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to evaluate our core business and its direct operating expenses.

GAAP Provision for Income Taxes Excluding Special Items
The use of a GAAP provision for income taxes excluding special items allows management to evaluate the provision for income taxes across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including the tax provision impact of pre-tax special items. In fiscal year 2016, we began using a long-term tax rate to compute the GAAP provision for income taxes excluding special items. We reviewed the long-term tax rate on an annual basis and more frequently whenever events occurred that may have materially affected the long-term tax rate such as tax law changes; significant changes in our geographic earnings mix; or changes in our corporate structure. This long-term tax rate considered the income tax impact of pre-tax special items and eliminated the effects of significant non-recurring and period specific tax items which varied in size and frequency, including certain one-time tax charges resulting from U.S. tax legislation that was enacted on December 22, 2017. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, we began using a long-term tax rate of 14%, which was our forecast of the weighted average of our normalized fiscal year GAAP tax rate excluding special items over a four-year period, that included the past three fiscal years plus the current fiscal year projection at the beginning of fiscal year 2018. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, we modified our approach and began using a 12% tax rate for fiscal year 2018. Because of the impacts of tax reform, a long-term average tax rate is no longer appropriate for the remainder of fiscal year 2018. The tax rate of 12% best reflects the tax rate excluding special items for fiscal year 2018 as a single year. We continue to reevaluate our long-term expected tax rate for fiscal year 2019 and future years in light of the U.S. tax legislation that was enacted on December 22, 2017.

GAAP Net Income and GAAP Net Income per Share Excluding Special Items
The use of GAAP net income and GAAP net income per share excluding special items allow management to evaluate the operating results of Maxim Integrated's core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization; accelerated depreciation; impairment of long-lived assets; severance and restructuring; other operating expenses (income), net; interest and other expense (income), net; and other income tax effects and adjustments. In addition, they are important components of management's internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP net income and GAAP net income per share excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to understand the results of operations of Maxim Integrated's core businesses and to compare our results of operations on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in our industry.

"Safe Harbor" Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include the Company's business outlook and financial projections for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 ending in June 2018, which includes revenue, gross margin and earnings per share, as well as the Company's expectation of significant growth drivers in Automotive, Industrial and Data Center. These statements involve risk and uncertainty. Actual results could differ materially from those forecasted, based upon, among other things, general market and economic conditions, market developments that could adversely affect the growth of the mixed-signal analog market, product mix shifts, the loss of all or a substantial portion of our sales to one or more of our large customers, customer cancellations and price competition, as well as other risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 24, 2017 (the "Form 10-K"). The Form 10-K may be found at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/743316/000074331617000028/maxim10-kfy2017.htm.

All forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date hereof and based on the information available to the Company as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

About Maxim Integrated
Maxim Integrated develops innovative analog and mixed-signal products and technologies to make systems smaller and smarter, with enhanced security and increased energy efficiency. We are empowering design innovation for our automotive, industrial, healthcare, mobile consumer, and cloud data center customers to deliver industry-leading solutions that help change the world. Learn more at http://www.maximintegrated.com.

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