TI reports Q4 2019 and 2019 financial results and shareholder returns

DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today reported fourth quarter revenue of $3.35 billion, net income of $1.07 billion and earnings per share of $1.12. Earnings per share include a 1-cent benefit for items that were not in the company's original guidance.

Regarding the company's performance and returns to shareholders, Rich Templeton, TI's chairman, president and CEO, made the following comments:

    --  "Revenue decreased 10% from the same quarter a year ago as most markets
        showed signs of stabilizing.
    --  "In our core businesses, Analog revenue declined 5% and Embedded
        Processing declined 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
    --  "Our cash flow from operations of $6.6 billion for the year again
        underscored the strength of our business model. Free cash flow for the
        year was $5.8 billion and 40% of revenue. This reflects the quality of
        our product portfolio, as well as the efficiency of our manufacturing
        strategy, including the benefit of 300-millimeter Analog production.
    --  "We returned $6.0 billion to owners in 2019 through stock repurchases
        and dividends. For the year, our dividends represented 52% of free cash
        flow, underscoring their sustainability. Together, our stock repurchases
        and dividends reflect our continued commitment to return all free cash
        flow to our owners.
    --  "TI's first quarter outlook is for revenue in the range of $3.12 billion
        to $3.38 billion, and earnings per share between $0.96 and $1.14, which
        includes an estimated $20 million discrete tax benefit. We continue to
        expect our 2020 annual operating tax rate to be about 15%."

Free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, is cash flow from operations less capital expenditures.

Earnings summary

Amounts are in millions of dollars, except per-share amounts.


                         Q4 2019           Q4 2018     
         Change




     Revenue                    $
      3,350         $
        3,717      (10)%



     Operating profit           $
      1,249         $
        1,516      (18)%



     Net income                 $
      1,070         $
        1,239      (14)%



     Earnings per share          $
      1.12          $
        1.27      (12)%

Cash generation

Amounts are in millions of dollars.


                                                        
        Trailing 12 Months



                                  Q4 2019            Q4 2019                Q4 2018  
      Change



      Cash flow from operations           $
       1,754               $
              6,649   $
          7,189  (8)%



     Capital expenditures                  $
       163                 $
              847   $
          1,131 (25)%



     Free cash flow                      $
       1,591               $
              5,802   $
          6,058  (4)%


      Free cash flow % of revenue                      40.3%                  38.4%

Cash return

Amounts are in millions of dollars.


                                             
     Trailing 12 Months



                    Q4 2019            Q4 2019                    Q4 2018  
      Change



     Dividends paid           $
       841                   $
              3,008   $
          2,555   18%


     Stock
      repurchases             $
       489                   $
              2,960   $
          5,100 (42)%


     Total cash
      returned              $
       1,330                   $
              5,968   $
          7,655 (22)%


                                                                                                                                                     
              
                TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                                                                                            
              
                Consolidated Statements of Income


                                                                                                                                                
              
                (Millions of dollars, except share and per-share amounts)




                                                                                                                                                                                      For Three Months Ended                                     For Years Ended
                                                                                                                                                                        
                December 31,                                   
            December 31,



                                                                                                                                                                 2019                                            2018                 2019                           2018




     Revenue                                                                                                                                                           $
              
                3,350                                     $
              3,717              $
        
         14,383  $
       15,784



     Cost of revenue (COR)                                                                                                                                     1,253                                                         1,310                                5,219                5,507




     Gross profit                                                                                                                                              2,097                                                         2,407                                9,164               10,277



     Research and development (R&D)                                                                                                                              386                                                           400                                1,544                1,559



     Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)                                                                                                                  412                                                           414                                1,645                1,684



     Acquisition charges                                                                                                                                          50                                                            79                                  288                  318



     Restructuring charges/other                                                                                                                                   -                                                          (2)                                (36)                   3




     Operating profit                                                                                                                                          1,249                                                         1,516                                5,723                6,713



     Other income (expense), net (OI&E)                                                                                                                           53                                                            23                                  175                   98



     Interest and debt expense                                                                                                                                    45                                                            36                                  170                  125




     Income before income taxes                                                                                                                                1,257                                                         1,503                                5,728                6,686



     Provision for income taxes                                                                                                                                  187                                                           264                                  711                1,106




     Net income                                                                                                                                                        $
              
                1,070                                     $
              1,239               $
        
         5,017   $
       5,580






     Diluted earnings per common share                                                                                                                                  $
              
                1.12                                      $
              1.27                $
        
         5.24    $
       5.59






     Average shares outstanding (millions):



     Basic                                                                                                                                                       933                                                           953                                  936                  970




     Diluted                                                                                                                                                     948                                                           970                                  952                  990






     Cash dividends declared per common share                                                                                                                            $
              
                .90                                       $
              .77                $
        
         3.21    $
       2.63







                                                                                                                                                                
              
                Supplemental Information





     Provision for income taxes is based on the following:





     Operating taxes (calculated using the estimated annual effective tax rate)                                                                                          $
              
                188                                       $
              277                 $
        
         903   $
       1,304



     Discrete tax items                                                                                                                                          (1)                                                         (13)                               (192)               (198)




     Provision for income taxes (effective taxes)                                                                                                                        $
              
                187                                       $
              264                 $
        
         711   $
       1,106






     Effective tax rate                                                                                                                                          15%                                                          18%                                 12%                 17%





     Our annual operating tax rate, which does not include discrete tax items, was 16% compared with 20% in the prior year.





     A portion of net income is allocated to unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) on which we pay dividend equivalents. Diluted EPS is calculated using the following:





     Net income                                                                                                                                                        $
              
                1,070                                     $
              1,239               $
        
         5,017   $
       5,580



     Income allocated to RSUs                                                                                                                                    (6)                                                          (8)                                (31)                (42)




     Income allocated to common stock for diluted EPS                                                                                                                  $
              
                1,064                                     $
              1,231               $
        
         4,986   $
       5,538


                                                                         
        
         TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                             
        
               Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                           
        
         (Millions of dollars, except share amounts)




                                                                                                                                         
            
          December 31,



                                                                                                                                       2019                           2018

                                                                                                                                                                      ---


     
                Assets



     Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                              $
          
              2,437                 $
        2,438



     Short-term investments                                                                                                          2,950                                    1,795



     Accounts receivable, net of allowances of ($8) and ($19)                                                                        1,074                                    1,207



     Raw materials                                                                                                                     176                                      181



     Work in process                                                                                                                   916                                    1,070



     Finished goods                                                                                                                    909                                      966




     Inventories                                                                                                                     2,001                                    2,217




     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                                         299                                      440




     Total current assets                                                                                                            8,761                                    8,097




     Property, plant and equipment at cost                                                                                           5,740                                    5,425



     Accumulated depreciation                                                                                                      (2,437)                                 (2,242)




     Property, plant and equipment                                                                                                   3,303                                    3,183




     Long-term investments                                                                                                             300                                      251



     Goodwill                                                                                                                        4,362                                    4,362



     Acquisition-related intangibles                                                                                                   340                                      628



     Deferred tax assets                                                                                                               197                                      295



     Capitalized software licenses                                                                                                      69                                       89



     Overfunded retirement plans                                                                                                       218                                       92



     Other long-term assets                                                                                                            468                                      140




     Total assets                                                                                                                          $
          
              18,018                $
        17,137






     
                Liabilities and stockholders' equity



     Current liabilities:



     Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                        $
          
              500                   $
        749



     Accounts payable                                                                                                                  388                                      478



     Accrued compensation                                                                                                              714                                      724



     Income taxes payable                                                                                                               46                                      103



     Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                                            475                                      420




     Total current liabilities                                                                                                       2,123                                    2,474




     Long-term debt                                                                                                                  5,303                                    4,319



     Underfunded retirement plans                                                                                                       93                                      118



     Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                           78                                       42



     Other long-term liabilities                                                                                                     1,514                                    1,190




     Total liabilities                                                                                                               9,111                                    8,143




     Stockholders' equity:



     Preferred stock, $25 par value. Authorized - 10,000,000 shares



     Participating cumulative preferred - None issued                                                                                    -



     Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized - 2,400,000,000 shares



     Shares issued - 1,740,815,939                                                                                                   1,741                                    1,741



     Paid-in capital                                                                                                                 2,110                                    1,950



     Retained earnings                                                                                                              39,898                                   37,906



     Treasury common stock at cost



     Shares: 2019 - 808,784,381; 2018 - 795,665,646                                                                               (34,495)                                (32,130)



     Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (AOCI)                                                              (347)                                   (473)




     Total stockholders' equity                                                                                                      8,907                                    8,994




     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                                                            $
          
              18,018                $
        17,137


                                                           
             
              TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                
            
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                       
            
                (Millions of dollars)




                                                                             For Three Months Ended                                      For Years Ended


                                                                                  December 31,                                            December 31,

                                                                                                                                     ---

                                                           2019                                       2018                      2019                          2018

                                                                                                                                                            ---


     
                Cash flows from operating activities



     Net income                                                  $
           
                1,070                                        $
            1,239               $
     
         5,017  $
     5,580



     Adjustments to net income:



     Depreciation                                          186                                                    158                                        708              590



     Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles        50                                                     79                                        288              318



     Amortization of capitalized software                   14                                                     12                                         54               46



     Stock compensation                                     41                                                     42                                        217              232



     Gains on sales of assets                                -                                                   (3)                                      (23)             (3)



     Deferred taxes                                         50                                                   (23)                                        81            (105)



     Increase (decrease) from changes in:



     Accounts receivable                                   268                                                    378                                        133               71



     Inventories                                            39                                                  (101)                                       216            (282)



     Prepaid expenses and other current assets            (20)                                                   101                                        265              669



     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                (29)                                                  (13)                                      (93)             (7)



     Accrued compensation                                  100                                                    105                                       (15)             (7)



     Income taxes payable                                    7                                                    147                                      (193)             158



     Changes in funded status of retirement plans            3                                                     10                                         29               36



     Other                                                (25)                                                    14                                       (35)           (107)




     Cash flows from operating activities                1,754                                                  2,145                                      6,649            7,189






     
                Cash flows from investing activities



     Capital expenditures                                (163)                                                 (323)                                     (847)         (1,131)



     Proceeds from asset sales                               -                                                     9                                         30                9



     Purchases of short-term investments               (2,070)                                                 (333)                                   (3,444)         (5,641)



     Proceeds from short-term investments                  305                                                  2,163                                      2,309            6,708



     Other                                                   7                                                   (11)                                        32             (23)




     Cash flows from investing activities              (1,921)                                                 1,505                                    (1,920)            (78)






     
                Cash flows from financing activities



     Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                -                                                                                           1,491            1,500



     Repayment of debt                                       -                                                                                           (750)           (500)



     Dividends paid                                      (841)                                                 (736)                                   (3,008)         (2,555)



     Stock repurchases                                   (489)                                               (2,009)                                   (2,960)         (5,100)



     Proceeds from common stock transactions                48                                                     38                                        539              373



     Other                                                 (7)                                                   (7)                                      (42)            (47)




     Cash flows from financing activities              (1,289)                                               (2,714)                                   (4,730)         (6,329)






     Net change in cash and cash equivalents           (1,456)                                                   936                                        (1)             782



     Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    3,893                                                  1,502                                      2,438            1,656




     Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                  $
           
                2,437                                        $
            2,438               $
     
         2,437  $
     2,438

Quarterly segment results

Amounts are in millions of dollars.


                           
     Q4 2019             
     Q4 2018       Change




     Analog:



     Revenue                        $
        2,497           $
          2,638  (5)%



     Operating profit               $
        1,050           $
          1,233 (15)%



     Embedded Processing:



     Revenue                          $
        633             $
          791 (20)%



     Operating profit                 $
        160             $
          234 (32)%



     Other:



     Revenue                          $
        220             $
          288 (24)%



     Operating profit*                 $
        39              $
          49 (20)%



                            * Includes acquisition charges and
                             restructuring charges/other.

Compared with the year-ago quarter:

Analog: (includes Power, Signal Chain and High Volume)

    --  Revenue decreased in Signal Chain, High Volume and Power.
    --  Operating profit decreased primarily due to lower revenue and associated
        gross profit.

Embedded Processing: (includes Connected Microcontrollers and Processors)

    --  Revenue decreased primarily due to Processors. Connected
        Microcontrollers also declined.
    --  Operating profit decreased due to lower revenue and associated gross
        profit.

Other: (includes DLP(® )products, calculators and custom ASIC products)

    --  Revenue decreased $68 million, and operating profit decreased $10
        million.

Annual segment results

Amounts are in millions of dollars.


                           2019              2018 Change




     Analog:



     Revenue                   $
        10,223             $
        10,801  (5)%



     Operating profit           $
        4,477              $
        5,109 (12)%



     Embedded Processing:



     Revenue                    $
        2,943              $
        3,554 (17)%



     Operating profit             $
        907              $
        1,205 (25)%



     Other:



     Revenue                    $
        1,217              $
        1,429 (15)%



     Operating profit*            $
        339                $
        399 (15)%



                            * Includes acquisition charges and
                             restructuring charges/other.

Compared with the prior year:

Analog:

    --  Revenue decreased in Power, High Volume and Signal Chain.
    --  Operating profit decreased primarily due to lower revenue and associated
        gross profit.

Embedded Processing:

    --  Revenue decreased in both product lines.
    --  Operating profit decreased due to lower revenue and associated gross
        profit.

Other:

    --  Revenue decreased $212 million, and operating profit decreased $60
        million.

Non-GAAP financial information

This release includes references to free cash flow and ratios based on that measure. These are financial measures that were not prepared in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow was calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from the most directly comparable GAAP measure, cash flows from operating activities (also referred to as cash flow from operations).

We believe that free cash flow and the associated ratios provide insight into our liquidity, our cash-generating capability and the amount of cash potentially available to return to shareholders, as well as insight into our financial performance. These non-GAAP measures are supplemental to the comparable GAAP measures.

Reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is provided in the table below.

Amounts are in millions of dollars.


                                                                  
         
          For Years Ended


                                                                   
         
          December 31,



                                                                      2019                                2018      Change




     Cash flow from operations (GAAP)                                      $
          
               6,649           $
      7,189  (8)%



     Capital expenditures                                           (847)                            (1,131)




     Free cash flow (non-GAAP)                                             $
          
               5,802           $
      6,058  (4)%






     Revenue                                                              $
          
               14,383          $
      15,784






     Cash flow from operations as a percentage of revenue (GAAP)    46.2%                              45.5%



     Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue (non-GAAP)           40.3%                              38.4%

This release also includes references to an annual operating tax rate, a non-GAAP term we use to describe the estimated annual effective tax rate, a GAAP measure that by definition does not include discrete tax items. We believe the term annual operating tax rate helps differentiate from the effective tax rate, which includes discrete tax items.

Notice regarding forward-looking statements

This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe TI's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.

We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of TI or our management:

    --  Market demand for semiconductors, particularly in our end markets;
    --  Our ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely
        competitive industry;
    --  Customer demand that differs from forecasts and the financial impact of
        inadequate or excess company inventory that results from demand that
        differs from projections;
    --  Economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which we,
        our customers or our suppliers operate, including security risks; global
        trade policies; political and social instability; health conditions;
        possible disruptions in transportation, communications and information
        technology networks; and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
        rates;
    --  Evolving cybersecurity threats to our information technology systems or
        those of our customers or suppliers;
    --  Natural events such as severe weather, geological events or health
        epidemics in the locations in which we, our customers or our suppliers
        operate;
    --  Our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a
        rapidly changing technological environment;
    --  Timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation
        of manufacturing equipment, and the ability to obtain needed third-party
        foundry and assembly/test subcontract services;
    --  Availability and cost of raw materials, utilities, manufacturing
        equipment, third-party manufacturing services and manufacturing
        technology;
    --  Product liability or warranty claims, claims based on epidemic or
        delivery failure, or other claims relating to our products,
        manufacturing, services, design or communications, or recalls by our
        customers for a product containing one of our parts;
    --  Compliance with or changes in the complex laws, rules and regulations to
        which we are or may become subject, or actions of enforcement
        authorities, that restrict our ability to manufacture or ship our
        products or operate our business, or subject us to fines, penalties or
        other legal liability;
    --  Changes in tax law and accounting standards that can impact the tax rate
        applicable to us, the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to
        be earned and taxed, adverse resolution of tax audits, increases in
        tariff rates, and the ability to realize deferred tax assets;
    --  A loss suffered by one of our customers or distributors with respect to
        TI-consigned inventory;
    --  Financial difficulties of our distributors or their promotion of
        competing product lines to our detriment, or the unexpected loss of
        significant distributors;
    --  Losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers or the timing and
        amount of distributor and other customer inventory adjustments;
    --  Our ability to maintain or improve profit margins, including our ability
        to utilize our manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover
        our fixed operating costs, in an intensely competitive and cyclical
        industry and despite changes in the regulatory environment;
    --  Our ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property
        portfolio and maintain freedom of operation in all jurisdictions where
        we conduct business; or our exposure to infringement claims;
    --  Instability in the global credit and financial markets that affects our
        ability to fund our daily operations, invest in the business, make
        strategic acquisitions, or make principal and interest payments on our
        debt;
    --  Increases in health care and pension benefit costs;
    --  Our ability to recruit and retain skilled engineering, management and
        technical personnel, and effectively manage key employee succession;
    --  Our ability to successfully integrate and realize opportunities for
        growth from acquisitions, or our ability to realize our expectations
        regarding the amount and timing of restructuring charges and associated
        cost savings; and
    --  Impairments of our non-financial assets.

For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the Risk factors discussion in Item 1A of TI's most recent Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. If we do update any forward-looking statement, you should not infer that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement or any other forward-looking statement.

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