KLA Corporation Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results

MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced operating results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2020, which ended on Dec. 31, 2019, and reported GAAP net income attributable to KLA of $381 million and GAAP earnings per diluted share attributable to KLA of $2.40 on revenues of $1.51 billion.

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"KLA once again demonstrated solid execution in the December quarter, delivering results in the upper end of the range of guidance, and capping multiple records across revenue, GAAP EPS and non-GAAP EPS for the quarter," commented Rick Wallace, president and CEO of KLA. "As we begin the new calendar year, we are excited with the growth opportunities that lie ahead for KLA, with the industry outlook calling for growth led by technology transitions in advanced Logic, expanding investment in EUV, and with the expectation that Memory investment will improve in the calendar year. As the leading supplier of process control and specialty semiconductor process equipment for semiconductor and related electronics industries, and supported by a large and growing services business, KLA is uniquely positioned to benefit from this growth while continuing to deliver high levels of profitability."

                            
          
              GAAP Results


                                  Q2 FY 2020                     Q1 FY 2020          Q2 FY 2019


        Revenues       
          $1,509 million          
          $1,413 million  
       $1,120 million

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        Net Income
         Attributable
         to KLA          
          $381 million            
          $347 million    
       $369 million

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        Earnings per
         Diluted Share
         Attributable
         to KLA                        $2.40                           $2.16                $2.42

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              Non-GAAP Results


                                  Q2 FY 2020                     Q1 FY 2020          Q2 FY 2019

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        Net Income
         Attributable
         to KLA          
          $422 million            
          $398 million    
       $372 million



        Earnings per
         Diluted Share
         Attributable
         to KLA                        $2.66                           $2.48                $2.44

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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 recurring stock-based compensation, but exclude the impact of acquisitions or pending acquisitions, restructuring, severance, merger and other related charges and certain discrete tax items. KLA will discuss the results for its fiscal year 2020 second quarter, along with its outlook, on a conference call today beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A webcast of the call will be available at: www.kla.com.

About KLA:

KLA Corporation ("KLA") develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward. Additional information may be found at: www.kla.com.

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's financial results presented in accordance with United States GAAP.

To supplement KLA'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's operating performance and its prospects in the future. Specifically, KLA believes that the non-GAAP information provides useful measures to both management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to KLA'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.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the industry outlook on growth, are subject to risks and uncertainties. For the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected and anticipated in the forward-looking statements in this release, please refer to KLA's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including, without limitation, the risk factors described therein). Except as otherwise specifically indicated, the information included in this release is as of the date it is delivered. KLA assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.

                     KLA Corporation


                     Condensed Consolidated
                      Unaudited Balance Sheets




                                    (In thousands) Dec 31, 2019                          Jun 30, 2019

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                ASSETS


        Cash, cash equivalents and
         marketable securities                                  $
       1,677,522                        $
       1,739,385


        Accounts receivable, net                      1,191,035                  990,113



       Inventories                                   1,251,400                1,262,500



       Other current assets                            257,486                  323,077


        Land, property and equipment,
         net                                            489,980                  448,799



       Goodwill                                      2,299,781                2,211,858


        Deferred income taxes, non-
         current                                        213,255                  206,141


        Purchased intangible assets,
         net                                          1,492,450                1,560,670


        Other non-current assets                        377,811                  265,973




       Total assets                                            $
       9,250,720                        $
       9,008,516



                     LIABILITIES, NON-CONTROLLING
                      INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS'
                      EQUITY



       Current liabilities:



       Accounts payable                                          $
       256,646                          $
       202,416


        Deferred system revenue                         247,103                  282,348


        Deferred service revenue                        204,284                  206,669


        Current portion of long-term
         debt                                                                   249,999


        Other current liabilities                     1,010,210                  827,054



        Total current liabilities                     1,718,243                1,768,486


        Non-current liabilities:



       Long-term debt                                3,399,877                3,173,383


        Deferred tax liabilities                        680,929                  702,285


        Deferred service revenue                         99,969                   98,772


        Other non-current liabilities                   663,732                  587,897




       Total liabilities                             6,562,750                6,330,823


        Stockholders' equity:


        Common stock and capital in
         excess of par value                          2,017,521                2,017,312



       Retained earnings                               719,001                  714,825


        Accumulated other comprehensive
         income (loss)                                 (66,758)                (73,029)



        Total KLA stockholders' equity                2,669,764                2,659,108


        Non-controlling interest in
         consolidated subsidiary                         18,206                   18,585



        Total stockholders' equity                    2,687,970                2,677,693



        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity                                   $
       9,250,720                        $
       9,008,516









       
                KLA Corporation



       
                Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations




                                                                                  Three Months Ended Dec 31,                        Six Months Ended Dec 31,


                                    (In thousands, except
                                     per share amounts)            2019                              2018             2019                                  2018

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       Revenues:



       Product                                                           $
           1,144,550                               $
        852,201                         $
          2,202,525  $
          1,681,428



       Service                                                 364,903                                       267,697                         720,342                       531,730



        Total revenues                                        1,509,453                                     1,119,898                       2,922,867                     2,213,158



       Costs and expenses:


        Costs of revenues                                       633,618                                       408,260                       1,237,859                       789,647


        Research and
         development                                            220,751                                       165,903                         431,331                       319,433


        Selling, general and
         administrative                                         192,253                                       112,462                         380,598                       226,900


        Interest expense and
         other, net                                              37,904                                        17,310                          76,636                        33,647



        Income before income
         taxes                                                  424,927                                       415,963                         796,443                       843,531


        Provision for income
         taxes                                                   44,622                                        46,863                          69,742                        78,487



       Net income                                              380,305                                       369,100                         726,701                       765,044


        Less: Net loss
         attributable to non-
         controlling interest                                     (250)                                                                       (379)



        Net income
         attributable to KLA                                                $
           380,555                               $
        369,100                           $
          727,080    $
          765,044



        Net income per share attributable to
         KLA:



       Basic                                                                  $
           2.42                                  $
        2.43                              $
          4.60       $
          4.98




       Diluted                                                                $
           2.40                                  $
        2.42                              $
          4.56       $
          4.96



        Weighted-average number of shares:



       Basic                                                   157,290                                       152,148                         157,994                       153,684



       Diluted                                                 158,620                                       152,648                         159,314                       154,389








       
                KLA Corporation



       
                Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Cash Flow




                                                                                Three Months Ended


                                          
              
                Dec 31,


                                    (In thousands)            2019                                     2018

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       Cash flows from operating activities:



       Net income                                                   $
           380,305                               $
          369,100


        Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
         provided by operating activities:


        Depreciation and amortization                       88,534                                     15,806


        Loss (gain) on unrealized
         foreign exchange and other                        (5,450)                                       895


        Stock-based compensation
         expense                                            26,789                                     15,695


        Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets
         acquired and liabilities assumed in business
         acquisitions:



       Accounts receivable                              (126,682)                                  (55,869)



       Inventories                                        (1,477)                                  (15,109)



       Other assets                                         3,558                                     34,978



       Accounts payable                                    35,258                                    (2,440)


        Deferred system revenue                           (30,412)                                  (19,723)


        Deferred service revenue                             1,220                                     12,211



       Other liabilities                                   16,088                                   (73,372)


        Net cash provided by operating
         activities                                        387,731                                    282,172




       Cash flows from investing activities:



       Capital expenditures                              (34,874)                                  (26,366)


        Purchases of available-for-
         sale securities                                 (144,715)                                   (2,686)


        Proceeds from sale of available-
         for-sale securities                                10,287                                    107,370


        Proceeds from maturity of
         available-for-sale securities                     158,699                                    128,052


        Purchases of trading securities                   (12,852)                                  (27,481)


        Proceeds from sale of trading
         securities                                         15,307                                     29,722


        Net cash (used in) provided by
         investing activities                              (8,148)                                   208,611




       Cash flows from financing activities:


        Proceeds from revolving credit
         facility                                          250,000



       Repayment of debt                                (275,000)


        Common stock repurchases                         (284,593)                                 (250,213)


        Payment of dividends to
         stockholders                                    (134,696)                                 (114,562)


        Issuance of common stock                            24,499                                     20,556


        Tax withholding payments related
         to equity awards                                 (12,237)                                   (3,233)


        Payment of contingent
         consideration payable                                 (3)


        Net cash used in financing
         activities                                      (432,030)                                 (347,452)



        Effect of exchange rate changes
         on cash and cash equivalents                        3,963                                      1,137



        Net (decrease) increase in cash
         and cash equivalents                             (48,484)                                   144,468


        Cash and cash equivalents at
         beginning of period                               988,348                                  1,649,514



        Cash and cash equivalents at end
         of period                                                   $
           939,864                             $
          1,793,982




       Supplemental cash flow disclosures:



       Income taxes paid                                             $
           50,884                                $
          87,854



       Interest paid                                                 $
           53,140                                $
          51,136



       Non-cash activities:


        Business acquisition holdback
         amounts -investing activities                
              $                                                     $
          440


        Contingent consideration payable
         -financing activities                                       $
           (3,540)                                $
          2,529


        Dividends payable -financing
         activities                                                    $
           1,638                                 $
          5,404


        Unsettled common stock
         repurchase -financing
         activities                                                    $
           4,000                         
     $


        Accrued purchase of land,
         property and equipment -
         investing activities                                         $
           13,755                                 $
          7,705








       
                KLA Corporation



       
                Segment Information (Unaudited)





       The following is a summary of results for each of our four reportable segments and reconciliation to total revenues for the indicated periods:




                                                                      Three Months Ended Dec 31,                                         Six Months Ended Dec 31,


                     (In thousands)                 2019                                         2018                                  2019                         2018

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       Revenues:


        Semiconductor Process Control                      $
              1,247,430                                       $
              1,094,013                             $
     2,411,062  $
     2,163,972


        Specialty Semiconductor
         Process                                  75,106                                                                                         144,245


        PCB, Display and Component
         Inspection(1)                           186,279                                         26,110                                           364,831                       49,725



       Other                                        517                                                                                           2,748



        Total revenues for reportable
         segments                              1,509,332                                      1,120,123                                         2,922,886                    2,213,697


        Corporate allocation and
         effects of foreign exchange
         rates                                       121                                          (225)                                             (19)                       (539)




       Total revenues                                     $
              1,509,453                                       $
              1,119,898                             $
     2,922,867  $
     2,213,158



              _________



              (1)              Revenues in the three and six
                                  months ended Dec. 31, 2019
                                  include a contribution from
                                  the Orbotech business.
                                  Revenues in the three and six
                                  months ended Dec. 31, 2018
                                  include the Component
                                  Inspection business only.








       
                KLA Corporation



       
                Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Supplemental Information



       
                (In thousands, except per share amounts)





       
                
                  Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income

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     Three Months Ended                                                  Six Months Ended


                                                                                                        Dec 31,                 Sept 30,                Dec 31,                Dec 31,                           Dec 31,
                                                                                                           2019                      2019                    2018                    2019                               2018



        GAAP net income attributable to KLA                                                       $
        380,555                                   $
         346,525                                           $
          369,100                 $
              727,080              $
        765,044


                     Adjustments to reconcile GAAP net
                      income to non-GAAP net income:

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                                                                     Acquisition-related charges                  a                        60,393                            73,363                                          4,281                 133,756            9,832


                                                                     Restructuring, severance and other
                                                                      related charges                             b                         2,786                                                                                                  2,786                -


                                                                     Income tax effect of non-GAAP
                                                                      adjustments                                 c                      (21,505)                         (22,266)                                         (276)               (43,771)           (586)


                                                          
              Discrete tax items                           d                                                                                                        (765)                               (17,871)



        Non-GAAP net income attributable to
         KLA                                                                                      $
        422,229                                   $
         397,622                                           $
          372,340                 $
              819,851              $
        756,419



        GAAP net income (loss) per diluted
         share attributable to KLA                                                                   $
        2.40                                      $
         2.16                                              $
          2.42                    $
              4.56                 $
        4.96



        Non-GAAP net income per diluted
         share attributable to KLA                                                                   $
        2.66                                      $
         2.48                                              $
          2.44                    $
              5.15                 $
        4.90



        Shares used in diluted shares
         calculation                                         158,620                                                              160,131                         152,648                                           159,314        154,389









       
                
           Pre-tax impact of GAAP to non-GAAP adjustments included in Condensed Consolidated Unaudited Statements of Operations

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                                                     Acquisition -
                                                         Related                                                  Restructuring,                                      Total pre-tax GAAP
                                             Charges                                      Severance and Other                                    to non-GAAP
                                                                                        Related Charges                                     Adjustments

                                                                                                                                                               ---

                             Three months ended Dec 31, 2019

    ---

        Costs of revenues                                            $
              40,590                                                                     $
        831                     $
        41,421


        Research and
         development                                             -                                       802                                                                   802


        Selling, general and
         administrative                                     19,803                                      1,153                                                                20,956



        Total in three
         months ended Dec
         31, 2019                                                    $
              60,393                                                                   $
        2,786                     $
        63,179



                             Three months ended Sep 30, 2019

    ---

        Costs of revenues                                            $
              49,999                           
              $                                                           $
        49,999


        Selling, general and
         administrative                                     23,364                                                                                                          23,364



        Total in three
         months ended Sep
         30, 2019                                                    $
              73,363                           
              $                                                           $
        73,363



                             Three months ended Dec 31, 2018

    ---

        Costs of revenues                                               $
              967                           
              $                                                              $
        967


        Selling, general and
         administrative                                      3,314                                                                                                           3,314



        Total in three
         months ended Dec
         31, 2018                                                     $
              4,281                           
              $                                                            $
        4,281


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
                                 primarily include amortization of
                                 intangible assets and other
                                 acquisition-related adjustments
                                 including adjustments for the fair
                                 valuation of inventory and
                                 backlog, and transaction costs
                                 associated with our acquisitions,
                                 primarily Orbotech. Management
                                 believes that the expense
                                 associated with the amortization
                                 of acquisition-related intangible
                                 assets is appropriate to be
                                 excluded because a significant
                                 portion of the purchase price for
                                 acquisitions may be allocated to
                                 intangible assets, and exclusion
                                 of these expenses allows
                                 comparisons of operating results
                                 that are consistent over time for
                                 both KLA's newly acquired and
                                 long-held businesses. Management
                                 believes that the other
                                 acquisition-related expenses are
                                 appropriate to be excluded because
                                 such costs would not have
                                 otherwise been incurred in the
                                 periods presented. 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.               Restructuring, severance and other
                                 related charges include costs
                                 associated with employee severance
                                 and other exit costs. Management
                                 believes excluding these items
                                 helps investors compare our
                                 operating performance with our
                                 results in prior periods.




               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 items include charges
                                 associated with the acquisition of
                                 Orbotech as well as  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. 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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