CAMTEK ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2024

Record revenues of $103 million; Q3 revenue guidance of $107-110 million, up ~35% YoY, driven by High Performance Computing applications

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ: CAMT) (TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2024.

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Highlights of the Second Quarter of 2024

    --  Record revenues of $102.6 million, a 39% year-over-year (YoY) increase;
    --  GAAP operating income of $25.9 million (up 73% YoY) and non-GAAP
        operating income of $30.8 million (up 69% YoY), representing operating
        margins of 25.2% and 30.0%, respectively;
    --  GAAP net income of $28.0 million and non-GAAP net income of $32.6
        million; and
    --  Strong positive operating cash flow of $49.2 million.

Forward-Looking Expectations

Management expects revenues in the third quarter of 2024 between $107-110 million, representing a 35% mid-point increase over the third quarter of 2023. Given the significant visibility and strong ongoing order flow, continued sequential growth is expected into the fourth quarter.

Management Comment

Rafi Amit, Camtek's CEO commented, "I am very pleased with the quarterly results: year-over-year growth in revenue of 39% and strong operating margin of 30%. Our strong results were driven by the continued demand for high performance computing (HPC) applications, which accounted for over half of our business in the quarter."

Concluded Mr. Amit, "The main growth driver in the semiconductors market is HPC modules for Generative AI and we are well positioned to benefit from it.

"Looking ahead, demand for HPC modules, as well as industry analysts' forecasts of growing demand for end-products such as mobile phones and PCs, plus major investment by key countries in establishing new local semiconductor manufacturing facilities, all give us further confidence for continued growth in the coming quarters."

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenues for the second quarter of 2024 were 102.6 million. This compares to second quarter 2023 revenues of $73.8 million, a year-over-year growth of 39%.

Gross profit on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $51.1 million (49.9% of revenues), an increase of 46% compared to a gross profit of $35.0 million (47.4% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $52.4 million (51.0% of revenues), an increase of 48% compared to a gross profit of $35.4 million (48.0% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Operating income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $25.9 million (25.2% of revenues), an increase of 73% compared to an operating income of $14.9 million (20.2% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Operating income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $30.8 million (30.0% of revenues), an increase of 69% compared to $18.3 million (24.8% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2023.

Net income on a GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $28.0 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, an increase of 51% compared to net income of $18.5 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.

Net income on a non-GAAP basis in the quarter totaled $32.6 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, an increase of 49% compared to a non-GAAP net income of $21.9 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023.

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term and long-term deposits, and marketable securities, as of June 30, 2024, were $453.9 million compared to $466.3 million as of March 31, 2024. During the second quarter, the Company generated an operating cash flow of $42.2 million.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a video conference call/webinar today via Zoom, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 09:00 ET (16:00 Israel time). Rafi Amit, CEO, Moshe Eisenberg, CFO, and Ramy Langer, COO will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate in the webinar, please register using the following link, which will provide access to the video call: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZoPdAmVCR4ed7p0O78BeUg

For those wishing to listen via phone, following registration, the dial in link will be sent. For any problems in registering, please email Camtek's investor relations a few hours in advance of the call.

For those unable to participate, a recording will be available on Camtek's website at http://www.camtek.com within a few hours after the call.

A summary presentation of the quarterly results will also be available on Camtek's website.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

Camtek is a developer and manufacturer of high-end inspection and metrology equipment for the semiconductor industry. Camtek's systems inspect IC and measure IC features on wafers throughout the production process of semiconductor devices, covering the front and mid-end and up to the beginning of assembly (Post Dicing). Camtek's systems inspect wafers for the most demanding semiconductor market segments, including Advanced Interconnect Packaging, Heterogenous Integration, Memory and HBM, CMOS Image Sensors, Compound Semiconductors, MEMS, and RF, serving numerous industry's leading global IDMs, OSATs, and foundries.

With manufacturing facilities in Israel and Germany, and eight offices around the world, Camtek provides state of the art solutions in line with customers' requirements.

This press release is available at http://www.camtek.com

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on Camtek's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about its business and industry, all of which may change. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words including "believe," "anticipate," "should," "intend," "plan," "will," "may," "expect," "estimate," "project," "positioned," "strategy," and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the compound semiconductors market and our position in this market and the anticipated timing of delivery of the systems. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Camtek to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the effects of the evolving nature of the war situation in Israel, and the related evolving regional conflicts; the continued demand for HPC, HBM and Chiplet devices resulting from, among other things, the field of AI surging worldwide across companies, industries and nations; our dependency upon the semiconductor industry and the risk that unfavorable economic conditions or low capital expenditures may negatively impact our operating results; formal or informal imposition by countries of new or revised export and/or import and doing-business regulations or sanctions, including but not limited to changes in U.S. trade policies, changes or uncertainty related to the U.S. government entity list and changes in the ability to sell products incorporating U.S originated technology, which can be made without prior notice, and our ability to effectively address such global trade issues and changes; the risks relating to the concentration of a significant portion of our business in certain countries in the Asia Pacific Region, particularly China, Taiwan and Korea, some of which might be subject to the trade restrictions referred to above or involved in trade wars with countries which might impose such trade restrictions; changing industry and market trends; and those other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F as published on March 21, 2024, as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Camtek from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release unless required by law.

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Camtek's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Camtek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

This press release provides financial measures that exclude: (i) share based compensation expenses; and (ii) acquisition related expenses and are therefore not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures when evaluating the business internally and therefore felt it is important to make these non-GAAP adjustments available to investors. A reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP results appears in the tables at the end of this press release. The results reported in this press-release are preliminary unaudited results, and investors should be aware of possible discrepancies between these results and the audited results to be reported, due to various factors.



       
              Consolidated Balance Sheets



       
              (In thousands)


                                                                                               June 30,              December 31,


                                                                                         2024                  2023


                                                                                               U.S. Dollars



       
              
                Assets

    ---




       
              Current assets



       Cash and cash equivalents                                                      86,201               119,968



       Short-term deposits                                                            256,250               215,250



       Marketable securities                                                          23,615                18,816



       Trade accounts receivable, net                                                 68,151                87,300



       Inventories                                                                    99,215                85,905



       Other current assets                                                           27,048                19,548





       Total current assets                                                           560,480               546,787







       Long-term deposits                                                             6,000                21,000



       Marketable securities                                                          81,817                73,576



       Long-term inventory                                                            9,553                 9,023



       Deferred tax asset, net                                                        2,642                 2,642



       Other assets, net                                                              1,947                 1,370



       Property, plant and equipment, net                                             44,246                41,987



       Intangible assets, net                                                         15,145                16,937



       Goodwill                                                                       74,345                74,345





           Total non- current assets                                                  235,695               240,880





       
              Total assets                                                        796,175               787,667





       
              
                Liabilities and shareholders' equity

    ---




       
              Current liabilities



       Trade accounts payable                                                         37,757                42,187



       Other current liabilities                                                      69,777                54,487





       Total current liabilities                                                     107,534                96,674





       
              Long-term liabilities



       Deferred tax liabilities, net                                                   5,845                 7,541



       Other long-term liabilities                                                     9,988                10,473



       Convertible notes                                                             197,378               196,831



           Total long-term liabilities                                               213,211               214,845





       Total liabilities                                                             320,745               311,519





       
              Commitments and contingencies





       
              Shareholders' equity



       Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized at June 30,


       2024 and at December 31, 2023;



       47,410,314 issued shares at June 30, 2024 and 46,993,998 at December 31,


       2023;



       45,317,938 shares outstanding at June 30, 2024 and 44,901,622 at


       December 31, 2023                                                                 177                   176



       Additional paid-in capital                                                    207,090               200,389



       Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                      (9)                  129



       Retained earnings                                                             270,070               277,352


                                                                                      477,328               478,046



       Treasury stock, at cost (2,092,376 shares as of June 30, 2024 and December


       31, 2023)                                                                      (1,898)              (1,898)





       Total shareholders' equity                                                    475,430               476,148





       
              Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                         796,175               787,667


                                                                                                                                                           Camtek Ltd.



     
                Consolidated Statements of Operations


                                                 
              
                (in thousands, except share data)




                                                                                                                             Six months ended           Three months          Year ended

                                                                                                                              June 30,           ended June 30,          December 31,


                                                                                                              2024     2023      2024       2023                    2023


                                                                                                                             U.S. dollars           U.S. dollars          U.S. dollars





     
                Revenues                                                                                199,601  146,215   102,591     73,758                 315,375



     Cost of revenues                                                                                     103,638   77,378    51,447     38,785                 167,742





     
                Gross profit                                                                             95,963   68,837    51,144     34,973                 147,633





     Operating expenses:



     Research and development costs                                                                        18,146   15,672     9,196      8,118                  31,470



     Selling, general and administrative costs                                                             30,694   24,037    16,063     11,922                  50,751



     Total operating expenses                                                                              48,840   39,709    25,259     20,040                  82,221





     
                Operating income                                                                         47,123   29,128    25,885     14,933                  65,412





     Financial income, net                                                                                 10,624   10,864     5,014      5,754                  22,218





     
                Income before income taxes                                                               57,747   39,992    30,899     20,687                  87,630





     Income tax expense                                                                                   (4,984) (4,208)  (2,935)   (2,148)                 (8,998)





     
                Net income                                                                               52,763   35,784    27,964     18,539                  78,632





     
                     Earnings per share information:

                                                                                                                             Six months ended           Three months          Year ended

                                                                                                                              June 30,           ended June 30,          December 31,


                                                                                                              2024     2023      2024       2023                    2023


                                                                                                                             U.S. dollars           U.S. dollars          U.S. dollars





     
                
                            Basic net earnings per share                                      1.17     0.80      0.62       0.42                    1.76





     
                
                            Diluted net earnings per share                                    1.08     0.74      0.57       0.38                    1.63





     
                
                       Weighted average number of


     
                
                         ordinary shares outstanding


     
                
                         (in thousands):





     
                
                       Basic                                                                45,160   44,562    45,246     44,572                  44,725





     
                
                       Diluted                                                              49,283   48,531    49,310     48,628                  48,863


                                                                                                                       Camtek Ltd.



     
                Reconciliation of GAAP To Non-GAAP results



     
                (In thousands, except share data)


                                                                              Six Months ended                  Three Months ended                   Year ended

                                                                               June 30,                   June 30,                      December 31,


                                                                 2024    2023       2024         2023                           2023


                                                                                             U.S. dollars                  U.S. dollars                  U.S. dollars





     
                Reported net income attributable to


     
                     Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis              52,763  35,784     27,964       18,539                         78,632



     Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)                   4,034               650                                      4,550



     Share-based compensation                                  7,109   6,520      3,991        3,326                         12,525



     
                Non-GAAP net income                         63,906  42,304     32,605       21,865                         95,707





     
                Non-GAAP net income per diluted share         1.30    0.87       0.66         0.44                           1.96





     
                Gross margin on GAAP basis                  48.1 % 47.1 %    49.9 %      47.4 %                        46.8 %



     
                Reported gross profit on GAAP basis         95,963  68,837     51,144       34,973                        147,633



     Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)                   4,582               610                                      3,492



     Share-based compensation                                  1,006     807        608          415                          1,591



     
                Non- GAAP gross profit                     101,551  69,644     52,362       35,388                        152,716



     
                Non-GAAP gross margin                       50.9 % 47.6 %    51.0 %      48.0 %                        48.4 %





     Reported operating income attributable


     to Camtek Ltd. on GAAP basis                             47,123  29,128     25,885       14,933                         65,412



     Acquisition of FRT related expenses (1)                   5,599               928                                      5,406



     Share-based compensation                                  7,109   6,520      3,991        3,326                         12,525



     
                Non-GAAP operating income                   59,831  35,648     30,804       18,259                         83,343

(1) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded acquisition-related expenses of $4.0 million, consisting of: (1) inventory written-up to fair value in purchase accounting charges of $3.4 million. This amount is recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $1.2 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (3) $0.6 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (4) $0.4 million re-organization expenses, recorded under the general and administrative expenses line item. (5) $1.6 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded acquisition-related expenses of $0.6 million, consisting of: (1) $0.6 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $0.3 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (3) $0.3 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded acquisition expenses of $4.5 million, consisting of: (1) inventory written-up to fair value in purchase accounting charges of $2.2 million. This amount was recorded under cost of revenues line item. (2) $0.4 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under cost of revenues line item. (3) Inventory write-off of $0.9 million recorded under costs of revenues line item. (4) $0.2 million amortization of intangible assets acquired recorded under sales and marketing expenses line item. (5) Acquisition expenses of $1.7 million recorded under general and administrative expenses line item. (6) $0.9 million reversal of tax provision related to the above adjustment, recorded under the tax expense line item.

CAMTEK LTD.
Moshe Eisenberg, CFO
Tel: +972 4 604 8308
Mobile: +972 54 900 7100
moshee@camtek.com

INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR RELATIONS
EK Global Investor Relations
Ehud Helft
Tel: (US) 1 212 378 8040
camtek@ekgir.com

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