Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Delivers Solid Performance for the Fiscal First Quarter of 2013 Ended September 30, 2012

October 30, 2012

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited ("AOS") (Nasdaq:AOSL), a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors, today reported financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2012.

The results for the fiscal first quarter of 2013 ended September 30, 2012 are as follows:

GAAP Financial Comparison
Quarterly
(in millions except percentage and per share data)
(unaudited)
         
 
Q1 FY2013

Q4 FY2012
% Change vs. Q4
FY12
Revenue  $ 95.8   $ 94.3  UP 1.6 %
Gross Margin 26.7 % 26.5 % UP 0.8 %
Operating Income  $ 9.8   $ 7.7  UP 26.7 %
Net Income  $ 7.9   $ 6.7  UP 18.5 %
Earnings Per Share  $ 0.31   $ 0.26  UP 19.2 %
         
Non-GAAP Financial Comparison
Quarterly
(in millions except percentage and per share data)
(unaudited)
 
Q1 FY2013

Q4 FY2012
% Change vs. Q4
FY12
Revenue  $ 95.8   $ 94.3  UP 1.6 %
Gross Margin 26.9 % 26.7 % UP 0.7 %
Operating Income  $ 11.3   $ 9.2  UP 22.4 %
Net Income  $ 9.4   $ 8.2  UP 15.1 %
Earnings Per Share  $ 0.36   $ 0.32  UP 12.5 %

"I am very pleased to report better than expected earnings and record cash flow from operations during these difficult economic times. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter that we delivered better than expected earnings," said Mike Chang, CEO of AOS. "Although the market remains challenging, AOS has not wavered from its focus of moving into new geographies and high value, higher margin market segments," he continued.

"Our plan is simple: develop new technology platforms to maintain a leadership position and develop new products to diversify into new market segments to become a full-service power semiconductor company. Further accelerating our diversification strategy we have launched the molded chip scale and XSFET™ product families, and are expanding into the IGBT market. In addition, we introduced the new generation of EZBuck™ Power IC family targeting the fast growing Ultrabook as well as server, high-end consumer goods and networking markets."

Non-GAAP gross margin excludes share-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP operating income, net income and diluted EPS exclude share-based compensation expenses and U.S. GAAP conversion costs. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the U.S. GAAP amounts are set forth in the attached schedules.

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Fiscal Q2, 2013 Business Outlook

The following statements are based on management's current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. AOS undertakes no obligation to update these statements.

  • Revenue is expected to be between $88 million and $92 million.
  • GAAP gross margin is expected to be in the range of 25% plus or minus 1%. 
  • GAAP operating expense is expected to be in the range of $16.5 million to $17.5 million.
  • GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of 5% to 7% of revenue, and the income tax provision is expected to be in the range of $1.0 million to $1.3 million.

Projected GAAP operating income and net income both include estimated share-based compensation expense of $1.3 million.

Conference Call and Webcast

AOS plans to conduct an investor teleconference and live webcast to discuss the financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2012 today, October 30, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. PDT / 5:00 p.m. EDT. To participate in the live call, analysts and investors should dial 877-312-8797 (or 253-237-1194 if outside the U.S.). To access the live webcast and the subsequent replay of the conference call, which will be available for seven days after the live call, go to the "Events & Presentations" section of the company's investor relations website, http://investor.aosmd.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections of future performance based on management's judgment, beliefs, current trends, and anticipated product performance. These forward looking statements include, without limitation, projected amount of revenues, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income, income tax provision, net income, share-based compensation expenses, expectation with respect to the macroeconomic conditions, our ability to achieve profitability, our ability to accelerate technology and product development, expectation with respect to new market opportunities for our products and other information under the section entitled "Fiscal Q2, 2013 Business Outlook". Forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to introduce or develop new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance; the actual product performance in volume production; the quality and reliability of our product, our ability to achieve design wins, the general business and economic conditions, our ability to integrate and ramp up production at the Oregon fab facility; the state of semiconductor industry and seasonality of our markets, and other risks as described in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 filed on August 31, 2012. Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and AOS undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements presented on a basis consistent with the U.S. GAAP, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross margin, operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"). These supplemental measures exclude share-based compensation expenses that are non-cash charges and costs incurred for our U.S. GAAP conversion . We believe that non-GAAP financial measures can provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain non-cash and non-recurring expenses that are not indicative of our core operating results. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP measures to compare our performance relative to forecasts and to benchmark our performance externally against competitors. Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations in that the non-GAAP financial measures we use may not be directly comparable to those reported by other companies. For example, the term used in this press release, non-GAAP net income, does not have a standardized meaning. Other companies may use the same or similarly named measures, but exclude different items, which may not provide investors with a comparable view of our performance in relation to other companies. We seek to compensate for this limitation by providing a detailed reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures in the tables attached to this press release. Investors are encouraged to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.

About Alpha and Omega Semiconductor

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited, or AOS, is a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of power semiconductors, including a wide portfolio of Power MOSFET, IGBT and Power IC products. AOS has developed extensive intellectual property and technical knowledge that encompasses the latest advancements in the power semiconductor industry. AOS differentiates itself by integrating its Discrete and IC semiconductor process technology, product design, and advanced packaging know-how to develop high performance power management solutions. AOS's portfolio of products targets high-volume applications, including portable computers, flat panel TVs, LED lighting, smart phones, battery packs, consumer and industrial motor controls and power supplies for TVs, computers, servers and telecommunications equipment. For more information, please visit http://www.aosmd.com/. For investor relations, please contact So-Yeon Jeong at investors@aosmd.com.

The following consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

       
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
       
 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2012June 30, 2012September 30, 2011
       
Revenue  $ 95,761  $ 94,272  $ 83,448
Cost of goods sold  70,228  69,251  62,871
Gross profit  25,533  25,021  20,577
Gross margin 26.7 % 26.5 % 24.7 %
Operating expenses:      
Research and development  6,933  7,618  8,394
Selling, general and administrative  8,781  9,656  9,283
Total operating expenses  15,714  17,274  17,677
Operating income  9,819  7,747  2,900
       
Interest income  17  20  39
Interest expense  (82)  (136)  (27)
Income before income taxes  9,754  7,631  2,912
       
Income tax expense  1,812  931  773
Net income  $ 7,942  $ 6,700  $ 2,139
       
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders    
Basic  $ 0.32   $ 0.27   $ 0.09 
Diluted  $ 0.31   $ 0.26   $ 0.08 
       
Weighted average number of common shares used to compute net income per share  
Basic  25,038   24,890   24,472 
Diluted  25,884   25,813   25,495 
     
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value per share, unaudited)
     
 September 30, 2012June 30, 2012
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents  $ 95,198  $ 82,166
Restricted cash  239  236
Accounts receivable, net  29,378  38,850
Inventories  71,056  65,778
Deferred income tax assets  2,803  2,789
Other current assets  2,687  3,962
Total current assets  201,361  193,781
Property, plant and equipment, net  157,010  158,543
Intangible assets, net  885  1,028
Goodwill  269  269
Deferred income tax assets  10,234  10,061
Other long-term assets  967  2,475
Total assets  $ 370,726  $ 366,157
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Bank borrowings - current portion  $ 3,571  $ 3,571
Accounts payable  32,601  35,646
Accrued liabilities  18,570  21,026
Income taxes payable  2,685  2,349
Deferred margin  393  366
Capital leases - current portion  949  961
Total current liabilities  58,769  63,919
Bank borrowings - long term  15,964  16,429
Income taxes payable - long term  3,627  3,509
Deferred income tax liabilities  1,091  587
Capital leases - long term  847  1,085
Deferred rent  1,286  1,235
Total liabilities  81,584  86,764
Shareholders' equity:    
Preferred shares, par value $0.002 per share:    
Authorized: 10,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: none at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012  --   -- 
Common shares, par value $0.002 per share:    
Authorized: 50,000 shares; Issued and outstanding: 25,314 shares and 25,085 shares at September 30, 2012 and 25,167 shares and 24,938 shares at June 30, 2012  51  50
Treasury shares at cost; 229 shares at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2012  (2,102)  (2,104)
Additional paid-in capital  162,477  160,602
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,002  972
Retained earnings  127,714  119,873
Total shareholders' equity  289,142  279,393
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $ 370,726  $ 366,157
       
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited
Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
       
 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2012June 30, 2012September 30, 2011
U.S. GAAP gross profit $ 25,533  $ 25,021  $ 20,577 
       
Share-based compensation:      
Cost of goods sold  198   147   81 
       
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 25,731  $ 25,168  $ 20,658 
Non-GAAP gross margin26.9 %26.7 %24.8 %
       
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited
Reconciliation of Operating Income to Non-GAAP Operating Income
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
       
 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2012June 30, 2012September 30, 2011
       
U.S. GAAP operating income $ 9,819  $ 7,747  $ 2,900
       
Share-based compensation:      
Cost of goods sold  198  147  81
Research and development  393  445  259
Selling, general and administrative  850  859  882
Total share-based compensation  1,441  1,451  1,222
       
U.S. GAAP conversion costs included in selling, general and administrative  --   --   435
       
Non-GAAP operating income $ 11,260  $ 9,198  $ 4,557
       
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited
Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
       
 Three Months Ended
 September 30, 2012June 30, 2012September 30, 2011
U.S. GAAP net income $ 7,942  $ 6,700  $ 2,139
       
Share-based compensation:      
Cost of goods sold  198  147  81
Research and development  393  445  259
Selling, general and administrative  850  859  882
Total share-based compensation  1,441  1,451  1,222
       
U.S. GAAP conversion costs included in selling, general and administrative  --   --   435
       
Non-GAAP net income $ 9,383  $ 8,151  $ 3,796
       
Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 0.36  $ 0.32  $ 0.15
       
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing non-GAAP earnings per share  
Diluted shares 25,884  25,813  25,495
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